The old lady of the Lin family in Honglou

It is said that when Jia Min and Lin Ruhai arrived at Lingyin Temple, the scenery along the way was picturesque and beautiful. Jia Min also let go of his thoughts and enjoyed the pleasant beauty.

While offering incense to the Buddha in the Daxiong Palace, Jia Min met Mrs. Zhen who was offering incense.

"I didn't expect to meet Mrs. Lin here. I am a frequent visitor here, and the lottery in the temple is very effective. If Mrs. Lin draws a lottery together, maybe it will come true." Mrs. Zhen has been there Lin's house several times, but it's a pity that every time Jia Min is too busy to have a good chat, this time is a chance.

Jia's and Zhen's are old relatives. Although Jia Min was married, she had a good relationship with the girls of Zhen's family when she was in her boudoir. After Jia Min arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, the master of the family seemed to win over the Lin family. Zhong didn't come to the door, but just handed over a gift to express his greetings. Later, Mrs. Lin was pregnant and closed the house, so it was not easy to come to the door.

Now that everything is settled in Beijing, the master is not in a hurry. Mrs. Zhen doesn't know much about the outside world. When I went to the Lin family several times, Mrs. Zhen failed to have a good conversation with Jia Min, but she noticed Mrs. Lin's family. son.

Mrs. Zhen has seen a lot of young masters from big families in the south of the Yangtze River, but not many can compare with the Lin family.My little girl is just of the right age, and through the relationship between the Zhenjia family, it would be great if they could get married.It's best to let the old lady of Jia's mansion come forward to protect the media, so that the marriage will be stable.

Mrs. Zhen knew that the eldest son of the Lin family was raised by Mrs. Lin, and every time she came to the Lin family, Mrs. Lin would always find something to talk about.If Mrs. Lin agrees to persuade Mr. Lin, this is also feasible.

Jia Min drew a top lottery, and Mrs. Zhen said happily when she saw it, "The lottery looks so good, Mrs. Lin will definitely get what she wants."

Jia Min was also very happy, and felt that this trip to pray for Buddha would be successful, so she said happily, "Hehe, let me borrow the auspicious words from Mrs. Zhen first."

At this moment, Lin Ruhai's entourage, Lin Cheng, came over, "Go back to Madam, the master is waiting for Madam to visit Master Jizhen."

Mrs. Zhen smiled and said, "Master Lin is really kind to Mrs. Lin. This master Jizhen is a well-educated monk, and it is rare to see him leave the customs. Normally, Mrs. Lin should also go out for more walks. Unfortunately, this time my daughter did not." Be casual, otherwise you can meet Mrs. Lin. Next time I have free time, I will bring my little girl to the house. Let’s talk about the little girl so I can accompany your daughter. Mrs. Lin, go there first, I’m afraid Mrs. Lin is in a hurry .”

Jia Min smiled shyly, "I just came out today when I have free time, so we have to wait until the next time we meet." Jia Min said goodbye and went out.

In the main hall of Jia's mansion, Mother Jia leaned on a chair and listened to Yuanyang finish reading the letter from Zhen's family.

Mother Jia remembered that she hadn't seen her daughter for seven or eight years, and she didn't expect her grandson to be married.The Zhen family took a fancy to Lin Sui, and it would be great to have a grandson.Think about how many granddaughters there are in the family, but unfortunately there is only one prostitute, Yuanchun. Yuanchun has a better place to go, and the others are all concubines. It is not acceptable to give it to grandchildren. Since the Zhen family is interested, it is okay to help .

The grandson can get engaged, and it's time for his own grandson to talk about marriage too. No one has mentioned it to him, and Jia Mu is upset when she thinks about it.

"Old lady, the person who sent the letter is still waiting outside for a reply."

"You come to write, just say that this matter can only be asked for help, whether it will be successful or not depends on what the Lin family thinks."

"Yes."

"Pearl, go and invite the two ladies here."

After a while, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang arrived successively.

"Can any of you tell me why Hu'er and Zhu'er's marriage has not been settled after so long?"

Mrs. Zhang said, "I started seeing each other very early, and I am choosing a few houses to show my mother. Hu'er wants to get married after passing the palace examination. My master and I don't want to disobey this child, so we have to wait." wait."

