Chapter 19: The Winner
Mrs. Lin's master and servant rushed out to answer, and when they saw the third wife, Mrs. Xiao's eyes flashed with tears, "Finally let me give you hope to come back." ”
A few simple words made the third wife Xiao sad.
Although Funing has said that the family is safe in recent years, but after all, it is bitter, she is a young lady who grew up in Beijing, and after getting married, she left home with her husband thousands of miles away, how can it be so easy to have a single independent household, there is a pair of immature children under the husband, helpless, and it is false to say that she does not want to return to the capital.
Xiao Shi stabilized his mind and turned to look at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi saluted Mrs. Lin.
Mrs. Lin smiled and asked Lin Yi to get up, and her eyes turned around Lin Yi twice. A light purple collared rose gown, combed with a single screw, wearing a partial flower, and delicate eyebrows...... It's just that there seems to be less aura, thinking like this in my heart, the exit has changed, "Is it the good water and soil in Funing, how to cultivate such a beauty, and when it grows in a few years, it will be fine." ”
Xiao Shi listened with a smile on his face even stronger.
Mrs. Lin took Xiao Shi and walked inside, Lin Yi followed behind, and entered the Ruyi Peace Gate of White Jade, where the two young ladies of the Lin family were waiting.
Mrs. Lin smiled and pointed to the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl with a cyan shirt and lotus pattern: "This is the third sister's Chu Lan." He also pointed to the children with grass green dark stripes, "This is the first softness of the fifth sister." ”
Miss Lin San was calmer and more delicate, but Miss Lin Wu was cheerful, and soon talked to Lin Yi, and asked Lin Yi to talk about the mountains and rivers outside Beijing, with an envious look, "I just read Chen Qing's travelogue." The farthest is to follow my mother out to make incense. ”
While talking, she walked up to the corridor, the wind blew in slowly, and her dress floated on the vermilion pillars like light smoke, Lin Yi looked at the bamboo garden in the courtyard, it turned out that this road was so close, she felt as if she couldn't walk at that time. With a faint glance, Lin Yi retracted her gaze and followed Mrs. Lin into the flower hall.
The Lin family is not like a tall family with rich and noble furnishings, there is a bamboo fence planted in front of the flower hall, and there are roses in it, and there is an inscription on the lintel of the thin and stiff willow body, and anyone who walks here must take a closer look.
In the previous life, when the two families handed over the Geng post, the words on the Lin family's Geng post made the Chen family look at it in amazement. The words on it are Lin Zhengqing's. Father said that some willow people should have a good heart, a correct heart, and Lin Zhengqing's conduct is not bad.
Thinking about it now, I laughed it off.
Everyone entered the flower hall, and only two people came out of the corridor.
The maid stepped forward to say goodbye, "Uncle, Mrs. said, after a while, the guests will come over and ask you to say goodbye." ”
Lin Zhengqing nodded, and the maid retreated.
It was Miss Chen Liu who looked up at the inscription just now, the light purple dress was not so conspicuous, but there was a pair of thin eyes, the eyes were clear and reflected in the clouds of the sky, and the corners of the eyes blinked as if they were carrying spring rain, and the real mind was hidden under the clouds.
Those eyes seemed to have been seen somewhere. It's like he thinks he should build a small courtyard in the middle of nowhere, but when he walks over, he finds that there isn't.
What's been strange and interesting lately.
Lin Zhengqing smiled slightly, turned around and walked out.
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I didn't see Mrs. Lin, and the third wife, Xiao Shi, asked.
Mrs. Lin sighed, "The old lady's head wind disease has occurred again, and she has been in pain all night, and she fell asleep at dawn." ”
Xiao Shi was just about to speak, but was preempted by Mrs. Hou who was washing the horse in the Economic Bureau, "Let's go to greet the old lady in a while," Speaking of this, the tall and thin Mrs. Hou piled up a smile on her face, "Our old man met Mr. Xinglin a few days ago, and said that there is an ancient prescription for treating head wind." ”
Mrs. Lin's eyes lit up immediately, "Mrs. Hou said Mr. Xinglin, I don't know if I can recommend it to us." ”
Mrs. Hou said: "I always think about this one, but that gentleman is not easy to find, and I will go to Shandong again, I asked Sister Jing to copy the recipe, and drive Sister Ming'er to take it to the doctor of the Tai Hospital, if it is reliable, we will not be too late to find that gentleman." ”
Miss Hou Er, who had a sweet face next to Mrs. Hou, took out the prescription, and the maid next to her hurriedly handed it to Mrs. Lin.
