"Alas, it rained for several days, and finally it cleared." Cuizhu and Moju took advantage of the sunny weather to take out the quilt to dry, and Jia Min also took his son out, put a soft couch under the tree, put the meat dumplings on it, and teased him to play.

Lin Ruhai sat in the east chamber reading a book, got up from time to time to look at his wife and children in the courtyard, unconsciously showed a smirk, and then was scolded back by his wife, so repeatedly, he didn't feel annoyed at all.

The saliva of the meat dumplings has become more and more in the past few days, and he often pastes his own face, or his grandfather's face.

"Baby, open your mouth and let Mommy see." Just now, when the little fat man opened his mouth to smile, there was a small white spot on the lower gum. Jia Min was suddenly excited, whether her baby was going to teeth.

Lin Ruhai had pricked up his ears and been paying attention to the situation of his wife and children. Hearing his wife's words, he immediately threw down the book and ran out, and asked excitedly, "What's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

"It's like I've got teeth." Jia Min became a mother for the first time in her life, and she was very excited about every change in her son.

Lin Ruhai hurriedly leaned over, "Really, really?" ”

The husband and wife put their heads on top and looked at the little doll on the soft couch together, "Be good, open your mouth to show your mother." ”

Lin Ruhai also coaxed: "Son, open your mouth and let your father take a look." ”

The little fat man will be reserved, his little mouth closed tightly, staring at his parents in front of him with big black eyes. No matter how his parents coaxed, he refused to open his mouth.

Lin Ruhai was anxious, and directly reached out to break his son's small mouth, but was slapped away by his wife, "Go aside." What should I do if it hurts my son? ”

"Hey, hey. Aren't I in a hurry? Lin Ruhai simply sat down beside the mother and son, hugged the meat ball to his lap and teased him.

Jia Min suddenly thought of a question: "Brother Rui'er is almost five months old." Is it time to add some complementary food? She tried to recall that she had read a parenting book before, and it should be about four months to feed some rice noodles, egg yolks and the like, as if you could add a little meat floss.

Lin Ruhai is more authoritative than his wife in this regard, "It's time to add some, let's start with the egg yolk." "His wife's milk is good, and she has raised this kid to get fatter and fatter, and now he is like a ball. It's soft and tender in your hand, not to mention how cute it is.

"Grandma, the old lady has sent someone." Mo Ju smiled and talked back.

After Jia Daishan's death, Jia's mother was promoted to an old lady, the eldest uncle Jia Yu became the eldest master, the second grandfather Jia Zheng became the second master, and even the two grandmothers became the eldest lady and the second lady respectively. At the beginning, Jia Min was quite unaccustomed to it. It took a few times before I got used to it.

Because Mrs. Lin has passed away, the entire Lin family's back house has been held in Jia Min's hands, Lin Hou's aunts. There were two who thought of the thorn, and before Jia Min could make a move, Lin Hou dealt with it. Let her worry a lot.

"Call her in." Jia Min carefully wiped his son's mouth, and commanded without raising his head.

Came today. is still Mama Lai, as soon as she saw Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, she saluted. "Hello uncle, good aunt and grandmother."

Jia Min smiled and asked people to help her up, and said, "Move a chair for Lai's mother." ”

"No, no, the old slave can just stand for a while." Lai Mama didn't know why, she was stunned when she saw Jia Min, in front of her, she had always behaved properly.

Lin Ruhai asked first: "Is the old lady good?" How about the two brothers? ”

Mama Lai hurriedly replied: "The old lady is in good spirits and in good health, but she is just thinking about her aunt and eldest brother, and she has been chattering for the past few days." The eldest and second masters are now detained by the old lady to study and are not allowed to go out. ”

Lin Ruhai nodded, and smiled at Jia Min again: "You talk to Lai's mother, I'll go to the study." "Mama Lai is here, and she must tell Jia Min some private words of the Jia family, which is really not something he can listen to. Anyway, his wife will tell him at night, so it's good to avoid suspicion at this time.

Jia Min straightened her husband's clothes and instructed: "Although the weather is hot, you should eat less raw and cold things." It was only after they came here that they discovered that the families that had lasted for several generations in ancient times had their own set of methods for health preservation. In addition, the ancient medical skills are still quite unsettling, and the two decided to take good care of their bodies, and it is better not to get sick if they can.

