What is now in front of Jia Lian is that Lin Ruhai is sincerely choosing a husband for Daiyu.
If he doesn't express anything at this time, what else will he be waiting for?
Wait for Daiyu to fight on her own, wait for Daiyu to take the initiative to say that she likes him? It's impossible. With Daiyu's implicitness and tact, I'm afraid she won't say the word "like" easily until her death.
So, now is an opportunity.
With a plan in mind, Jia Lian immediately straightened his face and pretended that he had misunderstood Lin Ruhai's intention.
"Reporting to my uncle, my nephew has indeed never taken in any concubines so far.
Just because my nephew is obsessed with fame and is not willing to be easily trapped by his children's personal affairs.
Since my uncle mentioned it today, my nephew boldly begged my uncle to marry Sister Lin to me. My nephew is willing to spend his whole life to protect and take care of Sister Lin and never let her suffer any more grievances!"
Jia Lian said, gently lifting the hem of his robe in front of him, and kneeling solemnly in front of Lin Ruhai's bed.
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"Girl, Second Master Lian is here to visit me!"
In the corridor of the backyard where Lin Ruhai was recuperating, Daiyu sneaked in secretly while Zijuan and other maids were not paying attention.
She recalled in her mind the voice of the girl announcing earlier, but when she actually came here, she hesitated again.
Although she was reluctant, she also knew that her father was worried about her marriage.
At this time, Jia Lian had just arrived at the house, and she couldn't wait to run over. If her father saw something, she would be so embarrassed that she would die of embarrassment.
Even if his father didn't notice anything, the second brother Lian was a thief, so he couldn't let him underestimate him!
I have been there for more than half a year. After such a long time, if he was serious, he should have come to see me instead of me looking for him.
Although she was thinking this in her heart, she still walked towards Lin Ruhai's ward step by step.
If not, just hide behind and see what the second brother Lian said to his father.
But I can't let my father catch me anymore.
I was caught eavesdropping on the conversation between my father and the housekeeper before. It would be embarrassing if I were caught again now.
Daiyu, who was fully mentally prepared, was like a nimble fairy. She easily touched the side of the Nuan Pavilion and listened to the conversation inside through the wooden lattice screen.
She was sure that from this position she could definitely hear what was said inside!
But as soon as she calmed down, she had no time to think about anything else.
Jia Lian's familiar and touching voice, as always, immediately reached her ears.
"Since my uncle mentioned it today, my nephew boldly begged my uncle to marry Sister Lin to me. My nephew is willing to spend his whole life to protect and take care of Sister Lin and will never let her suffer any more injustice."
Daiyu's beautiful brows couldn't help but frown, and the expression on her face was all frozen at the previous moment.
It's really Brother Lian inside. What is he talking about?
Daiyu, who was afraid that she was hallucinating, forced herself to calm down, but she couldn't do it at all.
It wasn't until she realized that there was silence inside that she came back to her senses, raised a small hand and violently covered her heart.
At that moment, Daiyu herself didn't know what was wrong with her. She just felt a white light dazzled between the sky and the earth, and her heart seemed to be under a spell. It vibrated uncontrollably, as if it wanted to jump out of her body!
She was originally prepared to eavesdrop for a long time, but she straightened her posture without realizing it, keeping one hand leaning on the wall pillar. When she looked back, her face remained the same, with tears streaming down her face.
In the room, Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Lian silently, with the expression on his face ranging from surprise, to shock, to anger.
It took him a long time before he managed to make a cold voice: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
Although Lin Ruhai felt that he should be angry, he had not been able to work hard enough because he had been bedridden for months. And he was also a gentle and gentle person, so even when he was angry, he sounded quiet.
"If I hadn't always regarded you as my nephew, based on what you just said, Lin would have ordered someone to drive you out of the house.
Could it be that the Marquis came to bully me because he saw that the Lin family is weak now?"
Although Lin Ruhai's voice was weak, Jia Lian did not dare to ignore it.
He knows that success or failure depends on this one move, and he must make every effort to achieve peace of mind.
"Uncle has misunderstood, and my nephew has no such intentions.
My nephew has always admired his uncle's talent and learning, admired his uncle's diligence and love for the people when he was an official, and has always regarded his uncle as the eldest son of his family.
As for what my nephew wants, there is absolutely no falsehood. Every word comes from the sincerity. I hope my uncle will take pity on me and give my nephew a chance to express himself."
"Chance?
Humph, could it be that you are willing to divorce that Wang family and marry your sister Lin?"
Lin Ruhai tried hard to make a sarcastic expression, but found that he couldn't do it, so he could only give up bitterly.
Jia Lian was silent after hearing this.
Lin Ruhai didn't press at this time, he also wanted to see what Jia Lian would say.
