Chapter 123: A Passerby in the World of Red Mansions (23)
Chapter 123: A Passerby in the World of Red Mansions (23)
Even though Wan Yin always said that their fate had ended, Shi Mao always had a little thought in his heart that maybe they would be together again one day.
Even if they were not together, Shi Mao never thought that Wan Yin would have other men.
That's why Shi Mao was so surprised when he secretly came to Wan Yin's boudoir and found someone else in her room.
It was also at this moment that Shi Mao truly realized that his relationship with Wan Yin was really over.
That's right, the one next to Wan Yin now is the big Qingyi, Wan Yin likes his beauty look. And he doesn't look feminine in men's clothes.
Plus, the atmosphere between the two of them was really good, so Wan Yin didn't mind having such a bed partner.
Old Lady Lin held her long-cherished grandson in her arms, and Daiyu liked this younger brother very much.
The princess, as a stepmother, was quite nice to her stepdaughter Daiyu, at least better than her biological mother Jia Min.
Although I won't treat my children with all my heart as I would my own children, I still give and teach them what I should.
She was also very sensible in her behavior, and Daiyu quickly accepted this stepmother.
After the princess entered the mansion, with the help of Wan Yin, she gave birth to a baby every two years, and gave birth to five boys in total to Lin Ruhai.
Anyway, when Daiyu was sent to get married, the stepmother was pregnant.
During these few years, the children gradually grew up, and Wan Yin simply divided the work he had among the children and let them work for the emperor.
Daiyu was seventeen years old when she got married. At that time, all of Wanyin's sons, except the lively Zhang Minglang, had married and had children.
The children were all filial and told Wanyin to decide on their wives. Wanyin was not a dictatorial parent.
I consulted several children to see what type they liked, and then looked for what they liked.
Of course, Wan Yin's huge network of relationships came into play at this time, and it is estimated that the benefits of helping the emperor were truly reflected at this time.
At least it was easy for Wan Yin to find out something, and because his daughter-in-law was married in, and considering the social atmosphere, Wan Yin was not too worried that his child would suffer.
However, Zhang Minglang was determined to find a wife who was a martial arts master like himself, so Wan Yin didn't force him.
Just let him find it himself, and when he finds the right one, bring him home.
Wan Yin was very happy when he married his daughters-in-law. All of his daughters-in-law had good family backgrounds, although they were not the top families in the court.
But family background is still okay.
The dowry for marrying off several children is a huge sum of money, and every time Wan Yin marries off a child, he gives them a settlement fee and lets them move out and live on their own.
She was a lazy person and didn't bother to care about her son and daughter-in-law's affairs, not to mention that her current mansion was not very big.
Moreover, her eldest daughter-in-law was still living with her in the mansion. Although she had not hidden it from her sons, it would not be good if her daughters-in-law saw it.
After all, this is how society is. Although her sons do not object to her actions because they respect her, she does not want to challenge the social customs.
In a blink of an eye, it was time for Daiyu to get married. Although Daiyu's affairs did not go through many twists and turns, many things happened in the Jia family in the past few years.
The Jia family is just like in the original novel. Since the death of Jia Daishan, the days of the Jia family have been getting worse and worse, but the masters in the Jia family are still greedy for enjoyment day by day.
The masters and servants in the mansion only had their eyes on the one and a half acres of land in the Jia Mansion, and everyone in the mansion treated Jia Baoyu, the stone, as a precious treasure.
I don’t know if Lady Jia is getting old or if she pretended to be too good in the past. As the wife of a duke, she must be aware of the sensitivity of politics.
Then why did the family not only conceal the fact that a person with jade in his mouth was born, but also wanted to marry another granddaughter who was born with a special appearance to his own precious jade?
This story is not false. It was Jia's mother who told Lin Ruhai herself.
After Daiyu hit Baoyu, she was almost beaten by Mrs. Wang and ran back to the mansion.
Even though Li Wan came to apologize later, the Lin family was still not satisfied from top to bottom.
But after all, Lady Jia is Lin Daiyu's grandmother, and the two families are closely related, so it is impossible to completely avoid each other.
But no matter how much Grandmother Jia requested, Lin Daiyu would never stay at Jia's house again, and every time she went to Jia's house, she would run away as soon as she saw Baoyu.
Her attitude of "either me or him, or him or me" upset Lady Jia, who was trying hard to bring the two of them together, and made Daiyu, who already hated her, even more upset.
But for Baoyu's future, Mrs. Wang, who decided to compromise temporarily, almost broke her teeth.
Mrs. Wang was willing to compromise only after Lady Jia made the benefits of Baoyu marrying Daiyu clear to her, and only then would Mrs. Wang take it seriously.
First of all, Daiyu and Baoyu were both born extraordinary, with strange signs at birth, so they were meant to be a couple;
Secondly, Lin Ruhai is now a second-rank official. He is originally from the Hanlin Academy, so it is not impossible for him to enter the cabinet in the future. This will be of great help to Baoyu in entering the officialdom in the future.
The last point is the relationship with Wan Yin, although Jia's grandmother did not figure out what the relationship between Wan Yin and the current emperor was.
The emperor was so caring towards Wan Yin and her six children that Jia's grandmother even wondered privately whether those six children were the emperor's children.
But on second thought, it seemed unlikely, because the emperor once said in public that it was a pity that he did not have a daughter of the right age, otherwise he would definitely choose one as a husband for the princess.
Although the sextuplets are not the emperor's children, it does not prevent the emperor from trusting Wan Yin and liking the children.
All the families with a little power in Beijing knew about this, which is why Wan Yin's business was so successful later on.
Daiyu has a good relationship with the six twins and Wanyin. If Baoyu really marries Daiyu, then these can all become his help.
It was because of what Lady Jia said that Mrs. Wang compromised.
But they didn't expect that Daiyu would not cooperate with them at all, and since the last incident, Daiyu was basically accompanied by Old Madam Lin or Wanyin when she came to the Jia Mansion.
If it is not convenient for the two of them to attend, such as a girls' gathering, the Lin family will ask them to bring as many people as possible.
The Jia family had also politely refused, but Old Madam Lin directly stated that I treat your Jia family as a scourge.
If you don't allow so many people, then you don't need to ask Daiyu to go over.
You are your maternal grandmother, and I am your biological grandmother. If Daiyu wants to show filial piety to someone, she should show it to me first.
Even if Lady Jia pretended to be sick, it would be useless. That's what she said, she was an outsider.
Her grandmother was alive and well. Overall, the Lin Mansion was well guarded, so Lady Jia's plan failed.
Of course, this is mainly because Baoyu is indeed not a good match, otherwise the Lin family might have cooperated quietly.
It’s because the Lin family didn’t want Daiyu to join the royal family.
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