Buddha-like Mrs. Lin

Chapter 71

The proportion was not enough to see the anti-theft badge.

It would return to normal after 24 hours. It could be supplemented.

But the master was not motivated. As maids, it was useless no matter how anxious they were.

Cui Yan was about to cry, "Miss, your husband is about to be snatched away. Why aren't you anxious?"

Chi Xia could not help but persuade Jia Su this time, "Miss,

If we asked you to please the master and get a better husband,

It's fine if you don't want to,

After all, the other two ladies are married to similar families,

It won't change anything even if you go. Maybe the master will think that you are dissatisfied with Madam and dislike you.

But now your marriage is ruined because of the fourth lady. The master has to give you an explanation! "

Jia Su glanced at Cui Yan and Chi Xia. She collapsed on the bed, "Then I'll wait for the master to give me an explanation. Be good. Let's not bother the master, lest we annoy him.

We offend Madam again.

What if Madam does something to my dowry,

Where can I reason with? "

No matter how hard she fought for the marriage, it was just like that.

There was a fixed dowry.

And in order to shut her mouth,

Madam Jia would not be stingy with that little money.

After all, she was going to marry outside.

If she talked bad in her husband's house,

If she said something unspeakable, Madam Jia would not care so far.

No matter how Chi Xia and Cui Yan persuaded, Jia Su would not go.

Just when Chi Xia and Cui Yan were about to give up on the young miss's marriage, they didn't expect that things would take a turn for the worse. Lady Jashi actually personally sent someone to inform them that the wedding next month would be held as usual, but the bride would be changed.

Yes, it was not the groom, but the bride that no one expected.

Jia Su could not hold back and spat out a mouthful of tea in front of Yuan Yang.

Chi Xia glanced at Jia Su indifferently. While cleaning up the mess for her, she scolded Cui Yan, "Cui Yan, what did you do? You brought the tea to Miss before it was warm. If this happens again, I'll send you home!"

She turned to Yuan Yang and explained, "Cui Yan has always been careless. I've told her many times, but she never listened. I didn't expect her to burn Miss this time. I'll definitely teach her a lesson later."

Cui Yan admitted his mistake. "Miss, I'm sorry. I won't do it again."

Yuan Yang was well aware of the truth, but he calmly looked at Chi Xia lying through his teeth without any intention of exposing him.

As a maidservant, she should be prepared to take the blame for her master at any time.

Jia Su was still not used to their way of doing things. She felt guilty and hurriedly changed the topic, "Sister Yuan Yang, are you kidding me?

His two elder sisters were already married, and there were no concubine daughters in Ningguo Manor next door. Changing the bride?

Who are you going to change the bride to? "

At the mention of this, Yuan Yang's expression was indescribable. "Madam said that Fourth Miss and Prince Zhou are in love."

"…"

The room was silent for a long time.

Jia Su said, "… Then, then congratulations, Little Sister.

Ha, haha, hahaha … "

Jia Su was so embarrassed that she was about to cry. Chi Xia and Cui Yan didn't dare to say anything, but their expressions were somewhat indescribable.

Fourth Miss and Prince Zhou are in love?

Yuan Yang only thought about how Prince Zhou was Third Miss's fiancé before, but she still boldly ran to Third Miss and said that Prince Zhou and Fourth Miss are in love … Even if Fourth Miss's status was noble and she had the right to be willful, Yuan Yang still felt embarrassed after saying this.

Yuan Yang felt uncomfortable staying in the courtyard. She could only lower her head and count the ants on the ground.

Cui Yan was outspoken. She hurriedly asked the question she was most concerned about, "Then what about my Miss's marriage?"

Yuan Yang was stunned. Her expression was as if she had eaten shit. "Master said that the marriage between Rongguo Province and the Lin family was not allowed to change.

Madam was kind and allowed Third Miss to be registered under her name. "

If it weren't for Fourth Miss's reputation, Madam Jia would never have agreed to register Jia Su, a concubine's daughter raised by her concubine mother, as the legitimate daughter.

Jia Su was older than Jia Min. If she was registered as the legitimate daughter, her status would surpass Jia Min's and she would become the eldest legitimate daughter of Rongguo Province.

Not to mention other things, in terms of dowry, Jia Min would fall behind Jia Su. Many of the dowry that Madam Jia had originally prepared for her would have to be canceled.

Jia Su had taken advantage of the situation.

