Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

But Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, and said: "This statement is wrong, after all, I am no better than my brother-in-law." He has learned a lot since he was a child, and he is proficient in all the rituals and music. Appreciating antiques, calligraphy and paintings is just a small way , was born in the family of Liehou, a family of calligraphy and calligraphy, and he is almost ignorant of this. Even Jia Min himself is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Jia Min shook her head and said: "Master said so, I am more and more ashamed that I don't know what to do. How about big brother, I understand better than the master. Growing up in a family like ours, what's the use of only knowing this? Reading wisely, governing the country and helping the people, this is what the children of people like us should learn."

Jia Min followed his elder brothers in naming, which is extremely rare in this world. Although he was pampered by his parents since he was a child, he was ten times better than his elder brothers. He didn't like how the two elder brothers behaved in the world. long.

Lin Ruhai heard this, and suddenly asked: "Could it be that these elder brothers have never studied?"

Jia Min unconsciously sighed, Lin Ruhai treated her so well, naturally she wouldn't hide anything from him, so she talked about the past, saying: "It's really hard to tell. The old lady and the old lady came from a poor family, and the old lady made a lot of contributions. He was proclaimed as the Duke of the state, and since then he has been on the rise, but the old lady is illiterate, so she gave birth to her elder brother to be raised by her, so she spoiled her a bit, and let her elder brother mess around, but she failed to teach the child well. The old man fought on the battlefield, and finally got back to the capital to have some free time. The eldest brother has grown up, and he doesn't like reading even more. He only knows how to fight cocks and dogs, spend time and wine, and concubines are in groups. On the contrary, the second brother is good at reading books and doing poetry well. Okay, so my father favors the second brother and is very dissatisfied with the eldest brother."

Lin Ruhai raised her eyebrows and said, "So there is such a reason."

He has wandered in Rongguo Mansion for many years, knowing that Jia She is extremely displeased with Jia's mother, and Jia She himself is very dissatisfied with Jia's mother's partiality to the second wife, so he deliberately told a partial joke during the festival, and the meaning is obvious.

He was very puzzled at first, but now he understands a little bit.

However, Jia She could not live up to his expectations, but the second room produced a noble concubine, and Jia Baoyu who looked like a phoenix, extremely intelligent, beautifully dressed, everyone said that he had a great fortune, Jia Zheng had a better reputation than Jia She, Since childhood, she grew up under Jiamu's knees. It is only natural for Jiamu to be biased, but if Jia amnesty herself grows better, it will not end there.

A virtuous wife has few misfortunes, sons are filial to their fathers, and their hearts are generous. It is indeed the most reasonable saying.

If the elders of Jia's family have taught their children and grandchildren carefully and rectified the family tradition, why have they reached the point where their children and grandchildren are unworthy? It is a pity that the Jia family only knows peace and happiness, and they don't know sorrow, and let the family do evil. Although Jia Daishan is knowledgeable and plans for his children and grandchildren, he will die again. It is said that Jia's family is a giant tree, so after Jia Daishan's death, it will rot from the root, gradually wither, and there will be no more vitality.

Lin Ruhai is only an outsider, and he is not qualified to issue orders to the Jia family, even if he advises, who can listen?Jia's mother is the mother-in-law, and Jia She and Jia Zheng are brothers-in-law. As a son-in-law, if he does this, he will be laughed to death.What's more, he already harbored resentment towards the Jia family, and he was merciful if he didn't hurt them. The only reason he remembered Jia Lian and mentioned him to Jia Min was because of a little conscience in his past that allowed Daiyu to rest in peace. Helping him grow up will deepen the rift with the second wife.

If Jia Lian was sensible and had a bright future, would he still bow to Erfang?

It was Lin Ruhai's heart knot that the Jia family mistreated Daiyu, and it was not until they watched the Jia family fall. Not yet.

He wrote a letter to Jia Lian's grandfather, that is, Li Xun, the head of the Imperial Academy, who was Lin Ruhai's teacher in the examination back then, and Li Xun and Lin Gonggong were good friends, and the two families were very friendly. The marriage was also due to Mrs. Li's matchmaking, Jia Min and Mrs. Li were very good, and Mrs. Li looked at Jia Min differently, not to mention that Jia Min was a smart woman.

Li's family is indeed noble, and now the momentum is booming. Unfortunately, two years later, Li Xun's son, Jia Lian's uncle, Li He, was betrayed by his friends and fell into the court. At that time, Li Xun was getting old and died of a disease. The Li family was ruined, so they could only stay away from the capital and return to their hometown of Jinling. This is why Jia Lian never knew about his grandfather's family and had no contact with his grandfather's family all his life.

Lin Ruhai knew about the funeral, so in the letter, besides paying Li Xun's peace, he also secretly told Li Xun about what Li He's friend Gu Ming had done, and advised Li Xun to find a job for Li He to stay away from the disputes in the capital. .

At the same time, Jia Min also wrote several letters to her natal family, including greetings to her parents and her elder brother, especially the letter to Jia Amnesty. When Jia Lian was born, she was still in the capital. Treating him more lovingly than others, he asked very carefully. It happened that the family was preparing a Mid-Autumn Festival gift for her natal family and other families, so they sent someone to the capital together.

The Lin family is thousands of miles away from the capital city, but she and Lin Ruhai have never broken the three festivals and two lifespans of the Rongguo Mansion and family friends in the capital city.

As smart as she is, she has already noticed that outsiders are gradually estranged from her family.Since the death of Lin Gongxian, the number of people who communicate with the Lin family has decreased by more than half.As the saying goes, people leave tea, and once Mr. Lin leaves, the Lin family will not have any official positions in the court. Lin Ruhai has fame, but has not become an official. It's the temperament of holding high and stepping down. Lin Jiakong has the name of the scholarly family of Liehou's family, and his status in the south of the Yangtze River has plummeted.

