Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

Emperor Xuankang took a closer look, the queen picked out three or four daughters, all aged between 13 and 16, and their family backgrounds were all listed on it, he pondered for a while, and asked: "Concubine, what do you think? "

The noble concubine is the birth mother of the Ninth Prince, and she said with great trepidation: "The concubine obeys the emperor and empress's orders in everything."

The noble concubine's nature is peaceful and honest, and she is not favored by Emperor Xuankang. Although her family background is not as good as that of concubine Hui and concubine Shu, she had to be named noble concubine before she gave birth to her current son and daughter.The empress is a shrewd person, instead of letting noble concubines rank among the noble, shu, virtuous, and virtuous concubines, it is better to let a noble concubine whose natal family has no power be promoted, so it is an unexpected joy in her life for a noble concubine to get this title.But after she gave birth to a pair of sons and daughters, she knew that the queen would definitely regret it.

After hearing the concubine's words, the queen's eyes showed a hint of satisfaction, and she said gently: "This is to pick a daughter-in-law for you. Since the emperor asked you, tell the truth, let's look at which lady is better."

The imperial concubine glanced anxiously at her son who was walking in leisurely, and said in a low voice: "Every concubine looks fine."

When the Ninth Prince heard this, he knew that he was choosing a wife for himself, so he stepped forward to interrupt and greeted respectfully.

Emperor Xuankang was contemplating, when he saw the Ninth Prince coming, he suddenly smiled and said: "Old Ninth is here, it's good, which one do you want to see?" He ordered someone to pass the list to the Ninth Prince.

The one who took the list and handed it to the Ninth Prince was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old female official, with sculpted eyebrows and cherry lips, and a gorgeous appearance. Although she didn't apply makeup, she had a natural charm and was very charming.Without squinting, she held the list and handed it to the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince didn't care. After reading it for a long time, he noticed that there were four families listed above. There were those with prominent family backgrounds, and those with great power. Except for Ms. Zhao, whose family background is not obvious, several other temperaments have deficiencies. After he pondered for a while, he guessed what the queen was thinking. He must have seen such a list. What's in my mind? After all, I'm 14 years old this year.

The Ninth Prince thought about Zhao An's family background. His father had passed the Jinshi examination and became an official of Sesame Mung Bean, but his grandfather was the censor of Zuodu. Unfortunately, he passed away years ago. When Zhao An was listed on the list, it was Zuo The eldest granddaughter of Du Yushi is different from other young ladies who all have the title of their father. It can be seen that only Zhao Yushi's position in the Zhao family has the status.

Instead of choosing someone with a prominent family background, it is better to choose someone who is educated and reasonable. He doesn't want his backyard to be filled with smog. Thinking of this, the Ninth Prince pointed to Zhao An and said, "What do you think of Miss Zhao family?"

After listening to his words, both Emperor Xuankang and the Empress had a smile on their faces. Emperor Xuankang valued the crown prince, so he naturally didn't want the ninth prince to choose a wife with a powerful family. Alright. Although her background is not as good as others, she is favored by Princess Beijing, and she is also the adopted daughter of Lin Ruhai, the censor of the salt department."

Emperor Xuan Kang's eyes flashed, and he said in surprise: "Miss Zhao is Lin Ruhai's adopted daughter?"

As the emperor, Emperor Xuankang knew more than the affairs of the court. He knew in his heart who many important officials were married to and what relatives he had. However, he only knew about Lin Ruhai's family, but he didn't know that Zhao An was actually Lin Ruhai's. foster daughter.

The Ninth Prince said: "Miss Zhao is Lord Lin's adoptive daughter? If the Queen Mother doesn't mention it, I've forgotten it."

What he said was the truth, even if Zhao An was not taken care of by Princess Bei Jing, and she was not Lin Ruhai's adopted daughter, he still chose Zhao An among these ladies.A virtuous wife has few misfortunes, a son is filial and his father is generous. He doesn't want him to be busy with court affairs, but his wife in the backyard is holding him back.He was a little surprised when he heard the Queen's words now.

Hearing what the Ninth Prince said, and seeing that his expression was not fake, Emperor Xuankang looked amiable and said with a smile: "You are the son of the royal family, how can you ask about these trivial matters everywhere? I think Miss Zhao is very good, so I will choose her."

