Lin Ruhai was supported by a servant and walked into Daiyu's room. When he saw that the imperial doctor was giving Daiyu acupuncture, he didn't dare to disturb her. He just waited anxiously.
After a while, when he saw the imperial doctor withdrawing the needles, he hurriedly asked: "Physician Wang, how is my little girl?"
Doctor Wang turned around and saw Lin Ruhai. He stood up and bowed.
"Master Lin, don't worry too much. Miss, this is a heart disease. She must have experienced extreme emotions such as great sadness and great joy in one day, causing chest congestion and even fainting.
The lower official has already given the young lady an injection, and it may not take long for her to wake up.
In addition, I will prescribe two more prescriptions for the young lady's health. Follow the prescriptions and nurse her back to health. After a few days, the young lady will be fine. "
While speaking, Doctor Wang couldn't help but raise his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
There is no way, no matter who is happily having lunch with his family, he will be hurriedly invited into the carriage, and the whole journey will be very fast, and he will be tired when he comes here to diagnose patients.
Fortunately, he was a frequent visitor to Rongguo Mansion, and he had examined Daiyu at the request of Jia Mu before. Therefore, it is not too difficult to diagnose and treat this time.
It was just the bumps on the carriage that almost shook his old bones to pieces!
Despite this, I dare not complain.
There were two high-ranking officials in the imperial court, one with a deeper background than the other, and they were both untouchable by him.
Lin Ruhai felt relieved and felt a little guilty when she noticed Dr. Wang's behavior.
As the Lin family was not a noble family, they could not invite the imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital to diagnose illnesses at their residence. Before, it was only Emperor Ning Kang who took the initiative to send people from Taiyuan Hospital to visit the house twice.
It's just that it's the Chinese New Year, and most medical clinics are closed, so it's not easy to get a doctor. In particular, the doctor Lin Ruhai often invited was told by someone a few days ago that he was going back to the countryside to visit relatives.
Jia Lian said that Dr. Wang, who often treated Jia Mu, lived not far away, so it only took him a quarter of an hour to "invite" him back in person.
This made Lin Ruhai feel that Jia Lian was acting recklessly, but at the same time she couldn't help but sigh that Jia Lian really cared about Daiyu.
"I'm sorry to bother you, Doctor Wang. Please go down and have some tea."
Lin Ruhai cupped her hand and gave the old housekeeper a look, asking him to thank him with a generous gift.
Dr. Wang then went down to write the prescription, and then, after some excuses, he took the generous gift from the Lin family and went back with great relief.
In the house, Lin Ruhai saw that Jia Lian had sent away the imperial doctor, and then sat in front of Daiyu's bed, looking at Daiyu who was lying quietly with doting and concern.
That expression and eyes made Lin Ruhai frown.
He felt that Jia Lian was bullying him because of his physical disability and robbed him of his role.
After all, the way Jia Lian looks now, and the busy figure seeking medical advice for Daiyu before and after, he is indeed more caring than his old father!
But thinking about Daiyu's sudden fainting before, if Jia Lian hadn't unceremoniously made suggestions in the Lin family, I'm afraid the Lin family would have been in a state of chaos and how could they have settled down so quickly.
Thinking about it, it's hard to say anything rude to Jia Lian, as it would make him appear ungrateful.
So he ignored Jia Lian, and stepped forward to take a closer look at his daughter's face, and then said to Jia Lian: "You are returning to the capital for the first time today. I'm afraid everyone at home is waiting for you. I'm watching Yu'er here, and you don't want to No more delays here."
"Um."
Jia Lian had no intention of getting entangled at this time. He knew that he had just expressed his intention to marry Daiyu to Lin Ruhai. After expressing her rejection, Lin Ruhai was already very well-educated by being able to tolerate him until now.
"Then I'll come see Sister Lin later."
After getting up, Jia Lian added.
Lin Ruhai was about to refuse upon hearing this. You're too lazy to run, but I'm afraid you have bad intentions.
