The Red Mansions

Chapter 253 People leave their names, Yan Guo leave their voices, Jia Yun and Xia Jingui meet in the snow
On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, it snowed heavily again.

The mandarin duck curled up in Jia Yun's arms like a kitten, sleeping very sweetly.

The cold wind blew in through the gap in the window, whining.

The indescribable relaxation in the bed makes people not want to wake up.

Yuanyang sucked her lips, and suddenly woke up, dazed for a moment, only to realize that she was no longer in Jia's residence.

In the eyelids, Jia Yun's handsome and extraordinary smiling face was reflected.

"Master..." Yuanyang blushed and called softly.

With that said, she was about to get up and wait for Jia Yun to wake up.

"Let the servant girl come, you will be the master from now on, and you have to learn to be served by others." Jia Yun held her down and said with a smile.

Yuanyang slowed down, and said with a smile: "It was agreed last night, let me go to the old lady's room, and honor the filial piety on behalf of the master. This matter can't just be talked about."

Jia Yun glanced at her, nodded and smiled, "Forget it, since you have the heart, I won't stop you."

Speaking of which, there were quite a few aunts in the family, probably because Mrs. Bu was taken care of by Aunt Miao and Mrs. Feng, and the other female relatives in the family did not think of going to her room to serve them.

So Yuanyang offered to teach on behalf of Jia Yun in the future, and Jia Yun, apart from being relieved, readily agreed.

Soon, Yuanyang's maids, Hanyan and Rushui, came into the room to serve her.

Jia Yun's maid also brought over the clothes to be changed and helped him change and wash.

Seeing that Jia Yun had changed into ordinary clothes, Yuanyang wondered, "Master, isn't he going to the yamen today?"

"I'm taking a rest today, so I don't need to go there." Jia Yun said with a smile, "Furthermore, my job is to be a censor, and the main duty of a censor is to hear rumors and gossip, so I don't have to guard the classroom."

Yuanyang suddenly smiled and said: "Hehe, the concubine didn't expect the official position of the master. By the way, Yu Shi, as a clean official, usually easily offends people, right?"

Jia Yun walked slowly to the dressing table, glanced at Yuanyang, nodded and said:
"I'm fine. Because of the governor Fengtai's camp, I have the power of the censor, but I don't have to do things that the censor offends people. The other censors are similar to what you said!"

"But now that you've come here, I want to tell you that from now on at home, you are not allowed to mention official affairs to me casually, do you understand?"

Yuanyang was startled, and just about to get up to apologize when Jia Yun pressed her down and said:
"You just came home, don't be surprised if you don't know it, don't be afraid, just pay attention in the future."

Yuanyang breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "This is a good rule. If the Jia Mansion had this rule, nothing would happen, and it would be easy for people to know."

"By the way, speaking of Jia's mansion, the second master Lian and the second grandma Feng have been arguing from time to time recently, between them..."

Jia Yun turned her head and asked, "Why are they arguing?"

"That's not clear. Every time they quarreled, Miss Ping'er asked all the servants in the yard to be kicked out, so no specifics were revealed." Yuanyang pursed her lips and shook her head as she replied.

Soon, the two washed and dressed properly.

Jia Yun joined hands with Yuanyang to meet Xue Baochai and other female relatives first, and then went to the Bu family's house to pay their respects.

In the past two years, Mrs. Bu has been pampered and pampered, so she has a bit of nobility in her body.

She had drunk space spring water before, ate space food and vegetables all year round, and there were no worries at home, so she lived younger and younger.

She looks about 30 years old now, and she can give birth to a handsome son like Jia Yun. She looks good, mature and charming, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes.

"Yuanyang pays respects to the old lady!"

After Jia Yun brought the female relatives to greet him, Yuanyang kowtowed to Mrs. Bu alone.

With a kind smile on her face, Mrs. Bu stretched out her hand to support her and said, "Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally look forward to you girl! Get up quickly, the ground is getting cold!"

Yuanyang thanked her and was helped up by the maid.

Then Mrs. Bu beckoned to her, and when Yuanyang approached, she opened a sandalwood box on the table, took out a pair of jade bracelets from it, and put them on for Yuanyang herself.

"You should wear the jade bracelet to keep your health healthy. It will give birth to our family Yun'er earlier, so that it will spread its branches and leaves."

Bu looked at Yuanyang's hands, patted them lightly a few times, and said with a smile.

Yuanyang blushed a lot, but responded with nana.

Qin Keqing, Xiren and other aunts also smiled, looking at Jia Yun with bright eyes.

The family is happy.

After breakfast, Jia Wenlin brought a letter from Lin Ruhai with a flying eagle.

Flying eagle delivery is convenient, but you can't write too much in it.

Lin Ruhai also said one thing when he wrote the letter, that is, he will arrive in the capital around the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

"Sure enough, I'm coming back around fifteen? It seems that I have to go back and decorate the house first."

