The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

Lin Ji's unexpected words surprised not only Daiyu, but also Jia Min.

Jia Min stared blankly at Lin Ji, realizing that the child she had raised with her own hands had become so strange after not seeing her for a while.

Lin Ji's eyes were a bit sad, but his expression was determined, but he was just a child after all, and the expression on his immature face seemed to be a kind of fragility pretending to be strong.

Jia Min couldn't help feeling sour. She had always hoped that Lin Ji could make way for Lin Yu. She even thought that Lin Ji should do so, but after hearing what Lin Ji said, she really planned to do so. , actually produced a strange sense of loss.

Although the ancestors of the Lin family were said to be marquises from military exploits, they have been passed down to this day, not to mention the inheritance of titles, and even the influence of connections in the army.What the Lin family relies on now are all the contacts that Lin Hai has gradually managed, and almost all of them are among the civil servants.Lin Ji's abandonment of literature and martial arts means that he can no longer benefit from the Lin family's connections, and it can even be said that he has failed Lin Hai's expectations. Lin Hai is a typical literati, and he also hopes that his children can inherit his father's career Therefore, once Lin Ji joins the army, Lin Yu will become Lin Hai's only choice, and Lin Yu will be able to get Lin Hai's full support.

Of course, when Lin Ji joins the army, he will definitely get support from Prince Chengke's family, but this kind of support is not uncommon for Jia Min, because she absolutely does not want Lin Yu to go to a place as rough as the military camp, let alone the battlefield. It is so dangerous.

"Ji'er," Jia Min yelled, it seemed that he hadn't called his name for a long time, and his voice was so stiff, "Do you know what you are talking about? You have to know, since you are like this Say it, I won't let you regret it."

Pain flashed across Lin Ji's eyes, and he hurriedly lowered his head to prevent others from seeing the tears that fell, and said in a muffled voice: "My son knows, and my son will not repent. My son is from martial arts, and my younger brother is from Wen, so... support each other It will be better for the Lin family."

Lin Ji is telling the truth. Lin Hai has only so many connections, and it is impossible to use them endlessly to pave the way for the two brothers. Lin Ji is much older than Lin Yu, so he naturally has an advantage. This is what Jia Min fears. One of Lin Ji's places.

However, when Lin Ji chose to join the army, the civil and military support each other, which was actually more conducive to each other's development.

Although Jia Min didn't believe Lin Ji completely just because he said this, but after all, he stopped pressing her every step of the way and stopped forcing Daiyu to make a promise. For a while, the Lin family seemed to have finally regained their calm. .

Lin Ji fulfilled Jia Min's wish, and his heart was relieved. He knew that he and Jia Min could no longer get along with each other in the past. Maybe he thought that as long as he remained the same as before, he would touch Jia Min one day, but in fact , this is just his wishful thinking.Because not only Jia Min changed, but also himself.Although he saw through Gu Jian's uneasiness and kindness, what Gu Jian said was that Aunt Gu was killed by Jia Min, which left traces in his heart after all, and it was impossible to get along with Jia Min naturally.

As for revenge?Of course not this time.Let’s talk slowly about whether Aunt Gu was harmed by Jia Min. Lin Ji doesn’t know at all, even if it’s true, Lin Ji can’t ignore the kindness of nurturing for so many years, and choose to avenge Jia Min—not to mention, Jia Min himself has Very sick, maybe not long to live well.As for Daiyu and Lin Yu?One is the elder sister who really loves him, and the other is the younger brother who is ignorant and ignorant. It is impossible for him to choose to spread his grievances on the two of them.

But if Aunt Gu's death had nothing to do with Jia Min, then Lin Ji himself would feel that his attitude was really cold and unfilial.However, he couldn't control the feeling that he had nothing to say when facing Jia Min, so when he gave way to Lin Yu as Jia Min wished, he felt a lot more relaxed.

As for connections, family property, and power, Lin Ji, who is still immature, doesn't value it that much.During Lin Ji's growing up, the two most important male characters are Lin Hai and Zhuang Yu.Lin Hai is the father, the object of admiration; while Zhuang Yu is the object he wants and can be imitated.

Zhuang Yu is the well-deserved heir of the Chengke Prince's Mansion, sitting in an enviable position of power, but he is not slack and negligent, and he does not feel that inheriting the glory of his parents is a supremely glorious thing. Instead, he feels that only he can achieve it through hard work , is your own, and it is something worth showing off to future generations.

Although Lin Ji was dissatisfied with Zhuang Yu's constant bullying and teasing him, he had to admit that Zhuang Yu was indeed a man of indomitable spirit, so his admiration and admiration for Zhuang Yu would not be wiped out because of the bad side of his character.

