The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

Just after the Ghost Festival, Jia Zheng returned to Beijing. Thinking of his old age, the emperor gave Jia Zheng a one-month holiday.

Coincidentally, the third day of August is Jia Mu's [-]th birthday. Although Lin Yao is only a grandson in name, she still has to go to celebrate her birthday.

Mother Jia's birthday banquet began in late July, from the princes and nobles to the stewards and others in the mansion. The lively birthday banquet lasted for seven or eight days before it ended, but the birthday gifts began in early July up.

Daiyu had just been diagnosed with pregnancy a month ago, and the fetal image was unstable, so she didn't come in person, but King Qi did arrive, which was considered a great deal of face.

Although Lin Yao called Jia Mu "grandmother", he was actually not close to Jia Mu. After bringing Gu Fulan to pay homage to her birthday, Lin Yao went to the outer courtyard, while Gu Fulan stayed in the inner courtyard with Jia Min.

"Cousin Lin."

Lin Yao paused when she heard the sound, turned around and said with a smile, "Cousin Lian."

"I happen to have something to tell you. There are so many people here, how about going to my study?"

Lin Yao raised her eyebrows, "Alright."

When I came to Jia Lian's study and opened the door, I saw that there was another person inside the door, none other than Baoyu.

Lin Yao suddenly understood.

It seems that it was not Jia Lian who was looking for him, but Jia Baoyu.

However, he has no friendship with Jia Baoyu, so why did Jia Baoyu seek him out?

"Don't blame me, Cousin Lin. Actually, Baoyu has something to tell you." Jia Lian said with some embarrassment.

Jia Lian still felt a little sorry for deceiving Lin Yao under the pretext of looking for Lin Yao for something.

However, it was Baoyu who pestered him so much and repeatedly promised that he would not say anything inappropriate to make Lin Yao unhappy, so Jia Lian let Baoyu go.

Now that someone is here, Jia Lian is suddenly worried that Lin Yao will be angry.

After all, although he and Baoyu are family brothers, their relationship is far less close than that of Lin Yao.

Lin Yao didn't mean to be angry. In fact, he had already sensed that something was wrong, because he and Jia Lian were old friends, so why not know what kind of temperament Jia Lian is?

When Jia Lian asked him to take a step to speak, he could tell something was wrong.

Since he followed, naturally he wouldn't be angry.

"I don't know why brother Bao invited me through Cousin Lian's mouth, what's the matter?" Lin Yao asked calmly while drinking tea.

Because of the early death of Daiyu in the original book, although Lin Yao treated Jia Baoyu well on the surface, she disliked the second master Baoyu very much in her heart, and Jia Baoyu knew it well in her heart, and asked him earlier if she treated him well. There are prejudices, but Lin Yao did not admit it.

These years, Lin Yao and Baoyu have had little contact. Although Baoyu invited Jia Lian to meet him in a roundabout way, Lin Yao would not get angry because of such a trivial matter.

Of course, the premise is that Jia Baoyu doesn't say anything to make him angry.

"I know that Cousin Lin doesn't want to see me, so it's a helpless thing to invite Cousin Lin to come here today. Don't be offended by inviting Cousin Lin."

Lin Yao raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Just speak up if you have something to say, don't be so careful."

Seeing that Lin Yao was really not angry, Jia Baoyu said, "My mother is discussing marriage for me recently, but I... don't want to."

Lin Yao knew what she didn't want.

"I wonder which girl Second Aunt is looking for?" Lin Yao asked casually.

Jia Baoyu said, "The one Cousin Lin should have seen is Sister Bao, the cousin of my aunt's family."

Lin Yao suddenly said, "So it's her. I heard that this girl from the Xue family is also a beautiful and dignified girl. You guys grew up together. Why don't you want to?"

"Sister Bao is very good, but I am not good enough for her." Jia Baoyu said.

Lin Yao blinked her eyes and said to herself, you are self-aware.

