Early the next morning, the mourning hall was set up. Since Lin Hai had no heirs, Jia Lian and Xu Cheng assisted in organizing the funeral. One of them was a relative and the other was a disciple, and it was considered appropriate to come forward.

Lin Daiyu cried bitterly several times and almost fainted, but she was very stubborn, she must not miss a little bit, and insisted on guarding her father.The waiters can only stay with them more to avoid being too sad and hurting the body.

Everyone in the Jiangnan officialdom knew that Lin Hai had no heirs to inherit the incense. This family was finished, and those flatterers were naturally gone, but there were also some good friends who came to pay homage.What's more, many Shilin students came to the door.

Xu Cheng had the heart of everyone, but no matter if it was a poor student or a high-ranking official, anyone who was willing to come and offer a stick of incense to the teacher would be very grateful.

Even Lin Daiyu heard it in the inner house and spread the word, thanking these people for remembering her father.

As the words spread, those poor children who had the intention but dared not come all came to pay homage.The Zangshu Pavilion has helped them a lot, and some talented people even specially sent sacrificial tributes. Whether they use it to make a name or not, after all, there are more caring people.

All of a sudden, most of the literary celebrities in Jiangnan either came in person or sent their nephews to express their condolences.

Seeing this situation, Xu Cheng didn't say anything, but Jia Lian was really lucky once.It would be a lie to say that before Lin Hai passed away, he had no idea about the Lin family.Fortunately, Hu Jin taught him these days and understood his temperament. He only said "If you don't want a future, just do it" and ignored him. Sure enough, Jia Lian hesitated to take any action after being so frightened.

Looking at the worship scene now, although he doesn't like reading, some people in Jiangnan still know about it these days. Even though these are not people in the officialdom, the energy is actually average.

Mrs. Cheng, who is still sitting in the backyard, is the dean of Tianlu Academy. This uncle is a former grand tutor, and his elder brother is now a minister of officials.

If it was in the past, I'm afraid Jia Lian didn't have this vision, but I have to say that Hu Jin's teachings these days are still useful. Although he has no talent in reading, Jia Lian is still very good at studying human relationships.

Because Lin Daiyu is weak, night watch is a labor-intensive task, Xu Cheng thought of Daiyu's frail body, so he said: "Junior Sister, I will just help watch the night tonight, Junior Sister is weak, let's take a rest!"

Lin Daiyu naturally refused, and only said: "This is the last thing I can do for my father, senior brother, don't say any more."

Xu Chengyuan didn't just try, seeing this, he couldn't persuade him and said: "Junior Sister, the teacher's only expectation is that you be well. If you know that you are sick because of him, I'm afraid you won't be happy. If you feel uncomfortable, you must If you want to say, don't hold on, okay?"

Lin Daiyu lowered her head and complied. She naturally knew her father's hope, but if she couldn't even guard her father's coffin as a child, she didn't know what else to do?

How could she not be touched by the coldness at the beginning, if Uncle Cheng hadn't come and brought the students to pay respects, her father's mourning hall might not have been so deserted.It's just that he looked down on the Lin family so much because he saw that his father had no heirs, and he didn't even come to worship.

Lin Daiyu's carelessness is not mentioned, reasoning that Gusu is not far from Yangzhou, but people from Gusu Lin's family didn't come to the door until the third day, and they had an argument with Jia Lian and Xu Cheng as soon as they came, which spread to the backyard and Lin Daiyu's face was full Displeased.

There were not many people from the Lin family, but only three of them, and the leader was Lin Xun who had been here last time.I don't care about any grief, after burning a stick of incense, what's inside and outside the talk is how can outsiders take care of the Lin family's affairs, it may not be for the sake of property.

Jia Lian was so angry that he was half dead. He always regarded himself as the Duke's mansion, and others always wanted to give him some face. He never imagined how he would give up after being humiliated like this today.

In addition, this time I really have no ghosts in my heart, so I will call people to the Yamen immediately to drive out these troublemakers.

Lin Xun shouted loudly: "Don't think that you can bully others just because you are the Duke's mansion. This is the Lin family. You can't write the word Lin in one stroke. It's up to you to decide!"

"Then who should have the final say?" With a cold question, the curtain was lifted, and Lin Daiyu walked out holding Zicuckoo's hand.

A small face was covered with frost, and he thanked everyone first: "Thank you all for coming, I have disturbed you because of the Lin family's affairs, please forgive me for being rude." The generous attitude made everyone look better some.

That Lin Xun was frightened at first, and when he came back to his senses, he thought it was just a little girl's film, so he said forcefully: "My niece is wrong, after all, your surname is Lin, and we should take care of your father's affairs. What does it sound like to call an outsider?"

Lin Daiyu had never seen such a shameless person before and said coldly: "Although they are all surnamed Lin, it doesn't mean that they can make trouble in front of father's mourning hall. Clan relatives can take care of other people's affairs, so I don't know if this is what you mean, or the meaning of the clan, let you destroy my father's mourning hall, if this is the case, I will go to the clan to ask, this Where did the reason come from, you didn't come when father left, but now you are making a fuss in front of the mourning hall."

After some words, Lin Xun was speechless, even those other people secretly praised Lin Hai for having a good daughter, but the Lin family did something wrong, and even if they had any opinions, they shouldn't make a fuss in front of the mourning hall.If there is no explanation, the reputation of the Lin family will probably be ruined.

