"Lin Er, get up quickly." Half of Daiyu's body was lying on Lin Ming's bed, pinching his nose. Lin Ming didn't want to pay attention to her, but he couldn't breathe. He pulled Daiyu's hand away from his face and turned over, but still couldn't get up.
Daiyu asked curiously," Qingwen, let me ask you. Do you know what's wrong with Lin Er? She takes a short nap every day. Why does she insist on waking up? She doesn't even read her books. But who provoked her?”
"If you really provoked him, wouldn't it be easy? Why do you have to do this?" She was fine before she went to bed yesterday, but she didn't wake up at the usual time this morning. The strangest thing was that she didn't touch her book the whole morning and didn't talk much. She fell asleep at noon and became like this.”
"Lin Er, I went to Sister Xichun's place this morning. She has already finished two of the paintings she promised you. Do you want to go and take a look?"”After waiting for a moment, there was no sound. Daiyu said,"Yo, what's wrong with this person?"
Someone was crying outside, so Daiyu instructed Qingwen,"This Lin Er is always acting strange. You don't have to pay attention to her. What's going on outside?”
When Qingwen left, Daiyu heard what she said. She jumped down and pulled Lin Ming's ear. Lin Ming wanted to push her, but she said,""Listen, is someone crying?”
When Lin Ming heard that, there was indeed crying. He heard Qing Xing 'Er's voice scolding the little girl, saying,""You are also an inexperienced person. I asked you to send desserts to Fourth Young Lady, but you crushed them and took them back. Forget it, this small matter can't be blamed on you. What's the use of keeping you in the courtyard?”
It wasn't just that girl, she was always young. She cried," How could I not be careful with what my sister had instructed me to do? I just met Mother Zhou who was guarding the garden on the way. She saw it and stopped me, asking what it was. I said it was a Suzhou dessert for Fourth Miss, and she insisted on looking at it. In the end, in the end…"
Qing Xing said," However, it's worth lying if it's broken. Forget it, I don't need you here. I'll go back to the girl and let you go outside."”
The little girl cried," Sister, please spare my life. I'm telling the truth. If there's a single word that's not true, just let me have a nail in my mouth. It'll rot and grow out of my stomach. I won't die a good death."”
"Bah!" Qing Xing scoffed. Shameless b * tch, how can you swear such a venomous oath? Let me ask you, why did Mother Zhou stop you because she's not close to you? So you stopped her and showed her, but she didn't have any grudges against you, yet she crushed it to frame you?”
Lin Ming turned over and glared at her. Daiyu was so scared that she cried out,""Damn it, why are you going crazy again? You're glaring at me to scare me.”Suddenly, he saw her close her eyes and lie back down." What's wrong?”
Lin Ming said,"Nothing. Why don't you go to Baoyu's place to play today?"”
Daiyu sighed." What's so fun about him? Uncle wants him to study. I'll be distracted if I go." This season is really strange. Everyone is hiding. Sister Xichun is drawing for you at home. She hasn't come out for a few days. Sister Bao isn't coming either. Yesterday, the old lady was making divinations in the temple, but she didn't come back happy. Sigh!"
"Since you're so bored, I'll accompany you to the courtyard." Qingwen!"
Daiyu smiled and said," Qingwen is busy. You can get up if you want. Why do you keep calling me? Don't you know how to wear clothes or something?"”
The two of them came out of the courtyard and went to the flower courtyard. They saw a few old women sitting on the rocks in the bushes, grinding their teeth lazily. They also saw a few pairs of maids weaving baskets with cauliflower. Along the way, the flowers were fragrant and the leaves were green. The sky was blue and the water was green. What a good time.
"It's such a good time. It's a pity that no one comes out. Otherwise, it would be so interesting to joke around in the garden."”
"Isn't that so?" Lin Ming smiled. She suddenly said," Why don't I be the host today and invite the sisters over to have a feast in this courtyard? I originally owed a feast to the God of Flowers last time, and it's rare to have such a good time today. Why don't we invite them today?"”
Daiyu clapped her hands and said,"Sure enough, I'll go back and write the invitation."”
Lin Ming pulled her back and smiled.""Since it's a last-minute idea, why write an invitation? First find Little Feng and set up the table, then ask the servant girls to invite her everywhere. Let's have fun together and invite the old lady over to entertain her.”
He decided to invite Xifeng first. Xifeng answered, thinking to herself, Why is this so unreasonable? Why is there a banquet all of a sudden? However, she had just received a gift from someone this morning, so she had to agree to do it. Moreover, she was really curious about the expression of this Second Sister Lin, who was originally a wooden block, after making such a big fuss yesterday.
With Xifeng's support, the table was ready in a moment. When the girls heard that it was won by the God of Flower Painting, they all came with great interest. Even Baoyu sneaked out of the study room to avoid Xiren's eyes. Only Xichun said listlessly," I haven't finished my painting yet. You guys eat your own. Why did you drag me here?"”
