When you go to Gusu, everyone is sleeping on the river. The Forbidden City has little free space and many water lanes and small bridges.
The land south of the Yangtze River is as poetic as it is picturesque. There are two young people wandering in the streets and alleys, one behind the other, whispering something, which makes the little girl behind them get jealous from time to time.
"I really hope it can always be like this~~"
On an exquisite small bridge, a young girl stood on the bridge, looking at the clear water of the river, the little girl couldn't help but sigh softly.
Hearing this, the young man smiled casually, "Anything, if you keep looking at it, you will eventually run out of fun! As the officials in the officialdom said, it is the same principle to leave a hint in everything so that we can meet each other in the future. Leave a lingering aftertaste. The next time you come back, you won’t feel bored!”
"Would Brother Qi get tired of looking at me?"
The girl's feelings always catch people a little off guard. The boy didn't seem to expect the girl to ask this, or maybe he hadn't thought about this question, and he was stunned for a moment.
Seeing that the boy didn't respond in time, the little girl opened her mouth and said, "Brother Xin doesn't like me anymore~~"
It wasn't until the young man expressed his feelings with practical actions that the little girl blushed with embarrassment and held the young man's arm in a daze.
The two of them were Jia Qi and Lin Daiyu. This trip to Jiangnan did not take long but the harvest was already considerable.
He has been to the land of Jiangnan several times. Compared with the previous times, this time he has undoubtedly gained the most.
"Would you like to visit the ancestral home?"
Since he had returned to Suzhou once, Jia Qi thought of taking Daiyu back to his ancestral home in Suzhou to have a look. Although things and people may have changed, visiting the old place again would make him miss it.
Daiyu did not reject Jia Xi's kindness and nodded lightly.
"Hmm~"
On the way, Jia Qi asked someone about the location of Lin's ancestral home, and took Daiyu there.
The Lin family has Lin Ruhai, a high-ranking minister and cabinet minister, who is very famous in Suzhou, so it is not difficult to find out the way. Seven or eight people out of ten people know about it.
However, when talking about the Lin family in Suzhou, the man Jia Qi asked for directions seemed a bit unhappy in his words. Although his expression was very cryptic, Jia Qi still caught this strangeness.
The noble family likes to look at people through the cracks in the door. As the saying goes, dogs look down on people. This kind of thing is not uncommon.
Originally, he thought that the Lin family's scholarly family would not be like this, but now it seems that is not the case.
As for Daiyu, her mind is even more perceptive. If Jia Qi can detect something, Daiyu can naturally do it too. That person is evasive in his words, and he is more afraid of the Lin family than respectful. It seems that he has something hidden.
Although they have not met yet, Daiyu has a vague premonition in her heart. Could it be that the descendants of the Lin family who stayed in Suzhou are using their father's name to roam the countryside?
Seeing that Daiyu felt a little heavy, Jia Qi couldn't help but comfort her, saying that he had everything under her control, so she didn't have to worry. In this way, Daiyu's mood relaxed slightly.
Maybe it’s because I don’t know how to deal with this situation! Just like those government officials, it is difficult for upright officials to deal with household affairs.
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"Dangdangdangdangdang~~"
Jia Qi and Dai Yu arrived in front of the Lin family's ancestral house. Jia Qi stepped forward and knocked on the door.
After a while, a boy came to greet us.
"It's Chinese New Year and I can't even get a good night's sleep!! It's true~~"
As he opened the door, the boy was still full of complaints.
Hearing what the young man said, Daiyu's face became a little ugly. After all, this was the ancestral home of their Lin family. Even in the capital, with Lin Ruhai personally in charge, the Lin Mansion would not dare to neglect its guests like this.
"Who are you looking for??"
The boy saw Jia Qi and Dai Yu outside the door, but he didn't say anything bad to them.
Jia Qi is wearing a scarlet robe, embroidered with Qilin stepping on the clouds and embroidered with gold thread. He is already rich and powerful. In addition, he naturally reveals his aura, not to say that he is not angry and powerful, but also majestic and majestic, unlike ordinary people.
Daiyu on the side is also slender and graceful, as airy as a fairy, different from the common people.
, the clothes on her body are also made of the best Shu brocade, and the Zan hairpin on her head is also extremely elegant and noble. At this time, Jia Qi also removed the blinding method, and Daiyu returned to her previous appearance. The servants were stunned to see it, maybe He has never seen such a breathtakingly beautiful girl.
"Is Lin Ruzhi here~~"
Jia Qi didn't speak, but Dai Yu spoke first. She didn't know much about the Lin family's ancestral residence, but she knew who was in charge of affairs here.
Start by getting straight to the point.
Hearing Daiyu's voice, the young man came back to his senses from the shock just now. He saw that the two of them were extraordinary and did not dare to neglect them. He asked again: "May I ask who your name is? What do you want from our master?" What's the matter?? This morning I went to visit the Suzhou magistrate and had a few drinks. If there's nothing important, I'd be afraid to disturb you without permission~~"
Jia Qion'a smiled. Although he had never met, he could guess the other person's temperament just from the young boy's mouth. Perhaps in the eyes of this Xiao Si, the prefect of a place is the biggest official. His master went to visit. Lord Magistrate, that is a huge facade.
