dream of red mansion

Chapter 542 Suffering
"My lord mother, my son-in-law pays respects to my lord mother."

"Zhong Mei pays respects to the old lady."

Inside the main hall of Rongqing Hall, Lin Ruhai and Aunt Zhong knelt down to salute.

Jia Mu asked them to get up and said, "I heard that you are not in good health. If you don't take care of yourself at home, what are you doing in the capital?"

Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of Mr. Daishan, and Mother Jia has always had a good feeling for him.But her most beloved daughter died in the Lin family, which has always been a knot in her heart.

But Lin Ruhai has always respected her very much, she said she wanted to take Daiyu to Beijing and Lin Ruhai did it, and it took five years in a flash.Even she couldn't find fault with this approach.

"My son-in-law was called to Beijing, but I don't know why."

"Then where are you next?"

Jia Qing said: "I've already arranged for someone to clean up the place below, it's just outside Xizhimen, not far away."

Jia Mu scolded: "Your house over there is big and empty, why don't you let him live there?"

Jia Qing smiled wryly and said: "Look at what the old ancestor said, grandson can't wait for it. It's just that the adoptive father insisted on not allowing it, so I found a place outside. Fortunately, it is also close to the palace, and it's cheaper."

Jia's mother didn't say any more, she was more or less aware of Lin Ruhai's scruples.

"Forget it, Brother Qing, take them to see your sister Lin."

"Yes."

Lin Ruhai got up to leave, and said goodbye to Mrs. Jia Zhengwang, and then left.

Lin Ruhai, as the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion, is considered a close relative, so there is no need to avoid suspicion, Jia Qing directly took him and Aunt Zhong into the garden to see Daiyu.

Entering from the main entrance, the first thing you see is green barriers covering your eyes, surrounded by lush greenery, white stones as fences, and bluestone pavement.

Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and nodded and said: "This is the garden built for the imperial concubine's concubine's relatives. It is really beautiful."

Jia Qing smiled slightly, and led the way through the "winding path leading to seclusion" along the Yangchang Xiaolu, and stepped into the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Jia Qing knew that the reason why Mother Jia didn't call Daiyu to Rongqing Hall was probably because she wanted Lin Ruhai to see the Grand View Garden and Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Look, I didn't treat Yu'er badly!

Jia Qing was also happy to fulfill Jia's mother's thoughts, so he led the way slowly, giving Lin Ruhai and Aunt Zhong time to watch.

"Father, the Xiaoxiang Pavilion is in front of you."

"Where does Yu'er live?"

"Ah."

After receiving this letter, Lin Ruhai put away his thoughts and rectified his spirit, and even straightened his back pole a lot.

Inside the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, the mother-in-law sent a message: "Miss Lin, Second Lord Qing has led Aunt Lin into the garden, and he will be at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion soon."

When Daiyu heard about it, she quickly got up with Zijuan and went to the door to meet her.

"Father."

As soon as he went out, he saw Jia Qing and his entourage walking over from the opposite side of the corridor.Daiyu let go of Zicuckoo, walked forward quickly, and saluted Lin Ruhai who was in the middle, the teardrops that fell as soon as she said that had already flowed across her cheeks.

"Yu'er." Lin Ruhai gently helped Daiyu up, and looked at her lovingly.Looking at the beautiful daughter who is getting more and more confident, he can't help but smile.

"Yu'er has grown up again."

Daiyu just cried.

Jia Qing didn't want a group of people stuck here to blow the air, so he said, "Sister Lin, let's go into the house."

"Well, listen to the second brother."

Daiyu wiped away her tears, and said to Lin Ruhai, "Father, please come with my daughter."

"well."

Although it was just two simple sentences, Lin Ruhai intuitively felt that her daughter had changed a lot and became more well-behaved.

Aunt Zhong was also very surprised, she knew Daiyu's temperament best when she was a child, she was just docile to Lin Ruhai, but she was also like this to Jia Qing, a righteous brother, which was a bit unexpected.

Is it really the Eighteenth Change of the Female University?
In Daiyu's living room, the maids moved chairs for Lin Ruhai to sit at the head, Daiyu bowed again, and then Lin Ruhai introduced Aunt Zhong as before, and Daiyu also saw the ceremony, without much surprise .

Living in a big family, such a thing should not surprise her.

Lin Ruhai really needed someone to take care of him, and this Aunt Zhong seemed to be a kind-hearted person. She was not around, so she happened to take care of her father for her.

Lin Ruhai is not good at talking, or almost all parents can't talk to their children.Aunt Zhong, on the other hand, pulled Daiyu to ask her questions, and asked about her health, while Lin Ruhai watched with a smile and drank tea silently.

Jia Qing suddenly heard murmurs in the compartment, and after listening carefully, he knew why.

"Father, there are many sisters in the family who want to greet you, but I don't know if the father has prepared a gift, otherwise, I will push it for the father."

Jia Qing always had no taboos about joking in front of his elders, and Lin Ruhai didn't think he was disobedient, so he laughed and said, "Okay, please come out quickly."

Naturally, he already knew that there were many young ladies in Jia's mansion, which was one of the reasons why he sent Daiyu to Jia's mansion.It's just that even though he had visited Daiyu twice in Jia's mansion before, he had never met her sisters formally.

Jia Qing stepped in front of the big screen, poked out half of his head, and said, "Hey, what about you, come out to pay respects to my adoptive father, hurry up."

Suddenly seeing Jia Baoyu sitting inside, he immediately put away his strange expression, walked in and said, "Uncle Lin asked you to go out and see him, maybe there will be a gift!"

Outsiders are not shy about talking, and the sisters have heard it long ago.They all rolled their eyes at Jia Qing's mischief just now, and then they all got up quickly and straightened their clothes.After more than ten breaths, you looked at me and I looked at you, and followed Jia Qing out after feeling that nothing was wrong.

"Meet my uncle."

"Meet my uncle."

At the same time, he was greeted by five or six girls with pink make-up and jade. Even though Lin Ruhai had prepared for it, he was still a little surprised for a while.

These children are very beautiful.

It's not much worse than my Yu'er
Well, this should be Baoyu.

Lin Ruhai narrowed her eyes.He didn't have much to say about the girl, but for Baoyu, who was about the same age as Qing'er, he naturally had something to teach him.

"You are Baoyu?"

"Yes, I, I am Baoyu."

Lin Ruhai frowned slightly, didn't you say this kid is quite smart?It was probably the first time I saw me a little nervous, skip this, and ask again: "What book are you reading now? Which book is your favourite?"

The sisters were all quiet.They knew Baoyu's likes and dislikes. Although they didn't care whether they were right or wrong, but in this era, almost every elder would ask this question when they met, and they were also sweating for Jia Baoyu.

"I have read the Four Books, The Book of Songs, and the Book of Books roughly, but I have read few history books. Now I am reading Zishu, and I like Zhuangzi the most."

After Jia Baoyu thought about it, he let out a long breath.

No one knew how nervous he was.

Lin Ruhai is the one he hates most, but it is a pity that he is Daiyu's father.He wanted to be distant and close at the same time, this kind of contradiction made him feel very tormented at this moment.

(End of this chapter)