Red House Shoufu

Chapter 5 Debate
Xia Shouzhong and Lin Shu talked secretly in the study for a long time, and they didn't return to the Yangzhou official post until evening.

During dinner in the evening, Jia Lian hesitated to speak several times, but in the end he still didn't speak.Lin Shu just pretended not to know, and didn't explain further.

After dinner, Lin Shu invited Jia Lian to his study.

"Cousin Lian, my younger brother will help Ling go back to his hometown tomorrow, what is Cousin Lian's plan?"

Jia Lian sighed: "When I left Beijing, my grandmother told me to accompany Sister Lin back to Gusu for her burial, and then take her back to Beijing. I wonder if Brother Shu will go with her?"

Lin Shu pretended to be surprised and said: "Father died of illness, as a child, he should observe his father's filial piety for three years. Could it be that the customs in the capital are different from those in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Jia Lian was immediately choked by Lin Shu's words. It has been the tradition of the people of Kyushu since ancient times to keep filial piety for their father.Both north and south are the same.

Why did my grandmother let her rush to bring her cousin back to Beijing? It was not to create opportunities for Baoyu.Not to mention entering the gate of Rongguo Mansion, who still remembers that Lin Ruhai has a daughter, and when Daiyu comes of age, her marriage will not be at the discretion of the Jia family.

But the new head of the Lin family, with a single sentence, made his grandmother's calculation come to naught, what should he do?

"Cousin Lian? Cousin Lian?"

"Oh, Brother Shu was joking. It is a proper duty to be filial to one's father, but the cousin is weak, so the filial piety is the same in the Rongguo Mansion. What's more, grandma can't do without her cousin. She can't see her for a day. Cousin, you think so hard..."

Jia Lian weighed his words carefully, and said cautiously: "My uncle died of illness, and the Gusu clan is also a distant relative outside Wufu, and has no elder education. In my opinion, it is better to return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Lin Shu shook his head, and he replied solemnly: "Back then, my aunt passed away, and my younger sister was taken away in a hurry. As far as my younger brother knows, no one in the Rongguo Mansion has served meritorious service, only Cousin Lian was dressed in plain clothes, which is regarded as a complete ceremony. I don’t know if this time, the in-laws of the Rongguo Mansion will spend their lives in the same way, full of endless sorrow?”

At the end of the sentence, Lin Shu's expression became angry.When my aunt Jia Min passed away, except for Jia Lian, who took the little merit seriously, there was not even a single person in the whole house who wore hemp.

Jia Lian also tried to persuade the old lady, but the old lady hated these unlucky things the most, so the banquet at home continued, and the cousin didn't even dare to burn some paper money at home.

My aunt passed away. According to the etiquette system, Jia’s family’s descendants were obliged to serve Xiaogong and vegetarian sackcloth for three months. Only Jia Lian himself, thinking of his aunt Jia Min’s love for him, earnestly served Xiaogong for three months. , as if there was no aunt like Jia Min.

Alas, now that Lin Shu revealed this matter, Jia Lian was really ashamed and didn't know how to answer for a long time.

"Cousin Lian, my sister has already been criticized for failing to honor her mother. This time, my younger brother will never let this happen again."

Lin Shu said firmly: "Before my father left, he entrusted my sister to me. As her eldest brother, the head of the Lin family, he will naturally arrange everything for my sister."

When Jia Lian heard that Lin Shu refused to let Daiyu go back to Beijing with him, he quickly said: "But if there is no grandmother to educate, my cousin's future marriage..."

Lin Shu cupped his hands and turned to the north: "Thanks to His Majesty's grace, I have given you two nuns for nurturing. I think the nuns are competent for the responsibility of nurturing!"

emperor?

Jia Lian immediately lost the courage to refute. The Jia family had already been rude, but now that Lin Shu had brought out the emperor, what excuses could he use to argue?
"Hey, since Brother Shu has already made a decision, I won't say any more. Tomorrow I will help the spirit return to the hometown with you, and after a hundred days, I will return to the capital."

