[Red Mansion] Adopted daughter and child

Jia Hu?

Lin Liu was a little dazed. She had watched Dream of the Red Chamber so many times, but how could she never remember that there was a character named Jia Hu in it?And was still cursed to death.

Lin Liu didn't know the existence of this person, but Lin Ruhai did.

He frowned, and his expression was not very good: "Didn't you say that Brother Hu fell into the water and died? I remember that it was because Jia Hu fell into the water that caused my sister-in-law's dystocia. Because my sister-in-law and Jia She had a good relationship, Jia She blamed it After going to Lian'er, the old lady took Lian'er to Rongqing Hall to raise her?"

Jia Min opened her mouth, and was about to speak in detail, but from the corner of her eye, she saw the eyeballs of a few children rolling, as if they were curious about what she was about to say.

She looked at the children helplessly: "It's getting late today, let's have dinner first, and then talk about other things, shall we?"

Lin Ruhai turned her head, and was quite speechless when she saw the thirsty eyes of the children.

But it was related to the fact that Jia Hu was cursed to death, so it really couldn't be discussed in detail in front of the child.

Lin Ruhai nodded, and directly called the servant who was with him, and asked him to go to the kitchen to send a message, asking them to prepare a table of good food and serve them——

Knowing that Daiyu was by Jia Min's side, she could eat and drink like ordinary people, everyone in the Lin family was overjoyed.Don't say it's just a table of good food and dishes to celebrate, even if Lin Ruhai wants to invite guests with a big feast, everyone doesn't think it's exaggerated.

In fact, in the past one or two months, not only did Jia Min suffer from morning sickness, but Lin Ruhai and others were greatly frightened by Jia Min. I can't get up and down, worrying all day long, worrying that when I do something wrong, I will be sold by the master.

Now that Jia Min is healed, don't everyone in the Lin family feel happy?

In just half an hour, several chefs in the kitchen worked together and quickly prepared a table of delicious food suitable for pregnant women.

Seeing Jia Min eating deliciously, Lin Liu and the others felt that the food in their bowl was much tastier than before.

The smile on Lin Ruhai's face could hardly be hidden, and with a wave of his hand, he distributed three months of monthly silver to the Lin family as a reward.

When they finished their dinner, Lin Ruhai remembered what Jia Min said before, without any hesitation, he directly opened his mouth to drive them away.

The children looked at Jia Min eagerly, and also wanted to know how this cousin Hu who had never seen or even heard of him disappeared?What about the so-called dimple technique?The most important thing is, does what happened to my mother during this period have anything to do with the curse?

But Lin Ruhai and Jia Min agreed that this should not be said to children.

There was no other way, Lin Liu could only leave the main room with his three younger brothers.

Before leaving the main courtyard, Gui Ling couldn't help but suggested in a low voice: "Sister, don't you want to know what the dimple technique your mother is talking about?"

Lin Liu raised his eyebrows and looked at Guiling: "What do you want to do?"

Gui Ling chuckled: "I'm just curious, so...how about we pretend to leave, and then quietly hide outside the door to eavesdrop?"

Lin Liu rolled his eyes at Guiling, and before he could speak, he heard Ji Song remind him: "Master Song, when you say this, can you see how many people are serving in the main courtyard, are you really sure?" Can I 'overhear' under the gaze of so many people?"

Guiling was stunned for a moment, then turned his head subconsciously, and directly faced the two "door gods" standing outside the main room door——

Star Flower and Star Lake.

Beside Xinghua Xinghu, there were still two young servants who had been following Lin Ruhai.

The four of them were smiling, as if they didn't hear what Gui Ling said.

But if you look closely, you can find that the eyes of the two are guarded and funny, but it's not easy for Guiling to see it.

Guiling: "..."

The plan was shattered, and Gui Ling could only leave behind Lin Liu in a dejected manner.

Lin Liu suppressed her laughter all the way, until they walked to the twins' courtyard and were about to say goodbye, she smiled and said, "If you are really curious about what a curse is, you don't need to ask your parents, you can read it yourself. Find the answer in the book. What your parents don’t want you to hear is not necessarily the curse, but the reason behind Cousin Hu’s death.”

It was also during dinner that Lin Liu finally remembered that there has always been a saying in the red academic circle——

Jia Amnesty's original spouse, surnamed Zhang, died of dystocia; the two also had an eldest son who died of drowning.

Too much time has passed, and Lin Liu only glanced at it back then, so his memory has long been blurred.She no longer remembered where those red scholars deduced that Jia She's original spouse was surnamed Zhang, and she didn't know how they deduced that Jia Hu died by drowning.

