The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 3 Lin Mansion
Yangzhou.

It is not yet dark, but the night market is already illuminated by thousands of lights, and high-rise buildings are bustling with guests. The East City is bustling, while the West City is quiet and low-key, and the Lin Mansion is located in the middle.

Lin Ruhai looked at the good news in his hand, but instead of smiling, he frowned.

Wang Xin was a capable man, and Lin Ruhai believed in his own judgment, but he didn't expect that his ability was too great, which was a bit bad.

Lin Ruhai clapped the good news in his hands and paced back and forth in the study.

As he holds the important position of Imperial Censor of Salt, Lin Ruhai is walking on thin ice and dares not slack off even a little. As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. The Salt Administration is the most lucrative job in the world, and the dangers involved are even more thrilling.

"I really want to quit."

Lin Ruhai sighed.

Others only served as the Salt Inspector for a year or two, but I have been in office for several years. Many people gnashed their teeth and wished I would die, and I also wanted to stay. It was a pity that I had no choice when I was in the world.

Whether to advance or retreat is up to you.

In boredom.

The sound of a piano came from outside. Hearing the sound, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but smile. Thinking of his beloved, he immediately put aside his worries, left the study, and went to the courtyard next door.

Passing through Langfang Yuemen.

Lin Ruhai looked over and saw a girl in a bamboo green dress embroidered with lotus flowers in the pavilion of the courtyard. She had an elegant and refined temperament, and was flawless as a white jade. She had curved eyebrows and was holding a zither.

The piano music suddenly stopped, and Lin Ruhai asked hurriedly, "You were playing well, why did you stop playing?"

The young girl said shyly, "Father only knows how to coax me, but I don't know how to do that."

"The art of playing the qin is elegant and interesting, and the techniques are clear. It requires tranquility and cultivation of the mind. Before I sent you to the capital, I learned it at home. I thought you had forgotten it long ago, but when I heard you play today, I realized you hadn't forgotten it at all."

Lin Ruhai smiled.

I have become indifferent to life and death, but I can't let go of my daughter. I have been holding on for a long time, just because I want my daughter to have more support in the second half of her life.

With the family fortune he had built for his daughter and with her grandmother looking after her, his daughter and the Jia family were relatives after all. Aristocratic families valued face the most, so Lin Ruhai felt that he had done everything he could.

This includes recommending talents to the Jia family, offering advice, and also providing a lot of benefits over the years.

You must know that given your status and position, and under the gaze of the court, it is not appropriate for you to do this. Instead, you should draw a clear line with the Jia family and reduce contact with them.

The bamboo-green girl pulled her father to sit down, displaying her little girl's demeanor as she said joyfully, "Father, you're on the mend. The miracle doctor told you to let go of your worries. Seeing you frown all day, I endured the shame and played the zither for you. It's true that 'three days without playing, your hands will be covered in thorns.' How can you play well? It's truly difficult."

She pouted as she spoke, looking more and more aggrieved.

Lin Ruhai laughed out loud.

Jiangnan is a whirlpool, but it is rich and has many educated people. Even ordinary people can recognize a few words, and literature and culture are flourishing.

It is popular among families in the capital that studying is useless for women.

Jiangnan is not.

New learning was in vogue. Not only did it dare to say that it wanted to suppress the power of the monarch, it also advocated that both men and women should study Taoism.

Lin Ruhai did not dare to talk about the former, but he did not hesitate to let his daughter study. He not only hired a teacher for his daughter, but also the best teacher, so as not to let his daughter's talent down.

The bamboo girl smiled and said, "Father should be happy like this every day."

Lin Ruhai shook his head, understanding his daughter's love for her father.

Originally, I thought of hiding everything from my daughter so that she would live a worry-free life. However, I never expected that before she went to the capital, she was such a lively and lovely girl. But after not seeing her for a few years, when she returned home, she looked more frowning and thinner.

Although his daughter didn't say it, Lin Ruhai had already guessed it, not to mention the personal maid beside his daughter.

Lin Ruhai had heard that Grandmother Jia doted on her grandson.

It can be a bit excessive.

