The Second Young Master of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

After five years, the Lin family father and son finally reunited. The happiest person was not Lin Jin and Lin Yu, but Lin Daiyu.After all, the two younger brothers are boys. They usually live in the outer courtyard. Whether they study or go out with their classmates, even if they don’t have the comfort of home, they still have a degree of freedom. Especially after they become scholars, they don’t study at Jia’s home. , but the most famous one in Beijing, who usually lives in the school, and Muxiu just went back to Jia's house.Daiyu is different. Like Tanchun and Xichun, she has been detained by Jia's mother in Jia's back house all year round, and she has long been bored to death.

Considering that Lin Ruhai's business in the south of the Yangtze River was not easy for many years, when he returned to Beijing this time, the sage promoted him two ranks in a row, from the original Lantai Temple doctor to the second-rank Hubu Shangshu.The Ministry of Household Affairs is a good place. It manages the finances of the world. Among the six ministries, except for the Ministry of Officials, it is the most important.

When the news reached Jia's family, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng brothers were all envious.Even though Yingchun was highly valued in Jingxi Palace and gave birth to the eldest daughter of the Seventh Prince, the importance that the Seventh Prince attached to the Jia family was reflected in various material rewards.For this, Jia She was quite disappointed, and at the same time comforted himself in his heart, the Seventh Prince hadn't ascended the throne yet, and Yingchun hadn't given birth to a son, so he should be more patient.Jia amnesty did not benefit, let alone Jia Zheng, who had been working as a fifth-rank member of the Ministry of Industry for more than ten years without moving.

When Lin Ruhai married Jia Min, his status was similar to that of his first and second brothers-in-law, both sons of dukes without fame, not even as good as Jia Amnesty, because he would have no title to inherit in the future.More than twenty years have passed, the titles inherited by Jia She have been downgraded several times, and Jia Zheng's official position in exchange for Jia Dai's legacy is also immortal. Only Lin Ruhai, who came from a dignified background, has now climbed to the position of the second rank Therefore, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng felt a little complicated and different when they learned that he was going to visit Jia's house after he entered the palace to report on his duties and thanked him.

Jia's mother didn't worry as much as her sons did. After Jia Min left, Lin Ruhai didn't remarry, so he was still the serious son-in-law of Jia's family, and his children had been raised by Jia's family for several years.Lin Ruhai's smooth career is of great benefit to the third generation of the Jia family, and the old lady's calculations are crackling.Because of the discord with her mother-in-law who came from a humble background, Mother Jia didn't even treat her eldest son Jia She, who was brought up by her mother-in-law, much less. Instead, she loved Jia Zheng who had been raised by her side even more. Do not enter Rongxi Hall.

It's just eccentricity. After so many years, Jia's mother has also seen clearly that Jia Zheng's so-called ability is compared with Jia Amnesty's incompetence, but it is impossible to expect him to revive the family business.Fortunately, Jia Zheng is not good at other things, but the sons he gave birth to are not bad, they can all read, no matter the previous Jia Zhu or the current Jia Baoyu, they all entered school at a young age, and they are better than others. blue.

In the early years, when Jia Min was still there, Jia's mother had the idea of ​​making her grandson and granddaughter right, but she wrote to Jia Min, and Jia Min said that the child was still young and had no future, so I will talk about it later. .Afterwards Jia Min went there, and Mother Jia never brought up the matter again, but she had always had this idea.The daughter was born by herself, why Jia Min didn't want to agree to this marriage, Jia's mother knew in her heart that she disliked Baoyu's background, but in her opinion, her grandson was the best, and there was absolutely no possibility that she would not be worthy of her granddaughter .

Because of this idea, after bringing Daiyu to Jia's house, Mother Jia intentionally or unintentionally created opportunities for their cousins ​​to meet.Unexpectedly, the two children are well-behaved, but whenever they meet, there must be elders and other brothers and sisters present, and the words they say to each other are all kind words.Baoyu treats Daiyu just like the three Yingchun sisters, and Daiyu treats Baoyu just like Lin Jin and Lin Yu, and the two live separately in the inner and outer courtyards, so there are very few opportunities to meet each other.