But after opening her mouth, Lin Ruhai finally sighed: "You have traveled a long way back to Beijing. After you return home today, just take a rest. There is no need to come here again. If anything happens, I will send someone to notify you."
Jia Lian didn't say anything, just said goodbye and left.
"If you are serious, come and see your sister Lin again tomorrow." Lin Ruhai added.
Jia Lian was stunned for a moment, then felt grateful, bowed deeply to Lin Ruhai, and then drifted away.
Lin Ruhai, after giving some instructions to Zijuan and others, returned to the main room.
But his heart was never as calm as it was before Jia Lian passed away.
After repeatedly thinking about what happened today, Lin Ruhai felt very tired, and suddenly felt sleepy, so he lay down.
Maybe he had something in mind and fell into a dream.
The self in the dream did indeed pass away soon, but for some unknown reason, his soul still stayed in the world, watching everything.
He saw that his daughter was lonely and helpless in Jia's house, and she was melancholy and miserable all day long. I also saw Jia's mother trying to marry her, but Mrs. Wang secretly obstructed her in every possible way.
He clearly saw Mrs. Wang's schemes and slander against his daughter, and all of this made him angry.
The late wife suddenly appeared and scolded Mrs. Wang, but Mrs. Wang was so ashamed that she suddenly turned into a ghost and uttered evil words that would make her mother and daughter live as short a life as possible!
Lin Ruhai was shocked by this, and was about to step forward to argue with her. Unexpectedly, the scene changed, and in the blink of an eye, her daughter was married, and her mother-in-law was none other than the Wang family.
Due to her frailty, her evil mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang, made things difficult for her day after day. She cried all day long and soon fell seriously ill.
Lin Ruhai was anxious and regretful, but unable to do anything. Faintly, he seemed to hear his daughter's words of resentment towards him.
I hate why he can't protect her, I hate why he doesn't find her a son-in-law who can take care of her and protect her, why he makes her suffer like this...
These words made his heart beat like a knife, and he woke up from the pain before he knew it.
He raised his head and glanced at the clock in the room. He had only slept for less than half a quarter of an hour!
My mind was in a trance and I couldn't calm down for a long time.
He didn't quite understand why he had such a weird nightmare, but he knew that he couldn't take it lightly.
People all over the world say that when a person is about to die and his soul enters the underworld, he can channel spirits.
If this was God's message to him, how could he just let it go? Also, Jia Zheng's wife, Wang, seemed to be a kind person in the past, so why did he turn her into such a malicious person in his dream?
Yes, I still remember that before Min'er passed away, he seemed to criticize his two sisters-in-law when it came to family affairs, but he had never cared about such trivial matters at home before.
Is it because the late wife and Mrs. Wang really had a bad relationship, or is it because of my petty heart that I doubt that she will treat Yu'er harshly in the future?
None of this matters anymore.
Not to mention that they were unwilling to get married, even if they changed their minds, with such concerns in their hearts, it was naturally impossible to send their daughter to them again.
But if so, who should I entrust my daughter to?
The famous talents in Beijing are either engaged or married. Although some of the unknown people must be good, but since they are unknown, he naturally doesn't know who is good and who is bad.
He didn't have time to screen them one by one.
If he could simply marry Yu'er based on his parents' family background, he would feel at ease.
If he missed it and ruined Yu'er's life, wouldn't it just correspond to the terrible dream just now?
Do you really want to agree to Brother Lian's request?
Thinking of Jia Lian, Lin Ruhai kept sighing.
Frankly speaking, even in his eyes, Jia Lian's excellence is something he admires endlessly.
The conditions Jia Lian mentioned before also made him very excited.
If Jia Lian can really keep his word, even entrusting Yu'er to him would be a shortcut. It would save him trouble and trouble, and perhaps allow his daughter to have a safe and smooth life.
The only concern is that Jia Lian cannot give her the title of head wife.
