Jia Minqi's family in the Red Chamber

The couple embraced and slept together, and they both slept deeply that night.

In her previous life, Jia Min had been ill for a long time, and she never had the opportunity to be so close to her husband during her illness.After returning to the sun, she saw her husband, who was in his prime and handsome, and there was a strong attachment she didn't realize in his speech and behavior.

Lin Hai could feel it, but didn't think much about it: he just felt that his wife was pregnant, a little delicate and a little clingy, which was very normal.And such a wife, he likes it very much.

Early the next morning, when Lin Hai woke up, his wife didn't wake up. He gently withdrew his arms and found that his wife was still in a "deep" sleep... He was even more reluctant to disturb her. After washing and changing clothes, he ate breakfast alone and went out on time. went.

Jia Min fell asleep and opened her eyes, the clock on the table was pointing to eight.

There is a small child in my belly, and now I am too lazy to be justified.She sat up smiling, Hongwen helped her to wash and wash, while Qingjie reported softly: Miss sent someone to ask Madam if you have eaten.

Jia Min laughed and said, "Could it be that Daiyu has been hungry all this time to wait for me? Why don't you let her come here soon."

That's not true, Daiyu couldn't bear the hunger after recovering from a serious illness, so she ate a snack when her mother got up.

Jia Min was changing clothes when Daiyu arrived.When the little girl saw her mother, she reluctantly saluted and rushed over, holding her mother's arm and shaking gently, "Mother, look at me much better."

Jia Min pinched her daughter's small face, "Is that why you want to go out?"

Daiyu nodded persistently, "Well, mother will agree. If mother agrees, father will definitely agree."

Jia Min laughed, "You're the only one with a lot of thought."

Now a family of three lives, the girl is close to her mother, and she can talk freely, how can anyone talk nonsense with the master because of this?The population of the family was not so simple back then.

Although the Lin family is noble, their family rules are similar to those of the most refined scholarly family.When Jia Min got married, Lin Hai didn't have a Tongfang around him.The husband and wife have always been very harmonious, but it is a pity that Jia Min's stomach has not moved for many years.

The children of the Lin family can only take concubines when they are thirty and childless.The Lin family passed on several generations, and in desperation, Lin Hai took a concubine. Unexpectedly, the aunts were not doing well. Jia Min conceived Daiyu first, and she conceived another child within a year after giving birth to the eldest daughter.

At that time, Jia Min's pregnancy was not very good, and she had to lie on the bed for most of the day to raise the baby.However, the two aunts "according to the rules" came to greet their wives every day. Lin Hai bumped into him once, and with a wave of his hand, he directly sealed the money and sent the two aunts away. When I was old, I went home to take care of myself.

Since then, none of the stewards or nuns in the family dared to serve the master by themselves, and pay attention to any "rules" with the wife.

At this time, there are many aunts and maids who are willing to marry rich families, not to mention those with generous dowries.These two aunts were quite scheming, knowing that Lin Hai had already made up his mind, they didn't bother at all.

They all got married after they left the mansion, and I heard that they lived a pretty good life when they were young.

Jia Min has no parents-in-law, and the inner house can be the master. I have suffered from the secret losses of such small people. Looking at the innocent daughter... why not find a few girls to accompany the daughter: listen to the stories of the sisters' homes, How much is also a reference.

The Zhen family has their own family and old ones, and it is very convenient to travel between Jinling and Yangzhou. Inviting a girl from the Zhen family to come and play is only a matter of a letter.Zhen Yingjia, who is now the master of the Zhen family, will lose power when the princes seize the throne, and this person is slippery and too profit-oriented, so Jia Min doesn't want to walk around with his family too often.

For the rest of the honorable families, if they don’t know the basics, it’s better to be indifferent. After thinking about it, the only ones who can keep their daughters company are the girls from the scholar’s ​​family—it seems that the master must be hired.

Jia Min had made up her mind, and she ate half a bowl of porridge for breakfast with her daughter.

After the meal, Daiyu held her arm and refused to leave. Jia Min was overjoyed, and ordered Hongwen to fetch Zuo Chuan—her master used Zuo Chuan to teach her daughter how to read, so she might as well teach her daughter Zuo Chuan.

