Chapter 927 Lin Ruhai: How old was Yu'er last year?
In the sixteenth year of Chongping, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was the annual Shangyuan Festival. The city of Shenjing was bustling with people, and the shops on both sides of the streets were decorated with lights and colors, creating a peaceful and noisy scene. However, the city of Shenjing had not yet realized that the grassland
Hidden crises are budding in China.
Ningguo Mansion, back house
On the embroidered couch surrounded by curtains, Jia Hengxing turned around and looked at Qin Keqing beside him. Looking at the quiet and peaceful jade face, he couldn't help but feel a sense of peace in his heart.
Jia Heng carefully opened the quilt, looked for clothes from the wooden stand on the side, and got up wearing the clothes.
After a lot of hard work last night, I relied on my youth and short CD period to keep things going.
Qin Keqing made a gentle "thump" from the wing of her nose, her pink jade cheeks showed the rosy charm of a baby, her eyelashes suddenly fluttered a few times, her beautiful eyes were full of autumn, she looked at Jia Heng, her soft voice was delicate and graceful, and she was singing a bird's cry.
General, said: "Husband, are you awake?"
Jia Heng said: "You were very tired yesterday, why not sleep more."
Qin Keqing's eyes were full of water and she said softly: "Husband, go and do your work."
After saying that, he hid his head under the quilt and soon fell asleep with a sweet look on his face.
Her husband will be with other sisters later, so she should sleep a little longer.
Grand View Garden, Xiaoxiang Pavilion
Daiyu had just gotten up, washed up under Zijuan's service, and dressed up in the mirror. The petite face in the mirror saw the laziness after waking up.
The girl, who is close to the age of hairpins, is wearing a pink and white gold-collared double-breasted jacket, a green and white coat, her hair is tied into a bun, and her beautiful face is like haze floating in the air.
"Today is the Lantern Festival. Did Sister Bao tell me how to spend it?" Daiyu's starry eyes were bright, and she turned to ask Zijuan, who was combing her hair.
Zijuan chuckled and said, "It is said that Second Mistress Lian has made all the arrangements, so I will come over today."
Daiyu picked up the lipstick paper, printed it on her glossy lips, and asked: "Brother Heng went to the palace to be a saint yesterday. Did he come back last night?"
Zijuan said softly: "It seems that he is back. I will ask Xueyan to come to the house later to ask."
While talking, Zijuan took a phoenix hairpin from the brocade box and pinned it between Daiyu's hair. She looked at the delicate and picturesque face in the bronze mirror, smiled and praised, "Young lady, you are beautiful."
At one year old, the color is getting better and better."
Daiyu's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, and she said, "No way, it can't compare to someone else's fair and fat one, and it can't compare to someone else's beauty and beauty."
Zijuan: "..."
Who is the fat and white one? Who is this beautiful and fragrant one?
"Is Sister Lin in the house?" At this moment, Jia Heng's voice came from under the eaves of the corridor outside the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Daiyu felt slightly happy when she heard the familiar voice. She got up and followed the sound, only to see the young man in python suit entering the hall.
Jia Heng walked around the screen, looked at the girl who looked like a peach blossom tree, and said softly: "Sister Lin, are you just getting up?"
"I was about to talk about eating. It's not long since dawn." Daiyu came closer, pursed her pink lips, looked at the young man with her starry eyes, and said, "Brother Heng, have you eaten?"
Jia Heng came forward, took Daiyu's slender hand, and said, "Not yet, let's have some together later."
After thinking for a while, he said softly: "Uncle Lin will come over today, and we will meet together later."
In fact, he thought that maybe he could give Lin Ruhai a showdown. If he and Daiyu continued to have an underground affair, there would be no more Lin Ruhai's colleagues' sons asking to marry Daiyu. Then there would be many twists and turns, which would not look good.
The starry eyes under Daiyu's willow eyebrows blinked, her heart was filled with excitement, and she said in a trembling voice: "What should I say to find daddy?"
