Chapter 144: Thoughts
His own son beat other people's children, Lin Ruhai was proud, and when he returned to the main courtyard, he showed off with his wife, Jia Min heard that it was Xu Zongbing's son, and immediately thought of what happened to her family before, and she was annoyed and regretful. Not only did he hate the Xu family's arrogant and domineering boy, but he also regretted that he acted poorly and almost killed his son. But Mr. Xu's little wife, we don't finish this account, you wait. She is an adult, so naturally she is not good at dealing with a teenage little doll, but no one wants to run away from the little doll's parents.
Lin Ruhai's thoughts are similar to his wife's, and he will light the lamp and boil the oil that night to write an excerpt complaint, saying that someone is not strict with his son or something. Jia Min saw it at a glance and immediately snatched the pen in his hand, "You don't need to write, your son will definitely write a letter to Chen'er about this." "Yes, no matter what the young man Lin Rui does, he will write to his friends to tell him, the central meaning is, look, what I did today, you can't do it, you can't do it, you can't do it if you are managed to death. The son wrote to his little friend, which is basically equivalent to Xiao Jin and the emperor knowing (they have a history of peeking at the correspondence between the two teenagers). Since the saints will know, they don't have to sue twice, waste!
"You still have to think about how to catch someone's pigtails and tell something useful." Jia Min knocked on the table, Shi Shiran went back to the pen couch to read, leaving Lin Ruhai stunned, and said for a long time: "Daughter-in-law, let's announce our personal vendetta, okay?" ”
Jia Min didn't even raise his head, turned a page of the book, and then said idly: "You didn't frame him out of nothing, since you can find out the problem, it means that he himself made a mistake, isn't this your duty as an imperial historian to supervise hundreds of officials, proper tolerance." Ah, yes......" She looked up and smiled, under the light. The phoenix's eyes shone brightly, "The most basic skill of the imperial history - exaggeration, you have to use it well." ”
Lin Ruhai nodded, pushed the pen and paper casually, got up and washed his hands in the basin, came to Jia Min and sat down, hugged his wife's slender waist with his big hand dishonestly, and rubbed it gently ambiguously, "Madam, the sky is not high." Let's rest. ”
Jia Min was fascinated by it, and casually slapped her husband's hand away: "You go to sleep first, wait for me to finish this paragraph." ”
Lin Ruhai was unhappy, snatched the book in Jia Min's hand, and flipped through it himself, "What is this, what makes you so fascinated?" When I closed the book, I saw that the cover read "The Story of the Golden Hairpin". Flip through the two pages at random, but it is a typical novel of talented and beautiful women. "What's so nice about this."
Jia Min gave him a blank look. snatched the book back, "It's so boring, if I don't have some fun, I'm going to die of boredom." "As an ancient noblewoman. Every day, she can only revolve around the acre and three points of the back house, suffocating her.
"I've wronged you." Lin Ruhai hugged Jia Min into his arms and patted her on the back.
Jia Min leaned on her husband's arms and played with the jade bracelet on her wrist. chuckled: "It's okay, it's more busy than in modern times." Although life is a little boring now, it is also rare to be at ease. ”
"I'm not idle at all." Lin Ruhai is very helpless, not to mention that people invite him to eat and drink every day, and these officials in Jiangnan are all old oilmen in the officialdom. He has only been in Jiangnan for more than half a year, but he feels that it has been ten or eight years.
Jia Min patted her husband's hand comfortingly, "You don't care how many meanings they say, just listen to what you hear, and write excerpts according to what you hear, after a long time, naturally no one will play the game of guess me guess everyone with you." "As long as Xiao Jin does not ascend the throne for a day, her husband's position is not as stable as Mount Tai, since the emperor put him in Jiangnan at this juncture, he trusts him very much, and there are too few people who can be trusted by the current emperor and the next emperor at the same time, as long as Lin Ruhai does not make any big mistakes of stealing his family and destroying the clan, Emperor Qixiang will not move him, and will even support him. Just at this time, he set up his own official style, and when Xiao Jin ascended the throne and the officialdom shuffled again, Lin Ruhai's style had already been completed, and everyone knew it, so they were used to it.