"Well, you can just sit down, and when the sun comes up, let's go into the house." Lin Ruhai also raised his hand to cut his wife's sideburns, and turned around to go back to the study.

Mama Lai kept looking at it with a smile, and when she saw Lin Ruhai enter the study, she smiled and said, "Look at my aunt and aunt, you respect me, I respect you, and the old lady will rest assured." ”

"Oh, it's time for my mother to worry about me." Jia Min saw that his son was a little sleepy, so he picked him up and gently coaxed him.

It just so happened that Cuizhu moved an embroidery pier over, and Jia Min said, "Mom, sit down." ”

Mama Lai thanked her seat, sat down cautiously, her eyes fell on the fat boy in Jia Min's arms, and she praised: "Big brother was born really well." ”

"This child is very well-behaved, except for eating and sleeping, it is very easy to bring." Jia Min kisses the little doll in her arms. I don't know if it's because the child doesn't lack nutrition, the meat dumplings are particularly easy to bring, never crying, from the full moon, as long as you get up once at night.

Mama Lai smiled: "This is a blessing for my aunt and grandmother." ”

"By the way, how is the eldest sister? But better? "Mrs. Wang gave birth to a daughter shortly after Jia Daishan's death, and she was indeed born on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Mother Jia liked it so much that she hugged her directly to her side to feed, for which Mrs. Wang was proud for a long time. Some time ago, the eldest sister caught a cold, which made Mrs. Wang furious and cleaned up all the girls and concubines in the room. Mother Jia felt sorry for her granddaughter, and she also made trouble.

Mama Lai smiled: "It's much better, I coaxed the old lady to laugh all afternoon yesterday." ”

"The eldest sister is well-behaved." Jia Min praised it and said no more. She and Mrs. Wang are always awkward, and they don't bother to say much.

Mama Lai came over today because she had something to discuss with Jia Min, "The Zhen family in Jiangnan sent a letter, saying that the Sun family and the Li family had something wrong, and the family's fields and shops had to be sold. Ask us if we want to sell some. "The Sun and Li families have been in Jiangnan for many years, and the number of farm shops in the family is innumerable. This time, because of the affairs of the four princes, Emperor Qixiang raided his home. The He clan was imprisoned, and the family property and servants were sold. The Zhen family alone would definitely not be able to eat it themselves, and they didn't want to be cheap for other families, so they hit the Jia family with their ideas.

When Jia's mother heard this, she felt that she could get used to it, and it happened that her daughter also had some spare money in her hand, so it was better to put some together. There are a number of fields and shops in Jiangnan, and the good ones are all earned in the hands of each family, and I want to encounter this kind of good thing. It's not easy.

When Jia Min heard this, she counted the money in her hand, and her dowry in the past few years has been really profitable. I don't know if she came with the God of Wealth, she makes money no matter what she does, and after a few years, she has a lot of money in her hand.

"Well, I have some silver in my hand, and if the news is true, I can buy some when I arrive." Jia Min nodded. Being a landlord in this era was a good livelihood at that time.

"How much does my aunt have in her hands?" Mama Lai asked quietly.

Jia Min also whispered a number, which startled Mama Lai, "Why does Grandma have so much money?" ”

Jia Min glanced at her, "It's a business." Mom rest assured. ”

"That's fine." Anyway, even if it's a corner of my mother-in-law's house, just don't let people know. "Then I'll go back and tell the old lady the truth."

Jia Min nodded, "Hmm." ”

Mama Lai had just left at this time. Jia Min saw that his son was already asleep, and just wanted to get up and send the child into the house. Wang An, the second housekeeper, hurriedly ran in and knelt on the ground. "Grandma, where's Uncle?"

"What's going on?" Jia Min stopped, and it was the first time she saw this expression on Wang An's face, and she felt a little uneasy in her heart. "Uncle is in the study."

Wang An couldn't care about it, kowtowed to Jia Min, and went directly to the East Chamber.

Jia Min hurriedly sent the child back to the house, told the nurse and the girl to take care of her, and hurried out by herself. Lin Ruhai had already come out, his face was dark, "Husband, what's wrong?" As soon as she saw Lin Ruhai's complexion, she knew that it was not good, and hurriedly asked.