"Although my nephew and the Wang family are related by family marriage, in the years since she married into my family, she has served my elders with filial piety, day after day, year after year, and she has never done anything to feel sorry for me.
The nephew does not dare to lie to his uncle. If he is asked to divorce the Wang family, he really cannot do it.
But my nephew definitely had no intention of belittling Sister Lin.
The younger generation can swear an oath to his uncle. Although he cannot give Sister Lin the position of his wife, on the day when he marries her, he will definitely follow the rules of the Three Letters and Six Etiquettes, carry the sedan chair, and invite relatives and friends to carry her into the house.
From now on, I will treat you as a true wife, and I will never let you down in this life. If you violate this oath, you can call me, Jia Lian, and I will cut off my official titles and overthrow my family business."
Lin Ruhai also fell silent.
To be honest, Jia Lian's behavior was completely beyond his expectation. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond. He just subconsciously said the question he just asked.
But looking at Jia Lian who had been kneeling quietly in front of him with a firm face and solemn words, even Lin Ruhai felt that Jia Lian's posture was really good enough.
With his current status as a Marquis, he actually knelt down to him willingly, and made such a sincere, but not exaggerated, oath. When people heard it, they knew it was an oath made from the heart.
Will his family fortune be overthrown if his official titles are wiped out? Could it be that he really really likes Yu'er?
Also, he really guessed it right, and Yu'er also admires him?
If so, this killing is really hateful.
Lin Ruhai cursed in his heart. With his wisdom, he naturally understood that if Jia Lian and Dai Yu were really in love, it must have been Jia Lian who deliberately stole it through his own entrustment!
I still don’t know if he has ever bullied his own daughter.
Lin Ruhai's heart was filled with hatred, and she regretted her decision to entrust her daughter to Jia Lian's care.
"Well... you get up first."
Lin Ruhai, who really didn't know what to say, tried to get Jia Lian to get up.
The other party's posture made him embarrassed to say more heartless words.
Lin Ruhai's tactful tone made Jia Lian understand that the truth that a gentleman can be deceived was indeed not a lie, so naturally he would not follow his words, but continued: "Sister Lin is delicate, and my nephew also knows that.
After marrying her, my nephew will do his best to hire famous doctors for her, and even if he spends all his money, he will try his best to cure her.
Uncle, there is no need to worry that my nephew can't do it. My nephew's parents died early. If Sister Lin marries me, there will be no parents-in-law to serve, and the old lady is Sister Lin's close grandmother, so naturally she will not bully her intentionally.
Therefore, when Sister Lin comes to our house, my uncle does not have to worry about her being wronged.
As long as I am here, no one dares to make her suffer."
What Jia Lian said was so categorical that Lin Ruhai suddenly realized it.
That's right, before he was worried that after he was gone, Daiyu would have nothing to rely on and would be bullied by her husband's family.
If it were Jia Lian, he wouldn't have such worries.
With Jia Lian's ability, no one except his biological parents can punish him, so what he said is true. As long as Jia Lian is sincere to Yu'er, there is really no need to worry about Yu'er being wronged after marrying her.
Seeing Lin Ruhai thoughtfully, Jia Lian took advantage of the victory and said: "In addition, my nephew has another idea.
If my uncle doesn't mind, my nephew has already planned that after Sister Lin marries me, the first boy born to me and Sister Lin can be adopted into the Lin family, and he will recognize my uncle as his biological grandfather, and from then on he will inherit the family name."
This was what Jia Lian thought about early on, and it might be one of the plans that could impress Lin Ruhai.
As a person from later generations, he is far inferior to the people of the past when it comes to bloodline inheritance. He also does not have any thoughts of favoring sons over daughters, and believes that it is absolutely impossible for a son to take his mother's surname.
Therefore, when he was in Yangzhou and saw the greedy heirs of the Lin family, Jia Lian was naturally not polite and easily made Lin Ruhai temporarily give up the idea of adopting a step-heir.
No wonder Jia Lian looked down upon her so much, but he knew how difficult it was to marry Daiyu without wanting to divorce Wang Xifeng.
There weren't many things he could think of that could impress Lin Ruhai.
Now that we have taken action, we naturally have to go all out.
In fact, before Jia Lian spoke, he had thought that since Lin Ruhai was already so ill, it was better to wait. After Lin Ruhai returned from illness, Daiyu would be left alone, and the difficulty of marrying him would naturally be reduced.
But he just thought about it and rejected it.
Not saying whether that would be a suspicion of taking advantage of others, just saying that, he must find a way to stop Lin Ruhai from choosing a son-in-law for Daiyu!
This is no longer taking advantage of someone else's danger, it is already suspected of being a villain, and Jia Lian disdains it.
The most important thing is that Jia Lian does not want to wrong Daiyu.
Life-long events are completely different with parents' blessing and without parents' blessing.
