The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

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Taking advantage of the time when everyone was entering the painting workshop, Xue Pan called Jia Lian aside and asked him, "Second brother Lian, who is that Lin Yun?"

Jia Lian: "He is Uncle Lin's nephew, and he has registered in front of the emperor. You'd better be honest in front of him."

Xue Pan asked doubtfully: "Uncle Lin, whose uncle are you from?"

"It's Lord Lin, the Imperial Envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Tour, the son-in-law of our ancestor, who just copied the Lord Lin from the Bai family of the great salt merchant in Yangzhou."

Xue Pan said happily: "It turns out that Lord Lin is still my uncle, now I have another backer."

Jia Lian was speechless for a while, "Uncle Lin can't even compete with your Xue family."

Xue Pan excitedly chased after Lin Yun, smiled and said to him: "Brother Lin, you are new to Jinling, you must be unfamiliar with the place, if you need any help, just come to me."

Lin Yun smiled and said, "Thank you Brother Xue."

Xue Pan: "By the way, this Songzhu Pavilion brothel is opened by our family. If Brother Lin likes Miss Yimei, I can arrange for her to accompany you."

"Uh,"

Lin Yun was taken aback now, how could the Xue family in Jinling still run a brothel business.

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Just as he was about to ask a few questions, he saw that everyone had already arrived at the performance hall of the painting workshop. A middle-aged woman over forty years old led a charming girl in red to greet them.

Wang Ren smiled at the woman, "Mother Liu, I'm bringing you three distinguished guests today, you have to let Miss Yimei entertain you."

Mother Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, we Yimei will definitely serve our guests well."

After finishing speaking, she looked at Jia Lian, Lin Yun and Feng Ziying and said, "The three young masters are really handsome, what should I call them?"

Jia Lian happily cupped her hands and said, "Hi, mother. My surname is Jia, and my name is Lian."

Liu's mother was pleasantly surprised: "Could it be that the young master is from the Jia family of the same family?"

Jia Lian said triumphantly, "Exactly."

Miss Yimei hurried forward to Jia Lian and bowed her head to salute, "I wish you well, my master."

Jia Lian hurriedly stretched out his hand to support her and said, "Miss Yi Mei, there is no need to be polite."

Miss Yimei looked at Jia Lian with beautiful eyes and said, "I am truly lucky to see the young master today."

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Lin Yun said in his heart: "Yes, this girl's soul has been snatched away by Lian Er. It seems that I and Feng Ziying have nothing to do."

Sure enough, when Wang Ren introduced him and Feng Ziying next, Miss Yimei was perfunctory, and her eyes still fell on Lian Er.

Lin Yun didn't care, he always kept a respectful distance from brothel women and didn't have any thoughts.

Feng Ziying was different, he asked himself that he had always been the darling in the eyes of women in brothels in Yangzhou, and now he was outcompeted by Lian Er, so he was naturally very upset.

But Lian Er was still Lin Yun's elder brother, so he had nowhere to vent his grievances.

Next, everyone found a place to sit down and drink, watching Miss Yimei's performance.

Not to mention, this little girl named Yimei is indeed a good dancer, and she doesn't just rely on her beauty and temptation to please men.

After watching the dance for a while, Xiao Mo came over in a hurry, and whispered to Lin Yun: "Third Master, the old genius doctor invites you to go back and talk about something."

Lin Yun quickly stood up, greeted Wang Ren, and left.

As for Jia Lian and Feng Ziying, they were both fascinated by Miss Yimei, and Lin Yun didn't bother to care about them.

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Back in his cabin, he saw the old miracle doctor drinking tea alone behind the desk.

Lin Yun walked over and asked with a smile: "Aren't you always chatting with Miss Liu? Why did you come back so quickly?"

The old genius doctor: "Miss Ruoxu is in a bad mood, so it's inconvenient for me to bother you."

"Oh,"

Lin Yun sat down opposite the old genius doctor, poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "Not in a good mood? Could it be that you are unhappy because you can't get the oiran?"

The old miracle doctor glared at Lin Yun and said, "Miss Ruoxu already won the Oiran Competition when she was 16 years old. I'm afraid you were still nursing at that time."

cough cough~

Lin Yun coughed violently for a while, and then asked the old miracle doctor with a flushed face, "What's the matter with you today? You talk with guns and sticks."

The old miracle doctor: "Boy Yun, I have something to ask you for help."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "If you want to borrow money, it's easy to discuss. If you want me to help Miss Ruoxu get the oiran, please forgive me for not being able to do it."

"neither."

"Oh!"

Lin Yun thought for a while, and then said, "You don't mean to redeem Miss Ruoxu, do you?"

