The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Lin Yun asked with a look of disgust: "Sister, what are you doing in my room instead of accompanying your aunt over there?"

Daiyu said confidently, "I'm here to play with my sister-in-law, can't I?"

Lin Yun: "Your sister-in-law is pregnant now and needs to rest peacefully and not be tired."

"Then it won't bother you if I play with Xiangling?"

Qin Keqing hurriedly said: "Husband, Miss Pearl asked me to exercise more, and said that sleeping too much is not good."

At this time, a woman came in from the door and reported to Lin Yun: "Third Master, the servant guarding the gate outside came to pass the news, saying that the son of Marquis Baoling came to see him."

"Oh!"

Lin Yun was very surprised. Ever since Shi Xiangyun was picked up by the Bowling Marquis last time, the two sides had lost contact. What was Shi Nai doing posting for him at this time?

Daiyu said anxiously: "Brother, could it be that sister Yun has something to do with you?"

Lin Yun: "No, if sister Yun has something to do, the historian will only send someone to find the old ancestor, not me, a junior."

Qin Keqing: "Husband, go and have a look, don't you understand?"

"Okay, I'll go and have a look first."

...

Lin Yun came to the outer study and saw Xiao Mo drinking tea and chatting with Shi Heng.

Seeing Lin Yun coming in, Shi Heng quickly stood up, cupped his hands and smiled at Lin Yun, "Brother Yun, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?"

Lin Yun cupped his hands in return, and said, "Brother Shi came to visit my aunt?"

Shi Heng: "Brother, I was ordered by my father to ask Brother Yun to go over to the house and talk about it."

Lin Yun said jokingly: "Master Hou asked me to meet, so you don't worry about being implicated by my uncle?"

"Brother Yun, please don't get me wrong. Last time my father took Sister Xiangyun back because he was worried about your family's busy affairs, not because he was worried about being implicated."

"What does Lord Hou think, I don't care about it, and I can't afford it. Brother Shi, please go back."

After Lin Yun finished speaking, he ordered to Xiao Mo: "Xiao Mo, see off the guests for me."

"Yes."

Xiao Mo smiled at Shi Heng: "Young Master, please go back."

Shi Heng wanted to say a few more words, but saw that Lin Yun had already turned and walked out.

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He sighed secretly in his heart, "My old man thinks too easily, thinking that with the face of his ancestors, Lin Yun will ignore the previous suspicions, but who knows that this kid will not take hard and soft, and will not give any face."

...

In the study room of Marquis Bowling's Mansion, Shi Nai was pacing back and forth anxiously. Today his brother Shi Ding sent someone to tell him that Tan Zhongming, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had passed away due to illness, and that Minister of Rites of Jinling, Xiao Jing'an, would soon come to Beijing to serve as Minister of Household Affairs. .

As a result, there was a vacancy for the Shangshu of the Jinling Ministry of Rites, and Shi Ding asked him to quickly find a way to obtain this position.

Although Jinling's Minister of Rites is weak, it's better than being idle at home with nothing to do.

Shi Nai originally asked Shi Heng to find Jia She for help in seeking this position. Unexpectedly, the cousin asked for 5000 taels of silver without any guarantee of success. He was so angry that he wanted to scold Jia She's ancestors.

After thinking about it, he turned to Lin Yun. That guy had money and connections. As long as he was willing to help, it shouldn't be difficult to win over Jinling's Minister of Rites.

When Shi Nai was waiting anxiously, he saw Shi Heng hurried in.

He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is Brother Yun here?"

Shi Heng: "Reporting to my father, Brother Yun said that he can't reach our palace."

"what?"

"Father, he won't come."

Shi Nai grabbed the teacup on the table, threw it on the ground forcefully, and cursed angrily: "Could that bastard take revenge on me?"

Shi Heng took a step back guiltily, for fear that his father would take his anger out on him.

After Shi Nai vented, he stared at Shi Heng and asked, "How did you tell him?"

Shi Heng briefly introduced the situation of his meeting with Lin Yun, and then added: "Father, he didn't even ask the child, so it can be seen that he really doesn't want to associate with our family."

Shi Nai: "Fart! With the old lady and his aunt around, can he stop it?"

Shi Heng's eyes lit up when he heard the words, "Father, why don't you go and ask your ancestors."

Shi Nai thought for a while, and said: "It's too ostentatious to go to the mansion over there for my father. Tomorrow, let your mother send Yun'er there as a guest. You first send a woman to say hello to the old lady."

Shi Heng: "Okay, I'll send someone to deliver a message to our ancestors right now."

"Go."

Chapter 253: Sister Lin pulls out the weeping willow upside down

After sending Shi Heng away, just as Lin Yun returned to the inner house, he heard that Jia Min was coming.

He hurried to the living room to meet, and when he entered the door, Qin Keqing and Daiyu were not there, only Ping'er stood alone in front of Jia Min and set the rules.

Seeing Lin Yun walk in, Ping'er breathed a sigh of relief. Jia Min's aura was so strong that she felt suppressed.

