Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 27 Jia Lian Returns to Beijing ([-])

On February [-]th, the weather suddenly changed from the sunny day before yesterday, and the wind was a bit strong but couldn't blow away the gloom in the sky, just like Wanyu's mood at the moment.Standing on the side of the boat and looking at Yangzhou City that was drifting away, Wanyu bit her red lips lightly, her eyes were full of reluctance and reluctance, and she couldn't help but hug the blue puppet in her arms tightly.

The time I spent with Daiyu was very short, but Wanyu just fell in love with this younger sister, and this younger sister deserves her sincere treatment. On Daiyu's birthday, knowing that Wanyu will leave on the [-]th, always remember to promise Wanyu The job of being a blue sister for her was finally completed this morning after a lot of hustle and bustle. Daiyu couldn't come over to see her off, so she sent Nanny Sun to Wanyu's pier.There is a pair of puppets in his arms, still with blue skin and golden hair, one is wearing a golden skirt, the other is wearing a pink skirt, the blue sister in the gold skirt has a daffodil hairpin embroidered on her forehead, and the blue sister in the pink skirt has a daffodil hairpin on her wrist. Only a white jade bracelet.Wanyu knew that the gold one was herself, and the pink one was Daiyu.Plus Nanny Sun is one more person who can talk?A few words let Wanyu know that Daiyu had driven out two puppets for two nights in a row. Not to mention the cuteness and uniqueness of the puppets, Wanyu was very moved by this kind of heart.Cui Liu put a thin cloak on Wan Yu's shoulders and said, "Master, go in, it's windy here." Wan Yu didn't seem to notice it.But the boat went down the river, and soon Yangzhou City disappeared from sight.Wan Yu murmured: "I really want to stay with this lovely little sister for a while longer. But I don't know when we will see each other again."

Wanyu is gone, but Daiyu's life is still going on. On the third day of March, Jia Min hosted a banquet in the mansion for the wives and wives of Yangzhou officials. Jia Lian also helped greet the young master who came with him in the outer courtyard.But Jia Lian didn't know that someone in the capital had already set his mind on him at this time, and he didn't know that Jia's mother had already resented him, let alone that he was about to leave Yangzhou and return to the capital.

On the day King Wujun left, Lin Ruhai's memorial had already been sent to the imperial court.The emperor frowned as soon as he read two pages, the treasury was empty, and there was a shortage of gold and silver for disaster relief every year, and the money used by these officials and merchants for bribery reached more than 10,000 yuan just this time.Seeing that the emperor was burning with anger, he also knew not to act too hastily.Looking further down, the emperor was very happy. Lin Ruhai not only reported the truth, but also presented the accounts very clearly.Before Jia Amnesty returned Yitian, it was still something that belonged to the treasury, and the emperor was already very satisfied. What's more, the [-]+ taels of silver presented by Lin Ruhai is still an extra harvest?
In Lin Ruhai's memorial, he clearly stated that he had already accepted and sealed this batch of property, and hoped that the emperor would accept this batch of property.If the emperor accepts this batch of property, either those people will restrain themselves, or they will "increase investment", which is also beneficial to the treasury.Even if it is used to build roads and bridges, it is good, not to mention that there are many places that need disaster relief?How could the emperor be dissatisfied with such a considerate and loyal courtier?Even though the emperor was annoyed and annoyed by the chaos in Yangzhou's officialdom, he was satisfied with Lin Hai, thinking that his vision was not bad.In particular, the account books submitted by Lin Ruhai used a brand-new method. I only read the account descriptions. Except for some so-called Indian numbers that are more troublesome, other aspects of the accounts can be described as clear and clear at a glance, even laymen can easily understand them. .It is more difficult to falsify the accounts in this way, and if there are not many people who know it, who would dare to falsify it?This made the emperor very happy.

