Since ancient times, the salt administration is related to the foundation of the country, and the imperial court has set up the post of patrolling the salt imperial history in Yangzhou, which is changed once a year, and Lin Ruhai, who was born as a former criminal explorer, was born in the hereditary family of the princes has been re-elected for three or four years. Outsiders are envious, and at the beginning, Lin Ruhai was also high-spirited for the reuse of the imperial court, but now he can only smile bitterly. Once this salt policy is stained, it is as difficult to get rid of it as a hot potato, and it is an eventful autumn, since his wife Jia Min went, he didn't even dare to raise his only daughter in front of him.

coincided with today's rest, put aside the annoying official duties, and took a book to pass the rare leisure time.

"Master, Miss Lin has brought you soup." The personal servant Jiang Pingyu reported.

"It's hard for her to have a heart." Lin Ruhai sighed lightly.

Lin Qingyun happened to see this scene when he came in, and knew in his heart that he was thinking of Lin Daiyu from Jia's house in Kyoto.

"It is said that stealing half a day of leisure, it is rare for my uncle to take a break today, why don't you invite three or five friends to go out for spring? Xu went out for a walk and was able to make a few good poems for his niece to read. Lin Qingyun put the snow-white soup cup on the table, and at the same time spoke a brisk, natural and familiar joke.

It has been more than three months since he came to the Lin family, even if Lin Ruhai is indeed an elegant scholar as stated in the original book, how can he get along with this eleven-year-old girl under etiquette? What's more, she is called a girl from the side branch of the Lin family, but in fact, she has nothing to do with the Lin family, Lin Ruhai is just entrusted by a friend to let her stay in the house temporarily to avoid trouble.

The closeness between her and Lin Ruhai is the result of deliberate efforts.

When she came, her original family was ruined, and she was in danger, but fortunately, her father's brother helped her and sent her to the Lin family in Yangzhou. When I read the original book, I had a good impression of this former Tanhualang, who loved his wife and daughter, but unfortunately his life was thin, and his only bone and blood died in tears.

At the beginning, she was just grateful to Lin Ruhai for sheltering and sheltering, and relying on her young age and junior, she always stewed soup and did her best. Although Lin Ruhai was busy with official business and didn't care about government affairs, he instructed the housekeeper to take care of her carefully, and often asked about her current situation. Most of the people in the Lin family are dutiful, there is no female protagonist in the inner house, and seeing that the master attaches so much importance to it, no one dares to take it lightly, she is very comfortable in the Lin Mansion.

Lin Qingyun knew very well that Lin Ruhai saw that she was similar in age to Daiyu, and took pity on her background, so he took care of her, and also alleviated the pain of thinking about her daughter.

Get along with each other day by day, and have kindness in front of you, it is always impossible to be hard-hearted.

Since March, Lin Ruhai has been sick twice, although it is a minor illness, but it is a fact that his body's resistance is poor. Lin Qingyun was very worried, she remembered that the original book said that Lin Ruhai died when Lin Daiyu was about ten years old, she was two years older than Lin Daiyu, and Lin Daiyu was nine years old this year.

put a bowl of specially boiled soup and served it to Lin Ruhai: "Uncle said last time that this soup tasted good, I made a special trip to learn it from Aunt Sun in the kitchen, how about my uncle try his nephew's skills?" ”

"When I have time, I'll come here to pick up two books to read, why bother to get a body of fireworks, it's enough for the soup to have a cook." Although Lin Ruhai said this, his heart was extremely ironed, not to mention that the heat of this soup was just right, and drinking a bowl in the spring seemed to be able to dispel the residual cold in the cracks of the bones.

"If you want to read a book when you can't read it, it's not bad for this effort. Now that Sister Daiyu is not at home, I must take good care of my uncle, otherwise when Sister Daiyu comes back and sees that my uncle has lost weight, won't I cry and have red eyes. Lin Qingyun deliberately led the topic to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Ruhai smiled when she heard this: "She is doing well at her grandmother's house, why bother to travel thousands of miles to come back, and it is not too late to take her back after a year or two when she is better." ”

Lin Qingyun understood as soon as she heard it, and she would wait for two years to take it, Lin Daiyu was already old at that time, and she was afraid that she would come back to prepare for marriage. It seems that the Jia family came to pick up Lin Daiyu earlier, and Lin Ruhai had secretly reached an agreement with Jia's mother on the marriage of the two Yu'er, which made Lin Ruhai feel at ease to entrust his daughter, but unfortunately Lin Ruhai was naïve after all, and only saw the glory of the Jia family in the early years, but now it is chaotic.

