Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

The matter of the Jia family was settled, and Lin Ruhai seemed to have let go of some concerns. He is still very busy. The court did not relax because of the decline of the people in the Xining Palace.Since Ping'an Prefecture is completely under the control of Emperor Changqing, people must always be stationed there.

At the beginning, Ping'an Prefecture was guarded by the Xining Prince's Mansion. It has been in operation for a hundred years and has a strong military force. It is because it is a checkpoint, located in the northwest, connected with the Northern Xinjiang and the Western Regions. If you go north, you can go to the grasslands, and if you go west, you can go to the Western Regions. You can exchange tea, silk, and porcelain. The horses, cattle and sheep, fur, gold, and medicinal materials in the northern border can also be exchanged for gems and spices in the western regions. The profits are huge. The Western Regions traded privately, so Emperor Changqing would act brazenly when the Xining Palace showed ambitions but was unprepared.

The power of Xining Palace has been uprooted, and now Prince Xiao Jing is taking over. After taking over, he immediately discovered the benefits of the mutual market.

After a few days of careful investigation, he quickly reported to Emperor Changqing of Ming Dynasty.

With one or two cups of ordinary and inferior tea, or a piece of very rough porcelain, and a piece of very common and cheap silk, you can exchange for a horse, a catty of gold or even more good things from northern Xinjiang. It can also be exchanged for a gem or even a few gems, a large bag of precious spices, etc. from the Western Regions, which is almost a costless transaction.

In the past, all these were in the hands of the Xining Palace, and only those who had contacts with the Xining Palace knew about it, and no one else knew about it. Although the court knew something, it always thought that the profit was not big, and never took it to heart.

Although the state treasury has benefited tens of millions of taels because of confiscation of many officials' belongings, there will be no shortage of money for a while, but after careful calculation, the money can only supply the imperial court for a year. Which one does not require money?Coupled with tax arrears, the treasury has insufficient tax revenue, and in the end it is still a lack of money.

How could Emperor Changqing not understand the benefits of the book of filial piety to the prince?He intends to open a mutual market in Ping'an Prefecture, set up supervisors in Ping'an Prefecture, and manage trade matters. It is no longer like before. People from the northern Xinjiang and the Western Regions are secretly trading with the Xining Palace.

Emperor Changqing's plan was to open up a mutual market and allow merchants to barter with northern Xinjiang and the Western Regions, because at that time the merchant tax was far better than the agricultural tax, which was the second of ten taxes, which was of great benefit to taxation. He also intends to let his confidant Huang Shang benefit from it.His confidant, the imperial merchant, is different from the imperial merchant who supplies all kinds of flowers, trees, vegetables, fruits, spices and cloth to the palace, but a person who specializes in managing business for Emperor Changqing. He uses the money in Emperor Changqing's private treasury, and all profits go All owned by Emperor Changqing.

In the past, when the treasury was short of money, the imperial court urgently needed it, and Emperor Changqing himself supplemented a lot of money from his private treasury.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai was busy with the mutual market.

He is no longer the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but he has been promoted to Prime Minister since the beginning of spring. He is in charge of all affairs of the six departments, and is highly relied on by Emperor Changqing.

Lin Ruhai also said to Emperor Changqing: "In addition to tea, porcelain and silk, why not add some ingenious and exquisite playthings, the price is expensive, and it is pleasing to him, and it can also kill his ambition. The advantage is that you can save yourself from fighting, even if you go to war, I will still be brave to the soldiers, but they have fallen into extravagance, and the outcome is clear."

Emperor Changqing clapped his hands and laughed, agreeing very much.Unlike the sour and rotten people who follow the rules everywhere, Emperor Changqing likes Lin Ruhai the most. He always has an ingenious heart, and it is often easier to achieve his goals than acting in the right way.

After half a day, Emperor Changqing said seriously: "I plan to send Heng'er to sit in Ping'an Prefecture, what do you think?"

Lin Ruhai was startled when he heard this.

He naturally understood that Emperor Changqing reused Yu Heng. Yu Heng was not only watched by himself, but Emperor Changqing and Empress Yu also treated him like a son.After Emperor Changqing ascended the throne, in order to avoid the crown prince's dissatisfaction, he was unwilling to hand over some matters to the prince, but after all, he had a deep bond with Empress Yu and always loved the prince, so he handed over these important tasks to Yu Heng.

