Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

But when Lin Jiarui and Jia Cong analyzed the situation of the court, and said that the sage's recovery of Jia Yucun was to let the treacherous villain do something that a gentleman would disdain to do, Jia Cong was shocked when he heard it.

Lin Jiarui said categorically: "The imperial court is the sacred heart. At the beginning, the four kings and eight princes in the world from Long Ding Ding, including your house, were all on the list of eradicating! Of course, the methods of disposal are different, so some of them ransacked their homes and asked them to kill them. , just like the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River, some of them were demoted and sent down lightly, just like the historians of the Xue family... The head of the eight princes is the second prince Ning Rong, and the death of the imperial concubine is a signal. The son who is in charge of everything, but Mrs. Jia relies on the marriage, and the prosperity and prosperity of the several big families, the power should not be underestimated. The Holy Majesty is about to start. I heard from my mother that her eyeliner in the palace told her, The concubine Yuan's dystocia was not accidental, it was after the imperial physician took the medicine that the bad news came out. It is related to the imperial descendants, who would dare to let the imperial physician use strong medicine at this time?"

Jia Cong fought coldly and said: "The Holy Majesty doesn't even care about his own heirs. It seems that he has made up his mind. Then I..." Lin Jiarui smiled slightly: "Brother Cong is not afraid. I guess the Holy Majesty gave up his concubine. I will also have some compassion for the Jia family, so that the Jia family will not be defeated. Besides, the Holy Majesty gave you a house before and let you divide the Rongguo Mansion, which is obviously meant for preservation. I mean, Brother Cong only needs to recognize a way , only be loyal to the current Holy Majesty, don't be suspicious, just do the job honestly. The reason why the official family was wiped out is also because the Holy Majesty is determined to reform politics, and the official family has a lot of constraints, which angered the Holy Majesty."

Lin Jiarui got up and took a few steps, and said: "So not only will the Holy Majesty not implicate Brother Cong, but he will also reuse you. Now I will leave my words here. In less than a month, this Jiayu Village will arrive in Beijing. At that time, the Holy Majesty I must be ordered to go to Beijing to join the cabinet, can Brother Cong understand the mystery of it?" Jia Cong said: "Could it be to restrain Jia Yucun?"

Lin Jiarui said with a smile: "Brother Cong is really a talent to be made. The current emperor is a generation of heroes. He uses Jia Yucun, but he can't fully trust him, for fear that he will take the opportunity to take power. Now the cabinet is at the helm. Well, my character is also upright, but when it comes to conspiracy and fraud, he will not do it, and he doesn't even bother to do it. So the Holy One will definitely transfer me to Beijing to check and balance Yucun. At that time, who can take on the important task of river governance? Before leaving the capital, I had already made a secret report in front of the Holy Master and recommended Brother Cong. Although you are young, you are good enough to take on the great job of governing the river. Brother Cong does not need to decline, you and I know very well that the previous river governors are all on paper, including me .Only Brother Cong's innate talent and perseverance can surely eliminate the flood of the Yellow River and benefit the common people."

Jia Cong was just at the time when his fame and fame were burning, and his blood boiled with excitement when he heard it, and he wished to show his ambition immediately.However, he quickly calmed down and asked: "If it is said that it is aimed at the family of officials and officials like Wang Xue of Jia Shi, it doesn't take so much trouble. After all, I know our family. It's just a false name. No power, who is the emperor aiming at with such a move at this time?" Thinking this way, he couldn't help shivering.

Lin Jiarui looked at Jia Cong with admiration, and said: "My dear brother is very thoughtful. The Eight Dukes have indeed declined, and even the Ningrong Second Mansion, the head of the Eight Dukes, has no one directly participating in politics. They just rely on their in-laws. Maintaining the status among the nobles. Those four kings belonged to the king of Beijing who made the most contribution, followed by the king of Xining. It's just that the old concubine in the family still retains her respectable position. So the one who bears the brunt this time is the King of Beijing. He is young and vigorous, and he is known as a virtuous king. How can you allow others to sleep soundly?"

At this point, Jia Cong's doubts were all cleared up. Thinking that Tanchun had just married the King of Beijing as his side concubine, he was secretly worried, but he didn't show it on his face. For the next month, he was busy day and night planning for flood control, and he had to get acquainted with the people in the governor's mansion. The personnel arrangement is very busy.Fortunately, he is young, his muscles and bones are always strong, and he can withstand the torture.Lin Jiarui secretly agreed that she took good care of him because of her mother, so at this time she looked at him again.

In a blink of an eye, at the end of the month, the imperial decree came down, and it was published in the mansion newspaper. Lin Jiarui resigned as governor of the river, and was promoted to the cabinet as the chief assistant. He was added to Jiayu Village, served as Da Sima, assisted in military aircraft, and counseled the government.So there was a new atmosphere in the court.Everyone knew that the emperor was going to attack the honorable and old relatives, and everyone in the family of the eminent official was in danger.

To everyone's surprise, the imperial court promoted Jia Cong, who was less than [-] years old, to the deputy governor of the Governor's Mansion for Zhihe. Cong can be awarded the title of River Governor, and he is a serious second-rank official.However, Jia Cong was a son of a genuine family, so he was hired out of the ordinary and promoted by leaps and bounds, so that the censor was defeated, and the remonstrance was so easy to open the door of luck. It made those who guessed the divine will even more confused, and everyone became even more afraid of the unpredictable power of the sky.All the horses were silent for a while, and even the speculators who were sitting on the fence didn't dare to express their opinions casually, for fear that they would be in the wrong team, and they would hit the horse's hoof instead of flattering, which was self-defeating.

