Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

At that time, it was snowing heavily in the capital, surrounded by silver, against the cold water of a river, countless boats, like a painting, and there was an endless stream of passers-by on the ferry, as if they were in a glass box.

Because the ship hadn't landed yet, the Lin family let the official ship go first, and then stopped near the shore.

Lin Ruhai stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, looking at the majestic imperial city, he felt as if he had passed away, and he didn't know whether he was happy or sad.

His ghost has been wandering here for nearly ten years, and he has seen countless right and wrong and secret details of various families, including the secret history of the palace. They are all touching, and it is also here that he watched his daughter call for help and wither away in the prime of life.

In this life, he will never let the only remaining bloodline end up like this in his previous life. Only when he thinks about what happened in his previous life, can he know what to do. Incomparable.

He was wearing a mink fur cloak of stone blue carved silk, with black fox fur trimmed around the neckline. When the wind picked up, the cloak fluttered with the wind, making it look more and more elegant and unparalleled. Came over and said respectfully: "Master, the boat has docked, and everyone in the mansion has arrived. Please greet the master."

Lin Ruhai looked up and saw that the springboard had already been put on the shore. Wu Ya, the servant who was sent to Beijing first, knelt on the ground. Behind him was a sedan chair, a horse, and many servants and carriages for pulling luggage. Among them, there were not enough carriages. Also hired a lot of cars.

Lin Ruhai waved his hands, and said, "First, let the wife get on the sedan chair."

Then he turned and entered the cabin to remind Jia Min.

Jia Min had already tidied up in the inner room, and came up to her with a hand stove in her arms, but she was wearing a golden ermine Zhaojun suit with digging cloud red incense slices, surrounded by Zhulezi, and wearing a fox fur with tasseled ears of a hundred sons and grandchildren in peach red and silk. Jacket, ermine skirt woven with gold and grape branches in red, and mink fur cape with multicolored silk engraved stone green. Because of the filial piety in the past few years, the clothes are all newly made this year, and they look more colorful and eye-catching.

Seeing her dressed like this, Lin Ruhai was startled, then smiled, admiring her eyes, and nodded her approval.Maybe it's because he's used to seeing his daughter's sadness in the wind and shedding tears, but now he loves Jia Min's carefree appearance.

When I was young, the four women outside carried the sedan chair into the room outside the cabin, and respectfully invited Jia Min to get on the sedan chair.

Jia Min frowned slightly, and said: "It's a long way from the ferry to the mansion. It's snowing everywhere, and the road is slippery. Why did you prepare a sedan chair? It's cheaper to go all the way back by carriage. "

Turning his head to look at Lin Ruhai, he asked, "It's snowing heavily, sir, let's go back by car."

Lin Ruhai smiled unconsciously, and said: "I have practiced riding and archery for two years at home. A little snow and wind will not hinder me. I have already ordered people to prepare the horse, so I will ride back. You can sit safely in the sedan chair, which is better than a carriage." Be more stable, just now I saw from the bow of the boat that apart from the sedan chairs and horses, there were only carriages for people and carriages to pull luggage."

After hearing this, Jia Min had no choice but to give up, and supported the girl's hand to get on the sedan chair. The woman carried the sedan chair out, and the eight porters on the bank took over. After Lin Ruhai got on the horse, twenty or thirty maids and women who served her Half of the servants followed in the car, and the other half, together with the butler, watched the servants carry the luggage. Over there, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min entered the mansion, while the luggage here has not yet been moved.

People along the way saw it, and they couldn't help being a little curious. When they knew that the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion was coming to Beijing to wait for the exam, they suddenly realized, "It turned out to be his family. It's strange that there are such things. Although the Lin family has no title, After all, it is a family of five generations."

Someone in the nearby restaurant opened the window and looked out. Hearing these words, he smiled at the people in front of him: "Brother Ao, you have sent your cousin to Beijing."

