[Red Mansion] Adopted daughter and child

Ji Song didn't quite understand where Lin Liu's self-confidence came from, but he believed that since she dared to say that, she would definitely get Uncle Lin to agree.

but……

Ji Song looked at Lin Liu curiously: "When I was in the capital, there was a lot of rumors about Qilin giving birth to a child. Later, the Seventh Princess and Mrs. Qian contacted you and went back, and there was still no sign of pregnancy. This rumor It just subsided slowly."

"I thought it was pure rumors at first, but from what you said before, it seems that you really have a way to make people pregnant?"

Lin Liu looked at Ji Song, a little unsure whether to confess to Ji Song or not.

Ji Song said again: "If you don't have a way to make people pregnant, [-]% of Li Yu's wife may not agree to be your puppet. She doesn't have a child, so what if she gets the grain store? Her husband will not give her either. What a face, the concubine can still bully her."

"It would be fine if Li Yu's first wife is a tough person, but since she was bullied like that, she has been forbearing, and she has never heard of any scandal in Li Yu's backyard..." Ji Song looked at Lin Liu, Try to be as tactful as possible, "Obviously Li Yu's wife is not tough."

Lin Liu said with a smile: "Don't underestimate women's revenge. It's like the Chinese and Chinese military officials. There are very few people who are truly foolish and loyal. Women in this world really regard their husbands as heaven, no matter what their husbands do to her There are also very few who have no complaints."

but……

"I do have a way to make people pregnant." Lin Liu smiled, "Even if Li Yu's wife is really the kind of person who can't be supported by mud, she is strong as a mother, she always has to think about her children Future."

Ji Song was stunned for a moment, feeling in his heart that it really was so.

After all, Jia Min has not been pregnant for more than ten years since her marriage. It is indeed too coincidental that she gave birth one after another after picking up Lin Liu home.

Lin Liu glanced at him: "Don't you want to know how I managed to get people pregnant?"

"No need," Ji Song shook his head, "I'm asking you because we are about to cooperate, so we must take all aspects of your plan into consideration. After all, this cooperation is related to our respective heads."

"But the method of making people pregnant, which is related to the inheritance of heirs, no matter what kind of family it is in, it is a secret among secrets. I am not so shameless, and I want to inquire about this secret from you."

"As long as you are sure that it can really make someone pregnant."

Lin Liu really likes Ji Song's clarity: "Don't worry, if I don't have any trump cards, how dare I put my mind on cloth and grain merchants?"

Cloth is okay, but food is the foundation of the country.

After the two discussed it properly, they simply got up and left the school, heading straight to Guiling's courtyard——

They stayed in the school for so long, and Gui Ling was in his own yard, and he might have turned into a puffer fish. If he went to appease him quickly, Ji Song's meal tonight might turn green.

The two rushed to Guiling's yard in a hurry, and it was no surprise that Guiling asked someone to bring a chair and put it at the gate of the yard, while he himself sat on it with his legs crossed, holding a book in one hand and He tapped the ruler there, as if he was really beating someone to vent his anger.

Ji Song: "..."

Ji Song turned his head to look at Lin Liu, and landed directly behind her.

Lin Liu was speechless, thinking that he had promised Ji Song before, so he walked up to Gui Ling in three steps at a time, and pointed at his upturned Erlang legs: "Who did you learn this from? If father knows, Believe it or not, your ass will be smashed?"

Guiling was startled, and jumped up from the chair.

After discovering that it was Lin Liu, her eyes immediately turned red with grievance: "Sister! Believe it or not, I'll go and tell my father that you and Chun Xiao lived in the same room without outsiders, and stayed for a whole hour!"

Lin Liu was still a little dazed at first, not understanding why Guiling wanted to tell Lin Ruhai this kind of situation: In the eyes of others, he and Chunxiao are both women, even if they are alone in the same room, there is nothing strange about it, right?

After a while, she realized——

Unless Guiling already knows, Chunxiang is not a woman.

