[Red House] Raiders of life

Lin Ning coughed twice, and sat up on the bed under Jia Lian's clothes.Jiamu's stick and kick were not light, Lin Ning was really injured that day, not a play.If you really want to do a bitter trick, how can you not pay a price.However, the price is worth it.

Lin Ning was even a little excited in his heart, and it would be resolved soon.But Jia Lian felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He hated why he believed Lin Ning that day and waited obediently at home after listening to her words?

Probably because Jia Lian's eyes were too "resentful", Lin Ning touched his nose, "What's the matter with you? You have been so cold-eyed these two days, if you are impatient to serve me, get out of here."

Jia Lian gritted his teeth, "Father, don't talk about him. Your trick can only scare the third brother, but it can't scare me."

Lin Ning choked, it is a good thing that his son is doing well.But, it's not easy to be fooled, what should I do!Didn't he just lie to him?Didn't it just tell him that it's safe to keep, nothing happened, and almost didn't come back from lying down in the end!

Lin Ning was discouraged, "Are you planning to accuse me of Xingshi?"

Jia Lian was silent, but after a while she suddenly knelt down, "Father!" Just these two words, with a choked voice, made Lin Ning suddenly flustered.

"The imperial doctor has said that the injury is nothing serious, just rest and recuperate for a while."

"Father doesn't have to be like this."

Lin Ning shook his head, "I don't mind how my reputation is. But if I am really convicted of being unfilial, even if someone protects me now, there is no guarantee that it will not affect you in the future. People who have no long-term concerns must have short-term worries. I won't leave such a handle to make things difficult for you."

"Not to mention the rumors spread by the old lady, even I did have a lot of disrespectful and unfilial acts in the past. It is impossible to completely hide it from others. I need to do this bitter trick in public. But even so, It's just a lie to the people who don't know the inside story. You can't fool the old foxes in the court. It's hard to guarantee that someone won't turn over my old account. Besides, it's not that simple for the old lady to be the old lord for so many years. It's her past Leave those handkerchiefs aside, her surname is Shi. Even though the historian has been left idle for a few years, there are still two serious princes. Not to mention that this matter has involved the Wang family. They may not be able to turn the tables. Beating a snake will not kill you , shall be bitten by snakes."

Jia Lian didn't understand these principles a few years ago, but Jia Lian still doesn't understand them today.

It is precisely because of this that bitter meat must be truly painful, and this injury can only be truly suffered, not faked.In particular, Zhezi who abdicated his title was Lin Ning's act of filial piety.It's just a matter of overturning old accounts.Lin Ning has old debts, and Jiamu Wang has even more old debts.In the eyes of the world, the title is the foundation of one's life and must not be lost.Lin Ning can even give up this in order to show his filial piety. If it is false, no one will believe it, but it can make those who turn over old scores speechless.Coupled with the rumors in Beijing and China in the past few days.Even if the public opinion is not entirely true, but in the case of the general public's conviction and word of mouth, the court also needs to consider what kind of impact it will have on the people if it reverses and disposes of Lin Ning under such circumstances.

One more thing, the royal family can't help mess up the elders and the young.Especially the eldest prince.The eldest prince is the head of the residence.If Jia Zheng really won the title and suppressed Lin Ning this time, then there will definitely be someone with a heart to bring this disaster to the First Prince.The most favorable conditions for the eldest prince to seize the heir apparent are the fact that he has the power in his own hands, and the other is that he is the eldest son.

Therefore, Lin Ning is not worried at all that this show of abdicating the title will be a fake show.

Sure enough, the emperor did not approve, and even issued a decree to reprimand him for nonsense. A long paragraph of four or six parallel essays praised him for filial piety, and by the way reprimanded him for not being stupid and filial. Before filial piety, there are more rules and etiquette.

Although the word "foolish and filial piety" is scolding him, it also confirms Jia's mother's unkindness.

In this way, historians who want to make a move have to weigh it.And with the emperor Jinkou saying that he is filial, no matter who he is in the future, he will not be able to point out his ridiculous and disrespectful behavior in the past.Once and for all.

Lin Ning breathed out, "After this incident, no matter how capable the old lady is, she can only be her old lady. No matter what happens in the future, no one will dare to say a word about you, my father and son. No. You don't have to be aggrieved anymore to play that grandma's loving grandson's filial piety with her."

