Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

Upon receiving the news from Cha Lai, Prince Xiao Jing was immediately taken aback.

Not to mention that the criminal evidence is enough for Jia Zhen and his gang to die without a burial place, but also to say that when Prince Xiao Jing found out that Ningguo Mansion was eating, drinking, whoring and gambling during the period of national filial piety and family filial piety, he was immediately furious.Today, the country is ruled by filial piety. At this time, the old concubine passed away less than a year ago, and Jia Jing died only half a year ago. Jia Zhen and others actually hang out with the children of the family under the guise of practicing riding and archery. How can Prince Xiao Jing not be angry?

In addition, many things beyond the control were found in the Ningguo Mansion.

What made Prince Xiao Jing even more eye-opening was that the father and son actually got together with Youshi's two stepmothers and sisters, and bought a residence outside for him to live in.Especially the second sister You, who already had a marriage contract, but because the family's family was in trouble, she didn't want to marry in the past. She often hung out with Jia Zhen and his son, and then worshiped Jia Zhen shortly after Jia Jing's funeral. , made a second room with him, and now lives in Xiaohuazhi Alley behind Ning Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Rong often goes to have drinks with her two aunts, but Jia Zhen doesn't care.Also because of the power of the Ningguo Mansion, Mrs. You spent 20 taels of silver to force her former son-in-law, Zhang Hua, to write a divorce letter.

He didn't know that Jia Lian should have been the one who stopped his wife and remarried, because Jia Lian had already been born in a proper way, and he hadn't messed around with Jia Zhen, and he didn't recognize Second Sister You.But Jia Zhen is reluctant to part with the beauty of the second sister You, and also because the second sister You is a woman whose skin is made of snow and flowers, no matter whether it is Jia Zhen or Jia Lian, as long as she can marry her, it will be a lifetime.

Just like Jia Lian in her previous life, Jia Zhen made a promise to Mrs. You, mother and daughter, that when Mrs. You died, she would take Second Sister You in as the main room.At that time, Youshi took care of Jia Jing's funeral alone, and was very tired. After the funeral, he fell ill. Jia Zhenfang said this.Now that You Shi has long since recovered, the mother and daughter know that they have been coaxed by Jia Zhen, but they usually rely on Jia Zhen for support and dare not hold grudges against him.Even Jia Zhen often kisses and touches the face with Third Sister You, but Second Sister You dare not say a word.

Youshi knew this very well, but she was always afraid of Jia Zhen, and she had no children under her knees, so she pretended not to know.

According to the news, Second Sister Nayou took a fancy to a down-and-out family boy named Liu Xianglian five years ago. Now that she is of marriageable age, she wholeheartedly wants to wait for him to come back, and swears to Jia Zhen and Second Sister You that she will not wait for a year. If you don't come for one year or ten years, wait for ten years, and if it doesn't work out, you will cut off your hair and become your sister-in-law.It can be seen that the sky also blesses her. Liu Xianglian returned to Beijing last September. Sure enough, Jia Zhen raised the matter with Xue Pan, who was with him and rescued by him.Unexpectedly, Liu Xianglian hated the atmosphere of Ningguo Mansion and knew that Jia Zhen had fooled around with his wife and sister, so she immediately refused. Even though he has sworn brothers with Xue Pan now, he still doesn't give Jia Zhen any face.Third Sister You was angry and ashamed, knowing that he thought she was unclean, so she hanged herself with a piece of white silk.

Prince Filial Piety couldn't help laughing inwardly, if five years ago when he fell in love with Liu Xianglian, he kept his life clean, it might not be possible to form a good relationship, after all Liu Xianglian is also a prodigal son, very poor.Unexpectedly, she had prostituted her brother-in-law and nephew in the past five years, twisted her clothes and lifted the table when she was not satisfied with food and clothing, scolded You Shi for the sake of Second Sister You, and even clamored to go to Ningguo Mansion to meet her for a while. , so that my sister can come in, until now that she is older, she wants to reform herself, how can there be such a good thing?

If it was forced by Jia Zhen, it was not what she wanted, but it would be pitiful, but is it not forced to dislike the poor and love the rich?Youshi can marry Jia Zhen as a continuation, and her natal family has some foundations, enough food and clothing. Why should the three widowed mothers and pretty girls go to him knowing that Jia Zhen is lustful?It's just greed for wealth and honor.

