The Concubine of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

The marriage between Wang's family and Jiang's family was carried out in a low-key manner amidst the aftermath of the confiscation of several families. Lin Jue said that even though the sick family received a wedding invitation, it was not good to come to the door in person, so he sent someone to give a congratulatory gift.

"If you don't want to, you don't need to pay attention to those two families." Because of Lin Jue's illness, Li Yibai also asked for leave and hid in Lin's house.

Lin Jue yawned lazily, "Back then when Zhen's house was raided, most of the inventory was lost. Zhen Yingjia got a letter in advance and came to Beijing to sort things out. Half of the things fell into Jia's house, and the other half was probably in Wang's house. King An Ning intends to marry the Wang family, apart from Prince Teng Jian being in the emperor's heart, I am afraid that this batch of dirty money is also the idea."

Lin Jue shot Li Yibai sideways, "It's also the ending you left behind, but now you want me to clean up this mess for you." Of course, this is a joke.Back then when Cui Youwang rebelled, the two of them escaped death, Lin Jue was seriously injured, and Li Yibai was heartbroken, so when he dealt with the Zhen family's affairs, he would inevitably get angry, so Zhen Yingjia took advantage of the loophole.Fortunately, Li Yibai reacted in time and did not let the old boy escape to death, but he also transferred a large number of silver taels and jade antiques.Now that the whole family of Zhen's family has been executed, the whereabouts of that batch of dirty money is also known.

The reason why the Jia family was confiscated was that the Jia family's nephews were not filial and virtuous on the surface. In the final analysis, one was that the Ningguo Mansion secretly supported the old Prince Zhongyi, and the other was that the Rongguo Mansion's Old Madam Jia took dirty money from the Zhen family in private.It's just that Li Yibai was in charge of the Zhen family's affairs, and Li Yibai's dereliction of duty was the transfer of the dirty money. The emperor didn't pursue the matter of the dirty money in order to protect his son. Instead, he used other methods to confiscate Jia's mansion.Jia's mansion was confiscated, Mrs. Jia was the culprit, she was not wronged at all.

Li Yibai also understood the reasoning behind it, smiled awkwardly, and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, after the two households in the Rong Mansion were separated, the second household has hooked up with the female relatives of the Ning Mansion again, and I don't know what the trick is. .”

Lin Jue smiled coldly, "It's just a woman's secret means. Now that the Wang family has been despised by the Wang family, I forgive her for not making any big waves."

But on the Jia's side, since the separation of the two rooms, Jia's mother has been in a bad mood.Now Jia's family is not what it used to be. Jia's mother's body was originally raised from delicacies from mountains and seas, Ganoderma lucidum, bird's nest, and ginseng from Sangzi. Will it be raised?Fortunately, sisters Ying Tanchun and Daiyu knew about Jiamu's illness and sent many supplements.

Wang's nature is stingy, she had to flatter Jia Mu when she was the second wife in Rong Mansion, now that Jia's family is in decline, how can she be willing to spend money to see Jia Mu's doctor.Even the supplements sent by Daiyu and others, she is not willing to waste them on Jia Mu.Even if it can't be exchanged for some money, it should be used on herself anyway.

She hated why Jiamu didn't just leave here. Fortunately, she also knew that the silver supplements sent by Yingchun Daiyu and Lin Jue every month were all for Jiamu's sake, and even though the eldest house was divided, the monthly payment "filial piety" is also a lot.

The second person Wang hates is probably Lin Jue.All the servants in the original family were scattered. Although the life was simple, fortunately Li Wan, a foolish and wise daughter-in-law and Mrs. Zhang, took care of her, and Jia Huan and Jia Lan did some rough work, so they didn't miss three meals a day.Later, Lin Jue "kindly" sent back Aunt Zhao, Aunt Zhou and a group of goblins in Baoyu's house. There were more people working, but the money in their hands became more and more nervous.