Emperor Xuankang's words revealed his satisfaction with the Ninth Prince. The Queen smiled slowly, but she was very annoyed in her heart. She only cared about her background and forgot that Zhao An was still taken care of by the Beijing Prince's Mansion and the Lin family.It's just that the Beijing Prince's Mansion is down, and has no real power, but Lin Ruhai is Emperor Xuankang's confidant, but Lin Ruhai and his wife have left the capital for nearly ten years, and she forgot that Jia Min recognized Zhao An as a righteous daughter, until the Ninth Prince chose her, There was a flash of inspiration in her mind, and she thought of the past.

Seeing that Emperor Xuankang had ordered Zhao An, the queen smiled and said: "The emperor is right." Recently, her son has often been reprimanded, and the queen is also a little discouraged, and is about to let her son retreat, and she must not follow the example of the fourth prince. If you want to be a pie, you have to fight for your head and blood.

The queen has already made up her mind, if her son really does not have the destiny to become king and emperor, it would be better to win over His Highness the Crown Prince sooner rather than later.I don't know why, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually changed his previous temperament. In recent years, he has become more and more stable, not to mention, and his actions are very much in line with Emperor Xuankang's wishes, so he has to think about the way out.

Others didn't know what the empress was thinking, and the imperial concubine heard it, and had no room to speak, so she could only obey.

Coming out of the Queen's Palace, the noble concubine held her son's hand and returned to her bedroom. After dismissing the maids, Fang asked, "Why did you choose Miss Zhao's family? Among those young ladies, Miss Zhao's family background is the lowest." , I can't help you."

The Ninth Prince comforted: "My son thinks Miss Zhao is very good, and my son knows it well."

The noble concubine sighed, and said: "It's also because I am incompetent, and I have troubled you, so I don't like the sage. Your uncle has no skills, so he can't help you. I originally thought of the empress's benevolence, and I will choose a prominent one for you." In the future, you will have a more stable position in the court, but I never expected that you would choose Miss Zhao."

Although Zhao An's family background is much higher than that of the imperial concubine herself, but the imperial concubine has heard some gossip every year when she sees the court orders in the palace. Pointing out to the prince, I am afraid that the dowry may not be on the table, the imperial concubine can't help but secretly worry about her son.

The Ninth Prince smiled and said: "What does my son want such a prominent wife and family? Now His Highness the Crown Prince is deeply favored by the Father, and there is no reason for others to go up to him. The son only needs to be loyal to his duties and assist His Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow. It can also make His Highness the Crown Prince feel at ease with his son. Would he be very satisfied without seeing his father? Besides, the son heard that His Highness the Crown Prince highly values ​​Mr. Lin, the envoy of salt transport in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River. Miss Zhao is Mrs. Lin's righteous daughter. Marrying her may not be a help .In addition, the ladies on the list have some shortcomings in temperament, and Miss Zhao's character and temperament are the best, and they are also the most valued by my son."

The noble concubine heard this, thought for a while, and couldn't help agreeing: "It's my son, I can see it more clearly than I do. I think the empress didn't remember that Miss Zhao still has a relative, otherwise, it might not be on the list. There is Miss Zhao."

The imperial concubine is silent, but she is not stupid. She was able to safely give birth to the nine princes in the palace, and there is also a little princess who is only eight years old. She is naturally scheming, but she lacks means and cannot be favored by Emperor Xuankang, so she rests Competing for favor, and wholeheartedly raising a pair of children.However, even though she lived in seclusion, she still couldn't resist other people's schemes against her pair of children. Fortunately, the Ninth Prince was born shrewd, and his methods were more powerful than her mother's, so Fang An survived steadily.

The Ninth Prince sneered slightly, and immediately said: "This is a blessing for my son."

The imperial concubine sighed, but said nothing.

After a few days, Emperor Xuankang explained to the prince that the Ministry of Rites ordered the marriage.Not to mention how ecstatic Zhao Xu was when he received the decree, nor how upset Mrs. Zhao was, but also to say that after Guo Fuxian heard the news, he thought that Lin Ruhai was Zhao An's adoptive father. This matter was also mentioned in the letter Lin Ruhai received now.

