After Jia Zhen's funeral, Jia Lian devoted all his energy to preparations for the trip to Wala.
The first is the construction of the Grand View Garden.
Jia Lian was not too worried about this.
After half a year of his planning, the prototype of the Grand View Garden has taken shape.
As for the rest of the things that are done step by step, there will be no problem if Jia Zheng comes to preside over it.
The only thing worth worrying about is that Jia Zheng is a wealthy man. Under his connivance, I am afraid that the greedy style of ink that he suppressed among the slaves will soon rise again.
But that’s okay.
Anyway, Jia Lian has already paid out Jia She's inheritance, totaling more than 20,000 taels of silver, as promised. He also told Wang Xifeng how to deal with the possible shortage of funds for the construction of the garden in the future.
If Jia Zheng allowed his slaves and others to be greedy, and the deficit would increase in the future, he and Mrs. Wang would naturally find a solution, and at most they would add Jia Mu, the biggest culprit.
This was originally Jia Lian's idea to waste their respective financial resources, so even if they were embezzled by the minions, Jia Lian would not feel sorry for them at all.
It's not certain that if you fatten up a rat, it will be able to eat more meat when it is slaughtered.
Another important matter is the Xicheng Army and Horses Division.
Because the Ministry of War did not send a new commander to hand over to him, it was obvious that the emperor still reserved this position for him.
Therefore, Jia Lian appointed his cronies, Fan Jin and Xie Jun, to take charge of the daily affairs of the yamen.
These two people, one civil and one military, can restrain each other and will not neglect government affairs because of mutual hostility.
After all, one is a civil servant and the other is a military commander, so they do not interfere with each other's future.
Even so, just to be on the safe side, Jia Lian paid a special visit to his second uncle and asked him to take care of his Xicheng Military and Horse Division.
As the chief seal officer of Zhang Song's Ministry of War, if he had set an eye on the Xicheng Army and Horse Department, he believed that even if Fan and Jie failed to live up to their expectations, the Xicheng Army and Horse Department would not make any serious mistakes.
Seeing that the princess is getting married, the good time is approaching.
The imperial court also suddenly focused on this matter and made various coordination and preparations.
As a young messenger and imperial envoy appointed by the emperor, Jia Lian's attention among the government and the public has invisibly increased a lot.
On this day, Jia Lian sent Daiyu back to the Lin family as agreed.
When she first entered the house, Daiyu had no time to lead Zicuckoo, Xueyan and others to rearrange and tidy up her house, so she stepped on her deerskin boots and walked to the main hall.
As expected, second brother Lian hasn't left yet.
Hiding behind the screen, Daiyu touched the thing hidden in her sleeve to calm down.
After his father and Jia Lian finished speaking, he walked out gracefully. After greeting the two of them, he took the initiative to pick up the teapot and refill the tea for them, and then stood aside in a very elegant manner.
Lin Ruhai saw that Daiyu was becoming more and more elegant now, and nodded secretly in her heart.
It was indeed right to send Yu'er to her grandmother for education.
"Okay, I know you have a lot of things going on these days, so I won't leave you alone.
You just remember my words, when you are out leading the troops, you should be careful about everything, and everything must be done to protect the safety of the princess and yourself."
Hearing Lin Ruhai's words, Jia Lian felt deeply that Lin Ruhai was indeed a model of being well-read in poetry and books, loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
At this time, we did not forget to consider the safety of the princess.
He couldn't help but complain, what if he was not safe if he wanted to protect the princess' safety?
There is no need to ask. From Lin Ruhai's point of view, she is naturally determined to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess!
"Yes, my nephew has remembered it.
My uncle should take more care of himself. Sister Lin also begged me to send her back because she was worried about her uncle's health.
Even if my uncle doesn’t want to worry Sister Lin, he should take good care of himself..."
Lin Ruhai smiled and looked at Dai Yu: "Yu'er is indeed becoming more sensible."
Lin Daiyu's face turned slightly red, and she felt embarrassed about Jia Lian's behavior of putting gold on her face.
"But you don't have to worry, I know what I'm doing..."
As soon as Lin Ruhai finished speaking, she couldn't help but frown slightly and coughed twice, causing Daiyu's complexion to change suddenly, and she quickly stepped forward to help him.
When Jia Lian saw this, he was helpless.
He has done everything he needs to say and do. But everyone has his or her own destiny. With Lin Ruhai's physical condition and strong ambition, I really don't know how many more years he can persist!