Jia Lian nodded.

They and the old lady's second wife are in an endless situation.But the second room happened to have a virtuous concubine.Even if this virtuous concubine got disgraceful, there are other factors behind it.But who knows if the second room will follow Concubine Xiande's momentum and do something before the emperor makes up his mind to make a move?After all, not everyone can clearly see the situation here, and those who can't see clearly will inevitably become the knife in the hands of the second room and the old lady for a virtuous concubine.

No matter what the emperor's plan is, for them, they have to let go of their dependence on the second bedroom.As for the concubines conferred by the emperor, the loss of Jia Yuanchun would not have much impact.Jia Yuanchun was never an important piece in the emperor's game of chess, at most it was an incidental one.

But it was precisely because of this that Jia Lian felt even more guilty.Lin Ning took everything on his shoulders and picked him up.This matter was accomplished, and he was the one who benefited the most.If this matter fails, Lin Ning is the only one who is unlucky, and has never had anything to do with him.

Jia Lian had a sore nose and almost shed tears.

Lin Ning had a headache and was thinking of how to appease Jia Lian when he heard the door creak and Jia Cong came in with a dark concoction.Seeing Jia Lian who was kneeling, he froze for a moment, and said, "Father, what did elder brother do to make father angry?"

Lin Ning shook his head, frowned and said, "Get up soon. How grown-up are you, don't you feel ashamed to let your younger brother see you like this?"

After all, Jia Lian is an older brother, so it’s okay to be hypocritical in front of a father, it’s really not good to act like a daughter in front of Jia Cong, and stood up, but the medicine bowl in Jia Cong’s hand served Lin Ning to eat medicine.

Lin Ning grabbed it and drank it in one gulp.Damn, at least he is a big man now, how can he drink like his daughter's family.Moreover, such a bitter medicine, if you drink it slowly one mouthful at a time, you really want to die!

Jia Cong stared blankly at Lin Ning's arrogance like a strong man going to death, and asked after a while, "Is your father's injury better?"

"It's okay, just drink a few more medicines and you'll be fine."

The father and son had only said a few words, and Lin Ning wanted to test Jia Cong's homework these days, so he heard that Lai Fu came to report that King Kang was here.

Jia Lian hurriedly took Jia Cong out.Tu Mingyi didn't come to Jia's mansion just once or twice, and because he had a good relationship with Lin Ning, he leaned on the recliner opposite Lin Ning as soon as he came, looked at Lin Ning and said, "It really hurts." Huh? I heard from the imperial doctor that your injury is not serious?"

Lin Ning rolled his eyes: Don't you know all about it?

Tu Mingyi smiled and said: "It's really amazing, once you play a show, you have dragged down the historian Wang's family."

"My lord said this, as if you don't have a part in this drama."

Tu Mingyi was choked back.

Lin Ning asked back: "It's done?"

Tu Mingyi became serious, "It's done! The people who went to Gusu have found out the situation and came back. It is true that someone who claims to be the Wang family went to threaten the Lin family. They used the Wang family's name card and used the Wang family's signboard. The scholar who copied the letter was assassinated on the way, and was rescued by the people sent by the Yamen to find him. The token of the historian was found from the person who killed him."

Lin Ning smiled brightly, "Congratulations, my lord!"

Tu Mingyi raised his teacup, "We are happy together."

Baji took a sip, his eyes lit up, "Authentic Junshan Yinzhen? Not bad!"

Lin Ning snorted, "I don't usually use this to entertain guests. I just got this tea, and I've only drank it myself. Laifu is a good-pleaser."

Tu Mingyi narrowed his eyes, "Dare you, do you think this tea is a waste for me to drink? In terms of tea tasting, I am better than you. Just like you, you are just a cow chewing peonies. That would be a waste."

Lin Ning curled his lips, not to get angry with him over this trivial matter, thinking about what he said just now, and asked: "What can you find out?"

People like the Wang Family Historian will not be defeated so easily.Especially the Wang family.Don't say that Wang Ziteng didn't do this in the first place.He is not stupid enough to take the Wang family to do such things for the sake of the Wang family, for the dowry of a Daiyu.Taking a ten thousand step back, even if he really did it, he can definitely push a scapegoat out, whether it is a general manager or Mrs. Wang, they can take it over.At best, Wang Ziteng is ineffective in supervision.

