Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 96 [096] Daiyu has a backer, Jia Chen cleverly planned
Lin Ruhai's heart moved, if his daughter was willing to marry Jia Chen, it would be fine.

Although Jia Chen is still only a fourth-rank bodyguard with a knife in front of the imperial court, but at the age of thirteen, he is already in the heart of the emperor, and his holy family is rich. His Majesty's appointment of him as an imperial envoy is a clear proof.

This son will surely be able to rise to prominence and achieve success in the future.

But Lin Ruhai's original intention was to let Lin Daiyu marry Jia Baoyu. He already knew that Jia Baoyu was interested in Lin Daiyu through his correspondence with Jia's mother, and Jia's mother also approved of this marriage.

Lin Ruhai was a little hesitant for a while.

At this time, a young servant ran in and reported that Dai Quan, the head of the Daming Palace, was visiting.

Lin Ruhai had just recovered from a serious illness and couldn't get out of bed, so he quickly ordered the servants to carry him to meet Dai Quan.

Dai Quan exchanged a few words with him, and proposed to accept Lin Daiyu as a foster daughter.

Dai Quan is a famous person beside Emperor Chongrui. Although he is only an inner figure, his words are sometimes better than first-rank officials.

If Lin Daiyu can have him as a backer, then there will be an extra guarantee for her future safety.

The Lin family is weak, and Lin Ruhai has offended many people because of official business, so he is naturally worried about Lin Daiyu's safety.

Lin Ruhai agreed to Dai Quan without hesitation.

Lin Daiyu worshiped Dai Quan as her adoptive father.

The corners of Jia Chen's lips twitched slightly. If he married Lin Daiyu in the future, wouldn't he also call Dai Quan "Father"?
It's not that he dislikes Dai Quan as an eunuch, but that he suddenly has a adoptive father, which is a bit awkward.

Dai Quan praised Jia Chen's outstanding performance in investigating Yangzhou's official circles this time, and asked Jia Chen to return to Beijing to report to His Majesty and receive rewards for his meritorious service.

Unexpectedly, Jia Amnesty came.

It turned out that Jia's mother sent Jia Amnesty here because she was worried that Jia Chen would not be able to do things well because of his young age, and that Jia Lian's talents were limited and it would be difficult for him to take up the big job.

As a first-class general, Jia Amnesty was a first-rank official. Although he had no real power, his rank was extremely high. When he arrived in Yangzhou City, he was the highest official in name. Who would dare to disrespect him?

Seeing Dai Quan, Jia Amnesty greeted him with a few salutes.

When he learned that Jia Chen had done a good job and that Dai Quan recognized Lin Daiyu as his goddaughter, he was overjoyed at the same time, but secretly sighed that his trip was a waste of time.

What a formidable young man!
Lin Ruhai was originally worried that Lin Daiyu and Jia Chen would be alone and the sky would be aroused, but fortunately, Dai Quan came and Jia Amnesty also came, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Jia Chen took care of the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou City, there are many salt merchants in Yangzhou City, and the situation is still complicated and dangerous.

If Lin Daiyu stayed in Yangzhou City, her life would still be in danger.

Lin Ruhai asked Dai Quan to protect Lin Daiyu back to Beijing, and Dai Quan readily agreed.

Jia Chen saw that Lin Ruhai was wary of him, and knew that he hadn't made up his mind to help Lin Daiyu and himself.

But Jia Chen wasn't in a hurry, nor was he upset. Anyway, the future will be long, and it won't be too late for him to be named on the gold list, be an official butcher, and formally propose marriage to the Lin family.

Since Lin Ruhai wanted to avoid suspicion, he would do as he wished.

Jia Chen smiled at Dai Quan and said:
"Master Neixiang, I finally made a trip to the south of the Yangtze River. Yangzhou City is very close to Jinling City. Jia's ancestral graves are all in Jinling City. I want to go to Jinling with my uncle and Lian's second brother to worship the ancestors. Please, Mr. Neixiang Reporting back to His Majesty, I said that I want to pay my respects to my ancestors, so I need to return to the capital for a while."