Lin Liu was taken aback by her own thoughts, quickly reached out to cover Guiling's mouth, and tentatively asked, "When did you know?"

Gui Ling glared at Ji Song who was behind Lin Liu, and then pointed to his own mouth.

Lin Liu dragged Gui Ling and ran into the house, Ji Song quickly followed.

After arriving in the study, after making sure that no one would overhear their conversation, Lin Liu repeated the previous question again: "How do you know that Chunxiao belongs to Ji Song?"

Ji Song knows better than anyone else the importance of hiding his identity, and he will never tell Guiling his identity.

Gui Ling looked at Lin Liu proudly: "Hey, even though Big Brother Song pretended to be a woman and changed his face to look completely different from before, his habits have not changed!

I always remember that Brother Song uses his left hand to write, and when writing, he always raises his little finger unconsciously; I still remember that he doesn't like coriander, and he frowns every time he eats coriander;

The most important thing is that he really pleases my sister so much, every time my sister sees him, she will subconsciously look at him! "

Skills such as never forgetting and never forgetting are really bugs!

Lin Liu himself didn't pay much attention to Ji Song's habits, but Gui Ling, who didn't get along with Ji Song much before, actually wrote down his behavior and habits.

Lin Liu raised his forehead: "..."

Isn't she concerned about Ji Song's mental health?

It's obviously a normal thing, but why did it become weird when it got into the mouth of this kid, Guiling?

Ji Song stood behind him holding back a smile, and had no intention of getting involved in the "war" between the siblings.

Lin Liu glared at Ji Song, and then looked at Guiling with a more serious expression: "Guiling, Big Brother Song has a special status, and he wears women's clothes to avoid enemies. Except for me, Big Brother Song, and father, you will definitely be able to do this in the future." You can’t reveal his identity in front of other people.”

Guiling nodded obediently: "I know, I haven't told you all this time, have I discovered the identity of Big Brother Song?"

Lin Liu heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "It's really my fault this time. I shouldn't have let Guiling go back to the yard alone. It just so happened that I drew a painting with my own hands a while ago. It was your favorite Suihan three friends. My sister will How about giving that painting to Guiling as an apology?"

Guiling rolled his eyes, seeming a little dissatisfied.

If it was in the past, Guiling would have jumped up happily when he got Lin Liu's painting, but now with a sullen face, he might just want to sit on the ground and raise the price.

Lin Liu didn't mind pampering him, and was thinking about what other presents he could give him, when he heard a maid's announcement from outside the door, saying that his wife had invited him.

She turned her head to look at Gui Ling: "Otherwise, when you see your mother, you can go to my house and see for yourself. If there is anything you like, I will send it to you directly?"

Guiling had no choice but to reluctantly open the door.

When the door opened, the three people found that standing outside the door were Jin Qiu and Xing Hua.

Lin Liu rubbed Guiling's head with a smile, and looked at Xinghua with a smile: "Sister Xinghua, can you tell me what mother is looking for us for?"

Xinghua smiled and nodded: "It's Master Zhu who came. He said that someone from the Rongguo Mansion in the capital city came yesterday. He said that Master She is going to get married next month, so he came here to report a letter."

Lin Liu was stunned for a moment: "Master Xi is married?"

Xinghua nodded: "Yes, I heard from my wife that Uncle Xi married a girl whose surname is Xing, and her hometown seems to be from Gusu, but Miss Xing's father passed the Jinshi examination and became an official in Beijing, so he took them with him. We went to the capital together."

Lin Liu realized that this was the time for Jia She to remarry Mrs. Xing.

This feeling is actually a bit strange. After all, in her impression, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang are of the same generation, but she is now seven or eight years old, and Mrs. Xing only came in. It always makes her feel that Mrs. Xing is older than herself No matter how much, she wouldn't find it strange to say that she was her sister.

But she was thinking too much.

Xinghua whispered: "Girl, don't think it's strange. Although Miss Xing is called a girl, she is actually quite old."

