Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

Continuing from the above, after listening to Dou Daren's words, Lin Ruhai's eyes sank, thinking of the plan in Concubine Xian's mind, he soon understood her intentions.Getting married to my own family is a declaration of loyalty to Empress Yu, is it also a sign of surrender?Maybe she also wants to give Lin Zhi some pillow talk through Xu Xin'er who married into the Lin family, and then let her family slowly turn to the fifth prince.

People's hearts are unpredictable, so who can say that the Lin family will not change their minds in the future?

The importance of a married daughter and a flourishing son is clear to the hearts of the world.

The world knows that he is famous for doting on his daughter, but obviously there are always a few people who don't believe it. After all, the importance of men and women and their status in the hearts of the world have long been taken for granted by everyone.

No matter how much Lin Ruhai thought in his mind, his face was always like still water without waves.

Dou Daren saw that he was silent for half a day, he couldn't help feeling anxious, afraid of missing his wife's instructions, he hurriedly said with a smile: "How about Ru Hai?" He is Jia She's father-in-law, and Lin Ruhai is Jia She's sister-in-law. The Lin family can also be regarded as relatives, he felt that if he spoke to Lin Ruhai himself, Lin Ruhai would definitely not refuse.

Dou Daren complacently waited for Lin Ruhai to agree, so that he could go back and explain.

Lin Ruhai narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a trace of a smile on the corner of his mouth. No one noticed the slight coldness in it. In this case, his voice was still gentle and polite, making people feel like a spring breeze. Just listen to him say: "Master Dou, as the imperial court, Commander, when did you have an official media job?"

The result was completely different from what he expected, Dou Daren was stunned immediately and didn't react for a while.

Lin Ruhai stroked his sleeves, and said: "The dog's marriage has been planned for a long time, and I ask Mr. Dou to tell the Xu family to find another good son-in-law for the daughter. Farewell."

Dou Daren's expression was extremely embarrassing, just as he was about to say that it was the concubine's intention, Lin Ruhai had already gone far away.

After Jia Min heard about it from Lin Ruhai, she pointed to Daiyu and said, "Shortly after Miaoyu left today, Princess Yuanxin sent the little eunuch to deliver something to Yu'er, and she also talked about it."

Lin Ruhai was not surprised at all, and asked Daiyu, "What did Xianfei say in front of the empress?"

Daiyu raised her eyebrows in amazement, before she said anything, did dad already know?Then he laughed and said: "Since Daddy knows that Concubine Xian must speak in front of the empress, can't he guess what she said?"

After Lin Rui got off work, Jia Min sent him back to his yard, because Jia Minsu liked to have dinner with Lin Ruhai and the children, but Lin Ruhai didn't like to sit at the same table with his daughter-in-law, so after Zeng Jing came in, Jia Min asked them to be young. Husband and wife eat alone in their own courtyard, and they are quiet and at ease with each other.Therefore, only Lin Zhi and Daiyu are in the room now to make love.

When he came back from school and heard his mother and sister talk about their marriage, Lin Zhi was inevitably a little shy, and sat down without saying a word.

Lin Ruhai took the tea that Daiyu personally held, took a sip and put it on the small plum blossom table next to her, and said, "Since Concubine Xian has shown an attitude of following the empress's lead, this marriage will naturally not be brought up in private. I guess, Concubine Xian must have said in front of the empress that Zhi'er and Miss Xu's family are of the same age and are suitable for talents, and she also said that she wants to be blessed by the empress, or that she respects the empress in her heart and wants to have sex with the empress's natal family. Relatives and so on."

Daiyu clapped her hands and said with a smile: "It's Daddy after all, I guess it's eight or nine."

In front of Empress Yu, Concubine Xian praised the Lin family's family style, Lin Zhi's talent and character, and said to Empress Yu with envy: "It's really a good family, so I have this idea in my heart, the one from my sister's family Although the child is not very good, but he is well-behaved, smart, elegant and dignified, if he can get married, the concubine will be overjoyed, and he will also be a little bit blessed by the empress."

The Yu family, who was engaged to the Lin family, is Empress Yu's natal family. If Xu Xin'er marries into the Lin family, it means that she will become relatives with the Yu family and Empress Yu. When you don't have a firm foothold, this is simply a huge benefit!

