"How is my place better than your old lady's place?"
After arriving and sitting on the high couch in the inner hall, Mrs. Zhen looked at Jia Lian who had followed him in, looked at her title, and asked this question.
"Better than our old lady's."
Jia Lian's simple and clear words made all the ladies and maids in the hall, including Mrs. Zhen, laugh.
However, Jia Lian's comment was not just a compliment, but the inner hall where Mrs. Zhen lived. Although the layout and size were similar to those of Rongqing Hall, if you look carefully, the style is obviously more elegant and many places are more exquisite. .
Jia Lian also remembered what his wet nurse, Mama Zhao, said that when Emperor Taizu imitated Shun on his southern tour, the Zhen family received him four times.
Although this may be due to the fact that the Zhen family has lived in the south and has never moved to Kyoto, it can also be imagined that the Zhen family's holy family was prosperous and profound at that time.
In this regard, even the Jia family is slightly inferior.
Everyone likes to hear good words, especially hearing this sentence from Jia Lian made all the young and old women in the hall feel proud. Therefore, they who were originally attracted by Jia Lian's handsome appearance became more and more pleased with Jia Lian, and even felt that it was natural for the old lady to call Jia Lian to the main hall to talk.
After all, he is the proud son of a century-old family. After all, he is no different from his own nephew.
Mrs. Zhen also moved Jia Lian to sit closer and started questioning mode.
They just asked about the situation of the Jia family in Beijing and what Jia Lian was doing in the south this time.
Because he had experience in dealing with Jia's mother and his stubborn grandfather, Jia Lian was able to deal with this kind of situation with ease. Regarding the affairs of Jia's house in the capital, especially the affairs of Jia's mother and old lady, he went into detail and even added descriptions in Spring and Autumn style. As for the foreign affairs and major events he handled, he only briefly mentioned them in two or three sentences.
In this way, Mrs. Zhen and others felt more and more that Jia Lian was impeccable and clearly had great skills but did not show off.
Suddenly Zhen Baoyu came out of nowhere, and Mrs. Zhen happened to see her. She smiled and said: "Baoyu, didn't you come back yesterday and say you saw a sister who is exactly the same as your fourth sister? What's going on? Why don't you come back? Can you tell us in detail?"
When Zhen Baoyu heard this, her eyebrows danced, "Really, old lady, I didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, ask Brother Lian, his cousin is really exactly the same as the fourth sister. Yesterday she and Brother Lian went to Jinling together. City, just happened to be seen by Brother Zang and I.
Originally, I asked Brother Lian to bring her to our house for the old lady to take a look at, but Brother Lian said that she was not in good health, so she didn't come. "
Mrs. Zhen and others are no simpler than Zhen Baoyu, and their poor health is just an excuse.
Since they are cousins, they are not from the Jia family. The Jia family and the Zhen family are not relatives, but family friends. Therefore, they have nothing to do with the Zhen family. Of course, there is no reason to follow Jia Lian to visit the Zhen family.
"Brother Lian, is it really what he said?" Mrs. Zhen asked with a smile.
Jia Lian's expression changed, but he only said, "I have never seen the face of the fourth lady of your house, so it is difficult for me as a junior to judge."
"How difficult is this?"
Old Mrs. Zhen smiled slightly, and immediately called to the back of the silk screen that was connected like a wall: "Tang's daughter-in-law, please call out his sisters and recognize him."
Following Mrs. Zhen's words, everyone's eyes turned to the screen. Behind the screen, there was immediately the sound of some hairpin rings, and the sounds of orioles calling secretly.
In fact, Jia Lian had heard similar noises as early as when he followed Mrs. Zhen into the inner hall. When he entered the inner hall, he saw empty benches all over the floor, and he knew that the hall must have been full of people.
Jia Lian was curious, but he also knew that such things could not be forced. It's good to take a look at it to satisfy your curiosity, and it's natural that people won't let you see it.
I didn't expect the old lady to be so upright. Therefore, Jia Lian couldn't help correcting his posture.
