Back then, Jia Lian took advantage of Lin Daiyu's eagerness to return home and came up with the idea of traveling in two shifts. It only took a month for them to return home, which shocked everyone in the Jia Mansion so much that their jaws almost dropped.
"Why are you back? But what happened on the way? Where's Yu'er? "Lady Jia trembled as she rushed to Jia Lian." What happened to Yu'er? "
Hearing that Jia Lian suddenly came back, Old Madame's first reaction was that Lin Daiyu was sick on the way, and very sick at that, so the ship turned back halfway.
"Sister Lin has already gone back." Jia Lian didn't bother with the formalities and went forward to personally support Old Madame. He lowered his voice and said, "It's Uncle. Old Madame, there are too many people here. Let's talk inside, it's very serious. "
Lady Jia's worried heart calmed down when she heard that Lin Daiyu was fine, but when she heard that it was about Lin Ruhai, she couldn't help but frown, "Uncle is not well? Then how did you come back? You're so stupid! You didn't say a word, and you committed … "
"It's not because of that," Jia Lian saw that Old Madame was getting further and further away from the topic, so he quickly explained in a low voice, "Uncle is fine."
Lady Jia was confused.
Jia Lian took advantage of the situation to help Old Madame into the house and ordered the servants, "All of you, leave. I have something important to say to Old Madame, so no one is allowed to come near. "
Lady Jia couldn't guess why Jia Lian was like this, but she had already realized that there was something else serious. She didn't care about Jia Lian's overstepping boundaries and nodded to Yuanyang.
Yuanyang immediately took everyone out and closed the door.
"What happened?" Old Madame was puzzled and couldn't help but ask.
Jia Lian opened his mouth but didn't make a sound. He took a deep breath and lowered his voice, "Uncle sent a memorial to beg for a corpse."
Old Madame's face changed dramatically and her voice couldn't help but raise, "Why?"
Realizing that she had lost her composure, Lady Jia quickly added in a low voice, "What happened?"
Jia Lian shook his head. "I don't know the details. Uncle only said that he was not feeling well."
"Very bad?" Lady Jia frowned.
"He looked very thin, and his complexion was not good, but … but …" Jia Lian hesitated for a moment, and finally told everything he knew, "When I first saw him, uncle couldn't hide his joy, and was very warm and considerate to me. Later, when her uncle saw Sister Lin, he was a little strange and refused to drink even though they had agreed to drink. At that time, I thought that perhaps it was because Sister Lin was distressed by Brother-in-law's appearance and didn't want him to drink, so I didn't dare to persuade him. But the next day, Uncle told me that he had already submitted a letter of resignation. "
Lady Jia was silent for a while. "Did you give him my letter?"
"I gave it to you the moment we met."
"What did he say?"
"Brother-in-law … didn't say anything at that time, so he changed the topic. The next day, Brother-in-law said that he would personally bring Sister Lin to our house to thank us after he had resigned. "
Lady Jia's face was very ugly. "He actually became hostile with us over such a small matter?"
Old Madame deeply felt that she had misjudged her son-in-law, and she was very disappointed.
Jia Lian didn't know how to reply. He lowered his head and reminded Old Madame, "I was in a hurry on the way, and the memorial should still be on the way. It hasn't reached the Emperor yet, so we should make plans early."
Lady Jia rubbed her temples in disappointment. "I know. You can leave first. I will talk to your master about this. "
Jia Lian knew very well that this matter was out of his control, so he retreated with self-awareness.
Mother Jia called Yuanyang over and gave her a series of instructions.
Just as she was worrying, Jia Baoyu ran in like a gust of wind.
"Old Madame, Old Madame, I heard that Lian's Second Brother is back. Where is Sister Lin? Is Sister Lin back? Why haven't I seen Sister Lin? "Jia Baoyu was sweating from running, but he didn't have time to wipe it off. His heart was hanging in the air.
Lady Jia felt very powerless, and she softly coaxed him, "You go back first. We will talk about this later. "
"Sister Lin isn't coming back?" Jia Baoyu's tears suddenly fell, and he cried loudly, "I knew that Sister Lin wouldn't come back! I wanted to go with her, but you didn't … "
"Baoyu!" Lady Jia sternly stopped him. For the first time, she showed a black face to Jia Baoyu, "Don't forget that your surname is Jia!"
Jia Baoyu had never been treated like this before. He was so scared that he didn't even dare to cry.
"Guards! Send Baoyu back! "Lady Jia ordered.
Yuanyang hurriedly pulled Jia Baoyu away.
Jia Zheng came quickly. Looking carefully, his forehead was soaked with sweat.
"Mother, why did you call your son so urgently?"
"Did you hear that the son-in-law is going to retire?" Lady Jia asked directly.
Jia Zheng was stunned.
"I don't know anything about this."
Lady Jia snorted.
"Mother, where did you hear this rumor?"
"It's not a rumor." Old Madame couldn't hide the anger in her eyes, "The son-in-law told Lian 'er personally. I'm afraid that the memorial will be handed to the Emperor soon. "
"Why is my brother-in-law like this? He should know that this will put us in a passive position! "Jia Zheng looked dissatisfied.
Lady Jia sighed, "He said that his health is not good."
"This matter must be reported to the Eastern Palace immediately." Lady Jia was serious, and her expression was dignified.
Jia Zheng listened and nodded, "I'll go now, I'll go now."
