Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

Chapter 124: What will happen if the benefactor falls into the hands of a bully?

"What else can that daughter-in-law do except die?"

"And if I die, I'll probably be slandered, with things like beautiful women causing trouble, or silver mourning, etc."

Lin Daiyu said this with a bit of indignation.

When Jia Min heard what Lin Daiyu said, she was shocked and she couldn't help but scold her angrily.

"Nonsense! These are just the nonsense of the servants. You are a lady from a rich family, you can't even listen to them. If you do, it will pollute your ears. How can you believe them?"

"And you're still spreading these words around."

"These dirty words cannot come out of your mouth."

"Mom! We feel embarrassed when we say it and think it's dirty talk. What if someone really has such thoughts?"

Lin Daiyu felt that Jia Min was too naive, or that no normal person would believe that such a person or such a thing would exist.

But that’s how it’s written in the original book.

Lin Daiyu's words were like a thunderclap, ringing in my ears.

Jia Min was shocked and felt severe pain in her internal organs.

I just felt embarrassed when I heard it, and never thought, what if what the parrot said was true?

There is no wind without waves. If the quiet daughter's home is really taken advantage of by those shameless beasts.

Defiled,

Come true?

What should I do?

Jia Min never thought that her sons and nephews would think about something inhumane.

He would do things that bully men and women. Isn't this even worse than that Prince Nannan?

Thinking of this, she looked at Lin Daiyu blankly, "Daiyu! Do you mean that the parrot with a rotten mouth has done something good?"

Lin Daiyu said in a rather ruffian tone, "Mother! I don't know whether you have made any merit or not, but the parrot didn't mention any names anyway, so if you have made any mistakes, then correct them, if you haven't, then keep encouraging yourself!"

"A thief will always feel guilty!"

Lin Daiyu's words today had a profound impact on Jia Min.

Suddenly an idea occurred to her.

We should let Parrot visit the Jia Mansion more often. I cannot allow my own home to become a den of filth and dirt.

If that is the case, then I will hold back my longing and invite my mother and other daughters to visit the Lin Mansion more often.

Anyway, she is the mistress of the Lin family and has the final say.

Thinking of this, Jia Min became full of fighting spirit and spirit again.

"Daiyu! Yong'an, tomorrow we will tidy up the garden and everything."

"The furnishings in each room should be repaired if necessary, and replaced with new ones if necessary."

"Everything is ready. Mother will go and invite your grandmother and the others to come and enjoy the flowers."

At this point, Jia Min embraced Lin Daiyu and said, "Dayu! I have lived so many years in vain, and you have to worry about me."

"Don't worry, I will cheer up from now on. I will find you a good husband and Yong'an a gentle and virtuous wife."

Yongan looked at his mother and Daiyu in surprise.

"Wife! How old are you? Why do you keep talking about wife? You can't eat it, so what's the point of that thing?"

Lin Daiyu snuggled into Jia Min's arms and gently pressed against her heart.

"With a mother like this, what more could I ask for?"

"It would be great if the Lin family could always be this stable and warm."

"I don't want a perfect husband. In this era, a perfect husband is hard to find even with a lantern or a magic mirror."

“Because the times have given them privileges.”

They can have three wives and four concubines as a matter of course, and there will always be fresh flowers waiting for them to pick.

……

The next day, Jia Yucun completed the formalities and was appointed as the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture. He was about to set off for Nanjing, and the Lin family held a family banquet to see him off.

The entire Lin family was present, including Lin Daiyu and Yong'an, two of Jia Yucun's younger disciples.

"Dongweng! This time, I will definitely build some achievements to live up to Dongweng's kindness in taking me in."

"I also call myself a scholar, but reading is just my appearance. I know that I am a person who is not what I seem."

"In order to achieve success, I have gone through many twists and turns in my life."

"It was only during the more than one year in Dong Weng's mansion that I became a true scholar."

"If it weren't for Dong Weng, there wouldn't be Jia Yucun today. I will never forget your kindness."

After Jia Yucun finished speaking, he toasted Lin Ruhai and drank it all in one gulp.

Lin Ruhai drank the wine in his glass and smiled slightly.

"Yucun is a talented person who will surely achieve great things. Once a teacher, always a father. Yucun is also the teacher of my two children."

"From now on, we should share weal and woe and stand together through thick and thin."

The Prince of Nan'an smiled and said nothing, just drank the glass silently.

He said, "Take care!"

The adults were toasting each other and ignoring the two children.

Yongan didn't care, as long as there was something to eat. He just heard that he was going to change teachers, so he was a little uncomfortable. To be honest, Yongan quite liked Jia Yucun's teaching.

Lin Daiyu poured herself a glass of fruit wine and said to Jia Yucun,

"Sir, there is something I don't understand, can I ask you for help?"

Several people at the scene were stunned. You asked questions when the teacher just came, and now the teacher is about to leave, and you are still being asked questions?

However, when students asked questions, Jia Yucun could not refuse. He was still satisfied with these children. It was rare to meet such smart children.

Even my own children cannot be better than these students.

He nodded slightly.

"What is it that you do not understand? Just ask!"

Lin Daiyu asked, "Which is more important, favor or achievement?"

"If you are an official, you may encounter a benefactor's son falling into the hands of a bully."

"What should I do, sir?"

"And this bully is related to the cause!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Yucun raised his brows and thought for a moment.

He thought that Lin Daiyu had read some book and was worried about it.

"Punishing bullies is for the public good, and redeeming people is for the private good."

"These two things are not contradictory. If you keep a public heart and don't forget your private intentions, you can achieve both."

"If it were me, even if I couldn't go to the death pit to punish the bully, I would do my best to repay the kindness."

Jia Yucun was an old fox, and his answer was somewhat cunning. Lin Daiyu understood it after learning from him for more than a year.

That is to say, I cannot offend the bully completely, even to the point of killing him and thus blocking my own path to success, but I will try my best to repay his kindness and save his benefactor.

It would be fine if we could just say this. If we really want him to quit his job to repay the favor.

This is a bit too much to ask. I am not a saint myself, so how can I ask Jia Yucun to do anything?

Lin Daiyu nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you for your teachings, sir."

"I will follow your teachings in the future."

"I hope you can always remind yourself when you take office."

Because according to what is written in the book, Jia Yucun became the prefect of Yingtian and was responsible for trying the case of Xue Pan.

It is the famous gourd monk who judges the gourd case.

The girl who was kidnapped was Zhen Yinglian, the daughter of Zhen Shiyin, Jia Yucun's benefactor.

"Oh, sir, when I was in Yangzhou, I heard that human traffickers were rampant in Jinling. Many girls trafficked from other places were often sent to Jinling to be sold."

"I remember you said that the daughter of one of your benefactors was kidnapped when she was only two or three years old. Do you think she was sold to Nanjing?"

Lin Daiyu felt that she should still speak out. Although she could not reveal the source of the information, she could still make an excuse that a child didn't know where she heard it from.

She talked nonsense like this and she felt that she had a source.

Jia Yucun was shocked. I never mentioned anything about the Zhen family.

Or maybe the Lin family had carefully inquired about my background and exposed these private matters, and they became known to my child.

In this case, the Lin family is indeed powerful and has hidden strengths. I can't hide anything from them.

It seems that as an official in Jinling, I still have to be careful in what I say and do, and I have to be deeply bound to the Lin family.