[Red House] Raiders of life

The next day, Mrs. Song told Jia Lian that there was indeed something wrong with Nanny Gui, and she suspected that the incense in Qin Keqing's room was unusual, so she secretly poured out a little.

Lin Ning dared not go to the doctor in Beijing, let alone hand these things over to Tu Mingyi to see the imperial physician.He wants to cover up.After lamenting that he was still too weak, even if he could hide it from others, he might not be able to hide it from the royal eyeliner, Lin Ning decisively had a half-hour conversation with the system, and exchanged [-] experience points for the system Identification of incense ash.

Identification result: chronic disease.

It won't kill you immediately, but it will slowly weaken you, and you will die within half a year at most.And with the medical technology of this era, I am afraid it is not easy to find out.

Lin Ning guessed the result, but he didn't expect Mother Jia to have such a thing.It seems that the family of the Four Kings and Eight Dukes should not be underestimated.This is just a trick of an old lady in the house.What about the Wang family and historians?Both of these two are in charge of the military.

Although in the past few years, the emperor has cast aside the two historians, and surrendered to the prince Teng Mingsheng secretly, but the two families have been in power before anyway.

No wonder the emperor has to be cautious and procrastinate with the four kings and eight princes.If it was just the Jia family and the Xue family that had fallen so early and had no influence, he could have wiped them out with a wave of his hand.But they have to guard against the Wang family and the Shi family's dog jumping over the wall.If you beat a snake to death, you will be bitten by a snake.But this also shows the emperor's heart to deal with the four kings and eight princes.This intricate in-law relationship is too powerful!

How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch!

Lin Ning rubbed his forehead and told Jia Lian the results of Xiang Ash's investigation. Jia Lian was terrified, "Is the old lady trying to murder the emperor's heir?"

Lin Ning was silent.

Jia Lian frowned and said, "Father, what should we do now?"

Lin Ning sighed, "Pretend you don't know."

Jia Lian was dumbfounded, "Pretend you don't know?"

"In Qin Keqing's capacity, it's a little unusual for the Dongfu to ask Jia Rong to marry her. Fortunately, Qin Keqing does have some beauty tricks. People who don't know just think that Jia Rong has taken a fancy to her. I don't believe it. I secretly let her Someone went to check Qin Keqing's identity. I still remembered a little bit about what happened to Prince Yizhong back then, and I knew a little bit about it, so I saw the clue. After I found out the result, I told the third prince about it. "

Jia Lian's heart sank little by little, how could the third prince not tell the emperor if he knew about it?

The emperor has eyeliner among the four kings and eight princes, and they are all around them who have already surrendered, let alone the Ningguo Mansion who has been hopping around without knowing life or death?

So...this matter...doesn't it mean that the emperor may...already know?

Thinking of this, Jia Lian was astute.

God!They are all from the Jia family, will they vent their anger?Murdering the emperor's heir can be ransacked and exterminated!

Lin Ning seemed to see what he was thinking, and said: "The two princes treat me as usual, and you have taken on a position with real power in the Ministry of Industry these days, and you should be reused. I think the emperor understands it in his heart, and it doesn't implicate our family. What's more, the emperor will never allow Qin Keqing's royal family's identity to be exposed."

Seeing Jia Lian confused, Lin Ning explained again: "Jia Zhen has an affair with Qin Keqing."

Jia Lian just felt like a thunderbolt had been hit on his head!

Bridge Bean Sacks!let me calm down!

What the hell!Father-in-law and daughter-in-law climbing ashes?Daughter-in-law or daughter of the abandoned prince, royal blood?

Long live!

Lin Ning looked solemn, "If this matter gets out, will the royal family lose face? Therefore, the emperor will not allow Qin Keqing's identity as a royal bloodline to be exposed. The royal family can't afford to lose face!"

Jia Lian was shocked, and seemed to understand something, "That is to say...the emperor...he knew the plan of the old lady and the Dongfu, but deliberately ignored Qin Keqing, because there was such a scandal, and such a royal blood Absolutely can't stay?"

Lin Ning nodded.

Jia Lian just felt that he couldn't stand firmly!Qin Keqing can't stay!The emperor wanted to take this opportunity to ask the Jia family to get rid of Qin Keqing for him. In this way, he didn't have to do it himself, and the royal family's face was preserved!

He finally understood why Lin Ning let him pretend that he didn't know!

