It was also because of this assassination that Lin Ruhai decided to leave his position as the Salt Patrol Imperial Censor. After a long time, he finally got the order to transfer back to the capital.
It was also because they were going back to the capital this time, thinking of the non-stop letters from Mother Jia, that Jia Min and Lin Ruhai agreed to the marriage between Daiyu and Situ Lang. Otherwise, with their love for Daiyu, how could they arrange a marriage between the two so easily?
The Lin Family had a residence in the capital. When Lin Ruhai received the imperial decree to return to the capital, he sent people back to the capital to clean up the residence. Fortunately, the residence was repaired every year. This time, they only needed to fix it up a little and clean it up a bit before it could be lived in.
However, the Situ Family didn't have a residence in the capital. Fortunately, when Lin Ruhai sent people back to the capital, Situ Lang also asked Housekeeper Song to buy a residence in the capital.
Over the years, under Daiyu's management, the Situ Family's business had multiplied by several times. Although they weren't famous for being rich, they weren't much worse than ordinary aristocratic families. In addition to the businesses that Situ Lang bought later on, Situ Lang could definitely be said to be worthy of Daiyu in terms of business. The only thing left was his official position.
"Mother — — what is my maternal grandfather's family like?"
When Jia Min heard Daiyu's question, she thought about it but didn't know how to answer. She really didn't want to talk about the matters of her maternal family to her precious daughter.
"Your maternal grandfather's family is a bit different from other families. When you go to the capital in the future, you will understand when you visit your maternal grandfather's family. When that time comes, Yu 'er just needs to watch and listen. "
"Okay, mother, Yu 'er understands! Mother, does my maternal grandfather's family have many sisters? "
Haha — sisters? Of course there were many girls in the Jia Family.
"Your eldest uncle and second uncle both have a daughter now, but she is just a concubine's child. Yu 'er, don't worry. Your second uncle originally had a legitimate daughter, your cousin Yuan Chun, but she entered the palace in the early years to participate in the consort selection. However, your maternal grandfather's neighbor Ningguo Manor also has a legitimate daughter. Because she didn't have any elders to teach her, she was raised by your maternal grandmother. Another one is your second aunt's younger sister's family also lives in your maternal grandfather's house. They also have a daughter. She was just a merchant girl, so Yu 'er didn't need to care about her. There's also a girl from the Shi family. She's a junior in your maternal grandmother's family. Your maternal grandmother likes her very much. She often stays with your maternal grandmother for a few days. "
Jia Min had also heard of the Xue family. Even if his family was extremely wealthy, it didn't change the fact that they were merchants.
Her second sister-in-law was a short-sighted person. She actually wanted Xue Baochai to marry Baoyu. What a joke! If he succeeded, Baoyu would no longer have a foothold in the circle of nobles in the future.
When the group of people arrived at the capital, the second steward of the Lin Family and the steward of the Situ Family were already waiting at the pier.
In addition, the Jia Family also sent several old maids to wait at the dock, but none of the masters came.
Originally, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min didn't inform the Jia Family about Dai Yu's marriage before, but after the date was set, they sent a letter to inform Jia Min's mother.
When Jia Min's mother received Jia Min's letter, she was naturally very angry. She even scolded Jia Min on the spot for being unfilial. She even sent a few thin gifts to the Lin Family.
However, Jia Min didn't care about this. The Lin Family had been marquises for five generations. Lin Ruhai had also been in the position of the Imperial Salt Patrol for several years. What the Lin Family lacked the least was money.
This time, when the Lin Family came to the capital, according to Jia Min's mother's original intention, Jia Lian would have personally come to welcome them. But now, let alone Jia Lian, there wasn't even a proper steward.
Because she had already given up on her maternal family, now that she saw her maternal family's actions, it could be said that they were slapping her in the face. Jia Min didn't feel too sad. She already knew in her heart, didn't she?
After that, she heard the old maid who came to welcome them say things like "Old Madam has been talking about Great Aunt" and "The Lin Family's residence hasn't been lived in for many years. Old Madam sent them to welcome Great Aunt and her family back to live in the residence first. Once the residence is repaired, they can go back." Hearing this, Jia Min only felt that it was funny.
Welcome them back? Then what about the sedan chair? The carriage? There was nothing. Could it be that they wanted them to walk back?
This time, they had come to the capital for a long time. They had basically brought all the things from Yangzhou. What was the use of these old maids? Were they just for show?
Moreover, they had already sent people into the capital to repair the residence in the capital. She did not believe that her maternal family had not received any news at all. How could she, as a daughter, not know what kind of person her mother was?
That year, before she got married, she knew that her mother was the most controlling person. She had to take care of everything herself.
