The True Winner of the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai quickened his pace and walked in front of Zhen Yingjia, but his eyesight was not very straight.

Zhen Yingjia could see that Lin Ruhai looked at her precious son with complex emotions in his eyes, such as annoyance, distress, and nostalgia.But when the eyes turn to his own face, it's not like that.

But it's still so complicated. For example, envy and jealousy without hatred, seems to be a bit fanatical?

In addition to going out to relax, this is another reason why Zhen Yingjia took Baoyu to go out. Speaking of the relationship between the original owner and Lin Ruhai, who is not far or close, it corresponds to an ancient saying that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.

That is, neither too good nor too bad.

But Zhen Yingjia has a great career of gaining fans, because his wife just died, considering that it is still a little taboo to go to other people's homes before the New Year, Lin Ruhai is currently one of the only two families he can visit.

So it is imperative to bring Baoyu.

Although the motive was not pure, but Lin Ruhai had just died of his son, and bringing Baoyu could make him feel a little better.

It's just...well, you've been watching my son for a while.

"Ahem." Zhen Yingjia cleared her throat.

Lin Ruhai suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Zhen Yingjia with a slightly apologetic look in his eyes, as if he knew he had lost his composure, Lin Ruhai smiled wryly and said, "Looking at Baoyu, I remembered..." Before he finished speaking, he touched his hand Covering his face, there was still a bit of sobbing in his voice.

Zhen Yingjia wanted to comfort him, but it was better not to do it in front of her son.After all, he felt that father and son should treat each other frankly, and the following conversation with Lin Ruhai obviously belonged to the category of social interaction.

That is, with a little use of the art of speaking and acting.

Zhen Yingjia pushed Zhilan forward lightly, and said: "Just now on the way, she said she wanted to see her sister, and the two of them also had to go and salute Madam Lin."

Lin Ruhai recalled it, and now seeing Zhen Yingjia felt very grateful again, and recruited a servant to take a few children to the inner courtyard, and said: "My wife... She didn't think about eating and drinking for the past two days. Baoyu thinks he can lift his spirits."

Zhen Yingjia raised the corners of her eyes a little calmly, and said with a little relief in desperation: "The two of us, this can be regarded as sympathy for each other."

The so-called true friendship is seen in adversity, when this sentence is spoken, it is like sprinkling a handful of West Lake Longjing in plain boiled water, and the friendship between the two that was originally as light as water immediately became fragrant.

"Sit!" Lin Ruhai felt much better, and invited Zhen Yingjia to the east room.

Although I haven't received the reminder that "Lin Ruhai has followed you", Zhen Yingjia feels that it is almost the same.The place where they greeted each other just now was the main room in the side hall, and there was a whole set of heavy furniture inside. For receiving guests, there was respect, but it was not intimate enough.

Unlike the current room on the east side, the furniture style inside is very delicate, even the cushions and backrests above are half-new and not old, and there is an open book on the desk facing the window. A place to sit and lie down every day.

The two sat down separately, and the distance between them was much wider than before.

Lin Ruhai sighed, "My good son... why did he die?"

After saying these words, Lin Ruhai fell into self-loathing again.

Zhen Yingjia patted him on the shoulder, but said nothing.

It is true that the Lin family's heirs are in a difficult situation.

Three generations of single heirs at the same time as their Zhen family, and Lin Ruhai is different from the original owner. The original owner guards the family business and is already very satisfied with the job of showing the emperor's palace, but Lin Ruhai has a dream of being named on the gold list.

At the beginning, it was the title of the gold list, but after winning the Tanhua, his dream must have changed accordingly. Watching him come over the past ten years, if he didn't stare at the cabinet, even the original owner's mind with no ambition Do not believe.

Even leaving aside the fact that he married the Duke's daughter.

His entire promotion route can be understood by anyone who is in the officialdom.

Edited by the Imperial Academy, then went to Yushitai to be a censor, and now he is released as a patrol censor. If nothing happens and he is not involved in a major case, he has two choices for the next step.

Either go back to Beijing and take the road of Yushi, go to Dali Temple, Dali Temple Shaoqing, Dali Temple Minister, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and finally enter the cabinet.

Either take the road of exile, become the chief minister, the deputy capital censor, and then still be the minister, but it should not be the Ministry of Punishment, and then enter the minister, and the final result is to join the cabinet.

However, considering that Lin Ruhai is already in his forties, he will not be too comfortable no matter which path he takes, especially every relative in the Lin family, although there are two males in the Yue family, they are not up to the mark.

And now that his only son died, it was a huge blow to him.

You must know that he is 45 this year, and Jia Min is already in his early thirties. At their age, plus the chromosomes passed down from the Lin family's ancestors are several generations of single-pass styles, there is no hope in ancient times.

"Take a good rest." Zhen Yingjia still comforted her, "I heard that Mrs. Lin's second sister-in-law was over thirty when she gave birth to her youngest son. If you take care of yourself, you can still..."

There is no need to say it later, because Lin Ruhai has already interrupted him.

"34." Lin Ruhai's eyes lit up when he heard the words "Second Sister-in-law." "When my second brother-in-law had his youngest son, his wife, Mrs. Wang, was already 34, but she hadn't given birth for 13 years."

Hearing this, Zhen Yingjia knew that there was no need for him to comfort Lin Ruhai anymore.

Lin Ruhai seemed a little shy, and seemed a little embarrassed that he, a big man, went to inquire about other people's backyards, so he smiled apologetically.

Zhen Yingjia also smiled back at him, as if to say: I understand.

Doesn't he understand?The most famous three-generation single-handed family in Jinling City, one is his Zhen family, and the other is his Lin family.

"Drink tea, drink tea." Lin Ruhai lowered his head and greeted Zhen Yingjia.

Holding the teacup, Zhen Yingjia praised a few phrases such as "the tea soup is clear, fragrant, and has an endless aftertaste", then pretended to remember it unintentionally, and complained: "This year, I will definitely keep the child at home."

"The emperor of this dynasty advocates that reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles. Even the prince has to go out to travel before he reaches adulthood. Poor my son, it is just when he is smart, studious and hyperactive, but he has to stay at home. Even the teacher who teaches has been dismissed." gone."

Zhen Yingjia shook her head and sighed, it was so true, she really seemed to feel sorry for her son, "Although my garden is rare in the city, but a man should stand upright, so it's not a problem to stay in the garden all day."

While talking, Zhen Yingjia looked at Lin Ruhai from the corner of her eye, and saw his eyes lit up, frowning as if thinking, and pondered for a moment, "Although it's for filial piety, it's not easy to go to other people's homes this year." gone."

"How about this?" Lin Ruhai's voice raised a little, "You and I are old friends. This year, not only the young master is not allowed to go out, but the little girl has to stay at home, so we can walk around from time to time."

As Lin Ruhai uttered his idea little by little, the expression on Zhen Yingjia's face gradually became vivid, and when Lin Ruhai finished speaking, Zhen Yingjia suddenly realized: "Brother Lin, this idea is really good!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, but there was some cunning in the smile.

After a short pause, another line of reminder appeared in Zhen Yingjia's mind, that the Lins and his wife have paid attention to you silently.

At the same time, a group of people stood at the entrance of the side hall.

Zhen Yingjia saw her son and daughter at a glance, and then heard the little girl in front call softly: "Uncle."

This is Lin Daiyu.

The author has something to say: I am guilty... After I put the manuscript in, I was happy, and then I didn't set a publication time...

Seeing someone ask CP, I will answer it uniformly, because the author knows how life is worse than death if he is on the wrong team.

CP is the eldest grandson of the emperor, the author will use his life to remind him when he comes out!

And soon!