Be a maid in the red mansion [Comprehensive]

"Lin Ruhai wrote the letter of Heli himself, and handed it to the Minister of Rites after it was finished. The Minister of Rites took the letter of Heli and originally intended to take a casual look at it, but he didn't want to see it, and the old man was shocked."

"Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites quickly browsed through Heli's book, looked up at Lin Ruhai, and saw Lin Ruhai's expression, he knew that what Heli said in the book was true, and was even more shocked. But Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites did not say anything in the end, after all, the joke in the capital Rongguo Mansion Master Shang Shu still favors his subordinate officials."

"Master Jia also take a look. If there is no objection, then sign and seal it."

"Master Shangshu handed the Heli letter to Jia Zheng, and Jia Zheng took the Heli letter. Lin Ruhai burned the marriage letter between him and Jia Min. From then on, he and Jia Min are no longer husband and wife."

"Mrs. Wang at the side was anxious to count the dowry and urged Jia Zheng."

"It's not the same as Li Shu. If there's anything interesting, please sign it soon, master."

"Anyway, it's Jia Min's and Li Shu's. Whether it's good or bad has nothing to do with her. Besides, Jia Min is already dead."

"Jia Zheng originally wanted to take a look at it, but was urged by Mrs. Wang to read the beginning. If there was no problem at the beginning, he signed it directly."

"He Lishu is in triplicate, and one copy is kept by the Lin family and one copy by the Jia family for the record."

"Lin Ruhai accepted Jia Zheng's and Li Shu with indifference, and put it away carefully. Lin Ruhai was heartbroken to see Jia Zheng like this, although his feelings for Jia Min had been worn away because of Jia Min's actions. , but the traces of a husband and wife's relationship for more than ten years can't be wiped away. Even if there is no relationship, it can be seen that Jia Min's brother is so completely disregarded for his sister who has passed away, Lin Ruhai is also very sad for Jia Min."

The Jia family was indeed as snobbish and indifferent as Yin'er said.

"Since we have signed Li Shu, Mr. Lin, let's start working on the dowry list. Today has been delayed for a long time, and the relatives' hospital under construction still needs to be watched by the principal. Hurry up and stop wasting our time. "

Mrs. Wang was not polite and couldn't wait to count the dowry.

"Madam, bring Jia's dowry list."

Jiang Wanyin gave Lin Ruhai Jia Min's dowry list, and Lin Ruhai gave the dowry list to Master Shangshu.

"Today I have Mr. Lao."

Seeing Lin Ruhai take out the dowry list, Jia Zheng hurriedly took out the dowry list kept by the Jia family and gave it to Master Shangshu.

"Master Lao Shangshu."

Master Shangshu took the dowry slips of the two and asked his subordinates to take the dowry slips kept by the Ministry of Rites. They checked the three dowry slips together and found that the three dowry slips were the same.

"The three orders are all the same. There is nothing wrong with it. You should start."

"Lord Jia, all of Jia's dowry is here. Except for the cloth, medicinal materials, and other consumables that have been used by Jia, she spent a lot of the dowry money that Jia brought back then. But originally the official thought Since Jia's dowry should be left to the children, it was made up by Jia's dowry silver. Although Jia is no longer the wife of the Lin family, after all, Jia has been married to my Lin family for more than ten years. Although she committed an unforgivable Big mistake, but after all, I have served my mother-in-law for more than ten years, so the dowry silver that I made up should be considered as compensation for Jia."

Originally, when Madam Wang heard about Jia Min's dowry money, she immediately raised her eyebrows and wanted to argue, but when she heard that Lin Ruhai had made up the dowry money, Madam Wang didn't say anything.

Lin Ruhai cast a cold glance at the couple who were staring at the dowry and sneered.

"Master Jia, it's time to count. Are you coming by yourself or..."

"No, no, we have brought people, so you don't need to worry about it."

Mrs. Wang interrupted Lin Ruhai, obviously she was worried about handing over the dowry counting to the Lin family.Mrs. Wang asked Zhou Rui's family to go out, and after a while, a dozen servants came in and began to count the dowry.

It took a lot of time for Bailai to carry the dowry and count it, but Mrs. Wang still watched and asked the servants to count it carefully.

After two full hours of counting, Jia Min's dowry was indeed there, as Lin Ruhai said, except for the consumables that could not be stored, and there was not a single copper plate missing.

Although the dowry is not short, it is clear that Mrs. Wang is not satisfied.

"At the beginning, my aunt married a lot of shops and Zhuangzi. The previous prosperity of the shop and Zhuangzi was all spent by my aunt. But my aunt has passed away for five or six years, and Mr. Lin should have spent the five or six years. Give it back to us."