Lin Ruhai smiled proudly: "That's what I did." Then he talked about the face of the prefect of Suzhou today, "You haven't seen it, his face is almost dripping ink, and you have to follow my words." ”
"Suzhou Prefect?" Jia Min tilted his head and thought for a while, "The surname is Qian, right?" ”
"Well, the one hundred and twenty-seventh in the third class of Bingyin, the first to be appointed as the county ......commander of Lishi County, Fenzhou Prefecture, Shanxi Province," Lin Ruhai is very familiar with his resume, and he opens his mouth to be a string, "He is particularly cunning, especially good at meeting his boss, but he has no real skills." When Lin Ruhai mentioned this Qian Governor, his face was full of disgust.
Jia Min was so rare to see that he hated a person so much, so he had to sit up straight and ask, "What's wrong with this person?" ”
Lin Ruhai didn't want to say it, for fear of polluting his wife's ears when he said it, but Jia Min usually went out to socialize, so it was inevitable that she would meet, talk and laugh with these ladies, and not tell her, for fear that she would accidentally get something wrong. He nodded first: "Qian Guangji is forty and eight this year, how old do you think his wife is?" ”
"Twenty-seven or eight at most." Jia Min had met with the wife of the prefect of Suzhou, and naturally he had spoken. "What do you mean, this is the steproom?"
"It's not just the steproom, it's also right. She turned out to be Qian Guangji's concubine, not a good concubine, and she was originally a lowly family. After Qian Guangji became the prefect of Suzhou for three months, Yuan Pei died of illness, and two months later, he straightened the Qi family, who is now the lady. "Lin Ruhai has been in Jiangnan for half a year, and he has done nothing else, just collecting all kinds of information about Jiangnan officials. At the moment, it's particularly detailed.
Jia Minqi said: "You just hate him for this? "It's possible to say that she hates a man because of this, but her husband doesn't. Because men and women think differently, and the lower limit is not the same.
Lin Ruhai's eyes flashed with obvious disgust, "He was promoted to the prefect of Suzhou because he offered a concubine to flatter Shangguan." ”
"What, what do you mean, it won't be ......" Jia Min was really shocked, the lower limit of the ancients......
"That's what you think. His current wife has a closer relationship with the Governor of Liangjiang than he is. Lin Ruhai sneered. Such a person who is willing to cuckold himself in order to be promoted, or takes the initiative to cuckold, is also worthy of being called a man? He's not as good as a dog! "He is willing to be the eighth king, it is his own business, but he can't force others to be the eighth king like him!" Thinking of the results of his investigation two days ago, the wife of the Suzhou Mansion Ya Nei Dian, the Book Office and others. Almost all of the young people were stained by him, even including the two little wives who were sentenced to the sea.
Jia Min's jaw was really shocked, "Really? "It's too refreshing.
"I can't think of it." Lin Ruhai patted Jia Min, "If that woman is a treat, you should go less." "Normally, Qian Guangji wouldn't dare to go against him, let alone attack his wife, but not daring now doesn't mean he won't dare in the future. Just because he didn't dare didn't mean that no one forced him to do it.
Jia Min thought for a moment, "It's impossible not to go. But when I go out in the future, I will have to bring more girls around me, and it's a big deal for people to say I'm arrogant. Perhaps, she should train a few female guards and equip them with daggers and other murder weapons to ensure their personal safety. Nima, I really didn't expect that there would be such a risk of following her husband out to become an official. "Wait, you need to have a few more people around you. Washing inkstone and Songmo are not as good as you, in case of an accident, I don't know who is protecting whom. ”
Lin Ruhai thought for a while, "Aren't there a few Xuan?" ”
"There are too few people. And it's not good for them to carry any knives or swords. Jia Min stretched out his index finger and tapped his forehead, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Yes, let's take some nunchucks." ”
Lin Ruhai: Embarrassment, can you use it?
