Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 138 Lin Daiyu: Daddy, you know everything?
……

At this time, Lin Daiyu came over with a bowl of tea. Seeing Lin Ruhai's appearance, she asked with a smile, "Daddy, what's wrong with you?"

what happened?
I feel bad.

My head hurts too.

Lin Ruhai pretended to be calm and said with a forced smile, "Brother Rong, how are you doing recently?"

"He."

Lin Daiyu put down the teacup and said casually, "It's pretty good."

"Daddy asked him what to do?"

"Nothing, I, ahem, just, uh, just asking casually, just asking casually." Lin Ruhai was a little incoherent for a moment.

Lin Daiyu looked at her father strangely.

"Daddy...what's wrong?"

"Nothing, nothing at all."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "There is an allusion called 'There is no silver here'. Daddy is very knowledgeable, so he must understand it, right?"

"Could it be that Daddy..."

As she spoke, Lin Daiyu's expression suddenly changed.

Got it!

Could it be that Daddy has seen the book “The Legend of White Snake”?

"Dad, you...you know everything?"

Lin Daiyu lowered her head with a red face.

"My daughter knows she was wrong."

"Hey!"

Lin Ruhai sighed deeply.

Judging from the look of my daughter, it is clear that she is deeply in love with him!

What can we do now?

He only has this one daughter, he has to help her even if it means sacrificing his reputation!

"It's okay, Dad understands!"

"Don't worry, just leave this matter to Dad."

There was a hint of suspicion in Lin Daiyu's eyes.

"Daddy, what did you say?"

"What's the matter?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "I will give you the 'there is no silver here' you just said to me now."

Lin Daiyu: "..."

what the hell!

Lin Daiyu pouted and looked at her father.

Lin Ruhai was helpless and said earnestly: "You are still young now, wait until you are older, okay?"

"Yes! My daughter knows!"

Lin Daiyu nodded and smiled.

She understood what her father meant.

It’s not that I can’t read novels, it’s just that I’m too young.

When you are older you can read novels.

Lin Ruhai felt a pain in his heart and his head started to hurt as he watched his daughter smile happily.

When a girl grows up, she can’t be kept at home!
"Rong Ge'er... do you know?" Lin Ruhai asked tentatively.

He needed to determine whether this was unrequited love or mutual.

Lin Daiyu was slightly stunned.

I admire him in my heart.

Daddy is really smart. He can actually guess that it was Rong Ge'er who bought the book.

But it doesn’t seem difficult to guess.

After all, there are only a few people in Dongfu.

Grandpa, Master, and Xichun are definitely excluded.

It seems that only Rong Ge'er could buy books for her.

"Of course Rong Ge'er knows."

"Daddy, don't blame him. It was my daughter's idea."

"puff!"

"Cough cough!"

Lin Ruhai took a sip of tea and then spat it out.

The cough won't stop.

孽 孽!
"Daddy, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Daiyu hurried forward.

"I'm fine."

Lin Ruhai stood up tremblingly.

"I'll go back and take a rest first."

He wanted to be alone.

……

Lin Ruhai did not stay in Ningguo Mansion for long. After seeing Lin Daiyu, he returned to the inn.

Jia Jing was a senior cabinet minister of the current dynasty and had a sensitive status. It was inconvenient for him to get too close to others when he went to Beijing to report on his work, and he mainly communicated through letters.

"Sir, your injury..."

"It doesn't matter."

Lin Ruhai waved his hand calmly: "It just looks scary."

The injury was on the left shoulder, and with timely treatment, it is no longer serious.

"Prepare pen and ink."

There were some things he had to discuss with Jia Jing in detail.

……

Weishan Lake, the old nest of the White Lotus Sect.

"Mother, it's not good!"

A trusted guard of Protector Baitang ran into the hall in a panic, knelt down with a thud, and said breathlessly: "The officers and soldiers are too strong. Brothers, we are defeated. We have all retreated. The Protector, he, he..."

"how?"

"Died in battle."

