[Qing wear + Red House] Lin's Royal Concubine

Entering the twelfth lunar month, the taste of the new year becomes more and more intense. Whether it is ordinary people or high-ranking officials, every household in the capital is busy in full swing. You can often see horse-drawn carriages full of various goods on the street, all of which are sent to that place. An annual ceremony for a wealthy family.

There are harvests from one's own farm, as well as filial piety from descendants, relatives, disciples and students, not to mention those who try to cling to and make friends. You have to perform well during the New Year.

The Lin family doesn't have many relatives, and Lin Ruhai doesn't usually like to make friends everywhere, so the Lin family was far less lively than other families in previous years, but who would have thought that this year, there would be endless busloads of people, only Lin Shiyu was so busy. Hit the back of the head.

"It's the first time I know that our Lin family has so many relatives in so many years." In fact, most of the uncles and uncles are far away from each other, but if we really want to talk about the roots of the relationship for several generations, we still don't know. There are still so many unclear relationships, it's hard to refuse.

Lin Daiyu was also helping her sister with these affairs. Looking at the pages full of records in the booklet in her hand, she chuckled, "That's all in the past. Although he is trusted by the Holy Spirit, my father is working in Yangzhou far away. Now But it’s terrible, as soon as I return to Beijing, I will become a big celebrity in front of the Holy Majesty, a real minister of the emperor..."

There is a bit of irony in this statement, but it is really impossible to refute.

Lin Ruhai's promotion from Xunyan Yushi to Libu Shangshu seems to have only been promoted by one level, but the meaning is very different.The latter is not only a Beijing official, but also an official with great power. It is no exaggeration to say that the appointment, removal and transfer of official positions below the fourth rank is just a matter of his words, and if he really wants to get stuck It couldn't be easier, and there is no need to deliberately do anything, as long as the annual assessment is a little more stringent, it will make people feel unspeakable, and it can be said that it will greatly affect the career of civil servants in the world.

Such an important existence, who doesn't want to have a good relationship?It's true that this has some relationship with the Lin family, but there are many others who have nothing to do with it and have gone around countless circles to get involved in such a relationship. It's not for anything else, just to have a suitable excuse. It's nothing more than giving some gifts, at least if you know him well, don't intentionally trip someone up in the future, this is nothing more than a common thing.

Lin Ruhai had expected this for a long time, and had already ordered it before, and it was convenient for the two sisters to deal with it now, such as melons, fruits, pork, mutton, charcoal and other ordinary things, and they could accept them with peace of mind, and the rest of the gold, silver, antiques and jades If the class is more expensive, it will be returned.

The two sisters have been busy for several days at a time. Suddenly, they heard a piece of news—the concubine Jia in the palace died suddenly. She didn’t even know how she angered the emperor. Got a place.

Lin Shiyu was startled, and after a while, he let out a long sigh, "After all, this year will not pass."

Lin Daiyu couldn't help lowering her eyes, and asked cautiously: "Will the old lady, sisters, and sister Qiao suffer? When it's so cold, how can their old people and children stand up to it?"

Lin Shiyu is not easy to answer these words. It depends on the attitude of the person above him towards their family. If he really hates them from the bottom of his heart, he probably won't care about the life and death of such insignificant people, but his father should know. Wait and see, right?As long as it is possible, the father will not leave a lot of old mothers-in-law like the old lady alone, and young children like Sister Qiao.

However, no one expected that upon hearing the news of Jia Yuanchun's sudden death and relegation, Jia's mother passed out on the spot. After waking up, half of her body could not move. Her eyes were crooked and her mouth was drooling. It was a stroke. .

Everyone in the Jia family suddenly became a mess, one by one like ants on the hot pot, but before they could react, the two mansions were surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers, and there were only flies Can't fly out.

Except for Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng and Heping Er who had expected it long ago, the rest of the people were all dissatisfied and at a loss.

All the masters and servants were escorted and gathered in the yard, surrounded by officers and soldiers with big knives in their hands, looking at them as if they were looking at a dead person. In such a situation, even a fool can Knowing that this is a catastrophe.

Jia Amnesty couldn't bear it any longer, and with red eyes, he rushed forward madly and pinned Mrs. Wang to the ground, beating her, and kept cursing: "It's all your fault for having such a good daughter! She's getting impatient with her own life. It’s all just looking for death, why do we have to drag our whole family to be buried with her? How can our Jia family feel sorry for her! If I knew today, I should have stabbed you two scourges to death with a knife! God damn it Mrs. Wang, you are going to die for me! Go to death!"

Wang Shi rolled her eyes from being pinched by him, waving her hands desperately and struggling to break free from the restraints, but Jia She was really crazy, the veins in the hands that were pinching her neck burst, obviously exhausted all the strength in her body , Jia Zheng and others next to him tried to drag him to death.

