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1、Chapter3LinRuhaiRecommendsaTutortoHisBrother-in-LawTheLadyDowagerSendsforHerMotherlessGrand-DaughterTocontinue.YucunturnedandsawthatitwasZhangRugui,anativeofthisplaceandhisformercolleaguewhohadalsobeendismissedfromhispostforthesamereasonashimself,andha
2、dreturnedhometoYangzhou.Nowtherewaswordfromthecapitalthatarequestforthereinstatementofformerofficialshadbeensanctioned,andhewasbusilypullingstringstofindsomeopening.RecongratulatedYucuntheinstanthesawhimandlostnotime,oncegreetingshadbeenexchanged,intel
3、linghimthegoodnews.Yucunwasnaturallyoverjoyed,butaftersomehurriedremarkseachwenthisownway.LengZixing,whohadheardeverything,atonceproposedaskingLinRuhaitoenlistthesupportofJiaZhenginthecapital.Acceptinghisadvice,Yucunwentbackalonetoverifythereportfromth
4、eCourtGa-zette.ThenextdayhelaidhiscasebeforeLinRuhai.“Whataluckycoincidence!”exclaimedRuhai.“Sincemywife’sdeathmymother-in-lawinthecapitalhasbeenworriedbecausemydaugh-terhasnoonetobringherup.Shehassenttwoboatswithmaleandfemaleattendantstofetchthechild,
5、butIdelayedherdeparturewhileshewasunwell.Iwaswonderinghowtorepayyouforyourgoodnessinteachingher:nowthisgivesmeachancetoshowmyappreciation.Setyourmindatrest.Iforesawthispossibilityandhavewrittenalettertomybrother-in-lawurginghimtodoallhecanforyouasasmal
6、lreturnforwhatIoweyou.Youmustn’tworryeitheraboutanyexpensesthatmaybeincurred---I’vemadethatpointcleartomybrother-in-law.”Yucunbowedwithprofusethanksandasked:“MayIknowyourre-spectedbrother-in-law’sposition?IfearIamtoouncouthtointrudeonhim.”Ruhaismiled.“
7、Myhumblekinsmenbelongtoyourhonourableclan.They’rethegrandsonsoftheDukeofRongguo.Myelderbrother-in-lawJiaShe,whosecourtesynameisEnhou,isahereditarygeneralofthefirstrank.Mysecond,JiaZheng,whosecourtesynameisCunzhou,isanunder-secretaryintheBoardofWorks.He
8、isanunassuming,generousmanwhotakesafterhisgrandfather.ThatiswhyIamwritingtohimonyourbehalf.Ifheweresomepurse-proud,fivolousofficialI’dbedishonouringyourhighprinciples,brother,andImyselfwoulddisdaintodosuchathing.”
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