After Jia Zhen's funeral, Jia Lian devoted all his energy to preparations for his trip to Wala.
The first is the construction of the Grand View Garden.
Jia Lian was not too worried about this.
After half a year of his planning, the prototype of the Grand View Garden has taken shape.
For the rest of the things that are done step by step, there will be no problem if Jia Zheng comes to preside over it.
The only thing worth worrying about is that Jia Zheng is a wealthy man. With his connivance, I am afraid that the greedy style of ink that he suppressed among the slaves will soon rise again.
But that’s okay.
Anyway, Jia Lian has already taken out Jia She's inheritance, totaling more than 20,000 taels of silver, as promised. He also explained to Wang Xifeng how to deal with the possible shortage of funds for the construction of the garden in the future.
If Jia Zheng allowed his slaves and others to be greedy, and the deficit would increase, he and Mrs. Wang would naturally find a solution, and at most they would add Jia Mu.
This was originally Jia Lian's idea to waste their respective financial resources, so even if they were embezzled by the minions, Jia Lian would not feel sorry for them at all.
It's not certain that if you fatten a rat, it will be able to eat more meat when it is slaughtered.
Another important matter is the Xicheng Military and Horse Division.
Because the Ministry of War did not send a new commander to hand over to him, it was obvious that the emperor still reserved this position for him.
Therefore, Jia Lian appointed his cronies, Fan Jin and Xie Jun, to take charge of the daily affairs of the yamen.
These two people, one civil and one military, can restrain each other, and they will not neglect government affairs because of mutual hostility.
After all, one is a civil servant and the other is a military commander, so they will not interfere with each other's future.
Even so, just to be on the safe side, Jia Lian paid a special visit to his second uncle and asked him to take care of his Xicheng Military and Horse Division.
As the chief seal officer of Zhang Song's Ministry of War, if he had an eye on the Xicheng Army and Horses Department, he believed that even if Fan and Jie failed to live up to their expectations, the Xicheng Army and Horses Department would not make any serious mistakes.
Seeing the princess getting married, the good time is approaching.
The imperial court also suddenly focused on this matter and made various coordination and preparations.
As a young messenger and imperial envoy appointed by the emperor, Jia Lian's attention among the government and the public has invisibly increased a lot.
On this day, Jia Lian sent Daiyu back to the Lin family as agreed.
When she first entered the house, Daiyu had no time to lead Zijuan, Xueyan and others to rearrange and tidy up her house, so she stepped on deerskin boots and walked to the main hall.
As expected, second brother Lian hasn’t left yet.
Hiding behind the screen, Daiyu touched the thing hidden in her sleeve to calm down.
After his father and Jia Lian finished speaking, he walked out gracefully. After greeting the two of them, he took the initiative to pick up the teapot and refill the tea for the two of them, and then stood aside in a very elegant manner.
Lin Ruhai nodded secretly in his heart when he saw that Daiyu was becoming more and more elegant now.
It was indeed right to send Yu'er to her grandmother for education.
"Okay, I know you have a lot of things going on these days, so I won't leave you alone.
You just remember my words. When you are out leading troops, you should be careful about everything. Everything is to protect the safety of the princess and yourself. "
Hearing Lin Ruhai's words, Jia Lian felt deeply that Lin Ruhai was indeed a model of being well-read in poetry and books, loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
At this time, the safety of the princess was not forgotten.
He couldn't help but complain, what if he was not safe if he wanted to protect the princess' safety?
There is no need to ask. From Lin Ruhai's point of view, it is natural that he will defend the safety of Her Royal Highness to the death!
"Yes, my nephew remembers it.
Uncle, you should also take more care of yourself. Sister Lin also begged me to send her back because she was worried about her uncle's health.
Even if my uncle just wants to prevent Sister Lin from worrying, he should take good care of himself..."
Lin Ruhai smiled and looked at Daiyu: "Yu'er is indeed becoming more sensible."
Lin Daiyu's face was slightly red, and she felt embarrassed about Jia Lian's behavior of putting gold on her face.
"But you don't have to worry, I know what I'm doing..."
As soon as Lin Ruhai finished speaking, she couldn't help but frown slightly and coughed twice, causing Daiyu's complexion to change suddenly, and she quickly stepped forward to help him.
When Jia Lian saw this, he was helpless.
He did everything he needed to say and do. It's just that everyone has his own destiny. With Lin Ruhai's physical condition and strong ambition, I really don't know how many years he can persist!
