[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Zijuan felt sad for a while, so she cried with Lin Daiyu for a while, but she was afraid that Lin Daiyu's crying would be bad for her health, so she stopped her tears and went to persuade Lin Daiyu in a low voice.

Just when Lin Daiyu gradually stopped crying, the constant thunder outside the house suddenly stopped, a moment later a lightning fell, and then a thunder exploded, the thunder was so loud that it seemed to explode in people's ears.

Before the thunder had dissipated, heavy rain poured down immediately.

Zicuckoo was afraid that Lin Daiyu would get sick if the window was not closed properly, so she stood up from the bed and walked to the pane to check.

As soon as she lifted the bamboo curtain by the window, she saw a figure shaking outside. Zijuan was startled, and quickly opened a gap in the pane to check, only to see that there was indeed a person standing under the porch, that person was wearing a dark blue robe , standing outside the window pane with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky and the rain.

That's... the young master of the Lin family!

Zijuan was astonished in her heart, she did not expect Lin Jian to come over in such weather.

But since she saw someone, she didn't dare to let Lin Jian stand on the porch outside. The torrential rain was getting heavier and heavier, and a lot of rainwater was blown on Lin Jian with the strong wind. Zijuan hurriedly turned her head and told Lin Daiyu that Lin Hou Grandpa is here.

Lin Daiyu also didn't expect Lin Jian to come over at this time, she hurriedly sat up on the bed, and ordered Zijuan to go out to meet Lin Jian.Zijuan hurried out from the inner room, took the tung oil umbrella by the door, and went out to welcome Lin Jian in.

It was windy and rainy outside, and there were thunderstorms from time to time. Lin Jian was immersed in his thoughts, not only did he not notice that the strong wind and rain fell on his clothes, he didn't even hear the footsteps of Zijuan coming out.

When Lin Jian came back to his senses, Zijuan had already walked up to him.

Zijuan held an umbrella at an angle to shield Lin Jian from the wind and rain outside the corridor, and invited Lin Jian to enter.

Lin Jian didn't intend to go in at first, but seeing that Zijuan had spotted him, she came out to invite him out. Guessing that Lin Daiyu also knew that he was coming, she nodded and went into the house.

The floor on the porch was soaked/wet/drenched by the rainwater that came in from outside the porch. Lin Jian was concerned that the soles of his shoes would be stained with water, for fear of dirtying Lin Daiyu's room, so he didn't go too far inside. He sat down next to the table and chairs for the guests, and took out the handkerchief very carefully to wipe the rainwater from the hem of his clothes.

The gauze curtain of the compartment was lowered, and Lin Jian could not see what was going on inside the room when he entered the room.

He was thinking, this is also good, although there is a Zijuan here, but it is more polite for him to talk to Lin Daiyu through the gauze curtain.It's just that he couldn't see Lin Daiyu, so Lin Jian couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

When Lin Jian was lost here, the light purple gauze curtain was lifted suddenly, Zijuan helped Lin Daiyu out from inside, Lin Daiyu went to Lin Jian, and sat down opposite him.

Lin Daiyu is in the filial piety period. During the filial piety period, the clothes she used were mainly pure/coloured, and she had no jewelry on her body. She even took off the three gold bracelets on her wrists since she was a child. It was really natural to carve.

The few times when Lin Jian saw Lin Daiyu, she was always wearing a pure/color gauze dress with a stand-up collar, but today she changed into a pure/color half-arm collar. The dress is the same as before, and her hair is simply tied behind her head, but Lin Daiyu's attire today gave her a touch of her daughter's charm.

Seeing Lin Jian's eyes falling on her, Lin Daiyu was a little shy, but she and Lin Jian were much more familiar than before, and felt that Lin Jian's eyes on her were not disgusting, and she felt that there was no longer a distance between Lin Jian and Lin Jian. The curtain or the screen was too verbal, so Lin Daiyu let him go.

Lin Daiyu asked Lin Jian: "Master Hou is here for something?"

Seeing Lin Daiyu's red and swollen eyes from crying, Lin Jian felt a little distressed, but he didn't show anything, he just said softly: "I don't have anything important, I just worry about the girl's body, so I came to visit."

Lin Jian's words touched Lin Daiyu's heart. She lowered her eyes in silence for a moment, and when she looked up again, her eyes shone like stars: "I'm fine. Thank you Lord Hou for taking the trouble to call a doctor for me. I already feel much better."

"It's just that I was thinking over and over last night, and I suddenly remembered something. I was about to talk to Lord Hou. Since Lord Hou is here, please sit down for a while and let me explain the matter."

Lin Jian hurriedly asked what was the matter.

Lin Daiyu didn't answer Lin Jian's question right away. She listened carefully to the movement outside the house. She seemed to be listening to the sound of wind and rain outside the house, but Lin Jian understood it. He said: "Miss Lin, don't worry, my people are here Downstairs, there will be no eavesdropping outside, so just feel free to say what the girl wants to say."