The status of the concubine who is favored by the harem master and the concubine who is hated by the queen is simply a world of difference. The former can see the saint a few more times and gain a few times of favor, while the latter is not bad if he can see the saint.

She is not a stupid and incompetent concubine De. Now that the crown prince is in the limelight, he wants to compete with Empress Yu. Isn't she just asking for death?

A ten-year-old prince is not considered mature, she is still cautious, let alone half a year old?

She only hoped that her son and his son would hide under the glory of Queen Yu and the prince for protection, and show their talents again after ten years of adulthood.Ten years can change a lot of things. Emperor Changqing trusts the prince now, but ten years later, when he is over fifty, his suspicions are gradually rising.Even if they are both princes, Emperor Changqing and Emperor Taishang are two different saints after all, and may not be able to make the same decision.

Empress Yu looked coldly at Concubine Xian who couldn't see any calculations on her face. If she hadn't been cautious before and always remembered that there was no sisterly relationship between concubines, she might have been deceived by her loyal appearance long ago.

When she was still the Crown Princess, she thought that Concubine Xian would often come to her room to greet and serve her, and she would not leave every step. She followed her duty, but later she realized that it was entirely because of Emperor Changqing's frequent visits to her room.In this way, the number of times she saw Emperor Changqing was naturally much more than that of concubines who did not come to greet him or wait on him, and the number of times she was favored increased, and the chance of pregnancy also increased a lot, and she gave birth to a son safely. Two daughters, but both daughters died in infancy.

Now that Emperor Changqing is on the throne, even though he is busy with affairs, he still visits his palace for twenty days in a month. go back.

Empress Yu showed a graceful, gentle and pleasant smile on her face, making people think that she was extremely pleasing to Concubine Xian when they saw her, and said softly: "Since ancient times, it has been the order of parents and the matchmaker's words. Even if you want to get married, I also have to invite the Iceman to come to the door. Although my natal family is fortunate to be married to the Lin family, I am neither the elder of Brother Zhi nor the Iceman, so how can I decide this matter?"

Concubine Xian was speechless for a moment, and then a trace of dissatisfaction arose in her heart.

Isn't the so-called golden words the saint and the queen?Otherwise, how could they give marriages to people?More marriages were given without the consent of their parents at all. At that time, why didn't they think that they were not parents and elders, not Iceman?

Even so, she didn't dare to reveal the slightest bit, and soon she complimented her with a smile all over her face: "Who doesn't know that a word from your mother is worth ten or a hundred words from others? Master Lin and Mrs. Jia respect your mother, I will take the good words from my empress to heart. I have no other request, but I just want my empress to say a few good words for that girl Xin'er. That's it."

Empress Yu shouldn't have asked back: "Could it be that you want me to overwhelm others with power?"

Concubine Xian was taken aback, she didn't expect Empress Yu's words to be so sharp, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Why is this? Your empress said it out of compassion, but how could it become oppressive?"

Empress Yu said indifferently: "Although the Lin family has not proposed marriage to Brother Zhi, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Jia have always had their own plans. If you ask me to tell them, don't you tell them that I have a crush on the Xu family? Miss is the daughter-in-law of the Lin family? Although the words of the matchmaker are ordered by the parents, they come from me, and they think this is what I mean. If they feel that the marriage is not suitable, it would be a violation of Brother Zhi if they obeyed, and it would be wrong to disobey I was disrespectful, and it turned into a lawsuit. Isn’t this counting as oppressive?”

The most important thing is that in this way, both public and private, she has offended the Lin family, which is highly valued by Emperor Changqing. Even if Yu Heng is engaged to Daiyu, it will still cause suspicion in the Lin family.

Once the rift persists, turmoil arises.

Even though I am a queen, I can't control my courtiers in the court, and I am afraid of offending important officials, so as not to affect the status of the prince. It is not like there was no deed in the previous dynasty that ordered the wife not to take the concubine into consideration.

Concubine Xian has a meticulous mind, and she has made many calculations and twists and turns, which should not be underestimated.

Empress Yu became more and more interested in Concubine Xian, and decided to explain her strengths to her children and daughter-in-law in detail afterwards, so as to be on guard against her, lest they be blinded by Concubine Xian's docile face because of their young age, and be caught off guard by calculations and have difficulty coping.