Although Jia Lian promised that everything about marrying Yu'er would be handled with the etiquette of a proper wife.
But that's exactly what happened. She didn't have the status of a head wife, but she enjoyed the treatment of a head wife. She was afraid of causing unwarranted criticism or even disaster for her daughter.
Although as Jia Lian, he could follow the ancients and use the title of equal wife or wife to correct his name.
However, these titles are not common practice in this dynasty. In the eyes of most people, they are just euphemistic expressions for concubines.
Perhaps in some earlier dynasties, a common wife was really a wife, like a wife, and she was really a common wife. Just like some emperors of the dynasties before the Tang Dynasty, some of them canonized more than one queen.
But that is not this dynasty after all.
The emperor of this dynasty canonizes only one queen.
If the emperor is like this, let alone the common people?
Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai was relieved that Jia Lian did not use these words to confuse him.
Unable to make up his mind, Lin Ruhai recruited Lin Youquan to come in again.
Now he could only discuss such important matters with the servant who had taken care of him since childhood.
From what Jia Lian said before, he only concealed the fact that he was willing to adopt the child to his Lin family.
Because Lin Ruhai knew that Lin Youquan, an old servant who had been born and raised in the Lin family and was loyal to the Lin family, cared about the Lin family bloodline no less than he did.
If Lin Youquan knew that even if he had no son, it would be possible for descendants of his blood to inherit the Lin family, Lin Youquan would definitely spare no effort to facilitate it.
Lin Ruhai didn't want Lin Youquan to defect to Jia Lian all of a sudden.
He wanted to hear the old servant's more objective opinions.
"The Marquis wants to marry a female young master?"
Because the Lin family's heirs were declining, especially after Daiyu's younger brother died at the age of three, the Lin family actually raised Daiyu as a boy.
Therefore, it seems that old servants like Lin Youquan always call Daiyu the female master.
Lin Youquan was a little surprised and a little surprised by what Lin Ruhai said.
Unlike Lin Ruhai, he felt that this was a great thing almost as soon as he heard it.
First of all, Jia Lian had a distinguished status and excellent character and talent. Even being a concubine with him would not be considered an insult to most women.
If nothing else, given Jia Lian's current conditions, if news were released that he wanted to have a concubine to raise his children, many high-ranking families in the capital would be eager to marry off their concubines.
Even if the conditions of being willing to write three letters and six etiquettes, and carrying eight large sedan chairs are added, I am afraid that the legitimate daughters of famous families will also be willing to do so.
After all, Jia Lian was not only young, handsome, and promising, but he also came from a century-old palace and was a marquis himself.
Being able to be involved in a nepotistic relationship with Jia Lian would bring inestimable benefits to both himself and the family.
Not to mention, Jia Lian promised more than this to the Lin family.
Secondly, to put it bluntly, if the Lin family did not have Lin Ruhai, they would only be regarded as the nobility they once were.
In today's Lin family, not to mention the center, no one else is even serving as a local court official.
It is conceivable that once Lin Ruhai died of illness, the Lin family would completely become a squire family.
Therefore, even if Lin Ruhai didn't want the young master to be wronged, it would not be easy to find another good marriage for her.
So, why should we sacrifice the near for the far? Isn't it just right for a knowledgeable Marquis to take care of the young master throughout his life?
at last.
Lin Youquan still has selfish motives.
Since Lin Ruhai tried unsuccessfully to find his heir that year, he seemed to have lost his mind.
He knew that Lin Ruhai's plan was to let a prestigious member of the clan succeed him as the clan leader after his death.
As for his own lineage...
It can only be cut off.
He doesn't have a bloodline successor, so this can be regarded as God's will.
But Lin Youquan was unwilling to give in and persuaded Lin Ruhai. He knew that Lin Ruhai was also hesitant.
Lin Ruhai looked down on those people in the clan who were greedy for profit, and did not want the clan to get involved in intrigues because of him, which was not in line with his true intentions.
