In the study.

Lin Ruhai just sat down and opened a letter from Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Song opened the curtain and came in. He cupped his hands and sat next to Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai threw the letter into Lin Song's arms.

Lin Song picked up the letter and looked at it. The first sentence read:

"The old lady wants to get closer to her, please ask Concubine Yuan to marry her."

Lin Song stood up abruptly, and looked at the name written below. It was indeed Daiyu's name. His voice was like ice particles, "Although Jia Baoyu was born with a jade in his mouth, he is extremely intelligent. But he is not good at literature and martial arts, and he wanders around in the world all day long.

Where can I find a good match in the pile!"

"It's up to you to make the decision, what should you do?"

"..." Lin Song was speechless.

There are many ways.

If you let the word out about which family you have chosen, the other families will retreat. But if the Rongguo Mansion is thick-skinned, it will be useless to let the word out.

A temporary engagement is possible, but so far, he has not seen a candidate for the date.

And looking for excuses, let Daiyu miss her dead mother and go up the mountain to pray for blessings without caring about the world.

Concubine Jia's words of filial piety are commendable and she is a good match. But when she opens her mouth, it becomes even more troublesome.

"Today Huan'er asked me about my situation, hoping that Daiyu could go to Rongguo Mansion during the Chinese New Year. I declined because Daiyu's old illness had relapsed. It would be better to put on a show and pretend that her illness was getting worse day by day.

When the New Year is over, have people pretend to be monks and Taoists, pass by by chance, recite a strange sentence, say something that is not suitable for marrying early, and leave something that can be seen as rare at a glance, and hang it in the bedroom to ward off evil spirits."

"Okay." Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and nodded:

"Yu'er was born with a disease before, so it's a good idea to use this trick to get rid of the name of a sickly child. But..."

Lin Ruhai had doubts in his eyes, and finally couldn't help but ask:

"Why are you a monk and a Taoist priest again?"

"..."

Lin Song was silent. Did he mention monks and Taoists before?

"A monk or a Taoist priest is not rare enough. Naturally, it is good if both Buddhism and Taoism come out." Lin Song said with a smile.

Lin Ruhai still had doubts in his eyes and asked again:

"What kind of monk and Taoist priest?"

Lin Song had watched Dream of Red Mansions many times and immediately said:

"Of course it's the monk whose nose is like hanging gallbladder and his eyebrows are long, his eyes are like stars with precious lights. His shoes are broken and there is no sign of living there, and he has sores on his head."

Dragging mud; if we meet a Taoist priest who asks where his home is, it is west of the weak water in Penglai."

"Where can I find such a person? Get out!" Lin Ruhai immediately glared and pointed at the door.

Lin Song hurriedly explained: "There is no need to actually find them. Find a good-looking person with leprosy on his head to pretend to be a monk, and find a lame person to pretend to be a Taoist priest. I will write a good song for them.

They learn to sing, teach them a few strange words, and pretend to get by, that's all."

Lin Ruhai still had a sullen face and asked, "How do you know about them?"

"I know." Lin Song thought that Lin Ruhai didn't explain to him when he was in trouble, and he didn't explain either. He only said:

"It's useful."

After saying this, he let people know that Daiyu's illness was getting worse.

By the time Lin Song returned to his residence, it was already dark.

Lin Ruhai's entourage lit the lamp in front, and Lin Song walked behind.

When they were in the courtyard, Duofu chased after him and said to Lin Song: "Sir, please kick Zhu Yuncheng out."

Lin Song went to their room and sat down, listening to Duofu say:

"When I arrived, I told Mr. Zhou what you said. He came to the yard. I had nowhere to hide, so I got into Mr. Zhou's closet. Do you know what the man named Zhu said?"

"What did you say?" Lin Song asked.

Duofu said angrily: "He said that after Mr. Zhou left, you started to say something bad about Mr. Zhou. You said that you thought Mr. Zhou had no merit except for being able to read. You said that he was like a mute in front of Third Master Huan.

You think he is embarrassed and want to drive him away immediately, but it is just because of the relationship between master and disciple."

Duofu said this and walked back and forth in the room angrily, cursing: "Who is this Zhu Ke? He came to our house just because of Master Zhou, but he talked to Master Zhou like this. Master, I can't wait to come out and chase him out immediately.

When the man surnamed Zhu left, Master Zhou leaned against the cabinet door, so I could only listen inside!"

"He knows that these words are definitely not mine." Lin Song didn't take it seriously, just picked up the teacup and drank slowly.

Duofu became more and more angry and said repeatedly:

"Of course Mr. Zhou doesn't believe it. But what's Zhu Ke's intention? If he corrupts you with such words, why don't you still keep him?"

"The time has not come yet." Lin Song was still laughing and said with a smile:

"When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. He likes to cling to the powerful and take shortcuts, which is understandable. But while he clings to the powerful and the powerful, he maliciously suppresses people in an attempt to kill those who pose a threat.

