[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

The doors and windows of Rongxi Hall were closed tightly. When Jia Mu and the others rushed to the porch, they were naturally one step too late and could not see anything in the hall. The muffled sound of flesh.

It was still raining outside at the moment, although the rain was a little lighter, but Mother Jia and others rushed all the way, even though some people held umbrellas, she, Mrs Wang and others were still in a mess.

Jia's mother was heartbroken that Jia Baoyu was beaten, and she couldn't care less about it. She stood under the porch with Mrs. Wang, and ordered someone to come forward and call for the door, so that the people inside could open the door quickly.

Mother Jia couldn't see what was going on inside, but when she heard Jia Baoyu's screams and Jia Baoyu yelling about the old lady, old lady, and lady to save me, her tears came down, and Mrs. Wang was also crying beside her. .

Lin Jian had an order, so naturally his people would not open the door for Mrs. Jia Muwang and others, lest they come in and get confused.

Jia Zheng looked at the scene of Jia Baoyu being beaten in front of him, feeling very complicated in his heart, he couldn't bear to watch it any longer, he thought it would be better if Mother Jia didn't come in, lest the old lady couldn't bear the excitement in front of her and make any trouble It's not good if things come.

Jia Zheng didn't move, and with people from Lin Jian watching, several of Jia Zheng's long followers who were still in Rongxi Hall didn't move either.

Outside, there was Mother Jia ordering people to keep calling the door, and the cries of the female relatives such as Mrs. Jia Wang could also be faintly heard. Inside, there were also Jia Baoyu's screams and the sound of beating boards, and the sound of rain. These noisy sounds were superimposed It's easy to get upset.

But Lin Jian seemed to have never heard of it, and sat there with a calm expression, as if the chaos in front of him hadn't affected him in the slightest.

Jia Baoyu's strength gradually weakened, but the screams were still piercing, and Jia Zheng couldn't bear it, so he said to his attendant, "Go and shut his mouth."

He was also afraid that Jia's mother outside would be too irritated by hearing this, and he also had selfish intentions, wanting Jia Baoyu to save some energy and take a rest.

"Don't block."

Lin Jian, who had been in meditation for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth. He looked at Jia Zheng quietly, "Young Master Ling's blood is retrograde at the moment, and shouting will help him relieve the pain. If you gag his mouth, he will It hurts and suffocates."

Jia Zheng didn't move. He and Jia's mother and others outside could only continue to endure Jia Baoyu's weaker and weaker cries as if they were being tortured.

When the beating was over, Jia Baoyu had passed out from the pain. Under Lin Jian's signal, the guards of the Lin family opened the closed door, and Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, who had already started smashing the door outside, swarmed in surrounded by everyone. At a glance, he saw Jia Baoyu who had just been untied and lying unconscious on the bench.

Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang threw themselves on Jia Baoyu's body and wept bitterly, and Jia Zheng also stood beside him and wiped his tears.

Mother Jia cried bitterly for a while, and suddenly saw Jia Zheng standing beside her, she cried and scolded Jia Zheng immediately, saying that Jia Zheng helped outsiders beat her son, that Jia Zheng was unfilial, and even wanted to stand up when she was excited and use her hand The crutch beat Jia Zheng.

Jia's mother scolded Jia Zheng, but Jia Zheng didn't dare to tell the difference, so he could only listen with tears in his eyes. Jia's mother scolded Jia Baoyu for a while to relieve her anger, and then looked at Jia Baoyu again, and her heart ached again. She thought of the culprit, and immediately asked Yuanyang to help her After getting up, she walked slowly to Lin Jian.

Jia Zheng was going to support Jia's mother, but Jia's mother threw her away. Jia's mother stood still in front of Lin Jian: "Mr. Lin, you came to Rongguo Mansion for no reason and made a scene. Do you want to rebel? We The Jia family is not empty, the ancestors fought bloody battles to get the plaque, you cut off the plaque for no reason, you are too crazy!"

"Is my Rongguo Mansion a place where you can run wild? You beat my grandson for no reason. You are really deceiving people. I want to sue you in front of the Holy One! I want to seek justice for my Rongguo Mansion!"

