Lin Jiajinyu of the Red Chamber

Xue Baochai went home with her mother, and Aunt Xue took out the golden jade head noodles given by Mrs. Wang to show her daughter.

Xue Baochai glanced at it briefly, and then told Yinger to put it away. Aunt Xue thought about it, and still revealed Mrs. Wang's words to her daughter.Xue Baochai smiled silently, feeling slightly sad, "Mama hasn't heard enough of my aunt's good words? My aunt's words are always good, and her heart is not bad. But Mom also thinks about it. When the elder sister was a concubine, my aunt could not be old. My wife, let alone now. Mom still doesn't understand, whether there is a Zhen family or not, the old lady doesn't think much of our family."

"My son, what are you talking about. I have seen so many girls, who is more outstanding than my son?"

"Mom, my daughter is naturally very good in Mom's eyes," Xue Baoyu said lightly, "As far as my daughter used to be, she was a high-minded person. Of course the Duke's Mansion is good, but now our family's imperial business has been destroyed. The situation is no better than before. It’s not that my daughter underestimated herself. In the past, when our family was in its prime, the old lady didn’t allow it. What’s more, now? Mom doesn’t have to plan for my aunt anymore. The former mother still talked about the money, but now the aunt has some good words So I coaxed my mother away. How can you be accurate with empty words and white teeth?" Xue Baochai thought about Baoyu's situation as before, and sighed, "It's too late for my daughter to say this now, so I just point it out. Now marriage also pays attention to being well-matched. Mom only thinks about these four words. How can we be worthy of others? Mother thinks about how rich the Zhen family was before, and the old lady made a marriage for Baoyu. The Zhen family has turned yellow, and the old lady loves Baoyu the most, and she will show Baoyu a family of noble relatives, not a merchant family like us." At the end of the sentence, her voice faded, and Xue Baochai saw her mother was sad and speechless. Instead, she advised, "Mom, let's go to Rongguo Mansion today, just because we don't want to be far away from my aunt's house. Let go of other thoughts, Mom, my daughter has accepted her fate now."

Aunt Xue secretly sighed for her daughter's life.

A night of north wind, when Lin Jinyu woke up in the morning, she heard the little girls saying that it was snowing heavily outside, she put on her clothes and went out to have a look, it was really jade Qiong all over the ground, covered in silver makeup, the snow still hadn't stopped at this time, as big as Goose feathers fluttered down freely, and a few poor women with shaking sticks were sweeping the snow on the road in the courtyard.

Torreya came out holding a large fur cape, and put it on Lin Jinyu's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Master, be careful that the wind is blowing."

"Such good snow, it would be nice to have hot pot at noon." Lin Jinyu was dressed warmly, and the wind didn't feel cold on her face, she said with great interest, "Ask the kitchen to cut out a few plates of venison, lamb, beef, Prepare some roe deer meat and various fresh vegetables, boil a pot of good wine, and I will enjoy the snow while having wine with your grandma."

"Uncle Lao is thinking about us," Xu Yulin heard clearly from inside, and laughed loudly, "It's a pity that Uncle has to go to work today, I'm afraid I won't have time to drink and enjoy the snow."

Lin Jinyu was discouraged, and went to work after having breakfast for a while.Because of the heavy wind and snow, Lin Zhongyu arranged the carriage, Lin Jinyu couldn't bear it and said, "Housekeeper, you are old now, so you can rest in the mansion. What can I do if I am on errand, there are a few of them in Ping An."

Lin Zhong helped Lin Jinyu get into the car, and said with a smile, "This old servant is still strong, and he will serve the uncle for two more years. How young are they?"

Lin Jinyu sometimes looks at the old man in front of the car and horses and feels a little bit sorry, but now in this world, think about Jiao Da in the Dream of the Red Chamber, who followed his master to send troops and horses to save his life, and to Jia Zhen's generation People still hate dogs and dogs, how can I remember Jiao Da's life-saving grace.

