Jia Minqi's family in the Red Chamber

Lin Hai took his son from the girl: the little guy is very tender and round.Being dishonest in his father's arms, he struggled a bit, and frowned impatiently and flattened his mouth.

Back in the day, when Daiyu was born, her small head was a circle smaller than her own palm.As for the son who was just born, not even a month old, he could hardly grasp his face with one hand.

Thanks to the fact that the son is less than a month old, otherwise the wife may not be able to give birth smoothly.Although separated by a screen, Lin Hai looked at his wife for a while before handing his son to the girl again, thinking in his heart: I will give their mother and son an explanation.

Lin Hai left the back house and returned to the study to appease his daughter Daiyu first.

Because no matter how young Daiyu is, she also knows that her mother shouldn't have a younger brother at this time, "I just listen to my father." With her father's promise, she took the little girl to visit her mother—whether the mother has rested or not, the delivery room Girls shouldn't trespass, she has to go over and ask for herself before she can feel at ease.

After Daiyu left, Lin Hai recruited the big housekeeper, and said first, "Everyone will be rewarded, and those who serve the wife will get [-]% more, and you can come again when you are done."

The housekeeper went out to give orders, and when he came back, he saw the master's expression was uneasy, and the two big girls beside the wife all bowed their heads and said nothing.

Seeing the steward enter the door, Lin Hai ordered directly, "Shut up Mrs. Yu in the kitchen. You can ask her again in ten days!"

Like the big housekeeper, Mrs. Yu is an old man who has served the old lady. Mrs. Yu has been working as the second steward in the big kitchen for almost ten years, and she has never made any mistakes.

But once again peeking at the master's expression, the housekeeper couldn't bear the slightest thought of interceding with the old woman: he tampered with the food, and was still in the middle of his wife's delivery...

The master refused to interrogate him personally, which meant that he didn't intend to reminisce about the old relationship.Murdering his wife, escaped the death penalty because there was a happy event at home, and he didn't want to add bad luck.

At least the mother-in-law and her family can no longer stay in Lin's mansion.The butler naturally knew his duty, so he bowed to accept the order and left.

Lin Hai looked at the figure of the butler leaving, and it took him a long time before he ordered, "Please serve your wife."

Hongwen and Qingjie hurriedly bowed to answer.

After dealing with the troublesome things, Lin Hai rubbed his face, took the Xuelang paper out and wrote a letter—to announce the good news to his relatives and friends.His son...he just has a wonderful intuition, this kid must be able to stand.

Lin Hai's overjoyed feeling has not faded away, and now he is planning his son's future while writing a letter.

But Jia Min went to her husband to "complain" and fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up, it was time to light the lamp.The pain came from the wound, and she didn't dare to move: looking at this brat, she knew that the wound was bigger than the previous two times.

Jia Min drank some honey water and felt refreshed, so she asked the girl to bring her son.As soon as she weighed it, she blurted out, "The ones that are heavy enough are all meat."

Hong Wen smiled and said: "Brother is strong, not like someone who is less than a month old."

Jia Min said: "It's not in vain that I gave birth to him through hard work." She couldn't hold this brat for long, so she put her son next to her pillow, "Where is the master? Has Daiyu been here?"

Hong Wen replied: "Miss came to see her once. The master has already sent someone to ask twice, saying that he will talk to you when you wake up."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Lin Hai entered the door at this moment, stood outside and asked, "Do you feel better?"

Jia Min's baby was born at a good time, the end of spring and the beginning of summer are very comfortable.While she was resting, the house had been cleaned up, and the windows outside were opened to let in the air, even if Lin Hai came in to sit and sit, it would not be a problem.

The main reason is that there are no elders in the family, and whether or not to talk about "rules" is a matter of a word between the couple.

Jia Min put on her clothes under the maid's service, and moved the screen away. Lin Hai also obeyed his wife's call, and entered the inner room openly.

Lin Hai took a good look at his wife's complexion: Although there was no blood on her face, her eyes were clear and her mouth was smiling.Lin Hai also smiled and said, "Better?"

Jia Min only twitched the corners of her mouth - if she laughed too much, it would involve the wound.

She said honestly, "It still hurts."

Lin Hai couldn't go forward to knead for his wife at the moment, so he hurriedly said with concern, "Let's see another doctor? I'll send a post to Beijing to invite the sons of Imperial Physician Wang to come over?"

If you have this intention, you will succeed.

Jia Min said: "Isn't it the first time that you are born and the second time you are acquainted? I deliberately told the master about my hard work." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and poked the fat sleeping son next to him, "He won't wake up when we talk. "

Lin Hai narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, "That's good." Then he said softly, "I've already dealt with it, you can rest at ease, and I'll take care of the housework these days. Also, which wife do you want to invite to preside over the cleaning ceremony?" ?”

Speaking of which, the wife of the Zhen family has enough status, and she was the closest to her own family before, so she should have been the first choice, but Jia Min didn't want to get too close to the Zhen family.

In terms of kinship, the wife of the Xue family is the closest... but no matter what, it is not the turn of a business woman to preside over the third wash of the fourth-rank official's son.

So Jia Min asked: "Why don't you invite Mrs. Han's family to work hard for a while, and Mrs. Zhen's family will help?"

