Later that day, Jia Mu got the news. Jia's mother, who was already worried, heard about the whole story, and had another thing on her mind.

He said to the mandarin duck: "The second girl really said that? Is there really such a thing? ”

It's about Jia Baoyu and the attacker, even the mandarin duck has to be careful: "Old lady, the maid has also faintly heard that the third girl did send money to the second master and asked the second master to help bring things." There are many people who know about this. ”

Although the qualifications of the attacker are not as good as those of Mandarin Ducks, they are good friends with Mandarin Ducks, although they serve Jia Baoyu, they are actually under the name of Jia's mother, and they are the first-class girls next to Jia's mother like him. In many cases, Mandarin Duck is also willing to befriend and speak for this kind attacker, especially now, Jia Yuanchun has become the imperial concubine, and when Mrs. Wang is in the limelight, Mandarin Duck is not willing to make friends with the attacker. Because Mrs. Wang has faintly expressed her love for the attacker.

Silence spread through the room, and Jia Mu was silent for a long time. Cai said: "The third girl is a heart. As for Baoyu, he's still a child! ”

The mandarin duck lowered his head and did not dare to answer.

Regarding Shi Xiangyun and Jia Tanchun's search for Jia Jiu in order to save their relatives' villas, Jia's mother also had a dispensable attitude. Even Jia's mother knew that Jia Yu, who had packed up the house slaves and returned from the battlefield, was very rich, and he had faintly heard that Jia Jiu was rich, but Jia Yu had already gone out of the sect, and no matter how rich their family was, it had nothing to do with Mrs. Jia Zhengwang. And Jia's mother also knows that this kind of thing is not something that a little girl like Jia Jiu can decide, and with such a large expenditure in the family, even Jia Lian is not qualified to nod. Only Jia Yu is qualified to make a final decision.

From this incident, Jia Mu saw Shi Xiangyun's incompetence. I also saw the shrewdness of Tanchun. In Jia's mother's heart, the evaluation of the two girls dropped by another tenth.

In Jia's mother's opinion, the head of the house in the inner house, if she wants to make a move, she should hit it with one blow, and she knows that there is no result, and she is still babbling, which is the behavior of the concubine and aunt. It's a pity, his little daughter-in-law used to look fine. But the more I got to it, the more I didn't talk about it, and I didn't grow at all in the Buddhist hall in the past few years.

It's the same thing that followed the money. The Xue family is going through the door for their family's signboard, just talk to them. Naturally, they will send money over, and they don't need to rush it every day; His wife here, although it is said that there is some privacy, but. There is no confidence in Jia Yuanchun. Giving more and giving less is all his grandmother's intention for his granddaughter, and it is not something that Mrs. Wang, as a daughter-in-law, can control. Like Mrs. Wang, the Xue family urges every day, which will only make people bored and feel that he is insatiable; Rong Qingtang runs every day, which will only make him dissatisfied, as a mother-in-law.

Jia Mu knows very well that Jia Yuanchun is now. He's not going to make a big deal out of it. Jia Yuanchun's own parents have a bad reputation, and his brother is gone. The younger brother who has no future is destined to have no future, and the only nephew who may become a close friend in the future has become a life-and-death enemy before he was born, plus Jia Yuanchun's uncle's family has been completely defeated, and Jia's mother can't see what benefits supporting this granddaughter can bring to the family.

What's more, Jia's mother is not without anyone else to choose, why does Jia's mother have to spend a lot of money for Jia Yuanchun's provincial villa?

Don't say that Jia's mother's own private house is the property of the Lin family, and Jia's mother doesn't want to see being touched by Mrs. Wang.

Mother Jia saw very clearly that Lin Daiyu was eleven years old this year, and after the New Year, she would be twelve years old. Time flies quickly, three years of filial piety pass in the blink of an eye, and after the filial piety is full, Lin Daiyu is fourteen years old, which is exactly the age when he looks at others. He has a good family background, and he has younger brothers and sisters, not to mention the two little brothers, let's just say that the eldest one, even if he is only nine years old, but that bearing and upbringing are also extraordinary. With such a younger brother here, even if the two concubines can only be kept in the end, the Lin family will have a day of recovery.

