The Rebirth of Daiyu in the Red Chamber

Lin Daiyu went to the palace, and brought a fat white mastiff with her when she came back. A group of girls surrounded the white mastiff, eager to touch its soft fur.It's a pity that the white mastiff bared its teeth and let out a warning sound, keeping people away.Although everyone didn't know that this dog was the most vicious mastiff, they didn't hug it hard, and they broke up after talking and laughing for a while.

After Lin Qiong got off school, she approached Chu Yuge humming a tune, and when she saw the white mastiff lying lazily on the corridor, she jumped up.

"Who raised the Tibetan mastiff here?" Lin Qiongxi hurriedly ran over, his eyes glowing green: "It's so cute!" Seeing the stranger approaching, the white mastiff still lay down and did not move, only squinting his eyes and waiting for Lin Qiong to move.The white mastiff, who was still a puppy, could not be called majestic and domineering, but the small aura of contempt was beyond the reach of other dogs.

Lin Qiong knew that the white mastiff should not be touched casually, even such a young mastiff, so she deliberately bypassed the white mastiff and entered the house. At this time, Lin Daiyu was sitting in front of the embroidery frame, embroidering hard.

"Sister, where did that Tibetan mastiff outside come from?" Lin Qiong was sweating and didn't feel much cooler in this room.

There is only one basin of ice in Lin Daiyu's room. Firstly, she is not prone to heat and sweat easily. Secondly, she is just recovering from a serious illness, so it is difficult to use ice too much. Therefore, Lin Qiong didn't say anything hot, but just took the towel handed by the girl. Wipe his face and neck.

Lin Daiyu raised her head and glanced at him, and said, "It's a gift from Lord Sibeile."

Lin Qiong lost face when she heard this: "It's unreliable! The Tibetan mastiff is too fierce, what if I accidentally hurt my sister? Well, even if it can't hurt anyone now, what if it bullies Lihua?"

Lin Daiyu said disapprovingly: "Is there? But that's not what you said outside the door just now. And the ivory is very good, not fierce at all."

Are you kidding, Tibetan mastiffs are good?Lin Qiong was about to refute, when she saw Ivory running into the house with small steps, and obediently lay at Lin Daiyu's feet, allowing her to caress her very intimately.

Lin Qiong was blinded, and asked in surprise: "How did you tame this guy?" It was said to be unruly.

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "Feed it and give it a nice name."

Is that how it was bought?Lin Qiong was speechless.Just this guy is still called great wisdom and stupidity?You're as stupid on the outside as you are on the inside.

Although he looked disgusted on the surface, Lin Qiong still took a snack and brought it to Ivory, but unfortunately, he was ignored and turned his head away.

Lin Qiong: "..." He firmly refused to admit that he was rejected.

Lin Daiyu hugged the little ivory in her arms, and said: "Second master came here to talk about it? Aren't you busy shouting all day?"

Lin Qiong said with a smile: "Even if you are busy, I dare not forget to say hello to my sister."

Lin Daiyu smiled, and said calmly: "The tree slaves have been obediently studying for a while, but you are a bit tired as the second brother. I heard that you haven't been to Mr. Gu for half a month. This morning, my father said that he will punish you for your crimes." Well, I dare not intercede for you." What she didn't say was that someone outside had rumored that Lin Qiong was going to hang out with people in dubious places, and her father was very angry when he heard about it.Although she didn't know whether the rumors outside were true, but Lin Qiong's complexion was indeed not good, a little sallow.

When Lin Qiong heard this, she tensed her face immediately, and said, "I'm not..." The voice at the back gradually fell, Lin Daiyu couldn't hear clearly, and asked, "What?"

Lin Qiong spoke louder, still a little guilty: "Isn't this a matter of dowry?"

Lin Daiyu said angrily: "Nonsense, as long as you tell me about that matter, your own housekeeper will also send someone to handle it. Where can you be busy? Don't take this top tank. Father should treat you well so that your mouth won't be full. Lying, becoming less and less a scholar, and becoming a profiteer."

Lin Qiong knew she was wronged, so she had to apologize again and again, promising to go to Gu's house to study tomorrow.

Lin Daiyu looked slightly calm, and said: "I'm not letting you be a businessman, but don't miss your studies. What if you don't even pass the exam in the future? I don't think there is anything, I'm afraid that your father will not be satisfied with you , you should fool him first, and then do what you like." What is worrying is that, in this dynasty, business is the last, and Lin Qiong is the Lin family, so it is impossible to be a businessman in the future. A decent business is very important.

Lin Qiong solemnly nodded and said that she had a good idea in her heart, and Lin Daiyu only exposed the trouble, and asked: "Did you encounter any difficulties regarding the dowry?"

Lin Qiong shook her head hurriedly and said, "No, nothing, everything is going well. It's because I've been slack lately. My sister must forgive me once."

