The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 250 Is it inevitable to win?

A trace of surprise flashed across Lin Daiyu's pretty face, and she said softly: "My father has sent troops to suppress the bandits and is not in the house. Why did Jia Yucun come to visit at this time? Jinling is not far from Yangzhou. He must also know that my father has sent troops to suppress the bandits." It’s a matter of thieves.”

The woman who passed the message was Lin Daiyu's wet nurse, Grandma Wang. She smiled and said, "Miss, I don't know something. Mr. Jia just came back from the capital to report on his work. He passed by Yangzhou, so he stopped by to visit our master and also sent a few gifts." There's a big box of gifts. Haha, this Mr. Jia is quite grateful. I think back then, he was laid off from his job, wandering around, all his money was spent, and his luggage was empty. It was our master who took him in as a teacher and professor. Girl reads.

Alas, who knows that the sky will bring unexpected events and people will have misfortunes and blessings all at once. It took a year, but my wife was gone. Mrs. Jia felt sorry for the girl because she was young and had no one to take care of her, so she sent a boat to pick up the girl to Beijing. Whenever the imperial court reinstates the old official, our master will write a letter and ask Jia Yucun to take the girl to Jia's house.

The Yucun master had a prosperous official career. He took our master's letter of recommendation and joined the Jia and Wang families. He was reinstated soon after and filled the vacancy of Yingtian Prefecture Yin. Now after three years of expiration, he went to Beijing to report on his work. It is said that the Ministry of Personnel Those with excellent political performance will probably be promoted again soon. "

Maybe most people like to nag as they get older, and this Granny Wang is obviously no exception. She talked a lot, and also mentioned the old story of Lin's mother's death. Lin Daiyu was originally a sentimental person. After hearing this She couldn't help but feel sad, her eye circles turned red, and she shed a few tears.

Xue Yan complained: "Mom, what are you doing? Why bother mentioning this to bring tears to the girl's eyes?"

Grandma Wang slapped herself in the mouth and said nonchalantly: "It's time to hit me. I'm the old woman for talking too much. Girl, please stop being like this."

If it were Sister Lin in the original work, she would have been sad for a long time and shed tears for a long time, but now Lin Daiyu has been "transformed" from the inside out since her relationship with Jia Huan. She is no longer a sick and wilting medicine pot, and her temperament He was also relatively cheerful, so he quickly wiped away his tears and said: "Although I am a student of Jia Yucun, thanks to his teaching for a year, I am now older, and I am not as good as before, so it is inconvenient to see each other again, let me Butler Xiao just needs to entertain him. As for those gifts, let him take them back and thank him for his kindness."

Grandma Wang hesitated and said: "The girl is a female family member. Now that she is older, it doesn't matter if she doesn't see him. It's just that I don't accept this gift. I'm afraid it won't be good, right?"

Lin Daiyu frowned slightly, her eyebrows looking like distant mountains, and Xue Yan said angrily: "Since the girl said you won't accept it, why are you so nagging?"

Grandma Wang had no choice but to leave in silence. Lin Daiyu walked to the window like a weak willow supporting the wind, and looked thoughtfully at the wet courtyard after the rain.

Although once a teacher, always a father, Lin Daiyu was not very fond of the teacher Jia Yucun. This person did have real talents and learned well, but his moral character was lacking. He was dismissed from his position because of corruption, and Lin Daiyu I also vaguely heard that Jia Yucun helped settle the case in which Xue Pan, the uncle of the Xue family, beat someone to death, and treated human life with care.

Although Lin Daiyu could not say she disliked such a talented but unethical speculator, she still kept a distance from him. Naturally, she would not see him or accept his gifts, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

In addition, Jia Yucun was reinstated through Jia Zheng and Wang Ziteng, mainly because of Wang Ziteng's relationship. In other words, Wang Ziteng was Jia Yucun's benefactor, while Wang Ziteng was from the line of the Supreme Emperor and was related to Prince Yizhong. However, Jia Yucun had just returned from the capital, so Lin Daiyu was worried that his sudden visit was related to Prince Yi Zhong's palace, so it was even more difficult to see him.

I have to say that this woman's sixth sense is quite accurate sometimes, at least Lin Daiyu's.

Let's say that Grandma Wang left the back house and relayed Lin Daiyu's original words to Butler Xiao who was waiting outside the door, and the latter went straight to the living room in the middle courtyard.

In the living room at this moment, Jia Yucun, who was dressed in crimson official uniform, was sitting in the guest seat. He looked dignified and upright, waiting quietly while sipping tea calmly.

There is also a good-looking young man standing next to Jia Yucun, who is said to be his student, but it doesn't look like him, because Jia Yucun's tone and expression when talking to this person are somewhat respectful.

Jia Yucun and the young man were chatting in a low voice. When they saw Butler Xiao come in, they immediately stopped talking. The young man's eyes seemed to have a trace of expectation.

Let's say that Butler Xiao entered the living room, greeted Jia Yucun and apologized: "Our girl is very happy to hear Mr. Jia's visit, but the master is not in the house now, and the girl is old, so it is inconvenient to meet in private, so let's I would like to express my greetings to you, and please forgive me, Mr. Jia."

The young man couldn't help being disappointed when he heard this, his face darkened slightly, as if he was displeased. Jia Yucun glanced at the young man, stroking his beard and smiling: "It doesn't matter, in that case, then Yucun will come visit you another day and say goodbye!"

Jia Yucun stood up happily as he spoke. Butler Xiao added hurriedly: "My girl said that the things Mr. Jia brought were too valuable. The master was not in the house and he really didn't dare to make any decisions, so he asked Mr. Jia to bring them back." .”