This person's surname is Guo, and his name is Yuan. The middle-aged man opposite him is the eldest son of Lin Ruhai's uncle Shen Yuan, named Shen Xue, styled Aozhi, and a younger brother named Shen Yun. However, Shen Aozhi also saw it from the window, so after listening to Guo Yuan's words, he said calmly: "Next year, it's time to go to Beijing for the spring palace exam."

Guo Yuan nodded and said: "Brother Ru Hai has been filial to his parents for six years. If it wasn't for this, his name should have been on the gold list six years ago, and he might have a seat in the court. But Brother Ru Hai He is very talented, and he will definitely be named on the gold list next year."

Speaking of it, he was a little envious of Lin Ruhai. Before becoming an official, he had finished observing filial piety. Although it was sad, after becoming an official, he would not have to worry about Ding again.After becoming an official, it was difficult for Ding You to recover. There are many people who delay their careers, such as him.After observing his mother's filial piety, he was originally the head of the sixth grade. I heard that all the vacancies for the head of the house were filled, and the remaining one was reserved for the second son of Duke Rong, Jia Zheng. Bai Shenyue became a sixth-rank official, and after several checks, the paperwork he handed over has not yet been approved.

However, the positions favored by wealthy children are seldom obtained by those from poor families. Often, children from aristocratic families can obtain official positions that children from poor families can't imagine in their entire lives, but they are not worth mentioning in their eyes. Although Jia Zheng He has not yet become an official, but obviously, the title of head of the Ministry of Industry is in his pocket, and he has not given it up to others because of his filial piety.

The capital is full of dignitaries, this statement is true, Guo Yuan is not from a poor family, but he is not from a prominent family, his father is only a sixth-rank official, his grandfather is an official to a fourth-rank magistrate, but he has passed away, and their family is not very powerful relatives.

Guo Yuan is 39 years old this year. Even though he was diligent and devoted to his duties when he was an official, he was also shrewd and sophisticated. He was promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth rank in just three years. Ambition, without the help of noble people, it is so difficult to recover, and it will be difficult to go further in the future.

If it were someone else, they would have been decadent for a long time, but Guo Yuan was different, always calm and calm, waiting for the opportunity.

And Shen Aozhi was only forty-one years old, and he was a Jinshi at the age of 35. In the capital, the Shen family is only considered as a third-class family, and the power is not very strong. He has survived for five years, but he is only a sixth-rank. Although it is leisurely, it is also expensive.

Shen Aozhi smiled lightly, with a touch of warmth on his face, and said: "That's a matter of course. I have always admired Ru Hai's quick thinking. In the past five years, he has kept his studies at home, and he has established some kind of academy. I'm afraid he has improved even more. To be honest. , you and Ru Hai are still Gongsheng students in the same department, but he is the top one and I am Sun Shan."

Guo Yuan also laughed when he heard the words, nodded and said: "Although my ranking is better than yours, I am lower than you in the palace examination."

Shen Aozhi said: "What is a false name? I am not as good as you."

It turned out that Guo Yuan, Shen Aozhi and Lin Ruhai belonged to the same family, and Lin Ruhai was the youngest among them. Shen Yuan once lamented that their Shen family was not as good as the previous generation. Back then, Shen Aozhi’s grandfather was still Xiangguo, and his official status was stronger than that of the Lin family. In Shen Aozhi's generation, the literary talent is not as good as Lin Ruhai's, but it's not as good as Guo Yuan in being an official. Guo Yuan has been promoted to two levels in three years, and Shen Aozhi has only been promoted to the sixth rank in five years. Of course, Shen Aozhi did not rely on family members after becoming an official. contacts.

Lao Ji Fuping, ambition of thousands of miles.

Shen Aozhi has never expressed anxiety, nor is he envious of other people's success. His grandfather became an official at the age of 50, and he was the minister of state at the age of 35. In comparison, he was named on the gold list at the age of [-], and he is already considered young and promising.