Then, Prince Xiaojing found out about the affair between Jia Zhen and her late daughter-in-law, Qin Shi. It was said that it was an affair, rather it was forced by Jia Zhen, and Qin Shi hanged herself because she couldn't bear the humiliation.

Disrespect, disfilial piety, and civil strife are the three heinous crimes.

Prince Xiao Jing said angrily: "Strange people say that his house is not clean, it really insulted the eyes of this king! Strictly deal with it, it must be dealt with strictly!"

Others' houses are full of family ugliness that cannot be publicized, but Ningguo Mansion has no scruples, people come and go in the Doufeng Pavilion, prostitutes prostitutes, how can they not say it to the outside world?Therefore, everyone knows the atmosphere of Ningguo Mansion, and there are very few innocent and decent people who walk with them, but they don't know it, and they are still immersed in the glory of their ancestors.

Rongguo Mansion is slightly better, and the so-called slightly better is only relative to Ningguo Mansion. Rongguo Mansion has done no less illegal things than Ningguo Mansion, but it is more secretive.Probably because Jia She, the only lewd, greedy and vulgar old man, was far away from the capital. Because of Baoyu's ignorance and rudeness, the sisters who often hang out with him have a bad reputation.

They can't be allowed to continue to do evil, if they stay for one more day, how many innocent people will they have to trample?Prince Xiao Jing immediately speeded up.I don't want to hear that at this time, the Xining Palace, which is located in Ping'an Prefecture, has a heart of treason. The soldiers, recruiting soldiers and horses, are definitely guilty of treason.

The old families of the Jia family who had contacts with the Xining Palace belonged to the Ningguo Mansion, because those old families of Duke Rong Jia Daishan had long been loyal to Emperor Changqing because of Jia She and his son, so naturally they would not have anything to do with others.

Not only that, Xining Palace and Wang Ziteng are also very close.

Wang Ziteng is the uncle of Xining Princess Jia Yuanchun's direct relative, and his actions are naturally biased toward the Xining Palace.

Changqing Emperor Longyan was furious, and hurriedly ordered Prince Xiaojing to put down the official duties at hand, and Guo Fuxian went to Pingan Prefecture to check in person with Guo Fuxian in the name of patrolling the border. The elder Emperor Qing did not neglect Ping'an Prefecture, where the old Ministry of Rong Guogong Jia Daishan had been taken over by his confidants, and he was completely able to compete with the Prince of Xining without disturbing the people's livelihood.

Committed the crime of treason, the final result of the Ningrong Second House is already a certainty.

Carefully recalling the events of the Xining Prince's Mansion in Ping'an Prefecture in his previous life, Lin Ruhai sighed, and soon understood the true intention of Prince Xiao Jing and Guo Fuxian to patrol the border.

I remember that in my previous life, it was two or three years later that the news of Ping'an Prefecture was discovered, not now.Probably because Emperor Changqing was more capable than the new emperor in his previous life, and he had already conquered Jia Daishan's old tribe, so he discovered it in advance.That's fine, in the previous life, because of the late discovery and the chaos in Ping'an Prefecture, it took a lot of thought, and the people suffered a lot, but in this life, it can be avoided.Capture the thief first, capture the king first, as long as the filial prince finds out the evidence and captures the prince of Xining first, everything will be settled easily.

Guo Fuxian was resourceful and resourceful. With his advice to Prince Xiao Jing, he would surely arrive in Ping'an Prefecture safely, and he would have a more appropriate excuse so that the Prince of Xining would not find out about his intentions, which would be useless fear.

The chief culprit is Ning, and treason is the most heinous crime.

Although he knew that Emperor Changqing was wise and powerful, and that rewards and punishments were clearly defined, this matter would never involve his family, or even Jia Lian and his son, but Lin Ruhai was still a little annoyed. Even if the criticism from dissatisfied people in the family will not damage the reputation of the family, it is indecent after all.

The servant suddenly came in and said: "Master, Mr. Liu Yuhe Liu has sent a letter of greeting, begging to see the master."

Liu Yuhe?Isn't that Lin Zhi's classmate?Although his family was poor, he was ambitious and cherished calligraphy and paper very much. Later, he did some copying work in his own bookstore to support his widowed mother. Lin Ruhai has always liked him.