In Jia's mother's opinion, Lin Daiyu is Jia Lian's best wife. Although the age difference between the two children is larger, Jia Lian has been crowned for so long, but he has never found a suitable wife. Although Lin Daiyu is young, if he grows up in this Rongguo Marquis Mansion, as long as he has the heart and a little guidance, Jia Jiu will marry out in the future, and the things in this mansion will be able to take over.

As for Lin Daiyu's seemingly delicate body, in Jia's mother's opinion, it was just because of her father's funeral and the exhaustion of the guard, which made her look thin. As long as you ask a good doctor to take care of it, and then let Jia Jiu teach him some internal skills for self-cultivation, it will not be a problem at all.

Thinking like this, Jia's mother felt more and more that it was a good idea to kiss and kiss.

He couldn't wait to call Jia Yu over and mention the matter to Jia Yu.

Jia Yu is indeed worried about his son's marriage. After all, as soon as Jia Lian's wife entered the door, she had to preside over the sacrifice of the Jia family and take care of the clan property, which was definitely not done by ordinary girls. The means are a little worse, the heart is a little worse, it can't be done.

Jia Yu can't inquire about other people's children, even if he knows the other party's family background and knows the other party's father and brother, it is difficult to say how he understands the girl's personality. It's Lin Daiyu, Jia Yu naturally trusts Lin Ruhai, and in these days in the south, he also sees Lin Daiyu's appearance. In Jia Yu's opinion, as long as she makes a small adjustment, Lin Daiyu is enough to take on the responsibilities of the hostess of the Jia family.

What's more, Lin Ruhai is dead, and his affairs have also settled as the emperor sent someone to help take care of the aftermath. Lin Ruhai's methods, Jia Yu sees it in his eyes, even if there is anything in the salt politics in the future, it will not implicate Lin Daiyu's sisters and brothers, let alone the Jia family. Compared with those who seem to be beautiful, but don't know if they will sink in the future, Lin Daiyu is obviously a good choice.

For the first time, Jia Yu felt that his mother had a good idea.

He said: "Old lady, if you talk about the character cultivation of your niece's daughter, you naturally have nothing to say. Even from the son's point of view, there is no one more suitable than a nephew and daughter. It's just that my nephew's daughter is still young now, and it's too early to mention this. It's better to wait for three years, wait for the nephew's daughter to be filial, and Lian'er will also gain a firm foothold in the ministry, at that time. It's too late for our family to have a happy event. ”

Jia Mu was very happy to see Jia Yu agree.

Of course, he loves Lin Daiyu, but this kind of love is based on the fact that Lin Daiyu will not hinder his interests and the interests of the Jia family. Now, let Jia Lian marry Lin Daiyu. Being able to strengthen his influence on this Rongguo Marquis Mansion is also beneficial to the Jia family and the Rongguo Marquis Mansion, and Jia Mu is of course happy.

Jia Mu said: "Since you also said yes, then we will decide this matter." Zhang's house, you remember to say hello, don't make them suspicious. ”

Jia Yu replied again and again, "Old lady." Now that the matter between Lin Yatou and Lian'er has been decided, then Baoyu ......"

Jia Mu said: "Huh? What's the matter with Baoyu? ”

Jia Yu smiled and said, "Old lady, Baoyu's temperament." We all know it. But whenever there is a sister and sister in the family, he must find a way to come forward and kiss the incense, not to mention that Lin Yatou is a good color? Anyway, since Lin Yatou is Lian'er's daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door. If Lian'er knew that Baoyu had changed Fang'er and Lin Daiyu was close. I'm afraid that the two of them will have a disagreement. ”

Jia Mu said: "This really can't be guarded against. In this way, I will find a way to detain Baoyu and prevent Baoyu from going into the back garden. As for Lin Yatou, since he wants to keep filial piety, he doesn't have to come to say hello to me. Let the two girls take care of them more. ”

After Jia Yu went out, Jia's mother instructed the mandarin duck a few more words, and also prepared some things, so that the mandarin duck could send them to Lin Daiyu in person.