Before Lin Jiarui arrived in Beijing, the letter had already been sent to Lin's residence. Aunt Lin, who lived in seclusion, naturally knew the court situation like the back of her hand.However, when Daiyu went to the mansion to talk that day, she didn't reveal the slightest bit of rumors. She only talked about anecdotes about the appointment of Hedu and how Jia Cong worked hard. Only then did Daiyu know that things were not like Jia Cong's family letter. So easy to put it mildly.Since she got married, she didn't really take Jia Cong very seriously, it was enough for the husband and wife to raise their eyebrows together. Even when Jia Cong left Beijing, she secretly felt relieved, but knowing that she couldn't do it, she hurriedly suppressed it.However, in the past few months, strands of longing had actually arisen in her heart, thinking that that person was not as dispensable as before.After listening to Aunt Lin's words and knowing that Jia Cong had worked very hard in Hedu's Mansion, her thoughts suddenly became clear, which caused ripples in her always peaceful heart.

In the evening, after Aunt Lin stayed with Daiyu for dinner, the girls chatted around the fire for a while before Daiyu got into the car and returned to the red orchard surrounded by servants. Tang Mu's affairs were properly arranged. Seeing Daiyu came back, she quickly led all the maids to remove makeup, take a bath, and wash her hair. Daiyu sat in front of the dressing table, and a little maid slowly fanned Daiyu with a peacock feather fan to dry her. Hair thrown back.Daiyu was a little bored, so she called Biye to ask: "Have you packed the spring clothes for the third master?"

Seeing the question, Bi Ye hurriedly replied: "Grandma forgot, grandma sent Jin'er who followed the master to clean up these things, and Jin'er said yesterday morning that they had already cleaned up, and they will send it away after grandma has seen it." The third master is here." Daiyu just ordered the winter clothes before, but did not inspect them personally, so the so-called review was just a reply, so no one of the maids thought she would ask about it this time.

Daiyu said quickly, "You ask Jin'er to come here, and bring the things you packed." Biye agreed to go, and after a while, Jin'er came in with two bags in her arms.Daiyu looked through it, and found that everything was ready, and there was nothing lacking, so she ordered: "This robe is made of fragrant cloud gauze. It is fashionable to wear in Beijing or go out to socialize. However, the third master is in office. Why do you have to be so particular about it? They come and go in the mud, and wearing this is not only a waste of things, but also uncomfortable--all replaced with blue satin and silk cotton jackets, let Biye and you two work together, and then make two more stickers The jacket and trousers I was wearing were smaller than when I was at home. Uncle Lin brought a letter saying that the third master has lost weight."

Biye and Jin'er quickly agreed, and they were about to go to the maid's room to do it.Daiyu called them to stop, and said, "I'm also bored here and there, and I'm impatient to read and write. You just cut and cut on the desk. The space is also spacious. I can also help, and relieve the boredom." Lan Xie Li was very lively, Qingzhi, Zijuan, and Xueyan also came to do it, cutting, cutting, sewing, ironing, and Daiyu sat in her usual squirrel chair. On the seat, instead of instructing the maids to embroider, seeing that Biye embroidered the belt so well, she even wanted to come over and embroider a few stitches.

On the second day, Cai An came in to say hello, and took the things he wanted to take away. Daiyu told him to stay outside the curtain, and after explaining everything clearly, she sent him out.Jin'er took Cai An out of the second door with the bag in her arms, gave him the bag, and said with a smile: "You tell the third master, be careful with the belt inside, it was made by the third grandma, if it disappears when you come back, Without your good fruit to eat, even the third master will pay for it." Cai An agreed to go.

After the sender left, Daiyu always kept silent, teasing the parrot outside the window, and teaching it to read: "...Being drunk, Mo Jingchun fell asleep, and the gambling book disappeared, and the fragrance of tea was poured on her. At that time, she only said yes. Ordinary." Zijuan knew her mind best, and was afraid that she would be sad, so she persuaded: "Grandma, don't you go for a walk in that mansion? It's boring to be bored for nothing. Why don't you go to the old lady's place to sit and relax. Bored, and fulfilling my filial piety, so that the eldest wife will not have anything to say. The eldest wife has a different temperament now. Although she doesn't cause trouble with us, the second grandma Lian has been squeezed out. She is so sick that she dare not come here. The family recuperates from illness, and goes to stand by the rules every day. The eldest wife assigns the second grandma Lian to do anything that offends others. , turning her elbows outward—Second Mistress Lian is such a strong person, I have seen her cry on her back several times."

Daiyu sighed: "You reminded me that I am too lazy, even if the eldest lady is looking at the old lady's face, it is not good. If you keep it in your heart, you will suffer in the future." Prepare the car and go to Jia's mansion.

The snow goose was straightforward, and came over to serve Daiyu to change clothes, and said, "Second Grandma Lian is different from us after all, Second Grandma Lian doesn't respect Grandma Lian, and every time the eldest wife beats Second Grandma Lian , not only did he not help out, but he also added fuel to the flames. If a man doesn't live up to his expectations, a woman's waist will not be hard. Our third master is not like this. Besides, among the men in the house now, our third master is the only one who is promising. It's fine if the master likes it. Everyone knows that the eldest wife only listens to the elder master's words, which is more effective than the old lady's words."

Everyone laughed when she said it, and Daiyu laughed at her: "As far as you know, you are not allowed to talk nonsense when you leave here!" Xueyan stuck out her tongue and went out with a smile.Daiyu thought about what she said just now, and knew that although the words were rough, they were true. That person was actually her backbone, and she would rely on his cover to get through the years to come.