But Lin Liu knew a thing or two about why Jia Lian had an older brother named Jia Hu—

When worshiping ancestors in ancient times, a utensil called Hulian was used.Because of its special status, the word Hulian often represents inheritance, and the eldest son of the eldest son who needs an heir often uses these two characters when naming them.

And Jia She, as the successor of the Rongguo Mansion, and the next generation happened to be of the Jade family, so it was perfectly normal to name his children Hu and Lian.

It's just that when naming, it is often in order, first there is Hu, then there is Lian.

But now Jia She has only one son, and his name is Lian, not Hu. That's why many people speculate whether Jia Lian has an older brother named Jia Hu.

But everything is just speculation by red scholars. In the whole Dream of Red Mansions, the name "Jia Hu" does not appear even once.

He didn't even mention his name, let alone the cause of his death.

Lin Liu used to only hear similar sayings occasionally, but never took it seriously, so when she first heard the name Jia Hu, she didn't react at all.

But looking at the conversation between Jia Min and Lin Ruhai, it seemed that Jia Hu really existed in this world, and he really fell into the water and died as those red scholars guessed.

It's just that falling into the water was a fake, Jia Hu's real cause of death was actually the spell of the dimple——

The ancients were superstitious, and always avoided the technique of cursing, as if mentioning a word, they would also be cursed to death.If this is the case, it's no wonder that the entire Rongguo Mansion was silent about Jia Hu's existence and didn't mention it.

Although the three Guiling brothers were still dissatisfied, Lin Liu didn't know the other answers, so naturally there was nothing he could do to help.

The two brothers, He Nian and Lu Sui looked at Gui Ling, and He Nian spoke first: "Brother, can you tell me and my third brother what you found out in the book about the operation of the curse? We really want to know!"

Guiling looked at his two younger brothers and nodded generously: "I'll look for it when I go back."

Lin Liu pointed out a clear path for him: "There should be quite a lot of relevant records in the history books. You can read the history books first, and then go to other more professional books after you have a better understanding of the spell."

The Lin family has a large collection of books, even if it involves the art of cursing dimples, there are quite a few.

Guiling has always been obedient to Lin Liuyan, and naturally he would not refuse: "Sister, I know, I must first read the history books when I go back, and then look for other books to read."

Lin Liu nodded, and was about to let the twins into the room, but saw the eyeballs of the second brother, He Nian, rolling wildly, and he didn't know what bad idea he was planning.

Thinking that He Nian has always been eccentric, and seems to be like her, especially fond of books such as stories and talk, Lin Liu couldn't help but look down at He Nian: "He Nian, wait for the elder brother to find the information and then wait for me Let me tell you. Not to mention that the two of you have just been enlightened not long ago, and you don’t know a few words at all, even if you can find other people to find professional books for you, you are not allowed to read and try alone.”

"The spell of the dimple is no small matter, and if there is a slight error, it will harm others and yourself. Besides, whether it is the Supreme Emperor or the present, everyone hates the spell of the dimple. If someone knows that someone uses the spell of the dimple, I am afraid that it can directly kill the person's family. It was copied."

He Nian was just being naughty, not ignorant. After hearing this, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, and quickly assured him, "Don't worry, sister, I will wait for my brother to check the information and tell me, and he will never mess around."

Lin Liu reached out and touched He Nian's head: "Second brother, be good~"

She put down her hand and was about to say goodbye when Lu Sui who was standing next to her stepped forward, grabbed her hand and put it on her head: "Sister, I want it too!"

Lin Liu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Okay, okay, you want it too!"

As he spoke, he reached out and patted his head.

Guiling watched from the side, feeling a little greedy.

Lin Liu looked amused, so she reached out and rubbed his head too.After kneading, he smiled and said, "How is it, are you satisfied?"

The twins nodded in unison: "Satisfied!"

Lin Liu smiled and shook her head: "It's getting late today, you two should hurry back to your room and rest."

Because the twins are always in focus, and they are still young, the two children live in the same room in the same courtyard.

The twins nodded obediently, and went back to their own room holding hands.

Lin Liu and the others waited for them to close the door before turning around and leaving.

The next one came to Guiling's courtyard. Lin Liu looked at Guiling, and then at Ji Song behind Guiling. After hesitating, he reminded: "The technique of cursing is not the right way. If you are desperate, it's better not to get involved easily. .”

Guiling was a little dazed, but still nodded subconsciously.

