The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

With Daiyu's temperament, it is indeed difficult for her to take the initiative to tidy up the dowry.What's more, although Rong Jia said that she had performed the coronation ceremony, she was actually far younger than her. Lin Mo always said that the child was still young, but she wasn't really talking about her own sister.Daiyu is not very old, but there are quite a few girls her age who go out, but Rong Jia who is only a few months older than Daiyu, he is really worried.

They are still children.

It's just that the Zutian matter needs to be properly discussed.

In the past at the Rongguo Mansion, the grandmother and the second aunt often whispered secretly, saying that although Lin Mo was adopted by Lin Hai, he was still too close to Shandong.Although she doesn't care about it, she understands that there is nothing to say about elder brother's behavior. Over the years, the worship of parents has never fallen. Intimacy.Now she is not a person who always worries about gains and losses, and she understands that the two families are actually one family and cannot be provoked by others, but she still hopes that her brother can get closer to her family.

Giving her all the property of the Lin family in Gusu as a dowry, anyone who heard about it would have to say that Marquis Jingyuan is a real person, but she was a little disappointed.In the end, I still have to say something about Lin Hai's personal belongings and Jia Min's dowry. The Lin family's ancestral property should be left to Lin Mo. After all, she will be the girl who will go out in the future, someone else's grandmother , Lin Mo is the one who inherits the incense of the Lin family.

To put it bluntly, he is the heir of Lin Hai, who is more orthodox than her.

At any rate, they are adopted, and they are a family, so they can't be so nondescript.She is not a stingy person either, she has no obsession with the ancestral property of the Lin family.Those who should stay in the Lin family must not be asked to take them to the Rong family.

She told Jingxian that Jingxian hadn't thought of this level, but she came to her senses after hearing it, and she didn't make any excuses. She just said "ask your brother to make it up for you" and so on. The politeness was too rusty, but he couldn't say it in the end.

Lin Che still came over to talk with her from time to time.She heard that her third younger brother might be going to the north to be a military doctor after the new year, and she was 12 reluctant to bear it: "How hard is it there? How can you bear it?" Lin Che didn't care: "They are all raised by parents, 10,000+ The army can stand it, so why am I worse than them. And my uncle takes care of me. My sister doesn’t have to worry about me.”

How can I not be worried, but since Lin Che has made up his mind, Daiyu also knows that she can't talk to him, so she is annoyed: "Okay, I am meddling in my own business!"

Lin Che hurriedly apologized: "Don't blame my sister, it's because I can't speak. It was just to tell my sister not to worry."

With only a few days left to get along with each other, Daiyu couldn't bear to be really angry with him, but she held his hand and cried, "I just don't know how long it will take to see each other after this time." Her marriage was also delayed. Sometimes, although she doesn't know much about the war in the north, she also knows that those who have gone to the frontier will not come back for three to five years. Even if Lin Che is only going to be a military doctor, he will join the army. At that time, she might have already become someone else's wife. Although the Rong and Lin families have always been close, it's just that when they are grown up, it's hard to say whether they will talk about everything with their childhood sweethearts like they are now.

Thinking of it, she couldn't help wiping away her tears, she only hated herself for playing childish temper with him in the past, why did her brother, who was obviously younger than herself, always play tricks with him and ask him to coax her?

Lin Che scratched her head: "Sister, if you cry again, I really don't know what to do. But I thought, we have been friends since we were young. As long as my sister and brother have the heart, how many years Aren’t they still siblings? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen each other. When I was eating something, I remembered that when I was young, I had a younger brother who also liked to eat this. Can it be said that this is unfamiliar? I don’t know about others. The two eldest brothers will always be my sister's natal brothers, whenever my sister calls out, we will go through fire and water."

Daiyu complained: "You came here today to make me cry!"

