Jia Zheng Wucai in the Red Chamber

Seeing Jia Zheng's expressionless face, Wang Feng didn't care whether he would be suspected by his master, so he said in a low voice that the news about Mrs. Lin's lace is true, then looked at Jia Zheng's expression, and explained himself in a low voice. The reason for asking for an interview in spite of the rules in the middle of the night: "Second Master Zheng, Young Master Lin has also come with the servant, and is now in the front hall. Let the servant say something bold, the young master looks a little unhappy."

"not too good?"

When Jia Zheng saw the drunken Lin Ruhai, a layer of frost immediately appeared on his face. Looking at Tan Hualang, who looked drunk and dreaming, carrying a flagon, he said coldly, "Lin Ruhai."

"Two...Second Brother-in-Law." Lin Ruhai shook the phantom in front of him with his fingers, and then his hazy eyes fixed on Jia Zheng faintly. After bowing slowly, he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. That's good.No matter how he speaks, how can he explain all the gossip to others when he is still in a daze in his current predicament?

His daughter, who had been imagined countless times as being smart, cute, cute, and understanding, became a bloody mess five days ago.

The political turmoil, facing cunning businessmen like foxes all day long, and facing all kinds of temptations of wealth and beauty, he is still able to handle it with ease, but at the moment when he returns home, when he sees the child he has been looking forward to for a long time, he can vaguely recognize it. Looking at the limbs of the original body, looking at a small piece, looking at it... I really want to die.

He tried his best to appease his wife and comfort his mother, and the servants at home also gave him a lesson, but the sadness in his heart grew bigger and bigger.

"Lin Ruhai, are you going to be so passive?" Jia Zheng asked with a hint of anger.What the old man despises the most is this decadent appearance of drinking away his sorrows.

In a trance, thunder exploded in his ears, but he was in a mess, and his entangled thoughts suddenly opened up. Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Zheng, and suddenly thought of asking: Who should be rescued first when he falls into the water?Although there was no situation where he was forced to choose between the two, he was unable to deal with the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law after all.

But... you can ask for advice.

Thinking of the straightforward appearance of the two uncles talking about something, a gleam of clarity flashed in Lin Ruhai's eyes.Putting the jug on the table, he sincerely apologized to Jia Zheng: "It's me, Meng Lang."

Jia Zheng nodded, and after accepting Lin Ruhai's gift without hesitation, he ordered someone to bring hangover soup, and then slowly asked how Jia Min was doing.

Lin Ruhai sighed, mourning that they missed their children.

Jia Zheng refrained from burying Lin Ruhai as an afterthought and taking his whole family with him when he went south, and said a few words of kind comfort, "You are still young, you will have children", then changed the subject, with a stern expression on his face: "Ruhai, let me It’s a big excuse. If the wife is pregnant, the elders will give it to you, that’s all. To be honest, like me, like Jia She, even if there is a concubine before the birth of the concubine, there is nothing worthy of outsiders’ beak, because most of the nobles are like this. But You, Gusu Lin family, advertised as a scholarly family, are men in their thirties and have no children to marry a concubine. If the situation in the south of the Yangtze River has changed a few days ago, even if the emperor is still at home, you think you are very capable, and the emperor can't find it Are there any other suitable candidates? The scientific examination is held every three years, and the most indispensable in the officialdom are scholars."

Lin Ruhai's eyes drooped when he heard Jia Zheng's words that he almost hated iron for being weak.He said the truth earlier, it wasn't really hatred, but he had resented Jia Zheng.If it wasn't for the question on the wedding ceremony, mother would not be dissatisfied with Min'er.However, it is undeniable that in the turmoil in Jiangnan's officialdom a few days ago, he did have a lucky mentality and shifted his attention to family matters.For one thing, it is better to be quiet than to move. When he first entered Yangzhou, he encountered a big change of officials. The new official atmosphere has not yet been determined.Second, it is good to have two surnames in marriage.Wasn't one of the reasons why he married Jia's daughter just because he could see and hear?His relationship with the present is mediocre, although the emperor has some appreciation for him, but it is far less than the evaluation of a close minister.Knowing that Jia Amnesty not only reconciled with Emperor Hui as before, but that Emperor Hui was still living in Jia's house during the private visit in his micro-clothes, because of this information, he subconsciously became lazy.

Human beings are inert and depend on hope.

Perhaps it was Jia Zheng's rather stern tone, perhaps the charm of the candlelight after drinking, perhaps it was the face of the other party who resembled his father-in-law, and the deep impression left by the conversation in the past, so he couldn't help treating him as an elder, and wanted to explain Solve the doubts in my heart.

Lin Ruhai's expression eased, "Min'er was pregnant earlier, and my mother was also happy. If it's a girl, it can bloom first and then bear fruit. But for some reason, after I found a Taoist fortune teller, it was said that I was destined to have many children. My mother seemed to be a little stubborn, saying that my peers had already had children in groups, for the sake of the heirs, and the fact that the housekeeper is nothing is not a hindrance to the reputation. I can't refute at all, and the mother mentioned the question at the brother-in-law's wedding from time to time At first I was thinking about accepting it first, discussing it with Miner, and letting Sister Lin go out in the future. After all, Sister Lin has been serving me since I was a child, but Miner suddenly became angry. It’s not human inside or outside.”

Seeing that Lin Ruhai had turned on the intimate mode, Jia Zheng's brows were also furrowed.Not only the previous news, but now the person concerned has also stated that he has a part of his "crime" in the feud in the backyard of the Lin family.

