Lin Ji's struggling life

As the New Year's Eve is approaching, every household is sweeping their houses and drying their quilts. They are extremely busy. When the second snow falls, Lin Ji also ushers in his first New Year with a family.

He stood on the porch, watching the heavy snow falling outside the house, the sky was a little dark, but the exquisite carvings in this courtyard were especially beautiful against the backdrop of snow and ice.Ruo Liu came from far away from the corridor carrying a pot of ginger tea. Before she entered the courtyard, she saw Lin Ji in the corridor. She yelled, "Master! Hurry up and enter the house, it's so cold today, be careful!" I've caught a cold." She took three steps in parallel and walked quickly towards Lin Ji.

Lin Ji looked terrified, "Slow down, the ground is slippery, I'll just go in." He had no choice but to turn around and enter the house, and several girls in the house immediately surrounded them, sweeping the snow, Those who handed Tang Pozi handed Tang Pozi, and those who handed tea handed tea, the whole room was extremely busy.

The interior of the house is elegantly furnished, with a shelf of red lacquer and gold-painted landscape books on the wall, besides books, there are also many rare ornaments.And by the window there was a red sandalwood couch with descendants of thousands of generations of beauties, and there were two pillows on the couch, this was Lin Ji's favorite place to spend his daily life.In the middle is a round platform inlaid with rosewood and marble, and a few round stools with bulging stomachs, which are elegant and lovely.There is a Huali Baibao inlaid pen holder on the desk, and there are more than a dozen pens, large and small, hanging on the shelf.Spread out on the table are a few pieces of papers that are as white as jade, with delicate vines showing the emperor's proclamation. The handwriting is delicate and timeless, and it has a faint style of its own.

After Ruo Liu entered the room, he handed the teapot to Ru Chun, and couldn't help nagging at Lin Ji: "You said what you are doing is not good, the room is warm, you can read a book, or write, what is not good to do , but go outside to suffer from the cold. You said that your body is not particularly healthy, what will you do if you catch a cold, and you will have to play tricks after taking medicine..." On and on.

Ruo Liu was Meng Xian's eldest maid back then, and she was assigned to be the steward of the Meng family's outer courtyard. Not long after they got married, the man died.Later, her husband's family couldn't tolerate it, so she took her daughter back to Meng Xian.Coincidentally, Meng Xian became pregnant, so she became Lin Ji's nanny as a matter of course.

She has been by Lin Ji's side for many years, and she cares more about Lin Ji than her own daughter. She is the first person Lin Ji came into contact with when he came to this world, and Lin Ji always remembers the woman's love and affection when he was ignorant. On weekdays, she is the only one who can control Lin Ji.

In the room, Ru Qiu and Ru Chun looked at each other and smiled, "If mother's words are still useful, Ru Chun and I spent so much time talking, but we still couldn't invite the young master into the house." Loved by Lin Ji, he was spoiled by Lin Ji, and he dared to say anything, "The winter in this capital is no worse than that in the south of the Yangtze River. It is colder, and the young master must be more careful. This spring is a scientific test. Three years Once, it’s not worth it if you miss it.”

They were born and grew up in the south of the Yangtze River. The smoky and fresh water of the south of the Yangtze River is extremely beautiful even in winter. The snow is covered with emeralds, and the thousand trees are pearls. The beauty is like snow, graceful and pure.But the winter in the capital is colder, less the coldness of the water town, and more rough and dry wind.

"The winter wind in the capital will wrinkle people's skin, otherwise you think why everyone loves the beauties from Jiangnan, and it's not because of their delicate skin." Ruchun was a little embarrassed, she didn't like the capital, When she woke up this morning, she found that her hand had several small cuts, "Look at my hand, it has a mouth." She stretched out her hand in front of Ru Qiu.

Lin Ji, who was drinking ginger tea, looked at her shabby appearance, and couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Okay, Ruoliu, send something to the courtyard, no, send something to the maids and servants in the mansion. , I'll give you the list." The girl in the province was still cornering to ask him for something.

Ruchun and Ruqiu have spent the longest time with Lin Ji, they get along day and night, and they have a brotherly and sisterly relationship.

Of course, Lin Ji knew very well that these people were at the bottom of the feudal society and had no human rights at all. Even if he killed people, it was just a matter of saying a word.As a person who grew up in a socialist society, even after experiencing the collapse of social discipline in the last days, Lin Ji still has fairness, justice, and human rights and sovereignty engraved in his bones.His attitude towards these servants was careless and respectful in his heart. Sometimes he would think, after all, he had done it all over again, and this kind of life was just picked up, so why should he care too much, just let it go.

And his liking is to judge others by himself, with less contempt and more respect.

Standing in front of the desk with a pen, wrote down the benefits issued by the Lin family.Sending some moisturizing products, fur, a small amount of food and medicine to the maids can be regarded as improving their lives.

And when these things were handed out to the servants, laughter filled the Lin family's house. Such benefits cannot be replaced by gold and silver. These are the master's love for them, and they are good things that money can't buy. .As a result, the news of the benevolent heart of the master of the Lin family spread quietly.