Jia Lian sighed. He encountered setbacks as soon as he arrived at the first of the three tasks assigned to him by his grandmother before leaving Beijing, and he didn't want to mention the other two.

……

At night, Lin Shu went to Daiyu's small courtyard, where Daiyu's nurse, Mother Wang, was guarding the courtyard.

"Master, haven't you rested yet?"

Lin Shu nodded, and sat on the stone bench in the yard, he asked about Daiyu's situation: "Has my sister ever eaten?"

Wang Momo shook her head: "Young lady only ate a few mouthfuls of rice porridge, not even a bite of vegetables!"

"Is my brother here?"

At this moment, the door of the room opened, and Daiyu came out in filial piety.Seeing her precarious state, Lin Shu felt distressed and angry at the same time.

He said in a stern tone: "Why, do you not listen to my brother's words or do you not want to listen at all? Are you planning to leave me alone and live alone in this world?"

"Brother..." Daiyu's eyes turned red, and tears were about to fall.

Lin Shu's heart softened, and his tone softened: "Sister, go back to the room first, and brother will steam a bowl of custard for you!"

As he said that, he gave Wang Momo a look and asked her to take care of Daiyu, and left the small courtyard to go to the back kitchen.

About two quarters of an hour, Lin Shu walked into Daiyu's room with a bowl of custard, and put it on the small table.

"Eat, I have something to tell you after eating."

Daiyu started to eat in small bites, chopped green onion and egg custard was her favorite food when she was sick when she was a child.

Tick ​​tock, with the sound of the spoon touching the bottom of the bowl, Daiyu's tears fell on the table, and Lin Shu reached out to touch her forehead.

"Stop crying, stop crying..."

Maybe it was this bowl of custard, or maybe it was Lin Shu's company, but Daiyu finally stopped crying.Seeing that she was in a better mood, Lin Shu talked about the next arrangement.

Daiyu asked in surprise: "Brother, you mean, I don't need to go back to the capital?"

She remembered that before she left Beijing, her grandmother had told her to arrange her father's funeral and follow Lian's second brother back to Beijing. Why would her brother let her be a filial piety in Gusu?
Lin Shu looked at the two maidservants next to him, one was Xueyan who was brought to Rongguo Mansion from Lin's house, and the other was Zijuan who was brought over by Jia's house, their expressions were very different when they heard the news.

"Sister, you know, what should the children do if their parents are dead?"

Daiyu replied without hesitation: "The Master said: 'The child is born for three years, and then he is free from the arms of his parents. The three-year mourning of the husband is the universal mourning of the world. Is there a three-year love for my parents?", Therefore, as a child, you should mourn for your parents and be filial."

"Since this is the case, why does my sister still have such questions?" Lin Shu asked back, leaving Daiyu at a loss as to how to answer.

Yes, it is common sense in the world to keep filial piety for three years, but how should grandma respond?

Zijuan next to him interrupted anxiously: "Uncle Lin, the matter of returning to Beijing was decided by our ancestors..."

"When will outsiders be allowed to make decisions about the Lin family?" Lin Shu scolded, startling several people in the room.

Zijuan still wanted to argue, but Xueyan next to her quickly tugged at her sleeve.

Lin Shu snorted coldly: "There will be no next time. If you dare to intervene casually when the master is talking, you can go back to Rongguo Mansion by yourself."

Wang Momo glared at Zijuan, she had long been displeased with the rules of the Rongguo Mansion, maids are not like maids, and masters are not like masters.

After all, Daiyu is still young, although she has learned etiquette and rules from books, but under Jia Shishi's deliberate neglect, she still fails to understand the impact of keeping filial piety on her future.

Lin Shu had to explain the problem to her. When Daiyu learned that because she failed to be filial to her mother, the Lin family's tutoring was questioned, and even almost affected the Lin family's reputation, she almost cried again.

(End of this chapter)