Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"My last name is Jia and my given name is Lin. I am Young Master Lin!" This remark shocked everyone.

The Prince of Nan'an looked at the four people at the table jokingly, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"The food is good! The water is good! The people in Yangzhou are good too!"

Jia Min's heart was beating "boom! boom! boom!", her head was like a bunch of cotton stuffed in it, and her swollen blood vessels were jumping "boom".

Later, Shi Yifang asked me how I would answer. Jia Jia asked me how I would answer.

I'll write a letter to my mother when I get home and ask her to cover up a few things.

It was too hot in the room, so Jia Min wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.

Lin Ruhai also stared at Jia Min intently, wanting to comfort her, but he was being watched by several pairs of eyes.

"Jia Min! Jia Lin?" Shi Yifang kept chewing these words in his mouth, as if he had some feelings.

He glanced at Jia Lin and suddenly asked,

"Are you from the Jia family? Which branch? Who is your father?"

The Prince of Nan'an glanced at her, put down his teacup, and said nothing.

"It is indeed so!" Shi Yifang suddenly realized, slammed the table and opened her mouth wide.

She tapped the table with her index finger. "Dang! Dang! Dang!" accompanied her voice.

"Jia Min, cousin Jia, you actually borrowed your mother's surname to save your own face. You don't want your child to have the surname Lin."

"And he deliberately called me an insulting name. And Jialin!"

"Does anyone named Jia Lin mean they are fake members of the Lin family? Then are all those named Baoyu real Baoyu?" Shi Yifang said while shaking her head, her beauty mole trembling with excitement.

"You are so self-deceiving! I thought you were a model of virtue. I never expected that! I never expected that!"

"I changed the surname of my eldest son. I learned another trick. It's too advanced!"

Shi Yifang seemed to have discovered Jia Min's true identity. To confirm further, she leaned forward and asked, "Jia Lin, Brother Lin, have you changed your last name?

Prince of Nan'an...

At this time, Shi Yifang slammed the table again.

"That's tacit consent! If the surname hadn't been changed, the child would have denied it long ago."

Shi Yifang suddenly became enlightened and smiled at Jia Min, her beauty mole flying up.

"Cousin Jia! You are so amazing! I have to learn from you! Changing the surname of the eldest son is really insulting!"

She shot a warning look at Master Fang, "See? This is the method used by a noble lady. She took away the status of a bastard!"

"A bastard, without his identity, wouldn't he be a refugee?"

Mr. Fang secretly groaned in his heart, too cruel! Too cruel, a femme fatale!

He looked at Lin Ruhai opposite him with sympathy.

"It's not easy! Every family has its own problems!"

Lin Ruhai was also slightly surprised when he first heard the prince reveal that he was Jia Lin.

At this moment, seeing the sympathetic eyes of Shi Yifang and his wife, I felt relieved.

As much as Mr. Fang envied Lin Ruhai before, he now felt sympathy for him, "Brother! It's not easy for you! You are so arrogant that you don't even dare to give your child a surname!"

He also discovered that except for this eldest illegitimate son, Lin's cousin-in-law did not have any illegitimate children. What does this mean? It can only mean that his wife is very strict.

So he kindly comforted Lin Ruhai, "Cousin-in-law, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what your last name is. You are still my eldest nephew. I will recognize you as my eldest nephew no matter what your last name is."

"Let's continue drinking, and I'll continue telling you something!"

……

The matter was just covered up like that? Jia Min's heart finally dropped with a plop.

Oh! Thank you so much for the topic of the illegitimate son!

The atmosphere on both sides returned to being warm and harmonious.

The whole room was filled with wine and joy.

The Prince of Nan'an slammed his teacup on the table and said, "It's so stuffy! Go out and get some fresh air!"

After saying that, he turned and walked out.

If it were in the past, Shi Yifang would definitely not like such an rude child.

But now she feels that with someone like this to compare with her, her life is not so difficult anymore.

Doesn't this make Jia Min seem even more unvirtuous and a jealous and vicious woman?

Then she smiled like an auntie, "Go ahead! You're still a child, and you really don't feel comfortable being with adults."

After saying that, he looked at the children in the small room. Wow! It was even more lively than here.

There were many children in the small room, seven or eight, and there were also wet nurses, maids and so on who followed them.

It was very crowded with one person standing behind each person, so we had to split into two small tables.

Lin Daiyu, Yong'an, and Fang Zhengchu and Fang Zhengya from the Fang family, the dragon and phoenix twins from Shi Yifang, sat at the same table.

The other illegitimate children sat at a separate table.

Fang Zhengchu from the Fang family had a pair of eyes that looked very similar to his father's, and he smiled naturally, "Sister Lin, have you studied? What do you do for fun?"

Lin Daiyu had a meatball in her mouth and pointed at her mouth...

Fang Zhengya frowned when he saw it. The Lin family is a scholarly family, so how could it be so indecent?

When a woman goes out to a banquet, she can only taste a little bit of the food. How can she really eat it?

It seems that her mother did not teach her. As her elder sister, I should teach her a little.

"Sister Lin! Didn't Aunt Jia teach you that a woman should be chaste and serene? Sit upright on the chair, with your body straight and your feet together..."

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she became unhappy and said that she could do anything except mentioning her mother.

"Of course my mother taught me, but she also taught me not to talk when sleeping or eating. Didn't your mother teach me that?"

"Women who talk too much also gossip."

"Since someone is treating me to a meal, of course I will eat my fill to show my respect."

"I'm expressing my respect! If you don't want to eat, just sit and watch!" After saying that, she took another sip of soup.

Why don't you eat? Do you have to be so hungry that you can't walk and need someone to support you?

Yong'an also ate a lot, mainly because he had to sleep outdoors and had not had very comfortable food these days.

But it didn't stop him from talking, "Brother Fang, cousin, there is no study, just playing, sister and I are the same."

"I won't start school until next year! My sister will start with me."

"My father said that we are still young and if we want to learn to read, we can learn a few words by ourselves. If we learn too early, we will get bored easily in the future."

"What?" Fang Zhengya was already unhappy as she sat there watching them eat.

What does it mean, a woman and a man studying together?

“Cousin Yongan, your father really said that your sister will study with you.”

"Yes! What's wrong? Why are you asking me? I'm still young!" Yong'an looked at Fang Zhengya in confusion.

"Men study for the imperial examinations, but why do women study? A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent!..." Fang Zhengya had more to say.

Because in their family, no matter whether they are legitimate daughters or illegitimate daughters, they can recognize a few words and are not blind.

"Stop!" Lin Daiyu had to speak. Although she was not so keen on reading, I can choose not to read. You say I can't read. This is intolerable.

And what she admired most in Dream of the Red Chamber was that Lin Ruhai invited two successful candidates in the imperial examination to teach his daughter. His love for his daughter was rare in that era.

Therefore, only by protecting Lin Ruhai can she protect her happy life, and this is a stable job.

"Women study to gain knowledge! Only those with talent can have virtues. Without talent, where can we find virtues?"

"How can a person who speaks insincerely and has an abominable face have any virtue? I think your maidservants are also quite virtuous. Would you like to exchange them?"

"Begging on the street is a better person. Would you like to be one?"

Lin Daiyu said a few more words to Fang Zhengya.

Fang Zhengchu's eyes were full of surprise. The Lin family doted on their daughter very much!

He looked at the table of concubines' children, some of whom were crying and making a scene. He could not help but frown and shouted angrily, "Shut up!"

Fang Zhengya was also angry, "I hate illegitimate children the most!"