Jia Min's Counterattack

Lin Ruhai nodded, and said with some regret: "In the last life, the emperor was special to me, but it was never so obvious. He always helped me in the dark and always supported me in government affairs. The emperor asked me to assist the prince. But I... I am ashamed of the emperor!"

"Husband, didn't you say that the past is over? From now on, we husband and wife will work together, and we will not let the emperor down!"

Lin Ruhai held Jia Min in his arms and murmured, "As long as you are always by my side, I will have nothing to fear!"

Jia Min patted him on the back and said, "I will always be with you!"

The next day, after seeing off the people from the Rongguo Mansion and the Princess Chang's Mansion, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min sat together and discussed who they would visit during the Chinese New Year.

"Yesterday, someone from the patriarch said that on the morning of New Year's Eve, we will go to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors. The patriarch's house has a banquet on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. When we come back in the first year, we still have to attend." Lin Ruhai said while drinking tea.

"Then when shall we go to Jinling?" Jia Min asked.

"Let's set off on the fifth day of the lunar new year. I'll send Zhen Yingjia a greeting card in advance, and you'll also send someone to clean up Jinling's mansion in advance. We have a lot of people to visit in Jinling, so we may have to stay for a few more days! "

"Can my husband leave Suzhou for so long? We just came here, will people gossip?"

"It's okay! Master Zhizhou also wants to visit relatives during the New Year? Besides, now that I have completely controlled the entire Yamen, nothing will happen. If there is any urgent matter, Hua Chong can handle it!"

"Then I'll ask Lin Dayong to send people to Jinling, or let them stay at home for the New Year before going. Anyway, we won't live in Jinling for a few days, so just let someone clean out a yard!"

"Okay! Min'er is the head of the house, so it's natural to listen to Min'er's affairs at home!"

"You're so talkative! How did I hear that you've cheated on the eldest granddaughter of the patriarch's family? When did Lin Tanhua become so narrow-minded?"

"Hmph! She dared to provoke you in front of my face. For the sake of the patriarch, I have shown mercy!"

"You! I'm too embarrassed to see Mrs. Third Tang tomorrow!"

"What's the matter? It's them who should be embarrassed! We didn't do anything wrong to them. It's because they didn't discipline their children and grandchildren well, and they can't blame others! Seriously, it's their fault. Don’t give an explanation! If we endure it, they will think we are afraid of them! It’s just a parasite attached to our family, and dare to bite the master back, then we will bear the punishment we deserve!”

Jia Min never knew that Lin Ruhai thought of these people from the Lin family in Suzhou in such a way.Although Lin Ruhai is telling the truth, if outsiders listen to it, they will criticize Lin Ruhai.

"Husband, don't say such things! Although they didn't help us, they are still clansmen. With them, we are not rootless duckweeds!"

"Min'er doesn't know something. I really don't have any affection for these tribesmen. We rely on our Dongjie Lin family to dominate Suzhou, but we forget who gave them such confidence! If it weren't for them in the last life, they would not Come forward to help take care of Daiyu, and I will not send Daiyu all the way to the Rongguo Mansion in the capital! I know exactly what their plan is. Daiyu went to her grandfather's house, and she is a woman. They want to get married, and these so-called clansmen see that the Lin family is about to die out, so they want to take over the Lin family's property and squeeze out the last things that the Lin family can use!"

"It turned out to be like this! The patriarch at that time should be Lin Tao! This shameless villain, I also helped his eldest son to ask for a place in the Imperial Academy, and let his eldest son live in our mansion in the capital! Unexpectedly, How could he be so heartless!"

"Hmph! Now, we are still useful to them. They don't dare to have any wrong thoughts. I just want to warn and beat them from time to time so that they can see their identities clearly!"

In fact, Lin Ruhai's warning was very effective, and the patriarch also beat the other three Lin clan members, telling them to be obedient and not to cause trouble, and to respect Lin Ruhai and Jia Min as well!

On New Year's Eve, Lin Ruhai brought his wife and children to Lin's ancestral hall early in the morning. They came quite early, and two other people who lived outside the city hadn't arrived yet.Jia Min asked Lu Shi to lead him to the West Wing for tea.There were already many female relatives in the West Wing. Seeing that Jia Min had arrived, Mrs. Lin Zhou stepped forward and took Jia Min's hand, praised Jia Min well, and introduced other female relatives of the Lin family to her. .Jia Min greeted all the female relatives for a while, and then a little girl came to report that everyone had arrived, and the ancestor worship began.

For ancestor worship, the men are all in the ancestral hall, and the female relatives are all in the open space outside the ancestral hall.Lin Ruhai was of a high seniority, so he stood slightly behind the patriarch. Lin Lang was still young, so he followed Lin Ruhai.After the ancestor worship was over, everyone had to have a reunion dinner in the wing of the ancestral hall before going home. Jia Min went back to the west wing with Lin Zhou's family members.After a meal, Jia Min didn't eat much, but was really tired from dealing with the Lin's family members, so she found a quiet corner to drink tea.

The Lin Zhou family had some selfish intentions today. She wanted other Lin family members to see that she had a good relationship with Jia Min, and she also wanted Jia Min to ask for mercy for her granddaughter, so that the patriarch would release her granddaughter from the ancestral hall. come out.

Mrs. Lin Zhou found a gap to come to Jia Min, and said a little awkwardly: "Seventh brother and sister! I'm so sorry! It's all my fault that the old woman didn't teach her granddaughter well and made her make a big mistake. Your granddaughter will pay you!" Saying that, he would salute Jia Min.

Jia Min immediately grabbed Lin Zhou's arms, making her unable to move, then smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Santang doesn't understand what she said? What did your granddaughter do wrong, and what does it have to do with me? It has something to do with me, shouldn't she be a junior to plead guilty? You are making things difficult for me by doing this!"

Lin Zhou didn't expect that Jia Min looked soft and weak, but she was so strong.And Jia Min's words made her realize that she was being stupid again, why she was always being stupid recently, and every time it was because of her beloved granddaughter.

Lin Zhou looked at Jia Min anxiously: "This... brother and sister, I don't mean to embarrass you, really!"

"I would like to ask Mrs. Santang, your granddaughter made a mistake, why should you compensate me?"

"Because Jingyi disrespected you at the banquet that day! I..."

"It's because she disrespected me, she is a junior, why didn't she come to plead guilty, why did you ask you to make amends on her behalf?"

"This... Jingyi... she is locked up in the ancestral hall by your third cousin." Lin Zhou lowered her head, not daring to look at Jia Min.

"Why did the third cousin lock her up?"

"Because she behaved inappropriately! She spoke wild words!"