It didn't take long before Fourth Master mentioned someone.
The eldest son of the wealthy Jiangnan businessman Wang Bingwen's family. Wang Bingwen is old and in poor health. He has not been on the board of directors for several years.
When King Zhongshun told Fourth Master at that time, he said this: "...Wang Bingwen's first wife has some connections with the princess's maternal family, but not many people know about it now..." This explains why in the
Jiangnan chose the Wang family.
The fourth master also told Lin Yutong: "I asked Mr. Lin and he also said that the son of the Wang family is very good and a stable man. He was born to his first wife and has been raised by his grandparents. His relationship with his stepmother is only
It can be said to be acceptable. And this stepmother is from a small businessman and has never cared about the family. Although Wang Bingwen is not in good health now, the old lady of the Wang family is still in good health..."
In other words, this step-wife has never taken care of the house. The old lady of this family is not sure about this step-wife. When Tanchun passes, she will be the head grandmother.
But if Wang Bingwen's health is not good, I'm afraid the marriage will have to be arranged as soon as possible. Even if the marriage is not consummated, the person will still have to get married.
Lin Yutong thought, this may not be a bad thing. As long as the Wang family is willing to pay the betrothal gift, the marriage may not be impossible.
Since the Wang family is related to Emperor Zhenglong's layout in the south of the Yangtze River, this matter cannot be taken lightly. But this is not the same as Hula Bala's door-to-door marriage proposal. It is still a marriage directly reported to the merchant. Furthermore,
She was too proactive, but it seemed like she had a friendship with the Wang family. She said this to the fourth master, and the fourth master nodded: "You are good at this matter, you handle it."
No matter how well I handle it, the one on the throne will never give me a title.
She was playing tricks with Fourth Master like this, but she was still thinking about what to do about this matter.
In the end, he went to Yu Liang, and after some arguing, Yu Liang met Xue Pan by chance.
Xue Pan is still the same as before. He has less contact with Jia Zheng. On the contrary, he plays well with Jia Lian and Jia Rong and Jia Zhen. Why do you say separation? Because the two houses are not happy after all, Jia Lian and Jia Zhen
Jane seems to have distanced herself from those who have been with her.
However, Xue Pan continued to have contact with both parties, and he usually had fun with these noble children in the capital.
I don't have much serious business, so my family business can be maintained. Firstly, the family has a solid financial background, and secondly, the Xue family has more than one house. There is also a farm shop in my hometown. The big business is not available, and the small business is not discontinued. The life is not as glorious as before.
But it’s not a home without progress.
If you have money, you will always have fair-weather friends, and it is easy to find him. You can always find him in restaurants and brothels.
This time I found him in a restaurant, and I looked very surprised when I met him.
Xue Pan also called him 'uncle', "The merchant came back from the north and brought a letter from his father-in-law. He was planning to visit us one day."
It's a letter from Yu Jian.
Yu Jian probably knew that he had not moved, but the days were getting harder and harder. This son and the capable number one son-in-law did not play a good role, so when something happened, he began not to write to his own son, but to the other two sons-in-law.
To a certain extent, Sun Shaozu is inferior to Xue Pan. Xue Pan is still somewhat sincere, but Sun Shaozu is a bastard. He seems to be clinging to you, but in fact, for such an important matter,
But he never mentioned a word.
Yu Liang smiled and nodded: "I'm afraid I want to trouble you again." He sat down and said, "I have told you before that there is no need for this. When you open your mouth, you are just making things difficult for Mr. Wang."
Xue Pan smiled naively: "With your words, don't I feel relieved now?"
After saying that, he poured wine for Yu Liang diligently and asked: "Why are you so free today?"
Yu Liang waved his hand: "It's okay! I'm just hiding from a few people and have nowhere to go, so I just wander around!"
"Hey, is there someone else you want to avoid?" Xue Pan laughed: "Who is it!" Then he slapped himself: "Look at me! You asked something you shouldn't have asked again, didn't you?"
