With a plop, the cousins ​​Jia Lian and Lin Zhang knelt on the ground almost at the same time, and they knelt with a little skill, trying to save their knees from suffering.

Jia Lian secretly praised that cousin Lin is indeed a little devil in the world, he must have been taught repeatedly since he was a child, and made mistakes even if he knew his mistakes, so he developed such a useful skill like him at a young age, and he still looks like he is honest and educated. A pair of peach blossom eyes stared at the cracks in the bricks in front of him, secretly regretting that the Persian blanket that was spread for the main house was too small.

Lin Zhang does not have such a good morality, unlike Jia Lian who has a good face that has been honed through thousands of years.Almost as soon as he realized that Cousin Lian, who his mother said was polite, studious, virtuous and talented, knelt like himself, he opened his eyes wide and looked over in some astonishment, but he only saw Cousin Lian's steady profile Face.

Although Lin Hai couldn't bear to see his son being stupid, and cleared his throat to help Lin Zhang regain his senses, it was a pity that Jia Min had already looked at him with sharp eyes, and even Lin Hai got a slap in the face.

Jia Min was so angry that her face turned red, and she wanted to settle the score with Lin Hai, an old man who taught his son and nephew badly, but he finally reined in the precipice, remembering to cut the face of the head of the family in front of the younger generation, and then talk after a night He gave Lin Hai his eyes, and continued to glare at the big and small kneeling on the ground like quails.

It's a pity that Jia Min didn't know that his two children and Jia Lian, the nephew who had lived with their husband and wife for more than a year, had already seen the relationship between the two of them. use.Just as Lin Hai raised his hand and pretended to be calm and took the teacup to drink tea, they all knew that Jia Min had the final say this time.

Lin Zhang frowned thinly, hesitating between just telling the truth to his father, being praised and then beaten up, and telling the truth directly to his mother, being beaten twice and protecting him from being beaten by his father, or being beaten up twice After a long time, I decided to take a gamble.

So when Jia Min tried his best to suppress his anger, and asked Lin Zhang calmly why he wanted Baoyu to fall into the water to be frightened, Lin Zhang swallowed his saliva, and looked at the man who was biting his lip with watery eyes. The elder sister, Daiyu, frowned and answered honestly: "The son wanted to make Cousin Baoyu fall, and it would be better to knock out a tooth, so that he would not always think about my sister. I didn't expect it to be so small, but I just fell." Into the flower pond."

Jia Baoyu is already eight years old this year. I heard from Jia's mother that most of her teeth have been replaced. If another tooth is knocked out, it's better not to be in a conspicuous place, otherwise it will be disfigured.Jia Min was so confused for a moment that he couldn't tell which was more absurd and should be punished, between his son thinking about knocking out a tooth of his cousin and causing his cousin to fall into the water, so he turned around and gave Lin Hai a hard look. Gritting his teeth, he said, "It's all you! It's the father's fault whether you raise him or not!"

Lin Hai, who was drinking tea to nourish himself as if he had nothing to do with himself, gave a wry smile, and sighed secretly that the fire still burned himself, so he could only put down the teacup and admit it in a good voice: "Yes, yes, it's all for my husband. No, let's have a sip of tea, madam, don't be so angry. Who in this family doesn't point to madam to take care of it? Let's listen to this stinky boy first, why did he become malicious, and then think about how to punish him! "

He patted Jia Min's hand to comfort him. Seeing that his beloved wife's mood had calmed down a bit, Lin Hai turned his body slightly, glanced at Lin Zhang calmly, and showed a tacit smile on his face. Lin Zhang was shocked, feeling pain everywhere in his body for a moment, and looked at his mother and sister with his mouth flattened.

Seeing that her younger brother was about to be beaten again, Daiyu's heart softened when she thought of the ruler that used to make her younger brother howl, and she gently tugged at Jia Min's sleeve with her little hand hidden in her sleeve. There was a bit of pleading between his brows and eyes.

Jia Min has always held this sensible and caring daughter in his hands and loved her dearly, and she has always been reluctant to say even a serious word. Now Daiyu also pleaded for Lin Zhang, so she went along with the flow and snorted coldly: "Let's listen, As long as there is a lie, I will beat you!"

