I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 198 Jia Cong and Baoyu propose marriage, Lin Ruhai makes a choice
After Lin Ruhai arrived in Beijing, he rested for a day and went to the palace to meet the emperor the next day.

Emperor Yonglong summoned Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai entered the palace in the morning and left the palace at the black side.

During this entire half day, no one knew what the king and his minister talked about.

However, this further demonstrates Emperor Yonglong's respect for Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai is favored by the emperor, and this time he enters the palace, he is likely to soar into the sky like a dragon entering the sea.

That night, luxurious carriages were parked outside the Lin Mansion.

Officials from the capital, as well as aristocratic families, came to the mansion with gifts and visiting cards.

However, Lin Ruhai declined to meet the guest on the grounds that he was tired and unable to entertain guests.

These visitors had no choice but to come with excitement and leave with disappointment.

At this time, even if the Rongguo Mansion was slow, they still noticed this.

Early the next morning, Lin Ruhai took gifts and went to Rongguo Mansion.

Meanwhile, at Rongguo Mansion, Lin Ruhai was given a grand reception, and Jia Zheng took leave early.

Together with Jia She, he hosted a banquet for Lin Ruhai.

After Lin Ruhai left, Grandmother Jia called Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang to a halt, and drove away the maids in the room.

Jia Zheng and his wife knew that Grandmother Jia must have something confidential to tell them.

Sure enough, after the maids left, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but say:
"Zheng'er, Baoyu is already sixteen years old. If he were in a small family, he would have married long ago and even had children."

"Baoyu is now at the age of engagement. I think Yu-ya-chan is a good choice. What do you think, as parents?"

"If you agree, I will send a matchmaker to the Lin Mansion to propose marriage tomorrow."

"The two Yu'ers grew up together. They can be said to be childhood sweethearts."

"As long as we come to propose marriage, there is no reason why it won't work out. Now it depends on what you think."

After hearing what Lady Jia said, Mrs. Wang felt disgusted.

She disliked Lin Daiyu very much and was extremely reluctant to let this girl marry into her family.

The reason why Mrs. Wang disliked Lin Daiyu was that she hated Lin Daiyu because of her hatred for her.

When she first married into the Jia family, she was also arrogant and wanted to be the head of the household.

Unexpectedly, her sister-in-law Jia Min, who was not married at the time, was smart and cunning, and humiliated her several times.

And Grandmother Jia loved this young daughter so much that Mrs. Wang had never taken advantage of Jia Min.

Mrs. Wang was not a narrow-minded person to begin with, and because of this incident, she hated Jia Min.

Hatring the whole house also means hating Lin Daiyu.

Mrs. Wang also knew that Jia Zheng was a very filial son and would definitely not disobey Lady Jia.

And in his eyes, Lin girl is probably better than Bao girl.

If Jia Zheng had spoken first, it would have been difficult to change it.

These thoughts raced through Mrs. Wang's mind.

Before Jia Zheng could even open his mouth, Mrs. Wang spoke first:

"Grandfather, Miss Lin is naturally very good, but there is one thing, her body is a little weak."

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to give birth in the future. I think Xue Jiabao is a good girl. She has a big butt and looks easy to give birth to."

"My daughter-in-law thinks that for the sake of having an heir, Baoyatou seems to be more suitable."

Mrs. Wang naturally knew that when it came to family background, the Xue family could never compare to the Lin family.

Therefore, she tactfully refuted Lady Jia from the perspective of offspring.

After hearing this, Jia's mother sneered and said, "I think Yu girl is fine. Besides, isn't Miss Xue also ill? She has a congenital heat poison brought from the womb."

"I can probably guess what you're thinking, but you're being too short-sighted." "Yu'er's father is in the emperor's good graces now, I'm afraid it won't be long before he can be an official in one of the six ministries."

"It's not long before he becomes a general or a prime minister. If Baoyu marries Yu-ya-tou, will Ru-hai not take care of him in the future?"

"Besides, as long as you can become a general or a prime minister, even if you are a political son, you may be able to go further."

"Think about it carefully. Which one gives us more help, the Xue family or the Lin family?"

Although Jia Zheng is an upright gentleman, his loyalty to the emperor and his patriotism have not been extinguished in his heart, and he also wants to make progress.

Therefore, after listening to what Grandmother Jia said, Jia Zheng immediately said, "Mother, you are absolutely right. This matter is entirely up to you."

Grandmother Jia was overjoyed when she heard this and could not help but say, "If that is the case, I will send a matchmaker to the Lin family to propose marriage tomorrow."

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang lost interest and became completely hopeless.

From the moment Jia Zheng opened his mouth, she knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion.

In ancient times, women had to follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. The Three Obediences are to obey their father before marriage, obey their husband after marriage, and obey their sons after their husband's death.

Since her husband Jia Zheng had spoken, she, as his wife, had no right to disobey.

But if you think about it carefully, what the old lady said does make some sense.

Lin Ruhai is bound to be highly valued by the emperor. Will he not promote his son-in-law in the future?
Even if you are a master, you may be able to go one step further.

Because Jia Zheng was only a fifth-rank official, her imperial edict was also of the fifth rank.

Not only is she far inferior to Lady Jia and Lady Xing, she is even inferior to Youshi from the East Palace.

Even Aunt Mei, who came later, was a latecomer and surpassed her.

When she entered the palace to pay homage to the emperor during the New Year, she was the last one in line.

She could only wait outside and was not even qualified to enter the palace...

If the master could go one step further, her imperial rank would also be raised.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang felt a little better.

……

At this time, in Ningguo Mansion, Madam Mei also called Jia Cong over.

She couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Brother Cong, your uncle Lin has already come to Beijing from Suzhou."

"Tomorrow I will send a matchmaker to propose marriage. What do you think?"

The corners of Jia Cong's mouth twitched twice, and then he said seriously: "It's all up to mother."

Aunt Mei smiled and said, "Okay, if that's the case, I'll send a matchmaker to propose marriage tomorrow."

After leaving here, Jia Cong went back and continued to develop an antidote for Lin Ruhai.

He has already gotten some clues and thinks he will be able to develop an antidote within the next two days.

On the second day, Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion both invited matchmakers to go to the Lin family to propose marriage.

After all, the Rongguo Mansion was experienced, and their matchmaker went to the Lin family first.

Lin Ruhai was not surprised when he heard the news.

Naturally, he knew Jia Baoyu of Rongguo Mansion very well.

Although he has no ambition and is not enterprising, he only knows how to hang out with women.

But he has a rare good temper and is deeply in love with Yu Yatou.

Moreover, Rongguo Mansion is Yu Yatou's grandmother's home. If she marries there, she will definitely not suffer any loss with Grandmother Jia taking care of her.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai did not think much about it and was ready to agree.

At this moment, the matchmaker hired by Ningguo Mansion also arrived and came to propose marriage.

(End of this chapter)