Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

But last time Wang Ziteng deeply hated Lin Ruhai for refusing to show mercy, spared his brother's life, and felt shameful, so he decided to take revenge. Mrs. Wang also felt that Lin Ruhai should not be so stern and selfless. Wang Ziteng said slowly: "If I remember correctly, the Lin family seems to have offended Nan'an Palace once?"

Mrs. Wang was startled when she heard the words, she shook her head and said: "Why did the Lin family offend the Nan'an Palace? It was the Nan'an Palace who offended the Lin family. For that matter, the Nan'an Palace specially invited the old lady to be a middleman, and hosted a banquet for drinking. Reconciled."

Every time she thinks about this, Mrs. Wang finds it very funny. She really doesn't know where Huo Can learned how to be a scholar and a beautiful woman, but she wants to replace Jia Min because Lin Ruhai is handsome and talented.If the Jia family was powerless, she might have succeeded. Fortunately, Jia Lin's family is extraordinary, so the Nan'an Palace could make amends.Although Mrs. Wang and Jia Min have always had rifts, she is also angry about Lin Ruhai's behavior today, but she is also the first wife, and Aunt Zhao is eye-catching everywhere, so she is very favored by Jia Zheng, so it is inevitable that she despises Huo Can's actions.

Thinking of the past, Mrs. Wang shook her head and smiled, and said, "Brother suddenly mentioned Nan'an Palace, why?"

Prince Teng squinted his eyes and smiled, with a hint of cunning at the corners of his mouth, and said: "Even if we are dealing with Lin Ruhai, we shouldn't do it ourselves. If your family knows, you are not a good man."

Mrs. Wang was moved in her heart, after all, they were brother and sister, she was suddenly blessed, and said in a low voice, "Brother intends to borrow a knife to kill someone?"

Wang Ziteng nodded with a smile.

Among the four families of Jia Shi Wang Xue, the third generation descendants, apart from Jia She and Jia Zheng brothers, historians needless to say, except for the eldest son, Shi Nai and Shi Ding are also quite progressive. It is not easy for the Xue family to marry a girl from the Wang family. Teng is even the best among them. To achieve his current official position, he depends entirely on his own ability. He is also a smart person, but no matter how wise and decisive a person is, there are very few who can kill relatives righteously. If it is my turn, I am determined not to give up the lives of my family members, so my heart is saddened by the death of my brother, and I cannot forgive Prince Lin Ruhai, but I feel very angry.

In the world, officials and officials protect each other. Mrs. Wang did not know how many things she took and how much money she made. After hearing Wang Ziteng's plan, she couldn't help saying: "How can it be so easy? The Nan'an Palace is in the capital, and it is the Nan'an Prince who guards the West Sea. The place where the princess lives with him is also thousands of miles away from the south of the Yangtze River, how can my brother borrow their sword?"

Wang Ziteng chuckled, his brows and eyes were full of sternness, and he felt extremely shrewd, and said: "I heard that Ye Ting found a job in the south of the Yangtze River, and he will go south to Yangzhou soon. Isn't that where Lin Ruhai is?"

Ye Ting is Huo Can's cousin, and his sister is Jia Min's cousin. It stands to reason that Ye Lin's family can be regarded as a little bit related, but Ye Ting grew up with Huo Can since he was a child. Huo Chan didn't like Lin Ruhai, so Wang Zitengping saw him often, and he could always hear that he never forgot Lin Ruhai, but it wasn't about thinking about Lin Ruhai, but resentment.

It turns out that Wang Ziteng learned from him that Huo Can's life in Xihaiyanzi is not satisfactory now, and he doesn't know what happened. She hadn't been to Xihaiyanzi that year, and there were outstanding talents there. In the end, after careful consideration, Nan'an County King had no choice but to choose the third son of Yang Hao, the governor of Yunnan. Yang Hao was only of the fourth rank when he got married, and his son was only from a family. Be stronger, have no skills at all, only know how to fight cocks and run dogs, spend time and drink, and quarrel with Huo Can day and night.

Although the prince of Nan'an wanted to protect his daughter, he was a married girl after all. Emperor Xuan Kang didn't even ask about the marriage, and Yang Hao was in charge of all affairs in Yunnan. Because of these reasons, the young couple quarreled, and Prince Nan'an couldn't intervene in it.

