The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 435 Confessing the Aftermath
Princess Zhaoyang's mansion is still being repaired, so there is nothing to see.Therefore, Princess Zhaoyang prepared a pot of tea and cooked it for a long time in a tea booth next to the Martial Arts Field. Seeing the fourth prince was really boring, so she smiled and proposed to go out for an outing in the city.

It is said that when Emperor Ningkang gave her the house, he also gave her many manors along the way, so I just went to have a look.

That's right, such a large princess mansion can hardly be supported by the annual salary of 1 taels alone.Some Huangzhuang must be supported in order to form a good cycle.

The fourth prince didn't seem to like this activity very much, so he suggested other projects.It happened that Princess Zhaoyang didn't want him to follow, so she let him go.

Hearing that Sister Huang wanted to take Jia Lian out of the city for an outing alone, the Fourth Prince decided to go out of the city with Sister Huang without further ado.

He had to watch more, and he couldn't let Miss Huang repeat the same mistakes.

I visited two Huangzhuang with Princess Zhaoyang and the fourth prince, and it was almost dusk when I returned to the city.

Jia Lian went to Lin's mansion on the way, ready to have a look at Lin Ruhai.

Now the Lin family has moved to a mansion not far from Lantai Mansion.The house is not too big, after all, for Lin Ruhai, it's just an overkill, and he still plans to go back to his hometown.

Originally, Jia Lian thought that if Lin Ruhai got rid of the government affairs and fulfilled his children's wishes, he would recover from his illness with peace of mind, and maybe he would get better.

But when he came over, he found that Lin Ruhai's complexion was even worse.

Although Lin Ruhai looked bad, he seemed to be in a good mood. Seeing Jia Lian squatting in front of his hospital bed with sad eyes, he forced a smile and patted the back of Jia Lian's hand.

"Don't be sad for me. Birth, old age, sickness and death are normal in life. Since you are here, I still have a few things to ask you."

"Uncle, please tell me."

"First, I originally said that after you went to the south of the Yangtze River, I would assist you in investigating the Yangzhou Salt Administration case. It seems that I can't last that day. But I have already reported to Your Majesty and entrusted the people around me to To you, so to have them help you, is the same.

Therefore, as long as you go to visit His Majesty after the Great Court Assembly, His Majesty should agree to let you go south. "

"Secondly, although your sister Lin is a concubine, you said that you would not wrong her, so you should ask a matchmaker as soon as possible, write another marriage letter, and accept it with your sister Lin."

"Yes……"

Seeing that Lin Ruhai was in such a dying state and still cared about these things earnestly, Jia Lian couldn't help being sad, and nodded obediently.

He understood what Lin Ruhai meant, and while he was still there, he made a marriage contract.Even if Daiyu was married under his hands, with the blessing of her parents, she is not considered an orphan who lost both her mother and father.

"Thirdly, my ancestors of the Lin family once attacked Liehou, and I have been an official for so many years. I am ashamed to say that I am not clean. During these years, my family has accumulated a lot of family assets.

I have told the housekeeper and others that after my death, I will hand over all funeral affairs to you.As for my Lin family's ancestral property, for the time being, I will ask a few famous people in the family to take care of it.

As for my private property, half of it will be used as a dowry with your sister Lin, and the other half will be kept by you. When your child with Yu'er grows up in the future, he will inherit it.To do this specifically, you make up your own mind, and I believe you will do better than what I arranged. "

"Yes, my son-in-law would like to follow Yue Zhang's arrangement."

Lin Ruhai seemed to be arranging funeral arrangements, and in his words, he would undoubtedly reveal his complete trust in him.

In other words, with Lin Ruhai's "will" in place, Jia Lian would have taken all of the Lin family's property into his pocket, and it was justifiable.If he didn't really regard him as his own, why would Lin Ruhai have no defense against him at all?
Moreover, Lin Ruhai's arrangement is also very reasonable.

He is not sure now whether Jia Lian and Daiyu will be able to have a boy in the future, after all Daiyu is too weak.Therefore, he asked the Lin family's ancestral property to be taken care of by the respected people in the family.

In this way, if he is really doomed to be extinct, he doesn't want anyone to inherit the heir, so he let the Lin family choose a patriarch to handle the family's ancestral property.

But if Jia Lian and Daiyu really gave birth to a boy and recognized the Lin family as their ancestors, then with Jia Lian's ability, there is no need to worry. The Lin family dared to occupy the ancestral property and the position of patriarch and not return it.

Moreover, Lin Ruhai's private property is definitely much more than the Lin family's ancestral property.If the other half is inherited by my good grandson, it will definitely ensure that the grandson will have no worries about food and clothing.

Of course, before his grandson grew up, his private property was basically given to Jia Lian.

He wasn't worried at all either.If Jia Lian had been successful in official career, he would not have embezzled his own son's property.

If Jia Lian loses in the future, then nothing will be discussed.Therefore, there is really no need for him to guard against Jia Lian, just to create suspicion.

