Chapter 51 Red House (51)

"Tanchun, does Sister Lin not like me?" Shi Xiangyun held Jia Tanchun's hand, his face was full of sadness, and his tone was full of grievances, "Did I do something to make Sister Lin unhappy??”

Jia Tanchun didn't expect Xiao Daiyu to speak so directly, without any regard for Shi Xiangyun's face.However, having said that, it is indeed a bit intimate for Xiangyun to call cousin Lin "Brother Lin".

"Sister Lin shouldn't be malicious."

"Really?" Shi Xiangyun didn't quite believe it, "I see that Sister Lin looks a little unhappy."

Jia Tanchun didn't know what to say to comfort Shi Xiangyun for a while, so he looked at Xue Baochai for help.

Xue Baochai received Jia Tanchun's look of pleading for help, and smiled at Shi Xiangyun comfortingly: "Xiangyun, Daiyu really has no malice, nor does she dislike you."

"Then why doesn't Sister Lin let me be called Brother Lin?"

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Because she's jealous."

"Jealous?" Xue Baochai's words made Shi Xiangyun confused, "Sister Bao, I don't understand."

Jia Tanchun understood, and quickly said: "Yes, yes, sister Lin is just jealous."

Xue Baochai gently shook the round fan in his hand, and said in a leisurely manner: "Your sister Lin likes her brother very much, and often shows us how good-looking her brother is and how good her brother is to her. When you come, call her brother[Brother Lin], and you are the only one who calls it that, do you think she can stop being jealous?"

Jia Tanchun covered his mouth with a light smile and said, "Sister Lin is very dependent on Cousin Lin, your name is Cousin Lin [Brother Lin], Sister Lin must have thought that you were going to rob her brother, that's why she told you that.The remarks."

"Don't look at your elder sister Lin as petite and petite, but she is very domineering, especially when it comes to her brother." Xue Baochai held a round fan, tapped Shi Xiangyun's forehead lightly, and said with a playful smile, "When you come, call her elder brother【Brother Lin], do you think she can stop being jealous?"

Jia Tanchun followed Xue Baochai's words and persuaded Shi Xiangyun: "Xiangyun, when you see cousin Lin in the future, don't call him Lin..." [Brother Lin], Jia Tanchun couldn't say it, and felt a little ashamed for no reason.A small face flushed slightly, "Ahem, cough, you should stop barking."

Shi Xiangyun blinked cutely: "It's okay to call me Baoyu [Brother Bao], why can't I be called Brother Lin?"

"Silly girl, you and Baoyu are cousins, and you grew up with Baoyu. It's okay for you to call him that, but you and Mr. Lin are not brothers and sisters." Xue Baochai analyzed Shi Xiangyun patiently, "You only have a superficial cousin relationship, and it seems too intimate and inappropriate for you to call him that directly."

Jia Tanchun nodded again and again: "Sister Bao is right."

Jia Xichun said coldly: "[Brother Lin] calls it like a lover."

These words made Shi Xiangyun's face turn red all of a sudden, she glared at Jia Xichun angrily, and shouted loudly: "Xichun!"

Jia Xichun looked indifferent: "I'm not wrong."

"You still said..." Shi Xiangyun walked over and stretched out his hand to scratch Jia Xichun.Jia Xichun, who was always expressionless, was tickled by her and laughed.

Xue Baochai also jokingly said, "Xichun is right."

Shi Xiangyun stamped her feet coquettishly: "Sister Bao, why do you say that?"

"Who told you to call you so intimate." Xue Baochai laughed teasingly, "It's easy to be misunderstood when you call Mr. Lin that way."

Jia Tanchun nodded in agreement: "Sister Bao is right, so Xiangyun, you should still be called Cousin Lin from now on."

Shi Xiangyun's face was puffed up, and his small expression looked very aggrieved: "Sister Bao, I really didn't think so, I just thought he was the same as Baoyu, that's why I called him that."

Xue Baochai looked at Shi Xiangyun's cute and cute appearance, and said softly, "We know you didn't mean that, but others will misunderstand you when you call him Mr. Lin, so don't call him Mr. Lin like that in the future."

Shi Xiangyun nodded obediently, and said coquettishly: "Sister Bao, I know, I won't call you that in the future." After speaking, she thought of Xiao Daiyu, "What about Sister Lin?"

