Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 116 Lin Daiyu: Daddy is coming to Beijing!

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"Your son has been in charge of the household for the past two years."

Grandmother Jia suddenly said something that hit the nail on the head.

"Yes!"

Jia Zheng suddenly understood and said bitterly, "It's all my fault for being so careless and not managing the household properly. I didn't expect Lian'er and his wife to manage the household like this. They've ended up spending more than they earn!"

Jia She: "..."

I'm rough x&!

good good!
Today I realized that I am not the most shameless person in the mansion!

Then there is no need to save face!

"Second brother, stop quibbling. It's your inability to manage the household that has caused the huge deficit in the mansion. I'm going to punish you!"

"If you don't admit it, I'll go find Brother Jing to seek justice!"

Jia Zheng lowered his head and said, "I admit it..."

Grandmother Jia interrupted, "What do you want to admit? I am not blind yet. I have seen it with my own eyes in the past few years. The mansion has a little deficit, which is also due to the continuous natural disasters and reduced harvests in recent years. It has nothing to do with the second son."

Jia She said, "If that's the case, the Dongfu's farm is almost the same as ours, so why hasn't the Dongfu had a deficit in the past few years? The cash in the Dongfang Treasury is at least 800,000, if not one million. What about us? We have an egg!"

Grandmother Jia sneered, "How dare you compare yourself with the East Palace? You are a first-class general, the heir of the Rongguo Mansion, but you only know how to play with your concubines at home. If you were like Jing'er, you would pass the imperial examination and become the Minister of War, not to mention one million, you would have three million by now."

"In the final analysis, you are still useless!"

"If you pass the imperial examination and come back as a Jinshi, I will kowtow to you."

Jia She: "..."

Jia She found that he couldn't even argue with Lady Jia!
This old woman is really good at finding excuses.

Is Jinshi cabbage?
Can you take the exam just by saying so?

There are so many noble families in Daxia, and there are only two of them, Lin Ruhai and Jia Jing!

Grandmother Jia sneered: "Nothing to say, right?"

"If you have nothing to say, just go back!"

"Give us the second wife's share of the dividends in full."
Jia She sneered and said, "I have nothing to say. I will go talk to the clan leader!"

"You, stop!"

Grandmother Jia stood up anxiously!

"What on earth do you want!"

Jia She smiled slightly and said, "It's ok to give it to the second wife, but it will be reduced by half."

"If it works, let the clan leader evaluate the reason for the deficit."

……

As the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, the Lin family prepared generous holiday gifts to send to the Ning Mansion. These were considered as gifts between the two mansions, so naturally they had to be counted one by one and stored in the Ningguo Mansion's treasury.

In addition, Lin Ruhai would of course prepare a special holiday gift for his beloved daughter Lin Daiyu, along with a letter.

Lin Daiyu read it carefully from beginning to end twice, and her eyes unconsciously curved into crescents.

Hehe, hehe…

My dad is coming to Beijing!
She really wanted to imitate Xiangyun and laugh out loud.

Vent the grievances of living under someone else's roof for the past few years.

But she was smart enough to hold back!

I, Lin Daiyu, am a good girl after all...

"Miss, what are you so happy about? Is your master going to be promoted?" Seeing Lin Daiyu happy, Zijuan came forward and asked with a smile.

Lin Daiyu glanced at Zijuan and said, "Why do you care so much? Have you delivered all the things I asked you to deliver?"

Zijuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, young lady, everything has been arranged. You just didn't tell me what you're sending to Master Xiaorong. What's going on?"

Lin Daiyu said sternly: "If I didn't say so, then of course you don't have to send me off."

Zijuan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, Miss will go and send it off in person."

Amber, who was standing by, came over with a needle and thread and said with a smile, "Don't pay attention to her, girl. Let me sew up the mouth of this talkative little hoof, and then we can be quiet."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Amitabha, someone has cured you. Amber, remember to sew more stitches. Let's be quiet for a while."

Zijuan suddenly lost her beauty.

"Girl, spare my life."

"stop!"

"Don't run!"

"Cuckoo..."

The two of them went out, chasing each other playfully.

Lin Daiyu put the letter away, silently estimated the time in her mind, took out an elaborately woven red tassel fan pendant from the bedside, and carefully tied it to a prepared folding fan.

I picked it up and looked at it carefully.

Not quite a match.

Rong Ge'er usually wears light-colored clothes.

Fortunately, she had woven a sky-blue tassel fan pendant when she had nothing to do.

Change it again.

Lin Daiyu looked at it for a while and felt it was much more pleasing to the eye.

That's it, and give him a few more books.