However, this matter couldn't be blamed on Jia Su. She had been obediently preparing for the wedding in the courtyard. She hadn't even stepped out of the courtyard. Even if Madam Jia wanted to slander Jia Min, she couldn't stand. After the incident, Jia Min seemed to have been bewitched by Zhou Yu. In front of Jia Daishan and Madam Jia, she made a solemn vow of undying love.

Jia Daishan almost vomited blood because of Jia Min.

Madam Jia wasn't any better.

In fact, at this point, if Jia Min insisted that the two of them had nothing to do with each other, the Marquis's Mansion would never offend Jia Daishan for a concubine's son due to their status in Rongguo Province.

However, Jia Min said in front of Jia Daishan that the two of them had already had intimate relations.

Jia Daishan wanted to marry Jia Min into the Marquis's Lin family because he fancied Lin Ruhai's status in both noble and noble families. He felt that he had a bright future. Therefore, he wanted to form a marriage alliance with him so that they could help each other in the future.

He didn't want to make enemies with him!

Jia Min wanted to completely destroy the marriage alliance between the two families!

Jia Daishan was so angry that he picked up the vine whip and was about to whip Jia Min. If Madam Jia hadn't suggested in time that Jia Su be considered as the Di daughter in exchange for marriage, Jia Min might have been lying in bed recuperating or beaten half to death or even died.

Jia Daishan was born as a general. Jia Min's weak body couldn't withstand his anger.

However, things had already happened. Even if he was extremely disappointed with Jia Min, Jia Daishan could only think of a way to deal with the aftermath.

Fortunately, the Lin family chose to form a marriage alliance with Rongguo Province because they fancied Rongguo Province's power and connections. Although the Di daughter becoming a concubine's daughter made them unhappy, Jia Daishan promised that they would consider her as the Di daughter and marry her as the eldest Di daughter in Rongguo Province. At the same time, he also promised Lin Ruhai that he would be promoted from the Hanlin Academy within two years. Naturally, they could only agree.

The Lin family agreed, so the matter was resolved.

Thus, the marriage between Jia Su and Zhou Yu that was originally scheduled for next month became the marriage between Jia Min and Zhou Yu.

Seeing that the Chancellor was about to speak again, Lin Ruhai was worried that he would say something that would make a fool of himself. He quickly interrupted, "Lord Hu, may I know why His Excellency is looking for me?"

If it wasn't for the Chancellor's messenger saying that His Excellency was looking for him, even if the Chancellor was his superior, he wouldn't have stood the Third Miss up and run away.

No matter what, he should have personally explained the situation and bid farewell, right?

But now that he had been at the Hanlin Academy for so long, the Chancellor didn't even mention His Excellency.

The Chancellor's gaze wandered for a moment before he coughed a few times, "His Holiness might have mentioned you when he was talking to Duke Rongguo after the morning court. Coincidentally, the book that you helped edit is about to be edited, so His Excellency wants to ask you about the progress."

Lin Ruhai immediately began to tidy up his clothes and prepare to meet His Excellency.

With his current official rank, he would definitely be able to have a chance to meet His Excellency alone. If he performed well and the Emperor remembered him, he would definitely have a bright future.

However …

"I just didn't expect that you would be sick today. When I sent someone to call you, you had already returned home."

"I had no choice but to personally report the situation to His Holiness.

Fortunately, His Holiness is magnanimous and didn't make a fuss about it. Instead, he asked me to pass on a message for you to rest well. "

Lin Ruhai, "…"

Didn't he know that a small editor like him who had just become a Grand Scholar really needed this opportunity to meet His Excellency?

Duke Rongguo had finally created an opportunity for him to show his face in front of His Excellency, but in the end, he was rejected by His Excellency in the blink of an eye.

If he was rejected, then so be it. His Excellency even pushed the blame of not being able to meet His Excellency!

When morning court ended, he had only just returned to work. Even though he was feeling unwell, he was still given a break by his' good Excellency 'after more than an hour before leaving Hanlin Academy, right?

Now that he scratched his fingers, why did he feel that no matter how he calculated, it was all wrong?

His Excellency obviously realized that His Excellency might summon him after morning court ended. Coincidentally, His Excellency happened to be sick, so His Excellency took the opportunity to send him away in advance!

