Be a maid in the red mansion [Comprehensive]

"Young master, I have already found out that the saint will not go to court until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. "

Lin Yu of the Lin Mansion in the capital is listening to the news from his subordinates.

"Since meeting Prince Kang, Lin Yu has sent someone to pay attention to the news in the palace."

"The Lin family has inherited five generations of princes, and after several generations of hard work, they have naturally cultivated a lot of contacts. Lin Yu is Lin Ruhai's eldest son, and when Lin Yu entered Beijing, Lin Ruhai naturally handed over part of his contacts to Lin Yu. Because there are With these contacts, Lin Yu dares to ask people to inquire about news from the palace."

"Knowing the time when the sage went to court in Kaifeng, the anxiety on Lin Yu's brows didn't decrease, but he frowned instead. But he naturally couldn't tell others about his worries, so he restrained himself and continued to order his servants."

"Understood. Send someone to keep watching, and report back as soon as there is news."

"Yes, sir."

"After the servants left, Lin Yu was the only one left in the study, and the brows that had just opened were frowned again, feeling very worried."

"I hope my mother's words are still accurate, and there will be no mistakes this time."

Lin Yu prayed quietly.

"Things are beyond his control. All he can do now is wait for news."

"It was not easy until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Lin Yu was absent-minded and went shopping with Master Zhen and his son to watch the lanterns at night. When he came back that night, he didn't even fall asleep all night. He got up before dawn and went to the study to wait for news."

"And Mr. Zhen and his son, who are in the courtyard next to Lin Yu, don't know Lin Yu's worries at all, and are still sleeping soundly."

"Lin Yu has been sitting and waiting in the study, and he didn't come out of the study until Master Zhen and his son got up and had breakfast. Afraid that Master Zhen and his son would find out, Lin Yu pretended to be nonchalant, as usual. It was just after breakfast And I went to collect the room under the pretext of reading the book and continue to wait."

"Brother is really hardworking. He reads after eating. My aunt clearly said that it is best to rest for a while before reading after eating."

An'er looked at Lin Yu's leaving back and muttered, and Master Zhen heard his son mutter and sigh.

"Your elder brother has something on his mind. I think he is under too much pressure."

Lin Yu thought he was pretending well, but he didn't know that Mr. Zhen and his son could see that he was absent-minded.After all, it is a close person, as long as there is a slight change, it will be discovered.Of course, this was also because Lin Yu was too young and lacked concentration.

Although the New Year is over, but this year is the Spring Festival Gala, so people in the capital are still freezing, the sky rises late, and the sun rises late.Lin Yu was not in the mood to study, and sat watching the sun rise outside the house. While he was waiting anxiously, the servants he sent rushed back.

"Master, there is news."

Lin Yu stood up abruptly.

"Say, what news?"

"This morning, the sage announced his abdication, and the throne was given to the fourth prince, Prince Kang."

Finally got the exact news, Lin Yu sat down on the chair and heaved a long sigh of relief.

"Master, do you want to continue to inquire?"

"No need, take everyone back."

"Yes, sir."

After the servants went out, Lin Yu relaxed, with a smile on his face

Finally the dust settled.My mother guessed right.He and his mother bet right.As long as the new emperor is the fourth prince, the Lin family will be able to keep it.

Handing over the booklet prepared by Jiang Wanyin to Prince Kang in order to obtain Prince Kang's promise to keep the Lin family, this is the second thing Jiang Wanyin and Lin Yu said.Now Lin Yu has successfully completed it.

The news of the saint's abdication spread quickly, and Lin Ruhai, who was far away in Yangzhou, also learned the news very quickly.

After hearing the news, Lin Ruhai didn't go to see his youngest son first when he came back from the yamen, but instead went straight to the study and sat there until dark.

Jiang Wanyin, who was out of confinement, prepared dinner with Lin Daiyu and waited for Lin Ruhai to come to have dinner. After waiting for Lin Ruhai for a long time, Jiang Wanyin couldn't help worrying.The same is true for Lin Daiyu, an intelligent and sensitive child.

"Mom, why hasn't Daddy come yet?"

"Your father is busy with official business. I'm afraid he is still dealing with official documents. Mother asked someone to go and have a look. Let's wait."

Jiang Wanyin sent someone to the front yard, and Lin Ruhai arrived not long after.

"I've been waiting for a long time. I forgot the time after reading the two official documents. Yu'er is hungry, let's eat."

Lin Ruhai said with a smile, Jiang Wanyin glanced at him.The family of three had a warm dinner, and Jiang Wanyin couldn't wait to talk to Lin Ruhai when only the husband and wife were left at night.

"Master, is there any news from the capital?"

If it wasn't for a major event, Lin Ruhai would never have forgotten to see his son.Thinking of big things, Jiang Wanyin immediately thought of the things in the capital that she had been worrying about.

"I just received the news today that the sage has announced his abdication to the fourth prince."

Lin Ruhai looked solemn.

Worry still came.

Knowing that the sage Zen was located in the fourth prince Jiang Wanyin was relieved, she was right.But after looking at Lin Ruhai, he became worried again.

