Heir of the Red Chamber

Early the next morning, Mother Jia, who had been suffering from headaches these days, woke up refreshed, and specially ordered someone to watch over her two sons, both of whom were grandfathers. Once I got the honor of having dinner with my old mother.

Not to mention Jia Amnesty, who has never been favored by Jia Mu for many years, even Jia Zheng, because Jia Baoyu is afraid of him, has not had breakfast in Jia Mu's room for a long time.Today was so abnormal, Jia She and Jia Zheng, the brothers who were at odds with each other, had a rare tacit understanding, they both guessed that the mother had something to say, and they didn't dare to delay, so they hurried over.

Sure enough, Mother Jia only took two mouthfuls of crystal dumplings and drank half a bowl of rice porridge with duck silk and green stems. She glanced at the chopsticks that her two sons hadn't moved much and opened her mouth. No taste, no taste, so he bowed his head and stood there.

"You are all people who have grandchildren. Logically, as an orphan like me, I just want to enjoy the blessings of my children and grandchildren. In a family like ours, I have nothing to be dissatisfied when I live to such an old age. There is only one Min'er. Good morning, you brothers don't feel bad, but I do."

Wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, Mother Jia saw that her two sons were still as submissive as before, and she knelt down to make amends when she felt a little dissatisfied. The words still carried the majesty of the same words: "Seeing that Lin Ya is wild and unruly, acting inappropriately, my heart feels like it has been fried, and I don't know who to talk to. Fortunately, the sky has eyes, and I don't know where to go." There is Lin Chong, although he is a sibling of Lin Ya, but he is a good boy by nature."

This is to tell Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng clearly that her old man thinks Lin Chong, the second son of the Lin family, is better, and wants the two brothers to obey her, and wants the brothers to fight against the wall and help Lin Chong seize the family business.

Jia Amnesty didn't want to answer the question at all.

As a serious master Xijue, apart from the private belongings left by his late grandmother, Mrs. Laoguo, he doesn't even have access to the property that his ancestors set down a rule that he must inherit only one family.The first wife who gave him face in everything died of illness, and raising a son is like raising a second wife.The old lady can't think of him because of good things, so she wants him to come out now.

At any rate, the Lin family gave him a lot of good things to add to his private house. Even if they had bad intentions, it was real gold and silver. If the old lady didn't give any money, she would make people work.

Besides, his decent eldest son has been suppressed by his younger brother for most of his life, and now he can't even get a main house. The old lady still wants him to work hard to suppress other people's eldest son. Treat him like a fool.

Jia Amnesty said that brother-in-law Lin did not do anything wrong to his family. Back then, my younger sister and brother-in-law had no sons, and the old lady was thinking about the family all day long. Doing that kind of thing again, thinking about it again is really eating carrots and worrying.

Jia Zheng wanted to share the worries of his old mother.

But he has always been indifferent to everything, and he is also at a loss as to why his family and the Lin family are in an unmanageable situation, so he can't say anything that suits Mother Jia's wishes.

In fact, did Jia Zheng really know nothing about what Mrs. Wang and the others did?Not quite.Every time Mrs. Wang sent someone out, she would mostly use his name card as Master Jia Er, but he neither cared nor wanted to care, and now he could only deal with it in a muddleheaded manner.

Besides, it was really difficult for Jia Zheng to say something about the family business of the elder and younger.

Mother Jia didn't expect that the two masters in the family who could only put on a show would really give her any advice, and calling them over was nothing more than asking them to make a statement, so that she could better control her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law. Only when things come, can we use our fingers.

Before Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng arrived, Mother Jia knew that the boss would not be too enthusiastic about this matter, but now she was still angry with Jia She's powerless and silent look, and cursed secretly that she was not raised by herself. He was just inconsiderate, so he waved his hands and told them to go about their own affairs, and then called Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng over.

Now that Jia Lian had made a big feud with the Lin family, he couldn't go to the south of the Yangtze River, but Lin Chong was such a good candidate, and Jia's mother really couldn't let go, so she discussed with her son and grandson and daughter-in-law to see how to coax the child.