In the end, my bloodline was cut off, I'm sorry to my ancestors. Although there is nothing we can do about it, as long as we find an heir from the clan, it can still be regarded as an explanation in the end.
From the fact that Jia Lian wanted to marry Daiyu, Lin Youquan saw hope of persuading Lin Ruhai.
The reason why Lin Ruhai didn't want to find an heir was actually because he was tired and didn't want to work in vain.
But as long as the young master marries Jia Lian and has the support of a dignified marquis, he will naturally be able to take care of the Lin family in the future.
So even if the Lin family cannot turn over, there is at least hope of growing the family.
As long as the family grows, maybe the next generation will have the seeds for reading?
Lin Ruhai must not be able to refuse the opportunity to turn the Lin family around again.
In this case, he, Lin Youquan, would have a new master to serve, and he would not have to take his family away from the Lin family after Lin Ruhai's death.
Although Lin Youquan wanted Lin Ruhai to agree immediately, he also knew Lin Ruhai's concerns.
Therefore, he changed his approach and tried his best to dissuade Lin Ruhai without offending Lin Ruhai's feelings.
"However, my Lin family is a century-old family. If word spreads about Yu'er and Ren's side chambers, I'm afraid they will be ridiculed." Lin Ruhai finally expressed his worries head-on.
When Lin Youquan heard this, he didn't know what to say.
But he had already seen that Lin Ruhai was actually optimistic about Jia Lian and wanted to agree, but he still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
If not, how about trying someone else?
Lin Ruhai would definitely fall out if he dared to propose that the young master should be his concubine.
After thinking for a long time, Lin Youquan suddenly said: "The master's worries are not unreasonable, but I think the Marquis's treatment of the young master is really sincere.
The master had never seen the anxious and panicked look after the marquis found out that the young master was ill.
I heard from the maids that the Marquis personally carried the young master back to his boudoir..."
Lin Ruhai frowned. This brat dared to hug his daughter before he even agreed!
But there was nothing I could do. I hugged her and said nothing to help.
But since this incident was seen by the maids, if it spread, I'm afraid it would damage Yu'er's reputation.
I don't know if it happened suddenly and the boy didn't have time to pay attention, or if it was done deliberately to force him to submit.
If it is the latter, his heart should be punished.
Lin Ruhai thought bitterly in her heart, and then heard Lin Youquan add: "Instead of worrying here, why don't you ask the young master what you want?
Although the marriage of children is decided by their parents, our family is different.
Madam, go away early. The young master and the master have been dependent on each other for so many years. The master should love the young master more.
If the young master is unwilling, then of course there is no need to say more. No matter how many benefits Jia Houye has, we can't let the young master get married.
Sir, do you think so? "
Um?
Lin Ruhai suddenly felt that Lin Youquan's words made sense.
Since I can't make a decision myself, I'll leave it to Yu'er to decide.
Even if she decides something wrong in the future, she won't blame me too much.
The reason why he was struggling before was just because he guessed that Yu'er might admire Jia Lian, and Jia Lian behaved too well, which made him embarrassed.
If he guesses wrong, then even if Jia Lian spreads his words to heaven, he doesn't have to pay attention to it.
A feeling of sudden enlightenment came to Lin Ruhai's heart.
"Well, that's it. After Yu'er wakes up, I'll ask her what she means."
Lin Ruhai nodded, finally feeling a lot less stressed.
Lin Youquan went down with a smile.
There was a hint of smile in his eyes.
The master is devoted to public service and never pays attention to small things.
But he, the manager, could see clearly.
Whether it was in Yangzhou or this year in the capital, according to his cold eyes, the young master was very close to the Marquis.
Every time the Marquis comes to the house, the young lady will become more cheerful.
It can be seen that even if the young master does not admire the Marquis, at least he has a great impression of the Marquis.
Under such circumstances, given the personality of the young master, he probably would not refuse the Marquis who took the initiative to express his feelings.
This matter is very promising.
(End of chapter)