As for historians, family tokens are not something that can be obtained casually.And it's a matter of human life.Although it is impossible to convict the historian because of this, it can be used to interrogate and investigate openly.

"There was a game, and the Shi family brothers shifted responsibility from each other. After provoking it, I discovered something. Shi Nai (the first sound of zi) died unnaturally back then, but Shi Nai did it for the title. In the middle And the handwriting of your old lady."

Shi Wei, Shi Xiangyun's father.It is understandable that Shi Nai killed his elder brother in order to win the title.But what does a married aunt want to do?

Lin Ning was dumbfounded, "Is there any grudge between the old lady and her eldest nephew?"

Tu Mingyi shook his head, "No. After all, she came from the historian, so she naturally knows some things about the historian better than others. She occasionally found something wrong and found out what Shi Nai did back then. This old lady in your family is really It is incomprehensible.

On the one hand, she felt that her eldest nephew's death was wronged, and she couldn't bear it, so she loved the eldest daughter of the Shi family a little bit more, and she was often sent to the mansion to take care of her.On the one hand, he didn't seek justice for her, but instead used this matter to blackmail Shi Nai and let Shi Nai do things for her.

Otherwise, you think that the historian knows that she promoted the second room and suppressed you everywhere, and such actions will be criticized by others, and even have an impact on the historian's lintel.Even knowing that the eldest daughter of the Shi family often comes in and out of your house, being ambiguous with your second brother's son Baoyu will damage your boudoir's reputation, and cause all the girls of the Shi family to be criticized by outsiders, but let her act recklessly? "

Lin Ning was dumbfounded, he didn't expect such a thing to happen in the middle.

Lin Ning snorted, "I just said that the Shi family's education of their girls is good. Why did Shi Xiangyun, who is obviously going to hurt the whole family, hang out with Baoyu like this. It turns out that the old lady has such a big handle on them. They don't dare to confront the old lady at all. The old lady treats Shi Xiangyun..."

Lin Ning paused, and the sarcasm at the corner of his mouth deepened, "I'm afraid there is a bit of love. But, more likely, I want to follow Shi Xiangyun to remind Shi Nai all the time, right?"

Tu Mingyi did not answer, and acquiesced to this statement.Lin Ning asked again: "Where is Shi Ding? The title on his body was earned by his own military service. Whether Shi Nai was awarded the title or Shi Nai received the title, it has no effect on him. Does this matter have anything to do with him?"

Tu Mingyi shook his head, "Probably not. He has no reason to help his second brother harm his eldest brother. Besides, Shi Xiangyun has followed Shi Nai these years, and Shi Ding has persuaded your old lady's behavior several times. But it doesn't work. These two brothers have always been at odds."

Lin Ning tried hard to recall, searching for the memory of Jia She's deity.Shi Ding returned to Beijing with military merits, the emperor made him a marquis, but he gained more military power.Probably also a disguised transaction.For so many years, Shi Ding has never been able to contact the army.In recent years, he has been a rich and noble lord, and his power seems to be inferior to that of Shi Nai, who has controlled the power accumulated by the ancestors of the Shi family for several generations.Especially, at that time, both the first emperor and the emperor were afraid of those who held military power.Shi Ding had to be careful to protect himself.

Based on this calculation, Shi Ding probably really can't resist Shi Nai.

Tu Mingyi said: "Father is not someone who will kill everything. Shi Ding also had military merits in his early years, and now these things have nothing to do with him, and he will not be implicated."

Lin Ning raised his eyebrows, "Is it settled?"

"It's almost there. I will come down in about two days. I came to tell you in advance. Your old lady will be deprived of her imperial order. Jia Zheng will be deprived of her official position. The virtuous concubine will be demoted to a talented person and live in a secluded palace. Shi Nai will be confiscated and sent to heaven." Prison, the Ministry of Punishment interrogated and dealt with according to law. As for Wang Ziteng..."

Tu Mingyi sighed, "Probably only a reprimand."

Lin Ning nodded in understanding.After all, four kings and eight males cannot be eliminated all at once.This is the emperor's first step, and it is also the best step he can make with this chess piece.