Knowing Shao Ai.

Even if it's just a glimpse. Jia Lian also knew that Lin Daiyu was outstanding. When he heard that his father was interested in hiring a cousin for him, he was very happy.

Jia Lian knows it himself. His marriage was already more difficult than his cousins, and in the past few years, he had been very difficult in the military department, and he had not yet gained a firm foothold, and he himself was not suitable for marriage at this time. As for Lin Daiyu, although Jia Lian didn't know much about Lin Daiyu, he had also heard from the Zhang family about Lin Ruhai. Jia Min went early, Lin Daiyu can be said to have been raised by Lin Ruhai as a son, so it is naturally different. As long as Lin Daiyu has Lin Ruhai's backbone, Jia Lian will be satisfied.

After getting his father's words, Jia Lian also fell in love with his cousins and cousins who lived in Xiangxue Villa. That's his future daughter-in-law, his future brother-in-law. Every time he brought something to Jia Jiu, Jia Qian, and Jia Qing, he would not forget to bring something to the Lin family sisters and brothers.

Lin Daiyu didn't know these things, he got up early in the morning, and saw the mandarin duck coming with a gift, and also passed on Jia's mother's words, saying that he didn't have to go over to ask for peace, even if the mandarin duck said it, it was because he was keeping filial piety for Lin Ruhai and had not yet had a relationship of 100 days, but Lin Daiyu's heart was still a little uneasy.

This kind of uneasiness didn't get better until I met Jia Jiu.

When he asked Jia Yu to say goodbye in the morning, Jia Jiu heard about the agreement between Jia's mother and his father, so when he saw Lin Daiyu and Lin Yu, two sisters and brothers who came out to greet him, he hurriedly stepped forward, took Lin Daiyu's hand and said, "Sister Lin, why don't you wait in the house?" Kyori is not as good as the south, and it can be cold in this winter. Brother Lin has just come to Beijing again, if he accidentally freezes, what will be good? ”

Lin Daiyu said: "Thanks to my sister yesterday, otherwise I would ......"

Jia Jiu shook his head, pulled Lin Daiyu and Lin Yu into the house, and waited for the girl on the side to go to the two feverish silver rat cloaks outside for him, and then said, "What is my sister doing with me to pay attention to these false courtesies?" Speaking of which, our family still can't live with you. If it weren't for the mess in our family, my sister wouldn't have to suffer such grievances. ”

Lin Daiyu lowered her head and said, "What does the second sister say, if it really doesn't work, it should be up to us to apologize first." After all, it's a happy event for the big sister. ”

Jia Jiu said: "It would be nice if it was really a happy event." He sighed and said, "After a long time, you will hear about it." Instead of letting you hear from others, I might as well tell you about it, so that you don't have to be calculated in the future. Let's go up and say. After a few more words of concern about Lin Yu, he went upstairs.

This Xiangxue Villa is very large, there are three floors up and down, the top floor is three, each of which is not small, compared to the Huansha Pavilion where Jia Qian and Jia Qing sisters live, there are only one less suites, but there are two more large terraces, the original railing is also densely added with thin bamboo branches, and tables and chairs are also placed, which is obviously a new addition to prevent children from crawling around; The middle floor is five rooms, with the same layout as the Huansha Pavilion, but the room is slightly larger; There are also five rooms on the lower floor, but there are two more verandahs outside. One is connected to the platform, and the other is connected to the Diaoyu Tai. There is also a wing room behind this Xiangxue Villa.

Although Xiangxue Villa also has an attic, the Lin family's gold and silver are too much. Guangxiang Snow Villa couldn't fit in the attic, so I had to put some less important ones on the second floor, or simply put a lot of cages under the bed. Only those that are not important, or are not commonly used, will be placed in the small courtyard behind the Rongxi Hall.

