Yan Cigui

Chapter 5 Let me give you some advice

 The carriage entered Uncle Chengyi's house.

Lin Yunyan helped Wan Yue get out of the car. She had just taken two steps forward when she saw Aunt Hong leading a lady from the opposite side.

When the two people saw her, they stopped in a hurry, waited for Lin Yunyan to come up to them, and bowed politely.

"Princess," Sister Hong said with a smile, "this is Madam Zeng from Wanfu Tower. She just brought some headdresses to choose from for the eldest girl."

Lin Yunyan said "hard work".

The Lin family was granted a title in the Kai Dynasty, and it was hereditary. It was passed down to Lin Yunyan's grandfather Lin Kui, and it was already the fifth generation.

When he was young, his grandfather married a girl named Duan from a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River, and gave birth to Lin Yunyan’s father, now Chengcheng Bolin. At the same time, my grandmother married the maid next to her, and the ancient aunt soon gave birth to a son.

 It is a pity that my grandmother was not blessed and her beauty died young.

The Duan family was very concerned about their grandson, and after much thought, they married a daughter to Beijing to fill their house.

This house-filler, now the old lady, will call the two sisters "Big Duan" and "Little Duan" when they need to differentiate.

Little Duan gave birth to two sons and a daughter for her husband. She also carefully raised her first two sons, a legitimate son and a concubine, and her reputation was excellent everywhere.

In Lin Yunyan's opinion, aside from some trivial problems, her great-aunt, whom she calls "grandmother," is a very good person.

Time passed by, Lin Yunyan's mother died, and her father had no intention of renewing their relationship; Aunt Gu died of illness, and her second uncle, who was a concubine, also died of illness ten years ago; the youngest aunt had also been married long ago, and the daughter she gave birth to was plump and charming. Love; my grandfather passed away, my father inherited the title, and my grandmother got old, so she left all the affairs of the family to my third aunt.

This family has a small population, and occasionally teeth touch lips. There are no major conflicts. They are very ordinary. They are family members that she can't let go of.

 The family property was confiscated, the house was confiscated, the grandmother died in depression in a dilapidated house, and the father knelt in front of the bed and burst into tears...

 All the scenes rushed into her heart, making Lin Yunyan bite her lip.

 The house is still there, the family is still there, how can she just watch and wait for all that to happen again?

The road ahead was full of shadows. At first glance, she didn’t even know how to get rid of them all, but Lin Yunyan made sure to take the first step.

 Earlier on the carriage, she had already recalled what was going to happen in the eleven years of Fan Yongjia, one of which was that the eldest sister would leave the cabinet.

 You cannot let your eldest sister marry that person!

 In the past, my eldest sister’s wedding was in late autumn, and she got married with great splendor.

The husband is Su Ke, the third legitimate son of Duke Xu. He is good-looking and well-spoken. He is also polite and considerate when accompanying his eldest sister back to her parents' home. He is a completely good uncle who can find no faults.

It is precisely because of this that Duke Xu's government failed to fulfill its promise to support his third uncle, and everyone in the government thought that this was a good match.

 But this “good” job lasted only three months.

Amidst the sound of firecrackers in January, Su Ke's romantic affairs broke out. Not only did he raise an outhouse, but he also raised several young servants. The servants were jealous of the outhouse and started fighting. The capital's Yamen was opened after the year. The first wave of people arrested were the outside room and the waiter who were fighting in the street.

Xu Guogong's house was naturally disgraced, and Uncle Chengyi's house was equally disgraced.

Grandma was so angry that she almost lost her temper. Before she had time to go to Duke Xu's mansion to raise an army to investigate the crime, he was rushed ahead.

Xu Guogong and his wife pressed Su Ke to apologize, beating and scolding Su Ke in front of the whole family, old and young, so that the Lin family could not speak.

To make matters worse, Su Ke knelt outside Chengyi's Mansion for three days and three nights without getting up despite the heavy snowfall. He was not carried back to the mansion until he fainted.

This trick of suffering meat is sung clearly and the effect is remarkable.

