This was an anti-theft badge.
The purchase ratio was less than 30%. The anti-theft time was 24 hours.
For the first time, Wen Dongyan suspected that there was something wrong with his memory. He carefully confirmed, "Baoyu is the child born of Hanyu. He should be eight years old this year. And Brother Ruhai's daughter seems to be seven years old … Do you think..,
Are they still living together? "
"The Book of Rites" said that men and women could not sit together at the age of seven. In normal scholarly and etiquette families,
Even if they were siblings of the same father and mother, they could not live together in the same courtyard. Rongguo Province was a public house after all.
And it had already been through two generations.
It couldn't be so unruly.
Wen Dongyan also thought that Jia Xie, the master of Rongguo Province, could live in a side courtyard, but Jia Zheng, a secondary class, fifth-rank minister counsellor, lived in Rongxi Hall to manage the family affairs. This was already very unruly. It didn't seem surprising that there were more unruly things.
"Hey, brother-in-law, why is your face like this!" Jia Xie pretended to be surprised and shouted, "Didn't you discuss it with the old lady?
You want to make Daiyu and Baoyu a couple? The old lady just wants them to be more familiar with each other so that they can get married in the future. In fact, the old lady is a little worried.
I heard that Baoyu fell in love with Daiyu when he first saw her.
He directly gave her the courtesy name 'Pin Pin'. Now, the two words' Pin Pin 'are known both inside and outside Rongguo Province! "
There was a saying in ancient times: It is said that one is allowed to marry at the age of twelve. A woman is allowed to marry.
When she is of age, she is not allowed to marry.
When she is of age, she is of age. Usually, a woman's courtesy name.
Most of it is given by her parents and elders.
Moreover, when a woman has a courtesy name, she is generally already betrothed. This is also a disguised way to tell others that this girl is already taken. Don't have any more ideas about her. Jia Baoyu gave Lin Daiyu a character. Putting aside the fact that he had overstepped his boundaries, the meaning behind it was as if he was saying that she would be his woman from now on. Once the news got out, Lin Daiyu's reputation would be ruined and people would think that she had been betrothed to Jia Baoyu. When rich families were looking for wives, they would automatically exclude Lin Daiyu from the list. In this way, Lin Daiyu could either hang himself on the tree of Jia Baoyu, or he could only walk the path of death.
Lin Ruhai, who was used to witnessing the bloody battles of the officialdom, who was used to deceiving and scheming against each other, who was always treading on thin ice, could not hold on any longer. With a thump, he fainted on the ground …
"Tell me, why are you so angry at him?" Shuijing said that he was a good person, so he could not stand it. "You can tell that his health is not good just by looking at him. You said those words. Aren't you afraid that he will not be able to catch his breath and reunite with your sister?"
After Lin Ruhai fainted, Shuijing hurriedly asked someone to take him to the courtyard and let the accompanying doctor treat him. Originally, there were toxins in his body, and because of Jia Xie's words, he was fuming with anger. He could have lived for four to five years, but now he only had one or two years left.
"Hmph! I didn't exaggerate. " Jia Xie did not feel guilty at all. "What I said was the truth. Every word is truer than gold. If I didn't tell him, how would he know what kind of life Daiyu is living in Rongguo Province? Ru Hai, that idiot, would send a lot of gifts to Rongguo Mansion every festival, but he didn't know that almost all of these gifts went into the pockets of the old madam and the second branch. Brother Lian and his housekeeper's stupid wife only took a little bit of sesame seeds and mung beans, and all the things that went into Rongguo Mansion's storeroom were all scrap metal. He was very careful when sending gifts, but in the end, other than the people who handled it, who else knew that he sent gifts to Rongguo Province? The one who was most pleased with herself was Madam Wang. She had used the Lin family's money to treat the Lin family's daughters poorly. Most likely, she had taken revenge on Daiyu for all the losses she had suffered from Minmei in the past. She's already so old, but she still wants to bicker with a young child. I feel ashamed for her just thinking about it. I really should let Ruhai see her smug face. "
Shuijing looked at his unconvinced face. She thought for a bit and asked: "You didn't get a single penny from the gifts that Minister Lin sent to Rongguo Province, right?"
Rongguo Province was under the control of the second branch, so the gifts were naturally sent to the second branch. The fewer people there were, the better it was for the gifts to be divided. That way, everyone would get more. The Jia Lian couple and the Jia Xie couple were not of one mind. It was possible that they secretly embezzled the gifts behind the Jia Xie's back.
As expected, Jia Xie's face was a bit embarrassed. She stubbornly said: "Who cares about those things? Back then, the dowry that Xianfang brought was many times better than those. I just feel sorry for him. He was a sucker and was kept in the dark. "
"I think you're quite happy. I don't see how you sympathize with him." Shuijing bluntly exposed, "Tell me, why did you tell him so many things about Lin Daiyu? I don't think you suddenly want to vent your conscience and be a good uncle."
Jia Xie touched his nose and laughed foolishly: "After being a stepfather for so many years, it's not easy to be a biological father. I have to get her over first."
Lin Ruhai was in a coma for three days before he slowly woke up. The first thing he wanted to do when he woke up was to see Jia Xie.
