Princess Zhaoyang Mansion is still under renovation, so there is not much to see. Therefore, Princess Zhaoyang prepared a pot of tea and cooked it for a long time in a tea pavilion next to the martial arts arena. Seeing that the fourth prince was really bored, she smiled and suggested going out for an outing in the city.
It was said that when Emperor Ningkang gave her a house, he also gave her many manors, so she just wanted to go and have a look.
Also, it is difficult to support such a large princess mansion with just the annual salary of ten thousand taels.
There must be some royal village to provide support in order to form a good cycle. The fourth prince didn't seem to like this activity very much, so he suggested other projects.
It happened that Princess Zhaoyang didn't want him to follow, so she let him go. Hearing that the emperor's sister wanted to take Jia Lian out of the city alone for an outing, the fourth prince had nothing to say and immediately decided to go out of the city with the emperor's sister.
He had to watch more and not let the imperial sister make the same mistakes again. I visited two palaces with Princess Zhaoyang and the Fourth Prince, and when we returned to the city, it was already approaching dusk.
Jia Lian took the opportunity to go to Lin Mansion, ready to take a look at Lin Ruhai. Now the Lin family has moved to a house not far from Lantai Mansion.
The house is not too big. After all, for Lin Ruhai, it is just a break. He also plans to return to his hometown.
Originally, Jia Lian thought that Lin Ruhai might get better if he put aside government affairs, fulfilled his children's wishes, and recuperated in peace.
But when he came over, he found that Lin Ruhai's complexion was even worse. Although Lin Ruhai looked bad, he seemed to be in a good mood. Seeing Jia Lian squatting in front of his hospital bed with sad eyes, he actually smiled reluctantly and moved his hand to pat the back of Jia Lian's hand.
"Don't be sad for me. Birth, old age, sickness and death are normal. Now that you are here, I have a few things to entrust you with."
"Uncle, please tell me."
"First, Yuan said that after you go to Jiangnan, I will assist you in investigating the Yangzhou salt policy. It seems that I will not be able to support that day. However, I have already informed your majesty and entrusted the people around me to Here it is, it’s the same with them helping you. So, as long as you wait until the big meeting and go to see His Majesty, His Majesty will probably agree to let you go south."
"Secondly, although your sister Lin is the concubine, you said you would not wrong her. Therefore, you should ask a matchmaker as soon as possible to write another marriage letter and accept it with your sister Lin."
"Yes..." Seeing that Lin Ruhai was in critical condition and still caring about these things ardently, Jia Lian couldn't help but feel sad and nodded in agreement.
He understood what Lin Ruhai meant and signed the marriage contract while he was still there. Even if Daiyu was married by him and had the blessing of her parents, she was not considered an orphan who lost her mother and father.
"Thirdly, my ancestors of the Lin family once attacked the princes, and I have been an official for so many years. I am ashamed to say that I cannot be considered honest. Over the years, my family has also accumulated a lot of wealth. I have given instructions to the steward and others. , after my death, I should leave it to you to take care of my funeral. As for my Lin family's ancestral property, I will ask a few famous people in the family to take care of it for the time being. As for my private property, half will be used as a dowry with your sister Lin, and half will be used as a dowry. Just keep it and let him inherit it when your and Yu'er's child grows up in the future. You have to make your own decision about how to do this. I believe you will do better than what I arranged."
"Yes, my son-in-law would like to comply with his father-in-law's arrangements." Lin Ruhai sounded like he was arranging the funeral arrangements, and his complete trust in him was clearly revealed in his words.
In other words, Lin Ruhai’s words
With the "will" in hand, it was justifiable for Jia Lian to pocket all the Lin family's property.
If she didn't really regard him as her own, why would Lin Ruhai be so defenseless against him? Moreover, Lin Ruhai's arrangement was also very reasonable.
He is now unsure whether Jia Lian and Daiyu will be able to give birth to a boy in the future, after all, Daiyu is too weak.
Therefore, he asked the Lin family's ancestral property to be taken care of by a respected member of the family. In this way, if he was really destined to die, he didn't want anyone to inherit the family, so he let the Lin family choose a clan leader to handle the family's ancestral property.
But if Jia Lian and Dai Yu really give birth to a boy and recognize the Lin family as their clan, then with Jia Lian's ability, there is no need to worry that the Lin family dares to occupy the ancestral property and the position of patriarch without returning it.
Moreover, Lin Ruhai's private property is definitely much more than the Lin family's ancestral property. If you give half of it to your darling grandson, you can definitely ensure that his grandson has enough food and clothing.
Of course, before his grandson grew up, his private property was basically all given to Jia Lian. He wasn't worried at all.
If Jia Lian had always had a prosperous official career, he would not have embezzled his own son's property. If Jia Lian is defeated in the future, then let's stop talking about everything.
Therefore, there is really no need for him to be on guard against Jia Lian, just to create resentment. Lin Ruhai had already done this, Jia Lian felt that it was appropriate to call him father-in-law at this time.