Uncle Chengyi wanted to reason, but outsiders were pointing fingers, saying, "The prodigal son will never be replaced by gold," "The in-laws have shown their sincerity, and they will be merciful when they are given a mercy," and "They are all respectable people, and they will not fight to the death for this." "…

 Having a head and a good reputation, if the Lin family is killed, they will want their face and skin.

 Lin Yunyan said it herself, from top to bottom of the Lin family, especially the grandmother Xiao Duan, the most terrible thing is this "face and skin"!

 Face is more important than anything else, and it is inevitable to be entangled and frustrated as a human being.

Looking at your beautiful shoes, how can you beat those with bare feet?

 Hence, once someone takes an advantage and is at a disadvantage, it will be difficult to get back. At the end of the dispute, the eldest sister compromised first, not wanting her parents to suffer from rumors about her anymore. If this matter is not resolved, the marriages of several younger siblings will be affected...

Because of this, my grandmother fell seriously ill and most of her body bones collapsed.

 There is no illness that can be avoided by an elderly person.

 For Uncle Chengyi, the impact of this marriage was not only the illness of his grandmother and the dissatisfaction of his eldest sister, but also other losses.

The Lin family has always been upright and has been passed down for several generations. They have never done anything wrong with their money. Relying on their salary and continuing to live by the rules, there will be no problem for decades or centuries.

But Lin Yunyan knew that when Uncle Chengyi's house fell and all the Lin family's money in the register was confiscated, the gap in the money would be a hole.

 In order to avoid the worst outcome, the Lin family must start saving money now!

 Save money that is not recorded in the account, and there are baskets here and there, baskets here and there!

 In the past, there was just such an opportunity at this time, but because the eldest sister’s dowry came first, I didn’t get it in the end.

This time, we should try that way.

Lin Yunyan went to Qingpu Courtyard first.

This is located on the east side of the uncle's house. Currently, the second aunt Huang and the eldest sister Lin Yunjing live here.

When the mother-in-law led her in, Mr. Huang was sitting under the table near the window, looking at the paper in his hand facing the bright sky outside.

"The Princess is here," Huang said, looking up and smiling, "Look at me, I'm so focused on all this that I didn't even pay attention..."

Lin Yunyan smiled and said, "I'm the one who disturbed you. I'm here to look for the eldest sister."

"Yun Jing is in her room. Princess, just go over there," Mrs. Huang pointed, and said, "I just sent some jewelry designs from the gold and silver shop. When Princess is free, come and help me and Yun Jing." Palm Eyes, you have good taste.”

 “I’ll make sure to choose carefully later.” After verbally agreeing to Mrs. Huang, Lin Yunyan turned to Lin Yunjing’s room.

 Compared with Huang's joy, Lin Yunjing's expression was dull.

"So unhappy?" Lin Yunyan sat down next to her and asked in a low voice, "Are you confused?"

Lin Yunjing smiled, but there was not much smile in her eyes. When her sister looked at her for a moment, she didn't seem to ask casually. She hesitated for a while and finally told the truth.

“I don’t have any confidence in my heart, and I feel uneasy,” Lin Yunjing’s voice was very low, “I’ll tell you carefully, but don’t let my mother hear...”

Lin Yunyan nodded.

 She intended to ruin the marriage.

Even if the family members don't understand her at first, they will understand her and be grateful to her when Su Ke's young servant girl fights with the outside family.

However, if you can get support from the beginning, who would want to experience the journey from understanding to understanding?

If you want to rise, you should suppress it first. Of course, the happiness when you raise it will be satisfying, but the depression and grievance when you suppress it are also real.

There are still many things to do in this life, and there will certainly be situations where things don’t go as planned and require multi-party operations. At those times, you will inevitably be wronged and suppressed.

 For the first one right now, it’s a blessing to have someone “one of your own”.

Especially, the person who has doubts about the marriage is the eldest sister herself.

 Holding Lin Yunjing's hand, Lin Yunyan solemnly nodded again: "I listen carefully, just say it and I will give you some advice!"

 This bad marriage must have been completely ruined by her.

　　　Thanks to book friends miya2022, Maoqiu Weiwei, and Xu Bicheng’s official girlfriend for the tips, and thanks to Bookstore book friend celestial for the tips.

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