Chapter Seventy-Four: Lu Jing inscribed a poem praising Daiyu
As soon as Lu Jing returned home, he heard Lu Zhiyu looking for him, so he hurriedly came to his sister's room: "What is my sister looking for me?" ”
Lu Zhiyu instructed Luo Mei, An Lan and other girls to go down, and said to Lu Jing with a smile: "Brother, sit down!" ”
"Tell me, is there anything you want me to do for you?" After Lu Jing sat down, he said to his sister with interest.
"Why!" Lu Zhiyu was dissatisfied: "Is my sister like this in your heart?" ”
Lu Jing smiled and said with a smile: "Haha, I was wrong, my little sister has always been the most well-behaved and sensible." ”
"Hmph, that's pretty much it."
Lu Zhiyu immediately turned her anger into joy, and took Daiyu's portrait to Lu Jing: "Brother, this is what I painted for Sister Lin, do you look good?" ”
Lu Jing looked at Lin Daiyu's portrait, and admired in his heart, he had never seen Daiyu since he said goodbye to Jiangnan, and it can be seen from the portrait that after this period of recuperation, Lin Daiyu's body has improved a lot.
"Like a fairy, my sister did draw the charm of Sister Lin, Sister Lin just came to be a guest?"
"Hmmm! Sister Lin just left not long ago. Lu Zhiyu said.
Immediately, she was worried that Lu Jing would see the clues, so she hurriedly changed the topic and said: "I plan to inscribe a poem on this painting, but my talent is limited, and I can't think of a good sentence after thinking about it for a long time, and I always feel that I can't write the beauty of Sister Lin, so I asked my brother to help me write a poem?" ”
"You think about it slowly, if you really can't think of it, let Sister Lin write it herself, what do I inscribe a poem on Sister Lin's portrait!" Lu Jing refused, this kind of melon field and plum thing is still not good, his inscription on Lin Daiyu's portrait is too easy for people to misunderstand, if others know, it will inevitably cause criticism.
Lu Zhiyu was a little unwilling to hear her brother's refusal so simply, Sister Lin was in the room at the moment, she was worried that her brother's performance would make Sister Lin dissatisfied, so she hurriedly persuaded her: "I want to give it to Sister Lin, how can I let Sister Lin write it herself, my sister has limited talent, and if she doesn't write well, she will be laughed at." ”
"Since it's going to be given to Sister Lin, then I can't help you write it!" Lu Jing shook his head and said.
Lu Zhiyu was a little speechless, and then she changed her way and began to be coquettish to Lu Jing, begging: "Good brother, you can help me write a poem, after my brother writes it, I will transcribe it myself, and I will never let people know that it was written by my brother." ”
Under Lu Zhiyu's repeated begging, Lu Jing smiled helplessly: "Okay, but don't let Sister Lin know that I wrote it." ”
"Don't worry, brother, I will never say it!" Lu Zhiyu happily assured, but she was snickering in her heart, anyway, Sister Lin was in the room, and she already knew.
Lin Daiyu was extremely envious of Zhiyu's sister for being coquettish in front of her cousin, and at the same time had a little headache about Zhiyu's sister's eccentricity, and even wanted her cousin to inscribe poems on her portrait.
Although Daiyu was dissatisfied with Zhiyu's arrangement, she still wanted to know what kind of poem her cousin would write for her.
Lu Jing looked at the portrait a few more times, and then recalled several meetings with Daiyu, so he wrote:
The temples are piled with green clouds, and the face is lined with peach blossoms and jade skin.
The lips are fragrant with cherry blossoms, and the green eyebrows are dyed with bright eyes.
The water sinks and the hibiscus is delicate and shallow, and the cowardly voice is shy and the cloud mantis is low.
Looking forward to the glory of the past and the present, the color of the pearl country is rare.
Every time Lu Jing wrote a sentence, Lu Zhiyu smiled and read a sentence, Lin Daiyu hid behind the screen, heard Zhiyu read the poems written by her cousin for her, a heart couldn't stop beating, and her fair face was also covered with red clouds, she only felt that her cousin's praise for her was too much, but her heart was sweet.
After reading it, Lu Zhiyu praised: "My brother wrote so well, and he wrote Sister Lin's appearance of the country and the city." ”
Lu Jing shook his head and said, "Okay, what is written in the poem is far from Sister Lin's appearance, and you can transcribe it yourself when the time comes!" ”
"Now you should tell me what you are doing with me?"
Lu Zhiyu smiled: "How does my brother know that I have other things to do with you?" ”
Lu Jing smiled: "Hehe, you little girl, no matter what tricks you play, you can't escape my eyes, if this portrait is really given to Sister Lin, Sister Lin took it away when she left just now, and besides, on this portrait, how can there be a place for inscriptions!" ”
"Hmph, brother, you're so bad, you know it all yet, and you still want to tease me!" Lu Zhiyu pretended to be dissatisfied, but in fact, her heart blossomed, no matter how smart you are, you didn't expect Sister Lin to be in the room.
Lu Jing smiled: "Are you bored again, and you want me to buy you a few scripts back?" ”
Lu Zhiyu restrained her expression and said, "No, I'm looking for my brother for business." ”
Lu Jing looked at his sister's serious appearance, and said with a smile: "What's the matter?" ”
"Brother, don't laugh, I came to you just to ask my brother about your marriage!" Lu Zhiyu said quite seriously.
