Lin Jiajinyu of the Red Chamber

As soon as Xu Ziwen returned to the mansion, Steward Zhou reported the matter to his master: Master Jinyu rescued the dying and healed the wounded, and got a man back. The slave went in to serve him for a while and then was kicked out. That man was as handsome as Zhang Huaer, Jinyu The young master still stubbornly stopped him from letting him go.

Xu Ziwen was a little confused when he said it, did Lin Jinyu commit a lustful problem again?He raised his feet and went to Jinyu's yard first. Lin Jinyu ordered someone to set up a couch outside the yard. He was leaning on the soft back to read a book. When he saw Xu Ziwen come in, he turned over and sat up with a smile, and greeted him sideways, "Sir, you are back. "

"Well, I heard that you rescued a beautiful woman and came back." Xu Ziwen sat on the couch, Lin Jinyu smiled, "It must be Lao Zhou who is nagging. Sir, it is Wu You, Mr. Wu. He passed out on the way out on an errand today, so I will tell you Brought him back. He was burning badly and coughing non-stop. I asked the master to come and see him, and he said he was seriously injured."

"Injured?" Xu Ziwen was puzzled, "Wu You was assassinated?" A senior official, who dares to make things difficult for him?

"No." Sitting next to Xu Ziwen, Lin Jinyu lowered her voice and said, "Yes, it was whipped by that dragon, oh, a golden dragon. Sir, what is that, it seems to be quite powerful from what the master said."

Xu Jia, that gossip!Xu Ziwen snorted softly, and looked Lin Jinyu up and down, "You brought him back, is this an apology, or is it a confession? I knew this before, so why bother? Wu You may not appreciate this kind of afterthought."

"I, I had no choice but to tell the truth about Ziyou. I didn't expect him to be so miserable, but at least I can feel at ease if I can take care of Ziyou." Lin Jinyu sighed, "The emperor really has to do it, Ziyou Such a handsome person, if you like it, you can't even like it." As he spoke, he wiped the sweat from his palms on the front of his clothes.

"Are you empathizing with Wu You?"

"Nothing." Lin Jinyu poured a cup of tea and handed it to Xu Ziwen, and said, "Wen Fei has no free time in the official department every day. Sister Lin thinks that the other courtyard is deserted, and she also said that my sister is always at home alone. My sister is now bulky. She stayed in Beijing to take care of her sister and refused to come over."

"Lin'er and your sister are rare to get along, and it's rare for ordinary sisters to be so close."

"Whoever says no, it's better than me." Lin Jinyu leaned on the couch and said helplessly, "Earlier, Sister Lin said she wanted to have a child. I think it's better to wait two or three years. Now we are still young. Woman The body is not well developed, and it is not easy to have children. I told my sister to use contraception first, but she didn't listen to me at all."

Xu Ziwen laughed and scolded, "You are full of nonsense, now you are more and more powerful, and you even understand the matter of women giving birth? There are three infertility, and no offspring is the biggest problem, and you are not allowed to give birth. What kind of mind are you doing? I have never heard of Cheng Home, wife of the main house, is there any contraception and no children? Women in this world are afraid of not having children, how can anyone think they have too many children? Don't talk about your sister's ears every day, Mu Li is already in his twenties , there is no one who does not look forward to his son. If you give such a bad idea, if Mu Li finds out, it will be disgusting."

"It's useless to talk about it, it's all done." Lin Jinyu was not keen on the matter of her sister's pregnancy. He had told Daiyu thousands of times before that she would get pregnant later, but she turned out to be a bad person in vain, and she didn't appreciate it at all. Now, when Mu Li mentioned the unborn child, he was a little bit lost.

Wang Ziteng was a well-informed person. When he learned that Jia Zheng was going to be promoted to Jiangxi Liangdao, he first went to Rongguo Mansion to congratulate him.It wasn't worth it for him to go in person, but he heard that it was Lin Jinyu who praised Jia Zheng in front of the emperor, and Jia Zheng got the job.That's a good sign.

Wang Ziteng has always taken the route of wooing Lin Jinyu, even if the wooing fails and there is no friendship, they can form a good relationship with each other.Now, if Lin Jinyu can really let go of the past, and make peace with the Rongguo Mansion, that is to say, make peace with the four major families, such a good relative, even Wang Ziteng would wish for it.Therefore, he made a special trip to Rongguo Mansion to save the family from messing up again.