Lin Ruhai didn't have time to change his clothes, he took a belt in his hand, and tied it as he walked, he came to Jia Min, "The master was injured by an arrow, I'm afraid it's not good, I'll pick up someone, you arrange the family." ”

Jia Min nodded, "You go, I have me at home." ”

It wasn't until Lin Ruhai strode away that Jia Min reacted, isn't it Chang Chao today, how did Lin Hou get hit by an arrow? Too spooky? She settled her son, led people to the study in the front yard, arranged everything that should be arranged, and asked someone to take care of the aunts, and did not allow them to go out at will, so she waited restlessly.

waited until dark, Lin Ruhai brought back Lin Hou's body, and Jia Min was so shocked that he could hardly stand. She only thought that the person was injured, who thought that it would be so serious, and she didn't survive even a day.

Lin Hou died suddenly, and the Lin family was in a hurry again, and the sage sent Xiao Jin, the seventh prince, to offer incense. Lin Ruhai went from Lin Hou, his face was dark all the time, and when he saw Xiao Jin, he eased up slightly.

Xiao Jin was dressed in plain clothes, and after offering incense and worshipping, he called Lin Ruhai into the study, and after retreating from everyone, he patted Lin Ruhai's shoulder with red eyes, "Mourning, my father will give Lin Hou an explanation." ”

Lin Ruhai suppressed the fire in his heart and nodded silently. He couldn't ask why Lin Hou died, before Lin Hou died, he took his hand and told him again and again, not allowing him to ask, asking him to agree, after helping the coffin and returning to his hometown, he would study behind closed doors, and the affairs of the court and the central government were not allowed to be mixed, let alone anything to avenge him.

Where else could Lin Ruhai not know that Lin Hou's arrow wound was strange. He originally agreed, but Lin Hou couldn't speak in the end, and still grabbed his hand, staring straight at him with his eyes. He could only nod heavily, and Lin Hou closed his eyes with a smile and never opened them again.

Xiao Jin would ask Lin Ruhai to enter the study, just to tell him the truth of the matter, but Lin Ruhai kept his mouth shut and asked a word, but he was so bad that he couldn't speak, and the room was quiet for a while.

After a long time, Xiao Jin said with difficulty: "Ruhai, you, don't you have anything to ask?" ”

Lin Ruhai was silent for a long time before he spoke: "I promised my father, don't ask, don't want to, I don't know." This sentence is particularly difficult to say.

Xiao Jin let out a long breath, "It's right not to ask." "He can't say that Lin Hou died for the saint. As for who did it, Xiao Jin had doubts in his heart, but he couldn't say it.

Lin Ruhai looked at Xiao Jin. "Take care."

Xiao Jin patted him on the shoulder, "You are the same." ”

The situation between the DPRK and China is becoming more and more chaotic. Seeing that Emperor Qixiang was about to lose control. Just like today, Emperor Qixiang was just a whim. I wanted to go to the western suburbs to ride a horse, and I saw that I was happy to hunt a few rabbits, and I hunted a few rabbits, saying that it was a dinner at night. But I didn't want to, the forbidden army was in turmoil, and the monarchs and ministers were almost arrested. In the midst of the chaos, a stray arrow shot directly at Emperor Qixiang, and Lin Hou didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and was blocking behind Emperor Qixiang. At that time. The part of the arrow he was hit was not in much danger, but the body of the arrow was poisonous, and treatment was delayed, which caused a pity.

The forbidden army is in turmoil, this is not a trivial matter, Emperor Qixiang is angry, I don't know how many people in Beijing will be dismissed, and how many people will be exterminated.

"I'll go back to the palace to hand over the decree to my father." Xiao Jin is not worried about Lin Ruhai, Lin Hou died for the saint in the end. His father will definitely not treat Lin Ruhai badly. After three years of filial piety, Lin Ruhai will definitely have a good ranking after the scientific examination, and he will even be reused by his father soon.

Xiao Jin returned to the palace. Emperor Qixiang was leaning on the couch, closing his eyes and recuperating. His face was very bad, and he was gray. Purple lips. The clothes on his body have not changed, and he is still wearing the same riding uniform in the paddock. There was still blood on his body.