Lin Daiyu's sister and brother naturally live at the top of Xiangxue Villa, and at this time, the three children just woke up from a nap. was staring around looking for his sister, and saw Jia Jiu and Lin Daiyu Lin Yu sisters and brothers coming in, and they also gave Jia Jiu a salute under the guidance of grandma.

Teasing the three milk dolls for a while. Watching them sit on the inside of the big kang near the window and play games by themselves, and let Lin Yu go to study by himself, Jia Jiu sat down with Lin Daiyu on the big kang near the window and said, "The happy event about the big sister is just talking." The eldest sister was a palace maid when she first entered the palace. was once the female history of the queen's mother. He was kicked out of the court before, even if he returned to the court, he was childless and unfavored, and many of those palace concubines looked down on him and despised him. Now that the eldest sister has become the imperial concubine, my heart is full of emotions, and the old lady has not rested well for a few days, and she has also invited a doctor! But we just know what is going on in this palace. You can't spit out a single word. My aunt was jumping around all day for the sake of this provincial villa, asking this for silver and that for antique ornaments. He even hit the idea to someone else's heirloom. But what about us? But I was about to suffocate to death in my heart. ”

"Second sister?"

Jia Jiu waved his hand: "If I say this, you can do it in your heart." Anyway, no matter how you look at this matter of the big sister, there is something wrong with it. If I were to preside over it, I would just paint the house and forget it, where would there be such a big fuss. But someone just plunged into it. Sister, now your family depends on you, and there are some things that you can't get involved in, so you just don't know. ”

Lin Daiyu nodded: "Second sister, I remember." ”

Jia Jiu said again: "It's useless to just remember. People die for money, birds die for food, not to mention your Lin family's belongings, even the things that your aunt left to your sister are very considerable. Please also ask my sister to keep an eye on it. ”

Lin Daiyu frowned slightly, and said, "Second sister, I faintly heard when I was at home that the imperial court had issued a special decree to raise taxes on Jiangnan for the sake of military salaries. My father also said that in this way, I was afraid that Jiangnan would be troubled. Does it have something to do with this? The finances of the imperial court are not good again? ”

Jia Jiu nodded, leaned closer, lowered his voice, and said almost in Lin Daiyu's ear: "There is nothing wrong with this." The financial situation of the imperial court began to be bad many years ago, and now it is becoming more and more strict. Anyone with eyes can see that if this continues, something will happen sooner or later. I discussed with Qian'er and Qing'er for a long time in private, but I was afraid that this time the court had no choice, so I used this method to collect the money. Speaking of which, let the palace concubines build a provincial villa at home, and then let the inner government do business from it to collect money, but there are so many merchants in the capital, except for a few franchised things, in addition to the background of the official family, just doing business, where has the inner government done those businesses? Not to mention, the Daomen and Confucianists also have people who take care of secular affairs, and where is the inner government, which has always relied on power to do business and is well protected by the imperial court, their opponents? I don't know who came up with the bad idea, this time, I'm afraid that the court will lose face. ”

Lin Daiyu's heart jumped: "Second sister is talking about big sister?" ”

Jia Jiu said: "I don't want it to be him. How can he ......, to be honest, I don't trust his brain, just like I don't trust my aunt's character. I think you've heard about our family, but I'm going to tell you that the negative news is pretty much true. Seriously, before I saw my sister, I couldn't believe that my aunt knew about this and entrusted your brothers and sisters to our family. ”

Lin Daiyu said: "Since my father arranged it like this, I naturally believe in my uncle." ”

