Chapter 17
As soon as Meng Huaijin returned from the main house of the Meng family
, he was called by his mother Jiang.
"Mother." Meng Huaijin saluted.
In the top seat, there was a dignified woman with an oval face, almond eyes, pale eyebrows, and a soft voice, "Listen, are you going to Lin's house again today?"
Meng Huaijin nodded and said yes.
"Don't go there these days," Jiang said.
"Why?" Meng Huaijin was puzzled, "I and the Lin brothers have always been studying together, and they are all kind and virtuous people. Isn't the mother also on good terms with the eldest lady of the Lin family, so why did you suddenly not let the child go?"
"You stupid child, I know how to read all day long." Jiang sighed, "I just told you not to go to the Lin family for a while, not to cut off contact with the Lin family. I wanted to tell you about the three girls of the Lin family before, but you didn't care. Now such a thing has happened again. Before your marriage is settled, avoid suspicion first, so as not to hurt your feelings. "
Jiang's and Su's are close friends who grew up together. She didn't like Lin Meifang's arrogance at first. If it wasn't for Su's face, she wouldn't talk about this marriage.
Now that Lin Meifang is not the biological daughter of the Lin family, the Jiang family has stopped thinking about marriage.
Speaking of marriage, Meng Huaijin frowned, "Mother, the child is not big, why do you want to rush to kiss?"
"After the new year, you will be twenty-one. I didn't mention it before to let you study hard, but now Now that you have the fame, you have entered the Hanlin Academy yourself, and if you don’t help you to talk to you, the threshold of the Meng family will be broken.” Jiang said anxiously, “Anyway, your mother will not harm you, and you will be satisfied if you choose one. Yes ."
Meng Huaijin hummed, and when he was about to leave, he heard his mother suddenly ask the fourth girl of the Lin family.
"Have you seen it?" Jiang shi asked curiously.
Meng Huaijin shook his head, "Brother Lin Run said that the four girls were like gods, but I think they exaggerated."
"That's not necessarily true. When Mrs. Lin was young, she was a beauty in the capital. If the four girls were like her, she would definitely look good." Speaking of this, Jiang Shi couldn't help sighing, "It's a pity, if the four girls were not taken away, I would still be willing to marry the Lin family." It is better to marry an
acquaintance than an unfamiliar one. Everyone knows it.
On this side, Mrs. Jiang told Meng Huaijin to avoid suspicion, and on the other side, Mrs. Su also called Mei Fang to the front.
Su slept peacefully all night and was in good spirits. Today, she can sit on the soft bed and talk.
She first brought the newly acquired jewelry to Mei Fang, and then mentioned the condolence letter sent by Jiang's family, "Mei Fang, the boys in the family have enough food and clothing, and you are a big girl now. If you have only your own brothers, it’s fine, but if there is a foreigner, others may misunderstand you.”
It was found that Jiang’s two daughters were not mentioned in the letter, Su’s It was clear that Jiang Shi was implying that the marriage was over. She and Jiang's friendship for more than 30 years know each other very well. If they can't be the family of their children, they can continue to be friends.
Earlier, she took Mei Fang to the front yard because she knew that her marriage with the Meng family was very secure, but now Jiang Shi has hinted it, and Su Shi had to remind Mei Fang.
What Mei Fang was looking forward to most was the marriage with the Meng family, but her mother told her not to go to the front yard, the meaning in her words was obvious enough.
I can't marry the Meng family, what should I do in the future?
Even on a hot day, Mei Fang's hands and feet were terribly cold.
After a while, Mei Fang said, "I just watched my brothers study hard."
Su Shi saw that Mei Fang pursed her lips, and when she was also a girl pregnant with spring, she glanced to the side. All the maids left.
"The Meng family has always been on good terms with the Lin family. You are a smart child. Mrs. Meng has no intention of marrying. We are a daughter's family. Mei Fang's hands were so cold that she felt a little distressed, "Without the marriage of the Meng family and the Lin family's background, there will still be good men. You are not in a hurry, so don't worry."
Lin Meifang could not wait to bite her teeth and swallow.
