The Fate of the Red Chamber

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it had been two years since Lin Ruhai passed away, Daiyu had grown a lot taller, and Mo Han had the air of a mature man.

For the past two years, the brother and sister lived a leisurely life guarding the Lin family in the south of the Yangtze River, which was satisfactory. Daiyu gradually let go of the grief of losing her father and mother, and only followed her brother wholeheartedly.

Under the management of the Lin family and Mo Han, the property of the Lin family has more than doubled compared to two years ago, and they can already be regarded as the real rich.Over the years, there have been many personnel changes in Jiangnan, but no one can shake the status of the Cha family in the court, and the other families are only advancing but not retreating. The relationship between the Lin family and them is still close.In early summer, Zhang Rong was promoted to governor of Liangjiang, and his family moved to Hangzhou, which made Daiyu lose a close friend in her boudoir, and the two could only maintain correspondence.

In the Jia family, Jia's mother sent many people to pick up Daiyu, but none of them succeeded. Firstly, Daiyu had to keep a filial piety for her father, so it was inconvenient to travel far. Secondly, it was her elder brother who was in charge of the house now.After all, everyone knows that Mo Han has nothing to do with Jia's family. Daiyu can't disregard her brother's feelings just to satisfy her grandmother. Plan more in the future.

Therefore, Daiyu politely rejected the person who came to pick up Jia's house.After two times, Jia Mu's heart gradually faded, but it was just sending people to give gifts during the New Year's Eve.It's not that Jia's mother gave up on the Lin family, but she thought that she would propose marriage to the Lin family directly after Daiyu became a filial piety. She didn't believe that Mo Han dared not agree, and if it really shouldn't be a big deal, she would release the rumor that Mo Han treated Daiyu harshly.

Who would have thought that an imperial decree would end the peace of the Lin family again, but it was completely different from the last imperial decree.The imperial decree said that last time it was just a censor who framed Lin Ruhai. In order to reward Lin Ruhai's achievements, Lin Ruhai's son Lin Mohan was specially granted the title of Chengen County King, and his daughter Lin Daiyu was the princess of Hanxiang County. Feng Shane.

For a while, both Jiangnan and Chaotang exploded again. The last time the Lin family was sealed up without any evidence, this time it was reversed suddenly, making an exception and conferring the Lin family as the county king. What kind of medicine is sold in the emperor's gourd? ah.Could it be for the imperial decree of the first emperor, this is not possible, the first emperor only said that it is equivalent to the treatment of the county king and princess, and did not expressly say that he would bestow the title.In the end it is flattery or wait and see.

Only the people who were on good terms with the Lin family before were truly worried about them, and the visitors were not kind.It was obvious that the two brothers and sisters of the Lin family were going to be brought into the capital. At that time, it was not a matter of saying what the emperor wanted to do, and he could find any excuse to destroy the Lin family.All the mansions sent people who could make decisions, first to see him off, and second to have a secret discussion with Mo Han.

After receiving the imperial decree, Daiyu was naturally most worried.Following my brother these years, I have heard a lot of things outside. The emperor does not have much real power. Everything is decided by the queen mother behind the scenes. The queen mother is also a very scheming person. It was not her idea to seize the Lin family last time.Now, the queen mother has been eliminating dissidents and supporting her own people to come to power. If the Cha family hadn't been too strong, the queen mother would have taken them all away.All the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River are the empress dowager's thorn in the flesh. They are always afraid of being insecure, but they have nothing to do with them.Obviously, after accumulating strength for two years, the queen mother is going to attack the Lin family again.

Although the Lin family is still a well-known and prestigious family in the south of the Yangtze River these years, there are not many aristocratic families who have good relations with Beijing and China, and many of them have gradually faded away due to lack of contact.This time when he came to Beijing, he was a knife and I was a fish. If you want to keep the Lin family, you have to be very careful.

What Daiyu could think of, of course Mo Han thought of it, and he thought about it in the long run.

There were many doubts about the prince's murder of the former emperor back then. It might not be that simple for the emperor to succeed to the throne. Later, the prince committed suicide in the sky prison for no reason. The prince's uncle's family, Yue's family, and other families who supported the prince were almost deprived real power.Last year, the eldest son of the first emperor, Prince Yizhong, died suddenly for no reason. The fourth and seventh sons of the first emperor were accused of treason and beheaded. The ten sons were seriously ill at a young age. The fifteenth prince who has not yet grown up.

The Empress Dowager strongly supported her own people, and had already controlled most of the court situation. Not to mention King Zhongshun, almost all the other four princely palaces were emptied, and they were just empty facades.I'm afraid that it won't be long before these families may not be able to sustain themselves and seek refuge with the Queen Mother.And Jiangnan is a special place, since it is the country's granary and taxation center, but it has always been in the hands of the Jiangnan gentry, and the control of the Empress Dowager is relatively weak. I think the Empress Dowager will never be willing to part with this place.

Even if the Lin family is not well-received in the south of the Yangtze River, at least it has a certain influence. If the Lin family votes for the queen mother, it will attract many gentry from the south of the Yangtze River to follow.Secondly, everyone knew that the late emperor had favored the Lin family back then, and the Lin family belonged to the orthodox late emperor's sect. If he became the empress dowager, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to those who were still loyal to the late emperor's sect.

Therefore, since the Lin family can't be moved now, it's better to use it. If it fails, it will be much easier to do it again.

Once the imperial decree is issued, no one can refuse it, and Mo Han can't bear the crime of resisting the decree.Moreover, he was entrusted by his father, and now that his father's filial piety has passed, it is time to go to the capital to fulfill his father's last wish.

In order to make it to Beijing before the new year, the Lin family had to be busy. They had to say goodbye to their close relatives, pack their luggage, and send people into Beijing to tidy up the old house of the Lin family. It was a busy day.

Mo Han knew that Daiyu was worried, and every time he spoke to her, he acted nonchalantly, which relieved Daiyu a lot.I don't want myself to be a burden to my brother at this time, so I put aside my thoughts and act seriously.

The foundation of the Lin family is in the south of the Yangtze River, and the capital city is just an expedient measure, so after discussing with Mo Han, Daiyu and Mo Han decided not to sell the property in the south of the Yangtze River, but to send careful and proper people to take care of it.Steward Lin, Aunt Lin and their eldest son Lin Ji stayed in Gusu to take charge of the property in the south of the Yangtze River. Daiyu's nanny Wang Momo didn't go when she was too old. Her son Wang Xi could stand alone with Steward Lin for several years One side.Xia Cheng's family and Lin Shuang, the youngest son of Lin Steward, went to the capital to prepare for development in the capital.

The business in Mo Han's own hands has never been merged with the Lin family. As before, he has dedicated staff to take care of it, and it is also for the sake of regressing in the future.Mo Han entrusted Liu's family to take care of her again, so there was nothing wrong with thinking about it.

In the end, in addition to the sixteen maids who served Daiyu daily and the six servants of Mohan, he brought sixteen servants, twelve nuns, twelve servants, sixteen guards, and six housekeepers. family.It was also mighty and mighty to take three boats to Beijing.

Unexpectedly, they walked along the canal to the territory of Shandong. Because of the severe cold, the river was frozen, and the brigade was blocked halfway.Helpless, Mo Han had no choice but to hire someone to dig the river, but in this way, the journey will inevitably be much slower, and he may not be able to make it to Beijing for the New Year.Just when he was at a loss, there were a few groups of black shadows moving in front of the canal. If you look closely, you don't know who has made such a big effort and has already dug through the canal.

Daiyu and Mohan were overjoyed, praising that they chose the right day to travel and met a noble person.