The Son-in-law of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

On this day, Lin Ruhai and his wife led their children and apprentices out of the gate of the Lin family and went to Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Ruhai, father and son all rode horses, and Jia Min led the two children, Daiyu and Jia Yue, in sedan chairs. Lin's mansion was very close to Ningrong Street, and in a blink of an eye, they arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Ruhai is a courtier who is extremely trusted by the Supreme Emperor. He is the official second-rank household secretary with a high position and authority. For the declining Rongguo Mansion, the Lin family is an extremely important in-law.

For the arrival of Lin Ruhai and his wife, the Rongguo Mansion gave extremely high standards.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen, the ostensible leaders of the mansion, led Jia Zheng, Jia Lian, Jia Rong and others to wait for Lin Ruhai's arrival at the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

It stands to reason that although Lin Ruhai has a high status and authority, he is the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion and the younger generation of Mrs. Jia's mother, so he should not be greeted so solemnly. Jia Zheng and others greeted him personally at the gate.

Jia's mother is the mother of Jia She and Jia Zheng, and she is the most senior member of the Jia family. The Jia family dare not disobey her orders.

Of course, this is only a superficial reason, and the deeper reason is - Mother Jia wants to use the power of the Lin family to suppress Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang's elder brother, Wang Ziteng, is the envoy of the Beijing camp, and he has won the trust of the Supreme Emperor. After the death of Jia Daishan in the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and others were all useless, and they have long lost their momentum. , the Rongguo Mansion attaches great importance to it, and even takes it as a reliance.

Because of having a powerful elder brother, Mrs. Wang lived a happy life in Rongguo Mansion. Even Jia Mu, who is Mrs. Rongguo, had to save some face for Mrs. Wang.

After Lin Ruhai was promoted to Minister of the Household Department, Mother Jia was moved: "If it was not for the future of Yu'er and others, how could I tolerate Wang so much? Now, my uncle has become the Minister of the Household Department...My uncle is extremely favored by the Supreme Emperor." , the power in his hands is not weaker than Wang Ziteng, and he is Yu'er's uncle, and he may be Yu'er's future father-in-law... Wang is getting more and more presumptuous, and it is time to suppress her arrogance and make her sober. I know what kind of identity she is in this mansion!"

Lin Ruhai knew nothing about the "intrigue" in Rongguo Mansion. Although he felt that something was wrong with Rongguo Mansion being so grand, he didn't think much about it.

Lin Ruhai got off his horse, led his four sons and one disciple, and entered the gate of Rongguo Mansion surrounded by everyone in Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Min and Daiyu came in sedan chairs. The bearers carried the sedan chairs and entered the main gate of Rongguo Mansion. After walking for a short distance, the bearers put down the sedan chairs and retreated. A well-dressed servant stepped forward and lifted up the sedan chair.

When they got to the second gate, the sedan chair came down, and the woman who was following behind the sedan chair hurriedly stepped forward and drew up the curtain of the sedan chair, and helped Jia Min and Daiyu get off the sedan chair.

Jia Min has lived in Rongguo Mansion for more than ten years, and is very familiar with every plant and tree in Rongguo Mansion. When Daiyu just turned one year old, she went to Yangzhou with Lin Ruhai and his wife, and just returned to Shenjing this year. Daiyu was very curious.

Just now when she was in the sedan chair, Daiyu secretly looked out through the screen window, now that she got out of the sedan chair, Daiyu followed Jia Min, walking slowly, making no mistakes, but quietly observing the Rongguo Mansion.

Daiyu thought: "Mother often said that my grandfather's house is different from other houses. When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary. It looked much better than our house, but it couldn't compare to the pavilions in the palace."

The Lin family is a noble and scholarly family. Although they are rich, they are not as luxurious as the Rongguo Mansion. Daiyu is still young and has not yet learned how to be a housekeeper. On the surface, it's just beautiful, as long as what the mother said is true, the grandfather's house is worthy of being the residence of the Duke.

However, Daiyu went to the palace with Jia Min a few days ago, saw the resplendent and magnificent palaces in the palace, met the Empress Dowager, Empress and other most noble women of Ming Dynasty.

Although the Rongguo Mansion is good, it is far inferior to the Forbidden City. During the half a day that Daiyu spent in the palace, she paid attention to every step and always cared about it. Discredit the Lin Ruhai couple and the Lin family.

Now, Daiyu came to Rongguo Mansion...

Although Daiyu is young, but as the beloved daughter of Lin Ruhai, Minister of the Household Department, she is still a girl who has entered the palace, talked with the Queen Mother and the Queen, and is very fond of the Queen Mother and the Queen. pressure.

Jia Min is the wife of Lin Ruhai, an important official of the imperial court, and the daughter of Jia's mother, the most senior in the Rongguo Mansion. Jia Min's treatment in the inner house is only higher than that of Lin Ruhai.