What do you mean don't worry?
Now that her life experience is revealed, people in the capital are watching her jokes, and there are good people who are willing to want her.
And looking around in the capital, there is no better son than the Meng family, and the marriage that was easily available is gone. She hates it so much, if Zhu Fang died outside, why would she have to go back to the Lin Mansion to compete with her for a position.
No matter how reluctant she was in her heart, Lin Meifang didn't dare to show dissatisfaction in front of Su's, so she could only snuggle in Su's arms and sob in a low voice.
Su Shi sighed three times in a row, but there was nothing he could do.
Lin Meifang cried for a while before leaving.
When Madam Li came in, she saw the tears on Madam's face, she wrung the wet handkerchief and handed it to the master, "Just now, the fourth girl came and said that she made a new soup for you, but knowing that the third girl was in the room, she didn't come in. The soup is hot in the small kitchen, will you use it here or later?"
When Mrs Su heard Ye Huan coming, she was a little surprised, "Let the small kitchen bring it, but Zhufang came over, why don't you come in?"
"I'm afraid to disturb you and the third girl." Mammy Li whispered. , "The slave girl looks at the four girls, although they are simple, but they are also cautious. If you live in another place, you will always be afraid of making mistakes."
Su's heart hurts when he hears it. I have a good daughter."
"It's not my fault Madam, you fainted after giving birth, and the peasant woman's mind was so vicious." Speaking of the past, Mammy Li also hated Mei Fang's parents very much, if she hadn't changed children There will be no trouble today. "Now that the two girls are grown up, and they are still relying on the wife to help me get married, you should get better
soon." "Speaking of this, I am worried." Su Shi sighed Said, "Originally, the daughter of Lin's family, you can try any kind of marriage you want. But now that something like this happens, I'm afraid it's worse than the daughter of the second and third room."
Su has been praised since childhood . , There is a sense of arrogance in her heart, and when she comes to her daughter, she does not want to be weaker than others.
Mammy Li smiled and said, "You don't have to be too embarrassed. The slave girl sees that the four girls are well advanced and retreat. She is very good. No one has seen the four girls, so they don't understand the four girls' behavior. Take the four girls out to meet people, and keep a bunch of people to come and say kisses."
Li Ma is the old man in front of the Su family, she knows what the Su family cares about, and this is true, she really thinks the four girls are good.
At this moment, Ye Huan, as soon as he returned to his yard, was taken by Lan Fang and changed into a long water-colored gauze skirt.
The first two had agreed with their brothers at home that they would go to Tiansheng Restaurant for a feast today. Although I only made an appointment with Ye Huan that day, it was always better to go out together with the whole family.
Lan Fang couldn't wait to go out and helped Ye Huan with her makeup.
Ye Huan just wanted to comb her hair in a simple bun. Seeing Lanfang laying all her jewelry on the table, she shyly said, "Sixth sister, you don't have to be so particular about it, right?"
"Of course you have to pay special attention, you can't be compared by the third sister." Although Lan Fang was in a hurry to go out, but when the maid said that Mei Fang had specially brought out a new dress, she had to dress up Ye Huan carefully, "Let's go today. Going out together, although they all wear gauze hats, they will meet acquaintances if they are not in good balance."
He picked up a pink hairpin and compared it in Ye Huan's bun, he felt that it was not very good, and changed the peach hairpin, "You don't know what those people outside said. You. They all think that you are from the country, so you must be dark and fat. Especially the little sisters of the third sister, who have said a lot of bad things about you, you can't lose anyway."
Ye Huan smiled awkwardly, and Lan Fang helped her. Dressed up.
When they went out, Mei Fang and Gui Fang were already in the carriage. Perhaps Lin Run was afraid of their embarrassment, so he prepared another carriage for Ye Huan and Lan Fang.
Before getting on the carriage, Ye Huan wore a gauze hat, and Lin Run didn't see Ye Huan's dress, but thought that Ye Huan's dress was very beautiful and light.
Ye Huan sat in the carriage and curiously pushed open a gap in the window.