Hearing that he solemnly offered the greeting card, Lin Ruhai also treated him politely and wrote the reply card himself.

After receiving the reply, knowing that Lin Ruhai was free today, Liu Yuhe came to the door in the afternoon. Because he had something to ask for, he was a little shy and couldn't open his mouth for half a day.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "You and Zhi'er are studying together, and you are also my nephew, not an outsider, so just speak up if you have something to say."

Liu Yuhe's heart warmed up, he admired Lin Ruhai the most because of this, he never relied on his birth and wealth, he looked down on the poor in a high position, and also sponsored many poor students to study, so after hearing Lin Ruhai's words, he hesitated for a moment, and said: "The student wants to follow the example of an adult and find an errand for his cousin."

Lin Ruhai was taken aback, and asked, "Who is your cousin?"

As for why Liu Yuhe came to beg himself instead of pleading with Duke Li's mansion to help him, he knew something. Not as good as the decent servants in the mansion.

Liu Yuhe hurriedly replied: "The name of the student's cousin is Liu Xianglian."

Lin Ruhai blurted out: "Is Liu Xianglian your cousin? Oh, yes, you are both descendants of the Liguo Duke's mansion. I never thought that he was your cousin. I vaguely heard that he went out on business a few years ago. You only entered Beijing last month?"

Liu Yuhe did not expect that Lin Ruhai would be so clear about such a small person as Liu Xianglian. No wonder he was able to achieve his current official position and was trusted by the sage, so he said: "Your Excellency is right. The relative surnamed Xue was afraid of being avenged by them, so he went out of Beijing to avoid disaster. The uncle Xue also stayed in the capital because he was beaten badly, and went out to do business. This year he encountered bandits and was rescued by his cousin, a student. The two became brothers and returned to Beijing together."

After a story was finished, Liu Yuhe remembered that the Rongguo Mansion was Lin Ruhai's Yue family, and she couldn't help but blushed. After all, Liu Xianglian beat a relative of the Rongguo Mansion, even though she later saved him.

Lin Ruhai smiled, and said: "You don't have to be like this, your cousin is a chivalrous child, and there must be a reason for beating someone." He knew the matter of Liu Xianglian very well, and was beaten by Xue Pan for molesting Fang He paused, and later saw Xue Pan was in trouble, but he shot without heeding the past, which shows the integrity of his heart.

Hearing that he didn't blame him, Liu Yuhe breathed a sigh of relief, and said shyly: "Student, this cousin has always been unrestrained and unrestrained, and he is used to wandering around. Neither Jiaci nor my aunt can control him. Marriage hanged herself to death, and the Ningguo Mansion made a fuss about taking the student, the cousin, but this cousin was a little crazy, thinking that Miss You was a staunch person, and regretted it too much, but these few months seemed to see through the world of mortals Jiaci and aunt were both worried, the student thought, this cousin is very skilled in martial arts, rather than being born into a monk or priest, it is better to find an errand, and once he has a serious job to do, he will stop thinking about these thoughts."

Lin Ruhai recalled what happened to Liu Xianglian in her previous life. After the death of Second Sister You, he followed the lame Taoist and cut off three thousand threads of troubles. Since then, he has disappeared without a trace. He smiled and said, "What's so difficult about it? It's just that it's easy to find an errand, but I don't know if your cousin is willing?"

Liu Xianglian's martial arts are superb, and they are really useful.

Hearing that Lin Ruhai agreed, Liu Yuhe was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Cousin never objected, but he doesn't like to study, only knows how to play with knives and guns, I'm afraid he won't be able to do gentle errands."

Lin Ruhai thought for a while, and then said: "Grandpa Yu was ordered to form a bodyguard, which is different from the Long Banwei, who was served by the children of the aristocratic family in the past. This is based on martial arts, and those who are outstanding are more relied on. Of course, they must be born clean. You This cousin has a clear background and a chivalrous heart, so he waited for me to write a book and told him to take the exam, if he fails the exam, he can't blame me."

Even if he was looking for an errand for Liu Xianglian, he couldn't violate his conscience and use public affairs for personal gain.

Lin Ruhai no longer cared about all the people and things related to Jia's family, but even if he didn't know someone with some skills, he would not be stingy in helping them.

