Lin's Mother in the Dream of the Red Chamber, Chapter 1 (First Update) Mwah!
Chen Xia lived to be ninety years old, witnessing Tian Tian's transformation from an adorable little baby into a stunningly beautiful national actress.
Until she achieved success in her career, had a harmonious marriage, and had both a son and a daughter, her life was fulfilling, reaching a height that Chen Huai'an and his sister could not attain.
Although Chen Huai'an and his sister were always sickly, they were surprisingly resilient and lived for many years.
After Tian Tian became an actress and began to appear frequently on television and the internet, Chen Xia awakened their memories of their previous life through the small system.
"Since they're so eager to know why I'm unwilling to take them in, then I'll tell them."
The little system gave Chen Xia a thumbs up. This move was so satisfying, it really killed him and demoralized him.
It stuffed all the memories of their past lives into the minds of Chen Huai'an and Chen Xueying.
To make them suffer even more, the system even embellished their memories of their previous lives.
This makes their previous life seem particularly glamorous and happy, creating a stark contrast with their current life of destitution.
When Chen Huai'an and Chen Xueying woke up in the morning, they were shocked to find that they had been reborn.
Even more outrageous is that they were not adopted by their aunt Chen Xia in this lifetime, but were sent to an orphanage by their three uncles.
Later, he was tricked by Young Master Zheng into going to northern Myanmar and having his kidneys cut off. Although he was later rescued, he had been tortured into becoming a cripple.
Chen Huai'an and Chen Xueying could not accept this result. The two siblings sat together and reviewed their past and present lives, and finally discovered that their aunt Chen Xia was acting strangely.
In their previous life, whenever they cried for their parents, their aunt would hug them tenderly and say that she would be their mother from now on.
The younger aunt's reaction in this life is strange; she has always been cold and indifferent to them.
They didn't know why before, but now that they have memories of their past lives, they naturally understand that their aunt has also been reborn, even earlier than they have.
So she knew that Song Tiantian fell into the river in her previous life because they had tricked her, which is why she stopped taking them in.
The brother and sister blamed and shifted responsibility to each other, saying that she (he) shouldn't have given the bad idea (to leave someone to die).
If they hadn't awakened their memories of their past lives, they wouldn't have been so miserable, even though they were unwilling to accept their failures.
They were already in paradise, but fate played a cruel trick on them, throwing them into hell at the height of their success.
After that, every time they heard or saw news about Song Tiantian on TV or the internet, it made them feel more and more pained and regretful.
As Song Yuan rose higher and higher in rank, he became increasingly busy. Feeling that he owed his wife and daughter a lot, he spent his days traveling and enjoying nature with Chen Xia after retiring.
After completing the mission, Chen Xia returned to the system space, cleared the emotions from the small world, and after resting, entered a new small world.
After receiving the original owner's memories, Chen Xia summoned a maid and instructed her, "Go tell the kitchen to prepare more of the young master's favorite dishes for dinner."
After the maid left, Chen Xia sorted through the original owner's memories. The original owner's maiden name was Chen, and she married Marquis Jing'an, Lin Yan, when she was fifteen years old.
The couple lived in harmony after their marriage, and two years later, Chen gave birth to their only son, Lin Hai. When Lin Hai was thirteen years old, Lin Yan passed away due to illness.
After marrying into the Lin family, the original owner of this body lived a loving life with Lin Yan. Lin Yan's sudden death caused her immense grief.
But for the sake of her only son, Lin Hai, she suppressed her grief, handled Lin Yan's funeral arrangements, carried on his wishes, and devoted herself to urging her son, Lin Hai, to study.
Lin Hai was also very ambitious. He passed the county-level imperial examination at the age of fifteen and became a scholar three years later. He also passed the provincial-level imperial examination in the autumn and became a scholar.
An eighteen-year-old who has passed the imperial examination is rare not only in the capital, but also in the talent-rich Jiangnan region, where he can be considered a promising young man.
After passing the imperial examination, Lin Hai did not rush to participate in the following year's spring examination. He felt that his knowledge was not enough and he was too young, so he decided to spend a few more years to mature before participating in the next spring examination.
Three years later, when Lin Hai was all ready to participate in the imperial examination, the original owner of the body fell seriously ill, to the point that he had to prepare for his death.
The filial Lin Hai resolutely gave up participating in the imperial examination and stayed by the bedside of the original owner who was unconscious, personally taking care of him.
Therefore, when Lin Ruhai passed the imperial examination and became a third-ranked scholar, he was already twenty-six years old.
Although he was considered young and promising among the successful candidates in the imperial examinations, the original owner still felt some regret, thinking that he had delayed his son's development.
Her son could have participated in the imperial examinations at the age of twenty-two, and with his talent, he might have been able to pass with flying colors.