Lan Fang warmly introduced the streets along the way to Ye Huan, "This street is not the busiest at the moment. When the fourth sister arrives at the Tiansheng Restaurant, she will be amazed at the richness inside."
Ye Huan smiled and sighed in anticipation. . When she heard the words Tiansheng Restaurant, she was very familiar with it.
But what is certain is that the Tiansheng Restaurant here is not the Tiansheng Restaurant in her previous life.
The carriage drove slowly through the street and finally stopped at the entrance of Tiansheng Restaurant.
Lin Run had already set up the private room upstairs, and before Ye Huan got off the carriage, he put on the gauze cap again.
Recently, many people in Kyoto are talking about the gossip of the Lin family. Some people who know the inside story see that there are four girls in the Lin family. They can't help but stretch their heads and look this way.
"Why can't I tell which one is the fourth girl of the Lin family who was found?" Someone frowned.
"I can't tell the difference either. From the figure, only the sixth girl can recognize it. Isn't it said that the fourth girl is a village woman, how can she act like the other girls in the Lin family?"
"I don't think there are four girls here. I also heard that the fourth girls have big arms and round waists. Eighty percent of them hide from the house and dare not come out. Today, they are probably girls from other families."
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few people talked in a low voice curiously, but they didn't know. Meng Huaijin, who was approaching, heard it.
Meng Huaijin frowned and scolded, "A group of big men are talking about gossip about little girls, don't they have nothing to do when they are full?"
When everyone saw that it was Meng Huaijin, they shut their mouths in embarrassment and did not dare to say more.
But they still couldn't hide their curiosity, Yu Guang kept looking towards the Lin family, until the Lin family entered the private room, and then they reluctantly retracted their gazes.
Meng Huaijin was here today for a classmate's banquet. She never thought that she would meet the Lin family brothers and sisters on a trip. As a family friend, she should have gone over to say hello.
After saying hello to his classmates, Meng Huaijin walked towards the private room where the Lin family lived.
At the same time, after entering the private room, the Lin family brothers and sisters all showed their amazed eyes when Ye Huan took off the gauze hat.
Lan Fang showed off like a treasure, "How about it, I helped the fourth sister to dress up, right?"
Lin Hai was the first to give a thumbs up, "The sixth sister is amazing, the first two I think the fourth sister is beautiful like a fairy, Looking at it like this today, it's either an image or a fairy sister in the sky."
Lin Mu also nodded frantically.
Lin Run boasted with a smile, "Fourth younger sister should dress up more, you are very like a mother." The
three brothers were praising Ye Huan, especially Lin Run's words, which stabbed Mei Fang's heart.
What does it mean to be like a mother?
Isn't this just slap in the face that she was not born by her mother!
Lin Meifang glanced at Ye Huan's delicate makeup, every frown and smile was amorous, completely comparing her. Thanks to her deliberately coming up with the best outfit, she couldn't compare to Ye Huan, a local girl who had just returned to the Lin Mansion.
She gave a wink to the maid next to her unwillingly, then took Ye Huan's menu thoughtfully, while introducing, "Today's protagonist is the fourth sister, please order the dishes first, the braised goosefoot here is the best. It’s fat and tender, Fourth Younger Sister can taste it.”
Before Lin Run went out, he was afraid that the two younger sisters would get along awkwardly. He was very relieved to see Mei Fang taking the initiative to introduce the dishes to Ye Huan.
Ye Huan said with a smile, "Then listen to the third sister, and have a braised goosefoot. The rest...I'm not too familiar with it, so please come..." " Aiya
! Damn slaves!"
He suddenly twisted his foot, knocked over the teacup in his hand, and the tea splashed onto Ye Huan's sleeve, interrupting Ye Huan's words.
Of course, Ye Huan had long noticed that Dao Meifang gave Ye Huan a wink.
When the maid was talking, she pretended to stand up in fright, and while avoiding most of the tea, she quietly threw another cup of tea to Mei Fang's chest.
When the maid knelt down, Ye Huan's sleeves were wet, but Mei Fang's chest was dirty.
At this moment, Meng Huaijin's voice suddenly came from outside the private room.