Lin Che smiled, but took out a cookbook from her cuff: "I don't know what to give my sister. I figured it out after I was idle at home these days. My sister has a bad spleen and stomach, so I have to be careful about what I eat. Boiled and fried are more nourishing than fried, fried and roasted. This is the recipe when making soup. It’s a bit long-winded. What to eat with lamb and what to eat with fish, I will just write it down, sister Don't forget to eat in the future. There will always be some benefits." He thought for a while, then smiled, "Actually, I don't need to say anything more, although Brother Jia is not worrying, he is not inconsiderate."

Daiyu blushed, picked up the booklet and threw it on him, spit and said, "How old are you, don't say anything nice! I'll tell my elder brother one day, and see if he doesn't beat you up."

"Brother hasn't beaten me in all these years, he's not a hands-on person." Lin Che stuck out her tongue.Daiyu also trembled with him with lingering fear: "If he talks about people, he can kill people." She considers herself to be sharp-tongued, and she was often joked by Sister Feng and the others in Rongguo Mansion. It's just that compared with Lin Mo's long speeches citing scriptures, it always seems to be a little less imposing. However, few people can get in their mouths under Lin Mo's preaching, but he has a righteous and dignified appearance. The principle is sound, except for one Jia Baoyu, no one really can bear this.

However, Jia Baoyu can't speak well of him, it's just that for some reason, this person's brain is stubborn, and he thinks he is right, even if the whole world says he is wrong, he will not change, even if this His temper caused the people around him to suffer, and he would only cry for a while, without realizing that he had done something wrong.

Rong Jia cared about Daiyu's reputation, but didn't say anything about it. He will be transferred from Taichang Temple to the Ministry of Rites in the next few days - this is a common occurrence in the wilderness, and he is still a fifth grade, so he can't be promoted. Jiang, the person in charge is the troublesome work of receiving the envoys, and he is so busy that he doesn't touch the ground. People see that although he is young and has few qualifications, he has a strong family background and is a sure-fire son-in-law. They always call him To support the place, he is also from the eunuch's family. He knows that the newcomer can't be lazy, otherwise it will be difficult to do it in the next few years, so he has to do everything by himself. The family has to repair the garden, so he is so busy, and there is Jia Baoyu came to him and cried and told him to treat Sister Lin better, not to let her down.

Rong Jia only felt that all internal organs were burned, and cursed: "What are you?"

Baoyu poked his neck and said, "I... I don't count anyone, I just can't understand—"

His voice cut off.

Rong Jia withdrew his fist, and gave him another hard look: "Why are you pretending to be dead? Did I hit you? I used to be too lazy to step on the garbage, because I was afraid that the soles of my shoes would stink. But if you dare to smoke me again, I will Throwing a pair of shoes can kill you." He has a harmless youthful face, and when he speaks harsh words, his eyes really seem to want to kill someone. He was so scared that he fainted, and Mingyan behind him didn't care what Rong Jia was at this moment, he hurried forward to push him away to protect him, but Rong Jia looked tall and thin like a pole, but his strength was weak. Little, but he grabbed his hand with his backhand and threw him out: "Heh, the flies and mosquitoes that are biting on the garbage dare to compete? If I want to move your master, I have to weigh it, and if I want to kill you, I need it." Thought?"

Mingyan was so angry that her face turned red and green: "Second Master Rong! You also know that you have to weigh carefully if you want to touch our second master! Jia Rong and his family will soon become in-laws. You come here for the younger brother of your future sister-in-law. When you come out, what will Master Rong think of you!"

Rong Jia snorted coldly, and stepped on Ming Yan's face: "My father and my elder brother will think that I am not going well because of something like you?"

Baoyu couldn't get used to it, so he tried his best to hold back his frightened feelings and said, "Master Rong won't be angry because of Mingyan. Let me tell you what you think he will say?"

