"Holy Father" Jia She of the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai accepted Jia Amnesty's love, and he was very grateful to Jia Amnesty in his heart, but he had worked so hard these past few days, and just now he was very sad and angry, which made him dizzy until now, so Lin Ruhai also bowed They bowed their hands to express their thanks, but before going to Jia She's Mansion, the two groups parted ways at the gate of Rongguo Mansion. Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu got into a carriage, took the other servants, and went back to the Lin family's old house in the capital first.

Jia Amnesty narrowed his eyes and watched Lin Ruhai's group leave, then he smiled and got into his carriage with Jia Yingchun: "It's good for Yingchun girl to stay in this mansion these few days."

Jia Yingchun smiled and nodded: "My daughter is fine, but my uncle..."

Jia Amnesty raised his hand to stop Jia Yingchun's words: "Let's talk when we go back."

Fortunately, Lin Ruhai's mansion in the capital has been cleaned by Jia She, and there are several old servants guarding it, so it is not considered deserted.

When Lin Ruhai entered the room, his eyes turned black, and he had to lie on the bed to rest.

Lin Daiyu looked at Lin Ruhai's pale face, and thinking about what Jia Yingchun said to herself last night, she felt annoyed at the people in Rongguo Mansion.

Fortunately, during these days in Beijing, Mrs. Xing gave Lin Daiyu a lot of housekeeping skills. Now that Lin Ruhai is resting, Lin Daiyu, the young master of the Lin family, naturally stood up and worked hard.

She sat in the house when she had time and didn't play, and assigned servants, and in just half an hour, she made things up to seven or eight points.In this way, tonight can be regarded as making do with it.

"Daddy," Lin Daiyu called Lin Ruhai up on the branch of the moon, "Daddy has been busy all day and hasn't eaten yet, can you get up and eat something before going to sleep."

Lin Ruhai opened his eyes, looked at Lin Daiyu's sensible appearance, and thought about how she had protected her in front of everyone in the Rongguo Mansion before, and was moved: "My Yu'er is old enough to protect Daddy."

Lin Daiyu bent her lips and smiled: "That's because Yu'er is getting older, it's because Daddy has been too tired these days and doesn't have enough energy, that's why those villains have taken advantage of it. When Daddy takes care of her body, Yu'er has to wait for Daddy to protect her! "

Lin Ruhai's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he nodded, "Okay, for the sake of my Yu'er, Daddy will be fine." Thinking about the past few days, the more joyful and powerless he is, the heavier Lin Ruhai's heart sank a little. point.

When Lin Ruhai sat at the table and looked at the table of simple, light and delicious meals, his heart became even warmer.

"Father, try it quickly. These meals are the food tonic prescriptions that Yingchun sister researched by the way when she was studying medical skills. They said they are very good for people." Lin Daiyu smiled and picked up vegetables for Lin Ruhai, and continued: "Don't worry, Daddy. There is a daughter in this family who will take care of you, there will be no mistakes, as long as Daddy can finish the affairs in the court with peace of mind."

Lin Ruhai looked at her daughter's smiling face and asked, "Did Shi Taijun teach you these things?"

Lin Daiyu's movements paused: "It's all taught by my aunt."

Lin Ruhai nodded, and stopped talking, focusing on eating with his head down.

After dinner, Lin Ruhai went into the study for a while, and a few letters were delivered early the next morning.

The next day, Lin Ruhai reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs, just in time to meet Jia She, who came with him, and said, "Brother."

Jia Amnesty nodded as a greeting, but looked Lin Ruhai up and down: "Do you still feel better?"

Lin Ruhai's body paused: "Brother brother?"

Jia She said with a smile: "Although my daughter has not studied medicine for a long time, she is very talented. I specially invited the retired old lady to teach her. She knows something."

When Lin Ruhai heard this, she finally understood. Knowing that Jia Amnesty knew about her physical condition, she no longer concealed it: "I just hope that this time, Yu'er will be able to have a safe life."

It turned out that Lin Ruhai knew her physical condition a long time ago, but this time it was only because of Lin Daiyu that she persisted.

Jia She patted Lin Ruhai on the shoulder: "This person, the most fearful thing is that he has a will to die. If he feels that he has no chance to live, then he knows that he will not be able to live. Ruhai, you can still move now, and you can still move." How can he give up on himself and make an appointment if he has the ability to fight for Yu'er's future while doing business for the prince?" After finishing speaking, his voice lowered a bit: "You and I know what will happen in the end of this matter. , but you should also see that the prince is also a person who keeps his promise, and he will definitely not stand by and watch your affairs. When the time comes, with the help of the prince, you can rest quietly and recuperate. Why worry about not having a chance."

