Chapter 378: Lovely and Charming Sister Lin
Grandmother Jia is an absolute face-obsessed person!
Whether it's her daughter, granddaughter, or daughter-in-law, she only likes good-looking ones. Just look at Baoqin and Xing Xiuyan, why does she like them to live in her house? Appearance is definitely one of the most important factors.
Therefore, she had no objection at all to letting Xing Xiuyun become Jia Cong's concubine.
Besides, Xing Xiuyan becoming Jia Cong's concubine had no impact on her, so she was naturally happy to go with the flow.
"As long as you don't object to this matter, I will make the decision for you! You don't need to arrange anything. I will let Feng girl arrange it for you. You just need to wait for the right day to take Xing's girl to the East Palace."
After hearing this, Jia Cong nodded slightly and said, "In that case, thank you very much, old ancestor."
Wang Xifeng, who was standing by, glanced at Jia Cong and then said, "Although this Xing family sister is from outside the palace, she is still from our main house. I wonder how much dowry you, the great marquis, will give her."
"Tomorrow, second sister-in-law, go directly to the East Palace to get it. As long as you can carry it, I can afford it." Hearing Wang Xifeng's sour words, Jia Cong said with a big laugh.
After chatting with the old lady for a while, Jia Cong said goodbye and left the house towards the Lin family's residence.
When they arrived at the gate of the house, the doorman saw that it was Jia Cong who came and hurriedly opened the door to greet him. The old housekeeper from the outer courtyard also hurried out and said to Jia Cong, "I don't know why the Marquis has come. The master has gone to work and may not come until later."
Jia Cong thought to himself, I came here just because he is not around. If this future father-in-law was here, I couldn’t even say a few words to Yu’er, so what would I come here for?
"Tomorrow, Sister Zhu will be the host in the mansion, so she asked me to send an invitation to Sister Lin." Jia Cong said with a smile, "Please ask Uncle Lin to let someone pass on the message."
The old housekeeper naturally knew the relationship between Jia Cong and his eldest daughter, so he welcomed Jia Cong into the front hall to serve tea, and asked the maid to pass on the message to the back house.
Not long after, Zijuan came over quickly, "Uncle Lin, the girl asked the Third Master to come over."
"Okay, okay!" Uncle Lin nodded with a smile and turned away.
Jia Cong followed Zijuan to the back house and asked, "Is Sister Lin happy these days?"
"Don't worry, Third Master. My daughter is doing well. Especially recently, the flowers in the backyard are in full bloom. The daughter goes for a walk in the garden every day."
As they were talking, the two of them came to Daiyu's small courtyard at the back.
The yard at this time was completely different from what it was at the beginning of the year. The trees were wrapped in grass and stood straight and green, the bamboos in the yard were beautifully maintained, the small flower beds were vying for beauty, and the glass house was wrapped in vines. With the holes left in the designated positions, it had transformed from a warm room into a cool place.
"Third brother is here!" Daiyu came forward happily.
Today, Daiyu was wearing a long dress with platinum edging, and her hair was braided with simple ribbons. She stood quietly on the pier with a smile on her face.
"What a lovely and charming Miss Lin!" Jia Cong almost blurted out. At this moment, Daiyu seemed to have transformed from a fairy into a mortal, just like a girl next door, making people feel heart-swayed.
In such a hot summer time, with such a lovely Lin Daiyu around, all worries will be thrown behind.
Jia Cong's words made Daiyu's cheeks redden, with shyness and joy on her face, "What nonsense are you talking about, Third Brother!"
Jia Cong took two quick steps and looked at Daiyu carefully for a long while. Then he reached out and held her hand and said, "Sister Lin, what a lovely and charming girl! How could I, Jia Cong, be so worthy to meet you?"
"I am filled with joy at the thought of being able to spend my life with my sister."
Zijuan, who was standing by, had already pulled Xiao Xueyan aside. She was so happy to see such a perfect couple. Her daughter and the Third Master were a perfect match.
"I won't pay any attention to my third brother!" Daiyu shyly withdrew her hand and then ran towards the back garden.
Jia Cong laughed loudly, but was not in a hurry. He walked through the small courtyard and went directly into the back garden. In the back garden, there were gurgling water, intertwining flowers and trees, bluestone paths and strange rocks, which made people feel like they were in the south of the Yangtze River.
After walking along the path and around the small rockery in front , we saw Daiyu sitting with her back to the ground under the wooden corridor.
Jia Cong walked forward, stood behind Daiyu, stretched out his arms and hugged Daiyu in his arms! Daiyu's cheeks were rosy, but she did not struggle, but leaned in Jia Cong's arms shyly.
Daiyu is different from other people. If she were with Baochai, she would talk to her about economic career and ambition. If she were with Wang Xifeng, she would talk to her about how much silver each huge stone cost. But with Daiyu, there is no need to say anything, just quietly enjoy the good times at the moment.
The two of them hugged each other quietly for a long while, and Jia Cong finally whispered, "Sister, when I entered the palace yesterday, the queen told me that she had asked the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to calculate the date!"
Daiyu was stunned at first, then she felt ashamed. How could she not know what this day was for?
"It's a pity that even if the marriage is arranged, we still have to wait for a year or two. Otherwise, I would have snatched Sister Lin back right now!"
Jia Cong's words made Daiyu turn around and roll her eyes at him, "Third brother, do you want to be the king of the mountain? Besides, even if you want to rob, Daddy will beat you back with a stick."
"Haha, if Sister Lin becomes my wife, then I will naturally be the king of the mountain." Jia Cong laughed and said, "As for Uncle Lin, it doesn't matter if he gets beaten for his sister!"
The two of them chatted in private for a while, and no one knew what they talked about, but Daiyu's cheeks remained red.
"After His Majesty arranges our marriage, I will build a big garden in my mansion, a bigger garden than this one. In the future, I can accompany my sister to compose poetry and play in the garden every day." Recently, Jia Cong has been calculating his own worth. He has never given up the idea of building the Grand View Garden. After all, without the Grand View Garden, the entire Red Mansion would lack some flavor.
"Third brother!" Daiyu turned to look at Jia Cong, "I don't know anything about economic affairs, and my housekeeper is far inferior to Bao's. Even my body is not as good as hers. Will you get tired of me one day?"
Jia Cong stroked Daiyu's cheek with his palm, "Even if I hate myself, how can I hate my sister?"
"You don't need to worry about financial affairs, sister. You can take care of the housekeeper's affairs if you like. If you don't like it, there will be a housekeeper. As for your health, your health has been much better in the past two years."
"I just want my sister to be this extraordinary forever, without being affected by external things. I will take care of other things. Sister Lin just needs to be happy every day, and wait until the future, and give birth to a few children for me, and this life will be complete."