So the emperor immediately summoned the fourth prince who was in charge of the household department and the seventh prince who was in charge of the house of internal affairs, and wanted them to learn this law and use it in these two key places.The seventh prince saw this new accounting method with eyes full of novelty, but the fourth prince, who has been in charge of the household department for many years and knows its shortcomings well, has a bright eye.The two princes couldn't help asking at the same time: "I don't know who presented such a new and ingenious method?" The emperor saw that the two princes admired this method very much, and said happily in his heart: "It's funny to say, this method It was actually thought up by the only daughter of Lin Hai, the inspector of Yan and Huaihe Rivers." The emperor saw that the seventh prince raised his eyebrows in disbelief, while the fourth prince frowned and said with a smile: "You don't know, this method is because Lin Hai's wife is weak and sick. Her daughter was the housekeeper, and when she checked the warehouse, she felt that the original account books were messy and inconvenient to look up, so she came up with this method." Speaking of this, the emperor took a sip of tea before laughing again: "Lin Ruhai and Yangzhou went to the post of inspecting the salt, and the accounting It's confusing and difficult to clear up. This woman offered this method to him because she felt sorry for her father's fatigue. I don't want Lin Hai to use this method to clear the account books. It's very good. Lin Hai also used this method for my account book. Today What do you think?"

At this moment, the Seventh Prince's eyes were full of curiosity and he couldn't help asking: "How old is Lin Hai's daughter? She is so smart!" The Fourth Prince's face was as cold as ever and there was no superfluous expression. The emperor wanted to stab him when he saw his expression. He stabbed and glanced at the seventh and fourth princes, the emperor said with a smile: "You would never have imagined that this girl is only seven years old!"

As soon as the Seventh Prince was not mentioned, even the Fourth Prince could not help but widen his eyes, and asked, "Is this what Lin Hai said in the memorial?" Seeing the Fourth Prince's failure, the Emperor smiled happily in his heart and said, "This Or I saw that the method played by Lin Hai is very new and ingenious. Fang asked someone to investigate Fang, thinking that this method was obtained by Lin Hai or his staff, but who knew that it was obtained by a child. And it’s not just this year, it’s said that the girl has figured out this method to use in the back residence of the Lin Mansion for a year or two. It’s a pity..." After finishing speaking, the emperor shook his head and sighed, this girl is really too young ... The Seventh Prince didn't know why the emperor was regretting and couldn't help but asked: "I don't know why the father is sighing? It's my god's luck that this girl is smart. How can I say it's a pity?"

The emperor glanced sideways at the seventh prince, thinking that the seventh prince is not young anymore, why is it that he still can't grow up?But he didn't say much.But the fourth prince interjected: "It's a pity that this is a girl from the boudoir. If she is a man, she will definitely be a pillar of my family in the future!" After finishing speaking, he shook his head.Although what the four princes said was not the same as what the emperor had just thought, but this is also a pity for the emperor, so he sighed again.

Now that the emperor mentioned Lin Hai, the fourth prince thought of Huang Jiyun who had been away from Beijing for many years.It turned out that Huang Jiyun belonged to the Fourth Prince.The sudden resignation of the year was even more distant, making it impossible to get to the bottom of it.But he didn't know that he went there to attract talents for the fourth prince. With Huang Jiyun's reputation among scholars and his temperament, the fourth prince also believed that the people he befriended must be extraordinary.At this time, the fourth prince remembered that Huang Jiyun had only accepted one disciple for many years, and that was the daughter of Lin Hai.The fourth prince originally thought that Huang Jiyun did this to help him win over Lin Hai, but now it seems that he has to ask.

Not to mention what the fourth prince had in mind, but the emperor said: "The two of you are called today to use this method for the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I will personally check the accounts in ten days." The fourth prince and the The seventh prince immediately knelt down to promise, and when he got up, the fourth prince thought for a while and said: "Report to the emperor, the son thought that this method was obtained by a woman in the boudoir, and it is not good to spread the rumors. If you don't, then write it down on Lin Hai's head, think about it." There is no complaint. Besides, although Lin Hai didn't get this method, the Lianghuai Salt Administration has already used it. He should have someone who is familiar with this method. Wouldn't it be better if Lin Hai ordered him to send someone here? Is it much better for us to explore on our own?" After hearing this, the emperor didn't express his opinion, and waved his brothers to go down.Half a day later, the group left Beijing with dust and went straight to Yangzhou.Lin Ruhai received the decree on March [-]th, which shows how non-stop the visitor has been all the way.