Lin Ning didn't care much about what happened to them.This round, he got what he wanted.From then on, the four families of King Xue of Jia Shi fell apart, and he also formally had a grudge with the four kings and eight princes, so he broke off the relationship.The population of their house is simple, and there is no intricate relationship with them by marriage.In the future, the honor and disgrace will only belong to oneself.This is the most important.

After finishing the business, Tu Mingyi laughed, and stared at Lin Ning with a pair of beautiful Danfeng eyes, which made Lin Ning's scalp tingle, "What do you want?"

"I ran into Xiao Fengxian on the street yesterday. Didn't you send someone to tell him about such a big incident? He said that his status is not good enough to come to the Duke's Mansion, and he waited for me in Jufulou. A few days, ask me about your situation. You are really kind and righteous!"

Lin Ning took the black line and said casually, "I forgot."

"Can you forget such a beauty? Besides, you didn't send someone to watch him carefully, and let him hang around like this every day. Do you know how many people wanted him back then. Didn't you spend a lot of money on him, pampering and pampering him everywhere?" Are you watching him? Are you not worried at all?"

Lin Ning tilted his head, "So? What does the lord mean, you want it too?"

Tu Mingyi almost spit out his tea, glared at Lin Ning angrily, and walked away with his sleeves shaken.Lin Ning was left at a loss.

Three days later, the results came out.It is no different from what Tu Mingyi said.It's just that the imperial decree that the emperor specially asked Xiaohuangmen to come to Jia's house to read out deprived Jia's mother of the order, and even wrote "unkind" and other words, teaching him to "marry and obey the husband, and the husband die and obey the son".

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Ten years later.

Jia's mother was lying on the carved bed, her eyes were cloudy, her mouth was open, and she was exhaling more air than taking in air.Jia Lian, Jia Cong, their wives, children, Yingchun and her children are all by her side, but she doesn't want to see any of them.

"Grandpa!"

When Jiamu moved her eyes, even if she couldn't move, he knew it was Lin Ning.After what happened back then, Lin Ning asked the people in the mansion to change their titles. Without the Second Household, naturally there would be no such thing as the Second Master and the Second Master.Lin Ning became the prince of the state, and Jia Lian became the son of the world.

Lin Ning sat directly in front of Jia Mu's bed, took the bowl from the girl's hand, and fed Jia Mu medicine.It's just that Jiamu's mouth is crooked, and what is fed flows out from the corner of her mouth.Lin Ning didn't dislike it either, and took a handkerchief to wipe Jia Mu's mouth.Doing everything personally, even the imperial physician who was waiting at the side nodded secretly.He is worthy of being the filial person that the former emperor himself said.

After Jiamu took the medicine, Lin Ning had time to ask the imperial physician about Jiamu's situation. Not surprisingly, he got a few words such as "I can't do anything", "Guogong please prepare for the funeral", "Condolences".

Lin Ning was so sad that he let the imperial doctor go out, and looked at Jia's mother for a while.On the same day, she was deprived of her imperial order and reprimanded by her, so Jia's mother suffered a stroke and passed out.Although he saved his life, he could only lie on the bed, and had to be served by others when he ate and urinated, and he couldn't even speak fluently.

On such a day, death might be a relief for her, right?Especially Jia Zheng, who was such a face-saving scholar, lost his face back then, and was beaten by everyone when he went out, his reputation was ruined, and he died of depression within two years.Mother Jia sent a white-haired person to a black-haired person, and the disease became even worse.

"Ah! Ah..."

Jiamu made an indistinct sound.Lin Ning asked nicely, "Mother wants to ask Yu'er?"

Mother Jia was speechless and could only blink.

"Mother, don't worry, Yu'er is a good child, she will come. It's just that I didn't know that my mother was suddenly seriously ill, and the county king took Yu'er to the hot spring village to play. I have sent someone to inform. But hurry up I'm afraid it will take some time to come back."

Speaking of this, Lin Ning also had to sigh, wondering if it was fate, Daiyu was still with the county king after all in this life.The two are like glue, and the zither sings in harmony.

Jia Mu asked again: "Bao... Bao..."