Jia Xie seemed to have expected that Lin Ruhai would want to know something. Before he could open his mouth, Jia Xie pretended to be profound and said: "I know what you want to ask. What I said to you before is absolutely true. I can point to the heavens and swear. If you still don't believe me, you can bring Daiyu back and ask Daiyu and the people around her. Then you'll know whether I'm telling the truth or not. "
Lin Ruhai actually already believed that Jia Xie would not joke about these things no matter how muddle-headed he was. It was just that this matter concerned Lin Daiyu's reputation. He subconsciously hoped that it was not true. He sent Lin Daiyu to Rongguo Province in the hope that Lin Daiyu would be raised to be a lady from a respectable family. In the future, he would not say that she was a woman who was wanted by thousands of families. He only hoped that she would not be despised as a widow who did not want to marry the eldest daughter. But now, things did not develop in the direction he expected. Instead, things were getting worse.
Why did he send Daiyu to Rongguo Province in the first place?
Lin Ruhai wanted to slap himself.
But things had already come to this point. The only thing he could do was to quickly make up for his mistakes.
Lin Ruhai felt somewhat fortunate. Daiyu was only about seven years old now. She had only been in Rongguo Province for a year. Things should not have developed to the point of no return. Even if there were rumors in the capital, he would find a husband for Daiyu in Yangzhou in the future. He would not enter the capital for the rest of his life.
"Brother-in-law, I can't thank you enough for your kindness. This time, it's all thanks to you. If you didn't tell me, Daiyu's life would be over. When she comes back, we father and daughter will definitely thank you properly. "
Hearing what she wanted to hear, Jia Xie was overjoyed in her heart. But on the surface, she pretended to be very surprised and said, "You want to bring Daiyu back home?"
"Of course," Lin Ruhai said solemnly, "After listening to Brother-in-law's words, how can I let Daiyu stay there?"
"In that case..." Jia Xie muttered, "Brother-in-law, when you send someone to pick her up, you must write on the letter that you are dying and hope to see your niece one last time."
Lin Ruhai was surprised, "Why is that?"
"You don't know Old Madam's temperament, but I know how ruthless she is. If you only say that you want to bring your niece back home, she will definitely not let her go. In addition, Baoyu will make a fuss if he knows that his niece is leaving. Unless you go to the capital yourself, you can forget about seeing your niece for the rest of your life. If you say that you are dying, even if Old Madam is unwilling and Baoyu makes a fuss, for the sake of etiquette, they will have no choice but to let her go. "
It was really easy to send her away, but difficult to take her back!
Lin Ruhai sighed deeply, "Thank you for your reminder, Brother-in-law. Ruhai is eternally grateful."
"You're welcome." Jia Xie blinked, "When Daiyu comes back, you and your daughter will be reunited. We can also reunite as father and son."
Lin Ruhai thought for a while and sighed, "In that case, I will have to trouble Brother Lian."
Jia Xie also smiled, "It's nothing. Sending Daiyu back was actually convenient. He mainly came to see if you were dying. "
Lin Ruhai, "..."
He took back his words. His brother-in-law was still an unlikable person.
"Close? Who is close to her? " Jia Xie looked at Lin Ruhai as if she was looking at a naive fool, "I am a hooligan. My own life is not good, so I don't have the time to care about others. Anyway, I didn't see Daiyu when he first came. But I also didn't see my good second brother who is close to you and Minmei. The Wang Clan has always been on bad terms with Minmei. As far as I know, she hates Minmei very much. Otherwise, she wouldn't have shown her power on Daiyu's first day. If you want her to take care of Daiyu, the sun will rise from the west. As for the Old Madam... "His expression suddenly became strange. He laughed twice and said," She treasures Daiyu very much. She treats him better than her own granddaughter. When Daiyu came, he didn't clean up the other courtyards for her. He directly let her sleep in the jade screen cabinet in his courtyard. That jade screen cabinet was originally for Baoyu. When Daiyu came, he moved to the bed outside to sleep. He hasn't moved out until now! "
Lin Ruhai's expression could be described as a riot of colors. Shuijing was suddenly full of sympathy for him. Jia Xie didn't reincarnate well, but Lin Ruhai didn't notice that there was a group of crazy family members behind his wife when he was looking for a wife. It seemed that when choosing a daughter-in-law in the future, he must investigate the other party's relatives within five generations to avoid future troubles.
For the first time, Wen Dongyan suspected that there was something wrong with his memory. He carefully confirmed, "That Baoyu is the child born of that Han Yu. He should be eight years old this year. And Brother Ruhai's daughter seems to be seven years old... you say, they are still living together? "
The Book of Rites said that men and women were not allowed to sit together when they were seven years old. Generally, in scholarly and etiquette aristocratic families, even if they were siblings of the same father and mother, could not live together in the same courtyard. No matter what, Rongguo Province was still a public house. Moreover, it had already existed for two generations. It shouldn't be so unruly.
Wen Dongyan also thought that Jia Xie, the owner of Rongguo Province, could live in a side courtyard. However, Jia Zheng, a secondary class fifth rank Minister Counsellor, could live in Glory Hall. This was already very unruly. It wouldn't be surprising if there were more unruly things.
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