The little angel who didn't have enough subscriptions saw the abnormal chapters, so he could make up for it.

If it wasn't for the messenger sent by the Chancellor saying that the Emperor was looking for him today,

Even if the Chancellor was his superior,

He couldn't just stand the Third Miss up and run away.

No matter what, he had to personally explain the situation and say goodbye, right?

But now that he had been in the Hanlin Academy for so long, this Chancellor actually didn't mention the Emperor today.

The Chancellor's eyes wandered for a moment, he coughed a few times, "His Majesty might have mentioned you in a conversation with Duke Rongguo after the court session today.

He coughed a few times, "After His Majesty left court today, he might have mentioned you in a conversation with Duke Rongguo. It just so happens that the book that you participated in editing is almost finished.

Today, His Majesty wants to summon you to ask about the current progress. "

Lin Ruhai immediately began to tidy up his clothes and prepare to meet the Emperor.

With his current official rank,

To be able to have a chance to meet the Emperor alone, he performed well.

If the Emperor remembered him, he would definitely have a prosperous career in the future.

However …

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

You had already gone home. "

"I had no choice but to personally report the situation to the Emperor. Fortunately, the Emperor was magnanimous and didn't mind. Instead, he asked me to pass on a message for you to rest well. "

Lin Ruhai: "…"

Didn't he know that he, a small official who had just become a Jinshi, really needed this opportunity to meet the Emperor? It wasn't easy for Duke Rongguo to create a chance for him to show his face in front of the Emperor, but in the end, he was contradicted by his superior.

If he was contradicted, then so be it.

He even put the blame for not being able to meet the Emperor on his head!

When the morning court session ended, he had just gone to work. Although he was feeling unwell,

It was only after more than an hour that he was given a leave by his "good superior",

And then left the Hanlin Academy, right? Now he pulled down his fingers,

Why did he feel that no matter what he did, it was wrong?

His superior had obviously found out that the Emperor might summon him after the court session ended, and he happened to be sick, so he took the opportunity to send him away in advance!

The Emperor hadn't paid attention to them for a hundred and eighty years. He suddenly wanted to pay attention to them, but he got sick.

He even left early.

The key was to give him face and wait for him, but he still hadn't arrived …

Just thinking about it made him feel that his impression in the Emperor's heart was hopeless!

Lin Ruhai pointed at the Chancellor's nose and wanted to scold him, but he stopped because of the remaining rationality in his mind. In the end, he flicked his sleeves and left!

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

Count Lin, who was a second-rank official who couldn't even meet the Emperor alone, had offended the super-rank Duke Rongguo, who was favored by the Emperor and had a bright future. Wasn't he hanging himself and thinking that he had lived for too long?

The Chancellor didn't care at all. He waved his hand and said, "Am I not going to compensate him with a daughter? He rejected it himself. What does it have to do with me? "

The assistant was speechless.

Did he really think that Count Lin was as stupid as you?

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

The assistant was speechless.

Logically speaking, your actions really can't be summed up with the word 'lesson', right? It's really not that you're jealous. A newcomer who just entered the court has the opportunity to meet the Emperor, so you're trying to trip him up?

The Third Prince has the strength to refuse to be a scapegoat!

How stupid must he be to offend Duke Rongguo instead of thinking of a way to win him over?

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

The assistant kept cursing his superior in his heart. When he reached this point, his eyes suddenly widened and a chill ran down his spine.

The Chancellor didn't feel anything and only muttered to himself, "He's quite calm …"

-

Lin Ruhai was in the crowd. His brain, which had been so irritated by the Chancellor's morale, gradually calmed down.

With this calmness, he increasingly felt that the Chancellor's actions today were full of incongruity.

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

The servant who had passed the message to him that the Chancellor wanted him to go home to recuperate was the same servant who had come to Rongguo Residence to pass the message that the Emperor was looking for him.

Moreover, the timing of his arrival at Rongguo Residence was too coincidental.