"Then what do you do now?"

"Once the sage takes the throne, the position of Xunyan Yushi will become difficult, and you will be more dangerous than ever."

Once the sage takes the Zen position, when the new emperor ascends the throne, the new emperor will definitely stare at the position of the patrol salt censor, this is one of them.Second, after the sage abdicates, the protection of Lin Ruhai will be weakened. Lin Ruhai has blocked the way of too many people and cut off the way of money for too many people; and most of these people have masters behind them, and Lin Ruhai blocked others Lu, now I'm afraid it will attract revenge from others.

"Now there is no way, we can only take one step at a time."

Lin Ruhai is also clueless now.

"After Yu'er joins Chunwei, I will let him take the exam for a good scholar and let him stay in Beijing. You pack up the things that Yu'er can use at home, and send someone to the capital when Kaichun ice melts. Yu'er is also big Well, when he joins the NTUC, he needs some human relations, so you should prepare more for him."

Hearing Lin Ruhai's words, Jiang Wanyin's mood became serious.

She could see that Lin Ruhai knew that his future was uncertain and began to think about his son and the Lin family's future.Jiang Wanyin herself also felt that it was necessary to pave the way for the future.

"I see, I'll arrange it. It's just..."

"It's just that the sage wants a Zen seat. Will this year's Spring Festival still go on as scheduled?"

"The imperial examination is a major national event. The sage will not easily change the exam time of Chunwei. Besides, now that Chunwei is approaching, all the candidates from all over the country have gathered in the capital. Changing or stopping Chunwei rashly will cause the dissatisfaction of the candidates and lead to chaos and riots. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is absolutely impossible to change or stop Chunwei at will."

Lin Ruhai is sure of this.

"But if the sage Zen is located in the new emperor, at such a time when the old and the new are changing, will Yu'er participate in this year's Chunwei..."

Jiang Wanyin was even more worried.

The old sage abdicates and the new sage ascends the throne, which means a change of power, but is the old sage really willing to delegate power?If the old sage was not willing to delegate power over Lin Daiyu's affairs, but she would not intervene in Jia Min's dowry, even if Lin Ruhai persuaded her, she would not be moved.Helpless, Lin Ruhai had no choice but to find someone to take care of Jia Min's dowry. After all, the account books were handed over to Lin Daiyu.

Originally, Lin Daiyu wanted to give it to Jiang Wanyin, but Jiang Wanyin refused to persuade her to take care of it herself.

Lin Daiyu was almost ten years old, so Jiang Wanyin simply took her with her and taught her the housekeeper to read the account books, take care of the Zhuangzi shop outside, etc. Jiang Wanyin's unreserved teaching was nothing more than that for her own daughter.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Lin Daiyu believed that Jiang Wanyin really treated her like a daughter.

After Lin Ruhai joined the Ministry of Rites, Lin Yu also joined the Hanlin Academy. The father and son went on a business trip every morning, and there was only Jiang Wanyin and his wife left at home, so they resumed their life in Yangzhou.

On the first holiday after the father and son joined the company, the family was going to visit the Rongguo Mansion, but the imperial decree arrived in the palace before they left.

He hurriedly set up an incense table to receive the decree, and only after the angel pronounced the decree did he know that the decree was for Jiang Wanyin, and it was an imperial decree for Jiang Wanyin to be the second-rank wife.

Jiang Wanyin, who saw off the angel and held the imperial edict in her hand, did not recover for a long time.

Jiang Wanyin remarried to Lin Ruhai as a widow. When she married Lin Ruhai, Jiang Wanyin knew that she could not get an imperial order because of Lin Ruhai, so she counted on her son to earn her an imperial order.It's just that she didn't expect that she would be ordered by the wife who is now the second rank, Jiang Wanyin was both surprised and happy.

Unlike Jiang Wanyin, Lin Ruhai, Lin Yu and his son were very happy.Both father and son knew that Jiang Wanyin deserved this imperial order.Before, because she couldn't grant Jiang Wanyin an imperial order, Lin Ruhai always felt ashamed of Jiang Wanyin.Now that Jiang Wanyin was ordered to be the second-rank wife, it was Lin Ruhai's wish.

Although it is not clear why the saint gave the command, at this moment Lin Ruhai, Lin Yu and his son are grateful to the saint.

"Congratulations madam."

Lin Ruhai held Jiang Wanyin's hand and looked at her with a gentle smile.

"Congratulations, mother."

Brother and sister Lin Yu and Lin Daiyu also smiled and congratulated.

Hearing the congratulations, Jiang Wanyin was also happy, but now something made her difficult.

"This is a happy event, but just now the angel said to let me enter the palace to thank you, but today we..." We have already decided to go to Rongguo Mansion today.

"Mother, you can enter the palace to thank you, let's go to Rongguo Mansion another day."

Jiang Wanyin was interrupted by Lin Daiyu before she could say anything, Lin Daiyu looked at Jiang Wanyin with a smile, her eyes were full of smiles, this child was really happy for Jiang Wanyin.