Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

So, the emperor actually knew that Jia Yucun was living in his old house, and asked him to move in?! Not only that, he also wrote in a handwritten order that he should move out within three days, so that he didn't have to compete with the Jia family over this matter?!

This is really...

Lin Daiyu's eyes were filled with tears. She choked up and bowed to the ground, "Lin's daughter, thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!"

"His Majesty said that it was a coincidence that he started fasting for the Wax Day Festival today; otherwise, he would have wanted to come and see Ru Hai off." Tao Xingjian helped her up and handed the imperial edict to the eunuch beside him.

——It was that familiar face again! The eunuch smiled and handed the imperial edict to Xueyan again.

Xueyan was sweating again!

But after two years of teaching from Aunt Meng, she was much calmer than before. Xueyan bowed slightly, stepped back two steps, held the imperial edict respectfully in both hands, stood quietly, and waited for Lin Daiyu's instructions.

"I have something else to do, so I won't stay any longer. You go back and take a rest, and pack your luggage quickly.

"Oh, the house over there was originally given by Wang Ziteng to Minister Jia Hua. His Majesty said that since they were so close, he would simply give Minister Jia the yard next to Wang Jiandian so that they could live as neighbors.

"It just so happened that Minister Jia was renovating the house a while ago, and His Majesty asked me to use that time to repair it for you. Here, this is the title deed to your old house, keep it.

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy. I'll come visit you after you've moved." Tao Xingjian finished his chatter with Lin Daiyu as if no one was around, and then he said to Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Zhen, "Your nephew is your own, so help her move and don't make things difficult for her!"

Then, without waiting for She Zheng and others to explain, he casually bowed to everyone, turned around and left.

The eunuch smiled at Lin Daiyu and whispered, "Miss Lin, don't rush to buy someone when you move over. Wait for the letter from Supervisor Tao!"

He bowed and said goodbye, then followed Tao Xingjian away.

Jia Lian hurriedly chased after him and sent him out.

Lin Daiyu watched Tao Xingjian's back turn around the screen wall, then she knelt down and saluted Jia Zheng and the others: "I'll take my leave first. I'll trouble my uncle to entertain the guests."

Nianyuting held Zijuan's hand and went back to Lixiangyuan.

Lin Daiyu was actually granted a house and was asked to move away? Jia Zheng was stunned by this incident, but how could he accept it? He gritted his teeth, rushed over and said in a voice that everyone could hear:

"Your grandmother hasn't seen you since the big ceremony, and she misses you so much. Why don't you go see your grandmother first, and then go back?"

Is this accusing yourself of being unfilial in front of everyone?

Ha ha.

Lin Daiyu turned around, with a half-smile on her face, but she stretched out her slender jade finger and pointed at the imperial edict in Xueyan's hand: "Second uncle, do you want me to take this to see my grandmother?"

Jia Zheng's face changed and cold sweat broke out: "Of course not."

"Uncle, you still think that I won't even go to pay my respects to my parents before leaving Rongguo Mansion?" Lin Daiyu smiled sweetly:

"I will go back and take care of the imperial edict. I will go to my grandmother's place and discuss with Sister Feng about how to host a banquet for the relatives of the two families to express my gratitude."

The guests were standing at different distances. Those who were close were not only old friends of the Ning and Rong mansions, but also family members of several important officials.

Although separated by a thin veil, one could still see that Lin Daiyu's smile was extremely charming and beautiful. Some people took notice and later secretly inquired whether the girl from the Lin family was engaged.

Jia Zheng had no choice but to watch Lin Daiyu leave. He did not dare to say anything more. He could only turn around and invite the guests to take their seats with Jia She and others.

But before that, Tao Xingjian ordered Lin Daiyu to move out, and specifically said "stop making things difficult for her", and then Jia Zheng implied that Lin Daiyu was "unfilial to her maternal ancestors". After watching the fight between the uncle and nephew, who would not understand?

All the guests were upstarts, and all of them had their own thoughts. Under such circumstances, how many of them would be willing to wade into the muddy water? Since this was not a hot stove with flowers and brocade, there was no need to waste time here.

At that time, 30% of people suddenly said goodbye and left because of "something happened at home".

Seeing the packed table suddenly empty, Jia Zhen's face turned ugly. He couldn't help but complain to Jia Lian behind his back: "Second Uncle Zheng is too impatient. Can't he wait until the guests leave and talk behind closed doors? He has to prove the crime of bullying an orphan girl in front of outsiders! I really don't know how he got this position!"

Jia Lian didn't care. Anyway, his wife was already very close to Lin Daiyu in private, and she didn't even call her "sister-in-law", but just "sister".

As for the matter of Lin Daiyu, even if there are storms in the sky, they will not fall on him in the future!

"I heard that His Majesty did not want the concubines to visit her this year, and the ladies were blocked from entering the palace by various means. Second uncle was afraid that his daughter would be unhappy if he could not see her, so he could not help but want to ridicule Sister Lin in public..."

"Bah! Look at me tearing your mouth apart! What you're talking about is nonsense! What you're saying is that Second Uncle Zheng is resentful of the Emperor and so he blames Sister Lin?! Are you tired of living?!" Jia Zhen kicked Jia Lian lightly.

Jia Lian realized that what he said was wrong, and he rubbed his head and laughed, then changed the subject.

Let’s not talk about the private conversations between the two brothers, and let’s talk about Lin Daiyu.

After returning to the yard, he changed his clothes, drank some water, and rested for a while. He did not feel tired at all. He asked Aunt Meng to stay in the yard, and started packing his luggage with Zijuan.

She took Qingwen and Xueyan to Lady Jia's main room.

As soon as he entered the room, Wang Xifeng came out to greet him: "Why did you come without telling me? I could have prepared a carriage for you. I was startled when I heard the news. How could you come all the way here?"

"I've been feeling much better in the past two years. Don't be afraid." Lin Daiyu let Feng Jieer hold her hand and go into Lady Jia's inner room.

The moment Lin Daiyu saw Lady Jia’s silver hair, her eyes suddenly filled with tears.

This house, this furnishings, these people, seemed to be very familiar. But at the same time, they seemed to be separated by thousands of mountains and seas, blurry and unclear, and their expressions and eyes were extremely unfamiliar.

"Grandma, I'm here." Lin Daiyu knelt down on her knees and kowtowed.

"You are not coming here, you are leaving! You heartless girl! Stop bowing and come here quickly!" Jia's mother cried and scolded, while she stood up and stretched out her hands, waiting for Lin Daiyu to come forward, hug her in her arms, and cry bitterly.

Lin Daiyu also hugged the old man tightly, tears falling like rain.

Grandparents and grandson hugged each other and cried.

Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Mrs. You, Li Wan, Xue Baochai, Shi Xiangyun, and the three sisters of the Jia family hurried forward to persuade them.

After a long time, the old man and the child finally stopped crying.

Grandmother Jia wiped her tears, but did not complain any more. She simply asked Daiyu, "I'm afraid there are not enough women over there. What can you do? Can I give you a few of my relatives?"

"It's up to grandma." Lin Daiyu was extremely docile.