Liu Yuhe respected Lin Ruhai even more in her heart, and said respectfully: "It should be so. If my cousin fails the exam, it means that he is incompetent. How can I blame my lord?"

Lin Ruhai smiled, and immediately edited a letter and handed it to Liu Yuhe.

Although Yu Heng gave his father-in-law a lot of face, he did not accept Liu Xianglian directly, but took the school examination in person in public.

In a few days, Liu Yuhe and Liu Xianglian came to pay their respects.It turned out that Liu Xianglian had already been captured by Yu Heng with her martial arts skills.A total of [-] people took part in the examination, and in the end only [-] were selected. Now they are under the control of Yu Heng. After a few days, they will be sent to the camp to train with the soldiers and learn many tactics and so on.

Emperor Changqing was worried about the Long Jinwei around him. There were good and bad among them. Most of them came from aristocratic families, and most of them had false names. He was also worried about riding and archery skills, so he ordered Yu Heng to form a bodyguard that made him feel at ease, and in time, it would completely replace Captain Long.Long Jinwei has always been on shifts every seven days. Some descendants of aristocratic families rely on their power and often have a false name, but they don't need to work as errands.

Long Jinwei is from the fifth rank, don't underestimate that this is not a high rank from the fifth rank, but he is in front of the imperial errand, often showing his face in front of the present, it is a great honorable job, if he is favored by the Holy One, he will be able to achieve great success just around the corner.Therefore, many children from aristocratic families who do not want to be promoted through the imperial examinations like to be the Dragon Guard, and many important officials were born from the Dragon Guard.

Three months later, Emperor Changqing sent all the former Dragon Guards to Shangyang Palace as errands. The Supreme Emperor was not in power and was not in power. It was enough for these Dragon Guards to guard him, but he was different. Many things he did now involved To the life of the family, we must be careful.Therefore, new guards were replaced by Emperor Changqing's side.

This bodyguard, trained by Yu Heng himself, was named Dragon Guard by Emperor Changqing himself. It is also from the fifth rank. Gradually, many descendants of aristocratic families want to find it, but unfortunately there is no way.Because Yu Heng was in charge of protecting the dragon guards, many people came to Lin Ruhai. After all, Yu Heng was Lin Ruhai's son-in-law. It was difficult for them to bring up the matter of the old injury that had healed.

With Lin Ruhai's illness, Jia Min was so frightened that he was scared out of his wits. He personally saw every soup and medicine before sending them to Lin Ruhai.

For several generations, the Lin family not only had few descendants, but also their descendants didn't live long. Few lived to the age of fifty. Lin Ruhai is already 49 years old this year.

Daiyu even personally served soup and medicine, and many posts outside were pushed.

Seeing Daiyu's tearful eyes, Lin Ruhai comforted her and said, "Don't worry, it's very good for my father, I will take care of her for a few days, and I want to see Yu'er come out of the cabinet in person, how can I be willing to abandon you girls?"

Jia Min turned pale immediately, and interrupted, "Stop saying those words!"

Lin Ruhai saw that his illness frightened his wife and daughter, so he kept his mouth shut, for fear of frightening them.

Lin Ruhai became seriously ill because of this, and Emperor Changqing specially granted a month's leave. At this time, he was lying on the Luohan couch, wearing a navy blue gauze shirt, trouser legs loose, and a gauze quilt covering his body. He leaned on the jade pillow, Without a crown on her hair, her face looked as white as jade, and she was short of breath, which made Jia Min and Daiyu's heart ache.

Daiyu complained: "Daddy was injured in the south but didn't tell us. Don't you know that we will only feel sorry for Daddy when we find out later?" Water marks.

If it wasn't for the imperial doctor in the palace to diagnose this time, saying that it was a blow from the summer heat, and the old injury resurfaced, they wouldn't know it yet!

Lin Ruhai patted the back of his daughter's hand and said with a smile: "It was a minor injury, but it has already healed. I didn't mention it in case you were worried."

He and Zhang Dahu were ordered to patrol the border. When they arrived in Guangdong, they had already paid attention to those who cared. After several dangerous adventures, thanks to both of them having martial arts skills and countless personal soldiers, they were able to save the day.I have been in danger several times in a row, and I can't turn the danger into good fortune without returning, so there are inevitably some scars on my body.Later, when he communicated with the family in the capital, he was afraid that his wife and children would be worried, so he never mentioned it. When he returned to the capital, he specially beat the guards and servants around him.

