Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"Master, this is what happened!" Jia Min recounted in detail what happened when they arrived at the mountain gate.

After listening to her story, Lin Ruhai pinched his forehead and said, "You mean, this is caused by the two children quarreling and the two birds helping them?"

"This princess is making such a fuss to help the children in their quarrel?"

This idea is really unconvincing. Is there any deeper meaning to this?

Lin Ruhai frowned in thought.

"Master, Madam." At this time, Aunt Rong, Aunt Wang, and Aunt Li walked over through the open door.

"Madam, Master, Miss, you are not suffering, are you?" Rong Mama asked Jia Min worriedly as soon as she entered the room.

Jia Min shook her head.

At this moment, Lin Ruhai seemed to have figured something out. He stood up and said to his wife, "Madam, leave the child to the maids for now, and come with me to see the princess!"

"Aren't you still close friends?"

"Now that I think about it, I'm not that familiar with her. I haven't seen her for more than ten years. People have changed and I may not even recognize them." Jia Min said with lingering fear.

And when she looked at the children, she couldn't bear to leave.

Lin Ruhai looked at the people in the room, including the child lying on the bed, and said, "Then let the maids hold the child and go together."

The two mothers, each holding a child, followed Lin Ruhai and his wife out of the room.

Sure enough, there were two maids leading the way standing outside the door. As soon as they saw the family coming out, they immediately bowed and led the way.

Jia Min was still mumbling, "If I had known there was someone outside leading the way, I would have called for help earlier."

Lin Daiyu thought to herself, "This is fishing! They are the bait. The fish they are catching is Lin Ruhai."

"If I had called out earlier, no one would have responded. I would have revealed my identity at the mountain gate and got trapped."

The temple is quiet and peaceful, and the occasional Buddhist chants add to the mystery.

"We're here! Lord Lin, Madam Jia, please pay attention to the steps." The maid bowed and stretched out her arm to lead the way to the inner room.

He was led to a relatively large reception room in the back hall, where a woman was sitting on a rosewood carved rattan chair in the middle of the room.

She wore a plain silver headdress, a white silk skirt, and a green satin cape. Her face was like the full moon on Mid-Autumn Festival, and her eyes were like cold stars at midnight. She was none other than the Princess of Nan'an.

The guards and maids standing symmetrically on both sides all lowered their brows and looked submissive, and were silent.

When the princess saw Jia Min coming in with her family, she immediately stood up, with a half smile on her face and a look of affection in her eyes.

"Sister Min! I haven't seen you for several years, and you are still as delicate as a flower."

Jia Min is now very reluctant to talk about sisters, and feels that in this situation, it is a bit blasphemous to talk about sisters.

So he bowed gently, "Princess, you are even more radiant."

Princess Nan'an's expression immediately darkened, "Sister! You still blame me."

"Don't worry, I will satisfy my sister."

"Bring up that little bastard."

Hearing the sound, the two servants below carried out a spring stool from behind the screen.

The young man lying on the bench had a bloody mess on his back and was motionless.

The two wet nurses quickly covered the child's eyes and stepped aside.

"Sister! Why?" Jia Min didn't understand at all. How could someone be so cruel to her own child?

Not to mention beating her child, even if she was told too harshly she would feel pain.

Perhaps it was the voice that awakened the unconscious prince. A suppressed groan was heard.

"Sister! How can you be so cruel when the children are quarreling?"

"Sister Min, do you think I fought and hit because of the children? In your eyes, is my sister such a tactless person?"

Jia Min thought to herself, "When you've been away for three days, you should look at him with new eyes. You know whether you have a sense of propriety or not. You are the one who is two-faced."

"Sister Min, do you know? If you hadn't made such a scene today, I wouldn't have been able to see this child."

"You are also a mother, and I am also a mother, Sister Min, put yourself in their shoes. Is there any mother in the world who doesn't love her own children?"

"The beloved son of his parents has far-reaching plans."

"He wants to run away alone to the frontier to avenge his father. Sister, do you think I should beat him?"

Jia Min’s eyes widened. Is there such a bold child?

"This child is a naughty child and really deserves to be beaten." It seems that this mother is unreliable, and the child is even more unreliable. One's own child is still well-behaved.

"It can be said that Sister Min, you helped me a lot today."

"Sister, I really should thank you!" After saying that, Princess Nan'an bowed to Jia Min.

This performance of singing, reciting, acting and fighting is much higher than Jia Min's.

Jia Min was at a loss and hurried to help, "You are so polite! Sister!"

Lin Ruhai couldn't stand it any longer, "Princess! Let's give the prince some medicine first!"

"Since the princess was thanking my wife, the etiquette of thanking her frightened my wife."

The princess sighed deeply.

"Sister, Lord Lin, you guys are living a peaceful and happy life, how could you possibly know the bloody difficulties we are facing."

"Sister, I have something to ask of you. I wonder if I can agree to it? Considering our friendship when we were young."

Jia Min looked at Lin Ruhai. She knew that this was a serious matter and she couldn't agree to it easily. The master had not originally planned to come to the temple, which meant he wanted to avoid suspicion.

Lin Ruhai frowned and said, "Princess, we are different in our fields of civil and military affairs, I am afraid I can't help you!"

Princess Nan'an sneered twice, her eyebrows twitched, "Lord Lin, don't you even want to listen?"

"If I put forward my conditions to others, not many people would respond, but there are some, such as the Wen family in Suzhou."

"You said I want to give them the credit for their rapid rise to prominence, do they want it?" He finished his words with a light tone, his eyes wide open, staring at Lin Ruhai intently.

At this moment, there was no sound in the entire hall, as if everyone was waiting for Lin Ruhai's answer.

……

As soon as he heard the Wen family, he felt he had found Lin Ruhai's soft spot. Now he was definitely enemies with the Wen family.

"Whether to seek revenge or not depends on what the old man of the Wen family thinks."

The princess looked at Lin Ruhai who was frowning, Jia Min who was confused, and the two children who looked very smart.

At this time, her nanny asked in her ear, "Princess! Do you think they will agree?"

Princess Nan'an did not answer, but signaled her subordinates to treat the prince's injuries.

At this time, the maid brought in a few chairs from outside and placed them aside.

"Princess! Can you tell me your conditions?" Lin Ruhai spoke.

Princess Nan'an breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sit down first and talk."

"Sister Min, let the children go to the back to play. My daughter is about the same age as your daughter. The maids are playing with her in the back."

"If you're worried, you can go too."

What this means is, are you worried about your child or your husband?

Jia Min was in a state of embarrassment, and finally called over two maids, "Take the young master and young lady to the back hall."

She felt that she couldn't just blame the master for the trouble she had caused.

When Princess Nan'an saw that all the outsiders had left, she sat down and looked at Lin Ruhai and Jia Min.

"Lord Lin, I think you can all see my difficulties. I am an orphan and a widow. The commander of the Nan'an Army just died, and the emperor also intends to take it back."

"So my son has a high probability of death if he joins the army now, so I hope he can study literature, and the emperor will be happy to see it happen."

"Hao'er has a rebellious character. He studied in the capital, surrounded by nobles. I'm afraid he will cause trouble again."

"To be honest, my child knows that he can't pass the imperial examination, so he probably can't read the Four Books and Five Classics."

"Lord Lin, he needs a capable official to be his teacher so he can learn some practical skills."

"It will only take five years. Five years. At the age of fifteen, my son will be able to choose his own future."

"What do you think, Lord Lin?"

Lin Ruhai's eyes were as deep as the abyss. "Princess, women are just as brave as men and are very calculating!"