Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

On the day Jia Baoyu was released, it was Chen Ruiwen who personally sent him to Lin Daiyu. Jia's mother cried and hugged Jia Baoyu. Brother Cheng and Brother Yu's matter of finding the first teacher: "If there is a good teacher, let's settle it earlier."

After all, Chen Ruiwen is a son of a family of generals, although he thinks reading is very important, but it is far less important than practicing martial arts, so he said: "Don't worry about Mr. Rizheng wrote a letter to his old friend, hoping to recommend a good martial artist, in the future he will not only practice martial arts, but also be familiar with military books, so that he will be like a descendant of the Chen family."

Lin Wanru was a little dissatisfied: "Our Lin family is a family of poets and books. The most important thing is to study. In the future, whether you get a good name or honor your ancestors, it is also a matter of making meritorious deeds. Why do you need to fight? If there is a war and my good son goes to the battlefield, I have to worry about whether I can eat or sleep well?"

Chen Ruiwen didn't take it seriously: "Whoever joins the army doesn't want to make contributions in bloody battles? Don't worry about it, just leave the child to me."

Lin Wanru was dissatisfied and said: "I don't worry about leaving it to you. I will definitely be forced to learn this and that. I have to ask my son what he means. If he wants to practice martial arts, I have nothing to say. If he wants to practice literature, I can't." Let you force him."

It was the first time for the two to argue about their children. This was also a conflict caused by their different backgrounds. Chen Ruiwen was born in the family of a military general and was used to life and death on the battlefield. He felt that only in this way could he prove that he was a passionate man.What they want is to sweep away thousands of armies, and make a name for themselves.

But Lin Wanru is the lady of the scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River, who pays attention to poetry and books, and pays attention to the virtue of a gentleman.Whether it is for food, play or use, they must be noble and worthy of status. Going to the battlefield to fight is something that reckless people do. Although Lin Wanru is not likely to look down on him, when he thinks of the two jade-carved She felt very heartbroken that her son would become a big and thick man.

The two broke up on this topic, and Chen Ruiwen avoided reading in the study.Lin Wanru taught Brother Cheng how to speak, Brother Yu could already call mother and father very clearly, but Brother Cheng still didn't say a word, Lin Wanru was a little worried, so she patiently taught Brother Cheng to call mother over and over again, Brother Cheng covered his mouth and laughed.

Lin Wanru was very helpless, and poked his forehead: "Are you joking with mother on purpose, why didn't you talk? I thought you would speak before brother Yu, but brother Yu would call mother, why didn't you call? "

Brother Cheng sat cross-legged on the kang and played with Jiulianhuan.He suddenly lifted it up and said two words clearly: "Brother Yu."

Lin Wanru was stunned, and subconsciously repeated: "Brother Yu." Brother Cheng yelled like a parrot: "Brother Yu."

Lin Wanru was ecstatic, and taught him again: "Father."

Brother Cheng tilted his head and smiled, and said, "Father."

Lin Wanru picked up Brother Cheng and was very happy. Brother Cheng was also hugged and thrown in the air by Chen Ruiwen in the past. Seeing Lin Wanru hugging him, he thought it was the same way.So he kicked his legs and wanted to go up.Lin Wanru hurriedly put him on the kang, and kissed him on the cheek again and again.Very happy.

When Chen Ruiwen came back in the evening, Lin Wanru told him about it. Chen Ruiwen smiled and said, "You can rest assured now. I said that Brother Cheng is steady and late to speak." Lin Wanru looked at them lying side by side on the kang sleeping The child's face is full of tenderness.

On the second day, Chen Ruiwen and Lin Wanru went to visit Jia Baoyu together. After he came back from Dali Temple, he was very silent. Maybe he saw his relatives around him being convicted one by one, but they were helpless, so he was a little frustrated. Chen Ruiwen took Jia Baoyu to go. Talking in the study outside, Lin Wanru talked to Jia's mother about the future of the Jia family.

Mother Jia looked sad: "Beheaded beheaded, exiled exiled, although there is no way, but what should be dealt with must be dealt with, if you can suffer less, you will suffer less. As for us, it is not easy to escape from death." , In the future, when I return to the countryside to farm, I will never die of hunger.”

Lin Wanru comforted: "Don't be discouraged, old lady. The imperial decree hasn't come down yet, so you can't be discouraged. They say that the green hills will stay, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. You are the backbone of the family, so you have to take care of yourself even more."

With tears in her eyes, Mother Jia held Lin Wanru's hand.

Half a month later, the decree regarding the disposal of Jia's family came down, confiscating the title and demoting to common people. Mrs. Wang was doomed. He and Jia Lian were exiled in Liaodong.

The Jia family is completely over!

As soon as the news came out, Jia's mother passed out from crying. Even if she was mentally prepared, when this day really came, she would be distraught.