"It's not an important person." Yu Liang said easily: "A businessman from Jiangnan named Wang!"
"Oh!" Xue Pan really knew, "Wang Bingwen's family?"
Yu Liang nodded: "I don't know where I got the news. It is said that the Jia family is now poor and is very willing to spend money to hire other girls..."
Xue Pan's eyes lit up: "Is he that boy Wang Youdao?"
"Do you know him?" Yu Liang pretended to be surprised.
"How come you don't know him?" Xue Pan clapped his hands: "I didn't know he was in the capital. You, actually it doesn't hurt to meet this person. In terms of his character and ability, let me tell you this... There is a person
What a comparison..."
"Who?" Yu Liang asked.
"Brother Liu Xianglian!"
If he has a character and appearance similar to Liu Xianglian, not to mention that he is worthy of the third girl. Xue Pan once took a liking to Liu Xianglian and was taught a lesson in private. In fact, everyone knew this in private. But Xue Pan saw
The reason he fell in love with Liu Xianglian was because Liu Xianglian's family had fallen into decline, and he didn't dare to do anything to the eldest son of the Wang family. Therefore, his compliments were actually all good words.
Yu Liang looked hesitant after hearing this: "It's just that I can't agree to the marriage."
"What's so difficult about this?" Xue Pan patted his chest and promised, "I'll take care of this."
Aunt Xue really came to talk about this matter. The Wang family used a betrothal gift of one hundred thousand taels to marry Jia Zheng's second daughter.
The man's matchmaker invited Aunt Xue, but the woman hired Lin Yutong for the sake of dignity.
It's just that the wedding date is a little tighter. It's already the end of July, and the wedding is scheduled for early September. I've planned it all, and there's still time for the wedding ceremony. If calculated as half a month, it's time to prepare the dowry.
, only half a month.
How did it come in time?
Move the clumsy guys out of the warehouse and pull them down alive.
Aunt Zhao pestered Jia Zheng again and again, and then she asked for 10,000 taels of silver to press the box. She couldn't hold back her breath. She spent the whole day cursing in the yard, criticizing Huai, saying that the girl from her mother's family had been sold.
Good price, so what? This is because I sincerely want to use Yuanchun's reputation to Tanchun.
Mrs. Wang was trembling with anger. After all, she was worried about this shameless thing. Hu Qin asked someone to buy it in the capital with ten thousand taels of silver. Aunt Zhao also said that Zhou Rui's family was greedy for money, so in the end it was her nephew who went there.
Purchased.
Tanchun knew about it but said nothing. But when he was about to get married, he knelt down and asked Jia Zheng for two things: first, he wanted the Zhao family's body bond. Second, he wanted to take Jia Huan to study in the south.
He said he would call me back in two years.
Aunt Zhao never thought that Tan Chunlin would leave and come here so suddenly.
He covered his mouth with a handkerchief and turned away, but he didn't dare to cry.
The Zhao family is Aunt Zhao's natal family. This family is said to be Tanchun's companions, but when they go to the south, it is Tanchun's business to let go of the bond. As long as they are let out, they will spend two thousand in the south.
You can buy a small village with two silver coins, and you can settle this family. From now on, you are no longer a slave. Or a promising boy from the Zhao family, following your uncle on the business road, learning and making a living in the shop, this is the foundation of building a family.
As for Huan'er, in the mansion, the family studies have been dispersed, and he has been running around for more than half a year without anyone controlling him. Now if Tanchun is willing to take him with him, even if he does not take the imperial examination, he can gain experience outside.
Isn't it better to study and make a living than to continue to be ridiculous day by day?
With a room full of guests, the lobby was very quiet.
Can Jia Zheng refuse to agree?
Tanchun is no longer afraid of embarrassment. Anyone who sells his daughter is not ashamed. What does she have to be ashamed of?!
Mrs. Wang was always compassionate in front of others, but now she forced a smile on her face and gave her body contract. From then on, Aunt Zhao no longer had any scruples.