Dai Quan smiled and said:

"Great Zhou governed the country with filial piety. It is really rare for the envoy Jia Qin to have such a heart. If His Majesty finds out, he will definitely grant permission, and our family will convey it on his behalf. Please rest assured the envoy Jia Qin!"

Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian on the side were stupefied, unexpectedly, Jia Chen would drag them to Jinling to worship their ancestors?
Is this a whim, or an ulterior motive?
The next day, Dai Quan and Lin Daiyu returned to Beijing first, while Jia Chen, Jia She and Jia Lian rushed to Jinling City.

When they arrived at the old residence in Jinling, Jia She wanted to open his mouth to ask several times, but he didn't.

He actually wanted to ask Jia Chen why he suddenly wanted to come to Jinling to worship his ancestors?

Although Jia Amnesty spends his days looking for flowers and willows, and hides in the house to play with his concubine, he is not an idiot. He always feels that Jia Chen's coming to Jinling is definitely not for the simple purpose of worshiping his ancestors.

Jia Chen saw what was going on in his heart, and retreated everyone, leaving only Jia She and Jia Lian, and then said to Jia She:

"The eldest uncle was supposed to be the head of the Rong Mansion, but was usurped by the second uncle. Could it be that he is willing?"

Jia Chen deliberately provoked, so naturally he has his own plans.

Jia She was furious and snorted coldly:

"If the old lady didn't favor him, how could I allow him to be presumptuous?"

Jia Chen continued to follow the persuasion:
"Since he has done so dishonestly, how can we do what he wants?"

Jia She slapped the red sandalwood table violently, shaking the teacup violently:
"What Chen'er said is true, I can't swallow my anger, I have to vent my anger! It's just that the second child has the old lady's backing, so I'm afraid it won't be that easy to regain the power of housekeeper!"

Jia Chen thought for a while, then lowered his voice and said:

"Second uncle, I have an idea. I can get some interest back first."

Jia Amnesty's triangular eyes suddenly widened, and he asked anxiously, "What is Chen'er's plan? Tell me quickly!"

As soon as these words came out, Jia Lian also became interested, and hurried to sit down.

Jia Chen quietly corrected:

"Not from the second uncle, but from the old lady."

Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian's expressions changed drastically at the same time, they were too shocked to speak.

After a while, Jia She asked in a shy voice:
"Chen'er, are you joking? How dare we charge interest from the old lady?"

Jia Chen smiled mysteriously and said:

"Of course we dare not ask the old lady for interest in person, but we can collect interest from the old lady in Jinling City."

"What do you mean?" Jia Amnesty scratched his head anxiously and urged:
"Chen'er, tell me in detail, how do you charge interest in Jinling City?"

Jia Chen sneered and said:
"Although the second uncle has usurped the power of the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, his hand has not yet reached Jinling. We must get ahead of him and seize the property of the Jia family in Jinling, such as Zhuangzi, old house, shop, and sacrificial land. .”

"Okay! It's better to strike first, Chen'er can come up with such a clever plan, which is comparable to that of Zhang Zifang and Zhuge Liang." Jia She clapped his hands and applauded repeatedly.

"It's a good strategy, brother Yu admires it the most!" Jia Lian also smiled happily, and if he could win so much money, he could also profit from it.

Jia Amnesty changed his mind, his face darkened suddenly, and he said with difficulty:

"Although Chen'er's plan is brilliant, I'm afraid it won't work!"

Jia Lian smiled disapprovingly and said:
"What worries does father have? Let's take over all Jinling's property by force! The old lady and the second uncle are far away in Shenjing City, who can stop us? Who dares to stop us?"

