The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

Jia Min stared at Lin Hai's back disappearing behind the door in a daze, and felt a lot of grievances at once.

Nanny Zhao lifted the curtain and came in, urging Jia Min: "Madam, it's late at night and it's dew heavy, so let's settle down early, and I have to take care of the girl and the uncle tomorrow." Nanny Zhao is Jia Min's nanny, and Jia Min also respects her very much. Only then dare to urge one or two.It's just that she is getting older now, and just waiting for Lin Ji and Lin Daiyu to be stronger, she asked Jia Min's grace to go home.

Jia Min pursed her lips, her eyes were slightly red, she still couldn't hold back, and said aggrievedly: "Nurse, I also know that the master doesn't like it, I always talk about the Jia family, but mother is right, the master is in court. As an official, you can’t have no one to help you. Now that the Lin family has no one, the Jia family can still rely on one or two. Now my mother is willing to come forward to help the master connect with the Zhen family, but the master is still unwilling..."

Mother Zhao was originally a woman from a small family, and she didn't understand these things, so she just echoed Jia Min's words, and then called the maid to come in and help Jia Min to sleep.

Lin Hai stood in the shadow of the tree outside the window with a gloomy expression. He stood there for a moment, then turned and left.Originally, he regretted that his attitude was too blunt, so he turned back to comfort Jia Min, but after hearing Jia Min's words, he didn't know what to say.

Jia Min is a woman in the inner house. He doesn't know how powerful she is, so he can't blame her.After all, only a small number of people in Jiangnan, far away from the capital, knew about the turbulent undercurrent of the battle for the reserve position. Since Jia Min had to take care of his children, he seldom went out to socialize, so it was normal that there was no news.

It's just that the Zhen family's boat is easy to board?The imperial envoy Zhen Jia, the president of the Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education, represented not only the nobles of a powerful family.

The imperial concubine Zhen came from the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River, and she had the third son of the emperor Zhuang Sheng, who was named the king of Zhongshan County. She was the most powerful contender for the crown prince.If you have established friendship with the Zhen family, then you will be in the party of the three princes for sure.But the Jia family actually came forward and asked him to contact the Zhen family. Could it be that the Jia family had already made a choice?

Thinking of this, Lin Hai couldn't help frowning.The Jia and Lin families are related by marriage. Although the Jia family's choice does not have a decisive effect on the Lin family, it still has an impact.If he tried his best to get rid of himself, but was dragged down by Jia's family, he would be really wronged.

Because of this, Lin Hai didn't want to go to Mr. Bai's place anymore, so he turned around and went to the guest room to meet Qiu Xun who was a guest in Lin's mansion.

Both Qiu Xun and Lin Hai were originally from Suzhou. When they were teenagers, they were classmates. They were also Lin Hai's tributes at the same time.

It's a pity that he recovered from his injury later, but fell into a crippled disability, and there was no hope of becoming an official. After that, he returned to his old house in Suzhou and guarded his ancestral estate to live.Although Lin Hai felt sorry for him, he had no reason to meddle in other people's family affairs - Qiu Xun, as the eldest son of the servant of the Ministry of Officials, preferred to live in his ancestral home, so naturally he had a secret that was hard to humane.

Lin Hai entered the door, and Qiu Xun came up to meet him, his steps were a little slow and bumpy, but the expression on his face was calm and peaceful, with a slight smile and a gentle and refined temperament.Qiu Xun is only one year younger than Lin Hai, but he looks much younger.

Lin Hai sat down with him, and the servant girl served tea. Lin Hai dismissed everyone, pondered his words, and told Qiu Xun the predicament he was facing in a vague way.It's not good for people like them to speak too clearly.

Qiu Xun lives in Suzhou, not far from Yangzhou, and these years he has often been invited by Lin Hai to visit Lin's mansion, and he has already agreed to Lin Hai's invitation to enlighten and teach his children in the future.

One person counts the short, and the two count the long. Lin Hai will discuss many things with Qiu Xun. Qiu Xun is a wise man, and he has helped Lin Hai a lot over the years.Although it is impossible to be Lin Hai's staff because of his status, what he has done is far beyond what ordinary staff can compare.

At this time, after hearing Lin Hai's words, Qiu Xun shook his head and laughed, and said, "Brother Ru Hai, I'm afraid you are not worried about being implicated by the Yue family, but rather, are you restless?"

Lin Hai's heart trembled, and then he became a little embarrassing. From Long Zhigong, it would be a bit hypocritical to say that he was not moved at all, but loyalty to the emperor finally prevailed, so he never moved his mind.Now that Qiu Xundao has broken through, no matter how good their relationship is, Lin Hai is inevitably a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Zi Ran, it's not that you don't know my situation, but I only want to go to the Holy One, but the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. Now Those who are offended, I don’t know in the future..."

Lin Hai sighed and did not continue, but Qiu Xun also understood what he meant. If the crown prince is pulled down, no one can be sure which prince will be crowned emperor in the future. is normal.

It's just that Lin Hai is a fan of the authorities, and Qiu Xun is a bystander. He is not as pessimistic as Lin Hai. Seeing the description of his old friend who has been with him for decades, he can't help feeling sympathetic, and finally said: "Ru Hai Don't be so pessimistic, brother, I just want to ask you, is it better to be 'brothers fight against each other' or 'father and son to avoid each other'?"

