Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Lin Wanru sighed, what good ending can a woman who lost her family's protection have?

Dali Temple was soon promoted to hear the Jia family's case. Although it did not mention the matter of giving the late emperor the aphrodisiac drug that led to the death of the late emperor, but the loan sharks, forcing people to death, and the list of crimes listed one by one are enough for the Jia family to drink. The pot is gone.

Mrs. Wang was the first to be convicted, and Wang Xifeng was the second. Mother Jia and the other women had nothing to do. None are clean.

Chen Ruiwen always pays attention to the news from Dali Temple, and tells Lin Wanru as soon as he knows something. The day before yesterday, he talked about the process of interrogating Mrs. Wang, and what charges he was convicted of. Today, he mentioned Wang Xifeng: "...to put usury, to kill people But these two are enough for exile. I thought she treated you well when you were in Jia's house, so I specially asked someone to ask her what other wishes she had, but she only asked to find sister Qiao, and I should do the same. down."

Lin Wanru was stunned: "Sister Qiao? What happened to her?"

Chen Ruiwen sighed: "The day the house was seized, she was with the nanny, and she was taken as a servant and sold together with the nanny. I don't know where it is. The world is far and wide. I have already asked someone to inquire. I think there will be news soon."

He looked at Lin Wanru in a daze, and comforted him, "Don't be sad, anyway, the old lady and a group of female relatives survived, and Jia Baoyu was not convicted of any crime because he had no major fault. , that is to say, be demoted to the common people."

Dali Temple got the emperor's will and sentenced this matter very neatly. Except for Mrs. Wang, the others were sentenced as they should, without any favoritism. The others were released from prison, while the rest awaited further judgment because they had their own cases.

Lin Wanru insisted that Lin Daiyu not allow her to go out, and came to pick up Jia Mu himself, and Jia Mu looked at Lin Wanru.Seeing that she was wearing a royal blue brocade beige, with a sapphire-studded head on her head, she couldn't help but think of Lin Wanru's appearance when she first saw her, wearing a blue and white satin skirt, with white flowers on her hair, but her face was calm.

Mother Jia's heart was sour, and she began to cry in the carriage.

Lin Wanru comforted: "Old lady, don't be sad. My sister gave birth, and you have a great-grandson in your arms. Let's go see them now. You are crying like this. My sister is also sad when she sees it."

Mother Jia choked up and just nodded.When they arrived at the yard where Lin Daiyu was placed, seeing Lin Daiyu lying on the bed and confinement, being well served, she still couldn't help crying.Lin Daiyu also hugged Jiamu and burst into tears.

Lin Wanru persuaded this and that, and after a lot of fuss, finally brought Mao Geer. Jia Mu looked at Mao Geer, finally smiled a little, and thanked Lin Wanru solemnly.

Lin Wanru hurriedly stopped Jia Mu who was about to salute, and said, "Aren't you offending me? My sister is your granddaughter-in-law, and I won't help. Who will help? You and your sisters are staying here now, and there are people to take care of you anyway. Let’s talk about what to do after the case is settled.”

Mother Jia thought of her children and grandchildren who were still in prison, her eyes darkened.But he also understood that Lin Wanru had contributed a lot to this matter, so he suppressed his sadness and thanked him again and again.

When she got home, Lin Wanru was very tired, she teased the two children, and then she rested, but Chen Ruiwen came back smelling of alcohol, Lin Wanru remembered, but was pressed down by Chen Ruiwen, saying: "Be careful of catching a cold."

As he said that, he took off his outer clothes and went to the clean room shirtless. After rinsing, Chen Ruiwen said: "Guangzhu asked me to drink, and Princess Minghua was proposing marriage for him. Not seeing him, Guangzhu felt uncomfortable hearing that, so she asked me to drink."

Lin Wanru smiled and said, "Which family's girl? You don't even like the emperor's cousin?"

Chen Ruiwen smiled and said: "You also recognize it, it's Shi Xiangyun, a girl from the Shi family."

Lin Wanru opened his mouth wide, a little in disbelief. Chen Ruiwen wiped his wet hair with a handkerchief, threw the handkerchief away, and hugged Lin Wanru: "The eldest princess told about several girls, ask Guangzhu Which one did she like, Guangzhu said she liked Shi Xiangyun, and the eldest princess went to the Shi family to propose marriage. Shi Xiangyun's parents passed away, and she lived with her uncle and aunt. She even said something ugly, saying that she hates playboys the most, and made Guang Zhu angry."

Lin Wanru shook his head: "Xiang Yun is not that kind of person." After thinking for a while, he said, "An accident happened to Jia's family, what will the historian do? And the Xue family and Wang's family didn't plead for mercy?"

Chen Ruiwen said: "The Xue family can't take care of it, the Wang family doesn't want to take care of it, and the Shi family just turned into a turtle. Speaking of it, they are not clean, let alone go up, there is no time to hide."

Lin Wanru didn't make a sound, Chen Ruiwen rubbed her head, very affectionately: "Don't be sad."

Lin Wanru sighed: "It's just that it's not worth it for the old lady. She's usually so affectionate, but now when something happens, she runs faster than anyone else."

