Daiyu grew up in a happy family. Her father, Lin Ruhai, only had Jia Min as his wife and no concubines. Her elder brother was a highly motivated person, and he was expected to be a third-rank official in the capital. Now he was traveling around the capital with his elder brother, thinking that his sister would be able to
Just like her mother in Yangzhou, she was the mistress of the backyard, and she could display her intelligence and skills, so she was very high-spirited.
Therefore, in Daiyu's heart, she was unwilling to be inferior to others. When she came to Jia's house this time, she was already prepared for a verbal battle.
It's just that some words are really not what a girl should say, and there is a battle-experienced Aunt Rong beside her, as if her subordinates have knocked down the enemy to the ground without her taking action.
This lonely mentality of being invincible without taking any action is really wonderful.
Baoyu looked left and right, feeling aggrieved and unaware of what mistake he had made.
He was just thinking about whether to throw the jade away. In order to cover up her son's trouble, Mrs. Wang quickly changed the subject and said, "I wonder where Brother Zhao and the Master are now? Why don't Baoyu go to the Master and meet Brother Zhao?"
The two brothers may gain something from communicating with each other."
Jia Mu's spirit perked up and she hurriedly said: "It's very, very true." But when she saw Baoyu's face changed drastically and her whole body was trembling, she knew that he was extremely afraid of me, Jia Zheng. Her heart softened and she changed her words and shouted: "
Yuanyang, if you send someone to invite the master and the others, just tell them that I want to see Brother Zhao and ask them to send him over quickly."
Not long after the little maid sent the message, she saw Jia She, Jia Zheng and Jia Lian leading Lin Zhao over: "Old lady, Brother Zhao is here and says he wants to see Baoyu."
Xichun was just a child, and sisters Ying and Tan both blushed. They half-covered their faces with fans, and could not help but peek out of the corner of their eyes.
Lin Zhao bowed and saluted: "Old lady, I was talking about secular affairs with my uncles. I thought Baoyu was here, so I wanted to invite him over. Unexpectedly, I was summoned by the old lady, so I hurried over."
The room was full of pearls and jade, but he was looking straight ahead and his whole body made people feel good about him.
"Okay, okay." When Jia Mu saw Lin Zhaolong's appearance and good manners, which was much better than her phoenix gem, a hint of joy arose in her heart and she sighed repeatedly.
It's no wonder that Lin Zhao is twenty years old this year, and he is as handsome as jade. He is like a good young man in troubled times, and people will fall in love with him at first sight.
Baoyu is only twelve years old and cannot compare with his twenty-year-old cousin, which is normal.
Lin Zhao met everyone again, and finally looked at Baoyu: "Is this the second cousin? Have you ever studied? Do you have words?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.
This is what Baoyu asked Daiyu just now.
Unexpectedly, in just a short while, the situation reversed and it was someone else's turn to ask him.
When Na Baoyu saw Yushu Linfeng, the eldest cousin of the Lin family, who looked better than Pan An, he had never seen a person with such character. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart. But he also thought that he had become a guard of Laoshizi and Jinyi, which showed that he was a stupid person, so he felt pity in his heart.
But Baoyu is not a fool after all, and it is impossible to say this to Lin Zhao in front of him. He just said: "I have met my cousin, and I have no words..."
But he didn't mention his study.
"It turns out that my cousin has no words, so why not give yourself a clever word?"
Lin Zhao said with a gentle smile.
"Haha, don't be afraid, Baoyu, your cousin is just kidding you."
When Jia Mu saw Baoyu like this, she felt sorry for him. She quickly pulled him to her side, held him in her arms and loved him carefully.
Mrs. Wang looked at Lin Zhao with eyes filled with anger.
But there is nothing you can do.
Because it was her precious son who treated Miss Lin so rudely just now, and now her brother is fighting back. Mrs. Wang knows that she cannot say more at this time. The more she talks, the sister-in-law next to her will laugh harder.
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Jia Mu smiled and changed the subject and asked Lin Zhao, "I heard that you have already met the Holy Spirit. I wonder if you, the commander of the Imperial Guard, have any arrangements."
Lin Zhao smiled and said: "I am a newcomer and I have just entered the capital. Naturally, I have to start with the most difficult task. Your Majesty has assigned me to train new soldiers and patrol the streets for arrests. I have reorganized the Yamen in the past few days and will take office."