"When Daiyu comes back at night, you go and apologize to her, to show that you didn't intend to rob her of her brother, and she shouldn't be angry with you."

"Okay." Shi Xiangyun smiled, "I didn't expect Sister Lin to be so narrow-minded."

"If you also have an elder brother like Mr. Lin, you will be as narrow-minded and domineering as Daiyu."

Shi Xiangyun thought for a while and said, "It's true." After saying wow, the girls burst out laughing.

On the other side, in Ye's mansion, Xiao Daiyu studied with Mrs. Ye.Lin Huaiyu and Jia Lian were busy opening the winery.

A few days ago, they rented a front shop, with two floors up and down, three floors down, and a courtyard, which was very spacious and clean.

The upper and lower floors can be used to sell wine, and the rooms inside can be used for living or entertaining guests.At the beginning, Lin Huaiyu and Jia Lian immediately took a fancy to this place.The most important thing is that there is an inn near this place. Although it is not the most famous inn in the capital, the business is very good.

The name of this inn is "coming from afar", which is taken from the phrase "friends come from afar" in "The Analects of Confucius".During this period of time, I was busy with the exams, and candidates from all over the world had already filled up the inn.

In the future, when Lin Huaiyu's winery opens, there is no need to worry about no business.

Regarding the interior decoration of the winery, Lin Huaiyu has already set it up.In these two days, craftsmen will come to decorate.

Today, Lin Huaiyu and Jia Lian came over to see what else needs to be added.

"By the way, Brother Huai, our winery hasn't got a name yet."

"I've thought of a name, it's called [Jiangjinjiu]."

"Will Li Bai's be drinking?"

"Li Bai likes to drink, and he has the reputation of being a poet." Lin Huaiyu said, "Besides, I like the poem Jiang Jinjiu very much. I think it is very suitable to use this name as the name of our winery."

"What you said is really appropriate." Jia Lian said again, "Next, we need to find craftsmen who make wine. By the way, we also need to buy grain."

"Cousin, don't worry, Aunt Ye has already found someone to help us with these things. When our winery is re-arranged, the craftsmen and materials for wine making will be ready."

Hearing that Mrs. Ye helped arrange these things, Jia Lian instantly felt relieved: "Then we don't have to worry about it."

"Well, Aunt Ye will also find us a good shopkeeper and a buddy." Lin Huaiyu said jokingly, "Cousin, we can just be a hands-off shopkeeper in the future."

"Madam Ye's arrangements are really thoughtful." Jia Lian was still worrying about these things, but now that he knew that Madam Ye would arrange all these things, his headache stopped instantly, "Brother Huai, Madam Ye really loves you."

"Aunt Ye and the others treat me and my sister as if they were their own children."

"Then you and Daiyu should be filial to them."

"Definitely."

The two stayed in the unopened winery for a while and left after confirming what they needed to add.However, the two of them did not rush back home, but went to a nearby inn to sit down.

"well……"

Hearing Jia Lian's sudden sigh, Lin Huaiyu asked with concern: "Cousin, what's the matter with you, is there anything bothering you?"

"After Empress was conferred the concubine, I thought life would be easier for our family, but it didn't." Jia Lian said sadly, "I thought Empress would send back some taels of silver, but in the end I didn't send back even a tael of silver. Also,Since the empress was conferred concubine, many people came to congratulate the mansion, and we spent a lot of money to entertain the guests. To tell you the truth, the grandpa in the mansion doesn't have much money. Your cousin and I have no choice but toLet Yuanyang steal some old lady's things and use them as pawns."

"Cousin, the annual salary of the empress in the palace is only a few hundred taels of silver." Lin Huaiyu thought that it won't be long before the Jia family will spend a huge sum of money to build a family-saving villa.."Although the empress has received many rewards from the emperor, you can't sell the things that are bestowed by the emperor."

Jia Lian thought about it, and said with a worried face: "I still think about my mother being a concubine, so your cousin and I don't have to make up everything.

It seems useless now."

"Cousin, I don't know if I should say something or not."

"Brother Huai, what can't we say between you and me?"

"Since my cousin said so, I'll just say it straight." Lin Huaiyu asked instead, "Why do you and your cousin manage the Rongguo Mansion?"