Lin Ruhai had expected this matter, after reading the letter, he told Jia Min to know.

When Jia Min heard the words, one was happy and the other was worried.The joy is that Zhao An has a famous marriage, and her parents don't dare to neglect her anymore. The prince is married, and it will take a year or two to prepare for the wedding. In terms of etiquette, Zhao An's days before leaving the cabinet must be very good.The worry is that if you marry the prince, how can you find peace.

Lin Ruhai persuaded: "I think the Ninth Prince is good. He can be a virtuous king in peace and stability. The life of An Yatou may not be quiet. Look at the Crown Princess, that is something to worry about." You can rest assured that you can be named a queen, but you have children, and the prince also has other concubines, so you have to face a bloodbath. On the contrary, being a princess is quieter. As long as you are honest and responsible, the prince will not do anything to them.

Compared with his previous life, although Zhao An did not have the dignity of a queen, it is a blessing that he does not have to face his son's struggle for the heir apparent.What's more, facing the competition of the Sangong and the Six Courtyards, it can't compare to the tranquility in the palace.Only the harem doesn't care about the number of concubines, but there are many concubines in ordinary palaces. In the palace, there are only two to four concubines, and when the prince has no children, there are too many concubines. If you exceed the rules, you will be impeached, and the palace cares the least about these rules. There should be four concubines in the harem, but there are not only four concubines in the harem of Emperor Xuankang, Guishu Dexian, and there are even more palace people without status.

Jia Min sighed: "I hope so."

Then he asked again: "Did Ying Tianfu find out anything?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "It was already too late when we sent people there, how could it be so easy to find out? If it was easy to find out, we wouldn't be cautious and take precautions everywhere. Besides, just know it in your heart. No matter whether someone instigates it, in short No one taught Xue Pan to say that to our children."

Jia Min said: "It's better to investigate carefully. There is such a person sneaking around and spying on us. After all, I feel uncomfortable."

Lin Ruhai nodded, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, so many people are going to investigate, and they can always find a clue. It's time for Rui'er to practice, just studying is not enough. In the future, when you become an official, you will face more than such trivial matters. , It’s much better to say something worse than this. The two of them didn’t want to suffer, so they beat Xue Pan up.”

Jia Min said: "Good fight! If I were here, I would have asked someone to tear Xue Pan's dirty mouth."

Lin Ruhai laughed immediately, and he was very satisfied with Lin Rui and Yu Heng's actions. Although it was Xue Pan's fault, it was enough to only punish Xue Pan. If he vented his anger, and did not mention it, it would not harm the innocent. If someone else After going through this incident, maybe even the Xue family will suffer.When one is alive, he should kill and make a decision, but he should not be too hostile, so as not to hurt the peace of heaven.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "If you are like this, you can't say but you will be hated."

Jia Min immediately thought of Mrs. Wang, frowned and said, "It's really the same line, is it the sisters? Wang Ziteng acts so unreasonably. I heard that Wang Ren also has such a temperament. I don't know how their family raised them."

Lin Ruhai said sternly: "Don't look at the Wang family, it's other families, so why not? It's not a lie to be rich for three generations. The so-called imperial examinations are just the way for the poor to climb the ladder to the sky. Within ten years you can It would be great to find the children of two aristocratic families. Therefore, we must educate our children and grandchildren well, and we must not destroy the foundation of our ancestors."

Jia Min laughed and said: "Master doesn't say anything, I know it too, why did you spoil Rui'er? Zhi'er is young and weak now, so I love him more. When he grows up and is enlightened, he will have his own upbringing by the master."

After finishing speaking, he waved to Daiyu who was painting red, and said: "Yu'er, come here quickly and ask your father to teach you how to read. You should learn from your father well. Even if our family is a daughter-in-law, we have to be better than other men." Some would be better."

Daiyu didn't want to practice calligraphy for a long time, she ran over with a smile on her brush, staggered, and accidentally jumped forward, and fell to the ground. There was an ink mark on his robe.Fortunately, the ground was covered with thick brocade carpets, so Daiyu didn't feel any pain, and got up without help from others. When she saw that Lin Ruhai's robe was dirty, she frowned and said, "Daddy, wait for me When I grow up, I will make you new clothes to wear."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Then I will wait for the new clothes made by Yu'er for my father."

