Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Jia Min was also shocked, but refused to show it. She just turned away and said, "There are many people in my family now, and I dare not manage it too much because of the past incident. But I cannot give up the dignity of the Duke's Mansion, so I can't bear it.

"If you only look at the materials of my two brothers and nephews, you will know that they are not capable of doing anything earth-shattering!"

Lin Ruhai's eyes turned cold.

If your wife avoids your gaze and speaks stubbornly, it means she is not telling the truth.

This has been the case for the past ten years.

So, did she know the reason but didn't dare to tell herself, or did she actually not know the reason but was so perfunctory because of her mother's family's face?

"If it's daily expenses, Yu'er is already our treasure, but she is still not as good as a servant in the Duke's Mansion! I really can't lend her this money!"

Lin Ruhai stood up and left.

Jia Min was ashamed and angry, and she stood up as well: "Yu'er is my own daughter, how could I treat her badly? I just don't know which servant in my family dressed so excessively that the master would say such a thing."

"Which of your housekeepers, Lai Er's wife, Zhang Cai's wife, and Lai Wang's wife, doesn't wear gold and silver? Which of your mother-in-law's personal maids doesn't have pearls and jade on her head and wrists?"

Lin Ruhai looked cold and didn't even look at her.

Jia Min was so angry that she slammed the table and said, "I have told you about the reason for Lai Er's family! Zhang Cai and Lai Wang, they were my second sister-in-law's concubines! The same goes for the maids around my mother! Those flowers were all from their own dowries..."

At this point, Jia Min suddenly choked up and felt her hands and feet become cold.

Lin Ruhai turned around and looked at her: "Madam, are you trying to tell me which family would be so shameless as to covet the daughter-in-law's dowry?"

Yes.

Any shameless noble family that dares to use their daily expenses to support their daughter-in-law's dowry will be criticized by the whole world and will never be able to marry a girl from a good family!

However, if you shouldn’t even touch the dowry of a daughter-in-law who has taken your own surname, does that mean you should “borrow” money from your son-in-law’s family?

It would be even worse if the family members discussed it behind closed doors, deciding whether to sell the ancestral property or share the dowry!

So, they gave up the Lin family but saved the Wang family.

Then what am I?

Jia Min sat on the chair in a daze, her face pale, and she murmured, "My mother also told me that Yu'er has no brothers to rely on, so she asked me to marry her to Baoyu, saying that she would protect her for the rest of her life."

"I believe that what my mother-in-law said is sincere." Seeing that she was willing to communicate, Lin Ruhai sat back down with a calm expression, "Besides, if that happens, the Jia family won't have to borrow money from you anymore."

Jia Min was so smart that she immediately understood her husband's hidden meaning: after taking Lin Daiyu as a "hostage", all the money of the Lin family would belong to the Jia family from now on!

Covering her face with her hands, Jia Min burst into tears.

Seeing her like this, Lin Ruhai knew that she had figured out the twists and turns. He sighed, stood up, and took her into his arms:

"Yu'er is still young. If you don't take good care of yourself, how can I raise her well by myself? Although the Duke's Mansion is your mother's home, there are many favors to be sent and received, and you can't rest well.

"I had been planning to buy a house and servants outside before and after the New Year. Now the East Palace is so kind, not only giving me a place to live, but also giving me servants. This is like a pillow for me when I'm asleep.

"We just arrived and have a lot of luggage left to unpack. Let's just pack it up a bit and move over as soon as possible."

Jia Min grabbed her husband's clothes and nodded while crying.

After Lin Ruhai comforted her, he was about to go see Lin Daiyu. Just as he was about to leave, Jia Min stopped him and whispered, "They are lending this money to Yuanchun to spend in the palace.

"My second brother said that Yuanchun's surname is Jia, so it's not appropriate for her to use the Wang family's money, so he asked me, her aunt, to help her out."

