Chapter 18: Temptation
Lin Yuelang glanced at Jin Ling, who had just sat down, but she was a woman who was more than ten years older than herself, but she was the big shopkeeper of this Yuyu Pavilion, so she couldn't help but worry about whether Lin Yueying had been deceived?
Lin Yueying picked up the teacup that was upside down in the tea tray on the side, put it in front of Jin Ling, and gently lifted the teapot again.
Jin Ling knew that Lin Yueying was going to pour tea for herself, so she immediately interrupted Lin Yueying and said, "Miss Lin, just come by yourself as a concubine." β
Lin Yueying didn't listen to Jin Ling's words, and continued to carry the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Jin Ling, and a stream of fragrant green tea flowed out of the spout.
After Lin Yueying poured most of the cup of tea in Jin Ling's teacup, she put the teapot back in its place, and said without saltiness: "Now there are only a few people in the family, but if there is a little matter, just a few of them, they will not be busy at all, so I want to trouble the gold shopkeeper to help pick two girls who can read and hyphenate, and have quick hands and feet, and send them to the home with a cook, I don't know if the gold shopkeeper can help?" β
Lin Yueying let herself arrange someone to put in her home, this is putting her own people blatantly beside her, where would Jin Ling refuse? I immediately agreed. And Lin Yuelang, who was sitting opposite Lin Yueying, felt that it was inappropriate, but he did not interrupt the conversation between the two.
Jin Ling picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked Lin Yueying: "This cook is easy to find, but I don't know if Miss Yueying has other requirements for this girl?" β
Lin Yueying just wanted to find two girls to take care of Lin Jinzhuo and Lin Yuelang's daily life, and she really didn't have any other requirements: "This is really nothing!" β
Since there is none, then Jin Ling will be easy to do, so she asked again: "Then apart from this, Miss Lin has other things?" β
This really made Jin Ling ask, Lin Yueying really had something to ask: "If there are more people, the clothes must be unified to look good, Jin Ling's shopkeeper knows that there is a good tailor shop near here?" β
Jin Ling is a woman in the end, she naturally knows a good tailor shop, a good cloth village, and a good jewelry store, so she said unhurriedly: "Yes." There is a Huanyi shop on Shanglang Street, with a front store and a factory, which can be customized on site. There is a Qiao Suo workshop on Lower Corridor Street, the embroidery is good, but you must bring your own fabrics, and large families like to go there. β
One is ready-made, the other is to bring your own fabric, like Lin Yueying, the troublesome master naturally chooses the former, and said without thinking: "If you bring your own fabric, it's a little troublesome, and you have to run again, then go to the Huanyi Shop on Shanglang Street!" β
"I know, the concubine will tell San'er, and let him take Miss Lin over later."
Jin Ling was about to get up as she spoke, but Lin Yueying didn't stop her.
After Jin Ling stood up, she nodded politely at Lin Yueying, and when she turned around, she didn't forget to glance at Lin Yueying, who Lin Yueying had not introduced from beginning to end.
Yang San, who was outside the door, saw Jin Ling coming out, and immediately came up and asked, "Big shopkeeper, what is Miss Lin looking for you for?" β
Jin Ling replied, "Miss Lin just asked me to find three subordinates for her." β
"That's it!"
Lin Feng, who was standing on the side, saw Jin Ling coming out, so he looked at her with his spare eyes.
Jin Ling continued: "San'er, Miss Lin said just now that she will go to Huanyifang later, and then you can go and show her the way!" β
Lin Yueying is still a good person to get along with at first glance, but in the blink of an eye, he didn't know what kind of moth there would be, Yang San didn't dare to deal with this matter, lowered his head and said, "Is this...... That's, the big treasurer......"
Yang San raised his head as he spoke, but he only realized at this moment that Jin Ling had turned around and descended the stairs, he wanted to chase but didn't dare to chase, and even the hand that wanted to keep Jin Ling was still frozen in the air.
Yang San withdrew his hand, squatted by the wall in distress, holding his head with both hands, and said regretfully: "Ah, I shouldn't have received Miss Lin in the first place!" After serving her food, when she is full of food and drink, forget it, and show her the way later, who knows what moth she will come out of? β
Lin Feng looked at Yang San who was squatting in the corner, and his thick eyebrows gradually wrinkled: Is Miss such a person?
In the private room, Lin Yuelang poured Lin Yueying a cup of tea, looked at her eyes and said, "We don't know the details of this Yuyu Pavilion at all, my sister asked this golden shopkeeper to find someone, can you trust it?" β
Lin Yueying picked up the cup of tea and smiled slightly: "It's right that she is looking for people, but we are in charge of people, even if the heart is not here, we can still control people, since we don't know their details, why not try to see if we can touch the melons along the vine?" β
Lin Yuelang looked at Lin Yueying's confident appearance, and also smiled slightly.
