Chapter 40 Red House (40)

"I met Mrs. Song and Mrs. Ye."

Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song are invited to the palace every year to participate in the flower viewing banquet. Fu Shiyu and Fu Shiyun naturally know them.

"Two girls please get up."

Mrs. Ye introduced Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu: "Brother Huai and Daiyu, these two are Miss Fu, the nieces of the empress." After speaking, she introduced to the two girls of the Fu family, "Miss Fu,He is Lin Huaiyu, she is Lin Daiyu, and they are the sons of Lord Lin Ruhai, the inspector of salt and censor Lin, and I will take them into the palace to participate in the flower viewing banquet under the order of the empress."

Fu Shiyun pointed to Lin Huaiyu and said, "We just met him."

Lin Huaiyu saluted Fu Shiyu and the other sisters again: "You two girls, we meet again."

"Have you seen it?" Mrs. Ye and the three of them looked at Lin Huaiyu with question marks on their faces.

"I saw two girls in the gazebo before."

Mrs. Ye and the others thought that it was inconvenient for Lin Huaiyu to say that someone was coming, so they had to come to them.It turned out that someone was referring to the two girls from the Fu family.

Fu Shiyun looked straight at Lin Huaiyu, "Didn't you say that you are not familiar with Xuehua? Not long after you left, Xuehua came to look for you."

Lin Huaiyu couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this accusation. This dog insisted on following him, what could he do.

"Snow Flower is very familiar with strangers, and will never go with strangers." Fu Shiyun stared at Lin Huaiyu deliberately, "Did you pour some mystery soup into Snow Flower, otherwise how could it run away with you?"

Fu Shiyu knew that her sister was joking, but she felt that this was not good, so she reached out and pulled her sister's sleeve, "Xiaoyun, what are you talking about?"

After being told by her sister, Fu Shiyun stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "I was joking with him."

Fu Shiyu looked at Lin Huaiyu, and said apologetically, "Master Lin, my sister is joking, I hope you don't mind."

"I don't mind, it's just..." Lin Huaiyu glanced at Xue Tuanzi who was sitting at his feet with a smirk on his face, and said helplessly, "I don't know why your dog has been following me?"

"Woof, woof!" Xuehua raised her cute little head and called Lin Huaiyu coquettishly a few times, then raised her two front paws to hug Lin Huaiyu's calf, with a very flattering appearance.

Fu Shiyun suddenly thought of something and asked, "Did you bring anything to eat?"

"No, I don't have any food on me."

"That's weird." Snow Flower is a dog raised by her and her sister. She has always only been close to them and the sisters. She has always been lukewarm to other people. She has never seen him so affectionate to strangers.Weird.

Lin Huaiyu squatted down, picked up Xuehua who was hugging his calf, and then stepped forward and handed it to Fu Shiyu.

Fu Shiyun took Xuehua, hugged her tightly in her arms, and said softly to Lin Huaiyu, "Thank you."

"Miss Fu, you're being polite." After Lin Huaiyu finished speaking, she decided to say something more after thinking about it, "If Xuehua likes to run around, Miss Fu, you should just hold the rope."

Xuehua, who was held in Fu Shiyu's arms, looked at Lin Huaiyu pitifully with her big wet eyes, as if accusing him of why she didn't want it.

"Xuehua only runs with you, not with other people." Fu Shiyun was very dissatisfied with Lin Huaiyu's passing her and hugging Xuehua in front of her sister.Even though she was standing in front, shouldn't the snowflakes be returned to her?"What mystery soup did you pour into Snow Flower?"

Lin Huaiyu looked innocent: "I didn't do anything."

Xiao Daiyu looked at her brother, then at Xuehua in Fu Shiyu's arms, and said innocently: "Because my brother is good-looking, Xuehua likes him."

As soon as she said this, the audience suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Xiao Daiyu in surprise.

Xiao Daiyu was a little frightened by the sight, and quietly hid behind her brother, showing a small head, and said again very seriously: "My brother is good-looking."

Mrs. Ye was the first to laugh out: "Hehe, Daiyu is right, brother Huai is pretty."

Mrs. Song couldn't help laughing and said: "Maybe it's really like what Daiyu said, because brother Huai is good-looking, so Xuehua likes him very much."

Xiao Daiyu poked her head out from behind her brother again, and said solemnly: "It turns out that the cat and dog next door like my brother very much."

Lin Huaiyu reached out and touched her sister's head, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your compliment."

Fu Shiyun and Fu Shiyu looked at Lin Huaiyu, then at Snowflakes who had been staring at Lin Huaiyu, thinking that maybe it was true.