Jia Lian was taken aback by this question, and then he smiled and said, "Second Aunt asked me and your cousin to take care of it. In the past, Second Aunt managed the mansion, but after I married your cousin, Second Aunt let us take care of it.After all, I will inherit Rongguo Mansion in the future."

"Cousin, do you think you will inherit Rongguo Mansion in the future?"

Don't look at Mrs. Wang's dull and honest appearance, she is actually very shrewd.When she was managing the Rongguo Mansion before, she knew that the Rongguo Mansion was not as good as before. Not only did she not have any lucrative money for her to fish for, but she would also let her pay for it.So, when Jia Lian married Wang Xifeng, she wisely handed over the management of Rongguo Mansion to their young couple.By doing so, she not only gained a good reputation, but also got rid of this hot potato. The most important thing is that she was happy. After all, managing Rongguo Mansion is not an easy task.

Jia Lian was stunned and didn't speak for a while.

"Cousin, do you think it still makes sense for you and your cousin to manage Rongguo Mansion again?" Lin Huaiyu continued, "From what you say, it seems that you and your cousin have been trying to make money together since you and your cousin managed Rongguo Mansion, right?"

Jia Lian thought about it carefully, and it was true.

"That's right."

"Cousin, haven't you thought about why the second aunt let you manage the Rongguo Mansion so readily?" Lin Huaiyu felt that Wang Xifeng and his wife were sold by Mrs. Wang without knowing it, and she foolishly counted the money for Mrs. Wang."The management power of a Duke's mansion is not a trivial matter. If it were someone else's house, they would rush to manage it. Why did the second aunt delegate power so readily?"

"Second Aunt said that I will inherit the Rongguo Mansion in the future, and sooner or later we will take care of the affairs of the mansion, so as soon as your cousin and I get married, Second Aunt will let us take over the affairs of the mansion..." When Jia Lian said this, suddenlyUnderstanding Lin Huaiyu's meaning, a look of astonishment appeared on his face, "Brother Huai, you mean that Second Aunt knew about the situation in the mansion a long time ago, so after I got married with your cousin, she let us manage the mansion?"

Lin Huaiyu nodded slightly: "Second aunt managed Rongguo Mansion before you got married. Do you think she doesn't know the real situation of Rongguo Mansion?"What kind of benefits can be gained from it, and he is still trying to find ways to increase the amount of silver for Fu Lizhi.

Jia Lian gasped, and clenched his hands on the table into fists.

"Second Aunt must know."

"Cousin, you think it's a good thing for the second aunt to hand over the management power to you, but you don't want to say to the second aunt that she can finally get rid of this hot potato." Lin Huaiyu took a deep look at Jia Lian and said meaningfully, "Also, Jia Yuanchun was named a concubine, and many people went to Rongguo Mansion to congratulate her. Do you think no one will give Second Aunt anything?"

"Brother Huai, you mean that Second Aunt received a lot of benefits in private, but she didn't hand them over to Grandpa."

"Do you think Second Aunt will pay?" Lin Huaiyu glanced at Jia Lian and said, "You and your cousin-in-law worked hard to manage the Rongguo Mansion, but in the end you got nothing, and you still tried to find ways to make money, and sometimes you even paid for it out of your own pocket.Not only that, you have not gained a good reputation for managing Rongguo Mansion, I heard from Madam Zhang that the servants in Rongguo Mansion have a lot of opinions on my cousin, what do you think you are trying to do?"

Hearing Lin Huaiyu's words, Jia Lian's heart sank a lot, and he smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Huai, you are right, your cousin and I are fools." I didn't think they were stupid before, but now I hear HuaiyuBrother said so, he found that they were really stupid, so stupid that he thanked the second aunt for letting them manage Rongguo Mansion.

"What are you working so hard for every day, to inherit an empty shell in the future?" It is a euphemism to say that the Jia family will be ransacked directly, and there will be no Rongguo Mansion again.

Jia Lian was so confused by what Lin Huaiyu said, his mind went blank, "Brother Huai, what do you think I should do?"

"Stop managing Rongguo Mansion, a hot potato, and work hard for your family of three." Lin Huaiyu told Jia Lian that it was actually selfish, in order to let Jia Lian take good care of their cooperative business in the future."What you have to do now is to make good money and prepare more things for the future retreat, so that your life will be easier in the future."