The visitor did not go to the yamen, but came directly to the mansion. Jia Lian welcomed him into the main hall to sit with him, and ordered him to inform Jia Min.When Jia Min heard that the people from Beijing had come, he thought it was only for the batch of finances that had been sealed up at the beginning, so he didn't dare to neglect, so the dispatcher called Lin Ruhai back.

He smiled when he saw Lin Ruhai who came, it was Eunuch Li who went to Gusu to preach the decree.However, Eunuch Li did not greet Lin Ruhai, and immediately talked about the Holy Majesty's will as before when he saw him.This time, there was no explicit decree, but only the disposal of the property. Of course, this was not the main reason why Eunuch Li came to Yangzhou in person. People." Lin Ruhai started to break out in a cold sweat when he heard this, wondering what the Holy One meant?But he didn't dare to ask easily, so he kept staring at Eunuch Li. How could Eunuch Li not see the nervousness in Lin Ruhai's eyes?Back then he also met that girl from the Lin family, whether she was smart or not, she was a real beauty.Eunuch Li took a sip of tea and didn't go around trying to scare Lin Ruhai, he said directly: "Your Majesty heard that the name of Ling Qianjin's boudoir has the word jade, and today I appreciate a pair of jade Ruyi handles, a pair of jade bracelets, a pair of jade pendants, and a Yulinglong fragrance. Wouldn't Master Lin let Ling Qianjin come out to thank you?" After speaking, seeing Lin Ruhai's obvious sluggishness, Fang laughed out loud.

Jia Min heard that the Holy Majesty had rewarded Daiyu, so she hurriedly changed Daiyu's clothes and came out to thank her without mentioning it.Here, Eunuch Li changed the subject again and said: "The sage ordered Master Lin to send two people who are familiar with the new accounting method to go to Beijing with the miscellaneous family. Does Master Lin have a charter? It must be done quickly at this time." More, the Holy Majesty is waiting for the servant." Lin Ruhai, who had relaxed his mind just now, frowned again when he heard this, but bowed his head in thought and remained silent.Seeing this, Eunuch Li quickly asked: "Master Lin, is there something difficult? Let's talk about it with the miscellaneous family." This is the most important thing for Eunuch Li's second visit, and it can't be messed up. See Lin Ruhai His expression was unclear, and he became a little nervous.

Lin Ruhai thought about the emperor's rewards to Daiyu, especially the wishful handle, which is not something that can be rewarded casually.I understand in my heart that the new accounting method is estimated to be known by Daiyu, so I don't hide it anymore: "To be honest with my father-in-law, the new accounting method is a little girl's game, and she is a boudoir girl. ?" Hearing what Lin Ruhai said, Eunuch Li's eyes widened immediately, and he understood what the emperor's reward meant in an instant.

So he hurriedly asked: "Could it be that no one in the yamen knows how to use this method?" Lin Ruhai shook his head and said: "That's not true. The wife and nephew of the next official played with the little girl when they were young, but they learned it from the little girl. My wife and nephew helped sort out the accounts of the Yan government. But this son is not yet fifteen years old, and he is too young to listen to the imperial court, and the secretary of my yamen is now learning the method of keeping accounts from this son. If he What about my yamen?" In fact, the two staff members around Lin Ruhai learned from Jia Lian, but Lin Ruhai also had selfish motives.

Not to mention that Yanzheng cannot do without the help of these two aides, even if the imperial court listens to such a good opportunity, he is willing to leave it to Jia Lian who he trained.But Jia Lian had no fame and fame, and was still young. At this time, it would be a good thing to wait two or three years later, but now it is a bit difficult.

But Eunuch Li doesn't think so, what's the matter with the people in your yamen?On my side, the Holy One is waiting for a servant!Is there any reason to let the people in the yamen learn first and let the emperor wait?Besides, who is that secretary?So he said dissatisfiedly: "Master Lin will see what to do at this time, the miscellaneous family will have to go back early in the morning, and the Holy One is waiting!" After speaking, he turned around and walked out.No matter how much Lin Ruhai tried to persuade him, he didn't respond, but he was very proud of himself. If he hadn't walked fast, he would have to wait two or three days for him to make arrangements if he was entangled.Now that I will lead the people back tomorrow, it may be said that the Holy One will be rewarded if he is happy.Eunuch Li is getting more and more proud as he thinks about it.