As soon as he arrived at the Rongguo Mansion, Wang Ziteng first went to pay his respects to Jia's mother, and then talked about Jia Zheng's promotion, "Thanks to Nephew Lin Xian who recommended Cun Zhou in front of the emperor, otherwise such a good job would make many people envious, please beg for it." not coming."

Jia's mother's ex-son was still anxious about Yuanchun's affairs. Jia Lian went to another courtyard and only said that Lin Jinyu was not in good health, and he didn't even see Lin Jinyu's face.Unexpectedly, the second son will be promoted to a foreign official soon. It is really a happy event, and he is full of energy immediately. He said with a smile, "Yes, I said that Jinyu is a good one. He is a conscientious child. Earlier , when he was in the mansion, he and his two uncles have always been intimate, and there is nothing wrong with him. His second uncle likes him even more, a little bit more than Baoyu, who has long praised Jinyu for being able to study , will be promising in the future. Looking at it now, it really is the case."

Wang Ziteng nodded and said with a smile, "I am in the same cabinet as Nephew Lin Xian, and when several prime ministers talked about him, they all praised him. Old lady, you are Nephew Lin Xian's grandmother, his closest elder in this world Now, nephew Lin Xian is such a sensible and magnanimous person, who wouldn't envy the old lady for having such a promising and sensible grandson." Let Wang Ziteng say that Lin Jinyu's actions can also be called moral complaints.

"A while ago, I only heard that he went to live in another courtyard. He seemed a little uncomfortable. I sent Lian'er there, but I didn't see him after all." Mother Jia sighed sadly, holding back tears, "I only have his mother alone." Girl, since his mother left Beijing with his father, he has not seen each other for more than [-] years. The two children went to the capital, but they were full of grievances here. Now he is an official. Yes, he also knows how to take care of his uncles and call me..." I couldn't help clenching my fists and weeping, "I'm sorry for them."

Wang Ziteng comforted him, "Old lady, I didn't care about Nephew Lin's past events. It's just that in the future, I should move around."

Jia Mu nodded and said yes. For a while, someone came in from outside and reported that the wine and food were ready. The second master asked Wang Ziteng to go over to have a drink, and Wang Ziteng went.Mother Jia lay on the couch in deep thought, and after a long time she sighed, because there was only a mandarin duck waiting for her, and she said, "Jinyu is a child with a different mind than ordinary people. This time the second master's errand is thanks to him. He is a benevolent child. I also know his feelings. But if he really wants to get close, but under this festival, the Lin family's rites are not getting better every year. What is the reason? Now that I am old, I don't really understand it. You can also refer to it for me See details."

Yuanyang sat on the edge of the couch and beat Jiamu's legs with a beauty fist. Hearing the words, she laughed softly, "Old lady, I have only met Master Lin for two months when I was at our house. Look at Master Lin's temper. I'm afraid you'll be the last one." It's strong, but it's still considered, um, Ding is Dingmao and Mao, and the courtesy of Mid-Autumn Festival and Chongyang Festival is small, but the ceremony of your birthday, old lady, is the same as before. Besides, since Uncle Lin went out, the master of the family We celebrated our birthdays, and if Mr. Lin didn’t come, the ceremony would come. Only the second master Bao celebrated his birthday, and Mr. Lin didn’t see each other. The old lady knows the reason. One more thing, old lady, now Mr. Lin is married Now, the mansion is naturally run by Grandma Lin, and Grandma Lin's uncle is Grandpa Lin's husband, so she is the matchmaker. There is nothing wrong with Grandma Lin's background, appearance, character, and behavior. Yes, Uncle Lin was close to that Mr. Xu earlier, and now he is married to Mrs. Lin, and Mr. has become an uncle of the father-in-law, so he is closer. The servant girl thought, if it is from the selfishness of Mrs. Lin, it is also thinking of Mr. Lin and Mr. Xu. Isn't it closer to her natal family?"

Jia Mu just listened to Yuanyang's words and sighed, "We'll have to see later." Then she ordered to prepare supplements and asked Jia Lian to send them to Lin Jinyu to replenish her body.

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Although Mrs. Wang is not as prestigious as before, she is also much stronger than when she was eating fast and praying to Buddha. It's just that the Rongguo Mansion has much less money, and the savings in the treasury were exhausted when the province's villa was built. In order to restore her previous decent status, Mrs. Wang used her private house to support her.But right now it's really bad luck, the in-laws were confiscated, the daughter had a miscarriage, nothing went well, finally today when he heard the letter of Jia Zheng's promotion, there were some smile lines on his face.I also learned from the old lady that it was because of the Lin family that Jia Zheng was promoted to a foreign post. For a while, Mrs. Wang lost three points of joy in her heart.