Li Wan is a chaste woman, and the Li family is still alive, so Wang only dared to hint that Li Wan would use some of her body for household use, but Li Wan was really "stupid" and didn't even notice her various hints.Moreover, Li Wan's mother and son had the same food as the rest of the family, and it was not even as good as the three of Jia Mu, Wang's wife, Baoyu, and their daily work. Even if Li Wan said that he had no money, she couldn't really search for Li Wan. room.Even Mrs. Zhang, although she came from a poor scholarly family, she is still a formidable one. After several confrontations between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang had nothing to gain, so she had no choice but to calm down. So that Li Wan and Mrs. Zhang are suffering and cannot tell.

Mrs. Wang hated Lin Jue deeply, but there was nothing she could do about it. Now Lin Jue often showed filial piety to Jia's mother, and he sent these people back. At least Baoyu, who had always been unhappy, did get better.From this point of view, it is time for Wang Shihe to thank Lin Jue.

As a daughter of a married woman, Tanchun was not implicated by the Jia family, but after all, her surname was Jia, and her status in her husband's family was still greatly affected.Fortunately, with Daiyu's explicit and covert support, and her husband is a good man, she was not abandoned by her mother-in-law.

It was rare for Tanchun to go back to her mother's house. When she saw Aunt Zhao, she couldn't hide her sorrow and joy in her heart, so she had to behave too much in front of Mrs. Wang.However, in private, Tanchun also gave Aunt Zhao a lot of private houses, "It is really thanks to the cousin of the Lin family that Auntie did not end up in that dirty place. Although she is still back at Jia's house, Auntie should be patient and wait for the ring My younger brother is promising, and I have my aunt's blessing."

After this incident, Aunt Zhao has improved a lot. Holding the purse that Tanchun gave her, which contained small banknotes, she said softly: "My aunt remembers what the girl said, but it's just rough work. She was born as a girl, so there's no way she can't do it. It's just that she was lazy in the first few years, and now she's tired, but she doesn't feel that way. It's your younger brother, who is tortured by the cruel Wang family every day, and he is doing nothing. Some jobs like chopping firewood and burning fire are not called to go to the private school, so how can they be productive?" Aunt Zhao said, wiping her tears with her sleeve.

Tanchun sighed softly, he only knew the benefits of having someone in his natal family since he married out.She was born in the Duke's mansion, although she was a concubine, no one dared to underestimate her because of the Rongguo Mansion's signboard.Once the Rongguo Mansion fell, she, the young lady of the Duke's Mansion, also fell with it.

Fortunately, with Daiyu's help, Tanchun has always been a smart person, and soon with the help of the Lin family, he regained a firm foothold in the mansion.Now Tanchun has seen through everything, nothing is as promising as her natal brothers, she vaguely understood in the past, but at that time she pinned all her hopes on Baoyu, but looking at Baoyu today, it is worth not mentioning it.

Tan Chun usually looked down on Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan, but it wasn't that she hated them so much, after all, they were her own mother and brother, but she was just "angry and indisputable".Now at this time, he can only count on Jia Huan.

"Auntie, listen to me. Although the Jia family is defeated now, the old lady is still there. There is no decent girl in the house now. My aunt has always been able to serve people, so I work harder with the old lady. At least Brother Huan is too. What about the grandson of the old lady, so that the old lady can know that brother Huan is not as good as the servants in that mansion."

After Tanchun finished speaking, he glanced at Aunt Zhao, wondering: "It's just that I will annoy my wife, I'm afraid my wife will hurt Auntie even more, Auntie..."

Aunt Zhao waved her hand, "Am I not too angry with that woman, but I just endured it for a year or two, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to succeed?"

Seeing Aunt Zhao's answer, Tanchun was also overjoyed, and said: "Auntie and I have collected the money by myself, don't let others know. Even brother Huan, don't let him know. Now in the mansion In such a situation, even if it is a little better than others, it will cause suspicion and only cause trouble. The money you give to Auntie is Auntie's, but Auntie should use it on the blade."