It was naturally Jia Baoyu who asked the question.The historian originally had two marquises. After Shi Nai died, the royal family did not return the original title to the historian clan.Because Shi Wei had no son, Shi Xiangyun had only one daughter.It seems to be deliberately weakening the title of the historian.The emperor seemed to give Shi Xiangyun a township monarch as compensation.The Marquis is naturally gone.The marquis can be inherited by heirs.But Xiangjun can't.What's more, Shi Xiangyun is still a woman who will marry out after all.This business is doing really well.

After what happened back then, the Xue family naturally knew that the Wang family was in two boats, and they didn't take their promises to their family seriously, especially when Lin Ning told the Xue family about the remarks of the Wang family and Jia's mother. The Xue family naturally refused to be tricked by the Wang family just like that.Aunt Xue was concerned about her face, Xue Baochai was a woman and she didn't want to mess around.Xue Pan didn't care so much, and took the IOU to Jia Zheng and Wang's house to make a fuss all day and night, forcing them to pay back the money.But that money has long been sent to the palace to help Jia Yuanchun grow up, I only hope that Jia Yuanchun can come out of the cold palace and regain favor.It's a pity that there is no hope of regaining favor, and there is no money and people.

It is well known that the Xue family was in trouble, and Jia Zheng could not afford to fall ill.Xiao Shi helped sell Wang's dowry and collected enough money to return it to Xue's family.Since then, I have never had any contact with Xue's family.

Seeing that Xue's family was gone, and Daiyu's side was even more impossible, Wang set her sights on Shi Xiangyun, who also had the title of Township Lord.Jia Baoyu experienced many changes in his family, and lost his jade when he went out in a daze.Wang deceived him to go to Shi Xiangyun according to the original method.Bao Yuben also had some affection for Shi Xiangyun, and settled down for a while.Unexpectedly, when Daiyu got married, the marriage supervised by the House of Internal Affairs would still be married to the royal family, with ten miles of red makeup.When Baoyu saw it, he suddenly went mad and ran away crazily, and has not been heard from since.

This is probably something that Jia's mother can't rest assured even when she is dying.Lin Ning naturally knew it in his heart.

"Don't worry, old lady, Baoyu has been found."

Jia Mu's heart was shocked, her eyes suddenly lit up, she didn't know where the strength came from, she grabbed Lin Ning's wrist, "He...he..."

Lin Ning smiled, "The old lady knows that Baoyu has become a monk."

When Mother Jia heard this, her eyes widened and her breathing suddenly became short of breath.Lin Ning hurriedly beckoned Yuanyang to take a life-sustaining pill and melt it in warm water for Mother Jia to eat.Then he said slowly: "You don't have to be so anxious, old lady. You know what the second room looks like now. Instead of staying and letting people talk about it, it's better to let him out. There's nothing wrong with becoming a monk. At least no one outside knows that he is Who, who is his father, who is his mother, let alone know what his mother did. He is also happy to be quiet. Besides, the old lady knows how Baoyu treats Yu'er. They all say that Hejun Wang is gentle You are polite, it fits his title. But if Baoyu is in Beijing, as long as he says something that involves Yu'er, you can try to see if he can be gentle."

Jia Mu's body trembled, her hands trembled, and she shed tears.She grabbed Lin Ning's clothes with the last bit of strength, and looked at him without blinking her eyes.

Lin Ning felt it was funny, "If the old lady is worried that after you go, I will not have to deal with the second room. If I want to deal with it, I have dealt with it in the past ten years. Does the old lady think that even if you are alive, you can still Can I keep them? Since I haven't made a move in the past ten years, I won't. I am a person who only cares about myself. I have lived happily these years, no one has come to make me angry, and I will not care about others What's more, the current second room is only supported by Mrs. Shi and Brother Jin. I have no enmity with them. They will not come to provoke me."

Mother Jia stared at Lin Ning for a long time, then slowly let Lin Ning go.

also good!Although he didn't like it, Jia Jin was still a legitimate son.After all, it is also Jia Zheng's blood.Zhu'er is gone, Baoyu has become a monk, and Zheng'er has only such a son-in-law.No, there is also the child in Xiangyun's belly.Wish... wished it was a boy.

Thinking of this, Mother Jia closed her eyes.

The mandarin duck stepped forward to sniff, then collapsed on the ground.For a moment, the whole Rongguo Mansion mourned.

The old lady is gone!