Summary: I am a good father

Daiyu didn't have to guess what the old lady was thinking, but the daughters in this house were all beautiful, even Baoyu, who claimed to be a stinky man, was extremely transparent, not like ordinary men in the world. The son is extremely caring and does not value his identity.

Of course, Baoyu's problem with looking at faces is also common in the world, and it can't be regarded as a serious problem, but it is within Daiyu's tolerance.

The people get along very well, reading and writing poems, painting and drinking tea together is also a great pleasure.

Although Daiyu has been careful in handling family affairs, but in Jia's mansion, who can you hide from her?

Even Jia's mother knew how to intervene. She heard that it was her son-in-law's confession, and Daiyu was just checking the accounts. She felt very grateful that her granddaughter really had the demeanor of a daughter. When Daiyu was so old, she had already followed her to manage the house. How can it be that these girls now only know Gaole and don't learn anything serious.

Daiyu rolled her eyes faintly, she was not clear about the situation in the house, if someone really taught her, let's not talk about the second and fourth sisters, just say that the third girl must be the most active one.

Just a pity.

But since she couldn't hide it from everyone, even though Daiyu was careful, she let the servants of the Lin family enter the inner house generously, and then gave orders for all kinds of affairs, cooking clearly and clearly.

Gradually, she would also talk to a few sisters about the outside world, the secrets of housekeeping and so on.

Just as she had guessed, Tanchun was the one who studied the most seriously. As for Yingchun and Xichun, one was benevolent and the other was young, so they didn't see much of anything.

Even Baoyu, sometimes seeing that she is too tired, writes an account book for her, calculates the amount of expenses, and so on. With Daiyu's gratitude, Baoyu is actually sweeter than eating honey .

Life is no worse than at home, Daiyu has money on hand, and usually asks family members and men and women to send some fresh food and drinks outside, snacks and the like come into the inner house, and the brothers and sisters who are getting more and more provoked gather here .

Originally, Daiyu and the others lived in Jiamu's yard, and it was very convenient to come and go.

As for her expenses, her father had already explained that she would give the family 3000 taels of silver every year, not to mention food and drink for herself, even a golden man would be enough, so Daiyu was justified.

She is happy, busy with various affairs, and accompanied by her sisters. Apart from missing her father who is thousands of miles away, Daiyu feels that she is living the best life in the world now.

Daiyu missed her father, but as a father, Lin Ruhai couldn't care less about her daughter. The water in the Jiangnan officialdom became more and more muddy. He sent Daiyu to Beijing, and he also made arrangements for the future. If he died, he would naturally He will keep Daiyu safe for the rest of his life, but he is not willing to lose his life just like that.

On the one hand, he has stabilized the Yan government, but on the other hand, he is naturally actively looking for a way out. As a confidant of the emperor, although it is an honor, it is even more troublesome.

And now the trouble is more serious than the glory!

The prince almost regards Jiangnan as his own pocketbook, sending his family over every six months. Now the fourth prince who has just entered the court is the nephew of Wang Zhen's family in Jiangnan. If the fourth prince wants to do something, he can't just rely on The imperial father's great favor requires the financial support of the mother's family.

Jiangnan is rich, but no matter how rich it is, it is not as rich as a salt merchant!

These salt merchants are all the guys who are making money every day, and they don't know how to restrain themselves. They are addicted to fighting for wealth and living extravagantly. Naturally, they were targeted by the Zhen family.

Not only the crown prince and the fourth prince want to take a bite of this piece of fat in Jiangnan, the eldest son is no exception. However, what he wants to control is not the salt merchant, but the people in the salt government office, etc. , especially Lin Ruhai, the patrolling censor!

When the eldest son of the emperor heard about Lin Jia's new funeral, he couldn't wait to ask someone to be a matchmaker for Lin Ruhai. She was actually a girl from his mother clan. Sixteen, so I want to talk about making a sequel for Lin Ruhai.

