94 094 Qingliu
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Mo Yu is not actually very familiar with the Shi family.
This is not only because he basically has no time to socialize with them after returning to the capital, but more importantly, the Shi family is also the family with the least description in the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber - in short, it is too transparent.
Although no matter what research or evaluation, the core families in the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber are the four major families of Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue, but compared with the Jia family, Wang family, and Xue family, the Shi family is like a small transparent one, with no sense of existence at all.
Let's not talk about the Jia family, they are the original family of the absolute male protagonist Jia Baoyu, so that is of course the place where the most ink is used to describe.
Without saying anything else, just look at the fact that the entire story of Dream of the Red Chamber takes place in the Jia family, and you will know that the status of the eldest brother definitely belongs to the Jia family.
As the family of Wang Furen, the birth mother of Jia Baoyu, the Wang family also has a lot of roles in the story. Although it is not as good as the Jia family and the Xue family, there are also many side descriptions.
For example, Wang Ziteng, Wang Ren, not to mention Wang Xifeng, even Aunt Xue is a daughter of the Wang family. These daughters of the Wang family really fill the backyards of the three major families. No matter whether it is the Jia family, the Xue family, or the Wang family, they will definitely not be avoided.
There is even a wild history saying that Wang Xifeng's birth mother is also a daughter of the Jia family.
After all, these four families are all intermarried, and Wang Xifeng and Jia Zhen have an extremely close relationship, like siblings, which further proves that Wang Xifeng's biological mother is very likely Jia Zhen's biological aunt...
Isn't it reasonable for the legitimate daughter of Ningguo Mansion to marry the legitimate eldest son of Wang family?
No problem.
Then Wang Xifeng married back to the neighboring Rongguo Mansion and became the legal wife of their next legitimate eldest son Jia Lian, which is also a natural thing.
The only problem is that the whole Jia family contains a little too much "Wang" in it.
As for Aunt Xue, she is also a daughter of the Wang family. After marrying into the Xue family and becoming a widow, she became a widow because her husband, Mr. Xue, died early. After barely supporting her two children, Xue Pan and Xue Baochai, for a few years, she went directly to the capital to seek refuge with her relatives.
The funniest thing is that she did not go back to her parents' home to seek refuge with her brother Wang Ziteng, but actually ran to her sister Lady Wang's home to seek refuge with her. She was really afraid that people would not know that she wanted to marry her daughter Xue Baochai to Baoyu, the "baby bump" of the Jia family.
Therefore, the description of the Xue family is second only to the Jia family, and even more than the Wang family. After all, Aunt Xue and her three children appeared in the Jia family in the fourth chapter and never left. Basically, they have the same role as the Jia family.
The three families were basically mixed together, with no distinction between you and me. On the contrary, the Shi family seemed to be "staying out of it".
I don't know if it was because the parents of Shi Xiangyun, the eldest daughter of the eldest house, died early, but when it came to Shi Xiangyun's two uncles, although both uncles were marquises, they were very low-key because they were not the eldest sons.
The funniest thing is that the Shi family was very poor by their time, and they had fallen to the point where the women in the family had to work as needleworkers.
However, is a family with two marquises really that poor?
Or is there another mystery?
Mo Yu was also very curious about this, which was one of the reasons why he followed Lin Ruhai, Jia Min and Xiao Daiyu's family to the Shi family for an appointment with great anticipation.
As for the other reason?
To be honest, he was indeed very interested in that little Shi Xiangyun.
A little girl whose parents have both passed away and who lives with her uncle and aunt, isn't this a standard configuration of beauty, strength and tragedy?
With this configuration, can we really not turn it into a dark one?
So how did Shi Xiangyun grow up to be such a sunny little girl?
It really makes people curious.
So with such a mood, Mo Yu followed Lin Ruhai, Jia Min and Xiao Daiyu's family of four to arrive at the Shi family as scheduled.
And from the large group of welcoming teams that they saw before their family entered the door, the Shi family still attached great importance to this meeting between the two families.
Probably because they attached great importance to the relationship with Lin Ruhai, the entire reception standard was very high. Shi Xiangyun's second uncle, Marquis Baoling Shi Nai, and third uncle, Marquis Zhongjing Shi Ding, both came out with their families to greet them. It really felt like welcoming an important figure.
