Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 427 A Little Sweet

The Zhen family's case was finally finalized at the end of September.

After all, the emperor still thought that the Zhen family was the birth mother's family, so he only confiscated the family property and distributed Zhen Yingjia and other men to each other, but did not harm the women and children in the family.

Fortunately, the Zhen family has a big business and is far away from Jinling, so transportation is inconvenient. It will take at least more than a month before the inspection is completed.

This also gave the Zhen family some room to transfer their property.

It is difficult to transition from extravagance to frugality. Although the inspection of family property does not involve sacrifices or ancestral property, for the Zhen family who are used to enjoying themselves, such a life would be worse than death.

Therefore, before the decree came down, they began to transfer their property and planned to move to the capital with their families.

First of all, as the in-laws of the Zhen family, the Prince's Palace of Beijing and the Duke's Palace of Zhenguo are the first choices for hiding property.

Secondly, the Zhen family now only has old, weak, women and children, so it is natural that they place their hopes for the family's revival on the two daughters who married into the capital.

It is inconvenient to travel between Jinling and the capital, and it is inconvenient to store hidden property at home. Moving to the capital can not only facilitate care, but also facilitate access to money.

But since they were in-laws, Jiaotu Sanku must have received special attention, so they did not put all their hidden properties in these two families.

Originally, the Rongguo Mansion was the best choice. Ordinary people would not dare to do such illegal things, but a noble like the Rongguo Mansion had the shadow of their ancestors. Even if the matter was exposed, there would be room for change.

They didn't know Yuan Chun's situation in the palace. Instead, they felt that Yuan Chun's support in the Rongfu Palace and the help of Shang Rong in the officialdom were even safer than those of King Beijing and Zhen Guo Gongfu.

It's just that Jia's mother is ill in bed, and Mrs. Wang ignores worldly affairs. Wang Xifeng takes charge of all affairs.

Due to Lai Shangrong's unintentional move, the Zhen family's plans failed and they had to find another place.

As the instigator, Lai Shangrong only laughed at Wang Xifeng's report and did not take it seriously.

As for Tanchun's arrangements, he is also waiting to see what happens.

this day.

Sensing the change in the weather, he took a break in advance and prepared to take a break from his busy schedule.

An autumn rain brought a layer of coldness, and last night it was windy and rainy. Lai Shangrong, who got up from Qin Keqing early in the morning, added fuel to the fire and practiced an extra session before slowly eating breakfast.

Open the east corner gate of Grand View Garden and go all the way to Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

"Brother Lai is here!"

Lin Daiyu and Xue Baoqin got the news yesterday and were already ready to go.

After returning home with the two of them arm in arm, Xing Xiuyan, who had known that Lin Daiyu was coming, also came to the new house with his two children.

After teasing the two pairs of children in You's house for a while, Xue Baoqin stayed and chatted with Xing Xiuyan and others.

Unlike Lin Daiyu, she had not been in Beijing for a long time and was not familiar with the concubines of the Lai family.

Therefore, on the one hand, they take care of the separation between wives and concubines and give Lai Shangrong and Lin Daiyu some time to be alone; on the other hand, they also get to know everyone who is about to become sisters.

Lai Shangrong took Lin Daiyu to the northwest corner of Huifang Garden, which is a flower garden of Lin Daiyu.

As if to declare her sovereignty, since the east corner gate was opened, she had designated an open space here and planted some flowers and plants.

In order to facilitate the care, she naturally became the only person besides Lai Shangrong who had the key to the corner door.

In the small house next to the flower garden, Lin Daiyu picked up a small medicine hoe. Since it had just been watered last night, Lai Shangrong's special watering can placed aside had no use.

Moving to the flower garden, last night's autumn rain hit the late chrysanthemums in the flower garden, causing them to bend down. However, looking at the hunched back and the look of decadence with lowered eyebrows and eyes, when you take a closer look, they are particularly beautiful.Lin Daiyu's slender hands, one after the other, held the hoe handle meticulously, like a flower, bent down and began to weed the flowers in the flower bed.

From time to time, he straightened his back and raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat from his forehead.

Lai Shangrong looked at Lin Daiyu's back with a smile on his lips.

In the past, it was the most difficult time for Lin Daiyu during the change of seasons. Not to mention doing these physical tasks, it was even difficult to get out of bed.

Now, under his careful care, it is not what it used to be, and he still has a sense of accomplishment.

Although she is still far from being plump, her appearance and temperament would be a bit inconsistent if paired with a plump figure like Baochai.

They all have their own merits, and Lai Shangrong, who has always been a philanthropic man, naturally does not want his back house to be the same.

Just when I was thinking about all these things, I suddenly heard Lin Daiyu said angrily: "Huh! Back then, Brother Lai was accompanying others to fish for flowers in the water, but now my sister has been busy for a long time and doesn't come to help!"

In the past, the two worked together to take care of the flower garden, with Lin Daiyu weeding and Lai Shangrong watering the flowers. It rained heavily last night, so he was lazy on the side.

Hearing the beauty's complaint, he quickly stepped forward, pressed against Lin Daiyu's pink back, and held the catkins she had grasped on the hoe handle from behind.

At the same time, he put his head next to Lin Daiyu's ear, blew air, and said with a pun: "It rained too much last night. How can these flowers survive being watered by my husband? I pointed to the side and was lazy, and took a good look at the lady." The demeanor of labor, since the lady invites you, my husband will accompany you to work together, your flower garden."

Although the wedding had to be postponed because of national filial piety, Lai Shangrong changed his address when there was no one in private.

Although Lin Daiyu still calls her by the old name, she does not object to Lai Shangrong's change, and even feels sweet in her heart.

Although she didn't understand Lai Shangrong's pun, her bones and muscles were already numb when Lai Shangrong held her from behind and blew into her ears.

I can only give in half and let Lai Shangrong lead the work.

Strange to say, she clearly put no effort into it and was left to be manipulated by Lai Shangrong. However, she felt even more tired than when she was working alone just now. After a while, sweat broke out on her forehead and temples, and she couldn't exert any strength.

Finally, I reached the last corner of the garden after hoeing, and I was about to break free from this shameful shackles, but I didn't expect Lai Shangrong's claws to quickly occupy the high ground.

Lin Daiyu could no longer hold the small medicine hoe in her hand. Because the medicine hoe was top-heavy and light, even though it shook twice, it did not fall to the ground. Instead, it stood there stubbornly.

As if struck by thunder, Lin Daiyu murmured softly: "Lai... Brother Lai! Don't... don't let others see you!"

Lai Shangrong immediately followed Shan Ruliu and said, "Now that the flower garden has been taken care of, let me take you back to return the farm tools!"

With that said, a princess hugged Lin Daiyu horizontally and strode towards the small house next to the flower garden.

Lin Daiyu hugged Lai Shangrong's neck, with a shy look on her face, like an ostrich, and buried her head deeply in Lai Shangrong's chest.

Entering the hut, Lai Shangrong raised his foot and kicked back, closing the door.

Lin Daiyu came to a closed environment and finally let go a lot. This was not the first time she had encountered this, but she had never been in an open area.

He raised his head playfully, blinked a pair of affectionate eyes, and said in a strange way: "Brother Lai is smooth-talking and knows how to deceive people. He also promised to return the farm tools, but he didn't even take the medicine hoe!"

"Hehehe!" He said with a bad smile: "Today, let me show you what it means to be glib!"

Lin Daiyu was not aware of her situation, but she laughed and said, "I want to see how my husband can make excuses!"

But then her beauty turned pale, and she begged for mercy: "Husband...husband! I can't do this..."

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(End of this chapter)