The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Hearing Lin Yun's naked confession, Xiang Ling suddenly felt dazed, and just looked at Lin Yun so foolishly.

The girl's red lips are smooth and delicate, and the tip of her small tongue is looming.That kind of charming attitude revealed unconsciously is the most charming.

"It's terrible!"

Lin Yun sighed in his heart, then buried his head in Xiangling's soft shoulder, sniffed the fragrance from the girl's body, and silently recited the mantra of pure heart and few desires.

At this time, Lin Yun suddenly remembered the sentence that the spring night is bitter and the day is high, since the king does not go to court early, it is probably like his state of mind at this time.

Xiangling has a submissive personality, she thought that Lin Yun wanted to make up for the dream of interrupting his bridal chamber, so she mustered up the courage to tease him according to the method she learned last night.

Lin Yun, who was already in a state of forbearance, could not hold back after being provoked by Xiang Ling, so he "bullied" her naturally for a while.

...

After half an hour, Lin Yun finally reluctantly left the bedroom and went outside to wash up.

After he finished washing, he asked Xiao Mo, "Did Zhong Yi come back last night?"

Xiao Mo: "Come back, he saw that you had already rested, so he didn't bother you."

Lin Yun nodded, and then said: "You go and prepare a gift, and come with me to visit Li's house later."

"Ok."

Lin Yun: "Also, when you have time, buy a little maid and bring it back to serve Xiang Ling."

Xiao Mo hurriedly asked, "Do you have any requirements?"

Lin Yun thought for a while, and said: "If you have a clean family background, work hard, don't talk badly, and the age is best not to exceed 15 years old."

Xiao Mo said with a grimace: "This is not easy to find."

Lin Yun: "If it doesn't work, you can go to Xue Pan for help."

"Okay, I'll note it down."

...

Lin Yun was talking to Xiao Mo when Zhong Yi and Du Sha walked in from the barn door.

Lin Yun asked Zhong Yi, "Did you gain anything yesterday?"

"I followed up and found that the group had three dens, all of which have been marked down."

After Zhong Yi finished speaking, he took out a piece of cloth from his bosom and handed it to Lin Yun.

After Lin Yun saw it, he put the cloth away and said, "Have you found out who is behind them?"

Zhong Yi: "Not yet. I was worried that I would startle the snake, so I didn't arrest anyone for questioning."

Lin Yun nodded and said, "Don't say anything in advance, let me think about how to deal with it perfectly."

Du Sha: "What's there to think about? Brother Zhong and I will go there together tonight and take them down together with their nests."

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "If only it were as simple as you said."

Du Sha: "Could it be that there are some important people behind them?"

Zhong Yi: "That's for sure. Without the support behind them, they would have been eliminated long ago."

Lin Yun: "Zhong Yi is right. This group of people dare to blatantly traffic people, and the forces behind them must be not simple."

When Du Sha wanted to ask again, he saw Feng Ziying walking in from the outside, yawning.

Seeing this, Lin Yun asked with a smile, "Which painting workshop did you go to last night?"

Feng Ziying: "Last night I played for a while in the painting workshop of Songzhu Pavilion, but unfortunately I didn't see that girl Yimei come out to perform."

Lin Yun: "You must be tired from playing, right? Let me find you something to do."

Feng Ziying said happily: "Okay, I'm just feeling bored."

Lin Yun: "I plan to build a rickshaw shop over there at the pier. This will definitely offend the local carriage shop. Go and find out who runs the carriage shop over there?"

"Okay, I'll inquire after breakfast. I'm the best at things like land grabs."

Lin Yun hurriedly warned: "You are not allowed to mess around, we are not familiar with each other here, and no one will cover us if we cause trouble."

Feng Ziying said dissatisfiedly: "You have to rely on your fists to fight for territory. If you don't fight for it, will they give it to you for nothing?"

"Uh, this guy seems to be very reasonable. Could it be that I am too conservative."

Zhong Yi: "Master, let me go with Ziying and the others."

Lin Yun: "Alright."

...

While eating breakfast, Xue Pan excitedly ran over and said that his family steward had helped find a carriage house that was about to close down.

Lin Yun asked Zhong Yi, Feng Ziying and Xue Pan to check first, and after he had visited Li Shouzhong, he rushed over to join them.

Although Xue Pan was beaten by Feng Ziying, he was very forgetful. After having a meal with Feng Ziying, the two began to call each other brothers.

Speaking of which, these two guys really have the same temperament. They are also playboys, but Feng Ziying was born as a general and is better at fighting.

While talking, Xue Pan suddenly remembered something, and asked Lin Yun: "Brother Lin, I heard that you helped Miss Yimei write a good poem, right?"

Lin Yun nodded and said, "It's true. Brother Lian told me before he left to help Miss Yimei compete for this oiran title."

Xue Pan: "I'm afraid she has no chance. I heard from the housekeeper yesterday that the Zhen family is behind the support of Yiyun girl from the capital. This year's oiran is probably Yiyun girl."

Lin Yun smiled and said: "I just want to help her with all my heart, as for whether she can get the oiran, I don't care."