Lin Yutong put Tanchun on the carriage to Tongzhou Pier, stopped, had a meal, and was about to go home. But he didn't want to be kept by Mrs. Wang.
"Good boy, you are the only one who can lean on me now." Mrs. Wang took Lin Yutong's hand and spoke in a very friendly tone.
"Madam refers to Brother Baobao." Lin Yutong withdrew his hand and asked with a smile: "Madam, what are your instructions? To put it bluntly, there is no need to be so polite between us."
It turned out that Mrs. Wang wanted to turn the money in her hands into fields and shops: "Now I can only ask you to help me."
Lin Yutong didn't want to get involved in this. Besides, it was not easy to buy good land nowadays. If she wanted to buy bad land, why would she go to her? But if she asked herself to buy it for her, she would have to buy good land. Where could she find ready-made good land?
Go? Anyway, you still have to use your own favors. Besides, there are two reasons for this. Do you have to open your mouth if something happens in the future?
Therefore, she said: "I don't know where I want to buy land? If you want good land, and it needs to be connected together and easy to manage, it is best to buy it from the property inspected by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Now, what kind of land does the Ministry of Household Affairs have?
I don’t know if there are any. I’ll have to go back and find out now. If there are, it’s better to tell. If not, I’ll have to wait. But at least you have to tell me how much money you have prepared to buy the land, so that I can have an idea.
."
Mrs. Wang sighed: "As you know, I received one hundred thousand taels from the Wang family. But one hundred thousand taels, and a dowry of 20,000 taels. The family is preparing for the wedding, the furniture and fabrics that are put in, plus the banquet, this is another
Ten thousand taels. The rest is only 70,000 taels."
She had no scruples about accepting betrothal gifts.
Immediately afterwards, I heard her say: "And... I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm going to spend another 20,000 taels..."
Therefore, only fifty thousand taels are left.
Lin Yutong said: "Normally, Brother Bao is not too young, so we should hurry up and get married. When the time comes, the betrothal gift will come down..."
What I haven’t finished is that even fifty thousand taels is not enough to marry a girl from a wealthy family. How much money do you want to buy land? How much money do you have left to buy land?
But Mrs. Wang had her own difficulties and said to Lin Yutong sincerely: "I'm afraid that before Baoyu can get married, the money will be taken away by the master..."
Lin Yutong couldn't say anything. In terms of distance, Jia Zheng is still an uncle, and she is just an aunt. I have never heard of a child not being close to the uncle, but being close to the aunt. It doesn't make sense!
Seeing that Lin Yutong stopped talking, Mrs. Wang finally reacted and awkwardly pointed in the direction of Aunt Zhao: "It's all over there... they're trying different ways."
As a junior, I have nothing to do with the affairs of wives and concubines.
She said: "So, you are just pretending to marry Brother Bao, how can I still want it?"
Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, this was a way to save the money in her hand. Besides, now that the empress is still well, Baoyu's matter must be dealt with urgently. We can no longer leave it to the old lady.
Bao Yatou can't do it, let alone the Shi family's girl.
I don’t know if I received the letter I sent to my brother last time. There should be news from the Shi family.
Lin Yutong didn't know what Mrs. Wang was thinking, but not long after, the fourth master said that he would send a gift to the Wei family. Wei Ruolan was engaged, and the girl was from the Shi family.
That is undoubtedly Shi Xiangyun.
In fact, we don’t have much contact with the Wei family. The fourth master had some dealings with Wei Ruolan himself a few years ago. When he got the news, he just sent a decent gift. And because it involved the Shi family, the Shi family was not in the capital. But Lin Yutong did not
Excuse me, there is someone taking care of the palace in the capital, and the gift will be delivered to you.
Shi Xiangyun was still living in Jia's house, accompanying Jia's mother. After receiving the news, they hugged each other and cried. In autumn, Jia's mother called Yuanyang to see Lin Yutong again and asked Lin Yutong to find a good doctor to treat her daughter's illness.