Jia Heng took the girl's hand and said, "Let's talk about my sister's marriage and the two of us."
"Yeah." Daiyu's heart suddenly jumped wildly, and she said softly: "Brother Heng, isn't it too early?"
Jia Heng chuckled lightly and said, "Let me give my uncle a break in advance so that my sister won't have anyone come to propose marriage in the next two years."
Daiyu Mingli blushed slightly, said "hmm" and said, "Then I'll listen to Brother Heng."
Jia Heng put his arms around the girl's shoulders, sat down on the embroidered pier beside her, and said, "I haven't had breakfast yet, and I'm a little hungry now."
Then he ordered Zijuan and said: "Go and tell the kitchen to prepare some food."
Zijuan responded quickly and went about her business.
Jia Heng looked at the beautiful girl and said softly: "My sister has grown one year older."
Daiyu lowered her head and said softly: "Hmm."
But he saw the young man approaching, and a familiar feeling of tenderness came over him, followed by the intrusion of a foreign object.
Daiyu's dazzling starry eyes were soft and tender, with a sweet heart, but she said delicately: "If Daddy knows that Brother Heng bullies me like this, I don't know how to settle the score with Brother Heng."
Jia Heng chuckled lightly, hugged Daiyu into his arms, and whispered: "Not sure, maybe she will be forced into marriage."
Daiyu's cheeks were slightly red, she pursed her pink lips and said, "Brother Heng has waited for the Lantern Festival, do you still want to go out?"
Jia Heng said: "Well, in the past two or three days, after today's Lantern Festival, I will be busy again tomorrow."
After spending time with the somewhat sensitive Daiyu, I didn't have much time. It wasn't because I was tired and I wanted to give "Just Yin" a holiday, but because things in the north didn't wait for anyone.
After spring comes, there will inevitably be movement on the grassland, and all preparations must be carried out, from raising troops in Shenjing to preparing food and grass.
Under Daiyu's beautiful eyebrows, her starry eyes seemed to be condensed with dew. She looked at the young man with full eyes and said, "Brother Heng has been really busy this year. Can you take a break in the first half of this year?"
Jia Heng chuckled lightly and said, "Not long ago, I will have to travel far away again."
When Daiyu heard this, she was startled and said in surprise: "Why is Brother Heng leaving again?"
Jia Heng actually mentioned this matter to Dai Yu before, but Dai Yu did not expect Jia Heng to be so urgent.
I just came back and am about to go out again.
After Jia Heng briefly narrated the experience of the grassland, he gently took his slender hand, squeezed the guard, and said: "The situation is becoming more and more serious, and it is almost critical. I came here this time to talk to my sister alone. I will be very busy after tomorrow and have no time."
coming."
As he spoke, he held Daiyu in his arms and leaned close to Daiyu's ear where a strand of hair was curled up. The scent of musk and orchid floated on his nose, and said softly: "Sister, let me take a look at the sheep charm."
Compared with Baochai and Baoqin, who look like big white geese, and the plump ones, Daiyu, who is petite in his arms, has a stronger feeling of being thin and white.
Daiyu's pretty face turned red with embarrassment, and she said angrily: "Brother Heng, you just like to make trouble."
Jia Heng leaned close to Daiyu's ear and whispered: "I haven't held my sister in my arms for a while. I feel really panicked."
Daiyu listened to the sweet words in her ears, her delicate body trembled slightly, she hummed softly, and pursed her pink lips.
Is he so obsessed with her body?
"Did Brother Heng and Sister Qin say they were leaving?" Daiyu's cheeks were pink, she snorted and whispered.
"I told her yesterday that after the Lantern Festival today, I will be busy again." Jia Heng gently caught the sheep charm. The lamb was so tender and tender that it was less than a handful.
As another year passed, Daiyu, who was originally in her prime, had indeed grown up. Girls of this age grew up very fast.