Lin Liu was a little strange: "Since you call her Miss Xing, she is obviously never married. But if she is never married, no matter how old she is, how old can she be?"

"Speaking of which, Miss Xing is also pitiful," Xinghua explained. "She had engaged in another marriage earlier. After going through the three books and six ceremonies, she was seventeen or eighteen years old, and she was waiting to be married. Who knows, Mr. Xing It was gone at this time, in order to keep her father's filial piety, Miss Xing delayed for three years, during which time her mother passed away, so she delayed for another three years, after going around and around, it was 24."

24 is certainly not considered old in modern times, and it can even be called youthful and prime.But in ancient times when they got engaged at the age of twelve or thirteen, and married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, at this age, many children were as old as Lin Liu.

Lin Liu didn't understand the reason why the old lady gave Jia She to marry Mrs. Xing. In the past, the Jia family could be used to decline, but now there are very few well-matched families, even those with a lower family background, who are willing to marry their daughters into the Rongguo Mansion to fill in the house. .

Can continue to marry someone who is so much older than him, what is he thinking all the time?

Lin Liu didn't think Mrs. Xing was old, it was just that Jia She was greedy and lustful, and wanted to like young and beautiful girls. The 24-year-old girl was with Jia She, so I'm afraid he wouldn't like it.

Jia Min had talked about this with Jia's mother before, but she knew a thing or two: "This candidate was proposed by the second sister-in-law. She took a fancy to Miss Xing, probably because she thought that the eldest brother would not like her. Since then, Miss Xing Not only is her family status not high, but she is also not liked by her husband, so naturally there is no way to compete with her for the power of housekeeper."

Lin Liu felt so emotional: "Then why did the ancestor agree?"

Parents to enrich people.

Jia She's marriage is naturally decided by the old lady. As Jia She's younger sibling, where does Mrs. Wang have the right to dictate the uncle's marriage?

Jia Min's eyes were a little dazed, and he sighed: "Maybe it's for Lian'er. If Miss Xing doesn't like her elder brother after marrying in, she will naturally not let Miss Xing become pregnant, and naturally she will not give birth to someone who can threaten Lian'er's status." child."

In this way, Jia Lian naturally became the sole heir of Rongguo Mansion.

Although the old lady gave up Jia Lian, she still didn't want him to be bullied by her stepmother, but she still hoped that he could live a good life.

Lin Liu's expression was a little stiff: "Then Miss Xing has not yet married into the family, isn't she already doomed, in the future..."

Jia Min shook her head and reached out to touch her daughter's head: "I didn't know Miss Xing's age before, but I thought she was from a poor family and a little greedy for money, so I didn't object to my mother choosing her. Now I know, The matter is a foregone conclusion, and I can only wish my eldest brother and sister-in-law a happy marriage."

Lin Liu originally thought that Mrs. Xing was not liked by Jia She because Jia She found out that she was greedy for money after marriage, but now it seems that her disfavor was doomed from the very beginning.

If Mrs. Xing is smart, that's fine, and there is still room for turning things around, but she has a bad family background and loves money. After marrying into the Rongguo Mansion, she will be looked down upon. After that, I'm afraid...

After thinking about it, Lin Liu couldn't help but say, "Mrs. Xing sounds really pitiful. When my mother gives the wedding gift, remember to bring some good things. I remember that we have more than a hundred ancient fans in our storeroom. Why don't you marry someone your father doesn't like very much, and give it to this aunt as a congratulatory gift?"

After thinking about it for a while, Jia Min understood her daughter's thoughts, and couldn't help giving her a look: "You have never been in contact with this girl Xing, and you don't know what kind of person she is, so you think about her like this. If Lian'er found out, she should be angry with you."

Lin Liu smiled: "When mother gives this eldest aunt a gift, don't forget to bring a copy for Cousin Lian, and it's the one he likes more and has a higher value, so naturally he won't be angry with his daughter. "

Jia Min smiled and shook her head, she did not reject her daughter's proposal after all.

