[Red House] But for the sake of the king

It is said that under Ru Hai's advice, Jia Lian really stayed at Lin's house honestly, even Zhao'er, Wang'er and the few servants who had been with him for a long time were dumbfounded.Second Mistress Lian was famously powerful, so apart from Ping'er, Second Master Lian didn't have a housemate at home, let alone a serious concubine.Now that it's so easy to lose the jealous vat of Second Mistress, and it's in Yangzhou where the fireworks are blooming, how can this Second Master bear it?They couldn't help but speculate, could it be that the two girls sent by Butler Lin had such great abilities that even the second mistress couldn't control them and they were able to deal with them submissively?

Jia Lian can't control so much. A few words from Uncle Lin every day can always benefit him a lot.Jia Amnesty was originally a fool, and the Jia family's family education was very messy.Jia Lian's flamboyant things now are all messed up with Jia Zhen and the others.Although I have been running outside for a long time, I have found some ways, but they are just superficial.However, what Lin Ruhai said was the experience of most of his life, and it was more of a silent struggle in the officialdom.Although he has no big ambitions, and he doesn't expect to hold an important official position like Uncle Lin, he just walks around the capital anyway, and there is no harm in learning more.

What's more, this Jia Lian lost his mother since he was a child, and Jia She is such a foolish person, and his ancestors didn't welcome him in this house, so when he was a child, he was never educated by any close elders.As the eldest son and grandson, he naturally has no shortage of food and clothing, and there are a lot of girls and women around him.As for Jia Zhu, who is one year older than him, in addition to these, he also has the careful teaching of his second uncle, and the love of his ancestors like pearls and treasures.That year when Jia Zhu won the Juren, he had thought that if he had such a father, would he be able to be on the list, honoring his ancestors?It's just that this thought disappeared in a flash, and he put it behind him.Who doesn't know that the second master Lian of Rongguo Mansion dislikes reading the most, and likes to fight cocks and walk birds all day long.

This time, with Uncle Lin's reminders everywhere, Jia Lian Fangfo saw what his second uncle taught Brother Zhu back then.

After many days of observation, Lin Ruhai saw that Jia Lian was not really a hopeless playboy, and he was willing to ask for advice, and he was happy to give advice.It's not that I want to make Jia's family understand someone, I just hope that Jia Lian can think of this kindness and treat Yu'er kindly in the future.Everyone knows that the second room in the Rongguo Mansion lives in the main room, but this Xijue is naturally from the line of the eldest son.As long as Jia's mansion does not fall, Jia Lian can at least attack a third-class general.Furthermore, one of his husband and wife is in charge and the other is in charge of outsiders. Even if they don't have real power, they are the ones who execute orders, and sometimes it is more convenient to do things.

It's just that most of the time, Lin Ruhai still chatted with his daughter, trying to teach her some truths.He didn't understand the affairs of the back house, and he didn't need to worry about his mother-in-law in Jia's house. Most of the things he could tell him were the ways of doing things and how to take care of them.His body is getting heavier and heavier, and he has already been folded, and now he just stays at home, resting every day.Even so, Ruhai still feels that time is not enough, and there are still many things to say, but this body is really getting worse.

After two months like this, Lin Ruhai finally couldn't make it through, and died suddenly in his sleep.

Daiyu has been with her father for the past two months, serving soup and medicine every day, and chatting with him to relieve boredom, just to help her father recover from illness as soon as possible.The scene of her mother's death that year is still vivid in her mind, and coupled with the three years of living in Jia's mansion, Daiyu doesn't want to lose her father as the last support.

She has carefully remembered her father's earnest teachings these days, but she is only a little girl under ten years old. No matter how precocious, she can understand so many ways of doing things.Especially after Ruhai left like this, Daiyu has no backbone at all, besides guarding the spirit and taking medicine every day, she can't control many other things.

Because Jia Lian got advice and benefits, he worked harder to arrange the funeral.Moreover, the Lin family doesn't have many relatives, and they live far away, so it's very cheap to deal with.Many of Lin Ruhai's colleagues and classmates also came to worship, but Jia Lian gained a lot of insight.

In Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai, a doctor of Lantai Temple and a hand-picked censor of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, can be said to be the emperor of the south of the Yangtze River, and he is the object of the entire Jiangnan officialdom.Although the tree fell and the monkeys scattered, Lin Ruhai has his own way of being an official, and he has a very good personal relationship with many officials in Yangzhou.And another imperial decree arrived, granting Lin Ruhai the posthumous title "Wenzheng".

According to the regulations of the current dynasty, when a first-rank minister passes away, the Holy One decides whether to confer posthumous titles.Officials below the first grade are not granted posthumous posthumous titles unless there is a special order.Note 1 Now Lin Ruhai receives the posthumous title of "Wenzheng" with his second-rank official position, which is a great grace.Because of this, even though there was only one daughter left in the Lin family, many people came to express their condolences.

Few of the visitors were female relatives, and occasionally there were a few, who were also close to the Lin family, and Jia Min often came and went.These Daiyu are also familiar, and I feel sorry for her as an orphan, and a few words of comfort will be fine.Therefore, compared to Jia Lian who was busy ahead, Daiyu was much more relaxed.