Jia Min got off the sedan chair, and saw the second wife of Xing Wang waiting there. With a smile on her lips, Jia Min led Daiyu to step forward slowly, saluted, and called "elder sister-in-law" and "second sister-in-law" at the same time.

Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang didn't dare to accept the gift, they hurried forward to help Jia Min, and said in their mouths: "No way, I dare not accept the gift from my aunt."

Jia Min saw two young wives standing behind Mrs. Xing Wang, so she knew they were two nephews and daughters-in-law. Sure enough, Mrs. Wang pointed to the young woman with a gentle smile and said, "This is Zhu'er's daughter-in-law. Master Li's daughter, whose scientific name is Li Wan."

Then, Mrs. Wang pointed to another young woman who looked extremely neat and said: "This is Lian'er's daughter-in-law, my inner niece, and her scientific name is Wang Xifeng."

Li Wan and Wang Xifeng are juniors, they rushed forward to salute Jia Min, the aunt, Jia Min accepted the gift calmly, while praising the two, he asked Daiyu to meet Madam Xing, Madam Wang, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng.

Because Jia Mu was still waiting for Jia Min, Mrs. Wang and others did not dare to waste time, and hurriedly led Jia Min to the courtyard where Jia Mu lived.

Entering the main courtyard where Mother Jia lived, several girls sitting on the steps jumped up and greeted them with smiles, "Auntie is here. The old lady was still reading just now, so she just happened to come."

The maids scrambled to open the curtain, and replied to Jia Mu: "My aunt is here."

Jia Min entered the room, only to see an old woman holding the hands of two little girls to greet her, it was Jia Mu.

Startled, Jia Min hurried forward, grabbed Jia Mu's hand, and called, "Mother."

Mother Jia is getting old, and although her body is healthy, her spirit is not as good as before. Jia Min went to Yangzhou with Lin Ruhai and did not return for several years. Mother Jia was very uncertain about whether she would see her biological daughter in her lifetime.

Now, Jia Min appeared in front of her eyes, and Jia's mother was overjoyed, she hugged Jia Min in her arms, and burst into tears.

Jia Min and his mother have a very deep relationship. Although Jia Min was very displeased with her natal family because of what happened when Daiyu was born, Jia Min never blamed her biological mother.

At this time, Jia Min felt uncomfortable seeing his mother crying loudly. He held back his tears and said, "Mother, my daughter is back, my daughter is back."

The people in the room—including Mrs. Xing Wang's second wife, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, and the maids standing aside—covered their faces and wept when they saw Jia's mother crying.

Under Jia Min's gentle persuasion, Mother Jia stopped crying and rubbed her hands on Jia Min's cheeks, hands, and shoulders, with a smile on her lips.

Seeing that Mother Jia had shed tears, all the people laughed through their tears and said, "The old lady is very happy."

Jia Min helped Jia Min back to the seat, and then naturally sat beside Jia's mother, and asked Daiyu to come forward to pay her respects to her grandmother.

Daiyu came to meet Jiamu. Jiamu saw that although she was young, she behaved very well and talked very well. She liked it very much. She took Daiyu's little hand and asked questions.

Mother Jia asked very common questions, and Daiyu has answered these questions countless times since she went out to socialize with Mother Jia. However, seeing that Mother Jia was kind and kind, Daiyu answered them patiently. .

Then, Mother Jia introduced the people in the house to Jia Min. Jia Min already knew Li Wan and Wang Xifeng.

Pointing to the three girls standing aside, he said: "The three of them are your nieces, this is the girl Yingchun from the old family, this is the girl Tanchun from the second family, this is Zhener's younger sister, and girl Xichun." .”

The looks of the Jia family are all very good. Although the three girls are different, they are all very good-looking. The three girls stand in a row and salute Jia Min very gracefully. The girl next to him brought the gift he had prepared.

The gifts prepared by Jia Min are shared by everyone, but they are different. Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing have the same kind, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng have the same kind, and the ones for welcoming spring, Tanchun, and Xichun are another.

According to the rules, gifts to Wang Xifeng should be more valuable than gifts to Li Wan, because Jia Lian is the eldest son of the eldest son of Rongguo Mansion, and gifts to Xichun should be more valuable than Yingchun and Tanchun, because Xichun is a descendant, and Yingchun and Tanchun are concubines.

However, Jia Min has lived in Rongguo Mansion for more than ten years, and knows the rules of Rongguo Mansion very well. Knowing that her natal family doesn't care much about these, she prepared gifts according to the rules of Rongguo Mansion.

It is the principle of heaven and earth to be elder and younger, but it is not without flexibility. If such a thing as "according to the picture" is done, it will become a joke among others.

At this time, Mother Jia took Daiyu's little hand and said to Daiyu, "This is your eldest aunt, this is your second aunt, this is your eldest brother Zhu's daughter-in-law, sister-in-law Zhu, and this is your second brother Lian's daughter-in-law Lian." Second sister-in-law."

