Qing Wu Red House

In the sixth year of Hongzheng, the 21st of the twelfth lunar month.

Daiyu officially moved from Jia's mansion to a rented house in the back street.When Daiyu's car just drove out of the back door of Rongguo Mansion, she saw Ding Daqiang, Zhou Chuan, Aunt Lin, Aunt Chen, and other maids waiting for Daiyu at the entrance of the alley, causing many passers-by to wait and see. .

Daiyu's car drove into the courtyard gate of the house, got out of the car at the second gate, and walked towards Daiyu's small courtyard surrounded by Aunt Lin, Aunt Chen, Chu Xia, Zhixia and others.This rented house is actually a courtyard with three entrances, neither too big nor too small.The third entrance courtyard has been guarded by a few maids and no one lives there. Lin Haorui arranged Daiyu and Tenman's room here.

Since there were only three main rooms, the east room was given to Daiyu, the west room was given to Tenman, and the middle room was used for hospitality.The maids all live in the wing rooms on the east and west sides, but because there are few rooms, some of them only share one room for three people, while others only share one room for four people.Although the house was not as spacious as Jia's, these maids all showed joy on their faces.

Only Xiuju was very dissatisfied with assigning herself to Muqing and Qingwen's "Pansi Cave", and pouted to live with Zijuan and Xueyan. Daiyu and Tengman couldn't help laughing at her petite appearance .Zijuan smiled: "Okay, you can come and live with us. I happen to be afraid that those two girls' harsh words will lead you into ruin."

Qingwen said resolutely at the side: "Zijuan, it's strange what you said. Muqing and I are so talkative. I never saw those little girls afraid of me and Muqing, but I saw you, Zijuan. Girls don't dare to breathe."

"Look, I just said one thing, and you have a load of words waiting for me, and you said that you are not very talkative!" Zijuan smiled and looked at Daiyu: "But the girl still favors the two of them, and doesn't let them worry about everything. .If you want me to say, the two of them should not touch needles and sewing for a month. Work hard!"

Daiyu smiled: "The first month is coming soon, then you can make good use of them!" Muqing and Qingwen shouted at the same time: "Miss, this is called partiality, we will not follow it!"

Lin Haorui came in from the outside: "What are you joking about again? The two sisters see that the layout of this room is quite satisfactory. If it is not satisfactory, let the girls change it. Anyway, in our own home, we can do whatever we want!"

Tenman laughed and said: "Brother Lin's words are strange. If you say Sister Lin, you will say Sister Lin, and you will be around me. Is it possible that I will ask Brother Lin for a copy of "Picture of the Golden Pheasant of Furong" tomorrow, and hang it up in the next day?" He also said that Linru's celadon is very good, Brother Lin can't find it for me."

Lin Haorui smiled and said: "That's so difficult. Chu Xia. You go to the warehouse and get the "Picture of the Golden Pheasant in Lotus", hang it in the bedroom for Miss Teng, and then bring the celadon peony day lily pattern vase from Ru Kiln to Miss Teng Put it on." Tenman quickly waved his hand.She stepped forward and grabbed Chu Xia who was about to turn around and leave: "Sister Chu Xia, don't listen to him, I'm just joking, so I'll take it seriously."

But Daiyu smiled and said, "Sister Chu Xia went to get it herself, and she couldn't make Sister Teng feel that we treated her poorly. I want to be sisters with Sister Teng for a long time. This is a little decoration. I can't I wronged Sister Teng."

Tenman went to make trouble with Daiyu again: "Good girl Lin, you actually teased me with Big Brother Lin, be careful and I won't talk to you anymore!"

Daiyu smiled and took Teng Man's hand: "What Sister Teng said is just two decorations. It's not so serious. Since Sister Teng likes it, let's put it bluntly. It's okay to give it away!"

Lin Haorui smiled: "What my sister said is exactly, you can take it in Chuxia." Tenman looked helplessly at the two brothers and sisters of the Lin family and smiled.

mid-afternoon.Lin Daiyu woke up from her afternoon nap, and Aunt Lin and Nanny Song went into the main room hand in hand: "Miss, have you rested?" Daiyu was drinking tea with Tenman when she saw the two nanny come in, she hurriedly said with a smile: "It's noon. , why are the two nuns here? Zicuckoo, take a seat!"

Zijuan and Xueyan hurriedly asked Mrs. Lin and Nanny Song to sit on the lower chairs.Nanny Song said with a smile: "Let's come. Naturally, we don't have to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. Miss, do you want to make a guess?"