He couldn't help but think of his daughter's fine needle and thread, how delicate it was, and the charm of Suzhou embroidery, but he sent her to Beijing when she was six or seven years old, and when he was about to die, he never put on the clothes and shoes made by his daughter On the contrary, Jia Baoyu got a lot of needles and threads made by Daiyu, such as purses, sachets, tassels on jade, etc. For Aunt Xue’s birthday, Daiyu also gave two-color needles and threads, and she could cut them. In her mouth, Daiyu didn't move the needle horizontally or twist the needle vertically.

Lin Ruhai felt even more distressed about her daughter's grievances in Rongguo Mansion, and sat on her lap with Daiyu in her arms, saying, "But Yu'er is a lady, so don't be too tired, and our family does not lack needleworkers."

Daiyu glanced at the robe that Lin Ruhai had just changed, nodded and agreed not to mention it.

Jia Min saw that their father and daughter moved under the window to read and read after only saying a few words. He never went back, never took care of him, so he couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and hurriedly packed some things, all of which were rare things in his own possession, as a dowry for Zhao An.

The food was well prepared, it was already June, news came from Jinling that Xue Pan's visit to Zuixian Tower was a coincidence, not artificial.

Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing, after all his experience in the world, he thought things were too complicated.People live a lifetime, often lose their heart because of various things, never think about it, and they think too much because of it.

But Jia Min said: "I don't believe it, didn't you say that someone instigated Xue Pan to go to Zuixian Tower?" After Master Xue knew that someone had instigated Xue Pan, he immediately told Cheng Sheng, intending to alleviate Xue Pan's fault, Cheng Sheng Naturally, they would not hide it from Lin Ruhai and his wife, and the Xue family had explained this in detail when they gave the gift.

Lin Ruhai said: "Xue Pan is an uninitiated person. It is not uncommon for someone to suggest him to go to the Zuixian Tower. Since the results of Cheng Zhifu and Mr. He's inquiries are the same, and the person with the Yu family brother is also the same, I can't think of it wrong."

Jia Min was stunned, and said: "So, are we thinking too much? Wasting a lot of effort?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Prudence is the most important thing. Rui'er knows the truth from it, true and false, and many things can't just rely on what you see and hear. Mr. He can use this name to help the magistrate Cheng. It’s not a waste of time. Besides, this also teaches us a lesson, it’s often a very simple and common thing, and we think too much.”

Others are fine, but Master Xue is the only one who keeps complaining.If someone instigates it, it can be pushed to that person's head, but now it is not. Isn't it my son's fault?Mr. Xue has been ill for so many days, on the one hand he was very busy with business affairs, on the other hand he still had to make amends even after many days, and for a while he didn't have the energy to go to Yangzhou to do the incense powder business.

After Jia Min found out, she was quiet.

In the blink of an eye, it was September, and the things that Jia Min prepared for Zhao An were delivered to the capital. The marriage between the Ninth Prince and Zhao An had been fixed by Qin Tianjian on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month next year. It's been more than a year.

After the Jia family got the news, they immediately remembered that Zhao An was Jia Min's adopted daughter.

Although Jia Min recognized Zhao An and exchanged letters and gifts every year, the Jia family had never had anything to do with the Zhao family. He had never taken care of Zhao An Yixing, but now he heard that she had become a concubine, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, regretting it too late.

Mother Jia hurriedly ordered someone to take out two sets of hair masks and some antiques from the ladder, and said, "After all, she is Min'er's adoptive daughter. When she goes out to add makeup, let me give these to her. It is my best effort." .”

Of the two sets of heads and masks, one is dotted with emeralds and inlaid with precious stones, and the other is made of red gold, silk and pearls, which are no worse than those in the palace. A few antiques are also rare. Mrs. Wang secretly thought that Jia Mu was generous, but she also knew nine The prince and concubine have a noble status, which is beyond their family's reach. It is better to get along with each other a little bit than to be alienated.

Mrs. Wang couldn't help sighing, she never thought that Jia Min would have such luck to recognize a goddaughter who is a prince's concubine, she is really very respectable, her own Yuanchun origin, appearance, temperament and talent are no better than Zhao An?The partial student was not selected, so he could only pour tea in front of the queen.Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but said: "Yuanchun has been in the palace for more than half a year, serving in front of the empress, the old lady wants to send her some silver for her management?"