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood!

16 years old!

He politely declined the kindness of his colleagues, he himself is half buried in the loess, an old man who married a beautiful girl as a sequel, he is not afraid of being laughed at to death.

Besides, I only have one daughter under my knees, and I don't want to have a stepmother who wronged my daughter. He promised Jia Min at the beginning, so naturally he would not break his promise.

In the end, Lin Ruhai even blushed with his colleagues. Since the owner didn't want to, could they still force Lin Ruhai to get married?Furthermore, the eldest prince also needs face, and dare not spread the slightest word of rumor, everything is the words of the secret room.

Both parties were considered sincere gentlemen, and did not publicize the matter. After that, Lin Ruhai faintly released the news that he would never remarry, so that these people would be less likely to make false ideas.

As the emperor got older, he became more and more suspicious. Naturally, he didn't have much peace of mind for the courtiers. Here in the south of the Yangtze River, it was naturally the most important thing. The rich and wealthy here buried many officials, but they still continued to block them.

After two years of experimentation, Lin Ruhai finally obtained detailed data and ledgers, then wrote a secret document, sealed it, and sent it back to Beijing in a hurry.

Three to five days later, this thick letter arrived on the emperor's desk.

The emperor was quite at ease with Lin Ruhai, but he was not without eyes and ears. The emperor's mind was always like this, so even though he knew what he was doing, he was shocked after seeing Lin Ruhai's story.

Of course, the emperor didn't take Lin Ruhai's pleading seriously.

As a courtier, he naturally wants to serve the emperor, and if he is like Lin Ruhai, if he wants to steal and play tricks, then what's the matter!

However, according to the news reported by his own ears and eyes, it turned out that the eldest prince was not secretive, and the prince and fourth prince also knew what he did to win over Lin Ruhai before, so the two sides planned to follow suit.

In this respect, the fourth prince has a lot of advantages over the crown prince. After all, his mother's family is the Jinling Zhen family, a veritable king of Jiangnan.

Furthermore, the Zhen family and Jia's family are also close relatives, old relatives who have never broken contact. It just so happens that the Jia's family is Lin Ruhai's Yue family, and the jewel in his palm is now raised in the old lady of the Jia's mansion. under the name.

Everyone knew how much Lin Ruhai valued this daughter.

Therefore, the fourth prince is close to the water tower, and plans to start from this aspect!

As for the prince, he is the crown prince, so the courtiers should be loyal to him, the crown prince, right?When I become a great treasure in the future, the benefits of these people will be indispensable!

Lin Ruhai's life in the south of the Yangtze River has been nourished. Today, a salt merchant invites tea, tomorrow a colleague invites a drink, and the day after tomorrow, it is a fellow countryman, a peer, etc., who invites flowers. Life is called a colorful life. Yo!

At this moment, the emperor, who was quite at ease with him, could not sit still faintly.

Once Lin Ruhai took refuge in that, there would be a loophole in his layout in Jiangnan.

The emperor began to consider transferring Lin Ruhai back to the capital.

However, Lin Ruhai can't just be cheap like this, after all, he has to make some achievements, otherwise, he would rather let Lin Ruhai die in the south of the Yangtze River.

Emperors, they are all hard-hearted people.

However, Lin Ruhai didn't know that the emperor had murderous intentions towards him. After tossing and tossing for so long, Lin Ruhai suddenly became content with himself. Why?

Because he is sick!

He was sick, so he invited a lot of famous doctors, and they all told Lin Ruhai to work less and take good care of his body. Otherwise, his life expectancy would be hindered. Lin Ruhai asked him to resign from office and return to his hometown to take care of his health. The first time he took the ordinary route, the emperor naturally had to get the news early, but he still felt unwilling.

Such a good minister, why did he become like this?

So on the one hand, the imperial physician was dispatched to diagnose and treat Lin Ruhai, and on the other hand, he was searching for someone who could replace him.