Yu Heng is capable of both civil and military skills, can stabilize the country with literature, and can stabilize the country with martial arts. Ping'an Prefecture is also a fortress. Emperor Changqing didn't want to send princes and princes to sit in the town, for fear of fueling his power, so he thought of him.

These days, the court dismissed many officials from top to bottom, and the authority is in the hands of Emperor Changqing, showing a clear view, unlike before, many powers were in the hands of those officials who dealt with them. The opening and closing of the capital, the palace ban, etc. were not in charge of Yu Heng himself, and he was not at ease at all. , but now that everything has been settled, his other confidant generals are also competent.

Lin Ruhai hesitated for a moment, and said: "The old lady has passed her age, and Mr. Yu may not want to travel far."

Hearing his mention, Emperor Changqing also thought of it.

Yu Heng was brought up by the old lady Yu, who was very filial since childhood, how could he be willing to stay away from his old grandmother?This trip will not come back in a year or a half, at least it will take three to five years.People often say that parents are still there, and they don’t travel far. This is already the case for parents who are not yet old. What’s more, Mrs. Yu is over 90 years old, and Yu Heng dare not leave.

Emperor Changqing frowned slightly, thinking of Yu Hengzhi's filial piety, and said: "This statement is very reasonable, Heng'er will definitely refuse."

After all, he said: "Let's ask the ninth brother to take care of Ping'an Prefecture first, and let Guo Qing's family return to Beijing. I have other important matters for him." The power of Nan'an Palace.

Lin Ruhai should be so, so he ordered the scholars of the Imperial Academy to draft an order and send it to Ping'an Prefecture.

Compared with the heroic military strategy of his ancestors, the current Nan'an prince Huo Yu is not half as good. Although his character is not bad, his abilities are mediocre. He has been sitting on the west coast for many years, and he obviously has a lot of troops, far surpassing the small island countries. Always losing more than winning, Emperor Changqing was extremely dissatisfied. If he hadn't held on to the West Sea, he would have found it long ago, so he would have been summoned to return to the capital.

In the past, the old ministers in the government and the opposition were all powerful, and they almost wanted to take over the court, and there was a strong trend of buying and selling officials. Emperor Changqing became ruthless, so he took care of them first. Now that they have cleared up eight or nine points of their power, they want to take back Xihai Yanzi's military power.

Compared to the prince of Xining who had the intention of treason, Nan'an Palace was usually quite honest, but honesty was useless. Emperor Changqing needed brave generals who were able to sit on the coast of the West Sea, not only to defend against the occasional invasion of small border countries, but also to Beat them to bow their heads and bow their heads, so that the people in Xihai Yanzi can be restored to peace and stability.

Emperor Changqing felt that with Huo Yu's ability, if one day the army was defeated, what face would the court have?How can the people be at peace?

Lin Ruhai understood Emperor Changqing's worries, and agreed with Emperor Changqing's plan to send another general to guard Xihai Yanzi.The reason why Huo Yu was able to sit in Xihaiyanzi was because he relied on Zu Yin. In fact, he really had no skills, and the soldiers under his command were also relatively weak. In his previous life, he was defeated and captured at the beginning of the next year and had to be redeemed by his relatives. It was Tanchun, Nan'an Wangfu couldn't bear to marry his daughter, so he chose Tanchun, who was not born well, talented, quick thinking, beautiful, and 17 years old and hadn't been married yet.

If Xihai Yanzi had been replaced by a shrewd and capable general, and the soldiers had been trained strictly, maybe the humiliation of defeat in the next year could be avoided, and the common people would benefit more than a little bit.

The monarch and his ministers had a plan in their hearts, and they both thought about how to take back the military power.

Who would have thought that Huo Yu, the prince of Nan'an, suddenly delivered his papers to the capital at this time, and he actually asked to resign to guard Xihai Yanzi.Not to mention the officials inside and outside the court, even Emperor Changqing and Lin Ruhai were also surprised.They were trying their best to take back the power of Xihai Yanzi, and Huo Yu sent the booklet. How could it be such a coincidence?

Emperor Changqing ordered people to investigate the news sent by Xihai Yanzi. After he ascended the throne, he installed a lot of secret works in Xihai Yanzi. One of them entered Nan'an Palace, which Huo Yu relied heavily on. News came every year.

After reading the news, the monarch and his ministers know each other well.