Daiyu was in Jia Heng's arms at the moment, her beautiful jade cheeks were as red as rouge. She felt the strangeness on the lamb's nose, her delicate body was trembling, and she whispered: "Brother Heng, stop... stop making trouble."
Brother Heng, why can't I put it down so much?
Jia Heng kissed Daiyu on the cheek and said, "Yes."
As he said this, he put his lips to the girl's lips and discovered that the Crimson Pearl Immortal Grass is quite spiritual and learns things quickly.
After a while, Daiyu's starry eyes were as full as water, and her face was as red as the sunset. She said angrily: "You have stained all the rouge I just applied."
Jia Heng said: "I'll apply it later."
"Sir, miss, breakfast is ready." At this time, Zijuan's voice came through the tasseled bead curtain hanging as densely as rain.
Jia Heng stared at Daiyu, chuckled and said, "Okay, sister, let's have breakfast together."
Daiyu said she wouldn't let him play around, but if she didn't form a habit like this, she would be worried about gain and loss again, and she might think he didn't like her anymore.
Daiyu said softly, "Hmm", then quickly straightened her clothes, looked at Jia Heng who was holding the kuaizi, and said, "Brother Heng, please wash your hands too."
Jia Heng said softly: "My sister is spotless, I don't mind her."
Daiyu rolled her eyes at Jia Heng, sat down, picked up the kuaizi, looked at Jia Heng, and said, "Brother Heng went to Jiangnan to do things smoothly, right?"
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and then said with a smile: "It went smoothly. It was not a big deal originally. All the errands over there were done."
Daiyu said: "I heard from Sister Bao that this time it's not like the last time we went south to mobilize troops."
Jia Heng said: "Yes, time is wasted on the road."
Daiyu looked at the young man and said softly: "Brother Heng, when you go to the north to fight, you have to be careful. I...Sister Bao and I are waiting for you at home."
Jia Heng said: "Yeah."
I was surprised, now that Baochai was mentioned, the relationship between the two of them was so good?
The two of them ate breakfast, rinsed their mouths, and went back to the eucalyptus to drink tea and talk.
Jia Heng picked up a book on the desk and asked, "Sister, what is written here?"
He was going to see Lin Ruhai later, and it was not easy to leave Daiyu waiting for him. The two of them could only chat casually.
"I opened the Plum Blossom Poetry Club not long ago and wrote a few poems." Daiyu said with a chuckle, sitting aside.
Jia Heng smiled and said: "I haven't encountered it yet. You guys just have fun."
Zijuan was holding the teapot, pouring tea for the two of them, and said: "Uncle, Second Master Bao heard about opening a poetry club from Miss Yun. He also wrote two poems and asked Miss Yun to let the girls in the garden taste them.
Woolen cloth."
Since the completion of the Grand View Garden, Baoyu often cried and felt depressed. When he heard that the Plum Blossom Poetry Society was opening in the garden, he also responded with a poem.
Jia Heng held Daiyu in his arms, shepherded the lamb, and said, "Baoyu, hasn't he gone to school yet?"
In the past, he didn't really want to ask Baoyu, but now he was holding Daiyu in his arms and asking Baoyu, well, it was a bit weird.
Daiyu took Jia Heng's hand and felt something strange under her skirt, and there was a hint of shame on her pretty face.
Zijuan's cheeks were red with embarrassment and she said softly: "The old lady said she would stay in the mansion for a few more days."
Jia Heng said softly "Yeah" and said: "He is not young anymore, and it is time for him to take the imperial examination."
After half an hour, Jia Heng and Dai Yu were leaning together and heard the maid's report from outside. Lin Ruhai had arrived and was waiting for them in the front hall of Ningguo Mansion.
Jia Heng said softly: "Sister, come with me to meet my uncle."
Daiyu responded, straightened her clothes, the blush on her cheeks did not fade, and followed Jia Heng towards the front hall of Ningguo Mansion.
