The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 388

The back office of Lantai Mansion.

Although not long after Lin Ruhai became seriously ill, he resigned from office and bought a simple house in Xicheng, planning to move out of the official residence to recuperate.But the emperor did not allow him to resign, so he dared not move away for a while.

For some reason today, Lin Ruhai, who had been bedridden, was in better spirits, and was leaning on the kang, discussing matters with the housekeeper.

"Brother Lian has already entered the palace?"

"Back to the master, yes."

"Um……"

Lin Ruhai pondered for a while, then suddenly sighed heavily.

The old butler Lin Youquan saw this, thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "Is the master still worried about the matter of the young lady?"

The Lin family is withered, and now Lin Ruhai's private affairs are mostly handled by the old servant alone, so he does not hide it.

Sighing again, he asked back, "Is there still no news from the Rongguo Mansion?"

Lin Youquan didn't know how to answer, and was speechless for a while.

No words are actually the best words.

Lin Ruhai knew a long time ago that with the current situation of his family, there are very few people who are willing to marry him as in-laws.

It's just that he originally thought that Jia Zheng was a benevolent gentleman, and he had a good relationship with him, so he shouldn't have these worries.Therefore, when Jia Zheng came to visit him, he tentatively mentioned something about the two children.

At that time, he saw that Jia Zheng quite agreed with him, and he thought that this would be a wish that could be fulfilled.Unexpectedly, after that, not only did Jia Zheng not hear from Jia Zheng, but he even refused to visit him. Every time he only sent his wife or servants to visit.

How could Lin Ruhai not know that Jia Zhengding already wanted to repent, so he had no face to face him again.

"Master, there is no need to worry. I heard that the old lady in the Rong Mansion loves the daughter-in-law the most. She has raised the daughter-in-law and his family treasure second master under her knees since she was a child, and loves her very much.

Didn't the master also say at the beginning that when the daughter-in-law marries into their family in the future, you can rest assured that the old lady will love her, right?

If the master is really worried, you might as well ask the old slave to write a letter for you and deliver it to his old lady in person, maybe it will be done. "

Lin Ruhai frowned and thought for a while, then finally shook his head.

He knew that Mother Jia must have meant this in the first place.At the beginning when he was still in Yangzhou, there was such a meaning in the letter between Jia Mu and him. He could see it, so he put Daiyu at Jia Mu's side with peace of mind.

Because he heard that Jia Jia Baoyu is indeed a good child.

But time has passed, and even Jia Zheng, who is a gentleman, has the intention of repenting. How could Jiamu be an old woman?

Since last year, he wanted to discuss marriage with the Rongguo Mansion, but it has been delayed arbitrarily by the other party.

Even if Jia Zheng and his wife kept it from Jiamu, Lin Ruhai would not believe that Jiamu hadn't noticed it for such a long time.

Forget it, since she doesn't want to marry, why would he bother to force her, so he doesn't have to wrong the good girl.

Lin Youquan was well aware of Lin Ruhai's pride and would not compromise on this matter, so he remonstrated: "Since the Jia family has no intentions, the master doesn't have to wait any longer.

The master has been an official for many years, and his colleagues and friends in the government and the opposition are not in the minority.

There must be many good sons and daughters in those families. Based on the appearance of our daughter-in-law, as long as the master falls in love with any one, the other party must be very willing. "

Lin Ruhai's expression didn't change much when he heard the words.

"If you talk about good sons from various families, I do know a few of them.

However, given the current situation in my family, it would be inappropriate to be afraid...

After the Lin family came to me, there was no one to support me.Even if I personally come to the door to say goodbye to Yu'er, she may not be willing.

If you reluctantly agree, why bother.

Yu'er's body is so weak, if she doesn't have me to rely on in the future, if she meets a slightly harsh in-laws again, wouldn't she be wronged in vain?So even if I am under the Nine Springs, I can't feel at ease. "

Lin Ruhai Xu really cared about this matter, he kept sighing while talking.

"Back then, I knew the days were coming, so I wanted to entrust Yu'er to the Rongguo Mansion.

One is that the child in their family, although not motivated, is quite well-behaved.Second, our two families can be regarded as close relatives, thinking that her grandmother will take care of her in the future, and Yu'er will not be wronged.

If not, I would not have spoken to Cun Zhou rashly. "

Lin Ruhai said, feeling somewhat regretful.

With his self-esteem, he took the initiative to talk to Jia Zheng about his children, but he was deliberately dragged by the other party, so he was naturally unhappy.

The master and the servant were talking in the warm pavilion, when they heard low sobs coming from behind the wooden screen.

The two looked at each other, and hurriedly silenced, who would have thought that the sobbing sound gradually became a force, pressing down on the silver mountain.

Lin Ruhai already knew that it must be Daiyu, so he couldn't help calling softly: "Yu'er...?"

Sobbing and choking, a person appeared from the door of the room. If it wasn't Daiyu, who was it?
I saw Daiyu holding the soup in both hands, but her face was already crying like tears.Her eyes were slightly swollen, and she looked at Lin Ruhai with a feeling of grievance or complaint.