Lin Daiyu let him go just now, and told him not to go out at night, not to stay up late, and so on, nagging for half an hour.For the first time, Lin Qiong knew that Lin Daiyu was also a talker, and she was not well.

After Lin Qiong left, Lin Daiyu still couldn't stop worrying.She knew that Lin Qiong was actually an adult and shouldn't be fooling around like that, but he didn't know what he did to hide it from himself and his family, which made people very worried.

This younger brother of hers seems to have no plans, but in fact there are many calculations behind it, such as the matter of the Red Mansion and the current dynasty. She does not believe that Lin Qiong has no plans behind it, but she has not told anyone including her. .

After thinking for a while, Lin Daiyu simply put the matter behind her, no matter what happens in the future, she is not a woman who can control it.

"Winterscape."

Dong Jing heard the words and walked into the room, and asked: "Why is the girl called a slave?"

Lin Daiyu said: "Go to the second master's room and call the two girls. I have something to ask."

After a while, Jianlan brought an unfamiliar girl into Lin Daiyu's room and kowtowed to her. The other was dressed in the clothes of a second-class girl, behaved well, and called herself Azhu.

Lin Daiyu leaned on the couch casually, and asked, "What is your second master up to lately?"

Jianlan and Azhu looked at each other, hesitated and dared not answer, so they had to kowtow repeatedly to say they didn't know.

Lin Daiyu sighed, the two servant girls were clear-minded and knew who their masters were.Since she knew she couldn't ask anything, Lin Daiyu had no choice but to let it go.

"Second Master has recently reduced his diet, what do you use for each meal, and how much do you eat?"

Jianlan respectfully said: "Returning to the girl, the second master is afraid of the heat. Maybe it's because of the heat that he lost a little weight. In fact, his appetite has not decreased." Then he reported Lin Qiong's food list for the past few days, including from The kitchen brought some snacks.

Lin Daiyu nodded: "Qioner is growing up, so don't starve. Jianlan, I know that you have learned a little bit about Qiong'er's three-legged cat's medical skills. You can cook some medicinal food for him every day, like cypress. Stewed pork heart with wild jujube kernels and porridge with wild jujube kernels are good for Qi and soothe the nerves, so you should stew them more often, your master’s complexion is not good after seeing you."

Jianlan knew that she had neglected her duty, so she could only respond tremblingly.

Lin Daiyu finished speaking, and said: "This is also your dereliction of duty. If I don't punish you, it seems that I cover you for not caring about the master. Everyone in the Mingbian hall will be fined three months' salary and copied ten times. The two of you go Bar."

Jianlan and Azhu didn't dare to beg for mercy, they retreated respectfully.

It was not until dusk that Chahar came back from the outside. At this time, Lin Hai went home from the yamen, and the three brothers also came back, and everyone had dinner together.

After the whole family had dinner and said a few words, Lin Hai called the three brothers into the study with a stern face. Lin Qiong kept silent, knowing that he had nothing good to eat today, so he could only tighten his skin secretly.

Mrs. Chahar also saw the difference. As a aunt, she couldn't just sit idly by, called the people from the Mingbian Hall to reprimand her, and fined her another three months.

The maids and servants in Mingbiantang were miserable, and they could only secretly rejoice that the new wife hadn't developed the habit of letting servants copy the house rules at every turn, otherwise, the family would have to spend a lot of money on pens and ink.

Lin Daiyu sat on the side smiling and didn't speak for them.If you tell the things she has already punished, it seems that the Chahar family is thinking behind her, not paying enough attention to Lin Qiong, deliberately embarrassing her, and then telling the housekeeper that the punishment will only be three months.

After dealing with the servants of Mingbian Hall, Chahar took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and asked Lin Daiyu: "I said you went out with me today, but you didn't go, do you regret it now?"

Lin Daiyu told about her trip to the palace to meet Concubine De, Chahar clapped her hands and said with a smile: "I almost delayed Yu'er's affairs."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said nothing, she said that she didn't mean to treat the Chahar family as an outsider, she just took her own heart.

"I also got a puppy today, named Ivory. I don't know if my mother likes dogs."

Chahar's eyes lit up, and he eagerly discussed with Lin Daiyu.

When Lin Hai came back from the small study, the mother and daughter were still talking in full swing, but they didn't notice him coming at all. Lin Hai coughed a few times, signaling that he was coming.

Lin Daiyu stopped talking: "I should go too, I will talk to my mother tomorrow."

Chahar sent Lin Daiyu away with a smile, and when he came back, he saw Lin Hai sitting on a chair drinking tea, so he went to remove his coat himself.

Lin Haidao: "Don't be busy, I have to go to the study to deal with official business later."

Chahar's smile remained unchanged, and said: "There is one thing, I would like to ask the master to show me."

"Ma'am please tell me."