Regarding this, Mother Jia is neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. For children, it is good to know each other. When it comes to marriage, parents have the final say, and they have nothing to do.Even if Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai's official positions are far apart, Jia Baoyu's excellence is enough to make up for the gap. Jia's mother never thought that her perfect idea would be unanimously opposed by everyone.Marriage matters are decided by parents. Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang have the most say in Jia Baoyu's marriage. No matter how good Jia's mother is, it is impossible to bypass them and directly discuss with each other.

Jia Zheng had always been optimistic about his brother-in-law's knowledge, and his niece was his only flesh and blood, so when Jia's mother said something, he nodded in agreement, but Mrs. Wang turned pale and was speechless for a long time.Knowing Jia's mother's thoughts from the very beginning, she is against Bao Dai's marriage. It has nothing to do with Daiyu's talent and appearance, and has nothing to do with the prominent family background of the Lin family. As long as Lin Daiyu is Jia Min's daughter, she will not allow it, even if she marries Lin Daiyu. It is very beneficial to Jia Baoyu's future, and she is unwilling, she does not want Jia Min's daughter to be her daughter-in-law.

Besides, her Baoyu is so outstanding, and she is the little Sanyuan of Jinling at a young age. If a good girl from other people can't marry, she must have Lin Daiyu. She is thin and weak, and she doesn't like it. What can I do if I don't have a baby...

Although she had many thoughts in her heart, Mrs. Wang did not dare to show it on her face. Seeing that she had been silent for a long time, Jia's mother asked, "Second daughter-in-law, do you have something to say?" What was Mrs. Wang thinking about? Well, Mother Jia knows everything, but she doesn't understand. It's obviously a matter for you, me, and everyone. Why can't she turn the corner, but the niece of her mother's family who she is optimistic about has nothing but a little money.

Mrs. Wang hesitated for a while, and struggled: "Old lady, my daughter-in-law's humble opinion, Baoyu is still young, and she still has to take the exam. There is no rush to get married, and it will not be too late if you delay for two years." Madam doesn't have the guts, but she can still use the strategy of delaying the attack. Lin Daiyu is only one year younger than Jia Baoyu, and a girl's family is no better than a son. Fame and marriage are even more important. In fact, Mrs. Wang has not considered Xue Baochai from Aunt Xue's family.

Although they belong to the four major families, after all, the Xue family is a merchant family, and there are still no males. Apart from a rich dowry, Xue Baochai is not beneficial to Jia Baoyu's future. His son looks like he can get out of the imperial examination. Mrs. Wang was not that stupid, but Aunt Xue had taken a liking to Jia Baoyu. Mrs. Wang asked her to borrow money and sent it to Yuanchun for some money, but she never refused, so the two sisters looked close on the surface.

The two daughters of Jia's family are in the palace, one is the concubine of the seventh prince, and the other is the concubine of the ninth prince. On the surface, they are not far apart, but they are not the same at all.The Seventh Prince does not have a concubine, not now, and it is unlikely that there will be any in the future. Yingchun's treatment is all compared to that of a concubine. Empress Liu looks at her more intimately than any concubine. The seventh prince's When the eldest daughter was born, the queen personally took her to raise her.Yuan Chun has one main concubine and one side concubine. She has no children, and if she has no money, she will be unable to move a single step.

However, after Yingchun entered the palace, Madam Wang lost the right to be the housekeeper of Jia's family. She originally planned to use Wang Xifeng as a shield, use the monthly money from the mansion to lend interest, and earn some silver to subsidize her private house. , I don't know whether it was the seventh prince or my uncle's family, but I actually found a seventh-rank release, and took Wang Xifeng and her daughter Qiao to take up the post.Although Wang Xifeng was a brave one, but she knew Jia Lian's character very well, and it was impossible not to steal something after being released, so the family didn't care about it, and she followed Jia Lian to take office, so that she could be watched over.

