By Jia Xiuzhen

Daiyu sat in front of the window blankly, her figure was much thinner than before, she sat in a daze, two lines of clear tears meandered down her face.Mo Ge'er came in with tea, saw this and sighed, "Miss..."

If the master knew, he would definitely not want the girl to be so sad; the girl broke her body from grief, and the master couldn't feel at ease; now there is no news that what will happen to the master, so the girl should not suffer herself... All of these, etc., can be persuaded. I don't know how many people have said it hundreds of thousands of times. In the end, it was more like a routine than comforting the girl.

Sister Xin came in to look, and couldn't help but her eyes were red, Mo Ge'er sighed secretly, well, this one can't be pointed out.Nanny Xin was originally here to be a nurturing mother, but it was just a matter of being entrusted to be loyal to others. These days, such a big event happened to the Lin family, but Daiyu's words and deeds made her sincere.It is true that all things are concerned and nonsense is true. Once she really felt sorry for it, when Daiyu shed tears, she couldn't help but feel sore and accompany her tears. She still had the demeanor of the former vigorous and resolute number one nun.

Guiliu came back in a hurry, Master Lin's letter clearly stated that it was for the grandma, and it was difficult for her to leave her here, so she had to send the letter to the beneficiary, waiting for him to come and get the letter.Only then did I finally hand it over, and then rushed over to serve the girl.Serving puppets has a life master and a life master, but now Guiliu's life master is A Tu. Although Li Wan has a spiritual sense to guide A Tu, he is not really destined.And the owner of the body is naturally Daiyu who she should serve.

When Mo Geer saw Guiliu coming, he said angrily: "Where have you been all these days! Now you are a girl's personal servant, not a wandering wanderer. You disappear in a blink of an eye, and you don't even know it in the middle of the night. Just go where, if something comes out, can you afford it?!"

Gui Liu rolled her eyes back at her, this little girl is useless except for her loud voice, tsk tsk.Thinking in his heart, Xi walked up to Daiyu, lowered his head and said, "Girl, why are you so sad?"

Mo Ge'er was about to go out, but she stumbled and almost fell over, what do you call this?Is there such comfort? !

Daiyu was still in a daze and said nothing, GUI Liu said to herself: "That day...that day I also went to Deqingkou..." But the voice was low, and Mo Ge'er and Mother Xin had already walked out, and Daiyu suddenly raised her head , A pair of tearful eyes stared at Gui Liu.

Guiliu licked her lips and said, "Girl didn't tell me to watch the master, that night, the master suddenly asked Mr. Shang Mo to change into official uniforms again, and I didn't have any work to do, so I went out to have a look. "

Daiyu's lips trembled, big tears dripped down, Guiliu couldn't figure out which words she said was worth crying like this, maybe she was wrong, so she bit the bullet and continued, "I gave the girl the peace talisman I made earlier. Master, master told me to come back quickly." Daiyu reached out and grabbed Guiliu's arm, sobbing uncontrollably.

Gui Liu hurriedly finished speaking: "I think it would be difficult for me to explain to the girl if I just came back like this, so I... stayed a little longer. Well, master and their boats are full of kerosene, and those big ships They were set on fire before we could rush over... The rest of our ship was able to swim, and when things were done, they all boarded the ship that came later. There were quite a few people on that big ship..."

A few wanted to escape alone, but I just threw them back when I saw it... It's better not to say this to the girl... "Master is fine, I think the master was picked up by a big ship, It looks like he is going on a long voyage." Besides, he wears the "Flood Dragon Hunting Talisman" with water-avoiding beads and wind-fixing beads, so he has nothing to worry about on this sea.

Daiyu was still crying, and choked a few more times, then stopped suddenly, came back to her senses and widened her eyes to look at Guiliu, who slowly moved her body back, thinking that the cultivation of the realm here is very important. Strange, did I say something wrong?Just in doubt, Daiyu grabbed her tightly with both hands and asked urgently: "You, you, you said you saw Daddy was rescued?"