Lin Zhang choked, feeling in his heart that telling lies might be less painful, but he was telling the truth: "I'm not doing it for myself. Cousin Baoyu always thinks differently from the world, but he doesn't like it in his heart." For a born ordinary person like me, I thought that there are all kinds of people, so I just watched the fun. But he doesn't respect my sister."

Speaking of this, Lin Zhang took a breath nervously. Seeing that his parents had lowered their eyes and said nothing, his elder sister Daiyu gave him a comforting smile, and then continued: "Actually, Cousin Baoyu is not very old, and my father always It is not necessary to be too pedantic to say that a person should be too pedantic. His eyes and words today alone are not a major crime, and it can also be called innocent thinking. But Cousin Baoyu is different. When I was young, I would eat the rouge on the girl's mouth. The most frivolous person, even if he looked at my sister like that, I felt that it was very wrong. Besides, there is my grandmother."

Lin Zhang spoke vaguely, but Jia Min could understand.Like Daiyu, Lin Zhang is very precocious. She and Lin Hai are worried that they will not be able to take care of their siblings when they are getting old. Lin Zhang is also a man who wants to set up a family. Lin Hai also often takes him by his side when dealing with business, which inevitably makes Lin Zhang know things that a child of his age should not know.

Now Lin Zhang is trying to explain to his parents that he feels that Jia Baoyu's thoughts on Daiyu should not be confused with other children's thoughts on their sisters.Jia Baoyu loved to hang out with girls since he was a child, and he knew that he wanted to eat the girl's rouge. Who knows what kind of dirty mind is inside, but the first time they met, he racked his brains to get close to Daiyu.Coupled with the fact that my grandmother wrote several times to want to get closer, it must not be let go lightly.

Jia Min was taken aback, but she didn't expect Lin Zhang to know about the old lady's intention to make a marriage between the two jades. She subconsciously glanced at Lin Hai and saw Lin Hai shaking his head slightly, then realized that the husband and wife might not be confidential when discussing this matter. Let Lin Zhang hear a few words, and he has been eccentric since he was a child, so he guessed the reason behind it.

The son who is soft and childlike in heart will plan his life for his sister at some point, and childishly wants to make the person he despise give up. Rejoiced and annoyed, but didn't know what to say.Fearing that the indulgent Lin Zhang would become more daring and unable to restrain herself in the future, she had no choice but to look at Lin Hai, hoping that her husband would come up with an idea.

Seeing this, Lin Hai quickly gave Jia Min a comforting look, put down the cup of tea and looked at his listless son and said calmly, "We all know how much you love and care for your sister, but you are sincere but do evil things. It's not what a gentleman did. You can act upright, and we will advocate for you, how can you harm others?"

What Lin Hai said was righteous and strict, while Lin Zhang was only educated on the surface, but he couldn't help but slander him inwardly.Let's not say that my father is not very upright in his own affairs, but if he really acts according to the etiquette, just look at his grandmother's protective and partial appearance, he must say a few words without pain, and it is not easy for parents to be elders. This idea is embarrassing for my nephew, but Jia Baoyu has been fooled by it?When the time comes, it's useless for father to betray mother again.But this time I acted too hastily, let my mother see something wrong at a glance, and made trouble.

Ever since Lin Zhang was able to speak, the father and son had been fighting each other. Lin Hai could see Lin Zhang's unconvinced heart at a glance. One, no matter how many times he has eaten handboards, he will not be able to hide his thoughts. It makes people's teeth itch. I wish I could teach him to be good again.

It's just that Lin Hai also felt in his heart that Jia Baoyu, a dissolute dandy, dared to think that his daughter deserved it. He only drank a few sips of cold water and it was cheaper than that bastard, but after all, it was his wife's natal family, and the son was so young. Acting is also easy to make people feel vicious, so he took up the demeanor of a strict father, and said solemnly: "Don't do it because of the smallness of evil, you are acting extreme, after returning to the mansion, go to the study to get fifty family laws, and then go to the study." Confinement for half a year, so as to learn some principles, so as not to be unfaithful and filial in the future, and to disappoint your mother and me."