Therefore, these years, Ye Ting hated Lin Ruhai more and more. Since Ye Ting went to the south of the Yangtze River, he had to find some troubles for Lin Ruhai.

Mrs. Wang was startled when she heard the ins and outs, and she was a little scared. She hurriedly persuaded her: "I advise my brother to calm down a bit, and don't cause trouble for the upper body because of a small loss. I think back then, the princess of the Nan'an Palace was in the capital. Rampant, how domineering? How is it now? You can’t even choose a good county horse, and you can only marry a dude. If you say that there is no Lin Ruhai’s handwriting, I don’t believe it. Unmarried handsome? Over the years, I have seen that Lin Ruhai looks elegant, but in fact he is decisive. You know, Mr. Zhen came to Beijing this year to report on his duties, and he also stared at the Yan Ke Censor, so Lin Ruhai got it."

While speaking, Mrs. Wang suddenly remembered that Lin Ruhai's uncle's cousin seemed to have been an official in Yunnan, and there was something in the same year that he was also an official in Yunnan. Mrs. Wang didn't know if he had moved to the left.

After hearing this, Wang Ziteng couldn't help pondering, but then shook his head and said: "It's okay, anyway, I won't come forward, the matter was done by Ye Ting, so what has it to do with me? Even if Lin Ruhai finds out, he will only find out about Ye Ting's head." , The Ye family has been defeated, Ye Ting has lost his parents, and he has no ability, forgive him for not thinking of me."

Mrs. Wang sighed: "I'm just afraid that I will hurt my brother." Wang Hao's death is certainly heartbreaking, but compared to him, Wang Ziteng is her natal family's support. What is Wang Hao?After all, some things still depend on their Rongguo Mansion.

He asked again: "What's your brother's idea? How to borrow a knife? How to kill someone?"

Wang Ziteng said indifferently: "Isn't Lin Ruhai adhering to the principles of self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and world peace? He is now in Yangzhou. I heard that there are many beautiful people in Yangzhou, and there are good stories about both talented men and beautiful women."

Mrs. Wang stopped immediately.Although she is a woman in the inner house, she also knows the name of Yangzhou Flower Street and Liuxiang, and many local salt merchants buy many small, thin and beautiful women to play and teach, and teach them the art of playing piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing. With the officials in the past, I would like to ask all the officials to take extra care. Did my brother actually want to lure Ye Ting to try to lure Lin Ruhai into the Flower Street and Willow Lane?Or send someone into Lin's house, so as to mess up his inner house?I heard that the imperial court regulations forbid officials to set foot in Huajie Liuxiang and other places.

Mrs. Wang wanted to ask in detail, but felt that the matter was extremely unpleasant, so she stopped talking.

She didn't know that Wang Ziteng's scheme was more vicious than she thought, and Ye Ting secretly planned to ruin Lin Ruhai's reputation. She was also shocked when she learned about it later, but she didn't mention it later.

Mrs. Wang talked about some housework with her elder brother and sister-in-law. After lunch, she got up and went back to the house, and first went to pay her respects to Jia Mu.

The courtyard where Jiamu lived was originally a first-class place in the Rongguo Mansion. Although it was not as magnificent as the Rongxi Hall, nor as small and unique as the East Courtyard, Jiamu was naturally elegant, and the three-entry courtyard was sparsely arranged and elegantly furnished.It’s already September, the yellow flowers are drunk, and the red maple is like fire, which is more and more lively and beautiful. When the wind blows, the fragrance of osmanthus seeds is even more refreshing.

Mrs. Wang was in a daze, unknowingly, it had been several months since Baoyu caught Zhou, and she couldn't help being very worried when she thought that Jia Zheng didn't like Baoyu because of that day.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang sighed and walked in. Suddenly, she saw several women walking in front carrying two pots of white crabapple flowers. The branches and leaves were like green, and the petals were like snow. Son? Sent to the old lady’s room? It’s actually a white begonia, which is rare. Who sent the flowers? I just came back, and I haven’t seen the post yet.”

When the mother-in-law heard the voice, she hurriedly stopped, turned around and said, "Go back to your wife, it's the Lai family's filial piety."