"You say I'm deceiving too much?"

Lin Jian had a half-smile, he raised his hand and pointed at Jia's mother, then at Jia Baoyu, "Aren't you bullying too much? Isn't your grandson bullying too much?"

He just used his own way to deal with his own body, it's really ridiculous that these bullies of the Jia family have the nerve to say that he has deceived others too much.

"Old lady, the word rebellion/rebellion is too heavy, and I really can't afford it. Mr. Zheng, let's talk about it."

Jia Zheng didn't want to say those things in front of so many people, but he couldn't make up his mind at this time, he hesitated for a while, and told Jia Mu's questioning about the wagtail incense stick.

After Jia Zheng finished speaking, Mother Jia fell silent.She lives in the inner house, but this life has also gone through turbulent winds and waves. It is true that Jia Baoyu has the wagtail incense string bestowed by the emperor of Beijing County on his hands. It's always difficult to die well, let alone fall into the hands of Lin Jian, the new imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Today Lin Jian sent Jia Baoyu like this, it is really not wronged.

Mother Jia changed her mind and made the same decision as Jia Zheng. She gritted her teeth and admitted it.

She stopped questioning Lin Jian, stopped scolding Jia Zheng, and even told Mrs. Wang and others not to cry. Although she was still in tears, she calmly directed everyone to send Jia Baoyu to her room. , and asked someone to invite a doctor, and then she would go back with Mrs. Wang to take care of Jia Baoyu.

Lin Jian stood up, gently rubbed the wagtail incense stick in his hand, and said softly, "Please stay, old lady. We still have something to talk about. Let's talk alone."

Mother Jia was a little angry, she was thinking about Jia Baoyu's injury, and didn't want to stay and talk to Lin Jian, but when she stopped and turned to look at Lin Jian, her eyes touched the wagtail incense stick in Lin Jian's hand, and then Seeing the dark and deep gaze in Lin Jian's eyes, the long-accumulated life experience told Jia's mother that she should stay and see what the young master of the Lin family wanted to say.

What's more, now that Mother Jia has calmed down, she also realized that the timing of Lin Jian's arrival was too coincidental. Many thoughts flashed through her mind, and she even wondered whether Lin Jian came here for Lin Daiyu, or to destroy her. What about their Jia family?

Because of these thoughts, Jia Mu's heart gradually became heavy, but she didn't show the slightest sign on her face, she stopped her steps calmly, and agreed to Lin Jian's request to have a private talk.

There was still a strong smell of blood in the air, and the servants of Jia's mansion were cleaning up the messy Rongxi Hall under the command of the housekeeper.

The stool where Jia Baoyu was tied just now was covered with bloodstains from Jia Baoyu's body, and the ground was also covered with bloodstains. The stool hadn't been removed yet, and the bloodstains hadn't been cleaned yet. Mother Jia couldn't bear to see this, so she wanted to talk to Lin Jian in the side room.

Lin Jian didn't listen to Mother Jia, and raised his hand to let Xiao Chen take the crowd out, so he talked with Mother Jia here.

Mother Jia had no choice but to obey, but she was afraid that Lin Jian would take the opportunity to hurt her, so she insisted on keeping the two close maids by her side.

After everyone left, Lin Jian saw that Mother Jia was sitting still, he casually played with the wagtail incense sticks in his hand, and said straight to the point: "Old lady, Miss Lin is going to sell her shop and Zhuangzi, what do you do about this matter?" No more meddling is allowed. Besides, Miss Lin and Lingsun's marriage is going to be cancelled, and your family is not allowed to continue the preparations in secret."

In the past, when Lin Jian saw Jia's mother, he was very polite.However, Lin Jian was deeply dissatisfied when he learned that Jia Mu had tampered with Lin Daiyu's shop, and when he arrived at the mansion, he heard what Zijuan said about what Jia Mu had done to Lin Daiyu, especially the private arrangement of Lin Daiyu's marriage.

Although Jia's mother is an elder, she is not respectful, so don't blame him for Lin Jian's contemptuous and presumptuous attitude.

