The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Baozhu glanced at Xinzhu, then whispered to Lin Yun: "Then hurry up, don't let the master find out."

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Lin Yun smiled and said: "Don't worry, your master agreed that I am here."

When the two servant girls heard this, they immediately accepted the silver box with peace of mind, and began to pretend to be dumb.

Qin Keqing felt ashamed and angry in the room. She wanted to come out and reprimand Lin Yun, but she still couldn't make up her mind.

Just when she was hesitating, Lin Yun walked in through the curtain.

She raised her head in a panic, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Go out quickly, if my father finds out, he will scold me to death."

Lin Yun said with a smile: "Master Yuezhang is counting the gifts I brought, and he won't come over for the time being."

"Then you can't act recklessly."

"I came here to say a few words to you, and then I'll leave."

Qin Keqing said in a low voice: "Then you speak quickly, and leave as soon as you finish speaking."

Lin Yun sat down at the kang table, looked at the girl who was as pretty as a flower opposite, and said with a slight emotion: "I want to ask you face to face, if you are willing to marry me?"

Qin Keqing shyly said: "The Geng post has been changed, why do you still ask these?"

Lin Yun: "It's different. It's their business to change Geng posts. It's between us to ask this. I don't want to marry a girl who doesn't like me."

Qin Keqing bit her red lips lightly, feeling tangled in her heart. Although she was willing in her heart, it was really too difficult for her to say those two words to Lin Yun.

Lin Yun pretended to be disappointed and said: "Since you don't want to, then I'll go back and ask my aunt to divorce the engagement."

After saying that, he stood up and wanted to leave.

Qin Keqing said anxiously: "I do."

After she finished speaking, she blushed with embarrassment and dared not look at Lin Yun who was sitting across from her.

"With your words, I can go to the academy to study with peace of mind. I will come to see you when there is a holiday there."

Lin Yun confessed a few words, then walked out the door.

"wait."

Qin Keqing called Lin Yun to stop, got up and walked to the dressing table, opened the drawer, took out a jade pendant from it, turned her head and said shyly to Lin Yun: "This jade pendant was left to me by my mother, you can keep it with you You are safe."

Lin Yun quickly declined: "This thing is too precious, you should keep it for yourself."

Qin Keqing shyly said: "Scholars all wear jade, but you don't have it."

"Uh,"

Lin Yun said sheepishly: "I have jade, but I don't want to take it with me because it's too troublesome."

"This one is different and must be brought."

After Qin Keqing finished speaking, he bent down and tied the jade pendant in his hand to Lin Yun's belt.

As the two bodies got closer, a wisp of faint fragrance permeated Lin Yun's lungs, making his lips feel dry and itchy.

Just when Qin Keqing fastened her jade pendant and stood up to retreat, Lin Yun put his arms around her slender waist and stared into the girl's clear and beautiful eyes with burning eyes.

Qin Keqing said anxiously: "Don't mess around, let me go quickly."

"But Qing, I want to kiss you."

"Don't~"

Before Qin Keqing could say her refusal, she was successfully kissed by Lin Yun. Although it was just a simple kiss, the girl stood there dumbfounded as if struck by lightning.

Lin Yun said with a smile: "Just now this is called stamping, and you will be mine from now on."

After leaving these words, Lin Yun gritted his teeth and walked out the door.

The girl in front of him was too tempting for him, he was worried about staying for a while, so he was reluctant to leave.

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Qin Keqing raised her hand to press her lips, she couldn't believe it, that guy had the audacity to kiss her just now.

Before she could wake up from her chaotic thoughts, she saw Xinzhu and Baozhu walking in each holding a brocade box in their hands.

Qin Keqing complained shyly: "Where did you two go just now?"

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Xinzhu smiled and said, "Girl, my uncle brought this over and said it was a gift for you."

"Oh,"

Qin Keqing asked Xinzhu to put the brocade box on the kang table, opened it by herself, and saw a string of pearl necklaces inlaid with ruby ​​pendants inside, which looked dazzling.

"ah!"

Xinzhu exclaimed in surprise: "What a beautiful necklace!"

Baozhu also smiled and said, "Girl, if you wear this necklace, you will definitely look better than a fairy."

Qin Keqing said coquettishly: "You have never seen fairies, how do you know what they look like?"

Baozhu: "Although I have never seen a fairy before, I think you are not as good-looking as the girl."

"You can talk."

"Hee hee hee~"

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Xinzhu: "Girl, let's see what's in that box again?"

Qin Keqing opened the other box as she said, and saw five exquisite small porcelain bottles stacked inside.

Baozhu asked curiously, "Girl, what is this?"

Qin Keqing picked up the paper label on the bottle and said softly, "This is perfume."

Chapter 67: Resurrection

Daming Palace, inside the Imperial Study Room.