The wagon pulley rolled in the thick snow on the brick road, leaving continuous marks, through the window, there were few pedestrians on the road.His car is spacious and comfortable, but due to the limited technology these days, the wheels are all made of wood, and the car inevitably shakes, so don't think that riding in a car is such a comfortable job.Lin Jinyu had people put several layers of mattresses in the car, which was soft and warm, so he nestled in it with his eyes closed to rest his mind.There was a chaotic sound of horseshoes ahead, and the car stopped suddenly. Outside, Lin Zhong told the coachman to make way, and someone laughed, "Don't dare, Lord Lin please go first."

Lin Jinyu sat upright and opened the car door, gathered the fur clothes, half leaned out, and saw that this man was dressed in a fourth-rank military officer's attire, with a square Chinese character and a smile on his face. It was Captain Qiu of the Jinyi Mansion, who followed behind Lin Jinyu clasped his fists in the well-dressed Jinyiwei with a sword and smiled, "It turned out to be Mr. Qiu, what a coincidence, what's the matter? I'm so busy in such an early morning."

Captain Qiu returned the salute, thinking that Lin Jinyu was a supporter of the cabinet anyway, so he should not underestimate him. Thinking of Lin Jinyu's mother's family background, he thought about selling Lin Jinyu as a good girl, and drove his horse forward, sighing in a low voice, "Hey, it's not a good job. The historian committed a crime, and the Jinyi Mansion was ordered to search. Isn't this going there?"

Hey, why did the morning turn upside down?Anyway, the historian has nothing to do with him, Lin Jinyu shook his sleeves, and smiled kindly, "I still want to invite Mr. Qiu for a drink when I have time, but it's just a coincidence that this will not delay Mr. Qiu. We are not outsiders. Don't be polite to me, my lord, you have an imperial envoy on you, please go ahead, Lord Qiu."

Qiu Duwei refused, and took the people away first, thinking that Lin Jinyu is really sophisticated at socializing at a young age, and this historian can be regarded as his cousin's family. Hearing that his cousin's house was raided, he didn't even raise an eyebrow. I don't know if I really don't care, or there is something tricky.Qiu Duwei didn't want to think too much, anyway, he gave him the favor he should have given, as long as he didn't offend Lin Jinyu.

Lin Jinyu fell back into the thick mattress and sighed, the Zhen family, the Shi family, the Jia family might be next.Copy it, copy it, it's too late, Lin Jinyu was muttering, although he is related to Jia's family, but they have never been on good terms, not to mention he has just made a contribution in front of Tu Jingchen, so he can't be involved in other trivial matters. He is not afraid that someone will take the opportunity to trip him up.

Not in vain Lin Jinyu was cautious, when he came to the cabinet, he ran into Jia Yucun. Only then did he know that Jia Yucun had just been worshiped as the chief minister for impeachment of the historian, and he was walking in the cabinet and participating in political affairs.Lin Jinyu did not show any signs of expression, she greeted all the cabinet members as usual, and under the service of the little eunuch, she took off the black fox fur on the outside, revealing the velvet gown on the inside, and continued to do her own business.

Xu Shuo saw that Lin Jinyu's official uniform was covered with a small wool coat, and said with a smile, "No wonder I felt bulging when you came in. It turns out that you can walk comfortably after wearing so many clothes." Xu Shuo is the prime minister of the court, Being an elder again, he can naturally joke a little bit.

Lin Jinyu smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, my lord, I originally wanted to say that I was riding a horse, but because I was wearing thick clothes, it was not easy to ride a horse, so I simply came by car. I was born and grew up in the south, and the winter is not as cold as in Kyoto. You must be able to freeze your ears." He stretched out the wool gloves with half fingers exposed on his hands, "Now for three or nine days, I won't be afraid of cold hands when I wear this to write."

Wang Ziteng also came over to take a look, "Yo, what a clever idea, they are indeed newlyweds, and they are considerate in everything."

"Hey, did your lord mean that my aunt was inconsiderate, and I don't agree." As soon as Lin Jinyu said, Wang Ziteng smiled and let go of half of his heart.

Several other adults also joined in for a few laughs, and everyone settled down to their duties and got busy.

