After the Gu of the Red Chamber

With Shi Ding's escort, Jia Min and his party arrived in the capital in a short time.

As soon as they arrived in the capital, Tu Lei and Xia Xingquan left quietly. The official boat was only this big, and Tu Lei would rush to Daiyu's side from time to time without knowing what to do. Naturally, Shi Ding saw it a few times.

But except for the first time when he saw Tu Lei, Shi Ding couldn't hide the look on his face as if he had seen a ghost, other times it was quite normal, as if he only regarded Tu Lei as a child of an ordinary family.

If Daiyu hadn't found out through Xiao Honghong that Shi Ding's heart would beat faster every time he saw Tu Lei, maybe Daiyu would really have made him bluff.

Perhaps because of something in his heart, Shi Ding hurriedly left after arriving in the capital, and he didn't know where he took the boat full of people.

It wasn't just Shi Ding who left, but Zhen Li as well, although apart from her and Brother べ's two children, Jia Min also brought a young girl wearing a veiled hat off the boat, and asked them to call her Sister Zhen.

But no matter who Daiyu is, one can tell at a glance that this woman is just a substitute for Zhen Li, and the real Zhen Li has long since disappeared.

Looking at the accomplished Jia Min and Shi Ding who left in a hurry, Daiyu was thoughtful, it seems that her parents really decided to accept the Zhen family this time.

Although Shi Ding came here to escort Jia Min, he left just after arriving in the capital, but he was not worried about the safety of Jia Min and his party. After all, they were all in the capital, and there might be some kind of nightmarish at the feet of the majestic emperor.

Furthermore, Jia Min came here for the reason of celebrating his mother's birthday, and he sent a letter to the Rongguo Mansion earlier, saying that there are countless itineraries on this waterway. People from Rongguo Mansion came to pick him up.

Although the Rongguo Mansion has declined over the years, and its reputation has become more and more difficult to use, it still has a bit of face in Beijing after all. With the protection of the Rongguo Mansion, it is safe and secure.

Then I thought that when Jia Min and his party came to the capital, not to mention the people who came to greet them, there were not even people who looked like maids and servants, and only the servants of the housekeeper of the Lin family who stayed in the capital came to greet them.

As soon as Steward Lin saw the Lin family's boat approaching the shore, he hurried forward and said, "Madam has been working hard all the way, the little one has been prepared, and I'm just waiting for Madam to go home."

Jia Min felt slightly relieved, "It's time to work."

She paused and asked: "Did you see the servants in Rongguo Mansion these days?"

Butler Lin was embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "I have been waiting for these days, but I haven't seen the servants of Rongguo Mansion."

Ordinarily, when the aunt from the Rongguo Mansion returned to Beijing, even if the wife would go back to the Lin family first, the Rongguo Mansion would have to pick it up no matter what, but the Rongguo Mansion seemed to be completely ignorant of this, which is really weird.

Jia Min frowned slightly, she didn't think Jia's mother ignored her on purpose, it might be the second sister-in-law's idea again.

Even if Mrs. Wang didn't dare to say it clearly, Jia Min knew that the second sister-in-law didn't treat her very well, and she really didn't understand. It's better to get close to my sister-in-law first, but I didn't offend her.

I don't know what happened to the second sister-in-law?She has such a temper with her, since before she got married, she likes to point and point at her, saying that she is wrong, and there was a fight over her dowry back then, and the angry mother kept the second sister-in-law by her side and has been setting the rules Stand until she is married.

Even after she got married, she still liked to stab her heart from time to time, knowing that she was unable to have children because of her filial piety, so she either talked about Jiazhu, Yuanchun and Baoyu, and deliberately stabbed her .

That's all, when she asked people to check the Lin family, she found that many of the annual gifts from the Rongguo Mansion had been mixed with sterilization drugs. Jia Min herself was somewhat suspicious of whether her good second sister-in-law had given those medicines.

Thinking about the temperament of the second sister-in-law, Jia Min shook her head slightly, and then looked at the troubled faces of the children, Jia Min pondered: "Let's go back to the house first."

