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

Although Jia Yue showed "far beyond his peers" in front of Lin Ruhai, his life has not changed, and he still lives a three-point and one-line life-enrolling in school, doing homework, and taking time to play with Daiyu .

Daiyu was talented and intelligent, so Lin Ruhai asked Daiyu and her brothers to study with Mr. Kang. Mr. Kang had been a Jinshi, and his knowledge was excellent. Mr. Kang liked Daiyu's talent very much. Relax requirements.

Before the Lin family returned to Beijing, Daiyu had read four books.

Daiyu was getting older day by day, and seeing that she was about to reach the age of "separate seats for men and women", Lin Ruhai and his wife no longer let Daiyu and her brothers study together.

Today, Mr. Kang is still teaching Lin Zhun, Lin Nuo and Jia Yue. As for Daiyu...

After the Lin family returned to Beijing, Lin Ruhai hired Zhen Shiyin as Daiyu's teacher. Although Zhen Shiyin had no fame, he was very knowledgeable, and he was a famous scholar who was proficient in all aspects of "qin, chess, calligraphy and painting".

In Lin Ruhai's view, Daiyu is a girl, so she doesn't have to take the imperial examinations, and learning some skills from Zhen Shiyin is a hundred times better than competing with "Style-legged Essays" all day long.

Daiyu is open-minded by nature. Although she was depressed for a while because of "the difference between men and women", she soon regained her optimism and cheerfulness, and began to learn various skills from Mr. Zhen.

Within a few days, Daiyu was fascinated by the content of Zhen Shiyin's lectures. Daiyu was very fond of reading and liked to read all kinds of books, but after all, she was a child at heart, and she preferred to learn skills such as playing the piano, playing chess, and painting.

However, Zhen Shiyin did not "put the cart before the horse". Although Daiyu prefers to learn skills, he still teaches Daiyu to learn the Four Books and Five Classics.

Jia Yue and Daiyu are about the same age. Among the members of the Lin family, Jia Yue and Daiyu are the closest. Before, both of them were young and did not abide by the shackles of etiquette.

Now, Jia Yue is used to having a little tail named "Daiyu" by her side, but Daiyu is already a big girl, and the two of them can no longer be as close as before.

Jia Yue habitually turned around and looked back, but she didn't see the very familiar "shadow". For some reason, Jia Yue felt empty in her heart...

After the overlord ordered the marriage, the Lin and Xiao families began to prepare for the marriage. Lin Qian was the eldest son of Lin Hai, Minister of the Household Department, and Xiao Huiyu was the eldest granddaughter of Xiao Qian, the chief minister of the cabinet. Both families were dignitaries of the court. The marriage between Lin Xiao and Lin Xiao was highly regarded by the two families.

Jia Min started preparing for the dowry gift for Lin Qian's wedding a few years ago, so he wasn't in a panic. However, after learning that Lin Qian's wife was a girl from the Xiao family, Jia Min increased the dowry gift a bit. To show attention.

Because she was married to the future clan wife of the Lin family, Jia Min prepared a very expensive dowry gift, which included 4000 taels of gold alone, as well as various silks and satins, various furs, various head and face jewelry... and other extremely expensive gifts.

The value of the betrothal gift prepared by the Lin family was as much as sixty to seventy thousand taels. Even in Shenjing, where the rich and powerful gathered, there had never been such an expensive betrothal gift.

That day, when Jia Min and Lin Ruhai got married, the Rongguo Mansion was in its heyday. Jia Daishan and Jia's mother prepared ten miles of red makeup for Jia Min, which made the whole of Shenjing discuss for several months, but it was only worth 10 taels. The dowry received by the government was only 4 taels.

Generally, the dowry of a rich and powerful family will never exceed 5 taels, but the dowry of the Lin family exceeds this amount...

Standing beside Jia Min, the member of Hao Ren's family frowned and said, "Ma'am, is it too much? If the dowry prepared by the Xiao family is a bit thinner for such an expensive dowry, I'm afraid... the Xiao family will not look good. "

Jia Min smiled and said: "You think too much, Qian's daughter-in-law's dowry... The old lady of the Xiao family said that the old Xiao Ge divided Xiao Jiaping into two halves, and used half of the Xiao family as Qian's daughter-in-law's dowry."