In fact, Yuan Chun was not in the palace as Mrs. Wang said, serving tea and water, but reading and understanding culture. She was a female official who was in charge of court etiquette.

Jia's mother said: "I asked someone to send 1000 taels of silver to Yuan Yatou. If Yuan Yatou entered the palace a year later, based on her background, which is stronger than Miss Zhao, it is not known that she will be selected by the bird screen, but she is born already. Once you enter the palace, you will have a title first, how can you be selected again? Besides, the Ninth Prince is young and has no support from his natal family, so you don't have to feel too sorry."

Mrs. Wang felt sorry for this. Mother Jia is not like this, but the Ninth Prince Concubine is not the most noble, so when Mother Jia thought of this, she let go of her heart and only devoted herself to planning for Yuanchun.

It is strictly forbidden in the palace to pass on private information, but the Jia family never cared about it. They had many people in the palace, and with some money, they easily converted 1000 taels of silver into gold gongs and sent them to Yuanchun. .Yuan Chun had money in his hands, so he was richer in management, and she was originally a smart woman, but soon the queen valued her very much.

Hearing that Yuanchun was in the palace like this, Jia's mother was relieved for the time being.

After a few days, Mother Jia missed Jia Min and said, "After nearly ten years of separation, it would be great if Min'er returned to Beijing to visit her relatives."

Mrs. Wang's heart moved, she smiled and said: "If the old lady misses the aunt, she often communicates with the aunt, and it is thousands of miles away. How can the aunt follow the aunt in office, so there is no reason to come back?"

Mother Jia sighed: "Why don't I know? It's just that I'm so old. I don't know how many years I can live. Min'er has three children. I have never seen two of them. I think very much. If the uncle Allowing Min'er to return to Beijing to visit relatives, I don't know how happy I am to see my three grandchildren."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Next year Lian'er will get married, Miss Zhao will also be next year, and my aunt will return to Beijing. Why don't the old lady write a letter to the aunt, maybe she will get a letter from the old lady, and the aunt will return to Beijing if she wants to." Unknown."

When Jia's mother heard this, her eyes lit up immediately, and she hurriedly ordered someone to write a letter to Jia Min so that she could send it.

At this time, someone suddenly came to report that Li Wan had activated.

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang didn't care whether Jia Min returned to Beijing or not, so they hurriedly took people to the Dakuan courtyard where Jia Zhu lived.

Jia Zhu was running around in a hurry, when several concubines with gorgeous clothes and concubines saw Tong Fang, they couldn't help feeling jealous, and then became happy again, if the mistress gave birth to a son, they would be able to conceive, and if they gave birth to a boy and a half Girl, are you afraid that you won't have a place in the Rongguo Mansion?In the future, she will have something to rely on, so she secretly plans to take advantage of Li Wan's confinement to serve Jia Zhu.

How did Li Wan know that he was still in labor, and the people in the room were already dishonest.She obeyed the Three Obediences and Four Virtues since she was a child, and when she entered the door, there were two people in the room who passed the Ming Road. Originally, it was said that they must be sent out when they get married. Who would have thought that it was a rule in the Rongguo Mansion, and they heard that it was a gift from Mrs. Jia Zheng Wang, so they had to admit it. Not only could they not send it out, but they had to smile. Treat each other well.

After finally staying up late into the night, Mother Jia and the others were extremely anxious. If it hadn't been for what Mrs. Wen said was going well, they would have sent someone to invite a better Mrs. Wen and a doctor to sit outside.

Mrs. Wang finally looked forward to the birth of her eldest grandson, and she was secretly proud. This is the first great-grandson of Jia Mu, so she persuaded: "It's getting late, and Zhu'er's daughter-in-law still has to endure. I think I had to endure all day when I gave birth to Zhu'er." The old lady, please go to rest first, and I will announce the good news to the old lady after Zhu's daughter-in-law gives birth safely."

After all, Mother Jia was getting old. Hearing this, she suddenly felt tired, nodded and said, "You stay here and watch, and if you have any good news, tell me."

Mrs. Wang quickly agreed.