Although in the original book, this Xue Baochai replaced Daiyu and married Baoyu, but Lin Yao didn't have much dislike for this Bao girl. After all, this Xue family girl, like Daiyu, was harmed by Baoyu victim.

"When you come to me, you just tell me that you are not good enough for her?"

Jia Baoyu actually wanted to say a lot, but he swallowed the words again.

He is not stupid, and he knows that there are some things that cannot be said.

"I want to ask for your help, asking for a marriage grant," Jia Baoyu said.

Lin Yao was slightly taken aback, "Didn't you say you didn't want to?"

"It's not a marriage for me and Sister Bao." Jia Baoyu paused, "Sister Bao is in love with the young master of the Household Minister's family, but they don't look down on Xue's family status and refuse to get married. My mother is here again Seeing that my aunt betrothed Sister Bao to me, my aunt has been shaken, Sister Bao has been very haggard recently, and she has suffered from old illnesses again, I...I don't want to harm her. "

After hearing this, Lin Yao looked at Baoyu with admiration.

Baoyu in the past was a very irresponsible person to him.

But without friendship for so many years, Baoyu has made a lot of progress.

"It's not difficult to ask for a marriage decree, but have you ever thought about it, even if a marriage decree allows Miss Xue to marry the son of the household servant's family, the family may not think highly of her?"

Baoyu said with a smile, "Sister Bao's appearance, I believe that after a long time, they will be recognized."

Hearing this, Lin Yao knew that Baoyu had considered the consequences, and his opinion of Jia Baoyu changed a lot.

"I can help you with this favor." After a pause, Lin Yao looked at Jia Baoyu with deep meaning in her eyes, "It's just... Baoyu, you should know that on your terms, this Miss Xue is someone you can marry. The best girl you can find, if you give up her, it will be difficult for you to marry a wife who is even better than her."

This Jia Baoyu, shouldn't he still be thinking about his sister?

Not only did his sister marry into the royal family, she was even pregnant with a child.

Moreover, Baoyu has not seen any obsession with his sister in these years.

More importantly, because Daiyu became the princess's accompanying student early, although she was in the capital these years, she seldom went to Rongguo Mansion, and the number of times she met Baoyu was very few.

Daiyu has no feelings for Baoyu, and Baoyu should be the same.

Baoyu smiled and said, "I have no intention of marrying a wife."

"It's fine for you to say this in front of me. If you say it in front of my second aunt, be careful that she gets angry."

Baoyu laughed again, laughed for a while, got up, and bowed deeply, "On behalf of Sister Bao, I thank Cousin Lin."

"Don't thank me first, I haven't written off my horoscope yet." Lin Yao took a sip of tea and said, "The servant of the household department is not a petty official. It doesn't mean that you can come if you want, let's talk about it after I see the emperor."

"No matter what, I still want to thank cousin Lin."

This matter had nothing to do with Lin Yao, he just didn't want to help, and Baoyu couldn't do anything about it.

Lin Yao's willingness to help is not out of good intentions.

It's purely because Baoyu's change made him admire him, and he was willing to fulfill his wish.

The next day, Lin Yao went to the palace to meet the emperor.

Because of the honoring of the king last time, Lin Yao's position with the emperor has become much stronger.

Coupled with the 【Emperor's Favor Halo】, once Lin Yao mentions it, the decree of the marriage will be obtained.

The emperor suddenly gave marriage to the Minister of the Household Department and the girl of the Xue family. People who didn't know were surprised, and those who knew the matter felt that the Minister of the Household Department's family was not very happy.

It was Xu Yan, the son of the servant of the household department, who was overjoyed.

This imperial decree of bestowing marriage broke the plan of Mrs. Hubu Shilang to discuss marriage with her son as soon as possible, and also made Mrs. Wang's plan come to naught.

Although Aunt Xue was amazed at why the emperor gave her the marriage suddenly, it was a good thing that her daughter got what she wanted.

After the fifth day of August, Jiamu's birthday is officially over.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lin Yao went to visit Daiyu in Prince Qi's mansion.