Jia Min said displeasedly: "Where are the small wounds? I saw that there are several extremely long scars! It's strange that after you come back, I always feel a little strange." She wanted to blame Lin Ruhai after returning to Beijing. When changing clothes, no servants are allowed to wait on him. I thought he was getting old, but I was afraid that I would know the scars on his body, but because Daiyu was in front of me, I kept my mouth shut.

Lin Ruhai sighed, and said, "Okay, okay, what you two said gave me a headache."

As soon as they heard that he had a headache, the mother and daughter hurriedly helped him to lie down and went to the imperial physician again.

Lin Ruhai closed his eyes, stretched out his hand from the quilt, and waved towards the two of them, saying: "The imperial doctor just left, I just took the medicine, so I am groggy, tell me to rest for a while, there is no need to call the imperial doctor."

Jia Min and Daiyu disturbed Lin Ruhai when they heard this, they waited for a while, and then left the bedroom hand in hand.

Neither mother nor daughter dared to leave Lin Ruhai, so Jia Min sat outside and read the account books, while Daiyu sat below and read, listening to the movement inside from time to time.

Suddenly, a servant girl reported that Mrs. Yu had sent someone to deliver something, and the mother and daughter rushed to come in.

It was still the two maids who delivered the things before. They first greeted Lin Ruhai with a smile, and then asked about Lin Ruhai's condition with concern. Finally, they presented a list of gifts, all of which were high-quality medicinal materials and supplements. There were ginseng, velvet antler, bird's nest, Ganoderma lucidum, snow lotus, etc., was actually a full list, and the number was really quite a lot.

Jia Min was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "It's too expensive, I keep it for the old lady, why send it?"

The visitor said with a smile: "The old lady said, don't refuse your in-laws. If you refuse, you will be born. We have a lot of these things at home. The second master and the third master will give them box by box, like running water. Well, the old lady is alone, how can I use it? We are not someone else's family, so we have to keep it secret."

Brothers Yu Qiu and Yu Ke hope that Mrs. Yu can live a long and peaceful life more than anyone else, because if the old lady is gone, Yu Heng can keep his filial piety for one year. Although he is the eldest grandson, he is not the eldest grandson. It was deeply used by Emperor Changqing and will be restored soon.But their brothers are different, they have to worry about Ding for three years, and their dignity in front of Emperor Changqing is not as good as Yu Heng, so why not worry?Three years is too long to change a lot of things and to replace many officials.Therefore, they are spending money like running water now, all of which are buying high-quality medicinal materials and supplements, etc., and sending them to Yu Gongfu.

Mrs. Yu has long since ignored the selfishness of her two sons, and she is only struggling to survive for Yu Hengfang. She has to wait until she sees Yu Heng get married before going down to tell her husband, daughter-in-law, and reassure them.

Jia Min knew in her heart that everyone had something bad going on, but she couldn't comfort her, so she could only thank her.

When the people from Yu's family left, another servant girl came in suddenly and whispered: "Madam, Miss, the old lady of Rongguo Mansion sent someone to invite Madam to come, it seems that there is something important."

Ever since the Zhen family was confiscated, the Rongguo Mansion has become increasingly sparse. Although Mrs. Wang wanted to hide it from Jia Mu, after all, the incident was full of troubles. After all, Jia Mu still found out and felt uncomfortable for a few days, but she didn't know. Mrs. Wang accepted the property of the Zhen family.Aware of the failure in the mansion, although Jia's mother still only focused on the present, she called Jia Min back to her mother's house more frequently.Jia Min lost his father when he was young, and now only his mother is left. She treats others poorly, let alone her own mother?So they didn't decline.

There is no mother-in-law in the Lin family, so it is much cheaper for her to go back to her natal family, and she only needs to tell Lin Ruhai each time.Lin Ruhai knew that she was filial, as long as she didn't agree to the Rongguo Mansion's unreasonable demands, she never stopped her.

Jia Min frowned and said, "What are you asking me to go back for?"

As he spoke, he let out a long sigh.

Daiyu said empathetically: "In a few days, it will be my grandmother's eighty years of age. She doesn't go out on weekdays. I think it's very lonely at home. There aren't many people walking around recently. Mom, go and have a look. I'm at home." Look at Daddy."