Seeing Lin Jian's cocked legs and looking foolish, Jia's mother felt quite uncomfortable, but she didn't say anything, but after listening to Lin Jian's words, Jia's mother couldn't help but sneered and said: "Mr. Lin, these things are all from my family." Private matters have nothing to do with Lord Lin, so it seems that they are not under the control of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, right?"

"Before my uncle left, he gave me a letter. He entrusted Miss Lin to me. In the letter, it was written that Miss Lin's marriage is up to me. Miss Lin is sixteen this year. She has reached the age of marriage. Baoyu settled down, why not?"

Jiamu hated Lin Jian for beating Baoyu violently. Even if Lin Jian had a clue, Jiamu was not afraid and spoke very straightforwardly. She still insisted on her own decision, "Mr. Her cousin, I have no objection to you taking care of her and taking care of her, but when it comes to marriage, you should pay attention to the orders of your parents and the words of the matchmaker. I am her grandmother, and I am the one who makes serious decisions about her marriage. You are just a distant cousin. You have no right to interfere in this matter."

"Is it?"

Lin Jian smiled faintly, raised the wagtail incense skewer in his hand, and said, "It seems that this is not enough to make the old lady change her mind."

"But that's all. I have just taught Lingsun a lesson for the old man. I will not report the matter of incense, but I will not return it to you. Staying with me is regarded as a part of Lingsun's future actions. Be alert."

Lin Jian was originally here for Lin Daiyu, and he came here just to ask Jia Mu to let go.It was only later that I found out that Jia's mother had secretly arranged the marriage between Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, but it didn't matter, and it was just one more request.

Since he had a request, how could he not be ready to force Jiamu to let go?

He casually put the wagtail incense sticks in his palm, and took out a thin booklet from his skirt. The booklet was cut and bound with simple rice paper, and there was no writing on the inner pages. Lin Jian opened the booklet , and took out a few folded papers from inside.

He unfolded the papers one by one, looked up at Mother Jia, then lowered his eyes to the paper in his hand, and began to read word by word.

At first, Mother Jia still sneered and looked disapproving, and even watched Lin Jian's tricks with the mentality of watching the excitement, but after Lin Jian finished reading the two pages in his hand, Mother Jia's expression changed.

She sat up straight, her expression gradually serious, her brows became more and more wrinkled, her hands were tightly clenched, and even her complexion was slowly turning pale. She was very nervous. As Lin Jian read more and more, she Even more and more fear.

After Lin Jian finished reading the four pages of paper in his hand, he got up with a smile and took two steps forward. He stood still in front of Jiamu, and laid the paper flat in front of Jiamu's eyes, so that she could see it carefully.

He squinted his eyes and said: "Old lady, this is the dossier for the investigation of Mr. Amnesty by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. There are currently twelve pages in the dossier. Of course, the matter has not been investigated yet, and the number of pages will have to be increased after all investigations are completed. "

"The pardon of the old man is indeed worthy of being a martyr. The things he has done are much more powerful than Wang Ziteng. The four pages I brought are the most powerful among them. Old lady, you have lived in the inner house for a long time and don't care about foreign affairs. I'm afraid you don't know all about the things Mr. She has done outside? But you are not a fool. With regard to these things, once the Ministry of Criminal Justice files a case, not only will Mr. Amnesty be over, but your Rongguo Mansion's century-old reputation will also be lost. That plaque Ah, it will still be impossible to keep it at that time."

"Old lady, take a look, just these four pages, and the remaining file of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is it enough to make you change your mind?"

Mother Jia is getting old, but she is not so serious about the old people's old eyesight. When she was walking in the garden, in the snowy weather, she could see the faces of the maidservants from a long distance in the sedan chair. Now that Lin Jian was holding the file of the Metropolitan Procuratorate so close to her, she glanced at it and could tell at a glance that it was indeed the file of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

But Jia's mother was restless, and she heard Lin Jian read it again. At the time when her heart was disturbed, she only saw the file saying Jia Amnesty, a traffic official, bullying the weak according to the situation. On a certain day in a certain year, in a certain place, who did Jia She drink with and plan to bribe/bribe, etc.

