The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Lin Yun bid farewell to Lin Heng and Lin Ruhai first, then took the reins of the horse from Xiao Mo, and said, "Xiao Mo and Zhong Yi will enter the palace with me, and everyone else will stay."

Lin Ruhai walked up to Lin Yun while Dai Quan was on the sedan chair, and reminded in a low voice: "When you see Your Majesty, listen more and talk less, and don't talk about important government affairs indiscriminately."

"My nephew understands."

Lin Yun got on his horse, followed Dai Quan's sedan chair, and left slowly.

After they disappeared, Lin Heng said worriedly: "Ruhai, Yun'er just came back, why is Your Majesty in such a hurry to summon him?"

Lin Ruhai smiled wryly and said: "I asked the old inner minister earlier, but he didn't say anything explicitly, he only said that it made me feel at ease."

When Lin Heng heard this, he was immediately relieved, and then he became happy again. Before his son passed the Jinshi exam, the emperor summoned him many times. This is really in the emperor's heart.

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Lin Yun followed Dai Quan to the outside of the Imperial Study Room. Seeing that there was no one around, he took out two large banknotes from his pocket, handed them to Dai Quan and said, "Old Minister, do you know why Your Majesty summoned me?"

Dai Quan glanced at the denomination of the bank note, immediately stuffed it into his sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty has been worrying about matters in the Northwest recently, and it's probably for this reason that I came to you."

When Lin Yun heard this, he secretly complained in his heart that the war in the northwest could not be solved even if the gods came. What could he, a little carrot, do?

Dai Quan: "Just don't worry, our family will take care of you."

"Thank you!"

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Following Dai Quan into the imperial study room, he took a peek and saw that Emperor Zhide was sitting behind the imperial book case reviewing the memorial.

Dai Quan stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, the old slave has brought Lin Yun."

Lin Yun walked forward with his head down, kowtowed to Emperor Zhide who was sitting behind the imperial case, and said, "The humble Lin Yun pays homage to His Majesty."

Emperor Zhide looked up at Lin Yun, and said with a smile: "Get up, I still have a few words, just wait a moment."

"Yes."

Lin Yun stood up, walked to Dai Quan, and thought to himself, "Why is Your Majesty being so polite to me today? It doesn't seem normal."

After approving a memorial, Emperor Zhide put down the vermilion pen in his hand, and Dai Quan hurriedly took the teacup from the servant and handed it to Emperor Zhide.

Emperor Zhide took the teacup, and after drinking two sips of tea, he smiled at Lin Yun and said, "I heard that you went to Jiangnan and did several great things."

Hearing this, Lin Yun thought to himself: "What does Your Majesty mean by this? Is it because I'm blaming me for intervening in the salt class, or is he praising me for my ability to promote rickshaws, or because I know the inside story about how I cheated Zhen Yingjia in the Oiran Contest."

Before Lin Yun could figure it out, Emperor Zhide said again: "I am very relieved that you can take the lead and lead people to break through the Green Willow Villa."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "It's all thanks to His Majesty's blessing, and the humble job is just a fluke."

Emperor Zhide was dissatisfied when he heard the words: "It is your credit, so there is no need to refuse. You are still young, so you don't need to learn the foolish things of the courtiers."

"Your Majesty taught me."

Emperor Zhide then asked, "How is your rickshaw promotion going?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, although rickshaws have been popularized on the wharf, not many people agree with them. Most passengers still prefer to take traditional sedan chairs and carriages."

Emperor Zhide nodded and said: "There is always a process of acceptance for new things. As long as someone approves, it is progress."

"Your Majesty said yes."

Emperor Zhide took another sip of tea and said, "I heard that you stole the show at the oiran competition in Jiangnan. What's going on?"

"Uh,"

Lin Yun said in his heart: "Sure enough, you are waiting for me here. Dai Quan, you eunuch, took my money and gave me eye drops. It's really not a thing."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, when I first arrived in Jinling, I heard that the Oiran Competition was being held there. I felt very curious, so I rushed to join in the fun."

Emperor Zhide asked with a half-smile, "That's all?"

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "Later, I saw someone betting on the oiran contest, so I started to play tricks on the oiran candidates and made a little money."

Emperor Zhide pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh, how much money did you earn?"

"The humble job has earned more than one hundred thousand taels of silver, and I would like to donate it to the court as a reward~"

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Zhide stood up abruptly, stared at him with wide eyes and said, "How much silver did you say you made?"

Lin Yun said with a guilty conscience: "The humble job earned 13 taels of silver."

"Damn!"

Lin Yun was taken aback by the emperor's words. Just as he was about to admit his mistake, he heard Emperor Zhide say again: "I'm not talking about you, I'm saying that those salt merchants deserve to die."

After a pause, Emperor Zhide continued: "The court wants to send troops to the northwest. It will cost a lot. You are a child and it is useless to ask for so much silver. Just donate 10 taels."

"Humble your duties and honor your orders."

Emperor Zhide sat down again and asked, "Do you have any suggestions for the war in the northwest?"

Lin Yun thought for a while, then said: "Since your Majesty has decided to send troops, he should solve the problem once and for all. You must not go to the Mongols for peace talks after fighting halfway through."

Emperor Zhide frowned and said, "Why don't I want to solve the problem once and for all, but I'm afraid that the Mongols will avoid fighting and we can't afford it."