Jia Yucun had just been promoted to the Cabinet of the Great Sima, and it was the time when the spring breeze was in full swing. The adults who had just arrived in the cabinet were also polite to him, but they were not as warm and easy-going as Lin Jinyu.Although Jia Yucun was disdainful, he would not be so stupid as to bring it to the face.

After a while, the emperor came, and everyone began to talk about the historian's lawsuit.Usually, the historians and dukes are incomparably beautiful, but now that something has happened, it turns out that there is a lot of grudges, such as bullying, taking on lawsuits, accepting bribes, and taking care of human lives. Lin Jinyu listened and thought that maybe in the future The Rongguo Mansion ransacked the house for these crimes.

The emperor asked who would be the presiding judge. Xu Shuo was mature and preferred the joint trial in the three halls of the Yushitai of Dali Temple in Xingbu.

The general process was quite correct, but Jia Yucun jumped out and said that the historian's case was unusual, and that it was appropriate for the cabinet to send someone to sit in on it.The emperor then asked about his candidate, and Jia Yucun lived up to his expectations and immediately pushed Lin Jinyu out, praising Lin Jinyu's youth, talent, intelligence, and others.

The emperor turned around and asked Lin Jinyu, Lin Jinyu said seriously, "I am naturally willing to contribute to your majesty's court, but I have relatives with historians, so I should avoid idleness." Explaining the relationship, if you want others to ask, it is better to lay the groundwork first, so as to avoid this incident when the Rongguo Mansion ransacks the house, and then said, "Maybe the emperor doesn't know, the family of the minister's grandmother is the historian. After all, the two masters of the historian It's my cousin. This historian's lawsuit should be avoided as usual. However, according to the minister, Da Sima has always been impartial and impartial. Didn't Da Sima preside over the Zhen family's lawsuit last time? Such a complicated and complicated lawsuit It's all sorted out clearly, why should Da Sima be self-effacing and recommend others instead?"

Wang Ziteng is well aware of Jia Yucun's cannibalism, thinking that if the historian falls into Jia Yucun's hands, there is absolutely no possibility of overturning the case.Lin Jinyu is younger and has always had a sharp eye, so why did he push the historian into Jia Yucun's hands? It seems that what he said just now was to coax him.However, Wang Ziteng has always been sensible, and he is not upset about this matter. He understands the truth of being too cold at a high place.Although the historian and the Lin family are related, they have no friendship, and Lin Jinyu is unwilling to help.

The emperor had made up his mind at this time, and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, Shi Fei, you can take over this errand. You are a careful person, and you have been able to do errands in the past. I am relieved to have you as an observer."

Jia Yucun respectfully agreed.

Jia Yucun is no longer the stunned man who used to be used as a gunman. Lin Jinyu's temperament can be guessed after a round of dealings. waiting.Sure enough, this job fell on him, Jia Yucun secretly sneered, cousin's house, this is good, not a relative, how can you seek personal gain for the historian?

Jia Yucun is a conceited and low self-esteem person. He doesn't like Lin Jinyu, even though Lin Jinyu really entered the cabinet from the Imperial Academy and has a bit of real talent and learning, but Jia Yucun will feel it in his heart whenever he sees Lin Jinyu's face that seems to be smiling but not smiling. uneasy.

After the discussion, the emperor ordered everyone to disperse and take a step first.All the people in the cabinet took off the cloaks and cloaks outside, all fur coats, not to mention how neat and rich they are.Naturally, Jia Yucun also has them, but his eyes still glanced at Lin Jinyu inadvertently. That black fox fur is shiny and moist, and the snowflakes melt away without wind outside the feet. .