The old miracle doctor raised his hand, patted the case, and said, "I just said that you are very smart, and you guessed it so quickly."

Lin Yun: "Don't flatter me, just tell me, how much money do you need?"

The old genius doctor smiled and said, "You don't need to pay any money this time, as long as you do a little favor."

"Busy?"

"That's right, Miss Ruoxu wants to redeem herself, but she was targeted by Mr. Zhao, Governor of Liangjiang. If she wants to redeem herself, someone who is not afraid of power must stand up and help her."

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "Stop. Old miracle doctor, why is this person not you?"

The old miracle doctor said with a bitter face: "It's not like you don't know about my family. If she hears that I want to redeem Miss Ruoxu, how can I have a better life."

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "But you can't harm me. Not to mention whether Mr. Zhao will retaliate against me if he finds out about it. What will you think if the news that I redeemed the woman from the brothel comes back to the capital?"

The old miraculous doctor hurriedly said: "It's fake. It's just using your name. The old man will write a letter to make it clear to Master Lin and his wife for you."

Lin Yun thought for a while, and said, "I'll let Feng Ziying redeem her, do you think it's okay?"

The old miracle doctor said speechlessly: "What is your identity now, don't you know? What do you want to be famous for? Do you want to attract people's suspicion?"

"Uh,"

When Lin Yun thought about it, he really was, with his current status.Indeed, the worse the reputation, the better.

The old genius doctor added another sentence, saying: "Master Zhao, the governor of Liangjiang, belongs to the Prince of Beijing."

Lin Yun's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said, "Okay, I'll help you with this."

"Then it's settled."

After the old genius doctor finished speaking, he took out an invitation card from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Yun.

"what is this?"

"Miss Ruoxu's invitation is for you to come over and listen to the piano at night."

"Uh, after I ransom her, she won't just rely on me, right?"

"Think beautifully."

Chapter 142: Xue Baochai

The Xue family in Jinling is the weakest among the four major families. This is because their family lacks men who can work hard in the officialdom.

Since Xue Pan's father died of illness a few years ago, there are only old, young, women and children left in the family, and the outside business can only be supported by the stewards.

As the only man in the family, Xue Pan has been in touch with the family business since he was sensible.It's just that his mother has a rule that no matter how late it is, he must go back to the house to rest, and he is not allowed to stay outside.

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In the evening, Xue Pan reluctantly parted from Jia Lian, and took his servants back to the mansion to rest.

After dismounting from the horse outside the mansion gate, he turned his head to a servant and asked, "Can't you see the wound on my face?"

The boy glanced at him and said, "It's hard to see clearly unless you look closer."

Xue Pan raised his hand and rubbed his cheeks, and said, "Brother Lin's subordinates are really powerful, unlike you trash, five or six of them can't beat even one of them."

An elderly servant said aggrievedly: "Master, that guy looks like a Lianjiazi at first glance, the younger ones can't compare!"

"Forget it, you guys hurry up and go, I will go to the back house to greet my mother." After Xue Pan finished speaking, he entered the mansion and walked to the back house alone.

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As soon as Xue Pan walked into the inner house, the woman guarding the door immediately shouted loudly: "The uncle has returned to the house."

A well-dressed beautiful woman came out of the house with her maid, and kept shouting, "Where is Pan'er?"

Xue Pan quickly ran up to the woman, saluted the woman and said, "My child, please pay your respects to your mother."

The middle-aged woman was Aunt Xue, and she scolded Xue Pan, "Why did you come back now? Have you eaten dinner yet?"

"The child has already used it."

Xue Pan replied, and then said: "Mother, follow me into the house quickly, I have some good news for you."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "What good news do you have? Could it be that you bought some novel gadgets outside again?"

Xue Pan accompanied his mother back to the room and sat down, then leaned over and said with a smile: "Mom, guess who I saw today?"

Aunt Xue hurriedly asked: "Did you get into trouble outside again?"

Xue Pan said urgently, "Mother, why don't you wish me well?"

Just as Aunt Xue was about to speak, she heard footsteps outside the door, and a servant girl came in to report to her: "Madam, the girl is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a little girl of seven or eight years old walking in from the door. Behind the little girl, there was a little maid.

This little girl is Xue Pan's younger sister, Xue Baochai.

After Baochai entered the house, she went forward to salute Aunt Xue and said, "Daughter, send my mother's greetings."

Then he greeted Xue Pan again.

Xue Pan smiled and said, "Sister, I found a good thing today, and I will send it to you later."

"Thank you brother."

Baochai thanked her, then said in surprise, "Brother, did you fight outside?"