Daiyu's face grew darker as she stood aside. In the Jia Mansion, before Lin Ruhai came to Beijing, the most common thing she encountered was the servants of the Jia Mansion who watched people serve food, and she was most disgusted with such behavior.
Now that I see the servants in my ancestral home acting like this, I feel even more unhappy, "Who do you care who we are? Ask Lin Ruzhi to come out, he will naturally recognize us!!"
Lin Ruzhi is a member of the Lin family branch. Although he is of the same generation, he is actually not as old as Lin Ruhai, but about the same age as Jia Lian. Their relationship is similar to Jia Zhen from the East Mansion and Jia Baoyu from the West Mansion. He is of the jade generation, but Jia Zhen is much older than Jia Baoyu.
The same is true here. Lin Ruzhi's actual age is not that old. Lin Ruhai saw that he was willing to make progress, so she handed over the Lin family's ancestral home to his care. Now Daiyu heard that he was visiting the prefect during the New Year, You know that this person is very good at digging and is not the kind of person who keeps himself clean.
Seeing Daiyu speak out, Jia Qi shook his head secretly. He was fine at first, but why did this girl suddenly feel like she had eaten gunpowder? If they had revealed their identities from the beginning, Lin Ruzhi would never dare to neglect her.
But Daiyu is not like that. This is the ancestral home of the Lin family, which is related to the reputation of the Lin family in Suzhou. She is also afraid that her ancestral home will leave a bad impression on Jia Qi. If Baochai is here, knowing that her family is In such a situation, one might try to cover it up first.
But Daiyu is not Baochai. She always says what she wants to say outright, and criticizes people if she doesn't like it. What's happening now is like the eldest daughter of the family bringing her uncle back to look after the house! A young boy dared to be so negligent. It took a long time before he came out to greet him sleepily. No wonder she felt so bad!
You've already given them face by not attacking them on the spot!
When the boy heard Daiyu's words, he couldn't help but look at the two of them again. Jia Qi didn't say anything, but Daiyu was rude and spoke frankly about her master's name. He guessed in his heart that these two people might have extraordinary identities. Originally, the two of them were He was dressed richly and after a moment's hesitation he said hello again.
"Fugui son~~ Come here and watch the door first, I will go and inform the master!!"
After a while, another boy stuck his head out from the door and took a look outside. He originally wanted to see who it was, but he couldn't pull it out at this time.
The boy named Fu Gui grabbed the boy who was about to run into the yard, swallowed his saliva and asked: "Niang Niangpi, who are these two people?? This girl is too pretty!! It can’t be a romantic debt that the master owes outside!!”
When the young man heard this, he quickly covered Fu Gui'er's mouth and whispered: "Stop talking nonsense!! Just watch carefully!! Before the master comes out, you must not offend these two people!" I just saw it, that young man is very rich! The stitches on his body are all made of gold thread, and the color of the clothes. Whose young master can wear that color? I heard from the master that only a man who becomes the number one scholar in the imperial examination can wear one. Return to the scarlet robe!!"
"And that woman's clothes are made of Sichuan brocade. When I went to visit the prefect in the morning, the prefect gave me that thing. A foot of cloth costs several taels of silver!!"
When Fugui'er heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath, good guy
, he said why the usually arrogant gate god was so talkative today! It turned out that he had seen the clues.
Then he nodded quickly and motioned for him to go quickly. He would watch carefully and stop talking nonsense.
The two of them whispered timidly behind the door, thinking that even Jia Qi and the others couldn't hear it! But he didn't expect these words to reach Jia Qi's ears word by word.
Jia Qi raised his brows and said, "The boy just now behaved obviously wrong. He was a bit arrogant but respectful. It turned out that he saw the clues in the way he and Daiyu were dressed."
But think about it, whoever can become a disciple is not a human spirit. If he doesn't know how to look at people, he will probably be removed long ago!
"You two gentlemen, miss, please wait for a moment while my colleagues call for the master!!"
Fu Guier walked out of the door and said with a smile.
Hearing what the other party said, Daiyu frowned. If someone comes to visit, shouldn't they be invited in first? How did Lin Ruzhi train this servant? ?
Perhaps due to preconceptions, Daiyu forgot that she had not reported her family name just now, but asked the servant to call out Lin Ruzhi. The servant thought he was an honored guest, so she went to call out.
That is to say, Jia Qi and Dai Yu were dressed in rich clothes and had a noble temperament. Otherwise, if someone else had come here, they would have been kicked away by the servants. How could they report it like this? !
I didn’t know anything, so I went to inform my boss. Are you looking for excitement? ?
Sure enough, as soon as my colleague went to the bedroom to talk to Lin Ruzhi, he was kicked back by Lin Ruzhi with scoldings and pouts.
"No matter how extraordinary he is, this is Suzhou!! It is the ancestral home of the then Prime Minister Lin Ruhai. I am here to look after the house for Lord Lin, which is equivalent to Lord Lin himself!! What is he?? Let me go Welcome them??"
"Tell them, tell them your name!! Either come in by yourself, or don't come in at all!! I don't care about etiquette!! If you don't want to come in, just go back where you came from!!"
"Master~~There is also a little girl!! She is very beautiful~~she looks like a fairy~"
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