But I don't know that Lin Ruhai here saw that Eunuch Li had left, so he also went back to the study and called Jia Lian.After Lin Ruhai explained the matter to Jia Lian one by one, Jia Lian knew that he was going back to the capital, and he couldn't tell what it was like for a while.Lin Ruhai saw that Jia Lian bowed his head and said nothing, thinking that he was worried that something might go wrong on his business in front of the imperial court.So they told him one by one about the rules and tricks of the imperial servants.Lin Ruhai is a veteran official, and he is very familiar with the few times he goes in and out of Beijing.Furthermore, he treats Jia Lian as his own son, which can be said to be imparted to him without any concealment. These tricks are every word of gold and jade, and every sentence is precious.Jia Lian naturally listened carefully and kept it in his heart.

But when Lin Ruhai finished speaking, he found that Jia Lian still had such an expression and couldn't help being puzzled. Could it be that this child doesn't even have this understanding?He has already made it so clear, why is he still with this expression?He couldn't help frowning and asked: "What else do you not understand? You have to ask quickly while you still have time tonight. Then Eunuch Li said that he will leave for Beijing tomorrow morning." Jia Lian heard His eyes were red all of a sudden, he didn't dare to look up at Lin Ruhai's face, and he lowered his head even lower without saying a word.

Lin Ruhai finally found out that something was wrong with Jia Lian and hurriedly asked, "But what's wrong? Is there something on my mind? Or if there's something difficult in Beijing, Lian'er might as well talk to my uncle. Although I'm just your uncle, I've always Treat you like your own son." Lin Ruhai didn't forget what kind of life Jia Lian lived in Rongguo Mansion, so he asked aloud.

Hearing Lin Ruhai's caring words, Jia Lian finally couldn't help crying, and sobbed, "My nephew is reluctant to part with my uncle, aunt, and sister. My nephew has grown up to this day, and only my uncle's home is my nephew's home. Uncle, aunt, and younger sister are my nephew's relatives!" After speaking, he broke down in tears.When Lin Ruhai heard Jia Lian say this, he felt relieved, amused and sighed endlessly.

On the face, Lin Ruhai reprimanded quietly: "How old are you? Are you still crying with me? I'm on good terms with your aunt, why don't you give up? Since the Lin family is also your home, then you Remember, a good man has ambitions all over the world. It is a great opportunity for you to go to the imperial court to serve as an errand. I would not give it to others! Besides, your father is still in Beijing, and you know his temperament. You can go back and have a good life. Advise these, and we should rest assured."

After finishing speaking, Lin Ruhai sighed and said again: "Originally, it would have been the best if it had been two or three years at night, but it's a pity that time doesn't wait for me. You have to leave tomorrow. Remember what I taught you just now, don't lose it." My face! It's your sister, you will be depended on by her in the future, won't I? How can I take care of you for the rest of your life?" Hearing Lin Ruhai's words, and seeing that Lin Ruhai even entrusted Daiyu to protect him in the future, Jia Lian knew Lin Ruhai really regarded him as his son, and he was grateful and warm in his heart.Busy nodded and said: "Don't worry, uncle, my nephew will not let uncle down." Lin Ruhai nodded as if he was a little tired and sat back on the chair before waving: "You go and say goodbye to your aunt and sister. I don't know if they are together. How sad will the child be?" After finishing speaking, he stopped talking.Jia Lian bowed and saluted before turning around and leaving.

When Jia Min learned that Jia Lian was going back to Beijing early in the morning, she was obviously quite surprised and didn't react for a while.He hurriedly called Jia Lian to his side and asked again: "Lian'er just said something to me. Seeing that my aunt is getting old, she couldn't hear clearly." A pair of eyes stared at Jia Lian, and Jia Lian Seeing Jia Min like this, how can he say it?I had no choice but to kneel down on the ground with tears in my eyes and kowtow to Jia Min.