Concubine Xian was slightly startled, she never thought that Empress Yu would be so sensitive, she would think about the consequences so carefully, she would not dare to offend the Lin family at all.She still didn't know that Empress Yu had already taken precautions against herself, she thought that Empress Yu was too smart, so she had to laugh dryly and said: "Your Majesty just joked, it was a good thing, why did it come to the point that your Majesty said."

Empress Yu waved her hands, with a look of tiredness on her face, and said, "Master Lin and Mrs. Jia should be the ones to decide this matter. How can we meddle in the housework of my subjects?"

Hearing this, Concubine Xian was sure that Empress Yu would not speak, so she had to return disconsolately.

Princess Yuanxin has been in Empress Yu's palace all the time, although she was not in front of her, she could hear clearly from behind, immediately with Empress Yu's consent, she took the opportunity to send something to Daiyu and told them to be on guard.It's just that they didn't expect that the Xu family was so anxious that they invited Dou Daren to mention it to Lin Ruhai that day.

Afterwards, Jia Min also talked about how Mrs. Bao Ninghou was a matchmaker.

Lin Ruhai was startled, he still remembered that the son of Marquis Baoning and the daughter of Wang Ziteng will get married next year, how could it have already been done this year?That's right, Wang Ziteng was also a high-ranking concubine in Yuanchun in the previous life, but in this life, although he is still in control of the nine provinces, his power is not as good as in his previous life, so he is more eager to marry and become powerful.

At the same time, Jia Zheng also changed. Although he was promoted to a higher level because of Gu Ming, he did not continue to rise higher. In his previous life, he got a foreign job last year, but in this life he didn't. He is still in his original job.

Zhen Yingjia has already gone to Beijing, and it is almost time for her female relatives to go to Beijing too.

It seems that Emperor Changqing, like the new emperor in his previous life, could no longer tolerate the Zhen family's continued misconduct.

Lin Ruhai's eyes flashed, no wonder Emperor Changqing called himself over today, saying that he would send Lin Rui south to assist the crown prince in Nanjing.Without the Zhen family, it was time for Jiangnan to take advantage of the situation. Emperor Changqing planned to let the prince go in person, so as to uproot the Zhen family's power and suppress other powerful families who wanted to replace it.

Just thinking of this, Jia Min couldn't help complaining: "It's true as I said, our Zhi'er has become a sweet potato. If you want to calm down, you should get married earlier."

Lin Ruhai's thoughts stopped abruptly.

Lin Zhi blushed like fire, and suddenly felt shy.

Lin Ruhai didn't pay attention, and said to Jia Min, who also didn't see it: "No need. What we planned in the past, we will still plan the same in the future. When Zhi'er is a few years older, it will not be too late to get married. Now it is really important for students to study. His articles have already been written." Once you have the heat, you will go back to your hometown to take the exam in one or two years, so as not to change your temperament because of this matter."

Jia Min was startled and asked, "Should Zhi'er go back to his hometown for the exam?"

Their ancestral home was in Gusu, so Lin Zhi naturally wanted to go back to his hometown to obtain the honor of being a scholar, and in the future he would go back to Jinling to take part in the provincial examination, as did Jia Zhu and Jia Lian back then, but they both returned to Jinling's original place.

Lin Ruhai looked at his younger son who was excited after hearing what he said, and nodded with a smile.

Jia Min thought for a while and said, "How old is he now? How can I rest assured? Even in a few years, I will not be relieved to ask Zhi'er to return home alone."

Lin Zhi studied since he was a child, and he was also full of ambitions. He wished he could get a job right away and tell others that he was no worse than his brothers and sisters. Hearing Jia Min's reluctance, he hurriedly said: "My brother was admitted as a scholar at the age of 13, and my son also passed the exam. I want to follow suit. I am grown up now, and I have many young servants by my side, so mother doesn’t have to worry.”

But Jia Min said: "How can you rest assured? Our whole family was in the south of the Yangtze River when your brother took the exam. The child is home, and it is your father. I don’t feel at ease without dozens of soldiers accompanying me on such a long journey. In my opinion, let’s wait and see which family goes south, ask them to bring It’s easier to take care of you when you go on the road together.” Compared with the eldest son who studied abroad since he was a child, and the younger son stayed with him for a long time after all, Jia Min always felt that the younger son was not as prudent as the eldest son.

