In Yangzhou, at the home of the salt inspector Lin Ruhai, he was packing up Lin Daiyu's luggage, preparing to go to her maternal grandfather's home in Jinling for a few days.
Jia Yucun happened to be a teacher in the Lin family. Ever since he was dismissed from office, Jia Yucun had been frustrated in every way. On this day, Lin Ruhai invited Jia Yucun to the study. After the servants served him tea, Lin Ruhai picked it up, lifted the lid slightly, blew on it, and took a small sip. He said,"Brother Shi Fei, congratulations.”Jia Yucun, the word when flying.
Jia Yucun did not get the gist of it and asked doubtfully,"Dare I ask Brother Ru Hai, what is there to be happy about?”
Lin Ruhai cupped his hands towards the sky and said,"The emperor has granted amnesty, and the officials who were previously dismissed have to be reinstated. Isn't this a great joy?”
Jia Yucun immediately stood up when he heard that. He then fell back into his chair and said with a bitter smile,""What's there to be happy about? Brother Ru Hai, don't make fun of me. Although he wants to use us again today, sigh, there's no way to make up for it.”
"Brother, why worry?" Lin Ruhai said. My brother has written a letter of recommendation to my brother-in-law Jia Zheng. You can take the letter to the capital and go with my daughter.”
Jia Yucun was overjoyed and immediately discussed the departure date.
As for Lin Daiyu, her mother had passed away and her health was not good. Grandmother Jia missed her very much, so she invited her over again and again. Lin Ruhai also remembered Grandmother Jia's age and thought that his daughter would be able to show some filial piety, so he agreed.
At the Jia Residence in Jinling.
Grandmother Jia spent her days calculating when Lin Daiyu would be able to enter the capital. Even Baoyu was looking forward to it. She heard that Lin Daiyu was like an immortal sister.
But Madam Wang had other plans.
Her niece, Xue Baochai, was about the same age. Her son, Baoyu, would rather marry his cousin Baochai than his cousin Daiyu.
From then on, the infighting between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued.
A few days later, Zhou Rui's family quietly came in and replied to Madam Wang,"Furen, I have inquired clearly. Biao Young Lady will enter the capital at the beginning of next month.”
Madam Wang twirled her prayer beads and said,"I made a wish in front of Buddha a few days ago. It's time to fulfill it. Unfortunately, my body hasn't been feeling well recently. I think I can only let Baoyu take this trip for me.”
Zhou Rui's family bowed and replied,"I will make the arrangements. Young Master must go and return early."”
"Thank you for your hard work." Madam Wang nodded.”
Jia Baoyu was still foolishly waiting for Lin Daiyu.
Unexpectedly, Madam Wang arranged for him to go to the Iron threshold temple to fulfill his wish. Although he was unhappy, he still went obediently.
On this day, Lin Daiyu entered the capital.
A small sedan was carried into the west gate of Rong Mansion.
When Daiyu entered the room, she saw two people holding an old woman with silver hair. Daiyu knew that it was his grandmother. Just as he was about to pay his respects, his grandmother had already pulled him into her embrace, and his heart and heart were crying out loud. At that moment, all the people standing on the ground covered their faces and wept, and Daiyu could not stop crying. After a while, the crowd slowly calmed down, and Daiyu paid her respects to her grandmother. -- This is what Leng Zixing said about Shi Taijun, Jia She Jia Zheng's mother. Grandmother Jia pointed to Daiyu one by one. This is your second aunt, and this is your first big brother Zhu's wife, big sister-in-law Zhu.”Daiyu greeted them one by one. "Ask the girls to come," said Grandmother Jia. Today, the guests from afar have just arrived, so there is no need to go to school.”Everyone agreed and two of them went.