Lin Hai was stunned for a moment when he heard Qiu Xun's words, and then burst out laughing after a while, clapping his hands and saying, "It's still transparent, but I've got a picture."

Seeing this, Qiu Xun smiled and said nothing.Lin Hai is not stupid at all, but he was caught up in a series of things and didn't think clearly for a while.

There was indeed a rumor in the court to ask for a queen, but although the proposal was not rejected, Emperor Xuankang did not agree.In addition, the crown prince was reprimanded because he was implicated by Zhuang Ye. It would be too rash and ridiculous to conclude that he might be deposed. However, the prince of Chengke fell out of favor for a while, who can be sure that he will definitely have no chance of recovery?As the fierce-tempered and stubborn "hob meat" prince among the princes, he angered Emperor Xuankang not once or twice, but in the end it was all right?It's just because the military power has been seized this time, which makes people feel different from the past.

But that's not all bad.

The crown prince occupies the righteousness, and his mother's younger brother Zhuang Ye is still in charge of the military power. Emperor Xuankang's body is declining day by day, and his temperament is inevitably suspicious. If he had died early, he would have ascended the throne himself, and by that time, even if the crown prince had been the heir apparent for more than thirty years, he would not be able to ascend to the Dragon Throne above tens of millions of people.

At this time, Zhuang Ye made a fuss and his military power was taken back, which removed half of Emperor Xuankang's suspicion.The reprimand of the crown prince has nothing to do with the reputation of the crown prince himself. Instead, the other princes have been tempted to jump out one after another, diverting Emperor Xuankang's attention well. The crown prince once again showed weakness and retreated. On the contrary, it will turn around to protect the prince.

As long as the prince can't make mistakes, the more the other princes jump around, the safer the prince will be.

"I hope the prince can still be stable." Lin Hai said.It is best for the country, the people and officials if the transition of regime can be smooth.

Lin Hai resigned from Chou Xun, went back to his study to rest, and felt sure of what he would do in the future. With a big rock in his heart, he didn't toss and turn as he did a few days ago, and fell asleep in a short while.

Although Lin Hai thought about it in his heart, he still didn't show it on his face. He was Emperor Xuankang's confidant, but he had the attitude of a pure minister who didn't want to get in. No matter how hated the wooer was, he didn't dare move him.What's more, the situation in the DPRK and China is unclear, and the biggest goal of the princes is to remove the prince first before they can talk about other things. How dare they act rashly and let others take advantage of it?

At the end of the year, the court sealed the pen.

There is no one in the Lin family’s hometown in Suzhou. Although they wanted to go back to worship their ancestors, the road was blocked by heavy snow and the journey was bumpy and cold. I was afraid that Jia Min and his two children would not be able to withstand the cold. I spent this year in my house in Yangzhou.

Lin Haixiumu was at home, although he received a lot of posts from various parties, but in order to avoid suspicion, and because he was really unwell, he politely declined all the entertainment, and only stayed at home with his wife and children.

The desolation of his knees has been Lin Hai's heart disease for many years. Later, he first gave birth to his eldest daughter, Lin Daiyu. She looks like a baby, but she is not very strong.And because Jia Min injured his body when giving birth to her, he could no longer have children, so he decided to give Lin Hai a good concubine, and then he had his eldest son, Lin Ji. However, Lin Ji's biological mother died of dystocia when giving birth to him. So he was directly raised under Jia Min's name and became the eldest son.

It's a pity that Lin Ji was born prematurely, and his body and bones are worse than Daiyu's. This winter, he became more and more ill. Even the famous doctor Gu in Yangzhou city shook his head and said that at most he could survive the past year, if not for Master Liaochen's recommendation With Mr. Bai coming, the Lin family may have an uneasy life this year.

But now, it has only been more than a month since Mr. Bai prescribed prescriptions for the two children. In the past, the two children, who could only spend the winter on the bed with cats, have already been able to walk around the ground a few times, and they seem to be much stronger.

Lin Hai and Jia Min saw it in their eyes and were delighted in their hearts. They wanted to thank Mr. Bai, but they didn't know what he liked, so they just picked up precious and rare items and sent them to him. Mr. Bai didn't refuse, but just put them away In the guest room, he didn't value the treasures that were worth thousands of dollars, but in his eyes, they seemed to be nothing more than ordinary things.

Lin Hai and Jia Min couldn't help being suspicious of Mr. Bai's identity. Some of these rare antiques were even handed down by the Lin family ancestors. I see a lot on weekdays, and my status must be extraordinary.Because of this guess, the two became more respectful and cordial to him.

Mr. Bai's behavior is a bit weird and deserted, he rarely goes out of Meiyuan on weekdays, and he doesn't have much interaction with Lin Hai and his wife.Lin Hai speculated that it was probably because of his strange appearance with white hair and childlike face that he could not escape the strange eyes of others, so he simply seldom interacted with people.

On the other hand, Daiyu and Lin Ji, probably newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and they are very close to Mr. Bai. Every day they always argue to go to Meiyuan to spend a long time with Mr. Bai.

Mr. Bai was not at all bored by the visits of the two milk dolls, on the contrary, he chatted and played with them happily, not at all like an expert who kept his secrets.

This is also where Lin Hai and Jia Min became more and more confused about his age.

Mr. Bai didn't care about the speculation of the couple, but was quite patient with the two children, and often told them to go back to Jia Min's yard for a nap after lunch.