The Heart of the Red Chamber

The original plan to invite Lin Daiyu fell through because Lin Wan was pregnant. Wang Ren never thought that Lin Wan could get pregnant so early. These days, there is no such thing as condoms. Contraception requires medicine, and These drugs are obviously not beneficial to the human body. Therefore, Wang Ren can't always tell Lin Wan, let's have a child later, it will be good for you and the child.After finding out that Lin Wan was pregnant, the Wang family was very excited. Mrs. Sun almost wanted to confess this daughter-in-law, and she was secretly proud that her daughter-in-law was really well chosen, and she was a good one for offspring.

Lin Wan's baby was only two months old, and when it was the most unstable time, Mrs. Sun had already issued a strict order that no cats or dogs were allowed to run around in the mansion.Lin Wan was very happy at the beginning, but then gradually became nervous, afraid that she was giving birth to a daughter, after Mrs. Li found out, she rushed over.

"Mother, although my mother-in-law didn't say anything, she always said that the person in my stomach is the grandson of the Wang family, but what if, what if it's a daughter?"

Seeing Lin Wan's nervous expression, Mrs. Li hurriedly comforted her: "What are you afraid of? Your mother-in-law was also the daughter of your husband at the beginning, and later you had your uncle. There is nothing to worry about giving birth to a daughter. You are in good health. It's time to move on!"

Wang Ren really hopes that his child will be a son, not because he doesn't like daughters, but because in this day and age, women are too unfree and have almost no choice for the future. Dog, if the future husband is not a good man, even if there is support from the natal family, how can the natal family still be unable to keep up every day, so life is always much more difficult than that of men.

However, when he knew Lin Wan was nervous, Wang Ren also persuaded: "It's fine for my daughter, let's have a beautiful and lovely daughter, and when I grow up, let those suitors line up from the south of the city to the north of the city!"

Lin Wan was so teased that she burst into a smile, and her mood improved a lot.

Lin Wan was pregnant, and Wang Ren moved to the study as a matter of course. This is the custom of this era. Of course, according to the usual practice, Wang Ren can also have an extra warm bed beside him. The daughter-in-law made trouble, so naturally he didn't mention this problem, and Wang Ren didn't express the need for it. Lin Wan was naturally pretending to be stupid. Mrs. Li had taught Lin Wan before that she should do as little as possible for her husband to make room for her. Otherwise, the husband will only take it for granted, what is virtuous or not, it is for outsiders to see, no matter how important face is, it is not as important as inner face.

In any case, his wife is pregnant, and Wang Ren is not a heartless person. Therefore, he often rushes back after leaving the yamen, and buys some candied fruit, snacks, pastries, etc. to take home with him, and other novelty jewelry What, coaxed Lin Wanxi to smile.

Chen Yejun is also very busy recently. Although the construction of various homes has almost come to an end, and there is nothing to pay attention to, the Secretary of the General Administration is currently focusing most of his energy on the Yizhong County King Party. Because of the Taishang Emperor's intentional or unintentional favoritism, the emperor seemed to have to compromise with the Yizhong County King's Party. Zhou Chuan, who replaced Lin Ruhai as the salt inspector, was charged with corruption and perverting the law by the Yizhong County King's Party. The son has been dismissed on the spot and taken to Dali Temple for trial. The successor of this fat and oily position is actually Zhen Yingjia, the successor of the Zhen family. The emperor's ascension to the throne is only a superficial effort to the emperor.

At this moment, the king of Yizhong County is trying his best to place his cronies everywhere. Although the emperor has to compromise for the time being, with the emperor's temperament, the compromise at this moment means that the settlement will be more violent in the future, not to mention Well, the people chosen by the King of Yizhong County are really not very good. People like the Zhen family, even if they have some friendship with the Supreme Emperor, those braids all over their heads, when the time comes, they will be sure to catch one!

When the sun was setting, Wang Ren had just left the Imperial Academy, and was thinking of asking Lao Hu to turn to his silver building first. He had just drawn a few blueprints and asked the master of the silver building to make some jewelry, which he just happened to take home. For Lin Wan, Chen Yejun's voice was heard from behind: "Zijing, wait a minute!"

"Junhe!" Junhe is Chen Yejun's name. The Chen family has never had the habit of choosing characters. It's just that Chen Yejun called Wang Ren too many times. He felt that his name was so weird, so he looked for his father when he turned around. After choosing this word for himself, he kept asking Wang Ren to call him that. Wang Ren turned his head and watched Chen Yejun walking quickly.

Chen Yejun hurried over and said, "Zijing, I really need your help this time!"

Wang Ren was taken aback, Chen Yejun came over quickly, and said in Wang Ren's ear: "We just got a few ledgers here, and few officials from the household department can trust them. I remember you are not very good at this. So, I want you to help me figure it out!"