When the girls ate and drank, they had to write poems and paint. They remembered the half of the poem that the two of them had written in the spring and insisted that she make a complete one. Lin Ming only refused, saying that he had only agreed to treat her to a meal, but he had never agreed to write a poem.
"I have to!" Grandmother Jia shouted," It's vulgar to have wine without poetry! Since you're treating us to a drink, you should also write a guide. It's only fun if everyone follows along.”
Xifeng went over and took Grandmother Jia from Yuanyang's hands to support her. She smiled and said,""Haha, how is it? We've had fun here, and the old lady couldn't help but come. Aiya, I didn't manage to shop well yesterday. I still owe you a lot. Coincidentally, Second Younger Sister Lin is returning to the banquet. This banquet is well organized. What's it called? I set up a parasol tree and welcomed a golden phoenix. I lured all of you out one by one. There's good wine and good food. Be happy.”
After everyone greeted Grandmother Jia, Grandmother Jia asked Lin Ming to compose a poem. Lin Ming smiled and said,"I'm not afraid that Old Lady will laugh at me. I'm not used to it, and I can't compare to the sisters in composing poems. However, if I don't compose poems, it'll be a disappointment. How about this, I'll take the lead to read the first line of a poem, and the sisters will pick up. The first one will drink a cup and compose a poem, and the second one will drink two cups and compose a poem. If they can't pick up the poem, they will be punished with one cup. What does Old Lady think?"
Daiyu walked over and said with a smile,"Lin Er's method is too mean. She herself didn't go to school, but she changed to such a strange method." If you wrote a poem, even if the sisters knew about it, they would be punished one by one. If you chose a poem that was of a higher rank, those who knew would be punished more severely than those who did not. This was not a good game.”
Lin Ming smiled." I definitely won't choose the long one. Besides, if it's long, those who know will be punished more severely than those who don't. Everyone will pretend not to know." If everyone pretended not to know and went to drink wine and eat delicacies, where would the poem come from? Without the poem, it would really be as the old lady said, vulgar and vulgar. Don't you think so, old lady?”
Grandmother Jia smiled and said," Don't be so calculative. You're too scheming. You've already punished those who don't know. If you were to take them out, you should be punished to eat a whole ocean." You only make poems stand out."
"It's the old lady." Lin Ming smiled. Today's joy, I've thought it through. The first sentence is, black-clothed fairy from the temples.”
The girls began to ponder, only to hear Baochai muttering to herself,""Slow down and sing a long song."
"Sister Bao really reads everything," Lin Ming said happily.”She poured herself a glass." Sister Bao, please have some wine."”
Baochai ate it and wrote a poem herself. As she started writing, Tanchun picked up the cup on the table and chanted,"Full Copper Cup Sucks Whale" raised his cup and drank. He smiled and said,"It's a good poem, and it's best matched with this wine.”He drank another cup.
Baoyu made an "oh ~" sound as if he had suddenly realized something. He raised his cup and smiled."Turn back your red sleeves and bow."
"Dancing in the cold spring breeze of the Moon Hall." Daiyu drank a cup and was then downed three more by Tanchun. Daiyu said,"That's boring. If one person is taken out, the rest will be taken out. Lin Er, this bureau, tricked us into drinking for nothing.”
Lin Ming smiled and said," The rules were set long ago. Since you've started it, there's no point in regretting it. Besides, if you were the first to catch up, why would you be punished? You're late and you're being punished for others. It's already light to punish you with four cups. If I had changed the cup to a big one, I'm afraid you would have carried it back with a step.”Then he asked Yingchun,"Can you get Second Sister?" If he couldn't, he might as well not know. If he drank this wine, he would probably get drunk.”
"The music is played," Yingchun read aloud,"and the daybreak dreams come back.”After reading it, he went to drink. Only Xichun, Li Wan and Xifeng were left. Li Wan gave up her position and didn't read it even if she knew. Xichun's heart was still at home. Xifeng didn't know if she could connect it, but she must be shameless and pretend not to know.
Lin Ming was about to ask Li Wan when he confirmed that Grandmother Jia Yin said,""Listen to the new sound of peace music, first pass on the five beats to the world.”She looked around and saw all her granddaughters and grandsons, especially Baoyu. She saw him standing beside Baochai and Daiyu, happily snatching their poems. He looked so good.
"Peace music, peace music." Grandmother Jia shook her head.
Xi Feng saw this and quickly smiled." Aiya, the old lady has broken the order. This reward and punishment can't be counted."”She pulled Baoyu to the old lady and said,"I originally wanted to drink a few more glasses of this good wine, but it was only three glasses. It was not easy for me to wait for it, but it was taken by Baoyu. I was left behind. It was really good that the old lady doted on me and broke Lin Er's harmful order.”