When the Eastern Palace heard that Jia Zheng wanted to see them, they didn't think it was a big deal. They even kindly asked Guardian Jia to personally serve their father tea.
Jia Yuanchun greedily peeked at her father. She hadn't seen her family for a long time.
But Jia Zheng didn't even look at his daughter who served him tea, "I have something important to report to His Royal Highness Changsun."
His Royal Highness Changsun, who was twelve or thirteen years old, dismissed his attendants.
Guardian Jia's family was right in front of her, but she couldn't say a word. She felt an indescribable pain in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it. She could only respectfully retreat.
Bao Qin saw her daughter coming out. She hurried to greet her, suppressing her excitement, and asked, "Did you see him?"
With this question, Jia Yuanchun's tears immediately fell.
Official Jia hurriedly turned around and wiped away her tears, afraid that someone would see it.
Bao Qin comforted her, "It's good that you saw him. Don't cry. We're already better than many people in the palace. Every time Master comes to the Eastern Palace, His Highness always remembers to ask Miss to see him. How many people have never seen their family after fighting their way in? "
Jia Yuanchun tried to force a smile, but her heart was filled with endless sorrow.
They didn't even say a word. Was this called seeing him?
Actually, what was the point of talking to him? It was nothing more than warning her to serve her master well. It couldn't be considered a father-daughter relationship!
At Jia Zheng's side.
The former Crown Prince's officials were so shocked that they straightened their bodies.
"Lord Lin wants to resign?"
"Why?"
Jia Zheng felt great pressure, "He said that his health isn't good."
"Even if his health isn't good, he should report it to His Majesty first. Why would he directly report it to His Majesty?"
The officials didn't believe it.
"How does Official Jia know about Lord Lin?" His Royal Highness Changsun frowned slightly, "Why isn't there any news from His Majesty?"
Jia Zheng hurriedly told them about the Jia family.
The officials were all smart people. They immediately realized that something was wrong.
"Why did Miss Lin return to Yangzhou?"
Jia Zheng was so guilty that he was sweating. He didn't dare to hide it. He could only use the popular version of the evil servant bullying the master and explain, "Since our ancestors, our family has been lenient to the servants. I didn't expect to raise such an evil servant. It's my fault for not being strict with the family."
"Lord Lin wouldn't resign because of this, right?" The young official couldn't believe it when he said this.
"How is that possible? I think Lin Ruhai wants to surrender to His Majesty! "
"If Lord Lin wanted to surrender, why did he struggle for so many years in Jiangnan?"
"Exactly! We're all in the same boat. How can we doubt Lord Lin like that? "
"Then why do you think he wants to resign?"
The officials had different opinions and started to argue.
"Enough!" His Royal Highness Chang Sun stopped them. "Now we should properly plan who can fill the vacancy on our side!"
Once the memorial arrived, the Emperor would definitely approve it. With Lin Ruhai's personal memorial, the Emperor might not be able to stop it. When the time came, the vacancy in the salt administration would be a big problem. If the Emperor's people took the position, it would be a big blow to their vitality.
The officials had a headache.
All along, the salt administration had been firmly in Lin Ruhai's hands. Lin Ruhai was loyal to the Emperor. The Emperor wanted to support his eldest grandson. Therefore, His Royal Highness Chang Sun's faction had always seen Lin Ruhai as one of their own.
Therefore, they didn't make any preparations.
On the contrary, the Emperor had failed to rope in Lin Ruhai. These few years, he had been trying to make him a mere figurehead and had replaced most of his subordinates with his own trusted aides. It was just that those people couldn't compare to Lin Ruhai's methods. In the end, they all sat on the cold bench under Lord Lin's hands.
At that time, everyone was very happy to see the joke. They didn't even care that most of the people who were taken away were their own people. They always thought that the Jiangnan salt administration was impenetrable and that the Emperor could do whatever he wanted.
Only now did they realize that it was troublesome. With Lin Ruhai gone, the Emperor's trusted aides could take the position at any time. They couldn't think of anyone they could push to take the position.
If they didn't have the means, they would be torn apart by the Emperor's people.
Therefore, it was too difficult to choose.
The officials proposed one after another and the scene was very ugly.
His Royal Highness Chang Sun's heart turned cold. "You guys discuss first. I will go find Imperial Grandfather."
The officials' eyes lit up. "His Royal Highness Chang Sun is wise!"
Leaving the Eastern Palace and looking back at the majestic palace, His Royal Highness Chang Sun let out a long sigh like a little old man.
Qinzheng Hall.
The Emperor, who was naturally suspicious, sat on the dragon throne and listened to the report of a little eunuch.
"With His Royal Highness Chang Sun gone, the officials of the Eastern Palace are arguing endlessly, but there's no conclusion."
The Emperor waved his hand and ordered him to withdraw.
He opened Lin Ruhai's memorial and then opened the memorial from the Entertainment Department to the side. However, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't see any problems.
Lin Ruhai, ah, Lin Ruhai, on one hand, you resign, on the other hand, you inform the Emperor's bloodline in advance. What are you thinking?
Forget it.
No matter what you're thinking, we'll catch them off guard tomorrow.
The Emperor closed the memorial.
Yangzhou.
Lin Ruhai calculated that Jia Lian should be arriving soon.
At this time, resigning and putting the Emperor in a passive position was him deeply betraying the Emperor's kindness. Telling them to make early plans through Jia Lian's mouth was his last effort for the Emperor.
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