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"Close? Who is close to her? " Jia Xie looked at Lin Ruhai as if she was looking at a naive fool. "I'm a hooligan. My own life is not good, and I don't have the time to care about others.
Anyway, I didn't see Daiyu when he first came. But I didn't see my good second brother who is close to you and Minmei either. The Wang Clan has always had a bad relationship with Minmei.
As far as I know,
She hates Minmei very much. Otherwise, she wouldn't have shown her power on the first day Daiyu came. She wants her to take care of Daiyu.
Unless the sun rises from the west. As for the old lady … "His expression suddenly became strange.
He laughed twice and said,
"She cherishes 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 green screen cabinet in his courtyard. That green screen cabinet was originally for Baoyu to sleep in.
When Daiyu came,
He moved to the bed outside to sleep.
He hasn't moved out yet! "
Lin Ruhai's expression could be described as colorful. 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 excellent family members behind his wife when he was looking for a wife. It seemed that when he chose a daughter-in-law in the future, he must investigate all the relatives within five generations to avoid future trouble.
For the first time, Wen Dongyan suspected that there was something wrong with his memory. He carefully confirmed, "Baoyu is the child born of that Hanyu. He should be eight years old this year. And Brother Ruhai's daughter seems to be seven years old … You say,
They still live together? "
"The Book of Rites" said,
Men and women do not sit together when they are seven years old. In an ordinary scholarly and etiquette family,
Even if they are brothers and sisters of the same father and mother,
They could not live in the same courtyard. No matter what, Rongguo Province was still a public house. Furthermore, it had been through two generations, so it would not be so unruly.
Wen Dongyan also thought that even Jia Xie, the master of Rongguo Province, could live in a side courtyard, while Jia Zheng, a fifth-rank Minister Counsellor, lived in Glory Hall to manage the household affairs. This was already very unruly. It wouldn't be surprising if 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 wanted them to get to know each other better so that they could get married in the future. In fact, the old lady was a little worried. She heard that Baoyu fell in love with Daiyu when he first saw her. He directly gave her a courtesy name, Pin Pin. Nowadays, the two words' frown 'are known both inside and outside of Rongguo Province! "
There was a saying in ancient times: It is said that one is betrothed at the right age. When a woman is betrothed, she will have a courtesy name. When she is not betrothed, she will be at the right age of twenty. Generally, a courtesy name for a woman was given by her parents or elders. Moreover, when a woman has a courtesy name, she is usually betrothed to someone. This is a disguised way of telling others that this girl is already taken, so they should stop thinking about her. Jia Baoyu gave Lin Daiyu a courtesy name. Not to mention the fault of overstepping his authority, just the meaning behind it was as if he was saying that she would be his woman in the future. Once this spread out, not only would Lin Daiyu's reputation be ruined, but people would also think that she had been betrothed to Jia Baoyu. When a rich family was looking for a wife, they would automatically exclude Lin Daiyu. In this way, Lin Daiyu could only hang herself on Jia Baoyu's tree. Otherwise, she could only walk the two paths of being accompanied by an oil lamp and a statue of Buddha or die.
Lin Ruhai, who was used to witnessing the bloody battles in 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 …
"Why are you so angry at him?" Shuijing expressed that he was a good person, so he couldn't 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 directly?"
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 Baoyu's words, he was fuming with anger. He could have lived for four or five years, but now he only had one or two years left.
"Hmph! I didn't exaggerate. " Jia Baoyu didn't 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 about Daiyu's life in Rongguo Province? That idiot Ruhai would send a lot of gifts to Rongguo Province every holiday, but he didn't know that almost all of these gifts went into the pockets of the old madam and the second branch. Lian Ge 'er and his housekeeper's idiotic wife only took a small amount, and the ones that went into Rongguo Province's storehouse 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 most arrogant one is the Wang Clan. They took the Lin family's money and treated the Lin family's daughter poorly. I guess they took revenge on Daiyu for all the losses they suffered from Minmei. She's already so old, yet she's still bickering with a young child. I feel ashamed for her. I really should let Ruhai see her smug face. "
Shuijing looked at his unconvinced expression, 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 weren't of one mind, so 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? 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 to talk about it. I don't see how you sympathize with him." Shuijing bluntly exposed, "Tell me, why did you tell him so much 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 giggled 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 unconscious 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 to it. If you still don't believe me, you can bring Daiyu back and ask Daiyu and the people around her. Then you'll know if I'm telling the truth. "
Lin Ruhai actually believed that Jia Xie wouldn't joke about these things no matter how muddle-headed he was. It was just that this matter concerned Lin Daiyu's reputation. Subconsciously, he hoped that it wasn't true. He sent Lin Daiyu to Rongguo Province in the hope that Lin Daiyu would be raised to be a lady of a respectable family. In the future, it wouldn't be said that she was a woman who was sought after by thousands of families. He only hoped that she wouldn't be despised as a widow who didn't marry the eldest daughter. But now, things didn't develop in the direction he expected. Instead, it was getting worse.
Why did he send Daiyu to Rongguo Province in the first place?
Lin Ruhai wanted to slap himself.
But now that things had come to this, 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. It had only been a year since she went to Rongguo Province. Things shouldn't have developed to the point of no return yet. Even if there were rumors in the capital, he would find a husband for Daiyu in Yangzhou in the future and never enter the capital for the rest of her 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. But on the surface, she pretended to be very surprised and said, "You're going to bring Daiyu home?"
"Of course," Lin Ruhai said solemnly, "After listening to Brother-in-law's words, how can I let Daiyu stay there?"
"If that's the case …" Jia Xie muttered, "Brother-in-law, when you send someone to pick her up, you must write on the letter that you're 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 home, she definitely won't 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're dying, even if Old Madam doesn't want to, no matter how much trouble Baoyu makes, for the sake of etiquette, they 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 father and daughter will be reunited, and we can also reunite."
Lin Ruhai thought for a moment, then sighed, "If that's the case, I'll have to trouble Brother Lian."
Jia Xie also smiled, "It's nothing. Sending Daiyu back is actually convenient. He's mainly here to see if you're still alive. "
Lin Ruhai, "…"
He took back his previous words. His Brother-in-law was still an unlikable person.
Shuijing and Wen Dongyan were sitting by the window on the second floor. Sitting with them was a fair-skinned youth of about 15 or 16 years old. His eyes were black and full of spirit.
"Is this the tea that the Retired Emperor personally praised?" He picked up the teacup and took two sips, then smacked his lips, saying, "It's no different from the big bowl of herbal tea sold at the street stalls for one copper coin. In comparison, Chongjiu prefers the big bowl of herbal tea. It's more satisfying to drink."
Shuijing was speechless, "Just based on what you said, you'll never be a cultured person in this lifetime."
"What's so good about being a cultured person? It's easy to become a bookworm if you read too much. This little one is so clever because I've never read books. "
Chongjiu's words revealed a hint of pride. However, when he saw Wen Dongyan smile at him, he immediately quieted down and sat down obediently. He secretly prayed that Mr. Wen, a cultured person who had read many books, wouldn't make things difficult for him because of the word "bookworm".
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