The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Ping'er persuaded: "Grandma, why bother to be angry, it's nothing for a man to play around outside."

Wang Xifeng spat: "You said it lightly. If Brother Yun also fell in love with that brothel girl, I wonder if you would say that again."

Ping'er said awkwardly: "I heard from the boy who went out with the second master that the young nephew also wants to redeem a woman from a brothel."

"what!"

Wang Xifeng exclaimed, and then said in doubt: "No way, didn't you just say that he stopped our second master from messing around? How could he be messing around?"

Ping'er said aggrievedly: "Those boys didn't understand the specific situation, so he must have some difficulties."

Wang Xifeng frowned and said: "Supposedly it shouldn't be like this, if he is really so reckless, why should he persuade the second master?"

Ping'er: "Grandma, wait for the second master to come back later, you can ask him what's going on."

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "You are stupid, if I ask, he will know that I am checking him behind his back."

Ping'er slandered in his heart: "If you don't ask, the second master will know sooner or later."

...

Jia Lian came to Mrs. Wang's side and walked into the main hall under the guidance of the maid.

When I went in and took a look, I saw Mrs. Wang admonishing Baoyu with a dark face.

Jia Lian thought to himself, "Brother Bao is really unlucky to have a mother with a stern face all day long."

Seeing Jia Lian coming in, Mrs. Wang waved her hand at Baoyu and said, "Go back and study hard. If you don't obey me, I will tell the master later and I will definitely beat you."

Baoyu hurriedly cupped his hands at Mrs. Wang and said, "Retire, my child."

After Baoyu left, Jia Lian went up to Mrs. Wang and saluted, "Lien'er greets his wife."

"Don't be too polite."

Mrs. Wang said politely, then winked at Jin Chuan, the eldest maid next to her. Jin Chuan waved her hand knowingly, and led the maids and women in the room to retreat.

When there were no outsiders in the house, Mrs. Wang asked calmly, "Did you go to Yangzhou to meet your Uncle Lin?"

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Mrs. Wang asked with concern: "What did Uncle Lin say about your elder sister's choice of concubine?"

Jia Lian: "Uncle disapproves."

Mrs. Wang's face darkened when she heard the words, and then she said with a mocking look: "I knew it would be this result."

Jia Lian: "Madam, have you ever asked Eldest Sister what she thinks?"

Mrs. Wang was taken aback when she heard the words, and then she asked in doubt: "What do you mean by that?"

Jia Lian: "If the eldest sister succeeds in choosing a concubine, she will definitely be involved in the harem battle. Madam, please think about it, what kind of help can our family provide for the eldest sister?"

Mrs. Wang frowned and thought about it, and said: "Although your father and master are beyond their power, your elder sister has an uncle who can support her outside the court."

Jia Lian asked again: "What if the eldest sister succeeds in choosing a concubine, and the emperor promotes my uncle?"

Mrs. Wang said without thinking: "Wouldn't that be better."

Jia Lian thought: "No wonder Brother Yun looks down on Madam, she is really dull, she can't even understand what she said so obvious."

"Ma'am, I want to say that after eldest sister succeeds in choosing a concubine, the emperor will most likely transfer him away from the capital in the name of promoting his uncle. At this time, who else in our family can support eldest sister?"

Mrs. Wang was surprised when she heard the words: "How is this possible?"

After a pause, she said again: "How did you think of this? Did Uncle Lin teach you?"

Jia Lian shook his head and said, "Doesn't the wife know who my uncle is? How can he talk about the Tian family behind his back?"

Mrs. Wang: "Then who said that? Don't say you thought it yourself."

Jia Lian: "It doesn't matter who said it. What's important is that since there is such a possibility, the wife should think carefully in advance, lest the elder sister be left alone and helpless in the palace in the future."

Mrs. Wang said with a dark face: "These are all nonsense. We, Jia and Wang, are both loyal to the emperor. How can your majesty act like this?"

"Since Madam has made up her mind, Lian'er can't say more, so I'll take my leave first."

Jia Lian said goodbye and left disappointedly. When he walked out of Mrs. Wang's yard, he secretly admired in his heart that Brother Yun really knew everything, and the thoughts of his wife and the old lady were exactly as he had guessed.

Chapter 169: Birthday Gift

In the inner house of the Lin Mansion, after eating breakfast, Daiyu stayed by her mother's side all the time, hoping to see her long-lost father sooner.

On the surface, Jia Min seems not in a hurry, but in fact she is also very concerned about her husband. After all, she hasn't seen her for several months, so it must be a lie to say that she doesn't miss her.

Early this morning, she sent the housekeeper to take several carriages to the pier outside the city to pick up people. If there were no accidents, she had already picked up people by now.

...

Daiyu waited anxiously, so she asked Jia Min anxiously, "Mother, is Steward Lin going the wrong way to pick up people at the pier?"

Jia Min smiled and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? There is a dock outside the city towards Tongzhou. How could Butler Lin go the wrong way?"

Daiyu: "Then why haven't they come back? I remember we came to Beijing last time, but we entered the city very smoothly."

Nanny Liu smiled and said: "Maybe the master brought too many things, and the vehicles sent by our house are not enough. We need to hire some porters at the pier, which will delay a lot of time."

Daiyu asked suspiciously: "There are not many people left in the mansion over there, how can there be many things?"

Jia Min: "Didn't the person who reported yesterday said that your brother's father is also here this time?"

Hearing her mother talk about Lin Yun, Daiyu was a little unhappy. She celebrated her birthday last month. Although she was celebrated by her second brother Bao, sister Sanchun and Shi Xiangyun, she didn't have her brother's blessing, and she didn't even receive a birthday gift. She is very unhappy.