The emperor wants Qin Keqing to die, can they still save him?And if they tell this matter to the Third Prince, Ninth Prince, or even the Emperor, wouldn't they deliberately make the Emperor look bad?Don't say it, the emperor can say that he doesn't know, it's the Jia family's doing.Having said that, let the emperor save or not?

This is exactly digging a hole for yourself.Absolutely not.

"Just pretend that nothing happened. We never knew about it. Go back and tell your wife, don't be noticed by anyone!"

Jia Lian nodded, of course!Since you can't say it, then you can't let people know that you know the conspiracy between the old lady and Dongfu.If people find out, then their own behavior is equivalent to watching Qin Keqing die. Even if this is the emperor's intention, it will become an accomplice who will not save him!

Jia Lian's heart seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, secretly hating Dongfu and the old lady for making trouble like this!Especially Jia Zhen, who has already ruined the family style by climbing ash, and dared to have the blood of the royal family!Is it true that there is no one in the royal family?

*******

Sure enough, within half a year, Qin Keqing became seriously ill.At the same time, a letter came from Yangzhou saying that Lin Ruhai was ill, and asked someone to take Daiyu back to serve her sick.

Lin Ning was stunned for a while, but it was earlier than before.

"Go to the Ministry of Industry and ask for a leave of absence, and accompany Miss Lin back to her hometown."

Jia Lian frowned deeply, "Did Father think that Uncle Lin might be in trouble?"

Lin Ning rolled his eyes, isn't this nonsense?If it's just an ordinary illness, why would Daiyu need to travel thousands of miles to attend to the illness?I'm afraid it's because I don't have much time, so someone picked Daiyu back to see her for the last time.

This can be seen from the words in Lin Ruhai's letter.

"It may take a long time to go. Although it is not good for your attendance in the Ministry of Industry. But fortunately, you have almost done the work at hand. The third prince also intends to change the place for you. When you come back from Yangzhou You don’t have to stay in the Ministry of Industry anymore.”

After thinking for a while, Lin Ning said again: "You have to go to Yangzhou, I don't worry about others. The Lin family is rich, and if Brother Ru Hai leaves, there will only be Lin Yatou, an orphan girl left in the Lin family. How can I keep it!"

Jia Lian naturally understood this point.

"The Lin family has a lot of money, and Miss Lin can't use that much. Tell your uncle well that if he still has the energy, let him do all these things well. He has dedicated himself to the emperor, and the emperor will naturally read it." He's good, but if he thinks about the royal family until his death, the royal family will naturally be more lenient. Even if he can't get this kind of generosity, it can also benefit future generations. As for Lin girl, just leave some dowry for her."

"You bring him a message. As long as the Jia family stays alive, nothing will happen to Daiyu. From now on, I will treat Daiyu as my own daughter, and you will treat her as your own sister."

Jia Lian was startled, this was actually asking Lin Ruhai to arrange the funeral.But looking at the words on the letter paper in his hand, Jia Lian finally bowed his head and said, "Yes!"

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Just a few days after Jia Lian took Daiyu out of Beijing, Qin Keqing disappeared.The Ningguo Mansion sent someone to invite the Song family to assist. The Song family was not Wang Xifeng, so it was not easy to seize power, and Lin Ning had issued a death order earlier not to interfere in the affairs of the Ningguo Mansion, so he politely declined.Youshi had to do it himself.

Qin Keqing was buried, and in September, Lin Ruhai passed away in a letter from Yangzhou.

Jia Lian helped arrange the funeral and accompanied Daiyu to help Lin Ruhai's coffin be buried in Gusu after July 49.It was already November when I returned to Beijing.

Lin Ruhai left to Daiyu the collection of rare calligraphy and painting books handed down by Lin Jiazu, together with the dowry of several generations of mistresses, and donated other assets to the national treasury, which can be regarded as a good impression in front of the emperor before his death.And I heard from Jia Lian that when Lin Ruhai was dying, he forced his sick body to write a sealed letter to the emperor.I don't know what it says in this brochure, but it can be imagined that the effect is quite good.

After receiving the secret document, the emperor unconsciously talked about Lin Ruhai at the court meeting, which gave him a sense of presence again.

On the third day after Daiyu returned to Beijing, an imperial decree came from the palace.Feng Daiyu is the township lord.Although there is no title, no fiefdom.But it is true that the imperial edict was written by the emperor himself, this is the attitude of the emperor.It is also a talisman of Daiyu.