"Since it is arranged by His Majesty, you must do it well and don't live up to Your Majesty's cultivation intention." Jia Zheng stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Although he regarded himself as an upright scholar, he looked down upon rough warriors.
But he also knew that in order to help his brother-in-law deal with Yangzhou salt merchants, his nephew had made a Dianshi and charged into the battle himself. Dianshi was a serious official in the imperial court. Being a official in the imperial court meant that he could not take part in the imperial examination and become a pure scholar.
Therefore, it is a helpless move for my nephew to abandon literature and pursue martial arts, and it is also a trick of fate.
Lin Zhao smiled and said yes.
Jia's mother was very happy when she heard her uncle and nephew's reply, and said to Jia Zheng: "Since Brother Zhao has become a high-ranking official of Jinyiwei, you might as well send a post to Cui Dutang and ask him to take care of him."
"After Cui Qiushan received the post, he would not punish you, but he would write his last name upside down." Lin Zhao sneered in his heart.
Cui Qiushan is very discerning and knows his position, so he keeps his attitude very low, just to finish his job safely.
Therefore, he will definitely not openly have anything to do with the Four Kings and the others.
What's more, after all, Jia Zheng was only a fifth-rank official from the Ministry of Industry, and he was not from the imperial examination. What qualifications did he have to speak in front of a third-rank Jinyiwei Commander?
If Jia Zheng is ignorant, Cui Qiushan's attitude can be imagined.
So Lin Zhao smiled and said: "Uncle, there is no need to worry. When I was in Yangzhou, I fought wits and courage with those salt merchants, and I also had the lives of hundreds of heroes in the world. I also recruited a lot of people, and I had the trust of the emperor.
It should be easy to open up the situation, so my uncle won’t need to worry about it.”
Jia Zheng was overjoyed and said: "If you have such ambition, that's great."
Jia's mother paid little attention to the government affairs. Although she knew the name of Jin Yiwei, she didn't know what level of duties it was to train new soldiers and patrol the streets to arrest people. But since Jia Zheng praised him so much, it was natural that he couldn't be wrong.
In fact, not many people in the Jia family really understand it.
Only when Jia Tanchun heard the understatement with which he said, "The lives of hundreds of heroes are on his hands," he couldn't help but feel shocked, and looked at Lin Zhao with a somewhat different look.
She was used to seeing the incompetence of the men in the family. Although she took great care to please Mrs. Wang and Baoyu and never said anything to persuade Baoyu to study, she knew in her heart that if Baoyu continued like this, he might not be able to keep the family business.
Now that I have met such a handsome cousin, I thought he was a weak scholar, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be a hard-blooded man. I really can't believe that such a handsome young man can kill hundreds of people.
However, Jia Tanchun is also a self-respecting person. He just thought about it and then put it aside without any change in his expression.
Baoyu felt really bored when he saw that everyone was only talking about some economic matters. Seeing that no one noticed him, he quietly moved to Daiyu's side and asked, "Sister, do you also have jade?"
Daiyu was startled and confused, and replied: "As for jade ornaments, I have many. I wonder what kind of jade my second cousin is asking about?"
"It's not a jade ornament..." Seeing that Daiyu didn't understand what he meant, Baoyu was so anxious that he scratched his head and head, but didn't know how to express it. As a result, Lin Zhao had already noticed it and asked: "Second cousin, I always say that you are greedy for jade."
When I was born, I asked my sister if she had any jade. This is because you are ignorant of worldly affairs. My Lin family ancestors also had several generations of princes. My father was organizing salt affairs in Yangzhou and paid tens of millions of salt taxes to the country. I committed suicide myself.
There are no less than a hundred private salt dealers, but they are not so poor that my sister can't even afford a piece of jade."
As soon as these words came out, the room became quiet again.
Mrs. Wang suddenly became unhappy again.
Jia's mother was also a little unhappy, probably because her cousin Lin Zhao was too protective of her sister and actually squeezed his Phoenix Baoyu like this.
It's really outrageous.
Shouldn't brothers be respectful to each other?
Doesn't Brother Zhao know that Baoyu is born with a jade in his mouth, and will have great fortunes in the future? Maybe he, a military officer, will have to take advantage of Baoyu's power in the future.