The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

"Really? Then I won't make things difficult for you."

After finishing speaking, Miss Piaomiao bowed to Lin Yunfu and then turned around and left.

Lin Yun said in his heart: "Yes, this is the price of being in the limelight. If you don't have diamonds, don't do porcelain work."

Piao Miao girl walked to the entrance of the boathouse, stomped her feet bitterly and said: "Damn guy, you would rather help an outsider write lyrics than help me. Am I really that bad looking?"

...

In an elegant warehouse on the top floor of the painting studio, Mother Yin was watching the scene downstairs from the window. Seeing the girl Piao Miao lingering in front of Lin Yun, she turned her head and smiled: "This kid is very suspicious, Miao'er and Neither Ya'er nor the two beauties can impress him."

Du Ruo frowned and said, "He has offended Zhen Yingjia and Zhao Shuyuan one after another. I'm afraid he will suffer a lot next."

Mother Yin walked to the desk and sat down, and said, "Young geese can't grow up without going through wind and rain. Don't interfere with this matter, let him face it alone, I want to see what he is~"

Du Ruo hurriedly said, "Do you want me to stay here, just in case?"

Mother Yin thought for a while, then nodded and said, "It's fine for you to stay, but don't take it lightly and let him solve the trouble by himself."

"Yes."

...

At this moment, in a luxurious carriage on the shore of Mochou Lake, Zhen Yingjia was also looking out from the curtain. Seeing Lin Yun abandoning the boat and landing on the shore, he whispered outside: "Let's go."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone shouting outside: "Master, the old steward is here."

"Let him come in and go back home."

"Yes."

After a while, the carriage started slowly, and the old steward Zhen Fu walked in through the curtain, and saluted Zhen Yingjia: "This old servant has seen the master."

"Sit down and talk."

"Yes."

After Zhen Fu sat down opposite, Zhen Yingjia asked him, "How much money was lost in total?"

Zhen Fu: "Almost 42 taels of silver were lost. Fortunately, Manager Yao lowered the odds for Miss Yimei this morning, so we only lost 10,000+ taels."

Zhen Yingjia: "Did you lose money?"

Zhen Fu: "That's not it, it's just that I earn less, and the profit is only 10,000+ taels."

Zhen Yingjia thought for a while and said, "Who have accepted bribes from the Dong family and that kid?"

Zhen Fu: "It seems not. Apart from meeting that boy once, Dong Boji almost always hid on the ship and never saw any foreigners."

"what?"

Zhen Yingjia's eyes widened angrily. In the morning, he thought that Dong Boji spent a lot of money to bribe most of the judges, so he didn't dare to spend a lot of money to reward Yiyun girl, but he didn't expect that the other party would sing an empty trick, which made him feel so embarrassed.

He gritted his teeth and scolded: "Little beast, Dong Boji, how dare you humiliate the old man like this."

If he lost in Biyinzidou, even though he was angry, he could reluctantly accept it.But what is this? He is an old man in the officialdom, but he was tricked by a salt merchant and a junior, how can he bear it.

Zhen Fu: "Master, that guy Dong Boji has a deep background, it's not appropriate to touch him, we can start with that kid from the Lin family first."

Zhen Yingjia thought for a while, and said: "It is definitely not possible to deal with it clearly, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

After a pause, he said again: "You go back and write a message to Mr. Zhao Shuyuan. He is the governor of Liangjiang, but he was robbed of a woman by a junior. I don't believe he will be indifferent."

"Yes."

...

Here, Lin Yun walked into the carriage through the curtain, and saw Liu Ruoxu sitting and talking with Xiang Ling and Tian'er.

Seeing him coming in from the outside, Liu Ruoxu quickly stood up and saluted him, "Thank you, my master, for saving me."

Lin Yun quickly waved his hands and said, "You're welcome, this is what I should do."

Xiangling stood up and said, "Third Master, sit down and talk."

Lin Yun waved his hands and said, "You don't need to sit down, I have a few words to say to Miss Liu."

Liu Ruoxu hurriedly said, "My lord, please tell me."

Lin Yun: "I want Feng Ziying to escort your master and servant to the capital for a while."

Liu Ruoxu's countenance changed when he heard the words, "Mr. Lin, but someone wants to harm you?"

Lin Yun smiled wryly and said, "Zhao Shuyuan hasn't moved so far. I'm worried that he will embarrass you."

Liu Ruoxu: "But once I leave, you will be in danger."

Lin Yun: "I can handle it alone, so you can take Xiangling to the capital for me."

Hearing the words, Xiangling said urgently: "Third Master, I will never leave you."

"Be obedient, I'm going to the Imperial College to study, I don't worry about you staying here alone."

Xiangling: "I can disguise myself as a man and pretend to be your book boy."

"Uh,"

Lin Yun said in his heart: "Are all the teachers of the Imperial College you are idiots?"

Chapter 163: Expansion of Influence

Back at Rongguo Mansion, Lin Yun immediately called everyone to discuss, and arranged for someone to send Liu Ruoxu's master and servant to the capital.

When Feng Ziying heard that Lin Yun wanted him to escort Liu Ruoxu's master and servant to Beijing, she immediately became anxious.He was also thinking about going to the pier to grab the land, so why would he leave Jinling.

