Chapter 623: A bolt from the blue
A very important factor in marriages between big families these days is the strength of both families.
If Lin Ruhai dies, Lin Daiyu will become an orphan, alone, and the Lin family has been passed down alone for several generations. There is no power to rely on at all. The only one who can rely on is the Jia family. This is Lin Ruhai's true thought.
No matter how outstanding Feng Ziying is now, the excellence is only Feng Ziying herself. In a sense, being too outstanding may not be a good thing for her daughter, which means that the competition will be more intense in a certain sense, especially when there is another In the case of the Shen family daughter.
Feng Ziying's performance is very reliable now, and she is also very infatuated with Daiyu, but as a man, Lin Ruhai also knows that it is irrational to place all this on men's sensibility.
Time is like water, no matter how beautiful the face is, it will wither. Daiyu's temper is not very good. If there will be any problems in their marriage in the future, Lin Ruhai can only say that she will do everything and let fate.
On the one hand, we should try our best to support Feng Ziying and let him feel grateful. On the other hand, we should also help the Jia family as a precaution.
If anything unexpected happens, after all, Jia Mu is Daiyu’s grandmother, and Jia She Jia Zheng is also Daiyu’s direct uncle, so they won’t just sit idly by.
On this point, both Feng Ziying and Lin Ruhai knew it tacitly. Feng Ziying knew it and would not stop it, because if she were in Lin Ruhai's position, she would think about it the same way.
What's more, it's really hard to predict how the feud between Emperor Yonglong, the Supreme Emperor, and Prince Yi Zhong will end.
Although judging from various signs, Emperor Yonglong has an absolute advantage over Prince Yi Zhong, but there are too many variables in this matter of seizing the legitimate son. Prince Yi Zhong will not understand this, but he still goes his own way. I'm afraid It's not as simple as just going his own way. He must have others to rely on.
He also has advisers and strategists under him, who are also planning for him, and there are many allies. In this case, the comeback may be overnight, so who will determine the role of Jia Yuanchun in it and the future fortune? Can you explain it clearly?
“If Brother Keng really wants to marry Miss Lin, it would be a good thing.”
Jia She's mind is all about money, while Jia Zheng wants to look a little further, which is slightly different from his wife Yu's wish to marry a treasure girl, but it is still better than marrying a woman who has nothing to do with the Jia family.
“Well, my second brother said the same thing. If Lin Yatou marries the Feng family’s eldest son, our Jia and Feng families will be much closer in the future.”
Jia She also came to think of it, the Feng family was rising rapidly, Lin Daiyu was also his niece, and she had no one to rely on in the future. With her marriage to the Feng family, the Feng family was considered to be integrated with the Jia family.
A few days ago, some businessmen from Shanxi and Shaanxi came to ask about Lian'er. In fact, they found out that Lian'er was working for Feng Ziying. They sent several gifts of great value, including five hundred yuan. Two silver coins made Jia She smile even more.
With this kind of relationship, I dare not say anything else, at least there will be no shortage of people visiting the house to give gifts, and the Jia family will also be able to rise. In Jia She's view, it is even far better than the Jia Guifei who entered the palace for no reason but made little noise. benefits.
"It's just that Lin Yatou's body is a little weak, so I'm afraid..." Jia Zheng sighed softly and shook his head. He thought he couldn't pass Feng's mother Duan's test before, but even if she has passed it now, if Lin Yatou can't give birth in the future, Giving birth to a son is also a big problem.
Jia She's mind moved slightly, and he subconsciously thought of his concubine welcoming the Spring Festival, but he couldn't say it out yet.
"Lian'er, you haven't told anyone else about this yet, have you?" Jia Zheng frowned. He originally wanted to help the Xue family connect, and by the way, he could also talk about borrowing more money from the Xue family to build a garden. , but now it’s a bit difficult to handle.
Jia Zheng had asked his wife to talk to Aunt Xue before, but the Xue family said they could only get two to thirty thousand taels of silver, and nothing more, which was a bit embarrassing.
His brother has been insisting that the Xue family can lend him one hundred and eighty thousand. This gap is too big, which makes him a little unhappy. He just wants to help Bao Yatou marry Brother Keng. With such achievements, he can borrow five or six more. Ten thousand taels of silver is a matter of course.
Unexpectedly, it turned into what it is now.
"Not yet, but I'm afraid it shouldn't be kept secret any longer, right?" Jia Lian said hesitantly: "Although Uncle Lin's health is not saying that he will die soon, he probably won't survive the autumn. Now Ziying and Sister Lin have made an appointment. Dear, Mr. Lin is no longer worried. I’m afraid my ancestors should inform them earlier..."
