Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 317: Fantasy May

The news of Jia Min's birth naturally alarmed everyone in the Jia family. Even though it was almost dark, the Jia family quickly organized a few people to go to the Lin family. Jia Rong from the East Mansion, Jia Lian and Jia Zheng from the West Mansion, and Lady Wang, Wang Xifeng, and Qin Keqing were the female representatives.

Lin Ruhai was very panicked. Although Jia Min had given birth to two children, she must have been ill a few years ago, which damaged her health. Although she recovered from the illness and her health improved, and the doctors said she was fine, he was still worried.

When the women arrived at the Jia family, they immediately ordered the maids and old women to help, while the men all stayed with Lin Ruhai.

Seeing Lin Ruhai like a donkey pulling a millstone, Jia Lian couldn't help but whisper to Daiyu beside him: "Uncle is really anxious, his back is soaked."

Daiyu didn't answer. I looked down and saw that the little girl was nervously grabbing her sleeves. Alas! It's hard to empathize with people.

Jia Lian raised his hand and patted Daiyu's hand, who was staring at the delivery room, "Don't be nervous, because no matter how nervous you are, you can't do anything. This matter depends on you, aunt!"

Giving birth was no small matter in ancient times, especially for weak women, as it was like walking through the gates of hell. The main problems were postpartum care, infection and other sequelae.

Jia Lian was not too worried about this, after all, there was allicin. It was not that penicillin was bad, it was just too difficult to make. Even in modern society, domestic penicillin had to be tested on the skin. During the purification process, if one was not careful, it would become highly toxic. With the current level of technology, Jia Lian could not even think about it.

After being comforted by Jia Lian, Daiyu relaxed a little. As Jia Min's screams were heard in the delivery room, Daiyu nervously pulled Jia Lian's sleeve, making it impossible for Jia Lian to leave and he could only stay with her.

The weather was hot, and Jia Lian was fine outside, but Daiyu's forehead was covered with sweat due to nervousness. The maid Xueyan wiped her sweat several times, but even so, it was obvious that her collar was soaked.

It was dark, lanterns were lit in the corridor and candles were lit in the house. Time passed little by little. Jia Lian, who was bitten by mosquitoes and had several bites on his body, slapped a few mosquitoes to death, and his palms were covered in blood.

He was fanning himself with the folding fan, and also making sure Daiyu beside him had some breeze.

Perhaps God took pity on these people, and a gust of wind blew up. Everyone stood under the corridor, and soon it started to rain with big raindrops and continuous thunder and lightning.

I don’t know how long it was after, but after a loud thunder, a loud “wow” was heard from the delivery room. It was full of energy and very loud.

Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Lin Ruhai in front of him. He seemed exhausted and sat down on the chair, gasping for breath.

When Jia Lian stood up, he found that Daiyu's little hand was tightly holding his hand, soft and warm like jade. When they easily crossed, Daiyu sent it to him like it was hot.

Lin Ruhai had been helped up and rushed to the door of the delivery room. A midwife came out and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Lin. Both mother and child are safe."

"Congratulations, Ru Hai, on the birth of your son." Jia Zheng.

"Congratulations, uncle, on the birth of your baby!" Jia Lian.

"Congratulations, uncle, on the birth of your baby boy." Jia Rong.

Everyone came forward to congratulate him, and Lin Ruhai returned the greetings one by one.

After tossing and turning until midnight, everyone had no choice but to stay at the Lin family. The next morning, Jia Lian and Jia Rong first sent Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing home, and then went to work after washing and changing clothes.

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang did not go back, but stayed to represent the Jia family. They were so attentive that Jia Lian silently "blessed" them in his heart, and then said that it was useless.

Lin Ruhai was a man of special status, and he was overjoyed to have a son in his middle age. For several days in a row, the streets of Lin's mansion were blocked by the traffic of guests.

The emperor also joined in the fun, sending eunuchs to congratulate him and present a bunch of supplements and cloth.

The newspapers in the capital also followed the trend, and some even deliberately compared it with the trend of Jia Lian giving birth to a daughter. They secretly said that Jia Lian's daughter would be a county lady when she was born, which was not comparable to Lin Ruhai's son, and they almost wrote the words "sowing discord" explicitly. The newspaper also hinted in a nebulous way that Jia Lian was young, but he was a lucky minister, and hinted that there was a deal.

The newspaper sold 10,000 copies that day, but before the boss could even feel happy, someone set fire to the newspaper office that night.

The next morning, Jia Lian met government officials when he went out. First they were from Shuntian Prefecture and then they were from Wucheng Bingmasi. They all came to investigate the case of the newspaper office being set on fire.

