After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

When the Oirats were assembled and went south to knock at the pass, the imperial court reacted very quickly because they had been prepared.

But at this time, Lin Ruhai's term in Taiyuan had expired, and he was returning to Beijing with his family to report on his duties, but he passed by the army of the Northern Expedition at the gate of the city.

When Lin Ruhai's family entered the city, he first ordered Xu Song to take Jia Min and Lin Ying's mother and son home, and he himself handed over a sign at the gate of the palace, and waited for the saint to be free before he could be summoned and enter the palace to report on his duties.

As Lin Ruhai expected, the army had just set out at this time, and the saint was mainly concerned with the logistics, so there was no time to summon him for the time being.

That being the case, Lin Ruhai first handed over a greeting card to the mansion of his teacher, Mr. Wang Ge.

Because Lin Ruhai has done a good job in Taiyuan in the past three years, Wang Ge also heard about it in the capital, and he was very satisfied with this disciple, so naturally he replied quickly, asking him to visit his residence in two days .

Coincidentally, Lin Ruhai will return to Beijing to report on his duties after serving in Taiyuan for three years, and Wang Qi, the son of Wang Ge, who has also served as the chief minister of Hebei for three years, is also in the capital at this time, waiting to report to the saint .

Lin Ruhai had just won Tanhua back then, when he was an editor at the Imperial Academy, he had also met this senior.

Compared with Wang Ge's upright and rigid old man, Wang Qi's temperament is much more easy-going, he often smiles, and he doesn't look like a hard-working and ruthless person at all.

For this reason, Wang Ge often said that he was not dignified.

But Wang Qi is not the same as Lin Ruhai, he grew up under the reprimand of Mr. Wang Ge since he was a child, and he has already developed immunity.

What Mr. Ren Wangge said, Wang Qi upholds a principle: actively admit his mistakes, and never repent!

Every time Wang Ge is so angry that he blows his beard and stares, but next time, he can't help but say that he taught him.

The last time Wang Qi returned to Beijing to report on his work, Lin Ruhai was busy taking up his post in Taiyuan, so the two of them got separated.

Speaking of which, it has not been seen for many years.

But Lin Ruhai felt that Wang Qi was still smiling as he was many years ago.

What's more, because Wang Qi is still a little fat in his middle age, he looks round and rich. If he meets him without knowing it, he must think that he is a big businessman who makes money with kindness, not a court official with outstanding achievements .

Old Wang Ge is still the same as many years ago, and from time to time he wants to preach to his son, Wang Qi respectfully responds, his smile is a little more helpless and tolerant than usual, and Wang Ge is so angry that he jumps his feet.

——This son, the older he gets, the less cute he becomes!Fortunately, he has a good apprentice now, so he can talk about it for comfort.

In front of Wang Qi, Lin Ruhai, a veteran of the Wang Pavilion, was full of hype and praised Lin Ruhai for what he had done in Taiyuan.

Lin Ruhai himself felt hot, but he didn't want Wang Qi to be serious: "What the younger brother did is indeed a major event that will benefit thousands of years."

This made Lin Ruhai feel even more embarrassed, and said with a dry smile, "I'm just doing what I can."

Mr. Wang Ge let out a hum, and said in a very unhappy voice, "You will accept the compliments and deserve what you do. The word 'within one's ability' is easy to say, and how many people can do it?" Arrived?"

How many officials entered the officialdom with enthusiasm at the beginning?

However, all kinds of temptations and difficulties made them lose themselves.

Money, fame, power, status, beauties...

Layer after layer of temptation came to us, and most of them were corroded, forgetting their once ambitious ambitions.

Wang Ge said: "I only hope that you will never forget your original intention in the future."

Lin Ruhai said seriously, "Thank you for your teaching, Teacher."

The three of them exchanged some experience in the officialdom, and Lin Ruhai and Wang Qi also talked about the people and things they encountered when they were sent abroad.

Although these Wang Ge elders have already understood in the letter, but the letter is brief after all, how can the person concerned say it clearly?

Therefore, he listened with relish, and from time to time he expressed his appreciation for the two people's handling methods or offered some suggestions for improvement.

This is the precious experience of the old man's life. Even Wang Qi, who usually takes pleasure in watching his old father's feet jumping, listened seriously at this moment, nodding to be taught.

Not to mention the early death of his father and the lack of relatives, no one has ever told him about these things, Lin Ruhai relied on his own groping.

On this day, Lin Ruhai's family stayed at Wangge's hometown until very late before leaving. Lin Ying reluctantly bid farewell to Wang Qi's youngest son, and agreed to play together next time.

Sitting in the carriage, Jia Min hugged Lin Ying excitedly for a day, and now she was so tired that she fell asleep, and said lovingly, "Ying'er is a friend of the same age after all."

Although he was studying with his brothers Su and Wen, those two were several years older than him, and they were always flattering and flattering in front of him. Lin Ying really couldn't treat them as equal friends.

Lin Ruhai said: "There is no way to do this. I hope that after this appointment, I will meet a child as old as him."

When the two returned home, before they had time to wash up, Xu Song came to report: "Master, madam, at noon today, people from the Rongguo Mansion came to invite the master and wife to the house. The younger one has already explained that the master and wife are going to visit. Teacher, but the people in Rongguo Mansion insisted on waiting for two hours before leaving."

What Xu Song said was really very euphemistic.

In fact, how could the people in Rongguo Mansion wait obediently?

He sat there arrogantly and told Xu Song to bring Lin Ruhai and his wife back.

But how could Xu Song find someone so obediently?

As the chief steward of the Lin family, Xu Song was extremely concerned about Lin Ruhai's future.