"What are you doing! Be honest!"

Several officers and soldiers rushed forward to stop them, kicking one foot and kicking the other without politeness. Only Jia Amnesty was still insane. He wanted to strangle Wang Shi to death like a ghost, and Wang Shi was really going to die There was nothing to do, one of the officers and soldiers had no choice but to slap Jia Amnesty on the back of his chest.

Seeing that Jia She rolled his eyes and fell down in the snow, Jia Lian rushed to help, but who would have thought that there would be a shrill cry from inside the room, "Old lady!"

There was a thump in everyone's heart, and they didn't know who took the lead first. In an instant, the entire Jia family was drowned in crying and howling.

The old lady who was born as a daughter of the Hou Mansion and had enjoyed a lifetime of blessings unexpectedly failed to get up on the spot when she saw officers and soldiers raiding her home, and died in this cold winter, at the moment when her family was destroyed.

After hearing the news, Lin Daiyu still couldn't stop crying.

Lin Shiyu sighed, patted her on the shoulder lightly, and asked, "What about the others? How about the little girls?"

"You don't have to worry too much about this. His Majesty is merciful and asked all the female relatives to be locked up in a courtyard alone. Those officers and soldiers would never dare to mess around."

The two sisters were at least slightly relieved when they heard this. Although it was inevitable that Qingyu would be damaged, at least the big guys could take care of each other when they were together, and they would not suffer any substantial harm. It would be really fatal to put them all in prison regardless of their care, and it would prove that the emperor really hated them, and it is not uncommon for the jailers below to take advantage of them secretly.

Now it is considered a blessing in misfortune.

The destruction of Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion is inconceivable to the common people. After all, in their eyes, these are all extremely prominent nobles. Why did they collapse overnight?For a while, the capital, which was bustling with preparations for the new year, was discussing this matter, but what people never expected was that this was just the beginning.

When the Jia family was raided, the radish was pulled out and the mud was taken out, followed by Duke Zhen, Duke Li, Duke Shan, etc., also suffered disaster one by one, and the whole capital was instantly filled with a sense of depression From the top officials and dignitaries down to the common people, there are all the wind and the trees and the trees and the soldiers. Everyone can't wait to be a man with their tails clamped, for fear that it will be their own family's turn to cause disaster next.

It really echoed Lin Shiyu's words - this year will not pass after all.

Miyazato

Looking at the stubborn grandson in front of her, the Empress Dowager was so angry that she almost lost her breath, and said angrily, "These are all veterans who worked hard with Emperor Taizong back then, and they have dedicated their flesh and blood to the Qing Dynasty. Hero! Are you so ruthless and ruthless that you are not afraid of being stabbed in the back!"

But Kangxi insisted: "Their ancestors did pay a lot for the Qing Dynasty. Our Aixinjueluo family has never treated them badly these years. We have given them everything we can, such as power, status and wealth, but what have their descendants done? A It’s fine if you don’t feel grateful, but you have all become bullies who bully men and women! Relying on the favor given to them by the royal family and the merits of their ancestors, they are rampant and domineering!”

"Grandmother, ask yourself, how much negative impact have these so-called heroes brought to our royal family these years? Our Qing Dynasty entered the customs for a short period of time, and the remnants of the previous dynasty who held high the banner of anti-Qing and Fuming continued to spread fire everywhere. It’s not easy for me to completely subdue the hearts of the people? It doesn’t matter if these former heroes can’t be my help, and they can’t contribute to the royal family. Instead, they will continue to slander and add chaos! If I keep pampering them like this, the people will be in trouble again. How do you view me, how do you view the Qing royal family?"

"The emperor's grandmother lived in the deep palace for a long time, probably never heard of the reputation of these people among the people. It is a small thing to seize the people's good land, relying on the power to search for the people's fat and people's anointing, and even neglecting human lives! The dike of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest! It is absolutely impossible for me to continue to indulge and indulge these moths of the country! I will not be reconciled until they are all eradicated!" The sound of resolute resoluteness shows that he has made up his mind and will never let it go.

Today's Kangxi is only in his early twenties, he is young and full of ambition, with passion, ambition and faith, and at an age where he can't tolerate sand in his eyes, how can he tolerate those nobles who are rotten to the bone?

Ever since he was 14 years old when he was in power, he had wanted to eradicate one of them, but he was still young at that time. It seemed that he was in power, but in reality it mostly depends on the face of the emperor's grandmother, the face of the assistant minister, not He can do whatever he wants, so he has no choice but to hold back for the time being.Over the years, this idea has been deeply buried in his heart and has never dissipated, especially the moment he saw Jia Yuanchun, he knew that these people could no longer hold back and started to move.