Jia Min hesitated for a moment, went inside to see Lin Ruhai once, then changed his clothes and took the car to Rongguo Mansion.

As soon as he walked into the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Min found that he was even more lonely than last time. Although it was scorching summer and the flowers and trees were lush, there was always a trace of defeat in his eyes.

Yuanyang just picked up some flowers and came back to put them in the vase, and the little girl held them behind her. Seeing Jia Min holding the maid's hand and coming gracefully, like a concubine or fairy, she immediately burst into smiles, and ordered the little girl to go in and tell Jia Mu, while pulling the curtain for Jia Min with her own hands, said: "My aunt is here. The old lady is talking about it yesterday and today."

Jia Min knew that Mother Jia trusted this maid the most, so she asked, "How is the old lady? How is the spirit? How is the appetite? What do you use for your meals? Is it delicious?"

Although Jia Min often disagrees with Jia Mu's words and rarely agrees to Jia Mu's request, but Yuanyang looks at it coldly, only this aunt is sincerely filial to Jia Mu, unlike Jia She, who left without news or no news. It seems that Jia Zheng didn't come here except to ask for peace. Mrs. Wang gradually didn't take Jia Mu's words to heart because she was covering the sky with her hands in the mansion. I am in good spirits and have a good appetite. I had a bowl of red rice porridge and two pieces of spring rolls early this morning, and it was delicious."

Although Jia's mother is in her eighties, she still has hearing and eyesight. She heard it from inside and said, "When you have to ask her, you might as well ask me. I'm very well. I just miss you and want you to talk. "

Jia Min took a closer look, and sure enough, as they said, let go of your heart first, please sit down.

Mother Jia asked: "I heard that your master is sick. Has he gotten better? Now that I am getting older, I am becoming more and more annoying. I am like a deaf person at home. Today I know that your master has been sick for a few days."

Jia Min hurriedly said: "Mother, don't worry, she's getting better. When I came, I just took a rest. Yu'er is watching at home." No wonder Lin Ruhai was sick these days, other families came to visit one after another, Jia's also sent a gift , but very simple, except that my old mother did not move, unlike in the past, she gave her things to her.

Jia's mother put on her glasses and saw Jia Min's face was ruddy, and although there was worry in her brows, but it was not serious, she knew what she said was true, she couldn't help saying a word of Buddha, and said, "That's good."

When the mandarin duck made tea and served it, Jia Minfang asked, "Is there something important that mother wants me to do?"

Jia Mu was silent for a moment, and waved her hands to tell the maidservants to go down, leaving only Yuanyang in front of her, and said to Yuanyang, "Go and get the things I packed up by myself yesterday."

The mandarin duck agreed, and sure enough, it took two boxes that were about a square meter in size.

The boxes are all made of ebony, the style is ordinary and a bit old, it looks very unremarkable.

Mother Jia motioned for the mandarin duck to open for Jia Min to see. She felt a burst of jewels rushing towards her face, very bright. When she looked closely, she found large pieces of rubies, emeralds, sapphires, beautiful jade, agate, diamonds, etc., all of which were rare. , both boxes are like this, Jia Min asked in surprise: "What does mother mean?"

Mother Jia ordered Yuanyang to close the box, and sighed: "If you don't give these things to you, tomorrow will be gone. I think that Yu'er will be married next year, and I don't know if I can watch her come out of the cabinet with my own eyes. You can take some of them for her." Delicate face."

Jia Min hurriedly said: "Yu'er's dowry is all ready, such a reputation is better, how can I want my mother?" For Yu's birthday, she sent three paintings and calligraphy, one by Wu Daozi, one by Yan Liben, and one by Gu Kaizhi.

Jia Mu waved her hand and said: "As the saying goes, family ugliness should not be publicized. Although you are my daughter, I can't talk about the things that happened in the family, lest people say that I am always recited. You just hold it, my own ladder. , can’t I still be the master?”

Jia Min sighed and said, "Let Second Sister-in-law know, it doesn't look like it after all."

