Heir of the Red Chamber

Lin Ya, who was thousands of miles away, naturally had no way of knowing that his family had been treated as a bag and a meal by the few people he hated the most, and what he was thinking about was how to return Chu Ronghua's words.

Daiyu must not be promised to the prince, Lin Ruhai had made it clear to Lin Ya.

First of all, part of the reason why the Lin family had such confidence in the confrontation with the Zhen family was that they had never explicitly turned to any prince.

Misfortunes come with blessings, if you only see that the Lin family lacks the support of cronies, and the background is not deep enough, then you still don't understand the principle that misfortunes and blessings depend on each other.It is because there is no clear which highness to rely on, so that he can not be the first bird, so he has the current favoritism, and has the value of attracting all parties.

Just like the disharmony between the Lin family and the Zhen family, in today's eyes, it's just a little bit of a quarrel between his servants and Concubine Zhen's servants.In other words, there was a dispute between the confidant of the master and the confidant of a certain mistress, and the son of the mistress still thought about his authority until the world knew who the master was for?Concubine Zhen and her two princes are still carefully weighing the possibility of the Lin family being drawn over, while the rest of the princes feel that the chances of the Lin family joining them are a little higher.Who is more confident?

But once Daiyu promises to some prince, things will not be so cheap.

Secondly, Lin Ruhai said it very frankly: He has only had such a little flesh and blood under his knees, how could he have the heart to send her to that first-class, cold and dangerous place in the world?

It wasn't that no one wanted to ask for Daiyu before, and Concubine Zhen even said that as long as the Lin family was willing, Daiyu wanted to marry His Highness the Fourth Highness or His Highness the Sixth Highness. Use the eldest son of the eldest son to come to ask for marriage.

At that time, Lin Ruhai refused all of them.

From His Highness the Second Highness at the head to His Highness the Sixth Highness, the second son of Concubine Zhen, these princes are all at least ten years older than Daiyu, not to mention the battle for the succession, just that they have already married the main concubine. For the position of concubine, the Lin family was absolutely reluctant to let Daiyu suffer from this. She would not be able to wear red clothes in her life, and would always be inferior to other women.

Chu Ronghua's main family is the first concubine of the former crown prince, now the cousin of the concubine of Yizhong, the eldest daughter of Lintao Xu's family's second wife, and now has two daughters and one son, he dared to ask for Daiyu, if not for his future Wanting to board the Great Treasure, Lin Ya really wanted to pour all the tea in his cup onto that smiling face.

"Ya is terrified, it's just that my sister's marriage has been decided by my father long ago. Although Ya is not filial, he dare not disobey. Besides, before the death of my mother, the most worrying thing is my sister. The only wish is that my sister can be red and beautiful, Marry a wife."

The corners of Lin Ya's eyes and eyebrows showed no emotion at all, and his voice was clear and clear, without leaving a single word.Not to mention that he can't be the master of Daiyu's marriage, even if he could be the master, he would never agree to Chu Ronghua.The eldest daughter of the Lin family wanted Shili Hongzhuang to be her first wife, but each of them wanted their daughter from the Lin family to be their concubine, which was not a good idea.

Chu Ronghua was not an idiot. Hearing this, he smiled slightly: "Your family is a baby." There seemed to be some appreciation in the words, and there was no displeasure.

Lin Ya was even more vigilant in his heart.

He understood that Chu Ronghua said that he wanted to give up the princess before, and then said that he wanted to get Daiyu, it was just a psychological tactic.Let's talk about a condition that the Lin family can't accept at all, and then throw out something else that doesn't sound too much. The possibility that he will relax and agree will be much higher.

It's just that Chu Rong Huaye underestimated him.Whether he Shang Chu Ronghua's sister, Xu married Daiyu, is it only the Lin family who can't accept it?Even if the two parties just made a verbal agreement not to disclose it, they will still disclose it when they reach their age in a few years. When the big event is still undecided, people will be aware of who the Lin family is interested in. Can Chu Ronghua afford this risk?