If that servant had arrived at the Lin Residence right after he left and then turned around to rush to Rongguo Residence after asking him where he was going, he would have definitely sped up in order to pass the message to him as soon as possible. Under normal circumstances, he would have been able to stop him halfway.

However, not even five minutes after he arrived at Rongguo Residence, he saw the servant who passed the message.

If the servant had arrived at the Lin Residence after he had left for a long time, then he shouldn't have arrived at Rongguo Residence so early —

Although the distance between Rongguo Residence and the Lin Residence was not far, it was definitely not close either.

Unless, this servant had been following him after he had gone home to rest. That was why the time interval was so precise.

But why was he following him?

In order to make it look like he had indeed sent someone to the Lin Residence to look for him, but the person had not come.

Haha, he had said that even if the Chancellor's family power was not as great as Duke Rongguo's, as a second-class second-rank official with real power, how could he give his own daughter to him as a concubine?

Especially since his daughter had such a good reputation, wouldn't it be better to marry her off to a subordinate as a concubine?

Even if he wanted to give his daughter as a concubine, wouldn't it be better to go to the various Imperial families of the Princes?

Moreover, the officials of the Righteous Path had always been proud and virtuous. If they knew that the Chancellor had done such a thing that would cause people to criticize them, not only would they draw a clear line between them, but they would also scold him to death.

Looking at it now, it was not without reason that the Chancellor would make such a brainless suggestion.

First, it was to shut his mouth, so that he would not mention what had happened today. After all, even if he had cleaned up the matter of snatching his subordinate's chance to meet the Emperor, as long as Lin Ruhai mentioned it to someone, it would be easy for the news to spread.

Without evidence, it only meant that they could not use it to do anything to him, but it did not mean that those old foxes in the officials could not guess the truth.

Second, it was to sow discord between him and Duke Rongguo. The daughter of a second-rank official, who had been carefully groomed by him, to be his concubine was still very tempting for a greenhorn, and it was something that could easily bring about a sense of vanity.

At the same time, he spoke as a superior, with a sense of coercion.

If he had lost his mind today and agreed to take his daughter as a concubine voluntarily or because of his superior, the marriage between the Lin family and the Rongguo family would definitely fall apart.

When the relationship between the two families was broken, who would care about what the Chancellor had done today? It would be good enough if Duke Rongguo did not beat him to death, why would he help him?

Even if Lin Ruhai cared, he was a new official who had just emerged and was suppressed, what could he do to a Chancellor?

What's more, if he had really cursed at the Chancellor in his anger, he would have been labeled as "disrespectful to his superior". How could he continue to work in the officialdom in the future?

Furthermore, if he did not have a good impression of Third Miss, and now that he 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 Duke Rongguo, it would be hard for him not to have other thoughts in his heart, right? At that time, how could he tell this matter to Duke Rongguo?

Although this scheme was stupid and vicious, as long as his attitude was not firm enough, it was very likely that he would fall into the trap.

Lin Ruhai touched his back, and his clothes were all wet.

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

The entire Rongguo Residence was hung with red lanterns, and even the various kinds of curtains and fabrics were all changed to a festive bright red.

Ever since Jia Shu returned from Mistress Hu's courtyard that day, he had been quietly staying in his room eating and drinking. His days were too comfortable, so it was easy for him to forget the time. If it wasn't for Jia She and Jia Zheng's wives coming to talk to her from time to time, she probably wouldn't have been able to react even after Jia Min got married.

Early that morning, Jia She's wife, Madam Zhang, and Jia Zheng's wife, Madam Wang, came to see her.

Seeing her sitting on a chair and flipping through a book, Madam Zhang's eyes lit up, "Third Younger Sister, have you finished your breakfast? Can you come with the sisters-in-law to Younger Sister Min's courtyard to talk to her? "

Madam Zhang was considerate and didn't mention that Jia Min was going to get married tomorrow.

