Yusui Chang'an

Lin Jinyun tried hard to persuade him, even threatening his own offspring, saying:
If anything happened to Zhou Yuexue, the baby in her womb would be implicated. If that happened, he would live out his life alone and would never marry or have children.

Even though Liu Yunxiang was angry, she could not defeat her only son. She beat her chest which was aching from the suffocation and cried out that her life was miserable and that she had given birth to a debt collector.

When Lin Jinyun heard the voice, he knew that his mother had been persuaded by him, so he hurriedly tried to comfort her softly. After a long while, Liu Yunxiang stopped crying and promised not to tell anyone.

After they came out, Liu Yunxiang asked to keep Xiaotao. Lin Jinyun naturally would not upset Liu Yunxiang at this juncture. He only told Xiaotao that if she wanted to stay alive, she must keep her mouth shut and not say a word that shouldn't be said.

Xiao Tao agreed repeatedly and hid behind Liu Momo, with her head lowered so that her expression could not be seen clearly.

As soon as he returned to his own courtyard, Manager Jiang came to report:

Dong'er escaped from the mansion when no one was paying attention. She just found out the news and fled to Prince Jin's Mansion. She has now been taken in by Prince Jin's Consort.

Thinking of her son, Liu Yunxiang resisted the urge to bring Dong'er back, and said sarcastically with disgust:

"It's true that people are divided into groups. Those who climb up the social ladder will like to follow those who climb up the social ladder. Since she is a dog that cannot be tamed, let her go wherever she likes. There is no need to worry about it.

If Wang Ping wants to find a wife, let him go to the Prince of Jin's Mansion and don't come here to cause trouble for me. It will bring bad luck."
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Lin House.

Lin Jinyan had been busy for most of the day setting up the courtyard for Lin Wanrong. Just as she sat down to have a cup of tea, Du Xing brought eight maids aged fifteen or sixteen to come for Lin Jinyan's inspection.

After handing over eight indentures, Du Xing instructed the eight maids to report their family backgrounds one by one, including who their parents were, what they could do, and where they had worked before.

Lin Jinyan listened to them one by one and nodded with satisfaction:
"You all look smart and capable of managing things. I'm sure Steward Du has told you that he called you here to choose you to accompany my sister to the Prince of Qi's Mansion as dowry maids. The Lin Mansion has few masters and servants. My sister only has a maid and two old women to serve her. He chose you to help my sister manage things at the Prince of Qi's Mansion and share the worries.

If you are chosen by me, you must serve me faithfully. If you have evil intentions or betray the Lord, I will not let you go even if I am merciful."

Since the eight maids came in, they have been secretly glancing at Lin Jinyan with joy and restraint. After hearing Lin Jinyan's lecture, the leading maid hurriedly stepped forward to show her loyalty:
"Most of the servants and their families were fleeing or had to face misfortunes and could not survive. They met the young lady and were saved because of her taking them in. They would never betray their master."

Another pretty girl also stepped forward and replied:
"Sister Chuntao is right. The lives of me and my family were given by the young lady. Not to mention betraying the master, even if I was lazy while doing my job, my parents would still scold me for being heartless if they knew."

Lin Jinyan smiled and said:
"You are quite eloquent. What are your two names?"

"My name is Chuntao."

"My name is Yunshu."

Lin Jinyan handed the indenture to Yutong:

"Good names. I think they're all good. Yutong, take them with you and show them to me to see if they suit your taste. Let me keep as many as I want."

Yutong took the order and took the person away, and Lin Jinyan motioned for Du Xing to sit down.

"Miss, you have foreseen everything. I followed your instructions and asked Aunt Jiang to tell Dong'er about it and guide him to the Prince of Jin's mansion. He has now been taken in." (End of this chapter)