The couple talked for a long time before they fell asleep. The next day, they went to greet Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Shen hugged Cheng and Yu for a while, and then said to Lin Wanru, "Baochai said he wanted to see it." Look at the old lady of the Jia family, you will go with me when the time comes to see what to do, and you will always help if you can."

Lin Wanru agreed, and she really went to Second Grandma Chen to look for Xue Baochai. Xue Baochai was also talking about this with Second Grandma Chen. No matter where you go, you can always get a place quickly.

Second Grandma Chen took Lin Wanru to sit down very affectionately, and said with a smile: "Baochai was just saying that you both lived in Jia's house, and now that something happened to Jia's house, no matter what the fault is, this relative The friendship is still there, I will give you 50 taels of silver, and you take it over to greet me."

Lin Wanru agreed, and took a car with Xue Baochai to the small courtyard where Lin Daiyu lived temporarily. Xue Baochai seemed very energetic after marriage. First, he asked Brother Cheng and Brother Yu about enlightenment: "Both of them are smart My child, the sooner you get enlightened, the better, now you have to find a good teacher, otherwise you will be caught blind."

Lin Wanru said: "Is it too early? Brother Yu just knew how to call mother, and Brother Cheng hasn't spoken yet."

Xue Baochai pursed her lips and smiled: "Even if you look for it now, you don't have to worry about it being early. Everyone is vying for a good gentleman. It's still a question of whether you can come here right away."

Lin Wanru said: "It doesn't matter about studying, and I don't want to take the imperial examination, I'll just teach at home, but Ruiwen said that when he turns three years old, he will start squatting and practicing martial arts, so I feel distressed, but It's better to be a sour scholar and study at home all day than to be black and blue."

Xue Baochai said: "Jade can't be polished, it can't be used as a tool. When I have a son, I will train it early. Have you heard about the Shi family's eldest son being rejected by Xiangyun?" Lin Wanru smiled and said: "Sister Got it too?"

Xue Baochai was taken aback, then covered her mouth with a smile and said, "You should call me brother and sister, and I should call you sister-in-law."

Lin Wanru was embarrassed and vague, and Xue Baochai said seriously: "Although Xiangyun has good eyesight, she is not a person who sees no one. Since she refused, there must be a reason for her refusal. I think Xiangyun is because of the Jia family. I am afraid of the matter, and none of my children are successful, so this is a crushing defeat. Although Princess Minghua is virtuous, she still pampers and pampers her only son. I have also heard about it over the years, being an actor, doing business, and People fight and argue in the street, and nothing can be done."

Lin Wanru said with a smile: "Sister said so, there is no one in the capital city that is clean. If you ask me, Shi Guangzhu is considered good. Anyway, he has a pure heart, and he is not the kind of black-hearted person who does big treacherous things. not come out."

Jia Mu had something difficult to say to Lin Wanru, but she said it to Xue Baochai: "It's your aunt after all, and I don't know what wrong she did, so she was locked up like this, and she doesn't know if she is alive or dead."

Xue Baochai also heard about it, and knew that there was something unclean here, so she said: "The old lady can praise me, how can I, a woman, meddle in this matter."

Jia's mother was evasive: "Aren't you accompanying Princess Chaohuang? I think your aunt also made a lot of efforts for your entry into the palace. You can see that you are looking for news anyway."

Xue Baochai's complexion suddenly turned ugly. In order to ask her to be his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang secretly tripped her up and wanted her to lose the election.

Jia Tanchun looked at Xue Baochai's uneasy expression from the side, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, old lady, this matter can't be solved with just a few words. The most important thing now is to get Brother Bao out, just say that there is nothing wrong, why is it still closed?" Do you want to let go?"

Mother Jia's heart ached when she thought of her grandson whom she had loved since childhood.

Xue Baochai didn't say anything else, just put down the money given by Second Grandma Chen: "First settle down well, no matter what the result is, we still have to live."

After Xue Baochai left, Jia's mother wentssip with Lin Daiyu angrily: "I don't even think about how I flattered her when she was relying on our family. Now that she is married to the Duke's mansion, she sees that our family is down and out, so she made up her mind again. It might as well be like this child is kind-hearted, what is she doing with 50 taels of silver? To send a beggar?"

Seeing that Jiamu was angry, Lin Daiyu said hurriedly, "Sister Bao is not that kind of person. If you really dislike her, you might as well not come."

After a pause, she said: "Before, my wife always wanted Sister Bao to be her daughter-in-law, and because of this she did some things that hindered Sister Bao's future. Now that the old lady mentions it, Sister Bao is naturally unhappy. If you want me to say it, I simply don't mention anything. , Sister Bao is not an ungrateful person."

When Jia Mu heard what she said, the anger in her heart calmed down, she tucked the quilt for Lin Daiyu, and said: "I'm impatient, no matter what, as long as you and Brother Mao get along well, the Jia family will have a future." , and I am satisfied."

Lin Daiyu lowered her head in embarrassment, looking at Brother Mao who was sleeping peacefully next to her, her eyes were also tender.