As a result, when Lin Zhao came back before dinner, he called the housekeeper Lin Yang to ask, and found that the Jia family had come to invite him twice today.
Come twice a day!
Lin Zhao looked slightly angry and said unhappily: "This Rongguo Mansion really doesn't make people worry!"
Lin Yang advised: "I also understand that being isolated from that family does not happen overnight."
Lin Zhao rubbed his forehead and sighed: "Of course I understand, but this ignorant behavior is really annoying." Yin complained again: "Look, look, this servant of Jia's family is quite...
Tuoda, you always say you want to be filial to the old lady, but you can make the decision for us? Don’t worry about Feng Da’s tongue flashing!"
Lin Yang said: "It's been a day or two since Rongguo Mansion had no rules. Didn't I find out clearly when I was in Yangzhou? Why should I be angry now?"
Lin Zhaodao: "What's wrong with me? I just don't have time to deal with them. After the Chinese New Year, it's the so-called family visit. After they are happy, things on my side can get back on track. Let's solve this matter. You
I told the maids in the backyard to be on guard at all times. My sister will have to go to Jia's house for a while, and she must not be hit. Especially Jia Baoyu, who must be blocked by me."
Lin Yang responded: "Yes."
Lin Zhao thought for a while and then said uneasily: "You ask someone to invite the two nuns. I will personally remind them and ask them to talk to my sister more about the rules and etiquette during this time. Some of the tricks in the back house, sister
After all, I am young and aloof and disdainful, so I have to know some ways to deal with it and not let others easily scheme against me."
Lin Yang nodded repeatedly after hearing this, showing no sign of Lin Zhao's verbosity or carelessness.
Although Taizu Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty was a man of great talent and strategy, and he attached great importance to Yangming's philosophy of mind, he pushed Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism into dust.
But thousand-year-old concepts cannot be changed overnight.
Especially for filial piety, both the royal family and the civil servant family hold this flag high.
For the Lin brothers and sisters, Jia Mu is the elder after all, and she is used to being aloof. As long as she has good food, fun, and is provided for, the rules and manners will be leaked like a sieve. She suppresses the word "filial piety", and if Daiyu doesn't always
Be alert, I'm afraid if you are not careful, there will be many more things to talk about. You must know that the servants of Rongguo Mansion are not good at talking. As long as they have wine and food, they dare not say anything?
The whole Rongguo Mansion is like this. The whole capital will know about any bad things done by their master within a few days.
If any rumors really come out, even Lin Zhao, who has great supernatural powers, will have a headache.
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Regardless of what Lin Zhao discussed with the two nuns, or what Lin Yang said to the maids and women in the backyard, from then on, the maids and women in Daiyu's room were all fired up with fighting spirit.
, all of them were gearing up as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and they would not let go of anything they said to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, fearing that some unruly person would sneak in and ruin the reputation of their girl.
Daiyu made the people in the room dumbfounded, but she also knew that this was their good intention. As long as it didn't go too far, she let them go. However, a few days later, Lin Zhao came back early, and it was rare for the brother and sister to spend time together.
During dinner, I couldn't help but complain: "My brother is so alarmist, and everyone around my sister is in danger. What can I do now?"
Lin Zhao said calmly: "This is the best. It is better to take precautions in advance than to react only when things happen. Only by taking precautions before they happen, can we remain invincible."
"Brother." Daiyu was really speechless: "That's my grandmother's house. Even if we gradually become estranged and don't go there often, why do we need to be so close to the enemy?
"You still don't care?" Lin Zhao said: "Then who was the person who cried and wanted to go home last time?"
Daiyu couldn't help but be silent when she thought of the injustice she suffered last time.
Although she was not really hurt by this, and she was half acting according to her brother's wishes, she was still very disgusted with the insignificance of her Jia cousin.
Lin Zhao sighed: "In this world, daughters always suffer. When I am not busy for a while, I am still thinking of arranging a female teacher for you. After all, you are going to be a great layman of Zhou Yi'an, and you want to leave a mark in history."
The taboo of names cannot leave the world with the basis for nonsense on matters of reputation. After all, in this world, rumors are ruthless and can be deadly with swords."
Daiyu nodded silently, thinking of the secret things her grandma said about the back house, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Seeing her calm expression, Lin Zhao also knew that everything must be reversed, so he said: "Sister, there is no need to worry. After all, I am here, so you are not afraid of being tricked. I am just worried that our relative does not understand right and wrong. Whatever happened in the past, it will still be the same now. It's just that when something happens,
Just think twice before you act.”
Daiyu smiled and agreed. She thought to herself: That's right. As long as you have the intention, how can you be plotted so easily? As long as you avoid it, no matter what conspiracy or trick it may have, it won't be able to plot against you.
During the Chinese New Year, the military training at Jinyiwei also took a few days off.
After all, relaxation is the way of civility and martial arts. Even if you want to turn these gangsters into five good role models, you have to let everyone celebrate the New Year happily, right?
The Jia family was busy with the Lantern Festival celebrations and couldn't live happily for several years, so they only sent people to bring New Year's gifts.
By this time, the Lin Mansion had calmed down for a while.
After the Lantern Festival, on the 15th day of the first lunar month, Concubine Yuan paid a royal visit.
Jia Mu sent someone to invite the Lin Zhao brothers and sisters to come together for an audience. Why would Lin Zhao care about a mere virtuous concubine? So she refused casually. Jia Mu didn't force her, so she sent someone to bring a gift from Concubine Yuan the next day.
The people who came to give gifts were Mrs. Wang's confidants Zhou Rui and Zhou Rui's family.
Daiyu arranged the receiving and giving of gifts, and the servants took care of them, so naturally there was no need for Lin Zhao to deal with it.
Naturally, Lin Zhao didn't need to meet, but he just listened to what Daiyu said, so he couldn't help but smile: "It seems that our cousin, the virtuous concubine, has taught her mother, who is only smart at home, a lesson, asking her to pay attention to our family, and
Our family has a good relationship."
Daiyu said: "After all, my cousin has experienced in the palace and knows how much your majesty attaches great importance to my brother, so it's okay to have a long-term view."
Lin Zhao shook his head, not caring.
This virtuous concubine may be smarter and see the longer term, but she can only go so far.
You must know that Lin Zhao visited the palace several times to discuss political and secular affairs with Emperor Xiaode, but he never mentioned his relatives in Rongguofu.
The emperor didn't mention it, and Lin Zhao didn't mention it. The tacit understanding between them had already decided the fate of the Jia family.
As a result, when the servants who went to Jia Mansion to deliver gifts came back, they reported an interesting anecdote. They said that after the Xue family came to Beijing, they had been living in Lixiang Courtyard in the northeast corner of Rongguo Mansion. Because of their interactions with each other, the Xue family girl Baochai was open-minded and generous in temperament.
She often chats and laughs with the little girls, and is quite generous with her actions, so she is quite popular. However, after only a few days here, people have already begun to praise her. Some even compare her to Lin, who has only been here once.
Comparing the girls, I just think that the girl from the Lin family is not as good as Miss Bao.
After hearing the news, Lin Zhao smiled and said to Daiyu: "After all, our aunt is not angry. She actually promotes her niece in the house and uses her sister as a raft. It seems that she is fighting openly and secretly with our grandmother."
Daiyu smiled and said: "Their surname is Jia, and our surname is Lin. They are fighting, and it is Miss Bao who is involved. Just ignore them."
Lin Zhao sneered: "I'm afraid they don't think so."
Daiyu ate her tea in silence without saying a word.
Lin Zhao stood up, walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said with a smile: "Now that the family visit over there has come to an end, how can the Jia family stop the excitement..."