Red House Shoufu

Chapter 11 Awakening
Lin Shu's words hit Jia Lian's nerves like a heavy hammer, making him completely lose his struggle.

Jia Lian sat slumped on the chair with a look of desolation on his face.Daiyu next to her was not much better either, sobbing silently in Wang Momo's arms.

Wang Momo said reproachfully, "Master, why are you saying this in front of the girl at this time?"

Lin Shu smiled wryly: "Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Instead of keeping her in the dark, it's better to tell her early. My sister will have to face these after all."

At this time, Jia Lian seemed to have made some kind of determination, and his face was full of bitterness: "If you talk about the poisoning of the cousin, in my opinion, the person who poisoned must be in the Rongguo Mansion. The cousin lives in Nuange, There are only a few people who can get in touch with her. The possibility of a few younger sisters is unlikely, so your guess is likely to be true."

Jia Lian's words basically confirmed Lin Shu's conjecture, which made Daiyu even more sad.

In fact, when Lin Shu uttered the guessing words, she had already believed the truth in her heart.

Ever since she first entered the Rongguo Mansion, she discovered the disgust buried in the eyes of the second aunt.At that time, she wondered why the second aunt, who had never masked her face, hated herself for no reason.

Today, I heard my brother say that when my mother was not married, her relationship with her second aunt was on fire, so the second aunt's dislike of him made sense.

I only heard Jia Lian continue to say: "I don't know much about the family affairs. But if we talk about the relationship between the mansion and the south of the Yangtze River, apart from the Lin family, it is the eighth house of the Jinling family, the Xue family of the imperial merchant, and by the way, there is also the Jinling Zhen family. , my cousin should know, his family is also an old relative in the mansion."

"The Zhen family? Zhen Yingjia, the president of the imperial envoy Jinling Tiren Institute, once asked his father for 1 million taels of salt, but his father refused. Later, he repeatedly urged salt merchants to drive up the price of salt, and even forced his father when his father was seriously ill. Serving for King Faithful. Cousin Lian, this old relative of your family is not close to Jia's son-in-law at all!"

Lin Shu gritted his teeth and said, "For the sake of his master, he persecuted father again and again. These years, my father has struggled in Yangzhou, and the Zhen family's contribution is 'indispensible'. I just don't know if the old lady in the mansion knows that this Jiangnan old man , killing his own son-in-law."

Jia Lian was sweating coldly, and the clothes on his back were sticking to his body.He suddenly remembered that his grandmother had been writing to the Zhen family frequently since last year. If he guessed right, he might be discussing this matter.

Could it be that grandma just watched the Zhen family persecute the Jia family's son-in-law?
Seeing Lin Shu's icy expression and hearing Daiyu's sad weeping, Jia Lian stood up and said goodbye to Lin Shu.

"Cousin Lin, it's late at night, I...I'm going to rest first!" Jia Lian really couldn't bear the atmosphere in the room, he felt thorns on his back, and felt even more guilty.

Lin Shu didn't stop him, but instead sent Jia Lian out.

After walking to the door, Lin Shu whispered in Jia Lian's ear: "Cousin Lian, you are a good person, and my younger brother doesn't want to see you being tricked. You are the heir of the Rongguo Mansion now, but the future may not be certain. Don't forget Yes, she will do anything for her son."

Afterwards, Lin Shu cupped his hands and turned back to the front hall.

……

Jia Lian returned to the guest courtyard in a trance, and lay down on the bed in his clothes, dazed in a daze.

He began to recall what happened in the mansion from the time he remembered, and gradually he noticed many unusual things.

Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion actually regarded their second uncle Jia Zheng as the talker in the mansion, and even called him a master, but his father, a dignified first-class general and the serious master of the Rongguo Mansion, was called the Grand Master.

Even himself, the son of a general, was not taken seriously by his subordinates.The best courtyard in the mansion, the best maids, and the ones with the same food and clothing costs belong to Jia Baoyu.

When he was young, he asked his father why he was treated so much worse than his cousin Jia Baoyu, and even his grandmother only valued his cousin.

At that time, my father just glanced at Rongxitang with cold eyes, then kicked himself, turned around and went to drink.

Thinking of this now, Jia Lian felt more and more cold and frightened.

Yes, Jia Baoyu's treatment is what a son of the Rongguo Mansion should have.And he, Jia Lian, only donated a false title of five-rank Tongzhi when he married his wife. Even his wife Wang Xifeng was partial to her aunt, and his second aunt Jia Wang was the first in everything.

Why is my father so cold and indifferent to these things.And why did the grandmother let the second uncle occupy the Rongxi hall regardless of age and let her family live in Dongyuan? Could it be that she really wanted the second uncle's family to replace her family and become the real masters of the Rongguo Mansion?
If one day he died inexplicably, then this huge Rongguo Mansion would definitely fall on Jia Baoyu.

Jia Lian couldn't help thinking chillingly: If this is the case, probably not many people in the mansion remember him as Lian's second master!
……

After Jia Lian left, only Daiyu and Mother Wang were left in the room.

Lin Shu wiped Daiyu's face with a handkerchief, and said solemnly: "Sister, don't worry, Mr. Li has already given the prescription for the poison on your body. You will recover within two years at the most. As for these troublesome things, naturally my brother will take care of you." You deal with it. Don't think about it for now, go back and have a good sleep..."

Afterwards, he gave Wang Momo a few more instructions, and then let Wang Momo lead Daiyu back.

And he himself was sitting in the front hall waiting, he believed that Jia Lian would definitely come back to find him.

Sure enough, not long after Daiyu left, Jia Lian hurried in.

"Cousin knows I'm coming back?" Jia Lian looked at Lin Shu sitting in the hall and asked in surprise.

Lin Shu asked Jia Lian to sit down with a smile, and while making tea, he replied, "I believe Cousin Lian is a smart person, and he must be able to think of the crisis in you."

Jia Lian smiled wryly and said, "What kind of a smart person am I? I have been doing nothing for more than ten years. I have been a servant for so many years, and I thought that people valued me more than me."

Lin Shu poured himself and Jia Lian a cup of tea, and said leisurely, "They can't change the heirs of the Rongguo Mansion at will for the time being, they lack an opportunity. For example, the daughter of Jia Wang's family in the palace has not yet flown to the branch. Become a phoenix!"

Jia Lian was not surprised at this meeting, he was just curious, how Lin Shu was sure that Jia Yuanchun could stand out among so many beautiful girls.

"The elder sister has been in the palace for many years, but she is still just a female official. How can my cousin be sure that she can be valued by His Majesty?"

Lin Shu replied: "Your Majesty needs the Jia family, or the lineage of the founding nobles represented by the Jia family's two houses."

What does the emperor lack most now?money!army!

As for the founding line represented by the Jia family's two mansions, these two things are just enough.

Four kings, eight lords and twelve lords, since the founding of the country, have woven a huge network of relationships between the ruling and opposition parties.

From central to local, from officialdom to shopping malls, they have their shadows everywhere.

In the past, these people stood behind the Supreme Emperor, but the Supreme Emperor was old after all. How could these people not know that the Emperor is the real controller of Da Chu in the future.

　Alas, I originally wanted to update it twice, but unfortunately I didn't have time, so it will be updated now!
　　
　
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