This Lin Huaiyu was the best-looking person they had ever seen, even prettier than them.Snow Flower seems to really like good-looking people and dislikes ugly people.

Fu Shiyu felt that it was inappropriate for them to stay here. Although there were elders around, there would be rumors of unwarranted things.

"Mrs. Song, Mrs. Ye, Mr. Lin, Ms. Lin, we won't bother you, let's take my leave first."

"Sister..." Fu Shiyun was about to say something when she was dragged away by her sister.

After Fu Shiyu and the other sisters left, Xiao Daiyu came out from behind her brother, raised her head and said to her brother, "Brother, the two sisters just now are not as good-looking as you."

Xiao Daiyu actually told the truth!

Lin Huaiyu squatted down, stretched out his hand and gently pinched his sister's little face, "I'm not as good-looking as my sister."

When Xiao Daiyu heard what her brother said, a sweet smile immediately appeared on her face: "I am my brother's younger sister. If my brother is good-looking, then I am also good-looking."

Listening to what Lin Huaiyu and his brother and sister boasted to each other, Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song only thought it was funny and amusing.

"Your brothers and sisters are the prettiest."

Mrs. Song said: "However, to be honest, the two girls of the Fu family are not as good-looking as brother Huai." After speaking, she said, "Miss Fu is more stable, and Miss Fu is more lively."

"There are only two girls in the Fu family. If they weren't too young, I'm afraid that a phoenix will emerge from these two girls." Mrs. Ye said.

The two girls of the Fu family are both excellent in appearance and character. They are the objects of study for the ladies in the aristocratic circle of the capital, and they are also popular candidates for daughter-in-law.

On the other side, Fu Shiyu and Fu Shiyun have gone a long way.

"Sister, didn't you mean to go back after visiting the garden? Why are you leaving now?" Fu Shiyun was reluctant to leave, but Fu Shiyu had left, so she had to.

"We don't fit in there."

"What's inappropriate, aren't Mrs. Song and Mrs. Ye here?" Fu Shiyun pouted and said, "Besides, we are still young, so we don't need to deliberately avoid suspicion..."

Before she could finish her sentence, her little head was lightly tapped by her sister, "What's so small, men and women cannot sit at the same table at the age of seven, and you and I have already turned seven. Besides, even if Mrs. Ye and the others are here, we can't sit together."Avoid suspicion, otherwise you don’t know what will come out.”

"Sister, you are too careful." Fu Shiyun felt that her sister was sometimes too cautious.

"Hehe." Fu Shiyu sneered twice, "If we don't leave, there might be gossip about us and Mr. Lin tomorrow. Do you still want to be famous?"

After hearing this, Fu Shiyun realized the seriousness of the matter, and said obediently, "I see."

Fu Shiyu looked at his sister helplessly, "You, be careful in the future." Seeing her sister being so careless, Fu Shiyu felt both helpless and worried.

Fu Shiyun took her sister's arm and smiled flatteringly: "With you here, I have nothing to be afraid of." After she finished speaking, she rolled her eyes, "But, having said that, that Lin Huaiyu is really good-looking.Maybe Xuehua is sticking to him because she sees his good looks."

Fu Shiyu thought about Lin Huaiyu's appearance, her fair face was dyed pink, but she had a serious expression on her face, "How can you, a girl, talk behind your back about whether a man looks good or not?If you are heard by others, do you still want to be famous?"

"Sister, there are only the two of us here, and it doesn't matter if I tell you." Fu Shiyun gently shook her sister's arm, and said coquettishly, "Sister, don't you think he looks good?"

"Well, she looks good." After saying this, Fu Shiyu's ears turned red.

"Sister, I think he looks better than his cousins." The cousins Fu Shiyun said were the current princes."Why do you think he is so good-looking as a man?" Although she didn't want to admit it, that Lin Huaiyu seemed to be prettier than them all.

"It should be that his parents are good-looking."

Fu Shiyun stretched out her hand and poked Xue Hua's little head, "Xue Hua, do you think he looks good, so you ran after him?"

"Woof!" Snow Flower called out in a low voice, as if to say "Yes".

In the gazebo, Mrs. Ye and the others stopped talking about Fu Shiyu and the two sisters, but talked about other things.

Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu are playing clapping games, which is the kind of game of "you clap one and I clap two".

After a while, Mrs. Ye saw that the time was almost up, so she called Lin Huaiyu and the others to leave.

Instead of visiting the garden to enjoy the flowers, they went straight back to the Baihua Pavilion.At this time, many people had already returned to the Baihua Pavilion, but the empress and the others had not returned yet.

As soon as Mrs. Ye and the others came back, the others started chatting with them, asking about Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu's situation overtly and secretly.

Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song could tell what these people were thinking at a glance, and played Tai Chi with them.

Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu are still young, those wives don't know how to chat with them.The two brothers and sisters sat obediently beside Mrs. Ye and the others, drinking tea, eating snacks and fruits in silence.

After a while, the Empress returned with Princess Nan'an and the others.

After the empress and the others came back, the maids and eunuchs set up lunch.

After the dishes were ready, the empress asked everyone to eat with chopsticks.

Not long after the lunch started, one after another toasted to the empress and said auspicious words.

Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song would also like to toast, of course.However, after they finished toasting, the empress rewarded them with two dishes in front of her.

Judging from the empress's gift of vegetables to Mrs. Ye and the others, it can be seen that Ye Wenfu and Song Xiuwen are very popular with Emperor Qinglong.

After lunch, drank tea for a while, and today's flower viewing feast is over.However, before leaving, the empress gave some flowers to the wives.

"Mrs. Ye, Mrs. Song." Nan'an Princess suddenly called out.

Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song saluted Nan'an County Princess Fushen, and then asked politely and respectfully: "Jun Wangfei, do you have any orders?"

The princess of Nan'an County smiled and said: "In a few days, my mansion will also hold a flower viewing banquet. Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song, you all want to come." After finishing speaking, she looked at Lin Huaiyu, "Mr.come."

Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Song glanced at each other, and then said: "The princess of the county invites us, and we will definitely come."

"Then it's settled, I'll wait for you to come." Nan'an County Princess said this, and then thought of another thing, "I remember, Mr. Lin and the others are the grandsons of the old lady of Rongguo Mansion."

"Yes."

The princess of Nan'an County smiled and said, "I never thought that the grandson and granddaughter of the old matriarch would be so outstanding. The old matriarch must be very happy."

"Princess Xie Jun praised."

"Mr. Lin, you brothers and sisters will come to enjoy the flowers with the old lady."

It seems that the princess of Nan'an County is going to invite Jiamu and the others to enjoy the flowers in her mansion.

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In Kunning Palace, Emperor Qinglong was drinking tea and chatting with the empress.

"How about Lin Ruhai's son and daughter?"

The empress smiled softly and said: "Lin Ruhai's sons and daughters are very good, especially the son, who is even more beautiful than the daughter's family." As the empress spoke, she forked an apple and fed it to Emperor Qinglong's mouth, "His son is not only good-looking, but also very intelligent. The concubine asked him about his homework, and he answered all of them."

Emperor Qinglong didn't expect the queen to ask Lin Ruhai's son about his homework, and asked in surprise, "What did you ask him?"

"Contents in the Four Books and Five Classics." The empress repeated the questions she asked Lin Huaiyu to Emperor Qinglong.

After hearing this, Emperor Qinglong was a little surprised, "Your problem is not simple."

"Yes, but the child still answered all of them." The empress originally only wanted to tease Lin Huaiyu, but seeing that Lin Huaiyu answered very well, she couldn't help but increase the difficulty."Your Majesty, Lin Ruhai's son is not only extremely intelligent, but also very stable."

"Steady, how to be steady?"

"This child is very calm when he sees the concubine, and he speaks neither humble nor overbearing, unlike other children who are afraid and nervous when they see the concubine." Lin Huaiyu was the only one who left a deep impression on the empress at today's flower feast, "ThisWhen the child answered the concubine's questions, he took his time and was very calm."

"Really?" Emperor Qinglong became more and more interested in Lin Ruhai's son when he heard what the queen said."Are you so stable at such a young age?"

"Your majesty, you didn't see that child." The empress thought of Xiao Daiyu, "Lin Ruhai's daughter is also good-looking, but she is still a little worse than her son. The daughter's bearing is not as good as his son's, and he is not as stable and generous as his son., no wonder Master Song and Master Ye said in front of you that Master Lin had luck to pick up such a good son."

"I heard from Lao Song and the others that Lin Ruhai's son has been wandering with his biological mother since he was a child, and his life is not going well."

"So that's the case. No wonder that child is so stable." The empress smiled, "That child may be a prostitute like Lord Lin in the future, and will serve the court like Lord Lin in the future."

"Ye Wenfu raised him as the No. 1 scholar." Emperor Qinglong smiled, "Ye Wenfu said that if Lin Ruhai's son passes the examination and fails the No. 1 examination, it will be a blow to his brand."

When the empress heard this, she was shocked: "Master Ye is so demanding."

"Ye Wenfu has high expectations for Lin Ruhai's son."

"Master Lin's son has to work hard, after all, it's not easy to be the champion."

