"Brother Feng is still talking to someone?" Daiyu stood at the door and asked softly Zicuckoo who had just returned from outside the house.
"Well, when I came back in the afternoon, Uncle Feng and Mr. Duan talked for a while and then hurried out. It is said that he went to visit the prefect of Linqing Prefecture. Then after he came back, someone came after dinner and kept talking, and then it was Mr. Duan again.
Went in,..."
Zijuan curled her lips, "I feel like Uncle Feng has been even busier since he came back than in the capital city. People came one after another. In the afternoon, people from the Ren family and the Zhou family came to visit. Later, there were also Shanshan Guild Hall and
The visitor from the Huizhou Guild Hall has been here for half a day, and the girl doesn’t even have time to go see him..."
"Damn girl, stop talking behind your back. If you keep doing this,..." Daiyu lowered her face, "Brother Feng is a manly man and has ambitions in all directions. If he spends all his time in the inner room, wouldn't he become the second brother Hebao?
Is it the same? How can he make great achievements?"
Zijuan stuck out her tongue and said, "My little maid knows that I am wrong, but how can Uncle Feng have so many things to do? He is a editor of the Hanlin Academy and not a local official. Does he need to receive and visit so many people?"
"What do you know?" Daiyu raised her head arrogantly, "The more Hanlin Academy officials come to the local area, the local officials will come to make friends. It's just that Brother Feng is too young and has too little qualifications now.
Otherwise, it would have been the magistrates and magistrates who came to pay him a visit..."
"As for the others, the Feng family is a prominent gentry family in Linqing, and Brother Feng is the only legitimate son of the Feng family. Uncle Feng has been away guarding the border for many years and it is difficult to come back. The return of Brother Feng is actually equivalent to the return of the head of the Feng family.
Moreover, Brother Feng is a scholar selected by the Imperial Academy and has become a editor of the Hanlin Academy. He is also considered a leader among Shandong scholars. A scholarly family like the Ren family and the Zhou family will naturally come to pay a visit."
Daiyu paused for a moment, not without pride, "Back then, my father was a censor in Yangzhou, and sometimes he would go on tours. From Jining to Jinling, no matter where he went, local government officials would come to visit him. Officials with too high a reputation would
My father also wants to visit him. This is also the way to be an official. My father is also a Jinshi. In the past, many of his classmates in the same year served as officials in various places, so naturally they have to communicate with each other..."
The words were so logical that even Jia Lian, who was just about to enter, couldn't help but nod.
No wonder Dalang said he wanted to marry Sister Lin, but Sister Lin also looked down on Baoyu.
I was also a little misled, and I thought that Sister Lin had been cowardly and cowardly after staying in Jia's house for so many years, but it turned out that she was not showy. Is this really what an ordinary woman could say?
Without this insight, it would be difficult to understand why Feng Ziying was so busy as soon as she returned home, and even had to eat in the study.
Jia Lian coughed lightly at the door before knocking on the door.
"Second brother Lian."
"Has your sister had dinner?" Jia Lian came in and asked with a friendly look and concern.
"Have you eaten? Brother Lian has eaten too, right?" Daiyu also had a good impression of Jia Lian. On the one hand, it was because Jia Lian and Feng Ziying had always had a very close relationship. On the other hand, as her cousin, Jia Lian's impression was far better.
Yu Baoyu is not like Baoyu who always waits for death to beg for nothing and pesters in the house all the time.
"Well, this is my first time here, but the food is no different from that in the capital." Jia Lian nodded.
Daiyu and Zijuan were both a little surprised. Why did Brother Lian come to the house? He said these salty and tasteless words...
Jia Lian is also considering his words. He will go to Dongchang Mansion tomorrow. Feng Ziying has already told him about his marriage. If there is no accident, then Feng's family will marry the daughter of Shen Jue, the prefect of Dongchang Mansion. .
I'm afraid this matter will have to be settled in these two days, because the court will officially issue the document within these days, and the Ministry of Rites will also agree that Feng Ziying can also occupy the eldest room where his uncle lives, so as to continue the incense.
Feng Ziying also told him that his teacher Qiao Yingjia had also written to negotiate with Shen Jue. As long as the court heard from him, the Feng family would formally send gifts and get engaged, and even agree on a date for the wedding.
Feng Ziying vaguely mentioned this situation to Daiyu, but did not mention it clearly. Even on that day, it was mentioned in one sentence. Naturally, Daiyu was not able to ask deeply. Seeing that this kind of thing could not be delayed any longer, Feng Ziying Someone is needed to explain it tactfully for him, so that if Daiyu accidentally learns about it tomorrow, she will not be irritated.
Of course, the best candidate is the tool man Jia Lian.
Seeing Jia Lian sitting down, he looked hesitant, as if he had something to say but couldn't find the right words. Daiyu was so sensitive that she immediately understood, "Brother Lian, do you have something to say?" Do you need Zicuckoo to go out?"
Jia Lian was startled for a moment and then shook his head, "No need, my sister Hui Zhilanxin, maybe you can guess what my brother is going to say?"
Daiyu smiled so charmingly that Jia Lian was a little frightened, "Brother Lian, but Brother Feng asked you to speak?"
"That's not true." Jia Lian shook his head honestly, "It's just that I have talked a lot with Dalang in the past few days, and Dalang has not hidden anything in front of brother Wei, so brother Wei also wants to talk to his sister."