She had a good relationship with Jia Min and had received her mother-in-law and husband's advice, so her attitude towards Jia Shu was naturally kind and considerate of her. Marriage was a topic that could easily make Jia Shu unhappy. She had always avoided it whenever possible.

She was worried that her sisters-in-law would have a bad impression of Jia Shu because of the rumors in the fu, which would affect Jia Daishan's plan to use the year before Jia Shu's marriage to ease their relationship and make her worry more about Rongguo fu, so Madam Shi had specially told the two of them the truth about the marriage exchange.

However, Madam Wang didn't have this concern, "That's right. Third Younger Sister, Fourth Younger Sister is going to get married tomorrow, so she must be nervous. If we sisters-in-law go over and talk to her, we can make her relax a little. "

When she said this, Madam Wang's eyes were full of malicious mockery.

Ever since she married into Rongguo fu, she had always been at odds with her sister-in-law, Jia Min. Originally, Jia Min just looked down on her because she was illiterate and often talked about everything under the sun with her sister-in-law, who came from a scholarly family, and excluded her. Who knew that after Jia Min got engaged, the way Jia Min looked at her would be filled with hatred and hatred. Her original disregard had also become targeted.

Even if it was just a small conflict or dissatisfaction, Madam Wang could still hold a grudge in her heart for many years, let alone now that she was being targeted by Jia Min.

However, her in-laws and husband were all biased towards her sister-in-law. Not only did they turn a blind eye to Jia Min's actions, they also felt that she was trying to sow discord between them.

Madam Wang couldn't wait for Jia Min to die immediately.

Although Madam Wang didn't know why Madam Jia would earnestly urge her and her sister-in-law to get close to a concubine-born daughter every day on the day they paid their respects to each other, Madam Wang could tell that Jia Shu wasn't a simple person after interacting with her these days.

If she could incite conflict between Jia Shu and Jia Min, she only needed to make a small commotion when Jia Min was about to get married, and it would be enough to make her regret it for the rest of her life.

Based on Madam Wang's understanding of Madam Jia, it was impossible for her to punish Jia Shu severely.

This would definitely be a huge blow to Jia Min, who had been pampered since she was young!

Madam Zhang could guess a little about Madam Wang's intentions, but she couldn't stop her in time. At this time, she couldn't help but pull on Madam Wang's sleeve. "Sister-in-law, be careful with your words!"

Hadn't she been doing well these past few days? Why did she drop the ball at the last moment?

Madam Zhang was a little angry and couldn't help but turn her head to look at Jia Shu, worried that she would be angered.

But no matter how good Madam Wang's calculations were, she couldn't beat Jia Shu's unconventional actions. "Go to Fourth Younger Sister's place? There's no need, right? She should be busy at this time. What if I disturb Younger Sister if I go there? "

Madam Wang's phoenix eyes widened. "Third Younger Sister, today is the last day we can talk to Fourth Younger Sister. Wouldn't it be a pity if you miss it?"

Jia Min's wedding was tomorrow. Although they, the womenfolk, could enter the bridal room to talk, there were many people coming and going, so it wasn't suitable for them to talk.

Jia Shu smiled. "No need."

If she went there at this time, wouldn't she be making things difficult for Jia Min? She could see that every time Jia Min saw her, her eyes were full of guilt.

Madam Wang wanted to persuade her again, but Madam Zhang pulled her back.

She turned around and met Madam Zhang's warning gaze. Thinking that she still had to rely on her eldest brother's family in the future, she could only endure it.

Madam Zhang quickly said goodbye and pulled Madam Wang away.

After Madam Chi Xia and the others left, she walked to Jia Shu's side. "Miss, Fourth Miss is your younger sister after all. Is it really okay not to go today?"

She didn't think that Miss and Fourth Miss had any intimate words to talk about, but marriage was a once in a lifetime event. If her Miss didn't show up, it would be easy for others to gossip about her in the future.

