Practical Life in the Red Mansion

When Jia Lian stepped into the flower hall of the Lin family, he was taken aback when he saw Jia Min's expression.

Jia Min was not in the mood to greet Jia Lian, and asked directly, "What are you doing here?"

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "Father asked me to come and see if my aunt needs me to run errands." In fact, Jia Amnesty sent Jia Lian to ask Jia Min for some money while running errands.

Jia Min shook his head and said, "You're wasting your time." Jia Lian looked up at Jia Min's expression, thinking about Jia Min's request for him before, hesitantly said: "I don't think my aunt looks very good. Please take good care of yourself, aunt. Uncle was just being criticized by a villain for a while, and there will be a bright day."

Jia Min glanced at Jia Lian, but a thought came to her mind. She wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said, "Does Lian'er know who impeached your uncle? It's our Jia family's old relative, the Zhen family."

Jia Lian was surprised and said: "Why is it the Zhen family? Could my aunt have made a mistake? Even for the sake of the Jia family, I can't impeach my uncle."

Jia Min cried: "How can this kind of thing be wrong. The adults from Yushitai told us that Zhen Yingjia took the lead in impeaching your uncle."

"This..." Jia Lian thought for a while before saying, "It's better to ask the old lady to write a letter to get back."

Jia Min declined: "When my mother is old, it's time to enjoy the blessings. She doesn't have to scare her old man because of our things. Besides, things may turn around."

Jia Lian said anxiously: "Don't worry, Auntie. I'll just tell the old lady slowly. If such a big matter goes wrong without telling the old lady, it will be too late."

Jia Min still hesitated: "Well, you have to worry about this mother's body. Don't worry about our family's affairs." Jia Min felt a little guilty in her heart. She knew that the Zhen family and the Jia family had close contacts. It's her natal family, but her second elder brother's aggressive and determined Lin family's defeat made her wonder if the Jia family got involved, so she could only let her nephew go back to test her mother, after all, she couldn't hide the affairs of the house from her mother of.

Jia Min motioned Chun Yu to take out a long box with carved black lacquer, and said to Jia Lian, "I'll trouble you in the future, these are used to inquire about news."

Jia Lian quickly refused: "Helping my aunt is a due duty, and I can't accept it."

But Jia Min said: "You are my nephew, and you can not only work hard but also pay money to suffer, you just accept it." Jia Min knew that her elder brother was the most money-greedy and stingy person, and she had already married her second brother. The elder brother turned his face in the quarrel, and he couldn't argue with the elder brother anymore.

Jia Lian couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it.Only then did Jia Min slowly tell Jia Lian the news about Beijing, and wiped her tears, she said, "I'm a woman in the backyard, and I'm so flustered when I hear such news, I don't know if your uncle is still there... "Jia Min couldn't go on.

Although Jia Lian did not go to court as a errand, he was well-informed in handling the affairs of Jia's mansion outside. He comforted Jia Min and said, "Yangzhou is far away from the capital. If any news reaches the capital, it will change its taste. Auntie Just wait patiently in Beijing for news.”

Jia Min sighed: "I'm afraid I'll hurt your family when the time comes."

"What does my aunt say here? It's not a serious crime of conspiring to destroy the family. If it's really uncle's fault, the Jia family can't let my aunt and her cousins ​​live on the streets." Jia Lian also has a rough understanding of the law. Naturally, they knew that Lin Hai's charges would not hinder their family.

Jia Min's eyes were red: "I'm afraid that my family will dislike me after hearing the news from Beijing." Jia Lian hurriedly said, "Don't worry, aunt, I don't know about others, father and I will always be aunt. "

Only then did Jia Min stop her tears and said to Jia Lian: "The ancestors of the Lin family have been loyal to the country for generations. The master has been diligent and conscientious all his life since he took office. Right and wrong have their own sacred rules. Now I can only take your cousins ​​at home tight Close your door, eat fast, chant Buddha, and wait for your uncle to come back."

Jia Lian comforted Jia Min a few words, and then returned to Jia's mansion, opened the box Jia Min gave to him, and inside was a small stack of bank notes neatly stacked. Jia Lian counted, and the total was 5000 taels. Jia Lian couldn't help being speechless. Sure enough, he took 1000 taels from it, and handed over the remaining 4000 taels to Jia She.

When Jia Amnesty looked at the money, his eyes lit up, and he said to Jia Lian, "I'm right, your aunt is at a loss now, you can go to comfort her and run errands to get money."

Mrs. Xing was on the side, but she was a little worried: "Didn't it mean that Mrs. Lin is dead? We are so close to the Lin family at this time, will it hurt the Jia family?"

Jia Amnesty didn't take it seriously: "Where our family has a title, it's easy to be implicated. Besides, I've never heard of people who committed corruption and implicated their wives." He happily put away the money, and called Jia Lian to speak alone.

"If something happened to the Lin family, it would be nothing more than ransacking the property. Then the property of the Lin family will be confiscated. You have to find a way to withhold some money from your aunt." Jia She told Jia Lian in a low voice.

Jia Lian looked distressed: "This..." This can be regarded as taking advantage of the fire.