Jia Mu supported the mandarin duck who had been promoted to the second-class girl, and was about to go back in the bamboo sedan chair, her eyes flicked suddenly, and she frowned and said, "It's such a big matter, why haven't you seen the eldest lady?"

Mrs. Wang found out that Mrs. Dou had not been seen since Li Wan's mobilization.

Because of Jia Lian, Jia Zhu respected Mrs. Dou very much. This year, Jia Lian Chunwei failed in the rankings. The two brothers felt sorry for each other, but what they faced was the disappointment of their parents. Jia Lian was very comforted by Mrs. Dou, saying that he was still young and could not be compared. Those who passed the Jinshi examination were not because he was not talented, so he couldn't help secretly envious of Jia Lian, so after hearing Jia's mother's words, he hurried over to laugh with him and said, "The granddaughter-in-law gave birth to a son in the grandson's yard. The reason why the eldest aunt ran into the nephew's room?"

Jia Mu also laughed and said, "Extremely, extremely, I forgot."

Mrs. Dou in the East Court heard about this, but she didn't do anything wrong, but Jia Amnesty threw her head down angrily and complained to Mrs. Dou: "How can there be an aunt who goes to my nephew's room? Yes, Zhu's daughter-in-law gave birth to us What does it matter? In the future, Lian's daughter-in-law will give birth to a child, and you should be guarding the door. The old lady's words are too embarrassing."

Mrs. Dou didn't take it seriously, and said: "It's not a matter of a day or two for the old lady to be biased. Why is the master always worried?"

Jia She was silent for a while, then said softly: "I just don't agree. If Lian'er got married last year, maybe the old lady's first great-grandson would be our grandson. Lian'er will be married at nineteen this year, next year, and at seventeen. It’s not too early, there are many people who get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, but they said that there were no good days this year last year, and they had to choose next year, which is two years later than Zhu’er. I knew that their second wife was uneasy and well-intentioned, and they lived in Rongxi Hall. I just thought that the Rongguo Mansion belonged to them, so will their grandson have a share in the future?"

Mrs. Dou comforted: "Sir, don't think about it too much. It is only serious that we take care of Lian'er's marriage seriously."

A smile appeared on Jia She's face, and then he frowned again, and said, "Lian'er will get married next year, but where is the new house? We don't worry about it, but no one in the house cares about it. It's really chilling. Our East Courtyard Primary School It’s small, it’s just such a yard, the stable is past the study in front, where can a new wife live?”

Mentioning the matter of concern, Mrs. Dou sighed: "Do you think I didn't mention it to the old lady? I mentioned it yesterday. Does the master know where they plan to let Lian'er and Lian's daughter-in-law live? Speaking of it, it really makes me Not fair."

After hearing this, Jia Amnesty asked where he was.

Mrs. Dou said: "The back room of Rongxi Hall goes west through the back corridor. After exiting the corner gate, there is a wide north-south road? On the south side of the road are three small halls where you can sit upside down, and on the north side there is a screen wall. They We are talking about the small courtyard behind the screen wall, it is small, even smaller than the master's study!"

Jia She's eyes almost burst into flames, and said: "Isn't this the place where Rongxi Hall and the old lady's backyard are connected? I lived here before I got married, and through the east-west corridor, it is the old lady's backyard. Back then My parents live in Rongxi Hall, and my grandmother lives in the courtyard where the old lady lives now. Later, when I got married, I moved to the current East Courtyard. How can people live there? Are you afraid that even the dowry of Lian’s daughter-in-law can’t be accommodated? What kind of idea is there to let Lian'er and Lian's daughter-in-law live in two places with us?"

Mrs. Dou said: "The old lady said that this courtyard is located in the middle of Rongguo Mansion. Behind the Rongxi Hall, there is Rongxi Hall in front, and then go through the corridor and go directly to the gate."

Jia She was taken aback, it was true.

Mrs. Dou said: "But Lian'er told me that I have already pushed."

Jia She said: "Even if it is pushed, the person who came up with such an idea is not a good person. Why don't you say that Rongxi hall should be given to Lian'er to live in? In the small courtyard, Lian'er can live in it before they get married. Where can they live after they get married? Zhu'er still has a large courtyard, although there are three main rooms, connected with side rooms and wing rooms, the place is spacious, there are a total of ten or so rooms in total, it is not that there are no cross courtyards in the main courtyard, so I didn't even mention it."

