[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

In October, Mother Jia held a big crab banquet in Rongguo Mansion, and sent people to the West Garden of the Lin family to spread the word that Lin Hongqiao and Lin Jian were invited to the banquet together.

Naturally, Lin Hong and Qiao's would not go.But Lin Hong and Qiao felt that Lin Jian could go to the banquet.

Mrs. Qiao said: "Since the old lady of Rongguo Mansion came to invite her, she also said how close a family should be. Hearing what she meant, I thought she wanted to win over our family. Your father and I are not in the way. You are a junior, so it is okay to go to the banquet." It doesn't matter. Besides, Aunt Sun went to see Miss Lin twice, and heard from her that Miss Lin was still ill, and it would be a trivial matter for you to go to the banquet, but seriously, you can take this opportunity to visit Miss Lin for me and your father. "

Lin Jian had this intention in his heart, and upon hearing Mrs. Qiao's words, he readily accepted Rongguo Mansion's invitation, and went to Rongguo Mansion for a banquet at dusk on the appointed day.

Mother Jia is a person with a very life style and a very high aesthetic taste. When she was young, she would enjoy herself and never treat herself badly. When she was old, everyone in the house coaxed her to respect her. She wanted the juniors in the house to They will try their best to satisfy her, so in her old age, only the blessing of enjoying this life of wealth is left.

Mother Jia thought, since all her family members were going to the banquet, Jia Zhenyou's family in Ningguo Mansion would not come if something happened, Qin Keqing was sick and Jia Rong would accompany her, so only her own family in Rongguo Mansion would be left together, and Mother Jia would be there again. He had long regarded Lin Jian as his future grandson-in-law, so he told him not to stick to the rules, and that the banquet should be held in the large square behind the memorial archway in the Grand View Garden.

Jia Mu said that it is bright and close to the water, and there are many osmanthus trees planted around it. The sweet-scented osmanthus flowers are fragrant in the dim night, and everyone has fun eating crabs to the sound of silk and bamboo music. This is the most beautiful thing in the world.

However, Mother Jia did not let go too much after all. After all, she remembered that there were still girls who had not left the cabinet at the banquet, so she asked someone to divide the male and female seats. There was a thick sandalwood screen between the seats. They can't see each other, but they can sit together, which can be regarded as avoiding suspicion.

The weather is really good tonight, the moon is about to be full, and the moonlight is clear. When the servants of Jia's mansion carried lanterns to lead Lin Jian to the big square of the Memorial Archway, Lin Jian used the light of the lights and the moonlight to make the two colors clear and the autumn wind was slightly cool. You can clearly see the crystal dew rolling on the grass blades by the roadside.

Lin Jian came at the right time. When he arrived, Jia Mu, Jia She, Jia Zheng and others all came.

Everyone greeted Jia's mother, and then greeted him, the young master. Lin Jian smiled lightly and accepted everyone's greetings calmly, and then gave Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng a junior greeting.

Everyone sat down.

After Jia Zheng saw Lin Jian, he was very cautious. He stopped Jia She who was about to take a seat, and then invited Lin Jian to take a seat: "It's an honor for my family to be here with you. You are honorable, please take your seat."

According to Jia Zheng's own wishes, he would never invite Lin Jian to the mansion for a banquet.Even if you want to invite, it can't be such a family banquet.

Who is Lin Jian?The current Lin Jian is not only the brave general of Wannan Marquis and Wannan Qianfeng Battalion, he is also the newly appointed Youqian Capital Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

An official of the fourth rank is two grades higher than him, not to mention that the imperial censor is the person who is used by the emperor to supervise the courtiers to rectify the morale of the court, so how could he be invited to the house casually? ?

Although Jia Zheng was an official in the Ministry of Industry, he had also heard rumors recently and received a letter from Wang Ziteng. To be honest, Jia Zheng didn't want to get involved in those matters. He knew in his heart that Jia's mother's move was mostly for the sake of the Wang family.

Their family's purpose is not pure, could it be that this young general who has become a fourth-rank official at a young age can't see it?

Jia Zheng couldn't influence Jia's mother's decision, so he had to make up his mind to treat Lin Jian respectfully.Even if this is a private gathering, they dare not slack off a bit.

Jia Amnesty didn't expect so much, but he knew that the most sought-after person in the imperial court was Lin Jian, Marquis of Southern Anhui.

He inherited a worldly job, and he also has a position in the court. He didn't think about how to curry favor with Lin Jian, but now that Jia Zheng took the lead, he was afraid that Jia Zheng would make a good impression on Lin Jian. , so he hurriedly smiled obsequiously at Lin Jian, and followed Jia Zheng's lead in asking him to take a seat.

Lin Jian smiled slightly, and didn't agree with them: "Mr. Xie, Mr. Zheng is being polite. This is not the court, Mr. Zheng doesn't need to be so restrained, just treat me as usual."

He flicked up his clothes, and sat down next to Jia Lian gracefully. Seeing this, Jia Zheng had no choice but to let Jia Amnesty take the seat.

There are not many males in the Rongguo Mansion, and there is ample space to sit around a table, and it is comfortable for a few people to sit apart and talk independently.

