The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Xue Pan was short and was blocked by the people in front of him. As he squeezed forward, he threatened: "The people in front get out of the way quickly, don't block the young master from reading the list."

Everyone's attention was focused on the list, and no one paid attention to him.

Xue Pan was about to lose his temper when Feng Ziying persuaded him, "Brother Xue, there may be a few masters among the people who came to see the list today, you can't mess around."

Xue Pan hurriedly ordered to a tall servant: "Quickly squat down and let the young master ride on your shoulders to read the list."

"Okay, sir."

Feng Ziying stood on tiptoe and shouted in the crowd: "Brother Lin said, if you look from the back and look forward, he will probably be at the bottom of the list."

Xiao Mo said anxiously at the side: "Master Feng, I have read it all, and there is no third master's name behind."

Feng Ziying: "You must be wrong, how could Brother Lin fail the ranking?"

Xue Pan rode on the shoulder of a servant and said with a smile: "You two are so stupid. Brother Lin will definitely be in the front. You are looking for his name in the back. It will be strange if you can find it."

At this moment, someone shouted loudly in the crowd: "Look, the official list has been posted."

Feng Ziying hurriedly asked: "This old man, isn't the one posted just now the official list?"

The man said contemptuously: "You don't even know the main list and the secondary list, why are you here to join in the fun?"

Feng Ziying was furious when he heard the words, he raised his hand and punched the man on the left cheek, cursing: "Master, I ask you because I think highly of you, how dare you laugh at me."

The man covered his face with his hands and said: "It's an insult to gentleness, it's really an insult to gentleness."

Feng Ziying was about to curse a few more words when she heard Xiao Mo shouting in surprise from the side: "I saw the third master's name."

Xue Pan hurriedly asked, "Where is it?"

Xiao Mo: "The third in the back row is the name of the third master."

Xue Pan was shocked: "How is this possible? How come Brother Lin is ranked third from the bottom?"

Feng Ziying said happily: "I also saw that Brother Lin is indeed on the list."

Xiao Mo turned around and ran outside, shouting loudly while running: "Third Master, you won the exam."

Xue Pan also saw Lin Yun's name at this time, he curled his lips in dissatisfaction and said, "These examiners are really blind. Brother Lin is so knowledgeable, how could he fall to the bottom of the list?"

Feng Ziying said with a smile: "It's not bad to be able to pass the exam. You think it's easy to get more than 100 people from thousands of people."

After a pause, Feng Ziying said again: "Let's go, let's go back to Brother Lin for a drink to celebrate."

Xue Pan hurriedly said: "Put me down quickly, let's find Brother Lin for a drink."

Chapter 184: Yuanchun Concubine

In the evening, Lin Yun was awakened from a hangover by a beautiful sound of the piano.

Raising his hands to rub his swollen temples, Lin Yunyong sat up and shouted to the door: "Xiang Ling,"

"Come on!"

Xiangling ran in from the door in response, and smiled at Lin Yun, "Third Master, you're awake."

Lin Yun got dressed and got out of bed, walked to the table, ready to pour some tea to quench his thirst.

Xiangling walked over quickly, took the teapot from Lin Yun's hand, "Master, let me pour tea for you."

Lin Yun: "Is Miss Liu playing the piano outside?"

"Yes, Sister Liu is teaching Pearl how to play the piano."

Xiangling handed the teacup to Lin Yun and said, "Third Master, Sister Liu told me that she doesn't want to go to the capital with us."

"why?"

Lin Yun was a little surprised by Miss Liu's decision. If she stayed in Jinling, she might face difficulties from Mr. Zhao at any time. She must understand this simple truth.

"Sister Liu still wants to go to Yuehai."

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "You go and ask her to come in, and I'll talk to her."

"Ok."

Xiangling agreed, and then quickly ran out the door.

While drinking tea, Lin Yun guessed Miss Liu's thoughts in his heart.

Not long after, I heard a figure flashing outside the door. Miss Liu, with long hair hanging over her shoulders and wearing a white dress, walked in lightly.

Miss Liu came closer, bowed to Lin Yun and said, "My family pays respects to you, Young Master."

"Sit down and talk."

Lin Yun stretched out his hand across from the table, motioning for Miss Liu to sit down on the opposite side.

After she sat down, Lin Yun poured her a cup of tea, handed it to her and said, "Miss Liu, can you tell me why you insist on going to Yuehai?"

Miss Liu: "Because the slave family wants to be useful to the young master."

"Uh,"

Lin Yun was taken aback when he heard the words, and then hurriedly said: "Even if you come to Beijing with me, you can still help me with things."

"What I want to be a useful person is different from what you think, son."

"What do you mean?"

Miss Liu held the teacup in her hand, took a sip, and said, "My family thinks that you are a person who does great things, and the business over the Guangdong Sea is obviously very important to you. My family is grateful for your life-saving grace, and feels helpless. Thinking of repayment, I thought about going to Guangdong Sea to open up business routes for the young master."

