Red Mansions Dressed Into the Forest

Wang Chan quickly looked to his master for confirmation, and Lin Hai also copied an inscrutable smile.

Wang Chan was helpless, so he turned his head to look at the little eunuch standing in the corner: This father-in-law who has served King Yizhong for most of his life is actually very happy at this moment.

So Wang Chan snorted softly, "Forget it. Anyway, the second cousin is happy, and the old people in the clan will be unhappy. If they are unhappy, my grandfather should be happy!"

Wang Chan and her grandfather have been the Zong Ling for most of their lives, and they have formed many good relationships, and naturally they have many enemies.Anyway, comparing King Yizhong and King Suduan together, Wang Chan and her grandfather did not hesitate to favor King Yizhong.

King Yizhong, who was on the rise, laughed and said, "Who says it's not!"

At this moment, Xiao Jin suddenly interjected and asked, "Have you changed your mind?"

Lin Haidao: "How many people can you take care of at once?"

Xiao Jin replied: "Three, four are very reluctant, and the effect is not good."

"Give King Yizhong some warmth. Since the situation is already in such a mess, don't be afraid of more chaos."

"Okay!" Xiaojin was super excited, "If King Yizhong has a son, the reward will be very rich, maybe I can upgrade this way!"

Lin Hai was surprised: "You can still upgrade?"

Xiao Jin proudly said: "Gold fingers that cannot be upgraded are all salted fish!"

"What about the upgrade standard?"

"There are more than ten years in your account balance, the life included in the brackets."

Are you reading the rules?Back in brackets... Lin Hai became interested, "Come on, tell me, do you have any other rules and regulations? After you upgrade, what functions do you have besides being able to take care of a few more patients?"

"Artificial intelligence rules, self-destruct function, auxiliary regulations, node operation principles..." Xiao Jin introduced it seriously.

When it comes to self-destruction, Xiao Jin's tone is still brisk, and Lin Hai suddenly realizes that this little guy should like to communicate with him...

A sense of guilt welled up.Anyway, this little guy will not complain that he is a heartless person.Anyway, being idle is idle, and it doesn’t consume anything—conscious communication in the brain is more environmentally friendly than talking and making expressions, so I will chat with Xiaojin more often in the future.

While Lin Hai was chatting with Xiao Jin, King Yizhong and Wang Chan were also chatting and laughing.

However, it is said that King Yizhong had dinner in the Lin Mansion, and after returning to the mansion, he was indeed "full of energy", and he didn't know if he knew everything. Although King Yizhong was tired and lying next to his wife, his mind was extremely clear.

Father really loves him, but he also loves Jiangshan.He probably doesn't need to think about Jiangshan anymore, but now he just wants to have a smooth mind!

Thinking of the heart-to-heart confession that the emperor had with him a few days ago, King Yizhong decided to give his brother an answer when he entered the palace tomorrow.

King Yizhong thought clearly: Even if his cousin-in-law gave him a "big gift" today, even if his wife is pregnant now, and the child can grow up, marry and stand on his own, he can't say whether he can see it at that time.

After all, taking drugs back then damaged the fundamentals of his body, and he felt that his lifespan was limited.Therefore, getting rid of the enemy early is good for the wife and the unborn child.

Speaking of the Lin family, when King Yizhong left, Lin Hai hugged his daughter-in-law and recounted all the things he discussed with King Yizhong just now.

In political affairs, Wang Chan is easy to keep quiet, and if he speaks out, he must have insight, or simply "the master is right", but when it comes to benefiting the offspring, Wang Chan was finally shocked, and she subconsciously pressed her lower abdomen.

Seeing his daughter-in-law's stunned look, Lin Hai felt playful, and stretched out a few fingers to gesture, "Your mouth is so wide that you can stuff a goose egg."

Wang Chan slapped the back of Lin Hai's hand, and squeezed it, "Master, my mind is blank. You pinch me."

Xiao Jin gave the forecast when his daughter-in-law was about 20 days pregnant, and Lin Hai waited for more than ten days. Logically, his daughter-in-law should know if the monthly letter did not come. big.

When the couple were whispering, Wang Chan's eldest girl was watching outside.If I could hear my master's voice at this time, I would definitely complain to my wife: I have been disappointed for several months, and I am busy now, so my wife doesn't bother to think about it.

