Two hundred and eighty chapters have their own thoughts
But who would have imagined that this child started with knowledge, and the more we chatted, the more we became comrades.
As the conversation progressed, Lin Ruhai felt deeply that this young man from the Xue family was really remarkable.
When it comes to the preparation of imperial examination documents, the young man named Xue Pan may be a little immature. At first glance, he looks like a novice who has not developed the imperial examination style after many years of practice.
But judging from the understanding of the article and the conception of the historical scriptures, this young man's thoughts are indeed quite mature.
By the end of the conversation, Lin Ruhai actually had some thoughts of loving talents.
He even felt that if he wasn't too busy, it wouldn't be a bad thing to accept a disciple himself.
Probably because the conversation was very speculative, Lin Ruhai's later conversations with Mai Fan were no longer just about academic issues.
When the two of them started talking about family matters, led by Mai Fan, they naturally couldn't avoid the topic of Lin Ruhai's only daughter, Lin Daiyu, who was only over six years old.
"I heard that my uncle's family has a younger sister who is similar in age to my biological sister."
"Nowadays, my uncle is very busy with official work, and the coming and going of people in the family is very chaotic. Why not let my mother take my sister to take care of the Lin family's cousin."
When the most precious girl in the family was mentioned, Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Seeing that the other party was not disgusted with the contact between the Xue family and Lin Daiyu, Mai Fan continued to talk to Lin Ruhai with some secret thoughts: "My sister's current age is really too young."
"After this period of busy work is over, why not let mother take Sister Lin with her to Jinling to stay for a while."
"On weekdays, my younger sister doesn't have many playmates that she gets along with. But if Sister Lin and my younger sister can be companions, two children of about the same age can come together to comfort my younger sister from the sadness of losing her mother.
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"I wonder what other plans Uncle Lin has? Can he comply with my sister's wish?"
It turned out that the little girl had met Lin Daiyu several times in the past few days. She was so moved by the pity of her life experience and that she was as graceful as a fairy in the sky that Xue Baochai began to think about dating and got together with Lin Daiyu.
After two or three times, the two little girls became close friends with each other.
Aunt Xue saw Lin Ruhai, who was busy working at work every day and waiting for guests, and there was only a lonely little girl staying alone in the backyard.
I just thought of taking him home for the time being. When Lin Ruhai gets married or has a way to settle down properly, the Xue family will send him back. It is better than being ignored here.
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Regarding Mai Fan's suggestion, Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, and then was surrounded by regrets that he had failed in his duties as a father.
However, Lin Ruhai didn't want to trouble the Xue family. After all, their two families were quite far apart.
"That's not necessary. Jia Lian, who came with you, brought a letter from our ancestors."
"I heard that Daiyu was all alone at home, so I wanted to take her to my grandmother's side and help take care of her."
"I thought, I am busy with official duties here, so I really can't take care of Daiyu."
"It would be good for her to follow Jia Lian to the capital and serve her ancestors."
Mai Fan thought to himself, is this plot finally coming? As soon as Sister Lin enters the classic chapter of Jia's house, will she just let it pass?
No, I have to make some changes.
So Mai Fan nodded in agreement, acting as if he was very happy.
"It turns out that we are going to the Duke Jia's Mansion in the capital. This is really good."
"Then the relationship between our families is really close."
"My aunt is the mistress of the second house of the Jia family. If sister Lin goes to Beijing, she will still call her second aunt."
"It's just Uncle Lin. I know from the letters my aunt sent to my mother in the past that life in the Jia family is probably not as glorious as it seems on the surface."
"If Sister Lin must send her there, Uncle Wanwang must bring Sister Lin's daily luggage, the snacks she is used to eating, the books she likes to read, and the most useful people around her.
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"Although the ancestor of the Jia family is still here, he will definitely not wrong his sister."
"I'm just afraid that my aunt, who is in charge of the family, will worry about the expense of my sister's trip."
After saying that, Mai Fan blinked his eyes very innocently, as if he was very worried about the Jia family's economic crisis.
When Lin Ruhai heard the meaning of Mai Fan's words, she didn't think deeply about it at all.
He just thought that this young man admired him very much and would definitely tell him everything he was worried about.
So, the Jia family is really short of money?
Then I thought that since it was my grandmother who asked Daiyu to go there, everything must have been prepared there, so the idea was definitely not advisable.
The original plan of simply cleaning up and bringing only a few servants who would not cause trouble may have to be done differently.
It's just that this lack of money, to what extent...
Lin Ruhai smiled slightly and changed Mai Fan's topic to knowledge, and the two of them talked about poetry and romance again.
After Mai Fan left, Lin Ruhai and Xue Jue had a good meeting.
One was for the sake of the relationship between the wealthy salt merchants in Jinling Mansion and the government, and the other was to ask indirectly whether the Jia Mansion, far away in the capital, was really on the verge of losing.
This first purpose was originally the purpose of Xue Jue coming to Lin Mansion.
For the sake of his son, Xue Jue gave up his intention to cooperate with the Zhen family and devoted himself wholeheartedly to serving the current emperor.
The situation in Kyoto is very turbulent now. The reason why Xue Jue originally wanted to join a new employer was because the old emperor to whom he was loyal was planning to abdicate and give up power to the new emperor.
The situation at that time was that the fight between the older princes was very fierce.
Xue Jue was afraid that he would be trapped in the chaos and could not escape, so he might as well cling to a little prince who had no competitiveness. This was much safer than standing still.
But later on, my son became a scholar very confidently.
So the Zhen family, who had a bad reputation in the Jinling Mansion and relied on their beauty to gain opportunities, was not his best choice.
Because as a businessman, he doesn't need reputation, but his son is a scholar and needs this face more than others.
Precisely because he had no intention of seeking refuge, Xue Jue showed his loyalty to his superiors even more sincerely.
He made the old emperor and the various princes vying for power think that he, Xue Jue, was a loyal royalist.