Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 565 Jia Yuanchun's Visit Home, Da Bao's Face Smashes Jade

"This garden cost over a million taels of silver?"

Before the Lantern Festival, the Grand View Garden, which had been under construction day and night, was finally completed.

For the Jia family, the heavy burden on their hearts has finally been lifted.

As for how to negotiate with investors, that's a matter for later.

After the Grand View Garden was completed, Jia She, who had only one ear, hurriedly invited his creditors to visit it.

"It's quite well done."

Lin Dao walked through the Grand View Garden and thought, "But this kind of garden cost more than a million taels of silver. It's a complete rip-off."

He's done countless large-scale projects, including gardens.

They knew exactly what was going on behind the scenes.

"A misfortune for our family!"

Jia She, bowing low as he followed, smiled obsequiously, "There are many petty scoundrels among them."

"I wish to make changes, but alas, I lack the ability to do so."

He was the heir to the Jia family title, but he had no say in the family's affairs.

When a woman is in charge, there's nothing he can do.

Besides, Jia She himself was greedy.

"Don't worry."

With a beaming smile, Lin Dao patted him on the shoulder and said, "Once this great undertaking is accomplished, all the noble ladies in your family will become noble ladies of the previous dynasty."

"As for you, you are a nobleman of the new dynasty."

"By then, you will be able to take charge of the household."

You can just spout nonsense if it's free.

Just as the Jia family never expected to repay the money, Lin Dao never intended to honor it either.

Since he's going to die anyway, let him hear some nice things and be happy for a while.

"The Lantern Festival is just a few days away."

"Your concubine has returned to visit her family."

"After the visit to relatives is over, this garden will be sealed off." Lin Dao waved his hand. "No one is allowed to enter."

Upon hearing this, Jia She was immediately taken aback. "But the old lady has already planned to arrange for Baoyu and the others to move in!"

After a long period of recuperation from his injuries, Jia Baoyu was finally able to get out of bed and move around.

Grandmother Jia, who felt sorry for him, promised early on that she would arrange for him to move in once the Grand View Garden was completed.

The younger generation in the family will basically all move in.

"Are you still dreaming?"

Lin Dao stamped his foot and turned his head, his gaze disdainful. "Until the debts owed to me are paid off, everything in the mansion is collateral, including this Grand View Garden."

"Want to move in?"

"My lord," Lin Dao said, patting his shoulder with increased force, "you're incompetent."

"With this kind of incompetence, how will he survive in the new dynasty?"

"Yes, yes, yes~" Jia She, covered in sweat, was bent over at a ninety-degree angle.

The man before us is a major traitor who is about to rebel; we simply cannot afford to offend him.

"I will do my utmost to stop it."

"Do a good job, and I won't treat you unfairly." Lin Dao took out an iron hook glove and handed it over. "This is a gift for you. Try it on and see if it fits."

Looking at the gloves with hooks handed to him, Jia She was lost in thought.

'Have you forgotten? You were the one who cut off my hand!'

On the Lantern Festival, the Imperial Concubine visited her family.

It caused a huge stir, making the whole city go wild.

Everyone in the Jia family, except for Jia She, attached great importance to it.

In their eyes, this was the only chance for the Jia family to maintain its wealth and status, relying on the pregnancies of their daughters!
The entire street was covered by curtains, preventing people from having the opportunity to peek.

This is the Imperial Concubine, the emperor's concubine!

How could a commoner like me possibly dream of seeing the emperor's women?

Amidst the resounding drums and music, a large group of eunuchs and palace maids, carrying pheasant feather fans and gold-plated incense burners burning imperial incense, marched in a grand procession to the Rongguo Mansion.

At the heart of the procession was a golden-topped, goose-yellow embroidered phoenix palanquin carried by eight eunuchs.

The members of the Jia family, who had been waiting for a long time, knelt down and performed a grand ceremony to welcome her, led by Grandmother Jia.

"The era of imperial power was truly inhumane."

On a distant rooftop, Lin Dao, holding binoculars, sighed repeatedly, "The way elders kowtow to younger generations isn't a proper etiquette; it's blatant power exploitation and brainwashing."

"The era of inhumane imperial power lasted far too long."

"It should have been swept into the dustbin of history long ago!"