Hao Ren's family smacked their tongues and said, "Half of the Xiao family, Mr. Xiao Ge really loves our eldest grandma, and let the eldest grandma and Uncle Xiao divide the family business equally."

Hao Ren's family said again: "Will Uncle Xiao have any objections? He is the heir of the Xiao family. If there is a gap between Grandma and Uncle Xiao, it will not be beautiful."

Jia Min said: "I also told the old lady of the Xiao family in the same way, but the old lady said that Mr. Xiao Ge originally planned to divide the family business into four or six points, four points for the modest daughter-in-law as a dowry, and six points for his grandson, but he didn't expect Brother Xu is ambitious, he said that in the future he will earn a fortune by himself, seal his wife and son, and ask Mr. Xiaoge to prepare some dowry for his younger sister."

Jia Min recalled Lin Ruhai's words in his heart: "The dowry of a humble daughter-in-law is probably worth hundreds of thousands."

Hao Ren's family was Jia Min's companion, and she was extremely trusted by Jia Min. Hao Ren's family was one of the few insiders about Jia Min's appointment of a niece from his natal family for his son.

Hao Ren's family was originally a servant of the Rongguo Mansion, but they have lived in the Lin family for nearly 20 years, and their son and son-in-law are all working in the Lin family. Now, Hao Ren's family is more attached to the Lin family in their hearts. is also very angry.

Now, looking at Jia Min's dowry worth fifty or sixty thousand taels, Hao Ren's family couldn't wait to see the faces of the people in the Rongguo Mansion when they heard about it...

Hao Ren's family thought, "Second wife of Rongguo Mansion, will you regret it?"

While the Lin and Xiao families were silently preparing for the marriage, the Supreme Emperor reprimanded King Zhongshun. No one cares about her life, from the emperor to the poor.

With the passage of time, the enthusiasm of these two big news in Shenjing gradually subsided, and Shenjing also gradually recovered its calm. .

However, it may be that the heavens did not want the people of Shenjing to calm down, so they dropped an explosive news, which caused a magnitude [-] earthquake in Shenjing...

"Princess Changle is back!"

Lin Mansion, main courtyard.

Lin Ruhai told Jia Min the news that "Princess Changle is back". Jia Min almost suspected that there was something wrong with her ears, and asked, "The Princess Changle you are talking about...is it Princess Changle?"

This is nonsense, but it's not that Jia Min is insane, but the news is too "shocking".

Lin Ruhai nodded, and Jia Min asked again: "Princess Changle... did she come back alive?"

Lin Ruhai nodded again, and said to Jia Min: "Princess Changle has landed at Tianjin Port, and the Supreme Emperor ordered Prince Chengxiang to go to Tianjin to welcome Princess Dachang back to Beijing.

Jia Min thought for a while, and said, "Princess Changle, the eldest of the clan, how honorable, to be honest, it has nothing to do with our family."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "I'm just talking to you."

Lin Ruhai and his wife still don't know that Princess Changle will have a very close relationship with the Lin family in the near future...

"Princess Dachang" is the title of the emperor's aunt, also known as "Emperor Aunt".

However, this "Princess Changle" is not the aunt of today's saint, her seniority is higher, she is the aunt of the Supreme Emperor, the youngest daughter of the founding emperor Xingzu of this dynasty, counting her age, she is already 80 years old this year.

The life of this "Princess of Changle" can be called a legend...

Emperor Xingzu was committed to improving the status of women. The first few decades of the dynasty's founding could be called a "paradise" for women.

Emperor Xingzu loved his daughters like his life, and hoped that his daughters could enjoy themselves as freely as the princesses of the Tang Dynasty, so he established the princess system of his dynasty following the example of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Emperor Xingzu has five sons and two daughters, all of whom are descendants. The eldest daughter, Princess Huayang, can be called the master of "princess" throughout the ages. She has basically done everything that the princesses of the Han and Tang Dynasties have done: killing people in battle, participating in government affairs , the horse rides Chang'an...

