A Concubine of Salted Fish in Qing Dynasty [Red House]

That night, Lin Ruhai and the old lady went to the ancestral hall to offer incense to their ancestors, barely closing their eyes.

Their Lin family has been passed down for several generations, and perhaps this is the only child of this generation.

Of course, you have to tell your ancestors about this happy event.

It's just that the old lady knows that this is not the only child of this generation.

This child will be Daiyu's elder brother or elder sister.

In fairness, the old lady didn't have any objections to Jia Min, the daughter-in-law.

She is the daughter of Duke Rongguo, well-educated, well-educated, with red makeup. After marriage, the husband and wife are also singing in harmony. The only thing that bothers her is that her daughter-in-law likes poetry and books too much at first and doesn't want to provoke the burden of the housekeeper.

Years of infertility?

This is the tradition of the Lin family, and it cannot be said to be Jia Min's fault, so she has never blamed her before.

But when the old lady saw the end of the Lin family many years later in her dream, the old lady couldn't help but vent her anger.

Daiyu is from a good daughter's family, but she is also the blood of their Lin family.

The Lin family had no son to inherit the family business, Jia Min passed away, Ru Hai was poisoned to death, and Daiyu became an orphan, so it would be a way to go to her grandmother and marry back to the Jia family.

But what about the end result?

Then Jia Baoyu actually married Xue Baochai, a merchant woman, while her family's Daiyu ended up dying!

The Jia family, what a Jia family!It was to swallow up the last drop of her Lin family's blood!

When she saw that scene in her dream, the old lady almost got angry and went straight to strangle Jiamu to death.

In vain she claimed to love Jia Min the most, and Ai Wu Ji Wu loved Dai Yu, but in reality?

It's just to watch Lin's family's wealth go to Jia's house, Daiyu's health is not so healthy, and her good daughter-in-law objects, just watch Daiyu die like this!

After waking up from the dream, she also wondered if it was just a dream.

But when the things in the dream corresponded to reality one by one, the old lady could no longer treat it as a dream.

After several operations, Ruhai brought their whole family to Xingtai Mansion to take office.

This is something that has never happened in a dream.

Then the old lady looked around for strange people and strange things.

Since she has this opportunity to have such a prophetic dream, there may not be no really capable people who can break the situation of the Lin family.

So she got a birthday horoscope, found two people, and carried them into the mansion.

Aunt Mei is now pregnant.

The old lady felt that her hard work was not in vain.

It is undeniable that her actions like this are unfair to the unaware Jia Min.

But the old lady really didn't have any good feelings for the Jia family.

If this dream had come earlier, she would not have married the Jia family!

So, when she heard her son say that Jia Min would hold the child when he was born, she fell silent.

Jia Min may not really do anything to the child, but what about the Jia family behind her?

The late Duke Rong had two sons and four daughters. Both sons were born to Jia Mu. The concubine was either never born or died within a few years after birth. The other three concubine daughters grew up, but they were all found by Jia Mu. People sent it out, the old lady was inquired about, she was still young, and now she has passed away.

Jia Mu just looked kind on the surface.

She really didn't dare to hand over the concubine of the Lin family to Jia Min to raise him.

For such a small child, it is too easy for the child to die in an accident.

She dare not gamble.

The old lady avoided talking about it, and Lin Ruhai knew what her mother meant.

But he didn't understand, and frowned: "Mother, why..."

Since when did the mother distrust his wife so much?

Did she do something wrong?

He didn't believe it.

If there is, the mother will not be silent.

Where did the mother's dissatisfaction with Min'er come from?

The old lady twisted the prayer beads in her hand: "Brother Hai." She called out a name she hadn't called for a long time, "You should write a letter to the Hui nationality. After so many years, it should have passed."

Lin Ruhai was stunned.

There were some conflicts between their ancestors and the clan, and they have not contacted each other for decades.

He has always regarded himself as a person without a clan, and now his mother... wants to reconcile? !

Lin Ruhai is very smart, otherwise she wouldn't have been admitted to Tanhua at a young age.

He understood what his mother meant.

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Early in the morning, Lin Ruhai didn't close his eyes much, but he didn't feel sleepy at all, and went to the yamen energetically.Everyone who saw him couldn't help wondering.

Is there any happy event in the adult's family, with a happy face?

After another deduction, what could make him so happy?

The biggest possibility is the heir.

Some of the sons of his age are getting married.

But the magistrate's knees are still empty.

No one said anything on the surface, and there were guesses behind the scenes.

But now the other party didn't say it clearly, and they couldn't directly go up to congratulate Xi, otherwise it would be bad if extreme joy begets sorrow.

