The evil forces roaming the heavens

Chapter 1274 Lin Ruhai's Astonishment!

At the Marquis of Zhongwu's residence, around noon...
A dazzling array of delicious dishes was laid out on the dining table.
They sat together, and Lin Daiyu first bowed to Jia Liu Shi, then to Jia Wu Shi.

Just after everyone sat down, Zhang Cheng said with a smile, "I almost didn't recognize Lin Daiyu looking so fragrant!"

Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Lin Daiyu glared at him, somewhat angry, but dared not speak.
"Alright, stop teasing your sister and eat!"

As she spoke to Zhang Cheng, Jia Liushi picked up her chopsticks, placed a piece of meat in his bowl, and put it there.
Just as everyone began to sit down to eat, Lin Daiyu noticed that her appetite seemed to have increased considerably.
Xueyan was shocked as she was adding rice and serving dishes to Xueyan's plate. Was this her young mistress?

After a long while, when Lin Daiyu had finished eating, she realized that she hadn't been quite ladylike.

However, looking at Lin Daiyu's appearance, Jia Liushi smiled and said, "Being able to eat is a blessing. Yu'er, you are frail and far away, so you must take good care of yourself!"

"Mother, since you like Lin Daiyu so much, why not adopt her as your goddaughter?"

Seeing how much Jia Liushi liked Lin Daiyu, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but speak up.
"Me? Can that even work?"

Staring in astonishment at Zhang Cheng, Jia Liu froze on the spot upon hearing these words.
She liked Lin Daiyu because she had met Jia Min before, and she was also shocked to hear that Lin Daiyu had lost her mother and that her father was still an official in Yangzhou. She had come here alone, which made her feel sorry for her.
"If Mother wishes, why not ask Lin Meimei? If she agrees, Lord Lin should not object!"

Zhang Cheng smiled as he addressed Jia Liushi.

As a second-class earl, a fourth-rank official, the vice commander of the Beijing garrison, and the commander of the Divine Pivot Battalion, let alone finding his mother's adopted daughter, even finding a granddaughter would require queuing from Shuntian Prefecture to Nanjing.
Don't ask why, the answer is simply that Zhang is a good fighter!
"Yu'er, if I were to adopt you as my goddaughter, would you be willing?"

Looking at Lin Daiyu, Jia Liushi couldn't help but feel uneasy.

She had initially wanted a son and a daughter, but after Jia Jue was born, her health deteriorated day by day.
"Daiyu will follow her father's arrangements completely!"

With her head bowed slightly in embarrassment, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but speak.
Because she also liked Jia Liu Shi; after all, the feeling Jia Liu Shi gave her was similar to that of her mother, Jia Min. And although she disliked her brother Zhang Cheng, he seemed to be acting in her best interest.

Especially the boxing techniques taught this morning, it seems that only members of the Jia family can practice them. It's like they're not treating her as an outsider!
Intelligent and precocious, Lin Daiyu certainly knew that there were distinctions of kinship among relatives, but they did not treat her as an outsider and took such thoughtful care of her. How could Lin Daiyu not be moved!

"Since that's the case, I'll send a message to Lord Lin Ruhai to grant your mother-daughter relationship, so I can be kicked out of the house as soon as possible!"

Seeing that both of them seemed quite interested, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but tease them.

Hearing Zhang Cheng say this, Lin Daiyu looked at him with resentment.
Looking at Zhang Cheng, Jia Liushi couldn't help but get angry and said, "What are you saying? Yu'er is angry! Quickly, apologize!"

"what?"

Looking at Jia Liushi in shock, Zhang Cheng said awkwardly, "Mother, we haven't even acknowledged him yet! You're already abandoning your own son!"

"Compared to you, you infuriating child, Yu'er is much more considerate!"

Looking at Lin Daiyu who had walked to her side, Jia Liushi hugged her and spoke angrily.
"Yes, Brother Jue, Yu'er is so well-behaved!"

Seeing the expressions on Jia Liushi's and Lin Daiyu's faces, Jia Wushi also laughed.

"Uncle, please say less!"

Seeing that Zhang Cheng had already aroused public anger, Jia Wei couldn't help but speak up.
"You're all in cahoots!"

Looking at everyone in shock, Zhang Cheng felt that his Zhongwu Earl's Mansion would eventually be transformed into Lin Daiyu's Mansion!