Yes, Emperor Qixiang was also injured. Lin Hou blocked the fatal arrow, and the eunuchs around Emperor Qixiang also had someone who took advantage of the chaos. If Emperor Qixiang hadn't dodged this knife, he wouldn't have dodged out of the protective fence and exposed himself to danger. Speaking of which, if there was no Lin Hou, he might have died today.

"How is Lin Hai?"

"It's sad."

"What did he ask?"

"No, Lin Hou has a last word, he is not allowed to ask."

Emperor Qixiang opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes were shining, and he couldn't see that he had injuries on his body at all, and he even vomited blood and fainted just now.

"Father, please take care of your health." Xiao Jin lifted his robe and knelt down, he could see that Emperor Qixiang was in very poor health, let alone others. This time, that person took the risk, not just because Emperor Qixiang's health was getting worse, but he became more and more wary of him. Wait any longer, the second prince and the fourth prince will be his end.

"Alas, Xiao Qi, you go back to the house, you are not allowed to come out recently." Emperor Qixiang sighed and drove Xiao Jin out of the palace.

Xiao Jin had no choice but to receive the order, and went all the way out of the palace gate and returned to King Ning's mansion.

After Emperor Qixiang left, he called the secret guard, "Where is there any movement from King Zhongshun?" "King Zhongshun was his younger brother, the emperor's favorite prince in his later years. It was only because he was still young when the first emperor left that this throne was made by Emperor Qixiang. If the first emperor can live a few more years, it is not necessarily who is on the throne.

Emperor Qixiang knew it in his heart, and King Zhongshun probably also understood. The two are brothers and friends on the surface, but in private they are guarding against each other. It's just that King Zhongshun has always had small problems, and big problems don't come out, and Emperor Qixiang doesn't want to be infamous for killing his brother for no reason, so he has come over like this for so many years. Today, the forbidden army is in turmoil, and the first thing Emperor Qixiang suspects is that King Zhongshun and the three princes are implicated.

"There was no movement."

"Where is the third child? What did he say? As soon as Emperor Qixiang returned to the palace, he directly arrested the three princes and his mother concubine Zhao, his mother and wife, and asked the three princes to be strictly interrogated.

"The ...... of the Three Princes"

"What's wrong?"

"I've taken poison, and now I'm rescuing, but there's not much hope." The dark guard was also depressed, who knew that he had already taken poison, and after only asking two questions, he fell down with convulsions and a black face.

Emperor Qixiang slapped the table hard, "This son of a!" "But this matter can't be said to the outside world, the son wants to kill Lao Tzu, he can't afford to lose this person! In particular, it must be recorded in the history books for future generations to comment, and Emperor Qixiang is even more unwilling. He could only suppress this matter, even if he was so depressed that he vomited blood, he had to suppress it.

In the twenty-first year of Qixiang, the three princes rebelled and were executed, and there were as many as 1,000 people implicated in it, and the gods were above for half a month with the smell of blood.

All of this has little to do with Lin Ruhai, after Lin Hou died, he was also in the Ling Temple. He discussed with Jia Min, helped the coffin back to Gusu, and buried his parents in the ancestral grave.

Now that Marquis Lin is gone, the title of the Lin family is gone, and this Marquis of Jing'an Mansion will be handed over to the imperial court according to the rule. Fortunately, the Lin family has their own old house in the capital, and they send people to repair it every year, so it would be good to move there directly. Lin Ruhai decided to clean up the house before helping the coffin to return to his hometown.

There are only three masters left in the Lin family now, and there is no need for so many subordinates, according to Lin Ruhai's idea, check all the people in the family, and then release a batch. Jia Min threw him a small notebook, "This is the time I have been in charge of the house." If you send someone to investigate secretly, you can use it. ”

Lin Ruhai took a look. But he is known to be a bad person among the servants of the Lin family. There are those who put money in prints, and there are those who take up lawsuits. There are ...... who encroach on fertile land The list goes on.

"Wife, why didn't you mention it before?" Lin Ruhai frowned and asked.

Jia Min said: "Many of these people are the master's henchmen, I don't believe the master will not know." At that time, it was just a big thing and a small thing. She can see that the children of these princes' mansions are all the same, no matter how strict they are, they are just less bullying.