"How are you feeling these days?"

"It's much better."

"How are the preparations for mother's birthday banquet going?" Daiyu asked.

October [-]th this year is Jia Min's [-]th birthday. Since it is the first birthday banquet, and Lin Ruhai has a high official position, this birthday banquet naturally has to be well prepared, "Your sister-in-law has to worry about these things. Don’t think about these things when you’re pregnant.”

King Qi also persuaded him a few words.

Daiyu said, "I'm not a porcelain doll, how can I be so fragile?"

That's what he said, but Daiyu still listened to King Qi and Lin Yao's words.

Fast forward to October.

Although Jia Min's birthday banquet was grand, it was not as good as Jia Mu's birthday banquet.

However, although the ostentation is not as good as that of Jia Mu, there are quite a few people who come to celebrate her birthday.

There is also the emperor's reward, which is quite generous.

Daiyu is Jia Min's only daughter, and she is also a princess, so the birthday gift she prepared should not be underestimated. If Lin Yao didn't have a golden finger as her backing, she might not be able to compare with Daiyu's birthday gift.

After Jia Min's birthday banquet, a period of peaceful days passed.

As the New Year approached, it happened that Lin Yao's eldest son, Lin Chun, was celebrating the Zhou Ceremony. Since the Chinese New Year was only a few years away, the Zhou Ceremony was not a big deal. Only a few members of the family and some relatives were invited to watch the Ceremony.

Although Lin Chun had just turned one year old, he was very smart. During the Grab Ceremony, he grabbed the small sword with one hand and the seal with the other.

People who came to watch the ceremony said that Lin Chun will be able to be both civil and military in the future, and the tiger father has no dogs.

Lin Yao just smiled and let it go.

Catch what is caught in Zhou Ceremony, and what kind of person you will become in the future, so how many people with both civil and military skills are there in this world.

Another year of the Dragon Boat Festival, just after the festival, people from the Qi Palace came to congratulate, saying that Daiyu had given birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins.

The silly uncle who just took office rummaged through his backpack and suffered from difficulty in choosing. He felt that nothing was suitable for his nephew and niece.

He simply packed up all the good things and gave them to Daiyu.

Daiyu knew that his brother always had some strange and good things, which can be said to be priceless treasures. She refused to accept them at first, but Lin Yao refused to take them back.

Helpless, Daiyu had no choice but to accept it, planning to pass it on to Brother Chun, who is Lin Yao's son, in the future.

In the previous dynasty, Lin Yao was also very prosperous. Although King Yu escaped, the world is still the emperor's world after all. After three or four years of fleeing, King Yu was still caught, but after he was caught, he refused to be arrested without a fight. In addition, those who chased him knew that the emperor hated this son very much. In the end, the second prince who had hoped to compete with the prince for the throne was shot to death by random arrows, and his wife and children were also arrested.

Because King Yu was dead, the emperor didn't kill them all, but locked them up.

As she got older, Lin Yao's official position became higher and higher, and she was already a first-rank official just after she was established.

The emperor was getting old, and the government affairs in the court were basically handed over to the prince.

In fact, since the matter of Prince Yu, the crown prince has taken full power to handle government affairs. Although he is not the emperor, he is no different from the emperor.

In the 22nd year of Shunlong, the emperor died, and the prince succeeded to the throne, and the Yuan was changed to [Yongchang].

Lin Yao and the new emperor have known each other for more than ten years. Even if the new emperor ascends the throne, Lin Yao's status will not be affected.

The new emperor was the same age as Lin Yao, but his body was not as healthy as Lin Yao's. He passed away due to illness after only ten years on the throne.

The Yongchang emperor's son was not prosperous, so there were only two princes raised, and the young one was born by the empress. Before the emperor died, he made him the crown prince and passed the throne to him. He also ordered Lin Yao to be the auxiliary minister.

After the death of Emperor Yongchang, Lin Yao was only in her 40s, but she already had power in power.

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