"Sister-in-law is just too picky, old madam, you have met Feng'er, my niece, what a wonderful child, and she is just right for Hu'er." Wang has long wanted to tell her niece to the big house , and Mother Jia also likes the child very much.

"Hehe, isn't that a good daughter-in-law that is not easy to grab from younger siblings?" Mrs. Zhang doesn't want a daughter-in-law from the Wang family.Afraid of Jia Mu's immediate decision, Mrs. Zhang said, "That child Hu'er has a big idea. Now the master can't help Hu'er much, so I want to find a better in-law to help Hu'er a lot."

Mother Jia also had a heart for the Wang family's niece. After hearing what Zhang said, she also felt that the Wang family could not help the eldest grandson, so she stopped thinking about it.

"Hehe, my sister-in-law doesn't like my Wang family anymore. If you want to help Lian'er, it's also very good for Lian'er. Besides, if the girl is older, she might be able to hug her grandson earlier."

Mrs. Zhang frowned. This Mrs. Wang is just uneasy and kind. If the second son gives birth to the eldest grandson, wouldn't this be adding trouble to her side?No wonder Mrs. Wang couldn't let her go.He also thought that the youngest son was the second son, and as the girl of the Wang family, she would not agree to it downgraded. It was just Wang's wishful thinking.

Mother Jia thought that Jia Lian could also talk about kissing, and Jia Lian had already been admitted as a martial arts scholar. It would be good if the Wang family helped her. Baoyu is still young, and she will definitely achieve great things in the future, and she will always need some brothers to help her.

"I'm afraid the siblings have forgotten Qi'er and Wei'er because of Zhu'er? It seems that the nieces should also say kiss? Girls should be earlier than boys."

Mrs. Wang has a long face. There are a bunch of concubines and concubines in her room, and when she thinks about distributing Zhuer Baoyu's property to them, her face is full of heartache. Hmph, these should all come from the public, why? I still have to rent out this house, so I can pay as much as my husband's family will pay, and I won't add a cent. Maybe I can exchange for some good things, and I can keep them when I don't need them.

When I came back from Jinling, the clan decided to divide [-]% of the property first, and kept [-]% for later distribution. It's not fair, I have so many heirs in this house, and I only get a little bit of it. The income from the public house is less, so it is difficult for me to get some money from the public house.Those whores still want to share the money, and wait to get rid of them in the future.

"They're still young, it's early, and there's no rush to see them again in three or four years."

"That's right. I'm afraid my younger siblings will be too busy, and my sister-in-law can help out when I'm free. I'm afraid my younger siblings are too embarrassed to ask." Mrs. Zhang knows that the second room has been very noisy these years. It's all intertwined, the families that Wang offended were saved by Zhang, and they united to fight evenly with Wang, so that Wang couldn't even waste those bastards.Aunt Zhao, who was newly mentioned in recent years, is even more powerful. Under Wang's eyes, she gave birth to the concubine daughter Tanchun and the concubine Jia Huan, and Tanchun was hugged by Wang's side to raise him. But Aunt Zhao's fighting power is indeed more than that of the others.

When Mrs. Wang heard what Mrs. Zhang said, she was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood, and her face was so long.

Mother Jia was not happy to see Wang's behavior like this, but she was still Yuanchun and Baoyu's mother after all, so she had to show some face.

"Okay, I came here to ask you guys, not to see what you say. Hu'er has an idea, what's Zhu'er saying here?" Jiamu looked at Wang and asked.

"Master has taken a fancy to the daughter of Mr. Zhu'er's family." Mrs. Wang was not satisfied with this family, but Jia Zheng had no choice but to let it go.

Mother Jia nodded when she heard that it was her son's decision. Let's arrange it earlier, and we will get married when Zhu'er wins the exam.

Mrs. Zhang never imagined that Mrs. Wang, who had high eyesight and top-notch, would agree to marry a daughter of the Jiujian Temple. Do you like Jia Zhu?

Also said that learning is good?Why didn't you fail the exam last time?It was a waste of the quota of his own Guozijian.

Fortunately, Hu'er is up-to-date, she passed the examination all the way from Tongsheng, and after passing the palace examination, she will be a Jinshi for sure.Just look down on Hu'er being pressed all day on weekdays, it seems that Zhu'er is the only one in Jia's house.At that time, I don't know who is laughing at whom.

