The painting style of the princess in the Red Chamber is wrong

Shui Jue closed the letter gently, and handed it to the maid beside her with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes.After the maid took the letter, she lit it on the candle, and after it was burned out, the ashes were swept into the small flower pot on the table.

"Are you going on an expedition?" A trace of nostalgia flashed in Shui Jue's eyes.Although I stayed on the edge of the battlefield for a long time in my previous life, I always miss the peaceful life.But life is too peaceful now, apart from eating and drinking, even the slightest obstructions are just lip service and a little conspiracy that can be crushed whether it is IQ or force.These days are really boring.

That's all, ordinary people still envy such a comfortable and clean life, why should I be hypocritical.There are choices and trade-offs in everything. In the previous life, holding a lot of power and achieving fame means that every step of the abyss is fearful; although this life is a bit idle, it is calm and leisurely, which is also a kind of fun.

Shui Jue, who has fallen in the dust, stood on the top, and finally retired from illness, has a very good attitude towards power and status.Although the news of the expedition brought her a little bit of nostalgia, it was limited to nostalgia.

"Hongyun, how is the Lin family doing recently?" Shui Jue lazily leaned on the imperial concubine's couch, and the maid with a circle of red auspicious clouds embroidered on her sleeve gently pinched her shoulders.

"At the end of the new year, the young master of the Lin family contracted a cold and almost survived. It happened that the doctor Liu Yu was there, and he rescued the young master. After that, the Lin family no longer secretly dealt with the servants as before, and sold them all at once. There are quite a few servants." Hongyun's voice was cold, which didn't match her name, "The old doctor who pretended to be an imperial doctor was also kicked out, and I heard that he was sent to a remote place. It won't work."

"Mr. Lin Jia really got mad this time." Shui Jue said with a smile, "This is really unlucky. Master Lin has been dispatched to Jiangnan for less than a year. If the youngest son is gone, I don't know that he will be sent to the south of the Yangtze River." What kind of blow is it? I guess Lin Jiashi will definitely not be able to survive. No wonder, after so long, they have no intention of picking up Lin Daiyu to leave. It seems that they have the idea of ​​using this palace as a refuge."

Hong Yun just listened quietly, and his subordinates continued to pinch Shui Jue's shoulders and arms swiftly.

"Lin Jia's is also considered unlucky. She married a man who can't bear children. The Lin family has been weak for generations, but she was charged with the crime. If she finally had a son and went away again, no matter how strong she is, she will not survive. Go down." Shui Jue stretched out his hand, and the girl standing beside him, who helped Shui Jue burn the letter just now, and the maid with orange auspicious clouds embroidered on her cuff, immediately handed over the tea, and after Shui Jue took a sip, she put the tea back on the table "The young master of the Lin family has gone, I guess Lin Daiyu is also miserable."

Shui Jue sighed, this life is boring, and I can only gossip about other people's homes and read other people's jokes.

The backyards of these officials are private, and Shui Jue has always been very diligent in investigating.At critical times, these trivial matters can become deadly bargaining chips in the officialdom.

Even if the Lin family is passed down from one generation to the next, the favor will not fade away, and every descendant of the direct line will show their hands in the officialdom, which is naturally a topic of discussion among many people.For a while, Jingcheng joked that his son was expensive and not expensive, just to make fun of the Lin family.

Back then, the prostitute of the Duke's Mansion waited for seven or eight years to marry the 20-year-old Lin Hai who was ten years older than her. It used to be an interesting talk in the capital, and it was even circulated in a small book with its name changed.Men envy Lin Hai for having a noble wife who waits for her forever; women envy Jia Min for having a husband who is only [-] years old and has no concubine, and after marriage, there is no in-laws to oppress him. housekeeper.It's just that after Lin Hai and Jia Mincheng had been close for [-] years and had nothing to do, Jia Min became a jealous wife and a widow who was accused by thousands of people. Everyone blamed Jia Min for the lack of children in the Lin family.

In fact, those who were a little familiar with the Lin family knew exactly what was going on.