Lin Daiyu heard the words, pursed her lips and considered the words, and then said slowly: "My late father... my late father's behavior/everything is always cautious, Hou Ye also said last night that my late father was attacked and killed several times after he arrived in Yangzhou, but Those people didn't succeed because my late father made proper arrangements in advance. So, I was thinking, how could such a cautious person like my late father lose such an important account book before he left?"

"I grew up with my late father when I was young, and was sent to the Rongguo Mansion by my late father when I was seven years old. At that time, I had been studying literature with the gentleman my late father specially invited for me for two or three years. My late father I can see everything I do. My late father devoted himself to the court. It is absolutely impossible to lose that account book, and it is impossible for others to steal that account book. The only possibility is that my late father For unspeakable reasons, the account books were hidden."

Hearing this, Lin Jian couldn't help sighing in her heart, Lin Daiyu is really too smart.

Lin Daiyu is not like him. When he took over the Yangzhou salt class deficit case, he had checked the whole story of the case file through various channels. Even Lin Ruhai's life experience was kept in mind by Lin Jian. Through the dossier records and Lin Ruhai's life, it was possible to analyze the reason for the disappearance of the real account book.

But Lin Daiyu didn't know much about the deficit case, so she could draw such a conclusion based on her understanding of Lin Ruhai.

In fact, the reason why Lin Ruhai voluntarily hid the account books is very simple. It is true that this reason cannot be said, but it is also clear at a glance.

Lin Ruhai is the son-in-law of the Jia family, and he has a very close relationship with the Jia family. Even after his wife Jia Min passed away, Lin Ruhai maintained a very close relationship with the Jia family.

The Xue family and the Wang family are also closely related to the Jia family. It can even be said that, including the historians of Jia's mother's natal family, these four families are basically in a relationship with each other. The Wang family and the Xue family are involved in the Yangzhou deficit case. Knowing the inside story, he naturally thought about the friendship between the four families.

On the one hand, for the sake of kinship, he can't do anything; on the other hand, as an official of the court, he is loyal to the emperor, and with his heart, he can't do anything to deceive the emperor. It can be said that it is very difficult for Lin Ruhai to ask for everything in this crack.

Apart from this concern, Lin Ruhai has other considerations.

He was not in good health, he became seriously ill a year after he arrived in Yangzhou, he must know that his fate would not be long, even if he wanted to assist Emperor Chengsheng to thoroughly investigate the matter, he did not have that much time.Although his identity is complicated, it is precisely because of his identity that he can resist the corruption of the Xue family, the Wang family and even the Jia family. However, can his successor?

Whether it was the oppression from those three families or the pressure from Emperor Chengsheng, Lin Ruhai was not sure that his successor could handle it all.

Lin Jian had read Lin Ruhai's memorial to Emperor Chengsheng, and until Lin Ruhai's last memorial three months before his death, the monarch and his ministers had not finally discussed who should be the successor.

Emperor Chengsheng didn't want to cover up the Wang family because of some things. He told Lin Ruhai to do whatever he wanted in Yangzhou, regardless of the identity of the Wang family and the Jia family, but Lin Ruhai didn't have this time. He knew that if there was no suitable successor, Even if he recovers the deficit one by one according to the account books, his successor will not be able to deal with the aftermath. At that time, it will be difficult for Emperor Chengsheng to control the situation in Yangzhou in the capital, and the situation he has worked so hard to maintain is likely to collapse , and even suffer backlash from Wang Ziteng.

Not only will all the painstaking efforts be in vain, but in the end, it is very likely that four princes and eight princes will join forces. I am afraid that even Emperor Chengsheng will be affected in many ways in the court.

Based on various considerations, the account book in Lin Ruhai's hand disappeared mysteriously after Lin Ruhai's death.The account book is not in the hands of any party, and Emperor Chengsheng only ordered the Yangzhou government to search it strictly, but the account book is still missing.

Lin Jian read all the files and records, and finally came to this conclusion.

The account book was hidden by Lin Ruhai himself. Except for Lin Ruhai, probably only those who hold the account book know the whereabouts of the account book.This account book cannot be hidden forever. Lin Jian guessed that the person holding the account book must have been instructed by Lin Ruhai. If Yangzhou's successor is capable of handling this case, the real account book will be sent back. If not, I'm afraid This real account book will continue to disappear.

Lin Jian made such a big noise and killed all the killers, just telling the people in the dark that Lin Jian is not afraid of Wang Ziteng, and he wants to investigate the Yangzhou salt class deficit case to the end!

Lin Daiyu saw that Lin Jian was deep in thought and said nothing, she pursed her lips, and then said: "Master Hou, after Master Hou left last night, I thought about the whole thing carefully, and suddenly remembered that my father was about to leave. A letter from home was brought to me by a trustee a few months ago. I think I may know the whereabouts of that ledger."

Lin Jian frowned slightly: "Lin Yushi mentioned this to the girl in the letter?"

If Lin Ruhai really mentioned it, it would be troublesome.He did everything possible to get Lin Daiyu out of danger. He really didn't want to see Lin Daiyu in danger again because of this account book.