The eighth day of September.

This morning, Lin Daiyu rarely stayed in her study, but paced back and forth in the courtyard anxiously and expectantly.

Just after about 9 a.m., I heard the sound of a carriage coming from outside the courtyard gate, followed by the cheerful cry of snow geese: "Girl, here we come, here we come!"

Lin Daiyu couldn't wait to go out and saw Jiao Shun in disguise slowly stopping the carriage.

She did not even say hello to Jiao Shun, but went around to the back of the car, looking up into the car.

At the same time, Xing Xiuyan just opened the car door, and their eyes met each other in the car. Sister Lin couldn't help but excitedly called "Sister Xing", and then urged Xue Yan to get the wooden ladder.

At this time, Jiao Shun had already walked over with the wooden ladder. He originally reached out to help Xing Xiuyan get off the car, but Lin Daiyu took a step ahead, then took Xing Xiuyan's hand and walked towards the courtyard.

Tsk~

Jiao Shun smacked his lips and followed behind.

The coaxing and deception that day went very smoothly, but the bad thing was that he couldn't hold it back in the end and insulted Sister Lin's beautiful face - but when the arrow was on the string, who could hold it back?

In the final analysis, he just made a mistake that every man would make.

After entering the courtyard, Lin Daiyu first took Xing Xiuyan to ask questions in the living room, and then took her to the study room, where she held out the draft of "Farewell My Concubine" like a treasure.

It’s not surprising that Lin Daiyu would be so enthusiastic. Although she had sufficient food and clothing in Taohua Lane, and Jiao Shun tried his best to make her happy, she had grown up with her brothers and sisters in Rongguo Mansion and suddenly lived alone for a long time.

It is inevitable to feel lonely from time to time.

Seeing her like this, Jiao Bian smiled and said to Xing Xiuyan: "Earlier, I was worried that she would feel uncomfortable seeing you. Now that she's fine, you might as well come here more often."

Xing Xiuyan naturally had no objection, but she couldn't help but feel a little sad in her heart. After so many things happened, she didn't expect that Sister Lin would eventually become her master's servant, and she was still a shady concubine.

I can only say that it is time and destiny.

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes at Jiao Shun, took Xing Xiuyan's arm and said coquettishly: "Even if you don't tell me, sister will come over from time to time, right?"

Xing Xiuyan smiled and did not answer, but reached out his hand to caress her hair lovingly.

Seeing that the two of them were keeping close to each other, Jiao Shun didn't want to be an eyesore at all: "Then you guys chat first while I go outside to set up the grill - let's have enough food and clothing by ourselves today."

With that said, he walked out of the study.

Xing Xiuyan was about to go out to help, but was stopped by Lin Daiyu, who couldn't help but wonder: "Who are my sister and the master?"

Lin Daiyu had the nerve to say it clearly, and immediately changed the subject with a blushing face and said: "Let's not mention him for now, I happen to have something going on here, and I need my sister's help to go into details."

As he said that, he told about the novel he co-wrote with Xue Baochai, and how Xue Baochai suddenly sent someone to follow the messenger two days ago.

In fact, she had already made up her mind and planned to write a letter to Xue Baochai in two days, saying that she would never set foot in Rongguo Mansion again in her life. The reason why she asked Xing Xiuyan now was just in a panic.

Just randomly looking for a reason.

But after Xing Xiuyan listened, he pointed out a core question: Xue Baochai will marry to the Rongguo Mansion next month. If he communicates frequently with Lin Daiyu by then, how can he ensure that everything is leak-free?

If Jia Baoyu or someone from the Rongguo Mansion follows the clues and finds their way here, how will Sister Lin prepare to deal with it?

This suddenly stopped Lin Daiyu from questioning.

To be honest, she initially contacted Xue Baochai with the purpose of verifying her conjecture. Later, she was completely obsessed with writing a book and couldn't extricate herself, so she didn't think about this issue at all.

As for why Jiao Shun didn't think of this...

What's so difficult about doing some 'private matters' without telling the men of Rongguo Mansion?

Banana wolf question mark face

But Lin Daiyu was stunned for a long time while holding the draft in her hands, biting her mouth, not knowing how to respond.

She did not have the same 'confidence' as Jiao Shun, and she did not dare to take the risk of being noticed by Jia Baoyu. In this case, she naturally had no choice but to give up co-writing a book with Xue Baochai.