"It's different now. You are in charge, you have to clean up, otherwise our family is afraid that it will be unstable. "Lin Ruhai is just a man now, and many of those domestic servants have been with Lin Hou for more than ten years, relying on being Lin Hou's old servants, there are many times when they disobey their husband and wife.

Lin Ruhai's face sank, "I'll take someone to clean them up." ”

Jia Min shook his head, "Father just left, and he hasn't settled down yet." It is not advisable to touch them. You help the coffin back to your hometown first, and then it's not too late to pack it up when you come back. ”

Lin Ruhai was very worried: "I will go this time, it will take at least two or three months to come back, you need to guard the door." Be careful, be careful. "The two have been together all the time since they crossed over, and they have never been separated. This time there was a sudden parting. Let Lin Ruhai be reluctant. If it weren't for the fact that my son was too young to stand the bumps. Coupled with the fact that the children are left alone at home, they are not at ease as a couple. Lin Ruhai wanted to take his wife with him.

Jia Min held his hand and leaned into his arms, "Don't worry, I am at home." ”

Before Lin Ruhai left Beijing, he asked Xiao Jin and Yang Ze to take care of the family, and then reluctantly said goodbye to Jia Min and returned to Gusu alone in the coffin.

Xiao Jin and the others were entrusted by Lin Ruhai, and every once in a while they sent someone to the Lin family to ask Hou Jiamin.

After Jia Min dealt with family affairs every day, he closed the door of the house and strictly ordered the family not to enter and leave at will. In order to deter everyone, she deliberately sent Jia Daishan to her personal soldiers, and also installed many of her own marrying into the mansion, and the two sides restrained each other, so that some old servants of the Lin family, although they were occasionally not inferior, did not dare to make trouble.

"Good boy, Daddy is coming back soon, are you happy?" Jia Min teased his son, the little guy has been almost eight months, and his skills have improved rapidly, and he can crawl all over the ground. He was at a time when he was curious about everything, and he wanted to put everything in his mouth and bite and nibble on it. The two little fat claws are also much easier to use than before, and they are very fast and powerful in grasping everything.

Because of him, Jia Min didn't dare to wear many jewelry. For example, earrings, such as bracelets, such as step rocking. The little guy will put it in his mouth when he catches it, but Jia Min is afraid that those little beads will be gnawed off by him, what if he chokes on the trachea? Anyway, they are keeping filial piety, and simpler is the right way.

Jia Min doesn't use Zhucui every day, only uses two silver hairpins to cover her hair, and then cuts two white jasmine belts on her sideburns. The girls in the room are all dressed up like Jia Min, and they look particularly pretty.

"Come, good girl, tell Mom, which red." As early as when his son was young, Jia Min had dyed the paper in many colors, held it in his hand every day, and chattered to him, and a few days ago he made many wooden toys for his son to play.

One of Lin Rui's children's favorite toys at present is to stuff various types of wooden blocks into the house. With this toy, he can play with it for half an hour.

"Madam, Lin Liang and Zhao Wu in the front yard quarreled again." Mama Yu crashed in, her brows furrowed. These days, some old servants of the Lin family have become more and more conflicted with Jia Min's dowry, and they even quarreled in front of his wife the day before yesterday. Uh, I have to say, Lin Hou died, Lin Ruhai was promoted to the master, and Jia Min was also promoted to the wife.

Jia Min smiled slightly, "Let them quarrel, don't care." "Lin Ruhai is coming back soon, and he still has to deal with these people.

"Mom, I asked you to keep an eye on those daughters-in-law, but what's the movement?" Jia Min is guarding against these people now and transferring his property. For example, Wang An, the day before yesterday, he begged her to come to her because of the quarrel, wanting to redeem his whole family.

Jia Min had already sent someone to keep an eye on him, naturally knowing that he had hidden all his private wealth, and he was afraid that Jia Min would finally liquidate him and plan to leave early.

Mama Yu said: "It's really as Mrs. said, they suddenly called out to be poor, and their clothes are not as good as before." ”

Jia Min smiled lightly, "Do it, do it, it's good to die." "Then they have an excuse to clean up. (To be continued......)