Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 60 Lin Ruhai's plan, rumors everywhere
As for Xiao Yuanyi's three sons, Xiao Yuanyi had never thought of taking them away.

Firstly, Old Lady Cheng favors boys over girls, so the three sons will not be treated harshly if they stay in the Cheng family.

Secondly, Xiao Yuanyi also knew that her three sons were of the same character as Cheng Shi, that bastard, and they dared not go against the wishes of Old Lady Cheng.

So Xiao Yuanyi didn't bother and just took Cheng Shaoshang's daughter away.

Cheng Shaoshang was not liked by Old Lady Cheng. If he continued to stay in the Cheng family, it would be of no use even if his biological father Cheng Shi was watching over him.

Between his daughter and mother, Cheng Shi will eventually submit to his mother.

So Xiao Yuanyi knew very well that she had to take her daughter away.

After making up his mind and being completely disappointed with Cheng Shi, Xiao Yuanyi acted very quickly.

Xiao Yuanyi took away all her dowry and half of the property of Quling Hou Mansion.

Of course, during this process, Old Lady Cheng and Mrs. Ge were naturally reluctant to let Xiao Yuanyi take away these properties.

However, after Xiao Yuanyi drew his sword, everything calmed down.

Although she was unwilling, what happened yesterday was still fresh in her mind, and Ge was also scared by Xiao Yuanyi's beating.

In the end, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could only watch Xiao Yuanyi leave Qulinghou Mansion with the land deeds and other financial matters.

There is no wall that is impenetrable. In just a few days, the divorce of Marquis Quling became a hot topic.

Because the day after Jia Jue went to the Quling Marquis's mansion, news of the Quling Marquis and his wife's divorce spread, so there was a lot of discussion in the capital for a while, and all kinds of romantic news were spread.

What about the fact that Marquis Guanjun stayed overnight at Marquis Quling's residence and flirted with his wife, and what about the fact that Marquis Quling's wife and her daughter worked together.

Similar romantic news spread everywhere and became the topic of conversation among people in the streets and alleys of the capital.

Just as rumors were flying all over the Divine Capital, in the guest room of the Lin Mansion in Gusu, Jia She was sitting in his room feeling somewhat irritable.

After Rongguo Mansion received the Lin family's death notice, Jia She came to Suzhou on behalf of Rongguo Mansion to mourn his sister Jia Min.

After Jia Min's funeral was completed, Jia She began to deliberately hint at Lin Ruhai's thoughts.

However, Lin Ruhai had already seen through Jia She's thoughts.

So Lin Ruhai always avoided the topic and didn't talk to Jia She at all.

As the days passed, Jia She felt extremely anxious.

Just when Jia She didn't know what to do, there was a knock on the door.

"Uncle Jia, our master wants you to come over."

After hearing the servant's voice, Jia She quickly agreed and said.

"Okay, I got it, I'll be there right away."

In the main hall of the Lin family, Lin Ruhai was sitting in the main seat.

In just half a month, Lin Ruhai seemed like a different person.

More than half a month ago, Lin Ruhai was a high-ranking official in the court.

However, at this moment, Lin Ruhai's face was extremely pale and bloodless, as if he had lost his vitality and was shrouded in a layer of dark shadow.

Lin Ruhai's eyes were empty and dull, without their former brilliance and liveliness. He was often immersed in the longing and grief for his deceased wife, his gaze wandering, as if he could not find the focus in the vast world.

The muscles on his face were loose and weak, and his brows were always tightly furrowed, forming deep wrinkles that seemed to carry all the sadness and sorrow.

The death of his wife was an indescribable blow to Lin Ruhai.

During this period, Lin Ruhai forced himself to take care of his wife's funeral despite his illness, and he was exhausted both physically and mentally.

It was fine when Lin Ruhai was busy with his wife's funeral during the day, but especially in the middle of the night when there was no one around, Lin Ruhai recalled every little detail of his time with his wife over the years, and tears flowed unconsciously. His heart was broken and the pain was indescribable.

Although surrounded by sadness, Lin Ruhai could only force himself to stay spirited.

It was not for anything else, but simply because he still had a poor daughter, Daiyu. If he did not arrange her future well, Lin Ruhai felt that he would not be able to face his wife in the afterlife.

Lin Ruhai knew exactly why his brother-in-law Jia She came.

Lin Ruhai had a very clear understanding of the situation in Rongguo Mansion.

The decline and corruption of Rongguo Mansion has reached its peak.

Wang Ziteng has completely escaped the control of Rongguo Mansion. If he chooses to resign and retire, Rongguo Mansion will no longer have any foundation in the court, and only the foundation of the founding fathers will support Rongguo Mansion.

