Red House Shoufu

Chapter 3 Ai Rong

In the early morning of September [-]th in the fifth year of Zhide, Daiyu, who traveled day and night, set foot on the Yangzhou wharf accompanied by Jia Lian.

After three consecutive days and four nights of travel, Daiyu almost fell to the ground as soon as she got off the boat, and Zijuan beside her quickly helped her up.

Although she was wearing a veil, she still saw a man in mourning clothes appearing in front of her.

They haven't seen each other for three years, but the siblings don't feel strange at all.Looking at the emaciated Daiyu, Lin Shu couldn't hide his distress.

He stepped forward and touched Daiyu's little head. The familiar figure and familiar intimate movements made Daiyu couldn't help crying anymore.

She leaned on Lin Shu's chest and cried loudly, Lin Shu had to help Daiyu's thin shoulders: "Go home first, father missed you most when he was alive, now there are only us brother and sister left in the Lin family, if you suffer If you can't stop falling, what can you do, brother?"

Although Lin Shu kept comforting her, Daiyu didn't seem to hear it until she cried so hard that she passed out.

Lin Shu also panicked now, he quickly picked up Daiyu and got into the carriage, Jia Lian who was next to him was also startled, he didn't care about Lin Shu's faux pas, and followed after getting into the carriage.

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After the white-haired Li Jingtong checked his pulse while inspecting the back house of Yan Yushi's Mansion, Lin Shu hurriedly asked, "Old Li, how is your younger sister?"

"Lingmei has been suffering from liver qi stagnation for a long time, coupled with excessive worry, she was at the end of her strength when she was shocked by the bad news. She persisted, and she passed out when she saw her relatives and her mind eased up. Waiting for the old man to draw up a prescription, let Ling Younger sister takes good care of her. As for other things, it’s better not to make her tired.”

Li Jingtong glanced at the handsome man next to him, and quietly signaled Lin Shu with his eyes.

Lin Shu said: "Then Mr. Li, please follow me to the study. After drawing up the prescription, I will send someone to fetch the medicine."

Then he turned around and apologized to Jia Lian: "Cousin Lian, my younger brother was rude today, please go and rest for a while, wait for my younger brother to arrange my younger sister's side, and then take my cousin to worship at the funeral."

Jia Lian was startled by Daiyu's fainting, and he himself was very tired from traveling thousands of miles, so he agreed immediately.

Then Lin Shu and Li Jing went to the study together, and Lin Shu asked, "Old Li, what happened to Sister She?"

Li Jingtong hesitated to speak, but remembered that when Lin Ruhai was alive, he and himself were considered old acquaintances. Tongjitang was able to survive for several years, thanks to the care of the Lin family.

So he sighed and replied: "Lingmei is not only sick, but also has a lot of toxins in her body, which should be caused by chronic poisons!"

boom!
Lin Shu's mind was like a thunderclap, which made him shaky and dizzy for a while.

Li Jingtong hurriedly supported him, pressed several acupuncture points with his fingers and pressed repeatedly, which made Lin Shu recover.

"Thank you Mr. Li, the student has lost his composure!"

After thanking Li Jingtong, Lin Shu asked, "Is there a way to detoxify? My sister is the only relative of the student. Before he died, my father told me to take good care of my sister, but I never thought that such a thing would happen."

Li Jingtong thought for a moment, and said solemnly: "When I checked the pulse, I found that my sister's nails turned blue. It should be something similar to erysipelas taken for a long time. Fortunately, it was discovered early, and milk and medicine can be used to excrete the body. However, this method needs to be continued for a long time, at least It takes two to three years to heal."

erysipelas?Isn't that heavy metal poisoning?

But Daiyu is a little girl, why would she take pills?Could it be that someone in the Rongguo Mansion is making alchemy in order to live forever?But how could this make Daiyu take Dan?

Lin Shu ignored his doubts, and first asked about Daiyu's situation.After confirming again and again that Daiyu was fine for the time being, she relaxed and made arrangements for the people from the capital.

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Jia Lian changed into filial piety clothes, and after paying homage to Lin Ruhai, he remembered Jia Shishi's explanation before leaving.