Lin Yun frowned and said, "There are mostly Frangji people in Yuehai. If you are a girl, how can you ensure safety?"

Miss Liu smiled and said: "The slave family believes that the young master must have arranged arrangements there. Besides, there are many guards around the young master. It should be no problem to recruit a few people to protect the slave family, right?"

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "Well, I'll give you a few guards, and you take them to Yangzhou to buy silk, porcelain, tea and other goods. I'll consider whether to send you after you make some achievements. Go to Guangdong."

Miss Liu nodded and said, "Okay, the slave family is willing to accept the young master's arrangement."

After a pause, she asked again: "Where does the money for purchasing the goods come from? After the goods are purchased, will you send someone to Guangdong Hai immediately?"

Lin Yun: "I will prepare the funds for you. After you gather the materials, someone will come to you and take the goods away."

"Ok."

Miss Liu didn't ask any further questions, but readily agreed.

Lin Yun thought to himself: "If this girl wasn't born in a brothel, she would be a good helper."

Miss Liu stood up and said: "If you have no other orders, my master, I will go back to make preparations."

Lin Yun then stood up and said: "You stay here in Yangzhou, and you must pay attention to safety. If you encounter difficulties, you can ask the old genius doctor for help."

"The slaves understand."

Miss Liu glanced at Lin Yun, and suddenly said, "My lord, do you doubt the loyalty of my family to you?"

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "Miss, please don't get me wrong, I have absolutely no such intention."

Miss Liu smiled and said: "The slave family came from that place, so I have a certain degree of confidence in trying to figure out the man's mind. How can I not notice the young master's wariness towards the slave family."

Lin Yun was immediately embarrassed when he heard the words, not to mention Miss Liu, even that heartless girl like Pearl, he didn't dare to fully trust her.

Miss Liu suddenly said slyly: "Actually, there is a very simple way to prove whether the slave family is loyal to you, but it's a pity that the young master has never used it."

Lin Yun blurted out out of nowhere and asked: "What is the solution?"

Miss Liu took a step forward, leaned closer to Lin Yun and said in a low voice: "The slave family is still intact, you just need to turn the slave family into your woman, so you can use it with confidence."

Lin Yun immediately blushed. He was about to change the embarrassing topic when he saw Miss Liu suddenly stretched out her arms to hug him and said passionately: "Young master is the most cruel man I have ever seen in my family, but my family is so cruel." Just like you."

After Miss Liu finished speaking, she raised her head slightly, her beautiful moist eyes looked at Lin Yun with affection.

Faced with the beauty's naked confession, Lin Yun felt that if he remained indifferent, he would really become a eunuch.

He stretched out his arms to embrace Miss Liu's body, kissed her soft red lips wildly, and demanded wantonly.

Miss Liu has reserved feelings, she has always been grateful and admired Lin Yun, but she never dared to express it.

This time, it was after the separation that she mustered up the courage to speak out what was in her heart.

Now that she got a response from the other party, she was naturally ecstatic, so she catered to her lover without reservation.

Just when the two of you were getting closer, Tian'er's voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Miss Pearl, my girl is discussing something with the young master, you can go in later, okay?"

Lin Yun was awakened by the sound outside, and immediately let go of Miss Liu, saying, "Miss Liu, I~"

Miss Liu blushed and said, "Young Master, can you call me like this in the future?"

Lin Yun: "Okay, if it's a girl."

Miss Liu rolled his eyes at him, and said coquettishly, "Is the young master a wooden man?"

Lin Yun smiled embarrassingly: "I'm used to it, and I can't change it for a while."

Miss Liu sighed softly: "My family is a bit regretful now."

"Regret what?"

"The slave family regrets asking to stay."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "I can~"

Miss Liu raised her hand to press Lin Yun's mouth and said, "My lord, don't tell me. If you tell me, I'm afraid the slave family will be really reluctant to leave you."

Lin Yun fell silent when he heard the words. To be honest, he was only moved by Miss Liu for a while, and he didn't have much love for her.

Miss Liu must also understand in her heart that she is a calm-headed person, and she knows that she came from a humble background. If she followed Lin Yun to Beijing like this, she might not even be able to get the status of a concubine.It's better to stay and help Lin Yun work hard in his career, so as to gain some bargaining chips for himself.

Miss Liu bit her red lips lightly, and said: "My family is waiting for the young master to return in Yangzhou. The next day we meet will be the time when my family will become a gentleman."

After speaking, Miss Liu turned and walked out the door without looking back.

Lin Yun walked to the desk, took out a pen and paper, and began to write a letter to Lin Xiang, asking him to cooperate with Ms. Liu in expanding her business in Yangzhou.

As soon as he finished writing the letter, he saw Xiangling and Pearl walking in with strange expressions.

Lin Yun raised his head and asked, "Have you two packed your bags?"

Xiangling smiled and said, "It's been cleaned up a long time ago."

Pearl: "I have nothing to pack."

Lin Yun: "How many clothes do you have?"