Although it is true that Lin Ruhai is already an important figure, even if he is promoted to the Left Vice-Chief of the Military Commissioner in the future, he is only a third-rank official, which is still a gap in status with the two marquises of the Shi family who are of the first rank.
But Mo Yu also understood what they meant.
They valued Lin Ruhai's development prospects, so they came forward to show their goodwill.
After all, in terms of the speed of promotion, no one can compare with Lin Ruhai.
And Lin Ruhai is only in his early forties now. The key is that Master Kang has no secret of his trust and reuse of Lin Ruhai. Judging from this, within ten years, Lin Ruhai is likely to enter the inner cabinet.
If this is true, then Lin Ruhai is definitely the Prime Minister, the prime minister of the dynasty. If you don't curry favor with him early, you may not have this opportunity in the future.
Especially since their two families are actually relatives.
Shi Xiangyun's grandfather is Jia Min's uncle, as the saying goes, "mother's uncle is the most important", so isn't Jia Min's husband Lin Ruhai a family member?
As expected, as soon as the Lin family arrived, Shi Xiangyun's second uncle, Baoling Hou, enthusiastically held Lin Ruhai's hand and said, "Brother Ruhai, I am so happy that you can come to see me today. It is a great honor for our humble family."
Shi Xiangyun's third uncle, Zhongjing Hou, also smiled and said, "That's right. I heard that my aunt has a cousin who looks like a fairy and married a handsome man. Today, I see that he is indeed worthy of his reputation."
These two brothers are really good at talking. Although it feels awkward, they are both calm when talking, so it doesn't matter if others feel embarrassed.
It is really true that "as long as I don't feel embarrassed, others will be embarrassed."
After the greetings, everyone sat down one by one.
Mo Yu also took this opportunity to observe the decoration of the Shi family. It's true that they are all old objects with some history, and there are no new things.
Although it was clean and tidy, it still exuded a hint of poverty.
As if noticing Mo Yu observing the layout of the house, Baoling Hou Shi Nai smiled and asked, "Is this Brother Ru Hai's beloved son?"
Lin Ruhai also responded with a smile: "It makes the Marquis laugh, this is the dog Moyu."
Mo Yu also quickly stood up to greet the bowling Hou Shi Nai. Shi Xiangyun's second uncle twisted his beard and smiled, and greeted Mo Yu. Yu looked at it from head to toe, then smiled and praised:
"It's true that a tiger father will have a dog son. Brother Ru Hai is extremely talented and intelligent. It seems that this nephew Mo Yu is also very smart and has a bright future."
The third brother, Zhong Jing Hou Shi Ding, was not to be outdone and hurriedly pulled She took Mo Yu's hand and looked him over carefully, then smiled and said, "He is indeed a good one. I heard that my nephew has already been working in the palace at such a young age, accompanying the princes in their studies?"
Mo Yu responded one by one, and briefly talked about his work in the palace. He humbly said that it was just a job to help the princes study, and it was nothing great
. He gained more praise from the two marquises.
One said he was "humble and polite", the other said he was "low-key and not ostentatious". In a word, he was good in every way and the best in the world...
The flattery should not be too obvious. Yu was so embarrassed that he almost dug his toes into the ground. Fortunately ,
Lin Ruhai was quite experienced in dealing with such situations and quickly changed the topic to the descendants of the two marquises.
As soon as they said this, the two of them felt a little sad.
The second son, Baoling Hou Shi Nai, said: "To be honest, although my brother and the third son each have two daughters, we still have no sons. Not to mention legitimate sons, we don't even have illegitimate sons. We really don't have any children. Brother Ru Hai, Excuse me."
The third son, Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, also smiled bitterly and said, "Although I have several concubines, I am destined to be childless, and there is nothing I can do about it..."
When he said this, he suddenly had an idea and asked Lin Ruhai about it. "Brother Ruhai, I heard that you also had a son when you were nearly 40. Do you have any secret recipe?"
This topic was a bit awkward.
