Jia Minqi's family in the Red Chamber

By the way, Concubine Chen is also a strange person.

She had two sons and two daughters in total, but unfortunately both daughters died in infancy; the two sons were the fifth prince and the eighth prince, and they all grew up healthy and lived to the age of marriage and childbirth. Live healthy.

Because of her meritorious service in childbearing, she, who has a mediocre family background among the concubines in the harem, has reached the concubine level early.But she sealed it seriously, and the year she got the treasure book, the fifth prince was about to get married.

Not only that, but her title was obtained much later than the other concubines... much.

Concubine Chen, to be precise, should be called Concubine Chen Ping, and because there is still a Concubine Ping still alive in the palace, the sage gave her the words "Concubine Chen" in the palace.

Judging from the attitude of the Holy Majesty towards her, Concubine Chen's life is not so easy.In fact, the Holy Majesty did not like her very much, but he loved her two sons very much, and Concubine Chen's natal family also valued her a lot.

Although the Holy One didn't take her words very seriously, her two sons respected their mother very much.Therefore, Concubine Chen's status in the palace is indeed a bit delicate, and she has no power, but not everyone can afford to offend.

But he said that the fifth prince's main concubine died and should be continued; and the eighth prince also needs to have a side concubine with a good background to serve him.

Concubine Chen couldn't help but worry about her two sons, so she often went to the Concubine De's palace. The Empress passed away, and the Holy Majesty never stood up again.

The noble concubine's health is not good, and the second prince she gave birth to is even worse than her mother, so these years, the noble concubine is mostly just getting a name, and the real decision is made by the concubine De.

After visiting more times, Concubine Chen asked about Yuan Chun - who made Yuan Chun look so good, and who often served in front of Concubine De.

At this time, Yuan Chun is no longer the companion of the ten princesses, but a female official who handles some common affairs for the concubine De. Manage some contacts.

However, when he was proud, Yuan Chun was quite able to keep his heart, and when he devoted himself to his errands, he was bored in the room reading and writing.

These concubines can all see it. Originally, they accepted Yuan Chunchun to befriend Lin Hai, but now they are a little more sincere.It is not a good thing to not pinch the sharp in the palace, it is the long-term way.

So Concubine Chen asked about Yuan Chun, Concubine De smiled, "She is a good boy." After briefly mentioning Yuan Chun's family background, she said emphatically, "I can't live without her."

Concubine Chen didn't show it on the face, but she said in her heart: To be valued by Concubine De is not just because of her looks.So she expressed her thoughts even more, "I will always leave the palace in a few years, wouldn't it be better if I could have a good home."

"It's this girl who looks at me, so I don't want to wrong her." Concubine De said, "This is a good idea, I have to ask her what she thinks."

Now that the words have come to this point, Concubine Chen has no choice but to wait for the news.

After Concubine Chen left, Concubine De sure enough summoned Yuan Chun to inquire carefully.

Yuan Chun directly knelt down and confessed his feelings: I have absolutely no intention of "climbing high branches"!

Concubine De saw that she was determined, so she agreed to stand up for her and reject Concubine Chen.

Because of the trust of Concubine De, it was much easier for Yuanchun to inquire about news outside the palace: for example, her mother tried her best to find a good future for her; Not unique, but eye-catching enough.

It is said that apart from the little prince who is not yet married and the fifth prince who needs to be reborn, the number of side concubines of the other princes is not full, so the mother has been walking around these days, constantly inquiring about the princes, and even spending a lot of money. To please the natal sisters-in-law of several empresses.

This food is really... so ugly.When this word spread to the palace, Yuan Chun couldn't hold his head up.

She knew that her mother might be deceived by her aunt, who couldn't do anything to flatter her, so she asked her mother to come forward... But if her mother didn't have the eagerness to climb the dragon and the phoenix, she wouldn't have fallen for it so easily.

Yuan Chun was sitting alone in the room at this time, covering his head in thought, facing the slightly flickering red candle, he finally only sighed.

However, Mrs. Wang is socializing everywhere, and the wives of various families are polite to her, but they definitely have nothing to do with being "warm and cordial".When the news of Lin Hai's promotion to chief minister came, the number of wives who were willing to talk to her natal sister-in-law increased significantly when they went out with her.

