The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

For more than half a year, the Rongguo Mansion has been in a hurry.There is no other reason, it doesn't matter that the eldest girl in the second room of the mansion is named a concubine, and the Holy Majesty has specially granted the matter of visiting relatives.

Blinding relatives is a great honor to say the least.The current emperor's banner is because he enjoys being with the emperor and empress dowager every day, thinking that the concubines and concubines in the palace have been in the palace for many years, and they can't see their relatives on weekdays, which violates the word "harmony of heaven".Therefore, with special grace, Xu Jiaofang's relatives visit the palace every month.In March, there is another decree, if there is someone in the family who can stay in the other courtyard of Chongyu, you can also ask for a decree to visit relatives, so as to gather together for family happiness.

As soon as the decree came out, among those whose daughters were in the palace, who didn't chant the Buddha's name to thank the Holy Grace?There are a few more girls who have higher status or are more favored, and they are all moved to build a garden immediately to ask for an order to visit relatives.

Rongfu is no exception.During this process, with Yuan Chun's promotion to the throne, the second house has risen, and Mrs. Wang's prestige in the mansion has increased a lot.There was even her sister, Aunt Xue, who was flattering by her side, "There were so many favored concubines in the previous dynasties, and there were no concubines who could visit the palace two or three times a month to pay their respects. It can be seen that the empress is a blessed one."

Another Xue Baochai smiled and said: "That's right. Although I didn't know it at a young age, I saw some of it when I was reading. Since ancient times, there have been concubines who entered the palace and returned home? The eldest sister who was born here just After conferring on the empress, the emperor made such a decree, it can be seen that it is specially for the empress."

Mrs. Wang felt complacent and thought it was true, she wished she could bring her daughter back immediately to visit relatives.

However, this is easy to say, but there is another item in the imperial decree, which is to have a family that "has a separate courtyard in Chongyu".In other words, a place in your home where people come and go every day is not acceptable.A concubine of the royal family can't just go back to her mother's house casually, can she?There are many things to pay attention to, the most important one is not to lose the dignity of the royal family.

Thinking about it this way, the land where the concubines and concubines descended from the imperial court, I am afraid that there is not a few hundred thousand taels of silver, which cannot be piled up.What's more, after it was built, there were a lot of furniture, antiques and jades, bead curtains and curtains, large and small, which cost a lot of money.

Mrs. Wang is in trouble.

The masters of the two mansions of Rongning and Ning got together to discuss. Jia Zhen gave up the area of ​​Huifang Garden in Ning Mansion, and measured the size of three and a half miles to the west to build the garden.This saves money to buy land again.Jia's mother gave out another 8 taels of private house, and asked Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng's two houses to give out 5 taels each.Not to be outdone, Jia Zhen also paid 3 taels.In this way, a total of 21 taels of silver was collected.

Mrs. Wang was a little unhappy.What can a mere 20 silver do?

Just when I was depressed, there was a news from Yangzhou that the uncle of the Lin family is dying!

Mrs. Wang was overjoyed in her heart, but with a look of complete anxiety on her face, she hurried to deliver a letter to Jia Mu.

Mother Jia was shocked when she heard that, if Uncle Lin had a high mountain and low water, what would happen to her poor Yu'er?Besides, now that Uncle Lin has managed to bring out an adopted son, if that child is really black-hearted, isn't Yu'er waiting to be bullied in the future?

Thinking of this, he didn't care about anything else, but hurriedly called Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and others, and said with tears in his eyes, "I know you are busy with your mother's affairs. I wouldn't be here if it was an ordinary matter." It’s time to make trouble for you. But now that Uncle Lin is not well, my Yu’er, Min’er’s only flesh and blood, I don’t know what’s going on right now.”

Jia Zheng hurriedly got up and said, "Mother, please don't be like this. The news came out of nowhere. I heard about it when I was in the ministry recently. Brother-in-law Lin was exhausted from work. The old lady is very worried, why don't you call Lian Go and have a look?"