Aunt Zhao was overjoyed with Tanchun's earnest instructions, and nodded hurriedly, "I know, I know, don't worry, girl. The girl herself is too. It's good to see my uncle, and the girl should take care of herself. Don't make your husband's family unhappy because of us."

The mother and daughter talked a lot about themselves, but Tanchun didn't dare to stay, and went to Wang's place to talk for a while, said goodbye to Jia Mu, and went back to the house.

Aunt Zhao couldn't hide her words. As soon as Tanchun left, she told Jia Huan about Yinzi at night.Jia Huan is sensible now, when he heard about this, he hurriedly asked Aunt Zhao to hide the banknotes, and said happily: "Two days ago, I discussed with Lan'er to go out to work and save some money to continue studying, but now it's better. "

Aunt Zhao was in a bit of a dilemma. Li Wan usually treated their mother and son well, but he would not speak sarcasticly.Moreover, she has been busy with Li Wan these days, so she really has some genuine feelings for her.It's just, "Your sister secretly gave this to us, if others find out, I'm afraid..."

Don't look at Jia Huan's wretched look, but he has a real temperament, "Lan'er is not someone else, besides, sister-in-law Zhu is a chaste woman, and the imperial court ransacked her house and did not confiscate her private dowry. Is it true that sister-in-law Zhu hasn't given herself up yet? Besides, Lan'er has always been a bit smarter than me in studying, and even the cousin of the Lin family said that he will become a great talent in the future, so why don't we give him some money to help him? Studying in the imperial examination, he will not repay us when he is promising in the future? Lan'er is not that kind of person."

Aunt Zhao couldn't help but smile bitterly, her son is really stupid. "Okay, don't worry about this matter, and don't tell Lan Geer, I will see your sister-in-law Zhu tomorrow, so let's talk about her first."

Or say that Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan are mother and son, and they didn't say anything about it. The next day, without waiting for Aunt Zhao's letter, Jia Huan talked to Jia Lan about it while chopping firewood.Jia Lan was moved by Jia Huan's outspokenness, but he was also secretly ashamed. His mother had money, but he always felt that Jia Huan, like his mother Aunt Zhao, was the most greedy for money, so he didn't dare to speak.Now that Jia Huan said this, Jia Lan became more and more embarrassed to say anything more.

It wasn't until the two pairs of mother and son met each other in the evening that the matter was clarified.Aunt Zhao had to complain about Jia Huan, but Li Wan's mother and son sighed at Jia Huan's sincerity.

After going to the stove the next day, he found an excuse to send Zhang away, and Li Wan had a heart-to-heart confession with Aunt Zhao.If the two of them had silver in their pockets, how could they dare to reveal their wealth if they couldn't stand Wang's eyeing him.After discussing and discussing, it was Jia Huan who suggested that Lin Jue could be asked for help.

Lin Jue was not at all surprised that the uncle and nephew came to seek his help. He sat at the head, looked at Huan Lan and the two with a smile, and said, "We are all relatives, but it's just a matter of little effort. I don't care about it. Look at the serious looks on your faces."

The two uncles and nephews looked at each other, and hurriedly bowed their hands, "Cousin/nephew thank you cousin/uncle."

Lin Jue raised his hand, "Don't be too polite, let's all sit down." He also asked his servants to set up a sumptuous banquet, and the two hurriedly declined.Lin Jue invited her again and again, and Jia Huan said: "I shouldn't refuse my cousin's kindness, but I just made my cousin laugh at me. Lan'er and I have to go home and do some work, otherwise my wife will be unhappy. And we I really can't bear to not finish the work and bring my mother into trouble."

Lin Jue didn't give in any more, and said: "Since that's the case, I won't keep you any longer. I agree with what you just said, and when I have the confirmation, I will send someone to inform you. "

Jia Huan and Jia Lan hurriedly thanked him again, and then left.

Lin Jue took a sip of the teacup and smiled with satisfaction, but Mrs. Wang's affairs could be disgusted with a little effort, so he would not hesitate to do a few more things.