Even though Lin Ruhai always talked about business, he was a bit confused by this topic . Fortunately ,
the women came to the rescue at the critical moment.
The stewards just happened to come over and say that the banquet was ready, and the ladies inside asked when it would start.
This meant that they could go to eat.
Lin Ruhai and Mo Yu looked at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Emma , it's really tiring to chat with these two marquises. Would a normal person ask a father who has only been a father for a few years what "secrets to having children" he has in front of his son who is only four or five years old?
This topic is good. It was too steep to keep up.
Fortunately, the women were on the same page with them and knew that men would inevitably talk about embarrassing things after being together for a long time. It would be better to sit down earlier and chat together,
which would be a bit new. The number of people they could save was limited, and at most they could only rescue Mo Yu, but Lin Ruhai could only rely on himself.
Because even if it was a family dinner, no one dared to break the separation between men and women.
So the so-called casual chat was just the women wanting to get Mo Yu in to have a look.
Fortunately, Mo Yu was called in. Afterwards, the men were able to chat about more casual topics together - such as "secrets to having a baby" or something like that. If Lin Ruhai wanted to talk about it, then let him talk about it. Our Mo Ge'er is still a baby and doesn't know anything. ...
Mo Yu happily bowed to the two elders, Marquis Baoling and Marquis Zhongjing, under Lin Ruhai's helpless eyes, and then went directly to the table for the women.
Strictly speaking, it was not the table for the women, but The half of the table with the children beside them.
Because there are not many people in the Shi family, the women and children can barely fill up a table.
Mo Yu sat with several children of similar age. There were no boys but only girls. It was really "a little green in a sea of flowers".
If it was Jia Baoyu, he would definitely be very happy, but Mo Yu just felt He felt uncomfortable.
If he hadn't wanted to save face for his family, he would have run away long ago. Now, he could only sit down reluctantly.
Fortunately, the little girls were relatively quiet and well-behaved, and none of them were as troublesome as Jia Baoyu. It was not hard to endure. After
Mo Yu sat down, he greeted the female relatives as usual, and got to know the wives of Marquis Baoling and Marquis Zhongjing, as well as the young girls present.
It was the same as what was said, a total of four girls.
It was obvious that there was one girl from each family and two girls from each family, but Shi Xiangyun was counted as being from her second uncle's family.
Shi Xiangyun was the oldest among them.
She had three younger cousins, each younger than the last. The oldest one looked about three or four years old, the remaining one was two or three years old, and one was only one or two years old
. The one is still in the nanny's arms, and it is estimated that he came out just to make up the number.
From the number of seats, it can be seen that the Shi family is not very prosperous. With just these few children, even one table cannot be filled. I could only share a table with three elderly women.
Shi Xiangyun and little Daiyu sat together, looking as close as sisters. The two girls were talking to each other in a low voice. When they saw Mo Yu finished the greetings and sat down, Shi Xiangyun was the first to say with a smile:
"Sister Lin, this is Is this your precious brother Moer whom you always tell us about?"
Tsk tsk, what kind of words are these? What does it mean to be a precious brother?
Mo Yu was speechless, but little Daiyu had already smiled and said, "Yes, this It's my brother Lin Moyu."
She smiled and introduced him to Mo Yu again: "Brother Mo, look, this girl is the Xiangyun from the Shi family you asked about that day."
Mo Yu looked at her . Looking at the happy face of little Daiyu, he silently recited the words of a child and tried to get to know Shi Xiangyun as if he were making another friend.
But wait, little sister Xiangyun, why are you blushing?
I'm really not interested in girls like you.
Oh no, what's all this nonsense?
It's so toxic to think about this.
Mo Yu tried hard to get rid of the messy thoughts in his mind, but there was always a An ominous premonition - after all, judging from the attitudes of the second and third uncles of the Shi family, this meal really feels a bit like a "blind date banquet".
Although it is absurd to arrange a blind date for a four or five-year-old child, But it's not impossible in this world.
The main reason is that their Lin family has been so eye-catching recently that everyone has started to have crazy ideas.
Is there any better way to form an alliance than to form a relationship between children and daughters?
Then we have to act quickly!
No matter whether the child is four or five years old or four or five months old, as long as it exists...