"Okay, don't be coy. We're all brothers. If you have anything to be ashamed of, come out."
As everyone waited, the first person to step out of the screen was a graceful, slender young woman of eighteen or nineteen years old.
She first glanced at the hall, focusing on Jia Lian, then turned back to face the screen and urged with a smile.
Following her words, a series of slender and beautiful figures were finally forced out. They were all dressed in pink and brocade, looking shy. Under the young woman's teasing, they walked to the middle and gave them to Mrs. Zhen and others. Bow down.
Then, those who were more courageous would inevitably raise their heads and glance at Jia Lian quickly, while those who were timid or shy would just hang their heads and stand still with their little faces red.
Mrs. Zhen first took in the gestures of her granddaughters in her eyes, nodded, and then looked at Jia Lian, who had already stood up.
Seeing that Jia Lian's eyes suddenly fell on her fourth granddaughter, she nodded slightly, with a look of relief in her eyes.
He waved to Zhen Baoyu and said with a smile: "Why are you still standing here? Why don't you introduce introducers to your sisters?"
Zhen Baoyu nodded happily, then walked to the four sisters of the Zhen family and said with a smile: "This is the second brother Lian from the Rongguo Mansion in the middle of the capital. His single name is Lian. Like us, we are all from the same generation as Yu."
Jia Lian bowed down and bowed: "Jia Lian, I have met all of you sisters."
After the four returned the courtesy, Zhen Baoyu immediately pulled the arm of the first and tallest girl and said with a smile, "This is my second sister."
The girl was a little shy, but she still glanced at Jia Lian, bowed and saluted: "Yu'e, I have met the second brother Lian."
Then the second one, "This is my third sister."
"Yu Rao, I have met the second brother Lian."
After introducing the first two, Zhen Baoyu deliberately bypassed the third one and walked to the little girl who was the smallest and undersized at the end and said, "This is my fifth sister."
"Yu, Yuting, I have met the second brother Lian..."
When the three little girls saw each other as gifts, Jia Lian also returned the gifts one by one.
To be honest, the Zhen family is worthy of being a century-old family. These little girls are indeed well-sculpted and have smooth muscles and bones. Even if they want to compare with the Sanchun sisters, they are probably as good as each other.
However, what caught Jia Lian's attention the most was the little girl in the third position who was deliberately jumped over by Zhen Baoyu.
Even though Jia Lian was mentally prepared because Zhen Baoyu and Zhen Yutang spoke first, when he saw this girl with his own eyes, Jia Lian couldn't help but feel a jump in his heart.
The snow is the soul of ice, muscle and jade, slender and slender like a sick body. When the spring breeze weeps with eyes exposed, it is just like the second person in Xiaoxiang.
Regardless of appearance or characteristics, this woman is 89% similar to Daiyu. Especially at this time, the other party was too shy to face him directly. In another situation, Jia Lian would have thought that Daiyu was having trouble with him and deliberately turned her head away from him.
Ever since he got to know the Zhen family, Jia Lian has always had the illusion that many places between the Zhen and Jia families are like mirror reflections.
Unspeakable coincidences and weirdness.
It's like every important person in the Jia family can find the corresponding model in the Zhen family.
Mrs. Jia Mu, Mrs. Zhen; Jia Zheng, Zhen Yingjia; Jia Baoyu, Zhen Baoyu...
As for Zhen Yutang, Jia Lian seemed to see some of the shadow of Jia Lian before he traveled through time...
Zhen Baoyu seemed to be very satisfied with Jia Lian's reaction. She paced back to the third girl and tried to pull the other girl's sleeve, but was shaken off by the other girl with a cute look. She bowed to Jia Lian and said, "Jade Huan, I've seen you before." Second brother Lian."
The voice is also delicate and crisp, but if you listen carefully, you can still see that it is somewhat different from Daiyu.
Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief and returned the gesture.
"Hehehe, she is my fourth sister. What, I am not lying to you, am I really exactly the same as the sister of the Lin family? Alas, it is a pity that the sister of the Lin family was ill and did not come. If we asked them to see each other in person, then How nice it would be."