Mrs. Wang was very contradictory: being in the light of my sister-in-law made her feel uncomfortable; and my sister-in-law had no choice but to let her use this to find a good future for her daughter. Thinking of this, she felt quite refreshed.

But after thinking about it, why do you need to be a concubine if you can be a concubine?

After all, Mrs. Wang's gaze fell back to the fifth prince's backyard.When Master Jia Zheng came back, she also took advantage of the dinner time to discuss with the husband and wife, "Master, do you want to ask the Fifth Prince what the rules are?"

Jia Zheng thought for a while before persuading, "The fifth prince and concubine must be handpicked by the Holy Majesty."

The biological father of the fifth prince's side concubine who came to the door twice was two levels higher than him... But he couldn't tell his wife that if Yuan Chun didn't have a great fortune, he could only be a concubine for the prince.

He is happy to be married to the royal family, but the princes don't seem to think much of him.Originally for Jia Yucun, he still had the heart to argue with his brother-in-law, but now he never wants to bring it up again.

Seeing the master's uneasy expression, Mrs. Wang said again, "Next year my niece Baochai will come back to Beijing. After entering the palace, she will be our Yuanchun's companion. Two sisters are always better than one."

Jia Zheng responded, "Your sister and husband will be very pleased that Baochai can stand for election." After a pause, he continued, "I'll write to ask my father's old acquaintances to see what their plans are."

The couple, who felt they were good people, had no idea that although the younger sister and younger brother-in-law were not resentful, they were also determined to have less contact with each other in the future.

"It's for your own good anyway, so you have to thank me" is enough, not to mention that the first thing in this "for your own good" is their own selfishness.

During the period, brother Lian was also asked to help deliver the letter.In order to have a concubine sister, Brother Lian also worked very hard.

Compared to Jia Lian's full of expectations, Jia Zhen from the Ning Mansion is always indifferent: just looking at the rank of his second political uncle, you know that Yuan Chun can't be a prince and concubine.

When the news came back to Hangzhou, Jia Zhu didn't say anything, but just studied harder.It provoked Lin Hai and Jia Min to enlighten him one after another: How can you pass the exam by studying hard?

In spring, my daughter is going north, and it may not be easy to see her again in the future, so Aunt Xue concentrates on being with her daughter these days.

Although Xue Huan has mixed feelings, he didn't delay his official duties. The higher his rank in the future, the more comfortable his daughter will be in her husband's house, and the better she will be able to take care of her mother's family in the future.

In the past six months, Lin Hai and Jia Min's husband and wife watched a big show, knowing that when Baochai left for Beijing to run for the election, Jia Min was still a little bit unsatisfied.

"The family is right, that's called marrying a daughter; rushing to send her to a high school, that's called selling a daughter." Jia Min stroked her lower abdomen and said with emotion, "It's just that selling a daughter is also divided into high and low."

Speaking of which, she felt a little pity for Yuan Chun.

Parents send their daughter into the palace, expecting her to be successful, and in turn support their father and brothers, but even if they don't care about them after entering the palace, they can't help much.

Two years later, I felt that my daughter was not warm in the palace, but it was a good time, and it seemed that my daughter... could be sold again, so I moved my mind again, and spent money to pass the news, so that my daughter can live well in front of the nobles Performance.

Compared with his brother and sister-in-law, Xue Huan has been very dedicated to his daughter, and he is indeed planning for her.It is human nature to raise children to look after their old age, isn't it?

Jia Min thought a lot, and suddenly heard Lin Hai say leisurely, "We have few children, so we can't afford it."

"Sister..." These two words were full of twists and turns.

The couple followed the sound and saw Xiao Er who was hugging her sister's leg and begging her sister to take him for a stroll like a candy...

Xiao Er was also named by his father: a single name with a single character.Jia Min prefers to call his son Pai Xing compared to Brother Sui.

Jia Min's body was getting heavier, and her belly was much bigger than the previous one. Knowing that she was pregnant with two, she was not too nervous: the merits are enough, everything is easy to talk about.

But she said that the master helped her to walk a few steps, so she asked the master to take the children around, and she specially wanted to say a few words to Brother Zhu.

Brother Zhu hasn't smiled for a long time.

Seeing that the servants dispersed deliberately, and my uncle took his cousins ​​a little farther away, Jia Zhu lifted her spirits, walked up to her aunt, and said first, "I made my aunt worry."