She flipped through it casually, and it was the 23rd year of Duke Xi.There were no uncommon words in this paragraph and it was rich in connotation, so it was very interesting to tell. After she had a sip of tea, she hugged her daughter and told the story.

In the afternoon, the sun was just right, and Daiyu was also sleepy.After sending her daughter away, Jia Min wanted to rest for a while, but was about to lie down when she heard the eldest girl Qingjie report outside: Master is back.

As soon as Jia Min got off the bed, Lin Hai had already stepped into the door.Seeing that the old man was wearing an official uniform, Jia Min raised his hand to put on his belt when he was firmly held down by a pair of big hands.

Lin Hai smiled and said, "You just rest."

Jia Min didn't insist, she shook her hand and poured a cup of delicious tea, watching Lin Hai changing clothes, "Why did the master come back so early?"

"There is nothing serious in the yamen today." Lin Hai suddenly turned his head to look at his wife, "I was worried, so I wanted to come back early to watch you more."

Jia Min smiled, and walked in with a teacup, "Try to see if it suits your mouth."

Lin Hai ate half a cup in one go, and said patiently, "I'll send someone to deliver a letter to your natal family. First say hello and then announce the good news, and then suggest that Brother Zhu come to Donglin Academy to study. It won't hurt to get to know more scholars."

Not only because of his wife's face, but he also really loves Jia Zhu's talent.If Jia Zhu had no one to recommend him in the capital, based on his background alone, he would only be friends with playboys.The truly talented children of honored nobles are either in the camp or in the academy.

There are several nephews of Jia Min, only Brother Zhu is studious and knowledgeable, and he is flexible and not pedantic.Jia Min always remembers her grandfather's instructions and pays more attention to Gu's natal family: in fact, as long as she takes good care of Brother Zhu, she doesn't have to worry about the future of Ningrong and Rongfu.

So she smiled and said, "Thank you, master."

Lin Hai also smiled, "Why are you being polite between us. By the way, the Xue family...does they know you well?"

Although Jiashi Wang Xuetong was one of the four great families in Jinling, her natal family was relatively close to the Shi family, and the Wang family had more contacts with the Xue family.

Although Xue's family is an imperial merchant, but when it comes to submitting a post to ask for an interview, if you don't look at the relatives who went around in a circle, you may not see the true face of Lin Hai, the inspector.

The clip in the water mirror flashed by, and Jia Min blurted out, "I'm not familiar with you. My second sister-in-law's sister-in-law married into the Xue family, otherwise it's just a gift-giving friendship." After a pause, he continued, "The Xue family, the royal merchant The seat may be unstable, there is no master in the palace, and there is no son in the clan to be an official. I reckon, he is trying to take advantage of the master's favor to favor the salt merchants?"

Lin Hai smiled and said, "Madam Mingjian."

Jia Min tapped her husband lightly, "It doesn't take much brains to figure it out." After finishing speaking, she found that the master was looking at her with a smile all the time, and she suddenly said in her heart: Is it for me to make up my mind?

So she didn't pretend to be humble, "I can do whatever I want. If the master is convenient, I can pull him together and make a good relationship. If they want to climb up to some noble person in Beijing...we really can't help."

The nobles here refer specifically to the princes.

Lin Hai's smile deepened, and he took his wife's hand and said seriously, "I'll listen to Madam."

Jia Min took advantage of the situation and leaned on her husband's shoulder, "Master, please choose a teacher for Daiyu. My daughter is a bit lonely, and she doesn't have any sisters of similar age to accompany her."

As soon as the words were finished, Daiyu who heard that her father was returning home also rushed over with her girl.Daiyu had seen her parents, so she asked her father to pick her up and put them on his lap.

Lin Hai put his arms around his daughter's small shoulders, "Daiyu hasn't coughed for the past two days. Let's go back to the capital after a while."

Jia Min asked curiously, "Does the master have any other plans?"

Lin Hai is the highest-ranking official in Yangzhou Prefecture, and he is the prefect of Yangzhou again.

The salt merchant's family can see Jia Min and Daiyu during the festive season, but they don't have to think about walking around in normal times.As for the magistrate of Yangzhou, he was the prince's confidant, Lin Hai didn't want his wife and daughter to get close to this family, so as not to let other people's imagination run wild.

Lin Hai said frankly: "There are too many salt affairs involved, I just want to accept it as soon as it is good."