After serving the old lady's meal, she ordered Baoyu to go back to rest. Mrs. Wang presented a gift list from her sleeve, "This is a gift for Uncle Lin. My daughter-in-law drew up the list, please see the old lady."

Mother Jia saw that it was still rich, so she nodded and said, "You can see how to arrange it."

"Yes. Ma'am, the Zhen family has come to this point, and Baoyu will be eighteen in the Chinese New Year. My son, there is no further delay, but..." Mrs. Wang sighed faintly as she spoke.

"What's the matter?" Mother Jia frowned and said wearily, "Let's wait until the Zhen family's lawsuit is over. People like us, a scholarly family, are we going to destroy our relatives just because their relatives are declining? Your intention is for Baoyu's sake." , I understand, don't I love him more than you do? You have been studying the Buddha for so long, why are you still so restless? What kind of family tradition we are, you want to make a close relationship with Baoyu, but you can't get rid of everything. If the word 'reasonable' is used, this matter cannot be handled well, and people will not be able to say that the poor and the rich are ignorant of the influence, so they should not act rashly."

Mrs. Wang lowered her head and frowned, "What the old lady said is true. It's just a little thought of the daughter-in-law. Besides, Baoyu is one of them, and it's time to go down to the girl. The girl didn't just come out of my stomach. But my heart towards him is the same as that of Baoyu. My daughter is not younger than my son, she is exactly the same age as Huahuaer. Even if there is something about the Dongfu, it has nothing to do with the girls. Logically, their younger generation, only Baoyu Lian'er is filial piety for nine months according to the system, and it does not affect the visit to the girl to discuss relatives. Brothers and sisters are ranked, and Baoyu is the eldest brother. In the situation of the Zhen family, we are a family who understand etiquette, Baoyu, etc. It's okay for a year or two, but I'm worried that Baoyu won't be able to get married, and even the girl behind will be dragged down."

"Well, what you said makes sense." Mother Jia's expression was a little gloomy, "If someone talks about marriage, you should take a good look at it. It's okay to settle down first. There is no need to worry about the Zhen family's affairs, and the custody will be delayed. No more scouting girls."

Mrs. Wang withdrew, couldn't help sighing slightly, Jia Zheng was on a foreign job, and it was necessary to do some clothes and silver taels, thinking about the amount of silver taels on the account, sighed again, and took the little girl's hand back to the yard .There were only a few girls and women on duty in the room. They welcomed Mrs. Wang back to the room, served tea and water, and asked if they would pass on the meal.

Mrs. Wang asked, "Master, uncle, master, where are they going to rest?"

"If you go back to your wife, the master has already returned and went to Aunt Zhao's room. Please rest on your own."

When Mrs. Wang heard that Jia Zheng was resting at Aunt Zhao's place again, she couldn't help feeling unhappy.In fact, she was wrong. Today, Jia Zheng was happy, drank some wine, and happened to meet Jia Huan at Aunt Zhao's place, so he took his father's money and asked Jia Huan about his homework.

Jia Huan usually goes to school to study, but it's just for fun.Jia Baoyu's articles in the imperial examination are not good, and there are some crooked talents who are right in writing the couplets. When Jia Huan comes here, he doesn't have either of these two things.After Jia Zheng asked a few words, Jia Huan answered nonsense, and Jia Zheng was so angry that he took a goose duster and whipped him hard.Aunt Zhao cried and persuaded, and after a lot of flying and jumping, Jia Huan took advantage of the opportunity to escape.Jia Zheng thought about how promising his son was, and how incompetent his two villains were, so he was annoyed for a while, scolded Aunt Zhao for not knowing how to discipline his son, and went back to the main room.Aunt Zhao really has no place to complain about this. She was originally born in a family with three generations of ancestors, and there is no one who is literate.When she came to her place, the master raised her to become an aunt, gave birth to children, and became the most promising person in the Zhao family. If you want to tell her to beat her, she must be forced to scold her. When it comes to Jia Huan's homework, she is not as serious as Jia Huan I can recognize a lot of characters.Therefore, Jia Huan couldn't blame Aunt Zhao for her poor homework.

Mrs. Wang was having dinner, and when she saw Jia Zheng came back, she greeted him once. Jia Zheng waved his hand, "Go ahead and eat." She went listlessly to the bedroom.

Jia Zheng sighed for a long time, and said to Mrs. Wang, "If I'm not at home when I go to office, I will leave homework for him with Baoyu. You have to keep an eye on him every day to study. Next year's big competition, you must win." It’s good to come back after taking the test.”

