Lin Jue of the Red Chamber

Chapter 23 · Tears

In the carriage, Lin Jue thought about the fright his parents had received and the panic at this time, especially his mother, she must have been terrified.I didn't pay attention when I went out in the morning, it was really unfilial.

Thinking this way, Lin Jue even hated himself at that moment. If it wasn't for his insistence on studying, if it wasn't for his insistence on being Lin Ruhai's student, if it wasn't for...how could his parents be so embarrassed? I just want to have a suitable identity to protect Daiyu, is identity really that important?If he didn't have the status of elder brother, he would definitely protect Daiyu, it's just a bit of a pain!For the first time, Lin Jue hated her insatiable greed.But at this time, I can't give up the background of the Yanzheng Lin family, not to mention the contacts and wealth accumulated by the Lin family for several generations, just Daiyu, I can't let go.Lin Jue couldn't help but despise herself: It's really unfilial, it's useless for so many people to praise him, saying that he is a gentleman!

Halfway through the journey, the carriage stopped suddenly, and Lin Jue, who was in deep thought, couldn't help frowning.

Guanqi supported Lin Jue and asked aloud, "What's the matter, Cheng Jiu?"

Cheng Jiu's stammering voice came from outside: "Master Hui, Mr. Hui, this is the carriage of Prince Liang's mansion, mansion, mansion!"

Lin Jue frowned. Cheng Jiu, who had just been brought up, was not as good as Feng Xuan, whom he had trained for several years. He couldn't even speak well when he saw the carriage in Prince Liang's mansion.Thinking this way, Lin Jue still opened the door and looked out. It was indeed the carriage of Prince Liang's mansion. The auspicious clouds tattooed on the carriage were not for ordinary people to use.

After Lin Jue got out of the car, he walked straight towards the carriage. Before he got closer, he heard Shi Ziwei's hoarse voice from the car: "Brother Jue? Come up quickly!"

As soon as the words fell, Hein, who was driving, quickly opened the curtain and invited Lin Jue in.

Lin Jue jumped into the carriage, didn't salute, but said with a stern face: "How many people have you planted beside me? How could you be blocked in the street."

Shi Ziwei put down the book in his hand, but without looking annoyed, he asked, "Why didn't you tell me you were going to the capital?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Jue was asked back, and was even more annoyed: "Can I still report my whereabouts to you?" After finishing speaking, seeing Shi Ziwei's face getting worse, he added: "I have already agreed to go The capital is already here, and it’s not just now that the decision is made!”

Shi Ziwei sighed, and said: "Since you said it last time, I haven't let you follow you. This time I went to your house. Your father said that you went to Mr. Lin's house, so I came here. It's just a coincidence. We met on the way."

Listening to Shi Ziwei's explanation so carefully, Lin Jue felt embarrassed to get angry with him. It was her own fault. When she saw him, she thought it was because he had planted someone beside her again. She thought him too immoral.It's just that when I heard such news just now, I was in a bad mood and didn't want to apologize, so I just turned my head and said nothing.

Looking at Lin Jue Ruyu's face, Shi Ziwei became extremely depressed.After a while, a smiling face appeared: "I think you are going home, let's take you home first!"

Lin Jue wanted to ask Mrs. Du something, and couldn't wait to go home, so she nodded quickly.

The whole journey was silent, and when Lin Jue got off the car at the Lin Mansion, Shi Ziwei said, "In that case, send me a letter when you leave, and I'll see you off!"

It was rare for Lin Jue to find that something was wrong with Shi Ziwei today, but he had something on his mind, so he nodded hastily, and never asked Shi Ziwei why he was looking for him from the beginning to the end.

Shi Ziwei looked at Lin Jue's leaving back and smiled wryly.

When Lin Jue arrived at the main courtyard, Father Lin and Mrs. Du were already waiting.Seeing his parents waiting in full force, Lin Jue didn't know what to say, so he could only smile: "Father, mother, are you waiting for me to talk about the rural examination?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Lin Jue wished to slap himself in the mouth. He was such an idiot that he couldn't even speak.Just watching his father open his mouth to say something, Lin Jue said quickly, almost at the speed of a machine gun: "I guess it is, tell Dad, the teacher said that my article is quite good, and it may win the prize. Last time I took The scholar’s ​​family didn’t have a big deal, so this time it’s going to be a big one. Dad said we should invite those people? Neighbors must be invited, as well as my old classmates, parents’ friends and so on…”

Speaking of this, seeing the sad expressions of his parents, Lin Jue finally couldn't continue, so he had to shut up.

Du covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and finally cried out: "Jue'er, if you want to complain, blame your mother. It's my mother who is sorry for you. I only thought about myself, but I misunderstood you!"

Lin Jue opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.Mrs. Du took Lin Jue's hand: "I knew it was bad when Nanny Lin posted the post to me. She is such an old man with all four corners, and you are at Master Lin's house every day, she will definitely see it. You and Mrs. Lin are not only three points similar in appearance and temperament, but also have the same taste. You don’t eat leeks and mutton, and you prefer fish and shrimp. It’s just that I was lucky and thought it couldn’t be such a coincidence. As a result, when I saw Nanny Lin Knowing that something happened, the first thing she said to me was: 'Pearl, I haven't seen you in so many years.' Woohoo."

Lin Jue took Du Shi's hand, remembering that he had to keep calm. Although his heart was overwhelmed, he knew it was one thing, and it was one thing to hear his mother say it. Lin Jue almost used all his perseverance to force himself to talk With a surprised expression, he said, "What are you talking about? Why can't I understand? I came back today because Daiyu said that Mother Lin wanted me to be her real brother, didn't she want me to adopt?"