After a few words of concern, it wasn't until Lin Ruhai completely recovered that Jia Lian stood up and left.
"Brother Lian, please wait..."
Seeing that Jia Lian was about to leave, Daiyu immediately took a step forward and called out slightly coyly.
When Jia Lian stopped and turned around, she lowered her head slightly and took out a pair of gloves from her sleeves that she had carefully cut out of fine silk for more than half a month.
Jia Lian took it, and without looking closely, he knew that these gloves were of great value and not something that ordinary people were qualified to enjoy.
After all, the products produced by Daiyu must be high-quality.
Seeing Daiyu lower her head after giving the gift, as if she was too embarrassed to introduce her, Jia Lian just held her hands in her hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, Sister Lin, for taking the trouble."
After saying that, he cupped his hands towards Lin Ruhai again, then clasped his gloves and turned around to go out.
When Lin Ruhai saw that her daughter and Jia Lian had a harmonious relationship, there was a look of relief in her eyes.
I still remember that my daughter had an introverted and boring personality, and would often be fascinated by one thing for half a day. Especially after her mother passed away, she became quite depressed and unhappy.
Unexpectedly, not only has my personality become much more cheerful now, but I have also learned to give gifts to my parents...
Although the thing is small, it looks like she made it herself, which shows that she has a lot of heart.
However, it seems that the little girl hasn’t made anything for me yet...
Shaking her head, Lin Ruhai felt funny at her inexplicable jealousy.
Seeing Daiyu staring at the door of the room, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, your second brother Lian is a smart and capable man, and he will definitely return safely this time."
Daiyu came back to her senses. In order to prevent her father from thinking too much, she quickly put away her worries and reluctance and said a few words of conciliation.
"How happy are you with your grandmother? How harmonious do you get along with your sisters and sisters?"
Asking her daughter to sit next to her, Lin Ruhai asked these questions with concern.
Daiyu naturally said that everything was fine, and that Jia Mu, Jia Lian and others were taking good care of her.
"Then, where is your cousin Baoyu?"
Seeing Daiyu's suddenly puzzled expression, Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "In their family, the two most outstanding children in your life are probably your cousins Jia Lian and Baoyu.
But all I know about you is your second brother Lian.
I don't know much about Baoyu, I have only seen it a few times.
I went to their house before and saw that the old lady seemed to love her grandson very much, but your uncle said that he was very disappointing, so I was a little curious.
You have lived in their house for so long, what do you think of your second uncle’s cousin?"
Although what Lin Ruhai said was reasonable, Daiyu was not an ordinary girl after all.
As early as when she was in Jia's house, she had vaguely guessed that Jia's mother seemed to have the intention of marrying her and Jia Baoyu. But her aunt preferred her sister's daughter. For this reason, the servants of their family also spread rumors about a "good match".
said.
I’m talking about Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai.
Even though Daiyu usually talks little, she actually knows everything in her heart.
Besides, if a father really wants to know the character of his relatives' children, wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask anyone, such as their housekeeper, servant girl, or even Jia Lian directly, rather than asking her?
It can be seen that my father more or less has a little bit of that meaning.
In fact, my grandmother said something to my father, so my father came to test himself.
Thinking of this, Daiyu's face wrinkled, "Although I have lived in their house for a long time, I usually only stay with my sisters.
As for cousin Baoyu, I don’t see him usually, so I don’t know what his character is like.”
Daiyu said, pouting slightly, showing some dissatisfaction in her heart.
Thanks to Jia Lian's guidance from a few years ago, Jia Baoyu has not accumulated much good impression in Daiyu's heart for so long, but has accumulated a lot of bad impression.
In particular, the death of her pet Anu not long ago caused Daiyu's feelings towards Jia Baoyu to drop to a historical low.
He is still mean to me!
Daiyu is so arrogant, not to mention that Mrs. Wang doesn't like her very much. Even if everyone in the Jia family wants to recruit her as their daughter-in-law, it won't work as long as she doesn't like her!
Huh, not even half as good as Lian’s second brother.
Moreover, Daiyu admitted in her heart that in the past, because of Jia Baoyu's flattery and Jia Mu's deliberate cultivation, she foolishly had some fantasies and expectations for Jia Baoyu.
But after Jia Lian's enlightenment last time, she basically figured it out.
Sure enough, after treating Jia Baoyu as an ordinary cousin, she could see all the bad things about Jia Baoyu and not care too much.