Lin Hai was already in his thirties when he married his wife. Although there were no concubines and aunts on the surface, there were quite a few housekeepers.This is also the norm in rich families. Basically, at the age of fifteen or sixteen, they will prepare a maid for the young master and son.Tongfang maids only show their faces and don't serve wine, except for serving the male master, they are no different from ordinary maids.After the main wife enters the door, she doesn't care about a few lowly status girls.If a married couple wants to show a little bit of respect for their daughter-in-law, they will usually dismiss the girls who have no roommates.

It's just that rich families generally don't make concubine sons and concubine daughters before marrying wives, so it's normal for Lin Hai's gang of maids to have no children.

Jia Min married into the Lin family and had nothing to do for a year or two, and she still felt at ease.After three or four years, how could she be able to sit still with the rumors of disturbance from the outside world?During that time, she was seeking the secret recipe for procreation everywhere, and made Lin Hai's aunt the dowry girl around her, and also brought in a common house girl who had served Lin Hai the longest to be her aunt.In this way, Lin Hai still has no children.

When Lin Daiyu was born, Lin Hai already had four aunts, two of them were Jia Min's dowry maids, and two were house maids who had served Lin Hai for many years.Not to mention those who can't be found out by Tongfang girls, but there are definitely many.It is absolutely impossible to say that Jia Min suppressed these aunts and girls and forbade them to have children.Those aunts all signed the deeds of selling their lives, and it was up to Jia Min to decide.Having a concubine in front of him to raise him is not better than his own son, but it is better than having no son.With Jia Min's method, it is absolutely no problem to raise the child so that he does not even know the biological mother before he becomes an adult, and even despises the identity of the biological mother.

And to say how much Lin Hai loves Jia Min, it is even more impossible to prevent those aunts from sharing the house and having children.According to the virtues of the Jia family's nonsense, it has long been rumored that Lin Hai and Jia Min respected each other like ice because of their heirs, and it didn't ease until Jia Min brought out two more aunts.

After a long time, Lin Hai also understood that it was his own reasons for not having children.It's not that he didn't think about it before, it's just that men have a good face and always take chances.However, although the Lin family's heirs are difficult, a child will always be born in the end, so Lin Hai still has a glimmer of hope.When Jia Min became pregnant, the family finally breathed a sigh of relief.And when Jia Min gave birth to a daughter, Lin Hai was happy for the birth of his first child, but regretted it at the same time.

This idea can also be guessed.The Lin family has always had only one child, but it was always the son before, so the inheritance has not been broken anyway.But Lin Hai's first child was actually a daughter, which makes people have to think that Lin Hai is going to die this time.And what happened to the daughter who "robbed the son's place" was always a little embarrassing.When Lin Daiyu was born, the relationship between Lin Hai and Jia Min was always delicate.It didn't get better until Jia Min became pregnant with her second child a year later.And when Jia Min gave birth to a son, Lin Daiyu's status suddenly improved a lot.Needless to say, Jia Min has always been very kind to her daughter.Perhaps because of the guilt of being neglected before, Lin Hai even doted on Lin Daiyu a little, and took a baby name with a beautiful meaning, and later educated and raised Lin Daiyu as his son.

It's just that Lin Daiyu is still young and doesn't remember things, so she doesn't know the difference in treatment before and after.

If the young master of the Lin family is gone, Jia Min's health is not good, and he is too old to have children. Coupled with the depression and despair these years, he may not have a good life for a few years.But Lin Daiyu's position is embarrassing. Lin Hai could think that his daughter stole his son's birth position before, and he will definitely think that his daughter stole his son's chance to live.Otherwise, the Lin family has always been able to support one son, so how come there is only one daughter left with one son and one daughter?And Lin Daiyu is his only child, so it is impossible for her to be cruel.It's just that the thorn is uncomfortable in his heart, Lin Hai probably will send Lin Daiyu away, out of sight and out of mind.Although a generous dowry must be prepared, people definitely don't want to see it.

At that time, Lin Hai would probably think about step-heirs, but the number of heirs in the Lin family was not limited to the direct line, and many collateral lines even died out long ago.Lin Hai is not young anymore, so he wonders if he will be able to find a suitable son to adopt in his lifetime.This adoptive son is also very particular, and he must not adopt a mediocre, incompetent or even stubborn one to ruin his family tradition.

