The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

After Jia Yucun left, Dai Quan reported to Emperor Zhide: "Your Majesty, there is news from the inner guard that Lin Ruhai's wife found an official matchmaker this morning to go to the Ministry of Industry's repairing doctor Qin Lord's mansion to propose a marriage for her. My nephew is begging to marry a girl from the Qin family."

The Supreme Emperor nodded slightly. Prince Xuan had already reported this to him yesterday, but he didn't expect Lin Ruhai's wife to act so quickly.

Emperor Zhide said with emotion: "If Rong Guogong's youngest daughter was a boy, how could the Jia family end up here? What a pity! What a pity!"

Dai Quan: "Your Majesty, this matter cannot be kept secret for long. If the Supreme Emperor learns the news, I'm afraid he won't let it go."

Emperor Zhide said with a gloomy face: "So what if you don't do well? Can the Supreme Emperor force people to withdraw their marriage contract?"

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Dai Quan quickly stopped the topic.

Emperor Zhide: "What is that kid from the Lin family doing these days?"

Dai Quan: "In addition to helping Prince Xuan's grandson to heal his illness, he also caused a disturbance in Jia's house."

"Oh, tell me carefully."

Dai Quan: "He went to Rongguo Mansion to pick up Lin Ruhai's daughter back to the mansion, but was stopped by the servants of Jia's family and waited outside the mansion for more than half an hour. He thought he was full of anger, so he took the jade from Jia's house The elder brother who was born bullied him a lot, which made Mrs. Shi very dissatisfied. Early this morning, Lin Ruhai's wife led him to the door to plead guilty."

Emperor Zhide said with a dark face: "What a mess, didn't Jia Shifei praise him just now for being a talent?"

Dai Quan smiled and said: "After all, he is just a teenager. No matter how smart he is, there will be times when he loses his composure."

"makes sense."

After Emperor Zhide finished speaking, he sighed again and said, "I thought Lin Qing wanted to train his nephew to become successful, but who would have thought that it was for this reason? What a pity for that child."

Dai Quan: "If Your Majesty cherishes talents, this old servant has a solution."

"how do I say this?"

"You can arrange for them to get engaged first, and after His Majesty has grasped the overall situation of the court, let Lord Lin find a reason to break the engagement for his nephew, or~"

Before Dai Quan finished speaking, Emperor Zhide reprimanded him: "Idiot, Lin Qing is a former scout and a celebrity, how could he do such a thing as breaking his promise? If he really did that, He hasn't been scolded to death yet."

Dai Quan quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "This is an old slave who didn't think well. Please punish me."

Emperor Zhide was about to curse a few more words, when suddenly a young eunuch ran in and reported to him: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager sent someone to pass on the decree, please move your Majesty to Ningshou Palace."

Emperor Zhide thought to himself: "What is supposed to come has come."

After thinking for a while, Emperor Zhide ordered Dai Quan: "Go and invite the queen, and accompany me to see my mother and concubine."

"The old slave respects the order."

Chapter 68: Jia Yucun visits

When Lin Yun returned to the mansion, Jia Min and Daiyu hadn't come back yet, but the old genius doctor came back early.

As soon as they met, Lin Yun asked him, "Old man, is Dong Xiong's matter done?"

The old genius doctor: "It's already been agreed. Ning Cheng promised to help, and he was transferred to the governor of Cao Yun as a deputy general, and he was in charge of investigating the illegal salt sales in Lianghuai and Huaihe Rivers."

Hearing this, Lin Yun said urgently: "What's the use of being a lieutenant general, then he must obey the orders of his superiors."

The old genius doctor said with a dark face: "You know what, vice general Dong Xiong is promoted to the first level, and promotion to the general is a leapfrog promotion. Ning Cheng can't do it unless he goes to Lord Xuan. Besides, the search for illegal salt is supervised by the vice general. Which general soldier have you ever seen lead troops to arrest private salt dealers?"

"Okay, thank you then."

The old genius doctor remembered and said: "You came out of Prince Xuan's mansion just now, where did you go?"

Lin Yun: "I went to chat with the Qin family girl for a few words, and then I came back."

"Hmm! How did you get in? It wasn't Zhong Yi who helped you climb over the wall and slip in?"

"How is that possible? I entered through the gate openly."

"Qin Ye didn't let anyone stop you?"

"No,"

"This is strange."

When the old genius doctor was in doubt, he suddenly saw a servant running in, and said to Lin Yun, "Young master nephew, there is a gentleman surnamed Jia who wants to see you."

"Your surname is Jia? Could it be that second brother Lian is here? No, if Jia Lian is here, the servant guarding the door won't even recognize him."

Lin Yun ran out of the mansion full of doubts, only to find that it was Jia Yucun who came.

Lin Yun said in surprise, "Mr. Shi Fei, why are you here when you have time?"

Jia Yucun: "I will be leaving Beijing for a long journey soon, so I came here to say goodbye to the old miracle doctor."

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "Where does the court want to send Mr. to work?"

Jia Yucun smiled and said, "The prefect of Jinling."

"Congratulations, sir."

Lin Yun accompanied Jia Yucun to the old genius doctor's house, and at the same time sent people to buy food and wine, preparing to celebrate and practice for Jia Yucun.

