The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Chapter 212: Weifu private defense

For several days in a row, Lin Yun was busy. First, he accompanied Qin Keqing back home, and then he had to see Lin Ruhai, his wife, and his father off.

After Daiyu separated from her parents, she became depressed. In order to cheer her up, Lin Yun went to Bowling Hou's mansion to pick up Shi Xiangyun.

Accompanied by Shi Xiangyun, Daiyu quickly got rid of the emotion of parting.

The departure of Lin Ruhai and his wife made Lin Yun feel empty and a little unsteady.

In particular, the matter of asking for a crown prince in the court became more and more troublesome, which made him feel that someone must be behind the scenes. He didn't know whether the black hands behind the scenes were targeting the queen, or the Jia family behind Jia Yuanchun.

He now regrets a little. He shouldn't have come up with the idea of ​​inviting himself to be a fan for King Wu that day at the Prince's Mansion. If Ning Jue invited himself to be a fan at this time, would the emperor suspect that he was behind it? Thinking of this, he had a headache. All big.

...

Daming Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Dai Quan hurried into the hall and saw Emperor Zhide reprimanding Wu Wang Ningjue who was kneeling in front of the imperial book case.

Seeing Dai Quan coming in, Emperor Zhide stopped his lecture, waved his hand at Ning Jue and said, "Go back and think about it behind closed doors for ten days, and you are not allowed to go out."

"My son respects his life."

Ning Jue stood up as if she had been pardoned, bowed to leave, and walked cautiously outside the hall.

Emperor Zhide looked at Ning Jue's back and sighed secretly in his heart.

As the Son of Heaven, he hopes that all his sons are capable and talented, but he does not want their abilities to be too outstanding. This kind of contradictory feeling is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

...

Dai Quan first bowed his hands to the King of Wu to salute, then walked up to Emperor Zhide, bowed and saluted and said, "This old servant sees Your Majesty."

Emperor Zhide picked up a memorial in front of him, and asked Dai Quan: "The King of Wu asked himself to become a foreigner, do you know who came up with the idea for him?"

Dai Quan said without hesitation: "The old slave thought that this matter should be the idea of ​​Shi Luhuan, the chief minister of Prince Wu."

Emperor Zhide said with a gloomy face, "How did I hear that Lin Yun got married, and King Wu sent someone to send a congratulatory gift. When did they get in touch?"

When Dai Quan heard this, he suddenly felt that someone had crossed him and made a report to the emperor.

Before he had time to think about it, he hurriedly said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this old servant is about to report this matter. That day, Prince Zhongshun set up a ring in the mansion and invited the noble children to compete on the stage. Lin Yun was also dragged by the young prince Ning Heng to participate It happened that the king of Wu also went to the competition that day, and met them at the door, so that's how we must have known each other."

Emperor Zhide: "Do you think it was Lin Yun's idea for King Wu to ask himself to be a foreigner?"

Dai Quan was stunned when he heard this. He hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, that boy from the Lin family is very smart. He shouldn't do such a stupid thing, right?"

Emperor Zhide: "I also heard that Lin Yun beat Ning Heng and Ning Hu in the ring that day. Why do you think he did that?"

When Dai Quan heard this, a cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He knelt down and kowtowed and said, "This old slave has committed a crime of negligence. Please punish me."

"Be more careful next time and get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Dai Quan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I don't understand this old slave. Since he knows that this matter is wrong, why does he still have to advise King Wu?"

Emperor Zhide said with a dark face: "I am not a god, how can I know what that kid is thinking."

After a pause, Emperor Zhide asked again: "What has that kid been up to lately?"

"Since Mr. Lin left, he has never left home. He must be studying in the mansion."

"Reading, I think he has a guilty conscience."

After Emperor Zhide finished speaking, he stood up and said, "Wait for me to change into a new set of clothes, you can accompany me to the Lin Mansion to see what the hell that kid is doing?"

"The old slave respects his life."

When the emperor wants to leave the palace for private defense, he naturally has to arrange for guards to follow him.

Dai Quan took advantage of the opportunity of coming out of the palace to pass the decree, called a small servant, and asked him, who made the small report in front of His Majesty?

The chamberlain whispered: "Eunuch Xia came here just now. After he leaves, Your Majesty will send someone to send word that King Wu has come to see Your Majesty."

As soon as Dai Quan heard this, he immediately understood that Xia Shouzhong must have been sent by the empress. The empress asked him to expose the matter. Firstly, it was to show the emperor that it was not the empress who ordered the establishment of the prince, and secondly, to remind the emperor. Emperor De, this matter may be played by Concubine Xian's family behind the scenes.

After thinking about it clearly, Dai Quan thought to himself: "Kill two birds with one stone, the Queen's skills are really amazing."

...

Half an hour later, Emperor Zhide came outside the forest garden in a sedan chair.

After getting off the sedan chair, Emperor Zhide looked at the new forest garden in front of him, and his face darkened again.

He asked Dai Quan who was following him: "It is said that Lin Ruhai is an upright official. Where did he get the money to build such a big mansion?"

Dai Quan: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this mansion was built by Lin Yun's father for his marriage. Lord Lin's mansion is elsewhere."

As he walked, Emperor Zhide asked, "Does it take a lot of money to build this garden?"