Seeing that Lin Zhi looked slightly disappointed, Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Don't listen to your mother, I already have a plan. The saint plans to let your brother go to Jinling, and you just happen to go south together."

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, Jia Min hurriedly said: "When did it happen? Why didn't I hear Ruier mention it?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "The sage only said one thing to me, but he hasn't drafted a decree yet, how does Rui'er know?"

After the meal, Lin Rui and his wife came to settle their parents together. Zeng Jing talked with Jia Min, and Lin Rui served Lin Ruhai in the study. Jinling, as mentioned in the first place, wants to be an official in a poor county like Lian’s cousin, and personally manage the farming and people’s livelihood, so that the people of the county can live and work in peace and contentment, and have enough food and clothing from poverty.”

Lin Ruhai was a little moved, and then said softly: "Where can't you be an official? To be the master of the people does not necessarily have to divide the land of the rich and the poor. At the beginning, I persuaded Lian'er to do this because their family was already in decline. There is no ability to keep the business, only in this way can his family keep the family business steadily. Our family is now the close ministers of the saint, and the right way is to follow the saint's will. The more romantic and rich the place, the more corrupt the wind When you rise up, the common people also endure hardships, if you can curb this trend and increase the revenue of the imperial court, the common people will benefit, and the family and the country will benefit, and when you are in a high position, you will be able to walk among the people and be more able to be the master of the people."

Lin Rui's heart moved, and he heard that the prince was also going, so he whispered: "Could it be that the sage wants to touch the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River?"

He was taught by Lin Ruhai himself, and his sensitivity is far superior to others. Looking back at Zeng Jing's talk about Zhen's family going to Beijing, when his female relatives arrived, he would inevitably visit his own house, so he probably understood the purpose of Emperor Changqing's sending him to Jinling.The Zhen family is deeply rooted in Jiangnan, and has been in the Jiangnan for a hundred years. He has always been an official in Jiangnan. He was suddenly summoned to Beijing this year, so he could not help guessing.

It's not that he speculates on the holy will, but he has always heard the crown prince complaining that the court's power can't make Jinling go. In Jinling, the Zhen family and Jiashi Wang Xue and other families ruled. Exonerated, the promotion and promotion of many officials are determined by them, not by the imperial court's evaluation and promotion. Jia Yucun, who was promoted to Da Sima last year, was promoted by their family.Every year, officials from all over the country pay tribute, and when they enter Beijing, they have to go through their channels. The amount of tribute that enters the palace is not as good as half of what falls into their hands. Every piece of tribute is evil.These people are famous on the official talisman, such behavior, how can the sage tolerate it.

Lin Ruhai's eyes showed approval, but he said in his mouth: "Everything depends on the will of the saint."

The Zhen family came to Beijing a little earlier than in the previous life, presumably the same is true for the female family members of the Zhen family, and I heard that it is coming soon.

From his point of view, the Zhen family's confiscation of the house may be earlier than in the previous life.In the previous life, the new emperor did not have the heart of the Supreme Emperor, and the dispute between the old and the new in the court was very tragic. The decline of these families was after the death of the Supreme Emperor. Now Changqing Emperor is acting, and the Supreme Emperor does not interfere at all. Although he still cares about the old minister, he also understands They are too outrageous, so Emperor Changqing can do it now.

Lin Rui listened thoughtfully.

Lin Ruhai smiled, sent him back, and said, "I'll take your sister out tomorrow, don't disturb my rest."

Lin Rui smiled and left.

Waking up early the next day, Lin Ruhai picked up a flower from the garden and brought it into the room after washing up, and put it on the hairpin with Jia Min. Jia Min was so ashamed that his face turned red, and he said, "I'm so old. Wow, such a dress of red and willow green looks like a fairy."

Lin Ruhai said: "How can there be such a young goblin in the world? Older people add a little bit of color, so that they don't look old."

The servant girl next to her pursed her lips and said flatteringly: "Madam, what the master said is very true. Madam looks so good-looking. Madam often goes out, take a closer look and ask, among the ladies of the same age as your wife, who has a wife who looks younger? Who has seen it?" Doesn't the wife say that the wife looks like someone in her thirties? I remember that Mrs. Gu asked her how to take care of herself a while ago."

