Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

Jia Min and Lin Daiyu followed Wang Xifeng and Yingchun to meet Jia She, and Xing Shi had already been waiting there, so they followed them to Jia She's study. Instead, Yingchun took them in.

After Jia She said a few words to them, he asked Yingchun to take Lin Daiyu to play, Yingchun took Lin Daiyu out again, and went to see sister Qiao and Brother Hua with Wang Xifeng of the Xing family.

Jia Amnesty looked at Jia Min.I can't help but sigh that time flies.

Jia Min also felt that Jia She was both familiar and unfamiliar, "Brother looks much older."

Jia She said with a smile: "They are all grandfathers, and they will become monsters before they are old."

Jia Min also laughed, "I'm busy this time, so I haven't prepared a gift for Brother Hua."

Jia Amnesty waved his hand to express his indifference, "It's fine as long as you like it, that child is now a bunch of people vying for favor, and he wears a lot of clothes."

Jia Amnesty asked again: "It's you, you and your brother-in-law really don't plan to adopt another child? Now you are not too old, and it is still too late to adopt a young one while he does not remember."

Jia Min shook his head, "Yu'er is enough for us, and the two of us have already broken down, so maybe we can last for a long time."

Her and Lin Ruhai's bodies were drugged by someone in the early years, and they were lucky to be able to save their lives. Now that they are getting older, they feel that their health is getting worse on weekdays. This is a large part of the reason why Lin Ruhai decided to retire. Go home to recuperate, maybe you can last for a few more years, and you can still hear Yu'er's children calling them.

Jia She said: "Don't say those depressing words, there are many famous doctors in the capital, it's always good to visit more often."

Jia She said again: "Yu'er has reached her age, do you have a clue? If necessary, we can get acquainted with Princess Nan'an. She has a wide network of contacts and likes to keep a matchmaker on weekdays. She is basically familiar with the young ladies of every family. "

Jia Min was silent for a while before saying: "Is mother's mind so obvious?"

Jia She nodded, "Baoyu is the lifeblood of the old lady. She feels that no one is worthy of her. Now that she has a sister like Yuanchun, she values ​​it even more. She thinks that even a princess is worthy. Yuer is a good person, brother-in-law. You are also a person in the family, you are also a member of the family, and you will be more intimate, do you think this marriage is good?"

And what Jia Amnesty didn't say was that if Lin Ruhai and his wife passed away, all the property accumulated by the Lin family for several generations would belong to Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu.

Jia Min sighed, "Yu'er's mother mentioned this to me when she was young, but I didn't agree, but now it seems that it's a good thing that she didn't agree."

As soon as he thinks about the scene he saw today, Jia Min is even more rejoicing. Although it is the first time he saw Jia Baoyu today, his ignorance and Jia's mother's partiality and doting have been clearly shown.

Jia Min said: "Brother, don't worry, they won't make it."

Jia She reminded: "The old lady has made up her mind."

Jia Min smiled, "Mother thinks so, but Baoyu's mother doesn't think so."

"Brother, do you know? Yu'er and I almost entered the mansion through the corner gate today."

Jia She was surprised, he really didn't know this, but just thinking about it, he knew who was doing the tricks again, and suddenly became angry, "Really! Since Yuan Chun became a concubine, she has become more and more out of order, the old lady beat me It didn't work a few times."

Hearing that Jia She kept calling Jia's mother the old lady, Jia Min's heart sank even deeper, but he didn't show it on his face, "I have been suppressed for so many years, and I have suffered so much anger. Now that I have turned around, how can I be so angry?" It's easy to calm down."

Jia Amnesty also knew this, and finally said to Jia Min: "When you go to respect big brother, remember to talk to him about my brother-in-law. I can't compare to him in official affairs. If my brother-in-law wants to retire safely, It is estimated that there is still some trouble."

Jia Min nodded and said, "Thank you brother for reminding me."

Jia She said: "Okay, I won't keep you longer. You went to see them earlier and rest earlier. In a few days, I will ask your sister-in-law and Lian's daughter-in-law to take you to the capital. After all these years I haven’t come back, and I’m familiar with it.”

Jia Min said: "Brother said that, and I wanted to ask. I saw that my sister-in-law and Lian's daughter-in-law refused to come in to see you, so I was afraid of you. Why, have you messed up again in the past few years?"

Jia She coughed a few times, but Jia Min suddenly turned up old accounts, "No, it's just that they were frightened that year and they got used to it."

Although Wang Xifeng and the others are beginning to get closer intentionally, some things cannot be changed overnight.

Jia Min stared at him for a while, "That's right."

The ones who were frightened that year were not only Xing and the others?

Jia Min took Lin Daiyu to the East Mansion again, and the Xing family went with them, "Rong's daughter-in-law is sick now and cannot see anyone, and Zhen's daughter-in-law lives with her natal mother and two younger sisters. Considering age, the older one is older than Daiyu, and the younger one is about the same age."

Lin Daiyu asked, "What about the fourth sister?"

Xing said with a smile: "Your fourth younger sister lives alone, and the yard is easy to find. The one to the left of the center of the mansion is the one."

Jia Min understood that Xichun was extremely favored in the mansion.

As soon as the group of people passed by, they saw Lidong, the big maid beside Xichun, waiting there, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute when they saw them coming.