As for why everyone wants to form an alliance with their Lin family, it is still the fault of Master Kang and his several digital legion sons.
Mo Yu and Lin Ruhai have been on vacation at home with nothing to do these days, so they can't help but chat about national affairs.
Of course, it is the kind of irresponsible nonsense.
After all, considering the ubiquitous sticking point, these things cannot be said too bluntly.
But generally speaking, with the degree of favor that Lin Ruhai is now in Master Kang's hands, he will not be watched so closely by Master Kang. So it wouldn't be a big deal to just say a few irrelevant words.
Lin Ruhai and Mo Yu have always believed that the current situation in the court is very unclear.
It can be said to be unprecedented chaos.
Of course, Mo Yu's confusion is also to blame - he has already made the next successor public to everyone, so logically, this chaos should have come to an end.
But unfortunately, he also made Master Kang's life span public to everyone.
There are still twenty years.
God damn, there are still twenty years.
Who can bear this?
The key is that with such a long time, there are too many variables.
Not to mention that Mo Yu just "told" everyone who would be the next prince to inherit the throne. Even if there was a crown prince on the throne before, he was the one who was tacitly agreed to succeed the throne, so everyone should have been beaten as they pleased.
Now there is just one more person to be beaten.
So now it has directly entered a state of chaos. The eldest prince is mainly targeting the crown prince, while the third prince and the eighth prince have set their sights on the fourth master.
As for the crown prince, he has always looked down on the eldest prince, but has begun to focus on the third prince, the eighth prince, and especially the fourth master.
So in the end, basically several major forces have set their sights on the fourth master.
Even Master Kang couldn't help but pay more attention to the fourth master.
But the fourth master is also a patient person. No matter what others do, he just continues to follow his own rhythm.
Not in a hurry, waiting for others to destroy themselves. In short, waiting for the pie to fall from the sky.
Anyway, Mo Yu feels that this is a wise man. Otherwise
, if the fourth master really loses his composure now, then the only outcome waiting for him is failure.
Let’s not talk about anything else. Let’s talk about the real "Nine Dragons Seizing the Throne" in history. If the opponents of the fourth master had not gradually lost their patience and started to make stupid moves, how could he inherit the throne in the end?
It’s not an exaggeration to say that he is the king of picking up leaks.
But he picked up this leak with his calmness.
You can’t help but accept it.
No one can refuse to accept it.
Therefore, in this chaos, the happiest person is Master Kang.
Although Mo Yu revealed this so-called "prophecy" to him, first of all, no one knows whether this prophecy is accurate.
Moreover, even if this prophecy is accurate, it may not be unchangeable.
As long as the time has not come, there is hope for change.
Master Kang has always been an optimistic person. To be more serious, he is a person who is afraid of chaos in the world. With such a mentality, the matter becomes more complicated.
So in such a mess, even the Shi family, which originally claimed to be a clean family, couldn't keep calm. In
fact, it is no wonder that they are like this, because their family's situation is still quite embarrassing.
Although the old lady of the Jia family is the legitimate daughter of the Shi family and a real marquis, that was three generations ago.
After that, the Shi family never intermarried with the Jia family again.
I don't know whether the Jia family was unwilling or the Shi family didn't want to.
Now it seems that it is mostly the Shi family who doesn't want to.
It's no wonder. With the Jia family in that state, who would be willing to intermarry with them? Only the Wang family is willing.
Of course, the Xue family is also willing, but the Jia family doesn't like it.
Marrying a daughter is always marrying up, but now if the Shi family marries a daughter to the Jia family, it would be marrying down.
The Shi family's second uncle and third uncle are still marquises, but the Jia family no longer has the title of duke by the time of Jia She, and is only a first-class general.
They are all officials who have inherited their positions from poor families, but there are also those who have inherited their positions from poor families or have been demoted according to their ranks.
Although the Shi family has not achieved "hereditary inheritance without succession", it is better than the Jia family,
which has been demoted according to their ranks. This requires us to mention the abilities of the two uncles of the Shi family.
Apart from other things, the fact that they are so poor that the women in their family have to work as maids and it is known to others can tell something.