Jia Lian thought it was ridiculous, and pointed at the Shuntian official's nose and cursed: "Do you have any evidence? How dare you come to question the fourth-rank inspector of the capital without any evidence? Is the Shuntian prefect too idle to seek impeachment?"

The Shuntian Prefecture official looked helpless and explained in a humble manner: "The victim came to the yamen to submit a petition, the prefect can't just refuse to accept it, right?"

"Bullshit, don't I know what kind of person the Shuntian Prefecture is? He opens the door early in the morning to take cases, why is he not so diligent in his work at other times? Go back and tell him that if you want to throw dirty water on me, just prepare to be impeached. Get out, don't blame me for using violence if you don't leave!" The head of Shuntian Prefecture walked away in disgrace with his subordinates, wiping the sweat off his face as he walked, glad that he was not beaten.

After returning to Shuntian Prefecture, he met with the prefect and reported the details. The prefect nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, very good, you can go and have a rest."

The person in charge didn't understand what he meant and went down in confusion. The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture was alone in his office, holding a teacup and taking a sip leisurely. He said to himself: "Do you want me to be the first to come forward?"

Not to mention the Wucheng Bingma Division. Jian Renda stepped forward and said, "Sir, I am worried about your safety, so I brought people to check on you to avoid being disturbed by irrelevant people."

Everyone cursed Jian Renda silently in their hearts as a bootlicker, but everyone envied him for being able to really lose face.

"How did you know so early?" Jia Lian couldn't help but ask curiously. Jian Renda explained: "When the fire broke out last night, I led people to put out the fire, but unfortunately the fire was too strong and we couldn't put it out. The victim came to me to complain, claiming that you were the mastermind. At that time, the brothers were so angry that they almost beat up that family. I thought, I should come and report it to you clearly, but I didn't expect Shuntian Mansion to be so bold as to come to the door to block you so early in the morning. Otherwise, I will go to clean up a few stalls?"

Jia Lian was silent for a while, and Jian Renda immediately lowered his voice and said, "The Wucheng Bingma Division is responsible for fire prevention. We can take this opportunity to rectify the fire prevention in the capital."

Jia Lian said that you are really a talent, and nodded silently: "Pay attention to your work attitude, don't let people gossip, what retaliation, am I that kind of person?"

Jian Renda, who hadn't slept all night, immediately perked up: "I understand! I'm sure you will be satisfied!"

Jia Lian added: "Let's divide the fines among us! If anyone is dissatisfied, let him come to me. The relevant rules and regulations will be in place starting today."

Early in the morning, Ni Er was waiting at the door of the R&D department. When he saw Jia Lian coming, he immediately went forward to greet him.

Jia Lian led him into the office. Zhuzi was guarding the door while the two of them were talking inside.

"You did a good job. Where is the person?" Jia Lian asked directly. Ni Er immediately whispered, "He left the city just after the city gate opened before daybreak and was arranged to stay in a farm outside the city."

Well, Jia Lian nodded in satisfaction. Ni Er said, "Three people, all of their families are in the capital. They said they went to Shandong for business." Jia Lian had never thought about silencing them. Seeing that Ni Er had made all the arrangements, he nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Go back and have a rest."

After Ni Er left, Jia Lian sat in a daze for a while, thinking to himself, how did I become this kind of person? Why do I feel so good?
Before Jia Lian could come to his senses, there was a movement at the door and it opened. Xia Shouzhong poked his head in to take a look, then walked over to Jia Lian with a smile and sat down opposite him.

"Is there anything the Governor wants to do?" Jia Lian asked with a smile, and couldn't help but think of Ma Ni! The two really were seven points similar.

"You did it?" Xia Shouzhong was a little uncertain. Jia Lian was very upset and said, "How can the governor slander someone's innocence?"

Xia Shouzhong smiled and said, "We have checked everything. We threw a palm bomb inside to warn people beforehand. After setting the fire, we shouted that the fire had broken out, fearing that someone would die. After thinking about it, the only person who has the ability to do this and is unwilling to cause death is the young master. Will you accept it?"

"Bullshit, why should I admit it? Hurry up and leave, or I will impeach you!"

Xia Shouzhong stood up and said to himself with a smile: "Another unsolved case. Sigh, I'm getting old. Staying up late all the time is not good for my health."

Xia Shouzhong also left, and Jia Lian didn't even see him off. He just sat there and thought to himself: Is it so obvious?

Back in the palace, Xia Shouzhong reported to the emperor: "Jia Lian does not admit that he did it."

Emperor Chenghui smiled after hearing this: "After all, you are young, and your heart is still soft. These people who have no king and no father should all die."

Xia Shouzhong immediately knelt down: "I understand!"