"That's exactly what I mean." Mother Jia wiped her tears. "The pattern in the garden has already been drawn, and Zhen'er and the others are taking care of it outside. Lian'er will go to Yangzhou next time? I don't care about anything else. It’s not good, as long as you bring your sister Haosheng back. My poor Yu’er is still raised by my side, so I can watch over her all the time, so I can rest assured.”

Originally, Jia Lian also took care of all the trivial matters of building the garden. Although it was hard work, there were a lot of places to make money.Now I am going to Yangzhou suddenly, traveling thousands of miles back and forth, the suffering is not just a little bit.

Jia Lian was a little unhappy, but Jia's mother and uncle had already talked, so they had to stand up and agree.

For a while, the people dispersed, and Mrs. Wang called Jia Lian to her room, and gave them some instructions.

Jia Lian went back to his room, and Sister Feng and Heping'er had already started to prepare his luggage.

In the evening, the husband and wife were in harmony with each other, and they were so lingering.Sister Feng fell asleep, and Jia Lian thought about what Mother Jia wanted him to bring back Daiyu, and Mrs. Wang who wanted him to find a way to find out about the Lin family's family. Come alive again.

But the sky didn't obey people's wishes, and when Jia Lian rode all the way to Yangzhou with his people, Lin Ruhai had already been buried.Looking at the courtyard full of plain white, there was an endless stream of officials from Yangzhou and even Jiangnan who came to express their condolences.Lin Yan and Daiyu wore sackcloth and filial piety, mourning very close in front of the coffin, and the person who presided over the condolences was actually the minister of the Ministry of Rites who came from central Beijing holding the imperial decree.

Jia Lian looked at the situation, and with a handful of toothbrushes, he was afraid that he would not be able to intervene in the Lin family's affairs.It was so easy to wait until there were few people, and I had a few words with Daiyu, but seeing that Daiyu was fainting again, I had to hide my words.

After staying in Yangzhou for a few days, the Lin family's place is like an iron bucket, everyone has something to do, everyone is responsible, the arrangements are well-organized, and there is no rush at all.

There is no chance for Daiyu to speak.It is said that the old lady took the girl to go. Brothers and sisters have the same idea, they must keep filial piety for their father at home.After talking about Rexiao, let's pick it up, the elder brother is noncommittal, and the younger sister refuses to speak.Jia Lian is also gone.

He wanted to find Xiuxiu, his confidante, but he couldn't find anyone.After inquiring, people around said that he was taken away.Jia Lian sighed and had to let it go.

Just like that, how did Jia Lian come to Yangzhou, and how did he return to the capital.Mother Jia didn't like it, and Mrs. Wang was even more angry. They all scolded him for being unfavorable in his work, but there was nothing else he could do.

Mrs. Wang originally thought that even if the Lin family had a son, he would be adopted after all, and the time was short. Jia Lian also said last time that it was just a child who was stupid in reading, and it may not have gone through any major events.The Lin family has also been passed down from generation to generation, so how can those servants who have children from each family have a good relationship with them?Such a child who has only been adopted for a few months, and Lin Yatou has not been back for several years, how can she surrender?At this time, Jia Lian came to help, and the two brothers and sisters of the Lin family were only grateful.In this way, he not only gained fame, but also took the opportunity to investigate the Lin family's foundation.Especially how much wealth can be possessed by that girl Lin.After all, she is a girl and has such a big brother, so it is safe to keep the dowry and other things in the family of her grandparents.

It's just that Jia Lian didn't want Jia Lian to be useless and didn't do anything, so he came back again.

He also thought of the garden that was being built now, and the money was sent out every day like a flowing water. The 21 taels that he had prepared before were really too much to spend.Could it be that he really wanted to move his private house?

While hugging her heart and clutching her lungs, the younger sister, Aunt Xue, came to give charcoal in a timely manner. A brocade box contained 10 taels of silver notes, and she came here with her daughter Baochai.