"I'm also doing it for your aunt's sake. After the house is confiscated, how will your aunt live without any money? Let's ask her for money first, and then give it to her when she needs money in the future." Jia She was impatient. explained.

Seeing that his father had a bad expression, Jia Lian quickly agreed.

When Jia Lian returned to her yard, Wang Xifeng had already returned, and Jia Lian handed over the 500 taels of silver note to her.Wang Xifeng asked in surprise, "Where did you get the money?"

"My aunt gave it to me to find out the news. I gave the big head to my father. I kept it secret." Jia Lian said after drinking a cup of tea.

Wang Xifeng took the banknote, rolled his eyes and said, "It seems that Uncle is really greedy for money, and that's all the money that Aunt handed away."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't uncle not convicted?"

Wang Xifeng snorted: "Why didn't you get convicted? I don't know after looking at it. It's spread in Beijing that my uncle committed suicide in fear of crime."

Jia Lian flicked his sleeves: "Women, I don't have any definite news yet. What I'm talking about is that the Lin family will not fall if uncle dies. Don't you forget that cousin Lin still has fame?"

"Fame is nothing, there is a father who is punished, he can still be an official." Wang Xifeng sat on the kang.

Jia Lian whispered next to Wang Xifeng: "It's not certain. Do you know who impeached my uncle? It was the Zhen family. When the time comes when my aunt asks the old lady to make peace, the Zhen family can still hold on to the Lin family." , When the matter subsides, Cousin Lin will grow up."

Wang Xifeng was a little surprised when he heard this: "Is the Zhen family impeaching uncle?" Jia Lian nodded: "The old lady must know about this matter."

Wang Xifeng was a little hesitant: "Didn't Madam say that she would hide it from the old lady." Jia Lian nodded Wang Xifeng's head and said: "You are stupid, no matter how good your wife is, you still have to listen to the old lady, the old lady will look at her daughter The whole family cannot be convicted, it is only a matter of a few words. If the old lady finds out afterwards that we are hiding from her, you, the director of the family, cannot escape. You just need to ask Ping'er to reveal a few words to Yuanyang, she has always He is loyal and will not hide it from the old lady."

Only then did Wang Xifeng agree, and praised: "Second Lord has an idea." Jia Lian triumphantly said to Wang Xifeng: "In short, until the news is settled, we will not go far away from the Lin family, because we are afraid that others will say that our family is standing by. Look, secondly, we are helping my aunt now. If my uncle is fine, everyone will be happy. Uncle and aunt can forget about our friendship. If my uncle has something to do, it will not matter anyway. We will not be involved anyway, and what we got at that time The benefits will not be less. You should visit your aunt more these days, and cousin Lin is ill, so remember to bring some medicinal materials.”

But the cousin they were talking about was galloping on the way to Yangzhou. Lin Yang had never suffered such pain. He didn't have gloves at this time, so he randomly found a piece of cloth to wrap his hands so that he could still feel a little bit of sensation.He gritted his teeth and didn't dare to stop for a moment. He traveled day and night, which greatly changed the attitude of the hidden guards who followed him. He thought he was a son, but who knew he could endure hardship. He lay down in the thatch pile at night He fell asleep, and swallowed the cold dry food with white water during the day. He was supposed to be in the way of the Seventh Prince's order to escort Lin Yang, but this time he really protected him.

Naturally, Jia Min could also think of the suffering her son had suffered. Ever since Jia Lian left that day, she had closed her door tightly without even seeing Wang Xifeng. Someone in Beijing deliberately sent news to confuse the public. The purpose was nothing more than to make her mess up. Take the opportunity to grab her handle.But she had to let the emperor know that the Lin family was honest and free from guilt, so she would stand still.

Jia Min closed her eyes and rested, and heard a slight breathing sound in her ears. She opened her eyes and saw Lin Yun lying on the couch, looking at her motionless, looking at her son's immature face, Jia Min chuckled: " What are you doing here?"

"Let me see if mother is asleep?" Lin Yun replied, "If mother is asleep, I will go back. If mother is not asleep, I will comfort mother."

Jia Min's heart felt warm, and he held Lin Yun in his arms: "Do you know what comfort is?"

Lin Yun raised his head and said: "My sister said that I was talking to my mother to comfort her. She also said that my mother is sad. Why is my mother sad?"

Jia Min hugged Lin Yang's soft body and said: "The relatives who are originally connected by blood are plotting against each other, and my mother is sad because of this."

Lin Yun still didn't understand what Jia Min meant, so Jia Min touched Lin Yun's little head and said, "But mother won't be sad if she has you and your sister by her side."

She held Lin Yun's little hand and murmured: "Brother Yun, you must take good care of my sister in the future and not make her sad."

Lin Yun frowned and thought for a while: "Love my sister? From now on, not only will I not grab my sister's snacks, but I will also give her my own. If I don't quarrel with her in the future, do I just love her?"

"Yes, just to keep her from being wronged." Jia Min explained with a smile. Lin Yun thought for a while before reluctantly said: "Okay, I will love my sister in the future and give her what I like."

"Our brother Yun is really a good boy." Jia Min kissed Lin Yun's little cheek, and the haze in his heart was blown away.

At this time, Lin Yang was facing the first assassination in his life.