, his heart is to be punished. Anyone who stands at the same height as such a person will suffer. The best way is to make him lose his qualifications for advancement forever."

"Master?"

"And he is looking for death, so why bother with him. Bring some gifts, comfort Zhou Li, and stay away from him. By the way, let the news go out and let the world know that Zhu Yuncheng will be at the Lin family because he escorted Zhou Li to the big house.

You can only stay in Youcheng if you have Zhou Li's glory." Lin Song said, stood up and smiled.

The next day.

Zhu Yuncheng left early, and Lin Song went to the second floor of the teahouse with Zhou Li.

Zhou Li, as always, didn't ask who he was waiting for. Lin Song ate tea quietly, and he also ate tea quietly.

I don’t know how long it took, but Su Zhe opened the curtain for Qin Che, and Qin Che came in and said with a smile:

"Well, Lin Zisong, I came here to have tea a few times, and you figured me out right. You didn't even invite me, and just asked people to wait outside for us to come."

Lin Song had already stood up and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Lin Song is rude."

"Sit down." Qin Che walked to the empty main seat and sat down, with the same smile. Su Zhe sat next to him and also smiled and said to Lin Song:

"If it's your fault, why did His Highness the Fifth come in?"

Lin Song smiled as if he was ashamed, but still held up his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Highness, is lenient." After saying that, he bowed deeply.

Qin Che looked at Lin Song with a smile and said with a smile: "Zisong doesn't have to be polite." After saying that, he looked at Zhou Li who was quietly saluting him and said with a smile:

"Who is this?"

"When I was in Yangzhou City, I once worshiped a teacher. He was the son of my mentor, Zhou Li."

"Zhou Li." Qin Che smiled again, looking at Zhou Li with a playful look.

Zhou Li immediately stood up to pay his respects. As soon as he paid his respects, he heard Qin Che say:

"No need to be formal, I just sneaked out to play." As he said this, he looked at Zhou Li carefully.

The Zhou Li people are still young and immature, but the smell of rotten Confucianism has already spread out.

Qin Che was used to seeing old scholars. When he saw Zhou Li like this, he smiled and said:

"At first glance, he looks like a good boy full of articles."

"He reads a lot and will read every book he encounters. He can be said to read everything he knows and knows everything he knows. He has been at my house for half a month, and I don't know how many books are left in the collection. He has never read them." Lin Song pointed at Zhou.

Li smiled and spoke.

Qin Che and I, too, stared at Zhou Li for a while and asked a few questions with a smile.

After discovering the contents of each book, Zhou Li responded fluently. Although he was indeed taciturn and quiet, his talent was already revealed in his words.

Qin Che couldn't help but look at Zhou Li a few more times and listened to what Zhou Li said. He raised his hands and congratulated:

"I'll first congratulate you on your high school. When you're in high school, I'll treat you to a drink." Then he said to Lin Song:

"There is such a good man, why wouldn't you have brought him to see me earlier."

"I'm not good, but unfortunately I don't have any wine, so I'll punish myself with three cups of tea." Lin Song picked up the tea cup, gently scratched it with the lid, and drank the warm tea in one gulp. He was about to drink the second cup.

cup, his hand was held down by Su Zhe, and Su Zhe laughed and said:

"You are punishing yourself. You are obviously served good tea and have an excuse to drink more."

Qin Che also smiled and said: "If you want to punish yourself, why waste this good tea? Why don't you give it to me." He took the teapot away.

Lin Song had no choice but to give it up.

After introducing Zhou Li to the fifth prince, he began to laugh and talk about some interesting things. He never said anything about his affairs with Concubine Jia and the Supreme Emperor.

On the contrary, Qin Che hesitated several times, but Su Zhe finally smiled and congratulated:

"I heard that the Jia family's wedding reception garden has been completed, and that Concubine Jia is about to have a wedding reception. I would like to congratulate Brother Lin first."

"Brother Mingde, you are wrong." Lin Song's dark eyes flashed with a gleam of coldness. It is good to cook the oil in the fire and bloom with flowers, but the Lin family cannot afford this kind of honor.

"Although my grandmother loves my two siblings, it is her family's glory after all, and we, my siblings, are outsiders after all."

"Your two families are about to get married. Where are the outsiders?" Qin Che laughed.

Lin Song also laughed. After laughing twice, he sighed and said in a low voice: "More kisses? Since the beginning of winter, my sister has been getting sicker and sicker day by day. We only hope that winter will pass soon."

"Are you really that seriously ill?" Qin Che was shocked when he heard this.

Lin Song sighed again and said: "She was born weak. The disease was brought in during the womb, and she has taken medicine since she was able to eat. I don't know what happened this year, but it is particularly serious. She was already weak, and now she is even more..." Lin Song
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