Although Lin Qingyun knew what the Jia family was doing, she couldn't say it for no reason, so she had to say: "What my uncle said is also reasonable, but I remember that Daiyu's sister left home and went to Kyoto at a young age, and she hasn't come back for a few years, and I don't know how to be sad and homesick secretly." Although my grandfather's family is good, in the end it is someone else's house, and the population is complicated, so I can't cover everything, and Daiyu's sister is a guest house, but if there is anything uncomfortable, it is not easy to say. ”

"What's the matter, my grandmother loves her very much, and she will not be wronged."

Lin Ruhai thinks that the Jia family is the hairpin family of the Shili family, and Daiyu is the granddaughter, and there are two jade marriage contracts, can the Jia family take care of it? After listening to Lin Qingyun's words, he was touched in his heart. First, it is because of his love for his daughter, and second, because of Lin Qingyun.

Taking care of Lin Qingyun is because of the trust of friends and pity, but the two uncles and nephews are commensurate and even getting closer, in addition to Lin Qingyun's intentions, Lin Ruhai's appreciation of his heart is the main reason.

At first, Lin Ruhai only felt that although this girl was born in the countryside and suffered great changes at a young age, she did not blindly cry and mourn, but was quiet and steady, spoke well, and had the tenacity and even the style of the family that ordinary people could not match, which shows the merits of her father and daughter. I like that she loves to read and knows etiquette, and she will never mention the Jia family for no reason and worry about Daiyu.

"What do you know?" Lin Ruhai asked.

“…… I've heard a little gossip, which isn't necessarily entirely credible, but it's groundless. Lin Qingyun pretended to hesitate, and then said the excuse he had thought of earlier: "A few days ago, I went to Qiling Temple to make incense, because there were too many people, I rested in the teahouse at the foot of the mountain, and overheard other pilgrims talking about the Jia family. Because my sister was in the Jia family, I listened attentively, but what I was talking about was the second master of the Jia family, who was born from the jade. It is said that the second master of Bao is one year older than his sister, and he is also ten years old, but he hates reading, always messes around in the inner weft, and likes to eat rouge on the mouth. It stands to reason that I shouldn't talk about Jia Jiabao's second master, but I can't care about my sister when I think of it. Mrs. Jia loves her sister and her grandchildren even more, how can the two meet very much in their daily lives? According to the temperament of the second master...... Now it's just about the second master of Bao, it can be seen that my sister is also older, I am always worried that some subordinates of the Jia family are not strict in their mouths, and one is unguarded and Hu Qin has something to say, how can my sister be good at that time? ”

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai was like a thunderbolt on his head, even if he was a man no matter how self-reliant he was, he couldn't think about the affairs of the inner house, and he woke up like a dream after this speech.

Jia Min also mentioned Baoyu when he was alive, saying that this son was born with satisfactory intelligence, Jia's mother was extremely doting, and she had a strange temper, she didn't like to read, she only loved to mess around with girls, and she was actually a demon king of the world. Although Baoyu was still young at that time, as the saying goes, "three years old looks old". After Jia Min died, Mrs. Jia's letter revealed the meaning of marriage, he just thought that he was afraid that Daiyu would not be taught, the Jia family was a foreigner, and wouldn't it be much safer to have Jia's mother to take care of it than in the treacherous Yangzhou? How do you hear the words of today?

These words can reach Jinling, but I am afraid that Jingzhong will be even worse, and I am worried and anxious for a while, for fear that my daughter's innocent reputation will be tired.

Lin Qingyun saw that he really listened to his heart, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, packed up the soup cups and dishes, and excused himself to retire.

Lin Ruhai summoned the housekeeper Fu Bo and instructed: "You quietly send someone to Beijing to inquire about it, see how the young lady is in the Jia family, and pay special attention to the affairs of the second master of the Jia family." ”

At this time, Lin Ruhai was only worried that Jia Baoyu was as stubborn as when he was a child, and secretly annoyed that he had sent his daughter to Beijing without thinking about it carefully. Fortunately, they only revealed their meanings to each other, and there was no agreement on paper, if that Baoyu was really a bastard, he couldn't hurt his daughter.

Seeing that his voice was different from before, Fu Bo did not dare to slack off, and immediately selected two suitable and credible people to set off quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was April, and Lin Qingjun sent soup to Lin Ruhai as usual.