"Lin Ruhai has been serious in his work these years. He guarded Yangzhou, which saved me a lot of worry." Lin Ruhai is Emperor Qinglong's confidant, and Emperor Qinglong trusts him very much."In the past two years, his situation in Yangzhou has been quite difficult." Thinking of Prince Li's influence in Jiangnan, Emperor Qinglong's eyes flickered coldly."If he wasn't guarding Yangzhou, I'm afraid..."

The Empress stretched out her hand to gently hold Emperor Qinglong's hand, and smiled softly at him: "Your Majesty, you have entrusted Lord Lin with a heavy responsibility, so he will naturally not disappoint you."

Emperor Qinglong held the Queen's hand back, and sighed softly: "You don't know, in order to get rid of Lin Ruhai, Prince Li's people secretly poisoned Lin Ruhai. If Lin Ruhai wasn't vigilant, I'm afraid he would have been poisoned long ago."

"What, poisoning?" The empress looked angry, "Prince Li's people are too sinister and vicious, they even poisoned Mr. Lin."

"Get rid of Lin Ruhai, and the whole of Jiangnan can be in their hands." Emperor Qinglong held the queen's hand very gently, but when it came to Jiangnan, his eyes were full of killing intent, "If it weren't for Lin Ruhai these yearsIn Yangzhou, the whole of Jiangnan has long been in their pocket."

The south of the Yangtze River is rich and outstanding. It not only pays a lot of tax money to the court every year, but also provides many talents to the court.It is no exaggeration to say that Jiangnan is the silver pocket of the imperial court, and controlling the entire Jiangnan is tantamount to controlling the economic lifeline of the imperial court.

However, salt is the biggest "silver bag" in Jiangnan.Since ancient times, salt has been controlled and managed by the imperial government, and private production and sale of salt are not allowed.For a long time, the people of Prince Li's faction wanted to be in charge of the salt, but they still failed to do so.

At that time, Lin Ruhai was transferred to Yangzhou to be the censor of salt inspection, and the situation was very difficult.However, he was very capable, and within two years of going to Yangzhou, he completely controlled the entire "salt" in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the past few years, Prince Li's power has grown tremendously, and he wants to seize the "salt" of the entire Jiangnan.They first tried to court Lin Ruhai in various ways, and the terms they offered were very generous, but there was no Uno.They didn't expect that Lin Ruhai was a tough guy, and he was so loyal to Emperor Qinglong.Since it can't be won over, it can only be removed.As long as they get rid of Lin Ruhai, they will have the opportunity to control the "money bag" of the entire Jiangnan.

"Your Majesty, this shows that you have not misunderstood the person." The Empress comforted me softly, "Lord Lin did not disappoint you."

"Yes, Lin Ruhai did not disappoint me." Emperor Qinglong was glad that his confidants were very capable and never let him down."I heard that you rewarded Lin Ruhai's son with a set of the Four Treasures of the Study?"

"The concubine saw that he was so smart, so she rewarded him with a set of the Four Treasures of the Study, encouraging him to gain fame in the future and serve the court like his father."Should it be rewarded?"

Emperor Qinglong patted the back of the queen's hand lightly, "You are right to reward, why didn't I think of it." Lin Ruhai worked hard for him in Yangzhou, so he had to reward him well, "I also reward Lin Ruhai with somethingChildren."

"Your Majesty, Master Lin will be very touched if he finds out."

"I remembered a pair of jade pendants from Tibet before." The eunuch next to Emperor Qinglong called in, "Quan Dehai, you send the pair of jade pendants that Tibet paid tribute to Lin Ruhai's son and daughter."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When Quan Dehai left, the empress pretended to be jealous and said: "Your Majesty, you are really partial. When my concubine asked you to give the pair of jade pendants to Xiaoyu and Xiaoyun, you were reluctant to give it to my concubine."

"Queen, those jade pendants are worn by siblings, so it's not suitable for Xiao Yu and Xiao Yun." Emperor Qing Long coaxed, "I ordered a pair of jade pendants for Xiao Yu and Xiao Yun."

The empress said coquettishly: "The concubine is just joking with you, don't take it seriously." After she finished speaking, she remembered another thing, "The concubine looks at Master Lin's daughter as if she is not in good health.Reward her with some tonics."

"Alright, you can figure it out."

At this time, somewhere in the palace.

The female historians are all talking about today's flower viewing banquet, and they mentioned Lin Huaiyu.

"I heard that he is the son of Master Lin, the inspector of salt in Yangzhou. The empress praised him for his intelligence in public, and even rewarded him with things."

Jia Yuanchun had just returned from another palace, when he heard this sentence, he quickly asked, "Who are you talking about?"

"Yuanchun, I remember that Master Lin, the censor of Yangzhou, is your uncle, right?"