Lu Jing said with a smile: "Why are you asking about this again, this matter is not in a hurry, I will start thinking about it after the scientific examination next year!" ”
When Lu Zhiyu heard that her brother had a plan, she felt a little relieved, and continued to ask, "When does my brother plan to get married?" ”
Lu Jing looked at his sister's concerned expression, and his heart was both moved and funny, his sister was only eleven years old, and she began to worry about his brother's marriage.
"Let's talk about it next year, this matter is not in a hurry, don't worry, I will definitely let you check it when the time comes, if you feel satisfied, I will settle down, if you are not satisfied, we will find it slowly, and you will definitely not be wronged."
In this era when free love is prohibited, marriages are basically dumb marriages, especially girls are raised in deep boudoirs, even their names cannot be known by outsiders, and their conduct and appearance can only listen to the words of the matchmaker, although he is confident that he can handle the relationship between husband and wife, but if he marries a girl with a bad temperament, it is not good to get along with his sister, and the relationship between his aunt and sister-in-law is not easy to get along with since ancient times, so Lu Jing plans to choose carefully even if he marries a wife, at least he must have enough understanding of the girl, and he must ensure that he can treat her sister with heart.
Lu Zhiyu's eyes were slightly red and said: "Brother doesn't have to think about me, if my sister-in-law enters the door, my sister will get along with my sister-in-law well." ”
Lu Jing shook his head and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter, I will take care of it!" ”
Lu Zhiyu was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "What does my brother think of Sister Lin?" ”
Lin Daiyu's heart jumped quickly when she heard this, she held her breath and twisted her handkerchief nervously.
She didn't expect to be able to ask Sister Zhiyu about this, and secretly blamed Sister Zhiyu in her heart, and at the same time wanted to know how her cousin treated her.
Lu Jing was stunned for a moment, and then muttered: "If you want to say Sister Lin, she is naturally excellent, her appearance is peerless, her character is noble, her talent is unparalleled, she is a rare strange woman in the world, but ......"
"But what, brother, say it quickly!" Lu Zhiyu asked nervously, worried that her brother would say something that would make Sister Lin angry.
Lin Daiyu was naturally extremely happy when she heard Lu Jing's praise, but her heart suddenly pinched when she heard the second half.
Lu Jing looked nervous and asked in surprise, "Why are you so nervous?" ”
Lu Zhiyu knew that her performance had aroused her brother's suspicions, and hurriedly said: "My sister just thinks that Sister Lin is good at everything, and I want Sister Lin to be my sister-in-law." ”
Lin Daiyu heard Zhi Yu say this, she was so ashamed that she almost couldn't stand, although she had already noticed Zhi Yu's sister's thoughts, but she didn't expect Zhi Yu to say it in front of her cousin, she couldn't care about the doubt in her heart for a while, she only felt that if her cousin knew, it would be difficult for her to face Lu Jing in the future.
Lu Jing shook his head and said: "Don't talk nonsense about this matter, if it is heard by others, it will affect Sister Lin's reputation." ”
"Of course my sister knows, brother say it quickly." Lu Zhiyu urged.
Lu Jing looked at his sister's expression, nodded and replied: "Sister Lin has a noble heart and is a fairy-like character, I am a layman struggling in the world, which is different from Sister Lin's pursuit." ”
Lu Jing thought of Lin Daiyu's views on fame and fortune, shook his head and said, "I asked myself if I was worthy of Sister Lin's nobility, so I didn't have extravagant hopes." ”
"How can my brother belittle himself like this, you are also a talented person praised by everyone in Jiangnan." Lu Zhiyu was quite dissatisfied with her brother's self-deprecation, and in her opinion, her brother and Sister Lin were extremely compatible.
Lin Daiyu heard that Lu Jing praised her so highly, but she was also deterred by her, and she didn't know whether to be happy or sad in her heart.
"What kind of talent am I, there are everywhere like me, there may not be one woman like Sister Lin in hundreds of years, of course, this is only one of them, the most important thing is Sister Lin and the teacher!"
Lu Zhiyu asked puzzledly, "What did my brother say?" ”
Lu Jing shook his head and said, "There are some things related to Sister Lin's reputation, and it is not suitable for you to know. ”
"I just want to know, brother tell me." Lu Zhiyu said coquettishly.
"Brother don't worry, my sister will definitely not say it."
Lu Zhiyu saw that her brother still didn't let go, and continued to beg: "Good brother, just tell your sister!" ”
Seeing that this trick didn't work, Lu Zhiyu turned to threaten: "If you don't tell me, I will pester you every day until you tell me." ”
Lu Jing couldn't help being entangled by his sister, so he said solemnly: "It's okay to tell you, but don't say it." ”
"Brother, don't worry, my sister will definitely not say it." Lu Zhiyu said, but in her heart she was thinking that what Sister Lin herself heard was not what I said.
Lu Jing groaned: "You also know that Sister Lin has been living in the Jia family a few years ago, and she and a son of the Jia family grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and the two should have a good impression of each other." ”
When Lin Daiyu heard this, she was a little anxious, but she didn't expect her cousin to misunderstand her, and she didn't have feelings for Baoyu.