Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"Master! Haotian is back." Habit is such a terrible thing. Wei Wu found that even the way he called Haotian was becoming more and more smooth.

Even if the prince secretly took off Haotian's anklet.

The Prince of Nan'an was practicing sword in the courtyard. He was wearing a silver-white Hangzhou silk straight-leg suit and a dark green waist belt with auspicious cloud pattern on his waist.

It looks tall and noble.

Upon hearing Wei Wu’s words, the Prince of Nan’an retracted his sword.

He threw it onto the weapons rack next to him and took the hanging towel to wipe his face.

"Didn't the West Courtyard see it?"

Wei Wu quickly replied, "No, Master. Haotian flew away immediately after delivering the letter these few times, and Miss West Courtyard didn't notice."

Even if others find out, they won’t care.

"What news did Haotian bring?" Prince Nannan asked while tugging at his clothes.

"I have brought news about the Nan'an Army. Please take a look, young master." Wei Wu handed over the letter he had taken from Haotian's legs.

After reading the contents of the letter, Prince Nan'an frowned and asked, "Wei Wu, what do you think?"

Wei Wu thought for a moment and said, "Master, Tan Si's meaning is that they submitted several petitions to change into summer clothes, but they were all suppressed, saying that the national treasury was in difficulty."

"Not only summer clothing, but even weapons cannot be replaced."

"They are trying to find a way to self-fund it, which..."

The Prince of Nan'an tapped the letter with his knuckles. "How can they afford to raise funds on their own? They are only making the soldiers suffer."

"By the way, the letter sent by the Salt Gang last time said that they would secretly trade salt permits during the Mid-Autumn Festival by taking advantage of the Daming Temple's Land and Water Ceremony."

Wei Wu's eyes lit up, "Does the young master want us to rob this ownerless fortune?"

The Prince of Nan'an looked at him with a half-smile, "We are a family of officials, how can we do such a thing as robbery? Tell this news to that skinny monkey from last time."

"Give him a chance to make a contribution."

"We robbed the robbers."

When Wei Wu heard this, he suddenly realized that it is true that a hero is not old!

Didn’t we tell Lord Lin about this news?

A smile flashed in the eyes of the Prince of Nan'an. "Let him go. He is just checking. We can just give him the evidence later. He will be tied up and won't rob money."

"Besides, I guess no officials will go that day. Only some legal advisors, accountants, and maybe a few salt merchants will go. It's a good time."

"Those who have received salt permits do not engage in salt business, but speculate on salt trade. It does not matter who takes the money."

Wei Wu thought of something, "Oh, Master, it seems that Madam from the West Courtyard is also going there."

The Prince of Nan'an became even more interested when he heard this, "Oh, they are going to join in the fun too. That's just right so we don't have to find an excuse."

"Send a letter and tell them that we are going to accompany my good aunt out of respect for her."

Upon hearing this, Wei Wu was stunned for a moment, curled his lips, and left.

Even if you are still with me, my wife has to believe it! I sent you summer clothes, but you despise them every day, and yet you wear them every day.

Children are just weird. The more they like someone, the more they dislike him.

At this time, Jia Min was lying on a recliner under the window with her eyes closed. It was not yet autumn, and there was always a stuffy feeling in the air.

I always feel like it's going to rain, but it never does.

Just then, Banxia came in to report.

"Madam, Dongyuan just sent a letter saying that they will also go to the Mid-Autumn Festival Water and Land Ceremony at Daming Temple."

Jia Min felt even more upset and was hesitant about going or not.

The master said that the words of monks and Taoists should not be trusted easily, so how can I pray to the Bodhisattva?

But now everyone knows that she is going and has promised Shi Yifang, and the children are looking forward to it with great excitement, and now even Dongyuan wants to get involved.

Oh! It's too late to pretend to be sick now.

So she agreed.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone knew that we would go to Daming Temple the next day.

But one could not neglect the ones at home either. At the end of the Shen time, Jia Min asked each table to be placed with three plates of five fresh fruits, five dried fruits and five mooncakes.

They first worship the moon, which is mainly done by women. She especially teaches Daiyu.

The Moon Goddess is in charge of many things, such as the beauty of the flowers, the full moon, a bright face, perfection, and good health.

She was afraid that Lin Daiyu would lose her temper and not cooperate, and such a temper was particularly unpleasant. For the sake of the future, she had to control her temper.

Therefore, Daiyu's worship is particularly important. Unexpectedly, Lin Daiyu had no objection to worshiping the moon.

Worship the heaven, worship the earth, worship the ancestors, there is nothing taboo about it. You have traveled through time, so what is impossible?

And she prayed more.

Oh, Chang'e! Please bless me to be blessed in times of trouble, to have everything go my way, to have no disasters or troubles in my life, and to have enough food and clothing.

You can eat whatever you want, wear whatever you want, and you will never be sad or angry in your life.

Oh, Chang'e! Please bless my family to be well-organized, wealthy and prosperous.

Oh, Chang'e! Please protect those who are planning to harm my family, or are currently doing so, so that they will not choke when drinking water, get bumped when walking, choke when eating, or cough when talking.

Chang'e! ...

In order to let Chang'e understand her thoughts, she also imagined herself as a 100th birthday girl, with a head full of silver hair, holding a cane, and singing to the moon.

So, Jia Min had finished praying long ago, and saw Daiyu was still there praying with her hands folded.

This is……

Because Jia Min had some reservations about going to Daming Temple the next day to pray to the Buddha, she worshipped the moon with particular piety.

It seems that my daughter is more pious than me. She is such a good child.

Thinking of this, Jia Min clasped his hands together again and continued,

Moon Goddess, please bless my good daughter to find a good family, live in harmony with her husband and wife, be loved by her parents-in-law, have both sons and daughters, and live a smooth life...

Lin Ruhai, Yongan, and the Prince of Nan'an were waiting for them in the courtyard after they finished worshipping the moon...

"Mom!" Lin Yongan pouted and called out.

"Can I eat it? There's a mooncake on the table."

"If you don't start, the ants will be on the table."

"Okay! Okay! Daiyu, is that enough?" After saying that, Jia Min and Daiyu finished their conversation.

When they finished, they walked to the table and the family sat under the porch in front of the courtyard, where they could see the bright moon in the sky.

The family ate and chatted happily.

"Oh, right! Daiyu, Yong'an, now that you two have finished eating, you can go light the lanterns. Rong Mama and the others have made quite a few lanterns."

At this point, Jia Min looked at the Prince of Nan'an. Alas! It was still a bit annoying. She didn't know how to address him.

But he is still a child in terms of age, and it would not be good not to tell him about the things he plays with.

"Brother Lin! Are you going?"

The word "Brother Lin" gave the Prince of Nan'an goosebumps all over his body.

He didn't want to come in the first place, and he had refused once. But Jia Min always seemed to be unable to read his expression.

She was called again, meaning that he would not come to affect her title as the mistress of the house.

You don't have to show up on ordinary days, but you must be present during festivals.

After all, I still have to stay in the Lin family for a few more years. It’s not good to be so awkward all the time. Just give me some face!

When he heard that he was asked to play with children's toys again, he suddenly felt cunning and mischievous.

"Go! My aunt!"

I saw him taking lanterns one by one and hanging a string of them on the tree.