Jia Min couldn't help nodding, but was startled at the end.The ancestors of the Lin family also started with military exploits, and some rules are the same as those of the Ningrong Second Mansion. The stick of expert law is taller than that of Lin Zhang. With Lin Zhang's thin body, he was injured by others and suffered a serious illness the year before last. How can he stand it?

Not caring about getting angry for a while, Jia Min was so angry that he patted the table on the couch directly, feeling distressed, and refused to respond to anything: "You are not a godson, you are clearly trying to kill him! You look at someone with cold eyes If you don't respect Sister Yu, why don't you allow your son to stand up for your elder sister? Then Baoyu himself acts rudely, Zhang Geer can't teach him? Sister Yu is the only younger brother. If he can't stand up, we girls Which one to rely on in the future? Even if the way of doing things is wrong, you can’t call for beatings and killing!”

Jia Min was breathing heavily in anger, and Daiyu, who was sitting beside her, wrinkled her nose and shaved Lin Hai's cheeks where Jia Min couldn't see, and made a face at her brother who was ashamed and grateful. The model asked him to wait, and then sat obediently at the side with his head bowed and playing with the handkerchief.

After Lin Hai heard this sentence, he knew that the matter was over, and changed his tone in good-tempered manner: "It was because I didn't think carefully. If that is the case, I will punish Brother Zhang with [-] hand-made boards, and it will be easy to copy for a month. What do you think Madam thinks about the Hadith, to keep your mind and temper your mind?"

This time Lin Hai's proposed punishment was nothing compared to the previous ones, but Jia Min was relieved and agreed after a little thought. , and write more", Lin Zhang obediently responded.

Seeing Uncle Lin and Cousin Zhang fooling Aunt by singing together, Jia Lian also felt emotional, maybe this is the heart of a loving mother and loving son.What surprised him the most was his cousin Daiyu. Everyone in the previous life said that Sister Lin had a crystal heart, and she saw things the most transparently. , but I don't want Sister Lin to be so observant and considerate when she was only seven years old.

It's just that as a cousin with the responsibility of taking care of the two younger brothers, Jia Lian naturally couldn't allow Lin Zhang to be punished by himself, so he immediately stepped forward on his knees, bowed solemnly, and said in a loud voice: "Auntie and uncle, please let Lian'er be punished." Cousin was punished. Cousin is full of love and care for sisters. Lianer did not take good care of cousin and lost his duty as an elder brother. If he wants to be punished, he should be punished. Cousin is at most subordinate."

At that time, Lin Zhang was allowed to make a move, Jia Lian thought in his heart to let his little cousin vent his anger first, and then he would carefully look for Baoyu's unhappiness afterward, so that he could be worthy of the old lady's scheme, and Baoyu's shamelessness.At that time, he thought that with Lin Zhang's age and skill, nine out of ten aunts and uncles would be aware of the clues, so he just wanted to lead someone to sweep his hands and prevent others from talking, but he never thought that he could hide it. Go over to the Lin family.So from the very beginning, Jia Lian wanted to take the responsibility and punish Lin Zhang.

It was only later that Baoyu's servant Mingyan got a lot of slaps, and Lin Zhang's worry and regret could hardly be concealed, so Jia Lian didn't stand in front of him to be scolded and punished at the beginning.

This cousin is smart and well-versed in the world. He has learned all the tricks from Uncle Lin's side, and even used them in a ignorant manner, but he can't bear the fruit he has planted. It is really taboo.If suffering a little bit can make his conscience feel better, that's fine.

Jia Lian was willing to be punished for Lin Zhang, Jia Min really couldn't laugh or cry.Of course she blamed Lian'er, the elder brother, for not taking good care of his younger brother, but Zhang Ge'er, whom she raised herself, was the one who started the crime, so how could Lian'er replace him?Besides, Lian'er was beaten, so Zhang Ge'er can learn a lesson.

"One yard counts for one yard," Jia Min snorted softly, "I haven't settled your debt with you yet, what's the rush? If you are a senior brother who helps your junior brother to commit crimes, the crime will be aggravated, and your master will reward you." Thirty prototypes, let’s see if you dare to help Brother Zhang in the future, right from wrong.”