Soon, three nannies and five or six servant girls escorted the three sisters over. The first one had slightly plump skin and a well-fitted figure. Her cheeks were like new litchi, and her nose was greasy. She was gentle and quiet, and she looked amiable. The second one had a slim waist, a long figure, an oval face, handsome eyes, and eyebrows. He looked like he was flying, and he was the essence of literature. The third one was not tall enough and looked small. The three of them wore the same hairpins, rings, skirts, and jackets. Daiyu quickly got up and greeted them. After greeting each other, everyone returned to their seats. The servant girls poured tea. He only talked about how Daiyu's mother fell ill, how she asked for medicine, and how she died. Grandmother Jia couldn't help but feel sad again, so she said,"Out of all my children, the only one I love is your mother. If she leaves me today, I won't even be able to see her.”As she spoke, she hugged Daiyu and started sobbing again. Everyone hurriedly comforted and explained before stopping slightly.
Then, it was Sister Phoenix's turn. This person was dressed differently from the other girls. She was beautifully embroidered and looked like a fairy. On his head was a bun made of gold silk and eight treasures, with a pearl hairpin hanging from the five phoenixes of the morning sun. On his neck was a red gold dragon ring; Her skirt was tied with a bean-green palace sash, and her eyes were covered with rose pendants. He was wearing a narrow jacket made of red satin with a pattern of gold and butterflies, and a colorful silk shirt made of stone green and silver rat. She was wearing a crepe dress with emerald flowers. A pair of red phoenix triangular eyes, two curved willow-shaped eyebrows, slender figure, coquettish physique, pink face with spring power, red lips that had not yet opened to smile. Daiyu hurriedly stood up to receive him. "You don't know him," Grandmother Jia said with a smile. He's a well-known ruffian in our area. In the Southern Province, he's known as 'Lazi.' You can just call him 'Feng Lazi.'”Daiyu didn't know how to address him, but the sisters quickly told him,"This is sister-in-law Lian." Although Daiyu didn't know him, she had heard her mother say that the son of her eldest uncle, Jia She, had married the niece of her second aunt, Wang. She had been raised as a man since childhood, and her name was Wang Xifeng. Daiyu hurriedly smiled and greeted her, calling her "sister-in-law".
When dinner was served in the evening, Jia Baoyu came back in a hurry. When he saw Lin Daiyu, the first thing he said was,"I've seen this sister before."
"Nonsense again," said Grandmother Jia with a smile."Have you ever seen him?"”"Although I've never seen him before, he looks familiar to me. Even if he's an old acquaintance in my heart, it's not impossible for us to meet again after a long separation today."”Grandmother Jia smiled." That's better, that's better. If that's the case, we'll be even more harmonious."”Baoyu walked over to Daiyu and sat down. He looked at her carefully and asked,"Has Younger Sister ever studied?" "I haven't. I've only been in school for a year, so I can barely recognize a few words."”"What's your honorific name?" Baoyu asked.”Daiyu said. Baoyu asked again. "No," said Daiyu. "I have a wonderful word for my sister," said Baoyu with a smile.”Tanchun asked where he came from. "The General Examination of Ancient and Modern People says: " In the west, there is a stone called Dai, which can replace the ink of a painting.'Moreover, this Little Sister Lin's brows were furrowed, using these two words, wasn't it wonderful!”"I'm afraid you're making it up again." Tanchun laughed.”"Besides the Four Books," said Baoyu with a smile,"there are too many fabricated books. Am I the only one who's fabricated?"”"But is there jade?" he asked.”Everyone didn't understand his words, so Daiyu guessed that because he had jade, he asked if I had it or not, so she replied,"I don't have that. Presumably, that jade was a rare item. How could everyone have it?”Hearing this, Baoyu immediately became crazy. He plucked the jade and threw it away, cursing,"What rare item? It doesn't even care about the level of the person. I don't want this anymore!" Frightened, everyone rushed to pick up the jade. The old lady anxiously hugged Baoyu. If you're angry, it's easy to beat and scold people. Why did you smash that jade!”Baoyu's face was full of tears." None of the sisters in the family have it," he said." Only I have it. I say it's boring. Now that they had a god-like sister, they knew that this was not a good thing.”Grandmother Jia quickly coaxed him,"Your younger sister originally had this, but when your aunt passed away, she couldn't bear to part with your younger sister and couldn't live with her, so she took his jade with her." One is to complete the funeral ceremony, do your sister's filial piety; Second, your aunt's spirit can also pretend to see your daughter. Therefore, he only said that there was no such thing, and it was inconvenient for him to exaggerate. How can you compare to him now? Why don't you put it on carefully?”As she spoke, she took it from the servant girl and personally put it on him. Hearing this, Baoyu thought about it and felt that it made sense.