Quietly, it was said that Miss Smith was losing weight day by day and was no longer eating well.
This is a big deal!
Lin Yutong introduced a doctor to him. This doctor had nothing but a tight mouth. Now she was busy. In August, it was Lin Tongyu's hairpin gift. Princess Zhongshun was invited to be the guest, and Lin Yutong was invited to be the complimenter. The Lin family made this
When something important happens, Lin Yutong has to go to the Lin family again to see what time and place they have arranged and what guests have been invited. I heard that the Wen family wants to schedule the wedding for the end of the year, and the Lin family wants to schedule the wedding for next March.
Just as they were talking about this, when Lin Yutong left, Lin Daiyu said with a smile, "Dad didn't agree to get married at the end of the year, but my brother-in-law said he was going to ask for the imperial edict granting marriage. He took his father to live, and had no choice but to set the wedding at the end of the year.
"
Lin Yutong clapped his hands: "That's a good relationship! The princess is born in the first month of next year, so she's just in time for her haircut. Wouldn't it be good to marry a wife in March?"
Daiyu became even more cheerful: "Daddy will definitely like to hear this. You are still a great matchmaker. After finishing your work here, my sister will have to run away again."
Lin Yutong happily responded. Now that Daiyu was in charge of the family affairs, Tongyu went to hide away. The two talked for a while, and Daiyu asked some of the powerful ladies in the capital for their preferences, which she didn't know about. She was afraid that they would show up during the arrangement.
There was an omission, and while the two were talking, someone came to report that there was something going on in the house and asked Lin Yutong to go back.
Lin Yutong was startled and thought something had happened. Ordinarily, it wouldn't happen. It had only been a long time since he came out.
The child is looked after by the nanny and watched over by Xichun. The child in the backyard is Mr. Yao. No matter how difficult it is to manage the children of a wealthy family, but Mr. Yao can be regarded as a mere mediocre person when he can serve as Qianlong's staff?
What's more, this gentleman doesn't regard himself as an outsider in the house.
It's the inner house that Xichun can't handle. Isn't there Mrs. Yao?
Being able to call yourself out in a hurry is definitely a big deal.
It was a big thing, but it didn't happen in the house. It was the doctor introduced before. He was beaten by the Jia family, and his shop was also smashed.
People came to the house and asked him to take charge.
This old doctor, Lin Yutong, is familiar with him. A large part of the medicinal materials needed by the Yu family for dispensing are handed over to this family to purchase on their behalf. This friendship is not ordinary deep.
Lin Yutong asked: "Old sir, what did you encounter?"
The old man's forehead was wrapped with a bandage and was already bleeding: "What can I bump into? This is not the first day for me to walk in a wealthy family. How can I not know the rules of a wealthy family? I never dare to break the rules and look at what is wrong.
Look. You said you asked a girl to diagnose her pulse, but... I didn't see any girl... I checked the pulse of a grandma through the curtain, and it was just a slippery pulse! At such an old age, I can't even slip.
Can’t even diagnose the pulse?”
Hua Mai?!
Lin Yutong nodded to the old man and really wanted to say something stupid!
He said that he was diagnosing the girl's pulse, so he must not be able to see clearly the person inside through the curtain. In his opinion, the woman was pregnant, so she must be a grandmother. Therefore, he completely forgot what he said before,
I thought that instead of being the head of the household, I was also an aunt. Don’t you know?! The most terrifying thing is for a girl to be pregnant!
If Xiangyun is really pregnant, then this is really bad!
The old man broke it out on the spot, and the Jia family must have been frightened. They didn't want to suppress the news quickly, or just admit that it was the grandma who was wrong. They could just go back and deal with the family scandal behind closed doors! She was so aggressive.
They beat up people and smashed up the shop. In addition, the Jia family’s servants’ mouths may have spread out by now.
While we were talking here, a report came from outside, saying that a young man named Wei had arrived and asked to see the Fourth Master.