His Holiness hadn't paid attention to this group of small Hanlin Academy students for a hundred and eighty years. He suddenly wanted to pay attention to them, but he fell sick in the end.

He even left early.

Most importantly, His Excellency gave him face and waited for him, but he still didn't arrive …

Just thinking about it made him feel that there was no saving his image in His Excellency's heart!

Lin Ruhai pointed at the Chancellor's nose and wanted to scold him, but because of the remaining rationality in his mind, he stopped his actions and left in a huff!

The Chancellor's assistant was also stunned by his actions. "Chancellor, aren't you completely offending the Lin family and Duke Rongguo by doing this?"

A lower second-rank official who couldn't even meet His Excellency alone had offended Duke Rongguo, who was favored by His Excellency, and Earl Lim, who had a bright future ahead of him. Was he really trying to commit suicide, or did he think that he had lived for too long?

The Chancellor didn't care at all and waved his hand. "Aren't I prepared to compensate him with a daughter?

He rejected it himself, so what does it have to do with me? "

Assistant, "…"

Do you really think that Earl Lim is as dumb as you?

The Chancellor snorted. "The Third Prince asked me to teach Lin Ruhai a lesson, what can I do?"

Assistant, "…"

Logically speaking, your actions can't be summed up with the word 'teach', right?

It's not that you're envious that a newcomer who just entered the court has the opportunity to meet His Excellency, so you're trying to trip him up?

The Third Prince has the ability to refuse to take the blame!

How stupid must he be to offend Duke Rongguo instead of trying to rope him in?

Or perhaps, you're a spy from the Third Prince's camp?

The assistant continuously ridiculed his superior in his heart, but when he thought of this, his eyes suddenly widened and a chill ran down his spine.

The Grand Secretary did not notice anything and only muttered under his breath, "He sure is steady …"

Lin Ruhai was in the middle of the crowd, and his mind that was fuming with anger from the Chancellor gradually calmed down.

After calming down, he felt that the Chancellor's actions today were filled with a sense of inconsistency.

Then, he quickly recalled the details that he had neglected previously.

The servant who told him that the Chancellor wanted him to return home to recuperate was the same person who came to Rongguo Province to tell him that His Excellency was looking for him.

Furthermore, the timing of his arrival in Rongguo Province was too coincidental.

If that servant had arrived at the Lin family right after he left and only turned to Rongguo Province after asking for his whereabouts, he would have sped up in order to pass on the message to him as soon as possible. Under normal circumstances, he would have been able to stop him halfway.

However, he met the servant less than half a cup of tea's time after arriving in Rongguo Province.

If the servant had only arrived at the Lin family after he left for a long time, he shouldn't have arrived in Rongguo Province so early.

Although the distance between Rongguo Province and the Lin family's residence wasn't far, it definitely wasn't close either.

Unless, this servant had been following him after he told him to return home to rest. That's why he was able to grasp the timing so accurately.

But why was he following him?

In order to create the false impression that he had indeed sent someone to the Lin family to look for him, but was unable to invite him.

Haha, he knew that even if the Chancellor's family wasn't as powerful as the Duke Rongguo, as a second-rank official with real power, how could he give his daughter to him as a concubine?

Especially since his daughter's reputation was so good, wouldn't it be better to marry her off as a concubine?

Even if he wanted to give his daughter away as a concubine, wouldn't it be better for him to do so in the various princes' residences?

Furthermore, the officials had always been arrogant. If they knew that the Chancellor had done such a disgraceful thing, not only would they draw a clear line between them, they would also scold him to death.

Now, it seemed that the Chancellor's brainless suggestion wasn't without reason.

Firstly, it was to shut him up and make him keep quiet about what had happened today.

After all, even if he had cleaned up the matter of stealing his subordinate's opportunity to meet the Emperor, as long as Lin Ruhai mentioned it to others, it would easily spread.

Without evidence, that meant that they couldn't do anything to him, but it didn't mean that those sly old foxes wouldn't be able to guess the truth.

Secondly, it was to sow discord between him and the Duke Rongguo.

For a second-rank official's daughter to be his concubine, it was extremely tempting for a greenhorn like him to do so. It was something that could easily bring him vanity.

At the same time, he spoke as a superior, so there was also a sense of coercion.

If he had been muddle-headed today and willingly agreed to take his daughter as a concubine, the marriage between the Lin family and the Rongguo Province would definitely be broken.