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Yueying seems to be very arrogant, but she can deal with things calmly, which is one thing that Lin Yuelang admires Lin Yueying the most.
Chu Sheng, who had just returned home at this time, glanced at the opposite door and went directly into his own door.
The Chu Mansion, which was supposed to be busy, was now the same as usual, and Chu Sheng couldn't help but mutter.
On a tree in the courtyard, three chirping young birds are calling with their mouths wide open. After a long time, a bird flew from the sky with a worm in its mouth, landed next to the bird's nest, and after casually stuffing the worm in its mouth into the mouth of one of the young birds, it spread its wings and left to continue preding.
Chu Sheng slowly walked into his inner room and saw Luo Jinyu revealing his rare loneliness. He slowly came to Luo Jinyu and sat down, but saw some children's supplies on the table, a somewhat faded rattle, two pairs of delicate tiger head shoes, and two red belly pockets with Pisces playing in the water. And the two red belly pockets of Pisces playing in the water were sewn by Luo Jinyu and Luo Jinyao together.
Chu Sheng didn't know why Luo Jinyu turned these out, but he had a hint of playfulness, picked up the rattle and turned it twice, and the sound was still as crisp as before.
Luo Jinyu, who heard the sound of the rattle, came back to his senses, looked at Chu Sheng who was beside him, and said softly: "The master is back!" β
Chu Sheng, who still wanted to play the rattle again, was a little less angry when he heard Luo Jinyu's tone, and suddenly lost his heart to play, and hurriedly looked at Luo Jinyu and asked with concern, "Madam, what's wrong?" How did you turn these out? β
Luo Jinyu didn't look at Chu Sheng, picked up one of the belly pockets and looked at it blankly, and said for a while: "I just saw Yuelang, but now he makes the concubine feel so strange!" β
Unfamiliar? How strange is it, and where can it be strange?
Chu Sheng just came back, he hadn't met Lin Yuelang yet, and he didn't know how to comfort Luo Jinyu, so he said: "Yuelang is a boy in the end, he can't be as intimate with you as Yueying, and it's normal to be estranged." β
"But Yuelang's child is too distant from the concubine!"
Luo Jinyu interrupted Chu Sheng and said, "Master didn't see it, Yuelang's kid just came back and cleaned up all the things in the curling yard, and didn't leave any of them, those were specially prepared for him by the concubine!" β
Chu Sheng heard Luo Jinyu say that Lin Yuelang was so serious, and he was also worried, but he still comforted Luo Jinyu and said, "Yuelang cleaned up everything you prepared, maybe this is what Yuelang doesn't like?" Besides, didn't Brother Jin Zhuoxian also put everything you prepared for him in the warehouse, and I didn't see you so angry? β
"It's different! The third brother-in-law, I didn't move much, so I just asked Mama Su to prepare a few clothes, so I didn't feel sorry for him when he threw it. But Yuelang's from the inside out, from top to bottom, I chose one by one, but he ...... But he ......"
The more Luo Jinyu spoke, the more excited she became, and Chu Sheng hurriedly comforted her and said, "Madam, don't worry, speak slowly, speak slowly!" β
Luo Jinyu listened to Chu Sheng's words and slowly calmed down, but her eyes were still a little trance-like.
Chu Sheng saw that Luo Jinyu had calmed down, and he still wanted to play the rattle, but the rattle in his hand had not yet shaken, and Luo Jinyu, who had calmed down, immediately grabbed Chu Sheng's hand holding the rattle, and said in a panic: "Master, did you say that the third brother-in-law wanted to occupy Yuelang, so he has been letting Yuelang alienate us for the past ten years?" β
Chu Sheng was frightened by Luo Jinyu, who was flustered, and her eyes that were a little trance-like.
Luo Jinyu has always been calm and calm, but now she is like a frightened bird, clutching her left hand.
However, Luo Jinyu's words reminded Chu Sheng, didn't he say it when Lin Jinzhuo first returned to the imperial capital, he didn't teach Lin Yuelang well, could it be true that it was the same as Luo Jinyu said, it was Lin Jinzhuo who made Lin Yuelang alienate from Chu Mansion?