It turned out that Huo Yu was secretly startled when he saw that the Xining Palace had been convicted and his power belonged to Emperor Changqing.He is not proficient in marching and fighting, but he knows people's hearts very well. Thinking of the four kings and eight princes, Dongping Palace and Beijing Palace are more decent than others because they do not have military power in their hands. Xining Palace was defeated and left. A king with a different surname who has military power, if he is ignorant of current affairs, his palace may be the next one to lose.Anyway, he himself has no skills, and every time he fights against the enemy, he always feels powerless. If he can retreat, it may not be a way out, so after discussing with the chief historian and staff, he came up with this plan.

The staff member that Huo Yu relied on the most was a member of Emperor Changqing. Seeing that Huo Yu wanted to give up the military power of Xihai Yanzi, he naturally agreed with him very much, and carefully analyzed the strength of it with him, which made Zhezi sent to the capital so quickly. .

Emperor Changqing immediately approved the paper, and sent his confidant General Cai to Xihai Yanzi to hand over Huo Yu, and ordered him to return to Beijing to receive the reward.

The military power of Xihai Yanzi was taken back without a single soldier, and the reputation would not be hindered. Emperor Changqing was very happy in his heart, and rewarded the Nan'an Palace with a lot of rewards, and sent his relatives to the Nan'an Palace.

Lin Ruhai was also happy for Emperor Changqing, and for the people of Xihai Yanzi. The general who went to replace the king of Nan'an was very brave and good at fighting, and he must be able to avoid the disaster of defeat in the next year.Despite his busy schedule, he did not forget his daughter's birthday.This is her 15th full birthday, and it is also the year of Jiji, so every day when she comes home from get off work, she will ask Jia Min carefully about Jiji's gift.

Thinking of Baochai's previous life, when she was 15 years old, she was able to put wine and sing operas, but her daughter was deserted when she was [-] years old. Heart.In his previous life, Daiyu didn't have a decent ceremony, but in this life he will definitely do it in a lively manner.

Seeing that Lin Ruhai took out 1000 taels of silver from his pocket to buy Daiyu a gift, Jia Min couldn't laugh or cry.

Regarding the difficulties of the Jia family, although Lin Ruhai was not stingy and asked her to take money from the public to take care of it, Jia Min finally felt that she could not pay for it from the Lin family, so she used her own money. After spending 4 to [-] taels of silver, Lin Ruhai couldn't persuade her in every possible way, so she had to let her.

Therefore, until Daiyu's birthday, Lin Ruhai is unwilling to let Jia Min pay any more money for her.

Jia Min said: "Master, why do you do this? Even if I spent some money on my natal family's affairs, after the past 30 to [-] years, my ladder has been in and out, and I have to pay for Yu'er's dowry."

Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, showing a more relaxed and graceful demeanor, and said: "This is my wish as a father."

Jia Min felt it was funny, and said: "Other families love their sons more, but the master is completely different, he loves his daughter to the bone. Rui'er didn't see the master like this when you held the crowning ceremony after you returned to Beijing."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "The son is poor, the daughter is pampered, every family is like this, let alone me?"

One sentence left Jia Min speechless.

After a while, Jia Minfang sighed: "It's nothing else. It's just that Rui'er loves my sister so much, and Zhi'er respects her sister very much. When Yu'er and Ji were born, they were not in the capital. I don't know how upset they are."

Although studying for an official is a future, but my two sons are not with me, but I miss them very much.

Counting Daiyu's birthday, Lin Rui and Lin Zhi, who were far away in the south of the Yangtze River, were indeed very depressed, especially Lin Zhi, who was clamoring to return to Beijing in front of his teacher, Mr. Qi.In order to participate in Daiyu's Jiji ceremony, he quoted scriptures and classics, and argued hard, which disturbed Mr. Qi's ears during the day, and he couldn't sleep well at night, and he heard him praise his sister for being knowledgeable and talented. , Mr. Qi suddenly became curious, and finally agreed to Lin Zhi's request, and brought several disciples to Beijing under the pretext of studying abroad.

There are only four students who can really be regarded as Mr. Qi's disciples, the youngest is Lin Zhi, and the above two are only a few years younger than Lin Ruhai, but unfortunately they are all gone. One died at the age of 40, and the other died the year before last. 39 years old.Another young man who is also very familiar to the Lin family is Miao Yu's husband Gu Shi.