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Similar to Mrs. Wang's recent mood, Tu Jingchen also felt unlucky, he managed to squeeze out some free time to visit his lover, not counting Lin Jinyu, who was an oil bottle, but now Wu You came.Fortunately, Wu You was lying down, out of sight and out of mind.Tu Jingchen was really impatient with the crowd, and couldn't help complaining to Xu Ziwen, "Rui Zhuo, Jinyu is not a child, she has a house, a Zhuangzi, and a daughter-in-law, so what's the matter with always relying on you? There is no other courtyard in the suburbs." It's very appropriate to let him live in Wenfei's place, and it's not a good idea to spend it with you every day."

"What do you mean being wasted by me?" Xu Ziwen rolled his eyes, pressed the bookmark in the middle of the page, closed the book and put it aside neatly, and said slowly, "I only want to be a disciple, and I don't have a son or anything. Aren’t these all his from now on? Of course he should live here.”

Tu Jingchen was playing with a newly engraved bloodstone seal, he paused when he heard this, and asked casually, "Rui Zhuo, do you want to adopt a child?"

Xu Ziwen smiled and looked at Tu Jingchen, "Who is the adoptive? Since you asked, it seems that you have made plans for me. Let me guess, my elder brother only has two sons, and Sheng'er is the eldest son, so it is impossible for him to be an heir." Well, I don't like Zheng'er's temper very much. How about choosing from the grandchildren's generation? It's just that the two of them are not very old, and they have only been married for a few years. You can't stand being the first to make a milk baby. But you have to see The grandchildren will have to wait at least ten years to come. I can’t even name the nephews and grandchildren in other rooms, so I won’t pick them.”

"It doesn't have to be from Xu's family." Tu Jingchen hugged Xu Ziwen's shoulders, Xu Ziwen smiled, "If you don't choose from Xu's family, who else is more suitable than Jinyu, apart from Jinyu's surname Xu, even when Lin Ruhai was alive, he was also Get closer to me."

"Lin Jinyu is good, and I have a deep relationship with you. The only downside is that I have no blood relationship with you," Tu Jingchen said warmly, "Rui Zhuo, in terms of blood relatives, Marquis Cheng En is only slightly closer to you than me. Look, you haven't been back to Xu's family for many years, and your relationship with them is not as close as Jinyu's. Rui Zhuo, besides Xu's family, there is also my branch, we are first cousins."

Xu Ziwen was silent for a long while, then refused, "This is absolutely impossible and ridiculous. What can I do to adopt the prince as the heir? Uncle would not agree to it, not to mention the royal family."

"I don't need to hide it from you now," Tu Jingchen said in a deep voice, "What do you think of Wu You? He is a top scholar in liberal arts, and his martial arts is also good. He has made some achievements in the court in the past few years. He is outstanding in appearance, and he only needs a good marriage. .”

"It seems that there are some things that I don't know." Xu Ziwen's expression was mixed.

"You were not in the capital when Ziyu gave birth. Back then, she gave birth to twins," Tu Jingchen held Xu Ziwen's slender, white fingers and rubbed them, and said softly, "In the royal family, twins are always regarded as unlucky, although I don't believe it." These, but if it really spread out, it would be a matter of right and wrong, so I sent one of them away from the palace. The governor of the year is gone, and Wu You is just a little skeptical. If you like it, you can recognize Wu You as Heir."

"It seems that Xining knows about it."

"Xining has already gone." Tu Jingchen asked, "Rui Zhuo, apart from aunt and uncle, Wu You is closer to you than Cheng Enhou by blood. The only thing that is lacking in temperament is that you are slowly training, what do you think?" ?”

Xu Ziwen said lightly, "No need."

"Could it be that Wu You is not as good as Lin Jinyu?"

"I do not like."

"Rui Zhuo, I know Uncle has always regretted that you are not married or have an heir. This is not a matter of you alone. It is all beneficial to you and to the Xu family, isn't it?" He had this intention, but he didn't want Xu Ziwen to get in touch with Wu You too early, so he kept it a secret. He didn't want the Lin family to intervene.

"Okay!" Xu Ziwen suddenly turned his face, and shouted sharply, "You don't need to use your thoughtfulness and consideration on me! What is it to prepare an heir? If you have the ability to give me two women, why bother you for decades? Not to mention blood relatives, whoever killed me in the first place was not blood relatives! Also, I have fulfilled my responsibilities to the family!"

After finishing speaking, he pushed Tu Jingchen away, turned and left.