Zhen Baoyu spoke like a little brat.
Others became seriously curious and asked what the image should be like.
Zhen Baoyu changed Fa'er's description, but he couldn't describe it fully, so he asked everyone to ask.
Jia Lian asked if he had lied, so everyone turned their attention to Jia Lian again.
Even Zhen Yuhuan herself looked over with a pair of delicate eyes, seeming to be very interested in someone having the same child as her.
Jia Lian was very considerate and said bluntly: "The fourth lady is indeed very similar to my uncle's daughter. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it."
Jia Lian's words can be regarded as echoes. In fact, Jia Lian accepted it very quickly. After all, no matter how similar they are, there are no statues of Jia Baoyu and Zhen Baoyu. These two little guys really look like they were cut out of the same mold.
It can't even be described as a likeness. The two people are exactly the same in terms of size, eyebrows and eyes. It can be said that they are looking at each other in the mirror.
However, Jia Lian did not mean to say this here, otherwise these Zhen family members would be even more strange.
Sure enough, after Jia Lian's words fell, everyone in the Zhen family immediately started talking and marveling.
When everyone's voices had subsided, Mrs. Zhen looked at Jia Lian and said with a smile, "Since you even said that, it shows that Baoyu really didn't lie.
I never thought there would be such a coincidence in the world...eh..."
Old Mrs. Zhen suddenly stood up, came down with a cane, walked to the middle of the scene, looked at her little granddaughter, then looked at Jia Lian, and suddenly smiled and said: "Judging from your age, you must be married, right?"
"This junior has indeed already married a wife."
"Pity."
Mrs. Zhen sighed regretfully.
When she said this, other people in the hall covered their mouths and snickered. The fourth lady of the Zhen family, named Zhen Yuhuan, even hid her face in shyness. She stepped forward and pulled the sleeves of Old Mrs. Zhen's arms, twisting them reluctantly, and at the same time He glanced at Jia Lian quietly.
Jia Lian was not at a loss by Mrs. Zhen's sudden move.
He didn't believe that as two families with such close ties, the Zhen family wouldn't even know whether he was married or not. After all, he was not a transparent person in the Jia family. "Hahaha……"
Sure enough, Mrs. Zhen held her granddaughter's hand and laughed a few times, then looked at Jia Lian with admiration, "It has been many years since I saw such a young and promising young man.
If you are not married, I will definitely try my best to recruit you as the son-in-law of my Zhen family. "
"Thank you, old lady, for your love. This junior deserves it."
"Hehehe, what do you think of my little granddaughter?" Mrs. Zhen said with a smile, regardless of her granddaughter's shyness, and forcefully pulled her out from behind.
Jia Lian smiled and said, "The fourth lady is beautiful and has the appearance of a fairy."
It is 80 or 90% similar to Daiyu, and her beauty is naturally needless to say.
At least among the four sisters of the Zhen family, she is definitely the most beautiful.
Um……
Jia Lian suddenly thought of something. In the original work, Jia Baoyu dreamed into the Zhen family in the Grand View Garden and saw many sisters, including one Baoyu.
The other Baoyu must be Zhen Baoyu, and the other sisters are probably the four sisters of the Zhen family...perhaps, like the Rongguo Mansion, there are also some daughters of relatives who have come to seek refuge.
Thinking of this, Jia Lian couldn't help but glance towards the screen. But he also knew that even if there was a daughter from a relative, no matter how generous Mrs. Zhen was, she would not call her out to show him.
What Jia Lian thinks about is that among Jia Baoyu's sisters, there are cousins to choose from. Among the Zhen Baoyu sisters, are they all biological sisters or cousins?
Thinking of Zhen Baoyu's excited and desperate look when she saw Daiyu on the street yesterday, Jia Lian suddenly glanced at Zhen Baoyu:
Boy, there's something wrong with you.
