[Red House] Raiders of life

Lin Ning took over the child from Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. Min.The child's skin is a little red and wrinkled, and there is no beauty or ugliness.But no matter what, according to the time, this should be Jia Yuanchun.It's a pity that it was not born on the first day of the first lunar month, but now it is the twelfth lunar month, so the name of Yuanchun is gone.

"Poor child, why did my sister just go away like this?" Lin Ning couldn't help shedding a few tears with Min's handkerchief as she pressed the corners of her eyes.

Everyone knows each other well.Lin Ning glanced at Jia Daishan and Wang Ziteng. Wang Ziteng respected Jia Daishan a lot, and he didn't have the aura of the future. He was just a promising young man.

The two seemed to be talking a bit unpleasantly.Jia Daishan's face was cold, Wang Ziteng didn't dare to be too pretentious, because it was the inner courtyard, even though Wang Shi was his own sister, he was only allowed to come in after something happened, but it was not easy to stay there for too long.Besides, Jia Daishan also had the intention of seeing off the guests, and the Wang family knew it well.

As soon as the Wang family left, Mrs. Zhang came back, and she left in a hurry. If such a big incident happened, if she didn't come, she might be talked about.Lin Ning asked Shan Shan to invite Mrs. Zhang in, and said: "You are pregnant, so don't go inside, so as not to collide. Listen to the doctor's advice and take good care of the fetus. You are inconvenient now, and Brother Hu is injured again. Don't worry about other things."

Mrs. Zhang was a little surprised, Mrs. Jia valued Erfang and Mrs. Wang, in the past, she could only dodge it a lot, and it was just some minor details, she didn't care.What's up today...

Mrs. Zhang thought of Jia Hu's sudden falling into the water, and all the maids around Jia Hu were locked up. She went to interrogate her, but she did not see Yinzhu who followed Jia Hu that day.It is said that the wife took it away.By such a coincidence, Wang's fetus moved and died of dystocia.

Mrs. Zhang clenched her fists tightly, could it be...is it... But, what good will it do her to kill Brother Hu?Not to mention that she still has one in her belly, even without her, there would be others.It's not impossible for Jia Amnesty.Suspiciousness abounded in Mrs. Zhang's heart. For a while, she felt that the timing was too coincidental. For a while, she couldn't understand what Wang was doing, and felt that she probably thought too much.How did she know that Mrs. Wang was just a temporary demon.

Whoa- whoa-

The sound of the baby crying interrupted Zhang's thoughts, and Zhang returned to look at the child in Lin Ning's arms, "Is this the eldest sister?"

Lin Ning said: "Exactly. It's a pity..."

It's a pity that her birthday is the anniversary of her mother's death, and I'm afraid she won't be able to celebrate her birthday in the future.It's okay if it's a boy, but if it's a girl, it's fine if the elders in the family take good care of it in the future. If it falls out of favor or something happens, what happened today will be known as "Kemu".

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhang rubbed her belly with her hands, feeling a bit of sympathy for each other.The imperial doctor said that her weak body was originally unstable, but now that she was shocked by Brother Hu's incident, she was a little bit more serious.Now relying on medicine to support her, I'm afraid there will be some twists and turns when she gives birth.

She is no longer an ignorant boudoir girl, and she can still understand the imperial doctor's implication.Zhang's expression darkened, watching the child's eyes soften, and the suspicion of Wang's just now dissipated.

That's all.so what?How about not?If not, wouldn't she have become the heart of a villain?If yes, Mrs. Wang is dead, what should she do to a newborn child?Or to Jia Zhu?Jia Zhu is only three years old.She still can't do this kind of thing.If she did, then what is the difference with Wang Shi?

So, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, so be it.Fortunately, Brother Hu is still alive.It is said that if you survive a catastrophe, you must have a future blessing.Her brother Hu is a blessed one.

Mrs. Zhang became tired after staying for a while, and Lin Ning hurriedly asked Mother Song to send her back.Mrs. Zhang did not refuse this time.

After a while, white banners were hung in the mansion.Lin Ning was in a trance for a moment, life and death are just a thin line.

Shan Shan stepped forward and said: "The madam has held the elder sister for so long, and her hands are tired, how about giving it to the servant?"

Lin Ning chuckled: "You are a girl who has never been married, how can you hold a child. Let the nanny come over."

Fortunately, for a family like Jia's, the nanny and the people around her were all prepared early in the morning.Lin Ning handed the child into the hands of the nanny, and while returning to the main courtyard, he said to Shan Huan: "Liu Li is gone now, so you will take her position. We will talk about it later when a new girl is brought up."