"Second Master Bao, are you a three-year-old child? Tell your father if you can't beat him? I almost forgot, I have to call you Brother Bao, Brother Bao, since we want to sue, why don't we sue in full? Beat your boy, why did I scold you, let me tell you the whole story, don’t just tell my father, why not tell your father by the way, and beg him to come and vent your anger?” When Rong Jia was seven or eight years old He has the ability to anger Luo Daowei, the general soldier of Shandong, and he is afraid of Jia Baoyu?Originally, this second master Bao had arranged for him a fairly secluded restaurant, so he was unambiguous, and he didn't even bother to give him the kindness on his face, and said, "I don't know, second master Bao is deliberately planning to make things worse. What is the reputation of my fiancée..."

Baoyu hurriedly said: "I didn't! How dare I spoil Sister Lin's reputation! I'm just, just afraid that you will insult Sister Lin..."

"I won't bully her, but don't blame me for bullying you when you hear my fiancée's name mentioned by a foreigner like you." Rong Jia said harshly, "You call this sister that sister, why don't you want to?" I think you have a sister but you are about to become a member of my family, you offended me so hard here, how much do you hate that sister?"

Baoyu cried: "This matter has nothing to do with the second sister!"

"The matter of my fiancée has nothing to do with you!" Rong Jia waved his fist again, kicked the door open after falling off the stool, and kicked the door shut without even looking at the Mingyan on the ground, "Bang Tong "There was a loud noise, calling the first floor, and the people on the second floor couldn't help but look this way, and the clever Xiaoer had already rushed over: "Isn't this Master Rong? Who made you unhappy?"

This restaurant is located near the Ministry of Rites, and Rong Jia is also a good person, he has been here several times with his superiors and colleagues, and the owner of the restaurant, Xiao Er, recognizes him.He has always grinned that smiling face that looks particularly easy to bully, even though his status is there, someone still wants to pinch his face.He didn't mind it either, it was really rare to have such a big fire today.

The shop waiter is also clever: "Could it be that Master Rong is not happy with his meal? That's our shop's fault. Or, give us a chance to redeem our sins and prepare good dishes for you, our shopkeeper Apologize to accompany you personally?"

"There's no need to be so troublesome." Rong Jia took a few deep breaths, and then she returned to her smiling face, "I still have something to do in the etiquette department - the second brother gave me a pot of pear blossoms, and our lord Zuo Shilang loves you all." This mouthful of home."

The shop waiter hurriedly responded, and hurried to get it: "Second Master Rong, may I help you take it to the Ministry of Rites?" Rong Jia came here alone today, not even a servant, and it seemed that he wanted to hold it by himself. Going back with the jug, although the business in the store is busy, it can't let Mr. Rong lose face.

"You can't get in, just give it to me." Rong Jia didn't care, holding it by herself, and just walked out the door like that.

Mingyan was paying attention to the voices outside, and he was relieved to hear this: "Second Master, are you okay?" After he finished speaking, he felt a pain in his heart, and he spit out blood, and then picked up his clothes At first glance, there is a large bruise on the arm, not to mention, the place where Rong Jia stepped on the stomach has already turned black, the pain was numb just now, I didn't feel it, but now I just feel that it is difficult to even stand up.

Baoyu was angry, distressed, and hated himself for being useless: "Listen to what he said just now, it can be seen that he is a selfish man. Poor sister Lin followed him. I don't know what kind of dirty fame and fortune I will be taken into." Go. Poor Sister Lin is a person who won't get along with other people... This person is really hateful, he used the master to oppress me, and threatened the second sister, there is no one who is upright."

Mingyan sighed, but struggled to get up by herself, called the waiter to come in, gave him money and asked him to send a message to Sao Hong who was waiting outside, and come in to pick up the second master and herself.The waiter in the shop looked him up and down, and said quietly: "Master, I know that the Rongguo Mansion is rich and powerful, and we also listen to the reputation of Second Master Bao, but this is not to be an in-law. Is Second Master Rong falling in love again?"

Mingyan said: "I'm sorry to bother you to pass on a message—there's no bickering, our second master and Rong second master are about the same age, it's just a child throwing a fit."

