Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 6 [006] First time seeing Daiyu's true appearance

Jia Yucun looked at Jia Chen who was sitting on Jia Zheng's left, and asked in amazement:

"Second uncle is talking about this young master?"

Jia Zheng nodded slightly, stroked his goatee, and said with a smug smile, "Exactly."

Although Jia Yucun is of the same clan as himself, the kinship is far less close than that of Jia Chen, so he can only be regarded as an outsider.

But Jia Yucun, an outsider, compared all the descendants of the Jia family in the Ningrong Second House, Jia Zheng was naturally unhappy, but luckily a child prodigy, Jia Chen, came out and saved some face for the Ning Rong Second House.

When mentioning Jia Chen, Jia Dairu also laughed so hard that his teeth could not see his eyes, his face was wrinkled into walnuts, and he thought to himself:

"Even if you, Jia Yucun, are a Jinshi, so what? My student Jia Chen will definitely be able to pass the Jinshi exam in the future, and he will be ranked among the top three, and even the No. [-] in high school, the second place, and even the No.

Jia Yucun clicked his tongue and exclaimed:

"Brother Chen is only thirteen years old, and he can memorize the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, what a genius!"

Jia Chen smiled indifferently and said:
"Brother Shi is overrated."

He didn't want to have a deep chat with Jia Yucun, an ungrateful white-eyed wolf, so he just said something perfunctory.

Jia Yucun was good at observing words and expressions, he saw that Jia Chen's face was cold and he didn't seem to want to say more, so he wisely stopped making friends.

After exchanging pleasantries, Jia Zheng greeted everyone to continue eating.

Just as the cups were being exchanged, and the cups were being toasted, a servant suddenly ran in to deliver a message:

"Report to Second Master, Miss Lin is here."

Jia Zheng asked, "Where is she now?"

The boy replied:
"Miss Lin went to see the old lady first, and then the old man, but she didn't see anyone, only the old lady. Just now, Miss Lin had lunch at the Rongqingtang and wanted to visit the second old man."

Jia Zheng pondered for a moment, then politely declined:
"I'm here to entertain distinguished guests, and I can't get away. You can tell her a few words for me: just say that each other is sad to see the girl, and I can't bear to see each other for the time being.

Advise the girl not to be sad and homesick, and follow the old lady and aunt, that is, the same as at home.

Although the sisters are clumsy, they can relieve some boredom when they are together.If there is a grievance, just say it well, don't be heretical. "

"Yes!" The servant took the order, and was about to turn around and leave when Jia Chen stopped him: "Wait a minute."

After all, Jia Chen looked at Jia Zheng and persuaded:

"Second uncle, I'm afraid it's inappropriate. Sister Lin came from afar, left her hometown, and lived under the fence. She is uneasy, sensitive and suspicious. As the saying goes, "mother's uncle is the eldest." Second uncle is Sister Lin's uncle. If you don't see her, I'm afraid Lin The younger sister will be suspicious and depressed.

What's more, brother Yucun is sister Lin's mentor, and her nephew is not an outsider, so you might as well invite sister Lin to come here to talk about it, so as to comfort her. "

Jia Zheng sighed:
"What Chen'er said is very true. Fortunately, you are thoughtful, otherwise, I'm afraid you will hurt that child's heart."

With that said, he looked at the boy and ordered:

"Go and ask the girl to come over!"

Jia Chen sighed inwardly, this Jia Zheng was soft-hearted, he listened to others' persuasion, at best he listened to advice, at worst he had no opinion.

People have no strong bones, and they are not secure. Jia Zheng's temperament is so soft, he can't support the Rongguo Mansion at all.

In this world where the weak are afraid of the hard, and the strong prey on the weak, if you can't stand up for your family, you will be invaded, even if you are a small family, so is a prince's mansion.

If Jia Zheng were allowed to remain in charge of the Rongguo Mansion, even if the emperor remembered the old feelings of the former Duke and did not copy the Jia family, the Rongfu would fall sooner or later.