Shui Jue had investigated all the powerful and capable officials in the capital before.After she came to Jiangnan, she rearranged the news about the most powerful officials in Jiangnan.Among them, the matter of the Lin family is the most dramatic.The other officials' families were nothing more than conflicts between wives and concubines. Only the Lin family, whether it was between Lin Hai and his wife, or between Jia's and Lin's, was as exciting as the script, and gave Shui Jue a lot of fun.

Apart from watching the fun, Shui Jue also regarded Lin Hai as a breakthrough in Jiangnan's officialdom.I also know that the people directly placed by the emperor in Jiangnan must be staunch neutrals and pure ministers, and it is absolutely impossible to favor any prince.Jiangnan is the granary of the whole country, just like the army, the emperor with a little brain will firmly control it in the palm of his hand.In this way, even if there is trouble around, it will not damage the foundation of imperial power.

Shui Jue came to the south of the Yangtze River in late autumn, and now it's almost the beginning of spring. Of course, it's not really recuperating for such a long time.As for the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River, Shui Jue has already checked all kinds of things, and he has a certain idea in his mind.

Li Renhu, Mu Kai, and Lin Hai are all slippery human beings. The Prince and King Yong have had contact with them many times, but they were all pushed away by the superb Tai Chi Kungfu, and none of them succeeded.This makes Shui Jue have to admire.Although he doesn't like his own father, he also has criticisms about his policies of governing the country over the years.But at least in terms of centralization and employment, his father, the emperor, is definitely qualified.Even if it is recorded in the history books of later generations, it will definitely be said that his merits outweigh his faults and he is a wise king.

Li Renhu and Mu Kai are not slippery on their own, and the backyard and interpersonal relationship are also like a monolith, making it hard to find a place to go.The same is true of Lin Hai. His few clansmen made his interpersonal relationship very simple, and his thin heirs also prevented him from causing any disturbances in his backyard. In addition, Jia Min did have two brushes in governing the backyard. Came to Jiangnan and supervised the entire Jiangnan officialdom.

It's just that the emperor didn't expect that the Lin family didn't hold back, but he still had a group of pig teammates like the Jia family.Originally, when the old Duke was around, the Jia family was also a firm pure minister and neutral faction.After the old Duke passed away, because his descendants were all incompetent, he had no right to speak in the court, so it didn't matter whether he was neutral or not.It's just that Mrs. Jia's hands are so long, she has already placed people in Lin Hai's backyard.And in order to pave the way for the grandson who was born with jade, Mrs. Jia threw herself into the whirlpool of seizing the heir without hesitation.Because her family has no real power, she started to play tricks on her in-laws, even ignoring her own daughter. After many hints that she failed, she began to secretly use the eyeliner planted in the backyard of the Lin family to pass on the news of the Lin family to some people.

What Mrs. Jia may think is that the backyard does not involve political affairs, while she can show favor to some people, while the news will not hinder her son-in-law's work, it can kill two birds with one stone.It's just that Mrs. Jia doesn't know that some people have suffered a lot recently, they are a little impatient, and they are also a little frenzied and unscrupulous.In terms of original intention, Mrs. Jia really has feelings for Jia Min, and she has no intention of harming her daughter and son-in-law.

But people are not as good as heaven. Although the Jia family doesn't know it yet, Jia Min has unilaterally torn face with the Jia family.Jia Min's intelligence and courage are well-known in front of the emperor, so naturally he didn't blow it out, otherwise he wouldn't have given birth to a son and a daughter in his 40s after his relationship with Lin Hai became stiff.The rubbing of life and the despair of love have polished this woman enough, and for the sake of having a son and a daughter, Jia Min can do anything.

Now that she is torn apart from the Jia family, Jia Min has no backing from the four major families, and her children can only rely on the Lin family.However, Lin Hai, a pure official, occupies a very crucial position, and he has offended several princes. In addition, he is not too young. Once the new emperor takes over, he will "return with honor" at least, and his life will be in danger if it is serious.

For example, if Lin Hai had offended enough King Yong and the crown prince, it would be hard to say whether Lin Hai would have a good end.