Daiyu was thinking about something, when she saw Cherry rushing in, she shouted in surprise, "Madam, Master, they have arrived."

Jia Min stood up in a hurry, stretched out his hand to Daiyu and said with a smile: "Yu'er, quickly follow your mother to greet your father and uncle."

"Um,"

Daiyu responded, took her mother's hand, and walked out the door together.The maids and women in the room also hurriedly followed, surrounded by the mother and daughter, and walked to the front yard.

Before they came to the front yard, they saw Lin Ruhai walking towards him, accompanied by an old man in his fifties who looked a little like Lin Yun. Behind them, there was a group of servants, both men and women, and there were a large number of them.

Jia Min held back the excitement in his heart, stepped forward and saluted, "I welcome my husband back home."

Then he saluted Lin Heng again, "Min'er pays homage to brother."

Lin Heng hurriedly replied, "Siblings and sisters don't need to be too polite."

Lin Ruhai waved at Daiyu and smiled, "Yu'er, come and see your uncle."

Daiyu stepped forward and bowed to Lin Heng, "Yu'er pays respects to uncle."

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Lin Heng praised: "Girl Yu is really, really, really good."

Everyone almost didn't laugh out loud when they heard the words, and they all thought to themselves, how could the young nephew have such a weird father.

Lin Heng didn't feel embarrassed when he arrived. He took a big box from the servant behind him and handed it to Daiyu, "Yun'er asked his uncle to bring it to you. He said that you should decide what's inside and give it to the maid." , and leave the rest to play by yourself.”

Daiyu took the box and thought, "Is this a birthday present for me? It's really dishonest for me to share it with the maids."

Jia Min smiled at Lin Heng: "Brother, it's been a hard journey, let's go to the inner house and have a cup of tea first."

Lin Heng: "No need, I won't bother you when you and your wife reunite after a long time. Just let someone take me to the place where Yun'er lives to rest."

Daiyu hurriedly said: "Uncle, Yu'er will accompany you to visit your brother's yard."

"Okay, okay."

Jia Min said a few words politely, without much persuasion, and asked Daiyu to accompany Lin Heng to rest.

...

The couple returned to the bedroom, and after Lin Ruhai washed up, Jia Min waved away all the maids and women, and then handed a cup of hot tea to Lin Ruhai and said, "Boss and Brother Heng have come to the capital, why didn't you send Brother Yun?" Bring me back too?"

Lin Ruhai took the teacup and said, "The Son of Heaven has sent Brother Shi Fei an errand, and Brother Yun needs to go over and help him."

Jia Min thought for a while and asked, "But you want to promote that rickshaw?"

Lin Ruhai said in surprise: "You also know about this?"

Jia Min: "Brother Yun told me that once. However, from his tone at the time, it seemed that he was not very sure."

"You don't have to worry about this. It's not easy for any new thing to succeed. Just let His Majesty know that they are working hard to promote it."

Jia Min nodded, and then said: "There is news from the old lady that she will fully support the eldest girl in choosing a concubine. Do you think this is feasible?"

Lin Ruhai said distressedly: "I told Lian'er before that I don't approve of the big girl participating in the concubine selection, but I guess no one in the mansion over there will listen to my opinion."

Jia Min said in surprise: "If the eldest girl can succeed in choosing a concubine, wouldn't it be a good thing for your husband and the Jia family?"

Lin Ruhai frowned and said: "On the surface, this seems to be a good thing, but you must understand the truth that prosperity must decline. The power of the Jia and Wang families in the court is deeply intertwined. If you add a concubine, do you think the emperor can feel at ease?" ?”

After hearing this, Jia Min also felt that there was a problem. The concubine's family was too powerful. Unless the emperor was a fool, he would definitely cut power against her mother's family.The Jia family has nothing to lose, and the rest are the two relatives of the Jia family, Wang Ziteng and Lin Ruhai. At least one of these two forces must fall, or both of them must fall to reassure the emperor.

Lin Ruhai: "Based on my guess, if the eldest girl succeeds in choosing a concubine, I will at most sit on the bench for a few more years in the Imperial Academy. The uncle of the Wang family will most likely be released by Gao Shengwai. As for whether it is a blessing or a curse, it depends on him." of good fortune."

When Jia Min heard this, she was also very depressed. She thought that if her husband married her, she could rely on the power of the Jia family to rise to the top, but who would have thought that her natal family would be a hindrance, causing her husband to be wronged everywhere.

...

Here, after Daiyu made arrangements for her uncle, she hurried back to her room and asked Furong to take out the box that Lin Yun had given her, and opened it to have a look.

As soon as the box was opened, the three little maids exclaimed, "A lot of jewelry!"

Daiyu looked at the glittering jewels in the box, but pouted her lips. Although these things were expensive, they didn't suit her.Brother gave her these things as birthday presents, obviously trying to perfunctory her.

When she was depressed, she heard Xue Yan reminded from the side: "Girl, there seems to be a box inside the box."

"Oh,"

Daiyu was shocked when she heard the words, she hurriedly stretched out her hand to remove the jewelry, and sure enough, she saw a delicate small box underneath.

She took out the box and opened it, and there was a small sheep grazing carved from jade inside, which looked very cute.

Zijuan laughed at the side: "Young lady is a sheep, and this little sheep that eats grass is the birthday gift from the third master to the young lady."

Fu Rong: "There is also a piece of paper inside here, the content on it is~"

Daiyu said urgently, "Don't tell me."

After finishing speaking, she reached out to pick up the paper sign and quickly stuffed it into her arms.

Xueyan asked gossipingly: "Girl, what did the third master write?"