"What about the sister of the Shen family?" Daiyu said calmly.
"Ah?" Jia Lian was surprised. Feng Ziying said that Daiyu should know about the eldest wife, but did not say that Daiyu also knew about his intention to marry the Shen family daughter. "Does the younger sister know?"
"Brother Feng didn't hide it from me, but he was probably afraid that I would make him angry or sad, so he never told me in person. In fact, my little sister already knew..." Daiyu's expression didn't change much, and she even said I was a little curious, "When it was said that Brother Feng and his uncle were pursuing a knighthood, and that Brother Feng might have to take over the family, my little sister was thinking about it, but she didn't expect that it would be the Shen sister..."
"Ah? Do you know the Shen girl?" Jia Lian was stunned. He probably didn't even know Feng Ziying, right?
"No, Brother Lian is wrong. My little sister doesn't know Sister Shen, but that doesn't mean that she doesn't know Sister Shen." Lin Daiyu chuckled, "Brother Lian probably doesn't know about my father, Uncle Shen and Feng. My eldest brother’s teacher, Mr. Qiao and Uncle Qiao, are actually Jinshi in the same subject, right?”
"Ah?!" Jia Lian was stunned again. He really didn't know about this. He only knew that Qiao Yingjia, who had been promoted to the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was Feng Ziying's teacher and supporter, but he didn't know that Qiao Yingjia, Lin Ruhai, Shen Ju He is a Jinshi in the same discipline.
"How did my sister know about it?" Jia Lian didn't believe that Feng Ziying knew that Lin Daiyu knew that her eldest wife's marriage partner said that the Shen family daughter did not tell him. It should be that he didn't know that Lin Daiyu knew about it, so he hinted in such an embarrassing way. Find opportunities by yourself to help him clarify things tactfully.
"Hehe, Brother Lian is surprised, aren't you?" Lin Daiyu has a delicate mind, and her ability to observe people's emotions is even more extraordinary. She has already guessed some clues, "I'm afraid Brother Feng doesn't even know about this situation, right?"
Jia Lian couldn't figure out how Lin Daiyu knew about this situation. If Feng Ziying hadn't let it slip at some point without knowing it, he couldn't imagine how a girl like Lin Daiyu, who stayed at home, knew that Feng Ziying was pregnant. Is the eldest son’s marriage partner to Shen Jue’s daughter?
Could it be that Zicuckoo went to Feng Mansion and Jinchuan'er, Xiangling and the other girls and learned about it? But did Jinchuan'er, Xiangling and the others know about this? This is not certain.
Shaking his head, Jia Lian was no longer too lazy to speculate, "If my sister knows about it, then Brother Yu will feel relieved. He was originally worried..."
"Second Brother Lian, I understand Brother Feng's kindness, and I am very grateful, but Brother Feng underestimates me too much." Daiyu looked calm and composed at this time, and the clear elegance between her eyebrows showed her demeanor. "Everyone has their own destiny for marriage. Don't force it. I have heard about Sister Shen's personality, and it is also very good. Being able to marry into the Feng family's house is also a blessing for Sister Shen, and it is also very good for Brother Feng. Okay, I believe Brother Feng has his own arrangements..."
Jia Lian felt that he was originally here to clarify and enlighten, but now he was as angry as a small family. He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Brother Yu also admires my sister for her magnanimity. If Ziying has a sister to take charge of the palace for him, he will be able to court with peace of mind. There will be great fortune in the official career,..."
Daiyu's cheeks were hot, and she was almost defeated by Jia Lian's words.
Originally, she mustered up the courage to hold it, so as not to let Brother Lian and Brother Feng underestimate her, but she really had no experience and was too young, so she thought that if she wanted to win the respect of Brother Lian and Brother Feng, she would do it. You have to show your magnanimity.
It's just that I have to choose my words carefully to maintain the scene. It's really hard and I'm afraid of being seen through.
"Second Brother Lian is a compliment. My little sister is just speaking honestly from her own point of view, so she doesn't deserve anything." Daiyu paused, "If Brother Feng asks anything again, Second Brother Lian might as well convey it to Feng." Brother, please don’t worry, Brother Feng, and just do things according to his own ideas..."
Jia Lian finally left. Daiyu suddenly collapsed and sat on the brocade stool, holding her hands on the table. Zijuan's eyes were full of approval and she couldn't help but support her girl.
"Girl, what you said is so good. Mr. Lian is obviously Uncle Feng's lobbyist. He is afraid that the marriage of the first wife will make the girl upset and resentful. Huh, I don't dare to come and talk to the girl, but I asked Mr. Lian to come. It’s just too fussy,…”
"Silly girl, how can you blame Brother Feng for this?" A look of embarrassment and joy flashed across Daiyu's face, "In a family like his, it would be the same even if it were someone else. There are three types of unfilial piety, and the worst is not having children.
What's more, the Feng family consists of three families and only one of them survives."
Daiyu understood in her heart, if Brother Feng didn't care about her so much, why would he bother to explain it like this?
You can tell yourself whenever you find an opportunity.
But the more he dares not to make it clear, the more it shows that he cares about himself and is afraid that he will not understand and feel uncomfortable. But is he that kind of person?
Thinking of this, Daiyu felt a touch of sweetness in her heart.