Lin Ruhai's body shook, as if he had been explained, he looked at Jia She with surprise on his face, and then solemnly bowed to Jia She: "Brother's great kindness, Ruhai didn't Unforgettable teeth." The meaning revealed in Jia She's words has obviously exceeded his expectations, maybe he can really see Yu'er get married and hold a grandson in his arms one day.

Situ Zhen watched the two coming together, said nothing, and said directly: "Since everyone is here, let's go, there is Nan'an Palace today, and Nan'an King is a shameless master, we have to be careful. "

Jia Amnesty took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, can this Nan'an Palace be accommodated for a few more days?"

"Why?" Situ Zhen squinted his eyes. He didn't doubt that Jia She was afraid of the Nan'an Palace, but Jia She had a good plan in doing things, so he could listen carefully: "We have always followed the red list. Can the order of payment be changed now?"

"My lord, we have never said in plain language that the cashiers are collected in the order of the red list. It's just that they did it before. It's their own business to make everyone think so," Jia She nodded, with a big smile on his face. Bian: "There are a few reasons why I said that. First, the King of Nan'an has always been domineering. It's okay. After all, the more domineering Lord Zhongshun was taken down by us, but now the emperor's attitude is obviously not the same as it was at the beginning. Resolutely, there have been quite a few people visiting us these days. Even if the emperor is toward us, he will not be able to last for a few days. Second, the old concubine of Nan'an Palace has always doted on King Nan'an, and I am afraid that King Nan'an will really Let’s make a fuss, if the old concubine comes forward, how will we end? If something happens to the old concubine, what will the emperor do when the time comes due to the relationship between the old concubine and the queen mother? Our officials took it first, so they were caught off guard, and after seeing the emperor's attitude, they went to take down the Nan'an Palace, and at that time, it would be regarded as a ladder for the emperor, right?"

Situ Zhen pondered for a moment with a sullen face, and had to admit that there had to be a reason for this incident in the end, so that his father could justly punish him. At that time, his father would owe him even more, but it would be more beneficial to him .

Situ Zhen nodded: "Okay, since that's the case, let's change to another one."

This Nan'an Palace has been sternly waiting since early in the morning. Judging from the analysis of the red list, it is the first one that should collect the owed money today.

King Nan'an looked at the old concubine sitting on top with a depressed expression: "Mother, this time, you must help your son."

"Don't worry," the old concubine said with a calm face, "Yesterday Shi Taijun was defeated by them, and it was also because that man has been a Taijun for too long, and his brain is not flexible. At this age, he has lost his reputation." It's all gone, of course I won't be seen by Situ Zhen and the others, but your mother and I are old concubines. Those who have served the late emperor are definitely incomparable with Shi Taijun. If they offend me, I will enter the palace again If they make a fuss, they will definitely be unable to eat and walk around."

Only then did King Nan'an feel relieved, and he sat on a chair and took a sip of tea: "Quickly, send someone to watch at the door, and if someone comes, notify this king immediately."

The servants hurriedly took orders.

Unexpectedly, King Nan'an and the old concubine waited all morning, but they didn't even see Situ Zhen's shadow.

King Nan'an drank so much tea that even the old concubine couldn't sit still and turned her body.

"What's going on here? When will this person come?" The old concubine felt that her eyes were getting dark and asked hurriedly.

"My son has already sent someone to inquire about it. This person hasn't come back yet. Otherwise, the mother will go back and rest first. When the person arrives, the son will come to invite the mother."

The old concubine sighed: "If people arrive right after I leave, going back and forth would be too exhausting for me. Forget it, wait a little longer." After saying that, she let the maid give her a hand. Beat your shoulders and pinch your legs.

After a while, the servant who inquired came back and reported: "My lord, King Yong led people to set off early this morning, but he didn't come to the mansion, but went to Master Huo of the Ministry of Punishment."

"What? Went to someone else's place?" King Nan'an was so angry that he just wanted to scold his mother: "Is he playing tricks on me? Didn't he say that they all paid cash according to the red list? Why did he become a man?"

Even though they were so angry, they had no choice but to beg someone to come if this person didn't come.I don't want to pay back the money.

King Nan'an gritted his teeth, and finally swallowed his breath first: "Mother, let's do this first, let's talk about it when they come. At that time, we must let them know how powerful our Nan'an Palace is."

The old concubine was also very angry, she nodded quickly: "When the time comes, we must make them look good."

