Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.
A group of orioles and swallows gathered in a hall. A graceful old woman with silver hair lay on the couch. It was Grandmother Jia.
"Madam, Old Madam!"
At this moment, a wail entered the hall, instantly breaking the atmosphere.
An old woman rushed in with a panicked expression and knelt on the ground.
"Zhou Rui, what's wrong with you?”
Madam Wang, who was standing beside Grandmother Jia, asked with a displeased expression.
Who in the entire Jia family didn't know that Zhou Rui's wife was her concubine? Now, she was embarrassed by her behavior.
"Madam."
"The one in my house received your and Old Ancestor's orders to go to the door to welcome Miss Lin.”
"But I didn't expect to be beaten thirty times, and there wasn't a piece of good flesh on my body.”
Zhou Rui's family revealed a crying posture, looking very pitiful.
What was that?
Upon hearing this, the originally indifferent Madam Wang's face immediately turned stern."Who dares to be so arrogant in front of the Rong Mansion?”
Seeing this, the others in the hall held their breaths and closed their eyes, not daring to say a word.
"Yes... It was... Second Master of the Ningguo Manor…"
Zhou Rui's family member, who was kneeling on the ground, said his name in fear.
Thud!
Everyone was shocked.
The Second Master of the Ningguo Manor, wasn't that Jia Jing's youngest son, the Di son who never left the East Branch?
Why did he suddenly run to the entrance of Rong Mansion and give Zhou Rui thirty lashes?
For a moment, many people had doubts about Zhou Rui angering Jia Fou.
"Old Lady, Miss Lin is here."
Just as everyone was thinking about what had happened in front of the Rong Mansion, the sweet voices of Grandmother Jia's maids entered the hall.
Grandmother Jia, who was on the couch, heard the voice and quickly ordered,"Invite the ladies here. Our guests have just arrived today, so you don't have to go to school.”
"Yes."
The two maids quickly left the hall and went to the various courtyards.
Even Madam Wang could only suppress her anger and welcome Lin Daiyu for the time being.
At this moment, the curtain in front of the hall was lifted by the old women. A petite figure in green walked in and looked at Grandmother Jia on the couch. She went forward and bowed."Grandmother."
Grandmother Jia hurriedly got on the bed with the help of others and hugged Lin Daiyu. Her old eyes were filled with tears."My heart!"
When the grandfather and grandson saw each other for the first time, they hugged each other and burst into tears. The servant girls around them all covered their faces and wept.
After crying for a while, Lin Daiyu stopped her tears and went forward to greet him."First Aunt, Second Aunt, Big Sister-in-law Zhu…"
Lady Xing, Lady Wang, and Li Wan nodded at Lin Daiyu.
"Old Madam, they're here!"
Outside the door, servant girls and nannies escorted the three sisters in.
The leader was plump and gentle. The second one had a slim waist and a slim shoulders. She had a tall figure and was in high spirits. The third one was not tall enough and was still young.
"This is your sister Yingchun, this is your sister Tanchun, and this is your sister Xichun!”
Grandmother Jia introduced the three sisters to Lin Daiyu one by one.
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a burst of laughter coming from the back courtyard. Everyone covered their mouths and laughed when they heard this, as if they were already used to people coming.
"I'm late. I didn't receive a distant guest!”
Lin Daiyu wondered who was so rude.
A group of maids and daughters-in-law came in from the back door.
The newcomer was dressed differently from the other girls. She was beautifully embroidered, like a fairy. She was slender and had a coquettish physique.
Lin Daiyu was about to stand up and greet him, but she didn't know how to address him, so she hesitated.
Grandmother Jia smiled." You don't know her. She's a well-known ruffian and run-down family here. In the Southern Province, she's called Lazi. You can just call her Feng Lazi."
"Hahaha!"
The crowd burst into laughter.
"Ancestor."
After Wang Xifeng heard this, she quickly pouted.
The person at the side quickly introduced Lin Daiyu,"This is sister-in-law Lian."
Lin Daiyu was about to go forward to greet him when Wang Xifeng smiled and said,"There's no hurry. I brought someone with me.”
"Huh?"
After everyone heard this, they all looked puzzled. Who else?
"Second Master, don't run!"
A servant girl's voice came from outside the hall, and a fiery red figure rushed in.
On his head was a purple gold crown inlaid with treasures, and on his forehead was a gold ribbon with two dragons snatching pearls. He wore a red arrow sleeve with a hundred butterflies in gold, a long tassel palace sash with colorful silk, a black silk shirt with eight clusters of Japanese satin, and a pair of green satin foundation boots.
His face was big and round, and there was a golden dragon necklace around his neck. There was also a five-colored silk sash tied to a piece of jade.
"Baoyu is here."
The crowd finally came back to their senses. It was Jia Baoyu, the son of the Rong Mansion.
Jia Baoyu saw Lin Daiyu in the crowd at a glance. He walked forward in a daze and said,"This little sister looks familiar."
Grandmother Jia couldn't help but laugh." Nonsense. This is your Uncle Lin's younger sister. You've never seen her before."”
"Sister Lin, do you have a surname?"
Jia Baoyu asked Lin Daiyu curiously.
"Uh, no words."
Lin Daiyu replied in a daze.
At this moment, Jia Baoyu continued,"I'll give my sister a wonderful word. It's better than the two words,'knit knit”
The people in the hall were already used to Jia Baoyu's behavior and did not seem to think there was anything wrong with it.
On the contrary, Lin Daiyu was a little angry.
In the Book of Rites, it is said that women: "She'll come of age at fifteen years old and marry at twenty.”
When a woman was allowed to marry, she would be given a name at the age of ten. If she was not allowed to marry, she would be given a name at the age of twenty. When had it ever been Jia Baoyu's turn to make the decision?
"Ridiculous!"
Suddenly.
A loud shout came from outside the hall, startling everyone.
Jia Fou was wearing a black brocade robe with golden edges. His eyes under his sword-like eyebrows were filled with coldness as he walked in with large strides.
Two gentle maids followed him half a body behind and walked in together.
"Uncle Lin is still alive, when did it become your turn to choose the characters for Little Sister Lin?”
"My Jia family has two dukes and is a founding noble. How could there be such an insensible fool like you?”
"If today's matter were to spread out, how would the world view the Jia family?”
His eyes were cold and sharp as he stared at Jia Baoyu and shouted angrily.
His powerful words resounded throughout the entire Rongqing Hall.
Everyone was stunned by the sudden appearance of this handsome man. Jia Baoyu was even more at a loss.
In his previous life, after reading Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Fu had always been extremely dissatisfied with Jia Baoyu. How could a man who only knew how to fool around with women and had no sense of responsibility be respected by others?
However, after seeing it today, he realized that the real Dream of the Red Chamber was even more absurd than the one in the book.
Jia Baoyu was already eleven years old this year, but he didn't even know the etiquette of a woman choosing a character for a monarch. He even said that he would choose a character for Lin Daiyu.
This was simply preposterous!
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