"About 10,000+ taels of silver."

Emperor Zhide gritted his molars secretly, didn't say anything, but walked straight to the gate of the courtyard.

The servant who guarded the door came up to welcome him and said, "My third master wants to study in peace. If there are no outsiders, you all go back."

The guard took out his badge from his pocket and reprimanded the servant: "Your Majesty is here, don't be presumptuous."

The servant was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "The young ones should die, the young ones should die."

Emperor Zhide ordered the guards: "Keep an eye on them, no one is allowed to go in and report."

"Respect."

Dai Quan grinned when he heard that, and said in his heart: "Boy Yun, you can ask for more blessings."

...

Passing through the two courtyards in front, I met a few domestic servants, all of whom were controlled by the guards.

When everyone came to the third courtyard, they suddenly saw a bright light, rockery and strange rocks were scattered one after another, and there were flowers and trees in the middle.

Going forward, you will see a long and narrow pond in front of you, and there is an exquisite gazebo on it.

From far away, there seemed to be someone in the pavilion. Emperor Zhide took a closer look, and then asked Dai Quan: "Do you think the person in the pavilion is that kid?"

Dai Quan had already seen clearly that the person in the pavilion was Lin Yun.What made him depressed was that the boy was lying on a bamboo chair to rest, and two little maids were sitting next to him, feeding him.

Emperor Zhide smiled at Dai Quan: "Is this what you mean by studying?"

Dai Quan said in embarrassment: "I must be tired from reading, so I rest here."

Emperor Zhide ignored him, but walked quickly towards the pavilion on the bridge.

Dai Quan asked the guards to stay where they were, and he quickly followed.

...

Lin Yun is indeed like what Dai Quan said, when you are tired from reading, you should rest and relax here.The two servant girls next to her are Ping'er and Yingge.

Ping'er came to ask him for instructions. After Lin Ruhai and his wife left, the mansion was short of manpower and had to recruit some more servants.

According to Ping'er's thinking, Qin Keqing only has two maids, which is too few, and it is best to make up for four little maids.And Brother Ying and Xiangling should also add a little maid.

Lin Yun immediately refused after hearing this. He also felt that there were too many servants, and if they increased without restraint like this, what was the difference between it and the Rongguo Mansion.

Ping'er: "Grandma said, there is no shortage of money in our house, so there is no need to be too frugal."

Lin Yun thought for a while and said: "There is no need to increase the number of maids. We will hire a few more capable women. Also, let us know that if you perform well, each person will be given a red envelope of five taels of silver at the end of the year."

When Ping'er was about to speak, he heard Yingge reminding him from the side: "Third Master, we have a guest."

Lin Yun turned his head and saw that it was Emperor Zhide walking over accompanied by Dai Quan.

He got up in a hurry, walked forward quickly, kowtowed to Emperor Zhide and said: "I didn't know your Majesty was here, and I was late to welcome you. Please forgive me."

When Ping'er and Yingge heard Lin Yun address him as "Your Majesty," the two maids were so frightened that they fell to their knees, not even daring to breathe.

Emperor Zhide said with a dark face: "Just after Uncle Ling left, you are so ridiculous. Are you worthy of his remorse?"

"A humble job knows what's wrong."

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lin Yun stood up, accompanied Emperor Zhide and Dai Quan into the gazebo, and waved Ping'er and Yingge back.

Emperor Zhide sat down on the bamboo chair, reached out and picked a grape from the plate, stuffed it into his mouth, and said while eating: "I heard that you gave King Wu a wonderful idea, and I came here to thank you."

Lin Yun hurriedly bowed and replied: "Meng Lang, a lowly post, please forgive me your majesty."

Emperor Zhide spat out the grape seeds in his mouth, and asked Lin Yun with a smile, "What crime do you think should be blamed for alienating the royal family?"

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "The lowly official has absolutely no such intentions. I was in a daze, so I said something more. If your majesty wants to punish the lowly official, then fine the money."

"Oh, how much money do you think the fine should be?"

Lin Yun stretched out a finger and said, "Just 1 taels. I just built this mansion and I don't have much money left."

"You bastard! I only need your 1 taels of silver?"

"Your Majesty forgive me."

Emperor Zhide: "Remember this time first, if you commit the crime again next time, you will be punished for both crimes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Dai Quan was stunned when he heard it, and he thought to himself: "This is the end, Your Majesty is too tolerant of this kid."

Emperor Zhide glanced around and said, "Your mansion is quite nice, did you spend a lot of money?"

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "It cost about 15 taels, and my father supported more than [-] taels. The rest of the money was paid by my humble position."

Emperor Zhide said again: "Since you want to help King Wu, then come and tell me that it would be better for you to help King Wu wherever he goes."

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "I don't dare to talk nonsense because of my humble position."

Emperor Zhide: "I forgive you for your innocence, you just have to say it boldly."

Lin Yun said cautiously: "Can you let King Wu go to Yuehai to become a foreigner?"

Emperor Zhide frowned and said, "King Wu is not a criminal, what are you going to do in Guangdong?"

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "Although Guangdong Sea is remote, there are many business opportunities there. As long as the King of Wu is willing, he can make profits from maritime trade and become a rich man."