Mrs. Wang heard that it was the Lai family, and she frowned. The Lai family was very fond of Jia Mu, and Lai Nai was also Jia Mu's confidant. Going out, those who can also read and write are served by the nanny, maid, and mother-in-law. Even Mrs. Wang dare not underestimate their family, so she smiled and said: "Their family has a heart."

After hearing this, the women took the opportunity to laugh and said, "No, this is for Baoyu."

Mrs. Wang was taken aback when she heard the words, and said: "Baoyu has always loved red. Roses and pomegranates are his favorites. No matter how bad it is, peach blossoms are also good. Why did he change his temper and like white begonias today?"

Why don't the women know Baoyu's habit, even the rouge on the maid's mouth, he loves it very much, and often clamors to eat it, but dare not let Jia Zheng know, so he laughed and said, "Mrs. During the meeting, Baoyu said that the white crabapple was clean, but it happened that everyone in Lai heard it, so I sent two pots of excellent white crabapple to Baoyu to put in the room."

Mrs. Wang nodded and went in first, followed by the wives carrying Bai Haitang.

But seeing Yuanyang holding Baoyu watching the parrot in the corridor, Baoyu's face was teased like a spring flower, and he leaned against the neck of Yuanyang to smell the fragrance on her face. Seeing Mrs. Wang, Yuanyang hurried over and reminded softly: "The old lady is not happy today, please be more careful, madam, go and change clothes before coming back."

Mrs. Wang also asked in a low voice: "What? What happened?"

Yuanyang said: "The old man of the Shi family disappeared early this morning, and the wife went out, so I only sent the old lady away."

Mrs. Wang was really taken aback in her heart, and her face also showed some surprise, she said: "It's okay, why is the old historian gone? Didn't you say it was just a cold? It wasn't a serious illness, so we even gave it away. There are some medicines."

Yuanyang sighed, with a bit of regret on his face, and said, "It's just a minor illness that killed me! Master Shi is so strong and strong. Who didn't say that Master Shi would inherit the title in the future and join the army? With the help of the second master and the third master, we will be able to honor our ancestors. Who would have imagined that the fate would be unlucky, the Shi family’s uncle and grandpa would be safe, but the eldest master would be gone, and there would be no son behind him, so this house would be extinct.”

Mrs. Wang wondered: "Why did you say that? Didn't the lady of the Shi family have a baby? How can she die?"

Yuanyang shook his head and said: "It would be great if he was really a brother. In the future, the title will still be in the house of the Eldest Master, but the Eldest Man died of illness, and the eldest wife of the Shi family was in great pain. She had a fetal gas and gave birth prematurely. It collapsed with blood."

Mrs. Wang was heartbroken when she heard this, remembering the friendship between the two families in the past days, she shed tears unconsciously, and said with a slightly choked tone, "Why do they have so many disasters, don't say that Uncle Shi's white-haired person gave black hair to me?" The sorrow of people is that this girl who just fell into the grass, was born without parents, what will happen in the future?"

Yuanyang also sighed: "That's not what I said. My uncle thinks that Miss Shi's life is bad. She has restrained her parents and is a daughter again. She is so unhappy that she didn't even ask. Now she is hugged by the second wife of the Shi family. Take care of me."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang sighed, and hurriedly changed into plain clothes before going to Jiamu's room to express her annoyance.

Jia Mu is leaning on the pillow and weeping in the room. There are two pots of white crabapple in the corner. Baoyu is squatting in front of the flower pot to pick the petals. He said: "It's true that there are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings. Yesterday, I was fine. I said I wanted to eat, but I didn't have it at home. Tete sent someone to buy it outside. I never thought that when I woke up this morning, I was so angry. My son is gone, I am such a big nephew, how can you not make me sad?"

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to go forward and comfort her: "The historian has gone, the deceased is dead, the old lady should take care of her own body, don't be too sad, it will make the historian uneasy."

Jia's mother wiped away her tears and said, "I understand that, the historians take care of the funeral of the two of you, and you should be more careful."

Mrs. Wang quickly agreed, and she really went with Mrs. Dou the next day.

Mrs. Dou's brother, Dou Chen, has been a Jinshi this spring. He was selected as a noble scholar of the Imperial Academy. All hearts are taken.