Jia Min laughed, and then felt somewhat complacent.Indeed, she and Mrs. Wang were only two years apart in age, and when they met at a banquet outside, they were people of two generations, not at all like a sister-in-law of the same age.

At this time, a servant girl suddenly came in from outside, and said with a smile: "Master, madam, the second master is here to greet you."

Jia Min said in amazement: "Zhi'er has already invited An to go to school, where is another second master?" Lin Zhi went to school very early, and Jia Min was still asleep when he woke up, so he invited An outside the room. After passing through, he left. Although Lin Ruhai and Lin Rui were in Xiumu today, Lin Zhixue did not have a holiday, so Jia Min said this.

The little maid restrained her smile and said, "It's really the second master, why doesn't Madam even remember our second master?"

Jia Min was amazed and said: "Since that's the case, please come in and let me have a look and find out."

The little maid hurriedly raised the curtains, and a very handsome young man came in. He was dressed like Lin Zhi, but he was thinner than Lin Zhi, with a handsome figure and a coquettish personality. Please."

Jia Min heard the voice, but it was somewhat familiar.

Before anyone entered the room, Lin Ruhai heard the footsteps, and couldn't help but smile, seeing Jia Min carefully sizing it up, it took him half a day to recognize it, and said with a smile: "Yu'er, what are you doing? What are you doing pretending to be a man?"

It turned out that the young man was none other than Daiyu.I don't know how she dresses up, her complexion is dark, her eyebrows are thick, and although her facial features are very delicate, they are quite different from her daughter's makeup. Lin Zhi's jade crown is tied on her head, and she wears a reformed brocade robe and jade belt. The clothes that Lin Zhi had never worn looked like a handsome young man.

Daiyu was a little regretful that she didn't have a fan in her hand, and she couldn't show the youthful flair. She said with a smile, "Daughter hasn't dressed like this for a long time, and I miss it very much. Wouldn't it be cheap to go out with Daddy today and dress up like a kid?"

Jia Min said: "Just talk! This kind of behavior is a joke, go and change it back."

After hearing this, Daiyu looked at Lin Ruhai earnestly.

Lin Ruhai smiled, and said to Jia Min: "Since Yu'er is already dressed, let's just do it like this. Although it is spring, there is still a lingering cold, so I will freeze her after changing it carefully. Besides, I will go to the meeting today." Chen is not someone else, and he avoids outsiders when he travels back to the city, and Yu'er sits in the car, not afraid of being seen."

Jia Min said: "Master indulges her like this, let outsiders know, what good things can there be?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Everything is lived according to the world's sayings. What's the point of this life? Some things care about other people's opinions, and some things don't matter. I remember that when my wife was young, she often pretended to be a boy. Dear Yiyu, why is it my daughter's turn to mess around?" At the end, Lin Ruhai couldn't help mentioning Jia Min's past.

Daiyu's eyes lit up, she nodded and said with a smile, "That's right, that's right, don't do to others what you don't want done to you."

Jia Min burst out laughing at what the father and daughter said, and said: "You father and daughter are in harmony, I can't say no to you."

Hearing this, Daiyu hurried to Jia Min's side, took her arm, and asked with a smile, "Mom, it's really like what Daddy said, Mom used to dress up as a man? Why didn't I know?"

Jia Min glanced at her and said, "There are many things you don't know."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh.

Daiyu was puzzled, and looked at Lin Ruhai to beg for an explanation.

Lin Ruhai patted her head affectionately, and said: "When your mother was in the boudoir, your grandfather loved her the most. He said that your mother was ten times stronger than your two uncles, and she was also more naughty than them. Your grandfather was originally from the army, so he was very angry. Indulge your mother's temperament, your mother liked to wear your brother's clothes when she was young, and she also learned riding and archery, all of which were taught by your grandfather."

Jia Min continued: "I still have to live with a famous horse, a Zhaoye Jade Lion."