Even Jia's family, where Daiyu was staying, was also very popular.

On the first lunar month, the emperor sealed off the harem.Jia Yuanchun was impressively listed, and was named a virtuous concubine just like in the original book.

After the first lunar month, there was another imperial decree, allowing concubines who have other homes in their homes, to allow Shangzuo to apply for concubines to go home to visit their relatives.

The second room was elated for a while, and the limelight was indistinguishable.The wind is blowing under Wang's feet, and his eyes almost grow to his forehead these days.The old lady even convened everyone to discuss the matter of the province.

Jia Zhen said beamingly: "It's also easy. There is still more than a mile between our two mansions. We can just row over and carve out a piece of my mansion, together with the piece of your back garden to the east. It's just right." It’s okay to circle them and make them separate courtyards.”

Lin Ning glanced at it, and the area to the east of the back garden was almost originally assigned to the west side courtyard, so he didn't say much.Seeing Jia Zhen and the old lady couldn't help but sneer in their hearts.

These two probably think that the position of empress is already in their hands, so will the prince be far behind?

Lin Ning just wanted to give them two words: Hehe!

Lin Ning didn't care about everything at first, and only cared about drinking tea, but the old lady wanted to provoke him, "Boss, what do you think?"

Lin Ning raised his eyes, "Do whatever you want, just don't take my place."

Mother Jia frowned, "What are you talking about? Don't your mother belong to the Jia family, and you are not from the Jia family? They both belong to the Jia family. Even if you go out, it will do you good. You should show your attitude."

I'm afraid it's not about showing an attitude, but about taking money.Lin Ning chuckled, "What does the old lady want me to do?"

The old lady's face softened, "The other courtyard used by my mother to visit relatives should naturally not be too small, and everything must be the best. In this way, it may be a big waste of money. When you were arguing about the separation of the family, you still insisted Move out the one million taels of silver owed by the household department, and the second room didn't get much in the past. I don't care about these things. But now the empress's matter is a big one, and you have to do it. I made a rough calculation at the beginning, this No matter what, the provincial hospital needs a million taels."

Jia Zhen continued: "They are all from my own family, but I can pay 20 taels here."

Jia's mother liked his knowledge and interest very much, especially the sentence "all of them are from my own family", with a smile on her face.

Wang said: "My younger sister also said that I can pay 10 taels."

Look, Jia Zhen, who has a long-distance relationship, sells for 20 taels, and Xue's family with a different surname has 10 taels.Your dear uncle is too embarrassed to say anything?

Wang's face was ashamed, and he said: "It's a pity that our house is too shy. At the beginning, we didn't get much, but now we can only get 20 taels."

Two people in a row mentioned that there are few family divisions, huh, is it her fault?Blame her?

Lin Ning calculated the number they gave in his mind, Xue Jiazhen's second wife put together a total of 50 taels, which means that the remaining 50 taels were all out of his mind?Lin Ning looked at Jiamu, didn't he feel that a concubine would be able to suppress him?

Lin Ning looked at them amusedly, "Didn't everyone forget how the imperial decree was written? The emperor said that if there is a family of concubines who have relatives, they can invite them. It is not a requirement that every family needs to establish a relatives' institute to invite them." The empress and concubine go home to visit her relatives. Since there is no other courtyard, it is fine to visit her relatives."

Everyone was taken aback, ha, can it still be like this?

Mrs. Wang was anxious, "What the old man said, other mothers and mothers can go back to visit relatives, but ours alone can't do it. This makes others think of my mother and our Jia family. Our family is not a small family. I can’t afford this money, and I can’t afford to build another courtyard.”

Lin Ning said "Oh", "Since you have the money to repair it, then you can make trouble, why do you ask me?"

Why didn't Mrs. Wang play cards according to common sense when she was stagnant?Of course I asked you to pay, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid!

Jiamu's face darkened, "Boss! Do you mean you won't pay the money?"

Lin Ning waved his hand, "Everyone knows the situation of the family division back then. You can tell how much each house was divided. The million taels reserved at the beginning, I returned to the Ministry of Households the year before last. There are not many left now. , not to mention that I also have sons and daughters, so I have to keep it for them. There is no reason why my own money is not given to my own children but to other people's daughters."

Who doesn't know how much you have earned with the Ninth Prince these years, how can it be calculated according to the time when the family was separated!