Seeing that things went off the rails, Lin Xun hurriedly said, "My niece, that's not what I said. Aren't the uncles worried about you? Who knows what these two people are planning, but they want to get rid of the Lin family's property."

Jia Lian was so angry that he immediately wanted to refute, but was stopped by Lin Daiyu, who only said, "The father of the Lin family's property has already made arrangements, so don't worry about it."

How could Lin Xun be willing to say this again, but saw a servant rushing in and shouting loudly: "Miss, there is an imperial order, get ready to receive it."

What?Everyone panicked, but it was Lin Daiyu who knew that her father's arrangement was not surprising, Yangzhou was thousands of miles away from the capital, so it was normal for the order to come later.

Only the orderly arrangements were made for the servants to set up the table, and at the same time, he entrusted Jia Lian, "There's Lao Lian's second brother!" Jia Lian hurriedly said that he didn't dare.

After the arrangements were made, Lin Daiyu supported Zijuan's hand and retreated back to the back hall. There was no reason for her to come forward to accept the order, even if she was the only daughter of her father, it was the same, the world was so helpless.

But he said that the imperial envoy came all the way in, holding the imperial decree in his hand, but he didn't read it out. Instead, he glanced at everyone and said, "Where is Miss Lin?"

Jia Lian and Xu Cheng looked at each other in astonishment, but it was Jia Lian who stepped forward and said, "Go back to the Imperial Envoy, Cousin Lin is waiting for orders in the backyard."

The imperial envoy nodded and said: "Then please invite Miss Lin to come out to receive the order!" Although there is no such rule, since the imperial envoy mentioned it like this, naturally everyone could not object, so they hurriedly sent someone to invite Daiyu to come out.

Lin Daiyu was also very surprised when she heard that she was asked to go to receive the order, but she didn't dare to delay, she just tidied up and came out.

When the people arrived and everyone knelt down, the imperial envoy read out the imperial decree in public. The important points of the smooth and steady writing were only two points. They praised Lin Hai for his loyalty in donating his family property, and then commended him for this behavior. Fu, bestowed upon his ancestor the title of Marquis of Jingyuan, and more importantly, the posthumous title "Wenzheng".

After such an imperial decree, the face of the man with evil intentions turned pale. Lin Xun regretted it now. If he had known this, he would never have been instigated to come to the Lin family to make trouble. If the clan knew about it, they might not be able to spare him.

Even the others were quite surprised.Although Lin Daiyu knew that the imperial court would definitely reward her father, it was unexpected that it would be so generous.

It is rare to have one of these three, let alone three, the world talks about the final conclusion, posthumous titles are only available to people with a certain status after death, and it is a summary of his life.But how can posthumous titles be given casually? There are countless civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty, but there are no more than ten posthumous titles after death. As for the word "Wenzheng", it is the highest honor for civil servants. To be honest, Yi Linhai's official position is a bit too much up.

However, some smart people thought of Lin Hai's previous actions in Jiangnan. If it was because of this, it would be possible. The new emperor's accession to the throne is only a few days away, and the emperor's grace is still there. If he can use this to buy the hearts of Jiangnan students, it is not impossible.

Lin Daiyu has been taught by her father some things above the court these days, and her vision has widened a lot.This is what I thought of after hearing that the imperial decree was more generous than my father expected.

It is indeed the case, it is good to be able to get the character of loyalty. In the final analysis, it can be regarded as a game between the emperor and the loyal family. For Lin Daiyu, a father who mourns after death may be Lin Hai's last shelter for his daughter.

Regardless of the royal rewards and the reason for posthumous Lin Hai, Lin Daiyu, as his only daughter and only descendant, could not inherit his political wealth, but could be protected by it.Even though there was no mention of Lin Daiyu in the imperial decree, the royal family let Lin Daiyu come out to receive the decree, which showed that they would never treat the orphans of loyal ministers badly. If it wasn't for the imperial decree, how could this imperial decree be accepted by a girl at will.

Lin Wenzheng's daughter can be admired at any time.But for Lin Daiyu, if she could choose, she wouldn't want all of these, she just wanted her father to be with her.

Lin Daiyu kowtowed at the leader's decree to take over the decree representing the glory of the Lin family, and it was also the protection her father asked for her.

After the imperial envoy finished announcing the decree, he hurriedly said: "Miss Lin please get up quickly."

Zijuan and Xueyan quickly helped up their daughter, Lin Daiyu wiped away the tears from her eyes and said: "Thank you, Mr. Imperial Envoy, you have worked hard all the way!"

The imperial envoy said: "My condolences, Miss Lin. Your father and I are also good friends in the same department. It would be fine if you don't call me uncle. Now that he has passed away, I am also very sad. Let me put incense on him first!"

When Lin Daiyu heard the words, she hurriedly said, "Please, Sir!"

As expected, the imperial envoy came forward to express condolences to Lin Hai, but he didn't stay long afterwards, he only said that he would stay in Yangzhou for a while, and if Lin Daiyu needed, just send someone to look for him.

In addition to announcing the decree, the imperial envoy is also responsible for receiving the property donated by the Lin family, but what to do will have to wait until after the first seven days of Lin Hai.

It was a relief to take the imperial envoy to leave the crowd, and all the people present also took their leave and went to spread the emperor's favor.But Jia Lian was a little strange, and I don't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the imperial envoy's glances at him were a little unusual.

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