It was early morning, and Lin Ruhai came to Jia's mansion in person to pick up sister Daiyu.

Seeing that Jia's mother seemed reluctant to give up, he said again: "Qingxi is the first time to come back to the capital, so you can't even know where your home is?"

When Jia Mu heard this, she felt even more depressed, but she had to help sister Daiyu to get up in a hurry.After thousands of exhortations and ten thousand instructions, I still asked to bring them back.He also ordered Jia Lian to send his father and daughter out.

Daiyu stood aside with Qingxi in her arms, silent.

Sitting on the carriage back to the Lin Mansion, Lin Ruhai asked Daiyu how she was doing these days and if there was anything she wanted to tell him.

As a father, how could he not see that Daiyu had something on his mind?

After deliberating for a while, Daiyu said, "My daughter does have a few things she wants to ask her father about."

"Oh?" Lin Ruhai sat up straight, "What is it?"

"May I ask father, why did you send me and Qingxi to Jia's mansion?" Daiyu asked.

"Of course it's for the upbringing of your sisters. Everyone in the world says that if the eldest daughter of a bereaved mother doesn't marry, there is no precept for teaching. When you go to Jia's mansion, you will be raised by your grandmother. How bad is it?" Lin Ruhai said.

"But what if the Jia family didn't even raise their own people well?" Daiyu said.

Lin Ruhai was taken aback for a moment, and asked Daiyu what she meant.

Daiyu knew that she was only eight years old at this time, and if she said something that was too private, it would definitely attract suspicion, so she only picked out those things that were easy to find out.

For example, Jia Baoyu, who is already nine years old this year, doesn't care about the defense of men and women at all, and has entered and left the girl's boudoir more than once.He even tried to enter her bedroom, but she stopped him.

Another example is the second young lady of the Jia family, Yingchun, who is obedient and bullied by her servants so much that she dare not even speak.

Besides, the family school of the Jia family was a mess of fish and dragons, and the atmosphere was smoky.Those who drink wine will drink, and those who watch flowers will watch flowers.They even gamble together, doing everything.

Let's talk about the patriarch of the Jia family, Jia Zhen from the East Mansion.Hehehe, what is fame? Does he have it?

"They only think that I am young and don't care much about me. However, my three years of reading are not in vain. I can see everything in the house clearly. Although the old lady is kind, she is old after all. On weekdays, I just entertain my grandchildren, so I don’t care about anything else." Daiyu said, "If you come to visit occasionally, that's fine. If you want to stay for a long time, it's not appropriate. Qingxi is still small, and you can see it every day. don't want……"

Along the way, Lin Ruhai remained silent.

The carriage soon arrived at the Lin Mansion, and Lin Ruhai said: "Since you are home now, you should still go to study at Mr.'s every day, so as not to delay your studies. As for the affairs of the Jia Mansion, just leave it to Dad." He hasn't returned for many years In the capital city, I really don't know the reputation of Jia's mansion, and I don't like Daiyu's one-sided words.

"Yes, father." Daiyu said softly.

"Daddy," Qingxi said suddenly, "I don't like Jia's house. I feel uncomfortable every day there."

Lin Ruhai took Qingxi over and held her in her arms without saying a word.

Since then, Daiyu still studied and practiced martial arts every day, just like when she was in Yangzhou.Qingxi ate and lived with her elder sister, she played beside her elder sister while she was studying, and became more and more intimate.Daiyu knew that this was Sibia's daughter, and she took care of her more carefully.

Jia's family also sent letters or ordered their servants to pass on a message, saying that the two sisters were to go.Lin Ruhai was just looking for reasons to evade.

On this day, my husband talked to Lin Ruhai.He opened his mouth and asked: "The two young ladies are not raised by the mistress, it is always bad. What is the master's plan?"

Lin Ruhai sighed: "When Wife Jing passed away, I originally thought that the childless age of life was approaching half a hundred, so there was no need to renew the strings, and it was useless to delay others. All the concubines in the family were also dismissed. Now it seems that it is still It’s better to have a sequel. It’s just that there is no suitable candidate, and besides, I’m also worried that their sisters will be bullied by their stepmothers. Therefore, it’s a dilemma.”