Wang Xifeng left the picker and left, and Mrs. Xing took care of the family in good faith. It was useless for Jia's mother to worry, but the Jia family had repaid the debt owed by the state treasury, and now there was no money for Mrs. Xing to toss about.Mrs. Xing was stingy by nature, and the housekeeper complained all over the world, but she did a good job of not giving Mrs. Wang any chance to fish in troubled waters.Mrs. Wang has no foreign money, so she can't support her daughter. She has a private house, but it is reserved for her son. It happened that Aunt Xue brought her daughter to seek refuge, so she borrowed money from her without hesitation.

Mother Jia snorted coldly: "Two years later, you want to wait for your brother-in-law to tell your niece about the marriage." Madam Wang's face was pale and she didn't dare to speak again. As a backer, you will definitely not take yourself seriously.

Lin Daiyu was completely unaware of the game between Jia's mother and others, and she had no friendship with Jia Baoyu other than brother and sister.For a long time, she had an inexplicable sense of familiarity with Jia Baoyu, but every time she saw him, the overly deep eyes made her lose the courage to approach him. Fortunately, Jia Baoyu did not show any intention of getting close, and the two People are neither salty nor dull after all these years.This time, Lin Ruhai was finally able to return to Beijing to work, and Lin Daiyu's excitement was beyond words. After five years, she was finally able to go home. It was too long.

Jia Baoyu smiled lightly when he heard the news, it's great that sister Lin can go home.When Daiyu first arrived at Jia's house, Jia Baoyu worked hard to restrain the idea of ​​getting close to her. He would rather ask Lin Jin and Lin Yu around the bush than ask her himself.Later, he gradually discovered the fact that this Sister Lin who has a father, a younger brother, and occasionally a bit of a petulant temper but is still very cute overall is not his Sister Lin, and he just needs to look at her happiness from a distance.Sister Lin, who was in love with him, might never come back, and he couldn't wait for her.

Today, Lin Ruhai finally came to Jia's house, and after chatting with Jia's mother, he talked about taking the children home.

Jia's mother knew that it was not easy to stop her, so she said that Lin Ruhai had just come back, and the house must not have been tidied up, so why not live in Jia's house for a few days, and then move back after tidying up slowly.This is the new Minister of the Household Department, and it will be of great benefit to the Jia family to keep him.Lin Ruhai declined with a smile, saying that the house at home has already been renovated, and all the furnishings are complete, and I am really embarrassed to bother my mother-in-law for so many years.

Mother Jia said again, Lin Jin and Lin Yu can just go back first, Daiyu don't need to worry, the Lin family doesn't have a mistress, she is not comfortable living as a little girl, so it's better to stay at my uncle's house, with my sisters as companions.Lin Ruhai still smiled, and said that he entered the palace to ask for grace, and found Daiyu a nun in the palace. She is not young, and she will be ready in two years, so I just try to be a housekeeper first, so as not to be in a hurry when she gets married in the future .

Jia's mother was looking for an opportunity to talk about Bao Dai's marriage, but Lin Ruhai brought up this topic, and the meaning in the words seemed that there was already a suitable candidate, so she hurriedly asked.Lin Ruhai didn't hide anything, saying that before he returned to Beijing, he betrothed Daiyu to others, and only waited until later to formally discuss the marriage.Jia's mother was dumbfounded at the time, she never expected that Lin Ruhai would give Daiyu to Xu Ren without saying a word.Mrs. Wang was overjoyed when she heard the words, and hurriedly asked the other party who he was and what his family background was. She felt a little bit of comparison, thinking that her precious jade must be better than others.

Lin Ruhai was still smiling, saying that the other party's surname was Zhao, from Hangzhou, the same age as Daiyu, and the second in the family.Because he was vague, Mrs. Wang subconsciously felt that he must be inferior to her son, so she didn't ask any more questions, but Jia Zheng felt vaguely that this surname was somewhat familiar with his ancestral home.

The words stopped here, it was a foregone conclusion that Lin Ruhai would pick up Daiyu and Lin Jin and Lin Yu, and the news of his betrothal to Daiyu was also faintly spread.Jia Baoyu was taken aback when he heard the words. He remembered that after he went back to Jinling to take the childbirth examination, he had traveled around for a while and met a boy surnamed Zhao in Suzhou. The two exchanged names and places of origin.The boy's name is Zhao Qing, which is said to be derived from the word Yuanqing Liujie, and his ancestral home is Hangzhou.

