Lin Er came back from Boss Zhou's place and reached home. He picked up the hot tea and before he could drink it, the servant girl Fenghuo came to pass the message, saying that the old master had invited him. Lin Er left his tea and went to Ruhai. Before he reached the hall, he heard that there was more than one person in the room. There was another person in the room, and the voice was familiar.
The servant girl pulled the curtain to let Lin Er in. Lin Er saw Ru Hai and that person and recognized that it was the official of the yamen, Zhao Fusheng. He did not call him out and only bowed one by one before saying,"Uncle, why did you call me here?”
"Mr. Zhao has something to discuss with you." This is Mr. Zhao, who often walks around the residence. I think you know him, so I won't introduce him to you in detail. Sit down first."
Lin Er sat down and smiled." Mr. Zhao, you are a great talent. My daughter is famous like thunder. If I say I know you, I don't know you." I wonder if Sir has anything that my daughter can do for you. Please just tell me.”
Zhao Fusheng laughed out loud." You little girl. I was just telling Master Lin that you have both your father's bravery and your brother's literary wit. I didn't expect you to be so sly." You've heard of my name and said that you're unfamiliar with me. Could it be that you find it troublesome to entrust me?”
Lin Er smiled." Mr. Zhao is full of tricks. It seems that everyone has their own tricks. I'm just being honest. I don't have any other intentions." Furthermore, Mister Zhao and his uncle were colleagues and good friends. If Mister Zhao had any instructions, Lin Er would not mind the trouble.”
Ru Hai laughed loudly and said," Hurry up and stay. Mister Zhao is an old friend of yours. I'm afraid he's more familiar with your temperament than me. If you talk to him about pushing hands, I'm afraid you'll be stifled if you say another word." After this exchange of greetings, it was enough to talk about the past. Let's get down to business. You surprised me today and gained a lot of skills. You actually went to Boss Zhou's code gang, but why?”
"Uncle is really perceptive," said Lin Er. When I came back that day, I saw the miserable situation in the pass. Later, I heard my uncle talk about the details. I couldn't bear the suffering of the people. Therefore, I thought hard day and night and thought of a way to go to Boss Zhou's place to try. If I could persuade him to open a ship for the pass and transport money and grain to the disaster area, it would be a good deed. He didn't expect that he didn't have the ability to do so.”
Zhao Fusheng said," Everyone in the water transport is united. It's not easy to persuade Boss Zhou to start shipping. It's expected that he won't succeed." As a girl, you have the heart to help the victims, and you dare to go to a place like the Ma Gang to negotiate alone. Your courage is extraordinary. However, Boss Zhou has always been smart and has never been involved in muddy water. Since Zhang Cao died, no one in the government has asked him to move, let alone enter his door. How did you get in?”
Lin Er smiled." Mister Zhao is right. Boss Zhou doesn't interact with the officials anymore. I'm not an official, so why can't I enter?" I naturally submitted a post."
Zhao Fusheng was at a loss for words for a moment before he suddenly laughed and said,"Master Lin, what did I just say? Second Young Lady and I are thinking the same thing."
" What are Uncle and Mr. Zhao up to?" Lin Er asked curiously." Could it be that this is the reason why I'm here?"”
Ru Hai nodded, and Zhao Fusheng told him about what he had discussed with Ru Hai during the day. He said that Cao Gang was now at odds with the Guan family and had completely refused to negotiate with them. They had to find a weakness to crack. In the past, he didn't get the gist, but when Second Miss Lin returned from the capital, it seemed like there was a chance.
"The Red Scarves in the capital," said Zhao Fusheng,"have seen your father's legacy. When you first came back, you prepared a small sedan chair with us. We didn't make any mistakes in the number of people and the location of our residence. It can be seen that your mind is sharp and meticulous. This plan of mine was originally just for a chance to turn things around, but if you come to help, it can be said to be a thick net and a fine weave, we can also fight for a chance of winning.”