Jia Lian was frightened by Lin Huaiyu's words again, and nodded with fear and anxiety on his face: "Okay, I'll listen to you." After speaking, he said with a mournful face, "Brother Huai, I suddenly feel stupid."

"Cousin, you are fans of the authorities." Lin Huaiyu gave Jia Lian a comforting look, "Besides, Jiang is still old and spicy, how can you fight against the second aunt."

"Hehe!" Jia Lian sneered twice, "Second Aunt is really good at tricks and tricks!"

"Cousin, it's not too late for you to know now."

When Jia Lian thought that they had worked so hard to manage the affairs of the mansion in the past few years, and ended up just helping others to make dowry, he felt angry, unwilling and chilled.

"I really didn't expect...your cousin is her own niece."

"What is a niece? A niece is not as important as a son. When you are worrying about the income and expenses of Rongguo Mansion, she quietly saves money for Jia Baoyu."

Jia Lian grinned angrily: "Second Aunt is really amazing..." Jia Lian just thought Mrs. Wang was jealous before, she wasn't a bad person, and she didn't have any palace. Now it seems that Mrs. Wang's scheming is deeper than he imagined, evenPlaying with him and Wang Xifeng in the palm of his hand.

They were tricked by the second aunt without knowing it, and foolishly thought that the second aunt was really doing it for their own good, really... a good way!

After Jia Lian returned to Rongguo Mansion, he told Wang Xifeng what Lin Huaiyu had said to him.After hearing this, Wang Xifeng was very disappointed, just like his reaction.

Wang Xifeng thought carefully and was terrified: "Madam, she..."

"We are all fools." Jia Lian laughed at himself, "And we have been fools for several years."

Wang Xifeng always thought that she was smart, but she never thought that she would be plotted against by her own aunt, and she still didn't realize it.

"You always say you're smart, but compared to your good aunt, you're so stupid." The more Jia Lian thought about it, the more angry she became, the more she thought about it the more chilling she became, and the more she thought about it, the more stupid she felt.

Wang Xifeng said with a pale face, "We are fools in the end." She has always been the one who schemes against others, but she never thought that she would be schemed against by her own aunt since she married into Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Lian sneered again and again: "Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy!"

"Next, what should we do?" Jia Lian's words had such an impact on Wang Xifeng that she panicked for a while, completely lost her mind, and didn't know what to do.

"Naturally, the management power should be returned to the second aunt."

"Return it directly, my wife might not accept it." Wang Xifeng took a deep breath and said calmly, "My wife has calculated for so many years that she will never be willing to manage the house again."

When Jia Lian heard what Wang Xifeng said, he thought it made sense.

"That's right, she has plotted against us for so many years in order to get rid of this hot potato, how could she manage the mansion again."

"I have to find an honest reason to ask my wife to re-manage the mansion." Wang Xifeng calmed down a lot at this time. She turned her mind and quickly thought of a note, "I've been feeling unwell recently, and I haven't said anything about it. You willI will go and invite Doctor Wang, and then I will use my unwell as an excuse to let my wife take care of the mansion temporarily."

"temporary?"

"Let her manage the mansion temporarily by saying good things first. After a while, I will say that my wife manages it better than me, and let her continue to manage the mansion." Wang Xifeng knew that it would be impossible for Mrs. Wang to completely manage the Rongguo Mansion by doing so.When I say that you want a son, I have to take good care of myself. In this case, the wife will have to continue to manage the mansion. "

Jia Lian heard this, and said with a bright face: "You have a good idea." After finishing speaking, he smiled at Wang Xifeng ambiguously, "Besides, I really want a son. When you are healthy, we will take care of you."give birth to a son."

Wang Xifeng glared at Jia Lian coquettishly, and said angrily, "I'm telling you business, don't be a hooligan."

Jia Lian suddenly lowered his face, his expression became very decadent in an instant, and his tone was very low: "We two are really stupid, so stupid that Second Aunt sold us, and we counted the money for her gratefully."

"Isn't it?" Wang Xifeng raised the corners of her mouth and smiled ironically, "My good aunt is really good at tricks. Compared with hers, these tricks of mine are nothing." To be honest, she felt nothing but anger and chills.Unexpectedly, it was also a big blow.She has always claimed to be smart, thinking that she is smarter than her wife, and sometimes she often schemes against her, but she never thought that it was she who was really schemed against.

To describe Wang Xifeng's mood in modern words: I never thought the clown was me!