Sure enough, after Lin Ruhai heard this, his expression became more and more pleased, but he was unable to talk any more. After a long pause, Fang continued to say intermittently: "As for the people around me, those who are idle, please give them more money and send them away. If you are useful, you can keep them. You can use them for yourself. In the future, you can give them to your son and me." My grandson is fine too, you just have to figure it out yourself..."
"Yes, please keep this in mind, son-in-law."... Jia Lian came out of Lin Ruhai's room with a heavy heart, shook his head, and talked with the housekeeper Lin Youquan for a long time before going to Daiyu's house.
Daiyu still looked so thin, but her face was more sad. Obviously, he was very worried about Lin Ruhai's serious illness, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Jia Lian didn't have any good way to comfort her. He could only use gentle words to slowly comfort her, and told Daiyu one by one about Lin Ruhai's arrangements for the two of them.
Normally, Daiyu would have been ashamed to hear this, but now Lin Ruhai's illness was so serious that she was at a loss and could only listen to Jia Lian's words quietly.
When Jia Lian talked about his concern and held her hand, he lost control of his emotions and fell into Jia Lian's arms, crying loudly.
She was really worried that her father was leaving her too...
"Don't be afraid, you still have me, everything belongs to me." Holding Daiyu in his arms for the first time in so many years, Jia Lian didn't have any charming thoughts at all, but only the most intense love.
Hearing her cry like a broken string, her heart broken, Jia Lian couldn't imagine it. In the original novel, Daiyu went to Yangzhou alone, helpless, watched Lin Ruhai die in front of her, and returned to her hometown for burial alone with her coffin. Sadness and pain.
However, when she returned to Rongguo Mansion, she had returned to normal. Moreover, he also brought gifts to Jia Baoyu and his sisters at home.
It can be seen that Daiyu is also a strong girl. He did not expose his vulnerability to outsiders.
Thinking of this, even without Lin Ruhai's request, Jia Lian decided that if something unexpected happened to Lin Ruhai, he would personally accompany Daiyu to Suzhou.
"Second brother..." Daiyu cried for a while and responded to some of Jia Lian's comforting words. After coming back to her senses, she felt extremely embarrassed.
When Jia Lian was talking, she could still pretend to be unconscious. After Jia Lian's words stopped, she finally couldn't hide it anymore. She pushed her hands and stood up, glanced at Jia Lian quickly, and then sat back on the kang, her face and neck turned red.
She had been very happy since Jia Lian confessed his feelings to her that day. Of course there are some worries, but mostly joy.
It wasn't until Lin Ruhai's condition worsened that her joy turned to worry, and she became sad again all day long. In my heart, I really wanted Jia Lian to stay with her and comfort her more, but I also knew that if it was not convenient for Jia Lian to visit her often at this time, she would be very depressed and almost sick.
She had accumulated a lot of words and wanted to tell Jia Lian, but when Jia Lian actually came to her and sat on the edge of her Kang, she could not say a word.
All words turned into silent tears. He also caught a glimpse of Zijuan and other girls, who had gone out after serving tea, and heard Jia Lian's earnest words. He couldn't help himself for a moment, and fell into Jia Lian's arms for comfort.
Looking back at this moment, I felt very regretful, for fear that Jia Lian would think she was not reserved... But at this time, besides Jia Lian, who else could she trust and rely on?
Of course, Jia Lian understood Daiyu's various moods at this time. Seeing that she was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to face him, Jia Lian's heart was pounding and beating uncontrollably.
Just looking at Daiyu's back at this moment, he understood why he had tried so hard to marry this woman back.
This is a spiritual pursuit, a kind of movement and attachment at the soul level. At present, no other woman has given him the urge to give everything.
The most intuitive expression is that if it were any other woman at this time, he could just pick her up and hold her in his arms to comfort her.
But facing Daiyu's delicate back, he stretched out his hand again and again, but still retracted it. Taking a deep breath, he stood up and said, "Sister Lin, have a good rest. I have to do something as soon as possible."
"What...what's the matter?" When she heard that Jia Lian was leaving, Daiyu finally couldn't help but turned around and asked. His face was red and his eyes were filled with tears, which shook Jia Lian's heart and he forgot to speak for a moment.
It wasn't until he saw Daiyu's eyes turning into coquettishness that he regained his smile and said, "My father-in-law asked me to write a marriage document as soon as possible. After he signed it and signed it, I could take you away."
"Bah, don't be ashamed~~" Daiyu heard such words and stopped talking to Jia Lian. The angry and delicate look is very Lin Daiyu.
Jia Lian smiled, and then bent down to touch Daiyu's shoulder. When the other party subconsciously avoided it, he said softly: "Take good care of uncle, I will come to see you tomorrow." Daiyu was silent for a moment, and then nodded. He nodded and watched Jia Lian leave eagerly.