Jia Jiu sighed, looked at the two sisters in the room, and their respective henchmen, and said, "It would be nice if it was so simple." It stands to reason that these words were not what I should have said. Today, I am here to remind my sister, so that my sister will not be soft-hearted and calculating. Anyway, I'll put it here, and when I get out of this door, I'll treat it as if it's nothing. The second wife of our family, as long as we nod, don't say 9 million, it is 90 million, 90 million, and he can also move all of them to his house. What's even more excessive is that after he took it, he still had the face to act as if there had never been such a thing, and even thought that it was what he deserved, completely ignoring any national laws and family rules. The problem is that he borrowed the silver, and he must not have paid it back, and he is not willing to spit out the money he ate. Our family has lost three lives for this, and even my mother is still lying in the house. All I can do is prevent it from happening and strangle everything I can see at the source. Sister, just for the sake of your Lin family and for yourself, please take care of this money, and ask my sister to keep it. ”

Lin Daiyu knew that what Jia Jiu was referring to was actually Jia Min's dowry and the Zhuangzi in his hand, so she nodded immediately and said, "Second sister, don't worry, I know what to do." After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Second sister, Sister Fangyang came here and sent a lot of things for the old lady." But the old lady won't let me go and say goodbye, this ......"

Jia Jiu patted Lin Daiyu's hand and said, "Sister Lin, the old lady won't let you go to ask for peace, this is a good thing!" Seeing Lin Daiyu frowning slightly, she hurriedly explained: "Sister Lin, you grew up next to your aunt, and you know what it means to be born as a jade." ”

Lin Daiyu was shocked, and nodded with a white face.

Jia Jiu said: "Although I said that when I first entered the palace, I fooled the past on the grounds that the old lady was unwell and the family prayed for this piece of jade for the old lady, but the impact of this kind of thing will not subside immediately." Baoyu left her name on it, not only was she ruined, but she was afraid that her eldest sister would also have a criminal record in front of her. In order to save Baoyu's life and the life of her eldest sister, the old lady relied on the old man to raise Baoyu in front of her, and did not let the second uncle discipline her, not to mention the fact that Baoyu continued to read and write, in order to save Baoyu's life! Therefore, although Baoyu is one year older than her sister, she is still ignorant in this world, just like a child. Until now, it's still mixed in the fat powder pile, messing around for the rouge on the girl's mouth. ”

Lin Daiyu's eyes widened, obviously understanding what Jia Jiu meant.

Jia Jiu said: "Although it is said that the eldest sister of Shi Xiangyun Shi of the Shi family has been living in the old lady's house since she was picked up by the old lady, and the third sister is also like Baoyu, raised in front of the old lady. However, the third sister herself is a maidservant's daughter, and she is Baoyu's half-sister, and Sister Yun has been raised with Baoyu almost since she was a child. Whether it's a relationship or a relationship, they are not ordinary. As for the Xue family's Xue Baochai......"

Lin Daiyu noticed the pause in Jia Jiu's words.

I only heard Jia Jiu say: "A few years ago, for some reason, the Xue family's imperial merchant signboard was taken off, and over the years, the Xue family has gone through an unknown number of ways, and still has not been able to get back their imperial merchant signboard. Now, the eldest sister has become the imperial concubine, and they naturally have asked for the eldest sister. It's just that the big sister may not be able to help with this kind of thing, and in the future, there will be trouble in this matter. Sister Lin, you are guarding filial piety, our family has also come out of the sect, there are some things that you and I can't get involved. The old lady asked Sister Lin that you don't have to go to ask for peace, it is also for the good of your sister. If my sister is uneasy, she can make ideas for the old lady to needlework, snacks or something, and express a little gratitude. ”

Lin Daiyu listened to this, and then breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, before he entered Beijing, he had a considerable understanding of the affairs of the Jia family. He originally thought that in the Jia family, his uncle was a man, and his cousin was the first time he had met, and all he could rely on was that he was Jia Min's daughter and Jia's mother's granddaughter. If Jia Mu wasn't close to him, he really didn't know what to do.

But now that he heard Jia Jiu say this, he realized that it turned out that Jia Mu didn't let him go over every day to ask for peace, not because she hated him, but because she was defending him.

Jia Jiu and Lin Daiyu patronized and talked, but they didn't expect that whether it was Lin Yu who followed Lin Daiyu or a few children sitting on the kang, they all pricked up their ears and listened to the words of the two of them one by one. (To be continued......)