Because the old historian is alive at this time, the grief is too great, and the funeral of his son and daughter-in-law is not very lively. Rao, there are people coming and going.Shi Nai and Shi Ding both filed for leave, and the two couples were so busy that their feet never touched the ground, especially Shi Nai, who had to greet visitors, and Shi Nai's wife had to take care of her pre-term niece, so she was [-] minutes busier than others. .

After finishing the funeral, the old man of the Shi family couldn't bear the pain of losing his son any longer, so he couldn't get sick anymore.

Shi Ding and Shi Nai waited for their father to take the medicine, pulled out the curtain, and left the courtyard. Shi Ding suddenly remembered what Lin Ruhai said in the restaurant that year, and he couldn't help sighing to Shi Nai: "If elder brother listens to brother-in-law Lin, at least Take care of it, why is this? We never thought that the big brother would disappear like this." As he said, Shi Ding couldn't help but shed tears.

Although the relationship between the eldest brother and him is not as good as that of the second brother, but they are brothers after all, and since the eldest brother is gone, how can we not feel sad for him.

When Shi Nai heard this, his heart moved, and he was immediately moved. After thinking about it for a long time, he whispered to his younger brother: "Perhaps brother-in-law Lin really saw something. I don't know, otherwise I wouldn't say such a thing. You can Remember brother-in-law Lin said that our family will be a double marquis in the future? I said that there are no double marquises, and our father is not a marquis. The title belongs to the eldest brother, so what has it to do with us? Should it apply to me, it means inheriting my father’s title, and then doing meritorious service, repeating the glory of my ancestors? But you earned a Marquis by yourself? I remember that you just passed No.3 in the exam? It’s really effective.”

Shi Ding said quietly: "I also think brother-in-law Lin is very capable. Second brother, look, brother-in-law Lin has only been an official for ten years, how smooth is it? There is no twists and turns, and he immediately became a salt transport envoy between Huaihe River and Huaihe River. I heard from Cousin She of Rongguo Mansion that he has returned the silver taels owed by Rongguo Mansion, and it was because of Brother-in-law Lin who came here, and Brother-in-law Lin also returned the 5 taels before decree was issued after the report."

Shi Nai asked, "Does our family owe money too?"

Shi Ding thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "How do you and I know about the family affairs? Originally, my father only told my eldest brother, but now that my eldest brother has gone, I think my second brother will know about it in the future. Second brother, why are you asking this?"

Shi Nai pondered for a moment, then said: "I think brother-in-law Lin has the ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, otherwise it would not be so smooth, so following him to do things is probably not wrong. Why is brother-in-law Lin in such a hurry to pay back the money? Someone like cousin pardon , How could you think of this? There must be some reasons for which you and I don't know. Our family has to pay it back."

If it is said that money is owed, most of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty owed money, even the princes and princes owed a lot.

After hearing this, Shi Ding said: "I advise my second brother to take it easy and don't mention it to my father. Although I have a rough temper, I am not a fool. My father's temper probably understands better. If my elder brother asks my father like this and persuades him, Maybe my father got annoyed, saying that the second elder brother has long coveted the eldest brother's title, so the elder brother wanted to intervene in the affairs of the house before his bones were cold. Therefore, the second elder brother might as well wait until the second elder brother can be the master of the house, and think Cook as you like, and no one else will say anything."

He continued: "I heard that brother-in-law Lin beheaded a descendant of the Wang family this year, and he showed no mercy at all. With Wang Ziteng's temperament, he must be relentless. Their family is all bold and arrogant masters. No, the formation of cliques is worse than our family and Jia's family, if we want to make friends with brother-in-law Lin, we have to be more careful."

Shi Nai sneered, and said: "In terms of relatives, we are closer to the Lin family than they are! Wang Ziteng is a capable person, but it's a pity that he protects his own people too much and spoils him too much. Whether it's right or wrong, it's all other people's fault. Come on, how can we teach future generations well? Wang Ziteng now has two daughters and one son. The eldest daughter has already been passed down by their aunt, but the second daughter does not know yet, but his son Wang Ren is the most lawless, bullying men and women and doing all kinds of evil. What their aunt did I vaguely heard some rumors about the matter, not only that, but even Wang Ziteng's wife did this too, it can be seen that it was caused by my ears and eyes, and I didn't take it seriously. Although our four families have friendship, they are far away from theirs. The Jia family It's also far away, people like Lin Ruhai are worthy of our friendship, after all, a good wife and husband rarely cause trouble."

