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They have been husband and wife for many years.
They have deep feelings for each other.
Lin Ruhai naturally understood the worries in Jia Min's heart. Other than worrying that after he married his stepwife,
Lin Daiyu's situation at home would become awkward.
He was also worried that Lin Daiyu would be at a disadvantage in marriage because she had no one to educate her.
Although Lin Ruhai was a man, he knew in his heart that if she was not his biological daughter, it would be difficult to treat her wholeheartedly. Lin Daiyu was not only his daughter.
She was probably his only child in his life. He did not want her to be hurt in the slightest.
Therefore, regarding the matter of remarriage,
He had long since given up on it. But if he did not remarry, Lin Daiyu's upbringing would become a big problem.
The most important thing in a woman's life was to get married. But the first of the "Five Don't Marry" that had been passed down since ancient times.
It was "Don't marry a widow, don't teach the eldest daughter.
”。 Unfortunately, the Lin family was not prosperous. Although there were a few families, they were all Tang families.
There were no direct branches. More importantly, they were all small families.
The female elders in the family could not take on the role of educating Lin Daiyu. Only Lin Daiyu's grandmother, Shi Taijun of Rongguo Province, was a Duchess of Super First Class.
Before she married, she was the young lady of the Shi Hou family of Jinling. Lin Ruhai believed that.
Lin Daiyu would be educated by her.
In the future, she would definitely become a noble lady with good character, manners, and upbringing. When it came to marriage, the other party would no longer reject her because of "no teaching".
Moreover, it was not safe for Lin Daiyu to stay by his side.
Jiangnan itself was intricate and complicated. Other than many nobles, the power of the salt merchants could not be underestimated. Especially the rich salt merchants. They often put their heads on their belts. If anyone blocked their path to wealth, they would definitely kill Gods and Buddhas. Lin Ruhai was the Salt Patrol Imperial Censor, and the Salt Patrol Imperial Censor who refused to collude with them. Naturally, they hated him to the core. Fortunately, although Lin Ruhai was unwilling to collude with them, he would still turn a blind eye at certain times. Thus, after so many years, he had lived smoothly until now. It was just that the waves were stacking up recently. Lin Ruhai already felt that danger was lurking around him, waiting for an opportunity to strike. He might not even be able to protect himself, let alone the young Lin Daiyu.
Therefore, Lin Ruhai could only reluctantly send Lin Daiyu to the capital to protect her for the rest of her life.
Fortunately, from Lin Daiyu's letter, it could be seen that Shi Taijun doted on her as if she were his own granddaughter. Lin Daiyu also got along well with her cousins in the Jia Mansion. Lin Ruhai felt that his painstaking efforts had not been in vain. However, as he read the letter, his heart missed Lin Daiyu more and more. His eyes could not help but become wet.
"Master is thinking of Miss again?" Lin Bo walked in with a tray. On top of it was a bowl of black medicinal soup. "Speaking of which, Miss has already left for a year. If Master misses her, it would not be a problem to bring her home to live for two or three months."
Lin Ruhai heard this and was somewhat moved. However, after a moment of hesitation, he put down the letter and shook his head. "Forget it. Daiyu's body has been weak since she was a child. Now that she's finally gotten better in Rongguo's mansion, why bother tormenting her for your own selfish reasons? "He covered his mouth and coughed a few times before continuing.
"I don't know how much suffering she will have to endure. What if her body is damaged?"
"You are worried about Miss's health, but you should also think about yourself." Lin Bo handed the bowl of medicine to him. "If Miss saw your current state, she would be very sad."
"That's why I can't bring her home. That child has always been sensitive and easily overthinks things. If she knew that I was sick, she would probably be anxious and fall sick herself. "Lin Ruhai looked at the black medicinal soup and frowned. Then, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
In the past, when he was sick, Daiyu would always be by his side. When she saw him drinking medicine, her little face would wrinkle even more than his own. After he finished drinking, she would immediately stuff a candied fruit into his mouth. Then, like a little adult, she would say to him seriously, "Father, don't be afraid. You can only get better when you are sick. Daiyu kept all the candied fruits here for you. Eat one and you won't be bitter anymore. "
Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai's face broke into a smile again. He smiled at Lin Bo and said, "Look at what you're saying. My illness isn't that serious."
"Master, let's go find some more doctors. Your illness can't be delayed. "Lin Bo was very worried.
"Forget it. I've already seen so many doctors, but I still haven't gotten better. It's just a few more coughs. It's not a big deal. "
Lin Bo's mouth moved. He wanted to say something, but stopped. Previously, when he went to Mr. Ge for fortune-telling, Mr. Ge said that Lin Ruhai didn't have many years left. At most, he would live for five more years. Although he didn't want to believe it, Mr. Ge's reputation forced him to believe it. Mr. Ge also said that if Lin Ruhai wanted to survive this disaster, he would need the help of the benefactor across from him. The person across from him was also a fortune-teller. Lin Bo didn't understand why a fortune-teller would be the benefactor in Lin Ruhai's fate. Why would a benefactor set up a fortune-telling stall on the street? Although he didn't understand, he still humbly went to ask him for help. In the end, he came back with a nose full of dust. However, he couldn't tell Lin Ruhai these things. He could only worry here.
Lin Bo became more depressed as he thought about it. Not only was he worried about Lin Ruhai, but he was also worried about Lin Daiyu. When the time came, she would be a girl without parents. How would she live in the future?
"Lin Bo, increase the gift to Rongguo Province by 20%." Although he knew that the people in the Jia Mansion treated Lin Daiyu very well, Lin Ruhai still hoped that they would treat Lin Daiyu better.