Hearing her mention of Mrs. Wang, Jiamu's dissatisfaction with Mrs. Wang flashed in her heart, and it was fleeting, she said: "Don't let her know. Don't worry, no one else knows about this matter except you and me. The meeting person asked, and said that it was some ginseng I collected in the past, and I used it to make up for my aunt. Besides, how about giving it to you? Didn’t my daughter give you a generous gift that time for three festivals and two longevity? If you don't come out with the second one, if you are dissatisfied, you are too greedy."

Jia Min heard her dissatisfaction with Mrs. Wang, and was taken aback. Although Jia Mu had always disliked Mrs. Wang's temperament, when Yuanchun came out of the cabinet a few years ago, because of Mrs. Dou's behavior, she was more gentle. Disagreement?Recalling Jia Mu's words just now, and thinking about the things he received at the pawnshop, Jia Min understood eight or nine points in his heart.

Yuanyang said softly: "Old lady, don't be upset, otherwise, wouldn't my aunt be worried?"

After hearing this, Mother Jia was angry with Fang Ping, and said to her, "Go and bring those four white jade bracelets to my aunt, I will naturally decide what belongs to me."

When Jia Min heard this, she quickly declined.

Although she didn't know what Jiamu was for, she had already got two boxes of jewels, so how could she collect more?

She had seen these two pairs of bracelets of Jiamu's since she was a child. The Historian's Old Master Hou got them from the imperial palace during the war. They were made of the finest suet jade. The most rare thing is that these four bracelets were made by a famous craftsman at that time. The patterns are extremely delicately carved, almost exactly the same, and there is no difference.At the beginning, someone offered 5000 taels of silver to buy it from Jia Mu, but Jia Mu didn't agree.

Mother Jia said displeasedly: "Why do you refuse what I gave you? Take it. Now Rui'er is married, and in a few years, Zhi'er should also get married. You give your daughter-in-law a pair, no preference Don't lean."

Jia Min had no choice but to accept it.

Jia's mother returned to anger, and then said: "There is one more thing to tell you. Mrs. Bao Ninghou told you about your brother Zhi on behalf of the third girl. I just found out about this today. I didn't intend to let your family hire you." San girl, I also know that you don't like it. I'm telling you today, because I don't want us to have a rift between the two of you."

Jia Min laughed and said, "I knew right then that it wasn't my mother's idea."

Mother Jia felt a little relieved, and then sighed: "Tomorrow, Baoyu's engagement will be a few days before my birthday."

Jia Minqi said: "When did Baoyu get married? I didn't hear the slightest rumor." Even if the Jia family is not as good as before, the grandson's marriage will not be silent.

Mother Jia said indifferently: "It's Mrs. Xue's daughter, that girl named Baochai. You have seen it. Since they lived in our house, there has been a saying that gold locks match jade. The former daughter Yuan girl sent a letter, Saying that this marriage is very good, your second elder brother and your second sister-in-law are very satisfied, after all, I am separated by a layer, so I will let them decide."

Jia Mu's tone was full of helplessness, which made people feel sad.

She loved Baoyu for more than ten years, and she wanted to find a good future for Baoyu, but her daughter-in-law would not appreciate it in order to marry a daughter-in-law who she was satisfied with and who was related by blood.The granddaughter who has been hurting for so many years is still partial to her own mother.

Jia Min understood it a little bit.

Not to mention that Baochai is the niece of Mrs. Wang's direct relative. After entering the door, she has one heart with her. It is the family property of the Xue family. I am afraid that Mrs. Wang is also worried about it. Rongguo Mansion's plight is in her eyes.Although Yuan Chun is not an imperial concubine, she is far away in Ping'an Prefecture, and the prince of Xining did not do a good deed, so naturally he spent a lot of money, so he agreed to this marriage.

After comforting Jiamu for half a day, at night, Jia Min said goodbye and went back. According to Jiamu's words, the two boxes were medicinal materials.Knowing that the ginseng in Jiamu's room had decayed, no one cared about it.

Yuanyang waited for Jiamu to rest and accompanied her on the same bed. When she thought Jiamu was fast asleep, she heard Jiamu whisper: "Are you surprised that those things I said were given to Baoyu, but now they are given to Yu'er?" ?”

Yuanyang thought for a while and said, "I'm a little puzzled."