Hu'er's business is certain, and Lian'er's is also busy. At that time, Hu'er has hired a foreigner and left here. She will come back after ten or eight years, and see how Wang's progress is.Mrs. Zhang believed in her son's ability, and he would definitely be able to make a difference in Lijingli.

The Zhen family received the reply letter from Jia's mansion, and Mrs. Zhen took her little daughter to Lin's mansion leisurely as a guest.

Jia Min also received a letter from Jia's mother. She didn't expect that the Zhen family wanted to marry her. No wonder she said that last time. It turned out that she fell in love with Yun'er.After reading the letter, Jia Min was also very moved. The Zhen family kissed him, and the daughter-in-law would definitely listen to him.Just thinking about it, Jia Min also knew that this matter requires her mother-in-law to nod.

Lin Lin felt that it was very sudden when she heard Mrs. Zhen brought her daughter as a guest.Usually when people from the Zhen family come over, Lin Lin is not very enthusiastic, and Jia Min is also busy. After coming down a few times, the Zhen family is not very enthusiastic about coming to the Lin family. Why did they bring their children here this time?

Lin Lin watched Jia Min bring Mrs. Zhen in, followed by a pretty little girl in her teens.Lin Lin saw the golden jade bracelet on the girl's hand, and saw Jia Min happily pulling the girl up to introduce her, so she knew what the Zhen family meant, and Jia Min agreed very much.

The relationship between the Zhen family and the Jia family is really close. Even Jia Min who is married is also close to the Zhen family. If Lin Ruhai and Lin Ruhai deliberately avoided the Zhen family's social circle, I am afraid that Jia Min's performance alone will not be implicated in the future. .

"Hehe, this child is much better than Tongyu, look at the color of the water, it makes people like it, Tongyu's body is weak, and he stays in the room all day to study, if he has a companion, he will definitely like it. Mother Lin, take out the red chrysanthemum pendant I got a few days ago as a gift, and this child will use this color."

"The old lady is too polite. How can a child afford such a heavy gift?" When Madam Zhen heard it, she knew that it was the Hundred Flowers Pendant that was very popular in the past few days. As far as my ancestors have a set, I didn't expect that Mrs. Lin would bring one out as a gift, so I hurried to talk about it.

"Hehe, meeting for the first time is quite affordable for a child."

After sitting for a while, Lin Lin just wanted someone to take the girl to Tongyu.Cui's family came in and whispered something in Jia Min's ear, Jia Min's expression became a little restless.

Lin Lin asked, "What's the matter?"

Seeing that her mother-in-law intervened, Jia Min had no choice but to go up to Lin Lin and whisper, "Auntie Ding is popular, she has already invited a doctor, and my daughter-in-law has to go and have a look."

Lin Lin was also surprised, "Why did this happen, then go and see."

Mrs. Zhen is also in charge of the house, although she doesn't know what happened, but after noticing the changes in the faces of Mrs. Lin and the old lady, she knows that the master's family has something to do and it is inconvenient to stay.

Jia Min told Mrs. Zhen that she had something to do, so Mrs. Zhen had no choice but to do whatever she wanted.

Seeing Jia Min go out, Lin Lin said to Mrs. Zhen, "It's not good because of the child. It's because the aunt in the mansion has something trivial, so the wife has to go first."

When Mrs. Zhen heard this, she knew that it was not a small matter. The old lady probably had to go there, and she couldn't stay anymore, so she had to say goodbye first.

Mrs. Zhen returned home, and told Mrs. Zhen what happened today in detail, and felt that there was still a possibility of getting married.

Mrs. Zhen Laofu asked, "There are so many white flowers that you can't choose, why do you choose to give red chrysanthemums?"

"Is there any problem?" Mrs. Zhen didn't realize that something was wrong.

"They are rejecting you. You think they didn't notice your intentions. Think about it carefully." The daughter-in-law was overjoyed, and she couldn't even see the obvious meaning. "The Zhen family's children are not in a hurry. Since they don't like it, don't mention it in the future."

"But Mrs. Lin agrees." Mrs. Zhen struggled a bit, not wanting to miss this good son-in-law.

"Mrs. Lin put you with Mrs. Lin from the beginning, just to test her attitude. The Lin family boy grew up in front of Mrs. Lin, do you think Mrs. Lin can decide his marriage? Besides, the Lin family It seems simple, but when the time comes to marry Ru'er to the Lin family, how difficult it will be for her to be sandwiched between her mother-in-law and grandmother. This matter ends here, there are still many good men, you can choose slowly, there is no rush."