Jia Lian leaned towards Lin Zhang, Jia Min would inevitably feel a little happy, but this trend will not last long, and the two brothers must not be allowed to work hand in hand, or their bold and reckless temperament can be pierced by the sky, so the punishment for Jia Lian is even worse. More importantly, I only hope that Jia Lian can help restrain Lin Zhang one or two in the future.

Jia Lian naturally accepted the punishment obediently, and after finishing speaking, he did not forget to mention the matter of being punished on behalf of Lin Zhang, which caused Jia Min to spit on him again, and then got up with a grunt, and wanted to take Daiyu to the East Chamber to rest.

After the curtains of the East Wing no longer swayed, and the girls and women brought by Jia Min gathered in the yard to look at the flowers and grass, Lin Hai rubbed his brows wearily, and beckoned his restless disciple son to go over.Lin Zhang hesitated for a moment, but it was Jia Lian who got up first and pulled him up, and the two of them stood in front of Lin Hai in a respectful manner.

Lin Hai felt that he had taught these two brats all he could in the past few years, so he couldn't understand where they had learned their skills, and his tone of voice was a little angry: "I am Lecture to two pieces of wood, and it should be a man by now!"

Scold Jia Lian first, "You are more than ten years older than your cousin, and anyone who gets married early can be his father! He is stupid, you don't know how to teach him? Just watch him be stupid? You can't keep up with his homework, so what should you do?" What should I do? Paying for his life is not enough? Self-righteous! Don’t think about losing one of fifty prototypes!”, and then instructed Lin Zhang, “How old are you? If you want to clean up people, you don’t know how to discuss it with your cousin? One person plans Two people count on each other, don’t grow up! How did I teach you? You can do things regardless of right or wrong, but you should avoid regretting it! The boy’s face is not rotten today, so you can’t stand it. You didn’t know before you did it. If the master made a mistake, the slave is to blame? If you can’t figure it out, if you can’t bear the consequences, then you must not do it. Are you ignoring my words? Forty hand boards are divided between the leaders!”

Both of them lowered their heads, Lin Hai took a sip of herbal tea to moisten his throat, and said with a sneer, "I know you all think that Jia Baoyu is dull and unsophisticated, that's why he acted so boldly and didn't care about planning, but you have to know Good swimmers drown, good riders fall, and those who think they are smart are the most likely to capsize in the gutter, don't underestimate people. Get out, remember to be more careful in the future, and don't be so inconspicuous."

As soon as Jia Min left, the punishment for the troubled brother was doubled.Jia Lian and Lin Zhang looked at each other, and couldn't help feeling more like-minded and sympathetic to each other. They went out together to talk in the west wing room, chatting about their studies for a while, and then became Lin Zhang listening to the customs and customs that Jia Lian had seen all these years traveling north and south. , it is very harmonious.

In the evening, Mother Jia sent someone to invite the four members of the Lin family to have dinner in the upper room.Because Jia Zheng was unwell in the afternoon, he could only recuperate in Rongxi Hall, and Mrs. Wang was busy taking care of Jia Baoyu. Jia's mother was afraid that Lin Hai and Jia She would have nothing to say, and that Mrs. Xing's hospitality would not be good, so she decided to change the rules. At dinner, only a screen was set up between men and women, and everyone in the room chatted lively for a while, and Jia Min's family left after the curfew, and Jia Mu reluctantly went straight to the second door Turn around.

Afterwards, Mother Jia called Jia Min a few more times, but unfortunately, before Jia Min finished socializing with the other family and brought her children back to talk, something serious happened in Beijing.

A few years ago, the ink corruption case that made the former minister of the Ministry of Industry lose his black yarn, and several old files piled up in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry were dug out. When the minister of the Ministry of Industry went to Jia Lian's head to be an official, most of the officials with surnames in the ministry disappeared at once, and everyone was in danger.

At first, Prince Zhongshun wanted to save a few disciples, but unfortunately, after investigating, the officials of the Criminal Department found that these people were greedy for profit, and they dared to set up the mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor.Naturally, no one dared to be savage about such a heinous crime, and it was reported to the palace almost as soon as it was found out, which really angered the old sage, who overturned the case on the spot, and almost fainted from anger, scaring Dowager Zhen Get out of your wits.