"Yes, you just said my uncle's son?"

"Don't you know, your uncle's son and daughter are here for today's flower viewing banquet." The tall female history said, "I heard that the Empress herself ordered Mrs. Ye to bring Mrs. Lin's son and daughter into the palace."of."

"I heard that Mr. Lin's son performed very well at the flower viewing banquet. The empress rewarded him with a set of the Four Treasures of the Study in Huzhou."

"Yuanchun, aren't Lord Lin's sons and daughters your cousins?" said the short female Shi, "Your cousins and cousins came to the palace to participate in the flower feast. Why didn't the Empress ask you to come?"

This made Jia Yuanchun's eyes dark, but she didn't reveal anything on her face, "What do you want me to do? The flower viewing party held by the Queen's Empress invites all women who have orders. My identity is not good.suitable for the past."

"Too."

"The flower viewing feast is over, so don't talk about it anymore." Jia Yuanchun said, "Let's hurry up and get busy with our affairs."

"Then I'm off to work."

Jia Yuanchun returned to her room after finishing her work, feeling very puzzled in her heart. She had never heard from her mother that her cousin and cousin came to the palace to participate in the flower viewing feast.

Although Jia Yuanchun has been in the palace these years, she often keeps in touch with her family and has correspondence with Mrs. Wang and the others.

Before, Mrs. Wang had mentioned in her letter that Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu had come to Rongguo Mansion, and she also mentioned to Jia Yuanchun that Lin Huaiyu was currently studying with the head of the Imperial Academy.

Although Jia Yuanchun hadn't met Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu yet, he learned a lot about them from Mrs. Wang.

A few days ago, my mother's letter did not mention that my cousin and the others came to the palace to participate in the flower viewing banquet.Apparently, the mother didn't know about it.

Jia Yuanchun thought for a while and decided to write a letter back. Besides, she hadn't written a reply to Mrs. Wang yet.

At this time, Quan Dehai brought the jade pendant to Ye Wenfu's mansion.He came just in time, Lin Huaiyu just woke up from a nap.

Lin Huaiyu didn't expect that he would receive a reward after taking a nap.It would be great if the rewards were ancient books, calligraphy and paintings.

Quan Dehai told Lin Huaiyu and the others that the sun and moon jade pendant was a tribute from Tibet, and it had been enshrined in front of the Buddha in the Tibetan temple for ninety-nine and eighty-one days, and during these ninety-nine and eighty-one days, the eminent monks had been chanting sutras.The most important thing is that the empress once asked the emperor for this pair of jade pendants, but the emperor did not give them.

After hearing Quan Dehai's words, Lin Huaiyu was overwhelmed with flattery, thinking how could the emperor reward their brothers and sisters with such a precious jade pendant?

"Young master Lin, the emperor asked you to study hard with Mr. Ye. In the future, you must surpass your father and become the number one scholar in the exam."

"I will work hard to study and study, and strive to be the number one in the exam in the future."

Quan Dehai was in a hurry to return to the palace to serve him, he didn't say anything more, and returned to the palace after drinking a cup of tea at Ye's house.

After Quan Dehai left, Lin Huaiyu asked: "Uncle, why did the emperor reward me and my sister with such a precious jade pendant?" They went to the flower viewing banquet today, but they only saw the empress, not the emperor."The emperor has not seen us."

"What do you say?"

Hearing what Ye Wenfu said, Lin Huaiyu's clever mind immediately thought, "Because of father?"

"Your father works conscientiously for the emperor, so it's nothing if the emperor rewards you brother and sister with a pair of jade pendants." Ye Wenfu patted Lin Huaiyu's shoulder lightly, "Don't take it to heart."

"Since you say so, I don't care about it."

"The things that the gods and gods are talking about in Tibet are quite spiritual." Ye Wenfu said, "This pair of jade pendants can ward off evil spirits and keep you safe, so it's good for you brothers and sisters to wear them."

"Okay, then we'll put it on right away."

"By the way, Lao Song said that the emperor liked the pine and cypress painting you gave him very much, so he almost snatched the painting away." Ye Wenfu suggested, "Both the emperor and the empress have rewarded you, why don't you draw a painting and dedicate it to him?"Your Majesty, thank you Your Majesty and Empress for your kindness."

"Ah? The emperor likes the painting I gave Uncle Song, is it real or not?" Lin Huaiyu was shocked, "Is the painting I painted so-so? How could the emperor like it?"

"Your Uncle Song likes your paintings, and of course the Emperor will like them too." Ye Wenfu said, "Your Uncle Song's vision is very high. The paintings that catch his eyes are extraordinary. Your paintings are not ordinary."

