Quick Transmigration: When Can I Just Lay Down and Wait to Die?

Chapter 144 The Concubine of the Lin Family in Dream of the Red Chamber

Although Liu Yuxi stopped taking birth control pills after Lin Junyu turned one year old, there was still no sign of pregnancy for the previous year.

Perhaps because her pregnancy wasn't as complicated as when she was pregnant with Lin Junyu, she didn't find out she was pregnant until Lin Junyu was two and a half weeks along.

Jia Min is much more anxious now than before. She used to think that not getting pregnant was mostly Lin Ruhai's fault, so every time Old Mrs. Lin talked to her, no matter how she responded verbally, she was always resentful.

But now that they know she's in trouble, she's already feeling a bit ashamed in front of Old Madam Lin and Lin Ruhai. She's been trying to recover for two years, but there's still no news. Plus, there's Liu Yuxi, who's pregnant with her second child, by her side.

Jia Min was on the verge of collapse. In fact, according to the doctor, she had been exposed to those drugs for a long time and needed to be treated slowly. She also needed to adjust her mood and keep a happy mood in order to recover better.

But Jia Min simply couldn't relax. Anyone would be anxious in her situation, so it really wasn't Jia Min's fault. Lin Ruhai often tried to comfort Jia Min, but things were alright at first, but as time went on, Jia Min's condition worsened.

In Liu Yuxi's opinion, Jia Min is too reserved. She swallows all her emotions. She is already more proud and arrogant than others. If she doesn't let her emotions out, she will only hurt herself.

The only way to alleviate her current situation is through pregnancy, but once she becomes pregnant, she will inevitably experience anxiety about the baby's gender. Some might say that Liu Yuxi is only speaking from a position of privilege because she herself has a son.

That's true to some extent, since she did give birth to a son. But even if she had a daughter or hadn't given birth yet, she could still manage to take care of herself perfectly. Modern working-class people have amazing stress resistance!

As Jia Min continued taking the medication, she grew increasingly resentful of her second sister-in-law, Wang Shi. Just because they had a strained relationship in the inner chambers, Wang Shi was so ruthless that she was determined to ruin Jia Min's life.

As long as she doesn't get pregnant, her relationship with the Jia family will continue to deteriorate. Furthermore, because the Jia family hasn't fundamentally punished Wang Shi, she now harbors some resentment towards the Jia family.

When Liu Yuxi gave birth to her second son in July of the following year, Jia Min still broke down emotionally. Liu Yuxi knew that in modern times, her condition would be considered a combination of anxiety and depression.

There are no corresponding medications available now, and the local doctors can only prescribe some medicines to soothe the liver, regulate qi, and calm the mind. Most of the time, it is up to the people around us to persuade and guide us.

Just then, Lin Ruhai was about to take up his post as the Salt Commissioner of Yangzhou. Old Madam Lin suggested that Lin Ruhai take Jia Min with him to his new post, away from the hustle and bustle of the capital. Out of sight, out of mind, Jia Min would likely feel better. (This story does not follow the original timeline! Do not refer to the original work!)

Originally, Lin Ruhai wanted to take Lin Junyu with him to his new post, but Liu Yuxi felt that the child was too young and that she and Old Madam Lin would not be going with her, so she was unwilling to let Lin Junyu leave. It just so happened that Old Madam Lin thought the same way.

There were some things the old lady could say, but Liu Yuxi was not qualified to say them. However, when Lin Ruhai was worried about Lin Junyu's education, he mentioned the Lin family's collateral relatives to the old lady.

As the saying goes, "A hero needs three helpers!" Especially in ancient times when family was so important, it was strange that the Lin family had almost no contact with their relatives. If Lin Daiyu had had any relatives to protect her in the original story, she wouldn't have ended up like that.

In the original story, Lin Ruhai may have made those decisions because he felt that the Jia family, who were related by marriage, were more reliable than the Lin family's collateral relatives. But now that he knows the Jia family is unreliable, it would be better to support each other with the Lin family's collateral relatives.

As the matriarch of a large family, she must have thought things through more thoroughly than Liu Yuxi. I wonder how Old Madam Lin communicated with Lin Ruhai.

When Lin Ruhai took up his post, it was just him and Jia Min who were in charge, while his two sons, Lin Junyu and Lin Jinyu, stayed in the capital with the old lady and Liu Yuxi.

Six months later, Lin Qingsong, a young man from a collateral branch of the Lin family, visited Beijing and told Lin Ruhai about the arrangements made for his collateral relatives after taking office.

After acquiring clan lands and expanding clan property in their ancestral home of Suzhou, and recruiting scholars to establish a clan school, Lin Qingsong, a member of the clan with the title of Xiucai (a lower-level scholar), was sent to the capital.

On the one hand, it was to enlighten Lin Junyu, and on the other hand, there was no male head of the household, and some relationships still needed a man to maintain them. Lin Qingsong was the most outstanding among his peers, and Lin Ruhai took him under his wing and taught him for three months before arranging for him to come to the capital to study, while also taking care of his family.

Because Lin Junyu was still young and there wasn't much introductory material, it was arranged to be in the morning every day. After Lin Junyu finished her daily lessons and returned to the backyard, Lin Qingsong would go to the academy recommended by Lin Ruhai in the afternoon.

With Jia Min and Lin Ruhai taking up their new posts, the management of the Lin family's household returned to the hands of Old Madam Lin. Although there weren't many masters, Old Madam Lin was getting old and her energy was waning. Even with Granny Lin assisting her, the two of them were still quite tired.

There was no other way, so Old Madam Lin had to conscript men from Liu Yuxi's household. After all, she was practically a mistress herself, and both of the young masters in the mansion were her children. If she didn't worry about them, who would?

Fortunately, Liu Yuxi got the hang of it very quickly. Later, the old lady took over the name, but Liu Yuxi did all the work. Liu Yuxi treated himself as a worker and stepped into the position of an observer, handling everything in an orderly manner.

The shops and estates in the capital had clear accounts of all kinds of income, and the social interactions were conducted in accordance with the old practices of previous years. If there were any changes that needed to be made, Lin Ruhai would tell the old lady, and the old lady would then pass on the information to Liu Yuxi.

Once these matters are sorted out, they won't take too long. However, only the people in the old lady's courtyard know about them; others just assume that it's Old Lady Lin arranging things every day.

In their letter, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min expressed their guilt towards Old Madam Lin, feeling that it was unfilial of her to still be working so hard for her children and grandchildren at such an advanced age. They also mentioned that the carriages delivering local specialties to the capital as a token of their respect never stopped throughout the year.

After accepting the gifts, Old Mrs. Lin naturally wouldn't mistreat Liu Yuxi. Besides, she had two grandsons, so she had to consider their future.

The Lin family no longer has a title to inherit, and the children's future is the same as their father's: they should all take the imperial examination. How well they do on the path of the imperial examination depends on the individual, but as illegitimate sons, they won't get much when the family is divided. Whoever raises the child will love him/her.

But Old Mrs. Lin couldn't openly leave her private treasury to her two illegitimate grandsons, so she could only make up for it in daily life. She would give them a shop on their birthdays, a set of writing implements for good academic performance, and some money and gifts for holidays.

Little by little, the two children now possess far more private property than Liu Yuxi. They have two separate storage rooms, and the second room will soon be full, requiring them to tidy up another room.