Before Mrs. Wang reluctantly picked out a suitable person, the news of Lin Yazhongju came from Jiangnan.

The imperial examination is difficult, and how many people have grandchildren before they can barely pass the exam.Thinking about Jia Zhu who passed away, she was praised by the Rongguo Mansion because of her cleverness and ability to read. Later, she tried it, until she became a relative, died and left a posthumous child, and she didn't touch the edge of the Guibang. .

Even though there is only one level difference between a scholar and a Juren, that is the difference between clouds and mud. It is absolutely impressive that Lin Ya can hit him with one blow at such a young age.Here in Rongguo Mansion, the second wife, Mrs. Wang, who had been scratched directly, accidentally dropped a Northern Song celadon vase, and she saw several flaws in the servants with keen eyes one after another, and changed the monthly money of more than a dozen people.

And the restless Mrs. Zeng, who was anxious day and night and lived on August [-]th, finally slept peacefully after rewarding the servant who reported the letter, and got up the next day to increase the dowry of the eldest daughter. , to match such a good marriage of double happiness.

Not to mention how many people in Beijing were happy or resentful about the news, but after Lin Ya made arrangements for the chores at home, he was accompanied by his teacher Chen Xiao on the big boat going north.

There were originally four maidservants with outstanding backgrounds and appearances beside Lin Ya. It stands to reason that one of these four should be selected to serve as a personal attendant when going out this time, and the four maids also secretly separated for a long time.Who knew that after working for a long time, Lin Ya took some time out of his busy schedule to ask the big housekeeper He Qi to make a list and match them together with a few second-class people. It was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, killing all the servants stunned.

It's not that the people who match them are so unbearable.Lin Ya didn't say that he was going to be punished, but He Qi thought about finding some similar servants for them. After all, even if the servants are married, they still pay attention to the right family.It's just that they are all good-looking girls in Lin Ya's yard, not to mention that they used to have the idea of ​​being a master, even if they didn't, it should be that the master rewarded them with extra dignity and let their mothers and fathers find talents by themselves.The difference lies in whether it is as long as the family status matches or whether the child's character is good or bad.

Since it wasn't Grace, the age of the girl who came out this time was not up to the old rules of the Lin family's girl matching, so it was a punishment.All of a sudden, the servants in the house were discussing a lot, wondering what the fault would be for the uncle to send him out directly.

The three cobblers are the best Zhuge Liang.The servants had been serving the master all their lives, trying to figure out what the master wanted. Before Lin Ya went out, the reason why the maids were sent out was spread under the guidance of the big steward He Qi intentionally or unintentionally.As a slave, it is one thing for the master to speak, but before the master speaks, you will have big-hearted thoughts that you should not have. This time, it is a small punishment and a major punishment. What about the daughter-in-law?

Now Lin Ya's courtyard has completely quieted down. The two newly promoted maidservants are well-behaved. Lin Ya will never say a word without asking. All the while, he wants to find a way to push his daughter into the courtyard. also stopped.

Outside the forest cliff, there are people from the same city who want to socialize, and inside they have to be busy listening to Lin Ruhai's teachings and often reading and talking with their younger siblings. They are busy every day until midnight before returning to their yard, and they have no time to care about people's little thoughts. It was the stewards who looked at Kong'er and replied, and Lin Ya remembered that the big girls before he had a fit hadn't decided who to go to Beijing with him, so after thinking about it, he simply waved his hand and didn't take any of the girls.

Chen Xiao laughed at him because he was afraid of the Zeng family like a tiger, Lin Ya rolled his eyes and said nothing.He is a big man with complete hands and feet, and he is accompanied by a bunch of young servants. How can he need a cute girl to follow him?Besides, he really wants to live a good life with his future wife. Women in this world are more difficult than men. If he keeps some troublemakers by his side, how can he let a good girl live alone in the Lin family with peace of mind?

Wife, Qi Ye.Respecting only the etiquette and status is obviously not the correct attitude towards a wife who will be with him for life, at least not in Lin Ya's place.What Lin Ya believes in is heart-for-heart exchange.

