After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

The official position of the general judge is not high, but the power is heavy.

For example, the general judgment of Yangzhou Prefecture controls the water transportation and water conservancy of the entire Yangzhou.

Lin Ruhai's general judgment is the eye of the sage in Yangzhou.

Now, this eye does not want to dry, there must be a plausible reason.

Fortunately, it is not too violent for the sons to seize the throne. The sage calmly controls the court, and is very tolerant of his subordinates, especially those who are loyal to him.

It is not only Lin Ruhai who has the eyes of the saint in the south of the Yangtze River. It is not a secret that Lin Ruhai was in a coma for several days. Long before Lin Ruhai woke up, it had already been passed back to Beijing in the form of a secret by Yangzhou Weaving.

In this regard, Lin Ruhai is well aware of it now.

He first wrote a booklet to complain to the old saint, saying that his body was really unable to hold on, and that such an important position as the general judge of Yangzhou still needed an energetic person to take it, so as not to miss the saint's important event.

Then there is an apology. He has been in a coma for the past few days, and no one is watching from the Cao Gang. There are indeed a lot of troubles.

He said that the minister was exhausted and could only deal with it reluctantly.

Actually, it wasn't that Lin Ruhai didn't want to deal with it properly, but that Caobang, an organization, involved too much, and it often affected the whole body.

Lin Ruhai had been serving as a general judge in Yangzhou for nearly two years before he managed to find a balance.

——It will not delay the imperial court's transportation of grain and salt, but also allow the Cao Gang to make money.

As for the rebate sent to him, even if it was to reassure the Cao Gang and the saint, he still accepted it with peace of mind.

Yes, in addition to reassuring the Cao Gang, there is also reassuring the saint.

The saint who is in power today is different from the new emperor who will be jealous and revengeful in the future. He understands the difficulties of being an official very well.

He believes that it doesn't matter if an official is corrupt at all, as long as he does his job well and is loyal to him, not only will he not blame him, but he will feel more at ease.

Because when Tai-zu set the salary, he followed the old system of the previous dynasty, so the salary was indeed not high.

If the officials don't accept ice and charcoal, the family can't even afford a servant.

The sage felt that if officials couldn't even support their families, how could they concentrate on their work?It is also a man's responsibility to be greedy for ink and a little bit of silver, so that his family can live a good life.

That's right, this is the truest thought in the heart of the sage.

But it is limited to today's saints.

If the new emperor more than ten years later...

Hahaha, if you are greedy for a tael of silver, you can't wait to peel you off.

Although, this corruption matter has never been cleaned up.

The sage prides himself on being a benevolent king, so he naturally wouldn't embarrass Lin Ruhai too much, but asked him to take care of the affairs of the Cao Gang so that the successor would not be in a hurry.

Three months later, Lin Ruhai's transfer order came down.

Shiping was transferred to Beijing and appointed him as the official fifth-rank member of the Ministry of Rites, Wailang.

The Ministry of Rites are all noble ministers, what's more, Lin Ruhai came to Beijing from a foreign official, and he was never demoted to one and a half levels as usual.

All of a sudden, everyone in the capital knew that Lin Ruhai was probably someone who was in the emperor's heart.

Therefore, before he entered the capital, Xu Song, who was sent by him to go to the capital ahead of time to clean up the mansion in the capital, received many invitations, all of which wanted to visit Lin Ruhai.

Xu Song didn't dare to make his own claims, but just accepted all the greeting cards, and he was polite to those who sent the greeting cards, no one would offend anyone, and no one would flatter anyone.

This reflects the heritage of a family.

It was only at this time that many people remembered that although this Lin Ruhai was only a fifth-rank official with an imperial examination background, his ancestors were descendants of several generations.

The Rongguo Mansion in central Beijing also received the news that Lin Ruhai was going to Beijing with his family. The old lady of the Jia family was overjoyed and ordered the eldest daughter-in-law Song to tidy up the yard and keep her daughter and son-in-law at home.

Song's temperament is noble and gentle. Although she disagrees with her mother-in-law in many places on weekdays, as a junior, she tolerates everything.

This also led to a not very harmonious relationship between her and her husband Jia She.

In fact, Jia She's feelings for his mother, Shi Shi, are too complicated. No matter whether Song is following her mother-in-law or against her mother-in-law, it is difficult to please Jia She.

For this reason, Mrs. Song suffered a lot of grievances, and her health gradually deteriorated.

On this day, Mrs. Song received orders from Jia's mother to tidy up the Wanzhao Pavilion where Jia Min lived before leaving the pavilion, so that after the Lins and his wife came to Beijing, Jia Min could have a place to live in her mother's house.

When I was busy, I felt dizzy.

Song's nanny Li Mama felt sorry for her young lady and advised her to ask a doctor to see her.

But Song didn't want to be picked on by her mother-in-law anymore, as if she didn't welcome her sister-in-law, so she insisted on not allowing her.

But at night, he finally couldn't hold on and passed out.

The East Courtyard where Jia Amnesty and his wife lived was in turmoil for a while, and those who asked for a doctor invited a doctor, and those who asked for hot water brought hot water.

This chaos inevitably alarmed the people in the mansion.

