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A moment ago, he was still resting in the room. Ever since he cultivated his body and mind,
He slept more and more every day,
He wished he could make up for all the sleep he had missed in the past. But not long after he fell asleep, he was woken up by someone,
He said that the master asked him to wait here to welcome the guest.
Jia Xie was very puzzled.
Recently, he only knew that the Shuijing set up a fortune-telling stall,
He knew nothing else. The Shuijing did not tell him, and he did not intend to inquire. This was not like when he was the Shuijing's study companion,
They had nothing to say to each other. After so many years, the Shuijing must have a lot of secrets behind the scenes. Otherwise, they would not have succeeded in usurping the throne before anyone could react. He thought it through very clearly,
The Shuijing was willing to tell him,
He just listened. If he did not tell him, he would not be able to find out even if he cracked his head. He might even arouse the disgust of the Shuijing. It was not easy for him to live a good life. Why would he dig his own grave? And the more he knew,
The greater the responsibility he had to bear. Jia Xie was very self-aware. Even if he did not like Wen Dongyan,
He also knew that he did not have the ability to do so.
Therefore, he was happy to be an idle man.
What Jia Xie did not understand was that this was not the capital. Who needed him to personally welcome the guest? It was not that he was conceited,
He was a first-class general,
Not everyone had the right to do so …
As he thought about it, Jia Xie's head became heavier and heavier,
Bit by bit, his upper and lower eyelids had long been fighting. He was almost about to fall asleep standing up.
"Master Jia, the guest is here." The manservant, who was waiting quietly at the side, reminded him in a low voice. Seeing that Jia Xie was still dozing off, he could not help but raise his voice. "Master Jia? Master Jia! "
Jia Xie suddenly shivered and turned to look at the manservant in confusion. At his signal, he turned back to look at the green top sedan that was slowly approaching. Knowing that someone had come, he hurriedly wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, tidied his clothes, puffed out his chest, and raised his head, assuming a proper posture, waiting for the person to come.
The white palanquin landed on the ground and the curtain was lifted. A person stepped out of the palanquin.
Jia Xie looked at the person in confusion. After a while, her eyes suddenly widened. "Sister … husband?" Her tone was very hesitant.
Lin Ruhai, who had just gotten off the palanquin and stood firmly on the ground, looked at him in disbelief. "Eldest … Brother-in-law?"
Jia Xie's heart skipped a beat. She thought that it really was her brother-in-law, Lin Ruhai. No wonder the Shuijing had sent him to welcome them.
However …
How did Lin Ruhai become like this?
Jia Xie muttered in her heart. He and Lin Ruhai had not seen each other for more than ten years. In his memory, Lin Ruhai was still the same handsome young man who had just married a beautiful wife and had a bright future. He was not the old man in front of him with a pale face and a thin body with deep eye sockets. At first glance, he could tell that Lin Ruhai was seriously ill. Although he had changed a lot, he had done it on purpose. Lin Ruhai couldn't have done it on purpose, right?
Lin Ruhai's thoughts were also in a whirl. Although he knew that Jia Xie had been Prince Rui's study partner at the Shuijing, he also remembered that they had drifted apart and had not seen each other for many years. Jia Min had also nagged him, saying that her eldest brother was not good at literature or martial arts. After becoming the Prince's study partner, he did not give himself a promotion. If it had been her second brother, Jia Zheng, he definitely would not have been demoted and inherited the title. Maybe their Jia family would have returned to the glory of their ancestors.
Although Lin Ruhai did not openly comment on his two brothers-in-law, he approved of Jia Min in his heart. In his opinion, Jia Xie was the kind of person who had a pile of good cards in her hands but played them badly. His Lin family had also inherited the title of Marquis. It had been passed down for five generations, all the way to his father's generation. He knew that he could not inherit the title of Marquis. Therefore, he studied hard. In the end, he had fought his way through the imperial examinations and did not disgrace his ancestors' reputation. If he had been Jia Xie, his achievements would not have been what he had now. Perhaps he would have been remembered in history.
But Jia Xie had appeared here at this time. Presumably, her relationship with Prince Rui had improved. Lin Ruhai thought back. A year ago, the Jia family's letter to Jia Min mentioned that Jia Xie was always stealing chickens and touching dogs. How did such a good-for-nothing like her enter the Shuijing's eyes again?
Jia Xie did not know that Lin Ruhai was looking down on him in his heart. However, his relationship with Jia Min and Lin Ruhai was very calm. Jia Min looked down on him as an older brother. Lin Ruhai, who had a good relationship with Jia Zheng, was not much better. Therefore, he did not have any of the enthusiasm he had when meeting relatives. He only said lightly: "Master has been waiting for a long time. Come with me."
Lin Ruhai was speechless. In his heart, he thought that Jia Xie was really not likable. He also drank tea in the teahouse for a long time before the sedan chair came to pick him up. How could he be blamed for making his master wait for a long time?
At this time, the Shuijing was lazily sitting in the main seat of the main hall. He yawned and half squinted his eyes as he looked outside. He had just woken up in the afternoon and was still a bit dispirited. It was not until he saw Jia Xie leading Lin Ruhai in that he rubbed his eyes and forced himself to be alert.
"Ye, Lin Ruhai is here." Jia Xie was the first to speak.
Lin Ruhai had been keeping his head down ever since he entered the door. At this time, he secretly raised his head to take a look. Because the Shuijing rarely stayed in the capital and he had always been working in Yangzhou, this was the first time he had seen the Shuijing. But the Shuijing's reputation was like thunder to his ears.
