The Qinghe County Lord of the Red Chamber

After Shang Duo ordered someone to change a pot of Taiping Houkui, he sat down and said, "But you prepared this tea well. The fire in my heart is really rising."

"I entered the palace at the age of ten and accompanied the emperor who was still the prince to study. Up to now, the total number of words that the emperor scolded me in the past 30 years is not as much as the past 20 days."

"Besides, the words that the old sage scolded me were really ugly, so I was short of rewarding me with a tombstone, engraved on it with the inscription 'The treacherous ministers wronged the country and the hero died, and the eternal monument shines in the evening'."

Lin Ruhai only listened to his complaints at first, but later he heard that what he said didn't sound right, so he interrupted: "You have some taboos anyway, why compare yourself with Qin Hui."

These two sentences are from Qian Shi's "Dongsong Temple Guanyue Wumu Remains Stele", Shang Duo's words are really unlucky.

Shang Duo sneered and said, "What do you think, in the Supreme Emperor's heart, I am no different from Qin Hui. That's all, but Zhen Yingjia deserves to be compared with General Yue?"

"His crimes are too numerous to record, but I have become what the old sage said to be a partisan and eliminate dissidents. He is like a poor loyal minister."

Lin Ruhai, as an important minister, naturally also knew about the Nan'an County King's report, in which Zhen Yingjia's fault was more serious than what Feng Dianyi said.

It can be described as the guilty minister of the country.

So Lin Ruhai just said coldly: "He is to blame for his death!"

Shang Duo turned the teacup in his hand: "I haven't asked yet, what is the old sage calling you to do today?"

Seeing Lin Ruhai hesitating, Shang Duo knew that nothing good happened, so he brought some comfort in his sympathy: people don't always hope that they are the only ones who are unlucky.

It would be much easier psychologically to have a fellow sufferer.

Lin Ruhai opened the mouth and said: "The Supreme Emperor reminded me: If you don't support yourself upright in the fluffy hemp, the white sand is in nirvana, and it will be black with it."

Shang Duo: ...the co-author is still scolding me, remind Lin Ruhai not to get close to ink.

I couldn't help slandering in my heart: You are so confused, why you are Ma Tian and I am Nirvana, it should be reversed, okay?

Lin Ruhai added a cup of tea for him: "You said you have something important to discuss, and it's not just about the old sage."

It's pitiful to say that Shang Duo has been numb by the emperor's scolding lately, and it's not worth his time to complain in his busy schedule.

The only thing he was lucky about was that the Supreme Emperor was paralyzed, unable to get up, and could not scold him in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu court.

He could only get angry in his own palace, at least to keep his dignity as a prime minister.

Shang Duo nodded, and said solemnly, "It will be March in two days."

Lin Ruhai's hand paused slightly.

"The Shangsi Festival on March [-]rd is a gift for the daughter of the emperor."

"The last time was before the incident in southern Fujian. I advise you to agree with our two governments to get married as soon as possible."

"However, today is different from the past. You have also seen that the Supreme Emperor now regards me as a traitor and a gangster."

"At this moment, our two houses are in a rush to finish the marriage, and the Supreme Emperor will definitely hate you together. That's not something that can be easily dismissed with a reprimand of 'it's all black'."

"Although I'm still the prime minister, it's because of the emperor's efforts to protect me. One day the emperor will really be ruthless, let alone the prime minister, I don't know if my Marquis will be cut off."

Shang Duo is not worried about this.

Even if he was suspended from his post, it would be temporary.

The body and bones of the emperor of the ether, say two years at most, and a few months at least, when the emperor is fully in charge, he will definitely be sealed back in full.

It's just that the timing is too bad.

"Our family has been unstable during the first two years of my life—if something happens to me and the old sage cuts my body white, it will be too wronged for my daughter."

"I'm afraid that even the empress in the palace won't be happy."

The queen treated Daiyu like her own daughter, and took pains to get her the position of county head, but when she got married, suddenly something happened to her husband's family, how could she show her beauty.

