Red House Shoufu

Chapter 10
Jia Lian's impression of Lin Shu these days is still very good. Although there are some minor problems that the children of the public house often have, he can be regarded as comprehensive in his dealings with others.

According to what Wang Momo told Lin Shu, when Daiyu was in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian and his wife took good care of Daiyu, and Lin Shu wanted to find a chance to test Jia Lian.

If Jia Lian didn't know about the assassination of Lin Ruhai and didn't participate, then Lin Shu could try to form an alliance with Jia Lian.

After Lin Shu's investigation these days, the black hands hiding in Rongguo Mansion are most likely Jia Zheng's wife, Jia Wangshi, and Jia Shishi, the actual controller of Rongguo Mansion who stood by and even contributed to the flames.

And Jia Lian, the nominal heir of the Rongguo Mansion, is just a "manager" who was pushed out to take care of the miscellaneous affairs in the mansion. Even the serious master who inherited the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She, Jia Lian's father, was forcibly left idle and hid in the yard next to the stable. playing with women.

The entire Rongguo Mansion regards Jia Zheng as the head of the family. According to legend, Jia Baoyu, who was born with jade, is regarded as the future heir of the Rongguo Mansion.

On the contrary, Jia Lian, the orthodox heir, was thrown aside, with a donated five-rank acquaintance hanging on his body, doing mundane chores every day, and Jia Shishi would always reprimand him if he failed.

Lin Shu didn't believe that a smart person like Jia Lian would not know his bleak future, and would not be angry when he saw Jia Baoyu enjoying the life that belonged to him.

He looked at Daiyu who was sitting next to him, and originally wanted her to go back to the house first, but considering that she would eventually have to face the cruelty of reality, he opened his mouth directly.

"Cousin Lian, do you think that my younger brother is a little unreasonable? These days, my cousin has tried his best to help, but my younger brother is impolite and wants to drive my cousin back to the capital early?"

Jia Lian murmured whether or not, but the expression on his face clearly expressed dissatisfaction.

Lin Shu sighed and said, "It's not that I don't know etiquette, it's just that I have to deal with it. Cousin Lian knows that his father not only died of illness, but actually had several pairs of black hands manipulating everything behind his back? Even my sister is not just sick, but Is it poisoning?"

"what?"

Snapped!
Jia Lian exclaimed, and Daiyu who was beside her even shattered the teacup in her hand.

"Brother, am I not sick? Is it poisoned?"

Daiyu's eyes widened in disbelief, staring closely at Lin Shu.

"Let's talk about the poisoning of my sister first!"

Lin Shu walked to Daiyu's side, and patted her slender shoulder: "The other day, Mr. Li checked the pulse and found that Yu'er's nails were turning blue..."

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Listening to Lin Shu's explanation, Jia Lian's hands kept trembling. Just because Daiyu was poisoned in the Rongguo Mansion, he was sure that someone in the family had hidden intentions of harming others.

No matter who that person is, Lin Shu, this cousin, will definitely find him out and burn his bones to ashes.

He recalled his cousin Daiyu's attitude towards her after she arrived in the capital three years ago. His father and second uncle didn't mention it, but his grandmother was more concerned.

Second aunt... Ah, the most likely second aunt is the one who is famous for worshiping the Buddha. She is in charge of the family's food and clothing, and even takes care of the cousin's daily medical treatment.

If his guess is true, then what role does his wife Wang Xifeng play in it?And her own grandmother, a kind-hearted old lady, could not escape her eyes for anything that happened at home, how could she not know about her cousin being poisoned.

Jia Lian's heart surged with great waves. The cousin is the only blood of the aunt. Could it be that the old lady just let the thieves poison the cousin like this?
He was cold all over and wanted to pick up the tea, but his hands didn't work at all.With a bang, the teacup also fell to the ground and shattered.

Lin Shu asked, "Cousin Lian has doubts or doesn't believe it?"

"No, no, my cousin is my aunt's only flesh and blood. How could people in the family harm my cousin? Someone must be framing her, yes, that's it..."

Jia Lian argued madly, trying to find an excuse, but in the end he slumped on the chair and dared not look up.

Erysipelas, it can still get down on my cousin. Who would believe that the person who poisoned her was not someone close to her?

Seeing Jia Lian like this, Lin Shu could basically be sure that he was not involved, or even knew nothing about it.

Daiyu was not frightened this time, nor was she unable to withstand the blow as before. Instead, she cheered up and recalled her past in Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Shu didn't continue to read, but talked about Lin Ruhai's matter: "Then cousin, do you know what Xia Shouzhong and Eunuch Xia said to my little brother that day?"

I just heard him say: "Eunuch Xia said that my sister should not enter the Rongguo Mansion again, because some people want the Lin family to have no children and grandchildren, and there are people in the Rongguo Mansion who are waiting for my sister to go to the tiger's den again!"

Afterwards, Lin Shu told the various forces involved in Lin Ruhai's death, including some of his own speculations.

Jia Lian raised his head abruptly, and now he finally understood why his grandmother asked him to do those things before he came to Jiangnan.

Forcibly brought back his cousin and the Lin family's property, tried to destroy Lin Shu's reputation, and deprived Lin Shu of the qualification to inherit the mantle of his uncle Lin Ruhai.

All this seems to be planned for the cousin, but in fact it is to embezzle the Lin family's millions of property, and even let the cousin marry Baoyu so that Baoyu can get the support of his uncle's connections.

Even if the matter was revealed, it was Jia Lian who made his own decision and had nothing to do with the Rongguo Mansion.

It has to be said that Jia Lian, the decent descendant of the Duke's Mansion, is extremely smart, and he basically guessed about Jia Shi's plan.

"Why did my cousin tell me this? Aren't you afraid that behind these things, I am one of them?"

Lin Shu smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Little brother has been observing Cousin Lian's behavior these days, plus Cousin Lian's attitude towards his sister in recent years, I believe you are not that kind of person."

"That's not enough reason!"

Jia Lian calmed down and regained the vigilance of his prince.He was sure that there must be other reasons or other plans for Lin Shu to say these things today.

Of course Lin Shu would not say that he had studied Cao Gong's "Dream of Red Mansions" and had some understanding of the characters in it.

He replied: "Because the Lin family's family was ruined, Cousin Lian won't get anything except a few taels of silver. Instead, he made a wedding dress for nothing. For example, the second master Bao who was born with jade in Rongguo Mansion!"

Boom!

A sound of explosion appeared in the minds of Jia Lian and Daiyu at the same time.

"It can't be Baoyu!"

The two yelled out at the same time. Daiyu's eyes were red, and she shouted at her brother for the first time: "Brother, you lied, how could Baoyu do such things!"

Jia Lian also said: "Baoyu's heart and ability are not possible to do these things..."

"It's impossible for this second master Bao, so what about his own mother? Cousin Lian thinks, will this Mrs. Wang take her younger sister for the sake of her precious son? Don't forget, when my aunt was not married, she and This second sister-in-law can be said to be incompatible."

Lin Shu said quietly: "How could she let my aunt's daughter become the official wife of her precious son? Cousin Lian, do you think what I said makes sense?"

(End of this chapter)