Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

"This is?" Xue Baochai asked hesitantly.There are countless questions in her mind, but it is difficult to ask them.Does Sister Lin really love Baoyu, and after going through disputes with the Jia family, can she still walk with Jia Baoyu, especially when the Jia family has already fallen?But Baoyu is actually a married woman? How could the Jia family agree to it?Baoyu is the phoenix egg of the Jia family, and her aunt has always looked at her like an eyeball, and she can't bear it anymore.You know, the son-in-law has a low status in this world, but he is looked down upon by others.Men will never marry into a woman's house again unless they are forced to do so.Besides, Baoyu doesn't care about the secular economy, no, it should be the temper of escaping responsibility in reality, how do you live, is Sister Lin supporting Baoyu with the dowry and the township's salary?But look at their house, this servant, they don't look like it?

Lin Daiyu guessed Xue Baochai's question, smiled lightly, and slowly told Xue Baochai about the past with a calm tone.

Back then, when the dust had settled, the entire Jia family anxiously waited for the emperor's ruling, and what happened to the Zhen family made them terrified.They are like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, in constant fear.The grandmother felt ashamed and blamed herself, desperately thinking about finding a way out for the offspring in the family.

She first thought about marrying the Sanchun sisters, then they would not be considered Jia's family!But it didn't work. At this moment, they are gods, and no one dares to marry them, no one wants to marry them!

What made my grandmother worry even more was Baoyu, who was over 15 years old. If the Jia family male was going to be questioned and exiled, he would not be able to escape.He is not a woman, and he can't escape by marrying.Wait, get married?In desperation, grandmother had a flash of inspiration, and came up with a way, so let Baoyu marry him!

A man who becomes a son-in-law is just like a woman who is married, and cannot be counted as a member of the original family.Baoyu has no evil deeds, so the emperor will not pursue Baoyu.It's just that the son-in-law has a bad reputation.But when it comes to this level, I don't care about so much!It's just that under such circumstances, someone needs to be willing to let Baoyu marry, and no matter what happens to Jia's family after marrying, Baoyu must be treated kindly!

This is difficult!Grandma thought about it, and now there is only one choice, and that is Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu is her granddaughter. Before returning to Gusu, she and Baoyu had been childhood sweethearts and were very close.When she first came to Rongguo Mansion, she lived in the Bisha cabinet, in the same room as Baoyu.At that time, she deliberately made them not shy away from men and women because she had the intention of matching the two of them for marriage in the future.Now, even though Lin Daiyu has drifted away from Jia's family, she believes in her own eyes. Lin Daiyu is a hard-spoken and soft-hearted child, and she still can't let go of her old friendship with Baoyu.Nor would she have the heart to let her, a grandmother, die in peace.

And Lin Daiyu was recently conferred the title of Township Lord, which means that she has won the approval of the emperor, so even if the emperor will be displeased for a while, he will not ask her for her crimes and slap her own mouth.Both of her parents died, and no elders would bully Baoyu and suppress Baoyu, so she was a very suitable candidate.So, she forced Lin Daiyu to accept the matter with death.She knew that she would feel sorry for her granddaughter by doing this, but at this critical moment, her heart naturally turned to Baoyu.

"Sister Lin, you just agreed to it like this. You only care about the old lady. Don't you think about your own life?" Xue Baochai felt sorry for her. Sister Lin should have a better choice!

"It's not true." Lin Daiyu said calmly: "One, I really can't bear to see Baoyu in trouble and tortured; two, I have thought about it carefully and weighed the gains and losses."

She smiled wryly: "Sister Bao, after going through so much, don't I still know some ways of the world and have no realistic plans?" She sighed: "I am no longer as high-minded as I used to be. miss."

"This is what I think. I can live a peaceful life because of my father's consideration for me. I will always remember his love for me and I will definitely repay him. His lifelong regret is the severance of the Lin family's heirs. No one. If I give birth to a son, let him be named Lin and inherit the fireworks of the Lin family, so that under the nine springs, my father can feel at ease."

"This matter is difficult, how can the husband's family agree?" Xue Baochai shook his head and replied, and then suddenly said: "So, that's why you chose Baoyu."

"That's right, most people would not accept such a thing. If I were a noble daughter and my father and brother were prominent, then it would still be possible." Lin Daiyu smiled lightly: "In my situation at the time, although the emperor bestowed I have the title of a country lord, but I have no family support at all. I am just an empty country lord. Apart from a fairly generous dowry and a salary from the court, what else do I have? What's more, after my grandmother complained , who doesn’t know about my family? In private, people are talking about my father being stupid and my mother being jealous. I don't even think about getting married. Even if I can marry someone, I'm afraid that my in-law's family will be upright all day long to remind me and guard me? Why should I find such discomfort?"

"So, I don't want to marry. But if I want to choose a son-in-law as my husband," Lin Daiyu shook her head slightly: "Sister Bao also knows that most of the people who are willing to be a son-in-law are crooked. Looking at it this way, Baoyu is Excellent candidate. Even if he can’t hold up the door, at least he will treat me kindly and know my interests. In the future, let him make makeup at home, write poems, and get some elegant things for entertainment. Let’s save some , can live through the day."

"So, look, Sister Bao, half of me was thinking about my past friendship, and half of me was soberly planning for myself. In this way, I made a marriage contract." Lin Daiyu expressed her thoughts frankly.

