The whole family knew that Grand Lady Shi loved her grandson as much as her life. However, the emperor wanted to forcefully recruit the sons of aristocratic families. The matter of enfeoffing the sons and sending them to the battlefield was still a matter of boots that had not landed. The emperor of this dynasty was filial and benevolent, and with the advice of the Empress Dowager and the imperial concubine, perhaps this was just a false speculation.
Aristocratic families were the closest to the royal family. If they were to be forcefully recruited, the first thing that would be in trouble would be the nephews of the royal family who had grown up to be kings and nobles. The second would be the meritorious aristocratic families. Could it be that the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Imperial Consort were willing to tighten the shackles around their necks and let them face the guillotine on the battlefield?
Grandmother Jia couldn't say for sure.
She was still a woman. This was a matter of state and the royal family. How could she speculate? She didn't think about that, she just wanted to…
"I gave birth to two sons, but neither of them could inherit his grandfather's ancestors. The eldest was a greedy and playful muddle-headed thing. As for the second one, he already had a few books, but so what? Even his daughter-in-law and aunt in the house couldn't be adjusted properly. How could he be expected to add some glory to this family? Grandsons are always better than sons. There was Pearl before, and Baoyu after. They were all good.”
At the thought of this, Grandmother Jia's eyes reddened, and tears rolled down her well-maintained face." It's because his parents didn't accumulate good fortune and couldn't keep a good child like Zhu 'er. They only hoped for my Baoyu." Bodhisattva, please let Baoyu be well. If there are any evil creatures, let me, this old thing, suffer for him. This way, even if I die, I can go see the ancestors of the Jia family.”
Grandmother Jia raised her hand to wipe her tears, waking Yuanyang up. Yuanyang saw that the old lady was having a nightmare again and hurriedly ordered water to be fetched.
"Old Madam, are you dimples again? Do you want to get someone to light the lights?"
Grandmother Jia closed her eyes and pressed Yuanyang's hand." Forget it, why bother waking them up in the middle of the night? Tell them not to come and serve me. Go back to sleep."”
Since Grandmother Jia couldn't fall asleep, Lin Ming naturally couldn't fall asleep either. After his uncle passed away, he had no choice but to return to his boudoir. Although the disaster had subsided, he had also left. He was first trapped in this exquisite and luxurious land. So what if he was demoted to a noble and married? So what if he gave away his family's wealth to support his family? How many people still remembered Lin Ming at that time?
Although today's action was due to a miscalculation after being angry and his actions were rash, how could he know that it was not a helpless move that had no other way out!
I was born as a daughter. Although I was given a good status in this world, I don't have to worry about external things and only enjoy all the prosperity and exquisiteness, but I was born with my flesh and blood! It's fine if Zhong Lingshen, who has no noble daughter, can't write poems, but why do you keep making me see the boudoir…
Lin Ming sighed bitterly and turned around again.
Daiyu wanted to sleep, but just as she closed her eyes, she woke up again. She blamed Lin Ming and said,"Why are you sighing in the middle of the night? What's there to sigh about? Why are you looking at me? You're not saying anything. I can't sleep well looking at you. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have slept with you.”
Lin Ming stopped looking at her and turned around. Daiyu was surprised. She grabbed her and asked," What's wrong today? Why are you ignoring me?"”He asked again,"When you came back in the afternoon, you gave people a hard time. You scared the girls so much that they didn't dare to speak." Let me ask you, we were drinking during the day, but you abandoned us and ran away. You didn't come back.”
"It's nothing. I just sent the old lady off."”
Daiyu scoffed." Liar. The old lady wants you to send her?" You've never been so attentive. Besides, you were the one who wanted to settle Xi Yuan. You ran away and left us here? Little Feng said that there was something fishy about you, but she would ask you again tomorrow.”
Lin Ming also scoffed. Hearing this, Daiyu asked her,"What are you laughing at?"
"I only hope that she won't have time to laugh at me tomorrow." Go to sleep." Daiyu wanted to talk to him, but Lin Ming didn't respond. He seemed to have really fallen asleep. Daiyu closed her eyes for a while and couldn't fall asleep. She was confused. Usually, it was Lin Er who couldn't fall asleep. Today, she couldn't fall asleep. Could it be that her inability to fall asleep was annoying?
She didn't know how long it took for Daiyu to fall asleep. However, her dream was completely blank. There was only one person standing in the white world. It looked like Lin Er and Baoyu. She couldn't tell them apart. She wanted to call that person to identify her. When she called Lin Er, she couldn't make a sound. She had to call Baoyu again. The man turned around, but he was so shameless that Daiyu woke up in fright.
As soon as Daiyu woke up, Lin Ming also woke up. He called Qingwen and Zijuan to come in and help Daiyu change into dry clothes.
The two of them lay down again. Lin Mingwen had a nightmare, and Daiyu told him, but she still had a lingering fear. Thinking of Lin Ming's recent abnormal behavior, she suddenly felt that it was better for the two of them to get closer. Especially when Lin Ming came back from Suzhou, she felt that something was gradually separating them, as if they were about to leave each other.
Lin Ming didn't comfort Daiyu. He only said,""I have something that I don't know how to tell you. If you don't like it, just treat it as a joke.”
"Whatever you say," said Daiyu.
Lin Ming said," I was just thinking that people like us are born with the best food and clothing. We live in the best places year after year. Whatever we think, someone will think of ways to get the best for us."”
"So what?" asked Daiyu.”