Lin Hai pinched his daughter-in-law's small face with the other hand, um, it felt very good, "Daughter-in-law, take it easy, your body is important. Wife, you have a smart mouth, so I won't talk too much." He bit her daughter-in-law's face hard.

Wang Chan let Lin Hai pinch his memory, and his cheeks were slightly red at this time, "Master, don't worry."

Lin Hai thought about it for a while and then said, "Please ask an imperial doctor to take a look at it in a few days." What if there is a way to help her daughter-in-law relieve the impact of spina bifida.

But Wang Chan thought about it: You have to be a little bit on guard, it's easy to hide a spear in the open, but it's hard to defend against it. Could it be that she is pregnant with a child and can't go out?

Thanks to the blessings of several generations of ancestors, the Lin family has a simple population, and there is no maid to serve the master, so she can feel at ease, but thinking of the master and second cousin getting so close, King Su Duan may not be silent.

It's not that Wang Chan has delusions of being persecuted, it's that the combination of King Suduan and King Zhongshun doesn't quite match "Leiluo".

Thinking of this, she immediately relayed Concubine Xian's suggestion to Lin Hai, "I heard that the Holy Majesty gained a lot because of the unexpected joy this time."

This unexpected joy refers to finding a few people with no medical knowledge to make up some rumors, and just like this caught a big fish-by the way, most of the eunuchs and maids in the palace are illiterate, How can we expect them to understand medical science?

Lin Hai raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"

Wang Chan said succinctly, "I caught an old concubine's confidant, who had something to do with the Empress Dowager's affairs back then, because this confidant is from Yangzhou, the empress asked me to tell the master, if there is any progress, there must be a big thank you."

A few days ago, the Holy Majesty named Wang Chan and her cousin Wang Zhi as the magistrate of Yangzhou, and he had already set his sights on such a person.It can make the holy majesty who is doing everything in his day to keep an eye on him, and the appointment is not small.

At this time, Wang Chan seemed to verify Lin Hai's thoughts, and added, "Young lady said that this person and that concubine, the power, wealth and manpower seem to have suddenly appeared, and neither the emperor nor the sage have taken care of them. Anyway, that's it. It came out of nowhere.”

Lin Hai pondered for a while, then asked, "Could it be related to the previous court...?"

Wang Chan nodded and said, "Your Majesty also said so."

"The whereabouts of those treasures from the previous dynasty is still a mystery, but now the treasury..." Lin Hai is the servant of the household department, and he knows it well. There is money in the treasury, but there is not much money. If there is a flood in the south next year, it may not be enough for relief and reconstruction. Not to mention that both the Supreme Emperor and the Holy Majesty wanted to mobilize troops to take back the former eleven northwestern states, "it is inevitable to win this foreign wealth."

Speaking of the eleven states in Northwest China, it was when the Supreme Emperor and his father were dying, and the princes were vying for the top. In Beijing, "big dramas were played one after another, and it was very lively"... But as the dust settled, the enthroned sage was also The current Supreme Emperor sent some of his brothers away, imprisoned them, forced them to death, and these princes, wives, and mothers were naturally implicated.

One of the dead brothers and his wife's family were a general in the northwest. Hearing that his family was almost wiped out, and there were no wives and children left, he fainted immediately, and when he woke up, he took his subordinates with him.

This general was very brave and good at fighting. After taking refuge in the people of Beidi, he made great achievements and won six states in the Northwest. Then he died in the camp due to overwork. In the end, the elite cavalry of the Beidi people finally got stuck outside Anxiguan, the first pass in the northwest.

War horses are produced in the northwest, while horses in the southwest are more suitable for plowing and carrying heavy loads.With the loss of eleven states in the northwest, although the current dynasty was not nearly stuck in the neck of the war horse like the Northern Song Dynasty, the quality of the current cavalry is generally considered to be inferior to that of the founding of the country.

The silver in the key treasury can only maintain normal operation, but it cannot be called ample.

