Red Mansions Dressed Into the Forest

Depressed all the way, when he returned home, Lin Hai showed this distress on his face without any scruples.

It was rare to return to the mansion early, and Wang Chan, who got the news, took Daiyu to greet him at the second gate. When he saw Lin Hai's "honor", he used to ask "Are you busy", "Are you tired" and "Would you like to be tired?" What to eat" is completely saved...

Lin Hai didn't say anything else, his wife in one hand, and his daughter in the other hand, and he was walking into the house with his two treasures. The Lin family can't say how big it is, but it still takes a short walk from the second gate to the main room of the inner house...

Along the way, his wife and daughter didn't say a word, Lin Hai knew that his ugly face frightened them both.

He doesn't flirt with his wife and children, but he doesn't want to force a smile when he's in a bad mood... Anyway, "I'm not happy, you don't have to be unhappy with me".

After the family of three entered the house, he said frankly, "It's not a big deal. I've been planning something for a long time, and it's expected that I can't get what I want, but...it will still be awkward."

It's just "awkward" and that's all, I'm afraid you will be angry and unwilling.

In order to be cautious, Wang Chan observed the situation for a while, and then asked, "Master Zhen's side...is it inappropriate again?"

Lin Hai nodded.

It is polite to call "Adult" face to face, and using this name behind the scenes is definitely not a proof of the closeness of the two families.

How could Daiyu not understand what her stepmother meant?She couldn't help feeling a little regretful in her heart: it's quite reasonable with Big Sister Zhen, but now we can only go a little further.

Sister Zhen came from the south, and Daiyu really wanted to get closer to her.

Originally, Daiyu and Baochai got along the most.

This has something to do with Baochai's intention to please, but it's too easy for two beautiful girls who have read poetry and books to know others to "sympathize with each other". Baochai is far away, and in Rongfu, she often communicates with Sanchun Xiangyun...

It seems that there are quite a few sisters who can play together, but in fact, Yingchun is too boring, Xichun is too young, and Xiangyun is always not far or near—after all, Daiyu does not have both parents dead to live under the fence. In the original book, Daiyu After talking about it, Xiangyun got to know each other and hugged each other warmly... There is no foundation for friendship at all. Daiyu and Xiangyun are just ordinary little sisters, so Daiyu can only talk to Tanchun a little more in Rongfu.

Helplessly, Tanchun is a concubine, and she is often involuntary, and her hands are not easy.Daiyu knew the difficulty of Tanchun, and the frequency of walking was always within the tolerance range of Mrs. Wang.

Therefore, if Daiyu wanted not to be lonely, she could only go to play with her stepmother’s sisters... Fortunately, she always hoped that both sides could have sisters who got along well: no matter how well the stepmother’s natal cousins ​​got along, Daiyu didn’t want to be cold anymore Relatives on the birth mother's side.

In addition... the two aunts on the stepmother's side are very good to her, but Daiyu just feels embarrassed by the appearance of deliberately making her a daughter-in-law for the college entrance examination: I am still young... I really don't want to understand what the aunts mean .

She wasn't worried at all that she couldn't be independent in her marriage: her father was watching.

Even though Daiyu was a bit depressed at this moment, looking at her father who was frowning slightly, she couldn't act coquettishly, and she didn't dare to mutter, so she could only hold her father's hand firmly, and at the same time made up her mind: what's on my mind? ?I can't trouble my father for a while.

There are only three types of people in this world: those who can't eat as long as they feel uncomfortable, those whose mood swings don't affect their appetite very much, and... those who can turn grief and anger into appetite.

Lin Hai is the latter.

Wang Chan and Daiyu didn't see Lin Hai's sad face for a few days, so they were inevitably a little uneasy. Seeing that Lin Hai's appetite was better than before, and his expression was relieved after eating three bowls of rice, the mother and daughter were also relieved.

After Lin Hai finished eating, he digested silently while stroking his appetite. Under his loving and urging eyes, his wife and children finally picked up the speed of chopsticks.

After dinner, Daiyu ate a bowl of yogurt with her parents and left early: Today, her parents have something to say, so she is not in front of them without a wink.

Zijuan felt that the girl should say a few more words to the master.But she is not a talkative girl after all, not to mention that her girl has ideas.

After returning to the house, Daiyu took off her heavy coat and sat for a while with the stove in her arms, before she asked Zijuan to prepare her pen and ink, which she wanted to write to Baochai.

But she said that Daiyu's birthday was in February, because she was not a full age, her father was busy with work, and her mother was pregnant, so naturally there was no big deal, so I only invited acquaintances, friends and sisters over to sit down.

Coincidentally, Princess Xuanping's birthday is also on this day. On that day, Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. Gao, brought two sisters-in-law, two daughters-in-law, and nephews to the palace to celebrate her birthday.