At that time, the second wife, Mrs. Wang, had dinner and was talking with the old lady when she heard a servant report in a panic, saying that the old lady had passed out and was calling for a doctor.

Wang pressed the corners of her lips with a handkerchief to cover her smile, and said to the old lady above with a worried face: "Sister-in-law has worked hard these days. When my sister comes home, she must let her take care of herself." Thank you sister-in-law."

After hearing the news that "the eldest wife has passed out", the old lady Shi has subconsciously lowered her face, and after listening to Wang's words, she feels even more that the eldest daughter-in-law does not welcome her daughter back to her natal home.

She didn't like this eldest daughter-in-law in the first place, and Jia Min was her beloved daughter. Comparing the two sides, her dissatisfaction with the Song family was even higher.

She immediately said: "Tell me, since the eldest wife is not feeling well, let the second child's family take care of her house for a few days. Let's talk about it after she recovers."

Mrs. Wang was overjoyed, but there was a look of embarrassment on her face: "Old lady, it's not that I want to be lazy, it's just that my sister-in-law... If this makes the old lady and sister-in-law unhappy because of this, it is my daughter-in-law's fault."

This eye medicine is not very clever, but the old lady's dislike towards Mrs. Song has accumulated over time, and she has formed an irreparable prejudice.

"Huh!" Shi sneered, "Anyway, she has never been pleasing to my old lady. She is not filial, but I have to be kind. Just let her take care of her body, it's not that I don't teach her housekeeping, she can still have What opinion?"

As soon as Shi's words came out, Wang's heart was certain: After being married to Jia's family for so many years, she finally got the right to be a housekeeper.

Now, she has to think about it carefully, how can she keep the stewardship in her hands for a long time?

Wang's heart was burning, but she reminded herself to be more cautious in words and deeds.

Thinking of this, she stood up and said, "Old lady, I'll go and see my sister-in-law. If there's anything wrong, I'll come back and report to the old lady, so that the old lady won't be worried."

For Wang's petty flattery, Shi was very receptive, and said kindly: "Return the child, you go. I am an old bone, so I won't join in the fun."

When Mrs. Wang rushed to the East Courtyard, the doctor had already been invited. The little girl at the door said that Jia She was watching in the inner room, and Mrs. Wang hid in the side room because it was inconvenient for her to go in.

After about two cups of tea, Mrs. Wang heard movement outside, and knew that it was Jia She who sent the doctor out.

She listened attentively, Jia She's voice was very high-pitched, and there was a hint of joy, not like the patient's family members at all.

Although Jia She treats Song Shi coldly on weekdays, they have been married for many years. If Song Shi is really bad, he will definitely not gloat like this.

Could it be that Mrs. Song is pretending to be sick?

Wang's heart was overjoyed, she thought she had caught Song's trick, and hurriedly helped Zhou Rui's family out.

Jia Amnesty had already gone outside because of the doctor, so Wang went directly into the inner room and said, "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

The maidservants serving in the inner room were all beaming.Mrs. Song had already taken off her big clothes, and was sitting on the big welcoming pillow. Although her face was pale and bloodless, she was full of joy.

No matter how stupid Wang is, she now understands that her calculations just now should be in vain.

She suddenly had a bad feeling.

And, this premonition soon became a reality.

"Trouble my brother and sister to run." Seeing her coming, Mrs. Song straightened up and hurriedly told the little girl to sit down and have tea.

Mrs. Song's nanny, Mrs. Liu, was old and smart, and she could tell at a glance that Wang's expression was wrong.

She sneered in her heart, and said with a happy face: "So that the second wife can know that our wife is pregnant!"

As soon as Wang's complexion changed, she couldn't maintain her smile, and said against her will: "This is a great joy, congratulations, sister-in-law."

Mrs. Song touched her belly lovingly, and said beamingly: "Since I had Hu'er, my stomach has never moved. I thought that the fate of children in my life would end here, but I didn't want to, and it came again." Such an enemy."

Wang Qiang smiled and said, "This is sister-in-law's blessing."

She paused, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said to Song: "Speaking of which, the old lady still loves my sister-in-law. When she heard that she was unwell, she was afraid that she would be tired, so she ordered me to take care of the house for a few days. "

Seeing that the joy on Song's face faded, Wang's words became more and more sexual: "Isn't this just right? My sister-in-law is not burdened by trivial matters, and she can raise the baby well. Speaking of which, it's because the old lady loves her unborn granddaughter." Woolen cloth!"

Hearing what she said became less and less like it, Song became angry, and said: "The old lady's own grandson, how could it not hurt? Since the old lady is kind, then I will hide my cheek and hide until this enemy in my stomach comes out." Now, take the grandson to pay respects to the old lady and make an apology."

This Mrs. Wang, your second child is a girl, thinking that everyone will give birth to a girl, but I feel that the child in my belly is a son!

There is a half-and-half probability of having a boy or a girl. Before the birth, who can really decide?

There are imperial physicians in the palace who are good at gynecology and pediatrics who can feel the pulse.

But with the status of their Jia family, such an imperial doctor cannot be invited.

Therefore, Wang deliberately said that Song was pregnant with a daughter, just to disgust her.

Seeing that Mrs. Song had been angered, she left contentedly.