If Lin Ruhai was still in good health, he would definitely cut ties with the Rongguo Mansion step by step and completely leave the Rongguo Mansion.

Lin Ruhai was well aware of the court situation and knew that the decline of the founding fathers was inevitable and they were simply unable to resist the emperor's suppression.

Lin Ruhai would never sink with the founding fathers, that would be too stupid.

At most, Lin Ruhai would help the Rongguo Mansion if it fell into trouble in the future out of consideration for his wife's feelings.

But Lin Ruhai's body basically collapsed under the successive blows.

Lin Ruhai didn't dare to say how long he could hold on.

What would happen to his daughter after his death? This was what Lin Ruhai was most concerned about. In comparison, the imperial court, the country, and the feelings of family and country all seemed so empty, pale, and powerless.

For Lin Ruhai, his choices were very limited.

First of all, it is not advisable to let Lin Daiyu stay in the Lin family.

The clan society had the bad custom of eating up the entire family. In ancient times, the status of women was very low.

When a family is wiped out, the male relatives of this family will organize a "house raid", taking away all the family's belongings and dividing them up, using the family's money to hold a grand funeral, and a group of people will eat the family into poverty. This is called "eating the family out of their wits".

Sometimes, the situation is even worse. The widows left behind in the family will be sold or designated to be remarried to a certain family, because only by selling them can the male relatives better divide the family's property.

Even a wealthy family like the Lin family cannot avoid this situation.

If Lin Daiyu was a boy, everything would be easy and no one could justifiably take away Lin Daiyu's property.

But Lin Daiyu happened to be a girl, and the Lin family’s inheritance rights to the property left by Lin Ruhai had priority over Lin Daiyu.

Once Lin Ruhai left, the ideal outcome for Lin Daiyu to stay in the Lin family would be that the Lin family would have some conscience and, after dividing up Lin Ruhai's property, leave some change for Lin Daiyu as a dowry, and then find a relatively reliable marriage for Lin Daiyu.

The more likely possibility is that Lin Daiyu was directly betrothed to some random family, and then all of Lin Ruhai's property was taken away by the Lin family.

This result was obviously unacceptable to Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai's other choice was to entrust Lin Daiyu to the Rongguo Mansion, and also hand over his own property to the Rongguo Mansion.

In this situation, Lin Ruhai's property could not be preserved either. After all, the Rongguo Mansion was so poor that they were almost bleeding. Otherwise, they would not have offended Jia Jue to death and caused such a huge hatred for the sake of three or four hundred thousand taels of silver.

After all, Lin Daiyu is a blood relative of the Rongguo Mansion. After the Rongguo Mansion took this property, it should be able to arrange a good home for Lin Daiyu for the sake of family affection.

However, Lin Ruhai really didn't trust the character of the people in Rongguo Mansion. After all, what Rongguo Mansion had done in the past was really not good enough, and it was a bit like a person's reputation being affected by a tree.

Especially after Jia She came this time, his words and deeds implied that on the one hand he hoped to continue to stay in office, and on the other hand he hoped to send Lin Daiyu to Rongguo Mansion.

It has to be said that even before anything happened, the eating habits displayed by the people in Rongguo Mansion already made Lin Ruhai feel a little uncomfortable.

After thinking for a while, Lin Ruhai made a decision in his heart. At this time, Jia She also came to the main hall.

Lin Ruhai stood up and greeted Jia She, then said, "Brother, please sit down."

Jia She pretended to be concerned and said.

"Ruhai, we are all family, don't be polite."

"Third sister is gone, but she wouldn't want to see you like this. You have to take good care of yourself."

Lin Ruhai nodded and said.

"Big brother is right. During this period, I helped Min'er to take care of the funeral and didn't have time to entertain you. I hope you can forgive me."

Jia She waved his hands repeatedly and said.

"Ruhai, you're being too formal. We're all sad that Third Sister is gone, but we still have to live our lives. If not for others, there's still Daiyu. You have to cheer up."

Lin Ruhai agreed and said.

"Brother, I will. I asked you to come here today because I have something I want to tell you."

Jia She said after hearing this.

"Ru Hai, you say."

Lin Ruhai continued.

"Didn't my eldest brother say before that the old lady wanted to take Daiyu to live in Rongguo Mansion for a while? Let's do it."

"I'll have someone prepare it. After two or three days, big brother can take Daiyu back to the capital."

"I'll take care of the family inheritance here, and then I have to finish up the Jiangnan Salt Administration."