Other than that, Mr. Qi has no students, other disciples are just studying in his academy, and they call themselves outer disciples.Mr. Qi didn't intend to take any more disciples, but one day last year when he went out for an outing, he ran into Lin Zhi who was quick-witted and unrestrained. It is not pedantic and old-fashioned, and sometimes there are good sentences that are amazing, so it moved my mind, and then I found out that he was the top case in Gusu High School.

Mr. Qi is getting old, so he likes to be lively, he loves Lin Zhi's temperament very much, and he doesn't stick to him, so Lin Zhi wants to go back to Beijing to attend his sister's wedding ceremony. I want to open an academy in the capital, dedicated to teaching the children of the aristocratic family, so as not to become a dude and incompetent, I would like to ask my husband for advice.

After getting together a few times, Mr. Qi went to Beijing by boat.

Among his outer disciples were many descendants from families in the south of the Yangtze River, and there were four of them following him. The boats, luggage, and soil instruments were all ready, and Lin Rui also prepared a lot of things, and there were letters and gifts for Lin Zhi to bring back. Beijing.

Therefore, a group of people arrived in Kyoto safely a few days before Daiyu's birthday.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min got the news a long time ago, knowing that Mr. Qi's old house had not been tidied up, they hurriedly tidied up several courtyards at home. When he came to Beijing, it happened that Lin Ruhai took a rest and had an affair with Mr. Qi in previous years, so he personally welcomed him into the house.

After seeing each other and eating the wine, Mr. Qi sent those disciples down to rest, and asked Lin Ruhai: "We are old acquaintances, and I took your son as a disciple again. I am not an outsider. I have heard the name of the young lady for a long time. I really want to see you. When you were in Jiangnan, everyone knew how much you loved your daughter." Mr. Qi was over seventy years old, and his life was seventy years old. He didn't see people, so he didn't see Jia Min.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai knew it was from Lin Zhi. He knew that his two sons had always been proud of Daiyu's talent, and so did he, so Lin Zhi would definitely show it off to his master.

After glaring at Lin Zhi, Lin Ruhai ordered the servant girl to invite Daiyu to come and see her.

Daiyu and her elder brother and younger brother have been separated for more than a year and nearly two years, and she misses her very much. Since she heard that Lin Zhi returned to Beijing just for her own birthday, she is more happy than anyone else, and she has been looking forward to seeing each other for a long time. The master also came, and the master brought other disciples over, the house was full of commotion, but he couldn't see him, and he was really depressed.

At this moment, the servant girl came to invite her to meet Mr. Qi, hurriedly changed her clothes for meeting the guest, and went there as promised.

Lin Zhi was in front of Mr. Qi, and if he saw Mr. Qi, he would definitely see Lin Zhi.

At this time, Mr. Qi and Lin Ruhai had a very happy conversation. Although he and Lin Ruhai lived in the south of the Yangtze River and the other in Chang'an, and there was a twenty-year difference in age, they had the same temperament and friendship back then. It was just that Lin Ruhai came to Yangzhou as an official. Not much, now that we meet again after many years, naturally there are endless gossips and past events.

Hearing the servant girl's announcement that Daiyu was coming, Mr. Qi stopped talking and told Lin Zhi to come over with his glasses. When the curtain was rolled up, a figure floated in. He raised his eyes and looked up, unconsciously startled.

In terms of beauty, Daiyu's appearance is by no means the most beautiful, but this bearing opened Mr. Qi's eyes.

The mountain of Miaogushe is home to a god and man, whose skin is like ice and snow, and is as graceful as a virgin.

When Mr. Qi read Zhuangzi in the past, he always felt that there was no such a god in the world. Now that he saw Daiyu, he knew that he couldn't describe her more aptly.

There are thousands of people in the world, but no one has such a romantic attitude.

When Daiyu Yingying came to see her, Mr. Qi hurriedly got up, and saw that her eyes were watery, implying wisdom, and her movements were not at all vulgar, so he couldn't help praising Lin Ruhai repeatedly, and said with a smile to Lin Ruhai: "I finally understand today, why do you think so?" Notoriously doting on daughters, if I have a daughter like this, I'm afraid I'll hold them in my palm."

Lin Ruhai smiled, quite satisfied.