Coral was overjoyed, thank you very much.The two entered the house, and Lin Ning sat down and said, "Have someone clear out a few wing rooms next to my yard. Let the eldest sister live in first. Brother Zhu and Brother Hu are not in a hurry. We have to wait for Brother Hu to get injured. Well, Pearl will not move until his mother's funeral is over."

This is planning to bring several children with me.

Just when Jia Daishan came in, he heard this sentence.Shan Shan called out to the master, and seeing that the masters seemed to have something to say, they retreated tactfully.

Only then did Jia Daishan sigh, "Thank you for your hard work."

Lin Ning smiled, "What did the master say. These children are also my grandchildren, so I don't love them. Mrs. Zhang is in poor health and has limited energy. Now she has to raise a baby. Brother Hu is probably the only There is negligence. Otherwise, such a incident would not have happened. Wang is gone now, and Zheng'er doesn't know the reason. After all, he has a relationship with her. I am very sad to see him today. Besides, he is alone Big man, how can I take care of the children. How about moving them to me, I am still healthy and energetic, and I can help take care of them."

In fact, Lin Ning brought several children with him because of Jia Shishi's wish.The second reason is that although Jia Shishi and Jia Daishan are married, after all, they got married early and had children, and they are not very old now.Although Jia Daishan saw that he had been careless in the sexual affairs in the past two years, after all, he was a marching man with a healthy body and a passionate heart.

With her children around, she also had an excuse.

Thinking of this, Jia Daishan couldn't help holding Lin Ning's hand, "From now on, this family will depend on you."

Lin Ning looked at the hands tightly held by Jia Daishan and complained in his heart, they are old couples, should they be like this.It's just that what he said has a taste of last words.Lin Ning couldn't help but think of the topic they had interrupted because of Wang's death, and his expression became solemn.

"Xie'er is absurd, and Zheng'er is dull. Fortunately, the Jia family needs to stay dormant now, so they don't want to take the lead. They only need to avoid any disasters in this generation. After a few years, new recruits will emerge in the army. My influence Gradually weakened. Without the constraints of this aspect, the Jia family can show their edge again. At that time, it was better to turn to the way of civil servants. Now that the world is settled, even if there is a war, it will only be in the northwestern Lingnan. It will hit the Central Plains. In troubled times, follow martial arts, and in prosperous times, follow literature. Now that our country is peaceful and peaceful, following literature is the long-term way.”

Lin Ning nodded.

Jia Daishan said again: "Although Hu'er is young, she can already see a bit of intelligence. What is rare is that she is extremely resilient and malleable. Zhu'er is still too young to see anything else, but it can be seen from his temperament. , is kind and generous. Just need more guidance, they are the future of my Jia family."

Lin Ning frowned, the last words really got deeper and deeper.

"I refused the matter of the daughter of the Wang family."

The topic changed a little quickly, Lin Ning was taken aback, and asked: "Wang family wants the power in the army in the master's hands?"

Jia Daishan's eyes were a little more appreciative, "The Wang family and our family all followed the Tai/ancestor to conquer the world. It's just that Wang Heng is weak and can't join the army. He has been cut off for a generation. There is no one in the army. The title Well, there is only one county magistrate in the Wang family, and there will be no more left in Wang Ziteng's generation. It is reasonable for the Wang family to follow the old path of military generals if they want to shine again. , get twice the result with half the effort."

"I also thought that our family is not suitable to take this path again. If the Wang family can hold on, the two families are family friends, and with the help they have now, they can take care of our family in the future. But..." Jia Daishan He couldn't help but shook his head, "Wang Ziteng does have this ability and talent. But I have observed him carefully for the past two years, and I only feel that this person's mind is not pure. If he gains power one day, I'm afraid he will not help the Jia family, but will suppress the Jia family. When the time comes, Jia Jia will not be his ally, but will instead become his vassal. Besides, Wang Ziteng is extremely ambitious and has a lot of power. If he is in power, he may not know how to retreat bravely. ' reason."

Lin Ning was secretly startled, and had to say that based on her experience of the third generation, Jia Daishan was right in every word.

"Actually, I am somewhat optimistic about Wang Zisheng. Although I haven't seen him for many years, he was a good boy back then. I just don't know how he is now." Jia Daishan sighed, "Wang Heng is old, maybe how many days he has left. It is reasonable for the eldest son to serve in Jinling, but he chose to send Prince Teng to the capital and pave the way for him, vaguely intending to pour all the power of the royal family on Prince Teng."