Jia Shu tilted her head and thought for a moment. "There's no need. Fourth Younger Sister and I have nothing intimate to talk about. Moreover, if Jia Min really has something to say to me, she might not be able to say it in front of Eldest Sister-in-law and Second Sister-in-law. "

Almost immediately, Chi Xia thought of Madam Wang's not-so-subtle provocation.

"Second Grandmother is really too much. Fourth Miss is about to get married. Why is she getting angry at her at this time?" Chi Xia sighed. "Even if she really succeeded in provoking Madam, she won't dare to punish Miss severely. Will she let her go? Fourth Miss is Madam's biological daughter! "

"Isn't Second Grandmother very good at being subservient in front of Madam and amusing others to relieve boredom? Why does she lose her head when she meets Fourth Miss? "

Jia Shu couldn't help laughing. "They were probably enemies in their previous lives."

Her words were not without reason.

In the original work, Madam Wang looked down on her niece, Daiyu, and her attitude of being able to pick bones out of an egg, precisely because of the grudges between Jia Min and her before she was married.

What about Jia Min? From the way she targeted Madam Wang, it could be seen that she must have had some fortuitous encounters after her rebirth. That was why she knew about all the things that happened to Daiyu after she entered Rongguo Residence. As a mother, she always wanted to stand up for her daughter!

Moreover, in the original work, Madam Wang did not only harm Daiyu, but also the destruction of Rongguo Residence.

She actually dared to take the property that the Zhen Family had hidden after the confiscation of their property.

If Jia Min wanted to save Rongguo Residence from the fate of its downfall, she naturally had to avoid every source that could cause this ending. Naturally, she disliked Madam Wang even more.

She did not know how Jia Daishan felt when he found out that the destruction of Rongguo Residence had something to do with his wife and daughter-in-law.

"Miss, are you really not going to see Fourth Miss?" Chi Xia was not very interested in the entanglement between Madam Wang and Fourth Miss. She was more concerned about her own miss.

Jia Shu thought about it and said, "Let's go tonight."

She would leave after seeing them.

She had not left Rongguo Residence yet, so it was better not to be caught by others.

However, Jia Shu felt that Jia Zhi's gaze towards the child was hiding other emotions.

And this child did not seem to have no feelings for Jia Zhi.

Jia Shu sighed in her heart and looked at Jia Gu. She found that her attitude towards the three children was much simpler. Disgust.

Yes, there was only pure disgust in Jia Gu's eyes when she looked at the three children.

Among them, it was the youngest girl who had received the most emotions from Jia Gu.

Jia Zhi noticed the look in her eyes and said lightly, "He asked for it. Third Younger Sister, don't worry about it."

As soon as she said this, a trace of hurt flashed across the boy's eyes. His two meaty paws were twisted together, and his little expression was extremely aggrieved. "Mother, my face hurts …"

But Jia Zhi did not care at all.

Seeing that Jia Zhi was ignoring him, the child pouted and lowered his head in frustration.

When the other three children saw this, their faces were full of pride. The girl even said to Jia Gu proudly, "Di Mother, this boy pushed me. You must take revenge for me. Otherwise, when I go back, I will tell Father that he will not enter your room for a month!"

Not to mention Jia Shu, even the Scarlet Cloud Emerald Smoke, which was used to taking in concubines, could not help but widen its eyes and look at this little girl in disbelief.

Was this really what a five or six-year-old girl would say? Instigating Father to bully Di Mother?

But Jia Gu, who was full of concern for Jia Shu's encounter at the beginning and did not hesitate to offend Di Mother in order to "save Jia Shu", now had a face full of awkwardness. She did not have the slightest bit of dignity as the wife and Di Mother.

She only asked the servant to pull the three children to the side and did not even scold them. In the end, it was Jia Zhi's cold expression that made them shut up.

Jia Shu could see the tip of the iceberg of Jia Gu's life in Duke Xiu's Residence.

She suddenly thought of Lin Ruhai, who was still a teenager. Although she knew that he was not the same kind of person as Jia Gu and Jia Zhi's husband, she was once again determined to never hand over the rest of her body to a man.