After the meal, Zhang Cheng had the food sent back to the backyard.

Looking at the dazzling array of jewels and many rare items, even Lin Daiyu was somewhat astonished.
After all, even though she came from the Lin family, which had produced five generations of marquises, she had never seen so many rare treasures before!

"These are all things I brought back from Liaodong and Goryeo. Take a look and see what you like. Don't be shy. After all, all the family's valuables are in the treasury. I've given the key to Sister Cuizhu."

Staring in astonishment at all this, Madam Jia Wu said, "Brother Jue, this is too precious!" "Brother and sister-in-law, what is this? After several battles, we have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Wei-ge'er still has some! Besides, all the relatives of my Jia family who live to be appointed officials return home in glory. What is this!"

With a broad smile, Zhang Cheng began to explain.

"Brother Wei, you never told me you had such a sum of money on you!"

Looking at Jia Wei in shock, Madam Jia Wu immediately became serious.

"Mother, what I have is nothing. It's just a share of the profits from the army. My uncle has much more money; he has ten million taels!"

Seeing Jia Wu's outstretched hand, Jia Wei immediately shouted.
"Jue-ge'er? You've been embezzling the army's money and provisions!"

Staring at Zhang Cheng in shock, Jia Liushi couldn't help but question him, for this was a serious crime!

“Mother, how could you regard me as such a despicable person? This is all the money I earned from trading in my Liaodong military town; it's all money that can be spent! I've put it all into the treasury.”

While explaining to Jia Liu, Zhang Cheng turned his head and said, "Brother and sister-in-law, Wei-ge'er is still young. It's not good for him to have so much money on him! He might ruin himself by indulging in pleasure every night."

"Uncle, why did you do this to me!"

Staring at Zhang Cheng in astonishment, Jia Wei couldn't help but shout.

"Harm you? Your uncle is doing this for your own good! Hand over the money to me now!"

Grabbing Jia Wei's ear, Jia Wu Shi had already made her move.
"Come here, Yu'er, let your mother pick out some nice things for you!"

Pulling Lin Daiyu to sit down, Jia Liu Shi happily picked up various pearls and expensive gemstones and helped her put them on.
After a while, Jia Wei returned, looking utterly dejected. Her face was full of resentment as she said, "Uncle, you've gone too far! I've lost all my money, how am I supposed to go out and have fun now?"

"Brother Wei, I hold grudges, so don't mess with me again next time!"

Patting Jia Wei on the shoulder, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile.

Seeing Zhang Cheng's expression, Jia Wei immediately stepped forward and whispered a few words to Jia Liu Shi.

Turning her head, Madam Jia looked at Zhang Cheng in disbelief and said, "Jue-ge'er, how come you have a wife sent by Mongolia? Why didn't you tell your mother!"

"Ok?"

With wide eyes, Lin Daiyu also turned to look at Zhang Cheng, staring at him in surprise.
With a twitching mouth, Zhang Cheng looked at Jia Liushi and everyone else in the room, then slowly retreated to the doorway and said, "Would you believe me if I said this was a misunderstanding?"

"Where are you going? Come back and explain yourself to your mother! Jia Jue, stop right there! Jia Jue!"

Seeing Zhang Cheng trying to run away, Jia Liu shouted angrily.

Watching Zhang Cheng run away, Jia Wei smiled and said, "Uncle, I didn't mean it. You can have some rat tail juice!"

Yangzhou, Salt Commissioner, Lin Mansion

When Lin Ruhai received the message from the capital, he was completely stunned.

Because he never expected that his daughter, Yu'er, would be chosen by a third-rank noblewoman who wanted to adopt her as her goddaughter.

If it were an ordinary noblewoman, even one of the third rank, Lin Ruhai wouldn't care too much. But the problem is, this lady has a brave and skilled son, the Earl of Zhongwu, Jia Jue!
As the most brilliant general of the Great Qian Dynasty in recent years, Jia Jue's name is known to everyone. He was even promoted by Emperor Hongde to be the commander of the Divine Pivot Camp!

Knowing his daughter in the capital had such a powerful figure protecting her, what did he have to worry about? It was even safer than being in the Jia family.

He hurriedly returned to his study, wrote a letter, and then instructed the steward to search the treasury for a precious gift to send back!
Because Lin Daiyu not only had to acknowledge it, but she also had to make sure everyone knew!
(End of this chapter)