The Fate of the Red Chamber

Chapter 18: Recounting the past

In the room, Lin Ruhai sat opposite Mo Han, Lin Ruhai was hesitating whether to let Mo Han know, Mo Han was waiting for Lin Ruhai to order.After a long while, Lin Ruhai sighed, panted slightly, pointed to a shelf behind the bed and said: "Han'er, the rabbit lamp on the left, turn right three times, and take out the things inside."

Although Mo Han didn't understand what Lin Ruhai meant by this move, he obediently walked to the ancient shelf, followed Lin Ruhai's words and gently turned the rabbit lamp three times, and a dark box suddenly appeared inside, with a crimson brocade box on it.

Mo Han held the brocade box and sent it to Lin Ruhai, Lin Ruhai didn't accept it, but pulled off the bun on his head, and handed it to Mo Han: "Open it and have a look."

It turns out that the hair bun that his father always wears on his head every day is the key to this brocade box. Mo Han couldn't help admiring Lin Ruhai. It was the first time he had discovered so many secrets behind his father after being together for so long.The hair bun looks ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it has many textures. With a light push, the golden lock on the brocade box snapped open.

Mo Han opened the brocade box, and found that it was covered with a bright yellow brocade. He was secretly surprised, bright yellow is the color exclusively used by the emperor, and when he opened the brocade, he saw the imperial edict of Yunfeng brocade in bright yellow.Under Lin Ruhai's signal, Mo Han carefully opened the edict and read it carefully. He was shocked and looked at Lin Ruhai in disbelief.

"Han'er, this is the last amulet of our Lin family. Don't show it to others unless it is absolutely necessary, and I will leave it to you to keep it in the future." Lin Ruhai's expression was as usual, and he told Mo Han earnestly.

"Father, why does our family have this? Do you want to let my sister know." Even Mo Han, who is as smart as Mo Han, is at a loss for such a situation, which is really surprising.

Lin Ruhai brought the teacup to his lips, put it down after slightly touching it, and smiled slightly: "Don't let your sister know, she is innocent and easy to be deceived by others, just protect her. Let's talk about it It’s long, but it happened decades ago. Sit down, and I’ll explain it to you in detail.”

Mo Han came back to his senses for a while, solemnly put the imperial edict back into the brocade box, locked it, and sat beside Lin Ruhai to listen to his eloquence.

After talking for half an hour, Lin Ruhai explained the matter to Mo Han one by one, patted Mo Han on the shoulder and sighed: "Because of this, one day you must find a way to thoroughly investigate the cause of the emperor's death. But once I leave, I'm afraid there are many people coveting our Lin family's property, and it will be difficult for you brothers and sisters. You should be careful in everything and protect your sister. Yu'er has a good temper and everything else. The only thing I am worried about is her affection for the old lady of the Jia family. Shallow, very easy to be deceived."

"Father, my sister has lived in Jia's house for three years, and she is very much loved by Mrs. Jia. It's no wonder she trusts her so much. Moreover, the old lady is my sister's grandmother, and I don't think she will think about my sister. Otherwise, how can she be worthy of it?" What about the mother in the ground." Mo Han doesn't like the Jia family, but it is undeniable that at least the old lady described in the Dream of the Red Chamber is really kind to her sister, unless Mr. Xueqin thinks too well.

"That being said, it's just that the mother-in-law is the ancestor of the Jia family, not the ancestor of our Lin family. She still guards the Jia family at critical times. Moreover, there must be a lot of pressure on the Lin family from outside. She will do it for the Jia family. It’s not her fault that she drew a clear line with our family.” It’s not that Lin Ruhai didn’t understand Jia’s mother’s love for Jia Min back then, but in this society, no matter how much a daughter loves her, it’s someone else’s family, and only her son and grandson are the last backers. .

Lin Ruhai couldn't help being thankful that he had a son named Mo Han, otherwise now that the emperor died and he went away by himself, the Jia family would inevitably have scruples about Daiyu.

When Mo Han thought about it, he felt that it was reasonable, his father thought much farther than himself.Speaking of Daiyu, after deliberating for a while, I sincerely said to Lin Ruhai: "Father, in my opinion, my sister is as sensitive as a man, but she is confined in the boudoir. Maybe we can protect my sister temporarily, but it's best for her The best protection is not to protect her forever, but to teach her the ability to protect herself, what does father think of what Mo Han said?"

"You're right. That's why I suggested that your sister learn to be a housekeeper, so that she can harden her temper. I've seen a lot of scandals in the world. I believe your sister will be able to see through them, and you can give me some advice." Two, I believe she will be able to protect herself in a short time." Thinking of the lively and intelligent son-in-law when she was a child, but she became so cautious and sentimental in the Jia family for a few years, Lin Ruhai deeply blamed herself for not fulfilling her responsibility as a father.It's a pity that his time is running out, and he can only pin his hopes on Mo Han.

"Well, my sister is not a girl from an ordinary family, so father can rest assured. I arranged four second-class maids for my sister a while ago, and they are pretty good. It's just that there are only two first-class maids, Xueyan and Zijuan, around my sister now. Maid girl, Zijuan is about to return to Jia's mansion, Xueyan is simple, I plan to choose a few big maidservants who know kung fu to protect my sister."

These days, although Mo Han has been in a hurry, he is extremely concerned about Daiyu's affairs. He has already selected two maids with martial arts skills for Daiyu. He was about to ask Lin Ruhai for instructions, but Lin Ruhai happened to bring it up today.

"It's hard to bother you, it's very good, I will also give Baihui by my side to Yu'er in the future, she is older, she has lived with me for a long time, and she does things properly. When you are free in the future, you can find a way to get a few palaces to retreat. The foster mother came to our house to teach Yu'er specially, and with such a fine person beside me, Yu'er will definitely improve very quickly."

In fact, Daiyu is not young anymore, it's time to learn the rules, after all, she is the queen of Liehou, so she can't lose face to the Lin family.Lin Ruhai has long wanted to do this, but there has never been a suitable nurturing mother in the south of the Yangtze River. If she wants to ask the Jia family to find her, she is afraid that it will be too troublesome. You must know that none of the Jia family's own girls have invited a nurturing nun in the palace.

Mo Han didn't want to surround Daiyu with too many rules and regulations, but he was born in this era, if you are too out of line, it will inevitably affect Daiyu's boudoir reputation.What's more, the real daughter of a big family does not refer to the kind of woman like Xue Baochai who is only virtuous, virtuous, dignified and stable, but who can deal with the imperial daughter without losing her natural temperament, and can live a meticulous and elegant life, otherwise It has tarnished the name of the scholarly family.

In this way, she made up her mind to find the best nanny for Daiyu.

The father and son talked for a while before Mo Han went to the yamen instead of his father. The emperor passed away and there must be a lot of things to take care of.

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