Baoyu wanted to come to Lin's mansion to congratulate Daiyu, but he couldn't hold back his wife, Mrs. Wang.

As for Baochai... She went to the Xuanping Palace with the intention of letting the side concubine see her... At that time, she didn't know that because the noble concubine Yuan Chun had spoken beforehand, she had completely lost her fate in the Xuanping Palace.

Baochai was very excited about the prospect, but Daiyu could ignore it.The person from Baochai didn't arrive, but he brought a great gift: a pair of Dong Qichang's running grass fans.

Baoyu and Tanchun's brother and sister's presents were brought by Yuanyang himself, together with the things Jiamu brought to Daiyu.

Although the gifts from the other brothers and sisters were thoughtful, but in terms of value, they really can't compare with Baochai - Daiyu really likes this pair of fans in her heart.

Daiyu's perception of Baochai is a bit complicated: on the one hand, Baochai's magnanimity, generosity and caring are heart-wrenching, but...the businessman's profit-seeking side is particularly obvious...

Daiyu can understand Baochai's difficulties and understand her situation.

But I am afraid that it will be difficult to continue to be good sisters in the future, and Daiyu will inevitably feel regretful: she firmly believes that Baochai's birth has hindered her.But even so, as long as Baochai marries into the palace and can bear children, she will definitely be appointed as a concubine, not only the side concubine, but also... in the future, she will be able to be an old lord with unlimited honor like her grandmother.

However, Daiyu firmly believes that her stepmother specifically asked her not to get too close to Baochai in the future, and it is not limited to the reason of "sisters go to the palace as concubine, it is embarrassing to say it".

Speaking of it, whether it is the biological mother, stepmother, or even the father, when they have nothing to do, they will tell her about other people's family's "parental shortcomings", but what they are talking about is not the pile of trivial matters in the back house, but... the relationship between each family. After talking about the relationship between the in-laws, there will be two sentences about "factional disputes".

So without her stepmother saying it, Daiyu vaguely guessed that King Xuanping was different from her stepmother's grandfather, King Yi'an.

To put it bluntly, even if Baochai married the son of King Xuanping as the main wife, it would be difficult for her and Baochai to continue to communicate frequently.

Daiyu couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

Xueyan had already set up the paperweight, while Zijuan was grinding the ink. The rustling sound of the friction between the ink ingot and the inkstone brought Daiyu back to her senses.

Daiyu took a deep breath, picked up a pen and dipped the ink, and wrote the four words "seeing words like meeting" on the paper, still laughing at herself in her heart: I am afraid that in the future I will write a few more letters at most, and the gifts will be more expensive.According to what Dad said, unless King Xuan Ping wants to open it up, or the other side can't think about it, he changes course... Otherwise, the friendship between sisters will be as light as water, literally as light as water.

But when Daiyu wrote back, Wang Chan had already leaned into Lin Hai's arms—she felt pregnant, not only loved to act like a baby, but also couldn't bear to be wronged.

Wang Chan blinked his eyes: It would be best if he could have a boy who looks like the master!When his thoughts drifted far away, Wang Chan suddenly realized...why he lost his mind again!The master is worrying.

It so happened that Lin Hai's blood sugar had completely risen after a meal at this time, and he was quite in the mood to talk.But first he pinched the center of his eyebrows hard, and his opening remarks were simple three words: "Mistake!"

Wang Chan tilted his head slightly, waiting for the next text.

Lin Hai continued: "Before we got married, I really wanted to give Lao Zhen a hand."

All the salt merchants in Yangzhou have masters behind them, and even in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Zhen Yingjia is the only one who can be compared with him and has similar family backgrounds, who can win alliances and "come to fight".

And everyone used to be under the command of King Yizhong, so there was a good foundation for forming a "unified ~ first ~ war ~ line".Who knew that Zhen Yingjia hadn't entered the capital yet, and she had already fascinated the colorful world of the capital...

The Huahua World here naturally refers to the major forces and factions in Beijing and China.Now think about it as an afterthought, whether King Yizhong will give Zhen Yingjia face, maybe he knows Zhen Yingjia's careful thoughts, and even saw Zhen Yingjia's gesture of showing favor to other factions!

As soon as Lin Hai made this conjecture, Wang Chan was overjoyed, "Master Zhen is different from the master. You...in fact, few dare to move easily." Except for those two who don't move, Lin Hai is afraid that he will never move again in this life. There is no hope, and even the Hubu Shangshu and Hubu Zuo Shilang are involved.After all, this is due to interests, which is easy to understand.

Lin Hai also smiled, "Yes, who made him marry a good wife unlike me."