Jia Baoyu was even more silent. While busy comforting Jia Mu, he wanted to get some money to go to visit Jia She and Jia Jing. Lin Wanru gave Lin Daiyu 500 taels of silver, but spent it all in half a month. Lin Wanru I wanted to ask someone to send money, but was stopped by Chen Ruiwen: "If you can cure the disease, you can't cure the poor. It's no way for you to put money into it like this. Your sister's dowry has been returned by Dali Temple, but your sister never asked you I don’t want to waste the money by sending the things over there, instead of spending the money on it, it’s better to save it so that they can arrange it when they return to Jinling.”

Lin Wanru sighed: "I don't know this truth, but my sister is weak, and Brother Mao is still young, so I can't be vague about eating and drinking. The old lady wants to save all the money to inquire about the news. My sister can't say no, I I can only send a little more, and I can’t ask my sister to reach out and ask me for money.”

Chen Ruiwen had no choice but to find Jia Baoyu for a drink. When asked about the Jia family's plans, Jia Baoyu smiled bitterly and said, "The capital city can't stay any longer. Even the house has been taken back by the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I discussed with the old lady, and everything will be settled soon." When it's over, go back to Jinling."

Chen Ruiwen said: "When the moon is full, it will lose money, and when the water is full, it will overflow. Don't be too sad. It is not a bad thing to retreat to Jinling and hide your strength and bide your time. As long as you teach Brother Mao well, you will not have to worry about getting a scholar in the imperial examination in the future. There is no day when the family will recover."

Jia Baoyu thought of his son, and showed a gentle smile: "I accept your good words." He hesitated: "As for the wife, I tried to inquire several times, but I didn't get any information. I think the wife must have committed something. Wrong, I don't dare to intercede, after all, I was born and raised, and I want to kowtow to her."

Chen Ruiwen didn't make a sound, Mrs. Wang has been dealt with long ago, where can we still meet, but it's hard to say clearly, just said: "Everyone has their own fate, I don't want to say too much about some things, I just want to advise you, It’s all right to do some private worship to repay the kindness of upbringing. Don’t mention this person in the future. The emperor is a wise king, and he knows right from wrong. It's hard to say if you stick to this matter." Jia Baoyu nodded sadly.

The case of the Jia family did not cause much disturbance in the court, but the calls for the emperor to be drafted are getting louder and louder. The emperor has been married for several years, let alone a son, and does not even have a daughter. He used to be a prince. Now that he has become the emperor, the heir has become a big problem. No matter what, the queen has no children, and it is her duty to accept the harem for the emperor. There are criticisms.

Ordinarily, the first emperor's filial piety period has not yet expired, so it is a bit disrespectful to say that the draft is a bit disrespectful, but the emperor is already in his 20s, and he doesn't even have an heir. A concubine was named a nobleman, and for a while, everyone inevitably said that the empress was jealous.

The Niu family of Zhen Guogong's mansion is the queen's natal family, and they were also on the cusp of the storm for a while.

Mrs. Niu took advantage of the Double Ninth Festival to give gifts to Chen's family and came to find out Shen's tone. Her tone was mostly flattering. Shen also understood what she meant, but she couldn't say a word. To raise children, to put it more seriously, it is to ask for a heir. If the queen has no children, then the heir naturally cannot be considered as a concubine.

The Chen family is the empress dowager's natal family, the emperor's uncle's family, and is the first job of the princes in the capital, but it is related to the prince's affairs, and the first one to avoid suspicion is also the Chen family. Madam Niu was a little disappointed when she saw that the Shen family didn't answer. The two grandsons who were eating sweets next to Shen's were also sad.

Lin Wanru was very curious, and asked the emperor Chen Ruiwen what he meant, Chen Ruiwen said: "The emperor is thinking about old love, otherwise he would have proposed choosing a concubine a long time ago, and now he has not made a move because he wants to see the reaction of the Niu family, you know? Today, the Duke of Zhen offered to have children for the emperor to recruit his concubines, and he gave a list, all of them are the daughters of the Niu family, and they were sent in to bear sons for the queen."

Lin Wanru said: "The empress is in good health, and it's not that she can't give birth, and I don't know what everyone is anxious about."

Chen Ruiwen joked: "Do you think everyone is like you? You gave birth to two? To be honest, the emperor is also a little anxious. After all, the abandoned princess is still there. The child has not yet landed. I don't know if it is a boy or a girl. Forget it, if it's a boy, then he's the first emperor's eldest grandson, who else has a higher status than him?"

Lin Wanru's expression gradually became serious. At this time, most of the people who proposed to choose a concubine were those honorable veterans, because they valued the inheritance and blood lineage of their children. If the abolished concubine really gave birth to a son, it would be the eldest grandson of the first emperor. Maybe someone with a heart will turn it up and talk about it, and encourage the emperor to make the eldest grandson the prince to show respect for the former emperor.

Although this matter is the emperor's family matter, it is related to the heirs, and it has become a national event. The courtiers have been arguing for half a month, but there is no result. After the filial piety period, there is another election. The emperor is in a dilemma. He has to choose between heirs and filial piety, but both are important matters. If he has no heirs, it is unfilial. Choosing a concubine during the filial piety is also unfilial. How to choose?