Some people are poor, but it cannot be seen from the outside because they are just pretending to be rich. Some people are not that poor at all, but are just putting on a show for others to see.
After a meal, Mo Yu found out the details of the Shi family.
It turns out that they are really pretending.
They really want to marry into their Lin family.
No, he is only five years old after the Chinese New Year, and Shi Xiangyun is the same age as him. Why are you so impatient?
What if he doesn't live to adulthood?
So you don't care whether he lives or dies, right?
...
This is really evil. It's
just a gamble, right?
What if Lin Moyu dies early by accident, then either forget about the marriage, or let Shi Xiangyun be a widow for him - yes, that's the so-called "widowhood", which doesn't require a real marriage, but can be operated as long as the marriage is engaged, which is very evil. If you are
really so careless, why don't you let your own biological daughter do it?
Just watch Shi Xiangyun's parents die so that you can control her.
Forget it, he is not interested.
Baoling Marquis and Zhongjing Marquis were outside, and their wives were inside. They mentioned this matter to Lin Ruhai and Jia Min as a joke. Fortunately, the couple had clear minds and did not respond to this conversation.
Of course, because today is the Shi family's family dinner, they are all family members of the Shi family, so it doesn't matter if this is said. With the emotional intelligence of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, they can naturally turn this into a joke.
But everyone knows that this was not a joke at all.
They are serious, but the Lin family also refused seriously.
So, talking to smart people is easier.
After being rejected by Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, neither Shi Xiangyun's second uncle, third uncle, or second aunt, third aunt mentioned the matter anymore.
The children were simple, they were just little kids anyway, and Shi Xiangyun herself probably didn't understand and really thought they were joking.
Although she was smart, she was open-minded by nature, so she naturally didn't take these things to heart.
Little Daiyu felt a little sorry for her, so she couldn't help but take better care of her and didn't mention it.
The two girls were as good as sisters, and they would laugh again at any topic.
Mo Yu finally let go of her worries, and couldn't help but complain about the Shi family's mess, but fortunately it was over in a blink of an eye.
The Shi family members were embarrassed because their inner calculations were exposed on the spot. However, the four members of the Lin family were very polite, as if they did not hear their son's series of open and outward thoughts, which made people admire them even more.
The key point is that the young man of the Lin family really complained about everything, which made the Shi family really lose face. Even though they claim to be thick-skinned, they were still embarrassed.
The second and third uncles of the Shi family wanted to cry in their hearts, but they still acted politely. After sending the four members of the Lin family away, they tidied up their homes and nipped the idea of letting Shi Xiangyun work as a maid in the bud.
They don't look at the depth of Lin Ruhai's family as simply and roughly as they do the Jia family. After all, they are capable of retaining the title of marquis for another generation, so they do have some brains.
Although the Lin family's banquet did not lead to the marriage as they wished, it can't be said to be a complete loss.
It seems that their method of pretending to be poor is not bad, but it can't be too excessive. Just be normal and simple.
I heard that the Lord has people from the Sticking Rod Office to patrol everywhere, and there are also inspectors in the capital. It seems that it is not good to make it too fake, which is easy to be reported.
It is also easy to be accused of harshly blaming the eldest brother's orphan. This is even worse, and Xiangyun should be raised as a spoiled child.
And even if the marriage didn't happen, their Xiangyun got along well with the girl from the Lin family, so the connection with the Lin family couldn't be cut off.
As for the relationship with the Jia family, it was even more subtle.
Before the New Year, their aunt, the old lady of the Jia family, had sent people to urge her several times, and even after the New Year, she sent Shi Xiangyun to live in the Jia mansion.
They knew the plan behind this very well.
Wasn't it just to cultivate the relationship between them and Jia Baoyu, the legitimate grandson of the second branch of the Rongguo Mansion, and see if they could get married?
Xiangyun was an orphan after all, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to give up her and send her to the Jia family to be raised, and then wait and see. What
if Jia Baoyu was really a good person?
The old lady of the Jia family is their aunt after all, and Xiangyun is her niece and granddaughter. They can't do it against their conscience.
The Shi family's calculations are very good. It's just the same as the original novel. They are ready to give up Shi Xiangyun, the orphan of the eldest house, and send her to the Jia family to "keep in touch".