Less than half a cup of tea later, the servant led a delicate girl in.

Jia Chen's heart skipped a beat, the scene in front of him was like a dream, the fragrance of tea was wafting in the room with the steam, the wind chimes under the eaves were tinkling, everything in the world was eclipsed, only this beautiful and refined little girl was left in front of him .

Smoky eyebrows, cherry lips, slashed shoulders, snake waist.

Eight words appeared in Jia Chen's heart.

No wonder Lin Daiyu added a word "罥" before her smoky eyebrows. This word has the meaning of entwined love, like a wisp of light smoke hanging over her eyes.

Lin Daiyu's lips were like cherries, tender and ruddy.

There is such a sentence in ancient photo books: "The general has no neck, and the beauty has no shoulders." It does not mean that the beauty really has no shoulders, but that the shoulders seem to have no bones, which can show the softness of women.Lin Daiyu was born with many illnesses and her body was weak and weak. Such sloping shoulders would naturally make her more gentle and beautiful.

In addition to her "water snake waist", her waist and hips sway from side to side when she walks, like a snake twisting and turning, with a variety of styles and manners.

It turns out that this is Sister Lin who fell from the sky. She really is "like a beautiful flower shining in the water when she is quiet, and like a weak willow supporting the wind when she moves."

Lin Daiyu swayed her waist, walked up to Jia Zheng, bowed her knees and blessed her body, and saluted:
"Yu'er met my second uncle!"

Jia Zheng stretched out his hand to help, and asked worriedly:

"Hurry up and forgive me, why is Yu'er so cowardly? Do you need to ask the imperial doctor to show you?"

Lin Daiyu frowned slightly and said:

"Don't bother my second uncle, I have been taking medicine since I was able to eat and drink, and I haven't stopped taking it until today. I have invited many doctors to make prescriptions, but nothing works."

Jia Zheng asked with concern: "Then what medicine do you usually take? I'll send someone to prescribe it for you."

Lin Daiyu stretched her eyebrows, and gave another gift generously:
"Thank you second uncle, I have been taking ginseng Yangrong pills at home. The old lady has already said that she will ask someone to help me with an extra ingredient."

"That's good!" Jia Zheng nodded slightly, pointed at Jia Yucun, and reminded, "Come and meet your mentor."

Lin Daiyu faced Jia Yucun, bowed her knees and blessed: "Student Yu'er pays homage to her mentor!"

Jia Yucun raised his hand to help, and said with a smile, "You are weak, so you don't need to be polite."

After all, he flattered Jia Zheng with a smile and said, "Don't think that Yu'er is just a woman, but she is my favorite student, and she is one of the best among the students I have taught."

Hearing these words, Jia Zheng felt honored, smiled brightly and said:
"Famous teachers produce outstanding apprentices, all of them are good nephews, you teach well."

After finishing speaking, Jia Zheng pointed to Jia Dairu again, and introduced, "This is the grandpa of Jia's Academy."

Lin Daiyu saluted again: "Yu'er has met the grandfather of the school."

"Yu'er doesn't need to be too polite, she looks like a well-educated and reasonable boy!" Jia Dairu greeted with a smile.

Jia Zheng pointed at Jia Chen and said with a smile:
"This is your cousin Chen'er. He is the only child in the family, so he is naturally the eldest. You can call him Brother Chen."

Lin Daiyu owed Jia Chen a blessing: "I met Brother Chen."

Jia Chen cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Sister Lin is being polite!"

The eyes of the two met, one was thirteen years old and the other was eleven years old. Time was frozen at this moment and engraved deep in their memories.

Jia Yucun wanted to take this opportunity to show Lin Daiyu's talent and learning, to show his profound knowledge as a gentleman, and at the same time increase his weight in Jia Zheng's mind, so he said with a smile:
"Yu'er, I once taught you how to read and write poems and songs. Today is the right time to test you in front of your uncle."

(End of this chapter)