Sure enough, as soon as the bait was cast, these people couldn't wait to bite it, one by one, they put down their dignity and were willing to disrespect the Jia family, what was their intention?Imagine that one day Jia Yuanchun will give birth to a prince and reach the sky in one step?dream!

It would be fine if he was honest and peaceful, since he is so unwilling to be lonely, he doesn't mind killing them all at once.

Kangxi couldn't help sneering again and again, and said: "Grandmother, don't intercede anymore, these rotten moths are not worth your worrying about them at all. The sacrifices made by our ancestors in the past are enough to allow them to enjoy the blessings for so many years. Our royal family doesn't owe them anything." .”

Seeing him like this, the Empress Dowager knew that there was no room for change in this matter. She opened and closed her mouth, and after a long time, she said lightly, "The Emperor's thoughts are understood, but now that the New Year is coming, the Emperor Don’t you fear criticism for copying so many families at once? People don’t know the reason, so they will inevitably feel panic and fear, and it will also be a huge blow to the emperor’s reputation.”

These words almost hinted at him that such behavior was unavoidably too cruel.

Kangxi was angry in his heart, but he still didn't give in. The young emperor had an unyielding spirit in his bones. He firmly believed that he could overcome even the greatest difficulties and obstacles, and that his decision-making was the most wise.

In the end, the Empress Dowager compromised, "That's all, I don't care about Aijia."

However, that night, the Compassionate Ning Palace called the imperial physician, and the Empress Dowager was also lingering on the sick bed for a period of time, and her energy was low. It was not an attempt to pretend to be sick to force the emperor to compromise as some people speculated, but a real illness.

After all, I am getting older and my mind is heavy, so a little bit of cold wind will make my head ache and my head will heat up.

Su Mo'er gave her the medicine, and then persuaded her, "Since the emperor has his own ideas, let him go, why don't you just give up completely and enjoy life in peace, so that you don't have to spend time and time again. If you have a bad fight with him once, no matter how good the relationship is, it can't stand such a toss."

She is probably the only one who dares to say such a thing, and no one else dares to persuade the Empress Dowager to delegate power even if they have a hundred courage.

"Why doesn't the Ai family want to enjoy the happiness? It's just that they still can't let it go." The medicine was warmed up, and the Empress Dowager drank it after taking a few sips. She frowned and sighed: "The Ai family knows that he has My own thoughts are just that he is too aggressive when he is young and energetic, everything must be done step by step, how can he become a fat man with one bite?"

Regarding this, Su Mo'er didn't know how to persuade her. The two grandparents and grandchildren, who are dozens of years apart in age, are destined to have different ideas, but both of them are extremely stubborn and confident. The final result is often who It can't convince anyone, even if one side is forced to give in due to helplessness, the crack still exists after all.

Every time she saw the two of them quarreling, Su Mo'er felt very apprehensive and apprehensive, as if she saw history reappearing. Wasn't it the same between the late emperor and the master?Time and time again, endless quarrels, the final outcome is a complete break between the mother and son, can't they escape this time?

A year has passed in such a boring way. While recuperating from her illness, the Empress Dowager did not forget to keep an eye on the movements of the previous dynasty, but it turned out that some worries were unnecessary.

Although Kangxi was young and somewhat impulsive, he did not only know how to be radical in his actions. The process of exalting Jia Yuanchun and letting the Jia family including the four princes and eight princes run rampant was actually just to confuse people. , once a person is proud, he is easy to get carried away, and he grabs a lot of braids, and this period of time is enough for him to understand the situation of each family.

Now that there is a pile of criminal evidence just thrown away, it is not an exaggeration to say that the evidence is as solid as a mountain, so who can say a word of injustice?Besides, although Kangxi hated these moths, he was not a bloodthirsty person. Naturally, those who deserved to be killed were not relentless, but the innocent people were released afterward without any harm.In this way, the common people will not feel that the emperor has a cruel temperament, on the contrary, they can't wait to clap their hands and applaud. After all, as the common people at the bottom of this society, what they hate most is the corrupt officials and these powerless dignitaries. .

Take the Jia family as an example, the father and son of the Ningguo Mansion have never done the evil things of forcing their good men into prostitution, and even dared to have fun during the country's filial piety. any penalty.In Rongguo Mansion, except for Jia She of the eldest house and Mrs. Wang of the second house who were sentenced to death, the rest of the people were also released safely.

That's all for the rest, but Wang Xifeng was the one who made Lin Shiyu a little suspicious. Did this person sweep his tail clean or was there some other reason?

But no matter what, she was relieved to hear that the sisters were all safe and sound, and quickly handed over the cotton clothes, quilts, charcoal, food and other daily necessities that she had prepared earlier to her father.