Chahar said: "One is the big girl next to my brother and sister. They are all old. The oldest Yilan is 23 years old, and the younger Chunyu is also 19 years old. I watched, the girl privately It’s not that I don’t know, I’ve taught you how to write a good second-class girl, but I didn’t mention it because of my status. As the mistress, this is a matter of my duty. As for the matter of duty, it was only because Chahar came not long ago that he asked Lin Hai, and also asked him if there was any special assignment for this group of girls.

Lin Hai thought for a while, and said: "Indeed, it's time to get married. In this way, take a look at the boys at home these few days, Yilan and Zelan have been serving Qiong'er since... As long as you have a heart, if you want to accompany someone, you must choose the top boys to match." He thought for a while, and then said, "But don't forget to ask these girls for their opinions. If anyone wants to redeem himself, give some dowry money. Just let it out."

Chahar said with a smile: "Of course, don't worry, master, I will definitely take care of it." The big girls in the family are all good in appearance, manners, self-cultivation and conversation. , plus the credit for serving the masters, she naturally dare not neglect anyone.

Lin Haidao: "My wife is doing things, so I can rest assured."

Chahar thought for a moment, and said: "If you want to marry a girl, you have to bring a few servants with you. Why don't you wait for Dongjing's big girls to marry and take them away as companions?"

Hearing the words of getting married, Lin Hai's eyes darkened, and he just said: "It's up to you."

Seeing it, Chahar didn't say anything, and continued: "There is one more thing, which is the girl's dowry." If you ask her, Lin Daiyu's marriage was indeed arranged too early. To marry into someone else's family, such a clever and smart girl, even she is a little reluctant, let alone Lin Hai.But who makes the other party the emperor, no matter how reluctant he is, he can only thank the Lord Long En.

Lin Hai frowned slightly, as if thinking of something bad: "What happened to Yu'er's dowry?"

Chahar said with a smile: "I heard that the second master is preparing for the girl's dowry, but the second master is one year younger than the girl, so I'm afraid there is something wrong with it. The concubine is bold and wants to do her part for the girl. "It's not that she has any other ideas about Lin Daiyu's dowry, she is neither that heart nor that stupid.Leaving aside the feelings, Lin Daiyu married the royal family, and if she said it, she would honor the Lin family, and she would be able to rely on the girl's influence in the future. It was too late for her to flatter her, so she naturally refused to offend her.So helping to arrange the dowry was indeed because Chahar was afraid that Lin Qiong would not do it thoughtfully, which would embarrass the Lin family.

Even if Lin Qiongduo is almost a demon, but his experience is what the experience of an eight-year-old boy is after all limited.

Lin Haidao: "Qiong'er and Yu'er have the best relationship. He has a heart of loving his sister and will do his best to do it. Besides, I promised Qiong'er at the beginning, so I don't want to break my promise. Madam, don't worry, this matter I know how to hold my eyes, so there must be no trouble."

Chahar was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Since this is the case, the concubine is busy."

Lin Hai waved his hand, comforted her a few words and left.

Chahar stared blankly at Lin Hai's direction for a while, and was pulled back by Yue'er: "Madam, don't be sad, the master will gradually trust his wife in the future..." She herself felt a little bit wrong for Chahar.

Chahar interrupted her: "You don't need to say, I'm not sad either."

Ever since she got married, Lin Hai thought she was young and doted on her everywhere. Chahar saw it in her eyes and was sweet in her heart. She said that even if she married a younger brother, she would not be happier than she is now. This is just a matter It's just a small matter of disagreement, nothing more.It's also because she's busy. After all, she just came here, and she's still an embarrassing status, so she shouldn't take such things.

Thinking that there was no time for a cup of tea, Lin Hai turned back again, and Chahar asked with a smile: "Isn't the master still busy with business? Why are you back? Did you forget to bring something?"

Lin Hai didn't answer, and dismissed the girl in the house, before saying: "Don't think too much about Yu'er's dowry, it's true that you promised Qiong'er in advance, a gentleman keeps his promise, so he dare not break his promise."

Chahar was stunned for a moment, then smiled like a flower: "I didn't think much about it."

Lin Haidao: "That kid Qiong'er has a lot of backgrounds in his hands. Even you and I can't handle this matter better than him."

Chahar nodded obediently, but Lin Hai felt a little embarrassed and said, "Also, as a father, I have to give Yu'er some respect."

Chahar nodded: "It's natural, not only the master, but also the concubine should give Yu'er some respect."

The couple thought about it for a while before Lin Hai left.

Mrs. Chahar was amazed at Lin Hai's love for Lin Daiyu. The dowry, Zhuangzi, jewelry and jade, ancient books and calligraphy, etc. that were going to be used as dowry were almost catching up with her dowry, not including Lin Qiong's and Jia Min's original.

What opened her eyes even more was the family's financial resources. Although the Chahar family had already been shocked once when they first married in, it was obviously more than that. It was unexpected that the Lin family, which is not conspicuous, had such an accumulation.