Ningguo Mansion, in the front hall
Lin Ruhai was sitting on a pearwood chair on the side table, sipping fragrant tea. His face was elegant and his complexion was much rosier than when he first came to the capital.
Yesterday I went to the Ministry of Household Affairs and met with Bachelor Qi from the Ministry of Household Affairs. I probably got some understanding of Dahan's financial situation.
In a word, neither good nor bad.
Originally, due to the disasters in the northern provinces, the Ministry of Revenue had already been unable to make ends meet and had been running deficits for years. However, since last year, with the gold and silver collected through various means and the innovation of salt laws, the Treasury of the Ministry of Revenue has gradually become richer.
"If Ziyu hadn't been promoting sweet potatoes and exploring mines this year, I'd be afraid that the Ministry of Household's money and food would be hard to come by." Lin Ruhai put down the tea cup and thought.
At this moment, the sound of light footsteps came. Lin Ruhai put down the tea cup and followed the sound, only to see Jia Heng and her daughter coming in from the outside.
"Uncle.", "Dad."
Jia Heng and Dai Yu saluted Lin Ruhai and said.
Lin Ruhai smiled broadly and said, "Ziyu, Yu'er, you are here."
At first glance, I don't know why, but it looks a little weird.
Jia Heng and Dai Yu sat down on a small table not far away and talked with Lin Ruhai.
"My sister and I originally planned to visit my uncle at home, but we didn't want my uncle to come over on his own," Jia Heng said with a smile.
Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Today is the Lantern Festival. The old lady posted a message and came here to be busy. Recently, there is also this festival after the New Year. In a few days, all the government offices in Beijing will be busy again. If you want to visit, you can
We are running out of time."
Jia Heng asked again: "Are you still used to being in the household department?"
"I'm used to it. The affairs of the Hubu Yamen are almost the same as those of the Yanyuan Yamen." Lin Ruhai nodded and said with a smile.
Jia Heng said: "That's good. Now that the government is in turmoil, we need capable ministers and officials like my uncle to work hard."
After saying that, he smiled and invited: "Uncle, this is not the place to talk. You can go to Cong Green Hall to talk first."
Lin Ruhai nodded, feeling surprised, guessing that Jia Heng had some court matters to have a private interview with, and it just so happened that he also had some court affairs to inquire about.
Therefore, he followed Jia Heng towards Cong Lutang.
The two of them sat on the Kang couch, facing each other across a small table. Daiyu lifted the teapot and poured tea for the two of them. Her eyebrows were lowered, but her heart was extremely worried.
Lin Ruhai's warm eyes fell on the young man's face and asked: "Ziyu, the current political situation in Beijing and the DPRK is really strange. The chief minister of the cabinet is undecided. Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang, was demoted first. Ziyu often accompanied the emperor, but you know that
What’s the reason?”
Jia Heng said: "I don't know much about the emperor's thoughts on this matter, but I do know a little about the reasons for Shen Fang's demotion."
"Oh?" Lin Ruhai looked surprised, her face turned pale, and her eyes were inquiring.
Jia Heng said: "The person who impeached Shen Fang was an insider from Zhejiang, Zhang Yongchuan, the former governor of Jiangnan. He was dissatisfied with the fact that Shen Fang was greedy, cruel and ignorant, so he sought someone to impeach him."
After Jiangnan was divided into provinces, the power of Zhang Yongchuan, the former governor of Jiangnan, was greatly reduced.
When Lin Ruhai heard this, he suddenly said: "That's right. Why is it so strange? I have seen Zhang Yongchuan, the governor of Jiangnan, once or twice. He is a man who cares about the country and the world."
After all, he is a second-ranked Jinshi and has been an official in the Jianghuai area for many years. He also knows a lot about some high-ranking officials in Jiangnan.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "As for the undecided chief minister of the cabinet, the Sacred Heart has other plans."
Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "The wisdom of the Holy Spirit is far beyond that of ordinary people. It is very meaningful to delay like this."