In the past, Grandmother Jia would have teased Xifeng, but today, Grandmother Jia was tired and wanted to go back with Yuanyang, but Lin Ming quickly sent her back.
Grandmother Jia leaned against the couch. Yuanyang dismissed the servant girls and knelt behind Grandmother Jia to rub her forehead.
"What are you kneeling for?" Grandmother Jia asked.”
Lin Ming thanked her and sat on the stool beside Grandmother Jia's couch.
"From the first time I saw you, I felt that you were very different from Yu 'er and the others." In the past one or two years, I finally understood. Let's not talk about what the other maids said, just that girl Qingwen, she was originally arrogant here, but you actually seriously subdued her. Lian Er also told me about Yu 'Er's family. It's all thanks to you.”
Lin Ming said," What are you talking about, Old Lady? I grew up in my uncle's house in my early years. Although I'm not my biological son, I treat myself as my own." Although he was wrong for a few days, he only treated Daiyu like a younger sister. This was also his uncle's intention. In this way, it was only right for him to put in some effort for the family matters. It was not worthy of his grandmother's thanks.”
The old lady sat up and said,"Lian Er said that Daiyu's father had the intention to recommend you. Is that true?"”
" Grandmother," Lin Ming said," Uncle sent me an errand and asked Mr. Zhao to help me out. When I arrived, I often wrote letters and gave instructions. Although I recognized a few uncles in green and purple robes in the imperial court and received some love and recognition, I didn't succeed in the end.”
"So if your Uncle Lin hadn't died so early, would you really have that heart?" Grandmother Jia asked. How could he be so cruel as to make him bear the risk of violating ethics and destroying his family?!”
Lin Ming knelt down and said," Grandmother, please be clear. Lin Ming's trip is not for himself. This 'Ming' was given to him by uncle. If Lin Ming has the intention to harm uncle, may heaven send down heavenly punishment!" I was originally from a noble family, but I didn't have the scholarly books of Sister Lin's family. It was passed down from a military general. Grandmother must know that it is more difficult for a military general to pass down his family than others. If there is a spark on the lintel, it must be filled with the lives of his descendants on the battlefield. If he is lucky, he will leave behind a spark and pass it down. If not, it will be like my family. If all the males die, the family will not be able to protect it. There were also elders who cherished their descendants and did not want wealth. They were unwilling to give up. Generation after generation, their power declined and many aristocratic families disappeared.”
Lin Ming saw the sorrow on Grandmother Jia's face and said,""When my grandmother was still alive, she was like this. She loved my brother and couldn't bear to let him go. My brother is just like Baoyu, intelligent and knowledgeable. Grandmother said that if brother were to enter the field in the future, take the exam and become a civil servant, he would be able to live a peaceful life! But, but my brother hasn't grown up yet, and the situation is already in turmoil. The war at the border is continuing, and the crisis is getting more and more critical. The emperor is also in a terrible state. He has long sized up the descendants of martial arts families like ours.”
"If you don't go, a decree will be issued to you. Whether you go to the east to fight with the barbarians or to the west to tangle with the evil bandits, there will be no turning back. Father said that our aristocratic families have a trap on their necks. If we pretend that we don't know what to do, not only will we have to go, but we will also be whipped and lose our sacred heart. Therefore, he recommended his elder brother to be a messenger in his tent, and also to be considered a security guard.”
Grandmother Jia's eyes reddened." Your grandmother is right. It's not easy for the descendants of a family like ours to beg for Kangtai. Your father is right. When the time comes, it's rare to take care of him. Protecting his life is more important."”
"But big brother still died." Lin Ming shook his head and said sorrowfully," I used to look forward to it too. Although I went to the border and couldn't see him, I knew that he saved my brother. Only after reading the books did I know that a general's achievements would lead to the death of thousands of people. Since ancient times, few people could survive on the battlefield. Even if they were lucky enough to become a general and survive, what about the future battles? What about his descendants?"”
"When my brother's corpse came back, I wished I could replace him with my body!" Lin Ming said sorrowfully.”
" Good child, don't be sad." Grandmother Jia pulled Lin Ming to the bed and hugged her, tears streaming down her face.
Lin Ming cried," From then on, I was a person without a home. I only had a home when I went to Uncle's place, but…" Grandmother, I don't have a home. I can't take my brother's life or my uncle's life. When I arrived at Grandmother's house, I had my ancestors, uncle, and aunt. With their protection, I played with my sisters and Brother Bao, just like when I was young.”
"Poor child, it's been hard on you ~"
"Grandmother, I don't want this family to be like my family. Ever since Old General Zhang sacrificed his life at the border and the Emperor gave the order to recruit soldiers, I knew that this was the same as back then. I can't bear to see Brother Bao go anymore. Let me go this time. I'm also the son and daughter of a general. I'm also a loyal family member. I also have the recommendation of an uncle I met during the disaster relief in Suzhou. The emperor might have agreed to it…”
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