Daiyu was fascinated when she heard it, and said: "Daddy loves me more than my grandfather loves my mother. Why didn't you think of giving me a horse with a good horse? I often listen to my brother and brother practicing riding and shooting, and I am very envious." I think, now I feel that girls are much more difficult than boys in the world, and they are always restrained everywhere. There are many things that men can do, but women can’t do them. The way of chastity.

Jia Min said angrily: "Okay, you still want to be lawless?"

Daiyu couldn't help showing a hint of disappointment, she didn't want her to follow Lin Ruhai out of the city, Lin Ruhai promised her: "Tomorrow, Daddy will find you a docile horse, and we will keep it quiet, without letting your mother know."

Daiyu was delighted when she heard this.

So, the father and daughter happily went to the temple to find the old monk, and then came back happily. Seeing that it was still early, Lin Ruhai went out to meet the horse.

The real good horses are not found in the horse market, they are all in the homes of dignitaries. The Lin family also has quite a few fine horses, but they are all grown up and very majestic, they are not worthy of Dai Yu's exquisiteness.Fortunately, Lin Ruhai had close friends all over the government and the public. Hearing that he wanted to buy a horse, many people were willing to give it to him, but he went to Su Li's house first.

After the disaster relief last year, Su Li has been at home leisurely, playing with his granddaughter, and hearing that Lin Ruhai came, he was naturally happy.

Lin Ruhai told Su Li that he wanted to find a docile and small famous horse. The excuse was that his daughter had a whim and wanted to draw a horse.

Su Li knew how much he loved his daughters, and he liked Daiyu very much. It's a pity that although their family had a pony, Lin Ruhai thought it was not good-looking, so he picked and picked, and at night, he still didn't get what he wanted.

On the contrary, Yu Heng has been paying attention to the Lin family, and after hearing about this, he sent two extremely handsome horses over the next day.A snow-white horse without a single hair, it is the Zhaoye Jade Lion that Jia Min once said. The other is red like coals, but it is a red rabbit. They are all colts that have just left their mare. It was tamed long ago, but it was still docile.

Seeing this, Daiyu was very happy, and secretly told the groom to have a baby with Lin Ruhai, and not to let the wind say that it was hers.

The groom understood Lin Ruhai's love for Daiyu, so he readily agreed.

After that, Lin Ruhai often took his horse to the backyard to teach Daiyu. There was a place where father and son practiced martial arts, which occupied a huge area and very few people.Yu was born weak and couldn't pull a bow, so naturally he couldn't learn hunting skills, but he learned how to ride a horse. Every time he pretended to be a boy, he could sit on a horse and trot in the backyard for a while to enjoy himself. No words.

Jia Min took Zeng Jing to pack his luggage quietly, not knowing anything about it.

Jia Min had always trusted Lin Ruhai. Since Lin Ruhai said that Lin Rui would release Jinling, there must be a [-]% to [-]% chance of being true. He was afraid of being in a hurry, so he packed up first. Lin Zhi also had to go south for the exam.She is not a strict mother-in-law, and she doesn't want her daughter-in-law to serve her blindly, so she plans to let Zeng Jing go with her so that she can take care of Lin Rui's daily life and food, and take extra care of Lin Zhi, so that she can feel at ease in the capital.

Zeng Jing was very grateful, and the decree came down within a few days. As Lin Ruhai said, the crown prince supervised the country in Nanjing, and Lin Rui accompanied him.

Lin Rui's new position is the acquaintance of Jinling Shuntian Mansion, and he has been promoted several levels in succession.

Suddenly, many people came to congratulate.

After all the entertainment, it was almost time to leave, so Jia Min hurriedly sent Zeng Jing back to her mother's house to bid farewell.It's been at least three years since this trip, and I don't know when she will be able to return to Beijing. She always wants to get together with her parents and elder brothers, and ask her to stay at her mother's house for two days, and not come back until the day before the departure.Then he sent Lin Zhi to school to ask for leave and bid farewell to his classmates. He was in a hurry.

But Mother Jia called Jia Min back, and immediately asked, "Rui's daughter-in-law has been here for a year and a half, why hasn't there been any movement?"

Jia Min was taken aback, and said with a smile: "What is mother anxious about? How old are they? They are not the only ones who have been in the house for more than a year and have not heard from them. Let alone them, it is my mother and I. Which one is not in his twenties before he had his first child? At that time, when did my father and the master say anything about my mother and me, why are they now criticizing Rui's daughter-in-law?"