What made her even more resentful was that after her son became the third-ranked scholar in the imperial examination, he caught the eye of Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan, who then petitioned the emperor for a marriage decree.
And so, amidst a chorus of blessings, Lin Hai married Jia Min, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Rongguo. Jia Min was beautiful and radiant, with an exceptional temperament. After marrying Lin Hai, the couple lived a loving and harmonious life together.
Although Jia Min was not the daughter-in-law the original owner liked, she was not the kind of unreasonable and cruel mother-in-law who tormented her daughter-in-law.
She turned a blind eye to her son dismissing the maid who had served her for many years for Jia Min's sake.
However, the Lin family has a tradition of only having one son per generation, and Jia Min has been unable to conceive for several years after marrying into the family, which has made her truly anxious.
The original owner's health had been poor ever since that serious illness. Fearing that he would not live to see his grandson's birth, he disregarded everything else and began arranging for his son, Lin Hai, to take a concubine.
But this action completely shattered her relationship with Jia Min, her mother-in-law. Jia Min started crying when Lin Hai came to her yard, but when she saw him, she pretended to be strong, wiped away her tears, and said she was fine.
Behind his back, he would have his maids and servants gossip about him to Lin Hai.
Lin Hai felt guilty, believing Jia Min had been wronged, and became even more reluctant to take a concubine. The original owner of this body gradually drifted apart from her son and eventually died in desolation.
After her death, the original owner of the body saw Lin Ruhai die of illness and Lin Daiyu be forced to death by the Jia family on the Wangxiang Terrace. All of the Lin family's property was given to the Jia family. Feeling resentful, she gave up all her merits and made this deal with the Quick Transmigration Bureau.
She has three wishes: First, that her son Lin Hai will no longer waste several years because of her illness. She hopes that her son can participate in the imperial examination next year. Even if he doesn't pass, he can still gain experience and participate in the next examination.
In her view, whether her son participates in the imperial examination next year or four years later, he can avoid a marriage alliance with the Jia family.
After all, four years later, Jia Min would not have come of age yet, and Jia Daishan would not be considering marriage for his legitimate daughter so soon.
But she felt it wasn't safe, so she wanted her son to participate in the imperial examination the following year. At this time, Jia Min was not yet ten years old. It seems unlikely that Jia Daishan, no matter how anxious he was, would rush to marry off his daughter.
Secondly, if Lin Hai is destined to participate in the imperial examination eight years later, the mission taker must arrange a marriage for her son in advance to prevent any possibility of a marriage alliance with the Jia family.
Thirdly, the Lin family must have both sons and daughters; her son must have at least two sons.
Chen Xia never expected that she would enter the world of Dream of the Red Chamber so quickly. This time, her identity is Lin Ruhai's mother and Lin Daiyu's grandmother.
The background of this installment of Dream of the Red Chamber is still the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Chen Xia said that this is good, as she is already quite familiar with the plot of this time period.
As for the original owner's wish for Lin Ruhai to participate in next year's imperial examination, that's not a problem either. Various memory-enhancing pills and body-strengthening pills will be used.
The Shennong System's space classroom can be used again. With thousands of years of history in China, are we still afraid of not being able to find a great Confucian scholar for intensive training?
Chen Xia stood up and stretched her arms and legs. In modern times, many people who are thirty-five years old are still being pressured by their parents to get married.
In ancient times, a good-looking son was already of marriageable age.
In her previous life, at least she had a name, but in this life, she only has a surname. After getting married, she became Lin Chenshi.
When Lin Yan was alive, she was called Madam Lin. After Lin Hai got married, she became Old Madam Lin.
Lin Hai is not called Lin Ruhai now. In ancient times, when a man was twenty years old, his parents would give him a courtesy name.
When Lin Yan was seriously ill, he carefully chose the name "Ru Hai" for his son Lin Hai and gave it to the original owner of the body.
Once an adult is born, the name used in childhood will no longer be used in public. A new name will be chosen so that peers or younger generations can address the child; this is called a "courtesy name".
The act of taking a name signifies adulthood. Another interpretation is that a given name is used only by one's elders; others use a courtesy name.
A woman would only receive a courtesy name after her coming-of-age ceremony. In ancient times, receiving a courtesy name meant that she was ready to marry, and only her parents or husband could give her a courtesy name.
Like the original owner, her childhood name was Yun Jie'er, and Lin Yan gave her the courtesy name "Yun Xia". Of course, her courtesy name was not known to outsiders.
This shows how presumptuous it was for Jia Baoyu to ask Lin Daiyu her name when they first met.
The Book of Rites states, "Men and women do not know each other's names unless there is a matchmaker."
Jia Baoyu not only asked Daiyu's name, but also inquired about her courtesy name. Daiyu coldly replied that she had no courtesy name.
He arrogantly gave her the nickname "Pinpin" from a book he had made up.