If you look at the Northern Song Dynasty, you will know that once the cavalry is broken, it will be difficult to defend the country - of course, the root cause of the Northern Song Dynasty's demise lies in the national policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing military power, but we have to admit that "workers must be good at their work if they want to If the tool of "sharpening its weapon first" fails, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort...

Taking a step back, getting this foreign money is enough to make King Suduan and King Zhongshun "honest" even if they don't need to take back the eleven northwestern states.

Lin Hai compared it with the original book again, and suddenly understood why Qin Keqing hanged himself like that... Judging from the content of her dreams about Sister Feng, it didn't seem like she had a simple foresight, but had an expectation of...

Lin Hai is sure that Qin Keqing, the so-called remnant of the former dynasty, knows more than he expected, and it is more important than he imagined.Maybe Qin Keqing has already registered with the Holy Majesty.

It has to be said that Lin Hai's intuition "worked" again this time: the next day he heard Lin Da report that Qin Keqing had gone, killing two people.

The Holy Majesty has just figured out the dark line of "the remnants of the previous dynasty"... Qin Keqing died, and should be silenced...

As for which side made the move, Lin Hai, the "little servant", should not care about it and can verify it.

Lin Hai could only sigh softly: Qin Keqing's background and the environment in which he lived, it is really difficult to end well without a shocking cheat.Even if Qin Keqing followed the Holy Majesty, or even the Supreme Emperor, he might not escape death.After all, the wealth behind her is too astonishing, so astonishing that several top forces are bound to win it.

He felt more and more that the capital city would still not survive in the next ten years.That being the case, he had to prepare early.

Originally, he sent letters to Shi Ding and Shi Nai brothers, asking them to introduce one or two reliable veterans of the old battalion—by the way, he and Shi Jia didn't seem to move around very much, but in fact...the friendship between gentlemen is as thin as water.

Looking at it now, these fifty veterans may not be enough to serve as nursing homes.So Lin Hai planned to edit a few more books tomorrow.

In other words, before King Yizhong came to report the letter, Lin Hai felt that there might be a change in the southwest: if King Suduan and King Zhongshun were the ones who were waiting to be killed, they would not be able to live safely to this day.

He lay on the bed and thought carefully, and suddenly remembered something from the past: when he was still in office in Yangzhou, he heard a few salt merchants chatting and knew that there were several noodle shopkeepers who came to collect grain... Anyway, the grain was not harvested for wine making.

Because no one has heard of a new winery opening anywhere.Let's put it this way, small workshops are excluded, but there must be a big backer behind a big winery.

It’s just that the amount of food bought and sold is not much, and it feels like a steady flow of water. Lin Hai thinks that some prince is going to make a little move and is planning to raise more soldiers. Now it seems... King Zhongshun has long been prepared.

If he were the King of Zhongshun, he would have to do more preparations!

If the Supreme Emperor had just abdicated and the Holy One had just succeeded to the throne, the father and son were in harmony, and the two generations of monarchs and Suduan Wang Zhongshun, who had twice served as a dragon, were still in the honeymoon period, the two princes probably did not have much thought.

If you can work hard to achieve the merits of being a dragon, you must also think about being able to enshrine your wife and son. At least you don't have to downgrade the title of the son's generation, and even the rest of the sons can get a title and keep their wealth for three generations.

However, time has passed, and King Suduan and King Zhongshun, who were originally loyal, actually now have the heart to seal off the border.Taking advantage of the gradual quarrel between the Supreme Emperor and the Holy One, if the instigation is appropriate, even the day when father and son will turn against each other is just around the corner.

Being a courtier is not as fun as being an emperor, right?

But if he looked at the original book again, Lin Hai felt that King Zhongshun might not be able to get anything good, and he would maintain an invincible invincibility with His Majesty: If King Zhongshun really became a power minister and regent through and through, then Yuan Chun Even if it is a noble concubine, Rongfu can die... Don't forget that King Zhongshun and Rongfu are old enemies!

But it is clearly written in the original book that Baoyu slept in King Zhongshun's ~forbidden~skin, but King Zhongshun just sent a long official to threaten and ask about his whereabouts.

Lin Hai pondered for a while before finishing the draft: the letter to Zhen Yingjia should be written like this.

He has always wanted to help the Zhen family:

At first, Zhen Yingjia got very angry with him.

