The splendor of the red mansion

Chapter 6 Jia Mansion
"Okay, Yu'er, be good." Jiamu said hello repeatedly, and took off a delicate gold bracelet from her hand and stuffed it into Daiyu's hand.Then she looked at Yinzhen and said, "Who is this brother?" Daiyu raised her face proudly and said, "This is Yu'er's brother."

"Brother?" Mother Jia was taken aback, looking at Lin Ruhai and Jia Min puzzled.She saw that although Yinzhen was still young and silent, but his expression was dignified and dignified, he must be someone's son.

Lin Ruhai looked at Yinzhen's calm expression and said, "This is Mr. Tong Jia."

Tong Jia's Manchurian surname, the founding hero, the queen who had just passed away and Kangxi's biological mother all came from Tong Jia's family.Although I don't know if Yinzhen belongs to Empress Xiaoyi's family, but judging by his demeanor, Mother Jia didn't want to neglect him, and hurriedly invited someone to sit down.Yinzhen said indifferently: "Your Majesty is bothering Mr. Lin's mansion, old lady, you don't have to be polite."

"Tong Jia's family is full of talents, and this young master is also very generous. It compares with our family's Baoyu." Lin Ruhai smiled lightly, and didn't say anything more about Yinzhen's identity.Jia Min took the conversation and said to Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing who was sitting beside her, "How are the two sister-in-laws?"

Mrs. Xing nodded and replied, "Miss Min has made a note."

Jia Min knew that although this sister-in-law loves money, she has never been good at words, so she smiled lightly.Mrs. Wang smiled kindly and gracefully: "Miss Min is concerned, our family is very good. I heard that Mrs. Lin is very trusted by the emperor, so she must be very good."

Just as Jia Min was about to speak, the girl outside said, "Uncle Zhu, Second Master Bao and four girls are here."

Jiamu said happily, "Don't ask them to come in and meet Auntie and Auntie."

As soon as the voice fell, the outside curtain was opened, and a group of people entered one by one.The leader is Jia Zhu, the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion, followed by a six or seven-year-old boy in red. Although he is young, he has a beautiful face and looks very handsome.There is a beautiful jade hanging on the chest.Behind him were four girls, the oldest was twelve or thirteen years old, and the youngest was a little younger than Daiyu, and there was a nanny beside him to take care of her.

"Nephew has met uncle and aunt." Jia Zhu bowed seriously.The boy following him did the same, but his gaze had already slipped to Daiyu who was beside Jia Min and smiled, "I've seen this sister before." , with a doting smile on his face and said: "Nonsense, have you ever met your sister?" The boy thought for a while and said: "Maybe I met him in the previous life. Does my sister have jade?"

Daiyu looked at him with sharp eyes, curled her mouth and turned to smile at Yinzhen who was sitting beside her, but she didn't pay any attention to his words.

The boy was taken aback for a moment, he was always obedient to everyone at home, but this fairy girl-like sister ignored him, and she pouted and was about to cry.Mother Jia quickly pulled him into her arms and smiled comfortingly, "Your sister is too young to give birth, so don't frighten your sister with nonsense, she will refuse to talk to you even more."

Lin Ruhai raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a light smile, "Is this the second elder brother's brother Bao who was born with jade in his mouth?"

Jia Mu said with a smile, "Yes, it is Baoyu."

Lin Ruhai gave a few compliments indifferently, and a few girls on the side also came forward to salute.It is Yuanchun, Tanchun, Yingchun of Rongguo Mansion and Xichun of Ningguo Mansion.Although the four girls are different, they are all generally handsome.Jia Min asked a few girls, and said with a smile: "It's still an old lady who can take care of people, but she is much better than our Yu'er." Daiyu couldn't help blinking aggrievedly when she heard her mother praise others for being better than herself. Turning his eyes to Yinzhen, Yinzhen smiled at her faintly, somewhat comfortingly.Daiyu immediately put aside the grievance in her heart and smiled even sweeter at Yinzhen, while Lin Ruhai on the other side saw it and shook her head secretly.Could it be that his daughter was raised for nothing?It's so easy to pour out your heart and soul to the fourth elder brother.

Jia's mother smiled more kindly, and said: "Yuan girl will be drafted next year, but the second girl, the third girl and the fourth girl are about the same age as Yu'er, so we can be companions together." Jia Minyou congratulated Mrs. Wang for a while. Fancai ordered people to deliver gifts to everyone in Jia's house, but the whole room did not mention it.

Declining Jiamu's persuasion, the group of four returned to their home.Yinzhen took Daiyu to the study to do the homework that must be done every day, and Lin Ruhai and Jiamu sat down to talk.Seeing Jia Min's gloomy appearance, Lin Ruhai comforted him softly: "Why is this madam? We will leave the capital in a few days, and Jiangnan Road is far away, and they will not be able to count us." Jia Min said helplessly with tears: "I'm just ashamed to see the master and Yu'er." Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother in Jia's mansion both explicitly and secretly hope that their master can try to get Yuan Chun to participate in next year's general election.

Today, the draft is divided into a general election and a minor election. The general election selects beautiful women from the Manchu, Mongolian, and Han Eight Banners, as concubines in the harem and the wives and concubines of the clan children.Once every three years.But Xiaoxuan is dressed in three flags and pretends to be a court lady, and there is an election every year.No matter how powerful the Lin family is, they can't let Yuan Chun, who is the coat-coated banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, participate in the draft of the Eight Banners.However, Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother said that they were talking about this matter, which only made Jia Min's heart cold.Back then, the marriage between Lin Ruhai and Jia Min had many twists and turns. In the end, it was the then Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang Empress Wen who kindly carried Jia Min to the flag, which made the two of them happy.It’s just that Jia Min was the only one who raised the flag that time. Jia’s family still held the wrapped flag. Naturally, Jia’s family was unwilling, so the Lin family paid another 10 taels of dowry to marry Jia Min.Jia Min was also heartbroken by this, and after getting married, he and Lin Ruhai went to the south of the Yangtze River, and had little contact with the capital for many years.Unexpectedly, now that they have just returned to Beijing and haven't said how to get in touch with each other, Jia's family begged to come to the door again.

Lin Ruhai patted Jia Min's hand and comforted him, "Nowadays is not the same as in the past, how could they do whatever they want?"

"What about Yu'er?" Today, the mother repeatedly asked Daiyu to approach the mansion to raise her, but she blocked her back, with an obvious expression of displeasure.

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Yu'er's parents are both present, so how can there be any reason to live with relatives? Since we retired today, the old lady naturally knows what we mean. Besides, I don't think the second wife wants Yu'er to go there. Your Majesty." In the early years, Mrs. Wang and Jia Min, the sister-in-law, had some conflicts, and they finally sent Jia Min out of the house, who was always overpowering her, so why would they want a Dai who resembled Jia Min somewhat? Yulai against himself?
(End of this chapter)