But he used the little bird to wash the memories of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Can there be harmony between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?

Not daring to say that he was actually not very good at handling housework, Jia Zheng avoided Lin Ruhai's expectant gaze, and asked, "The maid can be dealt with now?"

"That's mother's."

Jia Zheng: "..."

If he heard correctly just now, what Wang Feng heard was that the servant girl, relying on the favor of the old lady, was showing off her power in Jia Min's room, and then seemingly accidentally bumped into Jia Min, causing her to fall and then have a miscarriage.

Oh, no, to put it another way, Lin Ling, the son of a servant, was always thinking of the master of the Lin family, and stayed by Jia Min's side. Unexpectedly, the mistress committed murder on her stomach, not to mention bullying the loyal old servant. As a result, the young master of the Lin family had a miscarriage and died.

Most of the rumors circulated outside were the second version, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai a few words about his sister's measure, this brother is not much better, but the focus of teasing is still Lin Ruhai, the house is restless, the backyard is on fire, and the small loses the big.

"Lin..." Jia Zheng paused, and said, "Ruhai, my status is very embarrassing, and it is true that my previous mistakes caused discord between Mrs. Lin and Min'er, but I still want to ask you what you need now." What? And what is your life plan?"

"I……"

Jia Zheng turned away Lin Ruhai's gaze and served tea.Lin Ruhai lost his father when he was young, but his face doesn't seem to be covered by Jia Daishan's poke.He tolerated Jia She's staring at him "like a father" from time to time, that's because the expectation of Jia She is less likely.You know, Jia Amnesty's image is an unreliable bastard, and there are four big words "Zhu Lian Nine Clans" flashing in the law to guarantee it.As for Lin Ruhai, he is positioned as the head of the Lin family, the in-laws of the Jia family, potential allies, and brains!

Therefore, Jia Zheng was in a delicate mood.Even though he is indeed an old man, he is a bit good at giving Lin Ruhairu a sense of security for his elders.

After thinking about it, Jia Zheng tried his best to objectively analyze the pros and cons of what he was thinking, and offered Lin Ruhai a choice.From the point of view of a man's meritorious deeds, the backyard is nothing more than some private virtues, just like Bao Zheng, the great master of the blue sky, has been passed down from generation to generation. In the end, he kicked people out, told the emperor that he had no son, etc., but this kind of joke is just a joke at the wine table. As long as there is actual performance, who would say anything more?From the head of the family, no one can avoid the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law...

"Of course, Ruhai, there is another sentence that is a little harsher. Your wife is my younger sister, the aunt of the Jia family. The Jia family has indeed lost a lot since Jia... She took charge of the family. But the centipede died. Not stiff, let alone we are not dead yet. Your eldest uncle is not good for being an official and serving the people, maybe he will not be motivated even when he is a student, but he will be reincarnated. In the era of the most powerful Jia family, there are two generations of grandfather and father. The friends carefully selected by the father-in-law. The friendship that came along the way when we were young..." Jia Zheng stroked the edge of the tea, and looked at Lin Ruhai meaningfully: "Or as a servant, even a cat or a dog has feelings."

Lin Ruhai trembled when he heard the words.He can swear that there is no personal relationship between him and Linling, and he is just thinking about the friendship he has served since childhood.But so what, the master-servant relationship between him and Lin Ling, the compassion for her between his wife and mother, can't compare to the "threat" brought by Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty's master is the emperor.A brother-in-law who doesn't play cards according to common sense, and a man who holds the power to kill and kill,

"The day after tomorrow, please ask Ruhai to make arrangements. I will visit Mrs. Lin. After all, I caused some things." After Jia Zheng finished speaking, he pointed to the moon that was about to set in the west. Bar."

After ordering the servant to take care of Lin Ruhai, who was a bit confused, Jia Zheng went straight back to the study, took the time to deal with some government affairs, and arranged the daily routine for the next two days.He raced against time to read books about marriage, society and human relations, and sent someone to find out the history of the Lin family's wealth and the preferences of the old lady Lin.After making all the preparations, I came to visit.

Seeing that the second brother-in-law really came to visit, Lin Ruhai who was sent home felt a little dizzy.How could he drink too much the day before yesterday and talk about his depression to Jia Zheng?But it is undeniable that although Jia Zheng is a brother-in-law, some of his words are cold and unreasonable, but after thinking about it, he is still very objective.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Ruhai led Jia Zheng to meet Jia Min.

When Jia Min, who was still recuperating in bed, saw Jia Zheng, his eyes turned red, but he cheered up and said hello with a smile: "Second brother, what brought you here? I heard you are busy now. Score 1 is useless. My sister hasn't had time to congratulate you yet."

Although she was bitter and jealous, when her relationship with her husband was not considered to be in the ice valley, even if she was a direct brother, some things were not easy to say in front of Lin Ruhai, or in the Lin family.

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai who followed felt a little guilty in his heart.Although he didn't think Jia Min was spoiled, sometimes his mother complained too much, and he also witnessed that because he accepted Lin Ling, he became pregnant without explaining, so she was somewhat prejudiced.But now, seeing his wife's forced smile, unlike what he imagined, directly complaining to his natal family who came to support him, there was a bit of shame on his face.In three steps and two steps, he jumped over the servant girl, stepped forward to support Jia Min, and stuffed a pillow behind him thoughtfully, so that he could lie down comfortably.

Jia Zheng waited silently for Lin Ruhai's action to be completed, then looked at his younger sister who had a clear expression on his face, and felt that his trip might be unnecessary.