Speaking of this, Shi Nai sighed, Lin Ruhai's character is upright, Jia Min has never done anything that would harm the family's descendants, and his son has been well-bred, but at the age of eight or nine, his writing is outstanding, so what? Like the Jia family and the Wang family, what Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wang Ziteng did will not be mentioned. Fortunately, the Jia family has Jia Zhu and Jia Lian who are quite advanced. Five years old, already spoiled to the point of arrogance.

In terms of relatives, but in terms of friendship, Wang Ziteng lived in the capital, and he was closer to them than Lin Ruhai, who was away all the year round, but he knew more things, and Shi Nai inevitably felt a little cold towards them.

The capital is so big, who doesn't know who?Even if there is no relationship, if there is a wedding or a wedding, you have to go there like a normal person. When you meet each other, you will inquire about each other's news. Therefore, Mrs. Wang Ziteng and Mrs. Wang's sister-in-law can't hide their actions from others, let alone they rely on their power. , did not converge.

Shi Nai lamented unceasingly. If he wanted to be rich for a long time, he should learn from Lin Ruhai and Jia Min. Can't fault it.

Shi Ding agreed: "Except for Wang Ziteng, the rest of the Wang family don't care. How about these two children. As for the Xue family in Jinling, they are far away, they are relatives of the Wang family and cousin Zheng, so what does it have to do with us?"

Shi Nai nodded, standing in the world, if he wanted to honor his ancestors, he had to make a choice.

Shi Ding asked again: "Now the eldest brother's daughter is taken by the second sister-in-law? If you lack energy, ask my daughter-in-law to help. I see that my niece should have a name. I can't call it a big girl, but Has a name but no name."

Mentioning the niece who lost her parents in her infancy, Shi Nai expressed pity and sighed: "It's just a child, how can your sister-in-law take care of it? It's not that she hasn't taken care of your nephew, so you don't need to worry about it. Go, I will be the eldest son and my uncle, so I have to take care of it. Although I am a girl, I will have another in-law when I get married tomorrow, so you don't have to worry about us neglecting her. As for the name, my father doesn't care, so I have to choose it Now, what do you think of Xiangyun?"

Shi Ding read it again and said, "It's good, let's call it Xiangyun."

After hesitating for a while, he said, "I was outside the other day, and I vaguely heard that the Ye family's uncle met Wang Ziteng once before he went south. I don't know what he said. It was Ye Ting who made things difficult for brother-in-law Lin when his cousin pardon got married. Two Brother, should we write a letter to brother-in-law Lin? How well you know? His family added a daughter this year. Although our family followed the Jia family to send a gift, it is not as good as sending it by ourselves, let alone the second year next year. Moon Girl will be one year old soon, why don't you prepare some more gifts to send, just in time for the winter gift, and order your confidants to quietly tell Brother-in-law Lin when they give gifts."

Shi Nai's face changed immediately, he nodded and said: "It should be so, don't worry, I'll send someone there."

Lin Ruhai and his wife only got the news when they entered the winter. The Grand Master Historian was originally the cousin of Uncle Jia Min’s family. He was also a sibling who grew up in the same family. He was saddened to hear of his early death, but Lin Ruhai knew his fate early on. , not so surprised.

That year when we met at Shi Ding in Beijing for a drink, Lin Ruhai also reminded the Grand Master of the Shi family to take good care of his health, but he didn't take it seriously. This year Lin Ruhai was too busy to think about it at all.When he arrived in Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai went through all the accounts, reconciled and checked the accounts, and was extremely busy. It took a full month and a half to complete the handover with the previous salt transport envoy.Before the Salt Envoy left, he laughed and said that Lin Ruhai was too careful. Even so, he understood Lin Ruhai's intentions. After all, he did the same thing when he took office, lest the accounts would be messed up, and the responsibility would fall on him. body.