The fact that none of the Jia family members, including Grandmother Jia, felt anything was amiss demonstrates just how unruly the Jia family was.
Grandmother Jia always boasted that they were a family that followed the rules, but in reality, the second son lived in Rongxi Hall, the heir to the title Jia She lived in a separate East Courtyard, and the maids were raised to be like young ladies...
The original owner of this body was truly frail. Chen Xia felt chest tightness and shortness of breath after just a few steps inside the room. So Lin Daiyu's frailty was hereditary!
Chen Xia popped a health-preserving pill into her mouth, dripped a few drops of spiritual spring water into her teacup, picked up the cup and slowly drank the tea. After a while, she finally felt that her breathing was easier.
Chen Xia summoned the little system: "System, did you sell medical pods in your previous life? Are there any left in the warehouse?"
"Yes, we also have portable medical examination equipment. Come here, let me give you a check-up. You look so pale right now, it's probably a heart problem."
The health checkup device is very convenient to use. It just beeps and scans from head to toe, and the results are in one minute.
When Lin's mother received the medical examination report, she couldn't help but feel dizzy. How could she have problems with everything?
No wonder she felt chest tightness and discomfort after only a few steps; even a slight stimulation to her heart could kill her.
As usual, Lin Hai studied diligently in the front yard during the day, and before dinner, he went to the main yard with his servant to have dinner with his mother.
Seeing her handsome and well-behaved son respectfully bow and greet her, Chen Xia smiled and said, "My son, you look thinner again. I know you study hard, but more important than passing the imperial examination is your health."
My son passed the imperial examination at eighteen, which shows his exceptional intelligence. Why be so demanding of himself? Here, I've had the kitchen prepare some chicken soup. Drink plenty to nourish your body.”
A hint of emotion flashed in Lin Hai's eyes: "I will remember Mother's teachings. However, with the imperial examinations just around the corner, I dare not slack off in the slightest, lest I disappoint Father and you."
That's right. Actually, Lin Hai initially planned to try again next year. But after listening to the advice of his uncle and other elders, and feeling that the chances were slim, he changed his mind and decided to take the exam again next time.
Chen Xia only needs to firmly support Lin Hai when he is confused, and tell him that if he doesn't try, how will he know that he will definitely fail the exam? Even if he fails, it will be good to gain experience in the imperial examination.
At Chen Xia's urging, Lin Hai drank two bowls of chicken soup, which was worth all the good ingredients she had added.
In addition to the Intelligence-Boosting Pill and the Body-Strengthening Pill, a quarter of the Strength-Boosting Pill was also added.
Lin Hai felt warm all over as he drank the soup his mother served him.
After dinner, Chen Xia insisted on taking him for a few laps around the yard: "I've often heard people say that walking a hundred steps after a meal will help you live to ninety-nine."
From now on, you can't just stay cooped up in your study all day studying. You need to get out and about more. If you don't stay healthy, you'll catch a cold during the spring imperial examinations!"
Chen Xia was absolutely right; next year's imperial examination will be held at the end of February.
To prevent cheating, it was stipulated that candidates could only wear single-layer shoes and socks, and the blankets could not have linings. As a result, many candidates fell ill from the cold.
After Lin Hai left, Chen Xia returned to the inner room and sent the maids and old women on night watch to the outer room.
He instructed Cuizhu to lower the bed curtains: "Let them go to the outer room to keep watch. I won't call anyone, so don't come in and disturb them."
Cui Zhu responded and left. Chen Xia stuffed the pillow into the quilt, then entered the space, lay down in the treatment pod, and after an hour, felt completely relaxed.
The next morning, Chen Xia got up early and strolled around the yard a few times. He felt no tightness in his chest, no backache, no leg pain, and was full of energy.
During the meal, Chen Xia accidentally ate an extra bowl of food. Despite the incredulous looks from the maids and old women, she calmly put down her chopsticks.
"996, get up and get to work. Put loyalty tags on all the servants in this mansion."
The most astute of the original owner's attendants, Granny Lin, immediately flattered, "Madam had a good appetite today. It seems that her exercise in the courtyard after the meal was effective. If the young master knew, he would be very happy."
Chen Xia smiled and said, "Yes, I was a little tired when I left yesterday, but I slept much better than usual last night. I guess it was helpful."
Upon hearing this, Lin Mama was so moved that she almost cried. She knew her mistress's health condition all too well, having served her personally.
Before, the lady often suffered from chest tightness and couldn't sleep at night, but now that she has rested well, her complexion does look rosier than before.
The system acted swiftly. After the loyalty talisman was affixed, Granny Lin and the maids treated Chen Xia's words as gospel, believing whatever she said.
They still believe without hesitation or thought; even if someone said the sun would rise in the west today, they would still believe it without a doubt.
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