Many rituals that can only be used by the Marquis House, of course, cannot be used by the Wujue House.

Just like a merchant's house, no matter how rich and expensive, many clothing and jewelry cannot be upper body.

Even if the imperial order can be resealed in the future, the regret of this big wedding ceremony cannot be made up for.

Lin Ruhai remained silent.

He has only one daughter, Daiyu, so of course he wants her to be successful in everything.

Originally, the Jiji Ceremony was shortened a lot due to the illness of the Supreme Emperor, but in the end, the presence of the Empress Dowager and the Prince Consort made up for the simplicity of the utensils with dignity.

But this big wedding, but no one can make up for it.

Lin Ruhai was silent for a while and asked, "What does Chi'er mean?"

Shang Duo waved his hand: "Chi'er? He can't wait to get married tomorrow. You know that he has prepared a whole year for Ling Qianjin's congratulatory gift."

"It's fine to ask him to go through the warehouse in our house from beginning to end. He also sent his idea to the empress dowager. He even asked the empress for the imperial gift."

Lin Ruhai was satisfied after hearing this, but said on the face: "It's hard to bother him, and there is no need to mobilize people like this."

Shang Duo sighed: "Oh, it's a long-term success. To be honest, of course our family wants to finish the marriage as soon as possible, after all, Chi'er is not young."

"But as the saying goes, there are hundreds of daughters in a family. Let alone your daughter. In the past few years, I also know that many people have come to you to propose marriage. If you are willing to promise your beloved daughter, our family will cherish it and cherish it .”

"I originally wanted to let Ling Qianjin come into our house gracefully, but who would have expected this situation."

Then he couldn't help but began to hate Zhen Yingjia: "When he is escorted back to the capital, I will personally go to the Criminal Department to beat him up."

Lin Ruhai knew that he could do what he said, and quickly persuaded him: "Abusing lynching, are you afraid that the Supreme Emperor will not trouble you!"

Shang Duo waved his hand: "It's okay, the emperor is going too."

Lin Ruhai: ...

Shang Duo looked at the time: "I have to go back too. Now I still ask Jun'er to copy the notes for me."

"Think about this matter carefully. If you are afraid that Qianqian will be wronged, I will go to the emperor and ask the emperor not to mention marriage after being canonized as the county lord, just wait."

Lin Ruhai stood up and sent him off: "Let me think about it, and I will give you an answer in the future."

The two walked to the outside room, but saw that Shang Chi's seat was empty, Lin Ruhai wondered, "Where is Zi Cheng?"

Shang Duo talked about him from left to right, and left directly.

Still another waiter said pitifully: "Master Hou gave Shang Shilang a holiday."

In other words, he has to do the work of two people alone tonight.

Lin Ruhai was a little helpless, Shang Chi had always followed the rules and never arrived late or left early.Shang Duo must have sent his son away directly under the guise of his own name.

I had no choice but to comfort the servant and said: "Don't suffer so much, it's important to pay attention to your body. Fortunately, the military supplies are almost exhausted now, and I will rest tomorrow, leaving only those who are sitting on duty. Everyone else can go back and have a rest."

Everyone was shocked when they heard that there was a holiday, and they put their limited lives into unlimited overtime.

Besides, the next day is not only for Lin Ruhai to take a rest, but also for Daiyu to leave the palace.

The father and daughter hadn't seen each other for a few days, so Lin Ruhai ordered someone to make some dishes that his daughter loved.

After dinner, Lin Ruhai called her daughter to the study room, and said softly, "In a few days it will be your wedding ceremony, have you mastered all the etiquette?"

Daiyu said with a smile: "The empress invited the old mother who has been teaching for many years to carefully teach, and now she is very proficient. And there were people guiding everywhere that day, and my daughter just listened."

Lin Ruhai couldn't help saying: "If your mother was still here, I don't know how happy I would be that day. Besides, you don't have to worry about many things in our house, even the few years when my daughter's family is not married, you can't be free."

Daiyu couldn't help her eyes becoming hot.