On the contrary, it was Ji Song who was behind him, after a long silence, he bowed to Lin Liu reluctantly and saluted: "Miss Xie for reminding, I can save it."

Lin Liu breathed a sigh of relief, and then left Guiling's yard with her maid.

After the people left, Guiling turned to look at Chunxiao: "Are you familiar with my sister? Why did I feel like I was reminding you of what my sister said before? Are you Are you also interested in the technique of dimple? Do you want to learn? What do you want to use it for?"

Ji Song looked down at Guiling and smiled: "Master Song, it's better not to know, you forgot, didn't the eldest girl remind the second master Bai and the third master Chun to read the art of cursing in succession?" Relevant books have to go through your screening? Guess what, if the big girl knows that you are also interested in the art of cursing...

"Okay, okay," Gui Ling wrinkled his nose, and walked into the yard unhappily, "I don't want to ask, you don't want to tell my sister."

Ji Song nodded: "Uncle Song, don't worry, as long as you don't mess around, I will naturally not tell the eldest girl."

Guiling pouted dissatisfiedly, but Ji Song remained unmoved.

Gui Ling had no choice but to completely dismiss the idea of ​​asking.

……

The children had an outlet to vent their curiosity about the dimple technique, and their attitudes were naturally not as eager as before.

Lin Ruhai was particularly concerned about Jia Hu's death, and asked the child impatiently as soon as the child left.

Jia Min didn't intend to be a secret either, so he directly told what he knew.

Lin Ruhai had always treated Lin Liu as an adult, so when she came to inquire, she would naturally not hide it, and told her everything Jia Min said.

It was only at this time that Lin Liu knew what Jia Hu, a name that had never been mentioned in the original book, actually represented in the Rongguo Mansion before he died——

Not only was he the eldest son and grandson of the Rongguo Mansion, but he was also smart and calm, not only made the old lady very happy, but even Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo who was still alive at that time, liked the eldest grandson very much.

Jia Daishan's two sons have lived with the old lady since they were young.

As a mother, Jia Shishi often remembers to be filial to her mother-in-law, and by the way, she can spend a period of time with her children and cultivate a relationship with them.

Jia Daishan seldom thought of visiting his mother, except for something to do, or to say hello, and he had no affection for his two sons——

The second son is alright, because he likes to read, he can still be seen by Jia Daishan; the eldest son, Jia She, is very disgusted with the Four Books and Five Classics, but is full of interest in dancing spears and sticks, but he has no talent, so it is inevitable that Jia Daishan will not like him .

But Jia She's eldest son, Jia Hu, is especially fond of Jia Daishan.

Not only did he skip Jia Shishi, but he took Jia Hu directly to his own house to raise him after he was one year old. Except when he was on duty in the yamen, he even took Jia Hu with him when he was handling official duties in the study.

Not to mention the entire Rongguo Mansion, even the entire capital, many people knew that Jia Daishan deeply liked this eldest grandson.

However, Jia Daishan led troops to fight in the early years, and accumulated a lot of hidden injuries on his body. After he retired from the battlefield, he was always suffering from injuries and pain. That year, he died of a disease.

After Jia Daishan died, Jia Shishi carried him directly to his house.

It can be said that the time when Jia Hu was alive was completely the highlight moment of Jia She.In those few years, in the eyes of his parents, he was no longer the hopeless person he used to be. On the contrary, he was valued by his parents because he gave birth to such a smart son as Jia Hu.

When the parents are in a good mood, they even open their mouths to praise him a few words.

But no one expected that the accident would come so quickly——

When Jia Hu was seven years old, the Supreme Emperor, who was still the emperor at that time, suddenly decreed to abolish the crown prince.The Rongguo Mansion, who was a staunch supporter of the late prince, was naturally also hit.

At that time, Ningrong and Rongfu, although they supported the prince, they were not deeply involved.

However, the emperor at that time had the deepest affection for the prince, the deepest love and deepest hatred, and his attitude towards the Rongguo Mansion naturally couldn't be as calm and objective as when the second abolished prince was.

It just so happened that the four kings and eight princes who were guarding the prince at that time all took the Rongguo Mansion first, so it was no surprise that the Rongguo Mansion became the emperor's target——

Another reason is that Jia Amnesty was once the prince's companion and had a very good relationship with the former prince.

It was obviously not a trivial matter when the matter developed to the point where the prince was abolished. The emperor was angry and abolished the prince, but soon regretted it, but at this time he could not step down.

Not only did the other princes become more active because the former prince was deposed, but even the former prince himself was greatly disappointed in the emperor. The gap between father and son was like a torn cloth, which could never be put back together.

