The Lin family's boat drifted all the way and stopped at the port of Kyoto after five days.
Lai Er and others came back two days ago. After reporting to Lady Jia, they took sick leave.
Every day, Grandmother Jia sent two carriages to the shore to wait.
Seeing that the Lin family's boat had finally arrived, the maids all breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing someone getting off the boat, he hurried to meet them.
They didn't expect that they would be pushed away after just two steps.
A group of armored guards walked past them and headed towards the people getting off the boat.
"Is that Lord Lin Ruhai on board?"
Leading the group was Tie Jinhua, deputy commander of the Imperial Guards.
He has a square face, a full beard, an eight-foot height, and a pot belly. He looks very tall and majestic.
At this moment, he placed one hand on the sword at his waist, staring at the servants of the Lin Mansion one by one with his fierce eyes.
The servants in the Lin Mansion were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they trembled with fear and dared not speak.
Lin Quan had already reached the boat. Seeing this, he hurried over and bowed with a smile.
Amidst the admiring gazes of the servants, Lin Quan spoke slowly:
"May I ask your name, General?"
Tie Jinhua clasped his fists in return:
"I am Tie Jinhua, Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards. Following the orders of the Holy Saint, I have come to bring Lord Lin Ruhai into the palace."
"General, please wait a moment. The young master in the mansion is feeling unwell, and my master and mistress are busy. Why don't you come into the boat and sit down?"
Tie Jinhua thought for a moment and nodded: "Sorry for bothering you!"
Led by Lin Quan, he strode onto the boat.
After a while, Lin Dong and a group of Lin Mansion servants came down from the boat and handed a few food boxes to one of the imperial guards:
"Please excuse me, Generals, for waiting here. This is a gift from my master and mistress. Please enjoy it."
The imperial guard opened it and took a look. Seeing that there were several plates of delicious pastries, he accepted them and expressed his gratitude.
Lin Dong smiled and retreated.
The servants of the Jia Mansion hurried over and said:
"We are from the Jia Mansion! We are here on the orders of the old lady to take our cousin back home!"
Lin Dong turned around and paused, looking towards the old woman.
Taking another look at the two carriages parked in the distance, he sneered and said loudly:
"Are you sure this is what the old lady of the Jia Mansion meant? Who are you embarrassing with two such small carriages?! My daughter is spoiled and can't afford to ride in such a carriage!"
After saying this, he turned and left without caring about the expressions of the two old women.
"So it belongs to the Jia Mansion! No wonder they say the Jia Mansion has fallen on hard times, but they use this kind of carriage to pick people up!"
"Is this carriage probably used by the maids in the mansion when they go out to buy things? Can it be used by the master now?"
"Oh! That's the Rongguo Mansion. Even if it's in such a state of decline, it wouldn't be so poor that it doesn't even have a carriage, right? I think it might be..."
"Tsk! I heard that the old lady of the Jia family loves her daughter so much that she also loves her granddaughter! I didn't know she loves her so much!"
The faces of those old women turned pale and blue.
Listening to the sarcastic pointing and talking of the people around them, their faces turned red again and they ran away covering their faces.
Of course, it was not Lady Jia's idea to have two such shabby carriages.
She heard that Lin Ruhai and Daiyu went to Beijing together, and knew that Lin Ruhai must have been promoted now. At most, he would be punished for filial piety. How could he offend the Lin family so much?
But now the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion is Mrs. Wang!
When they were still in the boudoir, she and Jia Min were not on good terms.
When she got married, Jia Min was still unmarried, and the relationship between the two sisters-in-law was really like a thorn in the side!
Both of them are noble ladies in the family, very much loved, and both have strong and competitive personalities.
They almost turned the Jia family upside down!
Now that Jia Min is gone, she naturally takes out her anger on Lin Daiyu!
Unfortunately, the people following Daiyu now are not a few little girls who have never seen the world and can be manipulated by others!
Those old women could only go back dejectedly to report.
Tie Jinhua was led by Lin Quan to the door of Lin Ruhai's room.
After knocking on the door, Lin Quan reported: "Master and Madam, Deputy Commander Tie is here."
There were a few faint voices coming from inside.
Soon, someone came to open the door.
Lin Ruhai walked out and was stunned when he saw Tie Jinhua.
He cupped his hands and said, "Hello, Deputy Commander Tie."
"Sir Lin, I am Tie Jinhua, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards. I am here to take you to the palace on the orders of the Saint. If you are able to leave, please follow me. The Saint is still waiting in the palace."
Lin Ruhai looked troubled:
"To be honest, Deputy Commander, I really can't leave. The child is not feeling well, and my wife is very anxious right now. If I'm not here, the Jia family will definitely board the ship. I'm afraid my wife won't be able to handle it then!"
Tie Jinhua frowned:
"Then I will wait here for a while. Once the child is feeling better, you and your wife can take the child away! With our imperial guards protecting them, even the bravest of the Jia family won't dare to do anything!"
There was also some dissatisfaction towards the Jia family in his tone.
Lin Ruhai was delighted and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Deputy Commander Tie!"
A face full of gratitude.
Tie Jinhua waved his hand and said, "You are welcome, sir. This is what I should do. Please be busy now. Just call me when you leave."
"Thank you, Deputy Commander Tie!"
Lin Ruhai thanked him again and instructed Lin Quan, "Give the deputy commander a good treat."
Lin Quan responded.
Lin Ruhai watched Tie Jinhua leave before turning around and going back into the house.
The space in the cabin is not big, and the several rooms separated are a bit cramped.
The family spent a few days on the boat, but unexpectedly, when the boat was about to dock, the youngest of the triplets suddenly vomited.
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