Chapter 57 Father and Daughter Conversation
When Daiyu heard this, she was horrified and suspicious!
He was horrified because his father's illness was as serious as he had guessed. He was suspicious because he couldn't understand how Jia Cong, who was far away in the Lanzhou camp, could help his father.
"More than ten days ago, someone came to visit with a handwritten letter and seal from Congge'er. In the letter, Congge'er said that he had selected some reliable people from the border guards and the families of the personal guards, and trained them to serve as attendants and guards for the elders at home! Each of you sisters in the mansion has one, and he thought it was not easy for Dad to be an official here, and he was afraid that he might offend me, so he sent two guards."
"I never thought that one of the guards knew some medical skills and was able to cure my father's illness."
Although Lin Ruhai said this, the reality is far from that.
It was indeed true that Jia Cong sent people. After the great battle last year, Jia Cong's status in the camp improved rapidly, and the number of his personal guards increased from twenty to fifty.
Many of the families of these personal guards had joined the army, so life in a military town was naturally difficult, and the soldiers' salaries were not generous at that time.
Jia Cong often rewarded the general with gifts and money, so not only were his personal guards extremely loyal, but his relatives also respected him as a general.
These people are completely different from the women in the harem. Even if they don't go to the battlefield, they often see the separation of life and death and the tragic plight of wounded soldiers, which greatly increases their endurance and willpower. Moreover, these people often help in the military camp, and can be said to be disguised auxiliary soldiers.
Jia Cong selected a group of people from the families of these personal soldiers, trained them, and sent them back to the Jia Mansion.
Of course, nominally they were asked to protect the sisters' daily safety, but in fact, Jia Cong had only two goals, one was to save Qin Keqing's life, and the other was to save Lin Ruhai's life.
The deaths of these two people can be said to have marked the beginning of the decline of the Jia family. Qin Keqing was coveted by her father-in-law Jia Zhen, and in the end she had no choice but to hang herself in Tianxiang Tower. She was then given a grand funeral with the four kings and eight dukes gathered together, which severely touched the already fragile fear in the hearts of the royal family.
Lin Ruhai was deeply trusted by two generations of emperors. As a third-rank official of Lantai Temple, he served as the Imperial Censor of Salt Inspection. He could be said to be one of the most stable and important money bags of Emperor Longxing! If Lin Ruhai were still alive, with this in-law relationship, the royal family would be cautious even if they took action. This was also an important reason why Jia Daishan chose Lin Ruhai as his son-in-law.
After Lin Ruhai's death, Emperor Longxing no longer had any affection for the Jia family, which naturally led to the family's decline.
Jia Cong had always had speculations about Lin Ruhai's death. First of all, he was not very old, several years younger than Jia Zheng, and he had never had any illness before. It was somewhat strange that he suddenly fell seriously ill and died.
It is very likely that someone is plotting behind this.
So, if so, who was the mastermind behind this? After much thought, the most likely possibility was the Jiangnan salt merchants. Lin Ruhai's official position was naturally opposed to these salt merchants. In order to make money, these daring salt merchants would do anything. However, it was not certain that they could easily kill Lin Ruhai.
Lin Ruhai was so important to Emperor Longxing that he would be guarded. It was normal for the Jinyiwei and the Imperial Guards to secretly guard the Lin Mansion.
If he wanted to find a few martial arts experts to kill and silence the witnesses as he usually did, he would probably be arrested before he could even enter the mansion.
Moreover, Lin Ruhai is steady and shrewd, and it is impossible to plot against him by ordinary means.
In this case, the biggest possibility remains, which is that there is a stronger force, and it is within the organization, and Lin Ruhai’s confidants take action.
The biggest backer behind all the salt merchants in Jiangnan is the Zhen family in Jiangnan!
The head of the Zhen family, Zhen Yingjia, is the president of the Jinling Provincial Tiren Academy! In simple terms, he is the chief steward of the royal family in Jiangnan. Why is the Zhen family so powerful? The root of the power lies in the old concubine Zhen in the royal family.
This old dowager was the concubine of Emperor Taizong, the elder of the current Supreme Emperor, and the grandmother of Emperor Longxing.
In fact, this person is the most senior person in the main line of the royal family. Of course, the wealth of the Zhen family is not only because of this! Before the emperor became the emperor, this old concubine treated him the most kindly. How cruel is the fight for the throne? The emperor's smooth succession to the throne was inseparable from the support of this old concubine for more than ten years.
Therefore, after the retired emperor ascended the throne, the Zhen family could be said to have received the emperor's great favor!
The retired emperor made many southern tours in his later years, and most of the time it was the Zhen family who was responsible for receiving him. This is enough to show how much the retired emperor valued the Zhen family.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Zhen family is the boss of the Jiangnan area, and anyone who comes has to bow down to them! Therefore, the Zhen family has enough strength and reasons to get rid of Lin Ruhai!
However, this matter cannot be done openly, and can only be done through some secret means. After all, the Zhen family and the Jia family are also centuries-old relatives, and Lin Ruhai is a confidant of the two emperors. If it is too obvious , it will be difficult to explain. But if it is some secret planning, as long as Lin Ruhai dies, no one will have to go against the Zhen family for a dead person.
Jia Cong sent two guards, one of whom was good at using poison and medicine, and the other was strong and powerful with excellent martial arts.
As expected, Lin Ruhai's affair was completely hidden under the lamp. It was the old woman who managed the kitchen in the Lin Mansion who put a slow-acting poison in Lin Ruhai's daily food. The method was not clever at all. Moreover, this old woman was Lin Ruhai's confidant and was the dowry brought by Jia Min when she married. In the nearly 20 years in the Lin Mansion, Lin Ruhai never thought of her.
As for the doctors who had been using medicine in the Lin Mansion in the past few months, a secret investigation was conducted but no trace of the others could be found except for two famous ones. As for the remaining two, they did not dare to alert the enemy easily because they were involved in such wide-ranging cases.
First, he stopped taking the chronic poison, and then he used some medicine to regulate his condition. In just a dozen days, Lin Ruhai was well again. However, he didn't want his daughter to know about these secrets and worry about them!
Daiyu held the handkerchief in both hands, her beautiful eyes were a little dazed. This third brother was so capable, and he even saved her father's life by coincidence. Isn't this fate?
" Dad, we should really thank our third brother! Although he has gone to guard the border, he respects Dad's talent the most and said that he will definitely ask Dad for advice when he sees you."
Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and exclaimed, "Brother Cong is a man of both literary and martial arts. He must be very knowledgeable to have won the first place in the imperial examinations! Father really wants to meet this talented boy from the Jia family."
"Ah!" Daiyu suddenly cried out, "Daddy, you said that Third Brother sent guards to all the sisters, but is there any for me?"
Lin Ruhai smiled when he heard this and said, "Brother Cong is so thoughtful, how could he have missed Yu'er? However, your guards should have gone to the Jia Mansion, and you should be able to see her when you return."