She paused and said: "We don't need to tell the Rongguo Mansion about our return to Beijing."

Her mother has always been partial to the Zhen family. Although Li's identity is different from others, it is hard to guarantee that her mother will not have other thoughts.

Butler Lin was slightly taken aback, and answered yes in a low voice.

Hearing that the Lin family actually has a house in the capital, Daiyu couldn't help but blurt out, "Does our family have a house in the capital?"

Why is it that Xiao Daiyu doesn't know about this at all in her memory?

"It's only natural." Jia Min laughed and said, "The fifth generation of the Lin family inherited the title. Although the title went to your grandfather, His Majesty kindly gave us the old Lin family house. We naturally have a house in Beijing."

She paused and said: "Although it is a house bestowed by the Holy Majesty, it is the layout of the Earl's Mansion after all. We are not easy to live in. This time we are not going to the old house, but another courtyard that your grandfather bought back then."

Even if the Holy One is merciful, they still have to ignore the rules and live in the old house. Therefore, the Lin family they returned to was just another house they bought a few years ago.

Although it was purchased separately, it was still in the Wujin mansion, and it was close to the inner city of the capital. Although it was not comparable to the Lin family's old house and Rongguo Mansion, it was really rare.

In addition, most of the Lin family are elegant people. The flowers, plants and trees in this yard are carefully selected. Although they are not comparable to the Jiangnan gardens, they are indeed elegant. Much better.

After all, although the Rongguo Mansion is big, as the Rongguo Mansion is getting more and more declining and there is no money to repair it, it will inevitably look a little old. It is really gratifying that it can be as neat as Lin's house.

But the more Daiyu looked at it, the more she couldn't help sulking. There was no other reason, she had been to this place before.

I remember that when Xue Pan married Xia Jingui, the wedding banquet was held in this house.

Daiyu couldn't help grinding her teeth secretly, and offered the Lin family's house to the Xue family as a favor, not knowing the shame of the two Wang's daughters.

She touched Xiao Honghong on her head, if she didn't get it back, she would feel sorry for herself.

This time, Jia Min took Daiyu and others back to Lin's house, but he didn't know that Jia's mother was already in the Rongguo mansion.

Just as Jia's mother guessed, no matter how much Jia's mother didn't want the Lin family and the Zhen family to confront each other, she would not refuse to bring her daughter back. In fact, she was eager for her daughter to come back soon and tell her about Zhen home affairs.

She is also an old man in Beijing, and she knows more about the temperament of the emperor than the daughters far away in the south of the Yangtze River. The emperor cherishes and respects the elderly, and has a better name. As long as Mrs. Fengsheng is around, the Zhen family will not collapse.

Even the new crown prince has a side concubine Zhen from the Zhen family, and she follows the Holy Majesty everywhere in her daily activities, and dare not cross the line. As long as the Holy Majesty intends to keep the Zhen family, no matter what living evidence the daughter brings back It's all invalid, it's better to return the living evidence to the Zhen family and sell it to the Zhen family.

Jia's mother waited for Jia Min to return to Beijing to give her daughter a good analysis. She knew that she had waited for a long time but did not see Jia Min returning to Beijing. Counting the days, Jia Min should return to Beijing no matter what.

Mother Jia hurriedly called Mrs. Wang over, and told her to have someone check it out: "According to the days, Min'er should return to Beijing. Why hasn't anyone been picked up yet? Let someone check it out, but Don't let there be any accidents on the way."

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Don't worry, old lady, the fourth aunt is on an official ship, so what could be unexpected? Maybe it's because my niece is in poor health and she has something to worry about. My daughter-in-law will ask Zhou Rui's family to ask about it tomorrow." .”

Mrs. Wang made her voice a little more serious about her niece's poor health. This old woman always wanted to hire Jia Min's daughter back to Rongguo Mansion, and she didn't even think about whether Lin Daiyu, who was short-lived and poorly blessed, was worthy of Baoyu.

When Mrs. Wang said that Daiyu was weak, Mother Jia frowned slightly. Although it's not a big deal for a child to be weak, but Daiyu is five years old and her bones are not good. I'm afraid...