Why did her mother not like her eldest brother? Wasn't it because her eldest brother was raised by her grandmother when he was young? Her mother couldn't control him. Therefore, she felt that her eldest brother was "unfilial" and didn't like him.
Therefore, according to her mother's temperament, she didn't believe that her mother didn't have people watching their Lin Family's residence. She didn't know that they had already sent people to the capital to repair the residence.
Now, she also understood why her mother sent these old maids to pick them up. It was nothing more than letting her express her attitude and make a choice.
If she followed these old maids back to the Jia Family, she would naturally choose the Jia Family. Her mother would naturally be happy, and she would also keep the mother-daughter relationship. However, in the future, the Lin Family would be inferior to the Jia Family. At that time, she didn't know how her mother would intervene in the Lin Family's affairs.
If she didn't follow these old maids back to the Jia Family, her mother would be more angry with her. In the future, she and her maternal family would be worse than the most ordinary relatives. If she had any problems in the future, she was afraid that her maternal family would not be able to help her.
But so what? Not to mention that she was now the daughter-in-law of the Lin Family and would be buried in the ancestral grave of the Lin Family in the future, she now had two sons and a daughter. Her status in the Lin Family was stable.
Her husband was not a lustful man. The original two concubines in the Lin Family were only taken in by her mother-in-law for the sake of having children. Now, the two women had been sent away by her husband after she had given birth to Yu 'er.
Since she married her husband, the two of them had been in harmony. Her husband had never hidden anything from her and loved her very much. What was she afraid of?
Now, she naturally had to prioritize her husband and children.
After the old maid of the Jia Family returned to the Jia Family, she reported to Mother Jia that she didn't pick up her great-aunt. Of course, it was normal for her to say something during this period to show that she didn't do a bad job.
When Mother Jia saw that the old maid didn't pick up Jia Min, she was very angry. In the end, she sat there and cried silently.
"Min 'er is estranged from me. She is angry with me! Among the three of them, I have always loved her the most. But who knew that Min 'er would be estranged from me after she got married. I am her mother! "
This time, Mother Jia was angry and anxious. She also felt a little uneasy.
She had always liked to control everything in the palm of her hand. Even after she got married, she liked to meddle in the affairs of her maternal family. But these few years, towards the Lin Family …
In the end, the noisy group of people persuaded and comforted her, and it wasn't easy for Mother Jia to stop crying.
Wang Xifeng even said on the spot that she would visit the Jia Family tomorrow and personally pick up her aunt.
This time, Madam Jia finally understood that Jia Min had seen through her intentions. Furthermore, she had used this matter to clearly state her own position.
If it was in the past, Mother Jia would have really hardened her heart and not acknowledged this daughter. But now, the Jia Family was not the Jia Family of the past. The only one who had real power in the family, Jia Zheng, was only a fifth-ranked official. Yuan Chun was still suffering in the Fifth Prince's residence, and it was unknown when she would be able to make a name for herself.
Moreover, the Fifth Prince was the least prominent among the princes. Mother Jia never thought that he would be able to ascend to that position in the future. In this way, Yuan Chun had become an abandoned child.
Sigh … Originally, she wanted to let Yuan Chun stay in the palace. But who knew that in the end, Yuan Chun, whom she had spent so much effort to nurture, would be framed and sent to the Fifth Prince's residence. Moreover, she was just a small concubine. She was afraid that she would not have the chance to make a name for herself in the future.
There was someone in the Wang Family, but after all, she was not one of them. Wang Shi was just a daughter-in-law. She was not like Min 'er, who was related to her by blood.
Therefore, the Lin Family absolutely could not be given up like this. Even if she had to give up her old face, she could not let Min 'er really be estranged from her.
Actually, she also understood that the poisoning incident was like a needle that was nailed into her and Min 'er's hearts. But she also had no choice!
Now, the Jia Family still needed the Wang Family. Moreover, with Yuan Chun and Baoyu, she could not really let Zheng 'er divorce Wang Shi!
If she killed Wang Shi, it would be hard to guarantee that the daughter who married into the family in the future would not wear down her Baoyu.
"Your Uncle Lin's family has just entered the capital. I'm afraid that they will be busy for many days. If your aunt is too busy tomorrow, don't be too demanding. Even if your aunt and I are estranged, I, as her mother, cannot not be considerate of her.
Your three cousin-in-law were all born in Yangzhou. I have not seen them since they were born. If your aunt doesn't come tomorrow, bring your three cousin-in-law over.
Sigh … I am already so old, I don't know how many times I will be able to see them. Especially that poor Yu 'er of mine. She is obviously the daughter of an official, but her parents were so heartless as to casually marry her to a destitute orphan. "
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