Moreover, it is indeed much more convenient not to bring a maid, and there are no so many internal and external taboos on board. The boys showed their youthful nature after two or three days of being cautious, and became more lively.Even Chen Xiao, who is so scheming and calculating that he can't be bothered by emotions, was a little heroic by the mighty canal, and every day he took Lin Ya to lean on the railing to look at the distance and comment on the world.

Speaking of which, this was Lin Ya's second trip since coming to another world.Compared with the desolation and desolation of the last time, this time it can be regarded as a gold slave and silver maidservant with infinite glory.But for some reason, his homesickness was heavier than last time.Maybe it's because there was only one Lin Chong who made him worry about it before, but this time there are two more family members, Lin Ruhai and Daiyu?

Think back to when Lin Chong, who was thin and small, with a dirty face and no height than a chair, wiped his face with tears and snot, dragged him by the corner of his clothes and begged the steward of the caravan not to take him away, but was beaten by his biological father instead. Falling to the ground with a stick and being unable to get up, Lin Ya couldn't help regretting that he had spoken too harshly to Lin Chong before leaving.

It's just that no matter how regretful it is, it is impossible for Lin Ya to jump off the boat and run back to Yangzhou now, so he can only pass the time every day with a collection of poems that Lin Chong Daiyu specially gave him, a collaboration between the two.

Lin Ya and his party took an official boat, and they traveled quickly and steadily, but within half a month, they arrived in Jining, Shandong, and the weather became colder and colder.

The Lin family lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and most of the family members could not bear the severe cold in the north. Even Lin Ya, who traveled to the northwest, has become much more delicate in recent years.Therefore, as soon as they arrived at Jining, a hub town on the canal, the housekeeper who came out to do trivial things this time led people to buy some firewood to keep out the cold, while Lin Ya held the disciple ceremony, and Mr. Feng Chen Xiao went ashore to play.

Don't look at Chen Xiao, who never tires of eating and drinking, and is full of grandeur everywhere. After all, he is a capable person who traveled all over China with only a small child. Even Lin Ya was a little lazy because he was afraid of the cold. Still walking around happily, he is much tougher than the group of Lin's servants who are not acclimatized today and I will eat a bad stomach tomorrow.

The husband wants to appreciate the scenery of Jining, but Lin Ya, a student, can only grit his teeth to keep up if he wants to rest, and he has to be diligent and respectful all the time.

Chen Ling didn't care whether Lin Ya was studying in the cabin until five o'clock last night, he only had eyes on the customs of Jining.Anyway, as a teacher, he only arranges the homework and sets the deadline for the examination, and how to complete it is the student's own business.

A teacher, an apprentice, and a pair of tail-like servants walked for half a day. When Chen Ling was having fun, there was a faint cry from in front of him.

Chen Xiao frowned, and couldn't help raising her eyebrows to take a look, only to realize that the group of them had unknowingly walked in front of a nunnery.

This nunnery is obviously not very prosperous, and the writing on the plaque on the door is peeling off, making it impossible to read the writing on it.There is not even a sage at the door, weeds have grown in the gaps between the ancient bluestone slabs, there are no Buddhist treasures, coupled with the faint crying, people have no reason to go at this noon My heart sank.

Lin Ya also pursed her lips, and turned her head to wink at the boys.

Not long after, Shousheng, who had drank a bowl of Hu spicy soup at the food stall he just passed, wiped his mouth clean and ran all the way back, respectfully telling the news he inquired about.

This place turned out to be the family temple of Xu, a prominent family in Jining.

Speaking of the Xu family in Jining, Lin Ya couldn't remember which family it was for a moment. Chen Xiao mentioned Xu Zhi softly, and Lin Ya realized which family it was.

The Xu family is indeed a well-known family, but the development from a local wealthy family to the Xuanhe mansion well-known throughout the court was after Xu Zhi, the current old lady of the Xu family, developed.Xu Zhi was also one of the beneficiaries of Changtai's 11th Northwest Chaos. Now he is an official worshiping General Zhenxi and Minister of the Ministry of War.

Xu Zhi's family is not prosperous, and he joined the army as a young man, married his wife and gave birth to children at the border. After the prosperity, most of the Xu family's descendants lived in Beijing with Xu Zhi, and those who stayed in Jining were mostly sons of side branches.But even so, the Xu Family Temple shouldn't be dilapidated like this.