Another thing happened on that day. Wucheng Bingmasi held a fire safety activity for ten days. A comprehensive investigation of fire hazards was conducted! If any problems were found, they would be rectified within a specified period of time!

What happened next seemed quite mysterious to Jia Lian. He didn't care who was behind the newspaper. He just set the fire simply to warn the other party.

The next day, many officials submitted memorials to impeach the Wucheng Bingmasi, saying that they failed to put out the fire in time and took the opportunity to make money afterwards. They had committed serious duty errors and wasted the court's salary, and they must be severely punished.

Jian Renda, who was organizing people to carry out fire safety activities, immediately stayed at home after being impeached, but the activities were not affected.

After Jia Lian learned about this, he immediately submitted a memorial to impeach these officials. His reasons were very good. To impeach colleagues, evidence is required. The impeached officials are supposed to prove their innocence based on hearsay without any basis? Shouldn't the one who advocates the case provide evidence? If everyone does this, how can officials in the court live in peace in the future? This rule should be changed. Before reporting rumors, the truth should be found out first, and impeachment should be based on the truth.

When did the rule of reporting to the emperor come into being? Anyway, it is quite fantastic. Even more fantastic than Wu Zetian's bronze casket.

Jia Lian was ready to have a quarrel with the other party, but things suddenly changed.

The editor-in-chief and three editors of the burned newspaper all committed suicide. They died neatly in one night.

Just when Jia Lian felt that a huge black pot had fallen from the sky, Li Heng came to visit him. After meeting him, Li Heng was so excited that he trembled when he spoke.

"Brother Jia, the second son was called into the palace early this morning. After the emperor scolded him, he knelt in the Qianqing Palace for a whole morning. Also, last night, my eldest uncle was punished by my grandfather and was beaten with 20 sticks. The old man was so old, but he did it himself. My second and third uncles were also punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole night."

Jia Lian was furious after hearing this. This news was really shocking. Li Laosan's intelligence ability was very strong. It was not difficult to get news from the palace, but it was not easy to find out what happened at the uncle's house after closing the door at night.

Fortunately, Li Heng was in an excited state and did not notice Jia Lian's dullness. He walked around the office alone: ​​"My uncle is behind that newspaper. They are both nephews, but he can't treat them equally."

Jia Lian hesitated for a moment: "I haven't offended the emperor's uncle, have I?"

Li Heng sneered, "Are you stupid? You have been so popular since the New Year. Many people dislike you, but they just don't dare to do anything. I guess the editor-in-chief heard something when the eldest uncle was with the second brother, and wanted to curry favor with him, so he made a fuss about the matter between Lord Lin and you. It's disgusting."

Jia Lian believed this, but why are you, Li Laosan, so happy?

"This misunderstanding is a bit deep. It seems that we should explain it to each other face to face when there is a chance." Jia Lian poured a basin of cold water on him. Li Heng was stunned and stamped his feet in anger, saying, "Coward! Let's go!"

Jia Lian sat still: "No need to see you off!" He said that as if you were a good person.

The development of the matter was really beyond Jia Lian's expectations. He never thought it would develop to this point.

Even if the government could not find Jia Lian responsible for the deaths of the editors, many people would still think that Jia Lian was to blame. He should bear at least one third of the blame.

Really, it's an unprovoked disaster. Why did these people bother me for no reason? Why am I so irritable?
Oh, it’s like this every time. I do a little bit and then things get out of control.

No matter what, Jia Lian must be innocent, as innocent as a white lotus.

This time, the people in the Inspectorate were exceptionally quiet, and no one came out to show off.

Everyone saw what happened, but no one stood up and said a word.

Lin Ruhai did take some action, and five more censors were adjusted, two went to Yunnan and Guizhou, and three went to the new provinces in the Western Regions.

As time goes by, it is really suffocating to see so many things happen but everyone pretends they didn't happen.

If this were the case in the Internet age, wouldn't this be a hot search? Every website has to make a living, so it's not shameful to get traffic.

But this is the Great Zhou Dynasty. So many things have happened, but there is really not a single ripple.

Everyone originally thought that Jia Lian and Shuntian Prefecture were going to fight, but unexpectedly, they did not fight. Not only did they not fight, the subordinates of Shuntian Prefecture also actively cooperated with the Wucheng Bingmasi's fire safety activities.

On the day when Lin Ruhai's son was one month old, the cabinet announced that the draft budget bill was formally passed and would be officially implemented next spring after being submitted to His Majesty for review.

On this day, Jia Lian did not drink the full moon wine for his cousin, but was called into the palace. Emperor Chenghui pointed to the draft submitted by the cabinet and said, "Please help review your proposal first!"

(End of this chapter)