Because Mr. Qi wanted to see Daiyu, Mr. Qi had only Lin Zhi by his side, and all the servants with him went to take care of his residence with those disciples, so Mr. Qi said to Lin Zhi, "Hurry up and prepare me for your sister." Take out your gift."

When Lin Zhi saw Daiyu, he was overjoyed for a long time. When he heard the words in a daze, he jumped up quickly, took out four books, the ink was still fresh, and said: "Sister, the teacher is very stingy, many of his Good books are not allowed to be read by outsiders, so I managed to get the teacher's permission, and I asked the teacher to copy a few books in person, all of which are not available in our family." It is both a lone copy and Mr. Qi's own handwriting. For them, Much more valuable than any gold and silver jewelry in the world.

Daiyu was very happy when she heard this, and thanked Mr. Qi.

Seeing her like this, Mr. Qi's eyes were very gentle. Thinking about her talent and character that Lin Zhi said about her, he couldn't help opening his mouth and quizzing a few words carefully. He listened to her answers one by one. Zhi, couldn't help but blurted out to Lin Ruhai: "I actually regret seeing this child."

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "It's okay to regret it, outsiders know that brother Ziyan, you accepted Quanzi as a closed disciple."

He could see that Daiyu's spirituality moved him.

Mr. Qi sighed again and again, unfortunately.

During these few days living in Lin's house, apart from meeting Gu Shi once who came to pay a visit, Mr. Qi usually stayed in the courtyard, often called Daiyu and Lin Zhi as companions, and every time he asked Lin Zhi a question, he called Daiyu Doing the same thing, they are all above Lin Zhi, and feel it is a pity, said: "If it is a man, why can't you earn another champion for the Lin family? He was born as a girl, even if he has talent, he has to hide it."

After finishing speaking, Mr. Qi sighed again: "Just because of the word boudoir, how many Tao Yun Yi'an have been buried?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Lin Zhi, but also Lin Ruhai felt the same way.

Daiyu didn't care about this.

In her heart, outsiders always say that a woman's lack of talent is a virtue, even the sisters in the boudoir, they also pay attention to needlework and don't like to be famous for their talents, but to her, her parents and brothers have never been like this, It has made her a hundred times better than others.

Therefore, she is satisfied.

Mr. Qi just sighed. He is old, and his speech is not as pedantic and clear as when he was young. The article is romantic and unique, without any accumulation, but I think of the very famous Layman Jiangzhu a few years ago, and it seems to have the same tone."

Lin Ruhai and Lin Zhi were shocked by Mr. Qi's sensitivity, and Daiyu blushed unconsciously.

Seeing this, Mr. Qi was surprised and said: "Could it be that I was right? That Layman Jiangzhu is Yu'er?" He only thought it looked like before, but now seeing Daiyu's expression, he was eight or nine points sure, and suddenly Shocked, how old was Daiyu a few years ago?Actually make such clever and beautiful articles and poems.Layman Jiangzhu is eclectic, and the handed down includes both poems and articles, occasionally one or two fine brushwork, and several test questions from Qiuwei and Chunwei, and his works are even better than the works of the number one scholar handed down.

Lin Ruhai's expression was calm, Lin Zhi's expression was smug, Du Daiyu said with a little shame, "Back then, she was competitive and arrogant, and she was always conceited about being a genius, and could overwhelm the world, so she showed off and gained a false name. Now that she is older But I felt that I didn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth at that time, and my mind was too shallow and ignorant, so I put my mind away and never published another article or poem."

After hearing these words, Mr. Qi smiled and said: "Who doesn't have a good reputation? How many people study with this thought in their studies? When I was young, I was more competitive than you. I can't wait for the fame of literary talents to spread all over the world. Only when I reached the age of knowing the destiny did I gradually lose my heart for fame and fortune, and concentrate on teaching students to read. I just didn't expect that the well-known Layman Jiangzhu was actually a little girl in the boudoir. You were only about ten years old at the time, which really makes the men of the world extremely ashamed. I said earlier why you haven’t made anything new in the past two years, so it’s because you didn’t put your heart into it any more.”

As he said that, he complained to Lin Zhi: "You have been with me for some time, and I still used the article of Layman Jiangzhu to tell you about you, but you kept it from me so hard that you didn't let out a single word."