What I didn't expect was that the atmosphere in the Jia family had become so unbearable that even the girls in the boudoir had to endure the gossip of the servants. It was really outrageous.

Although he regretted it, Lin Ruhai could only stamp his feet.

The Lin family had few branches and only a limited number of descendants. Although they had a few branches, they were all cousins ​​like their own. There were no direct descendants, so there was no reason to entrust their daughter to them. It would be better to entrust her to the Jia family. After all, the Jia family was a duke family, and they still had the airs. No matter how wronged they were, their daughter still had everything she deserved.

Lin Ruhai could only comfort himself.

As for keeping his daughter by his side, Lin Ruhai had no such idea.

Being in a vortex is not a good place.

What's more, the daughter lost her mother at an early age and should be sent to her grandmother's home for upbringing.

"The tax revenue of the whole country depends on Yangzhou, and it falls on my shoulders. Meanwhile, the Japanese invasion in the southeast requires countless silver. How can I take it easy? You should not stay at home for long. Return to your grandmother's home in the capital as soon as possible."

After seeing her father recover from his illness, the girl Zhu Qing was unwilling to return to Beijing.

At that time, Lin Ruhai had just returned from the brink of death, so he left his daughter to stay temporarily. Seeing this, Jia Lian returned to the capital first. Grandmother Jia sent someone to tell him that she would send someone to pick him up after the New Year.

Lin Ruhai was quite happy with what Grandmother Jia did.

Whether or not he was willing to send his daughter to the capital was one thing, and whether the Lord of the Jia Mansion took the initiative to send someone to pick her up was another.

In this regard, as the grandmother of Zhu Qing girl, Jia Mu did a good job.

The young girl in bamboo green said unhappily, "Father always praises General Xiao Wang, saying that he is good at defeating the Japanese invaders. But is it not enough to have General Xiao Wang?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head.

"The Japanese threat is not a Japanese threat, it is true and false, it is true and false, it is unclear, this matter is of great significance. The General Xiao Wang you are talking about is too sharp, and I am afraid that he will cause great disaster."

Lin Ruhai never mentioned his previous official affairs at home.

He was just thinking about his daughter's future. After all, she was not at home, so she had to be more resilient. When she got married, she would have to take care of the inner chambers. Therefore, Lin Ruhai decided to reveal some simple things to let his daughter know how difficult life was.

The Zhuqing girl was shocked.

"General Xiao Wang saved my father, and I have always been grateful to him. Now that General Xiao Wang is in trouble, why did my father turn a blind eye?"

a year ago.

When my grandmother's family in the capital learned that my father was seriously ill, I followed my second brother Lian back to Yangzhou. I was heartbroken at the time and felt like the sky was falling. Fortunately, a man named Wang Xin broke into the house and brought a miracle doctor with him. Ignoring the bad attitude of the servants in the house, he insisted on treating my father.

Hearing the other party's firm attitude, I mustered up the courage to stand up from the inner room and let him go to treat my father.

later.

My father said he was going to join the army. Within a year, his father's praise for him gradually turned into admiration, and he valued him more and more.

In the heart of the young girl Zhu Qing, General Xiao Wang is her great benefactor.

If it weren't for him, I would have lost my father.

I no longer have any relatives.

Seeing his daughter's anxiety, Lin Ruhai understood her feelings.

Wang Xin is indeed talented and sensible, but the officialdom does not allow people who are too outstanding, unless they are newcomers promoted by the faction. Moreover, Wang Xin is a military officer. If Wang Xin had fewer achievements, he could still look after him.

However, because his contributions were too great, his status was actually disadvantageous to him.

Just as he was about to speak, a servant outside announced that someone had come to ask to see him. When Lin Ruhai learned the visitor's name, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"Father?"

Seeing her father's expression, the young girl became even more worried.

Lin Ruhai sighed, "Wang Xin is in big trouble. It's him who's here. You don't have to stay any longer. Wait a few days until your father prepares a boat and sends someone to take you to the capital."

Can't you even wait for the Jia family to send someone to pick you up?

The bamboo-green girl was very insightful and bit her lip to stop making things difficult for her father.

(End of this chapter)