Jia's mother was not confused either, she looked away and fixed on Lin Jian: "Mr. Lin, you are threatening me."

Lin Jian smiled. He put away the file in his hand and put it away as it was before looking down at Jia Mu with folded arms and saying, "You're wrong, I'm warning you."

Jia Mu said coldly: "Mr. Lin Hou used his power for personal gain, isn't he afraid of being blamed by the Holy One?"

Lin Jian laughed again: "Whether I'm afraid or not is my business, and it has nothing to do with you."

"Even if the Holy One blames me, I will not be like your Jia family who will have nothing after the incident, and I will not become a sinner who everyone gets and punishes."

"Old lady, you have to think carefully, are you determined to do this, or are you thinking about the future of your Jia family?"

At this moment, Mother Jia was in a state of disarray. She thought that although there were some irregularities in the house, the Jia family was still safe and sound, and nothing major would happen.Now knowing that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not only investigating the affairs of the mansion, but also investigating so many criminal evidences of Jia Amnesty, Jia's mother finally finds out that the stability and prosperity are just an illusion in her eyes, and the real situation is that Jia's family is already in jeopardy. It's crumbling.

"If the old man changes his words, can Hou Ye promise to destroy these files and keep my Jia family safe?"

However, Lin Jian seemed to hear that what Jia Mu said was a big joke, he laughed for a moment, then Lin Jian looked at Jia Mu and said: "Old lady, I said, I am warning you, not negotiating terms with you. .You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me now."

"If you insist on refusing, in the future, when an incident occurs in your house, you, the old lord, will be charged with a crime. The Holy Majesty values ​​Duke Lin so much. If you know that you have given his widowed daughter to you, you will not live up to it." grandson, do you think the Holy Majesty will let you go? You can’t save the old man, but the old man can keep it. Old lady, even if one day your Jia family collapses in half, you can get by with the old man. What’s happening in front of you? You robbed Miss Lin’s belongings and forced her to marry Lingsun. Your Majesty only needs to give you the crime of lax family management, teaching you and coveting the Lin family’s money, and you will be doomed.”

"Old lady, what you have to do now is to obey my will, stop interfering with Miss Lin's freedom, and stop forcing her marriage regardless of her wishes. Teach your elder son well, make him restrain himself, and you Jia There may be room for maneuver at home. Instead of stalemate with me here."

"You have to understand that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the eyes and mouthpiece of the Holy Majesty. You have to think carefully about it. Is my warning today really just given to you by me, Lin Jian?"

Mother Jia was shocked when she heard the words: "You mean to say that the Holy One——"

Before Jia's mother finished speaking, Lin Jian made a silent gesture, and said with a smile: "Old lady, it's good that you understand some things in your heart, and it's not appropriate to say them out.

From the moment Lin Jian took out the dossier from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Jia's mother knew that Lin Jian had a real guy in his hand, and it wasn't aimlessly threatening her.

She always has imperial orders, but after all, she is just an old woman in a deep house. Many things can't be done and can't be mastered. Many things outside are the business of men. She has to rely on her two sons. Do it, even the glory that she has now is brought to her by her husband.

If her son doesn't live up to his expectations and defeats the Jia family, how can she have the face to meet her husband?

The Four Kings and Eight Lords are a force, but the Four Kings and Eight Lords have developed for several years. The forces are intricate and the family branches are huge.

The Wang family was so deeply involved with her Jia family, but when the incident happened, didn't they give up just because they said they would give up?It's not that Jia's mother never thought of asking for help from her family friend, but the more she talked about such things, the more she angered the Holy Majesty.

Today, the Holy Master has real power in his hands. All the troops in the south of Lingnan and Anhui are loyal to the Holy Master. Lin Hong, the former general, sits firmly in the capital. Unless it is absolutely necessary, they can't confront the Holy One head-on, otherwise, wouldn't the reputation of loyalty accumulated for a hundred years be ruined in one go?

Mother Jia knew very well why Lin Jian wanted to talk to her about these things alone. Lin Jian was warning her that these things should not be made public. Tell others.She really can only persuade her children and grandchildren in private, asking them to change their ways from now on, otherwise, the Jia family will really be over in the future.