But at this time, the mansion of Xunyan Yushi far away in Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River did not see a trace of the atmosphere of the approaching New Year's Eve. At the time of the winter solstice, Jia Min received a news from the steward that an old man from the old house in Gusu The nanny was taken to the mansion, and the two were locked up in the house for a day, but outsiders had no way of knowing what they talked about.

In this season of light snow, although there are several heaters in the house, Jia Min's heart is as cold as the weather outside.

This old woman is the old lady who followed the old lady of the Lin family back then. Lin Ruhai's grandmother came from the Fang family. She was an important minister in the former dynasty. After the Qing emperor entered the customs, the Fang family was liquidated, and only Fang Aji and his elder brother Fang Datong survived. down.Then by chance, Ah Ji joined the Lin family and became the wife of Lin Ruhai's grandfather Lin Dehuai.After getting started, it was difficult for children to be heirs, and finally got Lin Ruhai's father, and Fang Datong also got married, but even though he took in concubines from one family after another, he still only had one daughter.

Later, Fang Aji and Fang Datong did not know what they talked about. Fang Datong's daughter Fang Tingting entered the Lin family and married Lin Ruhai's father Lin Quanmao.But Fang Tingting gave birth to two children one after another, one was Lin Ruhai, and the other was carried to the Fang family to inherit the incense of the Fang family.

As a result, Lin Ruhai's younger brother became the only son of the Fang family, Fang Lin.

Although Fang Tingting was very reluctant to part with the child, after all, they were her parents over there, and it was extremely lucky for the elderly to have a child who could take care of her.And Fang Lin did grow up healthily under Fang Datong's care.

And just as the Lin family gradually entered the imperial court, Lin Dehuai and Lin Quanmao successively became imperial officials. The father and son joined hands in the ups and downs of the officialdom, while Fang Datong was fascinated by his own academy and determined to teach and educate people.As a result, the contacts between the two families gradually become estranged, and the Lin family and the Fang family are not on the same path after all.Later, Fang Datong returned to his hometown with his wife and grandson, while the Lin family stayed in the capital.

Lin Ruhai had always known that Fang Lin was his own younger brother. Although he didn't tell the outside world, he often wrote to Fang Lin since he was able to read and write.

Because Fang Lin was weak, Grandpa Fang hired him a martial arts master. Unexpectedly, he was very talented and quite accomplished in martial arts.Grandfather Fang had a disciple, Meng Zhiyang, who abandoned literature and went to martial arts. Fang Lin followed him and got a good training. Later, he was recommended by him to the state capital and became the head of the guards of the government office at that time.

Following a private visit by Emperor Kangxi, the two met by chance and had similar temperaments, so Kangxi took him by his side.At this time, Fang Lin had already made an engagement with Meng Zhiyang's niece, Fang Lin's fiancée, Meng Xian.

During an outing visit, Emperor Kangxi was attacked, Fang Lin was brave, and even stood up in front of Emperor Kangxi at the end, blocking two sharp arrows for him.Emperor Kangxi was safe and sound, but Fang Lin unfortunately died of poison.Emperor Kangxi grieved and rewarded him generously, gave him an official position, and gave him dignity.When Grandpa Fang received the news, he died of a sudden heart attack. Mrs. Fang had passed away two years earlier, and the whole family broke up like this.

At that time, Lin Fang's family, that is, Fang Tingting, was already sickly lying on the bed, and Lin Ruhai didn't dare to tell her, so he went alone to hold funerals for the old and young of the Fang family.

There are not many people who know about this matter, and as the old people gradually pass away, the only remaining people only know about it, and this matter has a great impact on Lin Ruhai.The old nanny had lived in the deep house for a long time, and she accidentally learned that Lin Ji's mother was named Meng, so she sent someone a message, and wanted to ask Lin Ruhai the truth before she died, so that she could explain to the old lady at the spring.

Jia Min thought about what the old nanny said. All these clues showed that Lin Ji might not be Lin Ruhai's child, but Fang Lin's.Of course, there is another possibility that Lin Ruhai and Meng Xian gave birth.

If Lin Ji was Fang Lin's child, it would be easy to deal with, after all, the two had a marriage contract, which was well known at the time.They can still come round.

But if the child really belongs to Lin Ruhai, then this is nothing.If people knew that Fang Lin and Lin Ruhai still had this relationship, then it would not only be a matter of sex without a matchmaker, but it would be more likely to be said that Lin Ruhai had a problem with his conduct.And officials, especially high-ranking officials, are most afraid of these rumors, and sometimes their lethality even exceeds the actual harm.

But Jia Min couldn't help but feel troubled at this moment.Should she tell her husband frankly and seek the truth, or should she investigate it herself.For her, whether Lin Ji's father was Lin Ruhai or Fang Lin could not change the fact that he settled in the Lin family and obtained the right to inherit.But if this matter is not handled properly, it will even affect the future of the entire Lin family. She fell into deep thought.

The author has something to say: In fact, Lin Ji should have given birth to a child out of wedlock, but the accident happened too suddenly.

There really are heroines, at least not the ones that have already appeared, they are all female supporting roles, lined up in twos, threes, and fours. . .