Mrs. Wang stroked the lacquer pattern on the top of the brocade box, and then looked at the plump and dignified Baochai in front of her, she just nodded in her heart—is it Bao girl, virtuous and courteous, and has a wink, better than that Lin girl who has no parents Go half a block away!

Jia Mu is different from Mrs. Wang.In all honesty, she really loves Daiyu.This is the only flesh and blood of her daughter Jia Min, and she loves this child dearly.It is true that she has the idea of ​​pairing Daiyu with Baoyu. Although there is a meaning of seeking for Baoyu, in her opinion, it is also the best destination for Daiyu.

She knew that the second wife, Mrs. Wang, had always disliked Daiyu. What she liked was the scholar girl who was born in an imperial businessman, and she always carried the identity of that child in the mansion.

If it hadn't been for the rumors of a good relationship from them, Jia's mother would have been very willing to look up to Baochai.Not to mention the child's appearance, the child has a stable temperament.Although he has more eyes and eyes, his eyes are very good, and he can win people over.Compared with her, among her granddaughters, Tanchun is the only one who is outstanding, but she is only a concubine, and it will be a headache to get married in the future.

Jia Lian failed to bring Daiyu back this time. Although Jia's mother scolded him, she was not really upset.She thought, now that Daiyu has no parents, even if she has an older brother, they are not blood relatives, and it is inconvenient to take care of each other.After waiting for Daiyu to pass the hot filial piety, it is better to take care of her by her side.She is the grandmother of her own direct relative, so who can stop her from being picked up?

Thinking of this section, I was relieved.

In the next few months, Rongning and Ningfu were so busy working on the family's family's villa that they forgot about Daiyu.

Jia Zheng didn't take much care of other things. He was full of plans for building the garden, and he didn't spend as much time watching it as Jia She.When I came out of the Ministry of Industry this day, I had an appointment with my colleagues to go to the largest restaurant in Beijing. When I passed by Ping'an Lane, I was sitting in a sedan chair and heard passers-by talking about "It's really pitiful..." "That year... Lin Tanhua was so beautiful when he rode horses and paraded through the streets, but now only a son and a daughter are left... ".

Jia Zheng hurriedly ordered people to stop the sedan chair, and asked the people following him to find out which Lin Tanhua it was.When the people came back, Jia Zheng went to the restaurant without heeding what he heard, and hurried back to the house to inform Jiamu that Daiyu and his sister had returned to Beijing.

Mother Jia was happy and sad at the same time, why didn't this child come to his grandfather when he returned to Beijing?I shed tears for a while, and there was Baoyu who was not forgiving, so I just went to pick up sister Lin as soon as possible.Then Jia Mu hurriedly ordered people to come to Lin's mansion.

Lin Yan sat at the main seat, smiling all over his face, letting Jia Lian drink tea.

Jia Lian coughed twice and said, "Cousin Lin, is the journey going to Beijing going smoothly?"

"Second Brother Lao Lian is concerned." Lin Yan frowned slightly, and said, "After my father left, my sister was worried, and she looked thinner and thinner. Fortunately, the weather was fine this way, neither hot nor cold, otherwise My sister suffered a lot on the way."

Jia Lian was picking up the teacup to drink tea, but put it down quickly after hearing this, "Is it okay now? The old lady is talking about it every day."

"Second brother Lian knows that it's really not close from Suzhou to Beijing. After my sister came back, I looked bad and was really tired. Otherwise, how could we enter Beijing and not go to the house to say hello? "

Lin Yan looked sincere, "Speaking of which, I am young and ignorant of the world. I sent my father's coffin back to my hometown in Gusu, and then I was busy packing up and returning to Beijing. The letter came and made the old lady think about it every day, whether it was mine or not. Brother Lian went back and explained it for me, so that the old lady would not annoy my sister."

As he spoke, he stood up and bowed to the ground, with a very good attitude.