"In order to manage the mansion these years, I not only worked hard, but also had a miscarriage." Wang Xifeng thought that in order to manage the mansion well in these years, not only was he angry, but he also ignored his own body.Last year, due to overwork and miscarriage, maybe it was a son who was lost."It's really my good aunt..." As she spoke, Wang Xifeng began to cry.She has always respected Mrs. Wang as an aunt, and always felt that in Jia's family, their aunt and nephew were the closest people.It was unacceptable for her to be counted on by those closest to her.

Jia Lian hugged Wang Xifeng in his arms, patted her on the back lightly and said, "From now on, we will live by ourselves. Before anything happens, let's earn money with Brother Huai. In the future, our family life will be sure.It will be better."

Wang Xifeng shed tears silently, her voice choked up: "En..."

"The two of us are really stupid. We haven't found out all these years, and Brother Huai has seen the schemes of the second aunt after hearing me say that we often pretend to be things. It's really..." Jia Lian smiled very bitterly,"Fortunately Brother Huai reminded me, otherwise we would be stupid for the rest of our lives."

Wang Xifeng sat up, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, her originally sad face became firm now.

"Let's do business with Cousin Lin." She thought it was unreliable to do business with Cousin Lin, but after this incident, she felt that Cousin Lin was the most reliable person in the world, and following him would definitely notsuffer."We will follow the lead of Cousin Lin in the future."

"That's right."

"You send someone to call for Doctor Wang now."

"Okay." Jia Lian immediately sent Wang'er to invite Wang Taiyi.

Half an hour later, Physician Wang came to Rongguo Mansion and carefully took Wang Xifeng's pulse.

Doctor Wang told Jia Lian that Wang Xifeng was severely deficient and needed to rest well, and it was best not to worry about it, or the situation would get worse.

This is exactly what Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian wanted.Jia Lian then asked Imperial Physician Wang, if they wanted a son, how long would Wang Xifeng's body need to rest.

Physician Wang said that if they wanted a son, then Wang Xifeng's body must be adjusted to the health level of a normal woman.In this case, it will take a long time to rest, at least half a year.

Jia Lian thought that half a year would be fine, so he asked Imperial Physician Wang to write a prescription.

When Jia's mother learned that Jia Lian had invited Doctor Wang, she sent Yuanyang over to take care of her.

Wang Xifeng told Yuanyang about the doctor Wang's diagnosis of her, "I can't bother with my body anymore, I want to tell my ancestors to let my wife manage the house temporarily."

When Yuanyang heard this, she looked at Wang Xifeng in surprise, and her voice was full of disbelief: "You want your wife to manage the mansion?" Yuanyang knew Wang Xifeng very well, and knew how much Wang Xifeng valued the power of managing the mansion.In recent years, Wang Xifeng has not been ill. She said that she had a miscarriage last year, and she still tightly held the management power and would not let go.Today, he actually said that his wife should manage the mansion. I really can't believe that's what she said.

She reached out and touched Wang Xifeng's forehead, "I don't have a fever..."

Wang Xifeng was dumbfounded by Yuanyang's action, raised her hand to knock her hand off, and said angrily and funnyly: "I'm fine, I'm not burnt."

"Then why..." Yuanyang glanced at Wang Xifeng strangely, "That's not like what you said."

"Oh..." Wang Xifeng said with a long sigh, "You think I want to, but I can't help it. If I don't take good care of my body, I will never be able to give birth to a son for my second master."

Yuanyang was startled: "Is it so serious?"

"I had a miscarriage last year, and I didn't take good care of my health." Wang Xifeng looked sad, "In addition, I have hurt a lot of minds in order to manage the affairs of the mansion these years, which has caused my body to be severely deficient. I am still young and can still raise my health."Good. In a few years, I'll be old and I won't be able to take care of it anymore."

Yuanyang had never seen Wang Xifeng look so sad, and hearing her speak so sadly, she couldn't help sympathizing with her.

She stretched out her hand to hold Wang Xifeng's hands, and said comfortingly: "I will tell the old lady when I get back later, let you take care of your body with peace of mind until you get well."

Wang Xifeng thanked Yuanyang, "Thank you."

"Why are you being polite to me?" Yuanyang said some comforting words before returning to Jiamu's side.After returning, she conveyed Wang Xifeng's words to Jia's mother.

