Be a maid in the red mansion [Comprehensive]

"After a few days, I didn't see Jia's family coming to ask for the dowry again, so Jiang Wanyin temporarily put this matter behind her and was busy going through the procedures for her son's marriage."

"After finishing the process, Jiang Wanyin thought about the Jia family's affairs again. The Jia family's affairs are really disturbing, even if Jiang Wanyin wants to forget it on purpose."

"It is said that the Jia family is the most snobbish. The Lin family has a father and son Jinshi Tanhua, and the queen even gave her son the daughter of the married prince. Now that the Lin family is booming, the Jia family should win over the Lin family; but now the Jia family But he wants to ask for Jia Min's dowry and divorce the Lin family, is it really forced by money?"

"This day happens to be a holiday. Jiang Wanyin and Lin Ruhai and Lin Yu discussed again how to deal with the Jia family's affairs. Jiang Wanyin asked out the doubts in her heart."

Lin Ruhai looked at Jiang Wanyin inexplicably after listening to the question.

"What's the matter? Did I say something wrong?"

"It's not that you said something wrong, but that you thought wrong. This Jia family just wants to ask for Jia's dowry, and has no intention of breaking up with our Lin family."

"I don't want to break off the relationship!" Jiang Wanyin sneered in surprise: "His Jia family has taken away the dowry of the married daughter and still doesn't want to break off the relationship. There are still things in this world. His Jia family will take all the advantages?"

"It's fine if the dowry is taken away and the marriage is broken. After all, the Jia family is in a mess who is unlucky. It's better to clean it up early. The Jia family wants the dowry but doesn't want to break the relationship. This is holding on to the Lin family and doesn't want to let go, right? .”

Lin Ruhai didn't feel angry.

"Don't worry, they won't let them take advantage of you. You forgot, didn't you tell them that day? If you want to claim the dowry, you have to get the imperial decree. Without the imperial decree, you can't let me and that Jia family And Li, they will naturally not get the dowry."

"But if they get the imperial decree, don't forget that the Jia family still has a virtuous concubine in the palace."

"If they can get the imperial decree, then naturally they can only reconcile. If they reconcile and divorce, they will naturally not be in-laws. Since they are not in-laws, there will be no continuous in-laws."

"Lin Ruhai has never been an indecisive and soft-hearted person. Otherwise, he would not have been able to sit in the position of Xunyan Yushi for more than ten years. Now that the Lin family has an heir to inherit the incense, he can be ruthless or indifferent for the sake of the Lin family. "

But he is also a gentle father to his children Lin Ruhai.

"There is something I need to discuss with you first."

"What's the matter? Wait, is it Daiyu?"

Now the only connection between the Lin family and the Jia family is Lin Daiyu.

"It's Yu'er's business. If it's really reconciled, I think Yu'er..."

"Madam, the Jia family has come again."

While Lin Ruhai was talking, Lin Butler hurried in and interrupted Lin Ruhai.

"Master and Madam, Master Jia Er and Mrs. Jia Er are here again, and they are holding some orders. They are waiting for Master and Madam Jia in the main hall."

It was precisely because Jia Zheng and his wife said that they had brought Yizhi, that Housekeeper Lin hurried over to report.

"Yizhi!"

The three of the Lin family looked at each other.

"Could it be that they really asked for Yizhi?"

Jiang Wanyin said.

If it is really a decree, I don't know whether it is the decree from the queen or the decree from the queen mother; but whether it is the decree from the queen or the queen mother, if the two really make a decree about this matter, it must be agreed by the saint and the old saint .

The three of Jiang Wanyin thought of this.

Since Yizhi arrived there, of course we couldn't neglect it, so we sent people to call Lin Daiyu and Bao Ankang over, and the family of five went to pick up Yizhi.

As soon as he came out, he saw Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang sitting in the two main seats in the main hall with a proud look on their faces.

Seeing the Lin family coming out, Jia Zheng immediately stood up and looked at the five members of the Lin family with condescending and contemptuous eyes.