Lin Huaiyu was a little embarrassed by Ye Wenfu's words, "Uncle, I will be proud if you say that."

Ye Wenfu hilariously raised his hand and hit Lin Huaiyu on the head, "The emperor likes bamboo, you draw a picture of bamboo for him."

"bamboo?"

"The emperor often regards bamboo as his own. If you paint now, you will go to court tomorrow, and I will bring it to the emperor."

"Okay, I'm going to draw now."

Lin Huaiyu knew in her heart that Ye Wenfu asked him to draw a painting to dedicate to the emperor, in order to help him gain a good impression in front of the emperor.

Before dinner, Lin Huaiyu finished the painting.

Ye Wenfu saw Lin Huaiyu's bamboo painting, praised it without hesitation, and assured Lin Huaiyu that the emperor would like it.

Hearing what Ye Wenfu said, Lin Huaiyu felt relieved a lot.

Ye Wenfu suddenly thought that he hadn't received Lin Huaiyu's painting yet, and he felt a little jealous, so he asked Lin Huaiyu to draw one for him.

When Lin Huaiyu heard this, he quickly said that it was his fault, that he was ignorant, and that he had only been painting in the past two days.

After dinner at Ye's house, Lin Huaiyu took Xiao Daiyu back to Rongguo Mansion.If I don't go back tonight, I'm afraid Mother Jia and the others will think too much.

Xiao Daiyu didn't want to go back to Rongguo Mansion, so she asked Lin Huaiyu if she could live in Ye's house often.

Lin Huaiyu said that she can't live in Ye's house often for the time being, but she can live in Ye's house occasionally.

Zhang Momo and the others saw Lin Huaiyu and the others coming back, and asked with a happy face: "Master, miss, did you go to the palace to participate in the flower viewing banquet today?"

"It went very well. My sister and I were rewarded by the emperor and empress."

"Really?" Madam Zhang and the others were full of joy and excitement, "That's great!"

"Master, miss, can you tell us something?" Peilan and Guizhi were very curious about what happened at today's flower viewing feast.

"Let me tell you, my brother is amazing today."

Next, Xiao Daiyu told Mammy Zhang and the others what happened at the flower viewing feast today like a storyteller.

Nanny Zhang and the others listened carefully while exclaiming and cheering.

Seeing this scene, Lin Huaiyu found it funny and amusing.However, having said that, Xiao Daiyu's tone of storytelling is really the same as that of a storyteller.

After listening to Xiao Daiyu's "story", Pei Lan and the others looked at their young master with admiration.

"Master, you are really amazing."

"I was worried that you, young master, would be scared when you entered the palace for the first time. It seems that this old slave is thinking too much." The whole day today, Madam Zhang was restless and fearful.It was the first time for Lin Huaiyu and the others to enter the palace to meet the empress. She was worried that Lin Haiyu and the others would be nervous and afraid, make a fool of themselves in front of the nobles in the palace, or do things that violated the rules and etiquette.Now, it seems that she is thinking too much.Even if her young master entered the palace for the first time to meet the empress, he was still dignified and decent.

"Mother Zhang, now take your younger sister to your grandmother's place and tell her that we are back."

"Okay, the old slave will take the young lady there now."

Tonight, Mother Jia and Wang Xifeng did not play cards, and invited a female storyteller to tell a story.

Two female storytellers played the piano and told stories at the same time. The stories they told were folk tales, which Jia Mu and the others listened to with great interest.

Seeing Xiao Daiyu came back, Mother Jia asked the female storyteller to stop and called Xiao Daiyu to her.

"Why didn't you come back last night, did something happen?"

Xiao Daiyu said obediently: "Grandma, nothing happened."

"Then why didn't you come back last night?"

"Aunt Ye couldn't bear me to leave, so she let my brother and I stay for one night."

"So it's like this." Mother Jia asked again with concern, "Did you live well last night? Are you used to it?"

"I had a good stay last night. I slept with Aunt Ye, and Aunt Ye told me stories."

Seeing Xiao Daiyu's high spirits when she talked about what happened last night, Mother Jia felt a little uncomfortable.

"That's good. However, Mrs. Ye is an outsider after all, it's better for you and Brother Huai not to live with them, otherwise it will be too troublesome." Mother Jia warned, "In the future, if you have nothing to do, don't live with Mrs. Ye."

Xiao Daiyu didn't like to hear Jiamu's words, but she knew that as a junior, she couldn't talk back to her elders, so she nodded sullenly: "I see, grandma."

Mother Jia naturally saw that Xiao Daiyu was unhappy, so she coaxed her softly, "You can sleep with grandma, and grandma will tell you stories, okay?"