The gentleman said: "If the master is interested, I have a marriage here, and I want to tell the master."

"Oh? Which family's daughter is the gentleman talking about?"

"It's a pity that she is not a daughter, but a widow with a son."

A few years ago, there was a son named Zheng Rang in the capital.He married his wife, Zhang, and gave birth to a son, Zheng Xi, with fine print.

Originally a native of Western Guangdong, it was only because he was far away from the capital and was very lonely and poor, so it was not convenient for him to take the test.A few years ago, he took his wife and son to live in the capital, and it was then that the husband became friends with him.

The family has suffered for several years in the capital, and finally won the Xinke Jinshi last year, in addition to conferring the post of county Yin.On an auspicious day, the family arrived at the official office.

Who would have thought that a poor Confucian would have a poor life, and he had a terrible disease before he took office for one month.Seek medical treatment, all kinds of invalid.

Zheng Rang died, leaving orphans and widows behind, with no home to run to and no clan to rely on.

Then Zheng Rang was extremely lonely and poor, and he was very clean.It has been less than a month since he arrived in office. Although there is some money, it has been used up by medicine.Thanks to the help of my colleagues and friends, I will buy a coffin for funeral in the future.

The mother and son had no livelihood, and lived in the capital.Relying on the help of friends to survive.

Some time ago, my husband met their mother and son in Beijing.That boy was very upbeat. He passed the scholar examination at the age of 12, and now he is studying in Guozi.It's just that the mother and son are struggling with food and clothing.

Remembering the friendship of my friend during his lifetime, I donated some silver.

But this is not a long-term solution after all.In the final analysis, it is still necessary to find a home for them.

Lin Ruhai was silent for a while after listening to Mr.Finally said: "Since she is the widow of my husband's friend, I think her character is trustworthy. She has a son under her knees. If this can be done, I will also have a future. But after all, this is related to the upbringing of my two children, so I still have to pay a visit. Good. At least I want to know her temperament."

Mr. said: "This is natural."

The news that her father was going to continue the string soon reached Daiyu's ears through her servants.She couldn't tell whether she should be happy or unhappy about the news.

She knew in her heart that her father wanted to keep their sisters in the Lin Mansion through this method.And that's exactly what she wanted.

On the other hand, vicious stepmothers are nothing new.If this new stepmother is difficult to get along with, how will she and Qingxi get along with each other in the future?If she gave Lin Ruhai another boy and a half girl, she would pull Lin Ruhai's heart away...

Three-year-old Qingxi doesn't know what happened, but she still eats, drinks and has fun every day, happily building snowmen and playing snowball fights.

Seeing Qingxi's clean smile, Daiyu clenched her fists secretly.

If this new stepmother is willing to live in peace, that's all. If she dares to make life difficult, I will definitely make her regret it for the rest of her life.

This New Year, the father and daughter still had a very happy time.

After the year, the matter of Lin Ruhai's continuation was officially settled.The new wife, Daiyu, has also met her. She seems to have a gentle personality, and she can only know after getting in touch with her.

Mrs. Zhang is in charge of her own business, regardless of gift money.Lin Ruhai took 100 taels of silver, folded the clothes and sent them over.The two families agreed to live together in the future.

Because it was a continuation and the woman remarried again, the wedding ceremony was held very simply and clearly.But it also complies with the regulations of each formality.

On the solstice, the lantern sedan chair is blown, and the bride is greeted at the door.The bride gets on the sedan chair and comes to Lin's mansion to be married.After worshiping the heaven and the earth and having a wedding wine, the guests dispersed.

Sister Daiyu met this little brother surnamed Zheng for the first time.

The other party is four years older than Daiyu, and will be thirteen in one month.He looks pretty, but looks a little shy.

He knew in his heart that the current situation of himself and his mother was not much different from being under the fence.He didn't dare to pretend to be the young master.

Seeing him so restrained, Daiyu's heart softened a little.Qingxi was very curious about this new little brother, so she reached out to grab his collar.After getting Daiyu's consent, Zheng Xi hugged Qingxi and coaxed her a few words.

"What a beautiful girl!" Zheng Xi praised sincerely after looking at her.

Qingxi is only three years old at this time, and his five sense organs have not yet developed.But her skin is delicate, her eyes are bright, her lips are red and her teeth are white, she is definitely a beauty.