Jia Mu sighed: "You know what's going on in our house, but we're so poor that we pawn things. If it wasn't so pitiful to look at, how could I let you steal those boxes and pawn them to the second wife? I am I'm getting old, but I'm not confused, what kind of things have I never experienced? It's just that I used to feel that it was not our turn, and I didn't know when I would die. I have a happy day with my grandchildren. Who wants to miss the Zhen family? It was a crushing defeat, and our family doesn't know what the future holds. Lian'er's family and Baoyu's family have a quarrel, and they may not be willing to lend a hand in the future, so it's better to have a good relationship now."

Yuanyang was taken aback for a moment, thinking back to the recent piles and piles, and was speechless for a while.

Only to hear Mother Jia say again: "Although I know that if something happens to our family, Min'er will definitely not stand by and watch, but after all, she is my daughter. How can I make her spend too much money and make my aunt unhappy? You put those Find out more small and rare things that are not marked, and I will send them to her one after another. In life, you always have to leave a way out for yourself. Yuanyang, tomorrow I will quietly send someone to cancel your slavery, I will also buy you a small house, far away from the mansion, and buy a few acres of land. Your things will be quietly sent out of the mansion, and I will also take some things for you to keep. If nothing happens, it is best, and I will make those for you Dowry, be a good husband and wife in an upright manner, don't go back to the house to be a slave, if something happens, you can escape."

Yuanyang couldn't help shedding tears, choked with sobs and said, "How can I be so valued by the old lady?"

Jia Mu smiled bitterly and said, "I don't look forward to anything else. I only hope that in the future, when the family is in trouble and I'm gone, someone will help Baoyu so that he won't suffer. I heard that Baoyu of Zhen's family has been reduced to begging now." How can I not be worried when I think about how he looks exactly like Baoyu?"

After hearing this, Yuanyang was even more moved.

When Lin Ruhai saw what Jia Min brought back, after a little thought, he also guessed Jia's mother's intention, and couldn't help sighing.

After a closer look, Jia's mother is very clear about life, she has the wisdom and shrewdness to experience the world, but she is old and only knows how to enjoy herself.

In fact, even if Jia's mother doesn't give anything, if the Jia family is in trouble, the family will inevitably take care of it. Who made her the son-in-law of the Jia family and Jia Min the aunt of the Jia family?If they don't help, they will just wait to be ridiculed by the world, and the world always pity the unlucky people the most.However, when Jia Mu gave something, she seemed to understand a little bit.

Lin Ruhai didn't tell Jia Min these words, he couldn't tell him that Jia's house was going to be raided.

However, Jia Mu's birthday was approaching, and gift giving would start in early July. When Lin Ruhai ordered Jia Min to prepare the gift, she made it a little thicker.

Jia Min said angrily: "My mother gave me those things, even if the master doesn't tell me, I still want to give more birthday presents."

Without saying a word, I heard someone report: "A Zhang Xiucai came outside to greet the master and wife. He said he was from Jiangnan. The uncle and the second master asked him to send a letter to the master and wife, saying that our second master has been selected as a scholar. Where is the chief of the case!"

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min were both taken aback for a moment, and then they were overjoyed, and hurriedly asked: "Please go to the study."

Although Lin Ruhai was ill, he was not so ill that he could not move. Moreover, the imperial doctor also said that loosening his muscles and bones is better than lying down, and he usually walks around the house, so he changed his clothes and went to the study. When he saw Zhang Xiucai who was invited in, I was shocked immediately, I never expected that Zhang Xiucai who came to pay his respects turned out to be Zhang Erniu!

Back then when Granny Song came to the Lin family for help, Lin Ruhai had never met her grandson-in-law Zhang Erniu. Later, Zhang Erniu took care of a few acres of scattered land, but he did meet a few times when he brought the rent to the Lin family.Later, I went to Beijing, but because I was far away, I never saw him again.Lin Ruhai didn't lack the tens of taels of silver every year, so he ordered him to build a private school in the village, and hired a teacher to teach the village children to read and write, which is also a merit.

Lin Ruhai was pleasantly surprised: "Erniu, you actually passed the examination of scholar? Congratulations! I don't know when you started studying. If I knew, I should recommend you to a good academy."

Zhang Erniu is not young anymore. Hearing this, he chuckled and said: "No one thought that I would still be a master of scholar. When I passed the examination of scholar, all the nobles in the city gave gifts to our house. When I was an adult With help, the family is gradually getting better. I have loved reading since I was a child.