Mrs. Dou said: "Master, don't be upset. I discussed it with Lian'er. We can't move the east courtyard where we live, and it's not easy to build the master's study into a new house. Therefore, our mother and son have taken a fancy to the house in the northeast corner. Rikain, what do you think, sir?"

Pear Fragrance Courtyard is the resting place of Duke Rong in his later years. It is small and exquisite, with about a dozen houses. There are also doors in and out of the adjacent alley. Although it is said that the west side of the lane is the back door of Mrs. Wang's main house east courtyard, but going straight south from the lane, it also leads to the old garden where Jia She lived, and the Lixiang Courtyard is also connected with it. The gardens of Rongguo Mansion are adjacent, which is far more suitable than the house behind the screen wall that Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang and others said.

Jia Amnesty thought for a while and said, "Alright, Lixiangyuan is closer to us, so it's cheaper to act."

Mother Jia felt that something was wrong, so if she lived behind Rongxi Hall close to her, but seeing Mrs. Dou saying that Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian had both taken a fancy to Lixiangyuan, and hearing the report that Li Wan had given birth to a son safely, she did not agree with it. I care about it.

Jia Lian heard that the new house was set to be in Lixiangyuan, so he hurriedly led someone to clean and repair it himself.

Jia's mother had just added a great-grandson, and she was inexplicably happy. Because the letter to Jia Min hadn't been sent yet, she quickly opened the letter and added a sum, and ordered people to send it to Yangzhou as soon as possible.

Not to mention how lively the Rongguo Mansion was, after Jia Minnian received the letter, he was very depressed.

If it was someone else, it would only have been more than two months to travel to and from the capital. However, the servants of the Jia family have always acted recklessly and could not endure hardships. To send a letter, they traveled for nearly two months before arriving in Yangzhou and delivering it to Jia Min. By then, it was already November.

Jia Min said to Lin Ruhai: "Why don't I miss my mother? It's just that the master is here, and Yu'er and Zhier are young. How can I be willing to travel thousands of miles to Beijing? If I come and go for more than two months, if I wait for An'er in the capital If you get married, you have to stay for a year. The two of them are delicate and weak, how can they endure such suffering? I think that they can't say anything, so I just ordered someone to prepare a gift and send it."

The dowry for Zhao An has already been sent, and when Zhao An gets married, she only needs to add makeup to her. Although Jia Lian is a nephew, Jia Zhu did not go there when she got married, and it was just a gift.

Lin Ruhai coaxed Daiyu to eat a piece of yam cake stuffed with jujube paste, without raising her head, she said, "These things are up to you."

Since it was only November, and the Lin family hadn't sent out the annual gifts to various places, Jia Min planned to send them along with the letter. Guessing that Mother Jia would not be angry, she suddenly felt a move in her heart, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Mother hasn't done it all these years. I mentioned the matter of letting me go back to Beijing, but I suddenly mentioned it today, I don’t know whose idea it is, if I don’t go, I don’t know what rumors will come out.”

Unexpectedly, Lin Rui returned home recently. After hearing about this incident, he inevitably became suspicious and said, "I haven't seen my grandmother mention this matter for ten years. Why do you suddenly want my mother to come to Beijing? What is it for? Could it be that our family is benefiting?" Pictureable?"

Jia Min said: "Who knows? I don't even understand."

Lin Ruhai was watching Lin Zhi reach out to Daiyu for a snack. At that time, the two siblings were squeezed together in an armchair. Lin Zhi raised his face and stretched out his hand, intending to use his fingers to dig out the yam cake in Daiyu's mouth. Shut up, pointing at the maid to signal her to hand a piece of snack to Lin Zhi, the maid picked Ruan and Yi Kehua and took a piece to Lin Zhi.

After listening to Jia Min's words, Lin Ruhai said: "If you think about all the things in Beijing, you can guess how much."

Jia Min looked puzzled, and said: "What's the matter? If there is any major event related to us, it is only the wedding of the Ninth Prince and An'er. Yes, yes, why did I forget, girl Yuan In the palace, she has a better background than An'er, but she was born to waste her time in the palace, what do you want me to do?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Have you been asked to take care of Yuanchun's future more than once?"