Lin Ruhai was reading the Di newspaper, and the court test was held in March, the list was released in April, and the palace test was held in early May. Di Bao published the 300 tribute students on the list of this session, because the examination is admitted in proportion to the region, Lin Ruhai first looked at the southern tribute students, the top three are all famous young talents, and when they saw the tenth place, they were stunned.

Zhang Ming!

When I confirmed that my origin was correct, I couldn't help but laugh in admiration: "Good! Brother Zhang is going to feast guests this time. ”

"How can uncle be so happy, but it's rare." Lin Qingyun stepped in and asked.

"Qingyun is here, and she is seeing a happy event." Lin Ruhai is not a pedantic and upright person, otherwise he would not have invited a woman to be a teacher, and he would not have agreed with Lin Qingyun to study. Seeing her come in, he handed over the Di newspaper in his hand, pointing to one of the names for her to see, Lin Daiyu used to read the Di newspaper when she was at home, so his movements were very natural and casual.

Lin Qingyun's eyes were stained with a smile, and she felt more and more that it was a great blessing to meet an elder like Lin Ruhai through the crossing. Although he can't be regarded as a father because of his mental age, he gets along for a few months, Lin Ruhai teaches her to read every time he has time, and he can be called a teacher, and Lin Qingyun respects him very much.

took Di Bao and looked at it: "Zhang Ming? Does uncle recognize him? ”

Lin Ruhai smiled: "Look where he is from." ”

Lin Qingyun looked at it again, and saw that it was written on Jinling Yingtianfu, she was a Jinling person, and later received the help of her father, Senior Brother Zhang......

"Uncle, isn't he the third son of my father's senior brother Mr. Zhang's family?" Before coming to the Lin family, Lin Qingyun had lived in the Zhang family for a few days and knew that the Zhang family had three sons, the youngest of whom went to Kyoto to take the exam.

"It's him!" Lin Ruhai remembered that Zhang Ming was only twenty-two years old this year, if there was no accident, the palace exam would be titled, and he was young and talented.

Lin Qingjun naturally knew that if it weren't for the fact that women couldn't talk about foreign men, she would really have to praise a few words.

It is said that this Zhang Ming is quite talented in reading, but there are many ups and downs in marriage. The ancients married early, Zhang Ming said a family when he was fifteen years old, but he died of illness without waiting for the woman, and he married at the age of nineteen. The ancients were superstitious, and Zhang Ming's talent was inevitably jealous, so some bad rumors were spread, so that a year after his wife's death, the Zhang family wanted to marry him again, but it was a bit unbearable. Zhang Ming hated this and only read books. Now that you have won the tribute, you are still worried that you can't find a good family?

At this time, she didn't notice that Lin Ruhai's gaze at her was particularly meaningful.

"Master, the people who went to Kyoto are back." Fauber suddenly entered, breaking the silence of the room.

Lin Qingyun retired with interest, leaving only the soup cup.

Who knew that he had just walked out of the door and walked a few steps away, when suddenly there was a sound of porcelain bowls breaking from the room, and he was shocked. Thinking about what Fang Cai Fubo said, he suddenly realized, but he was afraid that Lin Ruhai was not steadfast because of his words last time, so he sent someone to Kyoto to inquire. From the book, I know that the subordinates of the Jia family are always sneaky and tricky, and their mouths are not strict, so they can't find out if they have the heart to inquire about anything? In the original book, Lin Ruhai respects Jia Min, and has mutual appreciation with Jia Zheng, and the name of the second prince of Ning Rong, the ancestor of the Jia family, has a lot of trust in the Jia family. Now that you have the real news, how can you not be angry?

Lin Ruhai is indeed very angry, Jia Baoyu's unbearable fruit is only one aspect, and more importantly, the Jia family's attitude towards Daiyu. Not to mention anything else, on the first day of entering Jia's house, I encountered many traps and calculations, not to mention that it was a little girl who had just lost her mother at the age of six or seven, even if she was an adult, she would shudder when she thought about it. At this time, he really understood Jia Min's complicated mentality towards the Jia family, and also understood why Jia's mother repeatedly praised Baoyu in letters, but she never answered, wouldn't marrying Daiyu to the Jia family enter the tiger and wolf's den? !

Reluctantly suppressed the churning mood, and immediately ordered Fu Bo urgently: "Hurry up and arrange for carriages and pedestrians to go to Jia's house to pick up Miss back, just say that I am sick, no matter what the Jia family says, be sure to bring Miss back!" ”