This handing over the prescription, the eyes of the ladies and young ladies in the room were full of sneers.
The Hou family's desire to kiss is too obvious.
Everyone talked for a while and was about to hold a banquet, and all the young ladies sat together in the red willow green space.
Two young ladies came to the Qi family, sat in one place, talked and laughed, and soon led the young lady next to them over, and everyone talked together, only Miss Hou Er, who wrote the prescription, was left.
After the feast, the ladies sat together and talked, and sent the maids to take the ladies to sit in the courtyard. Someone proposed to hold a poetry meeting.
In the Lin family, this kind of scholarly family is indispensable to use pen and ink.
The two young ladies of the Lin family are the hosts, so they are naturally busy with Zhang Luo.
Everyone was optimistic about a Yanbo Pavilion, and Miss Lin San asked the maid to hang up a half-bamboo curtain to shade and not block the view.
Everyone put the swallow paper and polished the old ink, and Miss Lin San proposed to take apricot blossoms as the theme.
Several young ladies took turns to write poems, the two young ladies of the Lin family and the two young ladies of the Qi family were equal, and Lin Yi was just a mediocre one, and she was not good or bad.
Although Lin Yi was wearing a lilac dress that was not noticed by the elders, she was not rejected by the ladies, and everyone quickly surrounded her in the center, laughing and laughing, and Miss Hou Er was put aside, bowing her head and fiddling with the corners of her skirt.
Because they were looking for Shixing, several young ladies also walked around the garden to take a look.
For a while, the maid came to deliver dim sum and chrysanthemum tea made by the Lin family themselves, and it was Lin Yi's turn to compose poems, so Lin Yi picked up the pen, and with a slight swing of her arm, she touched the maid on the end plate next to her, and the warm tea was immediately sprinkled down.
Second Miss Hou pulled Lin Yi away with a "ah", but a bowl of tea was still half sprinkled on Lin Yi's clothes.
The maid knelt down to apologize, "The slave and maid should die, it's all the slave and maid who didn't hold the plate." He cried out in fright.
Miss Lin San hurriedly stepped forward to look at Lin Yi, "Is Miss Six burned, is the slave and maid ignorant, and she hurt Miss Six in a hurry." ”
Although the clothes were wet, they never burned her, Lin Yi shook her hand, "It's okay," said and looked at the little girl, "Get up quickly!" ”
The little maid hurriedly bowed her head and hurried away as if she were amnesty.
Lin Yi smiled: "It's okay to spoil everyone's poetry because of me, let's continue to compose poems!" ”
Miss Lin San was embarrassed, "Where is this, it's all mine," said this, and took Lin Yi's hand, "My sister's dress is wet, go to my room to change it." ”
Before Lin Yi could speak, Miss Lin Wu next to her was already smiling, "If my sister goes to someone to be the host, why don't I accompany Miss Six, my boudoir is not far from here, wouldn't it be more convenient than my sister." ”
Miss Lin San hesitated to look at Lin Yi.
Miss Lin Wu was unusually enthusiastic, "Sister is still afraid that I will not be able to abduct Miss Six?" ”
Miss Lin San immediately smiled, "Look at what you said." ”
After a few laughs, Lin Yi followed Miss Lin Wu to change her dress, Miss Lin Wu pulled Lin Yi to point out the scenery in the garden while walking, and there were many poems painted on the corridor, all of which were masterpieces of famous talents throughout the ages.
"Just walk through here." After Miss Lin Wu finished speaking, she looked at Linglong behind her, "Let this sister and Sui'er go to my room to choose a dress first, and Miss Six will be able to wear it in a while." ”
Linglong hesitated, and Lin Yi said, "You go along!" ”
Linglong nodded and followed Sui'er quickly.
Miss Lin Wu said: "The ink is drying at home these days, and my sister came over to see it, don't be dissatisfied." ”
The scholarly door is to gather the younger generations together to write poems and paint, and after writing, put them in the backyard to dry, and also urge the younger generations to study hard, otherwise the things written without ink will be lost in a few days. The Lin family has Lin Zhengqing here, it can be seen how high the quality of the ink is, anyone wants to go over and see it!
Lin Yi was really interested.
Miss Lin Wu breathed a sigh of relief, the whole thing went unspeakably smooth, and sure enough, as Aunt Xue said, Funing's lady Xiu could be fooled without seeing the world and coaxing a few words.