Seeing Lin Ya's puzzled face, Shousheng quickly told him the news he found out like beans poured out of a bamboo tube.

The Xu family was just a piece of sand before the prosperity of the old master Xu Cane. The richer descendants of several houses had their own places to worship. Later, when Xu Cane became prominent, he reorganized the family by virtue of his status, leaving only one family temple for worship. The ancestors of the Xu family set up a large number of sacrifice fields around the family temple, and the other places, like the one in front of them, gradually declined without incense and worship.

As for the cries they heard, eight out of ten it was the nine daughters of Xu Zhi's wife.Jining, who just arrived a few days ago, said that her filial piety was commendable. She personally helped the coffin of her biological mother who died of a sudden illness back to her ancestral home for burial.

Lin Ya was not very clear about the in-laws of the rich and powerful families in central Beijing, but based on Shousheng's words, she guessed that Miss Xu Jiu must have been involved in some kind of secret affair, but Chen Xiao's complexion suddenly became ugly, fierce He got up and left, took Lin Ya and others around, and sat down in a tea house by the Jining City Wharf, drinking tea while listening to the chatter of the merchants who came from south to north.

This time, I really heard a big news.

The second prince, Chu Rongzhao, the king of Zhongxi County, colludes with the barbarian leaders and colludes with the border guards in order to lure the barbarians into the pass to usurp the throne.The second prince's mother's family and his wife's family were all condemned to confiscate the family and exile.

Counting the days, the matter of Zhongxi County Prince's Mansion just happened less than ten days ago, and the residence report hadn't been delivered when they came out of Yangzhou, so the big things related to the royal clan and the frontier generals have nothing to do with the little people Involvement, so they are actually deaf until now to know.

After Chen Xiao listened to the time when she was sitting silently with a cup of tea, she returned to the boat with a cold face like an expert, and suddenly smiled, with indescribable irony and contempt in her smile.

"Do you know that there is no thunder from the sky, why did the Xu family just violently kill a grandma in the first room, and send a girl from the concubine to die in such a ruined temple?" Chen Xiaoqing's eyebrows and eyes were undisguised. Leng Yi: "I'll teach you how to behave, and let you see what these big families are like. Miss Xu Jiu's father is the second master of the Xu family, and she married the aunt of the Zhou family in Pingcheng."

The Zhou family in Pingcheng is the mother family of the princess of Zhongxi County.

Lin Ya was dumbfounded.

If this is the case, didn't the Xu family force their daughter-in-law from the Zhou family to death and kick out their granddaughter when something happened in Zhongxi County's palace?Mostly because he was afraid that the sinner's daughter would drag down his family's glory and wealth, so he simply killed him.

Seeing the shock that couldn't be concealed in Lin Ya's eyes, Chen Xiao laughed more and more sarcastically: "Who can they blame? Such a good atmosphere was created by the Zhou family after the death of Prince Yizhong. The Zhou family in Pingcheng was just like a pug. I begged the daughter of Xu's family in Lintao to go, and when something happened, the daughter died of illness. I heard that they disliked the young and poor, and didn't even let in the ancestral grave. The weather in Beijing was good that year, but I don't know how many young women in the back house Fu Bo, those who are able to become ordained to become monks are from loving husbands. Just wait and see, when we go to Beijing this time, we don’t know how many families we will meet who want to find successors for our new widowers.”

These past events are quite involved, but Lin Ya has heard a few words.

Back then, not everyone was able to directly and shamelessly kill their daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law who did not have much fault. However, the few families who did it first have been praised today, and their children and grandchildren have been promoted, and the rest of them will naturally follow the news. It was very troublesome.

Lin Ya himself despises this very much, but this kind of behavior seems to have become a trend, and it can only be said that the rules and regulations are really broken and the world is going downhill.

The master and apprentice sat for a while, and Chen Ling showed a rare look of laziness in talking, and he drove Lin Ya out after a while, and he didn't even come out for dinner.