As for the historian who said that Wang Ziteng had met Ye Ting, Lin Ruhai smiled. He didn't need to be reminded. As early as he heard that Ye Ting's name was among the new officials this year, he was on guard, but he didn't expect him to meet Ye Ting. Wang Ziteng.

This is the advantage of having many friends. Nine out of ten powerful people in the capital know each other. They are friendly or hostile to each other. They can always know something about the troubles of the other party, especially the friends in front of the imperial court. He knows more than others, who usually meets who, although he doesn't know what was said when they met, but he always knows that they have met and discussed things.

Wang Ziteng probably didn't expect that although he was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, the news in the capital had never stopped.Before the historian sent this letter, the Shen family, Li family and Su Li sent many letters first, not only this one.

A few days later, the weather became colder, and Ye Ting still hadn't arrived in the south of the Yangtze River. Lin Ruhai ordered someone to inquire, only to find out that he was always delicate and expensive, so he rushed away from the capital to go to the south of the Yangtze River day and night. He didn't want to be sick and delayed It took more than a month to start again, and now I am still on the way, so I just sent someone to tell me first.

Today Lin Ruhai took a rest, because the sun was very good, so he changed into thick clothes, put on a cotton cloak, and went out to play with Daiyu in his arms.

Jia Min listened, but she didn't agree, she quickly followed up wearing a mink cloak, and said: "It's very cold, what is the master going out for? There is no good place to go anyway. If you say stubborn, the scenery in the garden is really beautiful. It's not worse than going outside, it's better to wait until it gets warmer, and the master will take her out when Yu'er is getting older."

Daiyu is now nine months old, wearing a pink jacket and red trousers, embroidered shoes, wrapped in a small cotton cloak with big red feather satin and duo Luo, the cloak is connected to a snow cap, and the edge is trimmed with snow satin, Embroidered with red plums, her small face became more and more crystal clear like jade. She lay in Lin Ruhai's arms and looked at Jia Min with a pursed smile, very cute.

Jia Min reached out to hug her back, but she turned her head and grabbed Lin Ruhai's hair with her small hands, but she refused.

Lin Ruhai supported her daughter with one hand, stroked her back with the other, raised it up, and said with a smile: "Where is it so cold that you can't go out? The lake hasn't frozen yet. I can't blow the wind when I go out by car. Besides, We, father and daughter, did not go far, but only visited the Slender West Lake. Although the garden we live in is nice, it is only artificially piled up, it is not a natural scenery, and there is nothing to see."

While talking, he looked at his daughter and said with a smile: "Yu'er said, right?"

Daiyu hadn't spoken at this time, and she was a baby, so she didn't understand the meaning of Lin Ruhai's words, she looked at Lin Ruhai blankly, and said a few times, delicate and tender, indistinct, and she couldn't hear clearly, I don't know what she wanted say what.

Jia Min had no choice but to ask them to bring more servants, and ordered the nanny to follow along with Daiyu's changed clothes.

The inside of the car was covered with a brocade carpet and a stove was set up. As soon as I got into the car, there was a burst of warmth and a little fragrance from the stove. There was a lot of voices from the audience, and Daiyu looked at the window and babbled, stretched out her hand to grab the curtain, and tried her best to see the excitement.

Lin Ruhai knew that she was bored, so she lifted the corner of the curtain slightly, so that she could see the scene of people coming and going outside. There were many shops, restaurants and booksellers on the street. passerby.Yangzhou is the most romantic and wealthy place in the world, the guests are all well-dressed, and Daiyu happily dances in Lin Ruhai's arms.

After a while, the carriage stopped by the Slender West Lake. Lin Ruhai wrapped her daughter in a cloak before hugging her out of the carriage.

Although it was winter, there were many tourists. Looking at the rippling lake and the sparkling water, Lin Ruhai only felt that his heart was wide open and his eyes and ears were clear. At this time, the sky was as clear as clear blue and the clouds as white as snow. Daiyu was happier and pointed out Watching the painted boats on the lake keep calling.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Okay, let's go and sit on the boat."

Before the words were finished, I saw a painting boat parked by the lake, and the drum came down from it, saying: "My lord, everything is ready."

This painting boat was prepared by Lin Ruhai early on, and it was filled with servant girls of the Lin family. Lin Ruhai carried Daiyu onto the boat. Cooking tea on the stove, the hot air from the spout of the pot will be dissipated by the wind, which further sets off the maid's snow-white wrist like jade.