Guiliu nodded again and again, and Daiyu asked again: "Are you reading that right? Are you really seeing it? If Daddy is saved, why is there no news until now?"

Guiliu thought to herself that the ship was going to the deep sea, and she didn't know where it was going. Naturally, there was no news here. Isn't this obvious?Not knowing how to explain it, Daiyu asked again: "When Daddy was rescued...was he okay?...you...are you far away? Is it true?"

Gui Liuxin said that I have seen the past for real, but this is not easy to say. People here seem to know nothing about this, and they like to rely on external things for everything. It’s not too far away. The master was not rescued, he was picked up on board. When the master got on the boat, the big ship here hadn’t caught fire yet. Don’t worry, girl, the boat looked like it was about to catch fire. Those who are on a long-distance voyage will naturally not get news for a while. There are a lot of cargo ships at sea now, and there may be a letter in a few days."

Daiyu opened her eyes wide and stared at Guiliu for a long time, then suddenly burst into tears while hugging her.Gui Liu froze, not knowing what went wrong again.

After a while, Daiyu let go of Guiliu, and said with a embarrassed smile, "Sister Guiliu, don't panic, I, I'm so happy."

Daiyu finally regained her spirits, and Mammy Xin and the others were deeply gratified.Now that Lin Ruhai's whereabouts are unknown, Daiyu can't live alone in Yangzhou all the time, she might still have to live in Jia's house, so there are many things to take care of now.

Previously, what Lin Ruhai and Mo Yansong were dealing with were all the family wealth accumulated by the Lin family, but the things on the surface were not touched.The mistresses of the Lin family who came from prominent backgrounds in several generations all had large dowries, and after several generations of management, the dowry shops and fields alone are not a small amount, not to mention the rare curios and antiques piled up in the warehouse upstairs at the back.The ancestors were also princes, and the land and manor they received as rewards were also well known on the surface, so naturally they were never touched.

Now Daiyu is the only one in Lin's family, and they are going to Beijing again. What kind of things should be brought to Beijing, and what to do with the rest is up to Daiyu's decision.Fortunately, Lin Ruhai dismissed the backyard concubine when she was seriously ill and bedridden a few months ago, otherwise this would be another trouble.

Fortunately, You Rong was in charge and the old housekeeper Lin Qing was there, although there were many things to do, they were carried out in an orderly manner.While counting the warehouses, he checked the accounts of the field shop in the south, found out a few moths to make an example of them, and assigned a useful shopkeeper to account the room.

This place is busy, but Jia Lian, who lives in the Lin Mansion, received an urgent report from the Jia Mansion, saying that Jia Yuanchun had been conferred the title of Noble Concubine and Fengzao Palace Minister, and that the mansion had important matters to discuss, urging him to bring Daiyu back to Beijing as soon as possible. .If he didn't know where Lin Ruhai was going, and his heart was ashamed, Daiyu might have followed her.

But now that she wanted to guard the house for her father, she naturally couldn't leave without care, so she said to Jia Lian, "Second brother Lian, I still have some trivial matters to finish here, and it will take time. If the second brother is in a hurry, it is better to go back home first. I will bring people to Beijing after I have finished handling household chores. I am afraid that there will be a lot of manpower and ships when I go to Beijing this time, so my second elder brother does not need to worry about what will happen if I go to Beijing alone."

Jia Lian then said: "If there are many things in Sister Lin's house, it's better for my brother to help you. You are a girl's family, and you have never been in charge of the house. How can you bother me? If you leave it to your brother, you may be able to hurry up." It's better to go back home as soon as you're done, the old lady, Baoyu and sisters miss you very much."

Daiyu declined and said, "How can I bother my second elder brother with the miscellaneous things counted in the house? If my second elder brother can wait, he can take the trouble and sit for a few more days; if he can't wait, he can go first."