"You haven't seen any other way of living." I'm not saying that it's not good, but it's very good. Only when such people have spiritual aura can they write poems and songs that can nourish the heart. Only when they spread and people see it can they understand what the beauty of the world is like.”
Daiyu smiled and said," What are you talking about? I don't understand. There are thousands of people. Although I haven't seen them all, I know that everyone has their own way of coming and going. Don't tell me you think that giving birth to you is a humiliation? What are you trying to say?"
Daiyu was like jade, like water, pure and pure. Lin Ming paused and smiled." It's nothing. I'm just envious of all of you. All of you can write good poems. It's all thanks to your good fortune." As for me, you also know that I've been clumsy in this field since I was young. I only think that it's easy to be a boudoir's daughter, memorize, practice calligraphy, and cook. I'm probably lacking in spiritual roots when it comes to poetry. No matter how good a teacher is, he won't be able to teach me.”
"So you're upset about this?" said Daiyu. Is it worth sighing like this? Why don't you make me your teacher tomorrow and I'll teach you?”
"Then let's talk about it again." I only said that I did not like this when I was young. Poetry, songs, and female cooking were all songs and dances. If I had the intention to be perfunctory, I would have done it, and the gentlemen would have praised me. However, it was not my nature. If you saw what I made, you would know at a glance that it was soulless and only applied to your eyes. Later, I stopped doing it."
"If you don't love it, you can't do it well." In the past, I knew that you liked to play tricks on the girls and mothers. Now that you've grown up and stopped playing tricks, what do you like?”
"If I say I like him, I don't really love him." Lin Ming smiled. When he was young, he watched his grandfather boxing and felt that his aura was extraordinary and majestic. He felt that it was more powerful and beautiful than dancing. Later on, he went to school with his brother and learned the method of formation. He planned strategies and won thousands of miles. His only joy was watching his brother's frustrated appearance. Later, when my brother took office, I couldn't compare with him. If he came back and talked about it, I would be very envious and frustrated. The fun of winning in the past would also be taken back by him.”
Daiyu didn't have any brothers, so she loved to hear Lin Ming talk about his childhood stories with her brother. She was obsessed with listening to him and laughed at Lin Er when he was defeated. She just didn't know what he looked like. "Frustrated what?" he asked.
Sure enough, Lin Ming looked defeated." It's the same hard work. Brother can really see things when he goes out, but I can only play games at home. One side is real, and the other is fake. It's enough for me to be defeated." However, he envied me and said that I was smart. If he had this talent, he would definitely be able to get a title on the Golden Roll. From then on, the Lin family would change from martial arts to literature and change the world.”
Perhaps it was because Lin Ming missed her too much in his defeat, or perhaps Daiyu finally noticed something else, so she asked,"Why are you suddenly saying this today?”
Lin Ming said," It's nothing. It's rare for us to talk in bed at night like this. I want you to know this and understand what I want. If I do something in the future that you don't understand, don't annoy me in your heart. Just treat it as my personality and use this to appease me."”
Now that the imperial order was about to be issued, there was still a chance. He could only try his best. This was an unprecedented and unethical matter. Whether Grandmother Jia would relent or not depended on how important Baoyu was in this old lady's heart. However, if the imperial order was not issued or if it was decided, even if a wisp of wind reached the old lady's ears, she would probably not listen to Lin Ming's soft and hard propaganda anymore.
This wasn't something that could be done in one go, but there wasn't enough time to lay the foundation and plan. There wasn't a chance to " drum " again…Forget it, I'll just state the pros and cons and plead nicely. I just hope that the old lady won't be able to pass her love for Baoyu.
On this day, Daiyu fell asleep. She was restless, but at least she fell asleep. However, Lin Ming could no longer fall asleep.
The next day, Lin Ming woke up early, dressed neatly, and sat quietly. First, Baoyu came to play and invited Lin Ming to see the flowers, but Lin Ming refused. Then, Ru Hua invited him, saying that the four girls would like to choose the second note, but Lin Ming also refused. Then, Ping 'er and Ying' er, who was beside Baochai, came, but Lin Ming refused them all.
Daiyu looked at her and asked her, but she didn't answer. Qingwen waited for her and worried about her, but she didn't move. She just sat there and waited. Occasionally, she would hold the cup of tea, but when it got cold, she forgot to take a sip.
After the morning, noon arrived.
Noon passed and the sky gradually darkened.
Qingwen stood by her side for the whole day and was so anxious that she cried. She wanted to go back to the old lady to get a doctor to take a look. Lin Ming even advised her that she had a dream last night and suddenly remembered her childhood and missed home.
In the end, no one came.
A day has passed, and I have no intention of waiting. After all, the older the ginger, the spicier. It seemed that although Grandmother Jia was a woman, she was still a noble lady from an aristocratic family. She was much more profound than Zhang Caotou and the others. Although she had a thousand schemes in her heart, she was still as steady as Mount Tai.
"Her intention to borrow the boots to travel is definitely not something that can be concealed. She must have seen through it, but why…? In front of me, I'm a substitute for a peach to protect Baoyu. Looking into the future, if I make contributions in the future, she'll be borrowing flowers to offer Buddha. She has the merit of recommending and recognizing people. If I don't make contributions, she can go up to the house to pull out the ladder and push it clean. There's no harm. Could it be that the principle that women could not enter the court was so firm that even a person like Grandmother Jia would rather give up her beloved grandson for nothing than to have the slightest intention to try?!”
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