Although Wang Chan heard these words very comfortably, he would not foolishly take the credit: When the master first came to the household department to do errands, he was actually quite... the future was uncertain. Even the Holy Majesty dare not underestimate this old man. If something goes wrong, his family can only do their best.

Half a year later, the master has gained a firm foothold in the household department, not only because of his personal talents and talents, but also don't forget that the master has formed a good relationship with several princes. They don't say they have to reach out, as long as they disclose A little news is enough for the master to protect himself and even ~counter~attack.

Especially the master got the blue eyes of the second cousin of King Yizhong, which even Wang Chan didn't expect... Afterwards, he was naturally delighted.

Since she was a child, her parents and grandparents had warned her not to underestimate her second cousin.

This is still the case when the second cousin was abolished and crazy.Now the second cousin is conscious, and she can estimate the weight of the second cousin without being reminded by her family.

Wang Chan said casually, "Master Zhen is different from the master. The master is a just and honest official, and he is naturally stable when he stands upright. Master Zhen will inevitably think more."

Lin Hai was more open-minded than his wife, and he waved his hand, "Daughter-in-law, don't worry, I won't belittle myself. But it is a wise saying that someone in the court is good at being an official, and no one stipulates that there can only be one backer."

Zhen Yingjia must find a backer when she comes to Beijing.When she was in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhen Yingjia did not find Wang Ziteng on this... hill.

As a first-rank member, Wang Ziteng does have the qualifications to be an independent school, and he does have some useful people, but he is too far away from forming a school of his own.

To put it bluntly, Zhen Yingjia's dislike of Wang Ziteng's backing is really not strong, but he is not willing to offend easily.It seems that even if there is a noble concubine in the Jia family, they still have to rely on Prince Teng... At this time, he leaned over, and in terms of seniority, he had to be behind Jia Zheng.

It is true that the Jia family and the Zhen family have been friends for several lifetimes, but it is no problem for Zhen Yingjia to obey Jia Daishan's orders honestly, but now he wants to make Jia Zheng inferior, he is not happy!

So when Lin Hai showed kindness, Zhen Yingjia was still very happy.

But to be a man is not enough to hang yourself from a tree, and to be an official...you have to know the three caves of the cunning rabbit. In addition to showing goodwill to Lin Hai, whom King Yizhong regards differently, he also prepared some alternatives for himself.

Lin Hai thought that this was his negligence.

Because of his busy schedule and the fact that he had to brace himself to deal with all kinds of turmoil from King Suduan's family, he felt that Lao Zhen had already accepted the olive branch he handed over, so he added three words after this matter in his mind "Completed", and he didn't pay attention to this matter after that... Obviously, he underestimated Lao Zhen's selfishness.

Thinking about it now, if King Yizhong knew that Lao Zhen was riding the wall, he still wanted to not offend... If Lao Zhen didn't go to the door to apologize and show his loyalty, and even hand in the certificate, it would be a dream to go to the Northwest.

It is said that if Lao Zhen was a pavilion elder, King Yizhong would probably bear it if he sat on the wall.But Lao Zhen, who is in short supply in Beijing, also wants to "go back and forth"...Lin Hai can only sigh with emotion: Lao Zhen, you are fierce.

Of course, Lao Zhen voted for Mingzhu, and this Mingzhu was also very powerful. Somehow, he joined forces with Wang Ziteng and really got Lao Zhen to become an official in the northwest.

It's just that the master has made great efforts, so what should you do to repay him?Forget it, everyone has their own destiny, Lao Zhen, please ask for blessings.

Lin Hai then said softly: "Brother Rong's daughter-in-law is gone, and another general has escaped." There is no connection here, so there is a ghost. Alas, I'm tired of thinking about it." After finishing speaking, he pretended to be distressed.

Jia Rong's wife, Qin Shi... The life experience of this little lady is not a secret in the eyes of many caring people in the capital.

Wang Chan laughed out loud when he heard the words: "Whether the master's expression is from the heart, or purely pretending, she can tell.The master was pursing his lips, but he didn't know what was wrong, and he squeezed out a dimple on one side, which didn't match the emotion shown in the master's eyebrows at all!

How did Lin Hai know that his dimples were out to make trouble?

He frowned, "Still laughing!" Looking at him like this, he looked like a paper tiger.

Wang Chan "did all his best" to poke Lin Hai's dimples, and then laughed until he couldn't open his eyes.

Facing the chubby daughter-in-law who was pregnant with a child, Lin Hai couldn't help pinching her tender face--to marry a young daughter-in-law, you have to treat her like a half-daughter.

After finally waiting for Wang Chan to laugh enough, Lin Hai said sternly, "The foreign money from the previous court is not something we can think about."

When Tai~zu~ye rushed into the capital, he took away the small treasury of the former emperor, part of the state money, and swept away many descendants of the last descendants of the noble families in the middle of the capital, and disappeared without a trace... It is said that they It took away the total amount of taxes equivalent to the last five years of the previous dynasty.