Secondly, Zhen Yingjia was his first client. Both the youngest son of the Zhen family and the youngest daughter of the concubine were born after taking Lin Hai's medicine.

It's just that the concubine's youngest daughter is weak and has little chance of surviving to adulthood, which can be seen from the life expectancy feedback Lin Hai got.The Zhen family kept it, and Lin Hai could charge more "rent".

Third, the Zhen family... probably has a stronger family background than the Rong family.Although the ending of the Jia family and the Zhen family is not written in the original book, many clues can be drawn from the various clues showing the ending of the Rong family. Since the wife of the Rong family can take care of the Zhen family's wealth... First of all, the Zhen family has come to a decline There are still several boxes of treasures, and there are also diehard loyalists. This alone is much better than Rongfu.

Fourth, even the Shijia brothers are going to the Southwest to become officials, so as long as Zhen Yingjia is more firm and cautious, and gets closer to the Shijia, it is likely that he will be able to retreat unscathed!

After making up his mind, Lin Hai summoned Xiao Jin, "Does talking to you often disturb your work?"

Xiao Jin excitedly said: "Normally not." Then he took the initiative to explain, "They have all rested at this point, so there must be no problem."

"So that's how it is." Lin Hai teased, "That is to say, it's convenient to chat when you don't have anything?"

"That's right! If you regulate endocrine for them, you don't pick the time at all."

The key is to monitor in one fell swoop.

"It's a good feeling. By the way, do you care about finding typos and polishing?"

Xiao Jin said without hesitation, "Take care."

He can also serve as a little secretary... Lin Hai twitched his lips.

The next day, Master Bao Huaishang and the housekeeper Lin Da obviously found that the master replied more and faster than before... As Lin Hai's confidant, he actually knew what happened last night, that is, "The wife may be pregnant, the master summoned all the stewards in the inner house, Instruct these people carefully," so the two didn't think much about it, they just felt that the master was full of joy and was naturally motivated to handle common affairs.

But soon the two of them complained in secret: because the master suddenly maintained such an efficiency...they are the key figures in charge of sending, receiving and preliminary screening of letters, especially because many of these letters cannot go to the official post, and they come and go again and again. , the manpower responsible for sending letters is not enough.

They were afraid of delaying the master's important affairs, so they complained to Lin Hai and admitted their mistakes together.

Lin Hai was also helpless after hearing this. This is the shortcoming of the small number of people.There are only three masters in this family, how many servants do they need?

Just as there are few people who hate books when they are in use, people also encounter difficulties when they are in use: the southwest is unstable, and the well-informed Beidi people may take advantage of it to loot, so it is impossible to have fewer letters these days.Otherwise, he wouldn't have the cheek to let Xiao Jin help.

In this way, it is definitely out of the question to have a dedicated letter. Just like the express delivery of later generations, we can only set up a small outlet and a small store outside, and a small team will be responsible for a large area.

It just so happened that all the shops in the south were closed, and there were still many old shopkeepers waiting for their accountants.

Lin Hai told his two confidants about this idea, and they flattered him several times, and then they went back to execute it.

Lin Da and Bao Huaishang are equivalent to Lin Hai's confidential secretaries. Apart from them, Lin Hai also has a few staff members, but most of them are "in charge of finance", and there is no "military adviser" who can make suggestions. He thought about it and felt that It can be regarded as settled down now, and it is barely tenable, so it is time to recruit a few more staff members.

Lin Hai immersed himself in writing a letter to his supervisor, Mr. Lu, explaining the current situation of his family, and finally asked him to recommend one or two people to him.

Mr. Lu is in the capital now, Lin Hai would rather write a letter to trust him than to run to the master's mansion all the time - just to avoid suspicion.

As for putting a handful of nails in, he doesn't care too much: when the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Besides, nails are not impossible to use. Generally speaking, during the incubation period, apart from delivering messages, the nail must be a good employee who works diligently to complete the task.

After that, Lin Hai went to Ning Mansion for a tour.In front of Qin Keqing's death, he couldn't help but sigh: he is really a poor person.

Jia Zhen still looked distraught, but Youshi never disappeared and took care of it with all her heart—one of the couple was haggard and the other was exhausted, it was obvious at a glance.