Wang Ren frowned, and said in a low voice: "This kind of thing is something that offends others, why did I get involved!"

Chen Yejun said helplessly: "If there is a way, I don't want to involve you, but this is you appointed by the emperor!"

How did the emperor know, Wang Ren was a little depressed.It is rare for him to use what he has learned in his previous life for so many years, that is, some time ago, because he overheard Mrs. Sun say that in the past two years, the income in the shop seems to have decreased a lot, and the profit in the sea trade is not as good as before. Wang Ren felt that something was wrong. He took the account book from Mrs. Sun and spent two days sorting it out. Then he found out that someone had made fake accounts inside. The women in the inner house, even experts, few can see the strangeness.

Wang Ren was originally a student of economics. Although he took the civil service exam after graduating from university, he also passed the accounting exam before. Compared with the era when fake accounts and money laundering were very popular in later generations, today's people are still not so good. , was naturally picked out by him.

In the end, all the dishonest accountants in the family were dealt with. Some of the families had children and the whole family were sold directly. Those who were less involved were fine, but they were sold to some honest people. Those who involved more were involved, the prince. Teng was very tricky and directly asked someone to sell it into a coal mine in Shanxi.Those accomplices were also in a bad situation. Not only were the money stolen over the years recovered, but the whole family was directly impregnated by Lin Wan in the name of accumulating virtue for the unborn young master. They were said to be released, but in fact they were kicked out.

However, the Wang family handled this matter very low-key. Most people only knew that the Wang family released a group of family children. Wang Ren only occasionally raised a little bit with Chen Yejun, and did not elaborate. How could the emperor know about this matter!But already knowing, Wang Ren had no choice but to accept his fate. He sighed and asked, "Start today?"

Chen Yejun nodded: "The sooner this matter is resolved, the better!"

Wang Ren nodded and said, "Okay, I'll talk to Lao Hu first!"

Chen Yejun also nodded, with a smile on his face, he patted Wang Ren on the shoulder, and said with a big laugh: "I've been very busy recently, and it's been a long time since we two had a drink together, let's have a good drink today." cup!"

Wang Ren coldly saw a figure passing by in the corner, and he understood it, and said with a smile: "Okay, anyway, you are the host, where are we going, Zuixian Tower?"

"What's so good about going to Zuixian Tower!" Chen Yejun smiled, "Go to a house I ran before, I invited master masters from Huaiyang, and the most famous celebration class in Beijing. , it happens to be off for a bath tomorrow, so we brothers have a good time!"

Seeing the meaningful smile on Chen Yejun's face, Wang Ren gave him a sneaky look, but still nodded.The two of them did not avoid people when they got together. These days, being a good friend is definitely not a derogatory term or a joke. In the eyes of many people, it is a matter of course. Anyway, the two have wives and children. At the same time, it is not like Li Ruoan's one-sided guy, which affects the children, so others only think it is a romantic affair. This performance, in the eyes of others, only thinks that the two of them will take advantage of the holiday and plan to have a good time. Happy.

Wang Ren walked with Chen Yejun for a while, said something to the old Hu who was waiting there, and Wang Ren got into Chen Yejun's carriage directly.

The carriage turned into an alley in the east of the city, and stopped at the entrance of a four-way courtyard. A side gate of a courtyard at one end came out, and walked slowly along the stone road to the north.

After changing cars twice in a row, and turning a few turns, he turned into a small alley and stopped at the entrance of a small courtyard house with only three entrances.

"It's here!" Chen Yejun led Wang Ren in, without saying hello to the people inside, and directly led him into a side room in the side courtyard. This ledger, Chen Yejun said in a low voice: "The people in the Secretary of General Administration have read these ledgers several times before, and even though they felt something was wrong, they just couldn't find it out. Today it's up to you, Zijing!"

Wang Ren nodded silently. Chen Yejun did not pretend to be a man. He did not know where to find four night pearls the size of goose eggs. He must be worried that someone would destroy the ledger with an open fire. Chen Yejun took the four night pearls. A night pearl was placed on the table, and she said in a low voice: "Zi Jing, look at it first, I'll get you something to eat, today I really wronged you!"

Wang Ren shook his head: "It's okay, but I only care about the account books. As for the rest, don't tell me, and I don't care. I will never admit it to the outside world. I have touched these account books!"

Chen Yejun nodded: "If you don't tell me, I also understand that this matter, except for the General Secretary, is something that most people can't do!" If Wang Ren's ability hadn't been known to the emperor, he wouldn't want Wang Ren to get involved in these things. Well, it's leisurely and expensive, and most importantly, it's safe.

Chen Yejun ran out to prepare dinner, Wang Ren looked at the large stack of ledgers, his brain hurt, he took a deep breath, stood in front of the table, began to grind ink, lamenting in his heart, such a thing , Why did you involve yourself!