Jia Min said: "There are not many people in this world who can really worry me."

Jia Zhu lowered her head upon hearing this.

Jia Min continued: "Brother Zhu is blaming himself? Aren't you going to stop your parents in the capital?" When Brother Zhu heard this, his chin slightly moved, Jia Min laughed and said, "I'm right. But even if you are in the capital, how can you stop them?" Your parents? You must know that there are still your uncle and aunt supporting and instigating you. From the second-rank officials and Gao Ming, who can’t save face, go around and make friends, and your aunt is not in the capital, so your mother is not the only one to come forward? "

Jia Zhu was silent.

Jia Min said with a smile: "If you ask me, it's useless for you to go back. And if you leave in a hurry, even if you win the Jinshi... To be honest, the top three Jinshi has a limited future. After ten years of hard study, you can change to a seventh-rank county magistrate, and you will not be promoted for several years. It's useless for you to talk in front of your parents. Look at Ningfu, you respect your second uncle, and you are also a serious Jinshi, how can you control your big brother Zhen?"

At the very least, you have to show that your future is far better than your father, so that the whole family will bypass your father and follow your orders wholeheartedly.No matter how much your parents have ideas, if no one listens to their orders, in the end your parents' efforts are not in vain.

Jia Zhu could clearly hear the overtones, he finally nodded and said, "Nephew can save it."

"Don't be bored, your sister is the most difficult thing in the palace. Anyway, the news here is quite well-informed. If your sister has no money to open the way, who will tell her the news from outside?"

In fact, Jia Min knew that Yuan Chun was doing well in the palace, which exceeded her expectations.Yuan Chun is calm and firm, which makes Jia Min want to do her best for her.

So she promised: "I won't sit idly by about Yuan girl's marriage."

Auntie's meaning could not be more clear, Jia Zhu wanted to salute and thank her immediately.

Jia Min looked at his reddened face, unable to conceal his excitement and gratitude, especially his nephew, who was bent over at any time and wanted to bow to the end at any time, and felt that it was really wise for him to pull this nephew to the side of their husband and wife.

In addition to being diligent and studious, Zhu Geer is also very likable: he never regards the love and support from his elders as something that should be done.And most importantly, this is a very affectionate child.

But too much love and righteousness may not always be an advantage when you are an official.From now on, it's time to ask the master to explain the "way of propriety" to Brother Zhu.

There are only a few years left in this year, let Zhu Ge'er have a relaxed New Year's Eve, and he will not be allowed to study again next year.

After a while, I told the master that you might as well take him with you when you deal with common affairs every now and then, so as to see the world—at any rate, Brother Zhu also learned disaster relief from Mr. Han, so he doesn't know anything about common affairs.

As for knowing and employing people, there is no need to teach them in a short time.

The kid has good eyesight.At least he had mentioned Qi Dafei, the prince, the five princes and the eight princes... In short, he "disapproved" of the princes his mother was optimistic about, and he was still the kind of disapproval that he did not favor the prince's future.

After releasing Zhu Geer, Jia Min smiled and watched Lin Hai walk back to her side, while Zhu Geer took care of the couple instead.

Lin Hai opened his mouth to say flattering words, "Madam's witty words are like pearls, I admire my husband."

"What do you admire?" Jia Min leaned on her husband's shoulder with no outsiders, "Brother Zhu is not bad at all. This kid wanted to stop his parents from doing anything wrong. He is young after all, so he was afraid of being fooled." , I said something, and he became more courageous. But I want to 'persuade' my second elder brother and second sister-in-law justifiably, and I told him that it's best to wait until he gets the second best after the palace examination."

Lin Hai shook his head and muttered, "It's not difficult..."

Jia Min agreed: "I'm just telling you this. My second elder brother and second sister-in-law are both bullying and fearing the hard... As long as you are brave, you can be sure, let alone Brother Zhu is really talented. Even if there is a real relationship between father and son Even if there is a quarrel, my mother will not sit idly by for Chengqi's good grandson."

In the previous life, the Zhongshun Palace sent a long history door, and the second brother pushed his son out without hesitation... No wonder the father was very disappointed with the second brother.

Even if the second elder brother refused to protect his own son, it is not difficult to infer that he would not protect his subordinates, so his popularity among his colleagues may be very "poor".

Compared to him, the big brother who is all about having fun is cuter.