"Wang Ziteng is brave and good at fighting, and he really made up for Wang Heng's regret that he couldn't join the army. But he is the second son after all. Although Wang Zisheng is not enough to develop, he has more than enough to defend. I don't know what Wang Heng means by doing this. He Have you ever thought about how the eldest son, Wang Zisheng, will deal with himself if Wang Ziteng is powerful? At that time, it doesn't matter whether Wang Zisheng can safely accept the position of the head of the Wang family. Even if he takes the position, he will be just a puppet of Wang Ziteng. There is no distinction between old and young, brothers are not harmonious, how will the Wang family go in the future? Unless they die for life..."

Lin Ning's eyes widened and he almost knelt down.Fuck, uncle, you are too powerful.Lin Ning secretly speculated in his heart, in this way, is there something tricky about Wang Zisheng's early death?

"Wang Ziteng is a good friend, but not a deep friend." Jia Daishan came back to his senses with a serious expression, "Remember, if Wang Ziteng can't climb to a high position in the future, that's all. If one day he has the military power in his hands, he must Get away from him."

Lin Ning nodded heavily, but she was thinking in her heart, based on what she knew, Wang Ziteng did finally sit on the position of the Jingying Jiedushi, with great power in his hands.But within a few years, he was feared by the emperor.I'm afraid that when the eldest princes seized the throne at that time, he played a lot of tricks in it.The position of Jingying Jiedushi should be regarded as the emperor's confidant, and he is only loyal to the emperor, just like Lin Ruhai's identity.It's a pity that Wang Ziteng is not reconciled.If not, the emperor would not have sent various lieutenants to hinder him, and then stepped up and down step by step, making him empty.

Seeing that Lin Ning knew what was in his mind, Jia Daishan smiled, "A few days ago, I was worried about what would happen if I went to Jia's house. Now...with you here, I can feel at ease."

Lin Ning lowered his eyes, "Master, I really can't..."

Jia Daishan interrupted him before he finished speaking, "I can't!" Then he felt that he seemed to be too strict, and comforted him: "No hurry, with the emperor's situation, there are still some days left."

Lin Ning sighed, that's all.

Only now did Jia Daishan talk about Yinzhu and Cui'er, "Liuli, Lai Da's family, and a few other wives are easy to deal with. Only Yinzhu and Cui'er..." Jia Daishan paused, and then said: "Yinzhu is negligent. As for Cui'er, the Wang family is gone now, and if she commits suicide at this time, she can also gain a good reputation of being loyal to the Lord. For her loyalty, I will give their family dozens of taels of silver, and let her Let's be buried next to Mrs. Wang."

Although it wasn't Tweety'er's fault, but seeing Brother Hu fell into the water, Tweety'er didn't call for help, but ran away in a panic, without saying a word to others.If it wasn't for Yinzhu who found it when he found it, we don't know how long Jia Hu will stay in the pool.If she had called for help in time, maybe Jia Hu would not have ended up here.

As for Yinzhu, although she cannot be blamed entirely, she cannot stay after all.

Lin Ning opened his mouth to say that Tweety and Yinzhu are right?Of course not.Do you want to say that they deserve to die?In the 21st century, of course not.Can be placed in this social environment.Tweety is bound to die.It is a blessing that Yinzhu has only been sold far away.Therefore, Lin Ning saw that Jia Daishan had already made up his mind, and he didn't say anything, but only responded lightly, "What the master said is true."

*******

Seven days later, the Wang family went to the funeral.Jia Hu is also almost better.Lin Ning directly asked Jia Hu and Jia Zhu to be picked up.Jia Hu was very happy, and Jia Zhu timidly grabbed Lin Ning's clothes and shrank behind her.

The loss of a mother has an impact on the child after all.Although I still can't fully understand the meaning of death, I also understand that my mother is gone and will never come back.After losing his mother, he is even more dependent on his grandmother who was very good to him on weekdays.

Jia Hu took the Luban lock and sat on the other side of the couch to tease him.Jia Zhu just stuck to Lin Ning and didn't move.Jia Hu was not annoyed, and silently handed over the plate of pastries, choosing the ones Jia Zhu liked and stuffing them for him.On the other hand, he explained the gameplay of Lubansuo in detail.After doing this several times, Jia Zhu involuntarily let go of Lin Ning's clothes and moved over.

Seeing the two little heads getting together, Lin Ning laughed softly.Coral came in and whispered, "Mother Wang is here."