As soon as the old sage came to his senses, he asked someone to call over Yang Yuan, who had been reprimanded by him the day before because of his handling of this matter too harshly, and ordered him to order a strict investigation, and he would rather kill by mistake than let him go. However, these things that disregard the emperor's favor must be severely punished, otherwise they will not be enough to imitate others.

Most of the people involved here are from the loyal and obedient faction, Yang Yuan naturally deserved it, and he ordered people to investigate the case without favoritism, but within a few days, people were sent to prison one after another.

As more people were arrested, there would naturally be those who were eager to save the lives of their family members spit out more dark secrets, some of which were related to the loyal prince who had always served the old saint most filially and respectfully.Some things got out to the old sage's ears, some things King Zhongshun vaguely knew about, and some things were hidden in the secret booklet of the presiding officer Jinshang.

Because Xu Shilang, who was in charge of the case, was the most measured among the counselors when he was in Prince Ping's mansion, Jia Lian just calmed down and waited when he handed over some important evidence.Sure enough, as soon as the case was halfway through, Princess Zhongshun presented several pots of carefully cultivated orchids to the queen as a gesture of favor. The long history of the palace also took the initiative to find Jia Lian, circling around to let the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry start work quickly, and clean up the irregularities in the palace. The places have been changed.

This was Jia Lian's first errand after he came to the Ministry of Industry. Because he wanted to be kind to others, when Chang Shi mentioned it, Jia Lian didn't take Joe. The purse stuffed with silver bills in the bag was transferred to buy some exquisite and unique jewelry for the younger sisters, and they were sent to each other.

In this way, he got two elegant headbands, purses, shoes and socks embroidered by Yingchun Daiyu, and two calligraphy and paintings picked out by Jia Min. He suddenly felt that his palms, which had been swollen for a long time, healed a lot, and he planned to leave them in a few days. Go get the rest of the prototype.

More than two months later, the ink corruption case in the mausoleum of the old sage was finally settled. The culprit was originally sentenced to copy and behead all the families, but the decree of the old sage was changed to Ling Chi and punish the nine clans. , execution after autumn.

The Ministry of Industry has more than half of its official positions vacant due to the case, and the post of Shangshu is still handpicked by the old sage. It was the right servant of the former Ministry of Rites who was promoted, but the positions below the third rank were quietly replaced by a large number of officials from the Yuanping Palace. Naturally, he also took advantage of the trend to rise to a level.

Given Jia Lian's age and qualifications, this was a blessing from heaven. Mother Jia, who is always a little frightened these days, couldn't help but smile. Even though the situation in Beijing and Central China was not good enough to celebrate, she still had a lively time in her home, please. Two female storytellers came to make fun of it, and at the banquet they praised Uncle Lin for teaching people, saying that Lian'er's good fortune was due to Uncle Lin's good teaching.

After hearing these words, everyone knew Jia Mu's intentions, and they all praised Mrs. Lin's ability and character. Shi Xiangyun, who was taken over to live for a while, asked curiously about the sister Lin who had never met by fate. With a soft voice, even Mrs. Wang tried her best to talk to others with a smile, but Jia Baoyu was the only one who was depressed.

Tell him, everyone said that Lian's second brother was capable and glorified the lintel, but no one remembered how many families were destroyed when Lian's second brother was promoted this time, and how many innocent girls' families were ruined. Homeless.A few families are happy and some are sad, so what is there to be proud of?

But when he said this, the third younger sister would just shake her head and use those economic knowledge to persuade him, and the same was true for younger sister Yun. Xiren said with red eyes that if he said this again, they would not be able to live, which made Jia Baoyu feel in a daze. The world is so big that even a confidant is hard to find.

Jia's mother also saw Jia Baoyu's distraught appearance, but she didn't take it seriously. She only thought that the child had suffered from dementia again, and told the maids to take care of her, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Everyone in the room was talking about family affairs affectionately, and Mrs. Wang, who had become a little calmer in recent months, stood up with a smile and said: "It is such a festive day today, and I also have a happy event to report to the old lady. My The younger sister who married the Xue family will bring her brothers and sisters to Beijing in a few days, and it will become more and more lively."

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