To be honest, Jia Min knew he couldn't let go of the feud against his daughter in the previous life.But ever since she knew about the merits and virtues, she had guessed: if she couldn't control herself and acted viciously, the retribution would probably fall on her children.

Happy love and hatred are really nothing compared to the safety of children.

Jia Min was speechless for a long time, Lin Hai rubbed her forehead vigorously, "What are you thinking about? Be careful and hurt your body."

The husband's concern fell into his eyes, and Jia Min smiled half-truth and half-fake, "Thinking about how to accumulate merit for our children so that they can live a long and safe life."

Lin Hai asked curiously, "Why didn't you say you would save for me? Sure enough, you forgot about me after having a son?"

Jia Min blurted out, "Why are you so sour?"

Lin Hai immediately argued: "You say this is...jealous?" He thought about it, and said, "If you say it is, then it is."

As soon as the words fell, Jia Min took a breath, and Lin Hai was shocked, "What's wrong?!"

Jia Min was too in pain to talk, grabbed her husband's hand and pressed it on her belly.

Dangdangdang kicked all fours, causing Jia Min to fall completely on Lin Hai's back in pain.

But Lin Hai felt the strength of the little baby in his wife's belly, wanted to laugh but didn't dare, so he feigned anger and said, "I'll vent my anger on you after they come out."

Jia Min waited for a while before saying: "We two children, which one of you has done it?"

Lin Hai chuckled, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "That's not right, why are there four legs in a row?"

Jia Min said calmly, "Because they are twins."

Lin Hai choked, "Huh?"

Jia Min nodded, "Ah." As she spoke, she raised her hand to press her husband's shoulder, "Don't walk back and forth when you get excited, this is the most dizzy thing for me."

The dignified chief executive is not reserved at all. After being "taught", the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears, "I'll just be honest." Obediently, I will be your back.

No matter how sunny the day was, it was still early winter.

After basking outside in the sun for a while, Jia Min returned to the house happily.As soon as she entered the door, she saw a letter on the case. She opened it and saw that it was from Mrs. Fang's family.

Fang Jieyuan will end next year, when the whole family has already arrived in the capital.Mrs. Fang wrote to ask Jia Min to be the matchmaker: the marriage between their second young master and Yinglian is over.

Jia Min suddenly felt a little more relaxed: she kept staring at Xue's house, not only did Xue Huan have merit, but she also wanted to keep an eye on Xue Pan.

She saved Yinglian, and based on the principle of saving people to the end, she would not let Yinglian fall into the tiger's mouth again.Fortunately, Yinglian's parents were not good at dealing with Xue's family because of their kinship and relatives, but they resolutely cleaned up Jia Yucun.

Thinking of Jia Yu Village, this person seems to have taken a transfer order to be a county magistrate in the bitter and cold Northwest... Although the Northwest is suffering, if he makes great achievements, he will not worry about his future.

Jia Min thought about it, and felt that this person was quite "interesting".

This year passed smoothly.

When spring came, Jia Min's stomach was getting bigger.Because I was pregnant with twins, I was very tired from activities.So the matter of bringing Daiyu and Brother Sui to the spring was all handed over to Jia Zhu.

But it is said that Lin Hai also welcomed the eldest son of his master, his elder brother Zhou Li, at this time.Zhou Li came to Hangzhou to serve as the admiral of academic administration.

The Sun family has been very honest in the past six months.Given the conclusive evidence, the prince had just cut off the face of the emperor, and the crown prince also had a cold face for a long time because of their self-assertion.

They thought that forbearance would always lead to a brighter future, but Kai Chunsheng appointed Zhou Li as Zhejiang Xuezheng.

Lin Hai and Zhou Li are both "goods from the same road", and the Holy Master stands behind them: the two have rich family backgrounds, and they are exactly the same easily refusing to favoritism. Hard, coercion and temptation may not matter.

In particular, Zhou Li's arrival cut off another source of income for the Sun family: they dared not to cheat in the imperial examinations, because there are too many talented people in Jiangnan, and they can't hide it if they stretch their hands a little longer.

Just mix some sand in it every time, and earn a lot of benefits.

However, this time Lin Hai and Zhou Li teamed up, in the eyes of discerning people, it means that the Holy One will never stop beating the Sun family.Those who are well-informed know that the matter of private soldiers last year made the Holy One very angry.