Men are all big pig trotters!

Men from ancient times are f * cking upgraded versions of big pig trotters!

When Jia Gu met Jia Shu's gaze, she awkwardly turned her head to look elsewhere.

Jia Zhi laughed for the first time. Her gaze fell on the young girl who already had a harsh temperament. "I told you long ago that your husband is a bastard who spoils his concubine and neglects his wife. You must not let him control you. You didn't take my words to heart, and now you've tasted bitterness? Heh! "

Jia Gu turned her head and forced a smile. "He's my husband, my sky. What can I do?"

Jia Zhi glared at Jia Gu resentfully. "You're really …"

"My two sisters …"

Jia Zhi turned her head and sighed. "It's nothing. It's just a small matter that's not worth mentioning."

Jia Gu nodded in agreement.

Both of them obviously didn't want to talk about their married life. Jia Shu had no choice but to change the topic, but the situation was really awkward.

It was only when Madam Jia sent someone to invite Jia Gu and Jia Gu over that the atmosphere in the room eased up.

Jia Zhi stood up and glanced at Jia Shu. "Those gossipy women are all in Fourth sister's boudoir. If you don't show up, who knows what kind of rumors will spread about you."

Jia Gu followed up with a word of advice. "Third sister's reputation in the capital isn't very good. If you give them something to talk about, it won't be good for you."

Thinking that out of the four sisters, only she didn't show up, it was easy for people to speculate. Jia Shu followed along.

-

Time flew by like a white steed passing through a crack. It had been more than a month since the day of Jia Min's wedding.

Because of the enmity between them, Madam Jia didn't allow Jia Min to see her on the day she returned. But just a few days ago, she heard that Jia Daishan had found a job for Zhou Yu's family in the Dragon Guard, directly cutting off the possibility of Jia Min following him back to the southwest.

With this, Jia Min temporarily couldn't use the method of fighting inside the house that she had asked.

When Cui Yan heard the news, she was indignant. "If Miss marries over, Master won't care whether Miss marries far away or not. It's impossible for him to arrange a job for Miss's husband."

Chi Xia glared at her. "Cui Yan, be careful with your words!"

Jia Shu waved her hand and didn't care. "Did Eldest Sister send anyone to send any news?"

Jia Zhi acted decisively. Not long after she returned, she bought the dowry silver that caught Jia Shu's eye. After that, she often sent people to exchange information with her. But Jia Gu seemed to have disappeared. After thinking for so long, she still didn't have an answer.

In this regard, Chi Xia still shook her head. "This servant asked the gatekeeper. During this time, no servants from Duke Xiu's Public House came over."

Jia Shu wanted to ask again, but she saw the little maid who sent the message run in. "Miss, Eldest Grandmother is here."

Jia Shu facepalmed. She had to put Jia Gu's matter aside for the time being. "Let her in."

This Jia Daishan really didn't give up. Since he found that Concubine Hu was stubborn and couldn't be used as a breakthrough to ease the relationship with her, he actually let Madam Zhang and Madam Wang come to contact her every day, regardless of whether she was willing or not.

She couldn't shed all pretense of cordiality with him, so she could only deal with it carefully.

It had been three years since Madam Zhang married into the family, but because she still hadn't been happy and hadn't gained a firm foothold in Rongguo's Public House, she could only comply with Jia Daishan and his wife's orders.

But the matter of contacting Jia Shu was really beyond her ability.

Because of Jia Daishan's attitude towards Jia Shu, Madam Zhang treated this concubine-born sister-in-law very carefully. She was afraid that she would accidentally offend Jia Shu. At that time, she wouldn't be able to bear the consequences in front of her in-laws. Therefore, in the beginning, Madam Zhang only planned to recite poems with Jia Shu.

This topic was safe and could also pass the time.

But she didn't expect that Jia Shu would know nothing about it. Not to mention that he wrote poems and wrote lyrics, many times when she recited an ancient poem, Jia Shu would look confused and say that he didn't know anything.