Xue Pan said depressedly: "The Zhen family is really bad. How can anyone like them invite outsiders to deal with their own people?"

Feng Ziying: "When something goes wrong, there must be a monster, and the Zhen family must have something up their sleeve."

Xue Pan: "The steward in my family said the same thing. Now the only two big salt merchants in Lianghuai are Zhen and Dong. Naturally, someone will take care of the vacated salt."

Lin Yun's heart was moved when he heard the words, he suddenly thought that when he met Yu Min at the pier yesterday, could it be that he came to Jinling for the matter of Yan Yin.

Thinking of this, he said to Xiao Mo: "That Dong Quanyou, do you still remember?"

Xiao Mo: "Remember, what happened to him?"

Lin Yun: "You turn around and find him, and bring him to see me."

"Ok."

...

After breakfast, Lin Yun sent Xiangling to Liu Ruoxu, asked Tian'er to accompany her to relieve boredom, and brought Xiao Mo and Du Sha to Li's house to visit.

Li Shouzhong lives near Guozijian, which is very close to Rongguo Mansion on the Jinling side.

He had a younger brother who had just passed away, leaving behind his wife and two underage daughters.Li Shouzhong himself became an official at home and had a meager income. He also had to take care of his younger siblings and two nieces. His life was very difficult.

After Lin Yun understood it clearly, he immediately asked Xiao Mo to add many gifts to relieve his difficulties.

Chapter 154: Exception

Li Hongyi was the son of Li Shouzhong, a Jinshi, and served as an instructor in Jinling Guozijian. He was a disbanded academic officer.

Today is the Imperial College's holiday. Li Hongyi, who was resting at home, heard from the housekeeper that guests were visiting, so he hurried outside the mansion to receive the guests.

Seeing that the guest was a young man with a weak crown, Li Hongyi was surprised, but still politely asked with a smile, "May I ask your master's name?"

The visitor was Lin Yun, he smiled back and said: "The younger generation is named Lin and Yun, and I came here to deliver letters from my sister-in-law at the request of my sister-in-law."

Li Hongyi asked hurriedly: "But Lin Yun and Lin Ruoyu who presented the Pingnan policy to the emperor?"

"It's my little brother."

"It turns out to be a good brother, please come in quickly."

Li Hongyi politely invited Lin Yun and the others into the mansion, and then sent someone to the back house to inform his parents of Lin Yun's visit.

When accompanying Lin Yun to the inner house, Li Hongyi asked with concern: "Brother Lin Xian, are my sister and nephew okay?"

Lin Yun: "My sister-in-law and brother Lan are both very good, but I miss my relatives a little bit. I heard that I will come to Jinling, so I asked me to bring a letter from home."

Li Hongyi smiled bitterly and said: "The capital and Jinling are too far apart, and I have parents to serve. Even if I want to see them, it is difficult to make the trip."

Lin Yun: "My brother heard that my brother was born as a Jinshi, why don't you go to the capital to be an official?"

"My parents are here, so I don't travel far, let alone go to be an official thousands of miles away."

"You can go with the whole family."

"It's hard to leave the homeland, not to mention that my father doesn't approve of being a brother who hangs out in the officialdom."

Lin Yun said in his heart: "It seems that Li Shouzhong is an old-fashioned old man. No wonder Li Wan is like that. It is obviously the influence of perverted tutoring on her."

...

The two came to the inner house talking and laughing. Li Shouzhong, who had already learned the news in advance, made an exception and stood outside the living room to greet him.

Lin Yun stepped forward, bowed to the old man and saluted, "Junior Lin Yun pays homage to my uncle."

Li Shouzhong raised his hand to support him and said, "My nephew is free, please sit in the room."

"Thank you uncle."

...

In the living room, after Li Shouzhong read the letter from home brought by Lin Yun, he handed the letter to Li Hongyi who was standing by and said, "Yi'er, give the letter to your mother to read."

"Yes, father."

Li Hongyi took the letter, bowed and left, and left.

After his son left, Li Shouzhong asked Lin Yun who was drinking tea, "Wan'er said in a letter that you want to take this year's provincial examination?"

Lin Yun put down the tea cup and said, "My uncle asked my nephew to try it out, saying that even if he fails, he can still gain some experience."

Li Shouzhong nodded slightly and said, "Uncle Ling's words make sense."

Lin Yun took out a stack of manuscript paper from his bosom, stepped forward and handed it to Li Shouzhong, and said, "These are some classic articles written by the younger generation. I would like to ask my uncle for guidance."

Li Shouzhong took the manuscript paper and began to read it carefully. The old man's eyes were a little blurry, and it was difficult to read the article.

Lin Yun thought to himself, "If I could open an eyewear factory, it might be a good business. But it's just that it's not easy to develop glasses, and I can't find talents for a while, so this doesn't seem to work."

When he was thinking wildly, Li Shouzhong put down the manuscript in his hand, pondered for a moment and said: "Nephew Lin Xian, your scriptures and articles are still lacking, and you need to work harder in the future, and don't play outside."