Crimson Pearl Tears in a Dream of Red Mansions

Under the guidance of the woman, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang entered the west corner gate, passed through a corridor, and arrived at a small flower hall. The woman lifted the curtain and said, "Here we are." Then a maid came up and said "My wife is changing clothes. Please sit down and drink tea with Mrs. Jia and Wang Yiren first, and wait a little while." After speaking, they each offered a cup of tea, and then they didn't care what Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang did. Responding, he retreated with the woman.

After about an hour, Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang saw Jia Min approaching slowly, surrounded by maidservants.When Mrs. Wang saw it, she couldn't help feeling very glaring, and jealousy welled up in her heart, because she said coldly: "My aunt is really polite, she made us wait for so long! Also, when my mother-in-law came to visit, my aunt was actually Ask someone to open the west corner door, and entertain them in the small flower hall!"

Jia Min picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip of the tea, and said with a faint smile, "Wang Yiren's words are somewhat interesting. You should know that I didn't invite you here. If you don't want to wait, you can just leave." , but I will not stop it! Moreover, the mansion of the Lin family’s capital city was originally bestowed by the late Emperor Shunzhi, and even the word “Lin Mansion” was inscribed by Shunzhi’s personal pen. Before my master entered Beijing, the current emperor He also ordered the Ministry of Works to renovate it. This is the side entrance that even a noble prince can only enter, let alone the main entrance. It is considered polite to let you enter the west corner gate! And the main hall of the Lin Mansion is where my master entertains the emperor and princes. Elder Brother and Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, the side hall is for ordinary officials, but this small flower hall is for female relatives, I don’t know what is Wang Yiren’s identity, how do you want me to entertain them?”

Hearing Jia Min's eloquence, Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang couldn't help being quite shocked. They didn't expect the Lin family's mansion to have such a history.It's just that the two have different thoughts. Madam Wang looked at everything in Lin's mansion. Although it was not as luxurious as Jia's, everything was exquisite and exquisite, and it was thought that they were priceless treasures. She also thought of Lin Ruhai's He couldn't help secretly hating his identity, if it wasn't for Jia Min, all of this should belong to him.

But Jia Mu knew that Mrs. Wang's words just now must have offended Jia Min, so she changed the subject with a busy smile and said, "Min'er, why is Mrs. Lin not here?" Mrs. Wang heard Jia Mu's words Hearing the words, Jia Min listened carefully, Jia Min only sneered when he heard the words, and said: "He is a senior man, and it is not easy for him to come out to meet our female family members. He is currently in the study. Since entering the capital, He never has a moment of leisure!"

Jia Muyin sighed: "Uncle Lin is capable!" Then she asked Jia Min, "I don't know if Min'er can be called out to meet him, but I have something to say to him!" He said, because he called a little girl and said: "Green clothes, go, call the master here, just say that Mrs. Jia has something to see!"

The maid named "Green Clothes" heard the words and agreed to go.Mother Jia was full of embarrassment, she never expected that Jia Min would be so disrespectful to herself!

Then I heard Jia Min ask Jia's mother: "If the old lady has anything to say, you might as well just say it directly. You don't have to beat around the bush." ​​When Jia's mother heard the words, she couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, because she forced herself to laugh and said, "Where is there?" What's the matter, I just thought that our mother and daughter haven't seen each other for many years, and it's time to get together, so if Min'er doesn't give up, you might as well go back to our house for a while."

"Our house?" Jia Min couldn't help sneering when he heard the words, and said, "How sooner or later did it become my home? You know, I was sold to the Lin family by you, so I broke up with that mansion a long time ago. Otherwise, my master and I would not have gone to pay tribute to Mrs. Jia when he passed away!"

When Jia Mu heard Jia Min's words, she felt very uncomfortable. What did she mean by selling her to the Lin family? When she married to the Lin family, it was originally that the palace took care of all the dowry, and she didn't need to worry about it in her own family. The mansion is difficult, so it would be nice to save some dowry money. As for the betrothal money, since Lin Ruhai came to the mansion to apply for the betrothal money, the betrothal money belongs to Jia's family, so what can he do?

However, Mother Jia also knew from Jia Min's just words that Jia Min is still worried about this matter, so she couldn't help complaining about Jia She and Mrs. Wang. If they hadn't insisted that they hadn't seen the bride price Yes, how could it be possible to get into today's situation?

However, Mother Jia had gone through a lot of storms, so naturally she calmed down quickly, and smiled and ordered Yuanyang to hold the box containing the 30 taels of silver notes to Jia Min.Jia Min took a look and asked, "What is this?"

Jia's mother said: "Min'er, I know it's very wrong for the government to embezzle the dowry money from the Lin family, but there's nothing you can do about it. You can't just watch this big family spend their whole lives in prison, right? So I didn't tell you, the reason is because this is really not a very honorable thing, but I always think that I will return the money when I have money in the future."