This bureau is too rough.

Sure enough, Chu Ronghua threw out another candidate in his next sentence.

"Have you ever heard of the name Zeng Dingyue, Zeng Shilang?" Before he finished speaking, Chu Ronghua even raised his glass to signal Lin Ya, and drank a glass of tea instead of wine.

Zeng Dingyue, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the No. [-] in Changtai for six years. He has won the trust of the present for many years, and he has learned both ancient and modern times.Now everyone in the government and the public knows that once the current minister of the Ministry of Rites begs to rest, Zeng Dingyue will be the minister of the Ministry of Rites with certainty, and he is guaranteed to enter the cabinet and pay respects.

Unexpectedly, such a person stood quietly behind Chu Ronghua.

Knowing more about Chu Ronghua's skills, Lin Ya also drank a cup, and spoke a little more cautiously: "Mr. Zeng is a model scholar in the world. Although Ya lives in the mountains, how can he not know?"

The admiration and admiration in the words made Chu Ronghua's eyebrows stretch.

"It's so good. Minister Zeng also praises Mr. Lin very much! Minister Zeng has five sons and four daughters, nine grandchildren and three granddaughters. There are two good marriages now, whether it is a good brother who intends to marry the daughter of the Zeng family, Or if you feel that the Zeng family's family traditions are agreeable, it's okay if you are willing to betroth your sister-in-law, Brother Yu is willing to match you up, what do you think?"

This handwriting is also considered large.Lin Ya twitched his brows, and was about to decline, but Chu Ronghua waved his hand, stopping his unspoken words: "My dear brother, don't worry, you can go back to the Yangzhou News and Mr. Lin, and then reply. Although the Zeng family is not Can a family that is so rich and honored be inferior to the Li family in Jinling?"

When mentioning the Li family, Chu Ronghua stared at Lin Ya with a smile that was not a smile, full of jokes, Lin Ya was calm on the surface, but his heart was agitated.

Even the Jia family didn't know about Daiyu's meeting with the eldest grandson of the Li family.

When reading the Red Chamber in the previous life, Lin Ya was not indifferent.Jia Min has only one daughter, Daiyu. Since Jia Baoyu looks down on Jia Baoyu in every possible way, why didn't he choose another son-in-law for Daiyu before his death?At that time, the three media and six employments will be settled early, and there will be no other way out. Why bother to hang on an inconspicuous tree.

When Lin Ya was reborn as a human being and managed to gain Lin Ruhai's trust, she realized that Daiyu had never discussed marriage with others.

When Jia Min was alive, he had inspected and considered many times, so before he passed away, he fell in love with the eldest grandson of Li's family in Jinling.This Li family is also of the same family as Jia Zhu's wife Li Wan.It's just that Li Wan's father is the head of the side family who came out of Wufu, and Daiyu is determined to be the direct line of the clan house.

Because Jia Min couldn't get up not long after the two parties agreed, there was no written document.According to the wishes of the old lady of the Li family, it would be better to wait for Daiyu's mother to pass her filial piety before mentioning this matter.Unexpectedly, misfortunes never come singly, within three months after Jia Min's death, Young Master Sun of the Li family also fell down due to a cold and died young.

The fourth prince and the sixth prince are siblings with the same mother. This blood relationship of the same father and mother is the only one among the princes of this generation.In the past, their mother and concubine Zhen Guifei doted on the harem, and if the two brothers worked together, it would be true brothers with one heart, and their profits cut through gold. It is rumored that even the death of the former crown prince was caused by these two highnesses.

The first prince went away for no apparent reason, and among the remaining princes, apart from the second prince who was the oldest, there was really no one who could fall into the eyes of these two highnesses.Besides, even the second prince is far behind their brothers in terms of ability and grace.

Seeing that there seems to be a road to the sky in front of him, but the problem also arises.

