The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

Not to mention what kind of reaction Daiyu's "gift" sent back to Jia's family caused, Daiyu can't care about their family's affairs now, she looked at Lin Ji in front of her, but within a few days, her body However, her temperament seems to have changed drastically. This kind of change surprised Daiyu, and she couldn't tell whether it was good or bad for a while.

Lin Ji lost a lot of weight within a few days, the cheeks that used to have a little baby fat now have cold edges, and the eyes that used to be pure and passionate now also have a dark color, as if overnight The boy who has grown up a lot is sitting in front of Daiyu, with a calm expression and a calm breath.

"Sister, I have already investigated the matter of my uncle. Although I can ask Lin Qi to tell you, I still want to tell you personally. There are some things that I hope you can tell your mother. I... thought about it. Yes, although it's a bit sad, but I really don't want our family to be used by others."

Daiyu has always been fond of Lin Ji. Although she is only one year younger than herself, this younger brother has always been bullied by Zhuang Yu, so Daiyu treats Lin Ji more like a Protector, so until now, Daiyu seems to have suddenly discovered that her brother has grown up, at least in terms of size, he is already taller than herself.

Daiyu's attitude towards Lin Ji couldn't help but become equal and dignified. She sat quietly and looked at Lin Ji calmly, waiting for him to tell her what he wanted to say.

"That uncle... Heh, he can indeed be regarded as my uncle. There is no need to deny it. His name is Gu Jian." Lin Ji's tone was very flat, he was just stating a fact, and he tried his best not to bring his personal emotions to the table. "My biological mother... Aunt Gu, the relationship between her and Gu Jian is not good, even... very bad. Because Gu Jian is a very unfilial person, and the daughter-in-law he married is aggressive. Back then, my aunt entered the Within a few months after the Lin family, the grandparents died. Because of overwork and lack of food, they were sick and did not receive effective treatment... Therefore, my aunt has always hated the Gu Jian couple, and even broke up with them. If you go back and forth, it is as if you don’t have such relatives. But Gu Jian doesn’t think so. His younger sister has become the concubine of a high official, so she naturally has money in her hands, but she doesn’t know how to help her brother. She has been... insulting my aunt's reputation. But unfortunately, my aunt did not compromise. She once scolded Gu Jian severely, saying... Anyway, she is just a concubine, so what is she trying to get a good name for..."

As Lin Ji was talking, he suddenly fell silent for a long time. He really had no impression of his biological mother, but when he heard the pain she had experienced, he still couldn't help but feel distressed.Mother and child blood relationship, probably so.

Daiyu looked at Lin Ji with painful eyes, and couldn't help touching the top of his head like before. Lin Ji didn't dodge, but rubbed Daiyu's palm affectionately, and murmured: "Sister... "

Daiyu's heart finally relaxed, Lin Ji's attitude should not be bad.

"Gu Jian... also had nothing to do with Auntie, so he could only give up by cursing. Later, Auntie... went away, and father and mother read... Auntie... meritorious..." Lin Ji managed to squeeze out the words, After a pause for a long time, he continued, "So I gave my aunt's family a sum of money... tsk... At that time, there was only Gu Jian's family left in my aunt's family. After taking the money, I didn't even ask about my aunt's affairs... In fact, they It's also a good plan, thinking that when I'm older and more sensible, I will come to recognize relatives, and having a nephew of the head of the Lin family, isn't it a wonderful thing..."

Daiyu has never seen Lin Ji look so cynical and sarcastic. Her younger brother is always pure, kind and sincere, with a little heartless innocence. Now he is like this, which really makes her feel distressed, but she is powerless to stop it. His metamorphosis, even, doesn't help.

Lin Ji obviously didn't have the slightest affection for the so-called "uncle" and called him by his first and last name.To put it bluntly, this ancient building is just a farmer, a greedy and unfilial person, no matter when or where, his popularity will not be very good.As for Gu Jian and his wife, they felt very good about getting something for nothing after taking the money given by the Lin family back then. Moreover, the couple are both lazy people who eat their own food, so the money has already been used up.It's a pity that when the Lin family entered the capital, they couldn't stretch their hands that far, so they didn't even have to think about recognizing Lin Ji as their relative.

It stands to reason that with the development of this situation, the Gu family and the Lin family should go farther and farther, and there is not much intersection.However, this person has a sinister heart, and people with ulterior motives took advantage of him to find Gu Jian, and brought him into Beijing, fabricating the lie that Jia Min killed Aunt Gu, in an attempt to make Lin Ji hate Jia Min, if Lin Ji was impulsive Acting, ran to question Jia Min, even if Jia Min was not pissed off, the relationship between mother and son would definitely be broken.

It's just that things turned a corner accidentally, Daiyu moved back to Lin's house, which had a certain influence on Lin Ji, making Lin Ji go to question Jia Min without rushing back to the house, and even Zhuang Yu gave Lin Ji manpower, Let him investigate the truth himself, so that he will not be deceived.