He felt very safe, though. But what my wife said, then I had to listen to it. Anyway, Xuanyi and the others have also accepted apprentices over the years. I heard that the manpower is good, and they have all brought it to Jiangnan. In addition, the various manpower he collected in Jiangnan should be enough for sixteen personal bodyguards per class.
Lin Ruhai originally just wanted his wife to be more vigilant, but he never thought that he was the primary target of others. Originally, a woman is only in the inner house, and her influence on her husband is limited, and she can directly deal with her husband, who would bother to design his wife? You must know that Lin Ruhai's wife is the daughter of Duke Rongguo, and the in-laws of Ning Rong and the two mansions are old to the Manchu court, and if one of them is not good, he will attract countless enemies for himself, so isn't he dying.
On the second day after the fight in the academy, Mr. Xu's concubine Wang personally came to the door with his son to apologize, but Jia Min didn't see him at all, and directly blocked people out of the house, that is, he was unwell and could not see guests.
The news in Jiangnan officialdom spread very quickly, and Xu Zongbing knew about it in the afternoon of the next day. At that time, his face was dark, and he slammed the table hard, "Loser's girl!" Then he immediately prepared his horses and went straight to his house.
Wang was sitting in his youngest son's room, shedding tears, when he heard the girl come over and say that Mr. Xu was back. She was shocked, and hurriedly got up and was about to go to the main room, when she arrived at the door, she bumped into Mr. Xu. She was timidly blessed: "Master! ”
Mr. Xu ignored her, went directly into the house, and saw his youngest son's blue nose and swollen face, and cried "wow" when he saw him, and he was also a little distressed. But thinking about what this kid caused to him, he was distressed and soft-hearted, and he immediately flew away. He shouted: "Little brute, shut up for me!" ”
It was the first time Xu Shuxian saw his father so angry, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, his face was flushed, and he seemed to even have red eyes, he stopped his mouth in fear, and his body didn't feel like he was shrinking back.
Mr. Xu sat down on a chair in the room with a dark face, "Say, what's going on?" ”
Xu Shude and Xu Pei heard that their father was coming back, and they went directly into their brother's house, and hurriedly came over, and when they saw their brother and aunt kneeling on the ground, their aunt's face was red and swollen, and they were slapped at a glance.
Xu Pei is currently the only daughter in the family, she is very favored on weekdays, as soon as she saw her mother being beaten, she immediately stopped doing it, and rushed to Wang's side, "Auntie, aunt ......" reached out and touched Wang's cheek, seeing that she shrunk and hidden, she turned her head and shouted at her father in distress: "Obviously, Lin Hai is too bullying, the master doesn't say that he will avenge his aunt and younger brother, but he wants to beat his aunt ruthlessly!" ”
General Xu also has people in Beijing, otherwise he would not be able to do the position of Jiangsu General Soldier. His backer is obviously an understanding person, as early as the beginning of Lin Ruhai's tenure, he explained the powerful relationship to General Xu clearly, for fear of provoking Lin Ruhai and being unlucky to pull himself out. Since Lin Ruhai arrived in Jiangnan, he has always wanted to make friends, but there are two roads, and there is always something separated by something.
He didn't have much to do with Lin Ruhai on his side, so he thought that he could use the relationship between his wife. But Lin Ruhai is in office, and he has a wife, but he only has one concubine by his side. It is impossible for the little wife to have a relationship with the eldest wife of others, and it is not good. People will think you're insulting people. Mr. Xu has been wondering whether to bring his eldest wife. Or, when he heard that Lin Ruhai still has only one wife, no concubines around him, and only one son, he wondered whether to get a concubine room for Lin Ruhai. Of course, this concubine has to be her own person.
He couldn't make up his mind here, and he showed a few words when he usually spoke, so the Wang family would not invite Jia Min when he was entertaining. Her idea was quite simple. If he had a good relationship with Mrs. Lin, he would naturally not have to bring his wife. Who wants to ......