Thinking about the fact that the Lin family had offended the Zhen family so much this time, Mother Jia couldn't help but slightly downplay the idea of ​​marriage.

She didn't show her face, and reprimanded: "What are you waiting for tomorrow? If your sister came today, wouldn't she have missed it? Hurry up and ask people to wait at the pier."

Mother Jia was furious, even if Mrs. Wang dragged it on purpose, she quickly got up and said yes, and asked Zhou Rui's family to wait at the pier without mentioning it.

Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth secretly. After so many years, Mother Jia still only had Jia Min in her eyes, but she didn't want to think that Jia Min had offended the Zhen family so much this time, and made their Jia family miserable. She still wanted to take Jia Min back home, and she didn't think about how difficult it would be for her Yuanchun to be in the palace.

Thinking of Yuan Chun's crying complaint, Madam Wang hated Jia Min even more, not to mention picking him up, she didn't even want Jia's mother to know the news of Jia Min's return to Beijing.

It's a pity that she wanted to put this matter to rest and make a fortune in a muffled voice. It was not so easy for others to follow her wishes, but Mrs. Xing pretended to be surprised and said: "Second brother and sister, why are you letting people go at this time?" Pick up? Sister Min returned to Beijing three days ago."

"What?" Mother Jia was taken aback, "Min'er returned to Beijing early?"

How could she not know at all?

"That's not true." Mrs. Xing covered her mouth and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I came back, and no one in Rongguo Mansion knows about it, and I don't know how the second younger siblings manage the house?"

Mother Jia's eyes were like thunder, and she stared straight at Mrs. Wang, her eyes were really not kind.

Mrs. Wang felt a little uneasy when she was seen, but she still pretended to be puzzled, and said strangely: "I really don't know about this concubine, but I don't know how the eldest wife knows?"

Her curiosity is not false, Mrs. Xing is just a shabby householder, although she has some escorts, but there are not many people, and it is not enough to serve her alone, so there is still time to take care of Jia Min's affairs?

"Hey, I also heard it from my master." Mrs. Xing didn't know Mrs. Wang's intentional rhetoric, and said triumphantly: "This time, the fourth aunt came back with Mr. Shi. When Mr. Shi came back this time I went to my master for a drink, of course I know."

It's also a coincidence that as soon as Shi Ding came back, he asked her master to go out for a drink. Only then did she know that this good brother and sister really dared to do it, and she didn't send anyone to pick up Jia Min at all. , has been waiting for her daughter.

Mrs. Wang raised her eyebrows slightly, pretending to be wronged and said: "It turns out that the Eldest Master already knew about it, why didn't someone tell the Old Madam, let's quickly post a post to bring the Fourth Aunt and Wife back for a reunion."

Mrs. Wang wiped her tears on purpose, "It's hard for the old lady to wait for Mrs. Fourth Aunt."

Sure enough, when Mrs. Wang said this, Mother Jia also snorted coldly, quite displeased.

She was not only annoyed that Min'er had returned to Beijing, she was the last to know about it, and even more annoyed that her good son and daughter-in-law dared to join forces to despise her for such a big matter.

Mrs. Xing murmured that it was not good. Originally, Jia Amnesty meant to make a fortune in silence, and waited to see Mrs. Wang's jokes, so she knew that the fire was on her.

"This matter... this matter..." She wanted to explain, but her mouth was clumsy. She said several times about this matter, but she couldn't go on, so she could only laugh along with embarrassment.

Mrs. Wang was still reluctant, and kept asking: "Why didn't the eldest lady stop talking?"

"Okay!" Jia's mother was really displeased. Although the eldest and the elders were all focused on watching the jokes, the second family's should not have forgotten such a big thing as connecting people!She also didn't know that her Min'er Jia Mu was too lazy to care about the eyebrow-eye lawsuit between the two daughters-in-law, and ordered: "Let someone post a post as soon as possible and ask Min'er to come over to the house."

This matter about the Zhen family must be clearly explained to Min'er.

Make enemies with the Zhen family!How unwise!