The eldest family, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng, had already secretly hidden a lot of belongings, so naturally they didn’t need to worry about anything, but the second family was not so lucky. They were really poor, and they didn’t even have a place to live. Lin Ruhai took the Lin family’s house in the suburbs. A small village was given to Jia Zheng. As long as they take good care of it, the village can be self-sufficient for their family.

Jia Zheng was in tears at that time, not only because of this friendship, but more importantly, the old lady said, "If my brother-in-law hadn't been afraid of getting involved and helped me, the old lady wouldn't have known what would have happened. You must forgive yourself..."

Lin Ruhai also sighed deeply, and said: "The old lady is my mother-in-law after all, so how can I just ignore it? It's a pity that the old lady's funeral couldn't be handled in such a situation at that time, so I had to do it hastily." It's just buried."

"What kind of ostentation is there so far? It is a blessing in misfortune to let her old man be buried in the ground." At this point, Jia Zheng cried more and more sadly. He said so, but Thinking of the old lady's glorious life, but she left in such a shabby way, without even a descendant to see her off... As a son, he really felt like a knife was piercing his heart.

Lin Ruhai glanced at Jia Baoyu, who was beside him with a dull expression, and frowned even tighter, "I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to find that piece of jade now, Baoyu..."

Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng waved his hand and said: "It would be good if there is no jade, but it is better to be obedient and obedient, and you can understand what you say to him. Although many things seem to be forgotten , but I can teach it twice...Now I see his appearance is much more pleasing to the eye, at least he is no longer stubborn in the past, so it is much more worry-free." Then he pointed to Lin Ruhai and told Jia Baoyu , "This is your Uncle Lin."

Jia Baoyu just blinked, looked at Lin Ruhai obediently called uncle.

Lin Ruhai nodded, "It looks quite normal, Brother Cun Zhou can teach him to read some books when he is free in the future, it's always good to understand more."

After saying a few more words, Lin Ruhai left. Before leaving, he left 1000 taels of silver notes and some broken silver and copper plates. If you save some, these will be enough for many years. Can produce output, and daily expenses are sufficient.

Jia Zhengyuan was a man who couldn't be more noble, but now he really couldn't refuse, even if he didn't care about himself, he still had children to support.

"Master, why don't you leave this money to me for safekeeping?" Aunt Zhao stared at the box in his hand with her eyes, and said with a smile: "Master is a man, and he has always been different from vulgar things. After all, this family still gets me." This woman is in charge of..."

Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng ignored her and handed the box to Tanchun, "From now on, you will be in charge of the family's expenses. Don't let your aunt touch her hands."

Tanchun hurriedly hugged the box tightly and kept agreeing, completely ignoring Aunt Zhao's greedy face.

There are two flowers on each table.

However, the big room is much more confident than them because of its long-term preparations, but what no one thought was that this person was just released when he saw a burly man Waiting outside, he opened his mouth to call off the engagement.

But it turned out that this person was the one who had made a verbal agreement with Jia She to marry Yingchun. According to his self-reported family name, Sun and name Shaozu, he said, "Jia She took my bride price of 1 taels before, but now the marriage is void. Should the 1 taels be returned?"

Jia Lian spat at him at the time, "You said you would give it? Now my old man has become a decapitated ghost, looking at this is dead without proof, so it's up to you to say what is it? Let me tell you, It’s okay to divorce, but if you want money, get out!”

It was clear that he only gave 5000 taels, but now he opened his mouth twice. It can be seen that Sun Shaozu is not a good person at all. After hearing Jia Lian's words, he smiled viciously.

"I said Second Master Lian, do you still think of yourself as the noble son of the Duke's Mansion? You should wake up quickly, if you offend me, I will definitely disturb you forever." While speaking, Sun Shaozu couldn't help but Looking at Yingchun, who was shrunk back, there was a malicious smile on his face, "If you don't have so much money in your hands, there is nothing you can do, why don't you give me your sister as a concubine, and refund me 5000 taels That's it."

Yingchun almost fainted immediately, subconsciously grabbed Wang Xifeng's sleeve, full of panic.

This man was so tall and strong, and his face looked very unkind, with a ferocious look on his face... If he really took her back, she didn't even dare to think about what would be waiting for her, but she was a girl... ...Father is gone, brother-in-law is completely able to decide where she goes, so how can she let her decide?

However, seeing her pitiful appearance as a little white rabbit made Sun Shaozu's heart itch more and more unbearably. He originally wanted to make some money, but who would think that this little girl is so "loved" by others?So timid and so pitiful, what a beautiful scene it would be if he went down with a whip and cried until the pear blossoms rained on him?

The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't suppress the tyrannical desire in Sun Shaozu's heart. He wished he could take him back immediately so that he could be ravaged, and immediately lost the thought of arguing with Jia Lian. Surrounded up.

"Second Master Lian, today is different from the past, I advise you to be more acquainted."