Jia Baoyu thought at the time that if his former self met such a god-like character and talent, he would definitely become a close friend, but he, who lived a new life, no longer had such a state of mind, so the two parted ways after talking. Things, but he never thought that he actually met her future husband earlier than Sister Lin. He hoped that he could keep Sister Lin happy forever, and he didn't want her to cry in her life anymore.

The old house of the Lin family was renovated by Lin Jin and Lin Yu, and the furnishings were also arranged by them. Now that they have moved in, there is not much special feeling. Only Lin Daiyu, who came here for the first time, saw the meticulous decoration of her brothers. The yard and gardens are simply stunning.

But there is one thing that Lin Daiyu can't understand, "Jin'er, Yu'er, it's not that there is no yard at home, why do you still live together?" The Lin family has a large place and a small population, just one yard after another, and the West Road is not enough to live in, but Lin Jinlin Fortunately for Yu, the two of them squeezed into a courtyard.

"I'm used to it." The two brothers said in unison. The Lin family's yard is larger than the one allocated to them by the Jia family. Their houses are already farther apart than before. If they separate the yards, Lin Jin and Lin Yu are very worried that they will meet in the middle of the night. Couldn't sleep, so the two refused to separate.

"But you can't live together forever. In the future, you have to separate when you marry and have children." The huge space was empty, and the two brothers squeezed together. Lin Daiyu felt that it was a waste of resources, and the yard on the West Road was tidied up. She has no way to play, and wants to find another place.

"Then let's talk about it at that time, it's still early." Lin Yu can't accept the early marriage of the ancients. For example, Lin Daiyu is still in junior high school, and she is actually engaged. Fortunately, Lin Ruhai said that Daiyu and Zhao Qing are the same age. They are both young, so at least Daiyu will not marry until she is 17 years old, which makes Lin Yu feel a little better, but he himself has never considered this issue at all, he is still ten years away from the legal marriage age.

"That's right, sister just concentrate on embroidering her own wedding dress, so don't worry about us." Lin Jin added with a smile.

Although the younger brothers were too naughty when they were at home, Lin Daiyu still felt that her home was much better than her grandmother's, and she didn't have to look at people and act, and she didn't have to deliberately restrain herself, and she only had to inform her when she wanted to hold a flower viewing party occasionally. Lin Ruhai just said it.

In the second year, Yingchun gave birth to another daughter. Although the seventh prince was still childless, seeing that the two granddaughters were healthy and Yingchun showed no signs of being restrained, the sage finally made up his mind and formally established Tu Feng became the crown prince, and Yingchun was changed from the prince's side concubine to the prince's Liangdi. Both daughters have the title of princess, but the Jia family still didn't get any reward for it. Jia She was very depressed.

This year's autumn hunting, the saint did not travel due to physical reasons, and everything was presided over by the new crown prince.According to the practice of the Yu Dynasty, civil and military officials of the third grade and above in the capital city of Qiushou every year must accompany them, and males over ten years old can also accompany them, and they can also participate in competitions, and the prizes are very generous.

It has been a long time since the founding of the country, not to mention the sons of civil servants, even the sons of nobles, and few of them are outstanding in martial arts. The so-called hunting competition is just that the guards drive the prey out, and then everyone shoots.When he came last year, Lin Yu didn't know the situation, so he didn't dare to sign up. Later, he regretted it to death. He definitely has the strength to win the ranking.This year, he prepared ahead of time, just waiting to show his skills.According to Lin Yu's estimation, it is not difficult for him to break into the top ten and get the prize when all the contestants are mediocre.

But who would have thought that everyone else's performance was too low, and Lin Yu was a little bit super-level, so he won the first place in one go.

When the award was presented, Tu Feng was stunned. Lin Yu's skill points were a bit off, but he immediately reacted and gave Lin Yu a high-quality bow.Lin Yu happily accepted the award, but before she could take it home to show off, she found that her bow was missing.