"Master Lin is here, Niangniang Yizhi, Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Lin, accept Yizhi."

Jia Zheng held up the edict in his hand, Lin Ruhai looked up and saw the yellow edict in Jia Zheng's hand, but he couldn't see clearly because it was blocked by Jia Zheng's sleeve.

Since it was Yi's decree, it was natural to accept it, and Jiang Wanyin ordered people to quickly set up an incense table to receive the decree.

"Greetings, Empress Chitose."

Lin Ruhai and Jiang Wanyin led their children and knelt down to receive the decree. Jia Zheng stood holding on to the decree. Mrs. Wang was still sitting on the throne. The husband and wife looked down at the Lin family. The feeling of Lin Ruhai kneeling at his feet was extremely refreshing.

So what about Tanhua?What about Zuo Shilang?It's not the same as kneeling at his feet now.

After being proud for a while, Jia Zheng unfolded Yi's decree and said:

"The virtuous concubine has an order: The Jia family of the Rongguo Mansion has been married to the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites for 20 years... Today, Lin Ruhai is specially ordered to reconcile with the Jia family, and Lin Ruhai is ordered to return Jia's dowry to the Rongguo Mansion..."

Kneeling with the Lin family, Lin Ruhai, Jiang Wanyin, and Lin Yu were all dumbfounded when they heard Jia Zheng read out the decree of the virtuous concubine.Jia Zheng dared to pass off the concubine's edict as Yi's decree!

Because Jia Zheng said it was Yizhi, the three of them thought it was the Queen's or Empress Dowager's Yizhi, but they did not expect that the Jia family and Jia Zheng would dare to use Xiande Concubine's concubine's edict as Yizhi.After all, false transmission of the imperial decree and the Yi decree are all head-scratching. Ren Lin Ruhai and the three could never have imagined that the Jia family and Jia Zheng would be so bold.

Lin Ruhai and the others were dazzled by the boldness of the Jia family and Jia Zheng, and when they came back to their senses, Jia Zheng's "Yizhi" had already been announced, and they only heard the last sentence that asked Lin Ruhai and Jia Min to reconcile and return the dowry.

When Jia Zheng ordered Lin Ruhai and Jia Min to reconcile with Jia Zheng's false decree, the members of the Lin family were shocked.

Seeing the shocked expressions of the Lin family, Jia Zheng felt complacent, and it showed on his face.

"Lin Ruhai, accept the order."

Hearing Jia Zheng's call to accept the order, Lin Ruhai was about to get up angrily, Jiang Wanyin quickly pulled him back and shook his head gently, the husband and wife looked at each other, and the tacit understanding between husband and wife made each other instantly understand the meaning of this place.

Lin Ruhai lowered his eyes and nodded slightly, Jiang Wanyin knew that Lin Ruhai agreed.

It's just that it's impossible for Lin Ruhai to kowtow to accept the fake decree. Lin Ruhai got up directly and took the "decree" from Jia Zheng. Jiang Wanyin's mother and son followed Lin Ruhai to get up.

Seeing Lin Ruhai's behavior like this, Jia Zheng stared at Lin Ruhai.

"Bold Lin Ruhai, you dare to disrespect your mother's will."

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang pointed at Lin Ruhai and reprimanded them at the same time, but Lin Ruhai ignored them.

Lin Ruhai took a look at the "Yizhi" and it really wasn't the bright yellow used by the empress and queen mother, but just a golden brocade.But the concubine Xiande is only the sixth concubine, and the golden color is not for the sixth concubine, only the fourth concubine can use the golden color.

Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Zheng with a cold face and laughed: "Since you can invite the concubine of the virtuous concubine to order me to reconcile with Jia and return the dowry, I naturally dare not disrespect."

As soon as Lin Ruhai agreed to return the dowry with Jia Min and Li, Mrs. Wang was overjoyed immediately, and she couldn't care about anything else, so Mrs. Wang immediately urged her.

"Since Mr. Lin has accepted the order, then quickly hand over the dowry."

