The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Jia Zheng took out another letter, handed it to Jia Lian and said, "This is a letter I wrote to Ru Hai, please keep it carefully, and hand it over to your uncle."

"Ok."

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Jia Amnesty urged Jia Zhen again: "Although this matter has not yet been implemented, but since the uncle said it, most likely it can't be wrong. Eunuch Xia still needs to take care of it in advance."

Jia Zhen nodded and said: "My nephew knows, so I'll ask my relationship to send a message to Eunuch Xia, hoping to meet him."

Jia Zheng said hurriedly: "This matter has not been implemented yet. Don't mention it in front of Eunuch Xia yet. Just take care of it in advance."

"Ok."

Jia She said again: "Of course eunuch Xia has to take care of it in advance, the old inner minister Dai Quan can't be negligent, although the selection of talented women has little to do with him, but he is a person who can speak in front of the emperor, so we can't be negligent. "

Jia Zhen said hurriedly: "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew knows what to do."

Jia She: "There is only one concubine in the emperor's harem now, and there must be a lot of people who are interested in her. It will be difficult for our eldest daughter to become a concubine in one step, but she must at least strive for a noble position. No matter how low it is, we will see her in a year. It doesn’t mean much if it’s less than a few times.”

Jia Zheng: "My uncle said, with our family's status in the court, as long as the eldest girl can be elected, she is at least a noble person."

Jia Amnesty: "Since this is the case, then we will go all out and make sure to manage it well. All the money needed will be spent by the palace."

Jia Zhen hurriedly said: "The matter of the eldest girl is related to the future of my Jia family. I voluntarily donated 1 taels of silver to help take care of it."

Jia Zheng said gratefully: "Zhen'er, I thank you on behalf of your sister."

"Second uncle, please don't be polite, it's all as it should be."

Jia Lian sat aside and listened silently. His mind was no longer here, but he was looking forward to arriving in Yangzhou. He must let Brother Yun take him to Xiao Qinhuai to see how charming the famous prostitutes in the south of the Yangtze River were.

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After the discussion was over, Jia Lian hurried back to his small courtyard.

Wang Xifeng was worrying about him in the room. When she saw Jia Lian came back safely, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Second Master, why did the Eldest Master call you over?"

Jia Lian waved his hand and sent all the maids and wives away, and then lowered his voice and said: "My uncle asked someone to send news that talented girls may be selected to enrich the emperor's harem this year. The eldest master and the eldest master want to help our eldest sister, look. Can you push her up?"

Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up when she heard the words, and she hurriedly asked: "The elder and the master want you to take care of the eunuchs in the palace?"

Jia Lian shook his head and said: "Brother Youzhen is responsible for handling the affairs of the eunuchs in the inner court. The master wants me to go to Yangzhou and tell my uncle about it."

Wang Xifeng suddenly said: "The master wants my uncle to come back early and help our eldest sister to become a leader, right?"

Jia Lian nodded and said, "Exactly."

Wang Xifeng said reluctantly: "Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from the capital, won't it take several months for you to go?"

"It didn't take that long. The master asked me to ride there. It's estimated that it will take more than a month to go back and forth, so it's almost the same."

Wang Xifeng remembered again and said: "Second Master, if you meet Brother Yun during your visit this time, remember to ask him when he will go to Jinling? When will the perfume shop over there open?"

"Okay, I'll ask for you."

After a pause, Jia Lian said again: "I'm going to leave tomorrow. I still have some things to attend to. I have to go out. Remember to have my luggage ready."

Wang Xifeng: "Then remember to go early and come back early. I'll have people prepare the food and drinks, and I'll do it for you later."

"Ok."

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After sending Jia Lian away, Wang Xifeng called Ping'er in again and told Ping'er that Jia Lian was going to Yangzhou.

Ping'er was greatly surprised after hearing this, "That's fine. Why is the Second Master suddenly going to Yangzhou?"

Wang Xifeng couldn't help being excited, and told Ping'er the whole story.

Ping'er was also very nervous after hearing this. If this happened, the Jia family's position in the court would be more stable.

Wang Xifeng said again: "Ping'er, do you have anything to give to Brother Yun?"

Ping'er blushed upon hearing this, and asked Jia Lian to bring something to Lin Yun for her, which seemed strange to her.

She lowered her head shyly and said, "This slave has nothing to carry."

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "Don't be embarrassed, the second master is not a narrow-minded man, it's been so long, he must have looked away."

"The servant really has nothing to bring."

Wang Xifeng: "Since you don't want to take it with you, I won't force you. Go outside and call the second master's servants in. I have something to tell them."

"Ok."

Chapter 136: Jinling

In the morning, at the wharf outside Jinling City, various types of ships sailed away or docked at the shore. It looked very busy.

Many travelers came and went with different identities, such as port handymen, businessmen, scholars, officials and so on.

In early spring, Jinling City is full of vitality, no less than the capital city.

Lin Yun stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the poetic and picturesque scene in front of him, and he was really shocked.The prosperity of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties was blooming with its unique charm before his eyes.

Lin Yun was watching intently, Feng Ziying walked over from behind him, smiled at him and said, "Brother Lin, what's so interesting about a dilapidated pier, after we settle down, let's go to the Qinhuai River first and see what the oiran lady looks like. "

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "The few thousand taels of silver in your pocket will probably be emptied by the oiran lady in less than three days."

Feng Ziying said happily: "I have no money, but you have a lot of money."

Lin Yun asked suspiciously: "How can I have a lot of money?"