Seeing that he is in a good mood now, it is time to take out some difficult things that have accumulated before.

Faced with these headaches, Lin Ruhai still smiled and was very patient.

Some went wrong and there was no criticism.

As soon as they left Lin Ruhai's sight, they couldn't help talking.

"It appears to be true."

"My lord, it's time for us to get ready."

"What are you going to do?"

"Ancient books."

"I also prepared ancient books."

Their superior doesn't have any obvious preferences, but scholars, ancient books, calligraphy and paintings are the least prone to mistakes.

"Your Excellency is finally keeping the clouds open to see the moon."

They had speculated privately before whether the emptiness under the magistrate's knees was due to his physical condition, but now this rumor is self-defeating.

But it's easy to think about it, is it because the wife he married was too jealous, which made him still childless at this age? The great cause is great, and there may be many things that are necessary, so to marry a wife, you still have to marry a virtuous...

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Yun Shuyao was still going to pay her respects today, and on the way to Bitao Courtyard, she remembered her guess from last night.

Before she entered Lin's house, she made up her mind to be a salted fish. After staying for a few years, she could find a chance to escape. Pregnancy was unexpected.

With this guess now, Yun Shuyao's mood is really complicated.

She shouldn't be so lucky, right?

It's just that the supernatural power really didn't move, no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't verify it.

Yun Shuyao decided to study medicine if she had the opportunity, the saying that she has too many skills and doesn't overwhelm her body is very reasonable.

Now we can only wait and see.

If she is not pregnant, the plan remains the same, and she will still cook a salted fish at the Lin family.

If she is really pregnant, she will still be a salty fish if she jumps twice, and Yun Shuyao will still spend her days fumbling around in her small courtyard.

As for the child, if she was really pregnant, Yun Shuyao had to admit that she was still looking forward to it.

She has been alone since the death of her grandma in modern times, and only lived for a few months in the last days, and she doesn't even know whether the original owner has any relatives alive.

Coming here, I have complete parents, a sensible and lovely younger brother, and if I can have a child who is connected by blood, it will be complete.

If she had given birth to a son, the dispute between the concubine and the concubine would exist objectively, but Yun Shuyao believed that the child was a blank slate, so if he taught it well, she believed that he could teach the child the principle of self-reliance.

After all, the Lin family no longer has a title, and the imperial examination is a single-plank bridge that requires one's own struggle.

If you give birth to a daughter who is fragrant and soft, you must also be strict and learn more, so that you can live better in this era of greater restrictions on women.

Just this ideal state, is it possible?

If she does get pregnant, one obvious problem is Jia Min and the Jia family behind her.

Yun Shuyao completely understands that the main wife doesn't want a concubine or a concubine, but in this feudal era that hasn't been overthrown, few women can jump out of this cage.

Thinking about it, Yun Shuyao couldn't help sighing, so far, what Jia Min has done can be called the last sentence.

She never did anything against the two concubines, and she was so tolerant that she never even established rules.

But what about after being stimulated?

Yun Shuyao had smelled the smell of medicine many times on Jia Min's body, and she had no illness or disaster. Most of the medicines she took were child-seeking medicines.

If she and Mei both had children and Jia Min was still infertile, Yun Shuyao was not sure if she would torture herself day after day under such a comparison, and then lose her mind.

And the Jia family... Now that Duke Rong has passed away, the contacts he left behind have not been exhausted.

Correspondingly, Yun Shuyao's stay at the Lin family is not for nothing these days. She has seen some things on the surface of peace, such as... the relationship between the old lady and Jia Min.

She doesn't seem to trust Jamin very much.

Just like yesterday in Meixiangyuan, after the old lady confirmed that Aunt Mei was pregnant, she immediately assigned a seasoned nanny and two maids to go there.

This can be said to be for Aunt Mei's sake, and let experienced people serve by her side, but it can also be said that she doesn't trust the housekeeper's wife, Jia Min, and is worried that she will attack Aunt Mei, so she sent her confidant over there just in case .

If she was pregnant, the old lady would probably do the same.

This is a guarantee.

Otherwise, depending on Yun Shuyao herself, it's hard to say.

She is still at the first level of supernatural ability, and her spiritual mirror is in a dead state. She can only see, cannot use, and cannot communicate. Compared with ordinary people, she is just stronger.

If someone came to be tough and called ten or eight good players, she would be helpless.

Hongxiu didn't know what Auntie was thinking, she frowned along the way, she didn't bother, but when she was about to arrive at Bitao Courtyard, seeing Auntie was still lost in thought, she gently tugged at Auntie's sleeve.