Jia Zhen laughed along with him. Jia Amnesty was his uncle and elder, but there was no room for him to talk.He really didn't expect that Jia She would dare to mess around like this in front of the empress.Whoops, this is determined to break up with Erfang!This was really beyond his expectation.

Mother Jia was once again trembling with anger, "The Provincial Family Hospital is built next to the Rongguo Mansion, no one would say it is in the mansion. There is an empress in the mansion, don't you feel honored if you go out?"

Lin Ning didn't take it seriously, "I really don't think there is any glory? What's the glory of relying on women's nepotism? Besides, I didn't let you build it next to Rongguo Mansion. You can find another place!"

To find another place, buying land is another big sum.What's more, the land in the capital is not cheap nowadays, especially if you can't buy it in the suburbs.If you are in the city, where can you find such a large piece of land.Even if you have money, you can’t buy it.

Jia's mother just thought that Lin Ning didn't like oil and salt!

Lin Ning said again: "Even before the eldest girl was canonized as a concubine, I was also a serious Rong Guogong, and I was very popular in Beijing. Few people dared to provoke me."

No one dared to provoke her. Firstly, she did not play cards according to common sense, and secondly, it was naturally for the sake of the two princes, Tu Mingyuan and Tu Mingyi.

These words made Jia's mother frown even more. She looked at Lin Ning, "Our family has a mother, and the mother will also have a little prince in the future. There are some things that you should know in your heart."

Even if there are all my family members present, they can only talk about this, and they can't talk too deeply.But everyone understands the meaning.

Lin Ning sneered, "So? Don't say that the empress doesn't have a little prince yet, so what if I do? Although I'm not perfect, I still know the word "loyalty to the emperor", and I know that people can't go back on their promises, and I know that scumbags are everything. Impossible."

The three of them knew that, and satirized Jia Mu, which made her furious.

"What's more, there are not many people in the whole capital who don't know what the relationship between me and Erfang is now."

This is also thanks to Lin Ning's dissatisfaction with the second house on various occasions in the past few years, and so on. For four years, he has been committed to clearing up the relationship with the group of people in the second house owner's house, and he doesn't even mind expressing his dissatisfaction with the old man with the reputation of "unfilial piety". The wife disapproved of all kinds of actions, in order not to be implicated after the Dong Chuang incident happened.

Every time at this time, Lin Ning burst into tears in his heart.Why are they all surnamed Jia!It's not easy!

"It seems that the old lady is really a noble person who forgets things. Since you have forgotten, I don't mind reminding you. Who used my name to take the money and make me take the blame? What happened to my brother Hu? dead?"

Wang's body trembled, and she looked at Lin Ning in horror. This was the stain of her life, and it couldn't be washed off no matter how much she washed.

Mother Jia didn't expect that Lin Ning hadn't mentioned this matter all these years, but brought it up today.

"The old lady thinks that if I tolerate you letting Mrs. Wang out and tolerating your promotion of her, does that mean I won't pursue it? The revenge of killing a son is irreconcilable. I haven't forgotten it for a moment. I haven't forgotten it even more. Back then I said After passing, return to the bridge with Erfang Bridge, and return to the road. Whether it is the Sunshine Road or the Single-plank Bridge, you can walk alone, and the well water does not interfere with the river water. Don’t write two Jia characters with one stroke. It’s all Jia’s family. One way to kidnap me, I don’t accept this way. You can see clearly how I want to be in the past few years. It’s driving me into a hurry, but I can do anything!”

The viciousness in the tone made everyone present startled.

Seeing that they were stunned, Lin Ning smiled sarcastically, "Didn't the old lady ask me to make a statement? Then I will make a statement."

Lin Ning pointed his finger at Jia Zhen's drawing, "When the family was separated, the second room was divided into a large house to live in. The old lady loves her son so much that she insists that the family be divided regardless of the house, and that the second room stay in the house." Here, I also agreed, and drew out the west courtyard. But now it seems..." Lin Ning paused, "Don't take other people's kindness and retreat as weakness! Since you are so aggressive, you think I'm easy to bully. Then , now the second room has a concubine, how can the concubine's family not even have an independent house, and live in my west courtyard?"

Wang's expression tightened. Does this mean to drive them out?

Lin Ning looked at Mrs. Wang with a smile, "Didn't the second wife always talk about your mother these days, saying that we are all under the influence of your mother? You moved here, and your mother belongs to your house. We are no longer in the same house, and we are not in the same house anymore. It can't be stained. It's just as you want."