Yes! It must have leaked out.
Lin Yutong was on all precautions, but when he was not prepared, he just recommended a doctor with good intentions, but instead he got involved in his family's scandal.
Here to appease the doctor, Yu Liang was specially invited to entertain Wei Ruolan. The steward of the family was asked to invite Jia Yun, and Jia Yun was asked to personally escort the old gentleman and his family to their own village in Tongzhou to stay for a while. As for the shop
For compensation like this, I was given two thousand taels first.
The old gentleman seemed to have come to his senses, and slapped his forehead repeatedly: "I am so old and confused! Madam warned me like this, I am still confused. It is not a big deal that I was beaten... I am only afraid that someone will die... The doctor is here to save me."
It's human life, but because of my words, someone has to lose his life... It's a crime, it's a crime... I deserve this beating, how can I still receive compensation from my wife..."
Lin Yutong persuaded the old man to accept the money and set off for Zhuangzi immediately.
I don’t know how many people want to confirm this with the old doctor, but we can’t let it go on like this.
The old doctor is right, if you do something wrong, someone will die.
The person who is going to die is naturally not Baoyu. If he is going to die, it should be Xiangyun.
However, when Baoyu looked at them, he didn't want to play with these girls anymore. Why did he create a child by tinkering with them?
Just as he was thinking about it, Yu Liang came in with a bad look on his face: "Wei Ruolan is here to talk about breaking off the engagement. If there is any conflict with the Jia family, in order to save our face, come over and say something..."
This is the etiquette of others.
Lin Yutong nodded: "Don't blame me for being so angry. It would be very annoying for anyone else."
Wei Ruolan is the legitimate son of Mr. Wei from his second wife. He was preceded by the legitimate son of his original wife. When it came to his third wife, he married his original wife's biological sister. Therefore, the children of the first and third litters were naturally close.
Only Wei Ruolan was an embarrassment in the Wei family. Her grandparents protected her better, and then they hurriedly arranged the marriage. It was the third stepmother who helped arrange the marriage. But something happened. Everything she did was suspicious.
Even if the stepmother made a mistake, she would not be willing to bear such a scapegoat.
Originally, the relationship between the Wei family and the Wei family was quite good, and they had agreed at that time that they would live separately when they got married. Wei Ruolan's character and appearance deserved the title of a talented and handsome man.
Now, this marriage is no longer possible.
No matter from which aspect, Lin Yutong had to show his face. Before he left, Wang Xifeng came: "The old lady asked me to treat you."
Lin Yutong sighed and looked at Wang Xifeng: "What's going on? The girl from the Shi family is not that kind of person!"
He's still young, too.
Wang Xifeng waved her hand: "Don't ask me, I don't know either."
Even if Lin Yutong didn't go to Jia's house, she would know that Mrs. Wang was furious and would not want Xiangyun alive or dead, but Jia's mother must still protect Xiangyun. By calling herself, she asked herself to help protect Xiangyun.
When they went there, Jia Baoyu was kneeling on the ground, and Jia Zheng was stopped by someone, but he was panting obviously because he was very angry, and he was shouting to beat and kill this evil obstacle.
Jia Baoyu only lowered his head and faced Jia Mu: "My grandson may have drunk too much outside... I thought it was Bihen..."
"Which one is Bihen?" Mrs. Wang shouted outside, and a girl came forward tremblingly, but it was not Bihen.
Bihen shrank her shoulders: "...servant...servants only come in to serve when the second master calls. If the second master doesn't call, they won't go in..."
"Who's in charge of things in the house?" Mrs. Wang shouted outside again.
Qingwen came in: "The slave is in charge of things. In the past... it was Xiren who slept with the second master... Later, the slave didn't allow the eldest girl to sleep in the house at night. They were all on duty outside, and the three of them were
Working three shifts, not sleeping. I only sit outside and can see the second master through the curtain, but I don’t go in to stay with the one on the bed..." He glanced at Bihen and said, "The second master sometimes asks Bihen to go in and wait on him.
