The Purple Bamboo Courtyard and the Riches and Splendor Courtyard were located in the north and south courtyards respectively.
Walking along the road, the two winding paths converged into a main road in front of them. This main road led directly to the main courtyard where the Shuijing resided.
Jia Xie and her father and Lin Ruhai and his daughter met at the intersection of the two roads under the guidance of the maidservants.
They were all relatives.
There was nothing to avoid.
Thus, the two sides greeted each other.
Jia Xie and Lin Ruhai were very happy because they were reunited with their flesh and blood.
In addition, during this period of time, it was difficult for them to find some common topics, so they chatted very happily.
Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Xie curiously. He was very puzzled in his heart. He did not understand why his uncle, who was recuperating in Jinling, came to Yangzhou.
Jia Lian lowered his head and looked at the light and shadow on the ground. Although his father said that his uncle did not blame him, he was still an accomplice.
Even if he did not know,
He also felt guilty.
The group of people walked to the main hall of the main courtyard. A maidservant at the door went in to report.
Jia Xie and Lin Ruhai took advantage of this time.
They also gave Jia Lian and Lin Daiyu a few pointers.
In fact, Jia Xie and Lin Ruhai were a little too nervous.
Shuijing was in a good mood today.
His whole body was filled with joy.
Seeing Shuijing beaming with joy, Wen Dongyan, who was standing beside him, smiled and said, "Madam will arrive in three days. Master is so happy now.
If he sees Madam, won't he faint? "
Shuijing quickly restrained the corners of his mouth and glared at him.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm thinking that I can eat the Wangyue's cooking. "
Wen Dongyan gently waved his goose feather fan and smiled but did not say anything.
However, his face had an expression of "Master, you can pretend."
Shuijing was not a person who was easy to bully.
He said faintly, "I don't know if Madam has a girl to introduce to you this time.
What do you think? "
Wen Dongyan's goose feather fan instantly froze, his handsome face slightly distorted.
While they were talking, a servant girl came in to report that Jia Xie and the others had arrived. Shuijing nodded and motioned for them to come in. Wen Dongyan waved his goose feather fan again. Although the corners of his mouth were raised, it was slightly stiff.
After Jia Xie and Lin Ruhai brought their children in, they rushed to greet them with the national etiquette. Jia Lian and Lin Daiyu obediently followed behind them and kowtowed to greet them.
Wen Dongyan calmly turned sideways.
Shuijing raised his hand to ask them to stand up. He quietly sized up Lin Daiyu and Jia Lian.
Lin Daiyu lowered her head and stood respectfully at the side. Her face could not be seen clearly, but her figure was petite and her body was weak. One look and one could tell that she was not healthy.
Since Lin Daiyu said yesterday that he was a good person, Shuijing decided not to criticize Lin Ruhai's way of raising children.
She looked at the Jia Lian again. He also had his head down. His figure was tall and straight, exuding the romantic temperament of a young master. Mother Jia and the others did not deliberately raise him to be vulgar and vulgar. It was not known whether they could not bear to see him like this or whether they felt that he was no longer a threat.
Shuijing waved his hand and two servant girls brought in the rewards that had been prepared. Lin Daiyu and the Jia Lian politely accepted them with both hands and thanked him.
Shuijing gave them a seat, served them tea, and asked some symbolic questions, such as how old they were, what books they had read, and so on.
After chatting for a while, Shuijing finally saw their faces clearly.
Lin Daiyu was a beauty. When he grew up, he would definitely be a peerless beauty. Unfortunately, his two curved eyebrows seemed to be frowning, and his pair of affectionate eyes seemed to be happy yet not happy. This was the classic sign of 'insufficient spirit'. Generally, 'insufficient spirit' people were prone to early death. The reason for early death was obvious just by looking at her eyebrows. Her eyebrows were delicate and pretty, indicating that she was meticulous and meticulous. However, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, indicating that she was overthinking things and was prone to being sentimental. In plain words, she liked to blindly ponder.
The Jia Lian was quite handsome. He was even more charming than the Jia Xie when he was young. Ignoring the faint dark circles under his eyes, one could see some Yin energy in his eyes. It was suspicious that he had ruined the foundation of his ancestors and lost his wealth. Moreover, the whites of his eyes were pink and there was a peach blossom pattern under his eyes. This indicated that he was lecherous and easily attracted rotten peach blossoms. It was easy for him to listen to women and get into trouble.
These two cousins had different facial features, but they had one thing in common. They were both born into wealthy families. In the future, their fates would be bumpy and their endings would not be satisfactory.
However, although one's facial features were closely related to one's fate, it could be changed by the person's temperament and the influence of the external environment. For example, Lin Ruhai's signs of early death had disappeared along with his body's recovery.
As for Lin Daiyu, being so sentimental at such a young age, it should be related to his family.
Lin Daiyu had been weak and sickly since she was young. She also had a younger brother who was two years younger than her, who was also weak and sickly. Since ancient times, the status of men was higher than that of women. Moreover, the younger ones were more favored. Lin Ruhai and his wife's attention would definitely be placed on their younger son. Since that was the case, Lin Daiyu would receive much less attention from her parents. She was also a very sensible person. She understood that her younger brother needed her parents' care more than she did. She also knew that her parents were exhausted from taking care of her younger brother. Therefore, she would do her best to not add to her parents' worries. However, once she did that, she could only suffer.