Therefore, Lin Ji did not object to giving up the favors from the existing powerful connections of the Lin family. He longed to make contributions through his own efforts, even if he could not reach the heights of his parents, at least he gave future generations an effort to move forward. Instead of letting myself lie in the nest of comfort and wealth created by my parents, I will lose the motivation to struggle.

After this incident, Lin Ji still took a few hours off every day to come back to serve Jia Min's illness. Both of them devoted themselves to acting like they used to be kind and filial to their mothers and sons. I couldn't even say a few words, and there was no warm atmosphere like before.

Daiyu watched from the side, feeling very uncomfortable in her heart, but she also knew that this was the choice of Jia Min and Lin Ji, and if she insisted on interfering, it might not be a good thing.So she could only silently watch these two people who were equally important in her life drift away, trying her best to manage the Lin Mansion so that no one could take advantage of it.As for the person who brought Gu Jian to Beijing, the black hand hidden behind the scenes, she had asked someone to investigate, but it turned out that it seemed to have something to do with the Jia family again, which made Daiyu extremely disappointed.However, due to Jia Min's illness, she had no choice but to temporarily put aside her plan to trouble the Jia family, and chose to whitewash the peace.However, the Jia family came to visit Jia Min several times, but Daiyu refused because Jia Min needed to rest.Later, when Mother Jia came to the door, Daiyu made excuses for half an hour, but that time Jia Min was not awake, and Mother Jia returned without success.

This is the first time Daiyu has personally dealt with such intrigues and hypocritical calculations, and she suddenly feels extremely exhausted.She suddenly missed Zhuang Yu more and more, and missed the relaxed feeling of being by his side without worrying about anything.However, in today's Lin family, Lin Hai is away from home and has no backbone. If she is also weak and let others plot, I don't know what kind of situation Lin Hai will face when she comes back.

Daiyu cheered up, determined to make people who are away from home worry-free.

At this time, an epidemic broke out in the Dongting Lake area of ​​Hunan Province. The news that Lin Hai, Zhuang Yu and others were trapped in a county town by the plague was rushed to Beijing by [-] miles, and suddenly a stone caused a thousand waves.

Moreover, this news spread widely overnight, and Daiyu naturally found out about it very quickly.

Daiyu who heard the news suddenly felt dizzy for a while, her whole body was as cold as if soaked in ice water, and her face instantly turned astonishingly white.Lin Ji was studying in the Imperial College, so he heard the news and hurried back.

"Sister..." Lin Ji originally wanted to check the news with Daiyu, but seeing Daiyu's appearance, she didn't know how to ask.

The siblings were a little speechless for a while, and those who were trapped in the dangerous place were their father and her husband.Although the siblings have never seen such a thing as the plague, it does not prevent them from hearing about its horror. If you get sick, you may die, but this is not the scariest thing, the scariest thing , in order to prevent the spread of the plague, the towns or villages where the plague broke out will be blocked, and no entry or exit is allowed. In this way, people who are not sick at first may be infected, die.What's more, in the last years of the previous dynasty, Emperor Hui was in a daze, and the situation in various places was unstable. It was also a plague caused by floods. All the people in the small town were burned to death. The town of thousands of people lost two days and two nights, and finally became a ruin.And that brutal massacre was also the fuse that triggered the rise of rebels in various places in the last years of the previous dynasty.

Both Daiyu and Lin Ji had read that period of history books, so when they heard that Lin Hai and Zhuang Yu were "trapped" in the county town, they couldn't help but think of this allusion, and the more they thought about it, the more complex their expressions became. Difference.

But Daiyu has been in Prince Chengke's Mansion for the past few years, and has become accustomed to the resolute and courageous style of Prince Chengke's Mansion. Even if she is worried about fear, she will never miss what should be noticed and done.Soon he forced himself to calm down, ordered to go on, and strictly blocked the news. Jia Min must not know the news that Lin Hai was trapped. It collapsed.

Jia Min's worry is useless, it's better not to let her know, and still recover from illness with peace of mind.

Daiyu also told Lin Ji not to act abnormally in front of Jia Min, and asked Lin Qi and Zheng Nanny to take Lin Yu to Jia Min's place to guard, and don't let those people with ulterior motives take advantage of the chaos to tell Jia Min Some are not.

Then, Daiyu hurried back to Prince Chengke's mansion to ask Qiu Qingyu what happened.

Naturally, Qiu Qingyu got the news earlier than Daiyu, and Prince Chengke's Mansion had its own channel for information transmission, so Qiu Qingyu naturally knew more than Daiyu.Qiu Qingyu had already guessed that Daiyu would return home early in the morning, and when she saw her, she motioned for her to follow her into Zhuang Ye's study alone.

Qiu Qingyu was the woman who stood side by side with Zhuang Ye. Qiu Qingyu had always been able to come and go freely in Zhuang Ye's study room, but it was the first time for Daiyu to enter this study room.It's just that the worry and fear in her heart made her no longer appreciate the layout inside.