Jia Yucun didn't refuse, and readily accepted Lin Yun's arrangement.

...

The old miracle doctor was also very happy about Jia Yucun's visit, and the two had been on the boat for more than a month, and they had a little friendship.

After the food and wine were served, the three of them sat around the kang table while drinking and chatting.

The main thing was that the old genius doctor had a drink with Jia Yucun, and Lin Yun was responsible for pouring wine for the two of them, and occasionally accompanied them for a drink.

After drinking for three rounds, Jia Yucun smiled at Lin Yun and said, "Brother Yun, do you still remember the rickshaw you told me about on the boat last time?"

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "Remember, is there any question?"

Jia Yucun: "When I met with the Emperor, I told the Emperor about the advantages of the rickshaw that you mentioned. His Majesty was very interested in it and asked me if I could conduct a trial promotion in Jinling."

"what!"

Seeing Lin Yun's surprised look, Jia Yucun immediately said anxiously: "Brother Yun, is it possible that the rickshaw you mentioned is not feasible?"

Lin Yun: "Sir, I don't know that if rickshaws are to be popularized, the wooden wheels must be transformed into iron rubber tires that reduce vibration. This cannot be done in the short term."

Jia Yucun was shocked when he heard the words, he had expressed his position in front of the emperor before, if he couldn't do it now, wouldn't it make him lose his promise to the emperor.

The old miracle doctor asked Lin Yun: "Boy Yun, your carriage wheels are made of wood, so the vibration is very slight, isn't it?"

"Mine is only equipped with shock-absorbing materials, which is far from real shock-absorbing."

Lin Yun even gestured, and introduced the appearance of the manpower rickshaw in Yuanshikong to the old genius doctor.

Jia Yucun said with a bitter face: "Brother Yun, I have made a promise in front of the emperor to promote this kind of rickshaw in Jinling. Please help me accomplish this."

Lin Yun: "If you just want to do a pilot project in Jinling City, it may not be impossible."

Jia Yucun hurriedly asked: "Can you find a way to set up this car dealership?"

Lin Yun: "I'll try my best. At worst, I will spend some money in it. Even if I lose money, I will let the emperor see that my husband is trying."

Jia Yucun cupped his hands at Lin Yun and said, "Thank you! When you go to Jinling to set up a car dealership, I will definitely provide you with all conveniences."

Lin Yun cupped his hands and bowed back, "Don't worry, sir, once you gain a firm foothold in Jinling, I will take people there to set up a car dealership."

"Then we'll make a deal."

"It's a word."

Lin Yun picked up the wine glass, clinked a glass with Jia Yucun, and drank it down in one gulp.

After Jia Yucun finished drinking, he smiled at Miracle Doctor Guo again, "Old Miracle Doctor, when are you going to return to Yangzhou?"

The old genius doctor: "I will return to Yangzhou with Boy Yun when the weather gets warmer."

"If the old genius doctor is free, you can go to Jinling with Brother Yun as a guest, so that I can show the friendship of the landlord."

The old genius doctor said happily: "This old man has exactly the intention."

Lin Yun smiled teasingly: "Old man, do you want to go to a brothel on the Qinhuai River?"

The old genius doctor admitted generously: "I think it was three years ago when I went to drink flower wine on the Qinhuai River. Now things are different, and I don't know if the oiran lady from back then is safe?"

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "Old genius doctor, what's the name of that oiran lady?"

"Her name is Liu Ruoxu."

"Liu Rushi?"

The old genius doctor corrected: "It's Liu Ruoxu, the willow that grows willows, the catkins that float."

Lin Yun: "This name is too vulgar, it might as well be called Liu Rushi."

Jia Yucun saw that the senior and junior were beaming when they talked about the Huakui lady, and suddenly felt that it would be demeaning to sit and drink with them.After drinking a few more glasses of wine, he excused himself to go back to pack his bags and bid farewell to the two.

Lin Yun did not try to persuade him to stay, and together with the old miracle doctor, he sent Jia Yucun outside the hospital.

Watching Jia Yucun's small sedan chair go away, the old genius doctor walked back and reminded Lin Yun, "This man is too utilitarian. When dealing with him, you must be very careful."

Lin Yun raised his finger and praised: "You are indeed an old fox, your eyes are poisonous."

"How to speak?"

The old miracle doctor glared at Lin Yun, and then said, "Are you really unsure about that rickshaw?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "I'm not sure about everything at the beginning, but once it's done, I'll earn more money."

The old miracle doctor: "People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. Be careful that people will be slaughtered for you as pigs."

"Bah, bah, you're the pig."

"Stinky boy, he has no respect for his elders."

...

After eating, Lin Yun returned to his room to rest.

After washing up, Parrot brought him a cup of sober tea to quench his thirst.

Lin Yun suddenly remembered and said, "Brother Ying, why didn't you go to Rongguo Mansion with Yu'er today?"

Brother Ying replied with a smile: "This servant girl is the third master's maidservant now, if you don't go, it's inappropriate for me to go to the mansion over there."

"What's wrong with this, you can go as you want, don't worry about my objection, and don't care about other people's opinions."