The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Since Princess Jian'an arrived in Beijing safely, she first went to visit her aunt at Prince Yan's Mansion, and then went to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager.Chen Ruijin knew that the Empress Dowager was not in a good mood, so when she came back, she went to Lizhi Lane.The princess already knew that she was the person who secretly left a book for her in Luzhou back then, and she had a good impression of her.

When mentioning the Empress Dowager, Princess Jian'an smiled wryly and said, "Her old man gave me a female official as a dowry, saying that she is more respectful than outsiders."

Chen Ruijin couldn't help laughing: "This is the only way she can do it? It's so boring."

The princess shook her head and said, "It's not that I can't handle it, I'm just worried."

Chen Ruijin said: "Send it to Rongguo Mansion first, let's settle it before you get married." Princess Jian'an was stunned.Chen Ruijin smiled and said, "Master Huan decided not to take concubines when he was five or six years old."

The princess hesitated and said: "Since she has been ordered, I think I can dig something out of her."

Chen Ruijin said: "You can't stay at home either. Although you don't need to be afraid of her, just leaving her there will be annoying, so let's get it out of the way. Coincidentally, I'm here, so I'll take it with me."

The princess couldn't help smiling brightly: "How can I disappoint your good intentions?" Then she ordered the female officer sent by the empress dowager to pack her luggage and go with Chen Ruijin, saying that she was going to Rongguo Mansion first.The female officer was secretly delighted, with a solemn expression on her face, she kowtowed her head steadily to thank her.Chen Ruijin chatted with the princess again before leaving.

When she arrived at the Rongguo Mansion, Chen Ruijin led her into the door of Lixiangyuan, casually pointed to a side room for her to rest, then called for someone to help her apply for household registration, and specially told her: "Take the film of the Duke of the country, the sooner the better." good."

The person in charge said: "The film is in the hands of Third Master Cong, he has gone out."

Chen Ruijin said: "You are so anxious that you didn't listen to me. I have some in my hand." Turning back, he took Jia Amnesty's film and handed it to him, saying, "Wait a little longer." Then he walked in The wing room asked the female officer, "Who are you from? What's your surname? Is Luanzhu your real name?"

The female officer was racking her brains to guess Chen Ruijin's identity.The girl who has not left the court dresses up, not extravagant, but the clothes are of excellent material; she casually calls the chief steward of the Rongguo Mansion to come over and give instructions, obviously she is of status; there is also Jia She's film.Seeing her asking himself something, he hurriedly said: "My surname is Lin, and I am the granddaughter of Lin Wen, the judge of the Taiyuan Hospital. My real name is only the word 'Luan'. The name Luanzhu was given by the Empress Dowager."

Chen Ruijin frowned suddenly.The girl from the judge's family of the imperial hospital is best at medicine.The old woman sent such a girl here, Man said that she had obtained some kind of secret order, even if she didn't have it, it was enough to disturb people.Coincidentally, her surname is Lin, so it's not guaranteed that Jia Huan will take care of her for Lin Hai's sake.Even though he had scolded the Empress Dowager as a sieve in his heart, Chen Ruijin didn't show it on his face, and asked as if nothing had happened: "Do you want to go back to your own home or set up your own family? Use the name given by the Empress Dowager or your real name?" ?”

The female officer was stunned for a long time: "What do you mean, Miss?" Chen Ruijin asked again.She said anxiously, "I was ordered by the empress dowager to marry the princess!"

Chen Ruijin said: "That's right. Since the Empress Dowager gave you to the princess and married the princess to Rongguo Mansion, you are a member of our mansion, right? But let us deal with it, right? The third master Huan doesn't want concubines and concubines. You don’t need a maid to serve you. It’s useless for you to stay in the mansion, and you can’t waste your money. Whether you go home, start a small business on your own, or find a good man to marry, it’s up to you.”