Although Lin Hai is capable and skilled enough, he still has a bit of the pedantry of a scholar in his heart.For example, in terms of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, he is really loyal to the emperor and has a somewhat straight temper.If it weren't for this straight temper and foolish loyalty, he would not be a doctor of Lantai Temple.Where is Lantai Temple?It is the place where the censors who sue every day stay.So even though Lin Hai knew that his actions would be very risky, in order to be "loyal to the king and worthy of his heart", he would continue to go all the way to the dark with a good feeling about himself.And he has been a censor for a long time, and he is much worse than Li Renhu and Mu Kai in terms of tact. Offending people is also the worst, and the future is also the most dangerous.

But Jia Min is different. She was raised by the old man personally since she was a child, and her vision is no worse than Lin Hai.And women themselves do not have the pedantic ideas of scholars.Many of them are desperate for their children.As long as Jia Min is reminded of Lin Hai's future risks, coupled with the fact that she has no one to rely on, Shui Jue is not afraid that she will not fall into the trap.

Although Lin Hai said that his current official position is high enough and his power is strong enough, but Jia Min's children are still young, and Lin Hai is unreliable in the future of his children.Jia Min didn't want his son to be like Lin Hai back then, struggling through the imperial examinations by himself.Lin Hai is considered a talented person, and he passed the exam when he was only thirty.But this imperial examination is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. Among the students, how many of them can win the Jinshi?And among Jinshi, how many old people with gray beards are there?Who can conclude that her son must be a man who can study and win a Jinshi at a young age?If the family doesn't show it, she has no Lin family to rely on, and she has torn face with her natal family, so what about her daughter's marriage?Even if she married a good family based on Lin Hai's previous relationship, but her natal family has no one to rely on, who will get back her daughter's grievances after she gets married?

Her former sister-in-law's natal family was implicated and declined when the Empress Shengde's family was purged. Jia Min heard how her sister-in-law was abused. Even if she had the heart to sympathize with her, she was too married to do so.Zhu's daughter-in-law, Li Wan, was also held in the hands of her mother and second sister-in-law, and she never suffered any grievances.But after Mr. Li resigned at an old age, and there was no one available in his family, even though Li Wan was raising Jia Zhu's only posthumous child, life was still extremely difficult, and even Jia Lan seemed like an invisible person.

How could she imagine that her daughter lived such a life?

In addition, among the few princes who are most likely to become the emperor, only Prince Rui Shuijing Linhai has not offended, and because of his own sake, he has saved her pair of children, which has already expressed enough goodwill.Since the Crown Prince or King Yong succeeds to the throne, the Lin family will definitely not end well, so why not give it a try?That's the worst.

And on the bright side, Lin Hai is still a pure minister, and her behavior in the backyard will not be noticed by those princes who despise women.Jia Min is a very bold woman, she will definitely bet on such a game.

But Jia Min can actually do a lot.She can take advantage of Shui Jue's kindness to her two children, and openly get close to Shui Jue, creating an illusion that Lin Hai and Prince Rui secretly communicated, aggravating the status of Prince Rui in the hearts of courtiers, and making some courtiers who were waiting to turn to Rui. The prince leaned.Furthermore, she herself is extremely sensitive to political affairs, and Lin Hai is not defensive about her. She can get many private orders from the emperor to Lin Hai, so that Shui Jue and Shui Jing can better grasp the latest actions of the emperor.In the end, Jia Min was the breakthrough point for the four big families and their fellow nobles.Even if she is no longer in the capital, she still holds a lot of vital information about these people, which can become an important handle.

When Shui Jue first came to Jiangnan, one reason was to be familiar with the situation in Jiangnan's officialdom, and to convey to her brother the most authentic situation in Jiangnan's officialdom; In front of her, doing things to win people under her nose.

She didn't expect that she could poach a corner from Jiangnan, where the old man has the strictest control.

I didn't expect to get Jia Min's unexpected joy, and it was not in vain to teach and take care of Lin Daiyu.You know, no matter how sensible Lin Daiyu is, she is still a child, and sometimes it is very annoying.