Mrs. Wang stared at Lin Ruhai and asked, her attitude was that every penny was counted.

"Ledgers and bring up the boxes."

Jiang Wanyin asked to bring a box up, Jiang Wanyin opened the box, and at the same time gave the account book to Mrs. Wang.

"This box contains the money that Zhuangzi, Jia's dowry shop, has made over the past few years. This is the account book of Jia's dowry. Wang Yiren has carefully counted it."

In addition to the silver, there was also a bag of copper coins in the box. After counting, Mrs. Wang found that there was not a lot of copper coins.

There are nearly 6 taels in the box, and Mrs. Wang is in a good mood looking at the silver.

"Madam Lin is really good at managing money. If you are so careful, our aunt is not as good as you, Madam Lin."

Mrs. Wang was in a good mood to belittle Jia Min and praise Jiang Wanyin.

I don't know what Madam Wang meant by saying such words.Even if she has a grudge against Jia Min, she is from the Jia family, so she shouldn't say such things.After all, the backgrounds of Jiang Wanyin and Jia Min are very different. The Jia family not only has an unmarried daughter but also a concubine in the palace. This will make her belittle the daughter of the Duke's mansion. Jia Min is not as good as Jiang Wanyin who was born as a maid. My aunt is not as good as Jiang Wanyin, can she be better than Jiang Wanyin as Jia Min's niece?

Didn't she have the sneering looks of those present when she said this?

Jiang Wanyin curled her lips and said:

"Wang Yiren is absurd."

Zhuangzi, Jia Min's dowry shop, really didn't earn this much money in the first place. The money was saved by Jiang Wanyin after taking over. It was originally intended to be left to Daiyu, but now it's cheaper for Jia's family.If she had known that the Jia family would be so brazen to ask for a dowry, she would not have bothered to take care of it.

"It's all cleared up, there's nothing wrong with it, Mr. Lin, let's sign and hand it over."

Mrs. Wang urged, she wanted to immediately turn the dowry and silver into Jia's and hers.

"Wait, Wang Yiren doesn't need to be so anxious, there are still some things we haven't settled yet."

Want to leave after taking advantage, there is no such cheap thing in this world.

"What else?"

She couldn't remember anything else.

Mrs. Wang looked at Jiang Wanyin suspiciously.

Jiang Wanyin looked at her with a smile, and beckoned her servants to open dozens of other boxes.

"These are the gifts that the Jia family sent to the Lin family over the past dozen years. Please take a look at them, confirm them, and check them carefully. Now that the Jia family has reconciled with my master, your Jia family and our Lin family have already broken off." Darling, since we broke up, we should break it up cleanly. These are all belongings of your Jia family, and our Lin family can't keep them any longer, so please ask Wang Yiren to take all your Jia family's things back."

"By the way, here's what I want to say here. These dozens of boxes are filled with non-consumable things that have been given to your Jia family over the past ten years. As for the snacks, melons, fruits and game that have been given over the years, they can't be kept. So it’s not counted in it. However, these years, the Jia’s gifts are all Beijing-China specialties. A few days ago, I specially ordered the shop Zhuangzi to re-prepare snacks, melons, fruits and game according to the list of these years, and they will be delivered in a while. If it’s not bad, return it to Jia’s family.”

When Jia Zheng and his wife came to ask for the dowry that day, Jiang Wanyin made preparations, but she didn't expect it to be used so soon.this is preparedness

Jia Zheng took a look at the dozens of boxes of things, and when he heard that the Jia family had given them to the Lin family, he knew they were not valuable things, so he showed disgust on his face.

"Mrs. Lin, why is this so? Although Master Lin and Sister Min have reconciled, don't our two families still have a relationship? Don't worry about it so clearly."

Jia Zheng once again refreshed the audience's understanding with his brazenness.

As soon as Jiang Wanyin heard this, she immediately remembered what Lin Ruhai had said before, that the Jia family really had such an idea, they wanted to take the dowry away but they didn't want to break up with the Lin family.

"Don't, don't say anything about affection. From the moment you signed it, Mr. Jia, and the Lin Jia family have no affection at all. If the two families meet in the future, it's better to be strangers."

"Mrs. Lin, hey, why bother, this is a relationship of decades."

Jia Zheng looked like you were too fussy, and looked sorry for the relationship between the two families, which made Jiang Wanyin and Lin Ruhai feel sick.

"Master Lin, do you think so?" Jia Zheng turned to Lin Ruhai again.