Xue Baochai took a deep breath, and fixed her eyes on Lin Daiyu closely, with the meaning of "separate three days and treat each other with admiration".She couldn't help asking again: "Then what happened afterwards? Since the Jia family has not been convicted, are they still willing to let Baoyu marry? I know Auntie's temperament. She has always been at odds with your mother, so naturally she doesn't want to see you. "

"After that, my grandmother, second uncle, and second wife really regretted it. They wanted to let Baoyu marry me, and my grandmother promised that my second son would be allowed to change his surname to Lin in the future. I was not as easy to deceive as before. Then I am the head of the family, and I am the head of the family. But if I marry Baoyu, then I will be the daughter-in-law of the Jia family. Just look at what happened to Wang Xifeng, sister-in-law Zhu also lives carefully, not to mention that the second wife is so disliked. Me, do I want to send myself to her to be tortured?"

"Of course I don't want to, saying that unless Baoyu gets married, the marriage contract will be over! Although the second wife is reluctant to part with my dowry, she thinks she can go to your uncle for support. Baoyu is such a talent, so naturally there are better ones." It's optional, maybe there is a good girl from a high family who can fall in love with Baoyu, and even the Jia family can turn over." Lin Daiyu sneered: "In the end, I was very disappointed, there is no official family who is willing to marry their daughter, even your uncle It's useless to try to make peace. After asking everywhere, only one or two families are willing to give your uncle a face and agree to marry a concubine. The dowry is also meager. The second wife was ashamed and anxious, and fell ill .”

"Baoyu doesn't care whether to marry or get married. She asked her grandmother to plead with Baoyu. My grandmother felt sorry for Baoyu. Seeing that I was determined, she stopped listening to her and was ready to regret the marriage. She is more far-sighted than the second wife. She persuaded the second wife to say that in the future If the Jia family can't get up, the family has already been separated, and the eldest house will no longer look after us. After we leave, Baoyu will definitely suffer. Don't you have the heart to do this? Joining the Lin family is only a status, but Baoyu can live well Good day. Although you can't show your mother-in-law's story in front of Yu'er, but you are Baoyu's mother, don't you want to suffer some grievances for Baoyu?"

"Although the second wife is ruthless to others, she is really kind to Baoyu. No matter how unwilling she is, she has no choice but to agree. After I married Baoyu, Baoyu lived in the township house awarded by my court. I I don't want to be too mean, I give money, food, and various things to my grandmother and second wife every year, and I take good care of them, in short, I have a clear conscience."

"Grandmother died more than a year later. Seeing Baoyu's whereabouts, she breathed a sigh of relief, saddened by the family's downfall, and left in grief and self-blame. The second wife did not have the oppression of her grandmother, but wanted to Make it weird." Lin Daiyu said lightly: "It's all right for her to pick on my troubles, and she sent a few maids to serve Baoyu, and even made a fuss about taking concubines for Baoyu. I had to tell her clearly, Baoyu is How can there be any reason for a son-in-law to take a concubine? Second wife, if you marry into the Jia family, is it possible that the Wang family also sent a servant to serve you? She cried and scolded after hearing this, but I just ignored it. I also told Baoyu Now, if he thinks of pity and pity, then why don't we just get together and separate, so that everyone can be happy with each other."

"Baoyu is reluctant to part with you, Sister Lin, and my aunt must also be reluctant to part with your dowry, status and salary as a township monarch!" Xue Baochai smiled and shook her head. The Jia family has not prospered again, and Sister Lin has enough. confidence.

"Yes, the second wife gradually stopped causing trouble. We took care of my uncle and her until the end of my life. Later, I discussed it with Baoyu, and the relatives didn't move around much. It was useless to stay in the capital, so I went back to my hometown in Jinling. Originally, I wanted to go back to Gusu to settle down, but after that year, both Lin Zeyu and Lin Butler were convicted and imprisoned, and exiled to the frontier. His family angered Jia's family because of this, and the Lin clan didn't like our husband and wife. The Jinling family , Knowing that the Ningrong Second Mansion has declined, they are also very indifferent. So we moved to Huizhou, where it is quiet and beautiful, the folk customs are simple, and the living expenses are relatively cheap. We are very satisfied. I think we will live here forever."

"After such a big change, Baoyu still doesn't like official career and economics?" Xue Baochai saw Lin Daiyu's words lightly, but he expected that there must be countless sadness and difficulties in it.Her husband is hardworking and motivated. They supported Xinglai all the way and experienced a lot of hardships.And with Baoyu's temperament, how can sister Lin not work hard?

"What about us, at first?" Lin Daiyu paused for a moment, and said, "Later, he started to run the business, and it did well. That's what Baoyu likes to do, and later he became obsessed with it, so he just went on like this. Speaking of which, the fact that we started the business has a lot to do with the Yi'an county magistrate."

"Lin Yi'an?" Xue Baochai repeated and asked, "Lin Ming'an's younger sister?"

She looked at Lin Daiyu with a complicated expression, and sighed, "Back then, I reminded Lin Mingan through your mouth, and I meant to take revenge on the Jia family. Later, I was in a difficult situation in Jinling, and my business was almost unsustainable. The wall collapsed." Everyone pushed, and the clansman came to persecute. In times of crisis, the Ministry of Internal Affairs returned the status of the Xue family's royal merchant and assigned him a stable errand, so that I could support the family business when my brother was exiled. I have heard from someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. , that was Lin Mingan and Prince Zhongshun specifically mentioning it, and Prince Zhongshun gave him this favor. Maybe he didn't care about it, but it saved me from fire and water. I am very grateful!"