Chu Sheng wanted to think so, but he didn't say it, so he put down the rattle, gently put his right hand on Luo Jinyu's left wrist, and comforted her: "Madame, Brother Jin Zhuo is definitely not such a person, otherwise he could have moved out of the opposite door directly, where would he continue to live there?" And aren't Lin'er and Xingluo the same as before, freely entering and leaving the Lin Mansion? In this case, if Yuelang alienates Mrs., it must be Yuelang's problem, not Jinzhuo's problem! β
Luo Jinyu looked at Chu Sheng's gentle and resolute eyes, and her eyes that were still in a trance just now gradually became angry, and a smile appeared again, but after a while, she muttered again: "Then why did Yuelang alienate us?" β
Chu Sheng really didn't know, so he could only pat the back of Luo Jinyu's hand and comfort her: "I don't know." But don't worry, Mrs., there will be a long time in the future, and the child is at the opposite door, and the days will be long, even if there is a big misunderstanding, it will eventually be resolved! β
Luo Jinyu looked at the corners of Chu Sheng's slightly curved mouth, slowly let go of his right hand with both hands, put the slightly wrinkled red belly pocket in his hand on the table and flattened it, touched the pisces playing in the water with her jade fingers, and whispered: "Why did that child alienate us?" β
Yang San, who brought Lin Yueying and the three of them to Huanyifang, pointed to the signboard of Huanyifang and said to Lin Yueying: "Miss Yueying, this is Huanyifang." β
Lin Yueying looked in the direction of Yang San's finger, and saw the "Huanyifang" signboard written in gold lacquer, which hung slightly obliquely above the wide open door.
Since Yang San had already brought himself to the Huanyi Fang, Lin Yueying had no need to leave him, so she waved his hand and let him leave.
Yang San saw that Lin Yueying let herself leave so easily, and immediately nodded in thanks, turned around and left quickly.
Lin Feng watched Yang San's relieved turn to leave, and he was even more curious about what kind of person Lin Yueying was.
As soon as Yang San left, Lin Yuelang approached Lin Yueying and said, "Sister, that guy seems to be very afraid of you." β
"Really?"
Lin Yueying didn't look in the direction Yang San left, and continued to walk towards the Huanyi Fang.
The huge Huanyi workshop has everything from all kinds of fabrics to needles.
The shopkeeper Ge, who was settling accounts behind the counter, saw the guests, and hurriedly came out from behind the counter and greeted the two with a smile: "I don't know if the two of you are buying things or custom-made clothes?" β
Lin Yueying only glanced at the shopkeeper Ge, then came to the shelves with all kinds of fabrics, touched a batch of bright red brocade nearby, and said, "Customize a few clothes for him." β
The shopkeeper looked at the two people in front of him, the girl on the left was dressed brightly, while the scholar on the right was dressed in a washed white plain clothes, and he couldn't help but wonder if this girl was deceived by this handsome scholar?
But things like this are also common, and Shopkeeper Ge didn't bother to ask, so he called two Xiu'e to take Lin Yuelang to measure him.
Lin Yueying felt that it was boring to wait here, so she followed Lin Yuelang around the counter on the right behind the door of the Huanyi Fang, and entered a small room behind the counter and the commodity display case, and Lin Feng did not follow up, but waited by the door and waited for the two of them.
In that one-zhang wide room, the light was dim, and there were not many ornaments, just a table and two chairs, and on each side of the middle of the room stood a screen that was also painted with gold toad beads.
Xiu'e, who was walking in front, lit all the candles in the room and went to close the only window in the room, so that the bright hut was a little darker.
Another Xiu'e invited Lin Yuelang inside, and Lin Yueying also followed up cheekily. Although Xiu'e felt that it was rude for Lin Yueying to follow in, she didn't know the relationship between the two, and she didn't stop it.
Xiu'e, who closed the window, came to Lin Yuelang's side and took out a ruler to measure him, but Lin Yuelang also stood up straight obediently very cooperatively.
The two Xiu'e each held a ruler to measure the length of Lin Yuelang's clothes, and after a while, they heard one Xiu'e say: "The length of the clothes is five feet nine." β
When Lin Yueying heard this familiar number, she immediately came to Lin Yuelang, compared her height with Lin Yuelang, and knew that she was indeed a little shorter than Lin Yuelang, so she sighed: "Eh, Yin Yin eats the same pot of rice, why are you so tall than me?" β
Xiu'e, who was tailored for Lin Yuelang, was shocked when she saw Lin Yueying and Lin Yuelang standing so close, but they couldn't say anything, so they could only look at each other on the side.
Lin Yuelang lowered his head when he heard Lin Yueying say this, looked at Lin Yueying, who was looking at him, and was a little proud: "Then are you going to change your name to call me brother in the future?" I wouldn't mind anyway! β
Lin Yueying looked at Lin Yuelang with a smug face, and was not angry, but teased: "Then what good do I have?" β
Lin Yuelang slowly brought his face closer to Lin Yueying, and the faces of the two people who were close were about to stick together.