After Lin Ruhai read the list of gifts, he naturally understood that in his previous life, his situation improved slightly until he became an official in high school. This annihilation.

No one can replace Jia Min in Lin Ruhai's heart, because the two of them used to share wealth and adversity together.When the Lin family was in decline, she did not blame others, but tried her best to deal with the relatives and friends of the Lin family, being able to bend and stretch in front of others; after Lin Ruhai was promoted, she did not bully others, and even drifted away from the Lin family because of the indifference of the head of the Rongguo Mansion after Jia Daishan passed away. In her eyes, Jia Baoyu, who was not from her natal family and far from her husband's family, only received a nasty evaluation in her eyes.

But it was already August when the letters and gifts were delivered to the capital.

Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion didn't take Jia Daishan's letter seriously because Jia Daishan felt very uncomfortable recently. Although Jia She was grateful to his sister for caring about his son, he was stupid by nature and never worried about these things. When he didn't have a wife Always persuading and admonishing, he only enjoys drinking, listening to music and dancing, and throws the letter aside and ignores it.

On the contrary, Li Xun was shocked after reading Lin Ruhai's letter. Speaking of which, Gu Ming is also his protégé, very shrewd and capable. He absolutely cannot tolerate it.

He either listened to the wind or the rain's temperament, first ordered his wife to return a generous courtesy to the Lin family, and then quietly sent his confidants to inquire about Li He and Gu Ming's affairs, probably because Li Xun and his son valued him, Gu Ming Doing things is not particularly prudent, just imagine, who would doubt the person you trust the most?Therefore, after more than a month, Li Xun really found out a lot of clues.

Li Xun's heart felt like falling into an ice cave, and he called Li He immediately.

What Lin Ruhai said was not aimless, and now the evidence is conclusive.

Li He couldn't believe it: "How could Gu Ming do such a thing? I treat him like a brother."

Li Xun smiled bitterly and said: "If Ruhai hadn't heard some rumors and thought it was not good, Tete wrote to me, fearing that he would not only betray us, but also bite back. I don't know that our family has such a white eye. Wolf, he has actually wooed an official who is at odds with our family, I'm afraid he has leaked some of our family's secrets over the years."

Li Hezi's face was flushed, the veins on his neck were faint, and he said angrily: "A wolf is ambitious! Repay your kindness! You really are a villain!"

After Gu Ming became an official, the Li family valued his talent and helped him a lot. If someone else had no foundation, he would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey. How could he be like him? He had just passed the Jinshi exam, and the Li family would help him The county magistrate of the seventh rank, who found a rich place, was promoted to the capital three years later, and became the county magistrate of the sixth rank Chang'an County. Now he is a member of the fifth rank Yuanwailang.

But Li He is 30 years old after all, he has experienced the world, he has been an official to the fourth rank, and he has his own city. After a moment of anger, he calmed down and asked: "What's the father's plan? My son will obey."

Li Xun sighed: "Gu Ming is not a man to be friends with, but his sudden estrangement will definitely make him vigilant. As the saying goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain. In my opinion, we might as well adopt Ru Hai's suggestion and let him go out of Beijing. It will come naturally." Just stay away from him, and I will deal with him after you leave the capital." I only have Li He as an only son, and Gu Ming joins forces with his family's enemies to get rid of him, even though he is a refined, gentle, and friendly literati, I couldn't help being furious.

Li He said yes in a deep voice.

Li Xun said with emotion: "Ruhai is a good person, and he can make friends with each other deeply. Unfortunately, he has bad luck. He lost his relatives several times when he should take the exam. If Lin Gong and Mrs. Lin hadn't passed away, I'm afraid he is better than you now."

Li Hedao: "I have always admired Ruhai's talent, learning and character. I remember my father praised him for being the number one scholar and the style of exploring flowers. It is rare that he still misses us when he is far away in the south of the Yangtze River." Shu Jishi often walks in front of the imperial court, but he has known Lin Ruhai who is six or seven years younger than him for many years, and he has always admired Lin Ruhai's talent and learning.

Li Xun sighed: "Ruhai's wife and your sister are very nice, they still miss your nephew, please take care of it more, but unfortunately your sister is not blessed, and let me send a white-haired man to a black-haired man."

Speaking of his younger sister, Li He couldn't hide his anger, feeling aggrieved for his younger sister, and said: "It's true that my younger sister is unlucky. I used to see Jia Enhou handsome and romantic, but who would have thought that she would be incompetent, idle, ignorant, and greedy?" I'm lustful, but I made my sister angry, if it weren't for Duke Rong's dignity in front of the saints, I would have knocked on their door!"

Li Xun said: "It's too late to say this now. I'm sorry that your sister left Lian'er behind at such a young age. Ruhai comforted me in the letter and said that the Rongguo Mansion is different from other families. They dote on their children and grandchildren very much. Will neglect Lian'er, what do you think?"

Li He's heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "Is what he said ironic? Could it be that he wants us to look at Lian'er?"

Li Xun nodded and said: "I think so too. How can someone like Enhou teach Lian'er well? Rong Guogong is not well these days, who can take good care of your nephew? It's fine if your sister is alive, but now she is gone. Enhou's body is not right, so it is inevitable that Lian'er will be taught badly, and I will send someone to pick up Lian'er tomorrow to stay here for a few days."

Before the words were finished, someone came to report suddenly, saying: "The obituary was issued at the aunt's house, saying that Rong Guogong has gone."