After hearing this, Jia Hu hurriedly got off the warm couch and walked to Lin Ning's side, looked up at her eagerly, "Grandmother!"

The child spends most of the time with the nanny, and the relationship is naturally deep.I haven't seen Mama Wang these days, and Jia Hu has learned from the servants that Mama Wang has been punished, and even the people who serve her have been punished, so she feels a little sad.Several times he wanted to plead with Lin Ning, but Lin Ning stopped him.

Lin Ning touched his head with a smile, pulled him to sit beside him, and said, "Let her in."

When Mama Wang came in, she knelt down, "Greetings to my wife, and my two little masters."

"Get up."

"Mrs. Xie. The servant girl came today to make amends to the young master. I am afraid that the servant girl will not be able to serve the young master in the future. The servant girl sold herself as a nanny because the man was gone and there were children to support. I didn't expect the servant girl to come home. That man didn't die. He was injured and stayed outside for a few years. Now that he recovered from his injury, he came here and wanted to redeem his slaves and go out. Thank you for your kindness."

"Now your family of three can be reunited." Lin Ning smiled and winked at Shan Shan. Shan Shan handed over a purse of silver, and Lin Ning said again: "Take these and do some small business later."

Mama Wang thanked Jia Hu a thousand times and took another look at Jia Hu before leaving.

Jia Hu looked up at Lin Ning, "Grandmother! Mama Wang..."

"Brother Hu is relieved now? Mother Wang can't follow Brother Hu because her family is reunited. Brother Hu doesn't want to force her to stay by her side and let their family be separated, does she?"

Jia Hu was still young, so it never occurred to him that if the whole family were to work in the mansion, there would be no need to separate them.Hearing that Ms. Wang didn't lose her job because she was punished, she felt relieved, and her little face smiled again.

Lin Ning smiled.She hadn't thought of doing this play in front of Jia Hu.However, Jia Hu has a sensitive mind, especially because of family problems, she blames herself for any mistakes taught by Ms. Wang.For example, Mrs. Zhang's health is not good, so I can't blame him at all.But Jia Hu felt that it was because she gave birth that she hurt her mother.For example, Jia Hu thought that Jia She's absurdity was because he was not good enough.

Just this time, the other girls are fine.But he followed Jia Hu every day, and took his mother Wang with him from the day he was born. Jia Hu really regarded her as his half-mother.Jia Hu felt that she was hurt by accidentally falling into the water.Lin Ning became even more angry with Mama Wang, but had to ask her to come and play this play.

Sure enough, this trick is still extremely useful.Jia Hu got rid of the knot in his heart and smiled even brighter.

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Years later, on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the eldest sister is full moon.Because Mrs. Wang just died, it's not easy to deal with it, and it's done hastily.However, Jia Daishan finally gave her a name, naturally it wasn't Yuan Chun, the name was Jia Qiong.

The child grows slowly but can see the facial features clearly. Judging from the eyebrows, double eyelids, black pupils, big eyes, straight nose, and small mouth.Is a beauty embryo.If you want to come to the palace, you will be surrounded by fat, swallows and thin, with unparalleled beauty, and whoever can be favored is always a bit beautiful.It was probably because of this good appearance that the Jia family sent her to the palace.Otherwise, if someone looks ordinary, the Jia family might stop thinking about it.

The Wang family came again, still promoting Wang's daughter.This time, they did not lobby with the friendship between the two families, but started with the two children.Now after a month, the Wang family has also noticed that although the Jia family is dissatisfied with the Wang family and angered the Wang family, they still love and value the two children of the Wang family.The child is still young, if Jia Zheng marries someone who doesn't know his background, will the child be tortured by the stepmother?

In this world, when the eldest sister dies, in order to strengthen the relationship between the two families and for the sake of the children, it is common for the younger sister to remarry to continue the family.This is also the inertial thinking of many families in this era.

It's a pity that Lin Ning didn't play at all, and Jia Daishan had already categorically refused.Afterwards, he also told Lin Ning that no matter how Wang died, it would be a difficult delivery to the outside world. For the sake of the face of the two children, Jia Zheng must first pass the year of his wife's filial piety.It's just that no matter who you choose after one year, it's impossible to be the Wang family again.

Less than a month after this word was revealed, news came from the other end that the daughter of the Wang family had been rationed to the Xue family in Jinling.

Is this seeing that "momentum" is not available, so you take "money"?

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Mid-Autumn Festival is the festival of reunion.All the prefectures in central Beijing are bustling with activity, but Jia's mansion is gloomy.Just because Jia Daishan was seriously ill.