Jia Yucun is not angry, he sees too many rich and noble men, most of them are like his shitty student——Jia Baoyu, they are all dandies and fans. Such incompetent dung.But on the other hand, this world is a world that is very particular about birth, Jia Yucun feels that he is better than others in everything, but he is not lucky enough to be born into a wealthy family.He looked down on those rich and noble people, but from the bottom of his heart, he envied them, those delicate skins maintained by gold and jade, the kind of nobleness that showed superiority in every gesture, every movement, and every look in their eyes, that kind of status that they were born with , can only be obtained by oneself.Even if he became an official, he was ridiculed because his second wife was a girl bought with two pieces of silver.He could never see how Lin Jinyu humiliated him and how many people mocked him viciously.Jia Yucun clenched his fists, he must trample these people into the dust, and watch those noble and unparalleled faces kneeling on the ground and begging.

Lin Jinyu didn't know that he was being hated by people gnashing his teeth, so he put his hands into the handmuffs, walked unhurriedly, and talked with Wang Ziteng in a low voice.

According to Lin Jinyu, Wang Ziteng won't be able to pay for it for a while, not to mention anything else. A few days ago, Wang Ziteng quietly repaid the [-] shortfall of Wang's household department, and asked Lin Jinyu to say that this is also a matter of time.What's more, in the cabinet these days, Wang Ziteng's words and deeds are extremely appropriate. He doesn't need to speak about trivial matters, but as long as he has never been rejected by the emperor, it can be seen that this person has the ability to guess the emperor's heart.What's more, the emperor also needs face, so he can't just strangle all the old officials in front of him to death. No matter what, he has to leave one or two for appearance, let alone such a discerning official as Wang Ziteng.

Even in the Dream of Red Mansions, it was Prince Teng who died, and the Wang family gradually declined due to having no outstanding children.Lin Jinyu watched Wang Ziteng gossip one after another, and when he arrived at the palace gate, he even invited himself to the palace to enjoy the snow scene, Lin Jinyu smiled slightly, and agreed.

This is Lin Jinyu's second visit to the palace. The palace is a mansion that has existed for more than a hundred years. It has been raised by several generations, and the scenery is naturally beautiful.There is a pavilion in Mei Lin, where hot charcoal is burned, and the maids serve tea. Wang Ziteng ordered someone to prepare the noodles for the table, and smiled at Lin Jinyu, "My nephew is not an outsider, and we don't come here for the frivolity outside. Tian'er, how about just eating hot pot?"

"Shibo really wanted to go with my nephew, and my nephew was hungry for a long time in the morning."

After dismissing the servants, Wang Ziteng frowned slightly. In the past two years, he has been worrying about family affairs and state affairs, and he has become more and more old. He sighed, "I think my nephew will know about the historian's affairs in the future. Alas, the thunder and rain are all due to your kindness. If something happened to Zhen's family, the court will not be at peace, to be honest, it is your aunt's family, I told her when I came back from court, your aunt has already cried a lot, I don't feel very good about it."

Lin Jinyu didn't feel that Wang Ziteng needed to be comforted, so he still considered persuading, "Shi Bo has been an official for many years, and he has gone through almost all the civil and military positions in the court. The world is beheaded, like my family, from the Marquis of Jing'an to my nephew here is the fifth generation, my former father died early, my family has also been silent for these years, now I am a small official in the court, barely support If you want to compare the weather of our ancestors with the family, it is naturally not the same. We are all from aristocratic families, and the family has its ups and downs, and the ups and downs have changed, because people are in accordance with God's will, so we can't force it at all."

What Lin Jinyu said made Wang Ziteng sigh again, and Lin Jinyu said, "It's like a historian. I'm not decent enough to go to court, and I don't know the cause and effect, but it has reached the point of copying the house. I think it's not a small crime. If it's just an official Criticism, when it is not implemented, there is still a place to help, until now, I see that Long Live Lord is going to deal with it severely. Uncle Shi has accompanied the driver for many years, so I don’t know if I am right? At the aunt’s place, only Uncle Shi persuaded me more gone."