Gu Jian probably thought that Lin Ji was just a ten-year-old child, and he seemed innocent and easy to deceive, so he didn't follow the plan of the person who brought him to Beijing, and told Lin Ji "the so-called truth "He went back home, but stayed in the capital, thinking that if Jia Min died of illness, his nephew Lin Jike would become the heir of the Lin family. By then, as an uncle, he would not be able to eat well and drink spicy food. ?

After thinking about it, Gu Jian felt that going back to his hometown to farm would be easier than waiting for his nephew to take over.Moreover, how can a dilapidated rural area compare to the prosperity of the capital?Gu Jian stayed in the capital happily, and couldn't think of Shu anymore.

The stay of Gu Jian allowed Lin Ji's investigation to proceed smoothly.The people Zhuang Yu gave to Lin Ji were not all good people. Even if he didn't hand over Gu Jian and suffered a lot, if he just used some means to scare Gu Jian, he was not afraid that he would not tell the truth.

Lin Ji learned the truth from Gu Jian's mouth, knowing that someone planned to ask him to question Jia Min himself, and even hoped that he would piss Jia Min off. If you have any hesitation, calm down, maybe by today, let alone knowing the truth, you may have already fallen into a place of eternal doom.

However, who is behind Gu Jian, Gu Jian himself can't tell. He only knows that there is a middle-aged man who gave him 500 taels of silver and asked him to go to Beijing to talk to Lin Ji. The rest, Gu Jian But they don't know at all.

As for Aunt Gu's death, even though Gu Jian swore that Jia Min must have killed her, Lin Ji didn't believe it.Gu Jian's own position is not correct, and the so-called "evidence" is even more unclear. Lin Ji really can't find a reason to believe him.

Lin Ji asked people to drive Gu Jian out of the capital, and searched all his money. If he had perseverance, no matter whether he was working or begging all the way, he might return to his hometown one day; Not good, maybe you will die on the way.

In Lin Ji's lowered eyes, there was a kind of coldness, and he didn't have much hesitation or intolerance for this kind of behavior in his heart.

After listening to Lin Ji's story, Daiyu felt a little distressed, a little uneasy, and also a kind of unspeakable melancholy.

Lin Ji proposed to see Jia Min. These days, even though he asked for leave to stay at home, he did not take care of Jia Min as he had originally thought. Of course, Daiyu would not blame him for all these things that happened.It's just that now Lin Ji wanted to see Jia Min, but Daiyu couldn't feel relieved as before, instead she hesitated.

After experiencing these things, Lin Ji has really matured a lot. He seemed to see Daiyu's hesitation, and smiled a little erratically, but he was sincere and said to Daiyu openly: "Sister, I want to see my mother." It's not that I want to...excessively hope to restore the original mother's kindness and filial piety. I know that between me and my mother, it seems...it is really difficult to return to the way we used to get along. I just want to dispel my mother's doubts and let She knows that my true thoughts and the path I want to take will not become a stumbling block for my younger brother. I just hope that there will not be such sharp conflicts between us that others will use to destroy the Lin family. , It’s not a good thing for me, my brother, or my sister.”

Daiyu's eyes turned red. Her brother, that silly boy who would stop her to protect her even when he was crying, may have quietly disappeared.

Daiyu finally took Lin Ji to meet Jia Min.

Because Daiyu kept it a secret, Jia Min didn't know about Gu Jian, nor did he know about Lin Ji's doubts about her, so although he was dissatisfied that Lin Ji hadn't come to serve her for so many days—even if she didn't Rarely, as a son, Lin Ji shouldn't be so negligent. Jia Min didn't directly show Lin Ji's face, but his attitude was very cold.

There was a hint of sadness in Lin Ji's eyes, but he quickly lowered his eyes and did not argue with Jia Min, because he knew that Jia Min was impatient to listen to his words of concern, so he simply stated his thoughts straight to the point Come out: "Mother, my son wants to join the army."

Jia Min's feelings towards Lin Ji were very complicated. He was both dissatisfied and unbearable, so he didn't look at Lin Ji. However, when Lin Ji said that he wanted to "join the army", Jia Min looked back in surprise and saw Lin Ji Ji's eyes became calmer, and his cheeks became thinner.

"You..." Jia Min couldn't bear it, but she immediately pushed it to the back of her head, "What did you say?"

As soon as Lin Ji said the words, he felt much more relieved, and he didn't feel that the next words were difficult to say, and said: "Mother, son knows that I have taken the position of younger brother, but since ancient times, there has never been anyone who asked to abolish his wife. As a precedent, it is not easy for the son to start this, otherwise the father will be very difficult to do. But the son will return to him what belongs to the younger brother. The son has thought about it. In fact, I am yearning for military camps and battlefields. Compared with being a civil servant, My son hopes that he can become a majestic general."