Jia Lian hurriedly got up to return the gift, and shouted: "What is Cousin Lin doing? The old lady loves Sister Lin, and you are Sister Lin's elder brother, so there is no reason to offend you. What the old lady means, I would like to ask you to go over the house and talk about it." .First, I came to comfort the old lady’s miss of my sister Lin. Second, I also wanted to meet my cousin Lin.”

Lin Yan nodded incessantly, "It should be. I said I was confused. Although I came to Beijing late yesterday, at least I should send someone to the house first. This, this will cost Lian's second brother again. "

This was said in a polite manner, but Jia Lian always felt that something was wrong when he heard it.What is wrong?Seeing Lin Yan's earnest eyes and sincere face, Jia Lian felt that he was overthinking?Cousin Lin didn't mean that the people in the Rong Mansion stared at them every day?

"It's just my cousin, my sister came back yesterday, and she is still tired, why don't you let my sister wait for two days, we brothers and sisters will go over to say hello, cousin..."

"So, so. The old lady has always loved her granddaughter, so naturally she is not willing to let sister Lin be tired."

Lin Yan smiled, half-drawn eyelids covering the sarcastic smile.After patiently listening to Jia Lian for a long time, he politely sent Jia Lian out.

When Jia's mother heard that Daiyu was tired from far away, she was anxious, and hurriedly ordered Sister Feng to prepare all kinds of food and supplements, and send them to Daiyu tomorrow.There is even Baoyu jumping up and down, acting coquettishly around Jiamu, wishing she could take Daiyu back immediately.

Below, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue and others watched, with unabated smiles on their faces.Aunt Xue flattered: "After all, they are brothers and sisters who grew up together, and their love is different from others. We are also thinking about Miss Lin. When we come back, we can also ask Bao girl to pack some things, and we can ask Feng girl to send them over."

Mother Jia was humble, and Baochai got up and smiled, "Sister Lin and I have always been on good terms. This is just a little care between us sisters."

Baoyu heard this, and said along the way: "Yes, old lady, shall I go with Sister Feng tomorrow?"

Mrs. Wang clenched the handkerchief tighter and tighter. After hearing this, she hurriedly said, "Baoyu, you're talking nonsense again. Yesterday the master said he wanted to ask you about your homework. How can you have the time to go out?"

When Jia's mother saw that Baoyu was on the verge, she was displeased and said lightly, "He grew up with Lin girl, so it's all right to go and see. If your master talks, I'll be there."

Mrs. Wang blocked her, so she forced a smile and said, "The old lady is right."

Seeing that the room had cooled down, Baochai saw that Yingchun sisters were sitting on the side talking in a low voice, while Li Wan was listening and smiling, while Sister Feng was discussing with Baoyu what to send there.

Having an idea in my mind, I smiled and said to Jia Mu: "It's a pity that we can't go out easily, otherwise, I would like to go with Sister Feng to see Sister Lin."

Aunt Xue was sitting next to her. After hearing this, she smiled and pulled Baochai's hand, and said lovingly: "You and Miss Lin are also relatives and sisters. If you want to go, it's okay."

Mrs. Wang was overjoyed, and she was about to continue talking. Mrs. Xing, who had been filling the background for half a day, suddenly interrupted: "Look, old lady, it's from the little girl's family, I don't know."

He looked at Baochai again, "Good boy, you don't know, there is a boy in Miss Lin's family now. He is of the same generation as you, so how can you go with your little girl's house? I'm afraid someone will chew their tongues." Woolen cloth."

Baochai blushed, lowered her head, and said softly, "I made a mistake."

Mother Jia looked at Baochai with a smile, and said in a gentle voice, "Girl Bao is also out of love with Yu'er. I didn't think of it for a while. Madam, you must speak more gently in the future. Although they are relatives, my concubine will not take it to heart. But if others listen to it, wouldn't they be annoyed?"

A smug look flashed across Mrs. Xing's face, it was rare for the old lady to talk to herself like this.Busily got up and pulled back his knees, said in his mouth: "Yes."