"You're right." Wang Ziteng said, "The historian has already folded in, and now the lawsuit is in Jia Yucun's hands. I know that thing best, but I am the most snobbish in order to climb up, but what is it?" You can do it all, and you are so ruthless! Last time, Hu Pan attacked your father indiscriminately and made enemies with you. Otherwise, how could he recommend you to hear the lawsuit against the historian? Nephew, you have to be very careful. "Looking at the end of the Shi family, the prosperity of the Xue family was earlier like smoke and clouds of yesterday, and the Jia family is full of pigtails waiting to be picked up. The entire family has no future. In the past, the four major families in Jinling City Now the copying, the failure and the failure, only Wang Ziteng is at the top to help him, but he also feels exhausted physically and mentally.Although the youngest daughter is married to the Shenwei General's Mansion, Feng Tang is a confidant of Long Live, but it is a pity that he is a military officer. He has always been big-hearted and far away from thousands of miles away; On the one hand, he would definitely recruit him as his beloved son-in-law. Even though he was not destined to be a son-in-law, Lin Jinyu did not refuse his invitation, and the relationship was getting closer step by step.

Lin Jinyu sipped her fragrant tea lightly, and after listening to Wang Ziteng's words, she changed hands and put the plain snow porcelain jade cup on the table, and said with a smile, "Jia Yucun is a wild dog that he doesn't know well. Li'er who has made trouble. Hmph, he has long been at loggerheads with me, and he might use the historian's lawsuit to find out my rights and wrongs. What's more, is there any guarantee that he won't be implicated in the historian's lawsuit? Pulling out a carrot with mud, this It’s also an old man, Jia Yucun intends to provoke me to take the historian’s lawsuit, he will never let go of this opportunity.”

"Then what about the nephew..." Wang Ziteng thought about it all the way, thinking that Lin Jinyu was in a daze and recommended Jia Yucun, and wanted to mention that Lin Jinyu had nothing to say, but he didn't say anything, Lin Jinyu took the first step to say what he wanted to say After finishing speaking, Pharaoh was a little confused and found it quite puzzling.

Lin Jinyu stroked the fur on his cuffs. He was relatively poor in his previous life, but in this life he has the conditions. He can make all kinds of fur coats with great effort. He just looks forward to going out in winter to show off. Climb, although he is in the cabinet, but I saw that some elders in the cabinet did not take him seriously. Shibo also knows Jia Yucun's weakness. He is a person without foundation. Is it true that the relatives and nobles in the court are easy to provoke, like Jia Yucun who is so aggressive and biting, as long as we keep the door tight now, after a while, we don't need to do anything, someone will take care of him."

Wang Ziteng laughed, "At first, I was worried that my nephew would follow Jia Yucun's way, but now it seems that I was too worried. Alas, my nephew is far-sighted, and old guys like us don't accept our old age."

"Shibo has broken my nephew." Lin Jinyu smiled, "Shibo has given me advice with all his heart, and I can only be grateful. Even here in Jia Yucun, Shibo must also be careful. Under the three punishments, what confession do you want? No way? I have only been in the court for a short time, and Jia Yucun has limited things to do, but it's Shibo's side, aunt's side..."

Jia Yucun, this rampant wild dog, is not a joke to be bitten. Tu Jingchen is the emperor, and if he knows how to send him a hard job, he will be eccentric for a while when he gets some oil and water. It doesn't seem to be reliable. of.Lin Jinyu also didn't want to bother Xu Ziwen with everything, the same as Wang Ziteng's purpose of inviting him to drink tea. When he saw Jia Yucun joining the cabinet, Lin Jinyu knew that he needed an ally, someone who could speak for him when someone attacked impeachment people.

On the issue of Jia Yucun, Wang Ziteng is indeed a good candidate, at least he has the same position as Lin Jinyu now: both are at odds with Jia Yucun.

Now, Lin Jinyu sincerely hopes that Wang Ziteng can live a few more years.Otherwise, when the Jia family falls, if that family insists on him, it will be difficult for him to dismiss him.With Prince Teng around, it's not easy to watch your daughter, son-in-law, sister and brother-in-law living on the streets, isn't it?

After eating wine in the Wangfu, Lin Jinyu and Wang Ziteng are sociable people, they both want to make friends with each other, naturally the host and guest enjoy themselves, and at noon Lin Jinyu went back to the mansion to rest while holding Ping An's hand slightly drunk.