Shuijing could still remember Shui Lan's aggrieved expression when the emperor emeritus showed favoritism. Because he did not want his mother to worry, he could only hide under the blankets or in a hidden corner and cry secretly. Only when he had recovered did he dare to see his mother. However, at least Shui Lan still had her by his side. She could comfort him and help him take revenge at the same time.
As for Lin Daiyu, she only had servant girls and mamas by her side. She did not even have a friend whom she could confide in. She could only hide under the blankets and cry secretly. When she encountered problems, she could only rely on herself. Between the ages of two and five, she had her younger brother to share her love. When she was five, her younger brother died. Jia Min also fell ill from grief. Her only son died. With the pressure of carrying on the family line and her illness, Jia Min probably did not have the heart to take care of Lin Daiyu. After being bedridden for a year, Jia Min passed away. The six year old Lin Daiyu had just finished her mourning period when she was sent by Lin Ruhai to her maternal grandparents' home in an unfamiliar place. Rongguo Province was a place with a complicated population. The masters and servants were in a mess. Infighting and scheming occurred from time to time. Lin Daiyu going there was like a sheep entering a wolf's den.
At such a young age, she had already experienced all the joys and sorrows of separation and reunion. No wonder she was so thoughtful.
Fortunately, now that she had returned to Lin Ruhai's side and received Lin Ruhai's fatherly love, Lin Daiyu faintly had the liveliness of a child. In the future, as long as he could distract her as much as possible before she had the time to grieve, he would use other things to attract her attention or give her more things to do to keep her busy. She would not have the time to think about other things.
However, he did not know if Lin Ruhai would have the energy to care about these things when he was busy with official business.
As for the Jia Lian, Shuijing was speechless. It was easy to listen to women's words and get into trouble. He was really thorough. He did not know how many traps the Wang Clan had dug for him. They knew that there were already three, and they were all big traps for beheading or banishment. Shuijing felt that it would take a lot of effort just to find these traps and fill them one by one.
Fortunately, the flaws did not obscure the jade. The Jia Lian was good at doing things and was a little shrewd. Shuijing did not mind finding him an official position. However, the people in the officialdom liked to use honey traps the most. The better ones would find a girl from the Musical House. The worse ones would directly take Lanma from Yangzhou as their own adopted daughter and then send her everywhere. Some of them did it to please others, and some of them did it to inquire about information or to help him. The former was okay, but the latter was easy to get into trouble. Jia Lian was also a lecherous man, and he was also easily swayed by women. If she didn't turn him into a 'I won't move in front of a beauty' type of personality, sending him into the officialdom would be harming him in disguise.
Unfortunately, seduction became a big problem. There were no lecherous people around Shui Jing. He had once caught a rapist who had harmed many innocent girls. However, Shui Jing had directly ordered someone to cut off the rapist's plaything. He was too lazy to even teach the rapist a lesson. There was no chance for the rapist to turn over a new leaf. But he could not do this to a Jia Lian. Moreover, a Jia Lian had never forced a woman. They were both willing.
Shuijing sighed secretly. This kind of problem should be left to the Jia Xie to worry about. As for whether a Jia Lian could settle down, it depended on whether he liked women more or power more.
The Jia Lian did not know that he had just circled around the eunuch's nest. He was still saying all kinds of flattering words, but he did not seem to be flattering.
The Jia Lian took after the Jia Xie's thick skin. He was also a natural socializer. In the time it took to drink two cups of tea, he had roughly figured out the Shuijing's temper. In order to leave a good impression on the Shuijing, he was as if he had been injected with chicken blood. He used all kinds of flowery words to curry favor with the Shuijing.
The Jia Xie looked at the Jia Lian's glib tongue with surprise. She knew that the Jia Lian was eloquent, but she did not expect him to be so eloquent. She could not help but feel proud.
Lin Ruhai was also very surprised. He thought that the Jia Xie had a straightforward temper. Sometimes the words she said could anger people half to death. His son, the Jia Lian, was very eloquent. He was the one who was complimenting the Shuijing almost all the time, but he did not make a single mistake. After praising for a long time, he did not repeat a single word. Lin Ruhai did not feel that the Jia Lian had stolen Lin Daiyu's limelight. Lin Daiyu was a girl, and all the people present were male elders. If she acted like a Jia Lian, it would seem undignified. As long as she could answer the questions openly, nothing else needed to be said. Moreover, it was a good thing that a Jia Lian was smart. Looking at the Jia Xie, she probably wanted a Jia Lian to enter the imperial court and become an official. As the saying goes, it is easier to become an official if you have connections in the imperial court. As long as the Jia Lian did not make any big mistakes, he should be able to become an official in the future. Lin Daiyu did not have any brothers. If she could have a capable cousin, it would be good. After all, her husband's family would look at her differently.
Lin Daiyu, who did not need to say much, was curiously sneaking glances at the Shuijing. Because the Shuijing was called the Bloodthirsty Prince, although Lin Daiyu did not think that was the case, she could not help but think that he was a burly, fiendish man with big hands and feet. When he spoke, his voice was loud enough to overturn the roof. In fact, she could not be blamed for this, because in dramas, the good people who were mistaken for bad people all dressed up like this. But she did not think that the prince in front of her was fresh and handsome, cultured and elegant, with a smile on his face. With one look, she could tell that he had a good temper. She really did not understand why those people would wrongly accuse him.
Lin Daiyu looked away a little late, and coincidentally met the eyes of the Shuijing. She hurriedly lowered her head, her small face flushed red.
Shuijing smiled. Lin Daiyu looked very honest, but she was still a little mischievous inside. She was still a child after all.
After a day, the guests and the host enjoyed themselves.
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