As for Jia Rong, he was not "heartless" like in the original book when his wife died. Lin Hai's most direct feeling when he saw him was: grief and indignation.

It seems that the cause of Qin Keqing's death this time was not that Youshi saw the scandal of "climbing ashes", but that all three members of the family confirmed that Qin Keqing was silenced.

In the original book, Qin Keqing bid farewell to the dream, but it is quite connotative.She should not only be knowledgeable, but also have some understanding of her life experience, and she has expected that she will be implicated in the Ning Mansion and even the Rong Mansion.

Otherwise, why would you suggest that Sister Feng be more likely to acquire family property and offer sacrifices to land?It should be noted that judging from the current situation of Ningrong and Rongfu, they are also gradually declining, not declining... At least there is a noble concubine supporting them.

After leaving Ning Mansion, he sat down in Rong Mansion again.

Jia Zheng's confession papers were handed over, but now there is no further text. Although he thought in his heart that nothing serious might happen, he still couldn't hide his worry.

On the contrary, Jia Lian looked calmer than before - Lin Hai showed him the way, and the young man really became reliable.As sister Lin's biological father, Baoyu also rushed to visit him, and handled it well: because Qin Keqing died suddenly, Baoyu's complexion was not good.

In all fairness, when Baoyu is not sick, he is a very likable young master.Lin Hai had nothing to do when he was idle, so he asked a lot.

Xiao Jin decisively gave the answer: Baoyu is still a baby...

On the way home, Lin Hai was weighing whether to give Raja Rong another hand.Because he felt that the younger generation of the Jia family seemed to be saved.Who said no?Jia Lian, the oldest, is not yet old enough to graduate from college...they are not yet finalized.

When Lin Hai got home, he heard from Daiyu that his mother-in-law had come... Lin Hai hurried to change his clothes first: he went to Ning Mansion to pay homage to the funeral, so he was dressed plainly, so he was naturally not suitable to see his father-in-law.

But before Lin Hai returned, the mother and daughter Wang Chan had been talking about themselves for a long time.

Hearing that the girl was pregnant, Wang Chan's mother didn't come to the door directly...bringing her acquainted imperial physician here, but unfortunately Wang Chan's pregnancy is still short, even though the imperial physician is experienced, she can't leave a letter.

However, Wang Chan's mother asked the big girl who took care of her daughter's daily life, and she also had a clue in her heart: I guess she is pregnant this time.Then the princess waved her hand and drove the big girls outside, while she held the face of her daughter Wang Zen and said, "It's getting more moisturized."

Wang Chan pouted, "Just say I'm fat."

"Fortunately, not much fat." Wang Chan's mother smiled and looked at her daughter for a while, "Have you prepared someone for my uncle?"

Wang Chan shook his head, "Master is not good at this. Ever since my daughter got married, there has been no concubine or house in the yard. First of all, I may be happy, and I am also Master. These days, Master also..." Her face was already red Feeling a little swollen, "Stay with me. Mother," she looked up at her mother, "I don't want to prepare another man for the master."

Girlfriend, is she just playing petty?

Wang Chan's father laughed instead, "If you don't give it, you won't give it."

Don't talk about asking for roommates... all those who cheat on their wives during pregnancy are bastards, okay?

Lin Hai doesn't think he is a gentleman, but at least he pays attention to his face and integrity.

Wang Chan, who was "willful" with his mother for a while, was actually somewhat guilty... As a result, the master still guarded her until the first month passed...

Unlike the Lin family, which was happy and harmonious, the Xue family was in pain and happiness at this moment.

Because Wang Chan was happy, Daiyu didn't post a serious post to invite the little sisters to the house for the whole first month, and Baochai's half-planned marriage was also left behind. However, the west is not bright and the east is bright. The smell of alcohol and the cold wind came back... I started yelling as soon as I entered the door, "Sister, who do you think I had a drink with today? The second son of the Xuanping Wang family!"

King Xuanping's side concubine, that is, the second son's mother, had thought about Baochai years ago: let Baochai be his son's concubine.

And Zhen Yingjia, who was thousands of miles away, was also in pain and joy when she received Lin Hai's letter: This is a good opportunity!Do you want to bet your fortune on it?