"Of course." Looking so much like Sibiya, how could it not be beautiful?

"Um, then, sister." Zheng Xi tried to say, "From now on, let's get along well. If I do anything wrong, please tell me. Me, I will try my best to be a good brother."

"Yes." Daiyu replied softly.

On the second day, Daiyu and Qingxi went to pay their respects to their father and also met their new mother.Zheng Xi also went.

Since then, Mrs. Zhang has presided over the middle feeding and took care of housework.Everything, big or small, is in order.Although he didn't dare to get close to the two children, they lived in peace.Not long after, Lin Ruhai proposed to write Zheng Xi into the family tree and change his surname to Lin.Daiyu had no objection, and Zheng Xi changed her name to Lin Xi from then on.

Now that the Lin family has a mistress, the Jia family naturally has no reason to come pick them up again.It's just that Lin Ruhai always took Daiyu to visit her every year and festival because she cared about his dead wife's affection.The relationship between the two families is neither far nor close, and it can be considered passable.

At the end of winter, news of Grandma Rong's death spread from Ningguo Mansion.

After all, then Qin Keqing would also call Jia Min auntie, which would be considered close.Lin Ruhai chose a day and went to Ningguo Mansion to attend the funeral with his step-wife, Mrs. Zhang, and their three children.

When they arrived at Ningguo Mansion, they placed the sacrificial ceremony in front of the spirit, and Jia Zheng and others hurriedly took it to the hall.

But seeing Jia Zhen crying like a tearful person.It's not like a dead daughter-in-law, but like a dead wife.Lin Ruhai wondered secretly, but he could only comfort him.Daiyu was like a mirror in her heart, she held Qingxi's hand and stood aside without saying a word.

In order to hold a funeral for her daughter-in-law, Jia Zhen really gave everything she had and was extravagant.First, he ordered to invite the Yin and Yang Division of Qin Tianjian to choose a date, and he decided to stay for 49 days, and three days later, the funeral would be held and the obituary would be delivered.

On these 49 days, one hundred and eight Zen monks were invited to worship the Great Compassionate Repentance in the hall, to save the souls of the dead before and after the death, so as to avoid the sins of the dead; The day solves the injustice and washes away the sins.Then he stopped in the Huifang Garden. Before the funeral, another fifty eminent monks and fifty eminent Taoists performed good deeds on the altar.

He also thought that Jia Rong was just a school supervisor, and the list of Lingfan scriptures was not good-looking, and there were not many deacons.So he donated another 200 taels to Jia Rong as a Dragon Forbidden Captain.

When Lin Ruhai went, he was in a state of stillness.Seeing that the funeral was so luxurious, he felt a little too much.When he saw Qin Keqing's coffin, he was even more astonished.

Asked Jia Zheng, the other party sighed: "This is the sub-board of the Xuejia wood shop. It is said that it was asked by Prince Yizhong, Lao Qiansui. Jia Zhen asked to come, and made a coffin for his daughter-in-law."

Lin Ruhai didn't ask any more questions, and secretly decided in her heart that she would keep a distance from Jia's mansion in the future.At the same time, he was very fortunate that after taking Daiyu sisters away from Jia's mansion, he never let them go back.

The actions of the Jia family will definitely bring disasters in the future.If the city gate catches fire, it's better not to harm the fish in the pond.

Lin Xi knew that her status was embarrassing, so she didn't stay in the hall.After talking to my mother, I came to the garden alone.

But I saw a sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman sitting in the pavilion, holding a needle in her hand, and seemed to be embroidering.Lin Xi was curious, so she leaned forward to have a look.

"Who are you?" Baochai felt someone approaching, and looked up, but it was a boy of twelve or thirteen years old.

Lin Xidao: "My master is Shuntian Fuyin. I attended the funeral together with him, my mother and two younger sisters. Because the adults were talking, I went out for a stroll. I didn't want to surprise my sister. I hope you will forgive me." He glanced at the needle and thread in Baochai's hand.

When Baochai heard this, he knew he was the son of Uncle Lin's stepwife.When he was about to speak, he suddenly heard Xue Pan exclaim: "Benefactor, why are you here?"

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