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Shui Jue's guess soon became true.She had only been in Suzhou for five days, and Jia Min came to Suzhou to meet her with Lin Hai, who happened to come to Suzhou for business, under the guise of thanking her and seeing her daughter.

After some tactful hints, Jia Min and Shui Jue initially reached an agreement that satisfied both of them.As the sincerity of the cooperation, Jia Min presented the evidence of Zhen's corruption and perverting the law to oppress the people to buy and sell official positions. As long as the emperor is willing to pursue these criminal evidence, it is enough for the Zhen's family to search.Although Shui Jue can't use it now, it will always be useful.

Shui Jue couldn't help but sigh secretly, it seems that she is still Xiaoqiao.It can be seen that the old Duke is able to inherit the super-grade title for one more generation, and decides to give the eldest son and grandson a noble daughter, and makes Jia Min, who is enough to be a princess, wait for so many years to marry Lin Hai, whose future is uncertain. It can be seen that he is indeed very far-sighted people.Unexpectedly, his foresight and sagacity were only passed on to his daughter. I don't know whether to say it is gratifying or sad.

Since Jia Min dared to put all his eggs in one basket, he offered such a sincere gift.Shui Jue couldn't seem too stingy.She immediately repaired a copy of the book for the emperor, saying that the little girl Lin Daiyu had developed feelings for the playboy, and she wanted to bring her back to the capital for companion reading.In the letter, Shui Jue triumphantly described how he trained a timid and taciturn sick child into such a lively and smiling little Fuwa, and said that those noble ladies in the south of the Yangtze River can testify, This is all her own credit, she needs to bring Lin Daiyu to show off in front of the emperor.

The emperor was overjoyed to see Shui Jue's childish speech full of pride and complacency, and felt that his gloomy mood caused by the boss and the second child was relieved.At this time, the emperor of course called his dizzy fourth son, who was busy preparing for the army's expedition, to the palace to share his joy.

Shui Jing said helplessly: "It's also thanks to Mrs. Lin's great heart that he is willing to give his daughter to his sister... Cough cough, upbringing. But my sister is still young, what can I raise? My son suggested that my father still refuted my sister's absurd request Bar."

"What's absurd, I think Jue'er has done a good job!" The emperor blew his beard and stared, "Didn't that little girl named Lin Daiyu be sick before? Didn't Jue'er take that little girl for a few months, Take the baby with you?"

Shui Jue had already mentioned about Lin Daiyu in his letters, because it was interesting, the emperor would bring private goods with him when he had business dealings with his confidants in the south of the Yangtze River, and asked about his daughter's recent situation.So of course he knew that Lin Hai's sick girl was raised chubby by Shui Jue.

"My son thinks, it's mainly due to the contribution of my sister's imperial physician and mother?" Shui Jing looked dumbfounded.

"That's also due to Jue'er." The emperor scanned Shui Jue's letter again, and couldn't help laughing a few more times, "My daughter is really good, and she said that Lin Jia's family has the style of an old country, Not as good as my daughter, Jue'er is only ten years old, she is so outstanding. Good, very good."

So with a swipe of his pen, the emperor allowed Shui Jue to bring the little girl back to show off and ask for credit, regardless of whether the little girl was only under six years old and could leave her parents' age.

Shui Jing persuaded a few more words, and then returned home satisfied with the emperor's impatient attitude of chasing flies, and wrote a book for Shui Jue to play slowly.If this little girl is not fun, she can pick a few more and continue playing.That pampering and indulgent attitude was much more exaggerated than that of the emperor.

Lin Hai was a little depressed.Now that the official business is free, his son has recovered from his illness, and the backyard has been rehabilitated. He counts that it will be his daughter's birthday in seven or eight days, and he is preparing to bring people back to have a lively birthday and show his love for "abandonment". The daughter's guilt and fatherly feelings for a few months have received an imperial decree from the emperor.

Well, if the daughter doesn't come back, the princess is going to take her poor little daughter back to the capital to continue playing.

Lin Hai looked at each other with a dazed expression and Jia Min, who also had a dazed and shocked expression, looking at each other speechlessly.Little did he know that Jia Min was extremely happy in his heart.