Chapter 1138: Sister Lin is here, is Sister Bao far away?

Surrounded by four maids, Su Mingzhe walked down the stairs.

But just after leaving the courtyard of Tianxiang Tower, he saw a handsome young man. His expression froze for a moment, then he suppressed his apology and greeted him with a smile:
"Brother Rong, are you here to call me?"

When Jia Rong saw Su Mingzhe coming out of his wife's boudoir, his eyes were full of envy and jealousy.

Ever since he brought his angel-like wife home in May, Jia Rong was forced by his father to suffer from a "serious illness for four or five months" and could not even go near Tianxiang Tower.

Su Mingzhe also noticed the hatred in Jia Rong's eyes, and hurriedly coughed and asked again:

"Brother Rong, is Sister Feng leaving?"

Jia Rong came back to his senses and said quickly:

"To answer Uncle, Auntie has already gone back. Auntie Feng asked me to ask you if you want to go back with her."

The eldest aunt is Jia Zhu’s daughter-in-law Li Wan.

Aunt Feng is Jia Lian’s wife, Wang Xifeng.

Su Mingzhe listened and laughed:

"We came here together, so of course we have to go back together."

Not long after, Su Mingzhe met the Wu Zetian version of Sister Feng.

“It turned out to be the 89 movie version!”

Su Mingzhe remained calm on the surface and greeted "Sister Feng" with a smile.

Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng are cousins.

In addition, Wang Xifeng grew up in the Rong and Ning mansions, so she never had to be polite.

After meeting Qin Keqing and Youshi, Su Mingzhe said goodbye to everyone in Ningguo Mansion and rode back home on horseback.

After returning to Rongguo Mansion, he followed the etiquette of morning and evening visits.

As Jia Lian's wife, Wang Xifeng went to serve the old ancestor.

Su Mingzhe, however, had to go to Rong Xi Tang to pay his respects to his father Jia Zheng.

Rongxi Hall is the core building of Rongguo Mansion and was originally intended to be the residence of Jia Zheng's eldest brother Jia She.

It's just that Jia She stood on the wrong side when he was young and offended the current emperor. In addition, he has been naughty and mischievous since he was a child, greedy for money and lustful, which has caused a lot of trouble for the mansion.

In a rage, Grandmother Jia drove him to live in the old courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, which is the East Courtyard.

From then on, Rongxi Hall in Rongguo Mansion was handed over to the second son Jia Zheng.

On the other hand, although Jia Zheng is a nerd, pedantic, and has no ability to judge people, and is surrounded by a bunch of good-for-nothings, he never causes trouble, so he is designated by Grandmother Jia as the current head of the Rongguo Mansion.

It is just slightly different from what was passed down by later generations.

Although Jia Zheng is in charge of Rong Xi Tang in this generation, the next designated heir to the title and head of the family is still Jia She's son Jia Lian.

Jia Zheng has always supported this matter, so he tried his best to urge his three sons, Jia Zhu, Jia Ying (Jia Baoyu) and Jia Huan, to study hard, hoping that his sons could take the imperial examinations to become scholars.

Unfortunately, the eldest son, Jia Zhu, was talented but had poor health. In addition, he married early, which ruined his health and he died young.

The second son, Jia Baoyu, was also quite talented, but unfortunately he was very playful and spent his days either playing with dogs and birds or hanging out with women.

This was very difficult for Jia Zheng to accept.

As for the third son, Jia Huan, he is a fool and a coward, so it is better not to mention him.

Su Mingzhe entered Rong Xi Tang.

As usual, Jia Zheng asked about schoolwork as soon as they met.

Su Mingzhe is not a fool like Jia Baoyu, so he responded fluently.

Jia Zheng was delighted inside when he heard this, but he remained serious on the surface and even reprimanded his son a few times, telling him not to get carried away and to keep a proper attitude.

After admonishing his son, Jia Zheng waved his hand and let him leave. In a happy mood, he went to Aunt Zhao's place to drink and play.

And Su Mingzhe came to Jia's mother's courtyard.

Mrs. Wang was also here. After Su Mingzhe greeted her, the maids began to serve the dishes.

Mrs. Wang went back to her residence to eat and rest.

Grandmother Jia asked her four grandchildren to sit down and eat with her.

The two daughters-in-law, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, could only serve the dishes first and wait until the old and the young had eaten, and then go to greet their respective mothers-in-law.

Only after everything is over can you go back to your room to eat.

I have to say, being a young daughter-in-law in this big family is really difficult.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Su Mingzhe gradually got used to his small body and also got used to the days of playing and having fun with the three sisters Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun.

This day.

The Jia family's family school was on holiday, so Su Mingzhe made an appointment with a few good friends, the sons of nobles, to go out hunting.

After a day of fun, everyone gained a lot.

When Su Mingzhe ran back to Lady Jia's courtyard with the prey, ready to show off to his three sisters, he heard crying before he even entered the door.

When he entered the main hall, Su Mingzhe saw the mistress of Rongguo Mansion and the housekeeper were all there. The two maids, Qingwen and Xiren, were even winking at him, asking him not to make any noise.