After a few words of concern, Jia Lian didn't stand up to leave until Lin Ruhai completely recovered.
"Brother Lian, please wait..."
Seeing that Jia Lian was about to leave, Daiyu immediately took a step forward and called out slightly coyly.
When Jia Lian stopped and turned around, she lowered her head slightly and took out a pair of gloves from her sleeves that she had carefully cut using fine silk for more than half a month.
Jia Lian took it, and without looking closely, he knew that these gloves were of great value and not something that ordinary people were qualified to enjoy.
After all, the products produced by Daiyu must be high-quality products.
Seeing Daiyu lower her head after giving the gift, as if she was too embarrassed to introduce her, Jia Lian just held her hands and smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Lin, for taking the trouble."
After saying that, he arched his hands towards Lin Ruhai again, then clasped his gloves and turned around to go out.
Lin Ruhai's eyes were filled with relief when he saw that his daughter and Jia Lian had a harmonious relationship.
I still remember that my daughter used to be introverted and dull, and she would often be fascinated by one thing for half a day. Especially after her mother passed away, she became quite depressed and unhappy.
Unexpectedly, not only has my personality become much more cheerful now, but I have also learned to give gifts to my parents...
Although the thing is small, it looks like she made it herself, which shows that she has a lot of heart.
However, it seems that the little girl hasn’t made anything for me yet...
Shaking her head, Lin Ruhai felt funny at her inexplicable jealousy.
Seeing Daiyu staring at the door of the room, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, your second brother Lian is a smart and capable man, and he will return safely this time."
Daiyu came back to her senses. In order to prevent her father from thinking too much, she quickly put away her worries and reluctance and said a few words of agreement.
"Are you happy with your grandmother? Do you get along harmoniously with your sisters?"
Asking her daughter to sit next to her, Lin Ruhai asked these questions with concern.
Daiyu naturally said everything was fine, saying that Jia Mu, Jia Lian and others took good care of her.
"Then, where is your cousin Baoyu?"
Seeing Daiyu's suddenly puzzled look, Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "In their family, the two most outstanding children in your life are probably your cousins Jia Lian and Baoyu.
But all I know about you is your second brother Lian.
I don’t know much about Baoyu, I’ve only seen him a few times.
When I visited their house before, I saw that the old lady seemed to love her grandson very much, but your uncle said that he failed to live up to expectations, so I was a little curious.
You have also lived in their house for so long. What do you think of this cousin from your second uncle's house? "
Although what Lin Ruhai said was reasonable, Daiyu was not an ordinary girl after all.
As early as when she was in Jia's house, she had vaguely guessed that Jia's mother seemed to want to make her and Jia Baoyu happy. But the aunt prefers her sister's daughter. For this reason, the servants of their family spread the theory of "a good match".
They are talking about Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai.
Although Daiyu usually talks little, she actually knows everything in her heart.
Besides, if a father really wants to know the character of his relatives' children, wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask anyone, such as their housekeeper, maid, or even Jia Lian directly, rather than asking her?
It can be seen that my father has more or less that meaning.
In fact, it was what my grandmother said to my father, so my father came to test himself.
Thinking of this, Daiyu's face wrinkled, "Although I have lived in their house for a long time, I usually only stay with my sisters.
As for Cousin Baoyu, I don’t see him usually. I don’t know what his character is like. "
Daiyu said, pouting slightly, showing some dissatisfaction in her heart.
Thanks to Jia Lian's guidance from a few years ago, Jia Baoyu has not accumulated much good impression in Daiyu's heart for so long, but has accumulated a lot of bad impression.
In particular, the death of her pet Anu not long ago caused Daiyu's feelings towards Jia Baoyu to drop to a historical low.
He is still mean to me!
Daiyu is so arrogant, not to mention that Mrs. Wang doesn't like her very much. Even if everyone in the Jia family wants to recruit her as their daughter-in-law, it won't work as long as she doesn't like it!
Hum, not even half as good as the second brother Lian.
Moreover, Daiyu admitted in her heart that in the past, because of Jia Baoyu's flattery and Jia Mu's deliberate cultivation, she foolishly had some fantasies and expectations for Jia Baoyu.
But after Jia Lian's enlightenment last time, she basically figured it out.
Sure enough, after treating Jia Baoyu as an ordinary cousin, she could see all the bad things about Jia Baoyu and not care too much.