For a person like Wang Ge who is full of peaches and plums, no matter how many people want to curry favor, they can't find a way out. His master only has the chance to come to the door because he occupies the name of the students.

Their master has worked so hard for so long, and finally made Mr. Wang Ge look at him differently. Xu Song wished that Lin Ruhai could stay with Mr. Wang Ge a little longer, so why would he bother?

Moreover, a teacher for a day is a teacher for life.

It is only natural for a student to visit his teacher first when he returns to Beijing to report on his work. Rongguo Mansion's doing this is too unreasonable!

Jia Min frowned, and said to Xu Song, "Uncle Xu did a good job on this matter. As for the Rongguo Mansion, you don't have to worry, I will tell my mother in person."

"Thank you ma'am." Xu Song heaved a sigh of relief.

Although he knew that Jia Min was not such an unreasonable person, after all, Rongguo Mansion was Jia Min's natal family, and it was only natural for her to anger Xu Song because of this.

Looking at it now, the wife deserves to be brought up by the old Rong Guogong himself. This kind of heart and tolerance is something that ordinary men don't have.

Thinking of this, Xu Song felt even more regretful: Sure enough, God is fair, such good people as the master and wife, but they are destined to be childless.Otherwise, give birth to a brother or sister who has the strengths of both...

Ouch, can't think anymore.In fact, Brother Ying is also quite good.

It's just that no matter how much you comfort yourself, an old Lin family like Xu Song will still feel regretful.

Jia Min smiled and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this, now it's getting late, I will send Yinger back first. In the morning of tomorrow, Uncle Xu will send a greeting card to Rongguo Mansion, and we will formally visit the door the day after tomorrow." .”

This is to follow the rules, and by the way, it is also ridiculed that the Rongguo Mansion does not understand the rules.

Xu Song only felt happy in his heart, and he responded loudly, and ordered people to fetch hot water, clean up the house, and wait for the masters to go to bed early.

Seeing Xu Song's reaction, Jia Min secretly laughed at herself: It seems that her mother's family really doesn't have a good impression of her husband's family, and she was really fascinated by the authorities a few years ago.

On the contrary, Lin Ruhai asked with some concern: "Isn't it good for us to be like this? Mother-in-law is old, so I'm afraid she can't bear it."

Jia Min handed Lin Ying to the nanny, and said with a sneer, "Does this look like what my mother could do? Although my mother is getting old and confused now, she has always relied on her family background and valued her face very much. Can't do something like that."

She suddenly thought of a possibility, couldn't help but paused, frowned and said: "The eldest sister-in-law is also from a scholarly family, even if she doesn't like me, she always does things to cover her face. Now the Rongguo Mansion is in charge, it can't be the second sister-in-law ?”

If this is the case, then the mother is too confused!

There is no distinction between young and old, do you really think that outsiders will not know when the door is closed?

Lin Ruhai smiled and said nothing about it.

——Min'er still doesn't know her mother-in-law well enough.This old lady has always been too shrewd about small things, but confused about big things, and she is very self-righteous.

Lin Ruhai still couldn't understand, where did his mother-in-law get the confidence to think that everyone should revolve around her?

He didn't want to irritate his wife, so he had to follow her words: "Mother-in-law is old after all, and it's human nature for an old man to feel sorry for his youngest son."

But Jia Min disagreed: "Although the Rongguo Mansion has fallen, it is not a home for ordinary people after all. Every move is in the eyes of those with a heart. Although today's saints are more tolerant to the old nobles, they value the elders the most. Concubine. If someone has a heart to talk about it, the saint..."

Jamin was worried.

But she also knew that as a married woman, she couldn't take care of her natal family's affairs at all.Not to mention, the two sister-in-laws don't like her very much. If she meddles in other people's business, I'm afraid she will be out of touch.

Regarding this, Lin Ruhai was also very helpless.

Although his mother-in-law, Shi Shi, seemed to treat him with great respect, in fact, she always looked down on her own background.

The two uncles really respected him, but the eldest uncle just watched with cold eyes, wishing that the Rongguo Mansion would collapse, and the thoughts of Shi and Jia Zheng would be in vain; the part in his favor.

To put it bluntly, if it wasn't for Min'er's face, he wouldn't want to deal with any of the Rongguo Mansion's family.

"Forget it," Jia Min said, "I'll take Ying'er back first."

"Okay, I'll go wash up first."

The husband and wife had their own concerns and separated.But they didn't know that because of the "negligence" of the Lin family, in the Rongguo Mansion, except for the eldest wife, Mrs. Song, who fell asleep with her son in her arms, everyone else was tossing and turning.

Especially the second wife, Wang, who is now in charge of the family, feels that the Lin family is shameless, making Wu Xindeng's family wait for so long in vain, it is clearly a deliberate attempt to save his face.

After tossing and turning on the couch for a while, she couldn't fall asleep, so she simply sat up.

Jin Chuan, who was watching the night outside, heard the movement, got up quickly, came in with a light on, and asked softly, "Madam is thirsty?"

Wang didn't think it at first, but when she asked her, she really felt a little thirsty, so she said, "Pour me a glass of honey water."

"Yes." Jin Chuan put the candlestick on the small table in front of the bed, turned around and walked around the screen, felt the water in the kettle was still warm, poured a cup, and brought it to her, "This water is warm, Right in the entrance."

Wang drank half a glass with her hand, and waved her to take it away: "You go out first, I will be alone."

"Yes." Jin Chuan agreed, and the man went out, but he didn't dare to sleep, just waiting for Wang's order.

Mrs. Wang thought for a while, and suddenly sneered: No matter what, why don't you go to our Rongguo Mansion?Let's see!