The Fate of the Red Chamber

After ten days or so, Jia Lian finally received letters from the capital, including letters from the old lady, Mrs. Wang, and his wife Wang Xifeng.

It is said that when Zhao'er sent the letter back to Jia's family, the Lin family's adoption ceremony was over.

The Jia family is one of the Eight Dukes' mansions in the capital, and it also occupied two of Ning Rong's residences. It was also very prominent back then.It's just that the children and grandchildren are useless, and they don't know how to make contributions, blindly relying on the shadow of their ancestors to live an idle and playful life.Today, in the Rongguo Mansion, only the Eldest Master Jia She inherits the idle position of a third-class general. The Second Master is just a fifth-rank member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, and Jia Lian has donated a co-prefect.

Daiyu's mother, Jia Min, is the direct daughter of the old matriarch in the Rongguo Mansion, and the sister of Jia She and Jia Zheng.After Jia Min passed away, Mother Jia took pity on her granddaughter who was young and had no mother to raise her, and had no brothers or sisters to rely on, so she insisted on bringing Daiyu to the capital after several revisions.

Of course, Jia's mother is not completely selfless. The current Jia's family has run out of money, leaving only empty shelves and no real power in the court; and the Lin family has six generations of scholars, four generations of nobles, and a lot of property, and Lin Ruhai is deeply loved. A court official who is valued by the emperor is in charge of Jiangnan's finances.Mother Jia was worried that her daughter's relationship with the Lin family would weaken after her daughter's death, so she decided to take good care of Daiyu so that the relationship between the two families could be maintained for a long time, so she took Daiyu away several times.

This time Lin Ruhai was seriously ill, Mother Jia estimated that she would not have much time left, so she sent Jia Lian to take care of the housework on behalf of her younger sister, and then brought her back to the capital.For the sake of Anlin Ruhai's heart, there is also the love for Daiyu's grandfather and grandchildren in it, so she begs Daiyu for Baoyu.Originally thought that this was a matter of inseparability, no one in the Lin family could entrust Daiyu to the Jia family, who else could Lin Ruhai entrust, he had been happily waiting for Jia Lian to bring Daiyu back.

Unexpectedly, what was waiting was the news that the Lin family had adopted a son, and Jia Mu was so angry that her blood was surging. This son-in-law, could it be that he was sick and confused, and instead of entrusting everything to an outsider, he would not be afraid of his daughter. Was bullied to go.

After a while, Fang Chen said in a deep voice, "I've invited the first wife, the second wife, and the second grandma."

Not long after, Wang Xifeng arrived first, followed by the eldest wife and second wife.

"Yuanyang, who made the old ancestor angry, so he didn't fight out. The old ancestor is not angry. Brother Bao, don't feel sorry for him when he gets angry when he turns around." As soon as Sister Feng came in, she felt that Jia's mother's voice was different, and she saw Yuanyang's face again. With a wink, she knew that Jia's mother liked Baoyu the most, so she quickly pulled him out to talk about the matter.

"You monkey, don't involve your brother Bao in everything. I just received a letter from Lian'er. I don't want Uncle Lin to adopt a son to inherit the Lin family. What do you think about this?" Being teased by Sister Feng, Mother Jia The breath in my heart slowed down, but when Lin Ruhai was mentioned, I felt a little gnashed again.

The eldest wife, Mrs. Xing, was originally a house-filler and had no status in the mansion. She was greedy and loves money by nature, but her mind was not big.Hearing this, I couldn't help but wonder to myself that the Lin family's adoptive son inheriting the family business is very common, whether it is an official family or an ordinary person. What does it have to do with us?

Mrs. Xing didn't understand what Jiamu meant, but Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng knew very well that Sister Feng was the one who had the most careful eyes.But the second wife, Mrs. Wang, looks kind and gentle, but she has a very strong idea. When Jia Lian went south, she didn't give much advice, and she was eagerly waiting for the Lin family's million-dollar fortune.Hearing that the Lin family was going to adopt a son suddenly, he was stunned. There had been no rumors for so many years, but in the eyes of this result, a good thing was ruined.

"Old lady, has Uncle Lin selected a successor? Is there no room for change? Our family has absolutely no room for discussion. If members of the Lin clan object, maybe we can stop it." Sister Feng knew that although they tried everything I don't want the Lin family to adopt, but there is no room for them to comment, so I asked after a long pause.

"The one chosen was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, also surnamed Lin. I don't know if he is the sons and nephews of the Lin family. Even the date has been set, and I am afraid that the big event has already been decided." Jia Mu calculated and Jia Lian sent a letter If there is no accident, the adoption of the Lin family will be over for a few days.

Mrs. Wang frowned all the time and said nothing, at this moment she said angrily: "Uncle Lin didn't discuss with us about such an important matter. He really doesn't care about his granddaughter. Can the old lady help her granddaughter?"

Those who don't know, must think that Mrs. Wang is an aunt who thinks of her granddaughter in everything, which is worthy of the bearing of the headed wife.

Of course, the people present are not fools. They understand that Mrs. Wang does not want to help Daiyu, she clearly wants to meddle in Daiyu's family property. Who doesn't know that Mrs. Wang has always loved her sister's daughter Xue Baochai, and she is lukewarm towards Miss Lin. of.

However, no one would say such things. Mother Jia frowned and thought about it for a long time before she said to Sister Feng: "The most important thing is to find out the details of that young man first. I'll leave it to Lian'er. In my opinion No one in the Lin family is as valuable as the Lin Ruhai family. The children in the family must be petty and do not understand everything. Uncle Lin is not in good health. If one day grows old, the two children will not be bullied. We are direct relatives The grandparents' house, of course, can't just sit and watch.

Therefore, Lian'er doesn't have to go back to Beijing for the time being, and takes good care of Uncle Lin, and will bring his cousins ​​to Beijing with him in the future.In the future, Yu'er will be a family member to Baoyu, and we will make a good relationship with Cousin Lin in order to fulfill our family's obligations.What do you think? "

When she heard that Daiyu was going to be given to Baoyu, Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up and she was very stern, but she didn't say anything in the end, the property of the Lin family must be given to my Baoyu.

Mrs. Xing didn't have those flamboyant guts, but she was born in such a wealthy compound, if she couldn't even hear Jia Mu's words, she would have been swallowed alive, her teeth were cold for a while, and her own granddaughter would not be spared. She is really a loving grandmother.

"The old lady is still merciful, she only thinks about Sister Lin, and she never forgets to care about her in such things. I have a pity that I serve the old lady every day, but I can't even get half a good word." Wang Xifeng and his wife are both People who are addicted to money, if there is such a good thing, they don't try their best to make the old lady happy, so that they can get a share in the future.

"Hey, tell the servants not to laugh at you to death when they see your virtue. Hurry up and write a letter to your Lian'er, rubbing it until my bones are soft." Because there was a solution, Jia's mother was already serious. Changing his smile, he deliberately joked with Wang Xifeng.