As the saying goes, the butt determines the head.

His true identity in this world is actually Lin Dao, a great traitor, who righteously accuses the imperial power of being inhumane.

Yet, in many different times and places, he was precisely the direct embodiment of imperial power.

Of course, Lin Dao abandoned Confucianism, so he would not abide by the so-called Confucian system of rites, and there would be no instances of parents kneeling before their children.

"Senior brother~ open your mouth~"

Sitting next to him, Lin Daiyu held up a piece of candied fruit and offered it to him, saying, "Eat~"

"These dates are too sweet." Lin Dao chewed on the candied fruit in his mouth. "They're bad for your teeth. Eat less sugar."

"Eating too much sugar will make you fat!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Daiyu lowered her head and easily saw her knees.

She wants to gain weight!

The previous ceremony for the Crown Princess's investiture was interrupted due to the appearance of an assassin.

However, the emperor still issued an edict to appoint Lin's daughter as the Crown Princess and sent the imperial edict and seal to the Lin residence.

The formal investiture ceremony will be held again after the hunt at Tiewang Mountain.

She became the Crown Princess without undergoing a formal investiture ceremony; this is definitely the first time.

The Ministry of Rites and the officials in the court did not approve of it, so at this time, Lin Daiyu's status was still that of a candidate for Crown Princess.

As for the official document delivered to the home, it was enshrined and kept until the day of the formal investiture.

This was just the official charade; in reality, everyone knew that she was the future Crown Princess.

Therefore, the necessary premarital education was naturally provided by palace maids.

Now that Lin Daiyu understands everything, she naturally comes to terms with it.

My senior brother used to glance at me often, his face full of regret, and he would mutter something about fried eggs.

Although scholars of this era valued small things and preferred pigeons that could be held in one hand...
But Lin Daiyu only had her senior brother in her heart.

Since my senior doesn't like fried eggs, I have to work harder!

Gain weight~
At this time, the Imperial Concubine and her entourage had already entered the Rongguo Mansion.

The Imperial Concubine's palanquin first went to a specially prepared courtyard, where she changed clothes with the help of the Zhaorong and Caibin maids. After that, she boarded the palanquin again and headed straight for the Grand View Garden.

He pulled Lin Daiyu up from her seat and followed her along the tree-lined path on the roof.

The ancients were not foolish.

There was no one on the roof this time because they were in the Rongguo Mansion, and only the Imperial Concubine was traveling.

When the emperor traveled, there were imperial guards on the rooftops along the way.

The idea of ​​a fairy falling from the sky into the emperor's carriage, and even falling right into the arms of a handsome emperor who longs for a lifelong, monogamous relationship, is impossible.

If a fairy were to fall from the sky, at least hundreds of crossbows would turn her into a pincushion.

A slightly chubby fairy-like hedgehog weighing 200 pounds.

They followed them all the way to the Grand View Garden, where the senior and junior disciples, hidden in the darkness, quietly watched from afar.

Back in the modern world, Lin Dao had watched short videos where people explained Dream of the Red Chamber.

The fact that Jia Yuanchun returned home for her visit to her family in the evening implies that the emperor disliked the Jia family.
The actual reason is exactly the opposite.

The emperor used the Jia family to sow discord among the noble families, and this was precisely the time to demonstrate his importance to them.

Because of the importance attached to it, arrangements were made for Jia Yuanchun to go home that evening to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

Lin Dao naturally wouldn't care about these things.

What he was interested in was Jia Yuanchun's true appearance.

As the head of the four sisters of the Jia family, Jia Yuanchun's appearance was naturally exquisite.

In reality, the founding heroes of the Great Zhou Dynasty all married beautiful women.

With the continuous improvement of genes over several generations, it is highly likely that men will be handsome and women will be beautiful.

As for ordinary people, they can only rely on genetic mutations, and many commoners don't even have the chance to leave behind any bloodline.

In terms of appearance, she bears some resemblance to Lady Wang.

Her face is somewhat round, so her figure is probably similar.

Judging solely by her appearance, and considering the added bonus of her elegant and luxurious demeanor, she could easily score over 90.

"In the world created by Cao Xueqin, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is concentrated in the young ladies of the Jia family."

"It is truly rare to find so many stunning beauties gathered in one mansion."