Daiyu was about to suffer the pain of bereavement, and he didn't want her to be wronged again.
Therefore, if he wanted to marry, he should say it openly. Even if Lin Ruhai refused in the end, he would not regret it.
"Are you serious about what you said?" Lin Ruhai opened his eyes wide.
He felt a little incredible.
Is Jia Lian willing to adopt his and Yu'er's child, the first one, to the Lin family and pass on the incense to the Lin family? Recognize him as his grandfather?
This doesn't mean that the Jia family and the Lin family have reversed their yin and yang. Can the Jia family agree?
Well, it seems that with Jia Lian's current position in the Jia family, if this is really what it takes, it is really possible.
But why on earth is Jia Lian willing to do this?
Are you really so obsessed with Yu'er that you would give up your family reputation for this? Lin Ruhai doesn't think that Jia Lian is motivated by sex and is attracted by her daughter's appearance.
With Jia Lian's current status, what kind of beautiful woman doesn't exist?
I haven't seen before that even the most proud princess favored him.
Therefore, Lin Ruhai could only think this way.
He is different from Jia Lian. He is well aware of the importance attached to bloodline by the people at that time, especially for a public family like Rongguo Mansion that has been passed down for hundreds of years!
Thinking about it, even he couldn't let his son inherit the incense for other people's family.
After thinking about my understanding of Jia Lian, I felt that he would not deliberately deceive him just to marry Yu'er.
Therefore, Lin Ruhai had to admit in his heart that for a moment, his heart moved.
But Lin Ruhai was, after all, a close minister of the emperor, and had seen some storms, so he was not easily instigated.
He moved his hands slightly and said solemnly: "Since you said it so clearly, it shows that you have a plan in mind.
I also believe that what you say at this moment may be true.
However, this cannot cover up the fact that you want your sister Lin to be your concubine.
Although my Lin family is in decline now, we will not let our direct daughter marry someone else as a concubine, so just give up on this idea."
Lin Ruhai said, looking carefully into Jia Lian's eyes.
Jia Lian's expression remained unchanged, as if he had expected it.
"What my uncle said is what my nephew said before, and he boldly asked my uncle to give my nephew a chance to express his love.
I am also grateful to my uncle for listening to what my nephew said and not driving him out from the beginning. Now that my nephew has said what he should say, if my uncle still cannot agree in the end, my nephew will naturally not dare to force it.
I think that the relationship between the Lin family and the Jia family is not comparable to that of other families. I also believe that even if Sister Lin is not able to marry her today, the Lin and Jia families are still close relatives.
Don't worry, uncle, even if I have no chance to meet Sister Lin, I will still be Sister Lin's cousin, Sister Lin, and I will still call my father uncle.
Therefore, from now on, I will still take care of and care about Sister Lin as always.
Even if God is unkind and forces Sister Lin to abandon her uncle, I will do my best to protect Sister Lin from being bullied by others for the rest of my life.
At this point, uncle, you don’t have to worry about any difficulties that Sister Lin will face in the Jia Mansion in the future because of me."
Once Lin Ruhai dies of illness, Daiyu will only have Jia Mu's closest relative. Therefore, before Daiyu leaves the court, she will definitely be raised by Jia Mu's side as before. Both Jia Lian and Lin Ruhai know this.
"Although my nephew doesn't think he is a hero, he thinks he is proud and will not do anything mean.
Therefore, uncle, there is no need to worry that my nephew will take advantage of his absence to do anything against his wishes in the future.
On the contrary, if my uncle is serious about choosing a son-in-law for Sister Lin, I can guarantee that during my lifetime, I can watch over my uncle and prevent my husband's family from bullying Sister Lin.
If my uncle does not have the energy to choose a son-in-law for Sister Lin now, my nephew and the old lady at home will try their best to choose a noble family in the future and marry Sister Lin in glory."
Jia Lian tried his best to keep calm, but in the middle of speaking, his face still showed a slight look of desolation.
In this way, even Lin Ruhai could not help but be moved by Jia Lian's sincerity.
It's just that the indifferent words have just been spoken, and he can't say anything nice now. But a trace of guilt suddenly flashed through his heart, was it for Jia Lian?
This made Lin Ruhai feel very helpless after noticing it.
It's as if he is an inhumane villain.
But Jia Lian described the scene so beautifully that he, a second-grade official, could not be too left behind. Just when he was about to say something, he suddenly heard the voice of the maid outside:
"Hey, is it the lady...ah~ come here quickly, the lady fainted!
When Jia Lian heard this, he immediately jumped up from the ground and rushed out of the Nuan Pavilion with a few quick steps.
This made Lin Ruhai, who had just become nervous and stretched out his hand to ask loudly, a little stunned. The arm he raised also froze in mid-air and could not fall down for a long time.