After the former Crown Prince failed to usurp the throne and died in a sea of fire, the Retired Emperor originally wanted to appoint the Third Prince, who was the son of the second Crown Prince at that time, as the new Crown Prince. But before the Retired Emperor could announce the imperial edict, the Shuijing took control of the entire capital. The Imperial Palace Guards and the army stationed outside the capital did not react at all, allowing the Shuijing to set off a reign of terror in the capital and the Imperial Palace.
There was a rumor that before the Emperor passed away, the Emperor gave the Tiger Tally, which could mobilize the army, to the Shuijing. But very few people believed it. After all, the Shuijing was the Emperor's younger brother, not his son. No matter how much the Emperor favored the Shuijing, he would not be so muddle-headed as to give the Tiger Tally, which could threaten the throne of his descendants, to an outsider. Moreover, whether or not the Tiger Tally existed was still unknown. But once this matter came out, everyone was convinced that the Tiger Tally existed and that it was in the hands of the Shuijing. But at that time, what they thought was no longer important.
The night the Shuijing took control of the Imperial Palace, the second Crown Prince and the Third Prince fell ill and did not live to see the next day. But outsiders did not know what the truth was. The second Crown Prince's maternal family, Duke Xiu's Mansion, as well as some of their relatives, were all executed. The number of officials in the Imperial Court was reduced by half. During that time, the air of the capital was filled with the smell of blood. Lin Ruhai remembered that Jia Min was also in a state of panic at that time, because other than the Duke Xiu's Mansion, the four princes and eight dukes, Duke Dongping, Duke Zhiguo, and Duke Zhiguo, were also executed.
Although Lin Ruhai was far away from the political center, he had also heard that the Retired Emperor had long planned to depose the Crown Prince and set up another Crown Prince. However, the former Crown Prince was the eldest son of the Di Family. Since childhood, he was intelligent and eager to learn, excelling in both civil and martial arts. He was humble and had a gentle personality. Moreover, he was good at governing and had a good reputation both inside and outside of the Imperial Court. If it wasn't for the sudden usurpation of the throne, the Retired Emperor would have no way to set up another Crown Prince.
Shuijing suddenly massacred the Imperial Court, and those who died were all supporters of the second Crown Prince and the Third Prince. Many people, including Lin Ruhai, speculated that there was a hidden story behind the former Crown Prince's usurpation of the throne, and that it was related to the second Crown Prince and the Third Prince. Shuijing and the former Crown Prince were close in age and had grown up together, so their relationship was very close. Shuijing was absolutely furious because the former Crown Prince had been killed, so it was absolutely possible. Moreover, after Shuijing forced the Retired Emperor to abdicate, he did not become the Emperor himself. Instead, he sent the former Crown Prince's younger brother, who was only fifteen years old and had been raised by him since childhood, to the throne.
Although loyal officials such as Lin Ruhai were dissatisfied with the Retired Shuijing's attempt to force the Retired Emperor to abdicate and usurp the throne, the one who became the Emperor was not him, so they accepted it after a few days of discomfort. In any case, the Retired Emperor's throne was going to be passed on to his own son. As the saying goes, the first Crown Prince was no longer alive, so the Ninth Prince was the most noble. It was also in accordance with etiquette for him to become the Emperor.
However, he did not expect that the "Bloodthirsty Wangye" who shocked both inside and outside the court was not the slightest bit fierce and fiendish. Instead, he was very handsome.
Lin Ruhai collected his thoughts and restrained his expression. He respectfully stepped forward and bowed, "This official Lin Ruhai greets Wangye."
"Close? Who's close to her? " Jia Xie looked at Lin Ruhai as if he was looking at a naive fool. "I'm a scoundrel. My own life isn't good, so I don't have the time to care about other people. In any case, when Daiyu first arrived, I didn't see her. However, I also didn't see my good second brother who is close to you and Minmei. 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 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 her better than her own granddaughter. When Daiyu came, he didn't clean up the other courtyards for her and directly let her sleep in the jade screen cabinet in her own courtyard. That jade screen cabinet was originally for Baoyu to sleep in, but when Daiyu came, he moved to the bed outside to sleep. He still hasn't moved out! "
Lin Ruhai's expression could already be described as a riot of colors. Shuijing was suddenly filled with sympathy for him. Jia Xie didn't reincarnate well, but Lin Ruhai didn't notice that there was a group of people behind his wife when he was looking for a wife. It seems like when choosing a daughter-in-law in the future, he would have to investigate all the relatives within five generations to prevent future troubles.
For the first time, Wen Dongyan suspected that there was something wrong with his memory. He carefully confirmed, "That Baoyu is that Han Yu's child. 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' mentioned that boys and girls couldn't 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, they couldn't 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. But Jia Zheng, a secondary class, fifth rank Minister Counsellor, lived in Glory Hall. This was already very unruly. It wouldn't be surprising if there were more unruly things.
"Ai ai, Brother-in-law, why is your face like this?" Jia Xie pretended to be surprised and shouted, "Didn't you discuss it with Old Madam? You want to pair Daiyu and Baoyu together? Old Madam just wants them to be more familiar with each other so that when they get married in the future, they can be more harmonious. In fact, Old Madam is a bit worried for nothing. I heard that Baoyu fell in love with Daiyu when he first saw her. He directly gave her a courtesy name, 'Bian Bao'. Now, the two words' Bian Bao 'are known both inside and outside of Rongguo Province! "
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