Xing said: "What? Your county lord is still afraid that we will not send Miss Lin? You even sent someone to watch here eagerly."

Lidong smiled, "Isn't it? The county lord has been looking forward to seeing Miss Lin from Yangzhou for so many years. Naturally, he must keep a close eye on her, so that Miss Lin will not be left behind to find her."

As soon as these words came out, several people laughed, and Lin Daiyu asked: "Where is the fourth younger sister? Go and tell her first, lest she wait in a hurry."

Lidong smiled and stepped forward to help Lin Daiyu, "Miss Lin, please slow down, the county lord has already gone to wait in the master's yard, you can see her as soon as you pass by."

Jia Min smiled and said: "This is terrible, I'm afraid if we don't come again, your county master will come to snatch people, right?"

Lidong chuckled, but didn't refute. When they saw each other, they laughed even more heartily.

Jia Min and the others arrived at Jia Jing's study, and as soon as they entered, they saw Xichun standing by the desk grinding ink, and when they came in, they winked and smiled at them.

After Jia Jing talked to Jia Min and Lin Daiyu, he said to Xichun angrily, "You ran to me early to pretend to be cute, just to wait for your sister Lin to come? Now that your sister Lin is here, you still stay Don't stay?"

Xichun smiled, "I'm afraid I'll disturb my father, so I'd better step back." After speaking, she took Lin Daiyu and ran away.

Jia Jing saw her amusedly pulling Lin Daiyu away, and couldn't help shouting: "Slow down, don't fall!"

Xichun's voice came from afar, "Got it—"

Jia Jing shook his head, and then said to Jia Min: "I'm telling you a joke, that child suffered a lot in his early years, so he always pampered him a little more unconsciously."

Jia Min smiled and said, "How could it be? Why don't I treat Yu'er the same way? I look at that child as if I were looking at Yu'er, and I want to pamper him a little more."

Jia Min didn't lie much in her words. You must know that it was because of Xichun's letter that Lin Daiyu slowly began to exercise, which promoted her body to improve.

And because of having a pen pal like Xichun, Lin Daiyu is much more cheerful than before. It was too late for Jia Min to thank Xichun, and seeing her now, not to mention lively and cute, and caring about Lin Daiyu, Jia Min naturally wished she could be her own daughter A pet.

Seeing that Xichun was so popular, Jia Jing also laughed, but he didn't forget the business, and asked Jia Min: "This year's official evaluation is about to start. I have inquired about it. I heard that the official in charge of the evaluation in the Jiangnan area is the same year as my brother-in-law. , the one surnamed Zhou has a good reputation and belongs to the emperor."

Lin Ruhai was originally a member of the Supreme Emperor, but later became Emperor Jingchang. When he became an official this time, Emperor Jingchang naturally agreed with Lin Ruhai to give the position to his cronies, but the Supreme Emperor is not necessarily the case. It might affect Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai didn't want to be convicted and ruin his reputation in the end.

Jia Min breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was the emperor's person, "Then there is no need to be afraid. My husband also made a statement before, revealing his intention to become an official, and His Majesty also agreed."

Jia Jing nodded, "Since this is the case, let your brother-in-law be quicker. It's best to retire as soon as the evaluation begins. Master Zhou should also move around in advance."

Jia Min thought for a while, and his face turned pale, "Is something going to happen to the Jia family?"

Jia Jing nodded, "It's probably two or three months away. I can't tell you the specifics, but you don't have to worry too much. My brother-in-law should be retired by then."

Jia Min said directly: "Is it a big deal? How dangerous is it?"

Jia Jing said: "It's hard to say, but Sheer and I are prepared..."

That means Rongguo Mansion is not prepared.

Thinking of the joy of going up and down the Rongguo Mansion when I went there today...

Jia Min asked: "The root is in Rongguo Mansion, right?"

Jia Jing was silent for a while, then nodded.

Jia Min began to feel dizzy all at once, and finally asked: "Then the second brother and the others are in danger of their lives?"

Jia Jing was silent for a while before saying: "...Try your best."

Jia Min closed his eyes in pain.

After a while, Jia Min said in a low voice: "The whole family is blood relatives, but it's such a troublesome situation..."

Jia Min choked with sobs and said, "Brother respect, brother has always listened to you, can you..."

Jia Jing sighed, and interrupted Jia Min's words, "Before the Rongguo Mansion was separated, the old lady almost forcibly opened the ancestral hall. She originally planned to expel Xi'er's family."

Jia Min couldn't believe what she heard. It had been a few months since she heard that the Rongguo Mansion had split up, and she wrote back to ask and didn't elaborate. At that time, she was still thinking about how to split up suddenly. At home, it was Lin Ruhai who contacted the court and noticed something strange, but she didn't expect the truth to be like this!

Jia Jing said again: "My daughter, the concubine daughter of Jia's family, lived with the second and third girls in Wang's mansion at that time, and she didn't even dare to cry at will. There was smallpox outside, and the doctor originally invited by the mansion was borrowed by the old lady, if it wasn't for the old lady who knows some medical skills in the mansion..."

"And Lian's daughter-in-law was born before..."

"and also……"

"Stop it!" Jia Min covered his face with his hands and couldn't help crying, "Stop it..."