There is only one throne, and the supreme power of life, death, honor and disgrace can only be enjoyed by one person, and brothers are no exception. The sixth prince is also the son of a noble concubine, and the fourth prince has helped him a lot. The favor of his mother and concubine, just because he is a few years younger, can he really be willing to just follow behind his elder brother and spend all his time making wedding clothes for others?

The Shanxi Niu family took refuge in His Highness the Sixth Highness instead of the Fourth Highness. At that time, it could be said that it was to avoid the fear of the present, but it was the Sixth Prince's Mansion, not the Concubine Zhen, who flowed into the Niu family's ten thousand pieces of furniture like a stream of water. A series of four princes' residences that are usually released.

Immediately afterwards, the He family, a salt merchant that had eaten the Xue family for many generations in the south of the Yangtze River, had quietly worshiped under the sixth prince's door, bowing their heads and obeying their ears.

The sixth prince is even more powerful now, but at this moment, the fourth prince is reprimanded by the present for blatantly competing with the second prince, and the second and fourth highnesses are ordered to study behind closed doors by the current decree, how can the sixth prince hold back?It was really a stride to the front of the stage.

With that impatient look, no one would believe him if he was said to have been confused for a while.At least his brother, the fourth prince, didn't believe it.

Who told the Fourth Highness to listen to his mother's uncle Zhen Yingjia's persuasion, wanting to punish some big salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, so as to beat the unruly Lin family indirectly, but before anyone else jumped out, the Sixth Highness went first Why don't you agree?

The most wonderful thing was the reaction of the two princes' biological mother, Zhen Guifei.The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, which one can Concubine Zhen control?Help the fourth prince, the pampered young son is tossing in every possible way, speak for the sixth prince, the fourth prince accuses her of repeating Wu Jiang's mistakes.It's really a dilemma.

The Lin family stirred quietly in this muddy water for a long time, planning such an ending, which could be regarded as a stepping stone for the future of the third prince Chu Ronghua they chose.

It's just that now that Chu Ronghua picked such a topic to bring up this matter, the stunned Lin Ya almost couldn't get up.

Show loyalty?

Chu Ronghua clearly guessed, or discovered the role of the Lin family in the process, but he used this matter to question human nature and how loyal the Lin family was.

A brother of the same father and mother can still be provoked by others, so how can one of the behind-the-scenes driving forces of the brother's betrayal show his loyalty?In-laws, but not even blood.

Facing Chu Ronghua's straightforward scrutiny, Lin Ya smiled suddenly, with a warm expression, just like the morning sun breaking through the clouds.

"Everyone in the world is going for profit, and all the good things in the world are going for profit. My brother Yan Qiang is just a word of profit. Ya once heard people say that if one person is not lured by profit, then either the profit is not big enough, or It's because the hope of getting the profit is too slim. People are not sages, that's all. Ya is just an ordinary person, how can he be an exception? Naturally, there is something to ask for. There is an old saying that a scholar dies for his confidant, what Ya asks for, Your Highness You should know."

What is Lin Ya asking for?Of course, Chu Ronghua can be sent to the throne, so as to fight for the Lin family to be an extremely talented minister, making the world rich and powerful.

What is left to say is that the Lin family will be Chu Ronghua's secret support even if they are in-laws or not, but if they want the Lin family to die, it depends on Chu Ronghua's ability.At least for now, if Chu Ronghua loses, the Lin family still has to protect themselves.

Chu Ronghua shrank his eyes and pupils, then laughed out loud, and patted Lin Ya's shoulder affectionately, but the strength of his hands was so strong that even Lin Ya, who had a strong body, felt his shoulders go numb.

"My dear brother is very much in my favor! I have to have another drink with Brother Wei!"

After finishing speaking, Chu Ronghua casually pushed the hard-to-find celadon cup forward, stared at Lin Ya to fill it up for him, and drank the good tea in one gulp like a cow chewing peonies, behaved wildly, But inadvertently revealed a kind of dignity and arrogance in his bones.

Lin Ya knew that Chu Ronghua was not very happy.But what can he do?