Jia Lian gave a few words of persuasion, but Nanny Xin, who was in charge of Rong Rong, had already explained that it was not appropriate for people to interfere in their own family affairs, even relatives.When Jia Lian saw that Daiyu's oil and salt did not come in, she was also a little annoyed, so she sent an urgent letter to the mansion, and packed her things to go back first.

Jia's mansion has not yet replied, but the young servant who had been sent back earlier arrived early and brought the letter between Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang. Jia Lian pondered for a long time after reading it, and then went to look for Daiyu, but was told that Daiyu had brought some of the housekeepers there. Gusu is gone, I'm afraid it will take some days before I come back.Jia Lian was helpless, knowing that he could no longer get a hand in the affairs of the Lin family, but he couldn't blame himself either.

Moreover, things are constantly going on in Jia's mansion. Qin's family in Dongfu just died a while ago, and now there is such a great joy, and there can't be no one to run errands all the time, so he left a message and brought someone with him to return to Beijing first.It just so happened that Jia Yucun, Daiyu's teacher, had been sponsored by Wang Ziteng before, and was going to Beijing to wait for the election of a Beijing official.

As soon as Jia Lian left, Daiyu lost all scruples.After transporting the warehouse boxes and cages from Yangzhou Lin's mansion to the old house in Gusu, he lived in the Lin family's ancestral house for half a month.Others are fine, but GUI Liu sees that the Lin family's house has several geomantic omens, and it's borrowed from nature.Daiyu doesn't treat her like a slave now, knowing that she has a lot of hard work, and can take such a big risk to take care of her old father for her, she is naturally grateful, but now she treats her more like a companion.

The Jiangnan officialdom was in turmoil, and Lin Ruhai's life and death were unknown, but the court didn't mention it at all. Only after the governor of Jiangsu changed three consecutively, the power of supervising the salt transportation in Lianghuai River was handed over to the governor temporarily.At the same time, several large projects were suddenly started in several places near the river and near the mountains. If people around the capital have come to see them, they will find that their style is quite similar to that of the "Waishui Factory" that sparked a wave of discussion in Beijing. resemblance.

Because Lin Ruhai had never decided his life and death, and the situation in the south of the Yangtze River was unclear, no one visited until Daiyu brought people back to Beijing.At first, Daiyu discussed with Director Rong whether to hold a funeral for Lin Ruhai, but Manager Rong tried his best to stop her. Later, after hearing what GUI Liu said, Daiyu also completely stopped thinking about it.

Now that the Lin family's property arrangements in the south of the Yangtze River have been made clear, and the housekeeper Lin Qing is left to control the old house in Gusu. Every year, the manager Rong sends people to check the accounts, and the married family and the Wang family will take care of them. Naturally, nothing will happen. No, it's just that Daiyu doesn't know much about it.

The Lin Mansion was originally sparsely populated, and there were not too many servants, and there was a rule that three generations must be released, so there were dozens of servants left this time.The housekeeper asked them one by one, and returned the value of money to those who were willing to leave, and gave them another part of money to send them away.The rest of the family either arranged to go to the Gusu house, or went to Beijing with Daiyu. The Yangzhou house was originally intended to be sold, but Rong Zhang said that although this is not an old house, it is the birthplace of Daiyu, so it should be kept.

Daiyu didn't mind listening to it, so she stayed. Fortunately, the house is not too big, and Lin Qing will send someone to take care of it, so there is no need to say anything.And so on, everything was settled, Wentian chose a date and Lin Daiyu took a group of servants and four ships to go north to Beijing.

There was nothing to say all the way, Daiyu wanted to send a letter to Jia's mansion, but Rong Rong said that Jia's mansion is busy with concubine concubine matters, and I am afraid that she will not be free for a while, and Daiyu will go back to Lin's mansion to deal with Lin's family in the north this time when she returns to Beijing. It is not too late to send a letter to Jia's mansion after arriving in the capital.Daiyu made some sense when she heard it, and thought that her old father's whereabouts were unknown, but Jia's house was full of joy and celebration, and she didn't want to join in the fun, so she simply took a rest.When they arrived at the pier, there were cars and sedan chairs from the Lin family waiting for them. Gui Liu and Mo Ge'er accompanied Daiyu into the car, Minister Rong and Nanny Xin rode together, and the rest also got into their sedan chairs and headed all the way to the Lin Mansion in the east of the city. up.