"It's best not to tell the truth for now. Second brother, we have to go to the Xue family to agree on the amount of money. If 80,000 is not enough, 60,000 will always be available. I'll bother my brothers and sisters to go through the hard work again." Jia She said decisively.
Jia She and Jia Zheng have already discussed this matter. Even if the Xue family has some thoughts, it will be easier to borrow money.
Jia Lian naturally didn't understand the method, but Jia Zheng certainly knew it, but it was just his nature that he was unwilling to use such despicable methods.
But the family had to do the math and found out that building a decent yard would cost a lot of money. The initial estimate was 400,000 taels, and they might have to pay more to build a decent yard.
In the future, you can’t say that after the garden is built, the family will not eat or drink but rely on the northwest wind. Therefore, the public middle school cannot be drained all at once and can only rely on borrowing.
This is his daughter's matter again, and his brother is thinking about it for his own sake, so Jia Zheng can only accept it.
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Xue Pan hurriedly rushed into the room, startling the couple who were sitting at the round table chatting. Aunt Xue's face darkened, "Son, you are such an adult, why are you still so shameless?" Steady? I heard a few days ago that you are much better than before,..."
“Mom, sister, Ziying is back!”
Xue Pan stood still panting, looking at his sister with a somewhat complicated look.
"I came back yesterday. I heard what Liu Erlang said at the Daguan Tower today, so I rushed to the Feng Mansion. However, the Feng Mansion said that he had entered the palace early in the morning to attend the court meeting. I thought again that he must be here at noon. When I went out to eat, I asked someone to guard me. Unexpectedly, the servants came back and said that there were too many people guarding outside the palace gate, and I couldn’t get close to them, and no one could be found..."
“Ah, the elder of the Feng family is back?” Aunt Xue was also overjoyed, “It doesn’t matter if you have official business, it will be fine after a busy day or two...”
Baochai's heart also trembled, and her beautiful eyes were filled with emotion, "Brother, please don't be so impatient. Brother Feng will definitely stay for a while when he comes back. There are many things going on inside, so we'd better not disturb him for the time being until he is free..."
“Sister!” Xue Pan was anxious and hesitated to speak.
He was a person who couldn't keep things in mind, and his expression immediately made Aunt Xue suspicious. Baochai was even more intelligent, and her heart sank, knowing that she was afraid that her brother would hear some bad news again.
“Son, what’s the matter?” Aunt Xue took her son’s hand and asked quickly.
"It's nothing, but my son feels that Ziying will be busy for who knows how long when he comes back. Didn't it mean that Brother Lian helped him in Yangzhou and his reputation spread to the capital city? Isn't it the case in the Jia Mansion? Bian Du also received a lot of gifts..." Xue Pan finally found a topic to change the subject.
Aunt Xue looked at her son suspiciously, as if she didn't believe it, and Baochai naturally knew that this was definitely not the case, but she couldn't find the answer in front of herself.
Finally, Aunt Xue was tired and wanted to take a nap. Only the brother and sister were left. Know?"
It was like a giant hammer hitting Baochai's heart. Although Feng Ziying had told him before that he wanted to marry Lin Daiyu, when there was no news from him, the news of Feng Ziying and Lin Daiyu's marriage came. It was still hard for Baochai to accept.
His face paled slightly, Baochai tried his best to calm down, and pretended to be relaxed: "Brother, why are you talking about this? My sister already knows about this, doesn't my brother know about it too?"
“Humph, it’s certainly displeasing that Ziying is engaged to a sister from the Lin family, but why did the Jia family spread the news a few days ago that a girl from the Shi family might marry Ziying?”
If the news just now was just expected and just made people feel uncomfortable, this news is like a bolt from the blue. How could it be like this?
Baochai's body shook violently, and he subconsciously held the round table with his hands to steady himself.
There is never anything groundless in this world. When it comes out from the Jia family, there is definitely something unknown here.
"Brother, where did you get this news?" Baochai couldn't hold himself steady anymore, his lips trembled slightly, he sat down holding on to the edge of the table, holding the sweat towel tightly with one hand.
"The other day, I went to Ningguo Mansion to find Brother Zhen and Brother Rong, and I happened to meet Jia Qiang. He was also very familiar with a few boys in Rongguo Mansion. I heard that he left Sister-in-law Lian's house. To find out where to start, I need to prepare to buy a troupe for the garden in the future. I need to go to Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou for a walk..."
Although Xue Pan is stupid and doesn't take much care in ordinary things, he cares more than anyone else about matters related to Feng Ziying and his sister.
"The guy mentioned that Miss Shi Jia and Feng Ziying went to Yangzhou together, saying that this was also a fate. I don't know who mentioned it in the old lady's room. I heard that the old lady had such an idea and asked people to go there. The Shi family went to consult Miss Shi’s two uncles, but they haven’t heard back yet..."
(End of this chapter)