Lin Ruhai has done this, Jia Lian felt that it was right to call him father-in-law at this time.

Sure enough, after hearing the words, Lin Ruhai's expression became more and more relieved, but he was also powerless to gossip.After a pause for a while, Fang continued to say intermittently: "As for the people around me, those who are idle, give them more money and send them away. If it is useful, you can keep it, and you can use it yourself. In the future, you will give it to your son, me Your grandson is also fine, you can figure it out yourself..."

"Yes, son-in-law, remember."

……

Jia Lian came out of Lin Ruhai's room with a heavy heart, shook his head, and talked with the housekeeper Lin Youquan for a long while before going to Daiyu's room.

Daiyu still looks thin, but there is more sadness on her face.Obviously, she was very worried about Lin Ruhai's critical illness, but there was nothing she could do.

Jia Lian also had no good way to comfort her, he could only use gentle words to relieve her slowly, telling Daiyu one by one what Lin Ruhai had arranged for them.

If it was normal, Daiyu would definitely be ashamed to hear these things, but now that Lin Ruhai's illness is so serious, she has no idea what to do, so she can only listen to Jia Lian quietly.

When Jia Lian talked about her concern and held her hand, she lost control of her emotions and fell into Jia Lian's arms, crying loudly.

She was really worried that her father would leave her too...

"Don't be afraid, you still have me, everything has me."

For so many years, when he held Daiyu in his arms for the first time, Jia Lian didn't have the slightest thought of being charming, but what he had was only the extreme intensity of love and affection.

Jia Lian couldn't even imagine hearing her crying, her heart breaking. In the original book, Daiyu went to Yangzhou alone, with no one to rely on, watching Lin Ruhai die in front of her, and returning to her hometown for burial alone, how sad it was. and pain.

However, when she returned to Rongguo Mansion, she had returned to normal.Moreover, they also brought gifts to Jia Baoyu and his sisters at home.

It can be seen that Daiyu is also a strong girl.He did not show his fragility to outsiders.

Thinking about it this way, even without Lin Ruhai's request, Jia Lian still decided, but Lin Ruhai had an accident, so he must personally accompany Daiyu to Suzhou.

"Second brother..."

Daiyu cried for a while, and then responded to Jia Lian's comfort. After recovering, she felt ashamed.

When Jia Lian was talking, she could still pretend not to be awake.After Jia Lian's voice stopped, she finally couldn't hide anymore, pushed her hands up and got up, quickly glanced at Jia Lian, then sat back on the kang, her face and neck were red.

Since Jia Lian confessed his feelings to her that day, she was very happy.Of course, there are some worries, but most of them are joys.

It wasn't until Lin Ruhai's condition worsened that she turned happiness into worry, and became sad all day long.

I really wanted Jia Lian to come to accompany her more and comfort her, but I also knew that Jia Lian was inconvenient to visit her often at this time, so she was very depressed and almost became ill.

She had accumulated a lot of words and wanted to tell Jia Lian, but when Jia Lian really came to her and sat on the edge of her kang, she couldn't say a word.

All words turned into silent tears.I also caught a glimpse of Zijuan and other girls who went out after serving tea, and hearing Jia Lian's earnest words, I couldn't help myself for a while, so I fell into Jia Lian's arms to seek comfort.

Looking back at this moment, I felt very regretful, for fear that Jia Lian would feel that she was not reserved...

But at this time, besides Jia Lian, who else can she trust and rely on?

Of course Jia Lian understood Daiyu's various moods at this time, seeing her shy and afraid to face him, Jia Lian's heart was thumping and beating uncontrollably.Just looking at Daiyu's back at this time, he understood why he tried so hard to marry this woman back.

This is a kind of spiritual pursuit, a kind of throbbing and attachment at the soul level, and at present, no other woman has brought him the urge to give everything.

The most intuitive point of expression is that if it were any other woman, at this time, he could just hug her directly and comfort her in his arms.But facing Daiyu's delicate back, he stretched out his hand again and again, but still retracted it.

Taking a deep breath, he stood up and said, "Sister Lin, rest well, I have to do something as soon as possible."

"What...what's the matter?"

Hearing that Jia Lian was leaving, Daiyu finally couldn't bear it, and turned around to ask.

His face was red and his eyes were clouded with tears, which shook Jia Lian's heart, and he forgot to speak for a while.He didn't smile until he saw Daiyu's eyes turned coquettish and angry: "My father-in-law told me to write the marriage letter as soon as possible, and after he signed it, I will take you away."

"Bah, don't be shy~~"

How can Daiyu hear such words? Don't overdo it and don't plan to talk to Jia Lian anymore.The angry and delicate appearance is very Lin Daiyu.

Jia Lian just laughed, then bent down to touch Daiyu's shoulder lightly, and while the other party was subconsciously dodging, she said softly, "Take good care of Uncle, I'll come to see you again tomorrow."

Daiyu was silent for a moment, then nodded, and watched Jia Lian leave anxiously.

(End of this chapter)