Daiyu saw the expression on Nanny Song's face and understood a little bit: "But brother asked me to take care of the New Year's affairs?" Aunt Lin smiled and said: "The girl is really transparent. She can guess right. The meaning of the uncle It's because the girl will be twelve years old next year, and the big and small things in this mansion should also be taken care of. So, please worry more about the Chinese New Year this year. No, I brought the things we have been here for the past few months The account book, please have the girl review it!"

Zijuan hurriedly took the account book and handed it to Daiyu. Daiyu put the account book on the table casually, and smiled lightly: "I'm also going to discuss these matters with my brother. Although brother doesn't have to take the exam during the filial piety period, studying is a must. There is no need to delay, it is better for me to take care of the family affairs. Since my brother has already thought about it, I hope Nanny Song and Aunt Lin will remind me more in the future!"

"Miss is serious! We should do it!" Nanny Song and Aunt Lin said at the same time.Seeing that they wanted to talk about something serious, Tenman hurriedly said, "I happen to have something to ask Brother Lin about. Sister, you talk about it first, and I'll go back as soon as I go!"

Daiyu couldn't help smiling sincerely when she saw the figure of Tenman walking out.Nanny Song was aware of Daiyu's thoughts, so she said softly, "It's better for the young lady to let the uncle know about her thoughts, lest the joy be in vain."

"How dare I say this. I was thinking about the day when Sister Feng will come and let Sister Feng talk to my brother. My brother is turning sixteen. If he doesn't keep his filial piety, he should be engaged! Sister Teng is beautiful, beautiful and cheerful. No matter how I look at it, I match my brother very well!" Daiyu smiled like a flower.

Although Aunt Lin hadn't had much contact with Tenman, she liked Tenman's courageous rescue of Daiyu at the pier that day, and echoed her: "This old slave also thinks it's very good, but I don't know if the uncle has such a thought."

"Hey, there should be someone to help my brother and work hard!" Daiyu sighed: "I'm afraid I have to ask Sister Feng to do this matter. It's a pity that Sister Feng is pregnant, so she can't work hard!"

Nanny Song smiled: "Look, the girl is so anxious. Thankfully, the uncle still has more than a year of filial piety. Second Mistress Lian will be able to do it by then! Go ahead, girl, so that Second Mistress Lian can help our uncle think about it." .”

Daiyu frowned slightly: "Does Nanny Song think that Sister Teng is not good?" Nanny Song shook her head: "Of course not, it is precisely because I think Miss Teng is so nice that I think it is best not to live with Miss Teng. We mentioned this matter in our family so as not to tarnish Miss Teng's reputation. When Rilian's second grandma gives birth in the future, it is the right time to propose marriage with Tiantian Fengbao. It's just..." Nanny Song hesitated to speak.

Daiyu said sternly: "Ma'am, but it's all right!" Nanny Song looked at Aunt Lin, and then said: "It's just that Miss Teng came from the green forest after all, does the uncle like it, or does Master Lin hope that the uncle will find such a woman?" A wife, the girl has to think carefully about it!"

Daiyu sighed slightly, and said after a long time: "I'll go and mention this matter to my brother. If my brother has no intentions, it's better not to let Sister Feng know, so as not to delay Sister Teng!"

Nanny Song said again: "Miss Teng is born in the green forest and doesn't care about these things. Otherwise, it would just look at how long Miss Teng has lived in our house. I'm afraid those who want to propose marriage to Miss Teng will have to think about it." Daiyu Hearing Nanny Song's words, she was slightly taken aback, for some reason.I thought of myself.Nanny Song didn't seem to expect that Daiyu had such an idea, and she had already changed the topic to the matter of giving gifts during the Chinese New Year.

The annual gift list of the Lin family is actually very simple, it just lists all the families who come to pay homage to Lin Ruhai before the anniversary festival, and prepares a small gift.Of course, the gift lists of Princess Yunting's Mansion and Rongguo Mansion have to be heavier, especially the bills of Rongguo Mansion still have 5000 taels of silver in sight.Daiyu pointed to the item of silver and asked in puzzlement: "I see that no one else has this item of silver. Why does my grandmother's family have this item of expenses?"

Aunt Lin replied: "Ms., this is an old rule left by the master when he was here. At that time, the girl was living in Rongguo Mansion, and the master would send 5000 taels of silver to Jia's house every year for the girl's daily expenses. Last year, the master After passing away, the uncle did not reduce this old rule, so this year it is still on the gift list."

