Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

At that time, the business of the Wan family was handed over to Wan Lin, and Wan Yongfu, Wan Lin's father, was in charge of inquiring news for the prince. He was old and had a high reputation, and no one would doubt him if he had a hand in many things.Lin Wanru has also been kept in the dark.

Until he returned to his natal family, his father Lin Songcheng asked him if the Wan family had ever been in contact with people in the capital?

She was taken aback at the time, and hurriedly asked what happened. Her father was very worried, saying that the magistrate of Yangzhou had been dismissed, and he was escorted to Beijing immediately.

At that time, the prefect of Yangzhou was surnamed Feng, and he was a very kind and honest official. When he was convicted, the whole Yangzhou felt incredible. His father said that a while before the prefect Feng was convicted, he had sinned against Wan Yongfu. At that time, Wan Yongfu spoke harshly. Said, you are being arrogant now, and someone from above will take care of you, but within a few days, the above will punish you.

Lin Wanru was terrified when he heard that, and went back to question Wan Lin. Wan Lin frankly admitted that the Wan family was working for the crown prince, and said plausibly: "The crown prince is the heir apparent, and now we are ready to curry favor. When the crown prince ascends the throne, he will become the emperor's confidant. This is a step up to heaven." thing."

However, no one expected that the Wan family would suffer the biggest impact when the crown prince was abolished and the fourth prince ascended the throne...

In this life, Wan Lin has come to Beijing, and also came to Chen's house. If the Wan's family is still the only one, then he should be in opposition to the second prince's grandfather's family, the Chen's family, so why did he come to the house?

Could it be that some established facts have changed because of his own rebirth?

Seeing that Lin Wanru was in a trance again, Chen Ruiwen frowned: "What are you thinking?"

Lin Wanru was absent-minded, and the conditioned wine replied: "I'm thinking about Wan Lin." Chen Ruiwen's face changed, Lin Wanru also realized it, and was stunned for a moment.

Chen Ruiwen said softly, "Do you know Wan Lin?"

Lin Wanru was stunned for a moment, thinking that it would be good to take this opportunity to warn Chen Ruiwen, and then said: "My cousin forgot, my father was a salt administrator in Yangzhou before his death, and I have been there before. He is the eldest son of the Wan family, how could I not know."

Chen Ruiwen breathed a sigh of relief, "What do you want him to do?"

Lin Wanru asked back, "Why did he come to see his cousin?"

Chen Ruiwen said: "It's nothing more than asking me to help clear the way, win the business of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and become an imperial merchant."

Lin Wanru's heart skipped a beat, Wan Jia is not yet an imperial merchant!

She thought for a while and said: "When I was in Yangzhou, I heard people say that the Wan family is the prince's confidant, and they are the eyes of the prince in the south of the Yangtze River. Wan's family wants the qualification of the imperial merchant, why don't they ask the prince?"

Chen Ruiwen's eyes immediately became sharp: "Who did you hear that from?"

Lin Wanru was very relaxed: "Everyone spread it like this. Although it is gossip, it is not groundless. If there is no evidence, why don't everyone say that the Wan family belongs to the second and third princes, but only the crown prince?"

Chen Ruiwen thought for a while, and said, "How much do you know about the Wan family, can you tell me?" Lin Wanru thought to herself, then she knows too much.

Because Zhifu Feng has not stepped down yet, she picked some small things and said: "...It's all from gossip, but there is no wind without waves, I'm afraid there are still traces to follow."

Chen Ruiwen was thoughtful, Lin Wanru stopped mentioning this matter, and started fishing in a serious manner.

Because of Chen Ruiwen's absent-mindedness, Lin Wanru naturally won. She caught two carp and two silver carp, each weighing four to five catties. The group returned home and had a whole fish feast at night.

Lin Wanru stayed there for two days and then went back. Chen Ruiwen also had some doubts about Wan Lin's matter. Before the matter was investigated clearly, he naturally couldn't trust Wan Lin, so he didn't see Wan Lin when he came again.

Lin Wanru went to see Miaoyu when she returned to Jia's mansion. She still had to check with Miaoyu about some things, because the Zhuang family was considered a big family in Yangzhou. It was heard that what she needs to ascertain most now is what happened in Yangzhou in her previous life and this life, which caused Wan Lin to enter Beijing and come to the Chen Mansion.

Was it the prince who abandoned the Wan family, and the Wan family had to find another way out?

Or was it the crown prince who ordered Wan Lin to sneak into the Chen Manor as a spy, so as to deal a fatal blow to the Chen family and the second prince at an important time?