"My daughter is always in the palace, so she can't be happy. If the mother is still there, the father won't have to go back to the house in a deserted place."

Lin Ruhai sighed: "After you get married, I will be the only one in this family."

Seeing that her father seemed a little lonely, Daiyu hurriedly said, "Brother Zicheng said, our two houses are so close, if I want to go home, I'll ask someone to hitch up a carriage, and I'll be back right away."

Lin Ruhai nodded: "Zicheng is indeed a good boy."

In the past two years, Shang Chi has been more than just a son-in-law in front of Lin Ruhai, he is as filial as a parent.

The father-in-law looked at his son-in-law more and more pleasing to the eye.

And the main thing is to compare the effect--Jia Lian was not in Beijing for the past two years, and the Ningrong Second House did not want to break their relationship with the Lin family, so they sent Jia Zhen and his son and Jia Baoyu to see him in person during the three festivals and two birthdays.

These three are the three children and nephews that Lin Ruhai sees most throughout the year.

If the dandy had a competition, Jia Zhen and his son would definitely be in the top of high school.

On the surface, their father and son looked like five people and six people, but behind their backs, everything they did was unbearable.

Lin Ruhai has a high position and weight, so naturally everyone knows about it.

That's all for Rongguo Mansion, at most relying on the arrogance of the imperial concubine and empress.

But Lin Ruhai really felt his ears were dirty after hearing what the Ningguo Mansion did.No wonder everyone said that only the two stone lions at the entrance of Ningguo Mansion were clean.

Among other things, the fact that the You sisters entered the Ningguo Mansion is a well-known gossip in Beijing.

So much so that every time Lin Ruhai missed his dead wife, and just thought of taking care of Jia's family, as long as he thought about what Jia Zhen and his son did, he would suppress this idea on the spot.

Comparing these two things, Lin Ruhai found Jia Baoyu's image pleasing to the eye.

Not to mention looking at Shang Chi, he is really a son-in-law riding a dragon.

At this time Daiyu heard her father praise Shang Chi, she lowered her head slightly, with a smile on her lips, and stopped making a sound.

Seeing her daughter's expression, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but sighed: "Yu'er, Daddy has made many regrets in his life that he can no longer regret."

"For example, when your mother went away, your father sent you to the capital alone and handed you over to Shi Taijun. It was really a big mistake."

Seeing him sad, Daiyu hurriedly got up to serve tea: "Father was also worried about his daughter back then. And when mother was alive, she only talked about the benefits of Rongguo Mansion, but it didn't come to fruition..."

When Jia Min was his daughter's family, Rong Guogong was still there, and it was the time when Jia's family was in its heyday.

Apart from Jia Mu's side, it is true that she loves her only daughter, so Jia Min naturally feels that there is nothing wrong with her natal family.

So much so that he misled Lin Ruhai, and sent Daiyu there with peace of mind, and regretted it only after learning the truth.

Lin Ruhai took the tea offered by her daughter: "At that time, you were still young, and I made arrangements for you on my own. Now that you are grown up, I would like to ask your own opinion on something."

Daiyu heard what Lin Ruhai said solemnly, so she raised her head and listened carefully.

In fact, since returning to Beijing, Lin Ruhai has always respected her daughter's ideas.

After all, he has raised Daiyu as a man since he was a child, and even hired someone who has won a Jinshi as his husband, knowing that his daughter has a good vision.

On the day when the Marquis of Baoning proposed a marriage proposal, Lin Ruhai also asked her daughter in private, knowing that she had no objection, so she accepted the merchant's marriage proposal.

So he only told Daiyu what Baoninghou said last night.

Then she waited quietly for Daiyu to ponder for a while, and then said: "You are just as young as you are, and there are all daughters in this dynasty who get married at seventeen or eighteen. It's okay to wait for two years. Besides, their family raised this matter first, so we are not breaking our promise to the Marquis of Baoning." government."

"How do you feel about this?"

Daiyu thought in her heart: She and Shang Chanchan are also in the same sympathy, and these days there have been twists and turns in their marriage.