Jia Min saw Jia Lian's eyes glaring like she didn't want money, and she couldn't help saying, "How can you just leave if you live well?" "Why are you leaving?" "But where Can't you get used to it?" "But what's wrong with the maid?" "What's the matter?" Seeing that Jia Lian was just kneeling and not talking, Jia Min couldn't help pulling Jia Lian and saying, "Lian'er, tell aunt But what happened? How can you just leave? It’s not like this!” Seeing Jia Min treating him with such sincerity, Jia Lian was heartbroken, and her tears couldn’t be stopped. But that was not the time to be really sad.

Daiyu heard the wind and came in, just in time to see Jia Lian kneeling, head on the ground, shoulders shrugged, Jia Min burst into tears and kept asking.I was really startled, and hurried forward, helped Jia Min and said, "Mother, don't cry, how can you let my brother answer like this?" Then he said to Jia Lian, "Brother, get up quickly, I haven't seen my mother yet." Are you so sad?" Jia Lian heard Daiyu came, wiped away tears with her sleeve, raised her head and said, "I will return to the capital with Eunuch Li who came from the palace in the morning, and my sister will take good care of my uncle and aunt. In the future, when my uncle returns to Beijing to take up a post, we still have time to meet." After speaking, tears wet his face again, but he couldn't continue.

Daiyu was stunned when she heard this and asked, "How do you say this? How come you are going back to Beijing? But the eldest uncle sent a letter to let my brother go back?" Jia Lian shook his head, choked up and said, "The Holy Majesty wants to use what my sister taught me. My uncle asked me to go back with the new bookkeeping method, saying that this is a rare opportunity to work in front of the imperial court." Jia Min quit when he heard that it was Lin Ruhai's idea, and immediately said, "Don't worry, Lian'er, my aunt is in charge of this matter. Well, I’ll make the decision for you, you’re not the only one who knows the new bookkeeping method, there are several in the yamen, who can’t do it?” Jia Min became more and more angry, but fortunately Daiyu was calm and thought He thought to himself: "Mom, don't talk about this. If people find out, Dad still doesn't know how to be blamed! No matter how many people in the imperial court, they can't ask for it. This is my brother's opportunity, it's good luck!" Hearing Daiyu's words It is said that Jia Min has calmed down a little bit, just looking at Jia Lian and weeping again, but she can't tell him not to let him go.

Seeing that Jia Lian was still kneeling on the ground, Daiyu quickly let go of Jia Min and stepped forward to help Jia Lian, saying, "Brother, get up quickly. I'm in a hurry to leave tomorrow, can't we delay for two days? Let's get ready too, right?" Jia Lian followed Daiyu's strength and stood up. Just when she saw Daiyu hiding her tears, she felt even more sad, but she also knew that Eunuch Li had already said that it could not be changed. If it could be delayed for a few days, uncle would not stop I fought for it myself, so I just shook my head and said: "My uncle works hard every day, and my aunt is always in poor health. My sister is too much trouble." After speaking, she turned her head to one side so that Daiyu would not see her tears.After getting along for a year or two, Daiyu was also reluctant to give up, but she also knew that the opportunity was rare, so how could she dare to say anything else?
It took a while for a few people to slow down, and Jia Min hurriedly cleaned up a table of good dishes, which were all Jia Lian's favorite food in the past, and Daiyu didn't stop bringing food to Jia Lian tonight, it's not as good as in the past Just kidding.Lin Ruhai pushed that the yamen had something to do and didn't come in to eat with them, so he went to the yamen.Not to mention Daiyu, even Jia Min and Jia Lian knew that Lin Ruhai was also feeling uncomfortable, so they didn't force it.

Jia Min kept telling her to pay attention to this, and to be careful of that. After eating a meal for more than half an hour, seeing that it was getting late, she asked Jia Lian to go to rest early.Then Jia Lian left, while Jia Min and Daiyu over there got busy.Food and clothing, everything is packed for Jia Lian, there are several big boxes, there are gifts for everyone in the capital, there are also gifts for Jia Lian’s superiors and subordinates, and there are boxes for Jia Lian’s daily things. I'm afraid he won't be able to use it when he arrives in Beijing.

　In fact, Jia Lian is really pitiful. As the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion, what he does is run errands for fifth-rank officials... In fact, Jia Lian is not stupid, but unfortunately, no one really taught him anything. His mother He died early again, his father didn't care, and his stepmother didn't care... Gu Jin's heart softened...

　　
　
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