Halfway through the You hour is the time when Jia Rong usually goes home. Lin Daiyu comes half a quarter of an hour earlier, as she thinks Xichun might also come over to play at about the same time. But when she arrives, she finds that Xichun is not there.

He must have been coaxed into playing by that Bao sister again!
She might have been jealous for a while in the past, but she certainly won’t be jealous now.

Because her father is coming to Beijing!
"Miss Lin is here."

Xiangling came out hurriedly, opened the curtain, and said with a smile, "Miss, please come in."

"Ah."

Lin Daiyu nodded and glanced at Xiangling.

My eldest nephew has a really good taste in choosing girls.

"Girl, have some tea."

Qingwen, who was serving in the room, brought the teacup. Lin Daiyu put the book and fan on the desk, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said with a smile: "I heard that Rong'er has been studying very hard recently?"

Qingwen smiled and said, "That's right, I didn't fall asleep until almost four o'clock last night."

"Fourth watch?"

Lin Daiyu frowned and asked, "So late?"

There are still two years until the provincial examination, right?
If you continue like this, won’t you ruin your health?
She just has trouble sleeping, which is why she is weaker than others.

Qingwen said, "It's not like this every day. Yesterday, my master got some new books, which he treasured so much that he stayed up very late. Normally, he goes to bed before three o'clock in the morning."

"Oh?"

Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up, and she looked at the bookshelf next to the desk and asked with a smile, "What new book? Where is it?"

Qingwen smiled and said, "I didn't put it on the bookshelf. I hid it quietly when I left this morning."

"He's still hiding?"

Lin Daiyu became even more curious.

"Do you know where it is hidden?"

Qingwen nodded: "I know, Miss Lin, do you want to see it?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Go and get it quickly."

Soon Qingwen dug out the books that Jia Rong had hidden under the bed, carried them outside and said, "These are the ones I have read until the fourth watch."

Lin Daiyu took it and picked up one of the books on top.

"The West Chamber".

Lin Daiyu was very sure about the book she had never read.

It’s a new book indeed!
Rong Ge'er is so abominable that he treasures the good book so much that he hides it away!

Fortunately she is witty!
Look through it carefully.

One glance lasts more than an hour.

When Lin Daiyu turned the last page, she felt the book was full of aftertaste, the words were gorgeous, and she felt relaxed and happy.

When I came to my senses, the lights in the room were already on.

"Brother Rong hasn't come back yet?"

Qingwen smiled and said, "Someone just came in and told me that Master is having a drink with his classmates tonight and will be back later."

"Oh……"

Lin Daiyu nodded gently and said to Qingwen with a smile, "Take the book back and remember to put it away exactly as before."

Qingwen asked, "What do you think?"

Lin Daiyu said seriously, "It's nothing, but you must remember one thing, this book is very important, it must not be discovered by others. Only you and I know what happened today, don't tell Rong Ge'er about it."

Qingwen nodded.

"Don't worry girl, I got it."

After saying that, he took the books back and put them back in their original positions one by one.

Lin Daiyu then stood up and said with a smile, "I'm going back. These books and fans are Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for my eldest nephew. Please keep them."

……

It was already late in the evening when Jia Rong returned home.

A little tipsy, but not too drunk.

Everything for August 15th has been basically arranged, and we are just waiting for the Youth Society to show its prowess on that day.

"Will you take a bath tonight, Master?" Qingwen asked.

Jia Rong said, "Wash yourself and get rid of the smell of alcohol."

"Oh, I'll go find Ping'er?"

"No, just wash up tonight. I still have some books to read."

He will also read books of sages and write articles tonight.

After all, studying is like rowing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. You can't relax at all.

Besides, I relaxed last night.

He decided to put those books under his bed and never touch them again.

The bath was finished quickly.

Jia Rong changed his clothes and prepared to read.

Qingwen took the fan and book from the table outside and said with a smile, "Miss Lin brought these. She said they were Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for me."

Jia Rong looked at the fan particularly, fanned it twice, and said with a smile: "When we meet tomorrow, tell her that I thank Aunt Lin for the festival gift."

"it is good."

……

The next morning.

As soon as Jia Rong went to the Imperial College, Lin Daiyu came.

Qingwen offered the teacup and said with a smile, "Miss Lin, have some tea."

"Our grandfather said thank you for the Mid-Autumn Festival gift from the girl."

Lin Daiyu smiled faintly: "Nothing, did Rong Geer come back to read last night?"

Qingwen said, "I did read it, but not very late. I went to bed before three o'clock in the morning."

Lin Daiyu nodded.

"That's good."

Then he asked, "What book are you reading?"

Qingwen said, "It's just a very ordinary one."