SFS Chapter 153: Transmigrated into an Unlucky Marquis (4)
Chapter 153: Transmigrated into an Unlucky Marquis (4)
Just when I was worried about not getting any money from the historian, bad news came again.
The Lin family sent someone to pick up Lin Daiyu!
Hearing this, Grandmother Jia was slightly angry. "Didn't we agree to send Yu'er to me and let me raise her? Why do you suddenly want to take her back? I have always treated her like Baoyu and never let her suffer any injustice."
The housekeeper of the Lin residence across from him hurriedly bowed upon hearing this, "Everyone knows that the old lady loves the younger generation the most. Even the lady of the residence is of the same mind as you and treats our daughter very well. But our master has been in poor health recently. He has been concentrating on recuperating and has already submitted his resignation letter. We have to take the daughter back to fulfill our filial duty, right?"
"What? He was fine, why did he resign?"
Grandmother Jia was shocked, Lin Ruhai was also an important helper to them in the court!
Jia Yuanchun had just been ordained as a concubine. Although the Jia family sounded powerful, it was actually declining. There was no one in a high position in the court, and they could not help the empress, so she could only rely on these in-laws.
But what's happening now?
Shi Ding has been ill for how long, and Lin Ruhai is also going to retire from such an important official position!
But no matter what, this was her son-in-law's business and she could not do anything about it. At the moment, she was even more reluctant to let Lin Daiyu go.
"But Yu'er left me, what should I do without someone to teach me?"
"In reply to the old lady, our master has already asked someone to spend a lot of money to hire two maids from the palace to teach the young lady etiquette. Our master is really not feeling well and misses the young lady. He can't bear to be separated from his flesh and blood. Please also understand our master's fatherly heart. By the way, here is another 10,000 taels of silver note, which is our master's filial piety to you. Our young lady is in the mansion, and every piece of grass and paper she uses is from the mansion, so it's time to show your appreciation."
Having said this, Grandmother Jia knew that she could not force her to stay. Besides, their words were implying that Lin Daiyu had been wronged.
In her heart, Grandmother Jia cursed Mrs. Wang, the ignorant and stupid woman, for doing good things behind her back and offending all the relatives!
She could only order the servants to help Lin Daiyu pack her things. The relationship between them as grandmother and granddaughter was very good. When Lin Daiyu said goodbye to her, she shed tears, which made Lin Daiyu sob uncontrollably.
Mrs. Wang was secretly overjoyed in her heart, this little goblin finally left!
Didn't she know what this old hag was planning?
Humph, that little devil hasn't grown up yet, but she already has a coquettish look, and only knows how to seduce Baoyu's soul. She despised her frivolous look the most. Finally, she was able to get rid of this devil. Her efforts were not in vain.
But before she could be happy for long, her own son slapped her in the face!
When Jia Baoyu heard that Lin Daiyu was leaving, he was immediately scared out of his wits.
He and Lin Daiyu had not yet expressed their feelings to each other, and there was no question of love between them, but he liked being with his sisters the most. Lin Daiyu had come with him since she was young and grew up with him, so of course he was reluctant to let her go.
He was so anxious that he smashed things and yelled, "Why let Sister Lin go back? Even if Uncle Lin is not well, can't she go back to serve the medicine and wait until Uncle Lin gets better before taking over? Now that we are separated, when can we see each other again! Sister Lin must be reluctant to leave the old ancestor! By the way, the imperial doctors in the capital are more skilled, please ask Uncle Lin to come to the capital to recuperate, so that Sister Lin will not be delayed in fulfilling her filial duties, and we can be together more often!"
Everyone in front knew what was said. Steward Lin said nothing and just lowered his head to drink tea.
Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang could only order Jia Lian to accompany Steward Lin while they went to comfort Jia Baoyu.
Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth secretly, damn this witch, she was about to leave but still harmed her Baoyu!
"Baoyu, don't mess around! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tell the master and let him punish you severely! I think you haven't been beaten for a few days, and your skin is itching again!"
As long as Jia Zheng was brought up, Jia Baoyu would behave himself. He lowered his head and dared not make a fuss anymore.
Grandmother Jia was immediately displeased. "He's just a kid, why are you always using his father to scare him? Be careful not to scare him too scared, it will be too late for you to cry!"
She comforted Jia Baoyu and promised him that she would bring Lin Daiyu over when she had the chance. She also said, "Your uncle Lin has resigned from his post and may live in Beijing in the future."
In this way, Jia Baoyu was coaxed into silence, and he could only watch Lin Daiyu leave with tears in his eyes.
Mrs. Wang was so happy that she chanted Buddha's name in her heart and ate two more bowls of dinner!
But the next day, she was called over by Lady Jia, who scolded her severely behind closed doors, saying that she had "offended relatives and done a bad thing." She felt so ashamed that she didn't get to the point until Lady Jia was tired of scolding her.
"I thought that since I raised Yu'er and we are blood relatives, Master Lin would not stand idly by while the courtyard was being renovated. But he got to know those things from somewhere and has a grudge against us. I'm afraid he won't be able to pay. How about this, the 10,000 taels he gave me as a token of filial piety are all here, and I'll take another 100,000 taels for myself. Apart from that, I really can't do anything else, so you can only take more care of it."
Mrs. Wang's heart suddenly sank. Oh, how could she have forgotten about this!
The Lin family is very wealthy. Their ancestors have been marquises for several generations, and the family has been passed down from generation to generation for five generations, which means that the family has not been divided for five generations. Lin Ruhai has been the Imperial Censor of Salt for many years, which is a very lucrative job.
She had already planned on this, and in order to build the yard, she would have to get at least three or five hundred thousand silver coins from the Lin family.
But now the Lin family has only offered 10,000 taels, what can it do with it!
She looked at the account books two days ago and found that even buying stones for the yard cost tens of thousands of taels!
Even if we add the 100,000 taels from Lady Jia, it is still not enough!
But she didn't dare to talk back to Lady Jia, so she could only go back to the courtyard and think, "Hmph, after all, I'm still counting on my sister to fill this hole!"
Her trusted chamberlain Zhou Rui massaged her legs while apologetically smiling, "My aunt's family is known for 'a good harvest with heavy snow, pearls are plentiful in the dirt, and gold is as plentiful as iron'. The Xue family is a royal merchant, so they are naturally rich. Now that they are living in our house, we should do our best to show our love for them."
"Yeah, that's true. I'll go over and explain the benefits to her."
So she got up and walked to Lixiang Garden where the Xue family lived. She closed the door and complained to Aunt Xue, first telling her about her difficulties and then explaining the benefits to her.
"You and I have the same wish, we both hope that our children will have a good ending, but our old lady is stubborn and thinks differently from me. But now it's all right, that girl Lin has left, I will take you to see the queen and let her see the good of Bao girl. As long as the queen has spoken, who can refuse!"
Aunt Xue could only laugh along, and then explained that she understood her sister's difficulties, and that their Xue family was willing to pay 300,000 taels to help the empress build a garden.
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her face froze. Only three hundred thousand taels?
She also thought that the Xue family could at least offer 500,000 taels!
Aunt Xue understood what she meant, and could only smile bitterly and say that there were still some decorations in the shop, which could be sent over and placed in the garden, so that the family wouldn't have to go out to buy them.
Mrs. Wang was slightly satisfied and left after chatting for a while.