According to Zhao Fusheng, everything started because Zhang Er admired this Red Scarf Horse Hermit and imitated him. With this layer of relationship, Zhang Er was the one who tied the bell, and Lin Er was the one who untied the bell. If Lin Er tried to find a way to contact Zhang Er from her boudoir, it was not impossible to find a way to directly attack the Zhang family and make them loosen up.
Lin Er said," Mister Zhao's words are reasonable. This plan should work. It's just that although I've agreed to enjoy the flowers six days later with the women of the Zhou Manor today, I'm not sure that the Second Miss Zhang will go down the river to attend my banquet." If he went to her place, he was afraid that he would not have enough time and preparations.”
Ru Hai said," The Zhou and Zhang families share the same information. That Zhang Second Young Lady admires you very much and would definitely be willing to sit with you. Even though I'm not very confident, I can still give it a try." Since the suffering at the pass, the situation of no ships available is really annoying. I want to report to the emperor that the counties along the water should also set up ships, so that they will not be captured and repeat today's mistakes.”
Zhao Fusheng waved his hands and said,"No, no!" Water transport this time to make a big move, said to be for the face of the water transport, in fact, it was afraid of the official plan to seize its water monopoly. If he wanted to make a move on it, this was not the right time. Now that the border was in chaos and wild bandits were everywhere, if they were good at moving the water transport at this time, not only would they not succeed, but they would probably push the water transport to help the thieves!”
Ru Hai thought for a moment and said," As expected, I was careless. Fortunately, you reminded me."”
With that, they agreed on the matter, and Ruhai let Lin Er go prepare.
When Jia Lian came out of the gang, he thought of the tea party just now. Seeing Lin Er like that, he really couldn't figure it out. She thought to herself, Usually at home, she always heard that Second Young Lady Lin was the same as Second Young Lady, nicknamed " blockhead ". How could she be so powerful today? It was rare for her to not be afraid when facing such a fierce and evil person. She actually talked like that.
Jia Lian felt as if something was stuck in his throat and he couldn't swallow it. He pulled the servant girl and boy several times to ask, but he didn't know how to start the conversation. He didn't know what to ask. It was really like he was scratching his heart and lungs.
At this moment, a boy ran in from afar. Jia Lian shouted,"What are you doing!"
"It's a letter from the Second Grandmother of the capital to the Second Master."”
Jia Lian strode forward, grabbed it, tore it open, and read it. After a moment, he was already sweating. He stood there with the letter in his hand, seemingly at a loss. After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, he hurriedly lit the letter up by the candle, tidied his face, and pretended to pay his respects to Ru Hai.
Today, Ruhai actually asked him to eat with him. Jia Lian ate like chewing wax. At night, she finally fell asleep, but she couldn't sleep. She didn't know how many days it was until she heard the noise outside. She flipped it up and saw the fire again. Her heart sank and she thought to herself, Although Uncle Lin's body was weak, he was still in high spirits during dinner. There was no reason for him to die immediately.
Jia Lian was drenched in cold sweat. He immediately got dressed and ran outside. He grabbed a boy and asked him what was going on.
"He's dead, he's dead," cried the boy."The abbey sent someone to report.”
The boy was flustered and spoke incoherently. When Jia Lian wanted to ask more, he had escaped. However, from the boy's expression, he knew that it was not like the sea. He first let out a sigh of relief, then he was ashamed of his previous private thoughts and did not dare to inquire further.
Lin Er heard the noise and knew that something had happened. He quickly got dressed and went to the main courtyard. When she arrived, the scene was already a mess.
It turned out that after the Lin Mansion stopped sending money and food, Aunt Jia had been treated coldly in the Leisure Cloud Temple for two months and had gradually become numb. Today, the Lin Mansion sent someone to give her money, and the temple respected her like a Bodhisattva. Aunt Jia finally realized that even the Taoist temple was not clean. For a moment, she couldn't take it anymore and was tired of the world. In the middle of the night, she hung a beam in the meditation room. The abbey didn't dare not to report it, so they sent the corpse down overnight.