Lin Yuelang said: "Then I will shelter you from the wind and rain and overcome thorns and thorns!" β
"Oh, really?"
From beginning to end, Lin Yueying was just talking casually, but Lin Yuelang was from the bottom of her heart.
The two of them were talking to themselves, but Xiu'e, who was waiting on the side, looked red-faced.
After Lin Yuelang measured his body, he and Lin Yueying were in the store to choose fabrics.
Shopkeeper Ge pointed to the fabrics placed in the store and introduced them to Lin Yueying and the others one by one. There are smooth, shiny and delicate satin, light silk, and colorful brocade.
Lin Yueying looked at the variety of fabrics in front of her, and couldn't help but have a phobia of choice.
Lin Yuelang looked at Lin Yueying, who was hesitant, and approached Lin Yueying's side and said, "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, do you want my sister to customize it too, exactly the same as mine?" β
As far as the clothes in Wangshu Pavilion are concerned, Lin Yueying has not worn them all, she really doesn't need to customize them again, not to mention that they are exactly the same as Lin Yuelang, so she grinned and said with a dry smile: "You and I are not little dolls anymore, why are you still wearing the same?" β
Lin Yuelang saw that Lin Yueying didn't agree, so he took Yueying's hand and stood motionless, staring at Lin Yueying with watery eyes.
Since she was a child, Lin Yuelang took Lin Yueying's hand and stared at Lin Yueying whenever she had something, until she agreed.
Lin Yueying saw Lin Yuelang's old tricks repeatedly, and originally wanted to refuse him, but this morning Lin Jinzhuo said that now Lin Yuelang is preparing for the scientific examination, and he can't let him worry about other things, so he responded to Lin Yuelang's somewhat naΓ―ve request: "It's okay to promise you, but you and I take a step back, the same paragraph is not the same, how about it?" β
Although this was not Lin Yuelang's original intention, it was better than nothing, so Lin Yuelang agreed.
Seeing that the two of them were so ambiguous, Shopkeeper Ge didn't need to guess to know that the relationship between the two was extraordinary, but he was just a bystander, and he couldn't say or do anything to them.
After the shopkeeper Ge helped the two of them choose the fabric and style, and after agreeing on the price, he led the two to the counter, and took the pen and ink and handed it to the two of them: "Please write down the names and addresses of the two of you, and when the clothes are ready, let the small one send them over." β
Lin Yuelang took the pen and paper handed over by the shopkeeper Ge and wrote his name and address.
Lin Yueying leaned on the counter, supported her cheeks with her left hand, and watched Lin Yuelang write casually and freely, and praised: "It's so good-looking!" β
Lin Yuelang was a little happy when she heard Lin Yueying praise her words, so she followed her words and said, "Then how about I teach my sister to write in the future?" β
"That's not necessary, although my handwriting is not as good as yours, it is still okay."
Lin Yuelang returned the pen and paper he had written to Shopkeeper Ge, turned to look at Lin Yueying, then looked outside the door and said, "Then let's talk about this matter, it's not too early now, let's go back first." β
Lin Yueying followed Lin Yuelang's gaze and turned to look, the sunlight that was still dazzling just now had become dim.
"yes, it's only been a long time, and the sun has gone down?"
Lin Yueying said, took out the money bag, paid the deposit, and left Huanyifang with Lin Yuelang.
Shopkeeper Ge watched the two of them come out of the Huanyi Fang, and couldn't help but come out from behind the counter, standing at the door and watching the two of them drifting apart......
The dim sunlight fell on the two of them, and Lin Yuelang, who was walking behind, looked at Lin Yueying, who was jumping in front, and was amused by her cute little appearance.
Lin Yuelang walked quickly to Lin Yueying's body and took her jade hand.
Lin Yueying looked up at Lin Yuelang, also smiled slightly, and quipped: "What, can I still get lost?" β
Lin Yuelang didn't look at her, still looking ahead, and replied, "That's not necessarily!" β
Lin Yueying didn't compete with Lin Yuelang, so she let him hold him, his hands were so wide and warm.
Since Liu Shiling drank the rice soup, the diarrhea had a negative effect, but it was only for an hour, so he didn't eat anything except millet porridge all day, and he was tortured to the point of weakness and blank eyes before half the day passed.
In Wenzhu Courtyard the next day, Lin Jinzhuo, who was about to sneak out early in the morning, was blocked by Lin Yueying, who was waiting outside the door early in the morning.