They only stayed in Jining for two days. After Lin Ya thought about it, he still asked the boys to go there the next day. He made up a pseudonym and went to the nunnery to donate ten taels of silver. Who would have thought that the boys would quietly report when they came back. , Said that he met Tonger who was next to Mr. Chen, and also went to donate twelve taels of sesame oil.

After hearing this, Lin Ya couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth even though his heart was depressed. When the master and apprentice met again, it was as if they didn't know what happened at all. It was still Chen Xiao who was trying to crush Lin Ya with his homework. While taking the only disciple to enjoy the beautiful scenery, Lin Ya burned a candle at both ends, as if he wanted to make a fuss and sacrifice his life to accompany his husband.

In mid-October, the Lin family finally boarded a car in Zhili and headed for Beijing by land.

A few useful stewards of the Lin family came to Beijing long before Lin Ya left the court. At this time, the old house of the Lin family in the capital had been tidied up, and the stewards had been waiting at the pier three to five days ago, eagerly waiting.When Lin Ya got off the boat, the stewards surrounded him, and after a while of fuss, the depression in Lin Ya's heart these days was diluted a lot.

But after all, he had something on his mind, and later he inquired about the Xu family's affairs, only to find out that the Xu family disliked the death of their daughter-in-law Zhou's innocence, and refused to do anything for her, so they sent them back to their hometown , It is said that he was finally buried as a concubine.Although this kind of approach is cool, but people have seen it a lot, so they don't care.

The Lin family's own servants were not the only ones waiting on the pier that day.

Seeing that it was indeed Lin Ya, the uncle of the Lin family, who got off the boat, at least three or four passersby quietly returned to the capital to report to their masters.

Jia Lian, who has just recovered from a back injury and has added two aunts in a row, still has a very unpleasant life in the past few days. This day, he and his brother-in-law Wang Ren are eating wine and listening to a play outside, and his confidant Xiao Wanger comes in with his waist bowed and whispering. He replied, and Wang Ren on the other side also had a servant with a secret report.

Jia Lian and Wang Ren had known each other for many years because of the in-law relationship between Jia and Wang's family for several lifetimes. Now they glanced at each other and guessed that they had received the same news.

Wang Ren waved back down, his swollen eyelids moved, recalling the unspeakable past between Jia Lian and the Lin family boy, a smile naturally appeared on his face: "A gentleman doesn't take what others like, so Lian's second brother invites you first."

This is to give Jia Lian the opportunity to clean up Lin Ya by himself.

Just now I heard that the Lin family boy is going to Beijing soon, and Jia Lian's teeth hurt a bit. Now Wang Ren said that he would not intervene. Thank you: "It's easy to say, I owe a seat to my uncle in Yulin Pavilion some other day."

What kind of wild bastard, who humiliated him at the beginning because Yangzhou was the territory of the Lin family, now in the capital, if he doesn't clean up him, he will cry and rob the ground, and he will never have the face to see others again, his second master Lian's name will be reversed Write!

Seeing Jia Lian's ferocious expression with cold eyes, Wang Ren touched the wine cup with him with a smile, and drank the wine in the glass with his neck raised.

In Rongxi Hall, the main building of Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang also put down the teacup with a smile after hearing the news that the Lin family boy was about to arrive in Beijing. Accompanied by her confidant, Zhou Rui's family, they went to the small Buddhist hall that was enshrined alone in the courtyard. A stick of incense.

If there is a way to heaven, he will not go, but if there is no way to hell, he will come in.An ignorant child also came to ruin her affairs, and this time he will definitely die.

After worshiping sincerely for a while, Mrs. Wang stood up and walked out of the Buddhist hall with a dignified face, and then asked lightly where Jia Lian and his wife were going.Zhou Rui's family didn't dare to say that the second master Lian had been lukewarm to this place recently, so they had to say that the end of the year was approaching, and it was probably because he was busy with business in the shop, and Mrs. Wang was fine.

Unexpectedly, when it was time to light the lamp, Jia Lian hadn't heard from Jia Lian yet. The little Yao'er who was serving in Jia Zheng's study ran over in a panic: Jia Baoyu, the phoenix egg, ate him again.