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

Shenjing, Lin's family.

Jia Min told Lin Ruhai about the farce that happened in the back house of the Rongguo Mansion, and said: "Mother is a bit harsh, Yu'er is still a child, although I am annoyed that he is outspoken, but he is my nephew after all... If my mother does this, it seems that I am ignorant."

As for the thoughts in Mother Jia's mind, only Mrs. Wang, who had the same thoughts, guessed a little or two. Jia Min had no idea that her biological mother was plotting against her biological daughter.

Lin Ruhai looked at Jia's mother's behavior from the standpoint of the head of the family, and thought he understood her mother-in-law's painstaking efforts. Er is useless, Zhu'er can't hurt her mind, only Yu'er is a good person, and she can talk very well at a young age... Mother-in-law is afraid that the whole family is put on Yu'er's shoulders, so she... is so harsh."

Jia Min also felt that what Lin Ruhai said was reasonable, but he didn't know that their speculation was exactly the opposite of the real situation...

After finishing the chores in his hands, Jia Min shifted his focus to picking a wife for Lin Qian. Lin Qian was already 17 years old, and men his age had all had sons in their arms, but Lin Qian was still alone. .

That day in Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang smiled and behaved politely. She was not rude to Jia Min, but Jia Min felt that the smile on Mrs. Wang's face was so dazzling.

Because of Yuan Chun's entry into the palace, Jia Min was annoyed at her natal family. However, Jia Min subconsciously picked out her biological mother, thinking that Mrs. Wang was responsible for all this.

Jia Min wanted to tear Mrs. Wang alive, but she didn't lose her sense of proportion. This marriage was not made public. Mrs. Wang's behavior is naturally not considered "repentance". Min's "unreasonable making trouble" may also involve Lin Ruhai and affect Lin Ruhai's official career. The loss outweighs the gain.

The most urgent task is to choose a wife for Lin Qian. The Lin family has few heirs. Although Lin Ruhai and his wife comforted each other and said "no rush", they both wanted to have a grandson...

After arranging everything in the family, Jia Min ordered people to prepare theater wine, and invited the female family members of the official family who had good friends with the Lin family to come to the Lin family to have a drink and watch a play.

Lin Ruhai and his wife have stayed in Yangzhou for three years. Although they haven't lost contact with their in-laws in Shenjingzhong, they have become estranged a lot. Jia Min intends to use this banquet to bring the Lin family back into the social circle of Shenjingzhong .

Of course, Jia Min made it clear in the invitation that Mrs. Zhu should bring the girl from the family with her when she came to visit, so that she could get to know each other.

Regarding Jia Min's thoughts, all the wives who received the invitation were like mirrors - Lin Qian, the eldest son of the Lin family, was a good-looking talent, had achieved fame at a young age, and had a bright future.

Now, Lin Qian was 17 years old, but he hadn't married a wife yet.

Lin Ruhai is an important minister in the court. Not only is Lin Qian not a dandy, but he is also a very motivated young man. In addition, the Lin family is a family of scholars, with an elegant and upright family style. Lin Ruhai and Jia Min have stayed together for 20 years. Bastard.

In the eyes of the various families, Lin Qian was synonymous with "good son-in-law". In the past, it was not that no one wanted to marry the Lin family, but Lin Ruhai and his wife rejected them on the grounds that they "did not want Lin Qian to marry early".

Everyone thought that Lin Qian's marriage had already been secretly decided, and they only waited for Lin Qian to announce it when he became an adult. As a result, the number of people who wanted to make Lin Qian's idea gradually decreased. No way", there are many good men in Beijing, and it is not uncommon for them to be better than Lin Qian.

Nowadays, no matter how reasonable the reason is, the ladies who received the invitation all understand the meaning of "bring the girls at home" - even if they don't write it, they will bring their girls to socialize , now that this sentence is written in black and white, if there is no other reason, the Lin family will definitely choose a wife for Lin Qian.

Well, Lin Qian is already seventeen, so it's really not considered "early marriage".

Although they knew that there must be something wrong with it, all the wives tacitly ignored the reason. It was other people's family affairs, and what they needed to think about was whether there was a suitable girl in the family.