The female officer looked at her and said, "Who are you? How dare you decide such a big matter without reporting it to Third Master Huan?"

Chen Ruijin smiled slightly: "It's a coincidence, I happen to be able to call the shots, and it's not a big deal."

The female officer asked: "Dare to ask the girl what is her identity?"

Chen Ruijin shrugged: "Is this... I'm not happy to tell you." Nai turned around and came out to order the steward, "Set up a female household for her under the name of 'Lin Luan'. If she wants to go home, let the Lin family do it by themselves It is." The manager responded and left.

The female official stayed in the wing room for half a day, then rushed out and said, "Miss is so reckless, but she got the princess's order? Isn't she afraid of being called a 'jealous woman'?"

Chen Ruijin couldn't help laughing: "Miss Lin, haven't you heard of the fourth daughter of the Jia family?" The female officer opened her mouth to think about something, but suddenly closed it—the empress dowager said that Princess Jian'an was the fourth daughter of the Jia family who picked Jia Huan. and that Jia Siben is a shrew who is famous all over the world.Chen Ruijin persuaded, "Since you are a dignified official lady, wouldn't it be good to be a daughter-in-law with someone dignified? It's useless even if you stay in our house by force. The men in our family have never cared about women."

Before the words were finished, someone said: "Who said our men have no desire for women?" Jia Cong came in from the outside with a smile on his face.The female officer's eyes lit up!Jia Cong leaned forward in a big way and said the second half of the sentence, "It's just one of my favorites." Chen Ruijin smiled slightly with lowered eyebrows.He asked, "Who is this?"

Chen Ruijin pursed her lips: "The Empress Dowager gave Princess Jian'an a dowry."

Jia Cong rolled his eyes: "If she wants to give someone a gift, she doesn't inquire about what he likes. It's better to give money." Then he smiled and said to the female official, "Girl, don't be afraid, from now on I won't be lonely in the palace, you can The sky is bright! If you want to go home, get married, and be self-reliant, it’s up to you.” Before the female officer could understand, he sighed again, “I think my eldest sister was also a female official in the palace back then, and it took so much effort to get away! You're lucky."

Chen Ruijin glanced at the female officer, turned around to look at Jia Conghuizi and said, "Why did you get that white spot on the sleeve? It's also on your body."

Jia Cong raised his sleeves and took a look: "I just played with his little son at Brother Feng's house for a while, and didn't dust it clean." Nai said enthusiastically, "That baby is so fun! Oh, it's so cute! It's less than three years old. , soft, and the white face that has been wiped all over the face is so cute." Said, he moved to Chen Ruijin, "Hey, let's get married when Brother Huan gets married." Chen Ruijin's face flushed immediately, and he gave him a look Turning around and going back to the house, Jia Cong hurriedly trotted in and followed.Neither of them looked at the female officer again, so they didn't know that she suddenly raised her head to stare at Chen Ruijin behind her.

No matter how fast the household department handles affairs, it is impossible to finish them on the same day.It's just that Lixiangyuan called the lady officer "Miss Lin" for dinner that night, and Chen Ruijin said that she was temporarily staying in the courtyard for two days.The next day, Lin Luan waited for a whole day, but did not wait for Jia Huan. Until the evening when he came to chat, he hurried out of the wing room and went to the hall to see him.

Without waiting for her to speak, Jia Cong first introduced: "Here, this is the dowry given to the princess by the Empress Dowager. Her surname is Lin, and her grandfather was Lin Wen, who was sentenced by the Imperial Hospital. Sister Chen brought it back yesterday, and her household registration will come down tomorrow."

Jia Huan said "oh", smiled and said to Chen Ruijin, "I'm sorry for the trouble, brother and sister."

"It's easy to say." Jia Cong cupped his hands first.

When Jia Huan turned around, Lin Luan was already on the spot, disappointed.He then asked: "Miss Lin, is she going to go home? Or is she on her own? Shall we help you find a matchmaker?"