After a while, Miss Chen Liu saw the eldest brother's poems and paintings into the fork in the road, she only needed to close the door from the outside, Miss Chen Liu and the second brother shared a room, she took advantage of Miss Chen Liu's inattention and quietly walked away, and then pretended to lose the person, so that the mother-in-law and the maid could find it for a while, and this matter could not be covered.
Miss Chen Liu's visit to the Lin family caused by the trouble caused by walking around has nothing to do with her, even if the elders in the family punish her, she will be grounded for a few days at most, no matter how Miss Chen Liu is a concubine, her brother's family business can be regarded as picking up.
She and her brother have a heart for their mother, and her mother will not treat her badly if she remembers her goodness.
Miss Lin Wu thought about it, and her heart was full of joy. Miss Chen Liu is walking step by step according to her calculated path.
Miss Lin Wu let go of Lin Yi's hand silently, and began to quietly follow behind Lin Yi, just waiting for Lin Yi to step into the Dyeing Ink House.
Lin Yi raised her feet and was about to walk forward, when she suddenly turned her head with a smile and pulled up Miss Lin Wu.
Before Miss Lin Wu could react, she was pulled over by Lin Yi, "Sister, this is a change of law to harm me, but fortunately I can see it." ”
Hearing this, Miss Lin Wu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and unconsciously walked into the dyeing ink house one step ahead of Lin Yi.
It took a while for Miss Lin Wu to react, "Sister, you ......" Before the words were spoken, she only heard a knock on the door, followed by the sound of a bolt.
Miss Lin Wu turned her head and pushed the door a few times, but the door did not move, "Sister, what are you doing." ”
wanted to lock Miss Chen Liu into the house, but she didn't expect that it was she who entered the house for a long time, Miss Lin Wu was anxious for a while, and the sound of knocking on the door alarmed Lin Erye inside.
Lin Yi stood outside the door and raised her eyes when she heard a man's cough in the room. She didn't help with the tassel embroidery sent by Lin Zhengqing last time, she failed to leave a good impression on the Lin family, how can a woman with mediocre qualifications like her be worthy of Lin Zhengqing, the Lin family will inevitably use means to test her when they invite them this time.
She calculated every step of the way.
Those who have suffered losses always have to be more mindful to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
Miss Lin Wu was warm to her, the maid happened to pour tea on her, she was introduced into the inner courtyard to change her dress, and she didn't meet the mother-in-law who guarded the door along the road, and Linglong was taken away again...... Even if she's not prepared, when she's stupid?
The Lin family's mansion is not her Chen family, how can she wander around casually, she didn't grow up in Beijing, it doesn't mean that she doesn't understand etiquette.
That's it, with a gentle flick, let Miss Lin Wu taste the bitter fruit herself, her brother and sister are in the same room, and she is not bad for Miss Lin Wu's reputation.
She also wanted to thank the Lin family for allowing her to win the first step so easily.
Lin Yi took two steps back, "I know that everyone who loses in the Jingli Poetry Club will be held back by poetry, and my sister will punish me before she brings me here, otherwise how can I break the maid and mother-in-law, and trick me into dyeing ink house," Speaking of this, Lin Yi smiled, "It's better for my sister to hold back her poetry first, I'll let the next person invite other ladies to come over, let's have a good comparison to see who will lose." ”
Miss Lin Wu in the room was shocked and opened her mouth wide, not knowing what to say.
I heard someone shouting outside, "Miss, where are you, Miss." ”
Lin Yi responded.
Miss Lin Wu's blood all over her body immediately coagulated, if she let her subordinates enter the house and see her brother at this time, it would be the Lin family who made a big joke, "Good sister," Miss Lin Wu barely stabilized her mind, "Where did I want to trick you into entering the Dyeing Ink House......"
"I see," Lin Yi smiled, "Your shadow is on the wall, and you are about to reach out and push me." ”
It was actually seen.
Miss Lin Wu's voice came from the room, "I just want to make a joke with my sister." ”
"My sister scared me, if I hadn't reacted quickly, I would be the one who is locked up now. My sister has to fight with me for a poem. ”
Dou Shi?
It's just a poem, it's nothing.
Lin Yi said: "Then it's up to my sister to start the question." ”
Miss Lin Wu had no choice but to go to the desk and write a poem and stuff it out through the crack in the door.
Lin Yi got the poem and smiled: "Okay, I'll write it and ask someone to send it to my sister." ”
In other words, all the ladies who come to visit will know. Miss Lin Wu was deflated all of a sudden.
Lin Yi smiled slightly, she just wanted everyone to know, lest the Lin family deny it and say that she had harmed Miss Lin Wu. At that time, she couldn't speak clearly.
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