Lin Ruhai paused with his fingers resting on the door, turned around to look at her, and said gently, "Min'er, don't worry about Yu'er's dowry. I will earn it for her, and she may not need much gold, jade, or vulgar things.

“If your mother and brother bring up this matter again, you don’t have to be embarrassed or ask me, just return your dowry to them.

"Don't worry, your husband can support the family."

Return the dowry to her parents' home?! Is this, is this a divorce? Or is it a severance of the relationship with the Jia family?!

Jia Min opened her eyes wide and her face turned pale: "Master!"

Lin Ruhai smiled, nodded, opened the door and went out.

Three days later, the three members of the Lin family moved from Rongguo Mansion into a three-courtyard house in Huaishu Hutong, Yongchangfang.

Getting off the car on the street, Lin Ruhai took a deep breath as he looked at his neighbor's door lintel, raised the curtain and turned back to whisper to Jia Min, "Next door to us is the Princess Yongning's mansion."

That is the current prince’s closest sister!

Jia Min's fingers holding her daughter trembled and she bit her lips lightly.

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The Imperial Astronomical Observatory chose an auspicious day and set it as the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month. The emperor put down his pen and the government office sealed the date, and the next year's seal would be opened on the 22nd day of the first lunar month.

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Emperor Shengping returned to the palace.

The prince called Lin Ruhai and brought Tao Ge'er to the Daming Palace to welcome him.

Jia Min took Lin Daiyu to the Eastern Palace to kowtow to the Crown Princess and express her gratitude.

Seeing that she was respectful and courteous, the Crown Princess was very happy and wanted to invite her to have lunch:

"It's so cold, and we'll have to cook when we get home, so why not eat here first? The prince and Brother Tao are not here today, and I'll be lonely eating alone."

Speaking so earnestly, Jia Min did not dare to refuse and stayed as he said.

The Crown Princess looked at Daiyu and found her to be delicate and lovely. She called her over, touched her head and pinched her shoulders, and smiled at Jia Min:

"I don't have a daughter, and I'm always envious of other people's daughters.

"We were this thin when we were little, but now we are well taken care of by Wang Chenghui."

He called someone again, "Go tell He Ke that the girl from the Lin family that she has been thinking about is here. Tell her to come and meet her and have lunch with me."

Less than a quarter of an hour after the news spread, Princess He Ke came running over like the wind!

He rushed in and quickly bowed to the Crown Princess: "Greetings, Her Majesty the Crown Princess!"

Then he grabbed little Lin Daiyu, looked her up and down, and said with a smile, "You are indeed prettier than the child who came to Xue's house the other day!

"what's your name?"

Lin Daiyu said timidly: "Lin Daiyu."

"Which two words?" He Ke asked.

Lin Daiyu blinked her eyes: "The color of the dark blue is like the dark blue under the red building, and the color of the jade pendant is like the jade."

He Ke nodded in understanding, and after looking her up and down for a while, he said to the Crown Princess, "My Lady Crown Princess, you see how skinny she is, and how weak she speaks. I guess she is not very strong.

"Can my daughter ask you for a favor? Can you please call the imperial physician to check her pulse?"

Hearing this, Jia Min's eyes lit up.

The Crown Princess sighed with a smile, shook her head and said angrily: "This is Madam Jia's first visit, and you want to summon the imperial physician. Aren't you afraid of people's taboos?"

He looked at Jia Min again, hesitated slightly, and asked, "I see that Madam looks a little haggard. I think it's because you have been away from Beijing for a long time and you are not used to the climate there.

"How about I summon the imperial physician to prescribe two doses of medicine for you and your daughter, and have them evacuate?"

Jia Min knelt down with tears in her eyes: "If this is possible, I will be grateful!"

He Ke laughed and clapped his hands beside him: "When you get well, you can come and play with me often in the future!"

Lin Daiyu looked at He Ke's bright smile of sincere joy and couldn't help but smile beautifully on her face.

The Crown Princess took a glimpse and her heart was slightly moved.