But could she really write this book well on her own?

Or...

She set her sights on Xing Xiuyan. Sister Xing's writing skills may be slightly inferior to Sister Bao's, but she has been among the people for a long time and has seen far more than Sister Bao. If she is asked to replace Sister Bao...

But after much hesitation, Lin Daiyu gave up the idea.

Mainly because he didn't want Xing Xiuyan to think that he was treating her as a second-best substitute.

However, from then on, she felt as if a piece of her heart had been dug out. After sending Xing Xiuyan away, she became even more depressed and depressed. No matter how much Jiao Shun coaxed her, it had no effect.

Later, Jiao Shun simply asked Xing Xiuyan to move to Taohua Lane for more than ten days under the pretext of returning to her parents' home to take care of her mother. Only then did Lin Daiyu's mood gradually improve.

…………

The other side.

After Xue Baochai got through the initial panic, he gradually felt relieved after seeing no 'feedback' from Sister Lin for several days, but what followed was a deep sense of loss and regret.

Perhaps from now on, I will never be able to contact Lin Daiyu again, and naturally I will not have the opportunity to continue to participate in the compilation of "Farewell My Concubine".

Oddly enough, although she had devoted her efforts to this novel before, she did not take the novel too seriously. On the contrary, after she confirmed that she could no longer participate, she kept thinking about all the things in the book inexplicably.

So much so that after about ten days of "breaking the watch", her enthusiasm for creation reached its highest level. Even in her sleep and dreams, she was filled with the story of Xiaodouzi and Xiaoshitou, and the little actors in the dream were not men, but a group of innocent people.

Romantic girls, childhood sweethearts of each other.

Every time Baochai wakes up from her dream, she feels disappointed.

In a blink of an eye, I saw that it was already the end of September, and the situation in the court had also undergone considerable changes during this period.

First of all, after the assessment regulations of the Academy of Engineering were established, very few new Confucians signed up for the assessment, not even one-fifth of those who applied for the craftsmanship examination.

Behind this, there are tens of times more New Confucians who have quietly turned back to the Old Confucianism - who doesn't want to get promoted and make a fortune? But if they are to use the most drastic means to confront the local gentry in order to get promoted and make a fortune, then it will

That's another story.

Affected by this, the Neo-Confucian school that originally seemed to be prosperous was reduced to nothing but chicken feathers in just half a month, and even Wang Zhe and Wangge's reputation plummeted.

On the contrary, in this battle, Jiao Shun not only defeated Wangge Lao head-on, regained the emperor's exclusive favor, but also took the opportunity to elevate the status of engineering. It can be said that he won a complete victory and was in the limelight for a while.

Not to mention this, on September 22nd, the emperor suddenly issued an edict stating that Zhan Shifu would be established in October to prepare for the canonization of the crown prince.

According to convention, the position of Zhanshi of the East Palace, who is in the third rank, will be concurrently held by the six ministers who were born in Hanlin. The specific position has not been decided yet, but there is almost no dispute about the ownership of Shao Zhanshi, who is in the fourth rank.

Even a blind and deaf person knows that this Shao Zhan thing was tailor-made for Jiao Shun.

In just three years, he was promoted from the seventh-rank Suozheng to the fourth-rank Zhanshi, crossing a distance that many people would not have crossed in thirty years. Although Xingchen was not following the rules when he was promoted, it still caused a lot of confusion among all parties.

of exclamation.

Among them was Jia Lian, who had just been tough at the funeral.

Rongfu East Cross Courtyard.

"how so?!"

Jia Lian paced back and forth anxiously, sometimes gnashing his teeth, sometimes showing fear on his face.

He originally thought that the emperor had turned to support the New Confucian school, Wangge Lao had no reason to fail, and that dog slave would definitely become a thing of the past.

Who would have thought that this would be the result?!

It's good now that the slave is about to become a minister of the Qiandi Conglong. It's good now that there is a virtuous concubine in the palace. If he waits until the new emperor ascends the throne, won't the dog slave become even more lawless?

It's just that the two male thieves and the female prostitutes were colluding with each other. If they had a grudge, or they thought they were an eyesore, and secretly resorted to some tricks, I would be afraid that they would have no place to cry out for their grievances!

