The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Jia's mother knew that Lin's mansion was definitely waiting for Lin Yun to go back for a reunion, so she didn't let him have dinner in the mansion, and asked Jia Lian to send him out.

As soon as Lin Yun left, Wang Xifeng smiled at Jia Mu and said, "Old ancestor, grandson daughter-in-law, go see if lunch is ready in the kitchen."

Knowing that she definitely wanted to talk to Lin Yun, Mother Jia nodded and said, "Go ahead, let the kitchen prepare more dishes that your aunt likes to eat."

"Ok."

Wang Xifeng responded, said goodbye to Aunt Xue, and quickly chased out.

She walked out of the flower hall, and asked Xiao Hong, the servant girl who was guarding outside, "Where did Second Master and Brother Yun go?"

Xiaohong: "Master nephew just said that he is waiting for you in grandma's yard."

Wang Xifeng murmured in a low voice: "He is really smart, he knew that I would come out to find him."

Xiaohong said again: "Grandma, sister Ping'er was called away by her nephew."

Wang Xifeng nodded and said: "You stay here and guard. If the old lady wants to give you any instructions, you can inform me immediately."

"Ok."

...

After telling Xiaohong, Wang Xifeng hurriedly walked to his small courtyard.

At the gate of the small courtyard, Lin Yun was standing and talking with Ping'er, but her Second Master Lian was nowhere to be seen.

Wang Xifeng walked forward quickly, holding a gun and a stick and said with a smile: "Hey, it's been a while since we last met, you two can't wait any longer."

Ping'er was so impressed by Wang Xifeng that she wanted to escape, but she couldn't bear to be separated from Lin Yun after a long separation.

Lin Yun smiled at Wang Xifeng: "Sister-in-law Feng, can I take Sister Ping'er away when I come back this time?"

Wang Xifeng: "Why are you so anxious? You just came back and you took Ping'er back to your house. Aren't you afraid that your uncle will scold you for being obsessed with sex?"

Lin Yun said indifferently: "What uncle says is my business, so I don't need you to worry about it."

Wang Xifeng: "You are thick-skinned, so naturally you are not afraid of others' criticism, but Ping'er has to keep his face."

Lin Yun said with a dark face: "Say it straight, when will you let Sister Ping'er go?"

Wang Xifeng: "When you move into the new mansion, I will send Ping'er to you."

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "How long will it take for the yard over there to be completed?"

Wang Xifeng: "The work has been completed. I heard from the second master that you will get married there on the sixth day of October."

"Oh,"

Lin Yun calculated silently in his mind. There is still more than a month before the sixth day of October. He estimated that he would move in ten days earlier.

After calculating it clearly, he asked Ping'er: "Sister Ping'er, what's your opinion?"

Ping'er hurriedly said: "I listen to grandma."

"Okay. Then you wait for me to clean up the mansion over there before I come to pick you up."

"Um,"

After Ping'er received the letter of approval, he complied contentedly, then took his leave and left.

As soon as she left, Wang Xifeng immediately said with a bitter face: "Brother Yun, it's like I lost an arm when Ping'er left."

Lin Yun took out a stack of large banknotes from his arms, handed it to Wang Xifeng and said, "This is the dividend from the Jinling Perfume Shop for the first two months. It totals 500 taels of silver. I brought it to you."

Wang Xifeng quickly took the banknotes and while counting them, asked Lin Yun: "Why is the income of the Jinling Perfume Shop so much lower than that of the capital?"

Lin Yun: "It's no surprise. There are many officials in the capital, and there are also many rich people. Besides, there are perfume shops in Yangzhou and Suzhou, which will naturally affect the income of Jinling perfume shops."

After Wang Xifeng counted the banknotes, she smiled at Lin Yun and asked, "You won't make false accounts to deceive me, will you?"

Lin Yun said angrily, "You are the one with three melons and two dates, is it worth my thought?"

Wang Xifeng suddenly remembered what Xue Pan said in the flower hall, and she quickly asked: "Did you really spend 3 taels of silver to help your second brother Lian's friend win the oiran?"

Lin Yun nodded and said, "It is true."

Wang Xifeng said angrily when he heard the words: "You are heartless, I gave you the best Ping'er around me, is this how you repay me?"

Lin Yun said with a dark face: "How is your brain so long? I helped that prostitute compete for the crown, and it was all for your sake."

Wang Xifeng looked confused and said: "You help that vixen fight for the oiran, how come you are thinking about me?"

Lin Yun: "Think about it, if that girl has a bad life, Brother Lian will feel that he owes her, and he will always think about her in his heart. Now that I have helped her get the Oiran, Brother Lian will feel that he is indebted to her." If he confesses her, he will forget about that woman before long."

Wang Xifeng suddenly said: "You are right, I wrongly blamed you this time."

Lin Yun warned again: "You must never mention this matter in front of Brother Lian."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you two brothers have conflicts."

Lin Yun took out another letter from his bosom, handed it to Wang Xifeng, and said, "This is the family letter that Sister Yuanyang's father asked me to bring to her. You will pass it to her for me later."

"Ok."

Wang Xifeng put away the letter, and asked Lin Yun, "My father and elder brother didn't ask you to bring me a letter?"