However, in the middle and late period of the former dynasty, there were frequent ignorant kings and lazy kings, corrupt officials were rampant, and the annual taxation was far from being comparable to that in the heyday of the previous dynasty. However, what was swept away by the last generation of the former dynasty was still a fortune that would make most of the people knowledgeable. Rich people are jealous of wealth.

From Tai~zu~ye to the present, several generations of emperors have longed for this wealth, and it is bound to be obtained.However, after working hard for nearly a hundred years, you may not get nothing, but [-]% of your efforts are not directly proportional to your rewards.

Think about it differently, if he is the head of the last generation of descendants, he will inevitably lie dormant after escaping, spend part of the money to build a caravan, buy shops, use the money to make money, and recruit and train manpower at the same time, and then secretly raise soldiers. A lot of money to buy and win over the officials of the DPRK and China... If you have spare money, you will naturally support another government~quan~ or something...

Think about why Beidi people have become more and more powerful in recent years.

Lin Hai even felt that those old concubines in the palace who were not allowed to move lightly for two generations were all involved with the former dynasty and the descendants.

It is precisely because of the astonishing amount of wealth that Lin Hai tries to avoid any connection with it: no matter whether it is direct or indirect.

Even several generations of emperors failed to fulfill their wishes, so don't make yourself unhappy with his thin arms and legs!

He confessed this time that he had no "unreasonable intentions", but he wanted his wife and father-in-law, especially his wife's grandfather, Wang Yi'an, to pass on the message: Wang Ziteng and Zhen Yingjia may both have their own backers. Task... He actually got along well with Wang and Zhen on the surface, but what if others don't know?So he had to remove himself first.

Don't forget the Lord Shangshu who was waiting at the gate of the yamen to remind him - the meaning of "if you listen to me, stay away from Zhen Yingjia" is clearly written on his face.

So in the near future he has to come up with something to show that "I am not that familiar with Wang Ziteng and Zhen Yingjia"!

In other words, the mother clan of the fifth prince is also the family of the holy wife. If it were Prince Teng, he might be paranoid and feel that he was being threatened, but Lin Hai really didn't feel any malice from the fifth prince.

Thinking of this, Lin Hai summoned Xiaojin again, "You can only monitor the target's physical condition after upgrading, and you can't monitor~listen~what the other party is talking about, right?"

"Yes." Xiao Jin quickly replied: "But real-time monitoring of heartbeat, breathing rate, and hormone secretion levels can roughly determine whether the other party is lying. But when you meet a real actor with extraordinary talent...you should just refer to it , don’t take it 100% seriously.”

Isn't this a portable polygraph?Lin Hai laughed, "You are simply a baby!"

Xiao Jin immediately turned around in Lin Hai's mind proudly, and said while turning, "When the fourth prince and his wife are born, the life span you earn will be enough for me to upgrade."

"Do you want to deduct the life span from my account?"

"No, I'm only looking at the total amount of business when I upgrade."

Who developed Xiaojin?How kind!Lin Hai said sincerely: "With you here, I feel at ease."

"However... even if Prince Yizhong has a son, you will get ten or twenty years of life. Your wife's physical fitness is not bad. Even if you have a difficult delivery, as long as you give her some life, it will be enough for her to pass the danger of life. But you My eldest daughter... Although it is not obvious now, I am afraid that you will need to continue her life for a long time after she becomes an adult." Xiao Jin paused, but explained thoroughly, "It turned out that my function was insufficient, and I did not make a correct judgment and tell you as soon as possible. The physical condition of the daughter."

This... was expected.

If it is inferred from the plot of the original work, Daiyu probably never lived past the age of 16.Lin Hai comforted Xiao Jin, "You are already very remarkable." He thought about it and said relaxedly, "It seems that for Daiyu, I have to be a 'Master Sanzi'..."

The bright moon hangs high, there are no clouds in the sky, and the palace of Qianqing is brightly lit.

The Holy One was talking to Concubine De, the birth mother of the third and fourth princes, "The third son should also leave Beijing to go to the northwest to practice. This year, I think the fourth son will be the successor."

Concubine De was silent for a long while, and finally nodded with difficulty, "I will obey His Majesty."

No matter how reluctant she was, Concubine De also knew that being the successor to King Yizhong was undoubtedly an excellent way out for the Fourth Prince.

And the third child sent the Holy Father to the northwest, Concubine De was full of joy but did not dare to reveal it: the third, fifth and seventh were all vying for the position of Northwest Supervisor... Anyway, her son won!

At this time, the Holy Majesty said again: "The third and fourth children should learn from my second brother."

Concubine De was startled: Is it possible that King Yizhong is also going to the northwest?