However, it is not so easy to find an official with good conduct and ability, so the emperor can only hope that Lin Ruhai can hold on for a while, and even confessed to the imperial doctor he sent. Use the medicine of tiger and wolf.

So no matter what, Lin Ruhai has to hold on until he finds someone who can replace him. Lin Ruhai doesn't know what the emperor did to him, otherwise, he wouldn't know how annoyed he would be.

Fortunately, he didn't know. It is said that doctors have the heart of their parents. With the care of the imperial physician, Lin Ruhai's body has improved a lot, and he barely supports the Jiangnan Salt Administration. It's the limit, otherwise, even if it's the medicine for tigers and wolves, Lin Ruhai won't be able to hold on.

So even if the emperor was unwilling, he could only accept Lin Ruhai's proposal and let him go to Beijing to recuperate!

After hearing the news of Lin Ruhai's promotion to the Ministry of Rites, Lin Daiyu from Jia's mansion was the happiest.

Sure enough, his father's plan succeeded, and the two-year appointment came, and he also fulfilled his wish to get out of Jiangnan!

On this day, Lin Daiyu sent people to the Taibai Building outside to book two tables of banquets, and delivered a few dishes from various places, which was regarded as a celebration.

Lin Daiyu was very happy here, and Lin Ruhai was also satisfied with what she had done. Although he saw that he was more than ten years old and his temples were turning gray, only he knew that all this was just an illusion. Medication is like a god's doctor.

Lin Ruhai basically collected all his bookstores here, sent someone to Gusu, arranged the family affairs, and even invited an old man named Zhen Shiyin to give lectures to the Lin family's children. Everything was arranged and calculated.

The housekeeper came slowly behind with the family's belongings, he, let's go on the road lightly, and return to Beijing to report on his duties first.

The emperor's intention to put Lin Ruhai in the Ministry of Officials was very clear, that is to let him recuperate well. As for whether he will be used again in the future, it is temporarily unknown.

When the emperor saw Lin Ruhai, he was really taken aback. The high-spirited Tan Hualang looked like an old man who was dying now, but the emperor who was in his sixties was actually more than Lin Ruhai, who was in his forties. people are much younger.

Sure enough, it was hard work, but now the emperor felt a little guilty towards him.

The monarch and his ministers came and went, wept bitterly, thanked him a lot, and then the emperor let Lin Ruhai back out of the palace.

Lin Daiyu at home was extremely anxious at the moment, she asked Baoyu, Tanchun and the others begged their ancestors together, and then she agreed to go back to the house first, and then greet her father.

But it's been two hours, and my father hasn't come out of the palace yet. The emperor is really serious. Although he values ​​his father's wishes, he is not in a hurry, is he?

Daiyu didn't go to the back house either, she just waited in the front hall, family members kept sending news, waiting for Daiyu to fidget, finally there was good news,

"Girl, master has left the palace gate!"

"Hurry up, nanny, tell me to go down and have people prepare hot soup, hot tea, and hot water, ready to welcome daddy back home."

The women and maids around her hurriedly followed Daiyu's instructions and went down to have a look again. Although these things were prepared early in the morning, the girl was worried, so everyone ran two more times to have a look. It's good to reassure the girl, isn't it?

After Daiyu heard the news, she became even more anxious. Although Yueyue had correspondence, but she was not with her father, she still couldn't help but miss her.

It's all right now, we can finally see each other again, and the father and daughter will never be separated again, it's really Long Live Shengen!

"Girl, the master has arrived at the gate of the house!"

Hearing this message, Daiyu couldn't wait to see each other in the hall, and didn't care about taking care of the maidservant, so she went out in a daze and ran towards the gate of the house.

The father and daughter met in the yard.

Daiyu burst into tears, and Lin Ruhai was naturally not much better. The old tears flowed freely. The father and daughter hugged each other and cried, and they all shed tears when they smelled it. For a moment, the entire Lin Mansion was caught in a mixture of surprises and surprises.