He is more willing to talk about love with Chu Ronghua and say that he is loyal, but Chu Ronghua must be willing to believe it.

As for the fact that the two were both abandoned by their biological fathers and had a rough childhood, he knew it well, if he really dared to speak out, Chu Ronghua would definitely turn his face immediately.

Tolerance on the outside and taboo on the inside, this is the evaluation of the present day when his stepfather Lin Ruhai and Lin Ya took the mansion newspaper to explain the government affairs, and it is also Lin Ruhai's attribution to the current princes.

At that time, Lin Ruhai lowered his eyes and frowned, his whole body seemed a little unreal in the rising incense mist, only his whispering voice hit Lin Ya's heart heavily: "The temperament of this family is also in the same line. If you use you, you also have to suspect you. You are so stupid, they may not guess that you have other plans and falsehoods. You have a little reservation, but they feel unhappy but think your words are true. Since there is no choice, they have to make do with it deal with."

It is too difficult to reassure Tianjia.It's not that Lin Ya doesn't want to be Chu Ronghua's first-class confidant, but unfortunately, before the time comes, he can only settle for second best, don't make him suspicious, just pretend that he has other plans.

Sure enough, although Chu Ronghua was unhappy afterwards, he treated Lin Ya a lot more casually in his words, at least he no longer used the titles like "good brother, foolish brother" that made Lin Ya's hair stand on end, and vaguely revealed that The purpose of his trip to the south of the Yangtze River was revealed: secretly accept the emperor's order, and investigate the deficit of Liangjiang weaving.

It was said lightly, that Chu Ronghua obviously did not intend to use the Lin family in this matter, but just wanted to communicate with the Lin family so as not to hinder each other.

Lin Ya also didn't want to create any more trouble for her family.Who in the court doesn't know that Liangjiang Weaving is the leader of the Zhen family?He acted as if he didn't understand at all, and told Chu Ronghua some interesting anecdotes about the Zhen family, and took the right time to get up and leave.

Chu Ronghua left a few words in vain, then got up and sent Lin Ya out.

The two of them were speechless all the way, and went straight to the Chuihua Gate. Chu Ronghua suddenly said, "Mr. Lin doesn't like my in-laws. Others like them very much. After all, they are relatives who are turning corners. My fourth brother intends to marry Xue's daughter." As for being a concubine, will your grandfather's family be informed?"

The fourth prince wants to accept Xue Baochai?

When something like this happened, even though the Li family was reasonable and didn't intend to blame the Lin family at all, Daiyu's marriage would still have to wait a few more years before mentioning it, and in the end it was delayed.Moreover, it is hard to say whether there is any shadow of Li Wan's bias towards Baochai to suppress Daiyu in the book.

It was a matter of Daiyu's life, and even the so-called grandparent Jia's family didn't know anything about it, but Chu Ronghua knew it so clearly. Lin Ya didn't know which one the old man Li, who had only spent his life in his hometown for many years, supported. It counts.

"Such a big matter, I have to report it to my father, and it is right to ask him to make a decision." This time, Lin Ya did not refuse, but he also made his meaning clear. This matter still depends on Lin Ruhai's intention.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, but you have become a filial son, which is really rare." Chu Ronghua stabbed Lin Ya lightly, and Chu Ronghua didn't know whether to laugh at Lin Ya or to laugh at himself, and there was a strange smile on his face: " It's not that I love being a aunt and six wives, it's just for peace of mind."

After all, he was still afraid that the Lin family would turn against him and wanted to bind the Lin family with marriage.

But are in-laws really reliable?

Lin Ya opened his mouth to speak, but Chu Ronghua became addicted to cutting people off, and Youyouran stuck in Lin Ya's heart again: "Of course, there are exceptions to everything. The fourth and sixth are not the same. From Yingtian? This is a dear brother, I don’t know if my brother is in the south of the Yangtze River, but do you know about this case?”

Why don't you know?The Fourth Prince and the Sixth Prince had quarreled to the point where brothers fought against each other, and the Lin family had put in a lot of effort. ?