After Lin Ruhai came, the boat slowly swam towards the center of the lake.

Lin Ruhai wanted to enter the cabin, but unexpectedly took only half a step, then heard Daiyu yelling, turned her head to look outside the cabin, and signaled to go out.Lin Ruhai thought for a while, then ordered someone to move a rattan chair to the bow of the boat, and sat down on her own, and Daiyu was overjoyed.

The previous maidservant in green clothes brought fragrant tea, and a few more young maidservants came out in a file, and set up a few beside the rattan chairs, and put some colorful fresh fruits on the table, and another maidservant brought a fox fur blanket, and was about to He wanted to cover Lin Ruhai's legs, but he heard Lin Ruhai say: "The girl is still young, and it's not good to touch the leather. Change it to a brocade blanket."

After hearing this, the maid hurriedly changed into a brocade blanket with sky blue wishful cloud pattern.

Lin Ruhai put the blanket on her knees, but stretched her hands under Daiyu's armpits, helping her to step on it.

Daiyu looked around, overjoyed, looking at the scenery for a while, looking at Lin Ruhai for a while, and grabbing Lin Ruhai's skirt for a while, she was really very busy.Lin Ruhai felt very relieved. Although compared to Lin Rui, Daiyu still felt a little thinner, but she was much stronger than in her previous life. Since she was born, she had only been sick three or four times.

When Daiyu was just born, Lin Ruhai asked the doctor to take her pulse carefully, but the doctor said that Daiyu still had some blood deficiency in her womb, and it had nothing to do with her parents, she had to take good care of her, and she would be no different from ordinary people in ten years .

Every time Lin Ruhai thinks of this, he feels very upset. He is already so careful, he has spent a lot of effort, and his diet is no worse than that of the palace. He, Jia Min, Lin Rui, mother and son are in good health, It is good to give birth prematurely, but Daiyu gave birth in October, how can she still not avoid the fate of frailty and sickness in her previous life?

Lin Ruhai suddenly thought of those two monks and Taoists who were elusive, one was a monk with a scarlet head, and the other was a lame Taoist.Zhen Shiyin, holding Yinglian in his arms, met them before, and went with them when he became a monk. Xue Baochai's illness was given by the monk's prescription, Yao Yinzi and the auspicious words of golden and jade marriage. Ling Baoyu recited it again, Jia Baoyu became a monk and they saved her from detachment. I remember that when my daughter was three years old, a monk with a scarlet head said some crazy things, and I always saw their traces. Could it be that they are real people who don't show their faces? Is there any reason for this? As a result, I can't avoid the pain of my daughter's weakness anyway?

Lin Ruhai suddenly felt that Daiyu was grabbing her beard, and suddenly came back to her senses. Seeing her daughter's proud appearance, she couldn't help laughing.

Daiyu kicked her legs and called out with her little finger pointing at a painting boat passing by, her eyes were full of curiosity, as if she wondered why other painting boats were more gorgeous, magnificent and beautiful than theirs, or why there was a rumor among them. There was a sound of silk and bamboo, mixed with a lot of laughter and laughter.

Lin Ruhai frowned, his expression displeased.

He chose to go out to swim in the lake today, and he went to the center of the lake, not meeting other people, in order to have a quiet and natural scenery, how could he expect to encounter such a painting boat, the nose is full of fragrance of powder, and his ears are full of fragrance. Only the sound of warblers and swallows can be heard from inside.

Du Mu once said in a poem: "Ten years of dreaming of Yangzhou, I won the honor of brothels." In addition, this place is also a place where salt merchants and big businessmen gather, and it can be called the world's richest. Everyone thinks that going to Yangzhou is the happiest thing in life, so many salt merchants are building here, and there are many painted boats floating in the lake.

Lin Ruhai covered her beloved daughter's ears, and ordered: "Stay away from that painting boat, so as not to insult your ears."

After hearing this, Gu Se recalled the news he had inquired earlier, and saw the painted boat gradually approaching, hurriedly walked over and said in a low voice, "Master, the disciples of His Royal Highness are enjoying themselves on that painted boat."

