Red House Shoufu

Chapter 21 Visiting the King
It turned out that Lin Chun led people to rush to the opposite cruise ship, and three thieves were hiding on the second floor, and they immediately started fighting.

Although the fifth prince of the Lin family did not train any dead men, Lin Chun and others were not vegetarians either.

After some fighting, the three thieves died, one was seriously injured and the other two were directly captured by Lin Chun and others.

After the five people stuffed the captives into the carriage they had found, they hurried to the Lin Mansion, but unexpectedly they were besieged by more than [-] people on the road.

Those people did not wrestle with the guards of the Lin residence, but threw themselves at the captives on the carriage.When the voices of the people in the government were heard not far away, the group of thieves had already gone quietly, leaving only a few pieces of clothes and blood left from the fight.

"You get up first. I didn't think carefully at this time. It seems that the thief is much more difficult than I imagined."

Lin Shu helped Lin Chun up, and said to him, "How did you identify that there are Japanese wanderers among this group of people?"

Lin Chun replied: "During the fight, my subordinates discovered that several people were using Japanese swords, and they also spoke Japanese in critical moments."

Japanese people are not very rare in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the Great Chu banned the sea, the Wa Kingdom was considered a vassal state of the Great Chu.

When Lin Ruhai was alive, Lin Chun was highly valued.Not to mention his loyalty, his ability is also among the best among the younger generation's family-born children.

He has to inspect wherever the Lin family does business in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is very familiar with the situation of the Japanese.

Hearing what Lin Chun said, Lin Shu became even more certain that these people were sent by the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River to assassinate him.

Whether it was cutting the weeds and eradicating the roots, or the jealousy caused by the sun-drying salt method, the group of salt merchants wanted the Lin family to lose their children and grandchildren.

Dongying Ronin?I'm afraid it was found from pirates!

Lin Shu asked Lin Chun to go down to rest, while he returned to the study.He began to write letters to the capital and Qiongzhou government.

……

In the early morning of the second day, Lin Shu and Daiyu got into the carriage and went to Wang's house with a lot of gifts of medicinal materials for nourishing blood and nourishing qi.

Wang Huan also greeted them at the door early, and when he saw Lin Shu brothers and sisters coming, he hurried up to greet them.

"People in the government office said that your guards were besieged last night, are you okay?"

Lin Shu nodded: "The siege is real, but people are fine. The purpose of those people is to kill people and silence them. All the thieves caught were killed."

The two were talking in a low voice, Daiyu next to her didn't really hear it, she only vaguely heard the word "murder", and she leaned towards Nanny Wang in fear.

Nanny Wang coughed in dissatisfaction, and Lin Shu and the two stopped discussing.

Wang Huan's father, Wang Qi, did not go to the yamen today. Since his daughter was injured last night, and after hearing Wang Huan repeat Lin Shu's conjecture, he, who has been an official for many years, roughly guessed the secret.

Knowing that the brothers and sisters of the Lin family would come to visit in the future, he sent someone to the government office to ask for leave, and today he wanted to have a good talk with Lin Shu about the way forward.

"My nephew (niece) paid a visit to my uncle. My uncle took care of my siblings for several years, but because of the filial piety, I never saw him. Please forgive my uncle!"

Lin Shu and Daiyu bowed respectfully to Wang Qi, the Wang family has taken care of the two brothers and sisters a lot in recent years, because of filial piety, they never came to visit.

Wang Qi avoided the salutation of the two, after all Daiyu had the title of county head, and she was much higher than herself, the fifth-rank Tongzhi of the prefecture.

"The county lord has really broken me..."

Lin Shu bowed again: "Uncle, the title of county head is a gift from outsiders. My nephew and brother Weizhong are brothers, and Yu'er and sister Wang are also close friends in the boudoir. Uncle should be called Yu'er."

Daiyu heard the words and immediately blessed her body: "My niece Yu'er pays a visit to my uncle!"

