TV series: Daily life of male supporting role

Chapter 162 Dream of Red Mansions Lin Ruhai 06

After arriving at the post station, Lin Ruhai took his wife and children to visit the night market.

Lin Ruhai held Lin Daiyu in his arms, holding Jia Min's hand with one hand, while Jia Min held Lin Lei's hand with the other hand. The family of four walked neatly in the night market.

Their family also aroused the envy of people around them. They envied Lin Ruhai for having a pair of children and envied the happy scene of their family.

Lin Daiyu was already a porcelain doll at the age of three, and attracted the attention of people around her.

Some of them noticed that Lin Ruhai had an extraordinary temperament and took the opportunity to chat with them.

Lin Ruhai could sense that those people had no ill intentions and was happy to make friends with them.

Just like that, when Lin Lei and Lin Daiyu went out for fun, they received small gifts from their parents' new friends.

Back at the post station, Lin Lei was still playing with a piece of fine Hetian jade pendant.

Lin Daiyu also loved jade, and she and her brother each held a piece of jade in their hands and played with it.

This scene happens almost every time we arrive at a station.

Lin Lei and Lin Daiyu, brother and sister, went from being happy in the beginning to being numb now.

When they were almost reaching Chang'an, Jia Min and Lin Ruhai no longer took them out to play, but instead closed the door and talked to them about the prosperity of the capital and the etiquette between the nobles.

Jia Min was born in the Rongguo Mansion and was a lady of aristocratic descent. Even though she married into the scholarly Lin family, she had to teach her children aristocratic etiquette to prevent them from making a fool of themselves in the aristocratic circle.

In this feudal era, royal power was supreme, but Lin Ruhai still maintained the survival code of the doomsday: fight if you don't obey.

Lin Ruhai felt that Chang'an was another form of battlefield, the kind where killing was done without bloodshed.

If anyone dares to mess with him, he will give them a prison gift bag.

Just like the Jia family before, although the main members of the Jia family were not sent to prison, at least they were saved a layer of skin and were ridiculed by others.

As he has just taken office, there will definitely be people who will try to intimidate him. At that time, he can establish an image that he is not someone who is easy to mess with, and give a warning to those who want to cause trouble for him that if they want to deal with him, they'd better think clearly whether their subordinates are clean before messing with him.

Otherwise he would strip them down to their underwear.

Lin Ruhai held the position of Left Vice-Minister of the Censorate, a third-rank official.

The duty of the Chief Censor was to impeach the various officials, clarify grievances, supervise the various regions, and serve as the eyes and ears of the emperor and the official in charge of discipline.

To be honest, this position can easily offend people, but Lin Ruhai is not afraid. He is a troublemaker and he will impeach anyone who provokes him.

……

After Lin Ruhai settled down in his new home in Chang'an, the next day, Lin Ruhai wore court robes and experienced being an official attending court for the first time.

When he appeared at the court meeting for the first time, as expected, Lin Ruhai was named by the emperor.

The emperor first praised Lin Ruhai for his achievements in Yangzhou, then simply told him to do his job well and let him go, then turned to talk to other officials about other important matters.

After the court session, a gossipy official came to Lin Ruhai and talked about the official ranks of his two brothers-in-law.

Speaking of which, Jia She inherited the title of first-class general, the third rank, and Jia Zheng also got the position of Deputy Director of the Ministry of Works, the fifth rank. Compared with his brother-in-law who reached the third rank by his own ability, they were much inferior.

Moreover, some time ago, the Jia family had a scandal, which angered the emperor. The inherited title was not taken back, but Jia Zheng's position was lost.

He is even less comparable to his brother-in-law.

Lin Ruhai ignored those busybodies and went home to comfort Jia Min.

After Jia Min returned to Chang'an and rested, she went back to Rongguo Mansion alone to visit her elderly mother.

Unfortunately, the Jia family's troubles had not been dealt with yet. Grandmother Jia was unwell and could not personally entertain Jia Min. Mrs. Xing was not enthusiastic about this sister-in-law who had returned after many years of marriage, which made Jia Min sit on the bench when she returned home.

Later, she met two good brothers who were a bit flattering to her, which made her feel a little uncomfortable for a while.

Lin Ruhai squeezed into the capital with his own strength and was appreciated by the emperor. His future was limitless. The two brothers Jia She and Jia Zheng understood that the Jia family was already in a precarious situation, so they naturally wanted to stick to Lin Ruhai, their brother-in-law, so that the Jia family would not decline too much.

The things that Lin Ruhai had done before dealt a heavy blow to the two brothers who were proud of their aristocratic background.

They didn't have much ambition, so when they saw that the Lin family, to which they were related by marriage, had become prosperous, they naturally followed the Lin family.

But Jia Min was not used to their actions. She went home early without even having lunch, saying that her children could not leave her mother.

When Lin Ruhai came back, he saw Jia Min looking depressed.

He stepped forward and asked with concern: "Madam, what's wrong? Is someone from the Jia family giving you trouble?"

Jia Min shook her head. "No, I just lament that time is unforgiving."

Lin Ruhai: "Oh? Why do you think so, Madam?"

Jia Min looked at the three koi fish playing in the pond and talked about some interesting stories that happened between her and her two brothers before she got married.

At the end, Jia Min couldn't help but shed tears.

When Jia Min returned, she saw that the Jia Mansion was no longer the bustling and luxurious one before she got married. Now the Jia Mansion was in a state of desolation inside and out. How could she not be sad?

Lin Ruhai didn't know how to comfort her, but the relationship between their Lin family and the Jia family couldn't be too close, otherwise it would attract the emperor's attention.

The emperor had been dissatisfied with the Jia family for a long time and was waiting for an opportunity to eliminate the Jia family.

Lin Ruhai stood on the emperor's side, so naturally he would not be too close to the Jia family.

Jia Min also knew the pros and cons, and that was why she felt sad.

When something happened to her parents' family, she, as a married woman, was unfilial because she could not help them, but she also had to think about her two children.

Therefore, when Jia Min returned to her parents' home today, she went alone and did not bring Lin Lei and Lin Daiyu with her.

Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Min who was becoming more and more sad, sighed, and urged his mental strength to make her relax and eliminate the negative energy she brought back from the Jia family.

Soon, Jia Min calmed down, leaning on Lin Ruhai's shoulder and slowly fell asleep.

……

Lin Ruhai and his family did not get close to the Jia family. Instead, Jia Zheng brought his three-year-old son to the Lin family, hoping to have his son marry Lin Ruhai's youngest daughter, and he even called it a closer relationship.

And his son was Jia Baoyu, who was born with a jade.

As a person who had received modern education, Lin Ruhai knew the dangers of marrying close relatives, so naturally he would not agree to this marriage.

Lin Lei knew that his father was in a very bad mood. When he saw the three-year-old kid trying to play with his sister, he decisively picked up his sister and said to the adults present: "My sister is sleepy, I'll take her to bed!"

Then, without waiting for everyone to react, he quickly carried his sister out of the hall.

Everyone: "..."

Lin Ruhai looked at his son's receding back with admiration, while Jia Min looked at her brother with an unpleasant expression with an apologetic look. Jia Baoyu, who was just about to get close to his pretty sister, burst into tears when he saw that his sister had disappeared.

Jia Baoyu: "Sister, sister, I want a beautiful sister!"

This time it was Lin Ruhai's turn to be upset.

Bah! What the hell? How dare you covet his precious daughter?