Once the relationship between the two families was broken, who would care about what the Chancellor had done today?

It would be good enough if the Duke Rongguo didn't kill him, why would he stand up for him?

Even if Lin Ruhai cared, he was just a newbie who had been suppressed the moment he appeared. What could he do to a mere Chancellor?

Furthermore, if he had really scolded the Chancellor in a fit of anger, he would have been labeled as "disrespectful to his superior". How would he be able to mingle in the bureaucracy in the future?

Furthermore, if he didn't have a good impression of the Third Miss and heard that his superior wanted to betroth his daughter to him as a concubine, even if he was clear-headed and didn't agree because of the Duke Rongguo, wouldn't he have other thoughts?

At that time, how would he tell the Duke Rongguo about this?

Although this scheme was stupid and vicious, as long as his attitude wasn't firm enough, it was very likely that he would fall into it.

Lin Ruhai touched his back and found that his clothes were soaked.

As expected, someone who could sit in the position of the Chancellor was definitely not an idiot.

It was currently working hours, so why would he appear on the busy street?

Because she had just witnessed the disgusting matter of spoiling the concubine and neglecting the wife, Jia Su saw everyone as a heartless man. She felt that all men were unreliable and that all men would indulge in indiscriminate love by spoiling the concubine and neglecting the wife, let alone Lin Ruhai, who wasn't trusted by Jia Su to begin with.

She flapped her wings and followed with a buzzing sound.

Fortunately, the street was noisy, and the mosquito she possessed didn't make a sound that attracted much attention.

She followed behind Lin Ruhai with a book in her hand, her face full of worry. "Young Master, your boss gave you a day of sick leave to rest. Why didn't you listen to him and insist on going shopping?"

After shopping for so long, he still hadn't bought anything.

Lin Ruhai pursed his lips, "I've been an official for nearly a month, but I've been so busy that I haven't sent any news to Rongguo Province. Third Miss … Third Miss should be worried."

Thinking of his bright eyes and white teeth fiancée, Lin Ruhai's heart immediately warmed.

His gaze fell on the jewelry on the street stalls. He felt that the workmanship was rough and unoriginal, so he didn't like it.

Holding the book, she suddenly understood, "So Young Master is worried about Third Miss?

Why don't you just let this servant pass a message to Third Miss? "

"It's too casual. Third Miss should think that I don't care about her."

Although he didn't know much about the matters between men and women, his mother had given him pointers.

Moreover, ever since he got engaged, he had seen countless anecdotes of couples in love. No matter how stupid he was, he should have been enlightened.

Sending someone to pass a message to his fiancée, but leaving empty-handed?

Perhaps she felt that her favorability towards him was too high!

Moreover, he wasn't stupid.

After thinking about it, Lin Ruhai didn't want to waste time on the street stalls. He found a location and went straight to the capital's largest jewelry store — — Ruyi Square.

Last time, Third Miss was worried that the jewelry would be too expensive and specifically reminded him not to spend too much money. However, he really didn't like the cheap jewelry on the street stalls. He felt that they weren't good enough for someone like Third Miss.

Lin Ruhai curled his lips and looked aggrieved. He could only disappoint Third Miss's good intentions.

Holding the book felt strange, "Young Master, didn't you say that Third Miss was frugal and didn't like the jewelry from Ruyi Square?"

Jia Su: I didn't!

I didn't!

Stop talking nonsense!

Who was the one who spread the rumor that she didn't like the jewelry from Ruyi Square?

Rosy Lane had recruited the best craftsmen in the world. Every piece of jewelry had gone through layers of screening, and the final product that was put up for sale was a luxury item that the noblewomen of Great Xia would fight over.

That was the most beautiful, most exquisite, and most expensive jewelry in the entire Da Xia Dynasty. She loved it so much, okay?

If she caught the villain who spread the rumor in front of Lin Ruhai, she would slap his mouth until it was swollen!

Lin Ruhai didn't know about Jia Su's silent criticism. When he heard Holding the book's question, he sighed helplessly, "But only the jewelry from Ruyi Square won't degrade Third Miss's status.

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Ruyi Square was famous outside. It was the "holy land" in the hearts of almost every woman in Da Xia Dynasty.

Jia Shu originally thought that Chi Xia and the others were exaggerating, but when she flew in and saw the dazzling array of exquisite jewelry in the shop, she realized that the praise that had been circulating outside was not exaggerated at all. It was true to its name.

