[Red Mansion] Married by decree

Chapter 1: The Supreme Emperor bestowed a marriage on the daughter of the Lin family, Lin Ruhai was suspicious of accepting Daiyu

Let's say that Lin Ruhailin, the official inspector of salt in Zhejiang Province, has a nine-year-old daughter under her knees, who has been fostered by her grandmother's house.In the winter of this year, an imperial decree made a marriage for this nine-year-old girl, but it was not known whether the girl was good or bad.

There is little snow in Yangzhou in winter, and even the temperature is higher than that in Kyoto.In Yangzhou like this, the winter is abnormally cold, wet and cold.The night is even colder, and sometimes the wind doesn't stop all night, making people tremble.

Such a night is not suitable for a patient to stand for a long time, let alone a person who has been determined by the doctor that he will not live long.

Lin Ruhai is such a patient, and he has stood in the night for a long time.Her hair was messed up by the wind.

"Master..." the butler called out worriedly, and Lin Ruhai accepted the imperial edict when he came back.Since then, I have been standing here without even having dinner.

The butler vaguely remembered that the master had been standing like this at that time.On the second day, it was decided to send the girl to the Rongguo Mansion. It has been three years since now.

"Tomorrow, send someone to bring Yu'er back."

"The old slave will arrange it now."

After Lin Butler left, Lin Ruhai continued to look at the sky. The full moon was hanging high tonight, but the clouds followed, flickering, just like his mood.

Think about those two edicts, and the letter that came with them.He could not refuse the imperial decree, but Lin Ruhai had to care about the content of the letter.The letter was too straightforward, and the straightforward Lin Ruhai couldn't believe it.

Butler Lin's actions were quick, the boats to Kyoto were already ready just after dawn.All the things sent to Jia's house should be prepared.

"My lord, here is the list. You can see if there is anything you want to add."

When Lin Butler opened the door and entered, he saw the burned out candles and the exhaustion on Lin Ruhai's face that couldn't be concealed.The past few days have been short of sleep due to busy work, and I must have stayed up all night last night.

"Bring this letter to the old lady." Lin Ruhai took the list but didn't glance at it. Instead, he handed over a letter. The ink on the envelope was still wet, obviously it was written not long ago.

"Go and invite the wet nurse."

The wet nurse is of course Lin Ruhai's wet nurse, and now she is old and has been spending her whole life in the mansion.Now that Lin Ruhai wanted to invite her out, it couldn't be a trivial matter.

"Brother Nai, after Min'er passed away, I had no intention of succeeding the family, nor did I have the intention of adopting the family members. First, why would my illness burden others. Second, I was worried that Yu'er would be bullied. Third, there was no suitable candidate in the clan."

Lin Butler is the nanny's son, and he has been with Lin Ruhai since he was a child. He naturally understands Lin Ruhai's worries.But at this moment, when Lin Ruhai spread out these worries, it seemed to be a bit of a solitary one.

"Master, the girl still needs you to take care of her right now, you..." Butler Lin was very worried, as the master's health might be dying.

"Steward Lin, I know my body well. You will take good care of Yu'er in the future."

"Master, don't worry, even if this old slave is risking his life, he will definitely not allow the girl to be wronged." This is a kind of trust, and for these slaves, it is also a kind of honor.What's more, Lin Butler also felt sorry for Daiyu, so naturally he would risk his life to protect her.

"Brother Hai."

"Nurse, you are here." Hearing the voice, Lin Ruhai stood up, stepped out of the desk, and guided the person to sit down.

"The old slave heard that the emperor gave the girl a marriage."

"Ruhai invited the wet nurse here for this purpose. It is reasonable for the wet nurse not to be so busy, but for this matter, Ru Hai only trusts the wet nurse."

After Lin Ruhai finished speaking, he picked up a piece of letter paper from the desk, and there was only one sentence on the huge paper.Butler Lin hurriedly took the letter paper and handed it to the wet nurse.

The words on the letter are vigorous and powerful, with a bit of elegance, but also with a bit of murder.Of course the key is not the handwriting, but the above words: All the expenses of the princess in the capital, the king can pay for it.

There was no signature, just a sentence, but Lin Ruhai was taken aback for a moment.He originally thought that even if father and daughter were thousands of miles apart, even if they hadn't seen each other for three years, he would do everything for Daiyu's good.But now it seems that if the prince can write such words, Yu'er's life may not be as good as she expected.

"Nurse, did Ru Hai do something wrong?" He asked the nurse, but seemed to be asking himself.