"Due to family matters, the salt administration reform has been delayed for over half a month. Although His Majesty has not pressed the issue, he has posthumously awarded Min'er the title of First Rank Consort."

"But I must serve the emperor faithfully, and I cannot continue to delay the important task entrusted to me by His Majesty."

Jia She looked at Lin Ruhai thoughtfully and said.

"Ruhai, you just mentioned the family inheritance. Why are you dealing with it now?"

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then slowly said.

"With Min'er gone, I feel empty inside."

"I only have one daughter, Daiyu, and I don't plan to have any more children in the future."

"I've accumulated some wealth over the years. I'm going to take care of it while I'm still sober."

"I've also made up my mind about Daiyu. I'm going to find her a good marriage and leave her a generous dowry."

"As for the remaining property, I plan to adopt a child within the clan to continue the incense of my lineage, and then leave the property to the clan."

When Jia She heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he could hardly hide his inner disappointment, which naturally could not be hidden from Lin Ruhai's eyes.

But Jia She soon calmed down and looked at Lin Ruhai and said.

"It should, it should."

"So after we finish handling the salt case, what are your plans, Ruhai?"

Lin Ruhai sighed and spoke in a low voice.

"Brother, I know that the mansion has cultivated me for many years and has high hopes for me."

"If it weren't for Min'er leaving, I would have really lost all my energy."

"Please tell the old lady that Ru Hai is unfilial and wants to disappoint her."

After hesitating for a moment, Jia She could only nod and say.

"Okay then, Ruhai, I'll tell the old lady."

After finishing the discussion, the atmosphere became a little stagnant and awkward.

After hastily ending the conversation, Lin Ruhai sent Jia She out of the main hall.

After Jia She left, Lin Ruhai looked at Jia She's back with a deep gaze and shook his head.

Jia She's reaction made Lin Ruhai even more disappointed with Rongguo Mansion.

When Jia She heard that Lin Ruhai planned to adopt a son and leave the property to the Lin family, he looked lost, as if a cooked duck had flown away.

For some reason, at this moment, Jia Jue's figure appeared in Lin Ruhai's mind.

Thinking of Jia Jue's heroic and free-spirited character, and his loyalty and righteousness, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but have an idea that if he entrusted Lin Daiyu to Jia Jue, he would probably take good care of his daughter.

However, this idea was fleeting. There was nothing he could do because Jia Jue was already married. When Jia Jue got married, Lin Ruhai was busy with official duties and had specially sent someone to deliver the gifts to the Guanjun Marquis Mansion in Shendu by official ship.

Lin Daiyu is fifteen years old this year, and Jia Jue is twenty-one years old. They are too close in age. In addition, there are no female elders in Jia Jue's house. If he entrusts his daughter to the Marquis of Guanjun, it is inevitable that his daughter's innocence will be damaged.

Alas, it would be great if Marquis Guanjun was not married. I could directly betroth my daughter to him. Although he is a few years older than my daughter, it is not a big deal. With Marquis Guanjun's temperament, he will definitely treat his daughter well. I can close my eyes even if I die. Why would I be caught in such a dilemma like now?

In the study of the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion in Shendu, Jia Jue sneezed for no reason. He didn't know that his friend Lin Ruhai, who was much older than him, had come up with such an idea.

If he knew, Jia Jue would definitely be unhappy.

My goodness, I treat you as a buddy, but you actually want to be my father-in-law.

What? Your daughter is Lin Daiyu, the first of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling? That’s fine.

Back to the topic, in the study, Jia Jue was comforting Sheng Minglan and Zhang Guifen.

Looking at the two angry women, Jia Jue smiled and said with ease.

"Alright, alright, why are you two so angry?"

Sheng Minglan on the side said helplessly.

"Husband, Sister Guifen and I are so angry, why are you still acting like nothing happened?"

"The stories those people made up about you and Madam Xiao are really ugly. Now that they've spread like wildfire, it's causing great damage to your reputation."

Jia Jue said calmly.

"Reputation, what reputation do I have? I still care about this."

Upon hearing what Jia Jue said, Sheng Minglan and Zhang Guifen couldn't help but look at each other, and then looked helpless.

It’s no wonder that Jia Jue’s reputation in the capital wasn’t very good.

Jia Jue was directly expelled from the Jia family's genealogy, which in itself was unacceptable in the clan society.

Later, Jia Jue served in the army in Mobei. Wherever he led his troops to fight, no grass grew and rivers of blood flowed wherever he passed.

The name of Jia Jue is definitely a name that makes people cry in fear among the grassland tribes.

Because of the massacre of grassland tribes, Jia Jue was impeached by court officials many times.

(End of this chapter)