At noon, Emperor Zhide sat behind the royal book eucalyptus and received Jia Yucun, who had been in Beijing for many days.

At the court meeting held yesterday, several ministers jointly presented the emperor and recommended Jia Yucun to take over the vacant prefect of Jinling.

Although several censors came forward to express their opinions on Jia Yucun's character, Zhou Muzhai, the chief minister of the cabinet, never expressed his stance.The eldest brother said nothing, and the younger brother below made a fuss and covered up the matter, allowing the appointment to pass smoothly.

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Although he had already had a premonition, Jia Yucun was still extremely surprised when he learned the news from the emperor.

During the more than a year since he was dismissed from office, although he appeared to be calm on the surface, he was resentful and unwilling in his heart. Not only has he recovered, but he has also been promoted to the prefect of Jinling, which surprised him inexplicably.

The afternoon sun shines in the room, which makes people feel much more comfortable.

Emperor Zhide asked Jia Yucun after the imperial eunuch: "Jia Qing, when you go to Jinling to take a post, have you ever thought about what important tasks you need to deal with first?"

Jia Yucun thought for a while, then said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that I will go to Jinling for this purpose. The top priority should be to cooperate with Mr. Lin to straighten out the Lianghuai salt department, and the second is to manage Jinling well, so as to lay a solid foundation for the court to stabilize the southern tax source. .”

"Oh, tell me what you think first."

Jia Yucun was obviously prepared for this, and immediately reported his plans after going to Jinling to Emperor Zhide in detail.

Emperor Zhide was very satisfied after hearing this, and specifically told Jia Yucun to pay attention to building a good relationship with local officials so as not to repeat the same mistakes.

Just when Jia Yucun thought that His Majesty's meeting was about to end, Emperor Zhide suddenly asked him: "Jia Qing, I heard that you came to the capital with Lin Qing's family roll, is it true?"

Jia Yucun hurriedly said: "That's true. Master Lin's house was threatened by a salt merchant. In order to relieve his worries, he entrusted his ministers to escort him to Beijing."

Emperor Zhi De: "I heard that Lin Qing has a nephew traveling with you. You should be familiar with him, right?"

Jia Yucun had doubts in his heart, "How could the emperor mention Brother Yun? Could it be that Lin Ruhai recommended that child to the emperor in the secret book? But this seems unlikely."

Before he had time to think about it, he reported the truth: "Master Lin has high hopes for his nephew, and he once asked me to help the child with his studies on the way, so I know him a little bit."

"Oh, look at it from the perspective of Qing, what is the character of that young man, does he have real talents and learning?"

Jia Yucun hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This person seems to be a bad player, but he has real talents and practical learning. Many of his insights are refreshing for the minister."

Emperor Zhide was slightly surprised and said: "You can explain it in detail."

"Reporting to Your Majesty, when I first met that young man in Master Lin's mansion, I saw an article written by him on the management of the salt department. Solve the problem of the combination of government and businessmen, officials and bandits. For this reason, he suggested in his policy that the court should abolish the collection and investigation of private salt dealers, and choose another good family to reorganize, so as to restore the unfavorable situation of private collection.”

Emperor Zhide frowned and said: "Although the idea is good, it is not suitable for implementation at present."

Jia Yucun: "Master Lin said the same thing, and he also scolded the child."

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"Oh,"

Emperor Zhide smiled, and then said, "What other novel ideas does he have?"

Jia Yucun: "On the boat that came to Beijing, the child once said to me that the tradition of state officials and gentry traveling in sedan chairs was a major drawback, and he hated it deeply. He also pointed out that taking sedan chairs was a great waste of human resources. It is also the biggest root cause of repeated bans on slavery by officials and gentry.”

Emperor Zhide nodded silently and then asked: "Does he have a solution?"

Jia Yucun nodded and said: "He said an idea, that is, to replace the sedan chair with a rickshaw, and only one driver can pull people all over the street. Once this kind of rickshaw is popularized, it can not only solve the waste of manpower, but also save people's lives. By increasing the number of car dealerships, the court can also open a new tax category for the court by collecting taxes from car dealerships."

When Emperor Zhide heard that new taxes could be collected, his eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly asked, "Jia Qing, do you think his proposal is feasible?"

Jia Yucun: "I think you can try it in one place, and if it is successful, it will be promoted nationwide."

Emperor Zhide nodded in approval and said: "This is a mature and prudent advice. You are really talented."

Jia Yucun blushed a little when he heard the words. This suggestion was actually made by Lin Yun. He took it as his own and wanted to show his face in front of the emperor.

Next, Jia Yucun introduced Lin Yun's novel ideas to the emperor, which made Emperor Zhide listen with gusto.

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About half an hour later, under Dai Quan's hint, Emperor Zhide ended the conversation between the monarch and his ministers.

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