She originally planned to continue doing business with women after the rouge and face powder shop was on the right track. She planned to open a ready-made clothing store or a jewelry store …

But now, Jia Su dispelled this idea of overestimating her capabilities.

In terms of jewelry alone, Jia Su didn't think that she could win against Ruyi Square just by relying on her decades of experience in modern times.

In modern times, Ruyi Square was the true professional when it came to jewelry.

Jia Su flew around the store and was dazzled. She didn't even notice when Lin Ruhai disappeared from the first floor.

By the time she noticed, Lin Ruhai had already appeared on the stairs leading to the second floor and was walking down.

Holding the book followed closely behind. In his hands was a tray covered in yellow brocade. On top of the tray were dozens of jewelry neatly arranged.

Bracelets, necklaces, hairpins, earrings …

White jade, emerald, gold, silver, gemstones …

All the jewelry that women dreamed of could be found here.

Because she was too surprised, Jia Su forgot to flap her wings and almost fell to the ground again.

After transmigrating to A Dream of the Red Chamber for several years, the elders only treated her as if she didn't exist. Her peers didn't remember to give her gifts and she couldn't afford them. This was the first time Jia Su had seen so many high-quality and beautiful jewelry.

For the first time, she doubted whether she had done the right thing by not fighting for anything in Rongguo Province.

Of course, she was just thinking about it.

Compared to the troubles in Rongguo Province, enduring a few years of "poverty" before getting married and using the money she earned to buy things without restraint was simply too worth it.

The shopkeeper of Ruyi Square packed up the jewelry. Lin Ruhai let Holding Book take it and directly took out a banknote to pay the bill.

It wasn't until Lin Ruhai walked out of the door that Jia Su came back to her senses and hurriedly followed him.

"Young Master, are we buying anything else?" Holding Book was curious.

Lin Ruhai's face was full of worry: "I don't know if Third Miss will like these jewelry."

Because Jia Su was beautiful, most of the jewelry he chose were complex and exquisite, unlike the simple and generous style he used to like. Therefore, he was a bit uncertain.

Holding Book wasn't worried at all: "Young Master, don't worry. Even a man would like those jewelry. How could Third Miss not be tempted?

Moreover, Young Master personally chose them. Just the thought alone is enough to make Third Miss look at them with new eyes. "

After thinking, he added, "If Third Miss doesn't like them, then it must be because she has bad taste."

"Don't speak ill of Third Miss!"

Lin Ruhai's cheeks flushed when he heard the first sentence of Holding Book, but his face paled when he heard the second sentence: "If Third Miss doesn't like them, then it must be because the gifts I chose are not to her liking."

Jia Su, who was following behind them, flapped her little wings quickly: Don't worry, don't worry, I like them very much!

But Holding Book's last sentence still made Lin Ruhai feel depressed and a bit nervous.

He lifted his foot and changed direction: "Let's go, let's hurry back."

"Aren't we sending these jewelry to Rongguo Province?"

"No," Lin Ruhai frowned, "Let's go back and let Mother take a look. She will definitely know which jewelry Third Miss likes more."

Jia Su: Wait!

Which one?

Not all of them?!

I feel like I've lost a hundred million yuan!

Aiyo, my heart hurts!

It just so happens that the Duke Rongguo's Jia Daishan also wanted to see him.

During the morning assembly today, His Holiness suddenly remembered his daughter's wedding and unsurprisingly asked him who his daughter's husband was.

Considering that he had promised Lin Ruhai before, Jia Daishan naturally thought of a way to attract His Holiness's attention to Lin Ruhai.

His Holiness was curious, so he casually found an excuse to meet Lin Ruhai.

In the end?

Lin Ruhai didn't come at all. Instead, his superior came and even claimed credit for himself in front of His Holiness, saying that he sympathized with his subordinates and let Lin Ruhai go home early when he saw that he was sick.

Even if His Holiness wanted to ask the Chancellor Lord Hu about the matter, Jia Daishan, who knew His Holiness very well, could see that he was angry.

"Tell me, why didn't you seize such a good opportunity today?" Jia Daishan was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

As a military general, he wanted to recommend a civil official to the Emperor. Did he know how difficult it was?

But his future son-in-law, whom he had high hopes for, didn't seize this rare opportunity!

Lin Ruhai thought of an excuse and hurriedly told Jia Daishan all the facts and conjectures he knew.