Lin Yun stepped forward quickly, and saluted Jia Min: "My nephew pays respects to my aunt."

Jia Min nodded slightly, and then told Ping'er: "Ping'er, you go back first."

"Yes."

Ping'er responded lightly, then turned around and left the living room.

As soon as Ping'er left, Jia Min reprimanded Lin Yun: "If you want Ping'er, you should give her an official concubine status. How can you secretly harm her."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "My nephew didn't act secretly. I have discussed Ping'er with Ke Qing a long time ago. I originally wanted to make Ping'er a concubine formally, but my nephew was worried that it would affect her status as a steward. Give it up for now."

Jia Min: "Don't give her a title. If Ping'er becomes pregnant, what should you do?"

"Probably not for the time being. If sister Ping'er gets pregnant, I will officially take her as my concubine."

"Let's put this aside for now. I heard from Yu'er that someone from the Shi family has come, so what's the matter?"

"My nephew didn't ask what was going on. Shi Heng wanted to invite me to the Baolinghou Mansion, but I refused."

Jia Min hurriedly asked, "Are you angry with his father?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "If you say you are not angry at all, then you must be lying. However, I refused to go to Bowling Hou's Mansion, not because I was angry, but because I wanted to tell Lord Hou that I was in contact with the historian because of my aunt and old man. For the sake of our ancestors, it's not because we want to curry favor with their historians."

Jia Min nodded and said, "You're right, even the old lady's natal nephew can't call you around."

"Thank you, aunt, for your understanding."

Jia Min said again: "I guess Second Cousin must have asked you for help with something, you try to find out what is it?"

"Ok."

...

After sending Jia Min away, Lin Yun asked someone to call Xiao Mo to ask Jia Lian about the matter. According to his guess, Jia Lian must be the first to know about the matter between relatives.

Sure enough, Xiao Mo hurried back to report to him that Shi Nai was looking for the position of Minister of Rites in Jinling.

Lin Yun had no interest in the Minister of Rites of Jinling. What he was curious about was how could Xiao Jing'an be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Households?Who recommended him?

...

Lin Yun was sitting in the study thinking, when he saw Xiaoya walking in with a tray, he smiled at him and asked, "Did the third master encounter difficulties again?"

Lin Yun asked curiously, "How do you know I've encountered a difficult situation?"

Xiaoya: "The third master may not know it himself. Every time you encounter something difficult, you will hide in the study and think about it."

Lin Yun pulled Xiaoya into his arms, looked at her beautiful eyes and smiled, "No matter how I look at you, you look like a fairy."

Xiaoya pursed her lips and smiled: "If I am a goblin, the third master is a goblin. We should be a couple by nature."

Lin Yun restrained his smile and said: "Then help me think about it, why did the Son of Heaven transfer Xiao Jing'an to the capital to serve as Minister of the Household Department?"

"Xiao Jingan?"

"That's right, he is the Minister of Rites of Jinling, you must have heard of this person, right?"

Xiaoya nodded and said: "I heard that this person was the second assistant to the cabinet during the Supreme Emperor's time. Before that, he also served as the left servant of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He is a very capable minister."

Lin Yun was secretly surprised when he heard the words, this Xiaoya is simply a living map of the officialdom, why didn't he realize that she still has this ability.

He thought for a while, and then asked: "Do you know who Zhao Shu, the left servant of the Ministry of War, is?"

Xiaoya: "On the surface, Zhao Shu used to be a subordinate of the old King Beijing Jing. Now who he is, I'm afraid even he himself doesn't know."

"Oh! According to what you said, is it possible that Zhao Shu is a capricious villain?"

Xiaoya smiled and praised: "It's easy to talk to the third master, and you can understand it at a glance."

"Who are you then?"

"This slave is naturally the Third Master's."

Seeing that Xiaoya wasn't fooled, Lin Yun changed the subject and said, "You haven't said why the emperor appointed Xiao Jing'an as Minister of the Household Department?"

Xiaoya: "According to my maidservant's guess, the Son of Heaven is probably preparing for the replacement of cabinet candidates."

Lin Yun was startled and said, "You mean that Xiao Jing'an might join the cabinet?"

Xiaoya: "It's just possible. As for what the emperor thinks in his heart, this servant can't guess."

Just as Lin Yun was about to ask again, Xiaoya raised her hand to press his mouth, and then pointed out the door.

After a while, I saw Xiangling walking in quickly from the door.

Xiaoya smiled at Lin Yun, then picked up the tray and walked out the door.

Seeing this, Lin Yun said anxiously: "Xiaoya, I haven't even taken a sip of that tea yet."

Xiaoya: "Third Master, let's drink the tea brought by Xiangling. This tea will be drunk for you by the servant."

Xiang Ling walked to Lin Yun's side, and said in a daze, "I didn't bring tea."

Lin Yun looked at Xiang Ling and asked, "Why do you know every time I come to the study?"

Xiang Ling said with a guilty conscience: "This servant is here to ask the third master to go back to have dinner."