In the past few days, her tears have never stopped, and the water and rice cannot enter, which makes Zijuan Xueyan and others anxious.In addition to soup and medicine every day, it is ginseng soup.It's just that these soups can't be drunk anymore, after only a few mouthfuls, they will vomit again.Several people persuaded her in turn, but Daiyu still refused to go back to her room to rest, she just sat and copied scriptures in the upper room during the day, and knelt in front of the mourning hall to keep watch after nightfall.

Because Lin Ruhai's ancestral home was in Suzhou, the spirit had to be sent back to Suzhou, and he only stayed in Yangzhou for 49 days.It wasn't a big deal, Jia Lian could naturally handle this matter, not to mention Lin Sheng and others were there to help.But it happened that sister Lin was like this, which made him anxious.

Jia Lian was several years older than the sisters and had married again, so naturally he was not very familiar with them.In the past, I heard my daughter-in-law often talk about this cousin Lin. She really has the posture of sinking fish and wild goose, and Wenjun's talent is clear, but she is a paper beauty.He didn't believe it at first, but after seeing her for a few days, he realized that the words were true.

Because she was weak since she was a child, Daiyu was born thin, and she looked like she would collapse when the wind blows.Therefore, the plump Baochai is more popular.Now I have been crying for a few more days, I can't even make a sound, I can only cry, two lines of tears hang on my white and thin face, it's so cute.But the top priority now is to send the spirit back to Suzhou, Daiyu's appearance is really worrying.

Jia Lian had no choice but to order Zijuan to take good care of him. After all, seven or seven days passed.

Jia Lian told Daiyu in advance, and asked her to sort out the things she was going to bring, and then return to Beijing directly from Suzhou.Furthermore, the Lin Mansion in Yangzhou is an official residence, and it is the grace of the superior to be able to stop the coffin for 49 days, and I can no longer live there.I heard that the new patrol salt censor is on his way and will arrive in Yangzhou soon.

Daiyu never cared about those things outside her body, but her parents' relics should always be remembered.Most of the things her mother left for her were taken with her when she went back to Beijing last time, and now only the books left by her father are left.She is also a book addict, so naturally she doesn't want to throw away these precious fragments of ancient books at will, and she is afraid that the servants will damage the paintings and calligraphy with careless hands, so she dragged her frail body and cleaned them up herself. up.In the end, two full boxes were packed and came out, which was already streamlined.

After the 49th, Jia Lian took Daiyu to send Lin Ruhai's coffin back to Suzhou.Daiyu also wanted to let her father go to the ground as soon as possible, so she held her body up and never fell down, unlike when her mother died before, she was so sick that she couldn't get up.Jia Lian and everyone who served him breathed a sigh of relief. After all, helping the spirit is a big deal. If something happened to Miss Lin, how could she take care of her well.

Jia Lian took care of the Lin family's belongings according to Lin Ruhai's instructions, and benefited privately, and was very patient with Daiyu.What's more, he also lost his mother when he was young. Now that he saw Daiyu like this, he couldn't help being moved with compassion, so he took good care of him along the way.Although this trip is really hard to do, and it has been almost half a year since I left home, but the rewards are not small.Jia Lian proudly touched the things in her purse, feeling that she really made a profit this time.Not only got my uncle's advice, but also took advantage of it. After this funeral, I also got to know many officials.Although they are all local officials from Jiangnan, who knows how other people's families will develop in the future, it is always good to know more people.

As soon as the Suzhou incident was over, Jia Lian took Daiyu back to Beijing.

It was still the same Grand Canal, and the scenery on both sides had not changed much. Daiyu sat by the window, but her heart was more miserable than three years ago.At that time, although she lost her mother, she felt unbearable grief, but at least she still had her father at home, so she finally had someone to rely on.Also, I am still young, so I don't think much, but I am reluctant to part with my father, and I am full of curiosity about my ancestors' families in Beijing and abroad.

But this time, after she left, there was no chance of her coming back.The young lady of the family of a second-rank senior member was reduced to an orphan and went to relatives.Daiyu has always been proud and arrogant, how can she bear this.I also thought of the girl Bao who lived in Jia's mansion. Although she lost her father, she still had her mother and elder brother.She was already more popular than her, but this time, if you compare them twice, you may not know what those bad-mouthed women will say behind their backs.Fortunately, grandma really loves her and treats her better than the Yingchun sisters.There is also Baoyu, who claims to be a flower protector. She has been with her ears and temples since she was a child, playing and playing together, and getting closer to others.

On the broad water, two large ships, one in front and one behind, slowly headed north.Occasionally, there are startled waterfowl on the shore, and they rush straight to the sky with a long cry, and disappear after a while.

Daiyu took the hot handkerchief that Zijuan had wrung dry, and spread it on her face, and immediately felt her tense face relax a lot.Now that the matter has come to this, what's the use of her just looking at herself day and night and pitying herself.Just seeing the books spread out on the table, and the notes written by my father on it, the tears couldn't stop flowing down again.

After many years, it should be a good time for a good time.Even if there are all kinds of worries, let alone tell anyone.

The author has something to say: Note 1: The posthumous titles of ministers in the Qing Dynasty stipulated that if a first-rank minister passed away, the emperor would be asked to decide whether to grant posthumous titles as usual.Officials below the first rank are not granted posthumous posthumous titles unless there is a special order.Only those who have received posthumous titles have been admitted to the Imperial Academy or have been awarded a bachelor's degree can use the word "wen".Among the posthumous titles of the word "Wen", "Wenzheng" is the most rare; it can only come from a special decree, and cannot be discussed by the officials.