Lin Jian drank the wine poured by Jia Lian himself, and asked him with a smile: "Second Young Master Lian, I just saw that you have trouble walking, did your foot hurt?"

Jia Lian was taken aback for a moment, and then his face turned blue and white. He gritted his molars and almost squeezed out a sentence: "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your concern. It's just a small injury."

"Small injury?"

Lin Jian narrowed his eyes and smiled, "If the Second Young Master Lian doesn't say anything, do you think I really don't know?"

He glanced sideways at Jia She, and then laughed softly, "As far as I know, the second son of Lian made a mistake with his father after the imperial order came down, and was punished by his father. There was a beating."

Jia Lian didn't want to bring up this matter at first, but Lin Jian knew everything about it, and thinking that he was cheated by Lin Jian in such a situation, he simply smashed the jar, gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Master Hou is wrong, it's not a meal , It was two meals. That day when I came back from Yangzhou, my father beat me once."

Jia Lian helped Lin Jian to seek money from general merchants in Yangzhou. Some general merchants who were good friends with Xue's family wrote letters to Xue Pan to complain. Xue Pan ran to Jia Amnesty after receiving the letter.When Jia Amnesty knew this, he was naturally angry, saying that Jia Lian ignored his own family and went to help outsiders. He didn't listen to Jia Lian's explanation, so he ordered someone to restrain Jia Lian that day and beat Jia Lian severely.

Jia Lian recuperated at home for several days, and finally healed up from his injuries, and finally he was ordered by the imperial court that he had been thinking about.He was appointed as the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate experienced Sizheng Qipin Dushi.

It was clear that he was going to work under Lin Jian.

Jia Lian's first reaction was to be dumbfounded when he received this order, and his second reaction was that he was once again severely tricked by Lin Jian.

Jia Amnesty was not only unhappy when he learned of the imperial edict, but was extremely angry, saying that Jia Lian had learned to curry favor with people who should not be currying favors when he went out, and that Jia Lian was a bastard who ate inside and out, and that such a big incident in the Wang family clearly showed the Wang family If they don't deal with Lin Jian, even if the Wang family seeks to win Lin Jian over now, Jia Amnesty will never want to see Jia Lian and Lin Jian get mixed up.

Jia Amnesty didn't care about the three sevens and twenty ones, just found a wrong place, and beat Jia Lian again.It was Jia Zheng's persuasion that made Jia Amnesty calm down.

This happened not long ago, and Jia Lian's injuries were still not healed. Lin Jian paid attention to it, so he could see it naturally.

Lin Jian saw Jia Lian gritted his teeth but didn't dare to attack, and smiled slightly: "It's not my fault, it's your father's fault."

"Second son Lian, you have already reported to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, what's the matter?"

"The job I found for you is well-intentioned. You are such a smart person, can't you see it?"

Jia Lian had been recuperating at home for several days, and he needed to be quiet in pain. Even Wang Xifeng didn't bother him anymore. After several days of meditation, he figured out a way to do it.

He thought for a while, and tentatively asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you want me to be your eyes and ears and serve you wholeheartedly?"

When Lin Jian heard this, his eyebrows twitched slightly, but he ignored Jia Lian. He just pointed to the child beside him and asked Jia Lian, "Is this the great-grandson of the second room in your house?"

Jia Lian saw that Lin Jian was talking about Jia Lan.

Jia Lan was obediently eating the crab legs in his hand, and didn't notice that someone was talking about him.

Jia Lian nodded and said that this was Jia Lan, the grandson of Jia Zheng.

Lin Jian looked at it for a while, then smiled lightly and said, "I think he's more pleasing to the eye in your family. Although he is young, he has delicate features, clear eyes, and a strong sense of book in his gestures. It can be seen that the discipline is extremely strict on weekdays. If this child is educated well, he will have great achievements in the future .”

"At first, I thought that Rong Gong's descendants were useless, but now I see, this is not good for martial arts, but there are successors for Congwen."

When Jia Lian heard these words saying that his Rongguo Mansion was in decline, it didn't please his ears, but seeing Lin Jian's wanton and frivolous appearance, he moved his lips a few times, but chose to keep silent.

Jia Lian was silent when he suddenly saw Lin Jian looking at him meaningfully, his voice was low and cold, as if the chilly rain had sunk into his heart: "Second Young Master Lian, from the moment you accepted my imperial envoy's seal, From now on, you are mine. But I am a man of the Holy One, so you are also a man of the Holy One. Do whatever the Holy Majesty wants you to do, even if you are an enemy of your entire family, you must do nothing. Do it without hesitation."

"I have always been ruthless and merciless towards my enemies. You should be glad that I have taken a fancy to you, because I rescued you from a building that was about to collapse. I will give you a clear path, you You have to fight for us without hesitation. Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, you won’t set yourself on fire like them, and you will be reborn from the ashes.”

Lin Jian smiled slightly, and patted Jia Lian on the shoulder with his hand, "After this banquet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will have a new case. You cooperate with me to handle the case. Prince Teng, the inspector of the two provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, has committed several crimes with power for personal gain And mentioned, the Holy Majesty ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ministry of Punishment to conduct a joint trial."

"You are also a victim of murder hired by the Wang family. This time, just do your best and advocate justice for yourself."