In the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian was considered a man with a conscience.Hearing that my grandmother wanted to plot against the Lin family, I was not very willing at the time.

When Lin Ruhai was alive, more ceremony gifts were sent to Rongguo Mansion for three festivals and two birthdays than other families combined.During his lifetime, Jia Min cared a lot for himself, but others only had Jia Baoyu in their eyes.

After Daiyu woke up, the Lin family sealed the coffin.Leaving aside the distraught situation of the Lin family brothers and sisters, Jia Lian also felt sorry for him.

Seeing the haggard brothers and sisters of the Lin family, he asked Xing'er and Long'er to inquire about Lin Shu's situation. He lay on the bed in a daze, wondering whether he should follow Jia Shishi's arrangement to do those things.

On September [-]th, Jia Lian was thinking about something on his mind in his room, and Xing'er reported outside the door: "Second Master, Uncle Lin invites you to the coffin shed, saying that it is the imperial court's order!"

imperial decree?It seems that the honor bestowed by the imperial court has arrived.Jia Lian dressed in a hurry and came to the coffin shed.

Seeing that the person who came was Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of Liugongdu whom he was very familiar with, after being surprised, Jia Lian hurried forward to salute.

Xia Shouzhong hummed, which was a response, and then said: "Since everyone is here, our family will announce the decree!"

Everyone in the coffin knelt down, and Xia Shouzhong opened the imperial decree and said: "The imperial edict said, Qing has been in Yangzhou for a long time. He is upright to prove his virtue, and honest to serve his public. He is seriously ill, but he still keeps his career. I am deeply saddened to hear the sad news of you... ...I hereby posthumously confer posthumous titles to the doctor of Lantai Temple, Lin Ruhai, the censor of Yangzhou patrolling salt, and the censor of Youdu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, with the posthumous posthumous title of Zhongzheng. Yin and his descendants entered the Imperial Academy. "

"Students thank Your Majesty for your grace, long live my emperor!" Lin Shu respectfully thanked the emperor for his grace, and then took the imperial decree with both hands.

With grief on his face, Xia Shouzhong helped Lin Shu up: "The emperor choked up several times when he received the legacy of Mr. Zhongzheng. He bluntly said that he was a minister who lost his country. He specially sent our family to come here in person to offer a stick of incense to Mr. Zhongzheng."

Of course Lin Shu didn't dare to be negligent, so he asked someone to help Daiyu back, and led Xia Shouzhong to offer incense and worship, and then went to the study with Xia Shouzhong.

Xia Shouzhong said bluntly: "Lin Jieyuan should know something. The death of Mr. Zhongzheng is related to those salt merchants and the people behind them. The emperor has sent someone to investigate secretly. Mr. Zhongzheng asked the emperor to take care of the orphan during the legacy. Let our family ask Lin Jieyuan, do you want to obey your father's last words and avoid this right and wrong, or face the difficulties and avenge your father?"

The south of the Yangtze River seems to be very calm, but Lin Shu has long noticed the turbulent undercurrent in the water.If he was alone, he would never give up if he didn't crush Lin Ruhai's murderer to ashes.

But now he still has Daiyu by his side, he dare not gamble, for fear of putting his only family member in danger again.

Seeing Lin Shu's hesitant expression, Xia Shouzhong said softly: "Our family knows something about Miss Lin's situation. If Lin Jieyuan is worried about Miss Lin's safety, our family has brought many good people by my side, it is better than leaving her alone Go back to Rongguo Mansion."

Lin Shu raised his head in surprise, staring closely at Xia Shouzhong's eyes: "What does Eunuch know?"

Then he got up quickly and said: "Please excuse the student's impoliteness, the sister-in-law is the only remaining relative of the student, if the father-in-law knows the secret, please tell the father-in-law directly."

Xia Shouzhong picked up the teacup left on the table, took a sip, and said leisurely: "The people of Rongguo Mansion may not have participated in this matter. Although Mr. Zhongzheng is the son-in-law of the Jia family, his wealth is touching, let alone the one of tens of millions of taels of silver. Huge. Isn't Lin Jieyuan afraid that Miss Lin will enter the Rongguo Mansion and never come out again?"

(End of this chapter)