Xu Zongbing didn't expect that his little wife would be stupid enough to mention at the banquet that he wanted to give Lin Ruhai's little wife, what kind of cripple does this have to be before he can say such a thing. Generally speaking, it is like sending concubines, maidservants, dramas, etc., and it is better to start with men at that time. On top of the banquet, it was mentioned as a joke. If one party has the heart and one party has the intention, it will be achieved quickly. Even if one party has no intention. It's just a joke between men's drinking parties, and it doesn't have to be taken seriously.
He has all planned, and when he waits for Mu Xiu this time, he will write back to his hometown first. Brought the eldest wife, son, and daughter, and waited until they arrived, and then held a banquet and invited all families in Jiangnan. Taking the opportunity to mention it, he talked to a few people who got along well in private, and let them play the side drums. It's seven or eight points. Who would have thought that he had a good plan here, but he was messed up by his little wife. Not only did he not get married, but he made a feud.
Mr. Xu was so angry with his daughter that he had a toothache, so he got up and kicked her, "Lord Lin is an official of the imperial court, even a saint will not call him by his name, you are a yellow-haired girl, who gave you the guts!" "This is in his own home, if he is heard by outsiders, Lin Ruhai will tell him a button!
"Someone, take the eldest girl back to the house, and don't let her out without me." Xu Zongbing was at home, and soon two grandmothers came in, and they were blessed by Xu Pei's side, "Big girl, get up quickly." ”
When Xu Pei saw that her father was really angry, she was also afraid, but she was more angry, and got up and shouted: "Anyway, you are cowardly, even a five-grade petty official is afraid, and I don't know what you mean by this chief soldier!" After saying that, he cried and turned his head and ran.
Mr. Xu was so angry that his hands trembled, Xu Shude was really in a dilemma, he felt sorry for his mother, sister, and younger brother, and he was afraid that he would make a noise again and make his father angry. He hurriedly stepped forward to support his father, "Master, don't be angry, my sister is also distressed!" ”
Mr. Xu glared, "You also know that she is an aunt, but a slave is also worth her distress!" ”
Wang was so shocked by his words that his whole heart was broken, and his tears were like beads with broken threads, falling down one by one. Xu Shude felt sorry for his mother, and hurriedly said: "Master, my aunt is also the daughter of a good family......" Before he finished speaking, he was spat on his face by his father, and raised his hand to be an ear scraper: "Your book has been read into the dog's stomach?" Have you learned all the rules in vain? Concubines are concubines, what is there to argue. ”
Seeing her husband beating her son, Wang cried and rushed forward to hug her husband's legs, "Master, all the mistakes are my fault, and I am not willing to get along with my uncle, you want to beat or scold me." ”
Xu Zongbing has entered the door until now, beating his little wife, kicking his daughter, and just slapping his son again, the anger has subsided a little, first kicked Wang aside, and shouted loudly: "Lock my aunt in the courtyard in the northwest corner, and don't let her out without me." The house is temporarily managed by Steward Li, and everything will be talked about when Mrs. Li comes. "He has made up his mind, he must bring his eldest wife.
At that time, Xu Zongbing was not the kind of person who spoiled his concubine and killed his wife. When he came out to be an official, the old lady of the family refused to let his wife out, saying that her son was gone, and looking at her daughter-in-law and grandson every day was like seeing her son. In this era, everyone talks about filial piety, and Xu Zongbing agreed without thinking about it. At the beginning, there were only two concubines around him to serve, and when he was at the border, the old lady of the family felt sorry for her son, and took a good concubine for him to send to Ren, and he has been serving until now. Mr. Xu had been at the border before, and he had only been transferred to Jiangsu for a year, so he felt that it was really inconvenient to have only one little wife by his side. I wanted to repair books with my family several times, but my mother didn't open my mouth. This time the Wang family got into trouble, and he couldn't do it without opening his mouth. If this continues, the official wives here in Jiangnan may be offended by this unfinished thing. He has worked hard at the border for decades, and it is easy to get to where he is today, but he doesn't want to be photographed again.