In fact, to put it bluntly, they are just waiting and watching.
They want to curry favor with the Lin family, but they don't want to give up the Jia family. But they are from the royal family, so they really don't have the courage to do it
. After all, they have heard about the experience of Jia Yuanchun, the eldest girl of the Jia family. It's really scary.
A good girl almost died for the Emperor. Even if the Emperor can live for another 20 years, it's a bit too...
Anyway, the children in their family are too young, and none of them can catch up. Let's see if there are any princes of the right age who can be used - isn't this back to the young master of the Lin family?
The princes who went to study with him were all young.
The Shi family's calculations were very good, but at least the Lin family would not accept it. As for the Jia family, it depends on their luck.
Anyway, even the Shi family can see that the Jia family is a family that is about to fall, so it doesn't matter whether they are involved or not.
Their family had always stayed out of it, and now they are panicking and a little desperate. It was just a blind moment, but Lin Ruhai's slight revelation pointed out a clear way for the Baolinghou brothers.
It is no longer possible to rely on the glorious achievements of their ancestors as before. If they do not work hard, the current Jia family will be their fate in the future.
Although the two brothers are younger than Jia Jing, Jia She, and Jia Zheng, it is not too late to try to have sons and train them now, but who knows which will come first, an accident or tomorrow?
Lin Ruhai, who is so outstanding, has only one son and one daughter at the age of more than 40. It is really hard to say about the fate of the children. But as he said, it is not impossible to see if there are good children in the family and train them from an early age.
So Lin Ruhai is really a very good person. Even if it is his wife's uncle's cousins, if they come to him for help, he will give them some practical things.
Whether it was letting Marquis Baoling and Marquis Zhongjing find opportunities to gain experience outside, or tactfully suggesting that they should first find a few clan members to train while trying to have a son, these were all practical, pertinent and heartfelt suggestions.
In fact, Lin Ruhai had said this to Jia She and Jia Zheng before.
Forget about Jia She, he simply didn't have the intention, and it was useless to say anything, it was just like playing the lute to a cow.
Jia Zheng wanted to listen, but he couldn't make the decision at home.
The one who really made the decision was old lady Jia, she couldn't say she didn't have any ideas, but her vision was still a little small.
Besides, Jia She and Jia Zheng both had sons, although they were not very capable, they were their own sons after all.
Biological sons have filters, and they were not very clear-headed to begin with, so of course they would not overvalue the children of the family.
And the Jia family originally had a family tradition.
The children of the Jia family who wanted to study could all go to the home school to study. This was a good tradition left by the two first-generation dukes of the Jia family.
It was just a pity that the home school was in a mess now. It had been rotten from the inside out. It was only in form and did not play its due role at all.
Jia Lan and Jia Jun, who later had the hope of reviving the Jia family, were elementary school students who did well in the home school.
Mo Yu thought that if he really had the opportunity to meet these children, he could make friends with them.
Anyway, the two generations with the character radical and the character radical were hopeless, but there was still some hope for the character radical.
After leaving the Shi family, the four members of the Lin family rested for a night, and got up early the next day, dressed up as usual, got on the carriage, and headed towards the Jia family.
This day happened to be the Little New Year, and as a married woman, Jia Min went back to her parents' home for dinner, which seemed to be in line with customs.
Even if the mature and powerful circles disliked each other, they had to be polite on the surface, which was called professionalism.
The four members of the Lin family were all professionals, so they didn't feel unhappy about going to the Jia family for a banquet this time - let's see what tricks they would play this time, and thinking about it, they were even a little bit looking forward to it.
As they were talking, they arrived at the Rongguo Mansion. Lin Ruhai and Mo Yu were planning to go to the male guests' side as usual, but unexpectedly, before they got out of the car, someone came over and said,
"Ms. Lin, Mr. Lin, the old lady said that you don't need to sit around outside today, just go into the garden and walk around. She is waiting inside with the ladies and girls to talk to you two."
[Author's words]
Continue to wish you a happy new year hahahaha.
I am horrified to see the fewer and fewer holidays and pretend to have amnesia...
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