Jia Daishan immediately frowned: "You're saying that old man Hu Yao schemed against you?"

Lin Ruhai nodded: "Yes!"

If he hadn't schemed against him, the Chancellor wouldn't have called him back to the Hanlin Academy even though he had already returned home.

Not only was it a thankless task, but it also increased the risk of being discovered.

Stealing a subordinate's opportunity or taking the credit of a subordinate was actually quite common in the officialdom.

After Lin Ruhai passed the provincial level examination, the tutor that Mother Lin hired had taught him the ways of an official. Naturally, the tutor had also mentioned the various unspoken rules of the officialdom. Lin Ruhai was well aware of this.

But the Chancellor's actions were obviously not for the sake of the officialdom.

Jia Daishan carefully recalled all the interactions he had with Hu Yao in the past. Gradually, he realized something. "You've been implicated."

Lin Ruhai was at a loss: "Implicated?"

He paused for a moment and quickly realized that he was a fallen noble who had just risen. He had no power or influence, so who could implicate him?

"Lord Hu has enmity with the Duke?" Lin Ruhai's mind worked quickly, "Why haven't I heard of this before?"

If two families wanted to form a marriage alliance, they naturally had to find out who the other party was on good terms with and who they had enmity with. They also had to consider whether the benefits of the marriage alliance would outweigh the disadvantages.

But Mother Lin had never heard of Rongguo Province having enmity with the Chancellor.

Jia Daishan's face was filled with exhaustion: "This Hu Yao might have already secretly pledged allegiance to one of the princes."

His Holiness's body was healthy and healthy. At a glance, one could tell that he could live for a few more decades.

But the Crown Prince that His Holiness had personally appointed was already over thirty years old and was at his most high-spirited.

Before Min 'er's accident, he was immersed in the great situation between the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince, so he did not notice anything wrong. He even thought that the Emperor would ascend to Nirvana in the future, and the successor would definitely be the Crown Prince, and no one else.

But Min 'er's words fiercely woke him up from his daydream: Even though His Holiness and the Crown Prince were still a good father and filial son, at the same time, they also had the greatest hidden danger between those in power and those who succeeded the throne.

The father was strong and the son was strong.

His Holiness was still in the prime of his life, while the Crown Prince had already grown up. In the future, they would inevitably fight.

In Ke Min 'er's memory, the final victor wasn't the Crown Prince.

Because the successor of Rongguo Province, Jia Xie, was the Crown Prince's study companion, the Jia family was naturally tied to the Crown Prince. If something happened to the Crown Prince, even if His Holiness didn't kill him because of their friendship, the Jia family's final outcome wouldn't be good.

The Crown Prince was appointed the Crown Prince from birth. He was different from the other princes since he was young. Now, he was directly on the opposite side of all the other princes.

In order to pull the Crown Prince down, the other princes could be said to have used all kinds of methods. They even put aside their prejudices and secretly cooperated with each other.

But before the Crown Prince fell, they could only follow this path to the end.

But when the Crown Prince fell, it would be the time for the Jia family to be dealt with. The Jia family wouldn't have the chance to change their allegiance to someone else.

Just thinking about it made Jia Daishan's heart tired.

The reason why Lin Ruhai was targeted was most likely because someone had seen how much importance he placed on Lin Ruhai, as well as his determination to nurture him.

Now that there was no war, generals weren't popular, and their positions in the court were gradually weakened.

Rongguo Province still had a lot of military power in his hands. It wasn't obvious now, but if he kept the military power, it would attract the Emperor's fear sooner or later. Even if it was for the sake of his descendants, he couldn't keep the military power in his hands.

Fortunately, when Jia Daihua's eldest brother was still alive, he had already set a development plan for the Jia family to abandon Wu Congwen. Jing 'er even passed the Jinshi exam in her twenties, giving the Jia family a good start.

But how was it enough to have only one person in the family?

That was why he targeted Lin Ruhai, who was also of noble birth, but who passed the Jinshi exam third.

The Jia family had a lot of resources. If he could take the opportunity to promote Jia Jing and Lin Ruhai to high positions, the Jia family wouldn't have to worry about the transition in the future.

Of course, this was on the premise that Lin Ruhai and Jia Jing were able to succeed.

If he wanted to destroy the Jia family, it would be easiest and most effective to start with Lin Ruhai and Jia Jing, the two future pillars of the Jia family.