Xunyan Yushi is notoriously fat.At a young age, Lin Hai was hand-picked by the Holy Lord as the inspector of salt and censor, which made it clear that he was already "simple in the emperor's heart".Those who are old with the Lin family are very optimistic about him and are quite happy to add to the cake.

Therefore, it was very simple for Yu Lin Hai to be transferred.And since he gave up a fat job, there must be "noble people" who think he has a wink and sense of current affairs.

Jia Min heard clearly, and asked tentatively, "Master, you prefer to return to Beijing? What if there are more foreign appointments." She didn't hold back, and pointed to the east, "The one who will win Jiangnan Salt Affairs."

The big salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River are all in the prince's pocket, and in the abolished edict of the prince's previous life, it is still one of his crimes to intervene in the salt business.

Jia Min is different from her two older brothers, she has never been optimistic about the prince.

The Holy Majesty and the prince's biological mother, the former empress, were young couples, and they went through several crises together, so they were very affectionate.The prince lost his mother when he was young, so the Holy Majesty transferred all his longing and guilt for the queen to the prince. It can be said that the prince was completely spoiled by the Holy Majesty.

Her nephew, Baoyu, was not spoiled by his mother and second sister-in-law together, and was raised and disabled... You must know that Baoyu is still a man from heaven.

Lin Hai could hear his wife's unfinished intentions, and he didn't think that the prince would have a chance to become a great treasure: the Holy Majesty has more than a dozen sons, and the princes with extraordinary abilities can't count on one hand.The most important thing is that the Holy Majesty has just passed fifty and is still in good health.

Lin Hai nodded, "Yes, let me think about it again."

At this time Daiyu suddenly said: "Chong'er was born outside."

Lin Hai laughed, "Daiyu is really smart."

The next day, Lin Hai took a rest.In the morning, the family of three got into the carriage together and went to the Daming Temple in the suburbs... for a walk.In the past, when he came to Daming Temple, Lin Hai would go to the abbot to play chess, and Jia Min would always eat the vegetarian food here.

This time she was pregnant, and she came here under the name of "seeking peace of mind". Lin Haiqi didn't play anymore, but accompanied the whole process: the Lin family has been passed down for several generations, as long as he can get a strong and fat boy, he is willing to take the The wife confessed.

While waiting for the fast meal, Jia Min suddenly felt sleepy.Anyway, with a baby in her belly and her husband by her side, she didn't care about anything, she fell asleep whenever she said she wanted to, and leaned her head on Lin Hai's shoulder.

Jia Min didn't know if she was asleep or not. Anyway, when her father Jia Daishan appeared in front of her again, she rushed over happily, "Father!"

Jia Daishan smiled and said: "You are smart, you know that it is easy to meet me in Buddhist temples and Taoist temples."

Conscience of heaven and earth, I really hit and miss!Jia Min hugged his father's arm and asked, "As long as I miss you in the future, I can see you like this, right?"

"Yin and yang are separated, you say it's not easy to meet? Whether we talk like this, or you want the whole family to be healthy and give birth to a few fat boys, you need merit." Jia Daishan continued, "If you want to have more children and more blessings, you have to be happy." Complete the family happiness of others."

"For example, for those whose flesh and blood are separated, can their father and son or father and daughter be reunited?"

Jia Daishan nodded and said, "Of course."

Jia Min immediately had an idea: at least she had a panoramic view of the water mirror, she remembered the little girl Xiangling next to Mrs. Xue's family, she seemed to be the daughter of a relative of the Zhen family who had made countless detours!

This person also has some skills, and even some family property.In his previous life, after he lost his daughter, he asked for help from his family, and Zhen Yingjia did indeed send someone to help find her, but it was a pity that he returned without success.

It just so happened that Xue's family was going to visit, if the little girl had already arrived at Xue's house, she would ask someone to come over and send her home.

As soon as Jia Min said his idea, Jia Daishan laughed, "You are so lucky, I really have nothing to say. Thinking of how many meritorious deeds I have accumulated for the underworld..."

Jia Min narrowed her eyes, "Father is jealous."

"However," Jia Daishan said again, "it's still far from this one alone."

Jia Min wasn't surprised at all, "I knew it wouldn't be this easy!"