He didn't even believe it himself.It's all right to say that Baoyu loses his temper. Rong Jia, who is very successful in the Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites, and who is firmly seated as a son-in-law, you think he will lose his temper as a child?But the shop waiter just smiled, Rong Jia couldn't afford it, and Jia Baoyu couldn't afford it either, and he didn't want Mingyan's money, so he went down to tell the red sweeper in a hurry - anyway, it's serious to send these masters away earlier.

Rong Jia returned to the Ministry of Rites, and first brought wine to Zuo Shilang——Zuo Shilang's surname is Zhou, and he is Zhou Hanlin's distant cousin. Zhou Hanlin is his teacher, so he naturally respects Zhou Shilang as his elder. What's the matter? Just send it over first.

Unexpectedly, Yu Zhengwen was in Zhou Shilang's room.He passed it on with a smile, and shouted "Come in" twice, which was a bit embarrassing.

Rong Jia rolled his eyes, and went in without haste, and served the wine first: "Master Shang Shu is also here."

Yu Zhengwen was also a little embarrassed: "Zhongyun has a very good relationship with Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Shilang hurriedly said: "Because of my brother..."

At the main hall that day, Yu Zhengwen tried to persuade Rong Jia to be his son-in-law. He couldn't tell whether the little lord had really forgotten, or was secretly thinking about it in his heart. He was extremely embarrassed, but he just observed it for a few days. However, this kid has a naive look on his face, he looks like he has no city in his chest, and he takes care of everything in a smooth and thoughtful manner. Even he has to sigh that "the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead".

Rong Jia said: "Originally I asked Zhou Shilang to accompany me to tell Lord Shangshu about something. It's embarrassing to be an official when Lord Shangshu is here."

Yu Zhengwen laughed loudly and said, "Is there anything you can't just say, you have to ask Mr. Zhou to be with you? Am I a tiger who can eat people?"

Zhou Shilang also said: "You can just tell Lord Shangshu directly."

"My lord, there is an ambassador from Ryukyu who has been missing since yesterday."

Yu Zhengwen was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't expect such a trivial matter, and suspected that Rong Jia had nothing to say: "Maybe he was sick, or went back?"

"No, my lord, I have questioned people carefully, and the guards at the embassy said that no one has gone out. Either the envoy is hiding, or he has slipped out, and the officer thinks, whichever it is There must be a reason for everything.”

Zhou Shilang said: "There are so many people, maybe you have misread it?"

"That envoy is a Han Chinese. He has a very strong nasal voice when he speaks, and he often sniffs his nose. He is thin and thin. It is true-there are not many civil envoys as thin as him, let alone warriors. The official paid more attention when he saw him the first day, and he was sure he hadn't seen him since yesterday."

The envoys who come to Beijing are all the envoys of the vassal states of the dynasty and friendly neighbors. Most of them are personable and stalwart. In Ryukyu, there is an extra person who is described as thin, not outstanding, and even has a somewhat wretched temperament. I don’t blame Rong Jia Take a few more glances.After all, he was still a child, and he cared a lot about people's appearance, so he fell in love with him after not seeing him for two days.

After all, Yu Zhengwen has been a first-rank official for so many years, and he is also called Xiangye. Seeing that Rong Jia's appearance does not look like nonsense, he said: "This matter has not been clarified yet, so it is not appropriate to make it public. You ask someone to go secretly." check."

Rong Jia complained: "My lord, where are there any idlers in the Ministry of Rites now? Even your old man didn't come home on time. Where can I find some free time? Do you want to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate or Honglu Temple..."

"Nonsense!" Yu Zhengwen said, "Secretly investigate this matter, and the fewer people who know about it, the better. Why do you think King Beijing can be King of Beijing? It's because he doesn't say anything! You are as old as you are today. It's okay, it's me and Mr. Zhou who met, but if it's someone else who spreads the word, the other side has already prepared, and it's too late for you to cry!" After saying these words, he thought It can be regarded as persuasion, as if getting closer to Rong Jia.

Sure enough, Rong Jia said: "My lord taught me a lesson—it's just that there are no one around."