After Lin Daiyu got the letter, she wanted to take someone back to clean the house.

Seeing that she was anxious, Jia Yun didn't stop her, and after talking to Xue Baochai and others, she sent Lin Daiyu back in person.

on the carriage.

Lin Daiyu said leisurely in Jia Yun's arms: "Father will be back in ten and a half months. I will stay at home this time when I go back. If you don't come, you should come and see me often."

"There's also the matter of the two of us. Don't procrastinate. It's not a problem for us to sneak around like this. When my father comes back, you have to come to the door to propose marriage."

Jia Yun played with her little hand, nodded and said: "You don't need to say, after Mr. Lin comes back, I will ask a matchmaker to handle our affairs, and I won't keep you waiting for too long."

Lin Daiyu sighed and said, "Even if it won't be long, as far as we can see, our good things will not be done until next year at the earliest."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. We have to make do with Mr. Lin, right?" Jia Yun said with a smile.

Lin Daiyu looked up at him, and opened her small mouth lightly: "The mandarin ducks are about to arrive home, and I am suddenly a little anxious. When they all have children next year, I haven't gotten through yet..."

Jia Yun laughed loudly and said, "Are you in such a hurry to get married?"

"Yes, I'm not in a hurry, why don't I delay it for another three to five or eight years?" Lin Daiyu rolled his eyes at him and said with a snort.

Jia Yun's smile faltered, she pecked her, and said: "Forget it, you should get through the door earlier, I guess since the last year, I have more things to do, I'm afraid I won't be as carefree as I have been in the past two years gone."

Lin Daiyu asked suspiciously: "Even if you pass the Jinshi exam next year, don't you still want to advance to the Imperial Academy?"

"Is it so easy to get into the Imperial Academy? Besides, even if you can enter the Imperial Academy, I'm afraid you will have other positions. If you want to be free, you may not be able to." Jia Yun shook her head and smiled.

Those who can enter the Hanlin Academy are at least first-class and second-class Jinshi, and the third-class and Jinshi are from the same background, but they can only go to the Six Departments to observe politics.

Of course, Jia Yun cannot be regarded as ordinary people.

He already has a job, and he has enough credit and achievements.

Regardless of whether you can pass the Jinshi exam or not, you will be promoted.

If you can pass the exam, the possibility of staying in the capital as an official is the greatest.

If not, then the possibility of external release is much greater.

Lin Daiyu pondered for a moment, then said: "That being said, we have to hurry up on our affairs. If you really let it go, if you drag it out for a few more years, I'll be an old lady."

"It's not that serious. In fact, with your age, it won't be too late for us to get married in the next two or three years." Jia Yun put her hand on her small face and said softly.

Lin Daiyu glared at him, but fell silent, she didn't speak, she rubbed her small face in his hands, thinking about something secretly.

There was a lot of wind and snow on the street, and the carriage creaked as it drove forward under the snow.

There was a brazier burning in the car, which was very relaxing.

On the small red clay stove, boiling water gurgles, and the aroma of tea overflows in the car.

Lin Daiyu took a sip of tea, suddenly thought of something, and asked sideways, "Brother Yun, Second Sister You and Third Sister You, what are the arrangements for the future?"

"How to arrange what?" Jia Yun asked in confusion.

Lin Daiyu put down her teacup, leaned against the wall of the car, put her legs on Jia Yun, and said with a smile:
"You promised their sisters that you would let them be aunts, so you can't take your word for it, right?"

Jia Yun took off Lin Daiyu's floral shoes, played with her round feet, shook her head and said with a smile:

"That's impossible. Since you agreed, you must count on it. After you pass the door, you will take them to be aunts."

Lin Daiyu took a deep breath, tut tut and said, "If you add one to the east and one to the west, I'm afraid there will be a dozen or so aunts in the family from now on!"

Jia Yun raised her eyebrows and murmured, "There's nothing we can do about it. Our family was not prosperous before. If I don't have more children, who will I leave my wealth to?"

Lin Daiyu sat up suddenly and pulled her legs. Jia Yun held her tightly and did not move, so she let him play.

She asked curiously: "Brother Yun, give me a letter, how much money does the family have now?"

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Are you afraid I won't be able to support you?" Jia Yun asked with a smile.

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I'm just curious, talk about it or not."

After a few breaths of silence in her heart, Jia Yun raised two fingers at Lin Daiyu.

"20 taels of silver? No way, it's more than just the addition of the farm in the south and the one-year harvest. Could it be 200 million taels?"

Lin Daiyu murmured for a moment, then suddenly her eyes widened, and she said in amazement: "You have accumulated so much property without saying a word?"

Jia Yun raised the corner of her mouth, nodded and said, "Don't be surprised, keep a low profile, let's bury meat in a bowl and eat it, don't make it public, hehe..."

Lin Daiyu smiled happily, covered her mouth and said, "Although I'm not interested in money, I'm very happy and relaxed after hearing you tell me about your family background. From now on, our family will no longer worry about trifles such as firewood, rice, oil and salt."