Daiyu sighed: "For daily expenses of 5000 taels a year, Daddy really knows that I wear gold and silver. Let me put the gift list of Rongguo Mansion here first. I will discuss it with my brother before making a decision. In addition, send the gift list to me." Fill in Grandma Liu's family in the middle, and the gift doesn't need to be too thick. Just pick up the practical and commonly used objects, and it is also okay to seal the money, just write in the names of me and Sister Teng."

Mrs. Lin replied: "It's a girl, I'll go and draw it up, and ask the girl to have a look."

Mrs. Lin said again: "The other sewing room Wu Zhi's family asked me to ask the girl. How many new clothes can I make for the New Year?" Daiyu shook her head: "I still have a lot of clothes without upper body, but everyone in the house You should make some. You should send a message to Mrs. Wu. Ask her to prepare two new clothes for each of the servants. In addition, the new clothes of Sister Teng and Brother Chu should also be prepared. If you are not in a hurry, you can make Teng first. For my sister and brother Chu, the others can do it after the second day of February!"

"Miss Lao is thinking about it. Our new clothes have already been sent out, and they are all high-quality needlework!" Aunt Lin smiled: "The ones in the girl's house are also at Wu Zhi's house, and they will be delivered in two days."

Daiyu is here discussing the Chinese New Year with Aunt Lin and Nanny Song.And Teng Man was in Lin Haorui's study, watching Chu Tianyou look at the purse embroidered by Baochai with Lin Haorui with great interest.Due to the poisoning in his body, Chu Tianyou appeared extremely listless. Although the Wushuang girl from the Yang family promised to detoxify Chu Tianyou, she never showed up.

"How about it, do you still like it?" Lin Haorui asked amusedly.

Chu Tianyou casually threw the purse on the table: "When did you see that I brought these things with you? It's very troublesome." Tenman picked up the purse with a smile and looked at it: "It seems that the embroidery worker It's very delicate, but this little plum blossom is embroidered with extraordinary attention, it seems that a lot of work has been put into it!"

"If Miss Teng likes it, I'll give it to you!" Chu Tianyou said indifferently.

Tenman was so frightened that he quickly threw his purse on the table: "How can I get what someone gave you? Put it away quickly. If it's the girl's wish, why should you refuse to be thousands of miles away?"

Chu Tianyou was slightly displeased when he heard this, and said sarcastically: "Miss Teng said this is inappropriate. I don't think I went to save her, and I don't need her gratitude. She is a girl in the inner courtyard of the mansion gate. She is a girl in the inner courtyard of the mansion. She will send me off at will. What's the matter with a purse!"

Teng Man couldn't help curling his lips. He used to suspect that Chu Tianyou was also a fellow traveler, but now it seems that he was very wrong.It is estimated that this person's thinking is not as clear as Lin Haorui's.Thinking of Lin Haorui, she hurriedly said, "Brother Lin, did you ever find out about my brother?"

Lin Haorui was taken aback when he heard Tenman asking him this question, as if he was thinking about how to answer this question over and over again.Lin Haorui's expression made Tenman's heart tense. Although she was not the original Tenman, she still cared about her family: "What happened? Brother Lin, tell me quickly. I can't bear it!"

Lin Haorui sighed: "I don't know the specific situation yet, but I just heard that His Royal Highness Che Chen once mentioned that the small kingdom of Annan intends to violate the border and is active in the Tianfengbao area." Teng Man was stunned, never expecting this news.

An Nam is the old name of Vietnam.She knew that her home was located in Zhen'an Mansion, and it was Annan's territory to cross over.But Annan has always been a vassal state of Daqi, so how dare he raise an uprising and boldly invade the frontier.

Tenman looked at Lin Haorui: "So, Cousin Chechen knows the details?" Lin Haorui nodded: "I'm afraid so!" Tenman said firmly: "Then I hope Brother Lin will make arrangements. Tomorrow I will go to the Princess's Mansion Ask about it!"

"Okay, I'll let Yuan Qing go with you!" Lin Haorui smiled faintly, admiring Tenman's calm performance at this time.This girl always acted so differently.Often unexpected.