If this "first time" fails to suppress well, it will be enough to make an example, and chaos can be expected in the world.

The Holy One didn't make a move last year, probably because he hadn't made enough arrangements, which also made the Sun family think that he was different from others after all, that the Holy One could lift it up high and put it down gently...

But when Zhou Li arrived, the Sun family's dream was almost awakened.When it came time for a strong man to cut his wrist, the Sun family made a big fuss about whoever cut it off would protect the other.After that, people from the Sun family came to the big mansion of the Sun family almost every day, and the noise could be heard two streets away.

After discussing with Zhou Li, Lin Hai and Zhou Li waited quietly for the Sun family's solution: It is said that a big family that has been prosperous for decades will not give up easily.

Half a month later, Master Jiang, the governor of Zhejiang, first invited Lin Hai to his study.

Under Mr. Jiang's signal, Lin Hai opened the envelope on the case and skimmed through it in a hurry, and said unhurriedly, "Is this the Sun family's successor?"

Master Jiang said: "I'm afraid it's reserved just for you."

There is a deficit in the public account.The amount is neither too big nor too small, and it belongs to the category that can be covered up or reported.After further investigation, it turned out that there was a shortfall of 70 taels, but recently...that is, Kaichun suddenly made up more than half of it.

Looking further down, one part of the money used to make up for the deficit came from the Yangzhou Salt Administration, and the other part came from the commercial tax and ship tax of Yangzhou Customs.

Lin Hai couldn't help but smile, "It's really interesting."

After Lin Hai, the inspector of salt and censor was also handpicked by the sage, Lin Hai's classmate, but the two were actually just acquaintances, as for the Yangzhou Guan master, the situation was similar.

Mr. Jiang twitched his long beard and smiled inscrutablely.

Lin Hai closed the secret letter and said peacefully, "I only heard that the crown prince made a fortune recently."

Master Jiang's fingers stroking his beard paused immediately, and then he laughed, "I knew it."

Lin Hai smiled without saying a word, and said in his heart that you are waiting for me to ask you for help, so you can propose marriage to me for your second son?

The superior and the superior sat down and ate half a cup of tea before Lin Hai spoke again, "For this time, it's not worth it to destroy the confidant I've raised for so many years."

The Yangzhou Salt Administration may not have been arranged by the Sun family. He has been patrolling the salt censor for many years, and he always offended one or two capable people.The Yangzhou Pass should be the old man of the Sun family.

Knowing that there are countless complex situations in the south of the Yangtze River, Lin Hai was very careful when he took office, except for the one or two filial piety of "being in harmony with the light", he really didn't get a word of it.

He was even careful enough to recommend Xue Huan for nothing... just because he was afraid that they would make a move and he would not be able to tell.

Governor Jiang nodded and said, "Who says it's not."

It was the second boy of his family who dragged his mother and his sister to fight together, so he had to choose today to test Lin Hai.

Mr. Jiang is not an ordinary person to be the governor of Zhejiang.It's a pity that his trial turned out to be a slippery big fox.

But such in-laws are the most reassuring!Thinking of this, Governor Jiang's already eager heart to get married became even hotter.

It seems that there is no need to avoid it in the future, and it is time to go back and forth a few times in a serious manner: it seems insincere to rely on the juniors to get close to each other.

But he said that Lin Hai returned home in the evening, his face was as usual.

When only the husband and wife were left, Lin Hai said, "You actually plan to scare me, so you can earn my favorite baby for nothing!"

After listening to her husband's rough explanation, Jia Min guessed what was going on today, "Isn't this a school test?" He said, spreading his hands, "You can use the same method to test his second son, can't you?"

Lin Hai thought for a while, and then said, "I'm embarrassing the younger generation? It's really useless."

Jia Min crooked back with the pillow in his arms, "Then it's over. Or wait until you are superior to him, master, before you pay back?"

"At that time, can I have such a leisurely mind?" Even if Governor Jiang's position remains the same, Lin Hai will surpass him, at least he will be the governor, ministers of various ministries, and even join the cabinet as a cabinet elder...

Jia Min raised her hand and patted her husband's back, "It's all trivial."

Hearing this, Lin Hai said seriously: "That's right. It's not difficult to know where this deficit is going. The hard thing is... you have to recover it, at least half of it, otherwise this year's summer tax will have problems."