"Yo! Our Daiyu hasn't passed the door yet, so she's thinking about housework?" Jia Yun said with a smile.

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes, spit softly and muttered, "Virtue!"

The two talked and laughed, and arrived at the Lin Mansion in a short while.

Jia Yun sent Lin Daiyu to the back house, sat for a while, and then returned the same way.

When passing by Ningrong Street, I only heard Jia Wenlin reminded from outside the car:
"Master, Brother Rong and his daughter-in-law have gone somewhere. They are parked on the side of the road. It seems that they have something to do with you."

Jia Yun raised the curtain and saw Lai Er staggering towards the place, stepping on the thick snow with his belly full, breathing white air from his mouth.

"Second Master Yun, Young Master Rong invited Second Master to have a talk on the street." Lai Er flattered and smiled.

Jia Yun nodded, and told the groom to drive the cart to the side of the street.

After the two sides met, Jia Rong took Xia Jingui into Jia Yun's car.

After the two greeted each other, Jia Yun asked with a smile, "Where are you going?"

"I went to Zhuangzi outside the city to settle accounts and stayed for a few days before returning." Jia Rong replied with a smile.

Jia Yun nodded with a smile, and poured a cup of hot tea for Jia Rong and Xia Jingui.

Xia Jingui picked up the teacup, pursed her lips and smiled, and winked at Jia Yun.

Jia Yun smiled and asked Jia Rong: "Tell me, come to me if you need anything. To make a long story short, it's a snowy day, we're warmer, and the servants outside are not feeling well."

Jia Rong smiled and said: "It's nothing, I'm bored, just happened to meet Brother Yun, let's get together and watch the fun."

"Oh? What excitement?" Jia Yun asked curiously.

Jia Rong laughed and replied, "Brother Yun, please wait a moment, you can watch it soon."

Jia Yun was not in a hurry when she heard the words, she chatted with Jia Rong and Xia Jingui, and was not bored.

Soon, Xia Jingui pulled the curtains, pointed at an alley across the street, and said with a smile, "Look, they are here!"

Jia Yun and Jia Rong looked across the street, surrounded by Xia Jingui.

On the street, Jia Baoyu and Jiang Yuhan held hands very intimately and walked into the alley.

"What kind of excitement is this?" Jia Yun frowned.

Regarding Jia Baoyu's and Jiang Yuhan's twisting together, he had heard it from Jia's spies a long time ago, and he didn't think it was anything new.

Jia Rong tilted her head and said in amazement, "I'm afraid Brother Yun doesn't know that these two guys are not simply making out, but actually doing it!"

"Who did you listen to?" Jia Yun asked with a smile.

Xia Jingui answered, "My husband ran into me by accident, and the two of us had a great time."

When she was talking, she grabbed Jia Yun's body, with a smile on her mouth, and affection in her eyes, which was meaningful.

Jia Yun took a deep breath, seeing that Jia Rong over there was still watching Jia Baoyu and the others with great interest, so she was not polite, and posted a sticker forward, with one hand, and one buckle, it made Xia Jingui's little face pink , eyebrows furrowed.

Jia Rong, who was beside her, didn't know what the two of them were doing, and said with a smile:
"Brother Yun, don't you think this is very interesting? Tsk tsk, Jiang Yuhan doesn't know what's going on, I heard she changed her body!"

Jia Yun laughed and asked, "Did you steal their corner?"

"Hehe, it was only after listening to their corners that I learned about Jiang Yuhan's situation from their conversation. Tsk tsk, brother Yun, tell me, isn't this a miracle?" Jia Rong said enthusiastically .

After a pause, he asked in confusion: "To be honest, how did this man become a woman? It should be more painful, right?"

While teasing Xia Jingui, Jia Yun replied, "It's nothing unusual, you can refer to the eunuchs in the palace."

Xia Jingui bit her lips tightly, and the hot air from her nose came out very quickly, her eyes were rippling, her red lips were moist, both irritating and nervous.

After hearing what Jia Yun said, Jia Rong pondered for a moment and asked, "Brother Yun, do you want to see how they do things?"

"I'll forget it. I'm an official. If I really want to listen to the corner, do I still want to be an official?" Jia Yun shook her head again and again.

Xia Jingui turned her head and gave Jia Rong a blank look, and said angrily, "If you want to take a peek, go there quickly. After watching, let's go back home early."

Jia Rong's face brightened, and she hurriedly said: "Okay, just wait for what my wife says, and I'll go right away!"

After saying that, he happily got out of the carriage and trotted to the opposite alley.

As soon as he left, Xia Jingui couldn't bear it any longer. With a groan, he threw himself into Jia Yun's arms and said eagerly:
"Quick, I miss you to death, you are heartless, you don't know how to come to me when you have time, and you almost fell into lovesickness, you have to make it up to me today..."

(End of this chapter)