In the end, Daiyu was the first to come back to her senses, feeling a little embarrassed, she hastily wiped away her tears, arranged for the old man to wash and change clothes, and asked the nuns and servants to prepare the meals together, and wait for the old man to wash and change his clothes. After taking a bath, hot soup and hot rice should be served on the table, but the master must not be starved to death.

Naturally, everyone hastily responded, to reassure the eldest girl, and they decided not to starve the master.

Lin Ru heard his daughter's order while walking by the sea, and a smile appeared on his face. The little girl looked like a housekeeper, which was quite funny, but his heart was also warm. Come on, it feels good to be worried!

Especially his daughter, daughter is filial, a father is naturally extremely gratified.

During this meal, the father and daughter also changed the quiet rules in the past. They talked non-stop from the beginning of the meal until the tea was served, as if they wanted to finish the words of the past few years. .

Lin Ruhai lovingly listened to her daughter talking about her life in Rongguo Mansion, how she started a poetry club with her sisters, and how she won the first place repeatedly. Furthermore, I told my family how to repair the old house, how to change one or two places, how to introduce running water into the garden, there are so many things, Lin Ruhai is also listening to the story, and always asks a few words at critical moments, such as "" What happened later?" and so on, Daiyu was attracted to talk about Yu Nong, and he led his father to talk for a long time.

Speaking of having fun, she actually danced and danced. Seeing such an active daughter, Lin Ruhai sighed,

"It seems that sending you to your grandmother is still very good. Your grandmother raised you very well, and my father is also pleased with Yu'er's progress. You really deserve to be the big girl of my Lin family!"

Her father's praise made Daiyu's cheeks blush, and even her ears blush.

"Grandmother is fine, Baoyu is fine, sisters, both sister-in-laws are fine!"

As for what is not mentioned, it is naturally bad?

Lin Ruhai smiled, this little girl in her family still has such a temper.

"I know, naturally I will thank your grandmother well, and naturally, your sisters, Baoyu also wants to thank them for teaching and accompanying you."

Lin Ruhai said with a soft complexion, very relieved.

"Well, they're all very well, but I think the daughter is better! Isn't it? Father!"

"Yes, my Yu'er is the best."

Lin Ruhai is also a mouse on the weighing platform, boasting and praising himself.

The father and daughter chatted almost to the end of the night, and then they were persuaded by the housekeepers to wait for the father and daughter to rest.

Lin Ruhai wrote a post the next morning and sent someone to Rongguo Mansion. This time, he wanted to visit Yue's family and bring Daiyu's family to stay for a few days.

After Jia Zheng received Lin Ruhai's post, his thoughts were complicated. Lin Ruhai is now a first-rank Minister of Rites, but what about himself?He is still a member of the Ministry of Industry from the fifth rank, Wailang, so he is naturally very uncomfortable with this gap.

But I'm also happy for Lin Ruhai, after all, Lin Ruhai is a relative of the Jia family, with such relatives, it's time to help each other.

He took this post with joy and went to the inner house, and told Mother Jia the good news, making her happy too, because her sister passed away, and the old lady was unhappy for several months before getting better.

It was only after she had her niece to comfort her that she could be so happy for a few days.

Although Jia Zheng was a bit pedantic and ignorant of the world, he was the most filial, so he always took Jia's mother as the key to everything, and if he didn't change it for decades, he really deserved the title of filial son.

If not, Jia's mother heard her son's words and said yes repeatedly, and sent her daughter-in-law and grandson to prepare a banquet to clean up the dust for her son-in-law.

Lin Ruhai came to the door with his daughter on the third day, but it was because he went to the yamen to go through some formalities.

Mother Jia looked at her weather-stained son-in-law, and thought about her lost daughter. She was heartbroken and wept endlessly. Lin Ruhai seemed to feel the kindness of the old lady, and her eyes were full of sadness.