Yu Zhengwen said: "Your father—"

Rong Jia frightened: "My lord, you can't do this! The emperor knows..."

It has always been a big taboo in the official circles to replace Yue Zu, especially the Sixth Central Committee and local officials. They should always follow the rhythm of well water and river water. Although Rong Mingqian is still very important at the moment, Rong Jia is not willing to take this risk.He looks carefree, but he is actually a cautious person who walks cautiously, and he is not willing to go sideways with his sword.

It's not that everyone is a cousin, how willful you are, you have your own limit, and if you don't touch the bottom line, the emperor seems to be able to bear it.

cousin……

Sure enough, he could think of it, and Yu Zhengwen could think of it too: "Jing Yuanhou..."

"Cousin is so busy these days that I can't even eat. This kind of work is just—" Rong Jia lowered her voice, "Is the Second Highness not here?"

The emperor likes to send his son to the Six Ministries for inspection, one is to supervise the cabinet, and the other is to train his son to do things. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for Zhao Wang Shuiyou, who has always been moody.Shui You is a reckless master, he has seen it through these years, knowing that he has no hope, but he also put on an appearance of not fighting or grabbing, taking a vain job in the Ministry of Rites, unlike Shui Fu, who took Cao Shangshu There was nothing to do.

Yu Zhengwen was a little afraid of King Zhao at first, but gradually he became afraid that King Zhao would rob him of his real power, and later on, he didn't care much about the idle king, but when Rong Jia mentioned it, he was very startled .

But no matter what, that one is the serious son of the emperor, no matter who he is, he has to respectfully call His Highness, and he is in the Ministry of Rites and has nothing to do, so asking him for help is much smoother than their messing around.

This matter has to be said by his jade face with this old face.

Unexpectedly, Shuiyou agreed quite readily: "Oh? Playing tricks under our noses? This is a bit interesting. I get it."

Yu Zhengwen was quite surprised and hurriedly thanked him.

Shui You said: "I know what Lord Yu is thinking, but you don't need to think too much. You just need to know that no matter how useless this king is, I won't want to grab things from you people."

It doesn't matter if he can't grab his own brother, but now that the crown prince has not been established, as the prince, he is the "lord" of Yu Zhengwen, and there is really no need to fight against him.

Yu Zhengwen's old face flushed red: "Yes yes yes."

"Couldn't you have been aware of this matter by yourself?" Shui You said, "Let's hear it, who is so careful?"

Yu Zhengwen didn't dare to hide it: "It's Rong Zhongyun."

"Rong Jia, call him, I have something to ask him."

Yu Zhengwen had no choice but to call Rong Jia, but Shuiyou didn't seem to want him to listen, he was an extremely human minister anyway, when was he so aggrieved?But Shuiyou had just given him a bad start and reminded them of their identities, so he naturally didn't dare to offend him, so he took the initiative to go out with an amiable face.

Rong Jia looked obedient and obedient, waiting for Shui You to speak.

"I used to think how uncomfortable Lin Mo was. I felt that this rabbit master was so blatant, but he favored Jingning again. He and Aunt Hui have been smart all their lives. Why did they choose such a husband for their granddaughter? Now it seems that, I misunderstood him." Unexpectedly, when Shuiyou said it, it was irrelevant.

Rong Jia felt a little choked: "My lord misunderstood, cousin and sister-in-law have a very strong relationship..."

"I have eyes myself!" Shui You said, "He is a smart man, he knows that he can't win the third child - there are not many people in this world who can win the third child. Little thing, you saw your cousin later , tell him what I have said."

Rong Jia secretly complained, he felt that he and these high-ranking lords simply didn't think in the same way.Although some people joked that he was going to be the son-in-law, but with the princes... the Second Highness and his cousin have a good relationship, don't they?Lin Mo also seemed to be willing to support His Highness the Second Highness, why didn't he say it himself?

The Third Highness doesn't seem like someone who can steal things.

Rong Jia felt that her brain was not enough.