No one knows what Tenman said when he went to the Princess's Mansion, but Tenman who came back from the Princess's Mansion seemed to be much calmer. He continued to live in Lin's house and did not mention going back to Zhen'an Mansion, nor did he mention moving to the Princess. The idea of ​​government residence.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Lin family was in a hurry.Although it is not allowed to decorate in a big way during the observance of filial piety, the maids and women still cleaned up the inside and outside of the house, and the kitchen began to prepare steamed buns and vegetarian dishes to prepare for the New Year.

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the Lin family finally welcomed the long-awaited girl Yang Wushuang from the Governor's Mansion.When Daiyu heard that Sister Yang had arrived, she hurriedly greeted her through the second door with Teng Man.Yang Wushuang looked at the two of them with a smile, and jokingly said, "Are the two sisters in a hurry?"

"Where is Sister Wushuang? We are very happy that sister can come!" Daiyu took Yang Wushuang's arm and walked slowly towards the inner courtyard.

Yang Wushuang said with a smile: "I heard that sister Lin is sick, but she is better? I was supposed to come to visit a few days ago, but the house was in such a mess, so I couldn't make it!" Teng Man couldn't help asking: "What's the matter? Busy. Does it involve Sister Yang?"

"This matter has something to do with you. I will tell you in detail later. Take me to see the poisoned Mr. Chu first!" Yang Wushuang took the initiative to mention it, afraid that the two The girl is embarrassed, and she has to waste a long time talking about it in order to turn to the real business.

"Brother Chu is in the guest room in the front yard, and Mr. Dai is feeling his pulse at this time!" Daiyu said cautiously, although she knew that Dai Ming and Yang Wushuang were master-student relationship, but Dai Ming's words revealed both inside and outside. This Miss Yang complained about what he meant, so she thought it would be better to make it clear, so as to save the embarrassment of meeting.

Unexpectedly, Yang Wushuang happily said: "It turns out that the master is here, so that's even better. I haven't seen him for several years, please take me to have a look." Daiyu and Tenman couldn't help but glanced at each other. What kind of riddles are these master and apprentice two playing.

Daiyu led Yang Wushuang to Chu Tianyou's guest room. When Dai Ming saw Yang Wushuang, he was very excited and remained silent for a while.On the contrary, Yang Wushuang bowed down first: "The disciple pays respects to the master, how has the master been doing all these years? The disciple thinks about it every day, but he can't find the master's whereabouts in every possible way."

Deming helped Yang Wushuang up with some emotion: "I'm fine, your poison can be cured? Will the old injury happen again these years?"

Teng Man wondered: "Could it be that Sister Yang was also injured and poisoned?" Yang Wushuang laughed and said, "It's a long story, but I was injured once when I was a child, and all kinds of medical treatments failed. Send me to the master to learn art. Later, due to fate, the injury was cured, and the poison was also cured, so the master doesn't have to worry about it!"

"It was a last resort to leave you as a teacher that day!" Deming sighed.

"Teacher knows." Yang Wushuang comforted Dai Ming with a smile: "You saved my life by leaving us behind. I am very grateful to Master!" Dai Ming still sighed heavily, but his expression was much more relaxed.

Yang Wushuang looked at Teng Man and Daiyu with a smile: "If the two sisters are interested in this story, I will tell you in detail in the future. Now it is more important to detoxify Mr. Chu!" Chu Tianyou.

Chu Tianyou smiled: "Girl, don't worry, I'm fine for the time being!" Yang Wushuang ignored Chu Tianyou's words, put his hand on Chu Tianyou's pulse, with a serious face, always smiling like usual very different.

After taking the pulse, Yang Wushuang took out another golden needle, pricked it on Chu Tianyou's fingertip, took out some blood, and looked carefully at the sun.Then he looked at Chu Tianyou's tongue coating and complexion, and then regained that faint smile: "It seems that the person who poisoned him was indeed merciful!"

"Is there a way to detoxify?" Lin Haorui came in from the door and asked anxiously.

Yang Wushuang looked back curiously, only to see Lin Haorui dressed in white, with a sharp face and firm and persistent eyes.Yang Wushuang was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Are you Lin Haorui, sister Lin's elder brother?"

Lin Haorui paused, and saluted Yang Wushuang: "I am Lin Haorui!"

Yang Wushuang looked at Lin Haorui with a smile, and said clearly: "I am familiar with all the medicinal herbs and elixir in the world. Mr. Chu's poison is not mediocre, so naturally he can be cured!" After hearing this, Lin Haorui frowned, and looked at Yang Wushuang's eyes also became deep.