Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"Mother, I can't!"

"When we buried Master Jing the other day, I asked Zhen Ge'er, and he said that the emperor asked Jian to do it." Mrs. Wang was also frightened by Lady Jia's wild ideas and audacity.

I subconsciously tried to pinch the Buddhist beads, but found that I pinched nothing.

Ever since the Buddha responded to their prayers, the family has suffered drastic changes.

Mrs. Wang even began to resent the Buddha.

Just throw the Buddhist beads aside.

Now, I suddenly feel very confused.

She couldn't help but yelled again,

"Mother!"

Grandmother Jia said solemnly, "It's not me who is confused, but you who are confused."

"Master Jing has passed away. He once inherited a noble title, and he was a successful candidate in two imperial examinations. He was also the abbot of Xuanzhen Temple."

"He is not a child who died in infancy and was buried hastily."

"And the second daughter-in-law,"

"Think about what Zhen Ge'er said about His Majesty. Where is His Majesty? Did His Majesty go to Xuanzhen Temple to tell him?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang stiffened her neck subconsciously, wanting to argue.

"Then how dare the eunuchs falsely convey the emperor's order?"

"I don't know whether the eunuch dares to do it or not," said Jia's mother, knocking on the chair leg with her cane.

"The situation is chaotic right now, and there is no need for our Jia family to stay dormant any longer."

"If His Majesty really said it, or if the Emperor Emeritus said it, then he has already listed the Jia family as a family that must be killed as soon as possible."

"No matter how tight our necks are, and how hastily we bury all the people, it won't relieve the hatred of His Majesty and the Emperor. It's better to hold a grand ceremony."

At this point, Jia's mother paused, continued to look out the window at the sky, and murmured,

"We must not only do it now, but also do it in a big way."

"We must make known to the world what happened back then. Only when the second son's wife is made public can we have a clear idea of ​​what happened to the empress."

"How serious a crime has she committed? How serious a crime will our Jia family bear? The situation is like a bottomless pit."

"There will always be people finding fault, generation after generation."

Having said that, Grandmother Jia looked around. Everyone in the room now included Lady Xing, Lady Wang, and Lady You. The former mistresses of the Ning and Rong mansions now lived here.

"Remember, as long as people are there, the home is there. If people are gone, the home will naturally fall apart, and everyone will flee in all directions like a pile of scattered sand."

"As women, what we can protect is this family business."

"But..." At this time, Youshi spoke in embarrassment.

"Great-aunt, Uncle Jane, I can't find it."

"How to announce the death?"

"How to do it?"

Looking at the cowardly daughters-in-law, Grandmother Jia sighed.

This is the contradiction: if you marry a strong wife, your family will not be able to control her.

He married a weak wife and was unable to support and protect the family.

I have to give them strength.

"Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law, please ask the servants to go find her."

"If you really can't find it, let Rongge go to report the death."

"If Rong'er can't be found, let the other men of the Jia family go."

"Notify Lian's daughter-in-law to order mourning clothes."

"The entire Jia family is in mourning!"

After saying this, Jia's mother burst into tears.

Madam Wang, Madam Xing and Mrs. You all looked at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing that they hadn't moved, Jia's mother asked sternly, "What's wrong? Is there anything else you don't understand?"

"No, no, ..."

Several people shook their heads and said that it would not be too late to go and give the orders.

With such a big thing happening, no one would care whether Yingchun would cancel the engagement or not!

……

Jia Zhen suddenly woke up from his blurred desire. The residual warmth of his body had not yet faded, but he was already covered by the chillness in his heart.

He stood up, his clothes in disarray, and looked out the window.

I've been in a daze these past few days. Now that the old man has died, everything is over.

He lost his title,

Nothing is left.

You've never enjoyed love in your life, and yet you've ended up in this mess.

Who should I protect my family business for?

I let go and indulged myself. The sky is big, the earth is big, but I am the greatest.

Anyway, the emperor doesn't like me. I have no future and nothing else.

There are so many people watching at home, it’s no wonder you’re talking too much.

Outside, who knows?

No one called me a beast, and no one asked me to act like a clan leader.

Who isn’t a man or woman in the world?

Who knew that at this moment the servant suddenly knocked on the door and came over.

It is said that the old lady had a sudden idea and decided to hold a grand funeral.

Isn't this courting death?

There is no future, but I don’t want to die yet.

Jia Zhen turned over and put on his clothes, pushing away the arm that was stretched out from behind.

Open the door and go.

……

As he walked and cursed on the road, Jia Zhen bit his tongue hard and pinched his forehead to cheer himself up.

"Uncle! Hurry up!"

"Brother Rong, they have already been sent out."

The servant kept urging him.

"I understand! Stop him! He can't go." Jia Zhen ordered the servant.

The boy stamped his feet.

"Master, I can't stop you,"

"Even Master Lian went there."

"besides……""

"Don't have any more," Jia Zhen said, kicking the servant.

"What are you doing so early? Who told you to call me so late?"

"Master! You changed several places and didn't let others know."

"I just found out about this because I came back suddenly for something."

Jia Zhen's face turned pale at this moment, and he felt his legs going a little weak.

"Damn it!"

He coughed.

"A sedan chair..." He finally called for a sedan chair.

"Hurry up……"

He urged the sedan bearers repeatedly, hoping to stop all this.

But when he got off the sedan chair at the gate of Jia's mansion,

"Oh my goodness!"

All the walls were wrapped in white cloth, and wreaths were leaning against them.

The white lanterns covered my whole body,

The sound of suona and Taoist music came one after another...

People in mourning clothes came and went.

Even a filial son like him is still weak in the knees.

"This, this, this..."

Jia Zhen just felt like his legs were stepping on cotton.

I feel dizzy, one step high and one step low.

Especially when he looked up at the empty plaque,

White couplets are floating in the air.

Slowly dissipating, like clouds and smoke...

Jia Zhen fell to the ground and burst into tears.

"Dad!"

Several people in mourning clothes came out from inside.

"Uncle Zhen, you're back!"

"Quick, bring Master Zhen's mourning clothes here."

"The old lady is waiting for you!"

……

While Jia Zhen was in a daze, he was already dressed in mourning clothes from head to toe.

The courtyard was filled with mourning clothes, and he could hardly tell who was who.

In this way, he was dragged to Lady Jia's place.

Am I having a nightmare?

……

"Brother Zhen, are you blaming me for taking the initiative?"

"This is your Ning Mansion's business. Have I overstepped my boundaries?"

Seeing Jia Zhen's expressionless face, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but get angry.

"Great-aunt." Jia Zhen's mouth felt bitter, as if he had swallowed back all the objections that he had thought of outside.

What is the use?

It's like this now!

Jia Zhen suddenly found that he seemed to be missing from the family and it didn't matter to him.

But he still wanted to figure it out.

So he raised his head and said, "Great aunt, can I ask the reason?"

"My father lived a life of purity and abstinence."

"To hold such a grand ceremony now, isn't that a lack of respect for him?"

"Besides, His Majesty's oral order..."

Grandmother Jia leaned forward slightly on a cane.

His eyes were fixed on Jia Zhen.

"Your father is a celibate? Who told you that?"

"He is very affectionate!"

"He doesn't like to show off, that's because he has a lot of inner beauty."

"what about you?"

"No!" Jia Zhen retorted fiercely.

"He is selfish and heartless. He only cares about his children but not their upbringing. What kind of father is he?"

"I am willing to wear mourning for him because I consider the world's situation."