Daiyu looked at the two of them and blinked her eyes. One was her father and the other was her lover. She held up the poured tea cup, handed it to Lin Ruhai with both hands, and said softly: "Dad, drink tea."
Lin Ruhai took it with a smile, looked at her well-behaved and sensible girl, and said with a smile: "Yu'er is now a big girl, and she is becoming more knowledgeable and sensible."
Daiyu said shyly: "Daddy."
Jia Heng took a sip of tea and said softly: "Actually, there is something I want to ask my uncle for his opinion on."
He was also a little embarrassed to tell Lin Ruhai, but if he didn't say it and let Lin Ruhai find out, it would be embarrassing.
Lin Ruhai turned to look at the young man and asked seriously: "Ziyu is so serious about his work, but what's the matter?"
Is it a military and state matter above the court?
Jia Heng glanced at Daiyu and muttered: "It's sister Lin's marriage. I think sister Lin is not young anymore and has reached the age of marriage. I don't know what uncle is planning?"
When Daiyu heard this, she lowered her head and sat on the embroidered pier beside her.
Lin Ruhai was a little stunned for a moment, and looked at his daughter, only to see that her daughter's cheeks were as red as the clouds, and she was clearly ashamed and unable to restrain herself.
"Ziyu, Yu'er is almost reaching the age of hairpin." Lin Ruhai nodded and looked at Jia Heng curiously and said, "Is it possible that Ziyu wants to be a matchmaker for Yu'er?"
Because Jia Heng is the head of the Jia family, if he wants to act as a matchmaker for Dai Yu, such as a marriage, then Lin Ruhai must consider it carefully.
Jia Heng thought carefully about his words and said, "To be honest with my uncle, I am in love with Sister Lin. Can my uncle marry Sister Lin to me?"
At the end of the day, I felt that this was a bit outrageous. Not to mention his identity as Privy Councilor, but how old Daiyu was, well, the age of getting married would be earlier at this time.
Lin Ruhai: "???"
No, what's going on? Did he hear it wrong? Ziyu is asking to marry Yu'er, but isn't Ziyu already married?
At this time, Daiyu said shyly: "Dad, Brother Heng and I are very happy with each other. Please let me make it happen."
Seeing the two people singing and harmonizing, Lin Ruhai didn't understand why, she frowned, her eyes lingered on the two of them, and asked: "Ziyu, what's going on? You and Yu'er... when did this happen?
"
Could it be that the two children have been privately married for life? But when did this happen?
At this time, Jia Heng took Daiyu's bare hand, looked at Lin Ruhai, and said softly: "Uncle, when I went south last year, I put down the rebellion of the bandits. When I lived in Jinling, I and Sister Lin supported each other and gradually developed a relationship.
Feelings."
Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Heng and said, "Ziyu, Yu'er is still young. Don't you already have a wife?"
Can a daughter be a concubine? If she is a concubine for Ziyu, it seems that she is not...
But looking at the two people's intimate appearance, their eyes falling on the holding hands, is this already the case?
"Daddy." Daiyu was being held by Jia Heng in front of her father. Her face was red, her heart was filled with shame and joy, and she called softly.
"You two..." Lin Ruhai had complicated thoughts and finally smiled bitterly.
This daughter of mine clearly has her whole heart attached to Ziyu, which means that Ziyu is already married. If not, it would be suitable to be his son-in-law, but he has a wife.
"Dad, Brother Heng and I are... we are in love." Daiyu's face was red, her teeth were biting her cherry lips, and her voice was like a mosquito.
Jia Heng said softly: "Uncle, this is what I think about my sister's name. When I have merit, I will ask the palace to grant me a marriage. If there is a child in the future, the boy will also be named Lin. In front of my uncle, I will
Fulfill your filial piety and pass on the incense of the Lin family."
If he were not a first-class Marquis of Wu and Minister of Military and Aircraft, he might have just said that he and Daiyu would be privately engaged for life, and Lin Ruhai's face would change drastically and he would walk away.
