Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

Jia Zheng shook his head. He did not explain to Jia Min that Nanny Hua had now moved into the inn opposite his.

They watched him coming in and out every day, and they were determined to follow him back.

This is understandable. Divorced women are afraid that Baolinghou will not accept them when they return to their parents' home.

If he goes back with me, Baolinghou might have to accept him for the sake of his relatives' face, and my mother would also make arrangements for him.

He sighed slightly and said to Jia Min, "Let's not talk about her. How have you discussed the matter mentioned in mother's letter with your brother-in-law?

"If you have no objection, why don't you, mother and daughter, come with me before the river freezes over?"

When Jia Min heard this, she felt very ashamed and didn't know how to start.

My mother and brother came with sincerity and kindness. Would it be too hurtful if I just rejected them outright?

"Second brother! I think Daiyu is still young, and it is not appropriate to discuss marriage at this time."

"We decided to wait until she's a little older and more sensible."

"The child is still not very sensible now, I'm afraid of upsetting my brother and sister-in-law!"

“Good things can easily turn into bad things.”

When Jia Zheng heard this, his face darkened. His younger sister was now also learning to be reckless.

"Didn't mother write it to you clearly? Let's not discuss this matter now. We will just take it over in the name of visiting relatives. The marriage is just to give you some peace of mind."

"Don't easily promise marriage to other people."

"You left the Jia family, and it is in line with the principle of harmony for your child to marry back into the Jia family."

"Everything is cheap and beautiful."

Jia Min also had a bitter face. She had to say something, feeling a little sorry for her brother's kindness.

"Brother! Not even visiting relatives is allowed."

"Let's go after this crisis is over, okay?"

Jia Min put on a pitiful expression. Since she was a child, her brothers always tolerated her showing this expression.

When Jia Zheng heard what his sister said, he was stunned. He didn't expect that even this would be rejected.

"Sister! Have you really thought it through? You have been married far away for more than ten years, and mother misses you deeply all the time. You..."

"Is this what you mean, or what your brother-in-law means?"

Hearing her brother's words, Jia Min could no longer hold back her tears, which burst like a dam.

"Brother, I miss mother all the time, but my sister has had a hard time over the past decade. She has had few children and it was with great difficulty that she managed to keep two children."

"Second brother..." After saying this, Jia Min was choked with sobs.

"Please apologize to my mother on my behalf. I am an unfilial daughter!"

"After this crisis is over, I will go to the capital and kowtow to my mother and confess my guilt."

As she spoke, Jia Min could no longer take the handkerchief away from her eyes.

Tears flowed down her face like drops of water that had broken off a string, and from the corners of her mouth.

"Well!" Jia Zheng looked at his sister crying bitterly and could not bear to say anything more.

"Think about it for a day or two. If you can make the trip, come with me."

"If you can't, write a letter to your mother to ease her pain of missing you."

"Brother! If you have decided on a date to leave, please let me know."

"Whatever I have, I can give to mother to ease her pain of missing her." Jia Min spoke each word with tears in her eyes.

She secretly made up her mind that her daughter would never marry far away in the future.

But things change unpredictably, and who can say for sure in the next ten years?

Jia Min couldn't help feeling sad.

……

As expected, Shi Yifang and Fang Zhengya, who came out of the Governor's Mansion, moved into the room reserved by Nanny Hua.

After moving in, the first thing she did was to limp across the street to visit Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng looked at the mother and daughter in front of him. The mother looked haggard, but the daughter was radiant and beautiful.

Shi Yifang is now dressed simply with simple accessories. At this moment and in this place, she knows that she has to rely on herself for the rest of her life.

"Second cousin! Yifang thanks second cousin for your help."

She bowed deeply and solemnly, then shed tears after thanking him. Her face was expressionless, not as cheerful as before.

Fang Zhengya also followed her mother, taking small steps, lowering her brows and eyes, following closely, with a neat appearance.

Jia Zheng nodded secretly in his heart. Shi Yifang herself lived a confused life, but her daughter was well-educated.

Be graceful, polite and well-mannered.

When I think of the spoiled Daiyu in my sister's family, there is a world of difference between them.

"Okay! Now that things have come to this, I will let you know when I return to Beijing!"

After saying this, Jia Zheng served tea to see the guest off.

……

Shi Yifang returned to the inn and asked Fang Zhengya, "Have you made up your mind?"

"If I follow my mother in the future, I may not be able to live a luxurious life like the Fang family?"

Fang Zhengya flicked her nails and said, "Mother, do you want to just leave? Do you dislike me?"

"Is there any mother in the world who dislikes her daughter as much as you do?"

"I have devoted my heart and soul to my daughter's future. Now that I am well, can I honor you?"

Shi Yifang stroked the silver hairpin on her head, which was a bit rough, and she smiled bitterly.

"Of course I am thinking about you, but I am just reminding you that if you go to the Marquis' Mansion and are not satisfied, don't regret it."

Fang Zhengya smiled secretly in her heart. What was there to regret? She had already told her father about it.

Keep in touch in the future. If things don’t go well in the Marquis’ Mansion, just come back! Anyway, the Fang family can’t deny that she is a daughter of the Fang family.

If I could marry into a wealthy family, wouldn't you be able to enjoy the good life with me?

……

On the day Jia Zheng left, the weather was getting colder and people began to wear cloaks and go out on the streets of Yangzhou.

The colors of Yangzhou, which was once full of colorful flowers and green willows, also dimmed.

If you don't leave now, you'll have to wait until next spring.

The river is frozen and water transportation is no longer possible.

If we travel by land, taking our wives and children with us on a long journey, we might already be old when we arrive in Beijing.

The waters in Yangzhou's officialdom became increasingly muddy. For some unknown reason, the salt merchants began to bite the salt officials like crazy.

The people from top to bottom are biting each other. Among the six heads of the departments here, only those who think there is money to be made or who are responsible for their duties are just going through the motions, such as Jia Zheng.

They returned home one after another to celebrate the New Year.

It was a turbulent time here and now, and if someone accidentally dragged you along, you wouldn't be able to tear it apart.

Jia Min's family of four accompanied Jia Zheng all the way to Shili Pavilion.

Jia Min first gave her brother the letter that she had been considering for many days.

The letter stated clearly that he would not talk about marriage for his children too early, and if that day really came, he would first ask his mother for her opinion.

I will try my best to bring my two children back to Beijing after the situation in Yangzhou has calmed down, so as to preserve the mother-daughter relationship.

Jia Min also saw Shi Yifang and Fang Zhengya in the carriage.

I was filled with emotion. In less than half a year, we met at Yangzhou Posthouse and said goodbye at Shili Pavilion.

Shi Yifang has become a completely different person, like a dazzling flower that has lost its water and spirit.

A pair of eyes that look at the beauty, like a candle with wax closed,

A beauty mole is like a grain of medicine residue stuck on your face, bitter and unbearable, which makes people feel pity.

Today, Shi Yifang is wearing a silver hairpin and plain clothes, looking like a widow.

"Cousin Shi, here is a little gift from me, please accept it!" As she said this, Jia Min took a box from Rong Ma's hand.

Jia Min put some money and other things in it.

Shi Yifang reached out and took the sandalwood box and looked at Jia Min.

She was still as bright as the morning sun, her cheeks were rosy, and her dark hair was shiny.

What a lucky life! God is never fair!

"Cousin Jia! Thank you! I'll be waiting in the capital."

As Shi Yifang was expressing her thanks, she noticed Fang Zhengya standing beside her, staring at Lin Daiyu with eyes like a hunting cat.