"Second wife, there is no rush, we still have to go through some procedures."

Jiang Wanyin stepped forward to meet Mrs. Wang side by side with Lin Ruhai.

"Sign and leave the book, what procedures do you have to go through?"

"I heard that the Wang family raised their daughters with the dogma that "a woman is virtuous if she is ignorant". It is not the second wife's fault if she doesn't know the etiquette. There is a record, if you want to divorce, you have to invite officials from the Ministry of Rites to come to witness. Now that there is an imperial concubine, we dare not accept it, and if you want to reconcile, you must invite officials from the Ministry of Rites to witness."

"No matter what procedure you have to go through, hurry up, don't waste our time."

Mrs. Wang was anxious to get the dowry and urged Jiang Wanyin to tease her, but she didn't care.Jiang Wanyin glanced at her and then at Jia Zheng. Mrs. Wang didn't know how to read or write, and she didn't know the etiquette, but Jia Zheng, he claimed to read the books of sages, didn't he know what the general procedure of etiquette meant?

Seeing that Jia Zheng was unmoved, Jiang Wanyin satirized in her heart, and in front of Jia Zheng and his wife, she sent someone to bring Lin Ruhai's name card to the Ministry of Rites to invite officials from the Ministry of Rites.

At the same time, he said to Daiyu:

"Yu'er, bring the key to the west warehouse."

After Daiyu learned that Jia Zheng threatened Lin Ruhai and her biological mother Jia Min to reunite, she was in a daze and seemed to be in a daze. Jiang Wanyin asked her for the key and she handed it over.

Jiang Wanyin gave the key to Lin Hejia and told her.

"Take someone to carry out all the things in the west warehouse. Then go to my room and bring the silver-rimmed box in the vertical cabinet..."

Hearing Jiang Wanyin order people to carry the dowry, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up immediately.

Jia Min was married when the Rongguo Mansion was in its heyday. When Jia Min got married, she was full of red makeup. The silver in the box alone was 10 taels, and there were many other antique treasures.

Mrs. Wang, who was already on fire because of the lack of money in Jianbieyuan, couldn't help being excited when she thought that she would get 20 taels immediately.

The couple's hearts and eyes are full of money, and they don't care what the Lin family thinks.

Jiang Wanyin asked Lin Yu to send Daiyu back to the yard, and asked Daiyu's maid to fetch Jia Min's dowry list.Lin Ruhai asked people to get paper, inkstone, pen and ink to prepare to write and leave the book.

Soon the servants brought out hundreds of Jia Min's dowry. Apart from the dowry, there were dozens of boxes, all of which were piled up in the front yard of Lin's gate.

Soon the officials from the Ministry of Rites came, and it was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites who came.It turned out that the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites happened to be in the yamen. He heard that Lin Ruhai had ordered the officials of the Ministry of Rites to witness and register with his deceased first wife and departed. Those who went out, now Lin Ruhai was ordered to reconcile, but the Ministry of Rites did not handle the imperial order, and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites wanted to know how he came back, so he personally brought people over.

Seeing that Minister of Rites came over in person, Lin Ruhai hurriedly greeted him personally.

"Ruhai, what's going on here? I didn't hand out the imperial decree, did I?"

"My lord, this is what happened..."

Lin Ruhai pulled the Minister of Rites aside and told him in detail.

"Jia Cunzhou is so bold..."

"It's really helpless to be dismissed as an official, please help me, my lord."

After hearing this, Minister of Rites looked at Lin Ruhai sympathetically.How unlucky it is for Lin Ruhai to end up with an in-law like the Rongguo Mansion.

"Forget it, you are too poor, I will help you once, anyway, you and I will follow the "Yizhi" in this matter."

"Ahem, Ruhai, since it's a reconciliation by order, then write a reconciliation letter to sever the in-laws and return the dowry after counting."

Jia Zheng squeezed over at some point, and after listening to the words of the Minister of Rites, he immediately bowed to the Minister of Rites, Yamato:

"Master Shangshu is wise."