But now that we are in our current position, many things are actually no longer a problem.
Daiyu's cheeks are as red as blood at this moment, and her heart is so ashamed that she can't restrain herself. The gorgeous red clouds extend to her earlobes. How can she give birth to a child when she is so small?
Lin Ruhai: "..."
But his heart couldn't help but tremble, and he looked at the young man in disbelief.
He had no male children, and he had worked hard for the salt industry over the years, and his body had been damaged to the core. It was difficult to find a place to live, and there was no one to inherit the Lin family, so Ziyu was willing to adopt Yu'er's child to the Lin family.
This, is this true?
Furthermore, I begged the Emperor to grant me a marriage. Considering how favored the young man was in front of the Emperor, I am afraid that with his merits, I would really be able to make Yu'er his official wife, stop the world from talking about it, and become a good story.
Jia Heng's eyes were firm and he said loudly: "Sister Lin and I help each other and support each other, and I hope my uncle will make it happen."
At this moment, Daiyu's hand was being held by Jia Heng. For some reason, she suddenly felt an unspeakable excitement. This was her lover, begging her father to marry her.
Lin Ruhai's eyes were complicated, and he sighed with emotion: "You and Yu'er had a hard time hiding it from me."
No, how old was Yu'er last year? Ziyu was...
I don't know what it feels like.
Jia Heng said warmly: "I didn't mean to hide anything from my uncle, but I had a lot of things to do last year and I didn't have time to tell my uncle."
At that time, he was not a first-class Wuhou, he had not yet defeated the Jurchens, and his confidence might not be that strong. But it is different now. He captured Duduo alive and became a minister of the Privy Council. He is famous all over the world.
However, Daiyu was only aggrieved for a while, and it is still feasible to marry her and become his wife in the future.
Daiyu's starry eyes raised, she stared at her father and said, "Dad, do you agree?"
We can’t let Brother Heng work hard alone.
"Now that things have come to this, what can we do if we don't agree? I know your temperament." Lin Ruhai looked at his daughter, not knowing what to feel in his heart.
Just yesterday I lamented that my daughter has grown up and ended up being married to someone for the rest of her life.
Forget it, whether Yu'er follows Ziyu or not, in the hundred years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there will never be a young man as outstanding as Ziyu.
Jia Heng's expression paused, he picked up the tea cup and said, "Thank you uncle for making it possible. I'll give you a cup of tea instead of wine."
The reason why he chose to tell Lin Ruhai at this moment was not only to settle the marriage with Daiyu early to prevent Jia Mu from talking to Lin Ruhai with Baoyu in the future, but also to further win over Lin Ruhai.
He was fighting at the front, and matters of money and food in the rear could not be separated from the household department, and Lin Ruhai was an out-and-out civil servant.
Lin Ruhai looked at the young man and said, "Yu'er has been in Shenjing since she was a child. I haven't watched her grow up in these years. I wanted to make it up to me. Ziyu, you have to take good care of him in the future."
"Uncle, don't worry, I will try my best to solve the matter of Sister Lin's identity." Jia Heng nodded and said.
Lin Ruhai said warmly: "Ziyu, I'm not worried about you, it's just..."
He had some words to remind him. His daughter was entrusted to the young man in front of him at such a young age. Especially the two young people...
This was supposed to be said by Yu'er's mother, but alas, Yu'er's mother left early.
In fact, in addition to having a wife, Ziyu was already a prime minister and minister just because of his youth. He was indeed Shaoxun's son-in-law.
Daiyu lifted the teapot aside and refilled the two cups, feeling sweetness and joy intertwined deep in her heart.
Her marriage was finally settled and she no longer had to worry about anything.
And now that she has a father to make decisions for her, he will not dare to admit it in the future, huh.
Jia Heng held Daiyu's hand and said softly: "Uncle, don't worry, I will take good care of Sister Lin."