Seeing this, Lin Youquan quickly got up and left.

Lin Ruhai waved to Daiyu, and comforted him: "What's the matter, why are you crying like this?"

Daiyu didn't follow her advice, instead she knelt down in front of the couch and said sadly: "My daughter is not filial, and my father has to worry about her.

However, the daughter has already made up her mind that she will never marry in this life, and she only wishes to serve her father all her life. "

As soon as Lin Ruhai heard it, she knew that Daiyu must have listened to her previous words.With her daughter's sentimentality, she couldn't tell how uncomfortable she felt at this moment. Thinking about it this way, Lin Ruhai couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

My own daughter, no matter her appearance or temperament, is not inferior to the mundane world.If it weren't for being dragged down by parents, losing a mother when she was young, and losing a father when she was young, life should have been perfect and loved by others for a lifetime.

"What stupid things are you talking about? The daughter's parents are going to get married after all when they grow up."

Lin Ruhai doesn't know how to comfort people.

One is that he specializes in government affairs, and the other is that he rarely communicates with his daughter. Even in the past few months, Daiyu has been serving decoctions in front of him every day, and there is not much to say between father and daughter.

Daiyu didn't contradict Lin Ruhai, but just looked straight at Lin Ruhai with her sad eyes.Such a pitiful look only made Lin Ruhai dare not look directly at him.

Seeing that Lin Ruhai was silent, Daiyu looked away instead.

From what she heard earlier, she already knew that although her father cared little for her on weekdays, he cared about her very much in his heart.

If not, he wouldn't have kept her in mind when he knew his life was approaching.

But she knew that when her father first fell ill, he never forgot to ask people to read government affairs to him and read them to him every day.Now, since January and February, my father has completely let go of these things, which shows how short-spirited he is.

Lin Ruhai wanted to say more, but Daiyu said quietly: "Father really doesn't need to worry about his daughter.

If the father lives to be a hundred years old, the daughter should always serve and be filial.

If the father really has the heart to leave his daughter behind... Huh, the father doesn't have to worry about it either.Either go with his father, or cut off the black hair, and live a lonely and innocent life, and that's it. "

Lin Ruhai didn't pay attention at first, but when she heard that her daughter intended to abandon the world, she was shocked.

He knew that his daughter was not the kind of troublemaker, since he said so, there must be a reason.

After thinking for a while, he said, "You, but you already have someone in mind?"

Daiyu's grief had already reached the extreme, and she was about to faint, but she turned pale with shock when she heard the words, and after a long time in a daze, she shook her head in denial.

Lin Ruhai thought she had guessed right.

"But Baoyu?"

Lin Ruhai thought to herself, her daughter has been in Jia's house since she was nine years old, and she is about the same age as Jia Baoyu.

It's not uncommon for such close friends to love each other.

If this is the case, even if he gives up the last trace of his face, he still has to fulfill his daughter!

He is the son-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion and a second-rank member of the central government. If he came to discuss marriage with Jia's mother while dragging his illness, it is expected that Jia's family, which values ​​decency, would not be able to refuse.

If it doesn't work, try to overstep and ask His Majesty to do one thing or two, and it will be done.

Daiyu was stunned again, her flushed face suddenly became angry.

"What precious gold and precious jade, if the father talks nonsense, the daughter will never talk to you again!!"

Seeing her daughter's cheeks turn blue, white, and red, Lin Ruhai was also confused.

Did you guess wrong?

Logically speaking, Jia Baoyu is the only outstanding young man that my daughter can come into contact with!

Seeing that her daughter seemed really angry, Lin Ruhai didn't know what to say.

He felt that his energy was short, and after spending so much time thinking about it, his mind was like a mess, messy.

Gu Gu was speechless, and was thinking whether to let his daughter back down first, to let him calm down, when he heard Lin Youquan's agitated voice coming from outside the house.

"Master, Second Master Lian..."

"Brother Lian, what's wrong with him?" Lin Ruhai was a little puzzled. The old butler followed his temperament and was always calm and calm. Why was he so irritable this time?

Lin Ruhai, who was preoccupied, didn't pay much attention to it. Her daughter who was standing beside her, with an originally cloudy face, fell silent when she heard the words "Second Master Lian", and suddenly looked at the door of the room.

"Master, it's a great joy! Second Master Lian, he has been promoted to Marquis!!"

"what?"

Lin Ruhai's slightly squinted eyes suddenly widened.

……

Jia Lian walked out of the South Study Room lightly.

Until now, he still felt a little unbelievable.

Emperor Ningkang, unexpectedly, really promoted him to a noble, and he was promoted to a marquis all of a sudden!

Second-class Marquis of Zhenyuan!
Like his previous General Zhenyuan, his title remains the same, but he has changed from a general to a marquis!

The fifth-class generals are specially formulated for nobles to descend to nobility.

Regardless of the duke, after a generation of raids, he will be a first-class general and a first-rank.

The earl was downgraded to a second-class general, a second-rank rank.