After that, he sent her out to sleep, and never stayed in there... I remember every day..."
These are things that should be taken care of by the nuns, and Qingwen is in charge, but there is no chaos anymore.
"Bring it here!" Mrs. Wang called for the booklet.
Qingwen took it with her and handed it to Mrs. Wang.
There are symbols on it, but for fear of asking someone to write down the month and day, she just marked it on the back. If there was something like that, she would mark it with cinnabar. Even Bihen's little days were recorded on it.
Among the girls in the courtyard, only one girl in the entire room has a scar. Although she didn’t tell her elders, for such an old man, this is not too much. And it doesn’t go beyond the rules.
Mrs. Wang's complexion improved a little, and then she looked at Jia Mu: "Old lady, look, Baoyu is really not a random person."
On the other side, Cui Lu was trembling all over, "It turned out that the girl went to play with Mr. Bao. She was prejudiced against the lotus wine that Mr. Bao had saved, so she drank too much and took a nap in Mr. Bao's room...
That day, my wife called Qingwen to the house and told me that She Yue was there to make clothes for Mr. Bao... She Yue also knew... She Yue saw that the girl was sleeping, so she took me to get a vaginal injection.
, said that Qingwen was harsh and not as kind as Sister Xiren, who only asked everyone to do work... We worked together and talked. We didn’t know when Mr. Bao came back, but the little girl said that Mr. Bao drank and fell asleep.
If we don't ask people to go in, we won't care... Then not long after, the girl came out and asked me to go back..."
This really cannot be said to be how wrong Baoyu is.
Later on, Qingwen was very strict in the house. She knew how to please Mrs. Wang. Therefore, the girls were not allowed to mess around, and the house was well controlled. Bihen had been close to Baoyu for a long time, and the men only went in to serve her after being called.
, send it out after it’s over. Qingwen even managed not to ask Bihen to get pregnant before her husband got married.
Then there are only two people who are wrong. One is Xiangyun. She drank wine in the man's room and took the opportunity to take a rest. Regardless of whether they slept in the same bed when they were children, it is no longer possible to do so now. She happened to make the mistake, and she happened to be in charge.
The girl is not here, leaving the person in charge to do nothing. Secondly, the house is still too lax with the servants. It can be said that the trouble was planted in the early years. She Yue caused such a big mess. There was a relative sleeping in the house.
As for the girls at home, the men were drunk and took a break and didn't care. How could Cuixi serve the master?
Before Cui Lu finished speaking, there was another shout from outside. It turned out that She Yue had thrown herself into the well, and now she was fished out, already lifeless.
Lin Yutong closed her eyes tightly and heard Mrs. Wang say: "It would be easier for her to die!"
I wish I could shave it off alive.
She ignored She Yue's matter at all and only looked at Jia Mu: "Old lady, you heard that, can you bear to wrong Baoyu? If you can't bear to leave that girl, drink a bowl of medicine and send it back to the historian, or say that she died of illness or
No matter what, she doesn't want to enter this house!"
"Madam!" Jia Baoyu suddenly stood up: "If that's the case, then it's not like this! It's just asking the son to admit that he lost his moral character after drinking and violated his cousin... The son also admits that marrying his cousin is like marrying someone else.
What's different about the girls at home? Now that it's like this, one life is involved, so why does the mother need to add two more lives to it? No matter what, I'm determined to marry my cousin! If the mother doesn't agree, the son will become a monk."
Not to mention Lin Yutong, even other members of the Jia family looked at Jia Baoyu as if they didn't recognize him, completely unaware that he said such words. Mrs. Wang pointed at him, her fingers shaking, "You...
…you you……"
After waiting for a long time, "you" didn't come out. Instead, he closed his eyes and fell straight down.
Lin Yutong took a look and realized that if Shi Xiangyun was protected by Baoyu, it might not be a problem. He didn't go any closer and turned around and came out.