After all, he was the only one who knew that Wan's family belonged to the prince's party, so Chen Ruiwen would never seriously guard against Wan Lin.

Lin Wanru is more inclined to the second point. After all, it is too difficult to cultivate a loyal person. The Wan family has been loyal to the prince since he was not born. The prince has no reason to abandon him.

Miaoyu's life didn't seem to have changed, she was still meditating and chanting scriptures, seeing Lin Wanru came with a smile in her eyes: "It's been a long time since you came."

Lin Wanru said with a smile: "I've been busy for a while, I just came back from my aunt's house." Then she talked and laughed about some boudoir trifles, and finally said intentionally or unintentionally: "...I also encountered a rare thing. When I went fishing with my cousin, I unexpectedly I met Wan Lin from Yangzhou who came to ask my cousin for a line to do business."

Sure enough, Miaoyu's face changed slightly, and she asked, "Do you ever know what kind of business it is?"

Lin Wanru shook her head: "It's not clear, it's not easy for me to ask."

Miao Yu nodded, and said after a while: "You remind your cousin, this Wan Lin is not easy to get along with, so it's better not to associate with such a person."

Lin Wanru breathed a sigh of relief immediately, what Miaoyu said meant that the Wan family was a divorcee, and the Chen family belonged to the second prince's side, but Wan Lin came to beg Chen Ruiwen, which seemed strange.

Lin Wanru thanked her with a smile, asked about the local conditions and customs of Yangzhou, inquired a lot of information indirectly, and then went back satisfied.

Miaoyu was stunned for a while, then went into the inner room, took out a small pear wood box from the big box, and there were two letters in it, one letter was written by Prince Zhongshun to her father, asking to pay One of the letters about being a concubine was a threatening letter from Zhongshun Palace after his father refused.

Although it was not written by King Zhongshun himself, it had the seal of Prince Zhongshun's mansion. When she became a monk, she only brought these two letters with her to serve as evidence to deal a heavy blow to King Zhongshun. Now, the opportunity seems to have come.

In June, the weather got hotter. Lin Wanru hid in the Aujingxi Pavilion all day. At this time, the benefits of the Aujingxi Pavilion were reflected, because it was built on the water, and it was cooler than other places. Lin Daiyu and Jia Jiasanchun I often come here to get together and talk.

One day, the sisters were reading and playing chess together. Long Yan came over with a watermelon that had been splashed in the well water, with a strange expression on his face: "Just now some girls gathered together to gossip. Chuan'er jumped into the well and died."

Everyone was shocked, and Lin Wanru was also very surprised. Jin Chuan was Mrs. Wang's right-hand man, just like mandarin ducks to Jiamu, and Baoyu to attack people. Why did he suddenly jump into the well and die? Lin Wanru said: "You can ask Come on, don't talk nonsense."

Long Yan said: "Where am I talking nonsense, those two little girls said that Jin Chuan somehow provoked his wife to lose his temper two days ago, and the wife asked Jin Chuan's mother to take Jin Chuan back. Chuan was so angry that he jumped into the well at home."

After all, Jia Xichun was young, so he stroked his chest and called Buddha twice, but Jia Tanchun said: "My wife was just angry for a while, and she beat and scolded me a few times. Why is Jin Chuan thinking so hard, she is too angry."

Because Jin Chuan served Mrs. Wang personally, he was very familiar with the girls. All day long, his sister and sister yelled, but now that he suddenly jumped into the well and disappeared, everyone was also a little emotional and lost the mood to joke.

In the evening, everyone went to pay their respects to Jia Mu, and Mrs. Wang was also there, her face was indifferent, nothing could be seen, Jia Mu didn't know - no one dared to make the old lady unhappy, she was still talking and laughing, Lin As if to notice, the one who followed Mrs. Wang became Jin Chuan's younger sister Yu Chuan.

Later, another girl wentssip, saying that Mrs. Wang rewarded Jin Chuan's mother with 40 taels of silver and wrapped it in clothes. If you go out.

Lin Wanru thought the matter was over, but within two days she heard the news that the master had beaten Baoyu.

When Lin Wanru received the news, the fight was over, and Jia Baoyu was surrounded by everyone and sent back to Yihong Courtyard, Lin Wanru hurried over to have a look.

But Long Yan told her quietly: "I heard that Lord Huan instigated him, saying that Second Master Bao was not polite to Jin Chuan. Jin Chuan couldn't stand the bullying and jumped into a well. The second master was so angry, so he didn't care about it." I went to the family law, and when the old lady rushed over, she was already breathing in but not getting out."