According to the legend, Princess Huayang wanted to raise a noodle for fun, but before she could "rob a good woman and man", she was named "Empress Dowager Kangci" by her grandmother, the biological mother of Emperor Xingzu. I see, Empress Dowager Kangci beat up Princess Huayang, and Princess Huayang was completely honest.

Princess Changle is the youngest child of Emperor Xingzu, and was raised by the Empress Dowager Kangci herself. When Princess Changle was born, Princess Huayang had already started to beheaded by Emperor Xingzu on the battlefield. Princess Huayang, the "murderous granddaughter", made her head grow big three times.

Empress Dowager Kangci was afraid that her little granddaughter would follow her son to kill people when she grew up, and vowed to raise her little granddaughter into a perfect lady...

Empress Dowager Kangci succeeded, but also failed...

Under the upbringing of Empress Dowager Kangci, Princess Changle has a gentle temperament and elegant temperament, and she looks like a well-educated lady. However, Princess Changle is as cruel as her eldest sister, Princess Huayang.

Like Princess Huayang, Princess Changle is proficient in riding and archery. Although she has never slashed anyone in battle, she is still a "normal princess" who can ride a horse, bend a bow, and play polo well.

However, compared to sports, Princess Changle prefers reading.

Literacy at the age of three, writing at the age of five, poetry at the age of seven, export at the age of ten, a woman disguised as a man at the age of 14 and passing the Juren examination, writing a book at the age of 20, accepting disciples at the age of 30, establishing a sect at the age of 40, and establishing the Xiaoyao School at 50. Became a generation of Wenzong at the age of...

This is the glorious first half of Princess Changle's life.

After the death of Emperor Xingzu, Princess Changle left Shenjing and began to visit the splendid mountains and rivers of Daming. Shengshui such as Qianjiang River and Dianchi Lake.

At the age of 60, Princess Changle disregarded the objections of the then emperor Taishanghuang and other nephews, and set out on a long voyage from Tianjin Port. Twenty years later, there is still no news.

Everyone thought that this "strange woman" had passed away, but her bones could not return to her hometown, leaving tears of regret for Princess Changle...

Now, Princess Changle has come back alive!

Daming, Tianjin port.

Although the eldest princess of Changle is over eighty years old, she still has eyesight and hearing. She looks very energetic, and she doesn't look like an old man at all.

Now, the eldest princess of Changle, who has returned to her hometown, is sitting on the throne, talking to several officials, asking them to talk about the major national events that have happened in the past 20 years...

Princess Changle's seniority is too high and her prestige is too great. Although she looks like an amiable old man, it makes these officials of high rank break out in a cold sweat.

After learning that the Supreme Emperor abolished the crown prince and was said to be the fifth son, and became the Supreme Emperor, Princess Changle lost her spirits and said, "I'm tired, you all step back."

Several people quickly left the room as if they had received an amnesty.

Princess Changle sighed, and the old servant girl who had accompanied Princess Changle for decades stepped forward and put a cloak on Princess Changle.

A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Princess Changle's mouth, and she said, "If I hadn't been getting old, I would never have seen those officials just now, and I'm afraid I could only chat with their wives about family affairs... It's only been a few decades , the status of Daming women has become so humble again, father and grandmother spent decades of painstaking efforts to improve the status of women, but they were destroyed by father's favorite grandson..."

Speaking of this, Princess Changle's face flashed with anger, and she said in a cold voice: "Grandmother once said that only a man without self-confidence would want to confine his wife in the backyard and be their 'canary'. I am afraid that our saint has forgotten... No, he is now the Supreme Emperor. This is the thing that grandma and father hate the most. If the prince loses virtue, it will be fine. , but was deposed because the prince was too powerful..."

Speaking of this, Princess Changle coughed a few times because she was too excited, and the old maid shouted worriedly: "Princess, take care of your health!"

Princess Changle waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't die until the Great Ming revives."

The old servant girl still wanted to say something, so she listened to Princess Changle's order: "Go, tell them to take good care of the things I brought back, if anything goes wrong, I will kill them!"

In the end, Princess Changle became murderous. She is not a bloodthirsty person, but the things she brought back are too important...

After Princess Changle returned to Beijing, she was welcomed into the palace by the Supreme Emperor herself. She was the most senior member of the Ming clan, so even the very old Supreme Emperor had to address her as "Aunt", so naturally she deserved such courtesy.