Mrs. Zhen didn't know what Jia Lian was thinking. She still laughed and said, "In that case, I have the final say today and let my little granddaughter recognize you as my godbrother. From now on, how about you treat each other like a real brother and sister?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Zhen Yuhuan was stunned, but everyone else in the hall also opened their eyes wide.
I originally thought that the old lady was just happy to see the outstanding juniors of her relatives and deliberately made fun of her. Who knew that the old lady suddenly suggested this?
?
And it doesn't look like a complete joke.
Only Mrs. Zhen's wife glanced at Mrs. Zhen thoughtfully and said nothing.
"This... I wonder why the old lady made such a suggestion?"
Jia Lian also didn't expect this at all, so he asked with some vigilance.
Old Mrs. Zhen said with a smile: "I'm just seeing that you two are destined. I heard from Baoyu that you took your uncle's daughter to play in the city yesterday. I guess you love her very much. It just so happens that my little granddaughter is like her. Similar, isn't this a great fate?
That’s why I want you to be cousins, so that if you have time in the future, the two of them can meet each other and get close to each other.
What, don’t you want to? "
Mrs. Zhen said, squinting at Jia Lian.
Although Jia Lian was not sure about Mrs. Zhen's intentions for the moment, she really had no reason to object.
Because the interactions between aristocratic families in this era, apart from marriage, probably involve recognizing each other as relatives.
Recognizing each other and being close to each other actually means expressing mutual respect and closeness.
For example, Jia Mu asked Mrs. Wang to recognize Xue Baoqin as her goddaughter, and Daiyu asked Aunt Xue to be her godmother.
And Jia Lian really had no reason to refuse. Because this fourth lady of the Zhen family not only has a good-looking sign in life, but also can be seen that she is very favored by the Zhen family...
So Jia Lian only thought about it for a moment, then smiled calmly and said: "Since the old lady has her destiny, it is natural for the younger generation not to obey her destiny.
I don’t know if the fourth lady is willing to recognize me as her brother. "
Mrs. Zhen quickly pulled Zhen Yuhuan to her side and said with a smile: "Girl, call me brother quickly."
While giving instructions, Mrs. Zhen deliberately smiled and said: "Don't underestimate your brother. He is a famous figure in Beijing and has great abilities. With a brother like him, no one will dare to bully you in the future."
After all, Zhen Yuhuan is still a little young and cannot understand the thoughts of her grandmother and others. She just instinctively feels shy about recognizing a strange man as her brother.
However, under the guidance of Mrs. Zhen, she quickly walked up to Jia Lian, bowed with a blushing face and said, "Little sister Yu Huan, I have met my godbrother."
That reserved and shy look put Jia Lian in a trance, as if another Daiyu was placed in front of him, asking him to push forward.
He quickly held up a hand and replied with a smile: "Fourth sister, there is no need to be polite."
Old Mrs. Zhen was obviously a good person. She had already asked the maids to bring a cup of tea and asked Zhen Yuhuan to give it to Jia Lian.
Seeing Jia Lian take a sip, she burst out laughing, holding her granddaughter with one hand and walking to the couch, then turned back to greet Jia Lian to sit down again, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, from now on, the two of us will The family is even more like a family. Brother Lian, your sister has been delicate and frail since she was a child. As an elder brother, you have to take care of her in the future, do you understand?"
Facing the smiling people and Zhen Yuhuan who was sitting next to her ancestor and couldn't help but glance at him, but could not avoid being a little shy, Jia Lian also smiled and replied: "As you should."
While they were enjoying themselves, the mother-in-law from outside came to send a message, saying that Zhen Yingjia had ordered people to prepare a banquet, and asked Mrs. Zhen to keep Jia Lian for lunch.
Mrs. Zhen agreed with a smile, and then looked at Jia Lian with an even more kind look.
She knew that her eldest son was a noble man, but at this time he also paid so much attention to Jia Lian, which shows how extraordinary Jia Lian is.
In this way, she became more and more satisfied with her decision just now.
With this relationship with Jia Lian, the good granddaughter will naturally have a strong support when she comes to Beijing in the future.
This time, it was obviously a profit.