Mrs. Zhen only came to her senses at this moment. No wonder, every time she came to Lin's house, she always felt that the relationship between Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lin was a bit out of harmony. Fortunately, her daughter didn't come to his house, otherwise she would be caught in the middle, and it would be difficult for both sides. Do, life will be difficult.

Although it's a pity for Mr. Lin, but for the sake of her daughter, Mrs. Zhen had no choice but to not mention this matter and choose another good son-in-law.

When Jia Min arrived at Aunt Ding's courtyard, the doctor had given Aunt Ding a few needles, and the bleeding had barely stopped.Jia Min hurriedly asked what was going on.

Cui Liu beside Aunt Ding told the whole story.It turned out that Auntie Ding didn't know she was pregnant. She caught cold yesterday and didn't pay attention to her food today. She felt even worse at noon. When she saw her redness, she hurried to the Cui family to find a doctor.

Jia Min also knew Aunt Ding's temperament. Although she was worried that someone else was pregnant with her husband's child, she still didn't want the child to be lost when she saw that it was Aunt Ding, so she reprimanded Aunt Ding and asked her to take care of the baby Let the waiters pay attention, if they make a mistake, they will throw their whole family out.

Their deeds of selling themselves are all in Jia Min's hands, so he naturally agreed and will take good care of Aunt Ding.

Jia Min thought that Gusu was about to give birth, and Aunt Ding was having another one here, but she hadn't made any movement yet, so she was very blocked, and quickly left the small courtyard, rushed back to the room and was in a daze.

"Ma'am, Auntie Ding hasn't moved for so many years, and she is pregnant today, which means that Guanyin is still protecting the master's heirs. Last time, Madam got the lottery. Auntie Ding should have been taken care of by Yu Guang first. Madam should be pregnant soon." The Cui family knew what the master was thinking, so they said.

"That's what you said. If you walk from the temple, there will be one over there, so I should be here soon." Jia Min felt better, thinking that Lingyin Temple should be more effective, so I should mention it to my husband. For a while, go to the temple a few more times to pray, and then I should be there soon.With attention, Jia Min swept away the frustration just now, and then remembered the neglect she had done to Mrs. Zhen today, so she wrote a letter for the Cui family to send to Mrs. Zhen.

Lin Ruhai came home and found out about the family affairs, and now Lin Ruhai has quite a few concubine sons, and he didn't feel much about Aunt Ding's pregnancy, so the housekeeper took good care of her, but she felt distressed for Jia Min because of the child. Hearing Jia Min think After offering incense in Lingyin Temple, I immediately agreed.

When I arrived at Lin Lin's courtyard, when I heard Lin Lin say that the Zhen family wanted to get married, Lin Ruhai pondered for a while. The ties between the four major families were more complicated than I imagined. My own family was barely included because of Jia Min. I have been circling for many years and want to stay away from it. Jiangnan's forces are deeply intertwined, and my family barely maintains neutrality.

Lin Ruhai knew that his mother had secretly rejected the Zhen family, but he was afraid that the Zhen family would continue to entangle him. At that time, he would remind Jia Min that he would not agree to marry the Zhen family. It seems that the engagement of his son must be accelerated, but it must be Wait until you are selected as a scholar.

I have been re-elected for two terms. Once this term expires, there will definitely be changes at that time, and there is a high possibility of raising it.

The Zhen family is not afraid of death and continues to intervene in the salt class. I don't know where the large amount of money has been taken?The problem of salt tax in Jiangnan is getting bigger and bigger. The emperor probably won't wait for a long time. As long as the evidence is sufficient, the emperor will not tolerate it anymore.If there are real changes in Jiangnan, they will not calm down in the short term.

If that was the case, the Lin family would be too passive. Thinking of the layout for so many years, Lin Ruhai felt that it would be best to collect all the evidence in the past two years and find a way to make the emperor act in advance. At that time, he would only send people from Beijing, not He will be promoted from Jiangnan, and the transfer time will be staggered, and then transferred to the south at that time, it is best to avoid the turmoil in Jiangnan.

After a few days, Lin Ruhai didn't hear Jia Min mention the Zhen family's matter, so he knew that the Zhen family must have understood Lin Lin's meaning, and then told Jia Min not to have any more contact with the Zhen family in the future.Jia Min always listened to Lin Ruhai's words, and said that he didn't have much contact with the Zhen family, so he agreed.