Jia Yucun frowned slightly, but since he was a man of long sleeves and good at dancing, he did not show any dissatisfaction and took away several boxes of gifts as if nothing had happened. After leaving the Xunyan Imperial Office, the young man said with a hint of ridicule: "Mr. Jia, your female student doesn't seem to care about the relationship between master and disciple."

Jia Yucun smiled calmly and said, "It made Second Master Han laugh. I was hired to sit in the Lin family's house thanks to Lin Censor's respect. At that time, the Lin family's young lady was only five or six years old. I taught her for less than a year. , Lin’s mother died of illness and stopped studying. She was still young at the time, and the time I taught her was short. Besides, many years have passed, and I am afraid that I, the so-called teacher, has been forgotten.”

It turned out that this young man's name was Xu Wenhan, who was the great-grandson of Prince Yizhong and a third-class auxiliary general. Although this person is not the eldest great-grandson, he looks very similar to Prince Yohitada when he was young, and he also behaves like his great-grandfather, so he is very popular with Prince Yohitada.

This Xu Wenhan was also a proud man. Hearing that his grandfather wanted to marry the Lin family of the Lianghuai Salt Administration and hire a daughter of the Lin family as his wife, he became interested and asked around for news about Miss Lin.

Although the ladies in the boudoir of wealthy families do not go out or walk outside the door, ladies in the same circle inevitably move around each other on a daily basis, so each other knows very well what the girl from a given family looks like.

Xu Wenhan found out that Lin Ruhai had only one orphan girl named Daiyu, and she had a stunning appearance. Naturally, he was very satisfied. The key point was that Lin Ruhai had no other heirs, and his rich family assets would naturally be inherited by the orphan girl in the future. In other words, Marrying Lin Daiyu is equivalent to getting both people and wealth. Isn't it beautiful to hold a beauty in your left hand and a huge fortune in your right hand?

As a result, Xu Wenhan became more and more concerned, and even regarded Lin Daiyu, whom he had never met, as something in his pocket that he was bound to get.

It happened that that day, Wang Ziteng and his family passed by the mansion to visit Prince Yi Zhong. Xu Wenhan's mother asked about Lin Daiyu's appearance. Wang Ziteng's wives and concubines had all met Lin Daiyu before, so they told her everything.

Originally, Lin Daiyu's appearance was unique, and Wang Ziteng's old wife also wanted to facilitate the marriage and get closer to the prince's palace, so she even more praised Lin Daiyu's appearance, saying that she was the first-class beauty in heaven and earth. Son.

After hearing this, Xu Wenhan felt itchy like a cat and wished he could catch a glimpse of her beauty immediately, so he went south with Jia Yucun, who was in Beijing to report on his work, and went straight to Yangzhou.

Jia Yucun relied on Prince Teng to make a comeback, and Prince Teng had a close relationship with Prince Yi Zhong, who was equivalent to the emperor's right-hand man. A speculator like Jia Yu Cun who was good at scheming would naturally not miss the opportunity to cling to Prince Yi Zhong's palace. Opportunity, so after connecting with Wang Ziteng, he became a guest of Prince Yi Zhong's palace.

Xu Wenhan was naturally very excited when he learned that Jia Yucun had been a teacher in the Lin Mansion and was Lin Daiyu's teacher. He followed Jia Yucun south this time, intending to use Jia Yucun's relationship to get close to Lin Ruhai and look for an opportunity to catch a glimpse of Lin Daiyu's beauty. Unexpectedly, Lin Ruhai was not in the mansion at this time, and Lin Daiyu did not see the teacher Jia Yucun.

As a result, Xu Wenhan was naturally disappointed and unhappy, so he couldn't help but ridiculed Jia Yucun. However, Jia Yucun was a very sophisticated man and didn't take it seriously. He just dealt with it lightly and smiled.

As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. Even if Xu Wenhan had grievances, he couldn't vent it on Jia Yucun. However, he no longer had any interest in getting close to Jia Yucun, so they parted ways after a few polite words.

Jia Yucun continued south to Jinling, while Xu Wenhan took his retinue to find Ji Jinxiao.

Ji Jinxiao was the comprador eunuch stationed in Jinling by Prince Yi Zhong's Palace. He was in charge of the business of Prince Yi Zhong's Palace in the south and north of the Yangtze River. He was the money bag of Prince Yi Zhong's Palace. Since Xu Wenhan came to Yangzhou, he naturally asked Ji Jinxiao to receive him.

It is said that Xu Wenhan came to Yangzhou because he wanted to bring the beauty back, but he also had another important purpose, which was to settle the Kang family's private salt case and share the worries of his great-grandfather, King Yi Zhong.

Xu Wenhan knew that the reason why his ancestor was eager to marry the Lin family was simply to win over Lin Ruhai so that he would not involve Prince Yi Zhong's palace when trying the case. If he, Xu Wenhan, could settle this matter, he would undoubtedly be able to gain his ancestor's favor greatly. Huan Xin, maybe he, Xu Wenhan, can inherit the royal title in the future.

Hehe, you can not only please the ancestors, but also gain people and wealth. Such a beautiful thing, why not do it?

Xu Wenhan was dreaming of getting both people and wealth, but he didn't know that Lin Ruhai had already written a reply to Jia Zheng that day, in which he politely rejected the marriage proposal with Prince Yi Zhong's palace. However, Li Shi'er was still on his way back to Beijing. , the letter has not yet been handed over to Jia Zheng.

(End of this chapter)