He directly rejected Lin Yun's proposal and asked Zhong Yi to escort the two of them away.Zhong Yi is Lin Yun's bodyguard, so naturally he cannot leave lightly.

Feng Ziying also suggested that Du Sha and Xiao Mo go, but these two refused to leave even after being beaten to death.

In the end, Zhong Yi suggested to Lin Yun: "Master, I want to send Miss Liu to the capital because I am worried that they will not be safe here. In this case, why don't you spend more money to hire more bodyguards to protect the house. "

Feng Ziying quickly agreed: "Brother Zhong is right, Brother Lin is not short of money anyway, so let's hire him thirty or fifty bodyguards."

Lin Yun was quite moved when he heard the words. He had always wanted to recruit more people, but he was too sensitive about his identity, so he didn't dare to mess around.It is a good excuse to encounter this crisis now.

He thought for a while, and said: "I still need to think about this matter. Now I will divide the money. I plan to share [-]% of the money earned in this oiran competition with everyone."

As soon as everyone heard that the money was going to be distributed, they immediately became energetic and asked Lin Yun how much money they could get.

...

Lin Yun returned to the inner house and saw Xiangling making the bed. She replaced the plain sheets and quilts with pink veils and brocade quilts embroidered with red peonies.

Lin Yun stepped forward curiously and asked, "Xiangling, where did you get these things?"

Xiangling: "It was given by my sister. She said the sheets and bedding in our bedroom are too tacky."

Lin Yun thought to himself: "This Liu Ruoxu is also scheming, but I don't know what she wants to do?"

Xiang Ling pulled Lin Yun to sit down beside the bed, then leaned into his arms and said, "Third Master, I don't want to leave you and go to the capital."

Lin Yun said with a headache: "You will be in danger if you stay here."

Xiang Ling anxiously said: "Your servant is not afraid, with the third master by my side, my servant is not afraid of anything."

After a pause, Xiang Ling said again: "When the third master goes to the Imperial College to study, I will hide at home and not go anywhere. Is that okay?"

Lin Yun was about to persuade a few more words, but heard a slight sound of footsteps outside the door.

Immediately, Liu Ruoxu's voice came in, "Is Young Master Lin there?"

"I'm here."

Lin Yun was about to get up and go out when Liu Ruoxu walked in through the curtain.

This person must have just bathed, she was wearing a plain gauze dress, her long black hair was pinned on top of her head by a white jade hairpin, making her neck look even more slender.

Xiang Ling hurriedly stood up and said, "You talk, I'll pour tea for you."

Lin Yun walked to the table, stretched out his hand to invite Liu Ruoxu to sit down, and then asked: "Miss Liu, do you have something to say to me?"

Liu Ruoxu nodded and said, "Yes."

After a pause, she said again: "Mr. Lin, can you let me stay?"

Lin Yun asked in surprise, "Aren't you afraid that Mr. Zhao will be unfavorable to you?"

Liu Ruoxu looked at Lin Yun with her beautiful eyes and said: "The slave family believes that the young master can protect me. Besides, you also lack a steward in the inner house. The slave family can take on this responsibility."

Lin Yun thought to himself, "Do you think I am a fool for letting me hand over the inner house to a woman of unknown origin like you?"

Liu Ruoxu went on to say: "My family knows that you are extremely smart, and you won't trust outsiders easily. I am willing to use the rest of my life to prove that I can be trusted."

Lin Yun: "It's not that I don't believe you, but I want to send you to the capital to settle down because of your safety. Mr. Zhao has a high position and authority. If he wants to harm you, I'm afraid I can't protect you."

Liu Ruoxu smiled and said: "Master Zhao is indeed a high-ranking and powerful person. But he is very cautious in doing things and will never act recklessly. Otherwise, he would have taken me back long ago."

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "You can stay if you want. When I open the perfume shop, I will leave it to you to manage it."

Liu Ruoxu said happily, "Thank you, Young Master."

Lin Yun: "I'll ask someone to recruit a few bodyguards later to protect your safety."

Liu Ruoxu: "Can the slave family stay in the mansion here?"

Lin Yun fell into silence when he heard the words, he didn't want strangers to approach him, it would make him feel insecure.Especially women from brothels, since they can become famous prostitutes in some place, they can't do it without scheming and skills.

Seeing this, Liu Ruoxu said with a sad expression, "It's because I'm too greedy, so don't blame me, my lord."

Lin Yun: "Stay here first, and move out to live after the crisis on Mr. Zhao's side is resolved."

"Thank you sir."

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Liu Ruoxu took the initiative to get up and leave.

After a while, Xiang Ling walked in with a tray, and asked Lin Yun, "If so, why did sister leave?"

Lin Yun said angrily: "You have been pouring a cup of tea for so long, are you creating opportunities for her?"

Xiangling said with a guilty conscience: "I saw Tian'er just now, and she dragged me to say a few words."

Lin Yun said in his heart: "The two masters and servants really tried their best to stay here."

Xiangling put the tray on the table, sat down beside Lin Yun, and said timidly: "Master, you are not angry with me, are you?"

"What do you say?"