Although Hanlin is noble, it is not a real job. Shen Aozhi accidentally let him go, so he persuaded Guo Yuan: "I plan to go out of Beijing at the beginning of next year. I chose the area of ​​Yunnan. I heard that the people there are tough. I will think about it for a while. This position is full, and you can take over after a little bit of work. You might as well plan carefully, what is the sixth grade in the capital? Many aristocratic families are content with pleasure and are reluctant to leave the capital, so they all look at the few vacancies, but The sixth rank is outside the ruling party, and your ambition is not in vain."

Guo Yuan smiled wryly and said, "Why don't I know this truth? I originally thought that Ding You would return to his old job in the future, and after next year, he would find a job abroad. Who would have imagined that recovery would be so difficult."

Shen Ao was stunned, and said: "It's good if you have success in your heart. If you let it out, it's really like a fish jumps in the sea, and a bird flies in the sky. Your Shangfeng has some friendship with the Ruhai family, and the Ruhai family In recent years, the gift-giving has not left their home, why not see Ruhai tomorrow, let me tell you for you, ask him to work around, first resume his old job, anyway, it will be a year before Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion becomes a filial piety. "

Guo Yuan said: "Let's just wait and see, if it really doesn't work, then ask Brother Ruhai for help."

He was not lofty enough to reject Shen Aozhi's good intentions. In the officialdom, connections are always important. Shen Aozhi's promotion is for the sake of experience in the lower ranks, while he is for his own ambition. If they have connections in their family, he would not be trapped like this. the point.

Hearing what he said, Shen Aozhi felt relieved, and talked to his father at night.

Shen Yuan is now a senior member of the second rank and a close minister of the emperor. Hearing the sound, he praised: "Guo Yuan was not cynical when he encountered such a thing, nor was he blindly lofty. He is a rare person. Let's just wait and see, if It’s really hard to recover, so you might as well help. Speaking of Ruhai, their family has sent invitations and gifts, come over tomorrow.”

As the saying goes, mother-in-law, Lin Ruhai lost his mother, and felt that his uncle was very close, so he first sent invitations and gifts to Shen's house, and some to Jia's house at the same time, but there were different days when he visited.

Jia Min is a woman with a deep understanding of etiquette and righteousness. Although she feels that her natal family is closer, her natal family has no blood relationship with Lin Ruhai, while the Shen family has Lin Ruhai's uncle and cousins, so she is very considerate and sends the Shen family The gifts from the Jia family are no worse than those from the Jia family, but most of the gifts from the Jia family are gold, jade, silk and satin, while the gifts from the Shen family are mostly brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

Mrs. Shen saw the gift yesterday, and today she saw that Jia Min was gentle and quiet, not arrogant because of her height, she liked it very much, and pulled her to talk about housework and the latest things in the capital.

She is an old lady who is over sixty years old, kind-hearted, very amiable, and has gone through the years, talking about all kinds of details in Beijing, who's married with who, who recognized the young lady as a goddaughter, who's daughter What kind of official has the master been promoted? It is said that it will come out in the clothes and jewelry. It is just what Jia Min lacks. She hastened to listen carefully. What, but after all, you can't know the anecdotes about the relationship between the various families.

But it was said that Lin Ruhai visited his uncle and two cousins ​​in the study, and after talking about the farewell, he carefully inquired about the movements in the court.

Shen Yuan, father and son naturally did not hide from him that Lin Ruhai was not an official, but his future success was a sure thing. When Shen Xue mentioned that Jia Zheng was awarded the title of principal because of Jia Daishan's dying copy, he couldn't help talking about Guo Yuan. Lin Ruhai was stunned, and said: "Cousin is talking about Guo Fuxian who is the same age as us?"

Guo Yuan's character is Fuxian, and his name has the same pronunciation as Shen Yuan, so Lin Ruhai called him by his character, not by his name.

Shen Xue nodded and said, "It's him. Although it was the same year, it's a pity that you were busy serving uncle that year, so we didn't meet for a while."

Lin Ruhai was speechless for half a day, unable to conceal the horror in his heart. Shen Xue didn't know how he didn't know the future achievements of this Guo Fuxian. Xiangguo.