After seeing each other, they narrated the past.

Lin Ruhai also thanked her mother-in-law for raising her daughter, and naturally also thanked the two brothers and sister-in-law for their troubles.

In the end, I sealed the various tonics and gifts I brought from Jiangnan, since everyone has a share, and such trivial matters are skipped.

After chatting for so long, the two uncles of the Jia family invited Lin Ruhai to have a drink in the outer courtyard, while Daiyu stayed beside her grandmother, looking at Daiyu with a flowery smile, she seemed to be more beautiful than before.

Everyone was happy for her when the father and daughter were reunited. This dinner was naturally a home away from home.

Lin Ruhai was not an outsider, he was considered a real relative in the family, so it was no surprise that everyone came. After eating and drinking, the whole family sat down and chatted together.

The most inescapable issue is the upbringing of children.

As expected, Lin Ruhai praised Baoyu a lot, and he agreed with his daughter's evaluation. Baoyu is really a good and clever child, but he is too clever, and he is not happy and unhappy in this dirty world.

But he doesn't know where Baoyu's future is. If he really wants to marry the Lin family, Baoyu must at least pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, otherwise, he will definitely not consider Baoyu.

Of course, these messy things in Jia's house had to be resolved, otherwise, wouldn't it be his daughter who would be unlucky in the future?

Everyone in the Jia family didn't know that Lin Ruhai had thought so much, but everyone really enjoyed themselves this time.

In the end, Lin Ruhai took Daiyu to bid farewell to Jia Mu and the two uncles, and then returned to Lin's residence.

The Lin family's house is actually not far from Jia's mansion. In the next few days, Lin Ruhai was busy arranging the transfer of personnel in the yamen, and Lin Daiyu naturally wanted to take good care of her father.

As for the rest of the time, there is still some time to interact with Jia's mansion.

After Lin Ruhai straightened out the affairs of the yamen, it was already the end of the year, and the yamen began to close their pens for a holiday.

The yamen is busy all year round, and only have a few days off at the end of the year. Lin Ruhai has been recuperating from the imperial physician these days, and his health has improved a lot. If not, the imperial physician in charge of Lin Ruhai has been promoted to an imperial physician. For people's recuperation, Lin Ruhai naturally changed to another imperial physician.

He didn't have much thought about this kind of thing, and he came as the emperor ordered.

Daiyu was very grateful for her father's recovery, saying that it was the emperor's grace, and that she would have to prepare a generous gift to thank the emperor for the next year's holy birthday.

Lin Ruhai didn't refute, and let her go.

Daiyu gradually became involved in the family's internal affairs and human relations. Lin Ruhai has been away from the capital for more than ten years, and many relationships have become unfamiliar or even seldom moved. At this moment, he was actually a bit busier than the errands in the yamen before.

Daiyu suddenly felt that the Chinese New Year was not going well, her father was busier than usual, how could he rest well and take good care of his body?

However, Lin Ruhai was somewhat modest, and it didn't last too long, but for three to five days, he ignored these banquets, just closed the door of the house, and prepared for the New Year with his daughter.

This year, Jia's House received the heaviest annual gift from Lin's House, so naturally, Jia's House did not give it lightly.

The exchanges between the two families are also extremely frequent, and they seem to be more intimate than before, but many people have seen the opportunity to take advantage of it. However, they have not figured out the emperor's attitude towards Lin Ruhai, so it is not good to act rashly, so for the time being Patience one or two.

But this year, the Jia Mansion has received a lot of annual gifts, and there are more invitations for eating and drinking than in previous years.

Although Jia Mu, who was a discerning person, might have been confused at first, she later realized that it was all because of Lin Ruhai. While she was proud and happy, she was also sighing secretly.

This son-in-law is really capable, I wish he was from the Jia family.

But thinking of Daiyu, and looking at the baby jade in her palm, Jia's mother thought about it...