Along the way, Lin Jue also understood that no matter what his original background was, he must insist on the matter of adoption.No matter what the people say, there must be no rumors about Mrs. Du, otherwise, it would be trivial to force Mrs. Du to hang herself.Therefore, I am the biological flesh and blood of Mrs. Du and Mrs. Lin.

Both Mrs. Du and Father Lin were taken aback. Seeing Lin Jue coming back in a hurry, they thought that Lin Ruhai had already told him about his life experience, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Clutching the wet handkerchief from crying, Du repeatedly asked: "Jue'er, what did you say, say it again."

Lin Jue had no choice but to repeat it. Father Lin was also a little puzzled, but at this moment he knew he had to follow Lin Jue's words and say, "Jue'er is right. Nanny Lin just wants my family to take you out. Your mother I can't bear you, I'm a little confused!"

Lin Jue couldn't help giving his father 32 praises in his heart, which was really good, but he said in his mouth: "My son is also reluctant to be at home."

Father Lin comforted: "It's Master Lin who thinks highly of you, don't talk nonsense, there are Mao'er and Lang'er in the family!"

Lin Jue was addicted to acting, and asked: "But Dad, there is only one surname in our family and the teacher's house that are the same. They are not of the same clan, how can we calculate succession?"

Father Lin was dumbfounded, and said after a while: "This, this should be Mr. Lin's business!"

Lin Jue seemed to be ignorant of the world: "Since that's the case, let's go to the teacher and ask!"

Father Lin and Mrs. Du looked at each other, and smiled wryly: "Jue'er, I don't know if it's true or not that Mr. Lin wants you to become an heir. Should we come to the door directly?"

Lin Jue made up her mind to make this happen as soon as possible, as long as her family knew it well.After posting the list, I will go to the Imperial College to study, and there is not much time left. At this time, I just raised my eyebrows and smiled: "Father still doesn't believe me? Father and I will go, just to thank the teacher for his love for me , the teacher will definitely bring this up.”

Father Lin thought about it carefully, and said: "If Mr. Lin doesn't mention this matter, you are not allowed to say anything, otherwise it will be like you dislike the poor and love the rich. Your teacher will definitely not like it."

Lin Jue nodded quickly in response.

Father Lin took a deep breath, clenched his right hand and smashed the palm of his left hand: "Since that's the case, you should send someone to tell Mr. Lin first, and we will come to visit you and me tomorrow."

It's night, I don't know how many people in Gusu City are laughing and laughing, but there are also many people who can't sleep.

Songming Street Lin Mansion, Main Courtyard, Mrs. Du was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, finally couldn't bear it, and pushed Father Lin's arm: "Master, the more I think about it, the more wrong I am, I still feel that Jue'er knows something."

Father Lin closed his eyes, his voice was clear, and he could hear that he was not asleep: "Hey, the child has grown up. We just need to know that Jue'er won't harm us."

Du Shi was anxious: "So, Jue'er really knows what's wrong?"

Father Lin embraced Mrs. Du: "Jue'er wants us to think he doesn't know, then we have to think he doesn't know. It's rare to be confused, do you understand?"

Du Shi was startled, and then softly replied: "Understood!"

Encouraging Xuexuan Lin Jue kept copying the scriptures, his expression remained motionless, he watched chess and saw that Yanmo and Fengxuan, who could persuade his master, were not there, and he didn't dare to say anything, just serving beside him.Hearing the sound of the third watch coming from outside, he mustered up his courage and said, "Master, I'm going to visit tomorrow. It's time to go to bed." Lin Jue put down the brush and walked out of the yard, but just stood there under the tree in a daze. He said nothing.I really feel bad about selling myself!

Lin Ruhai, Steward Lin, and Nanny Lin gathered in the study room after a few hours.Lin Ruhai looked at the post on the table, his mouth was full of bitterness, he didn't feel anything at first, but now he felt very uncomfortable: his son came, but there was a greeting post, and it was written that he would go with his father.So what are you?After all, the name is wrong and the words are not right.

Mother Lin smiled all over her face: "Pearl must have revealed the young master's life experience, and I will make people prepare to open the ancestral hall! My ancestors bless you, the Lin family has not broken its roots! For the sake of the young master, I just spared Zhenzhu and took the flesh and blood of the Lin family out of the house, really... Alas!" Finally, he sighed.

Butler Lin was silent, and after listening to Nanny Lin's words, he retorted: "I'm afraid that Nanny is wrong, but I think the young master's temperament will not directly recognize the identity of this concubine."

After hearing this, Nanny Lin didn't know what to say, the only elder brother of the Lin family was indeed born of a concubine.

Lin Ruhai stroked the post slowly, and said, "I have my own ideas. Just don't worry!"

At the same time, in Prince Liang's mansion, Shi Ziwei was lying on the carved canopy bed, reeking of alcohol, when a little girl's voice came from outside the house: "My lord, do you want your servants to come in and serve you?"

Shi Ziwei casually picked up something on the bed and threw it on the door: "Go away, go away!"

After a long period of silence, Shi Ziwei seemed to be asleep, but when he listened closely, he could hear him talking non-stop, whether it was in his sleep or drunk.He murmured to himself: "It's better to go, it's better to go, it's better to go!" I don't know if it's an illusion, it seems that there are crystal tears sliding down from the corners of the eyes to the temples, and finally soaked into the hair and can no longer be seen.

It's just that this scene was buried in the long river of history after all, and it was unknown, not even a small wave was turned over.

Book Two: Before the Storm Comes