The banquet prepared by the Lin family was divided into two days. On the first day, the wives of the scholarly family were invited—mostly Lin Ruhai’s classmates, same year, colleagues, etc.; The four kings and eight princes and other nobles are in the same breath.

Under Jia Min's almost "express" hint, most of the wives who came to the banquet were accompanied by one or two young girls, most of whom were around 15 years old, and most of them were unmarried and unengaged girls.

Before the banquet started, Jia Min had a general understanding of the information about the girl from Shenjingzhong who was a good match for Lin Qian, and excluded those who did not get along with the Lin family, and then those who had a bad family style, and then...

The final step, the interview.

Through silent observation at the banquet and on-site Q&A, Jia Min ruled out some girls who are not pretty, have bad temperament, and have flawed speech and behavior.

Lin Qian's daughter-in-law is the clan wife of the Lin family, so naturally she won't settle down easily. Although Jia Min found a few good children among her in-laws, she is only a candidate.

Lin Ruhai was promoted to Minister of the Household Department. The Lin family is in the limelight now, but it can only be regarded as a second-rate family in Shenjing. Even if the royal family is excluded, there are still families that are several times more prominent than Lin Qian.

While Lin Ruhai and his wife held banquets, they also went to other people's homes for dinners. During these social banquets, Jia Min found a few more nice girls, and he thought they were even better than before.

It's just that the family background of these girls is much higher than that of the Lin family.

As the saying goes, marry a daughter from a high family, marry a woman from a low family.

The daughter-in-law's natal family is lower than the husband's family, which is conducive to the harmony within the family. If the daughter-in-law's family background is too good, what should the mother-in-law do if she can't control the daughter-in-law? This is not conducive to the stability and development of the family.

Jia Min has a beloved husband and a pure and filial son. His position in the Lin family is as stable as Mount Tai, so he doesn't have to worry about his daughter-in-law seizing power.

Jia Min thought to herself: "If the daughter-in-law is not a princess, I can accept it no matter how good the family background is. Our Qianer can be the best girl."

However, Lin Ruhai didn't think so. He said to Jia Min: "Naturally, I want to choose a daughter-in-law with a good family background for Qian'er. With the help of Yue's family, Qian'er's future career will be smoother."

"But now, the country has two masters. Although the sage is lenient and benevolent, he has already become the emperor. After a hundred years, the sage will definitely..." He replaced the emperor's confidant with his own cronies, "I don't care much about the current situation. I understand, but one thing is for sure, there will be great chaos in the next ten years, if our family can be preserved, it is a blessing, if it is because of the relationship between the in-laws... ", used by the new emperor to establish his prestige, " This is an indiscriminate disaster.”

"Lin Qian's daughter-in-law, as long as she is sensible, and her family background, as long as she doesn't lose face, most of the current prominent families are promoted by the Supreme Emperor, and many of them are related to King Zhongshun and others.

Jia Min naturally understood Lin Ruhai's meaning, but Jia Min was not reconciled, and said, "Isn't this too wronged and humble?"

Lin Ruhai also wanted to find a perfect wife for his son, and live happily ever after, but now... Lin Ruhai sighed and did not speak.

Jia Min was silent, and then suddenly said: "The empress's natal family also has girls of the right age."

Lin Ruhai said coldly: "The old sage won't agree." You can't do it on the wall, otherwise, without Emperor Chengrui's action, the Supreme Emperor will use thunder to destroy you and use you to deter those ministers who have second thoughts.

Jia Min stopped talking, because Lin Ruhai was telling the truth and couldn't refute it.

Although Jia Min was not reconciled, he knew to choose a new wife according to Lin Ruhai's standards.

Looking around, there was no suitable candidate. Jia Min felt angry, and Lin Ruhai comforted him: "Be more careful."

also good. "

If Lin Ruhai could have predicted what would happen next, she would definitely not have said that...

On this day, Lin Ruhai and his wife were about to go out to visit friends, and the imperial decree arrived!

After hearing the Supreme Emperor's will, Lin Ruhai even wanted to die, because it was a decree referring to marriage!