A smile flashed across Lin Zhi's eyes, but he said in a serious manner: "How dare I say it? I was the one who pushed my sister because of this, and Jiaci punished me with half a year's monthly money. If it wasn't for me, I would have to go to school. , I’m afraid it’s because of foot restraints. It’s been easy to calm down in the past two years, and my sister doesn’t like to do things like this anymore, so how can I tell the teacher that Layman Jiangzhu is my sister?”

Looking back on the past, Lin Zhi sighed in his heart.

The words made everyone laugh, and Lin Ruhai pretended to be stern and said: "Don't pretend that I don't know, your mother punished you, and your sister made up a lot of money for you in private."

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "My sister always loves me."

Seeing that Lin Ruhai was quite dissatisfied, Lin Zhi hurriedly continued: "But my sister respects my father the most. I saw a good fan cover that my sister made for my father yesterday. It will be finished by the end of spring and summer solstice. It is so exquisite. I finally finished it. When I returned to Beijing, I asked my sister for it, but my sister refused to give it to me, and only said that I would make it for me later."

Hearing this, the displeasure on Lin Ruhai's face disappeared in an instant, revealing a look of satisfaction.

But at this time, I heard Mr. Qi say: "I like one sentence in the poems and articles of Layman Jiangzhu, that is, 'steal three parts of the pear pistil, and borrow a plum blossom's soul'. It is really unique. However, there are also a few The poems are too bleak, such as burial poems, peach blossom walks, autumn wind and autumn rain, how can a spoiled little daughter like you write them?"

Lin Ruhai's heart was touched, and she suddenly remembered the desperate situation her daughter was in in her previous life.

When he saw those poems, he also asked Daiyu, knowing that she got it from a dream, he knew that she dreamed about her previous life like Jia Min, but he had forgotten it after waking up, so he didn't explain it to her.

Lin Ruhai opened the mouth and said: "The little girl is born a genius, and I don't know."

Mr. Qi shook his head in denial, and said: "Every word is filled with a sense of desperation. I have never experienced it before. How can it make people feel like they are there after watching it? But what you said is also reasonable. I am born a genius, and I don't know." Probably because of this, No one doubted that Layman Jiangzhu was Daiyu. After all, she was well-known for being rich and precious since she was a child. She had never experienced the so-called "360 days a year, [-] days a year, and the wind, knife, frost, and sword are pressing against each other".

Lin Ruhai didn't want to say more, fearing that the secret would be leaked, so he turned aside and said, "How many students will Mr. Chunwei participate in this year?"

Mr. Qi thought for a while, and said: "I don't remember either. There are always dozens of students in my academy who come to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival. Exams? They are taking exams in the Gong Yuan now, but the stewards around them have come to say hello to me. I think they are making a fuss, so I tell them not to come."

There are three games in total, each three days. The first day starts on the ninth day of February, and now it is the tenth day. The day after tomorrow is Daiyu's birthday, which is also the beginning of the second game.

Because of Chunwei's incident, there are many scholars in Kyoto, and they are very enthusiastic.

However, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min were busy with Daiyu's funeral ceremony and ignored it. It was also because there were no children from the side branch of the Lin family going to Beijing for the exam this year, so they had a leisurely time.

Daiyu also doesn't go out much because her birthday is approaching.

At noon the next day, Mr. Qi took Lin Zhi out to visit a friend in the capital. She was sewing in the room, and when she heard that Jia Min was coming, she hurriedly put down her sewing and got up to welcome him in.

When Jia Min entered the room, she saw that Daiyu was wearing homely clothes, her black hair was tied casually with two hair ropes, and there was no trace of flowers and greens on her body, but her figure had grown up, like a slender willow in the wind, and the water reflected her beautifully. Flowers not only have a beautiful and charming posture, but also a romantic and graceful attitude, and they are very outstanding.

Daiyu invited Jia Min to take a seat, and at the same time ordered someone to make tea, held Jia Min in person, and said with a smile: "Mom is very busy with my affairs, and I want to share my worries but don't know where to start, so I have to serve tea to respect." mother."

Jia Min took the teacup and said with a smile: "It's strange that everyone loves you, listening to what you say makes me feel comfortable no matter how busy I am."

After finishing speaking, she asked Daiyu to sit beside her, put down the teacup, looked at her carefully again, and said: "You have already promised to marry, and you will be an adult when you perform the ceremony tomorrow, and it's time to get married."

Daiyu blushed when she heard this, and thought of Yu Heng.