"My wife's intention is mine. No matter how ruthless the Linjia family is, it should be clear."

Lin Ruhai coldly rejected Jia Zhengqiang's involvement. Jia Zheng couldn't help being embarrassed, but he smiled nonchalantly.

Jiang Wanyin handed over to Mrs. Wang the gift slips and account books sent by the Jia family over the past ten years.

"Please ask Wang Yiren to check the list of gifts clearly."

Master Shang Shu was also curious about what gifts the Jia family had given all these years and the Lin family still kept them, so he went over to have a look, and seeing dozens of boxes of things, even the Master Shang Shu, who was used to the world, was shocked.

Master Shang Shu turned his head to look at Jia Zheng and his wife. Jia Zheng, who had seen dozens of boxes of things, was immediately humiliated under Shang Shu's wide-eyed astonished eyes.

Mrs. Wang also found it ugly.Because Jia Sheyuan and Mrs. Zhang prepared the gifts that the Jia family gave to Jia Min in the past few decades, except for the first two years, which were prepared by Mrs. Wang for the next few decades. The gifts given by Mrs. Zhang are naturally acceptable, but Mrs. Wang If you send it, you won't be able to enter it.

All kinds of porcelain, wood carvings, cloth, etc. produced in Liulichang are all worthless things. You can buy a few boxes for a hundred taels of silver in Liulichang.Mrs. Wang gives these things every year, but the Lin family can save dozens of boxes.

Jiang Wanyin specially ordered these things to be brought back when the Lin family returned to Beijing.Because Jiang Wanyin knew the characters of Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang so well, she brought them back just in case, but she didn't expect it to come in handy.

"Wang Yiren didn't count?"

Seeing Mrs. Wang not moving, Jiang Wanyin asked again.

"No, Mrs. Lin is so thoughtful and careful. I believe Mrs. Lin can't go wrong."

Mrs. Wang recruited someone to quickly cover the boxes and carry them away.

Humiliated in public, Mrs. Wang just wanted to go back to Rongguo Mansion quickly with the dowry, if Jiang Wanyin would let them go so easily.

"Now that the ritual gifts that your Jia family gave to our Lin family have been counted, it's time to count the ritual gifts that Jia's family gave to your Jia family over the past ten years when they married into our Lin family."

Jiang Wanyin said coldly, and recruited the servant girl to bring up some gift booklets.Compared with the gift booklets that the Jia family gave to the Lin family, the gift booklets that Jia Min gave to the Jia family after marrying into the Lin family were three more, a total of five.

Seeing Jiang Wanyin take out the gift booklet from the Lin family, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were dumbfounded, while Lord Shang Shu and a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites were in high spirits.

Jiang Wanyin took a booklet and opened it, looking at it and reading it.

"Mr. Jia has been married to the Lin family for more than ten years, and the gift silver given to Jia's family every festival is no less than 2 taels. Over the past ten years, Jia's money from the Lin family to the Jia family is more than [-] taels." In addition to silver, the Jia family also gave the Jia family precious antiques and books from the dowry of the mistresses of the Lin family as festival gifts, and even without telling my master, they gave the Lin family the imperial bestowments from the previous saints as festival gifts. Jia's."

"Although the 30 taels has emptied most of the Lin family's century-old storehouse, our master said that the 30 taels are all a lesson for the future generations of the Lin family, so as to warn future generations not to take it too seriously. Marrying a wife from a family background is like marrying a virtuous person. After all, even your Jia family can’t afford 30 taels now, and your Jia family still has a noble lady’s natal family, and our Lin family dare not ask for debts.”

When Lin Ruhai was in Yangzhou, he was under the watchful eye of the sage, and Jia Min moved money to her mother's house. I'm afraid the sage knew about it long ago, but now it's time to make it clear, so that people can know that the Lin family was evacuated by Jia Min and now they have no money.

And the 30 taels of Lin's family didn't want debts, but they didn't dare to ask for debts because of Jia's mother. Naturally, this must be made clear.

"The 30 taels are not necessary for our Lin family, but the dowry of the Lin family mistresses and the gifts from the Lin family in the past have been returned by Mrs. Jia and Wang Yiren. After all, these things have the imprint of my Lin family on them. Even if you get it, you are not allowed to show it or give it away. These things are registered in the Lin family, and they are also registered in the gift list. If Mr. Jia and Wang Yiren don’t believe it, you can check these gift lists that the Jia family sent back to the Jia family. Therefore, please return Mr. Jia and Wang Yi to my Lin family’s belongings as soon as possible.”