Wang Xifeng was amazed: "This looks like a man's family."
After that, Jia Baoyu went to the Wei family to apologize again, and it is said that he knelt down and kowtowed to Wei Ruolan. Of course, this was all private. In fact, not to mention the apology gift of 20,000 taels of silver given by the Jia family to the Wei family.
The Shi family also got involved a lot, but in the end they just called off the marriage on the grounds of incompatibility.
Tongyu's hairpin gift hasn't arrived here yet, but Baoyu's wedding date has been decided over there. It didn't shock anyone at all, just for these individuals, the Jia family didn't give a betrothal gift to the Shi family, and the Shi family didn't give a dowry to Xiangyun.
But after all, it was a serious marriage ceremony.
But the life in Xiangyun is worse than soaking in bitter water.
Without a dowry, she has no money to show off herself. Everyone in the house knows about the disgraceful thing. From top to bottom, no one gives her respect. On the contrary, she is not as noble as when she was a relative's girl. Her parents-in-law don't want to see her, even the old lady
His affection was exhausted by her when he protected her in the end.
Seeing Lin Yutong's sadness, Fourth Master said again: "You have to think about it this way. Compared with her being widowed and widowed, and finally living in a land of fireworks, her ending is much better."
If you think so, that's right! For an orphan like her, she may not necessarily become a widow if she goes to the Wei family, but what she did with the Jia family before is so criticized. If she marries into another family, she will have a large dowry? She will
Does anyone support her? Does she have a mother-in-law that is easy to get along with? Not at all!
But now, no matter what, she still has Baoyu. At least, Baoyu is willing to protect her.
On the other hand, Xichun, when she went to have a wedding banquet, she gave Xiangyun two hundred taels of silver out of past friendship. She discussed this matter with Yingchun and asked Lin Yutong what he meant. After Lin Yutong nodded, the two of them gave it to Xiangyun.
.Ask Xiangyun to keep it as private money.
Xichun came back and said: "She seems to be doing better than before... I don't blame her at all. I don't blame my wife for being upset. Other girls have died many times when such things happened, but she is fine."
, it’s clear that the matchmaker is marrying someone who has entered the door, so you should be content.”
That’s really how you seek kindness and be kind!
August 27th was Tongyu's hairpin ceremony. Lin Yutong took Xichun there. The grandness was no worse than that of the previous year.
The Wen family sent gold hairpins, all of which were inlaid with precious stones. They were so brilliant that they were handed over by the future mother-in-law of the Wen family's wife, Lin Tongyu, in person. I don't know how many people were envious of them. The Wen family couple really regarded the Lin family siblings as members of the Wen family.
Since I took over the children of the Lin family, everything in the Wen family has been going smoothly. The Wen family is very happy to marry such a daughter-in-law. Lin Tongyu basically grew up under the watch of Mrs. Wen family, although she lived separately.
But she is always taken to the house, like a half-daughter. You don't need to ask, you know that if you marry, you will be able to do everything as you like.
Princess Zhongshun also said: "This is another girl with the same good fortune as you."
Lin Yutong laughed: Just have good luck! Her luck is good, and Wen Tianfang's luck is good. No matter what happens, just live well!
He also said that this year's affairs are over, and all that is left is the marriage between the Lin family and the Wen family at the end of the year. Now that I have free time, I can run between the Zhongshun Prince's Palace and the Lin family, doing my job as a matchmaker, and organizing the marriages between the two families.
It’s finalized.
Unexpectedly, suddenly, Ningguo Mansion came to announce the funeral: Jia Jing is dead!
died?
Even the Fourth Master was shocked for a moment: "Don't be impatient, take your time and pack up, I'll go over there first."
You have to know how Jia Jing died.
Will you die if you take the elixir?
Pull him down. That damn thing died before even seeing him. Why is it that he is dead now that he has a serious recipe for alchemy in his hand?