Even if this ancient fan can't make the eldest brother look up at Miss Xing, at least he won't treat her as nothing, which is enough for the main wife.

The next day, Jia Min sent someone to bring gifts to the Jia family in Jinling, planning to return to Beijing with the messenger who came from Rongguo Mansion in the capital.

Naturally, the Jia family in Jinling wanted to send people to the capital to congratulate them, and quite a few people went, almost every house sent a representative.However, Jia Zhu didn't plan to return to Beijing to attend the wedding because she was about to finish the Juren examination in a few months.

The same goes for the Lin family. After all, Jia Min is pregnant, Lin Ruhai is also on duty, and the children are even younger, so naturally they can't go back to Beijing to attend the wedding in person.

Fortunately, the old lady had already received the news and knew that Jia Min's pregnancy was difficult, so she would not force her daughter to travel all the way back to Beijing: If something happened to the child on the way, wouldn't it be a happy event and a bad one?

However, after a few days, Lin Liu heard that the head of the Xue family would bring his wife to Beijing to congratulate Jia She on his marriage.

The head of the Xue family should be Xue Baochai's father.

I attended Zhen Baoyu's Catch Zhou Banquet before, but when I came back, I heard from Lin Ruhai that the members of the four major families who stayed in Jinling all had "a rich heart and two respectable eyes", which was very disrespectful.

On the contrary, the head of the Xue family got some good words from Lin Ruhai.

It's just that I don't know why the head of the Xue family went to Beijing in person this time.After all, Jia Amnesty was just a remarriage. Even if someone was needed to attend the wedding banquet, other people from the Xue family's direct line could be sent to Beijing. Why bother him, the head of the Xue family?

But even though he was puzzled, Lin Liu didn't ask any further questions, only thinking that the Patriarch of the Xue family had other plans.

After Jia Min knew about this, she unintentionally mentioned: "I heard that the Patriarch of the Xue family was ill, and went to the Zhen family to ask the imperial doctor to help him see the doctor, but the final result was not ideal. I heard that Xu Shi would not live until next autumn. The next time I go to Beijing, attending the wedding banquet should be secondary, and the most important thing is to find Wang Ziteng, the elder brother, to ask Gu."

After all, Aunt Xue is from the Wang family. If something happens to the head of the Xue family, can the Wang family still ignore it?

Not to mention anything else, at least he has to save enough property for his wife and children to live on, right?

Only then did Lin Liu understand the Xue family's initiative, and when she thought of Xue Baochai, she was a little curious: "Mother, does mother know how many children this Xue family patriarch has?"

Because the quarrel with the Jinling Jia family was not very pleasant before, and the Lin family had no contact with other members of the four major families, Lin Liu naturally had no way of knowing the Xue family's gossip.

Before Jia Min was found to be pregnant, she often had contact with the wives in Jinling, so she naturally knew more news than Lin Liu.

She thought for a while, and said: "It seems that there are many children, but only one son and one daughter are born. I heard that the son is not good, but the daughter is very popular with her father. The head of the Xue family was also admitted as a scholar back then. Teaching her all her talents and learning, she taught this daughter to be smart and lovely, quite poetic."

"However, after her father leaves, this Miss Xue's life will be difficult." Jia Min shook her head, "I heard from other wives that this Mrs. Xue seems to have a weak and indistinct personality. Spoiling your own son so much, spoiling a person's temperament."

Patriarch Xue was fine when he was still alive, but after he left, the daughter-in-law would suffer a lot of grievances.

Lin Liu thought for a while, then said with a smile: "It's her mother after all, Mrs. Xue shouldn't treat her daughter badly. If this Miss Xue is really successful, she can always find a way out for herself in the future."

Jia Min thought about it, so he didn't mention it any more.