Jia Mu frowned and said, "Don't you have a plan?"

Jia Min's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "Mother, don't say anything about letting Rui'er go, our family has already said that we don't take concubines."

Jia Mu said angrily, "Who do you think I am? How can I obstruct their eyes? In the past, except for the two girls who served first in your brother's room, how did I ever take care of their house after they got married? Those few days I haven't paid attention to this aunt now. I don't care about them, so where is your brother Rui in charge?"

Although Jia Mu is getting old, she will be in her eighties, but her mind is still not confused.She suffered a lot when she was young, and hated concubines and concubines very much. Fortunately, she is a capable person. Apart from her own, there are only three concubines left under her knees, and all of them are gone.Therefore, for her son, she never let them go like a mother-in-law. Jia She was greedy and lustful, and the whole house of concubines was not given by her. Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao in Jia Zheng's house were not given by her, and they will not interfere now. Grandchildren matter.

Jia Min felt relieved, looked relaxed, and said with a smile: "In that case, why does mother say this?"

Jia Mu said: "Just to remind you, many people outside are staring at Brother Rui. You should be careful and don't talk about it. The wife of the Zhen family came to pay respects a while ago, and she mentioned your family in her speech, praised her, and said they The master's aunt has a beautiful niece who wants to be the second wife with Rui'er."

Jia Min was furious immediately, and said: "They are so calculating, they want to make Rui'er and his wife divorced? It's strange that they sent a greeting card yesterday."

Jia's mother said: "When your son-in-law was young, such calculations were uncommon. Why are you bothered? The world is just like this. I think it is decent to take a concubine, and I want to give it to others." Concubine, many are like that.

Jia Min was silent, looking at Jiamu's white hair on the sideburns, she couldn't help feeling sour.

Compared with the past, the old mother's gray hair is increasing day by day, and her spirit is not as strong as before.Although the behavior of the natal family is always criticized, although the old mother dotes on her children and grandchildren too much, only knows about pleasure, does not think about future affairs, and refuses to listen to her own advice, but after all, it is her own mother who encounters things that are not good for her family. She will remind herself.

The next day Jia Min was packing up at home, and Mrs. Zhen came to visit and brought Zhen Baoyu with her.

As Jia's mother said, this Zhen Baoyu was born just like Jia Baoyu, and his words and deeds are exactly the same. If it weren't for the fact that the two were born in the south and the north, Jia Min really thought they were twin brothers.

Although she was a little surprised by this matter, Jia Min felt a little bit indifferent because of Mrs. Zhen's thoughts, but she never expressed it on her face. When Mrs. Zhen mentioned the matter of sending a concubine, she immediately refused and gave Mrs. Zhen a half-smile .

Mrs. Zhen was depressed for a while. Their family's dignity in front of Emperor Changqing was not as good as that in front of the Supreme Emperor. If Lin Ruhai and his son were not the confidantes of Emperor Changqing, they knew many secrets that others did not know. Babaer came to the door?Lin Ruhai didn't care about anything, never thought that Jia Min, a mother-in-law, would be very protective of her daughter-in-law, it was really surprising.She has never seen a mother-in-law who loves her daughter-in-law so much. Since ancient times, which pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have not had any grievances?

Afterwards, Jia Min told Lin Ruhai and Lin Rui and his son, and said to Lin Rui: "In the capital, I can watch more. If you go to the south, you have to be more cautious. None of these women who have ulterior motives are sincere for you. Even if I want to be with you, it's all for the sake of wealth and honor. How can a woman who is truly self-respecting commit herself to being a concubine? Why not commit herself to the poor? So you must be smart, and you can't leave any woman pitifully. Do this , is to let down your daughter-in-law."

Lin Ruilian claimed it was.

When Zeng Jing came back from her natal family, Jia Min explained to her again and told her: "You go to the south, don't do those virtuous things just because of outsiders' opinions, our family has already said that we don't take concubines, so we won't Take a concubine. If some people don't see you living well and want to take on the job of that matchmaker, you can just fight back!"

Zeng Jing said gratefully: "I remember what my mother said, thank you for taking care of us."

