Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 218 Gusu Forest Mirror

As for Lin Daiyu, Jia Yun first found an inn, rented a yard, and settled down.

He went out to inquire about it in the evening, and the next morning he asked Daiyu to rest for a while: "I'm going to the Lin residence to meet Ni Er."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Okay. Take your time. There's no rush."

Jia Yun agreed and went out with a bodyguard.

Chu Qian was really unwilling to give up, so he asked Daiyu: "How about I go out for a walk too?"

Daiyu refused to let him go, saying, "If you don't know the local language, you'll be easily taken advantage of.

"Besides, we still don't know the situation of the clan and the old house, so it's better for you to stay with me."

Chu Qian thought that he was the last line of defense for Daiyu's safety, and his mood immediately improved, so he stayed safely.

Aunt Meng couldn't wait any longer and said to Daiyu, "If you dare to lock me up in the yard, I will turn against you."

Daiyu had no choice but to say: "Aunt, please go as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible."

Go early and come back early?!

How can it be! ? ? ?

Aunt Meng took the excited Qingwen and Xueyan out and ran away, and did not return until the sun was setting.

But when he came back, he was stunned: "Where are the people?!"

The innkeeper smiled and walked over to give her the address: "He said that his family had already packed up and was waiting for him, so he went back!"

Aunt Meng felt a little embarrassed, and she and Qingwen and Xueyan looked ashamed. With six hands, they carried eight bags and boxes and entered the Lin family's old residence, which was only two streets away from the Suzhou government office.

Compared with the Lin Mansion in Beijing, this old house is almost twice as large.

There are three courtyards on the left and right, front and back, an embroidery building for the girls, and a garden in the inner courtyard. It has everything you need.

Compared with the Lin Residence in the capital, it even has a huge flower hall.

Lin Jing, whose hair was mostly gray, looked at Daiyu without hesitation, regardless of the difference between master and servant. He listened to Zijuan's gentle and tender narration of her experiences in the past few years, crying and laughing, angry and happy at times, and her old face was a mess.

After listening, he wiped his tears and said, "The master didn't have much contact with the Jia family back then. If it weren't for the fact that the girl was too young and the aunts were not raising her properly, I wouldn't have sent you all the way to the capital.

"It's all right now. I've finally gotten rid of them. I'll ask His Majesty to find you a good marriage in the future. If the master and his wife know about this, they'll be comforted."

Daiyu knew what he said was not sincere, so she smiled and did not expose him. She just said, "Take me to the ancestral hall to burn incense and kowtow first!"

Lin Jing led the way and took her to the deepest part of the house, still muttering: "Our family has never returned to this house. It was taken away by the clan a few years ago.

"When the girl came back with the coffin, they bullied her because she didn't know how to do it, and only cleaned up a yard for her. Later, when I came here, they wanted to kick me out.

"I was so angry that I wanted to carry the master's spirit tablet to Suzhou government office and beat the drum to appeal for justice. The clan members were scared and it took more than four months to finally make the people who occupied the house move out.

"It took me another half a year to clean it up bit by bit.

"Only this ancestral hall originally belonged to our branch of the family. It has little to do with the other people in the clan.

"Back then, the master also asked them to come in and clean the place once a month. So when I came to see it, it was clean.

"There are very few people in my family now. There are only me and my nephew and my cousin.

"The cleaning, flowers, utensils, and inspections of the courtyards of the two families are all theirs. I check them once a month.

"I am the only one who comes to the ancestral hall. So don't worry, young lady. No bad person has ever touched our ancestral tablets."

As they were talking, they arrived at the place.

Lin Jing opened the door, and everyone except Daiyu stayed outside, just looking at the yard and peeking inside through the door. No one else did anything out of line.

Lin Daiyu stepped in and looked at the hundreds of memorial tablets densely packed on top, and sighed softly in her heart.

Following Lin Jing's instructions, he first lit the incense, held it up and prayed silently, kowtowed, then inserted the incense into the incense burner, and then came back and knelt down.

Lin Jing was stunned and whispered to her, "Girl, it's okay."

"Uncle Jing, I want to say a few words to my father and mother." Lin Daiyu raised her eyes, her eye circles and nose were red, and tears fell like pearls from a broken string.

Lin Jing's eyes became hot, and he immediately burst into tears. He nodded repeatedly: "Hey! Okay! Okay! You go ahead! I'll be waiting outside!"

Then he took a trembling step out.

Everyone understood and silently accompanied Lin Jing a few steps outside.

Qingwen was obedient and quickly helped Lin Jing up, whispering, "Uncle Jing, don't be sad.

"The girl has shallow tear ducts. We are all juniors and can't persuade her. We are all counting on you. If you are sad again, the girl will not be able to stop you."

Lin Jing hurriedly said "oh" twice, wiped his tears, and looked at her in confusion: "Your name is..."

"My name is Qingwen. You may recognize these two, they are Zijuan and Xueyan. This is Sister Liu, our cook. This is Xiaohong. Xiaohong and I were both maids that the young lady took in when she returned to Beijing last time."

Qingwen said, and quickly added, "But the girl likes both of us very much!"

He then introduced Aunt Meng, "This is Aunt Meng who has taken care of our girl. She was given to her by His Majesty. She used to work at the Shangyao Bureau, and now she is the fifth-rank Shangyi in the Shangyi Bureau!"

When Lin Jing heard this, he was about to kneel down to Aunt Meng with shaking hands: "Thank you for your kindness, Madam!"

Aunt Meng was startled and quickly held him up: "Old man, you can't do this! It will shorten my life!"

"Our sister has had a bad health since she was young. No matter how many medicines she took or how many doctors she saw, nothing worked. The master and the mistress were so worried back then..."

Lin Jing frowned and sighed, then bowed to Aunt Meng with a crying tone, "Now that the young lady has come back from a long journey, she is not sick and doesn't even look tired. This is obviously the credit of the lady official!

"If our master and his wife knew about this, they would definitely thank you!"

Aunt Meng was not used to this kind of scene. She snorted twice and glared at Qingwen.

Qingwen hurriedly took the old man around and said, "Of these two, one is a rare kind-hearted man in the Jia family, Second Master Yun. He is a generation younger than our daughter and has always called our daughter aunt.

"This time, thanks to his hard work, the girl didn't suffer any injustice on the way back."

Jia Yun hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Hello, Master Jing!"

Because his last name was Jia, Lin Jing gave him a lukewarm smile: "Hello, Second Master Yun."

"This one is a eunuch appointed by the Queen Mother. He was assigned to our young lady according to the rank of a princess. His surname is Chu."

Qingwen whispered in the old man's ear, "Master! He's really good at martial arts! He can fly over eaves and walk on walls! Only with this eunuch can the young lady dare to travel thousands of miles back home!"

Lin Jing's eyes widened, and he nodded seriously: "Yes, yes! Eunuch Chu, I am sorry for being so slow!"

Chu Qian was not used to it either, so he coughed, bowed his head and said, "Greetings, Butler Lin." Then he stood aside.

Qingwen then pointed inside and said, "Nowadays we don't call her Miss anymore, but Princess. Uncle Jing, it's ok for us to call her that at home, but when we go out, we have to change the address!

"If this is wrong, not only will the princess' status be reduced, but it will also be disrespectful to the emperor and the royal family!"

Lin Jing nodded fiercely: "That's right! Very good! Very good!"