Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"Mother said that Wang Xifeng was raised as a boy since she was young. She speaks very fluently and has a very pretty appearance. Many boys cannot compare to her. Mother was very happy."

Jia Min felt more and more powerless as she spoke, because when it came to raising the child as a boy.

She turned her eyes to Lin Daiyu. She thought Lin Daiyu would be very happy because she knew her daughter, Lin Daiyu, had always hoped to be as happy as a boy.

Jia Min never thought that her mother would like this kind of woman.

Maybe a girl like this can get married?

But she never expected that she would stare at Lin Daiyu's eyes.

"Yu'er, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Daiyu's heart was filled with turmoil. Wasn't Jia Lian in the East Garden?

How come there is also a Jia Lian married in the Jia family?

It’s still Jia Lian who is recorded in the book.

So the Lin family is a liar?

If it was a liar, her mother should have known it! How come she didn't feel the pain of being cheated?

"Mom! Who lives in our East Garden?"

When Jia Min and Lin Ruhai heard Lin Daiyu ask this, their faces changed.

I didn't know how to start. Why was Daiyu still holding on to it after so long?

Then they all said nothing, with embarrassed looks on their faces.

When Aunt Rong saw this, she thought it was inconvenient for Jia Min to tell this matter in front of Lin Ruhai, so she decided to let me tell her.

She walked up to Lin Daiyu and whispered in her ear,

"Miss, please don't ask. The person living in Dongyuan is a despicable and shameless bastard who was raised by a woman and is unwanted by everyone."

"Madam, it's inconvenient to talk about this. We can just keep him for a few years and send him away!"

Lin Daiyu looked at Rong Mama again with puzzled eyes, "You mean mother does know his identity, and he is indeed a member of the Jia family?"

"Of course." Aunt Rong believed Jia Min very firmly.

"When has Madam ever lied to anyone? Can someone whose identity you are not sure of live in our house?"

Lin Daiyu thought so too. Lin Ruhai and his wife didn't look like the kind of people who would just help others raise children.

After she figured it out, she felt relieved. She asked Rong Mama,

"They are all called Jia Lian. Isn't it difficult to tell them apart?"

Rong Mama felt that she was old and maybe a little hard of hearing.

They are all called Jia Lin. How many Jia Lins are there? Just one Jia Lin is enough to keep us busy.

But this matter is not appropriate. If I talk too much about it with the young lady, it would be bad if it dirtys her ears.

So Rong Mama comforted Lin Daiyu. "Don't worry about his name, he is still my cousin."

After hearing Rong Mama's assurance, Lin Daiyu smiled happily. She immediately thought of the good news she had read in her mother's letter.

"Mother, I just heard that my cousin Wang Xifeng raised him as her son since he was young."

"And it's loved by the whole government."

"Mom, I'm going to wear Yong'an's clothes tomorrow. I fell in love with his ice-blue robe at first sight."

As expected, Jia Min looked at Daiyu meaningfully.

They are all quick-witted and don't know who they resemble?

She nodded and sent them out.

She didn't have the energy to argue with Daiyu about the matter of men's dressing as women. Anyway, everyone in Yangzhou knew that her daughter was dressed as a man.

This was already the worst outcome she could imagine, could it get any worse?

Jia Min didn't care whether she wore it tomorrow or not, because there was a piece of news in the letter that made her uneasy, and she needed a quiet environment to discuss it in detail with Lin Ruhai.

When everyone had left and only she and Lin Ruhai were left, she took out the letter and said worriedly,

"Master, please take a look, there is something else in the letter."

"It is said that someone in the capital asked about the fact that we have a young master from the Jia family as a supporter in our mansion."

"Mother was vague about it. Now she has written to ask for the reason. Husband, what should we do about this matter?"

After reading the letter, Lin Ruhai stroked the letter from his mother-in-law and found some wet marks on it, which showed that his wife was nervous.

It was somewhat unexpected why this matter spread to the capital so quickly.

There is no other way now but to keep it secret from both sides.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai began to think about it and felt a little heavy.

"Madam! You should write back to your mother-in-law and tell her that I am a bastard who cannot be included in the family tree of the Lin family, pretending to be a young master of the Jia family."

"Keeping him by my side will also give Yongan a companion."

Upon hearing this, Jia Min became even more nervous and held the handkerchief tightly.

It seems that this can gain infinite power.

"My husband! If we keep hiding things from each other like this, and keep telling lies, it will eventually break apart."

"What shall we do then?"

Lin Ruhai looked out the window and saw the clouds rolling and unrolling.

"Madam! Don't be afraid. When it becomes impossible to conceal it, just send him away."

Jia Min trusted Lin Ruhai immensely, so she was glad to hear that he had a solution.

So she took out a pen and paper and wrote back to her mother.

"Mother! This child is despised by the Lin family. My husband took pity on my few offspring and adopted him as his son. But if I call him my adopted son, I'm afraid he will grow up to be arrogant and hurt Yong'an's status."

"So he called himself the Young Master of the Jia Family. My daughter was afraid that her mother would worry, so she didn't tell her in advance."

"I also hope that the mother will have compassion on her daughter's motherly love."

"Don't blame."

"My nephew Lian is getting married. My daughter is very happy and has prepared a small gift for the new bride."

After Jia Min finished writing, she showed it to Lin Ruhai.

"My husband! Do you think it's okay to write like this?"

Lin Ruhai took the letter and read it, then smiled with satisfaction, "Very good!"

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Lin Daiyu came early and put on Yong'an's ice-blue silk shirt embroidered with elegant bamboo leaf patterns.

There were still two buns on her head, and two pearl hairpins that were as shiny and clear as morning dewdrops.

When everyone saw this, they realized that this was truly a young man as beautiful as a jade girl.

Rong Mama also teased Lin Daiyu, "Miss, why don't you wear a white jade hairpin? Wouldn't you look more like a young master?"

Lin Daiyu smiled complacently and said to Rong Mama, "Mama, I am attending someone else's garden party. If I dress like that, people won't be able to tell whether I am a man or a woman."

"I'm afraid that when I go to the toilet, someone will mistake me and beat me out."

Hahahaha, everyone in the room laughed.

Only Jia Min pursed her lips, "It's neither fish nor fowl!"

Lin Daiyu knew that Jia Min was upset, so she came over and said to Jia Min, "Mom, I actually dressed like this today for a reason."

"Originally I wore men's clothing to make it easier for me to go shopping with my mother, not to show off."

“It is more convenient to wear women’s clothing when visiting the park.”

"But we had that scene yesterday."

"Besides, that Governor Fang looked at me with a sneaky look, so I dressed like this today for safety."

"This is covering up my beautiful face!"

"Who would dare to talk about getting married if I'm dressed like this?"

Jia Min was originally a person with a weak will and was particularly reluctant to listen to advice.

She thought what her daughter said made sense.

Yes, after my daughter was dressed like this, Governor Fang no longer had the heart to marry my daughter to his son, who didn’t even exist yet.

Yongan curled his lips instead, "What should I do? Who should I be with today? My cousin is meeting a friend today."

He felt that his sister had stolen all the limelight from him, and that his status in the family would become less and less.

No, I want to take back the limelight today.