Jia Amnesty and the others skipped the hard-to-bite Nan'an Palace, but took down some officials who did not dare to be right on the surface. This day's collection of owed money was extremely smooth, but when the cashier process on the red list skipped Nan'an After the palace, this matter caused a lot of discussion.

Some people felt that the Nan'an Palace was unwilling to pay back the money, relying on the fact that there was an old concubine in the mansion, even the King of Yongjun couldn't touch him, saying that the Nan'an Palace was too domineering.Some people felt that the king of Yongjun was afraid of this Nan'an palace, saying that the prince of Yongjun was not that powerful.

On the contrary, many officials, no matter those who paid back the money or those who did not, have thoughts in their hearts.

On the second day, there was a memorial saying that the king of Yongjun was unfair, bullied the weak and feared the hard, and deliberately let the Nan'an palace go.

The emperor read the memorial, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. In the past few days, he finally summoned Situ Zhen to the palace.

The officials hurriedly watched with glee, thinking that this time, King Yong was going to suffer.

Situ Xi sat at the head, squinted his eyes at Situ Zhen for a moment, and then said, "Fourth, what's going on with this Nan'an Palace?"

Situzhen knelt on the ground, handed over the account books of the collection of the arrears in the past few days, bowed his head and said: "This is the situation of the collection of arrears in the past few days, please have a look at the father, and after the father has read it, I will listen to my son's explanation." .”

Situ Xi nodded, asked someone to bring up the account book, opened it, his eyes widened as he read it, and after reading it, he slapped the table angrily: "It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable, they are all moths, since You can pay back the silver, why do you have to delay until this time, if it is not for you, the fourth child, and the treasury is empty, how will the next flood period be spent?"

After losing his temper, Situ Xi looked at Situ Zhen with a softer gaze: "Fourth, stand up and talk."

Situzhen pursed his lips and stood up, and then he said: "I also know that my father has also helped me bear a lot of pressure on this matter. After all, there are too many powerful ministers who owe money. Taking action really touches the interests of the majority of people, my father can trust me so much, my son is really grateful to Ti Lin."

Situ Xi's gaze became softer: "Forget it, this matter has wronged you too, fourth brother, you are doing well."

Situ Zhen raised his head and glanced at Situ Xi, and said emotionally, "Royal Father."

"You just go ahead and do it boldly. Father can still help you for a few days." Situ Xi nodded, as if he didn't plan to pursue the matter of Situ Zhen letting Nan'an Palace go.

Situ Xi wanted to let it go, but Situ Zhen didn't want him to let it go, let him let it go, this matter is a knot, now because of what he did, he made his father feel guilty about him, but when his father doesn't do it in the future If he feels so guilty, or if his brothers have resorted to some tricks, his father will doubt his loyalty because of this incident. In that case, it will really be in vain for him to do so much this time.

Situzhen cupped his hands and said, "Father, if I didn't collect the money owed by Nan'an Palace now, it's not because I'm afraid of them, but because I don't want to embarrass my father."

Situ Xi raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

"The old concubine of the Nan'an palace has always had a good relationship with the empress dowager. The old concubine will definitely stop her son from going to the mansion to ask for money. At that time, the father might as well take this matter as an opportunity to deal with his son."

Situ Zhen spoke with sincerity, and Situ Xi was so shocked when he heard it, he couldn't help but think of that day when Situ Zhen also knelt on the ground, saying that he was willing to be a knife in his hand.

Situ Xi nodded in satisfaction. He knew that because of the abolition of the crown prince this time, the ambitions of those sons had risen, and many people in the court had started to stand in line. Many ministers who had already stood in line also let themselves see the thoughts of his bastard sons.

Thinking about it this way, Situ Xi is more satisfied looking at Situ Zhen. It's better to be the fourth son. He doesn't form a party for personal gain. He only wants to do things for me and contribute to the court. This matter has already wronged his son. When the time comes, he will pack up his ladder and prepare for himself.

Situ Xi looked at Situ Zhen with a gentle expression: "Fourth Brother, you are really good."

Situ Zhen panicked: "This is what a minister should do."

When Situ Zhen returned to the mansion with a sullen face and stood in his study, he finally smiled.

What happened this time, it seemed that I was filial and loyal to the emperor, and it was a kind of filial piety and loyalty. It seemed that I offended many ministers, but it left the influence of my non-clique, selfishness, loyalty, benevolence and filial piety in the emperor's heart. , and by the way, reported the power and ambitions of his brothers.

When the time comes, his father punished him in the face, but he can start his activities in secret, which is even more powerful to him.

For a moment, Situ Zhen felt that he was one step closer to that position.

In my heart, I also took a fancy to Jia Amnesty, this Jia Enhou is really not easy.