Jia Min frowned, and said: "Although mother never forgets to mention this matter every time she writes, we are all outsiders, how can we get involved in the East Palace affairs? Nothing makes the Crown Princess sick! I have already declined many times, is it too late? Today, mother still refuses to give up?" As the original wife and deeply in love with Lin Ruhai and his wife, how could Jia Min plead with the princess and let Yuan Chun enter the East Palace.Besides, when their original wives are together, what they hate the most is sending concubines to other people's homes. If they really do such a thing, other people will definitely not get close to themselves again, for fear that I will also send them to their homes. go.

Lin Ruhai said: "If you don't reach Wujiang, you will never die. I heard that Yuan Chun is quite famous in the palace."

Jia Min sneered, and said: "What does a palace girl want a good name for? She uses it to set off other people's incompetence? Honestly work as a errand, stay out of the palace for more than ten years, or ask me to intercede earlier Let it out and choose a family, that party is the right match, better than anything else, I will not refuse, if I think about those things that are not good, I will never intervene."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "If I didn't have those thoughts, I wouldn't have sent Yuan Chun to the palace."

After listening to Jia Min, he didn't speak for a long time.

Lin Rui said: "Mother, don't be upset, it's just that if mother doesn't come to Beijing."

Jia Min sighed: "You don't know something, mother is fine, no matter what, she will never say anything wrong with me, but I don't feel at ease with other people, talking nonsense, or saying that I don't obey my mother's orders, and saying that I have a husband. If the family forgets the old mother of the natal family, and even disregards the old mother's wishes at all, then it is not good, and it will hurt your children instead."

Lin Ruhai suddenly remembered that Daiyu suffered from slander in Rongguo Mansion, so he couldn't help but glance at Jia Min, but he still didn't want Jia Min to go to Beijing, saying: "It's easy, you just say that you are not good, so you can't make it."

Jia Min clapped her hands and said hello, she is so old and has a son and a daughter, so it doesn't matter if she says she is not in good health.

Lin Rui said, "It's better to let the son go to Beijing instead of the mother, and watch the excitement."

When Jia Min heard this, he immediately objected: "You still have to study, what are you going to do in the capital? It's so far away, who cares about your child's family coming to Beijing? Besides, you want to delay your homework because of going to Beijing?"

Lin Rui giggled, and said: "Mr. often says that after reading ten thousand volumes of books and traveling thousands of miles, the son will be twelve years old, and the Chinese New Year will be thirteenth. In a year or two, it's time to go to the examination of scholar. The master said yes on this homework, It’s just that this knowledge is a little shallow, so this time, the master explained that I don’t have to rush back to class, but to walk around often to see some customs and customs.”

Lin Ruhai said: "Tell him to go, when I was his age, I already went everywhere."

Jia Min said: "The master said that when the master goes out, the master will take him with him, but if he doesn't, he will be taken care of when he goes to study everywhere. Now that Rui'er is going to Beijing alone, how can I rest assured?"

Lin Rui had been prepared for a long time, and hurriedly said: "I am not alone, there is also Brother Yu. I heard that the Crown Princess is happy again, and the old lady is worried. She also plans to go to Beijing in the near future. Brother Yu is worried and plans to accompany you The old lady has asked for leave from her husband when she came to Beijing." He also heard about this, so he begged his husband to let him travel thousands of miles earlier.

Seeing Lin Ruhai nodding again, Jia Min thought that his son really can't sit and watch the sky, and he should also see the atmosphere of the capital, so he said: "In that case, I'll pack some bags for you and ask Mrs. Mingyu, if you go on the road together, I will Don't worry."

Since Mrs. Yu was going back to Beijing, she had to start from Yangzhou, so she had already returned to her old house in Yangzhou with light luggage.Jia Min's old lady never forgets her ancestral home, so when she came back to celebrate the New Year, the old lady brought Yu Heng back to Yangzhou to celebrate the New Year. She never thought that it was not for the New Year, but for going to Beijing.

Lin Rui was so overjoyed that he stepped on his horse to explain to Yu Heng.

The two families were busy for three to five days before they managed all the affairs properly. An auspicious day was chosen, and Lin Rui and the grandparents of the Yu family left the shore by boat.Jia Min wants