Mrs. Han's family is talking about Miaoyu's mother, and Mrs. Zhen's family is Feng's mother, Yinglian's own mother.Jia Min is pregnant, Lin Hai is busy with official duties, most of his thoughts are on taking care of his wife, so Miaoyu and Yinglian often come to accompany Daiyu.

After coming and going, Jia Min became acquainted with the mothers of the two girls.Actually... Baochai often comes here too, but Jia Min can't get close to Mrs. Xue's family.

Lin Hai readily agreed.

The wives of the two families also happily came to help Jia Min manage it.

On the day of washing the third day, the female relatives of Yangzhou officials and gentry families either attended or sent generous gifts, not to mention those big salt merchants who were very rich.

Most of the salt merchants were well-informed and knew that the crown prince valued Lin Hai, an ex-convict prodigy, even if he couldn't knock people out with money, but put them on his side, at least they could make a good relationship and "save it for later".

It's just that Jia Min can't get out of bed and leave the house, and it's not that he can't do anything.

On the night after the third wash, she looked at the thick gift list in front of her, and couldn't help but be speechless, "How much money did you spend?"

Lin Hai felt sorry for him, "If we stay in Yangzhou for a few more years, I'm afraid we won't be able to get rid of it in the future."

you do not say.Who would believe that he took tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of money from others, and said that he had nothing to do with the prince?

Jia Min hugged Lin Hai's arm and asked, "Does the master have a clever plan?"

Jia Min can't leave the house, but there is nothing to hide from her about the news at home: her husband has the opportunity to announce the good news, but he often exchanges letters with old friends in the capital.

"Next year, when my tenure ends, I have to go to Beijing once according to the rules. I heard that next year Jiangsu will lack a vassal platform, and Zhejiang will lack a Taoist platform."

Fantai is in charge of taxation and civil affairs, and Daotai is in charge of punishment and supervision. They are all fourth grades, which are the same as the master's current grades.Although the Xunyan Yushi is not available for the trustworthy ministers of the Holy One, after all, it is not as good as the real power in the hands of these two.

What's more, this is an official position in Jiangsu and Zhejiang!Jiangnan is rich and tax-heavy. Anyone with a discerning eye knows how difficult it is to find real shortages in Jiangnan and what kind of contacts are needed.

Jia Min then asked: "Which one is the master more interested in? Which one is more sure." You don't need to go to anyone to get this real shortage, right?

Lin Hai turned around, faced Jia Min and said softly, "It depends on whether we want to spend some money..."

Jia Min was surprised first and then delighted, "King An?"

Lin Hai smiled and said, "Even if you want to rely on a nobleman, you have to find someone you can trust, right?"

King An is the same mother and younger brother of the Holy One, and the two brothers are more than ten years apart in age.

When the Holy Majesty ascended the throne back then, until he secured the throne, Wang An, his younger brother, contributed a lot.

Therefore, the Holy Majesty trusted and relied on this younger brother very much. King An was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs first, and later he was in charge of the Ministry of Officials... In short, the Holy Majesty's money bag has always been entrusted to this younger brother to take care of.

Wang An has a lot of ability but not a big temper. It is difficult for anyone to say nothing in life, but he is a little greedy for money.But his greed for money is unique. He has never made even a fortune in public affairs.

Anyway, King An's words are very effective whether he is in the reign of the emperor or after the new emperor ascends the throne.In the previous life, the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion was actually in decline. It was because of his friendship with King An that he survived the prosperous years of the prince, and when the prince was abolished, it turned around.

However, in Jia Min's view, Prince Zhongshun's residence in Beijing is a second-rate county king, and his father never paid attention to his family when he was still alive: Prince Zhongshun and his son are rarely pragmatic, and their minds are more on intrigue.

But the father probably also regretted it: after his death, the Rongguo Mansion under the control of his two elder brothers only wanted to rely on the backing to keep his family rich... This is not as good as Zhongshun Wangfu, at least he has a good vision.

At this time, she had already forgotten about the trivial matter of "destroying Jia Yucun and making the second brother unhappy".

Seeing Jia Min's thoughtful appearance, Lin Hai said again, "Father-in-law An Wang is my teacher's younger brother, and he has had some contacts in the past." After thinking for a while, he said again, "Is your second brother willing to come to Jiangnan? Actually If we go back to Beijing, I might be promoted to an official."

Hearing this, Jia Min suddenly raised her head and stared at Lin Hai, her expression of shock was undisguised, "Where does the master want to go?"

She didn't want to help any of the brothers, but she was happy to take care of her nephews, as long as they wouldn't be too helpless.But she could also understand that her husband didn't really want to help her second brother.

Lin Hai smiled, "It won't be too late for us to return to Beijing when you and Daiyu are healthy enough."

It is well known that Jiangnan Yangren has already made a confession with his wife, so he wanted to say more, "That Mrs. Yu originally had a niece and wanted to send it in to serve me. Later," Lin Hai was a little embarrassed when he said this, and touched her. Touching his own nose, "I dismissed my concubine, but she didn't give up the idea of ​​'flying to the top'. This time, someone was bewitching, saying that if you have something good or bad, you will definitely bring in the concubine again. After all, Yu Pozi has served her mother , she thought that her niece would definitely win my favor when she came in."

Jia Min couldn't help but said: "Murdering the mistress... Fortunately, she still thinks she can get away with it."

Lin Hai explained: "Because the mastermind behind her is my mother's younger brother, the younger brother of a concubine."