After closing the little wife, Xu Zongbing didn't stop for a moment, and directly took his little son to the Lin Mansion. Lin Ruhai had dinner with his wife and son, and Lin Rui consciously reported, "I just wrote a letter to Achen." Hehe, I picked six by myself, and I must be much better than him. ”
Lin Ruhai laughed out loud, "Now, who dares to fight with Achen? ”
Lin Rui tilted his head and thought about it, "That's right." ”
Lin Ruhai was surprised, "You know? ”
Lin Rui glanced at his father helplessly, "Dad, I'm eight years old, I should understand everything, okay?" "Besides, my current husband is the teacher of the Son of Heaven, he doesn't always teach the Four Books and the Five Classics, what Mr. taught you at the beginning, he taught me, don't you know.
"No, you're only eight years old, and you're going to tell you all about it now?" When Lin Ruhai learned from Old Man Yuan what to be an official and a minister, he had already won the show and was about to be promoted. He was an adult at the time, okay, how old was his son! In modern times, it's a second-grade child, okay, and early love hasn't even begun.
Lin Rui sighed like a little adult, turned his head to Jia Min and said, "Auntie, Daddy is so stupid!" Then he was slapped on the head by his father.
Jia Min hugged her son and glared at her husband angrily: "You are not allowed to beat my son." ”
Lin Ruhai rushed over, hugged his wife and son together, kept shaking, and scraped his son's nose with his hand, "Bad boy, you sue again!" ”
Lin Rui was annoyed, "Dad, mother, I'm eight years old, not a three-year-old child." "So, don't hold me anymore, okay!
"Okay, let's grow up." Jia Min touched her son's little head, casually comforted her, and then kicked her husband to the side to sit down, holding him and not letting go.
Lin Rui clenched his little fists and said solemnly: "Grandpa said that in a poor family, I can already hold up a family at my age." "I'm already a man, don't touch people's heads anymore," Mother, don't touch your head anymore, you won't grow tall. ”
"Mmmmmm Jia Min replied with a smile. The little man has self-esteem, which must be loved. "In the future, my mother will rely on Brother Rui to protect her."
Lin Rui nodded vigorously, "This is natural. ”
Lin Ruhai suddenly stretched out his hand and scraped his nose, "Stinky boy, the hair hasn't grown yet, so I want to be an adult." ”
Lin Rui was aggrieved, "Mother, look at Dad." ”
Jia Min slapped her husband twice indiscriminately, "Look, my mother beat him." ”
The little man felt perfunctory, stomped his feet, broke free from his mother's embrace, and pouted, "I, I'm going to read a book." "Let you all tease me, I won't play with you anymore.
Lin Ruhai laughed, "Look, that little mouth can hang an oil bottle, and he said that he is not a child." ”
Lin Rui subconsciously touched his mouth, and then tried to calm it down, afraid that he would pout again, bit his lower lip, and said secretly: I won't pout like this. Ah, and write to Achen......
When Jia Min was complaining that her husband shouldn't tease her son, a little servant came to report, saying that Xu Bing always came to ask to see him. Lin Ruhai looked at the sky outside, it was almost seven o'clock, what was the urgent matter, I couldn't talk about it tomorrow!
While he ordered to let people go to the study to serve tea quickly, he got up and changed his clothes.
Jia Min got up to help him, "I'm afraid I'm here for yesterday's incident." ”
Lin Ruhai nodded, "I know it in my heart." "It's just two children fighting, and it has nothing to do with adults. He completely forgot that he was going to write a complaint to the emperor yesterday.
As soon as Xu Zongbing saw Lin Ruhai, he hugged his fists to accompany the crime, and kicked his youngest son to make him kneel down quickly. Lin Ruhai hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Lin Shuxian, and said with a smile: "This can't be helped, the virtuous nephew hurry up." He said to Mr. Xu again: "Lord Xu, it's just a child's play, who should take it seriously?" (To be continued......)