The two Feiyu who were waiting at the door, seeing that Lin Yueying blocked Lin Jinzhuo's way, they couldn't say anything, after all, Lin Yueying was their real master, they couldn't do anything to Yueying, and they could only continue to stand at the door and wait.
How can I say that Lin Jinzhuo is the head of the family in this Lin Mansion, although Lin Yueying is the treasure in her heart, even if she blocks her way, Lin Jinzhuo does not have the slightest intention of backing down, and just stands in front of Lin Yueying quietly.
Lin Jinzhuo and Lin Yueying's father and daughter stood at the door and looked at each other, one couldn't get out, the other couldn't stay, it took a long time for Lin Yueying to compromise and say to Lin Jinzhuo: "Daddy really wants to go out?" β
Needless to say? Lin Jinzhuo immediately nodded seriously.
Since she couldn't keep it, it was not interesting to be stiff like this, so Lin Yueying sighed and continued to say to Lin Jinzhuo: "It's okay for Daddy to go out, unless Daddy promises Yueying to rest for a quarter of an hour every half an hour, and eat on time." β
Although Lin Yueying said a little reluctantly, Lin Jinzhuo agreed without hesitation.
Lin Yueying saw that Lin Jinzhuo agreed so happily, but she was still not at ease, so she said to Fei Yu: "If Daddy doesn't do it, you two will bring Daddy back!" β
"Yes!"
What Lin Yueying said, how could Feiyu and the others not listen to it? I immediately agreed.
Lin Jinzhuo was a little unhappy when he saw that Feiyu and the two of them agreed so happily, these brothers wouldn't be Lin Yueying's use to spy on him, right?
Although Lin Jinzhuo thought what she thought, she didn't tell Lin Yueying directly, after all, they were found by Lin Yueying to protect her, and it was her intention to say anything, and she didn't want to be beaten behind her back anymore.
Lin Yueying stepped aside and made way for Lin Jinzhuo.
Lin Yueying looked at Lin Jinzhuo, who disappeared at the gate of Wenzhu Courtyard, and sighed again: "If only someone could take care of Daddy!" β
Liu Shiling, who barely slept for a while, no longer felt abdominal pain after waking up, but felt very light and comfortable, so he put on his court clothes and went to the court as usual.
Liu Shiling hummed a little song, came to the front of the main hall, and just found a vacant seat to sit down, he saw Yuan Heng and Yuan Cheng coming, and immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile, and respectfully greeted Yuan's father and son: "Brother-in-law, nephew and nephew." β
Liu Shiling, Liu Yeqi's half-brother, was born to a concubine, but he was also deeply loved by Liu Gong, but he didn't have much say in the eldest son Liu Yefang and the eldest daughter Liu Yeqi. Just because of Liu Shiling's identity and his honey-like mouth, he is also popular among the Yuan family and the Liu family.
Yuan Heng saw that it was Liu Shiling, so he thought of what he was doing in the court yesterday, so he looked at him curiously: "What did you eat yesterday?" To make such a big fuss in the court, even I ......"
Yuan Heng didn't continue, just frowned with disgust.
Liu Shiling didn't expect Yuan Heng to pick up his scars as soon as he opened his mouth, and the courtiers standing around them were also snickering, and even Yuan Cheng behind Yuan Heng couldn't help but let himself laugh.
Liu Shiling didn't know how to answer Yuan Heng, so he could only find a reason casually in shame: "Maybe the little brother really ate his stomach, otherwise how could he be so out of shape in the court?" β
Yuan Heng looked at Liu Shiling, who was at a loss, and didn't want to embarrass him, so he patted him on the shoulder and bypassed him, sat in the position where Liu Shiling was just sitting, and persuaded him: "You, you're not a child, what should you pay attention to, I can help you, I will help, your sister also turns a blind eye, but it really annoys your sister, I can't help you?" β
"Yes, that's nature!"
Liu Shiling listened carefully and responded seriously.
Although Liu Shiling does not have much say in Liu Yefang and Liu Yeqi, Yuan Heng treats him like a brother, so compared to Liu Yefang and Liu Yeqi, Liu Shiling prefers Yuan Heng.
In the court, Liu Shiling listened to other people's music without saying a word, and his back itched when he listened, so he reached out to scratch it. But after scratching for a while, his arm also itched, and the more he scratched, the more he tickled, the more he tickled.
When the courtiers beside Liu Shiling saw Liu Shiling's strange appearance, they all stayed away from him intentionally or unintentionally, for fear that he would give himself an unexpected surprise like yesterday......