"Boss!" Mother Jia yelled!

Lin Ning turned to block the old lady's words, "Did the old lady think that I would really let Tweety die like this?"

Over the years, the old lady asked the people in her hands to inquire about Tweety's whereabouts in various ways, but found nothing.There was no such a person in the first place, so naturally he couldn't find it.But Jia's mother didn't think so, her complexion turned pale, and she looked at Wang's eyes fiercely again.How did such a poisonous woman come out, so tired that the second room is like this!However, the Wang family is in full swing now, so they can't move!

Lin Ning chuckled, "I figured out that three days later will be an auspicious day, and it's time to move. Let's move in three days!"

Do the math, which master do you think you are!

Lin Ning groaned, originally I was thinking of you to repair yours, but I don't care if it doesn't hinder me.If you have to force me to make a move, then so be it!

Lin Ning flung his sleeves and left, and before leaving the door, he did not forget to say: "If you don't move by then, then..." He didn't say the second half of the sentence, but gave everyone a look of "you understand".

As soon as Lin Ning left, Mrs. Wang was so anxious that she was about to cry, and she asked Mother Jia for help, "Old lady, what should I do now? Can the Eldest Master really know how to let Tweety go to the yamen? If... If Tweety ...Then, my lady...my lady finally got through it. What can I do!"

Jia's mother secretly hated that if Lin Ning made a fuss about this matter, Jia Yuanchun's empress position, which he had so easily bought with his life, would be lost.She hated her so hard that she stretched out her hand and gave Wang a walking stick, "It's all you poisonous woman!"

If it was someone else's family, they would all be shameless. Such family scandals would be swallowed up in their stomachs, and they would not spread the word after they were dealt with by themselves.But Jia Amnesty is just a bastard!He really can do it!

Mother Jia gritted her teeth: "Move!"

Mrs. Wang was shocked, "But...but... old lady, if we move here, what will happen to my mother's provincial hospital?"

Jia Zhen hurriedly came out to smooth things over, "If it's Uncle Zheng, Aunt Zheng doesn't mind, but you can still repair it here. It's just what Uncle She means, I'm afraid we can't occupy the land on Rongguo Mansion. I'm afraid he will... But we There is more than one mile between the two mansions. It is enough for us to avoid the Rongguo mansion and expand to the other half, and the area in my mansion is almost enough. If it is not enough, we can also draw some more in my mansion. "

Jiamu Wang expressed her thanks again and again.Jia Zhen squinted her eyes and smiled, there will only be rewards if you pay!In the future, if Jia Yuanchun's son is in power, he will be able to be under one man and over ten thousand!

It's a pity that Lin Ning is not here, I don't know what he is thinking, otherwise he will definitely curse: dreaming!

The land is settled, but... what about the money?

Mrs. Wang twisted her veil, and looked at Jia Mu hesitantly, "Old lady, what can I do with this money? The old man's appearance is absolutely irresistible to him. Otherwise..." Mrs. Wang was about to say, otherwise he would just Afraid that he really wanted to go to the yamen, but realized that the stick on his back was hurting badly, knowing that he had made up the matter by himself, he was afraid that Jia Mu would give him another stick, so he quickly changed his mind.

"Although most of the Lin family's wealth has been donated to the national treasury, but the dowries of the mistresses of the past dynasties are also quite a lot. If Miss Lin is willing..." Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Mu's face and said anxiously, "I'm not I covet my niece's things. It's just that when our family is in a hurry, we borrow some temporarily. When the empress is promising in the future, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to pay her back? Miss Lin is still young, and it will be several years before she leaves the cabinet. Besides, I Seeing that Baoyu loves her very much, maybe she should marry into her family. If... that is also fate."

Wang Shi said in her mouth, but felt bitter in her heart.She didn't like Daiyu at first, but she had to say that for her money.No matter what, let's take the silver and pass this level first.

As soon as these words came out, Jiamu's expression softened, and Mrs. Wang knew that she was also moved by emotion.Sure enough, Mother Jia said, "It would be great if you could think so. I told you earlier that these two Yu'er are a perfect match."

The corner of Wang's mouth raised slightly, which meant that she would go to ask for Daiyu's things for them.This matter can only be handled by her grandmother, not by her second aunt.However, when she asked Xue's family for money before, she didn't think of those vague hints at the moment, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with using the two families in this way.