After a few days, Jia Min felt that her heart was very blocked, and the Cui family was worried, so she invited a doctor to have a look, and it turned out that she was two months pregnant.Jia Min couldn't believe that she was actually pregnant. This year, Jia Min's monthly schedule was very abnormal. After a few times of tossing, Jia Min didn't care anymore. Unexpectedly, this time without asking a doctor to see her, she actually had it. Jia Min Min was very excited and shed tears.

After Lin Ruhai found out, she was relieved for a long time, and her daughter-in-law was finally pregnant.Lin Ruhai knew that one of the reasons why her mother was dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law was that the daughter-in-law was not in good health and could not raise children. The Lin family ancestors were mostly single-passed. He had a son soon after he was newly married, and he felt very good, but his mother was always dissatisfied. I didn't want to make it difficult for my daughter-in-law, so I agreed with my mother's approach and hired two aunts to come in. I didn't expect my aunts to be so productive, but they put a lot of pressure on my daughter-in-law. Now that I have a daughter-in-law, I feel better.

After Lin Lin knew about it, she told Jia Min to take good care of her body, let the housekeeper take care of the family affairs, and don't let her disturb the master.I personally went to the warehouse to choose a lot of things for Jia Min.If the guess is correct, this child will be Lin Daiyu.

Tongyu has always been weak, and Jia Min is usually tight-lipped. This time Jia Min is pregnant, and Jia Min's mind is on this baby. Lin Lin proposed to take Tongyu to her courtyard. He disagreed, but later Lin Ruhai raised it before agreeing.In this way, Tongyu moved to Lin Lin's courtyard, and Lin Lin arranged for Tongyu to have a few maids.

Soon, good news came from Gusu. Aunt Chu gave birth to a boy. Lin Lin was very happy and rewarded a large cart of things. It was only half a month after coming here that Aunt Zhai also gave birth to a boy prematurely. Lin Lin was also very happy I rewarded a large cart of things.

It was also rare for Jia Min to be in a good mood and to appreciate the car.

Lin Lin wanted to name these two children, thinking that Lin Ruhai got them last time, so she made Lin Ruhai treat them as the same person, and just circled a few words for Lin Ruhai.

The two children were finally named Lin You and Lin Xiu. Both children will be recorded in Sanfang's name, and the genealogy will be recorded when the New Year is held in Gusu and the ancestral hall is opened.

When Lin Lin was happy, Lin Ruhai was surprised when she received a piece of news, and felt that everything her mother seemed to say was quite prophetic.

It turned out that two strange people, a monk and a monk, came to the Zhen family in Suzhou. They went to the Zhen family and said something strange and then disappeared. Lin Ruhai was also searched for later, but there was no clue, as if these two people appeared out of thin air. the same.

Lin Ruhai told Lin Lin about this, and Lin Lin remembered that Zhen Yinglian was going to be kidnapped.Lin Lin told Lin Ruhai that the Zhen family might suffer disaster, the child is the heart and soul of the Zhen family, if something happened to the child, the Zhen family would probably be over soon, and the people in the dark might be planning to take action.

Lin Ruhai remained silent.

"They want to disturb their hearts first. The so-called caring will cause chaos. Little girls are generally not easy to do it at home. I'm afraid they will choose to do it during the festival. Only during the festival, adults will take their children out to celebrate the festival. There are too many people, if there is a commotion or something, and the servants who have been bribed, children are the most likely to suffer."

"It's almost the end of the year, and there are so many festivals, how can you notice so many?" Lin Ruhai asked puzzled.

"They said at this time that their family members will always worry about it for a while. After a period of time, they will probably feel relieved. When they relax, who will probably do it. Mother probably will be in the Lantern Festival after the next year. There will be accidents during the festival, when the festival is lively, adults will take their children out more, and there are many lights on the Lantern Festival. What if it accidentally catches fire or something? What if it catches fire near Zhen’s house? Or it catches fire not far from the children? Panic, people are watching from the sidelines, afraid that this child will suffer." Lin Lin sighed.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai also felt that something would happen to Yuanxiao, and it was still far away from Yuanxiao, but let them keep an eye on the child. If they start with the child, it will be easier to catch the current situation, and it will be much easier to ask their family for help. up.

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