Lady Bai Lian and the girl in colorful clothes looked at each other and smiled imperceptibly: "It's not your fault, the officers and soldiers are too strong. Let the brothers retreat to the water fort and recuperate in peace."

"Has the body of Protector Bai been recovered?"

"I fought hard to get it back."

Lady Bai Lian said sternly: "Protector Bai has made great contributions to Bai Lian, he must be buried with honor!"

Bai Tang's confidant was immediately moved and kowtowed several times: "Your Majesty is so kind."

Lady Bai Lian smiled.

"it is good."

"Bai Lian cannot live without a left protector for even a day. From now on, you are the left protector of Bai Lian!"

"I grant you the name: Bai Lei!"

Bai Lei's spirits lifted: "I will go through fire and water, sacrifice my life, and go through mountains of swords and seas of fire without hesitation!"

Bai Lei thanked him profusely and went down.

The girl in colorful clothes smiled and said, "Master, you are really amazing. You recruited the left protector as your own without any effort."

Lady Bai Lian smiled gently.

"It's nothing."

"The leader of the Shaanxi branch, Bai Ning, has been recruited by the imperial court. Take your men to kill him and bring me his head!"

"Yes!"

……

Jiangnan, Zhen family.

Zhen Yuanzhi was feeding the chirping thrush in the corridor.

He is a bird lover.

I especially like the thrush.

At this time, the old butler came running over in a hurry.

"Master, there is a letter from the north."

Zhen Yuanzhi smiled faintly, put down the golden spoon he was using to feed the birds, and took the note.

It's probably done.

While thinking, Zhen Yuanzhi opened the note.

Suddenly, his face changed drastically!
Lin Ruhai went to Beijing?

How can it be!

Just yesterday, their men were fighting back and forth with the salt soldiers under Lin Ruhai, and were gradually gaining the upper hand...

Did he leave by water?
That’s not right. A tight net has been set up on the water as well!

"I'm fucking stupid!"

Zhen Yuanzhi cursed inwardly.

"They're all trash!"

"A bunch of trash!"

The Zhen family is in danger!

……

Dezhou Prefecture, Shandong.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

"Bang bang!"

The Four Guards of Heaven and Earth led their men in a massive attack on the ships on the canal.

They even used rockets.

Two large ships at the dock were already on fire.

However, the Jia family's personal soldiers were not affected at all and their formation was unbreakable.

The second of the Four Heavenly Guards was impatient. He stood out with a sword in hand and shouted, "Brother, I will charge in and open a breakthrough."

The eldest brother quickly held down the second brother and said sternly, "This is not a martial arts fight. No matter how high your martial arts skills are in the military formation, you will still die in vain."

The third brother asked, "What should we do then?"

The eldest brother smiled and said, "Fourth sister, tell me."

The fourth sister was a slender girl in a black dress. She smiled and said, "Of course I will continue to waste my time."

"After so many battles, those people should be running out of ammunition and food. By then, we can use firearms and crossbows to break their formation and defeat them. Second and third brothers can just go in and kill them at will."

"Haha."

The second child touched his head.

"Fourth sister is still smart!"

"I'll listen to my fourth sister."

As they were talking, someone suddenly came up and said, "Four Guards of Heaven and Earth, listen to my orders!"

The four of them hurriedly saluted.

"My subordinate is here."

"The prince has ordered you to return to the capital as soon as possible. There must be no mistakes!"

The four of them looked at each other.

The eldest brother stepped forward and said, "Holy Envoy, they will soon run out of ammunition and food. We can definitely attack and kill Lin Ruhai!" The Holy Envoy sneered.

"Lin Ruhai has already entered Beijing. You have captured two broken ships. Who are you going to kill?"

"what?"

The four of them were stunned for a moment and looked at each other.

……

Kyoto.

The residence of Lord Wen.

"Master, Lord Ribin is outside asking for an audience, and he has sent two boxes of gifts, which have already been carried into the side room."

Wen Ting, who was thinking about something, frowned slightly.

"what gift?"

The trusted servant smiled and said, "I didn't dare to check it privately, but it looks like it's quite heavy. How about you go and check it yourself?"

