Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"Jia Yucun is also a man of his own character and some tricks." Wei Jiu said while tapping the back of the chair with his hand.

"It's understandable that he didn't tell you the details. After all, it's not that easy to explain."

"He himself is also a person that our master requires attention."

"We sent two people to follow him." At this point, Wei Jiu paused, took a sip of water, and continued.

"As soon as he arrived in Jinling, he focused on catching human traffickers. Following the clues, he finally caught a big melon." At this time, Wei Jiu spoke with a smile, and it was unclear whether he was proud or sarcastic.

"When we caught the trafficker, we happened to see two men fighting over a woman. The trafficker had already received money from Feng Yuan."

"Xue Pan tried to steal someone, so the fight started like this."

"Jia Yucun was first surprised that the person who was abducted and fought over was his old girl."

"Naturally I am outraged."

Wei Jiu continued:

"He immediately arrested the people, the traffickers, Xue Pan, and the Xue family servants."

"They were thrown into prison together."

After saying this, Wei Jiu looked at Lin Ruhai and said, "Master Lin, you should know."

"Jinling is the land of the Xue family, as well as the former land of the Wang and Jia families."

"The government offices are complicated and intertwined, and most of them are infiltrated by these few families."

"Including prison."

"When Jia Yucun settled down with the daughter of his old acquaintance, he would return to interrogate Xue Pan."

"The man has already escaped from the prison and is heading to the capital."

"It will only take a day or two." At this point, Wei Jiu sighed, "The duck that was in my mouth flew away!"

"You can imagine how angry Jia Yucun must be."

Lin Ruhai frowned and asked, "What about your people?"

Wei Jiu raised his eyebrows and looked teasingly, "Master Lin, you don't think our people have three heads and six arms, do you?"

"There are only two of them, one civil and one military."

"Because there were many cases that were much bigger than this one."

"These few families in Jinling can be said to have absolute power."

After saying this, Wei Jiu saw that Lin Ruhai was still frowning.

He smiled and continued,

"At that time, Jia Yucun was very angry and ordered people to chase him."

"But, unfortunately, it's ok for the yamen runners to chase the traffickers, but chasing the Xue family members,

"Even though they brought their families with them, we still lost them."

"I think it might be that the yamen runners let it go privately."

"After all, the Wang family came to our door soon."

"Let Jia Yucun show some leniency and let the Xue family go without further investigation."

"The Wang family can ensure that Jia Yucun will have a successful career in Nanjing." Having said that, Wei Jiu patted his leg lightly, as if smiling.

"Jia Yucun is also an old fox who knows how to deal with current events,"

"As for how and what he talked about, we'll have to ask him in the future."

"The final result was that Xue Pan was sentenced to death due to illness."

"From a legal perspective, Xue Pan is now a dead man."

"He was sentenced to death. There is no such person anymore."

"The one who is alive is no longer Xue Pan."

Wei Jiu spoke with admiration as he told everything he knew about Jinling.

Lin Ruhai sat on the chair and took a sip of tea. "So how about his visit to Beijing this time?"

Wei Jiu knocked his knuckles on the table and said, in a low voice, just like thunder, "I guess we should join in the fun!"

Lin Ruhai stood up suddenly, "You have decided."

"What about him?"

"Why don't you show up?"

"How can we join in the great cause if we hide our heads and show our tails?"

"Do you want rivers of blood to flow?"

Wei Jiu smiled, looking at Lin Ruhai's anxious expression, and thought to himself,

No matter what, I am still a scholar at heart!

But who made him the master's teacher? This status is naturally several levels higher than his own.

Wei Jiu had no choice but to continue explaining, "There won't be a river of blood, and everyone will be happy."

"And the master is not hiding at all, he is always busy."

"Master Lin, you may not know that Wang Ziteng asked the person in the Golden Palace for the imperial edict,"

"What imperial edict?" Lin Ruhai asked subconsciously.

Wei Jiu answered mysteriously, "It is a marriage arranged for Miss Lin."

Ridiculous! Lin Ruhai's anger was ignited, burning fiercely in his chest.

How come the Wang family is concerned about his daughter?

What are they going to do?

"who is it?"

Wei Jiu curled his lips and said, "Master Lin, don't be angry. It doesn't matter who it is."

"The master will take care of everything."

"Just know that the Lin family is on the same boat with us."

"Master, always consider yourself a member of the Lin family."

This was said more forcefully, and seemed like a warning.

Lin Ruhai's heart sank, and he felt that he was doomed to be taken advantage of by the Nan'an Wang family.

From the Concubine Nan'an to his son, his family was the dishes on other people's tables.

No matter how strong your personality is, you will still be criticized by others.

Wei Jiu saw that Lin Ruhai still had a conflicted expression, so he slapped the table.

"Master Lin, what are you struggling with?"

"You are so good, you just sit back and do nothing,"

"Someone will automatically send the benefits to me."

"Unlike us, we don't have your looks and talent, so we have to work like oxen and horses all our lives, busying ourselves with running errands."

Lin Ruhai was a little amused, "You don't even consider right or wrong."

Wei Jiu clasped his hands together, and with a burst of force, he said as a matter of course, "Why don't you consider it?"

“I think about it every day.”

"Everything that is not good for me is wrong, and everything that is good for me is right."

"For no reason, someone rushed towards me to kill me, and I fought back and killed him."

"I'm always right."

Lin Ruhai was shocked by this theory of right and wrong.

What kind of standard is this? It only judges based on self-interest.

Choose the lesser of two evils, choose the greater of two benefits.

What is right or wrong, good or evil, let future generations judge.

While thinking, Lin Ruhai walked back in the green sedan chair.

He wanted to go back and tell the children in detail about Jia Yucun, and the imperial edict, which was a hidden thunder. What exactly did the Wang family want?

Lin Ruhai couldn't feel at peace.

The news of Jia Yucun's trip to Beijing also reached the Xue family.

Aunt Xue looked distressed and told Xue Baochai, "You see, your brother hasn't replied yet."

"That Jia Yucun is here again."

"I look at your brother's concubines every day, and none of them live up to their expectations."

"what should I do?"

Xue Baochai frowned slightly, holding the handkerchief lightly in her hand and said, "Mother! You don't have to worry about Jia Yucun's affairs at all."

"I have my uncle and others."

"We have done our best for my brother and we will leave the rest to fate." At this point, Xue Baochai stretched out her hands and counted them one by one.

"We have reported it to the authorities and have contacted people, but to no avail."

"Mom! Think positively. No news is good news."

"It will come out naturally when it's time to come out."

"It's no use worrying." Xue Baochai said this with a heavier tone and a gloomy face.

"It's better to keep him and extort some money from him than to kill him."

"Since no one has come to ask for money or things."

"They have to support their brother."

"The one who should be worried is the one who captured my brother. He is a man who can neither carry a heavy load nor speak a word."

"Maybe it will become a problem for others."

Aunt Xue looked at Xue Baochai in surprise, her fingers trembling a little, "You, you look at your own brother like this."

"Without him, no matter which high family you enter, you will not have a mother's family."

Xue Baochai looked helpless, "Mother! You have been saying this since I was a child."

"I am younger than my brother at home, so I have to give in to him."

"Because he's my brother."

"It's my future support."

"I believe it, too, and have been demanding this of myself for so many years."

At this point, Xue Baochai's eyes moistened, "Mother, have I ever let my brother down in any way?"

"When your brother is gone, you put all your heart on him. Have you ever cared about the fact that you still have a daughter?"

"She's growing up day by day!"