The news of Lin Daiyu's entry to Beijing was not known to the Jia family, but a report was sent to the imperial court.

The emperor said: "Lin Ruhai's life and death are unknown now, but this girl is very prudent, so it's hard for her."

But Xin Wang said: "Then the Jia family doesn't know what kind of luck they have gone! It's just that the emperor's award is a bit messy. Let the rightful owner not award it, and go to award a niece from the third road. That's unreasonable."

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "We have played such a heavy hand these days, and we have to show some face. This Jia Yuanchun is favored by both the empress dowager and the noble concubine, and his old man has friendship with his father... From this point of view , After all, I still give the veterans some face, don't I?"

King Xin sneered, why don't you give face to veterans who are powerful in the court?Picking out some shabby households and wantonly conferring patents, this is the idea of ​​still vacating the positions after two years of fighting, isn't it?It's just that it's inappropriate to say these words. He hummed twice and said, "Besides, it seems that Brother Huang feels ashamed in his heart, and his means are not enough, but he seems to be afraid of someone! It's a pity for Lin Ruhai."

The emperor glanced at Xin Wang, and felt a bit embarrassed, coughed and said: "Everything must be done according to the trend, and you should not act rashly when the time is not right."

Daiyu spent two days recuperating at home before someone sent a letter to Jia's mansion. Mother Jia was shocked when she received the letter. While sending someone to pick up Daiyu, she called Jia Lian to give her a lesson.Jia Lian was really wronged. After he came back, he invited wine and held banquets everywhere, so there was no time for him!And just now there was another incident about the concubine Sheng Yun's family visit, and she was so busy that she was so busy, how could she have time to watch the Lin family?But it's not easy to screw with Jiamu, he is obediently scolded, and gags to show off his obedience. Jiamu also loves him very much, and she is happy to see his ugly face, so she hurriedly asked someone to prepare a car to pick him up. Daiyu comes.

Zhou Rui's family took people there for half a day, but they came back empty-handed, saying back and forth: "Miss Lin, hello to the old lady, wife and grandma. Miss Lin just arrived in Beijing these two days, and there are still many trivial matters at home. Arrangements are made, and after two days, I will bring someone to pay my respects to the old lady, and ask the old lady to forgive me."

Mother Jia quietly let Zhou Rui's family go down, but she wondered in her heart--Daiyu was young, now that Lin Ruhai is gone, she has become the closest person to her in the world, why did she come back to Beijing this time? He also didn't notify the mansion to pick it up, and went back to Lin's mansion as soon as he came back, not to mention that he sent someone to pick it up but didn't pick it up.Does this mean that they want to be born in the same mansion?Now that she is an orphan, Jia's family is the only one she can rely on, and with Daiyu's clear mind, she would never do such a stupid thing.Then why do you act like this?Could it be... Could it be that someone provoked her?

The more I thought about it, the more suspicious I became, so I had someone call Li Wan and told her, "Now there are a lot of people in the house. Your sister Lin came back but didn't come home. I just sent someone to pick her up but she didn't pick her up." , I'm afraid that the servants are clumsy and clumsy and can't talk to each other. And now she lives outside alone, how can I rest assured! You can go and see if her place is okay, and ask what's going on. If it can be done, I will take her here. This child has suffered such a serious crime, and I can't feel relieved if I don't see it with my own eyes!" Just as he was speaking, Sister Feng came to ask about Yuan Chun's province, and Li Wan took the order to go down and brought Suyun Biyue with her. He took the car and went to Lin's house.