Jia Lian shuddered in his heart when he thought that he, who was brave and powerful in the wind in Yushu, would probably end up like a certain three-inch Dinggu tree bark.

But he was really not willing to submit to him like this.

Why? Why?!

It was obviously that pair of bastard men and women who committed the crime, but why did I have to bow to them?!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Jia Lian was subconsciously about to roll his sleeves when he suddenly saw Qin Xian coming in to report that Mrs. Wang wanted to ask the second master to come forward tomorrow and personally escort the second girl to the temple for repairs.

"knew."

Jia Lian replied impatiently that although they were half-brothers and sisters, he was not close to Yingchun to begin with. Now that he knew what Yingchun had done, it was even less likely that he would have a good impression of her.

However, this incident reminded him that perhaps he could find a way through his sisters - wouldn't these three girls be married to Jiao Shun before the end of the year? As his uncle, wouldn't it be natural for him to come forward to contact him?

thing?

I just couldn't figure out how to show my respectability to that slave slave when the time came.

wrong!

I don’t mean to be submissive, it’s just that he who knows the current affairs is wise...

Not right either!

It should be said that he is working hard to wait for the right time.

The higher this slave dog climbs, the worse he will fall down in the future. All he has to do is lie dormant and wait to see his fate.

After so consoling himself, Jia Lian suddenly felt that the world was vast, and he was no longer so resistant to strategically bowing his head and surrendering.

So I went to the Grand View Garden while the iron was hot, intending to inquire about Tanchun and Jiao Shun's engagement in the name of asking about tomorrow's itinerary.

On the way, when passing by the moon cave gate made of bamboo fences and flowers, I saw Jia Baoyu pinching a big cosmos and muttering something there: "Go, don't go, go, don't go, go..."

Jia Lian stopped and asked in a loud voice: "Baoyu, what are you doing here?"

"No, it's nothing."

Jia Baoyu subconsciously hid the cosmos behind his back, but then suddenly remembered something and blurted out: "Brother Lian, you have been to Suzhou and personally presided over Uncle Lin's funeral. Do you know what's nearby?"

Is there a place where people can be hidden?”

Jia Lian immediately understood what he was doing and said impatiently: "You should give up as soon as possible. Don't mention that you are getting married next month. Even if it doesn't happen, my family will never let you go to Suzhou."

Looking for Sister Lin! Besides, although Sister Lin is good, I’m afraid she won’t be able to get past Baochai. Don’t be so blessed that you don’t know your blessings!”

After a pause, he added: "Besides, what were you doing earlier? If the old lady was asked to make the decision early in the morning, how could Miss Lin leave without saying goodbye?"

After saying that, he walked away.

Jia Baoyu stood stunned for a long time, then raised his hand dejectedly and threw the cosmos with half of its petals into the water.

Brother Lian is right. If he had tried his best early in the morning, how could Sister Lin leave without saying goodbye?

Just like that, Jia Baoyu stared blankly at the cosmos slowly floating down the water. He suddenly thought of something and hurriedly caught up with him and picked up the broken flower with great effort. He held it preciously and carried it to the peach blossom forest.

middle.

He looked around and followed his past memories to find a small bag of earth. He dug it up with his hands regardless, and after a while, he pulled out a small baggage from the soil.

Recalling the scene when Lin Daiyu buried the flowers, and then thinking that the peach blossoms are still there, but Yin Ren is hard to find, I couldn't help but burst into tears from sadness.

Caixia and Cailuan happened to be passing by, and they were very curious when they heard the cry, so they followed the sound and came over.

When she found out that Baoyu was kneeling on the ground crying for Daiyu, Cai Luan subconsciously wanted to step forward to help him up, but was stopped by Cai Xia, who whispered: "Why are you provoking this little ancestor for nothing? He's crying for him,

Let's go our own way and just pretend we haven't seen him before - otherwise it will be bad for us!"

Cai Luan, however, felt pity and pointed at Baoyu and said, "Look how sadly the second master cried. If I were Miss Lin, I would have changed my mind long ago when I saw that he was so devoted to me."

"That's because you are not Miss Lin!"

Caixia sneered and sneered: "Besides, it's for Miss Lin now, but it may not be for that girl in the future - believe it or not, if it was Miss Xue who left without saying goodbye now, he would probably cry like this.
Chapter completed!