Although Daiyu had already paid her respects, she still stood up and bowed to them again.

When it was time for Wang Xifeng, Daiyu bowed down, and this Xifeng pulled Daiyu up, took Daiyu's hand, looked up and down carefully, and said with a smile: "There is such a beautiful woman in the world." Character, I just met today! Besides, this whole body is not like the granddaughter of the ancestor, but the granddaughter of a direct relative."

Daiyu blushed and said, "Sister-in-law Lian praised you absurdly."

Jia's mother smiled and said, "Feng Lazi, don't scare Yu'er, you rascally settle down."

Wang Xifeng was very refreshing, and after saying a few words, the room was filled with joy, everyone laughed out loud, and Jia Min also laughed, but she was not happy in her heart.

Daiyu thought to herself, "Why is Lian's sister-in-law so disrespectful?"

Daiyu was a child, so Mother Jia asked Sanchun to talk with Daiyu, while she held Jia Min's hand and asked questions. Jia Min smiled and answered each one patiently.

While speaking, the tea and fruit had already been put on the table, and Wang Xifeng held the tea and fruit in person and handed it to Jia Min.

In a blink of an eye, it was time to eat, and Mother Jia ordered the girls to set up meals in her room. The girls set up tables and chairs, Li Wan held the rice, Wang Xifeng put the chopsticks, and Mrs. Wang brought in the soup.

Jia Mu was sitting alone on the front couch, Jia Min was sitting on the first chair on the left, Wang Xifeng hurriedly pulled Daiyu to sit on the first chair on the right, Daiyu looked at Jia Min, Jia Min was about to speak, when she heard Jia Mu Said: "Your aunt and sister-in-law don't eat here. You and your mother are guests, so you should sit like this."

Jia Min also nodded to Daiyu. Daiyu sat down. Jia Mu ordered Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang to sit down. Sister Yingchun, a girl who had not left the pavilion, also sat down.

The rules of the Rongguo Mansion are very strict, there are girls next to everyone who are obsessed with whisks, gargle bowls, towels and other things.Li Wan and Wang Xifeng stood next to the case and gave way. Although there were many daughters-in-law and maids waiting outside, they didn't even hear a cough.

After the meal, each servant girl brought tea in a small tea tray.

The rule of the Lin family is that Yun must wait for the rice to be eaten up after a meal, and then drink tea after a while, so as not to upset his stomach.

Today, Daiyu saw a lot of things in Rongguo Mansion that were not in line with the rules of the family. Don't worry about the rules, but in terms of diet... Daiyu is very strong, but Lin Ruhai and his wife dare not be careless. They often teach Daiyu to cherish blessings and keep healthy .

Daiyu looked up at her mother, and Jia Min naturally saw the question in her daughter's eyes, but she didn't say anything, but took the tea from the little girl's hand and rinsed her mouth.

Daiyu followed her mother's example and rinsed her mouth.

Seeing Daiyu's actions, Jia Min smiled gratifiedly. As her daughter grows older, she can't always stay at home, but has to go out to socialize. Every household has different rules. Follow the guest's rules, the host is thoughtful, if the host follows his own rules, it's not rude, since you are a guest, it's okay to follow the host's rules, but...

Of course, there are exceptions to everything.

For example, today, if Daiyu was weak and had a bad spleen and stomach, Jia Min would never let her daughter do anything that hurt her body, even in her natal family.

Jia Min said that nothing is as important as her daughter, including the face of her natal family.

At this time, I only heard footsteps coming from outside, and a girl came in to report: "Second Master Yu is here!"

Daiyu once heard from her mother that her second aunt had a cousin who was gifted and intelligent and loved reading very much. Her grandmother doted on her very much, but this cousin was very self-disciplined and never missed his homework. Now he has read four books.

Daiyu looked towards the door curiously, thinking: "Brother Yu, what kind of person is this?"

The author has something to say: There are a lot of original texts in this chapter, I hope girls don't care about it.

In addition, I don't like the Jia family very much, but it's because the Jia family has done those outrageous things, not because the Jia family doesn't know the rules.

Even if they are nouveau riche, if they are good people, Feng Yu will also admire them, so although Feng Yu doesn't like the Jia family, she will not pick bones in the egg, saying that the Jia family is not in compliance with the rules, and there is nouveau riche. group.

What's more, if there is really a family with strict rules and regulations that have been passed down for thousands of years as described in the novel, and they can prosper forever, then they will only do a lot more black-hearted things than the Jia family.

Feng Yu is controlled by a democratic system. In Feng Yu's view, compared with ancient times, modern people live like gods, and those who want to time travel are mentally abnormal.

Even an aristocratic family with a strong character is still feudal dross. The beauty of the aristocratic family is a bloody mansion built on the basis of oppressing the poor.

Feng Yu would rather be a local turtle living in a society where everyone is equal, than be a "elegant slave" under the rule of the aristocratic family and admire the style of the aristocratic family.