Lin Yun really wanted to persuade the emperor to replace Wang Ziteng and send Prince Xuan to lead the army, but he also knew in his heart that such words must not be said.Prince Xuan is His Majesty's pinnacle of calming the sea, if he leaves, I really don't know what will happen.

Emperor Zhide suddenly asked: "Do you want to join the army? Go to the northwest to serve the country."

Lin Yun was startled when he heard the words, and he hurriedly said: "It's okay to make trouble in a humble job, but if you really go to the battlefield, I'm afraid you won't even know how you died."

When Emperor Zhide heard this, he was disappointed and said: "You just returned to Beijing today, so go back to your home and rest quickly."

"Retire from humble office."

Lin Yun walked out of the imperial study room slowly, and raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat from his forehead.He was really frightened by the words of the emperor just now, and asked him to serve in the army. Is this Emperor Zhide testing him?

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Lin Yun was thinking wildly when he saw Dai Quan walking out of the imperial study room quickly. The two looked at each other and walked out of the hall in unison.

When they reached a deserted place, Dai Quan complained to Lin Yun: "Why did you say in front of His Majesty that you made 10,000+ taels of silver in the Oiran Competition? Your Majesty made our whole family complain."

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "Your Majesty asked me face to face, do I dare not tell the truth?"

Dai Quan: "I think you're usually quite clever, why are you so stupid at critical moments?"

Lin Yun complained in a low voice: "I asked you all the time before, but you didn't show your words."

"Didn't our family tell you to rest assured?"

"What you said is unclear, I don't know what it means."

Dai Quan: "Forget it, you go back and prepare the bank notes, our family will send someone to pick them up tomorrow morning."

"Ok."

Just as Lin Yun was about to say goodbye to Dai Quan, he saw a beautiful woman in full makeup walking towards him surrounded by several court ladies.

Dai Quan smiled at Lin Yun and asked, "The one over there is Concubine Jia Xian, do you know her?"

Lin Yun shook his head and said, "This eldest sister entered the palace relatively early, and I haven't seen her before."

After a pause, Lin Yun said again: "Please take care of my elder sister, my old lady."

Dai Quan: "The affairs of the harem are not under our family's control. You are begging the wrong person."

Lin Yun: "I believe that as long as the old lady is willing to help, there will be nothing beyond your control."

Dai Quanle said: "It's still you who can talk."

While speaking, Jia Yuanchun had already led the maids to come face to face.

Dai Quan stepped forward to salute and said: "This old servant pays homage to the concubine Xian."

Jia Yuanchun smiled and said, "The old inner minister is exempt."

Then, she looked at Lin Yun and asked, "This is~"

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Dai Quan introduced with a smile: "This is Mr. Lin Yunlin, the nephew of Mr. Lin Ruhai, the left concubine of the Imperial Academy."

Jia Yuanchun's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he looked at Lin Yun in surprise.

Lin Yun hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "Lin Yun pays homage to Concubine Xian."

Jia Yuanchun smiled and said: "So you are Brother Yun. I heard the old lady talk about you earlier. By the way, you didn't go to Jinling. When did you come back? How did you enter the palace?"

Lin Yun replied: "I came back this morning. Your Majesty summoned me to the palace to ask some questions. Unexpectedly, I met the empress. I am really lucky."

Dai Quan coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Lin, you should go out of the palace."

Lin Yun cursed inwardly after hearing the words: "You old eunuch, let us say a few more words, you will die."

Jia Yuanchun hurriedly said: "Brother Yun, go back and say hello to the old lady, wife, and aunt for me."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will write it down."

Under Dai Quan's urging, Lin Yun had no choice but to say goodbye to Jia Yuanchun, and followed a servant outside the palace.

Looking at Lin Yun's disappearing figure, Jia Yuanchun was secretly excited. She had just seen it with her own eyes. Lin Yun and the old in-law Dai Quan were talking and laughing happily. It seems that the relationship between Brother Yun and Dai Quan Very good, this is more important than anything else to her.

Chapter 194: Absurd

After leaving the palace, Lin Yun did not go to Lin Yuan again, but rode directly back to Lin Mansion.

As soon as he appeared outside the door of the mansion, the servant guarding the door ran over and reported to him, saying that after the master asked him to come back, he would go directly to the study to meet him.

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In the study, Lin Ruhai frowned immediately after listening to Lin Yun's story about entering the palace to face the saint. He didn't think that Emperor Zhide wanted to extort 10 taels of silver from Lin Yun before calling him into the palace.

After a while, Lin Ruhai raised his head and asked Lin Yun who was standing opposite, "In your opinion, what is the meaning of His Majesty's move?"

Lin Yun: "I thought over and over on the way back, and wondered if His Majesty wanted to use this matter to remind the Jia family not to be too extravagant in the matter of mother-in-law visitation."

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said: "It's too early for your mother to visit her relatives, and His Majesty probably won't be in a hurry to call you into the palace just because of this matter."

Lin Yun frowned and said: "Besides this matter, my nephew can't think of any other purpose of His Majesty. Could it be that His Majesty came to chat with me on a whim."

"You think His Majesty is as leisurely as you."

When Lin Ruhai said this, his expression suddenly changed, he stood up abruptly and said, "Could it be that His Majesty really wants you to join the army?"

Lin Yun said in surprise: "No way! The Jia family already has a relative, Wang Ziteng, who holds an important position in the army. How could His Majesty still let me join the army?"