Lin Ruhai frowned, and asked, "His Royal Highness's disciple? Which one?"

That's right, the battle for the heir apparent has already begun, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in the prime of his life, and no one would have thought that he would be deposed as Crown Prince by Emperor Xuankang a few years later because of his misbehavior and rebellious intentions, Yu Yu In the end, only a righteous and loyal prince was awarded, but the mediocre Ninth Prince ascended to the throne at a young age.

I was in charge of the Yan government for the first time, why did His Royal Highness suddenly send someone here?

Salt administration is the most important thing, and non-sage confidants can't do it, almost every prince is trying to win over the salt transport envoy, Lin Ruhai remembered that the prince has gained a lot of benefits from the Zhen family, could it be that the sudden arrival of the disciples this time is for himself?

Lin Ruhai's conjecture has its own basis. In this life, he became the censor of the salt class five years earlier than in his previous life. Although the crown prince had not been abolished at that time, he had already seen his decline. He was also devoted to Emperor Xuankang. He has been indifferent all the time, but when Emperor Xuankang abdicated, he was still in power, which made the new emperor a little worried. If so, he never left his post until his death.

I just listened to the drum and said: "I don't know who is here, but I just heard in a trance that it is the disciple of His Royal Highness, so many big salt merchants rushed to flatter me. This boat is a salt family named Wu. owned by the merchant."

Lin Ruhai nodded, and said: "There is a salt merchant surnamed Wu named Wu Yue. A plaything given to Yu'er is worth a thousand gold. I remembered that Wu Yue seems to have an adopted daughter named Dou Kou who is the concubine of His Royal Highness."

The princes are vying for the throne, and they need a large amount of money to manage. Without money, how can they support their confidantes and servants? Salaries alone are definitely not enough, but the big salt merchants want to have the merits of being a dragon, even if they cannot be named princes and ministers. It can also get rid of the status of a merchant, just like the ancestors of the Xue family in Jinling were granted the title of Ziwei Sheren because they contributed funds to support the Taizu. Although it is not hereditary and has no official position, it has been passed down to the present for four generations. It is still more dignified than ordinary imperial merchants. Therefore, the princes hit it off with these big salt merchants, and each took what he needed.

Wu Yue gave his adopted daughter to the prince, which means surrendering, and the prince sent someone to contact him, which is his consent.

Gu Se asked: "Master, I wonder if they will disturb Master?"

Lin Ruhai said lightly: "Someone already knew about our family's painting boat, besides, I took Yu'er on the bow of the boat and didn't go into the cabin. You can see it at a glance. If you are interested, you will definitely meet me. If you don't care about it, then you can do it yourself." Forget it."

Gu Se was stunned, and saw that the painting boat was getting closer and closer, and the sound of silk and bamboo was getting louder and louder, obviously someone among them saw Lin Ruhai, and saw three people standing on the bow, one of them was thin, Extraordinary elegance, the other one is wearing a big cloak with a crimson cocoon silk surface, flying in the wind, but has a bit of domineering air, and the last one is Wu Yue.

Lin Ruhai squinted his eyes, raised his eyebrows, and was secretly surprised, why is it him?

When the two painting boats were moving side by side, they were very close to each other, and at this moment, Gu Sefang recognized that the skinny man was actually Su Li, and the other one had a white face and beard, and was fat. But I don't know who it is.

Su Li smiled slightly, although it was winter, it made people feel like a spring breeze, and said: "Ru Hai, long time no see."

Lin Ruhai never expected that the person who came was Su Li, and the other was He Xin, the prince's nurse, so he stood up holding Daiyu, and said, "It's been three or four years since Jinling left. I was thinking about you today." You should still be in the capital, I don’t think you’ve arrived in Yangzhou, since you’re here, why don’t you let me know in advance? So that I can clean up the dust for you?”

While speaking, Lin Ruhai's eyes flickered slightly, and his mind was in a trance. If Su Li defected to the prince's family, he would understand why in his previous life Su Li had never been defeated in Jinling but died suddenly later, leaving only Su Qingyu who became a nun.I'm afraid Su Qingyu's so-called becoming a monk due to illness is just to avoid disaster?

Su Li said: "You are busy with official duties, how dare you trouble you?" After hesitating for a while, he did not say the following words after all.

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