Xiao Daiyu shook her head and said, "No need, grandma, my brother will tell me stories." She didn't want to sleep with grandma."Grandma, I won't bother you anymore, I'll go back first."

"What's the hurry, listen to the book for a while and then go back."

"Grandmother, I still have homework to review, I'll go back first." Xiao Daiyu bowed to Jiamu, and then withdrew.

"Be careful on the road." After Xiao Daiyu left, Jia's mother's face was pulled down.

Wang Xifeng noticed that Jiamu's complexion was not good, and asked with concern: "Old Ancestor, what's wrong with you, you look unhappy?"

Mother Jia sighed slightly, "I'm worried about Daiyu and the others."

"Old Ancestor, what are you worried about?" Wang Xifeng asked puzzled, "Aren't Cousin Lin and the others very good?"

"Didn't you see Daiyu's happy face when she talked about Mrs. Ye?" Jia Min frowned and said with a slightly sullen face, "I'm worried that they are getting too close to Mrs. Ye."

Wang Xifeng has always been smart, after hearing Jia Mu's words, she knew what the old man was thinking,

"Old ancestor, are you worried that Cousin Lin and the others will not get close to us if they get close to Madam Ye and the others?"

Mother Jia nodded lightly: "Brother Huai and the others are not very close to us." Mother Jia was worried that Lin Daiyu and the others would move out of Rongguo Mansion and live in Ye Mansion because they were too close to Mrs. Ye and the others."In the final analysis, Brother Huai is not Min'er's own son, and he is not close to us."

Wang Xifeng wondered who was to blame for Cousin Lin not being close to us, first he was insulted by Baoyu when he came to visit on the first day, and then your old man was dissatisfied with him, he dared not get close even if he wanted to.

"Old Ancestor, there is something wrong with what you said."

Jia's mother raised her eyebrows and looked at Wang Xifeng, "Why are my words wrong?"

"Have you forgotten that Cousin Lin is the reincarnation of my aunt's former son?" Wang Xifeng decided to speak well for Lin Huaiyu and the others, "Cousin Lin and the others just stayed at Ye's house for one night, you can't just say Cousin Lin and the others based on thisIf you don't get close to us, you will be wronging Cousin Lin and the others."

"How did I wrong them?"

"Old Ancestor, when Cousin Lin and the others didn't come to greet you after they came?" Wang Xifeng analyzed, "Cousin Lin and the others came to greet you after they came back from studying at Ye's house. Isn't that not filial?"

Mother Jia thought about it carefully and felt that it was true.Since Lin Huaiyu and the others came, they would come to pay their respects every morning and evening.

"Also, Erye Lian and I have never heard that Cousin Lin and the others are going to move out." Wang Xifeng felt that Jia's mother's remarks were a bit unreasonable, "In the final analysis, we are cousins ​​Lin and the others.Cousin and the others are still very close."

Aunt Xue continued Wang Xifeng's words: "Old lady, I see Brother Huai and they respect you as a grandmother very much, and they are very filial to you."

"Old Ancestor, you are overthinking this time." Wang Xifeng said, "Fortunately, Cousin Lin didn't hear what you said just now, otherwise they would be so sad."

After being told by Wang Xifeng and Aunt Xue, Jia's mother felt that she was really careless.

"Aren't I afraid that they will move to Ye's house?"

"Old ancestor, Cousin Lin and the others lived well in our house, why did you move to Ye's house?" Wang Xifeng said in an exaggerated tone, "Besides, as you said, the Ye family is an outsider after all, Cousin LinIt is already very troublesome for Master Ye and the others to go to Ye's house to study, and it is impossible to live in Ye's house anymore, so don't worry."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "It seems that I am really overthinking." After speaking, she laughed at herself, "Oh, it's easy to think too much when you are old."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Old lady, if you care about it, it will cause chaos."

This step is good, Mother Jia nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, I just care about them too much."

"Old ancestor, do we still listen to books?"

"Listen, sir, please continue."

Xiao Daiyu has already returned to Jinhuatang and told her brother what Jiamu said to her.

"Brother, Auntie Ye is very nice, I like her." Xiao Daiyu felt maternal love from Mrs. Ye, which Jia's mother could not give.

"You don't have to care about what grandma says." Lin Huaiyu didn't expect Jia Mu to be so narrow-minded, "However, don't talk about Aunt Ye and the others in front of grandma in the future."

Xiao Daiyu nodded, and said obediently: "I see." After finishing speaking, she pouted and said, "I don't like grandma saying that Aunt Ye is not good." Although Xiao Daiyu is small, she canFeel who treats her well and who treats her badly.