When they were in their natal family, their parents, brothers and sisters-in-law praised the Lin family very much, and they have seen the actions of the Lin family over the years.The mother-in-law also asked her if Jia Min blamed her for the delay in giving birth to a child. She told the truth that the family members spoke well of the Lin family. If they knew Jia Min's instructions today, they might even say that they are blessed?

Jia Min said again: "Zhi'er is walking with you all the way, I am very relieved for you, I am afraid that Zhi'er's temper is not stable, you watch him carefully for me, don't let the bastard girl seduce him badly, and also prevent outsiders from instigating him to go Dirty place."

Zeng Jing should be one by one.

Before leaving, Jia Min had to instruct Lin Zhi closely, and then called a servant to beat him up.

After the eldest son, husband and wife and the youngest son left home, Jia Min felt depressed for a few days, feeling that the family suddenly became a bit lonely, but it was also good. Those who originally liked Lin Zhi were not easy to mention for a while, and they were only waiting for Lin Zhi to get a reputation After hearing the news, Jia Min became interested until he came to visit the family that Xichun was fancying.

Before Mrs. Dou left Beijing, she once again asked her to take care of Xichun. Although Xichun is younger than Lin Zhi, it is better for girls to settle down earlier, especially the atmosphere of Ningguo Mansion. She has taken a fancy to several houses, although not one or two. Waiting for others, they are all kind, the young master and Xichun are quite a match, but before showing their intentions, the old concubine who had been in trouble for many days suddenly passed away.

It is rare for Jia Min to go to the palace to cry. Besides, the court forbids marriages, and the matter of cherishing spring cannot be mentioned for a while.

The old concubine stayed in the palace for 21 days and was buried in Xiaoci County. Jia Min went back and forth for a month.

Now that Zeng Jing is not here, Daiyu is busy, and when Jia Min leaves for the funeral, she is the only one left at home.Although she felt lonely, she couldn't treat guests to dinner, so Daiyu ordered people to lead the horse into the garden and paint with brushes.Dad already said that he was going to draw a horse, and he had to draw a few pictures, so as not to be seen as inappropriate.

A few days later, April 26 was Baoyu's birthday, and Baoqin was also on the same day. They posted a post, but Daiyu only ordered people to prepare gifts, but they didn't go. It's normal.

When she heard that Baoyu's birthday was too lively and had a night banquet, with her sisters and elder sister-in-law among them, she couldn't help sighing.

Unexpectedly, before Jia's dinner was over, news came that Jia Jing was gone.

Jia Jing is Jia Min's cousin and Xichun's father, all of which are taken care of by You Shi, Jia Zhen's wife who has reported childbirth but never cried for funerals. , I went there in person, and seeing Jia Jing's face, I found it ridiculous, and seeing that the scene was far less than Qin Keqing's funeral, it was even more mocking.

Because Jia Zhen and his son escorted Jia's mother back and Jia Jing just stopped, Lin Ruhai didn't stay any longer and went to work as usual.

After Jia Mu, Jia Min and others came back, it was several months after Jia Jing finished the funeral.

Jia Min cried for a while, and lamented the bitterness of life in spring. First, she was filial piety to the country, and then her father's funeral. It was inevitable that she would not be able to mention marriage for three years. The families she looked at were not related to her, so she had to hide do not mention.

Lin Ruhai didn't pay much attention to this matter, but devoted herself to state affairs. When she entered the palace one day, she suddenly heard Emperor Changqing talk about the emptiness of the treasury.Due to natural disasters and man-made disasters every year in recent years, the available silver in the treasury is only a few million taels, and the tax revenue is so small that it is even difficult to support the border military. The division is under construction, how can the money there be short?These few military salaries alone cost at least 2000 million taels of silver.

Emperor Changqing said: "The national treasury is empty, but many officials are extremely rich. I am not a heartless person, nor do I care about their family fortunes. It is just that corruption is rampant. How can I stop it? How can I increase the treasury? The prince is in the south of the Yangtze River. It's only been a few months, and although it has been controlled, it has not been effective."

Lin Ruhai pondered for a moment, then said softly: "Has the sage ever paid attention to taxation?"

Emperor Changqing hurriedly said, "From what?"

Lin Ruhai said solemnly: "The sage never paid attention, but the humble minister has been