Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"Father! Father!" Rong Mama held Yong'an in her arms, and Jia Min followed behind.

The maids served two more bowls of midnight snacks and added a few more dishes.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min looked at each other, lowered their heads and said nothing.

Only Yongan talked incessantly, gesturing as he spoke.

"Father! My sister's parrot is very cunning. Let me teach you how to do it."

"Father! I want a big kite, an eagle kite."

At this time, Lin Daiyu took over the conversation, "Father! Can you hire two servants who know some martial arts for Yong'an?"

As soon as she said this, the three members of the family looked at her.

"Father! This is what I think. Yong'an is only three years old. He is very active and lively. We can't keep him under control all the time."

"He should run more, move more, and play more so that he can have a strong body."

"You need to know some martial arts skills to protect Yongan, the monkey."

"Going outing, flying kites, and walking the birds." The more I thought about Lin Daiyu, the more I felt that there was hope for the future.

Lin Yongan's eyes lit up and he stared at his father with longing eyes.

Lin Ruhai put down his bowl and chopsticks, "Okay, I'll pick two from the guards later."

"After a while, we left Suzhou and went to Yangzhou to serve as officials. Then there would be only four of us in the family."

"I'll go on an outing with you guys when I have time. I haven't been out for a long time."

"Yes, ma'am?"

Jia Min asked happily, "Really? Master?"

"Are we really leaving?"

"Yes! I will be transferred to Yangzhou as the Salt Inspector. Let's go to Yangzhou."

"Madam, you have suffered with me." Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Min with a smile.

Jia Min's eyes were moist, "Master, we will leave in a few days. I'm not in a hurry."

"Before I leave, I want to go to Hanshan Temple to thank the Buddha for blessing my family to be healthy and safe."

When they heard that they were going on a picnic, the two little ones' eyes lit up.

"This, Hanshan Temple? We should not believe in Buddhist and Taoist matters lightly. Besides..." Lin Ruhai hesitated and stopped talking.

"Mother Wang, Mother Li, it's getting late, please send Daiyu and Yongan back first!"

Mother Wang and Mother Li came over, each holding a sheep-horn lantern, and led Daiyu and Yong'an back to their rooms to rest.

Here, Lin Ruhai took Jia Min's hand, went back to the bedroom, and helped her take off the hairpins and rings with his own hands.

"Madam, it's not that I don't want you to go to Hanshan Temple, but the Prince of Nan'an died in battle, and the prince of Nan'an passed by Hanshan Temple with his coffin."

"We may have to delay here. This is a sensitive period."

"The only people left in Nan'an Palace are Princess Nan'an, a ten-year-old prince, and a four-year-old daughter."

"The emperor has not expressed his opinion yet. The prince will succeed to the throne."

"A widowed mother and young child, in a precarious situation. Many people avoid her."

"We are civil officials and have no connection with the military families. If we rush to Hanshan Temple at this time, I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion."

"lady?"

Jia Min looked at Lin Ruhai and her expression changed several times.

"Master! Don't go to Hanshan Temple. I will go. I am a woman and it is the right time for me to take my children out to enjoy the peach blossoms."

"Besides, Princess Nan'an and I are acquainted. It would be fine if I didn't know that she passed by here."

"I understand. There is no reason to hide."

"Now that I have achieved what I wished for, I must ask the Buddha and Bodhisattva to bless us."

After saying that, she leaned gently on Lin Ruhai.

Finally, she was able to meet old acquaintances from the capital, and a smile appeared on her face.

Lin Ruhai stretched out one arm to hold Jia Min, and patted her shoulder with the other hand, his eyes seeming to be thinking.

Outside the city of Gusu, the bells of Hanshan Temple reach the passenger ship at midnight. Spring is in the air, willow trees are swaying, and it is a good time to enjoy the flowers and worship Buddha.

"Mom, why don't you let me take the big eagle kite? A few days ago, they said my brain wasn't well and they wouldn't let me fly it."

"Now that I'm fine and we can all go out and play, why can't I bring it?" In the carriage, Yongan couldn't put down his favorite kite.

Daiyu also looked at her mother, and said with a half-smile, "Mother! Today you look like a lotus emerging from clear water."

Jia Min looked herself up and down, then patted Lin Daiyu twice, "How can you tease your own mother? You are becoming more and more unruly."

Perhaps because she was out to worship Buddha today, Jia Min had her makeup on.

She only wore a silver phoenix hairpin on her head, and three jade hairpins casually matched with it.

Her rosy cheeks and affectionate eyes make her look even more like a girl in her twenties instead of thirty.

Lin Daiyu burst out laughing.

She understood why Jia Min always wore serious and luxurious makeup.

She has a non-aggressive look, so as the mistress of the house, she has to make up for it externally.

"What are you laughing at?" Yongan asked angrily.

"I'm laughing at you for always worrying about the kite. You've been nagging about it all the way."

"Instead of flying a kite, we can walk the birds together."

Just then, the carriage finally stopped.

The voices of Rong Mama and the steward came, "Madam, it's time to get off the car. We have arrived at the gate of Hanshan Temple."

The curtains of the carriage were opened, and the maids, old women and guards had already cordoned off an open space.

Two wet nurses came forward and prepared to take the young master and the young lady in first.

Yongan was the most restless, and when he heard that he could get off the bus, he was the first to stick his head out.

The light from the east shone into my eyes, cool and a bit dazzling. The peach trees outside the mountain gate were in full bloom, and occasionally a startled bird flew up, disturbing the fragrance of the flowers.

Yongan stood at the car door, rubbed his eyes, and had no time to look at Mother Li.

When I looked up, I saw an eagle soaring and circling in the sky. Its clear cry broke the silence of the ancient temple.

After shouting "Eagle, Kite", he squatted down and was about to jump out of the car.

Mother Li hurried forward and hugged the little ancestor.

"You can't do that!" Yongan twisted and turned to break free from his arms.

At this time, Daiyu's head also appeared, and a bird flew out from behind her.

After the bird flew out of the carriage, it flapped its wings as if it had seen its enemy.

Flying in the air, chirping.

The eagle looked down and saw the thief bird. What? Provoked? Jumped up and down to provoke?

[What are you doing? Are you scolding me?], spreading its wings three meters wide, it swooped down from the sky at high speed, heading straight for the Lin family.

The guards looked at what this was? An enemy attack? The guards picked up their weapons and moved closer to the mistress and the son of the Lin family. They had to block it for their master!

So they surrounded the master's carriage in the middle.

Yongan was so frightened that he dared not move.

What kite? This is a real eagle, a real meat eater.

He thought he could even see the saliva in the eagle's mouth.

Look at the parrot again. It has flown to the top of a big tree. It is fearless and still there with its wings flapping, barking left and right.

"It's over! This parrot is going to become food for the eagle."

Lin Daiyu stood at the door of the car and shouted anxiously, "Parrot! Come back!"

"parrot!"

The more she shouted, the more the parrot didn't move. The eagle turned its head, looked at her sideways, let the parrot go, and flew towards her.

Mother Wang jumped up and down, her face flushed with anxiety. "Stop shouting! Miss! We don't want the parrot anymore. Ask the master to buy a new one later."

The guards raised their swords, spears, and halberds over their masters' heads.

The sound of swords and guns colliding could be heard.

When Jia Min heard the noise outside, she grabbed her veil with one hand and climbed onto the car door with the other to get out.

A huge black shadow covered the sky and felt as long as two people.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew up, and two huge claws grabbed the roof of the sedan chair.

He twisted his head towards Lin Daiyu.

Bang! A hairpin fell to the ground, Jia Min's hands and feet went limp, her whole body felt like noodles.