After returning to the princess mansion where she had been away for 20 years, the eldest princess of Changle used the excuse that "the journey was tiring and she needed to rest" and kept the door behind closed doors, so that the wives who came to visit her were shut out. Among these wives were princesses and wives. , and there are also the wives of important court officials. If you pick one at random, they are all extremely influential people in Shenjing's social circle.

Now, even though the door was closed, these people dare not even say a word of complaint, because the backstage of Princess Changle is really too hard.

Among the rejected wives are the wife of Duke Rong Jia Daishan, Mrs. Jia Mu of Rong Guo...

Jia Min is very self-aware, knowing that the gap between her family and the eldest princess of Changle is too big, so she didn't bother to make fun of it, but she didn't expect...

On this day, Lin Ruhai was resting at home, and suddenly saw the housekeeper rushing in.

Lin Ruhai frowned and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"

The housekeeper said anxiously: "Master, someone from Changle Grand Princess' residence wants to see the master."

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai was startled, and said, "Please come in quickly", while thinking, "Why did Princess Changle send someone to our house?"

When Lin Ruhai came to the front hall, he was shocked again. It turned out to be the chief historian of Princess Changle's mansion!

In this dynasty, the prince's mansion, the county king's mansion, and the princess' mansion all have chief historians to manage the affairs of the mansion.

The chief historian represents the face of a prince, county king, or princess. The higher the rank, the more noble the master behind him is.

The Chief Historian of Changle Grand Princess Mansion, Prince Bibi!

Lin Ruhai didn't dare to offend this chief historian because he didn't dare to offend him, so he hurriedly ordered someone to serve tea, but he heard the chief historian say: "Your official came here not to build a mansion, but because you came here on the order of the princess. Our princess and The old Hou Ye in the house is old, and this time he returns to Beijing, after he wants to see his old friend."

Lin Ruhai was puzzled, but he didn't dare to refuse, and said in his mouth, "Please wait a moment, my lord."

The chief historian quickly said: "No hurry, no hurry, our princess has held a banquet in the mansion, and please bring your wife and children to the mansion tomorrow for a talk."

The chief historian said again: "Our princess heard that there is a lady who was born with a jade title in the house. Our princess also wants to meet. Please forgive me, my lord, thank you very much."

Shenjing, Princess Changle Mansion.

The eldest princess of Changle stood by the window, looking at the clear sky, recalling what her grandmother, Empress Dowager Kangci said decades ago...

"It's not an important thing, you don't have to do it as a big deal... A while ago, I had a dream about a poor girl named Lin Daiyu... This girl Lin lived decades later, and your father I have done a lot of things and greatly improved the status of women. I don't know if this Miss Lin will come to this world, and will she live a "360 days a year, wind and rain" like in my dream? Frost Sword

"Strictly forced" days..."

"This is just a dream I had. It's not a big deal, but I still can't let it go. If you, or your descendants, meet a talented woman who may be Lin Daiyu, help her and don't let her die." Died tragically, find him a single-minded husband, regardless of high or low, as long as he treats Sister Lin well..."

"It's just a little obsession of mine. Since I came to this world, even though I've been there for nearly a hundred years, I always want to do something for Sister Lin. Our family owns the whole world, but it's just a matter of little effort..."

The author has something to say:

This Xiaoyao faction is not the other Xiaoyao faction, but a cheat for Sister Lin...

This eldest princess of Changle is the "teacher" I prepared to make Sister Lin happy. I don't want Sister Lin to be a housewife who doesn't leave the door, so I decided to cheat on Sister Lin. , girls, if you think it "doesn't conform to reality", please Haihan.

PS: Unexpectedly, this Empress Dowager Kangci is the time traveler O(∩_∩)O~

PPS: The girl who said she was going to abandon the article is really sad. It’s really not what you think. How can there be such an unreliable sect as "Tianlong Babu Xiaoyao School" among the fans of the Red Chamber? The Xiaoyao School in this article is A school of thought is a... Temporarily kept secret, to predict what will happen next, please read below!

PPPS: I didn't write the content of "Sister Lin's apprenticeship to the Xiaoyao School", I will try to write it tomorrow.