Wen Ting thought about it, then stood up and walked into the side room.

Two large boxes were placed in front of us.

"Open!"

"Yes."

The servant bowed slightly and opened one of the boxes.

Full of white silver.

Dazzling and dazzling.

The servant immediately smiled and said, "Master Ribin is truly filial and kind."

Wen Ting's eyes were slightly cold.

"Open another one!"

"Here."

The servant was more careful this time and opened the other box very carefully.

Full and golden.

More dazzling and eye-catching!

The servant said excitedly: "Master Ribin is indeed a good official who serves the country and the people. It would be inappropriate for the master not to promote such a good official..."

"shut up!"

Wen Ting glared coldly at his trusted servant.

"Tell me, how much did you charge him?"

When the servant saw this, his face turned pale.

He knelt on the ground hurriedly and said, "Master, I dare not lie. I secretly took a hundred taels of silver."

Wen Ting nodded.

"Someone is coming."

"Fork it and kill it instantly!"

"Master, please spare my life!"

"It's unfair, wuwu..."

The servant was gagged and dragged away.

Wen Ting hurriedly covered the two large boxes, sealed them, and called two trusted men to guard the house.

"Guard the door closely, and don't let even a fly in!"

"Yes!"

The guard's voice was sonorous and powerful, and it was obvious that he was a veteran in the battlefield.

After leaving the side room, Wen Ting went back to the study to think about things.

Wen Ribin, former Imperial Censor of Salt.

Originally, the two families had no relatives, but later, because they would benefit from cooperation, the two families became one clan, and Wen Ribin became the nephew.

In the past few years, Wen Ribin had paid him many tributes when he was the Imperial Censor of the Lianghuai Salt Administration...

This is a disaster!

Fortunately, no outsiders knew about Lian Zong’s affairs.

While I was thinking about something, the door was suddenly pushed open.

"Uncle, save me."

Wen Ribin actually broke into Wen Ting's study.

Wen Ting frowned, but did not say anything blaming him. Instead, he smiled and said, "My dear nephew, I have been trying to find a solution, and you just happened to come."

Wen Ribin kowtowed on the ground with a bang.

"Uncle, save me! Lin Ruhai is coming to Beijing!"

"Don't worry, nephew. I already have a plan."

Wen Ribin was very happy.

"Uncle, are you serious?"

Wen Ting smiled: "Of course."

"Go back and wait, you will know the result tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, uncle. Thank you, uncle."

Wen Ribin kowtowed and expressed his gratitude profusely before leaving.

……

Jia Rong was very relaxed during the days after the exam.

Go to bed early at night and get up late in the morning.

It was not until noon that he changed his clothes with the help of Qingwen. Xiangling brought a basin of water and dipped a hot towel in it. Jia Rong took it and wiped himself twice, then threw the towel lightly onto a rack in the distance.

Just hung up.

Xiangling said, "Master is really amazing."

Jia Rong smiled slightly.

He liked this sentence very much.

Qingwen pushed Xiangling and sneered, "It's not like you haven't seen me who's even more powerful than you."

"Bah! You're talking nonsense!"

Xiangling's face was flushed.

Qingwen pinched her hand and said with a smile, "Silly girl, you are still shy."

Xiangling raised her hand and tickled Qingwen's armpit.

"Giggle..."

The two of them were laughing and joking together.

Jia Rong sat in front of the mirror, not in a hurry. Seeing that the two were tired of playing, he smiled and said, "Excuse me, which sister can come and comb my hair?"

Qingwen stood up, adjusted her hair and said, "It's still mine."

Xiangling did not struggle. She was too slow at combing her hair, far less skillful than Qingwen. Sometimes Qingwen had to help her comb her hair.

At this time, Ping'er came in with a pile of account books and said with a smile, "Oh, Master is up now."

Jia Rong: “Ah.”

"Can't I just be lazy?"

Ping Er smiled: "No."

"I'm at home so I have to review the accounts of the past few months. Although I trust you, rules are rules."

Jia Rong thought for a moment and said, "Then you can just go find Xiao Xiao. I have something else to do later."