Lin Huaiyu reached out and rubbed her sister's face, "Okay, don't be upset about this, go and review your homework."

"Brother, let's go together."

"good."

The next morning, when Lin Huaiyu and the others went to greet Jiamu, they found that Jiamu was very enthusiastic towards them.He didn't even mention what he said last night, as if he didn't say anything last night.

After greeting Jia Mu and the others, Lin Huaiyu took Xiao Daiyu and left.

When Lin Huaiyu and the others arrived at Ye Mansion, Ye Wenfu had already returned to the mansion.

"Uncle, does the Emperor like my paintings?"

"I like it. Your majesty said that your paintings are very spiritual." Ye Wenfu thought that when Emperor Qinglong received Lin Huaiyu's painting, he even deliberately showed it off to Song Xiuwen, saying that he also had paintings, and he didn't care about Song Xiuwen's painting of pines and cypresses."Let me tell you to draw well and strive to surpass your Uncle Song as soon as possible."

"It's too difficult to surpass Uncle Song. It will take me decades, but I will work hard." His paintings were praised by the emperor, which made him full of energy."When will Uncle Song be free? When can I learn painting from him?"

"After the Dragon Boat Festival, your Uncle Song will be free, and then you can learn painting from him."

"That's coming soon."

At this time, Eunuch Xia came to Rongguo Mansion, on the one hand to deliver a letter to Jia Yuanchun, and on the other hand to ask Mrs. Wang that they "borrowed" money.

Mrs. Wang sent someone to look for Wang Xifeng, and paid three hundred taels of silver from the mansion.

Wang Xifeng hated Eunuch Xia's coming to the mansion the most, because every time he came, he had to "borrow" money, and every time he borrowed, it was hundreds of taels of silver.Two days ago, they pawned things to get five hundred taels of silver, but as soon as Eunuch Xia came, he took away three hundred taels of silver.

Mrs. Wang saw that Jia Yuanchun wrote in the letter that Lin Huaiyu and Lin Daiyu were invited by the empress to attend the flower viewing feast, she stood up in shock and bumped into the table in front of her, causing the teacup on the table to fall to the couch.

It suddenly occurred to her that Lin Huaiyu and the others did not return home the night before, and they were going to attend the Empress's flower viewing banquet.

Lin Huaiyu and the others didn't even mention such a big thing as participating in the Empress's Flower Appreciation Banquet.

Mrs. Wang was jealous, unwilling and angry, so she took the letter to find Mother Jia.

Wang Xifeng came to look for Mrs. Wang, saw her face was not good, and she was in a hurry, thinking that something happened to Jia Yuanchun, she hurriedly asked: "Madam, what's the matter with you, what happened?"

"Lin Huaiyu and the others entered the palace yesterday to participate in the flower viewing banquet hosted by the empress." Mrs. Wang said with a cold face, "I'm going to tell the old lady about this."

"What?" Wang Xifeng looked surprised, "Cousin Lin and the others entered the palace yesterday, how is that possible?"

"Yuan Chun said in the letter that the empress personally ordered Mrs. Ye to bring Lin Huaiyu and the others into the palace to participate in the flower viewing feast."

Wang Xifeng was so startled that he gasped: "The Empress herself made the decree?!"

"Lin Huaiyu and the others didn't talk about such a big matter." Mrs. Wang said in a bad tone, "I'll go find the old lady."

"I'll go with you."

Mrs. Wang came to Jiamu's yard as quickly as possible, and told Jiamu about Lin Huaiyu and the others entering the palace yesterday for the flower viewing banquet.

After hearing this, Jia's mother had an unbelievable expression.

"What did you say, brother Huai and the others entered the palace yesterday?"

"Old lady, look for yourself." Mrs. Wang handed Jia Mu the reply letter written by Jia Yuanchun to her.

Mother Jia took the letter and read it impatiently.In Jia Yuanchun's letter, it was clearly written that the empress personally ordered Mrs. Ye to bring Lin Huaiyu and Lin Daiyu into the palace to participate in the flower viewing banquet.She also wrote in the letter that Lin Huaiyu performed very well in front of the empress, and was rewarded by the empress.Not only that, after the flower viewing banquet yesterday, the emperor also rewarded Lin Huaiyu and the others with a pair of Tibetan tribute jade pendants.

"Old lady, Lin Huaiyu and the others didn't come back the night before yesterday because they were going to attend the Queen's Empress's flower viewing banquet, not because Mrs. Ye insisted on keeping them overnight."

"Brother Huai and the others didn't tell us about such a big thing?" Mother Jia looked displeased and puzzled, "It's a good thing, why did Brother Huai and the others keep it from us?"