After Jiang Wanyin finished speaking, Master Jiang Wanyin was stunned after she finished reading the Shangshu. Except for Jia Zheng and his wife who were displeased, everyone else was stunned, with a look of amazement on their faces.

The daughter of the Jia family moved 30 taels of silver back to her natal home after she married into her husband's family for more than ten years, and even moved her husband's antique treasures and even imperial gifts back to her natal home; People are eye-opening and amazed.

For a moment Mrs. Wang's face turned ashen.Jia Min has been married to the Lin family for more than ten years, and she has accepted the gifts Jia Min sent back. How much money Jia Min moved from the Lin family back to her natal family, and how many treasures and antiques she sent back to her natal family, Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu are very clear ; It is precisely because of knowing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had the idea of ​​​​the Lin family's wealth.

It's just that because of Jiang Wanyin's mother and son, the wishful thinking of losing Mrs. Jia's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to nothing.

Previously, Mrs. Wang only wanted to ask for Jia Min's 20 taels of dowry, but she never expected that Jiang Wanyin would expose the fact that Jia Min moved her husband's money and treasures to her natal home.

What makes Mrs. Wang even more troublesome is that the most valuable treasures have already entered her and Jia Mu's private treasury, so asking her to take out the treasures from her private treasury is not equal to cutting her flesh.There are many other treasures that have already been given away. Now how can she get them back? Mrs. Wang has a headache.

But Jiang Wanyin didn't care if she was reluctant or not, whether she had a headache or not.

"After all, it is the dowry of the Lin family's mistress, and there is still a royal gift. Please return it to the Lin family, Mr. Jia and Wang Yiren, otherwise, my Lin family will definitely ask the government to ask a saint to make the decision."

Mrs. Jia Zhengwang was forced by Jiang Wanyin's words, and she had no choice but to return the Lin family's treasures and imperial gifts as soon as possible.

Even though they got the dowry, Jia Zheng and his wife lost face, took Jia Min's dowry with He Lishu, and walked away in despair.

"I'm sorry to bother you today, thank you for your witness..."

Lin Ruhai dealt with Lord Shangshu and personally sent Lord Shangshu and others away.Because it was really inappropriate to reward guests with a banquet at such a time today, so Jiang Wanyin ordered the second butler to go to Jingzhong Restaurant to order two good tables and send them to the Ministry of Rites to reward Lord Shang Shu and the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

So when everyone left, Lin Ruhai ordered the door to be closed to thank the guests.

Lin Ruhai and Jiang Wanyin went directly to the backyard to see Lin Daiyu, and told Lin Daiyu everything.

"Daiyu, father and Mrs. Jia have reconciled, and Mrs. Jia is no longer the wife of the Lin family, and the Jia family does not recognize you as a descendant of Mrs. Jia; so my father wants to record you under your mother's name, are you willing?"

Now that he and Jia Min have reconciled, and the Jia family does not recognize Daiyu, Daiyu's identity has become embarrassing; now the only way is to record Lin Daiyu under Jiang Wanyin's name, as Jiang Wanyin's biological daughter, this is the best Solution.

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Ruhai and Jiang Wanyin with eyes swollen from crying.

"Mother, mother, are you willing to let Yu'er be your daughter?"

"Silly boy, in Mother's heart, you are Mother's daughter."

Jiang Wanyin touched the little bun on Lin Daiyu's head.

"mother."

Lin Daiyu threw herself into Jiang Wanyin's arms.

On the same day, Lin Ruhai opened the ancestral hall and recorded Lin Daiyu under Jiang Wanyin's name, and then went to the Ministry of Households to change her household registration and also recorded Lin Daiyu under Jiang Wanyin's name. From then on, Lin Daiyu was Jiang Wanyin's daughter and the sister of Lin Yu and Ankang.

In addition, Jia Min's surname was crossed out in the Lin family's genealogy.Jia Min was no longer Lin Ruhai's first spouse, without Jia Min occupying the position of Lin Ruhai's first spouse, Jiang Wanyin became Lin Ruhai's first wife.

Lin Ruhai also sent the second housekeeper to Gusu in person.

Later, Jiang Wanyin found out that although Jia Min was no longer Lin Ruhai's first wife, Lin Ruhai still cared about the relationship between husband and wife for more than ten years, and couldn't bear her to be a lonely ghost without enshrining her, so she was still buried as a concubine. The Lin family's cemetery enjoys the Lin family's worship, which is much better than the Jia family's ignoring her.

That afternoon, Jiang Wanyin asked someone to pass a sign to the palace, and the next day Jiang Wanyin brought Lin Daiyu into the palace.