"Brother Hai, don't worry, wait for the old slave to go to Beijing, and everything will be clear." The wet nurse did not hesitate, and immediately agreed.

In the Rongguo Mansion far away in the capital, Daiyu's eyes were red and swollen, it was obvious that she had just cried.There is no other reason, but because of Miss Xue who just moved into Rongguo Mansion recently.

Daiyu has lived in Rongguo Mansion for three years. Although Mother Jia is very kind to Daiyu, she is too old to be considerate in many places.

What's more, there is also Mrs. Wang who doesn't like Daiyu very much, those servants can see clearly.Although there was no negligence in the past three years, there were a lot of private gossips.

It was rumored before that all of Miss Lin's application came from the Jia family.Now it is even said that Ms. Lin is not as good as Ms. Xue.Miss Xue rewards so much, but Miss Lin eats from Jia's mansion and uses Jia's mansion. She has a family, but she has lived in Jia's mansion for three years.

Emperor Shang Huang Shang, even if he was working for the royal family, he was still a merchant.Now, she is the daughter of a second-rank official family, but she is said to be inferior to the daughter of an imperial merchant.How can this not make Daiyu angry.

"Girl, it's not worthwhile for you to cry yourself to death. The old lady knows, but she has to worry again." It was not the snow geese who followed Daiyu to Rongguo Mansion to persuade Daiyu, but the purple geese that Jiamu allocated to Daiyu. Juan.

When Daiyu first entered the mansion, Zijuan gave it to Daiyu.At first, Xueyan and Daiyu were closer, but unfortunately, Xueyan was still young and unfamiliar with the place, so she couldn't do things as smoothly as Zijuan.Gradually, it is not as good as Zicuckoo to win Daiyu's heart.

In the past three years, Daiyu also thought about going home, although she didn't have any playmates, it was much easier than this mansion.Daiyu was raised by her grandmother's side, or to put it bluntly, under the fence.This taste is not good, and you have to be careful step by step at all times.

Every day, Daiyu lives cautiously.Although Daiyu was young, she also knew that as a daughter-in-law, she represented the Lin family, and if she made a mistake, it also slapped the face of the entire Lin family.But even if he was so careful, he still slapped the Lin family in the face.

"Zicuckoo, when do you think father will come to pick me up?" Daiyu said, tears streaming down again, she was homesick and also missed her father.

Three years, she has not seen her father for more than three years.Every time my father sent someone over, he said that he was fine, but he never told him to go home.

This is actually what Daiyu cares about the most. There are rumors that Lin Ruhai doesn't want her at all.Otherwise, why haven't I seen her for three years.When hearing this rumor, Daiyu cried for a long time.That time, Daiyu locked herself in her room for a whole day.

"The girl is thinking of Young Master Lin, and the young master must also be thinking about the young girl." Zi Juan comforted her, but her expression was not very good.At this time, she thought of Xueyan, who was suppressed by herself as soon as she came.Miss Ruolin returned to the Lin family, is she the second snow goose?

The nanny was old, and the housekeeper arranged for some people to follow her, and even prepared a complete set of medicines.It was past noon when the boat set off.On the other side, they sent people to rush to Kyoto to report.

Yangzhou is far away from Beijing, and the river is difficult to travel in winter. The wet nurse and her party did not reach the capital until around the vernal equinox.

When the boat arrived, Jia's mansion had already sent several women to pick it up, and the party arrived at Jia's mansion without stopping at the pier.

Daiyu got the news early on, and she was taken with Jiamu all the time after breakfast.Talking with Jia Mu, also waiting for Lin Ruhai's arrival.

The first time the wet nurse came in, she saw Daiyu sitting next to Jia Mu.She looked at Daiyu calmly, she had grown up a lot, but she was a little thinner than when she came, and her complexion was a little paler.

The person who came was Lin Ruhai's wet nurse. After a slight salute, Mother Jia let people look at her and sit down.The wet nurse didn't refuse either, and with her status, she was naturally allowed to sit.If she insisted on standing, it would make people look down upon her.

"Before the old slave left, the master also said that he was very guilty for not visiting the old matriarch. But the old matriarch is also aware of the master's body, and I hope the old matriarch will not blame him."

"What did my son-in-law say? I know his difficulty, so how could I blame him?"

"The master knows that the old lady is generous." The wet nurse paused and continued: "This time, the old slave came to pick up the girl. The master really misses it very much. It's just that seeing the spring equinox is approaching, I'm afraid I have to wait for the girl. When you feel better, you can start your journey."

"My poor Yu'er." Hearing what the nurse said, Mother Jia hugged Daiyu again, feeling sorry for her for a while.