Wang Qi sighed in his heart that Lin Ruhai had successors, both heirs and biological daughters were both good-looking, so he hurriedly helped the brothers and sisters to get up.

"Since that's the case, I will ask my niece to shout. Yuan'er is in the inner hall, and I will ask the maid to take my niece..."

Immediately, the servant girl led Daiyu and Wang Momo to the inner hall, leaving Lin Shu and Wang Huan behind to talk in the main hall.

Wang Qi got straight to the point and asked about what happened last night: "Although Huan'er told me what happened last night, what's the inside story, does Jinyu have any other guesses?"

Lin Shu looked around, and Wang Qi added: "Don't worry, there is no one else within ten steps."

"Does uncle know much about Qiongzhou sun-dried salt?" Lin Shu asked.

Wang Qi replied: "A few days ago, it was recorded in the mansion newspaper. Qiongzhou's sea salt produced by drying salt method has achieved great success. His Majesty is very happy to hear that. He wants to find a suitable place along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River and prepare to open a salt farm."

"This method of drying salt was presented to His Majesty by my nephew two years ago through Qianhu Geng Xiangnan, the former Embroidery Guard Yangzhou Qianhu Office." Lin Shu said bluntly.

Wang Qi had expected it a long time ago, and said with a smile: "I have guessed this matter a long time ago. Your father Lin Zhongzheng's Yu Yin has not yet reached the point of conferring the title of county lord. How did you give such a great honor. Until the outside world began to spread rumors that you, Lin Jinyu, created the sun-salt method."

After finishing speaking, Wang Qi walked up to Lin Shu, dipped his finger in some tea, and wrote a few words on the table: Go north as soon as possible!
Lin Shu nodded immediately, and dipped in water to write a few words: Once the filial piety period is over, go north to the capital!

Wang Qi has been serving as the magistrate of Suzhou Prefecture for eight years, with a term of three years. It stands to reason that Wang Qi should have been promoted a long time ago and moved places.

But for some unknown reason, Wang Qi, who was in the upper middle of the investigation, was suppressed by the official department in his position as Tongzhi in Suzhou.

Moreover, Wang Qi has been cheerfully saying that he doesn't care, and enjoys the gentleness of Jiangnan in Suzhou.

Lin Shu had long guessed that Wang Qi's identity was definitely not simple. If the officials were dissatisfied with Wang Qi, how could it be possible for him to be the second in command of Suzhou, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River.

After today's simple exchange, Lin Shu was even more sure that Wang Qi's situation was not simple.However, he suppressed the curiosity in his heart and did not probe into this question too much.

……

In the inner hall, Daiyu chatted and laughed with Wang Yuan and her mother Wang Xiaoshi.Wang Xiao's family is about 35-[-] years old, with a gentle personality, and Wang Yuan's character and appearance are fully passed down by her mother.

After these two years of pampering, Daiyu's temperament has changed a lot, and she told Wang Xiao's mother and daughter the story of the Monkey King with crooked eyes.

When it was said that Sun Wukong had fixed the seven fairies in the flat peach garden for the sake of the peaches, Wang Xiaoshi said with a smile: "It really is a monkey. I don't want the beautiful seven fairies, but those peaches..."

Wang Yuan and Daiyu didn't understand what she meant, and looked at her in confusion. Wang Xiaoshi realized that she had slipped up, and quickly changed the topic.

"Yu'er, your elder brother probably has one now, I wonder if your father had any arrangements for his marriage before his death?"

"mother……"

Wang Yuan called out quickly, and asked with a blushing face, "How can Mother ask Sister Lin this?"

Wang Xiaoshi pressed Wang Yuan's forehead, and said with a smile: "Daughter's family really shouldn't say these things, but Brother Yu'er has no relatives, since he recognizes me as an aunt, of course I have to worry about it!"

Because Daiyu was still young, the two nuns in the palace hadn't taught these things yet.Hearing Wang Xiaoshi's question, he replied: "Father didn't make a marriage contract for my brother when he left, I'm afraid he wanted to let my brother decide for himself..."

(End of this chapter)