Jia She sighed heavily and said:
"Lian'er, your thinking is too simple. Even if we forcibly collect all Jinling's family property, when the old lady finds out about it, all she needs to do is write a letter, and we'll have to spit it out honestly."

Jia Lian's originally shining peach blossom eyes suddenly dimmed, full of disappointment and unwillingness.

Seeing that Jia She and Jia Lian were discouraged and sighed, Jia Chen said impassionedly:
"The big man does something, and he doesn't do something, the second room has already bullied the big room, and he must fight back both emotionally and rationally.

Otherwise, the second room will think that the first room is a soft persimmon that can be manipulated at will, and will only intensify the bullying in the future. "

The second room refers to Jia Zheng's family, and the big room naturally refers to Jia She's family.

Jia Lian was aroused by these words, gritted his teeth and said:
"Your brother is right. If we shrink back and back down, the second room will definitely make progress. By then, there will be no room for our eldest room in the Rong Mansion."

Seeing that Jia Amnesty was still frowning and hesitant, Jia Chen smiled lightly and said:

"I have an idea. Uncle just rushed to the south of the Yangtze River from Shenjing City. Uncle can lie that he is not acclimatized, suffering from dysentery, bedridden, unable to leave and rush back to Shenjing City.

As long as the uncle can sit in Jinling City for a long time, we will have greater confidence in turning all the property in Jinling City into our own.

At that time, it will be difficult for the old lady to take it back. Even if she snatches it back in the end, at least we will add obstacles to the old lady and the second room, and let them know that our eldest room is not easy to bully. "

Seeing that Jia Chen looked confident and confident, Jia She's confidence was greatly increased, and he was filled with courage. He nodded with a gloomy expression:

"Okay, I'm not a puddle of mud that can't support the wall, and can be manipulated by anyone. From today onwards, I will say that I won't be sick. I will leave it to you and Lian'er to take over the Jia family's property in Jinling." Bar!"

"Uncle, don't worry, this matter is on me and Lian's second brother!" Jia Chen bid farewell to Jia Amnesty, and left the room with Jia Lian.

Jia Lian couldn't wait to propose: "My dear brother, let's collect Zhuangzi and the property now?"

Jia Chen smiled calmly and said:

"What's the rush? Zhuangzi, sacrificial fields, pavements, and old houses are all fixed properties, and they won't fly away with wings. We must first get the old lady's private money hidden in Jinling."

Jia Lian asked in astonishment:

"How does my brother know that the old lady hid her private money in Jinling?"

Jia Chen persuasively said:
"Second Brother Lian, think about it, Yuanyang is Jiamu's eldest daughter, who is in charge of Jiamu's dowry, and Yuanyang's elder brother, Jin Wenxiang, is the comprador of Rongfu.

It stands to reason that the two brothers and sisters are so highly valued, their parents should be able to live with Yuanyang in Rongguo Mansion, but Yuanyang's parents were arranged by Jia Mu in the old Jinling house. What does this mean? "

Jia Lian's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed:
"It means that there are valuables in the old house in Jinling, which need to be guarded by Yuanyang's parents."

Jia Chen slightly nodded and said:
"That's right, the old lady must send her most trusted servants to guard her private money. The old lady kept the two brothers and sisters by her side, and she actually took them as hostages, forcing Yuanyang's parents not to dare to steal money in Jinling. The old lady's private money.

If Yuanyang's parents dare to change their minds, the Yuanyang brother and sister will not only lose their lucrative jobs, but may even lose their lives. "

Jia Lian suddenly realized, and said with emotion:
"After listening to the sage's penetrating analysis, the foolish brother suddenly realized that the sage has such a profound and unpredictable strategy. Today is really an eye-opener for me, and I admire it."

As he said that, he suddenly changed the subject and asked with a bitter face:
"The old lady's private money is probably in the hands of Yuanyang's parents, but they will definitely not admit it. How can we force them to hand over the money?"

(End of this chapter)