Lin Yutong sent Fourth Master out. Seeing his appearance, he suspected that there was something behind Jia Jing's death.
But she can't take care of this now. What she has to take care of right now is Xichun, who is Xichun's dearest brother.
When she went to see Xichun, she was teasing Brother Xun. She just heard the sound of knocking on the door. There are certain rules for knocking on the door. Knocking on the door knocker means that this is a visitor. Knocking on the door is called mourning.
She knew there was a funeral and thought it was because an important elder of her acquaintance was gone.
"...I'm here to respect the master...go and change into plain clothes..." Lin Yutong said this, and Xichun dropped the rattle in his hand. After a long while, he said: "...I...I won't go...call the master."
Go well...don't worry...she has achieved enlightenment and ascended...how can she be tied up...I won't go...it will be better if he leaves if I don't go..."
Xichun is a stubborn person at heart, and she won't go unless she says so.
If I remember correctly, there was not a single mention of Xichun at Jia Jing's funeral.
That is, no matter what happens, her persistence will still be there.
Feeling blessed by spring, I turned around and went back to my room.
Lin Yutong then ordered Liuli: "Go and ask the imperial doctor to prepare medicine for the fourth girl, and tell the public that she was overly sad and fainted. She hasn't woken up yet..."
Xichun didn't get any water for three whole days and kept kneeling to pray.
Sadness in front of others is not necessarily sadness. Sadness hidden behind others is really hurtful.
After the person fainted, Lin Yutong asked the maid to give him medicine, and also asked him to give him medicine porridge at regular intervals, and then he went out.
At Jia's house, in front of the female family members, Lin Yutong had to defend Xichun: "... Poor thing, he doesn't listen to anyone, and his legs can't even bend..."
Youshi didn't know whether she was really sad or fake. She said a lot of things, which were generally about things that hurt their hearts, let alone a child as old as Xichun.
The funeral was very simple, but Fourth Master and Lin Yutong tried their best to show up every day, and paid enough tribute to their grief after death. Jia She and Jia Zhen went together with Baoyu, but Jia Zheng did not show up at all.
When he was at home, Lin Yutong asked Fourth Master: "Jia Jing's death..."
"I took the pill by mistake!" Fourth Master said and sneered.
"Wrong?" Lin Yutong frowned: "Suicide?"
Such a person who has shrunk for so many years will not be willing to give up his life unless he reaches the last moment.
Someone forced him to commit suicide?
The fourth master nodded: "The line that has been hidden in Ningguo Mansion can't help but come to the fore."
"Who is involved?" Lin Yutong asked.
Then Lin Yutong knew it without Fourth Master having to answer.
Because immediately followed: Concubine Zhen passed away!
In other words, Concubine Zhen must have been involved.
The fourth master sighed: "Today in the palace, the old saint scolded King Zhongshun."
Concubine Zhen died, why did she scold King Zhongshun?
"King Zhongshun wrote a book..." Fourth Master said, shaking his head: "This is really the big brother...it is the character of King Zhongshun..."
The brochure contains various accusations against Concubine Zhen, including colluding with the remnants of Prince Yi Zhong's party, having connections with remnants of the previous dynasty, and intending to plot against the emperor and assassinate her.
At that time, the Supreme Emperor became angry and cursed: "Are you a pig-brained person? I ask you, are you a pig-brained person? Can such a thing be mentioned? A woman who has been with me for half my life, a beloved concubine from the family of my favorite minister.
, intending to rebel and assassinate you... Even though I am old now, I can't afford this person, but have you ever thought that the royal family can't afford this person! Is this to tell the world about the discord between the royal couple and the father and son?
Don’t you think this man’s heart is firm and stable, and he’s not making trouble enough?”
The Emperor was so angry that he fainted.
But King Zhongshun just vented his dissatisfaction with Concubine Zhen, especially the honor she was given after her death. It was not directed at the Supreme Emperor.
Lin Yutong had to pack things again: "Yes! You have to be the peacemaker again."