The three of them gave these three choices, going home, becoming independent, and getting married, as if it came naturally, none of them were willing to keep her in the mansion.The woman gritted her teeth and stepped forward to kowtow: "Little girl has no face to go home, and is unable to stand on her own. Please send me to the temple to become a monk."

Jia Cong wondered: "You are so good and you haven't done anything bad, how come you have no face to go home?" Seeing Lin Luan's face was sad, he just opened his mouth; Jia Cong would not give her a chance to sell miserably, so he said, "That's all. .There are many nunneries in Beijing, where do you want to go?"

Lin Luan bowed his head: "Can you let me go to Tiekan Temple for a few months temporarily? You can also use the name of the Duke's Mansion as a shelter for a while. I will go to another place when everything is stable."

"Of course not." Jia Cong said, "That is our family's family temple. Miss Lin has a special background, if the princess misunderstands that brother Huan is interested in you, wouldn't he be miserable?" Jia Huan glared at him.

Lin Luan lowered her eyebrows and said: "I heard that Concubine Ning has a virtuous temperament, and Princess Jian'an is also a reasonable person, she will not embarrass the third master."

Jia Huan said: "She can be reasonable, but I can't."

Jia Cong turned his head and asked Chen Ruijin, "Can I be reasonable?"

Without raising his head, Chen Ruijin said, "No." Jia Cong spread his arms, with helplessness written on his face.

Lin Luan smiled wryly.Even if there are all kinds of means, if people don't even let them in, how can they get out?I had to leave for the time being.I just went out, and I heard Jia Cong sigh inside: "This woman knows how to measure. If she can stop staring at men, spend her mind on a serious career, open a dim sum shop, etc., she will be able to support herself. If you have money, you can return it." Are you afraid you won't find a good man?"

Chen Ruijin also sighed: "All the female officials in the palace are imprisoned as fools."

Hearing Jia Cong say again: "It's a pity ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) about stretching."

Until the third watch was approaching, Lin Luan got up quietly and walked to the door of Chen Ruijin's house without any sound of footsteps.Just as she was about to raise her hand to knock on the door, the door suddenly opened, and Chen Ruijin stood inside holding a candlestick.Lin Luan is silent and blessed.Chen Ruijin turned around and went in, leading her to sit down at the kang table, and sat on the head unceremoniously, picking up a Winnie the Pooh pillow casually.

Lin Luan was silent for a moment, then said: "I wonder if Miss Chen has ever seen Mrs. Liuhu in Taiwan Mansion."

Chen Ruijin said: "I have. He has gone to the West now." He couldn't help but looked up at her, coughed, "Liu Hu... is not young, my daughter is older than you."

Lin Luan was stunned, and immediately annoyed: "Where did Miss Chen go!"

Chen Ruijin shrugged: "Sorry." After a while, he added, "Miss Lin came to spy on a man in the middle of the night, how can I not think too much?"

Lin Luan's face was slightly sullen: "Did Master Liu say nothing to Miss Chen?"

Chen Ruijin said "Oh", and suddenly realized: "That! I didn't take it to heart. He said that the Empress Dowager wanted to give Jia Cong a princess and princess. If you have the ability to do it!"

Lin Luan was stunned for a while, then smiled wryly, "I really never thought Miss Chen would have such a personality... I can't express a thousand words in my belly. I just remind Miss Chen of one thing: the one who saved the girl back then was Empress Dowager."

Chen Ruijin frowned and said, "Miss Lin, do you have evidence? Master Liu has brought evidence." Lin Luan shook her head.Chen Ruijin said, "Then I can't believe it. The favor owed to Mr. Liu back then... He said he was not familiar with foreign countries, so he asked me to ask Mr. Cong to choose a suitable small overseas country for him, and he wanted to conquer it and become the ruler of the country. Cong The third master has chosen for him."

Lin Luan couldn't help gritting his teeth: "What a traitor!"