Jia Minyin took the box, opened it, and saw that 30 taels of silver bills were neatly placed inside. After a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Didn't you say that half taels of gold and silver were not available at the beginning? Do you have money?" When Madam Wang saw the thick stack of silver bills in the box, her eyes were already red, and she secretly complained that Jia Mu had a body and didn't keep it for Baoyu, but took it out for Jia Min. Hu Meizi just stared at Jia Min with her eyes, wishing to see two holes in Jia Min's body.

Jia Min felt Mrs. Wang's gaze, but she didn't say anything. She just lowered her head and sipped the tea, and said with a faint smile, "The old lady has a heart, even the bank notes are ready."

At this moment, Lin Ruhai walked in pacingly, saw Jiamu and Mrs. Wang, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "I thought it was someone who asked to see me, and I rushed here, but it turned out that it was Jia." The old matriarch and Wang Yiren don't know why they came to my Lin residence specially for important matters."

Jia Min handed the bank note to Lin Ruhai, because he said: "The old matriarch specially sent the dowry money from that year." Lin Ruhai only smiled sarcastically when he heard this, and said, "That's really intentional."

Mrs. Wang couldn't help being stunned when she saw Lin Ruhai. She saw that he still had a gentle and refined appearance, but he was more reserved than before. The beard under his chin not only didn't make people feel his oldness, but made him feel more mature. He looks much younger, and the hidden smile at the corner of his mouth makes people feel his jade-like gentlemanly atmosphere.Mrs. Wang's long-gone girl's heart was beating again, and he was still as fascinating and intoxicating as before.

As if feeling the strange gaze of Mrs. Wang, Lin Ruhai coughed, and said with a faint smile: "It's getting late, if Mrs. Jia and Wang Yiren have nothing else to do, please go back. I still have something to do." Government affairs have to be dealt with."

Mother Jia didn't expect Lin Ruhai to drive people away before she even said a few words, and she was still so straightforward, Yin said slightly angrily, "Uncle Lin, is this the courtesy you should have as a son-in-law?" Lin Ruhai looked at it. Mother Jia glanced at her, and said coldly: "I don't know when I became the uncle and son-in-law of your Jia family. The one I took was Princess Qingxin, the righteous daughter of the current empress dowager, but I don't know where there are other ones who came out." A dubious mother-in-law's family!"

After hearing this, Mother Jia held back her breath, knowing that what Lin Ruhai said was right. Before Jia Min got married, she had already been recognized as the princess of the royal family. Naturally, she could not be regarded as a member of the Jia family, so she said, "Just now, the old man made a slip of the tongue, Mr. Lin, In addition to returning the dowry money, there is another thing I want to ask you today, that is, when Princess Chenyu lived in Jia's house, she had a very good relationship with the old grandson Baoyu, because she wanted to ask Mr. Lin to hire her. I made Princess Chenyu my grandson-in-law."

Lin Ruhai laughed when he heard this, and said, "Old Madam Jia, are you a fool? What is my daughter's status? She is also Jia Baoyu who has no official position and only knows how to deal with fat and rice all day long." Can a dude get married? What's more, my daughter has already made a marriage alliance with Sibeile, and after the country's filial piety is over, she will accept her own engagement and choose a good date for marriage. Don't you want to say that those people are disgusting If you let me know that you dare to slander my daughter's reputation, I will send you all to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice tomorrow, and you will never come out again in this life!"

After saying that, he waved his sleeve and said, "Come, see off!" Then, he helped Jia Min to go to the inner hall.

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were stunned by Lin Ruhai's sudden and harsh lecture, and after finally reacting, they had to go back to Jia's mansion in resentment. The purpose, instead, was a loss of 30 taels of silver. Naturally, it must have been a fit of anger, so that quite a few maids in the mansion suffered innocently and were kicked out without mentioning it.

Besides, Lin Ruhai told Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang about Yinzhen and Daiyu's marriage in anger, but it happened to be heard by Yin Zuo and Mo Li who came to Xiaohua Hall to look for Lin Ruhai at the same time. This news immediately hurts both heart and soul. Do you really want to watch your Qinglingling little junior sister marry other men?

The hearts of the two of them felt as if they had been stabbed severely by a knife, and the unstoppable pain gnawed into the depths of their hearts. No way, we must find Junior Sister as soon as possible, and tell her clearly what I want. In this way, maybe There is still a chance of redemption.The two of them were thinking secretly in their hearts at the same time.

At this time, Daiyu was playing the piano alone in the Phoenix Novel Museum, thinking that two days ago her father told her that he planned to settle the marriage between her and Yinzhen earlier, so as to avoid further twists and turns, her heart was on the edge Like a mess, I can no longer calm down.She had known for a long time that Yinzhen was the one she was destined to be, the reason why she came to this mortal world, but, for some reason, her heart still couldn't settle down, as if she had missed something important, Heart, a little empty...