Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Seeing Yuanyang, who obviously didn't know how to start, Daiyu smiled and asked softly, "Grandmother, besides sending Sister Yuanyang to personally hand over these two people to me, I'm afraid you have something else to ask, right?"

Yuanyang was already stunned by the news of "rejection of marriage" and the words that Jia's mother asked her to reveal implied that "Shuangyu's marriage must come true". She couldn't help but shudder at this moment, and hurriedly cheered up and replied carefully:

"It's nothing serious. It's just that the old lady beat up Second Master Lian and didn't ask what he did wrong, so I want to ask the young lady to clarify, what is the matter that the angel said that Second Master Lian was very neglectful of?"

"It's not a big deal. He was just exhausted from watching over my father the whole time. He couldn't hold on any longer and went back to sleep. I was left alone to accompany my father until he passed away."

Lin Daiyu lowered her eyes, hiding half of her emotions.

one person? !

Yuanyang felt sweat on his back instantly. He didn't care about the hierarchy and went forward to sit beside Lin Daiyu. He stretched out his hand to stroke her back and said, "My dear girl, did I scare you? Don't be afraid. Gu Laoye is your real grandfather. He won't hurt you. He only loves you!"

This action was purely from the heart. Lin Daiyu felt a little warm in her heart, her eyes were sore, and she smiled with tears in her eyes and shook her head: "I'm not afraid. Besides, if it weren't for this, my father wouldn't have explained everything about the house and outside to me in detail."

Yuanyang's hand that was stroking her back froze.

Lin Daiyu lowered her eyes again and looked at the pair of slender jade fingers that were resting on the brocade mattress. She gently grasped the edge of the couch and whispered, "There are many things in the salt administration that cannot be said..."

Yuanyang was shocked: "What? Did the master tell you everything?!"

Lin Daiyu hummed vaguely, then smiled bitterly and said, "These things have nothing to do with Jia's family, and I don't want the Jia family to be involved. It's good that Second Brother Lian didn't hear it."

After a pause, facing Yuanyang's terrified gaze, Lin Daiyu covered her lips with a handkerchief and said, "Besides, the palace eunuch will come soon, so I can't say anything."

Yuanyang grabbed her hand, his eyes shining like cold stars: "Then how much did you tell the palace supervisor?"

"He said that his father regretted that he was not capable enough and had not fulfilled the task entrusted by Your Majesty. He also said that his father's wealth and glory were all given by Your Majesty and he was willing to return them to the court, even if it was just a drop in the bucket..."

Daiyu curled her lips, pulled her hand out from between Yuanyang's fingers, patted her cold hand, and said softly, "Don't worry. Other than attitude, they don't want anything from my Lin family."

This is of course not true.

Yuanyang knew, and Lin Daiyu also knew that Yuanyang knew. But no one could say it, and they could only look at each other tacitly.

"When my aunt was still living in Beijing, she had a house. Later, when she went to Jiangnan to take up a post and needed money, she asked the second master to sell it."

Yuanyang suddenly changed the subject, "I vaguely remember hearing my mother say that the house was bought by a minor official named Wang, and was resold right after it was acquired. It seems that it is also a good courtyard."

Why are they talking about family matters now? Lin Daiyu didn't understand why, so she just followed her words and said, "My mother also mentioned it before, the best part of the house is the rockery and pond, which are very realistic..."

After a pause, Lin Daiyu's heart moved slightly, and she asked Yuanyang tentatively: "I remember my mother said that when she was at home, she had almost as many servants as Master Bao. Unfortunately, when she married my father, she only brought four maids and two servants as a dowry. What about the rest?"

"The remaining four second-class servants and eight menial servants, some are sick, some are dead, some have redeemed themselves, and some have married into farms to become farm wives. I heard that there are only one or two left in the mansion now, and I have never heard what kind of business they are in."

Yuanyang smiled, raised an eyebrow and asked her, "Why, girl, do you want to look for it?"

After thinking for a while, Lin Daiyu shook her head: "What should I do if I find her? If she is good, it will be better. If she is not good, it will be difficult to settle her. Besides, if she wanted to serve me, she should have come to me as soon as I entered the mansion."

Yuanyang understood and skipped the topic, and continued: "I heard that earlier, when Master Lin was in Lantai Temple, although he was outspoken and dared to make criticisms, he never criticized people's personal morality. Several important ministers and elders in the court praised him.

"But once he took over the job of inspecting the salt, those people suddenly disappeared. I heard that Master Lin was very sad for a while, but it was the Second Master who comforted him and said that these people might not be unhappy about him taking this job, but they just needed to avoid suspicion and temporarily stopped interacting with them."

"Then do grandma and uncle still remember which important ministers they are?" Daiyu narrowed her eyes. Did grandma and uncle ask Sister Yuanyang to give her some advice?

Yuanyang sighed, "It's been more than ten years, how can I still remember his name? It's just that at that time, there were too many people who came to our house to compliment our aunt on marrying a good son-in-law, and the old lady often talked about Jing'er and felt sad, so I vaguely knew something about it."

Do you know?

Could it be that it wasn't the grandmother who gave the signal, but Yuanyang herself...

"Sister Yuanyang, when did the old lady tell you what you said?" Lin Daiyu asked her directly.

Yuanyang smiled and said: "These random gossips are naturally what I heard from others.

“Since the young lady has been dragged into this and is unwilling to seek help from the old lady herself, I will do my best to tell you everything I have learned over the years.

"You should have a general idea in mind, and then we can see what the next move should be."

After saying that, he stood up and patted Lin Daiyu on the shoulder: "Take care of yourself, young lady. I'm going to go and tell the old lady what she said first."

Lin Daiyu sighed in her heart, took her hand and whispered: "My dear sister, I know your feelings. I am not a foolish ungrateful person. I will never forget what I should remember.

"That's why I'm telling you this: there are so many people in this mansion and it's hard work. Grandmother is old and her temper and health are not as good as before. Now she has to rely on you to do everything in the house. Thank you for your hard work.

"You should stay with her. If I make some progress, I will definitely repay you for this favor!"

After hearing the last part, Yuanyang couldn't help but smile: "You are the granddaughter of this family, and you are still talking about repaying favors. Isn't that too polite?

"As for me, I am a servant of this family. My ancestors followed the old Duke and experienced life and death on the battlefield. Moreover, the old lady treats me very well. Although I am a servant, my life is more comfortable than many masters in this mansion.

"If I have to say what I want, it's just that our family will be prosperous and have many children.

"As a girl, you are still young, and I don't think you can think as thoroughly and deeply as the old lady, the master, and the wives.

"Don't try to handle everything by yourself. Leave it to the adults to worry about. It's the most important thing to do to take good care of yourself."

He looked at Daiyu deeply, then left with a smile.