Although we haven't seen each other for several years, Yu Heng is several years older than her. When we met for the last time, Yu Heng was already an adult. I don't know if he looks the same after all these years?

The daughter is not yet married, but seeing her shy and very guest, Jia Min felt very reluctant, and said: "Come here today so that you know, the Yu family sent a matchmaker early in the morning to discuss with me, and want to go with you After the ceremony, choose a good day to celebrate the ceremony, and then ask for a date and get married. I think it should be like this, these three ceremony always have to be prepared for a year or so, and a year later, I'm afraid it will seem rushed."

Daiyu lowered her head and rubbed her handkerchief, her voice was like a mosquito moaning, and said: "Everything is decided by father and mother."

Jia Min chuckled and said: "Your father is really reluctant! But I haven't told him about it yet, I'm afraid he wants to send you out of the cabinet two years later. There are many people like us who get married early but marry late. After all, in the boudoir, you can be at ease in the boudoir, and do everything according to your heart, and you won't have this kind of leisure after you get married."

Daiyu pursed her lips and remained silent. Although she was not married, she already had a feeling of reluctance in her heart.

Jia Min suddenly withdrew her smile and sighed, "How can I be willing? It's just that you know Mrs. Yu's age. The old man has been struggling all these years. She just wants to watch the two of you get married and drink this cup of tea from the granddaughter-in-law. So I am very anxious. Although we are reluctant, we have to take care of the heart of the elderly. I have seen Heng Er's deeds over the years, not to mention the fact that he has been promoted step by step. Come on, I don't know how many people are jealous of our family!"

Daiyu still hangs her head in silence, but thinking back on Yu Heng's actions in the past few years, a trace of complacency suddenly emerged in her heart.

Jia Min knew that her girl's skin was tender and it was not easy to say anything to herself, so she also told Daiyu when she came here, and she also explained to Lin Ruhai at night.

Lin Ruhai let out a long sigh, and said, "Call back to Mrs. Yu and ask them to choose a good day after Yu'er and Ji."

Even if he doesn't want to give up his daughter, he still has to send her out. He can't take care of her for the rest of his life. Yu Heng is the only one who can take care of her for the rest of his life.My biggest wish for rebirth is for Daiyu to grow up safely and marry with peace of mind.

Jia Min nodded, and planned to let the Yu family know about it when she came back.

The next day was Daiyu's birthday, and their family had been busy all this time for this day.

Lin Ruhai was promoted to the top of the hundred officials at the age of 50. I don’t know how many people admired him, and I don’t know how many people came to visit him. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. Now when he met Daiyu and Ji, he felt that the opportunity was rare, and he prepared gifts as early as the beginning of February. .Children's birthdays are never a big event, but the 15th birthday is a full birthday, and there are very few things that are not held, so there are many spectators.

All of a sudden, Lin Ruhai's family was very lively, far from being able to compare with the scene of Jia Mu's birthday.

However, careful people can find that many imperial wives bring their daughters who have never discussed marriage. Regardless of their age, they are either similar to Daiyu, or one or two years younger than Daiyu, and they are all exquisite and delicate.

Sitting in the east room, Dai Yu'an smiled when she heard a few sisters mentioning this matter.

Today, she was wearing a pick-me-up dress with her plain face facing the sky, making her even more beautiful. This smile stunned everyone.

After getting married, Liu Qingran, who was happy with Mu Pu and his wife, was amazed, and then praised a few more words, a trace of sarcasm flitted across the corner of Fang's mouth, and he said to everyone with a smile: "The drunken man's meaning is not in drinking, but in Zhi Ge'er."

The news of Lin Zhi's return to Beijing cannot be hidden from everyone, and Mr. Jian Qi often takes him out for a walk, so more people know about it.He has already been selected as a scholar at a young age, his father has been granted the title of minister, his brother has a bright future, and his sister is going to marry the uncle of the country. He himself is competitive and looks good, who doesn't care about it?I didn't hear that even the concubine Xian in the palace was thinking about betrotting his niece to him.

Daiyu smiled lightly and said, "My sister doesn't seem to be here to watch the ceremony, but rather to be a matchmaker?"

Qing Ran laughed loudly and said, "That's not it!"

Miaoyu frowned slightly after hearing this, and said displeasedly: "Today is a good day for my sister, what do they mean by coming here like this? It's too revealing."