Jia Huli was reciting poems by Jia Daishan's side. He passed his sixth birthday in summer, and now he has entered the academy to study.The voice is immature, but the words are powerful, and Jia Daishan's eyes are full of smiles, "Okay!"

After receiving the award, Jia Hu didn't look happy, and asked worriedly, "Is my grandfather getting better?"

Jia Daishan coughed violently. Only he and Lin Ning knew about his illness. It was not so much a disease as a medicine.The emperor will be here for about one or two months.A few days ago, the palace sent a bowl of food, saying that the emperor thought of the old minister and specially rewarded Jia Daishan, and asked the eunuch to stare at Jia Daishan before leaving after eating.

After that, Jia Daishan fell ill, and in just a few days, his health continued to deteriorate.

Lin Ning poured him a glass of water and recited it for him. Seeing that it was inconvenient for him to speak, he could only answer for him, "Grandpa is tired, take your younger brother out."

Jia Hu's face was worried, he glanced at Jia Daishan, and then at Jia Zhu who was sitting at a corner table dignifiedly painting red, after all he listened to Lin Ning's words and took Jia Zhu's hand out.

After these first months of getting along, the relationship between the two children has become better.

Jia Daishan took out two notebooks and a piece of paper from under the pillow and handed them to Lin Ning. On the paper was written a word, "Lian".Some time ago, Mrs. Zhang gave birth to a baby boy after nine deaths.This is to get the name for that child.Lin Ning accepted it and went to look through the two copies.One is for Jia Amnesty to ask for an order to accept the title, and the other is for Jia Zheng to ask for an official.

Lin Ning frowned, "Zheng'er's temperament is not clear, and his ability is not enough. Even if he enters the court and becomes an official, he may not be able to make a living."

Jia Daishan supported himself and said: "Why don't I know. It's just that he can't be white for the rest of his life. You also said that the boss has a title, so what does he have? Although he is also an official, I just give it to him. Find a job. It’s just better to look good. Zhu’er and Qiong’s sisters will not be too ugly when they go out.”

Lin Ning nodded, but still handed the book back, "I understand what the master means. It's just that we ask, why don't the royal family take the initiative to give it."

Jia Daishan was taken aback.Lin Ning smiled, the map cannot be used, if this thing is taken out, I am afraid that Jia Daishan's prestige in the army will be higher, then it will not be credit, but a reminder.But not having a map doesn't mean she can't think of other ways.

"Master forgot, our family still owes the Ministry of Households a million taels of silver. Now our family can afford it. In the past, it was not because of this precedent that we couldn't open it, otherwise what would other families do? But now..."

Now Jia Daishan is dying.To pay back money in the name of a dying man.Others can't have an outbreak even if they want to.And it can also build a good impression in front of the emperor.

You need someone to fight for you in the northwest. When the frontier was pacified, Jia Daishan stood up and did it.When you were afraid of other people's military power, Jia Daishan handed over without saying a word.You let people die, and they ate the dish obediently, and went to die generously, never sorry for you from the beginning to the end.Even until he died, he was always thinking about the accumulated disadvantages of the Ministry of Households, and thinking about returning the owed money to the court.

What should the emperor think?Whether it's guilt or nostalgia, the emperor always wants to reward Jia's family.Jia Daishan doesn't need to ask for an official for Jia Zheng, but only needs to write a homely letter, speaking from his heart in the tone of an "old friend", talking about the difficulties of understanding the emperor and the court.Then slowly talk about his own heirs, and express his worries about his two sons, one is absurd and the other is incompetent.That's all there is to it, nothing else needs to be mentioned.

Jia Daishan looked at Lin Ning for a while, "It's still your thoughtfulness. But since this is the case, there is no rush now. Instead of paying back the money at this time, it is better to wait until after I go. I will leave a suicide note. You are just following the suicide note. work."

That would be better.

After such a short time, Jia Daishan coughed again, but he still supported himself and said, "Help me up and serve the pen and ink."

Lin Ning opened his mouth, trying to persuade him, but was interrupted before he could speak, "I can still write while I can. If it takes two days, who knows if I can still write!"

In this way, Lin Ning had no choice but to agree and wait on the sidelines.It was just two letters, and Jia Daishan's forehead was covered with sweat, and his hands trembled as he wrote the last word.

Lin Ning quickly helped him to lie down again, only to see Jia Daishan looking at her with burning eyes, holding her hand and saying: "From now on, the Jia family will depend on you! I... I will take the children... all... give it to you."