But Jia Jing had already gained a firm foothold in the court, and he himself had also gained a lot of experience in the officialdom. If he wanted to make a move against him, he had to be prepared to pay with his life.

Only Lin Ruhai had just entered the court, and he was also young, so it was easy for him to fall into the trap set by those old foxes in the officialdom.

For example, today, he was targeted and schemed against by his immediate superior.

If Lin Ruhai hadn't been calm, Hu Yao would have also looked down on him because of Lin Ruhai's age. At this time, it was hard to say what the result would have been.

After Jia Daishan thought through all these twists and turns, his expression became ruthless. If he didn't teach Hu Yao a lesson, then the others would treat Lin Ruhai as a soft persimmon!

At that time, it wouldn't be just Hu Yao's people who wanted to deal with Lin Ruhai.

As long as he still wanted to protect Lin Ruhai, he could only follow Lin Ruhai and run for his life.

A person's energy was limited. If he focused most of his energy on Lin Ruhai, how could he take care of the Crown Prince?

If something happened to the Crown Prince, what would happen to the Jia family?

Jia Daishan fiercely slammed the table. "Zhou Shan, give the information you collected about Hu Yao to Jing 'er. Tell him to report Hu Yao to the court tomorrow!"

As for the person behind Hu Yao?

Just wait and see. If he was a fox, then he would definitely reveal his tail!

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Lin Ruhai said a few more words to Jia Daishan, then simply said his goodbyes and left.

At this time, it was the time for work. Why would he appear on the busy street?

Because she had just witnessed the disgusting matter of favoring the concubine and neglecting the wife, Jia Su saw everyone as a heartless man. She felt that all men were unreliable and would indulge in indiscriminate love by favoring the concubine and neglecting the wife. Moreover, Jia Su didn't trust Lin Ruhai to begin with.

She flapped her wings and followed with a buzzing sound.

Fortunately, the street was noisy, and the mosquito she possessed didn't make a sound that attracted much attention.

Holding a book, she followed Lin Ruhai with a face full of worry. "Young Master, your superior gave you a day of sick leave to rest. Why didn't you listen to him and insist on going shopping?"

After shopping for so long, he still hadn't bought anything.

Lin Ruhai pursed his lips. "I've been an official for nearly a month now, but I've been so busy that I haven't sent any news to Rongguo Province. Third Miss … Third Miss should be worried."

Thinking of his bright eyes and white teeth fiancée, Lin Ruhai's heart immediately warmed.

His gaze fell on the jewelry on the street stalls. He felt that the workmanship was rough and unoriginal, and he didn't like it.

Holding the book, she suddenly understood. "So Young Master is worried about Third Miss?

Why don't you just let this servant pass a message to Third Miss? "

"That's too casual. Third Miss should think that I don't care about her."

Although he didn't understand much about the matters between men and women, his mother had taught him from the side.

Moreover, ever since he got engaged, he had seen many famous anecdotes about his ancestors' love for each other. No matter how stupid he was, he should have been enlightened.

Sending someone to pass a message to his fiancée, but leaving empty-handed?

Perhaps she felt that her favorability towards him was too high!

Moreover, he wasn't stupid.

After thinking about it, Lin Ruhai didn't want to waste time on the street stalls. He found a location and went straight to the capital's largest jewelry store — Ruyi Square.

Although Third Miss was worried that the jewelry would be too expensive and specifically reminded him not to spend too much money, he really didn't like the cheap jewelry on the street stalls. He felt that they weren't good enough for someone like Third Miss.

Lin Ruhai pursed his lips and looked wronged. He could only let Third Miss down.

Holding the book was puzzled. "Young Master, didn't you say that Third Miss was frugal and didn't like the jewelry from Ruyi Square?"

Jia Su: I'm not!

I'm not!

Stop talking nonsense!

Who was the one who spread the rumor that she didn't like the jewelry from Ruyi Square?

It was the most beautiful, most exquisite, and most expensive jewelry in the entire Da Xia Dynasty. She loved it so much, okay?

If she caught the villain who spread the rumor in front of Lin Ruhai, she would slap his mouth until it was swollen!

Lin Ruhai didn't know about Jia Su's silent criticism. When he heard Holding the book's question, he sighed helplessly. "But only the jewelry from Ruyi Square won't degrade Third Miss's status.