The emperor regretted it.

But as the emperor, it was impossible for him to feel that he had done something wrong.

So he did a very coquettish operation——

He instructed others to abolish Jia Hu.

Jia Shi later learned from the Concubine Zhen at that time, and now the Concubine Zhen, that the Supreme Emperor's thoughts at that time were: My son was raised and disabled by you, why should your son be fine?

Isn't Jia Hu the only son of Jia Amnesty?

The emperor still wanted to attack Jia Zheng's son, but Jia Zhu was two years younger than Jia Hu, and he was not as intelligent and sensible as Jia Hu, so in the end he only chose Jia Hu as a child.

There are of course many ways to abolish a child.The least suspicious thing is the dimple technique.

That person probably knew magicians like Ma Daopo, and it didn't take long for Jia Hu to fall into the water and catch a cold.His original plan might be to let Jia Hu have a high fever and burn his brain directly, but he didn't expect that Jia Hu couldn't drink water at all, and the servants of the Rongguo Mansion were raised so that they didn't know the distinction between master and servant, so Jia Hu went like this drowned.

The people in Rongguo Mansion will notice that Jia Hu fell into the water. It is because Jia Hu fell into the water when he was just two years old, and he almost disappeared at that time, so he has shadows on the water since then, and he never gets close to places where there is water.

Not to mention a lake that can drown people, even when he washes his face every day, he asks the people below to wring out the veil before taking it over and washing it himself.

Such a person, if you say that he fell into the water and died, who would believe it?

In addition, someone later found some black ash in the corner of Jia Hu's room...

However, even if the whole Rongguo Mansion knew that Jia Hu's death was strange, not only did they not dare to say it, but they could only grieve and pretend to be peaceful, not daring to let people know that some people in the mansion suspected Jia Hu's death.

Because at the same time, not only the eldest grandson of the Rongguo Mansion had an accident, but also a series of fans of the prince, such as the four kings and eight princes, the prince’s family, Jia She’s original partner Zhang’s family, etc., all the children in the family died within half a month. Accidents happened one after another.

Although Jia Hu was the only one who died, the accidents of so many children were enough to wake up the old lady.

This matter was suppressed like this, and then the old lady banned everyone in the house from talking about this child on the grounds that she was heartbroken when she thought of Jia Hu.

Afterwards, more than half of the servants in the mansion were replaced scatteredly. In just one year, all traces of Jia Hu were artificially erased, as if this child had never been in this world.

Lin Liu raised his head and looked at Lin Ruhai: "Then does father know who is that person who cursed cousin Hu?"

Lin Ruhai twitched the corners of his mouth: "Who knows? Zuo is just from the Rongguo Mansion. But since the old lady doesn't plan to pursue it, what's the use of knowing who the murderer is? He didn't do it because of the Supreme Emperor consent."

The emperor is so powerful, sometimes he is so helpless.

Obviously you are the victim, but because you are worried about being discovered by the murderer, you already know who the murderer is, so you can only pretend that you don’t know who you were murdered and who the murderer is. disaster.

Lin Liu opened his mouth, his expression numb.

Lin Ruhai sighed, and stretched out his hand to pat Lin Liu's head: "Didn't you say it all? The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. Let's try our best not to get involved in those matters, and the situation in Rongguo Mansion will not happen." gone."

Lin Liu's lips twitched, wanting to say that's not the case, don't you think the Ji family didn't get involved in those things?But what about the final outcome?The whole family was killed!

Imperial power...

Lin Liu lowered her head, and for the first time, a little rebellious thought came into her heart.

After being silent for a long time, Lin Liu looked at Lin Ruhai with a smile: "But father, how do you know that the mother's pregnancy is so difficult, so someone did it to her? How can you be sure that the Lin family's single pass was not calculated by someone?"

Although this possibility is extremely low, even Lin Liu himself does not believe it.

But when she thought of Lin Ruhai's words just now, "The king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die", she felt sick to her stomach.

Lin Liu always feels that the more she lives in this world, the more she can feel the misery and sorrow hidden behind this world. Although it is not the end of the world, for some people it can also be regarded as a hell where survival is difficult.

And she really didn't want to live in the last days again.

Lin Ruhai was stunned, with a dazed expression.

After a while, he smiled and shook his head: "What are you thinking, kid? My Lin family has kept a low profile for generations and never made enemies with others. How could someone want to harm us?"

Lin Liu looked at Lin Ruhai's eyes unexpectedly, and saw something in it...

frightened?