The core of this world is the Rongguo Mansion.

Even more crucial are the young ladies of the Rongguo Mansion.

As such, these women can be said to embody the beauty and grace of heaven and earth, and the charm and elegance of mountains and rivers.

Not only are they visually appealing, but each one also has its own unique characteristics.

Thinking of this, Lin Dao turned his head to look at Lin Daiyu, who was peering into the Grand View Garden.

Lin Daiyu's defining characteristic is that she is a sickly beauty who combines classical beauty with frailty, similar to Xi Shi holding her heart.

Nowadays, by cultivating an indestructible body, the result is the cure of congenital diseases, and one no longer needs to take ginseng nourishing pills.

Thinking of this, Lin Dao smiled.

The name itself is quite clear: Yang Rong.

It was Lin Daiyu who supported the Rongguo Mansion.

Unfortunately, those short-sighted fools didn't understand, and they ended up killing their own protective charm.

If it were now, Lin Dao would be the one avenging Lin Daiyu and forcing the Rongguo Mansion to its death.

"Let's go."

Taking Lin Daiyu's small hand, Lin Dao said, "It's the Lantern Festival, let's go see the lanterns."

The so-called "visiting relatives" is just going home to visit and catch up.

Staying overnight was impossible; the emperor's women were not allowed to stay out overnight.

After a cursory stroll through the Grand View Garden, which had cost countless sums of money, and a brief conversation with family, a eunuch offered a reminder.

"It is now three quarters past midnight. Please return to the capital."

Jia Yuanchun wept uncontrollably, but she had no choice but to leave.

Under imperial power, the so-called concubines were no different from ordinary people.

Before leaving, Jia Yuanchun, wiping away tears, left behind a few words.

"The Lin family daughter from my uncle's family has already received the title and seal of the Crown Princess."

"We should visit each other more often in the future to maintain close relationships."

"Only in this way can we preserve our family business."

Her fate also changed.

The Jia family's betrayal caused the emperor to lose face, and he secretly harbored resentment for it.

Although it's not advisable to take action against the Jia family for the time being, and in order to set an example, we should even try to appease them on the surface.

However, Jia Yuanchun had no opportunity to serve the emperor, and therefore was not pregnant.

No matter how powerful a woman in the palace is, if she doesn't have children, she will generally not have a good ending.

Jia Yuanchun was one of the few intelligent people in the Jia family, and she could see things clearly.

These few words were meant to remind the Jia family to cling to the Lin family, especially to secure the support of Miss Lin.

With Miss Lin's care, the family will be safe and sound from now on.

After Jia Yuanchun left, Jia Baoyu, who had finally recovered, fell into a state of dementia because of the news that he had received the title and seal of the Crown Princess.

When someone came forward, he suddenly burst into tears.

After Grandmother Jia and the others saw Jia Yuanchun's carriage off, they returned to hear Jia Baoyu crying.

I originally thought he was heartbroken over his brief reunion with his older sister.

Even Jia Zheng wanted to say a few words of comfort to him.

But Da Bao suddenly yelled, "I don't want Lin Daiyu as some kind of Crown Princess!"

"I want Lin Daiyu to play with me!"

Having said that, he took off his jade again.
It has been repaired, or rather, the broken jade has been glued back together.

Jia Baoyu was lifted high and then slammed down.

His jade shattered into pieces once again.
During this time, he had been bedridden and recuperating, and Grandmother Jia had even issued a gag order, forbidding anyone from mentioning Lin Daiyu in front of him.

Therefore, Jia Baoyu only then realized that Lin Daiyu, whom he missed even more because he could not have her, had actually become the Crown Princess!

His temper, which he had been raised with since childhood, suddenly erupted again.

There are no inherently unruly children in the world, only parents who spoil them.
Jia Zheng was furious. Ignoring Grandmother Jia's pleas and cries for mercy, he beat Jia Baoyu so badly that he couldn't get up.

His few words alone, if they got out, would be enough to accuse the Jia family of great disrespect!

Lady Wang, crying and pleading to stop him, threw herself onto Jia Baoyu, her eyes filled with resentment and malice.

'Why should I?!'

'My precious son is suffering because of you!'

'Swordsmanship!!'

'I want you dead!!!'

(End of this chapter)