The corpse was wrapped in a white cloth and placed in the main courtyard. When Ru Haiqin saw it, she felt guilty again. She clutched her chest and spat out two mouthfuls of blood. Xu and Li usually bullied Concubine Jia. Tonight, they rushed over. When they saw the long-tongued corpse reflected in the moonlight, they were so scared that they looked ugly and screamed. Ru Hai could not stop the two women and passed out.
Before the corpse was properly placed, the master vomited blood and fainted. The servant girls and maids were in a mess.
Lin Er rushed over and tightened his cloak. He first ordered the doctor to check Ru Hai's pulse and prescribe medicine. Then, he asked the servant to vacate a remote room to set up the spirit. After the instructions were done, he argued with the people from the temple and told them not to be rash. Otherwise, he would drag her into prison for the crime of causing death.
The people in the temple all agreed. They kowtowed and begged for mercy, and they pointed to the sky and the earth to swear. They wished they could bite off their fingers to prove their oath.
Lin Er sent the people in the temple back overnight and instructed the people in the residence not to leak the news, nor to burn incense in the residence. After all this chaos, it was already morning.
When Ru Hai woke up and saw that someone was attending to him, he suddenly called out "Dai 'er" by mistake. Lin Er heard the voice and quickly asked,"Has Uncle woken up? Is there anything wrong with your body? Do you want me to come and take a look?”
"I've actually fallen asleep." If there was nothing, there was no need to call Mister to take a look. Was Lady Jia really dead? Or did I just have a dream?”
Lin Er nodded and said," Aunt has gone. Uncle, don't be too sad. Just treat it as if she has gone with Aunt."”
Ru Hai sighed," I know that she has the will to die. I only thought that she was a woman, so I didn't have the courage. When she was still alive, I didn't try to comfort her. It's my fault."”
Lin Er said," The dead are gone. I'm sorry for the living. Uncle, please encourage yourself. Don't suffer." If you say that I'm wrong, then I'm the one who's wrong. When I went to see her today, I also saw that she didn't have any regrets. If I didn't give the money to that force, YiNiang wouldn't have lost the pure land of life in her heart. Moreover, if I forcefully brought her back, she wouldn't dare to end it in the residence.”
Ru Hai struggled to get up, but he did not have the strength. Lin Er and the two girls helped him up, only to hear Ru Hai say,"The dead are gone, and repentance is futile. Right now, we have to prioritize the big things. You should tell them not to spread the news of someone dying in the family. The funeral should also be postponed. When the crisis is resolved, I will bury her in glory. Since I've already treated her badly, I'm not afraid that when I go down there in the future, I'll have to compensate her again.”
Lin Er agreed." Although Daiyu and YiNiang aren't close, she's different from others. She's been taking care of you all these years. If YiNiang suddenly passes away, should we send a letter to inform Daiyu or bring her back?" After Aunt's funeral, Daiyu came back and might be able to make it.”
Ru Hai sighed." What you said makes sense. After all, she's a close relative of her mother and has raised her for so many years. She should have come back to send her off." However, she was also sad when she came back. Why did she have to worry about her safety in the current situation? Just send the letter and don't let her come back in danger. "Alright, the house is in a mess now. I'm fine here. You go ahead and do your work. Remember to close the door first. You must be prepared."”
Lin Er replied that he had left by himself. Ru Hai watched her turn around and leave. He suddenly remembered that she used to be the same age as Daiyu, but she was only thirteen or fourteen years old after a few days. This turn was clean and neat. Compared to Daiyu, who was weak and used to crying, it was really different. At such a young age, she was famous for her "Red Turban Horse" and had a few tricks up her sleeves to infiltrate the Cao Gang. Even Zhao Fusheng, who had always been talented and proud, was impressed by her.
Looking at Daiyu again, although her writing was clever, her temperament was weak, and she lacked the ability to live on her own. For a moment, her heart was turbulent and sour.
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