By analogy, the baron is downgraded to the fourth class.

That is to say, if you get the title of Duke and Marquis at the beginning, you can enjoy the prosperity of the six generations even if you have been mediocre for generations.

And if it was just a baron at the beginning, it could only be passed on for three generations.

However, from the establishment of this system to the present, there are many who have been demoted from the fifth rank to the general rank, and few have returned to the fifth rank from the general rank.

Even if the Duke of Rong was first, it was because of his meritorious service. After the death of the old Duke, he did not directly descend to inherit the title of Duke Rong, instead of being promoted from a first-class general to Duke Rong.

In fact, from the first-class general, he could not be promoted to the Duke at all.

At most, rose to Marquis.

In fact, anyone who was demoted from fifth rank to general rank meant that the family had already been kicked out of the Great Wei Army!

Kick it out, hang a general, and enjoy yourself at home.

When he was ordered to leave Beijing last year, Emperor Ningkang had promised that if the errands were handled well, even if he was allowed to return to the fifth rank, it would not be impossible.

Now Emperor Ningkang really did what he said, not only did what he said, but also exceeded his expectations, and gave him a big sweet date!

Originally, his second-class general was still under the earl.

Jia Lian thought that even if Emperor Ningkang wanted to reuse him, the most he could do was reward him with an earl so that he could lead troops in a legitimate manner.

Who knew that Emperor Ningkang was so generous that he was suddenly promoted to Marquis, or second class.

Feng Hou...

It has been an eternal topic since ancient times.Immediately becoming a Marquis, having three wives and four concubines, is not just talk.

The title of Marquis and Prime Minister, the reputation that countless heroes have been chasing after for thousands of years, let him get it so casually and unexpectedly.

Well, maybe not inadvertently.

Thinking about it seriously, he has actually gone through several crises this trip and made several meritorious service for the imperial court.

Especially the rescue of the married princess... This kind of rescue work can be big or small, the small one can be ignored, and the big one can go straight to Qingyun!

Moreover, he is not considered to be a Marquis immediately.

First of all, he has the hereditary title of Rongguo Mansion, which is not low in the first place.Being promoted to Marquis now is not as shocking to the world as being named Marquis in white.

However, it is enough to surprise and envy the ruling and opposition parties.

After thinking for a while, Jia Lian ignored the surprised eyes of the eunuchs behind him, walked [-] steps away from the palace gate, headed back to the south study room, kowtowed in Nabai, and then got up and walked down the stone steps with a wave of his sleeves.

He believed that Emperor Ningkang would know about his small act, and would not regret giving him a generous seal for it.

"Congratulations to Lord Hou, congratulations to Lord Hou."

At the bottom of the Baishi steps, I didn't expect Xiang He to still be waiting for him here.

Although Xiang He already knew about Jia Lian's promotion to Marquis, his eyes turned sore seeing the eunuchs of Daming Palace personally holding Jia Lian's robes, belts and other items for Jia Lian and following behind Jia Lian.

"Happy together."

Jia Lian didn't need to hide the spring breeze at this time, he smiled and bowed to Xiang He, and then said: "Speaking of being able to get such a long grace this time, I have to thank Mr. Xiang."

"Me?" Xiang He said, my status is humble, Lord Hou, don't make fun of me.

"This time I was sent as an envoy, if it wasn't for Mr. Xiang who is dedicated to everything and handles the internal affairs diligently, I think we will not return to the capital without any danger, and it is even more impossible for me to receive such a generous reward from Your Majesty."

"..."

Xiang He was speechless.

"Hahaha, in short, this lord will remember Mr. Xiang's affection. If there is a chance in the future, this lord will definitely hold a banquet in person and invite Mr. Xiang to his house for a few drinks."

"Your Majesty's words are serious? Then I will wait for that day." Xiang He's eyes lit up. Although he is not good at drinking, if he can take this opportunity to get along with Jia's mansion, the leader of the eight princes, and the celebrities around the emperor. If Jia Lian offered friendship, he would naturally be very willing.

"It's easy to talk about. By the way, since I have been rewarded, Lord Xiang has made great achievements this time, and I think His Majesty will not treat you badly. Just now, I also told His Majesty about the achievements of Lord Xiang during this trip. "

"In that case, I would like to thank Lord Hou for supporting me."

Xiang He was indeed a little moved, but he still sighed: "However, it is not extravagant to expect a generous reward.

The post of doctor, the lower official, was already rewarded by His Majesty in advance.Even if His Majesty doesn't reward anything else, the lower officials are satisfied. "

After Xiang He was sent away, Jia Lian had just left the palace, and the sedan chairs sent by Jia's mansion to meet him at the gate of the palace were naturally ready long ago.

Lin Zhixiao and others also reminded that Jia's mother and others were waiting in the mansion, implying that Jia Lian had better go back as soon as possible.

However, Jia Lian glanced back at the direction of the many yamen in the south, and then asked Lin Zhixiao and others to go back to the mansion first, while he himself took Aqi and a few other guards and rode his horse to the south.

(End of this chapter)