After hearing this, Mother Jia felt very sorry for Wang Xifeng, and immediately asked Yuanyang to take out some supplements and medicines for Feng girl.

After Yuanyang left, Wang Xifeng asked Ping'er to go to Mrs. Wang, and told Mrs. Wang what she had said to Yuanyang before.

Mrs. Wang was not very willing to take over the affairs of the mansion, so she came to visit Wang Xifeng specially. Seeing that her niece was pale and weak, she had no choice but to agree to let her rest well.

At this time, Yuanyang brought the tonic and supplements, and asked Mrs. Wang to go to Jia Mu by the way.

When Jia Mu saw Mrs. Wang, she asked her to temporarily manage the affairs of the mansion.

Mrs. Wang was naturally unwilling to manage the affairs of the mansion, so she suggested to Mother Jia that her daughter-in-law Li Wan take over.

Jia's mother felt that Li Wan was too honest, and she had to take care of Jia Lan, so she probably didn't have the energy to manage the affairs of the house.

"Before Miss Feng got married, didn't you manage the house in an orderly manner?" Jia Mu said gently, "Except for Girl Feng, only you can take care of it. You can take care of it for a while, and wait for Girl Feng to get better.Let her get on with it."

When Jia's mother talked about this point, even if Mrs. Wang was absolutely unwilling, she could only nod her head at this time.

"Listen to mother."

"If you're too busy, you can ask Li Wan to help you occasionally."

"good."

When Wang Xifeng learned that Mrs. Wang agreed to take over the affairs of the mansion, she asked Ping'er to send the account book and other things to Mrs. Wang.

Seeing Wang Xifeng letting go so straightforwardly and thoroughly this time, Ping'er was shocked and at the same time very incomprehensible.

"Grandma, you really don't care?"

"It doesn't matter, if I continue to manage it, I will be suspended." Wang Xifeng exaggerated on purpose.

"How could the second master divorce you?"

"How can it be impossible? There are three ways to be unfilial and have no offspring." Wang Xifeng said with a straight face, "If I continue to control me, I won't be able to have any more children. Isn't it normal for the second master to use this as an excuse to divorce me? Even if I don't want to divorce me,He used this as an excuse to take a concubine. If he takes a concubine and helps him give birth to a son in the future, what do you think will happen to me."

Ping'er felt that what Wang Xifeng said was not impossible, "You are right."

"I see it clearly. Nothing is as important as my body. If I exhaust myself to manage the affairs of the mansion and end up being suspended, then the gain is not worth the loss." Wang Xifeng said very seriously, "I am nowI just want to take good care of my body and don't care about anything. When my body is ready, I will give birth to a son for the second master, so as to save the second master from taking concubines in the future."

"It seems that you were really scared this time."

"Yeah, I was scared. I regret that I didn't take good care of my body when I had a miscarriage last year." After Wang Xifeng finished speaking, she thought of one thing and told Ping'er, "If your wife asks you to help, you can help, but don'tTake care of everything like before, after all, there are people around my wife, so I don't need your attention."

Ping'er understood what Wang Xifeng meant, nodded and said, "I understand."

Wang Xifeng gave Ping'er some other instructions, then took medicine and fell asleep.

In the evening, when Lin Huaiyu came back from the Ye Mansion, she learned from Nanny Zhang that Wang Xifeng was ill and she would not manage the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion for the time being, and the second wife would take over all matters in the mansion.

Lin Huaiyu thought to himself, are Jia Lian and his wife moving very quickly?I only told him in the morning, and in the afternoon threw the hot potato of managing Rongguo Mansion back to Mrs. Wang.

Not long after they came back, Shi Xiangyun and the others came again.

Shi Xiangyun solemnly apologized to Xiao Daiyu, and said that she would not take her brother away.He also said that what Xiao Daiyu said to her in the morning was right, she would never call cousin Lin "Brother Lin" again.

Xiao Daiyu didn't expect things to turn out like this, but she was very satisfied when she learned that Shi Xiangyun would no longer call her brother "Brother Lin".

Before the Dragon Boat Festival, Xue Baochai went to participate in the third round of the draft.

After being screened in the first two rounds of the draft, there are very few people left to participate in the third round of the draft, and there are only six people including Xue Baochai.