Seeing Auntie came back to her senses and smiled at her, Hongxiu also smiled, then put away her smile, followed Auntie, and stepped into the gate of Bitao Courtyard.

Jia Min has already woken up. The makeup on her face is thicker than usual, and her eyes are bloodshot. She probably didn't sleep well last night.

It can be seen with the naked eye that not many of the people serving in the courtyard are relaxed.

Regardless of whether the wife has given birth or not, the wife is the wife, and the status will not change.

But whether you have your own biological children is largely related to the quality of life in old age.

Therefore, everyone in Bitao Academy fell into worry for their future.

However, Yun Shuyao thought that Jia Min didn't need her sympathy.

She wants to sympathize with Jia Min, which is as funny as a modern 996 social animal sympathizing with the daughter of the director's family.

Miss Qianjin has no children, and she is still a high-ranking daughter. Ordinary people may not be able to touch the edge of her status after struggling for several lifetimes.

Yun Shuyao pretended she didn't see anything, and greeted her as usual.

If Jia Min did as usual, he would say a few unnutritious words and let her go back.

But now, Jia Min was suddenly in a trance, looking at the Yun family who was asking for peace.

Meishi is pregnant, will Yunshi get pregnant too?

She is now drinking the medicine prescribed to her by the famous doctor Dr. Chang, but she has been drinking it for a while, and she can't see any effect.

She was absent-minded for a while, and then chatted with Yun Shuyao.

"Qiuzhu, serve dessert for Aunt Yun." Jia Min naturally knew that Aunt Yun was delicious.

As for food, her Bitao Courtyard is never short of food.

"Aunt Yun, I remember you are the eldest daughter in your family?"

The big maid brought tea and delicate pastries.

Jia Min's tea is naturally good tea.

Yun Shuyao is an ordinary person, she can only say that the tea is delicious, but she can't say anything else.

Desserts are not only beautiful, but also delicious.

Yun Shuyao asked the people in the kitchen that if she wanted to eat this, she would need two taels of silver.

She only has three or two cases a month.

"Yes, there are two younger brothers under me."

Jia Min smiled: "You have two brothers, I also have two, but they are older than me, they are my elder brothers."

Yun Shuyao also laughed. She knew that the other protagonist, Jia Baoyu, was her second brother's son.

Jia Min: "I remember that your father is going to participate in Qiuwei three years later, did he encounter any difficulties?"

Yun Shuyao was a little "flattered": "Mrs. Xie is concerned, my father is already very satisfied."

She mentioned the matter of borrowing books to Lin Ruhai, and Lin Ruhai kindly sorted out some of them. She took a look, and found that, except for the mountain and river travel notes that were given to her, the rest were about the Four Books and Five Classics, and many books had annotations on them. .

When she sent these books back, her father wrote a thick letter excitedly...

This time, it was the longest time that Yun Shuyao stayed in Bitao Courtyard.

There is a stick of incense.

On the way back, she saw a group of people walking towards Bi Tao Courtyard.

The woman at the head was wearing conspicuous silk and satin, and the golden jewelry on her head was dazzling to Yun Shuyao's eyes.

This is... Aunt Mei's aunt.

The woman behind her is dressed less, she should be Aunt Mei's biological mother.

Yun Shuyao guessed right, one of the two was Aunt Mei's aunt Yang, and the other was her biological mother Gao.

They came to visit with two carts full of presents.

The Mei family is a merchant.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, this ranking explains a lot of things.

The Mei family has money, and after having money, they want a higher status.

Therefore, for the third daughter who was selected into the magistrate's house as a concubine because of her horoscope, she was pleasantly surprised with 12 expectations, prepared a generous dowry for her, and analyzed the situation in the magistrate's family in detail.

If the next head of the Lin family comes from the womb of their Mei family's daughter, it can protect their family's wealth for generations!

For this goal, the Mei family will fully support Aunt Mei.

And now, a crucial step has been taken towards the realization of this wish.

When I got the news last night, no one in the Mei family could sleep peacefully. They prepared a large jar of sauerkraut and other things that are beneficial to pregnant women for their third lady. , knocked on the door of the Lin family.

But at this moment, Jia Min in Bitao Courtyard was lost in thought while looking at the gate.

She didn't mention her natal family for no reason. She didn't write to tell her mother that there were two more aunts in the family before, but now that one of the aunts is pregnant, Jia Min knows that she can't keep it a secret, and her mother will be angry if she keeps it.

What should she write in the letter so that her mother will not be angry?

What she didn't know was that her nanny had written back in the first place.

Now, Mother Jia's reply letter has arrived.