The sisters can see it, but why can't Jia Min see it?It's just that every time I go around, the mistresses of the various families take their daughters out to see them. It is not an exaggeration to bring many girls here today, although it is true that some traces are too exposed.So Jia Min smiled, as if she didn't know their intentions, and entertained everyone kindly.

Because the Lin family had a lot of relatives and friends, and many people with both ability and political integrity, the honorable guests, praisers, praisers, dismissers, and deacons invited today are all either rich or expensive. They went to accompany Daiyu.

Compared with Xue Baochai’s 15th birthday in Rongguo Mansion, where there was only a lively scene of wine and opera, and there was no time to pick up the characters to salute, Daiyu’s ceremonies were very complicated and meticulous. , already half a day later.

After Baochai saw it, she felt very sour and envious at the same time.

Now the identities of the two are very different, and she is dignified and kind, and she has no intention of jealousy.

She thought of the scene where she was doing business in Rongguo Mansion. It was not so much a birthday celebration as Jiamu's revealing her age in order to let her mother find someone for her. However, she and her mother pretended not to understand and were tossing around in Rongguo Mansion. After so many years, although they finally achieved a golden and jade marriage, after all, the family business declined and there was no future.

The Xue family was defeated, and his elder brother was incompetent. Fortunately, although he was arrogant and domineering in the past, he never hurt anyone's life. After experiencing such things, he saw that he has now calmed down, and honestly followed Xue Biao to do business, with Liu Xianglian's extra Take care, but it's safe.Their family has nothing left, but Baoyu still has Jia Mu's ladder and Jia Mu's promise. Aunt Xue sent her to the sedan chair with tears in her eyes, and married Baoyu, who is still in a daze and has never withdrawn from the glory and wealth.

Maybe, this is fate?The fate of the golden jade!

What a happy match?If it was a golden and jade match, how could it end up like this?One piece of gold and one piece of jade, my parents believed the words of the monk and Taoist priest. I have planned for this for many years, but in the end it was all in vain.

When she saw Tanchun and Xiangyun, Baochai felt a little more comforted in her heart. They still don't know where their future lies!Tanchun is well-rounded, but it's a pity that with her current status, not to mention the family of high officials and dignitaries, even the family of ordinary people may not be able to marry. Mother Jia brought her out and wanted to plan for her, but it was a pity that she could only waste her time.As for Xiangyun, knowing that the historians are in decline and Xiangyun lives in sojourn, this year will be fifteen, there is no news from the Wei family, Wei Ruolan is far away in Guangdong, and it seems that he has no intention of returning to Beijing.

Because they all looked at Daiyu saluting, never paid attention to Baochai's expression, and didn't know her thoughts, Du Jiamu wiped away a tear from the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief, and sighed inwardly.

The Jia family was defeated, but it was the Yue family of the Lin family after all, so Lin Ruhai and Jia Min invited Jia Mu to come.Others laughed at the Jia family behind their backs, but they cared about the face of the Lin family. Seeing that Jia's mother was over eighty years old, with gray hair and eyebrows, and she had long since lost her former phoenix crown and xiapei, she felt pity in her heart. They are also polite.

Nan'an Palace and Jia's family have long-standing friendship. Seeing this, Nan'an Dowager sighed, and spoke to Jia's mother kindly, saying: "Is the old lady okay now? If there is any embarrassment, just send someone tell me to go."

She intends to marry her granddaughter to Lin Zhi, so she naturally wants to make friends with Jia Min's family, which is also a good fate.

Mother Jia smiled faintly. She described her as old, but her calm demeanor was awe-inspiring, and she said: "With my daughter taking care of me, everything is fine. Although the family business has declined, there are fewer people, and there are fewer disputes." , I feel quieter. I don’t want anything else now, I just want these children to be safe, that’s all.”

There are people who treat Jiamu kindly, and there are also those who don't like it. As soon as this remark was made, someone asked with a smile: "There is such a big incident in the house, why is the eldest son of the old lady not seen?"

Everyone knows that Jia Amnesty was occupied by Jia Zheng in the main courtyard, and the two families were at odds, so they went away.

Hearing this, many eyes turned to Mother Jia, waiting for her answer.

Although Jia's mother was very ashamed and angry in her heart, she didn't show it on her face. She was about to answer, when Jia Min laughed and said, "Thank you Mrs. Xu for taking the trouble to pay attention to this matter, but my brother