These six people are all outstanding in appearance, outstanding in talent, knowledgeable and reasonable.Except for Xue Baochai's poor background, the other five were all from famous families.

Originally, she thought that she would be very sure of passing the first two rounds of the draft, and Xue Baochai also thought that she would pass, but the reality was not as she thought.

Xue Baochai successfully passed the first two rounds of the draft and was rejected in the third round.After hearing the news, Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue couldn't accept it.

In order to participate in this draft, they deliberately moved from Jinling to the capital, and put all their hopes on this matter, but they failed in the end.

Naturally, Xue Baochai's failure to be selected cannot be hidden from the Jia family.Mother Jia also specially comforted Aunt Xue and her daughter, but it didn't make Aunt Xue mother and daughter feel better.

The servants of the Jia family were ruthless, and made various jokes about Xue Baochai in private. After all, when Xue Baochai passed the second round of the draft, Aunt Xue not only invited Jia's mother and the others to dinner, but also rewarded some of the servants of the Jia family with a lot of money.Those servants who did not get the reward were naturally very dissatisfied with Aunt Xue and the others. Now that Xue Baochai was defeated, they would of course laugh unceremoniously.

Facing Jia Tanchun and the others' concern and comfort, Xue Baochai pretended not to care on the surface, so that Jia Tanchun and the others don't have to worry about her, but secretly she hid in the quilt and cried for countless times.

Seeing that Xue Baochai was the same as usual, Jia Tanchun and the others thought that she really didn't mind this matter, so they didn't say anything to comfort her.

In the past few days, Aunt Xue has been moaning and lamenting that God is unfair to their family.She felt that her daughter was outstanding in everything, how could she not be selected.

Although Xue Baochai was angry and unwilling, she did not lose her mind.She thought about it carefully in the past few days, and felt that her failure should be related to her background.Of those who stayed to participate in the third round of the draft, she was the only one who came from an imperial businessman, and the other five were all from famous families.She still remembers the contemptuous eyes of the other five people when they learned that she was born in an imperial merchant.

"Mother, if you want to blame, you can only blame my bad background, unlike the other five people who came from a famous family." Xue Baochai wondered if she was from the Lin family, would she be selected, after all, Lin Ruhai is highly valued by the emperor.

"Son, I hurt you." Aunt Xue thought that if she hadn't married into Xue's family back then, maybe her daughter would not have lost the election.

"Mother, it's not your fault, it's God's will to trick people." Xue Baochai lost the election, she is the most uncomfortable person, but she can't show it in front of Aunt Xue, otherwise Aunt Xue will be even more sad, "I am not blessed to enter the palace to doAccompanying you. But this is also good, I can always be by your side, otherwise I will not trust you when I enter the palace. "

Aunt Xue held Xue Baochai's hand tightly, "It's useless if it's the mother..."

"Mother, this matter is already like this, and it's useless for us to think about it." Xue Baochai took a deep breath, trying not to let herself cry, "Why don't we think about what to do next, whether to stay in the capital,Or go back to the capital?"

"Do you want to go back to Jinling?" Aunt Xue said, "If you want to go back to Jinling, then we will go back."

"Mother, I don't know." After losing the election, Xue Baochai didn't want to go back to Jinling, and was laughed at by those in his hometown.However, it would be embarrassing to stay in the capital, so she didn't know whether she should return to Jinling or not.

Aunt Xue frowned, thought for a while and said, "The people in Jinling are not close to us, and it doesn't make any sense for us to go back. It's better to stay in the capital. At least your uncle and aunt are in the capital."

"Then shall we continue to live in Rongguo Mansion?"

"We can also move back to our own house." Aunt Xue suddenly thought of someone, patted the back of Xue Baochai's hand lightly, and asked in a low voice, "What do you think of Lin Huaiyu?"

Hearing Aunt Xue's question, Xue Baochai knew what she meant.

"He's fine." After saying this, she felt inexplicably embarrassed.

"I also think he is very good." Aunt Xue held her daughter's hand. "He looks extremely good and is extremely intelligent. The most important thing is that he is Lin Ruhai's eldest son and will inherit the Lin family in the future."

Xue Baochai responded in a low voice: "Yes."

"Also, he will definitely be an official like his father in the future, maybe he will be a fairly young official in the future." Before Xue Baochai lost the election, Aunt Xue considered Lin Huaiyu, "He is a good choice. Now, heHe also lives in Rongguo Mansion, you and him can meet often, maybe it will happen after a long time."