Compared with the future of Jia's family, Lin Daiyu's shops and her marriage with Jia Baoyu are really nothing.

Mother Jia regretted her life, she really didn't want to offend Emperor Chengsheng because of such things.She is selfish, she is greedy for the money and property in Lin Daiyu's hands, but she is not so confused.

Lin Jian was very patient. He saw that Jia Mu hadn't spoken for a long time, and he didn't rush him. He just sat back and waited quietly for Jia Mu to make a decision.

Mother Jia finally changed her tune.

"Master Hou, I promise you that I will not interfere with Miss Lin's affairs. The marriage between Miss Lin and Baoyu is cancelled. If Miss Lin wants to get married in the future, I will respect her wishes. It's just Lord Hou, I just want to ask more questions, Lord Hou Looking after Miss Lin like this, do you intend to marry Miss Lin?"

Lin Jian smiled faintly. Before he could speak, Xiao Chen's voice sounded outside: "Master, the King of Beijing County is here. The King of the County wants to see you by name."

Lin Jian lowered his eyes and smiled, and when he raised his eyes again, the corners of his lips curled up, but his eyes were as cold as frost. He looked at Jia's mother and said, "The mansion sent someone to invite Mr. Zheng and Mr. She to come back. Mr. Zheng behaved properly. When he came back, Pian She was too thoughtful, and just left the yamen, he said he had something to do and left. I knew that he was going to invite the king of Beijing County."

"When something like this happened in the house, no one can do anything to me, the young master of the Lin family, and the King of Beijing County can support you all."

Lin Jian got up, straightened his clothes, stretched his arms and stretched his muscles and muscles: "Okay, please go back, old lady. Please remember your words. Don't ask too much about Miss Lin's affairs, and don't worry about it. Discipline you The people in the mansion, and Lingsun. If I know that he bullied Miss Lin in such a way again, next time, it will not be as simple as being beaten. I don’t need to say about the rest, you should know how to deal with it Do."

"I'm going to see the King of Beijing, so I won't be far away."

Lin Jian went out, stood on the porch and waited for Jia's mother to go away, and then asked Xiao Chen, "Where is the King of Beijing?"

He came in a hurry, and he really didn't have the leisure to come here with an umbrella. He came all the way with the guards of the Lin family, and his body was soaked by the rain. Wear dry.

Lin Jian got out of the porch and took a look. The rain outside had stopped at some point. He saw that Xiao Chen's clothes were dry, only the tips of his hair were still a little wet. You know, he has a lot of hair, but even his sideburns are still wet.

Xiao Chen said: "The king of Beijing is in the east room."

Xiao Chen said that Jia Amnesty brought Shui Rong here.When Jia She came back, Lin Jian was talking to Jia's mother. Jia She knew that Rongxi Hall was in a mess, so he didn't dare to put Shui Rong here, so he let him go to the east side room.

Jia Amnesty just came to see it once, and told Xiao Chen who was guarding outside, to let Lin Jian go to the east room to meet Shui Rong, and then Jia Amnesty went back to accompany Shui Rong.

Lin Jian went to the east room to see Shui Rong, and called him Prince An, and saluted Shui Rong in a respectful manner.

In terms of title, Shui Rong is the king of the county, which is naturally higher in rank than him; in terms of position, Shui Rong is the envoy of Luanyi, a serious military officer of the second rank, and is also in a higher rank than Lin Jian, so it is only natural for Lin Jian to salute him matter.

Lin Jian had already put away the careless look he had just shown earlier. He was very well-behaved in front of Shui Rong, but he was neither humble nor overbearing, and had his own strength of character.

Shui Rong sat without getting up, but raised his hand lightly, telling Lin Jian not to be too polite: "Lin Yushi, please sit down."

Shui Rong glanced lightly at Jia She who was beside him. Jia She understood and served Shui Rong new tea in person. After watching the servants serve tea to Lin Jian, he led the people out of the east room and let Shui Rong and Lin Jian The two were talking alone in the room.