Chen Ruijin said: "He didn't owe the Empress Dowager anything at all. It's a pity that he didn't enjoy wealth and glory after being a founding father. By the way, what are your plans? If you become a monk, where do you want to go?"

Lin Luan asked in a low voice: "Can't I stay in Rongguo Mansion?"

Chen Ruijin said simply: "No."

Lin Luan said with tears in her eyes, "The empress dowager ordered me... to serve Third Master Huan. If I can't, I'm afraid sister Yunxi...she saved my life. I beg Miss Chen to help me..."

Chen Ruijin nodded: "That's how it is. How about it, tomorrow I will entrust Third Master Cong to beg King Yan. Is it called Yunxi? Let King Yan send someone to take her out of the palace, and you two can live together."

Lin Luan was startled again.Chen Ruijin waited for half a day, but she didn't move at all.It's late, Chen Ruijin wants to sleep.Then he said, "It's already the third watch." Lin Luan didn't hear it.She said it out loud again.Lin Luan woke up suddenly, saluted hastily and withdrew.It's just that she never went back to the house, so she sat on the stone steps in the courtyard in a daze.Chen Ruijin didn't bother to care about her, so he rested by himself.

In the early morning of the next day, Jia Cong was still sleeping late, and Chen Ruijin got up to stretch his muscles and bones. Seeing that Lin Luan was still sitting there, he asked, "I've been thinking about it all night, do you understand?"

Lin Luan asked blankly, "The Empress Dowager has lost her power?"

Chen Ruijin wondered: "Didn't she lose power since the death of the first emperor? Even if the Supreme Emperor is still alive, she is not her own son."

Lin Luan argued strongly: "She is the Empress Dowager!"

Chen Ruijin smiled and said, "Do you want me to move the biography of the concubine in the history book?"

Lin Luan shook his head slowly: "It's no wonder that Liu Hu left like that. He left, and the overseas is vast, and the Empress Dowager can't help him. The word loyalty is so rare."

Chen Ruijin said: "The Empress Dowager is also confused, she just thinks about intangible things. She sells a few noble money based on her status, and when she has enough money, she will discuss with the King of Yan, leave the palace incognito, and become a rich and idle person. Good. Didn’t you see the concubines of the Supreme Emperor who are Taoist nuns get married in the blink of an eye? Now they have already had children.” Lin Luan was stunned again.Chen Ruijin then went to practice.

After she finished practicing, Lin Luan was already waiting in the courtyard. When she came up to her, she immediately asked, "Miss Chen, what if Jia Cong has to marry someone else for some reason?"

Chen Ruijin said: "He's not that useless."

Lin Luan whispered: "If he doesn't marry someone else, won't he be able to get important help?"

Chen Ruijin thought for a while and said: "He will probably pretend to agree first, and then find another way to settle the woman after the matter is settled." That guy lied like a ghost. "Those who don't care don't care to use it. Besides, he has no ambitions, and he doesn't care for any help."

Lin Luan smiled coldly: "Not necessarily. Isn't his husband, Su Zheng, in the capital? Mr. Su has occasionally caught a cold recently, and invited the doctor to take two doses of medicine, but I don't know what happened."

Chen Ruijin's eyes turned cold: "Is the empress dowager looking for death?"

Lin Luan said leisurely: "It's easy to hide from the open, but hard to defend from the dark. No matter which of the two third masters of the Jia family is willing to accept me, I will save Mr. Su, how about it?"

Chen Ruijin said: "No need. Since it's about the empress dowager's business, let her exchange her life for Mr. Su."

Lin Luan smiled and said, "It's okay if you really don't like me. I want Sister Yunxi."

Chen Ruijin took a few glances at her, and seeing that her expression was absolutely innocent, she smiled sweetly: "Deal." She secretly smiled inwardly.The empress dowager also saw it pitifully, and betrayed another one.