Su Mingzhe entered the hall cautiously, and then he saw Grandmother Jia hugging a petite beauty and wiping her tears. Grandmother Jia saw that it was her good grandson who came back, so she stopped and asked in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Little boy, have you seen your father?"

"not yet!"

Su Mingzhe bowed obediently and replied.

"Go see your father first and then come back."

After driving away her obedient grandson, Grandmother Jia continued to coax the delicate beauty in her arms.

Inside the Hall of Rongxi.

When Jia Zheng saw his son wearing deerskin boots, he guessed that his son must have gone out to play for another day. He was so angry that he took out the family rules and was about to give his son a severe lesson.

Su Mingzhe was also shocked when he saw his father getting angry for no reason.

He was not afraid of the pain, but it was really embarrassing for a dignified Golden Immortal to be spanked.

"Father, why do you hit the child?"

Jia Zheng had never expected that his son would dare to refute him, and his anger immediately grew even stronger:

"You don't study hard, so you shouldn't be beaten?"

After hearing this, Su Mingzhe felt that it would be unfair if he got beaten, and he retorted again:
"Father, where is my son not working hard?"

Jia Zheng was also pedantic. When his son asked him this, although he was angry, he stopped and answered in a serious tone:
"Let me ask you, what did you do when you went out wearing this?"

Seeing that his father was actually reasonable, Su Mingzhe felt relieved and bowed directly:

"According to the ancestral rules set by Grandpa Taizu, the children of noble families must not abandon their archery and horsemanship. I am following the ancestral rules and going hunting!"

The Daqing Dynasty has only been established for five generations, less than a hundred years. Although the noble and military families have decayed, some customs and ancestral systems are still preserved.

When Jia Zheng heard his son bring up the ancestral system established by the current emperor, he was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to do so he scolded his son:
"The treasonous son, the treasonous son..."

It was the two Qingkes nearby, Zhan Guang and Shan Pinren, who saw the opportunity quickly and quickly advised:
"Don't worry, old man. Brother has done a good job in his studies these days. Taking a day off is in line with the great principle of alternating between work and rest!"

After hearing the persuasion, Jia Zheng went down the stairs and waved goodbye to let his son leave.

Su Mingzhe came out of Rong Xi Tang and wiped his forehead.

This body is a little weak. After walking a few steps, he even broke out in a sweat!

Return to Lady Jia's backyard.

Grandmother Jia said to her good grandson:
"Baoyu, go meet your sister."

"My sister? Could it be Sister Lin who is here?"

Su Mingzhe thought of the beautiful lady who was just held in Grandmother Jia's arms. He immediately glanced around the main hall and saw the beautiful lady sitting on the guest chair.

The beauty was wearing a pink dress and had a slender and graceful figure. Because she was looking down, Su Mingzhe couldn't see her pretty face. He could only notice her tears and slight panting.

Su Mingzhe remembered that this was his own sister Lin, and he immediately felt distressed:

"This sister seems to have trouble breathing, but is she feeling unwell? Can we ask the imperial physician to take her pulse and treat her?"

Lin Daiyu was educated in etiquette since she was young and was not good at interacting with men outside. When she heard Su Mingzhe's concern, she didn't want to pay attention to it. But when she remembered that this man was her cousin, she couldn't ignore him, so she could only reply softly:
"Thank you for your concern, cousin. I was born with this, so it's okay."

"That needs to be taken seriously too!"

Su Mingzhe acted like a familiar person, sat down next to the beauty, and said with a smile:
"I have just learned a set of Daoyin techniques from the pre-Qin period, which is similar to the Five Animal Exercises passed down by Hua Tuo. When I get the hang of it, I will teach it to my sister..."

Sitting on the couch, Jia's mother smiled from ear to ear when she saw her good grandson and granddaughter getting along harmoniously. She couldn't help but smile at Wang Xifeng and others who were serving her:
"This pair of little people hit it off right away. This saves me from having to worry about their quarrels!"

Both granddaughters-in-law, Wang Xifeng and Li Wan, are flatterers.

The two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, had intriguing looks on their faces.

Soon, the food started to be served.

The two daughters-in-law said goodbye and left.

The two granddaughters-in-law helped to serve the food.

After a meal.

Grandmother Jia began to arrange accommodation for Lin Daiyu. She had someone clean up a room outside and asked Su Mingzhe to move out of the green gauze cabinet.

From this we can see that Grandmother Jia also knows the differences between men and women.

Su Mingzhe was naturally very happy about this arrangement.

During the past few nights, he and his three sisters slept in the green gauze cabinet. Although there was a screen between them, they did not dare to play with Qingwen.

After holding it in for a few days, I believe that not only myself, but Qingwen must have thought about it as well.

Afterwards, there was no jade-breaking scene or anything like that, and Lin Daiyu moved in smoothly. Everything seemed so harmonious.

At night.

Su Mingzhe first pulled Qingwen to play with him, and while Qingwen was taking a rest, he jumped directly onto Xiren's bed next to her.

Xiren had been listening to all the chaotic noises for half the night and was already very agitated. Facing the man's harm, she didn't want to resist at all.

After a night.

The four maids who originally served Master Bao were all harmed by Su Mingzhe.

(End of this chapter)