Xiaoxiao used to be in charge of the accounts in his courtyard. She was also a very meticulous person. With her and Ping'er in charge of the accounts, basically nothing would go wrong.

"Ok."

"Then I'll go find Sister Xiaoxiao."

Ping'er was about to leave again with the account book in her arms.

"Hey, wait."

"Is there anything else, sir?"

"I heard that Second Aunt is about to give birth?"

Jia Rong suddenly remembered it last night.

Counting the days, it’s almost time.

Ping Er nodded: "I went to ask some time ago, it's about half a month."

Jia Rong said, "Get some tonic from the storehouse and go see my aunt, and tell her that I will come to see her in a few days."

Ping Er smiled and said, "Okay."

……

Rongguo Mansion, Fengjie's courtyard.

Fengjie, with her big belly, was lying on the bed with her eyes closed.

As the day of delivery approached, she no longer dared to wander around casually. She only went to Lady Jia's courtyard occasionally to say a few words to join in the fun.

The rapid decline of the Wang family caught her off guard. Mrs. Wang’s vicious heart made her even more frightened. Coupled with her mother-in-law’s cold words, now she only has Grandmother Jia to rely on in the Jia family.

As for the man Jia Lian, he is totally unreliable. Seeing that the Wang family is in decline, he no longer takes her seriously and spends all his time drinking and carousing outside.

"grandmother!"

"I'm here to see you!"

Sister Feng opened her eyes and said in surprise, "Ping'er! You are such a good girl. You haven't come to see me for such a long time."

As he spoke, he saw Ping'er holding a few exquisite boxes in her hands, so he smiled and said, "You came here and brought things with you. It's obvious that you really treat me as an outsider."

Ping Er hurriedly smiled and said, "It's not mine, but our master insisted that I bring it."

"Oh."

Sister Feng nodded and said, "Does this count as going back to your mother's home?"

Ping Erh said shyly, "I finally came here once, but you said something nonsense again. I won't dare to come again in the future."

"Oh my." Sister Feng laughed and said, "Miss Ping'er, I will admit my mistake to you, okay?"

Ping Er stamped her feet and said, "Madam, you are still talking nonsense. How can you be a girl?"

Sister Feng smiled slightly.

"Sooner or later."

"I've heard it all. Rong'er trusts you and keeps your accounts. How much money do you spend every month?"

Generally speaking, the maid who is in charge of accounting is the closest maid to her. Feng Ji is very satisfied that Ping'er can overwhelm Xiaoxiao in the past.

Ping Er thought for a moment, and fearing that she might frighten Feng Jie, she said casually, "There are not many people in our courtyard, and we only spend a few hundred taels a month."

In fact, how much money has she spent in these few months?
Not counting the family's daily expenses, just the investment in reselling grain to Shandong with the Xue family totaled nearly 200,000 taels.

Of course, all this money actually belongs to the Wang family, and it is a no-cost business.

When Fengjie heard that she was paid several hundred taels a month, her eyes sparkled. She said sourly, "The whole house is run by the eldest mistress now. She is so stingy that she only gives me five taels a month. Even with the maids' wages, it's still less than ten taels."

Ping Erh comforted her, "Grandma, don't try to fool me. I know you still have several thousand taels of silver in your dowry."

Sister Feng rolled her eyes in anger and gritted her teeth, saying angrily, "Speaking of this makes me angry. How much money did I put in when I was the housekeeper? Now you are killing me!"

Ping Er smiled and said, "That's just right. Madam, you don't have to fill it up any more."

"Still making sarcastic remarks!"

Sister Feng poked Ping'er on the forehead and said sternly, "It's fine now, but when I give birth to the baby and recover, you can persuade Rong'er to find something for me to do."

"Grandma, I really have to go!"

"Leave the things, you can go."

"Just don't forget what I told you."

Ping'er was helpless.

Having followed Wang Xifeng for many years, she understood Wang Xifeng's thoughts very well.

You want face and pomp.

It's simply impossible to live a dull life.

……

(End of this chapter)