Lin Bo sighed in his heart. "Understood, Master. Should I send the white fox fur cloak that was offered as a tribute this year to the girl? "
Lin Ruhai thought about it and shook his head. "There's only one. What if her cousins see it and get jealous? It's better not to."
After Lin Bo left, Lin Ruhai picked up his pen to write a reply to Lin Daiyu. As usual, he asked her how she was recently, whether she was sick, how the people in the Jia Mansion treated her, whether someone had bullied her. He also said that he was in good health and that everything was fine at home, so there was no need for her to worry. He also said that he had found the only copy that she had been looking for and would send it along with the gift this time.
Lin Ruhai's fatherly love was bursting. He wrote ten pages of paper before reluctantly putting down his pen. It was also at this time that he realized that a man in black had appeared in the study.
Lin Ruhai stood up in shock and took a step back. The chair made a dull sound. This sound cleared his mind, which had been in a daze.
It wasn't like he hadn't seen the world. He had avoided many plots and machinations over the years. Moreover, if this man in black wanted to kill him, he wouldn't be standing here right now.
With this thought, Lin Ruhai steadied his mind and calmly asked, "Who are you? What's your purpose in coming here?"
The man in black took out a jade pendant and showed it to him. "My master wants to see you."
Lin Ruhai looked at the pattern on the jade pendant. Suddenly, his eyes widened and his heart beat wildly.
Just like the Retired Emperor. If he had cared about their fatherly relationship, Shui Lan wouldn't have died with hatred in his heart.
Shuijing narrowed his eyes slightly and pondered for a while. Then, he knocked on the window.
A secret guard appeared silently and knelt behind him.
Shuijing didn't turn around. He said in a low voice, "Go and investigate what dirty deeds have been done behind the scenes in Rongguo Province."
If the Jia Mansion's and the Wang Clan's goals were the title of nobility and Rongguo Province, then the Jia Mansion's so-called compromise wouldn't be of much use. Because as long as he and the Jia Mansion didn't get involved in something that could cost them their lives, then no matter how useless they were, they wouldn't lose their title of nobility. After all, abolishing the elder and replacing the younger was against the rules of etiquette. Even the Retired Emperor wouldn't dare to do it so brazenly. Therefore, the Jia Mansion's and the Wang Clan's would definitely dig a hole for the Jia Mansion and the Jia Mansion in the dark. A hole that could cost them their titles and even their lives.
Rongguo Province was now under the control of the Second Household. In other words, whatever the Second Household did was in the name of Rongguo Province. If there was a serious crime that could cost them their lives, once the higher-ups investigated, they wouldn't arrest the Second Household, but the Jia Mansion, the head of Rongguo Province. At that time, even if the Jia Mansion cried out that he was wronged and said that he had nothing to do with it, no one would believe him.
The higher-ups only looked at the evidence. They didn't care whether he was a scapegoat or not. Since the evidence showed that this crime was related to Rongguo Province, who else would they look for if not you, the head of the family? If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not taking care of your family and your name card. They were just following the rules...
Shuijing tossed and turned, unable to sleep, but the Jia Mansion had a good night's sleep.
He hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time. Whether it was after Xianfang left or after Hu Ge'er's premature death, he couldn't remember.
In order to play the role of a qualified womanizer, he had a woman lying on his bed almost every night. If it happened to someone else, he might laugh and scold them for having such good luck with women. But when it happened to him, especially when he wasn't willing to find those women, the Jia Mansion felt that he was doing the work of a male prostitute. Moreover, he was doing it in an incomparably sullen manner.
After serving the women, he couldn't sleep peacefully. He was afraid that someone would suddenly burst into the room and cry loudly, "Second Master Lian is gone." If that happened, the sky that he had worked so hard to hold up would really collapse. He also didn't dare to sleep too deeply for fear that he would dream of Xianfang. The words, "Our hearts will never leave each other until we die," still rang in his ears, but he had completely violated the oath. No matter what the reason was, he had betrayed Xianfang. Even in the afterlife, he wouldn't have the face to see Xianfang again.
But it was different now. He had become a person with a backer again. He no longer had to worry about losing his life as a Jia Mansion. When he and those people finished settling the matter of Xianfang and Hu Ge'er, and when the Jia Mansion inherited Rongguo Province, he would find a temple to become a monk and concentrate on cultivation. Perhaps Xianfang would forgive him then.
Shuijing didn't sleep much that night. When he woke up the next day, he was depressed to find that there were two deep dark circles around his eyes. Not only did it humiliate his image, but he was also ridiculed by Wen Dongyan. Therefore, when he saw the high-spirited and energetic Jia Mansion with the dark circles under his eyes lighter, he couldn't help but be angry. He directly shouted, "Why did you come out looking like this?!"
The Jia Mansion was confused by the shout. He looked down at his clothes. They were clean and tidy. He then looked at Wen Dongyan, who was sitting next to him. He didn't feel that there was any difference between his clothes and his.
Then it wasn't his problem.
The Jia Mansion heaved a sigh of relief. He thought that Shuijing probably didn't sleep well last night and was angry when he woke up today. He was just an innocent bystander who was implicated.
"Since you don't think my clothes are good, I'll change into another one," he said smoothly.
Shuijing choked. "Is that what you mean?"
The Jia Mansion scratched his head and asked doubtfully, "Then what do you mean?"
Shuijing glanced at him coldly. "Go shave your beard first."
The Jia Mansion touched his beard, which was about to be killed, and was very confused. "Why?"
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