Hearing Aunt Xue's words, Xue Baochai's face became more and more red.In fact, she has always had a good impression of Lin Huaiyu, but because she wanted to participate in the draft, she never thought much about it.Now, she lost the election, and Aunt Xue said that again, which caused ripples in her heart.

"Mother……"

Seeing that her daughter was shy, Aunt Xue knew that her daughter had no feelings for Lin Huaiyu.She said meaningfully: "In the future, you and Daiyu will walk around more. With your temperament, you will soon become good sisters with Daiyu."

"Mother..." Xue Baochai called shyly.

"If you don't take advantage of an outstanding child like Lin Huaiyu while he is living in Rongguo Mansion, it will be very difficult for you to take hold of him when he takes part in the imperial examination and gets his honor." Aunt Xue said this with a very serious expression, "BabyChai, happiness is something you have to fight for yourself."

Xue Baochai was taught to nod: "Mother, I understand." After she finished speaking, thinking of Jia Tanchun, she hesitated and said, "Mother, Tanchun, she..."

Aunt Xue knew what her daughter wanted to say, "I know your aunt intends to marry Jia Tanchun to Lin Huaiyu, but Lin Ruhai will not agree, after all, Lin Huaiyu is the eldest son, and Jia Tanchun is a concubine, unless Jia Tanchun is Lin Huaiyuaunt."

Xue Baochai felt that her mother was right. With the status of the Lin family, it was impossible for Lin Huaiyu, the eldest son, to marry a concubine as his wife.

"Baochai, take care of it, otherwise, when Lin Huaiyu and the others return to Yangzhou, they may not come to the capital again for several years." Aunt Xue warned, "Of course we must keep our faces."

"Mother, I see."

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Mom believes you can do it."

At the same time, Lin Huaiyu in Jinhuatang sneezed unexpectedly, "Ah..."

The sneeze was so loud that it frightened Xiao Daiyu who was beside her.

Xiao Daiyu quickly dropped the pen in her hand, ran to her brother, and asked nervously: "Brother, are you suffering from the cold?" After speaking, she raised her voice and called Zhang Nanny.

Zhang Momo heard Xiao Daiyu's voice calling her abnormal, thought something happened, and ran to the study in a hurry.

"Miss, what's the matter?"

"Mother Zhang, my brother sneezed."

"What?" Nanny Zhang felt as if she was on the verge of a formidable enemy, "This old slave is going to ask Liu Jinu to ask for a doctor now."

"Wait." Lin Huaiyu stopped Nanny Zhang, "I'm fine, there's no need to call a doctor."

"Brother, you've been sneezing, how can you be fine?"

"Miss is right, young master, you must have caught the cold."

"No, I'm fine. Someone should be thinking about me." Lin Huaiyu first thought of Lin Ruhai, "Maybe it's my father who is thinking about me."

"Master, let the doctor take a look."

"No, I'm really fine." Seeing the worry in her younger sister's eyes, Lin Huaiyu touched her face and said, "Don't worry, I'm really fine."

"Brother, if you sneeze again later, please call the doctor, okay?"

"Okay." Lin Huaiyu told Nanny Zhang to back down.

Next, Xiao Daiyu was not in the mood to read and study, and kept staring at her brother.

Lin Huaiyu was dumbfounded by her stare, "Brother won't sneeze anymore, you should read your book carefully."

"I'm worried, I'm going to keep an eye on you."

Lin Huaiyu had no choice but to let her stare at him.

"Then you see, I will continue to read."

After staring at it for more than an hour, she didn't hear her brother sneez a second time, so Xiao Daiyu felt relieved.

"It seems that my father really misses my brother again."

"Duanyang Festival is coming soon, and my father thinks we are normal." Lin Huaiyu also thought of Lin Ruhai, "We will go back to Yangzhou when the weather gets cooler." Once the Duanyang Festival is over, summer will officially enter, and it will be very hot then.If they go back at this time, they may suffer from heat stroke on the way, so it is better to wait until the summer is over before going back.

"I hope autumn will come soon."

"It will be soon."

Xue Baochai returned to her room, sat on the couch and propped her face, looking thoughtful.She was thinking about what she was going to do next, and she had to do it in such a way that no one could see any clues.