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "Aren't you asking knowingly? If they want to write you a letter, they will naturally ask Lai Wang to bring it to you. How could you ask me to bring it to you?"

Wang Xifeng smiled shyly and said, "I thought they would let you bring it along."

Lin Yun: "I'll go first, the mansion over there is still waiting for me."

"Okay, then you go slowly."

...

After sending Lin Yun away, Wang Xifeng went back to her room and saw Jia Lian sitting at the desk drinking tea leisurely.

She told Feng'er, her personal maid: "Go to the kitchen and see if they have lunch ready, come back to me quickly."

"Yes, grandma."

Feng'er agreed, and led the two little maids to go out.

Wang Xifeng walked up to Jia Lian and sat down, and asked with a smile, "Why doesn't the second master go to accompany Brother Xue and sit here alone to drink tea?"

Jia Lian smiled and said: "Brother Xue in my aunt's house is just a fool. What can I say to him?"

Wang Xifeng: "He is a guest after all, how can you treat him so slowly?"

Jia Lian changed the subject and asked, "Aunt Xue and her family are here, what is your wife's plan?"

Wang Xifeng: "I heard from my wife that she wants my aunt and her family to live in our house first."

Jia Lian laughed when he heard this and said, "Brother Yun guessed it again."

Wang Xifeng said in surprise, "Brother Yun said that Auntie's family will live in our house?"

Jia Lian nodded, and then said: "Brother Yun also said that since our eldest sister has become a concubine, she must come back to visit her relatives soon. I'm afraid our family will spend a lot of money next year."

Wang Xifeng: "You mean our family will help the imperial concubine build a family-saving villa?"

Jia Lian nodded and said, "Not bad."

Wang Xifeng seemed to understand and said: "My wife asked my aunt to stay in the house, is it because she wanted to let them~"

Jia Lian interrupted Wang Xifeng and said, "Just know what you have in mind, you don't have to say it."

Wang Xifeng nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Jia Lian: "One more thing. Brother Yun said that there are too many servants in our house. I want you to remind the old lady that some unnecessary manpower should be reduced as appropriate."

Wang Xifeng said with a bitter face: "The old lady is in high spirits now. If I go to pour cold water on her at this time, wouldn't I be scolding her?"

Jia Lian: "I want you to take a chance to talk, not to tell you right away."

Wang Xifeng: "Why didn't he say it himself? I see that the old lady's attitude towards him is more enthusiastic than that of your grandson."

Jia Lian: "After all, he is separated from our house by one floor. Some things are hard to say to the old lady. Unlike us, if you say it, you will be scolded at most, and the old lady won't take it to heart."

"That's true. I'll take a chance and mention it in front of the old lady. However, I don't think the old lady is willing to listen. After all, cutting off servants would mean losing the status of the government."

Jia Lian frowned when she heard this, the old lady loves face and luxury, everyone in the house knows it, how could he not know.

It's just that there are more and more servants in this mansion, and the income has long exceeded the expenditure, which is all supported by the family wealth accumulated in the early years.If you don't want to find a way to reduce the cost, you will have big problems sooner or later.

Jia Lian was thinking about it when she saw Feng'er walking in from the outside and reported to Wang Xifeng, "Second Mistress, the kitchen is ready, when will the banquet start?"

"You ask them to wait for a moment, and I will report to the old lady."

"Ok."

Chapter 1: Return

As soon as Lin Yun and others appeared outside the gate of the Lin Mansion, they heard someone shouting loudly: "Master Nephew is back to the mansion!"

Immediately, the housekeeper Qian Cong ran out with a few servants, and greeted Lin Yun who was riding on the horse: "Qian Cong greets the third master."

Lin Yun got off his horse, threw the horse's reins to a servant, and then asked Qian Cong, "Is everyone in the mansion all right?"

"Everything is fine, everything is fine, everyone is waiting for you to return home."

As soon as the words finished, Daiyu came out from the courtyard gate leading a few little maids, and smiled at Lin Yun: "Brother, you are back!"

Lin Yun said with a funny smile: "Who is this little beauty? I don't seem to know you."

Hehehe~

The parrots, rhododendrons, hibiscus, and snow geese following Daiyu all burst into laughter.

Daiyu said embarrassingly: "My brother bullied him as soon as he came back. I will tell my uncle later."

Lin Yun hurriedly smiled and accompanied the ceremony: "Sister, don't be angry, I'm just joking with you."

"Humph!"

Dai Yu was about to scold Lin Yun when she saw Xiang Ling and Zhu Zhen walking out of the carriage. She immediately widened her eyes, pointed at Xiang Ling and asked, "Who is she? Why does she look so like Sister Qin."

"Her name is Xiangling. I brought her back from Jinling. I saw that she looked very similar to Keqing, so I wanted her to recognize you as my sister."

After Lin Yun finished explaining, he waved to the two daughters and said, "Xiangling, Zhuzhu, come quickly and pay respects to Sister Yu'er."

Xiangling walked over quickly, bowed down to Daiyu and said: "My servant pays homage to the girl."

Lin Yun frowned and said, "How many times have I told you that you are not allowed to call yourself a slave."