Feng Ziying: "Don't try to lie to me. That day at Green Willow Villa, you stole a few 10 taels of silver from the salt merchant, enough to spend your whole life."

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "What good things are you thinking about? The 40 taels of silver were all taken away by my uncle after he came back."

"What? You turned it all in?"

"Nonsense, there were so many people present at the time, what if I don't hand it over? Do you want me to be guilty of deceiving the emperor?"

Feng Ziying said dejectedly: "I still wanted to follow you to gain some fame, but this is in vain."

Just then, the captain came over with a smile.He smiled at Lin Yun and said, "Master Xiao Lin, we are here."

Lin Yun waved to Xiao Mo and said to him: "Xiao Mo, pay the boat money to my father-in-law. Remember to give him an extra tael of money for tea."

"Thank you, Master Xiao Lin." The owner happily followed Xiao Mo to pick up the bill, and at the same time made arrangements for stopping the ship.

After a while, Xiao Mo led Zhong Yi, Du Sha, Feng Xi, and Feng Hao over with their luggage.

After the ship docked, everyone abandoned the ship and landed. They hired two carriages and several porters on the dock, crowded among pedestrians, and headed for the city gate.

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The destination of Lin Yun's trip was Jia's old house in Jinling City. When he was in Kyoto, Jia Min helped him make an agreement with Jia's mother. When he arrived in Jinling, he would live in the old house in Rongguo Mansion. Read inside.

Jia Yuan, the ancestor of the Jia family, Rong Guogong, used to work in Jinling. Although the Ningrong Second Mansion here is not as prominent as the one in the capital, it still occupies more than half of the street.

What's especially rare is that this place is very close to the Imperial College and the Jinling Magistrate's Office. If he lives here, he doesn't have to live in the Imperial College and suffer.

In Jinling City, the flow of people is surging, the sounds of hawkers and shouts come and go, and it is full of vitality.

There was an endless stream of carriages, horses and sedan chairs, and it was unprecedentedly prosperous.It shows a completely different urban style from Beijing and Yangzhou.

It was already noon when everyone arrived outside the gate of Jia's Mansion in Xiaoyongfang in the city.

Long before Lin Yun came here, Lin Ruhai sent someone to contact Manager Jin, the caretaker of the old house.Inform Lin Yun and his group of arrival date.

At this time, a stooped white-haired old man stood in front of the Rongguo Mansion, leading several middle-aged men to greet him.

Not to mention Lin Ruhai's reputation for raiding the Bai family, Lin Yun's reputation for betraying Lai Da and Lai Sheng in Rongguo Mansion was enough to attract the attention of these servants.

Of course, no one from Jia's Twelve-Family Clan who stayed here had the heart to talk to him.

The servants who came out to greet them were all different. After Lin Yun took a look at them, he only had one impression in his mind, and that was how miserable they were.

Of course, this is compared with the servants in the Rongguo Mansion in the capital. If you compare it with the common people, they are still doing well.

The leading white-haired old man cupped his hands at Lin Yun and said, "Old servant Jincai greets my nephew and young master."

Lin Yun quickly stretched out his hand to support him and said, "Is the old man the father of Sister Yuanyang?"

"Exactly."

Lin Yun said with a smile: "It's a coincidence. Among my ancestors, the one I respect the most is Sister Yuanyang."

When the old man heard this, he immediately talked to Lin Yun about his daughter with a smile on his face.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a sheepskin jacket squeezed over and smiled at the old man: "Manager Jin, don't just praise your daughter. Please introduce her to us."

Manager Jin hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, young nephew, let me introduce you to him. This is Yingge's father. His name is Zhou Quan."

Lin Yun hurriedly saluted the other party and said, "Lin Yun has met Uncle Zhou."

"Master nephew, don't do this, you don't have to offend the villain."

Although Zhou Quan was polite, he was very proud in his heart.He had long heard from the servants from the capital that his daughter was the only maid around Uncle Lin's nephew.

The key is that this young nephew was selected as a scholar at the age of 13. He entered Yichen Academy to worship the emperor's teacher as his disciple, and was also named a fifth-grade dragon guard. These titles alone are scary enough, let alone those gathered in On one person.

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Under the introduction of Jin Guanshi, Lin Yun found that most of these servants had daughters working as maids by Jiamu's side, and they were obviously old people who could be fully trusted by Jiamu.

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After everyone chatted outside the door for a while, Guanshi Jin accompanied Lin Yun and the others into the Rongguo Mansion through the side door, and sat down in the main hall of the front hall to talk.

It can be seen that although there are no people living in Rongguo Mansion here, the houses and furniture inside are well maintained.

After discussing with Lin Yun, the manager of Jinhua chose a small independent courtyard for them to live.

Lin Yun and the others brought bedding and other daily necessities.

Manager Jin selected two maids to help them boil water and cook. As for the chores such as running errands and delivering letters, he asked Ying Ge's brother to do it for them.

After deciding where to live, Lin Yun, accompanied by Guanshi Jin and Zhou Quan, visited the twelfth-room elders of Jia's family who stayed here one by one.

Although these are members of the Jia family who are a bit far apart, they are also rich and blessed. Lin Yun treats them all equally and gives them a small gift, as long as it is as polite as possible so that no one can fault them.

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At noon, Lin Yun held a banquet at his residence, and invited the servants who came to welcome him today to have a meal. After the meal, he asked Xiao Mo to give each of them a reward of two taels of silver.

After the news came out, the servants who didn't come to greet him felt so regretful that their thighs were swollen.No one expected that this young nephew who was connected in a roundabout way turned out to be a wealthy owner. Not only was he rich, he was also generous.