Time passed quickly, and when Ji Song finally got in touch with his father's confidant, who couldn't wait to come to Jinling by boat, bad news came from the Rongguo Mansion in the capital——

I heard that when Mrs. Xing got married, in order not to make her dowry look too shabby, she even wiped out all the property of her natal family, leaving nothing for her younger brothers and sisters.

Mrs. Xing's two younger brothers are already engaged, and after completing the three letters and six ceremonies, they are waiting to marry their daughter-in-law into the house, so they will not be affected too much.

But Mrs. Xing still has two younger sisters who are not married. Now the eldest sister has taken away all the property in the family, and the dowry is gone. The people who were originally interested in these two girls and wanted to marry them back home knew about it, and they all gave up their thoughts. .

Lin Liu: "..." This guy did a great job!

She used to only know that Mrs. Xing took all her natal family's property to Rongguo Mansion, but she didn't notice that Mrs. Xing had two younger sisters besides her younger brother.

To some extent, this Mrs. Xing and Jia She are really a perfect match——

Mrs. Xing disregarded the lifelong affairs of her two younger sisters for herself, and Jia She did not take other people's lives seriously for her own liking.

But Mrs. Xing's younger brother is not a fuel-efficient lamp. After finding out that all his property was taken away by his eldest sister, he even asked people to guard outside the gate on the day Mrs. Xing returned to the house, and asked Mrs. Xing to return the property, otherwise he would not let him go. Mrs. Xing entered.

Madam Xing was naturally unwilling, so she turned around and left.

But there were quite a few people who saw this scene at that time, and many of them were quite envious and jealous of Mrs. Xing being able to marry into the Rongguo Mansion, so this matter was quickly embellished and spread throughout the capital.

Rongguo Mansion soon became a joke in the entire capital, and even when Mrs. Wang went out, it was inevitable that people would ask: Is Rongguo Mansion in decline?How did you marry such an unworthy woman to the head of the family?

Mrs. Wang was so ashamed that she didn't even want to go out, so she stayed at home all day eating fast and praying to Buddha.

Jia Zheng also had the same experience, but people in official circles value harmony to make money, so no one speaks so bluntly, but eccentric gossip and strange eyes are naturally unavoidable.

But Jia Zheng was a person with too much face. After receiving such treatment, he simply took half a year's leave. Not only did he not want to go out, but even the housekeepers refused to go out.

After he knew that Mrs. Xing's candidate was proposed by his wife, he immediately lost his temper, and after a big fight with Mrs. Wang, he went to Mrs. Zhao's house——

After Jia Zhu left the capital, Jia Zheng felt that it would not affect his son's studies, so he had no scruples and directly used a beautiful maid by his side.

After tossing all night, Mrs. Zhao saw the red the next day.

Jia Zheng was startled, and hurriedly invited the imperial physician. After taking the pulse, he found out that Mrs. Zhao was more than two months pregnant.

As soon as the news came out, the Rongxi Hall was full of chaos.

But Mrs. Zhao's pregnancy has become a fact, and she is a good-natured girl. After she got pregnant, she changed her behavior.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to pinch her nose and ask the old lady to clear the way of Mrs. Zhao's identity and turn her into an aunt.

Xu felt that Jia Zheng already had an aunt, and it would be all right to have one more, so she simply promoted the Zhou family, who had served Jia Zheng before, as an aunt.

The Zhou family has followed Jia Zheng for more than ten years, and finally has a reputation.

But she was not happy at all, because after more than ten years, she was already old and fading, and she had no children around her, even if she became an aunt, her life was no different from her previous life.

It's her elder brother and sister-in-law, and because of this, the Wang family is more important.

Jia Zheng and his wife were asked this question, could Jia Amnesty, the bridegroom, be spared?There will only be more inquiries from people with good intentions or bad intentions that he encounters.

Although Jia Amnesty is not as good-faced as Jia Zheng, he doesn't want to be pointed at by people saying that marrying a wife is not tasteful, is it?

He didn't like Mrs. Xing in the first place, and after this incident, he lost respect for her even more.