At that moment, the nanny came to ask about Daiyu's house. "Now," said Grandmother Jia,"move Baoyu out and let him stay with me in the warm room of the suite. I'll put you, Miss Lin, temporarily in the green gauze cupboard. After the end of winter, I'll clean up the house with them in the spring and make other arrangements.”Baoyu said,"Good ancestor, it's very appropriate for me to stay on the bed outside Bisha's kitchen. Why do you have to come out and make trouble for the ancestor?"”Grandmother Jia thought for a moment and said,"Forget it."”Each of them had a nanny and a servant girl to take care of them, and the rest stayed outside at night to listen to their calls. On the other hand, Xifeng had already ordered someone to send over a lotus flower curtain and a few brocade quilts and satin mattresses.
Daiyu had only brought two people with her: one was Granny Wang, her nanny since childhood, and the other was a ten-year-old little girl who had been with her since childhood. Her name was Xueyan. Grandmother Jia saw that Xueyan was very young and childish, and Nanny Wang was very old. She expected that Daiyu would not be able to save her strength, so she gave her second-class servant girl, Yingge, to Daiyu. In addition to the wet nurse since childhood, each person also had four guiding wet nurses. In addition to the two maids who were in charge of the hairpins and bracelets, there were five or six little maids who swept the house and came and went. At that moment, Nanny Wang and Yingge accompanied Daiyu in the green gauze cabinet. Baoyu's wet nurse, Nanny Li, and a maid named Xiren were waiting on the big bed outside.
Since Brother Ying had given it to Daiyu, she also changed her name to Zijuan.
They had already met here, so there was naturally nothing to do with Jia Huan. Jia Huan was also happy to be quiet. He had already familiarized himself with 300,000 and had already started reading the Four Books.
It was just that no one came to teach him, so he was at a loss. However, he immediately thought of his teacher's words: "Humans must learn to study by themselves. Although teachers are very important, they are all the same. Self-study is the most important step in determining your future.”
Now, he was forced to take the path of self-study.
However, his monthly allowance was kept by Lady Zhao. It would be extremely difficult to get it back. The only thing he could count on was his lucky money at the end of the year.
Ever since Lin Daiyu entered the manor, Jia Baoyu's shadow could not be seen in the school. Jia Huan also felt that Jia Rui didn't teach him well, so he didn't want to go. Firstly, it would be a waste of time. Secondly, if he did not go, he would not be an eyesore to Madam Wang.
However, Madam Wang had no time to pay attention to him. The Xue family was also about to enter the capital.
However, on the way to the capital, the Overlord of Idiots, Xue Pan, had killed someone! Great, he was accused!
Fortunately, there was Jia Yucun. Previously, he had used Jia Zheng's connections to become the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture. He was muddle-headed when he decided on the case and solved the murder case. This made Madam Wang and Aunt Xue feel at ease, saying that " good people will be rewarded." If it wasn't for Jia Zheng helping Jia Yucun, how could this murder case be solved so easily?
Xue Baochai's arrival made Jia Baoyu even happier. There was already a god-like Sister Lin at home, and now there was another sister who was not inferior to her. Madam even left the Xue family at Pear Fragrance Courtyard, which made Jia Baoyu even happier. He even ate two more bowls of dinner, so full that he asked Xiren to rub his stomach, and made a joke of himself.
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