The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Liu'er heard the words and said with a smile: "Could this Mr. Lin be a handsome gentleman?"

Piao Miao girl said coquettishly: "What nonsense are you talking about, he is just my friend."

Liu'er wanted to make a few jokes, but she heard footsteps coming from outside.

Piao Miao girl quickly stood up and looked towards the door.

Liu'er stepped forward quickly, lifted the beaded curtain on the door with her hand, and said with a smile to Lin Yun and Feng Ziying who were walking towards them, "Please, two gentlemen."

...

Lin Yun stepped into the room and felt a fresh fragrance coming to his nostrils, which seemed to be a high-end perfume produced by their shop.

He looked up, and saw a beautiful young girl who was looking at him with a pair of water-cut beautiful eyes.

Seeing this, Feng Ziying could only cry out inwardly, "Brother Lin didn't even open his mouth, but this girl took the veil off on her own initiative, isn't she cheating on me?"

Miss Piaomiao bowed down to Lin Yun and said, "Miao'er pays homage to Mr. Lin."

Lin Yun hurriedly replied, "Young lady, you don't need to be too polite."

After a pause, he said again: "Please forgive me for coming here to disturb the girl's rest on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

Miss Piaomiao smiled sweetly: "Master is a distinguished guest, I'm afraid Miao'er won't be able to invite you."

Feng Ziying thought to herself: "I am a big living person standing here, how come Miss Piao Miao turns a blind eye to me?"

Miss Piao Miao raised her hand and pointed to the small table in the room: "Master, please sit down, Miao'er will serve you some tea."

Feng Ziying couldn't help coughing twice, trying to attract the attention of the misty girl.

Sure enough, Miss Piaomiao heard the sound and looked towards him, then saluted him and said, "Happy New Year, Mr. Feng?"

Feng Ziying hurriedly replied, "Happy New Year, Miss Piao Miao."

"Sir, please sit down."

...

When Lin Yun and Feng Ziying sat down at the table, Miss Piao Miao took the tea set brought by the little maid, placed it on the table, and then knelt down in front of the table to pour tea for them.

While pouring tea, she smiled at Lin Yun and asked, "When did you return to Yangzhou?"

Lin Yun: "I just came back yesterday evening."

"Young master must have come back on horseback?"

"Exactly."

Miss Piao Miao held the poured teacup in both hands and handed it to Lin Yun, saying, "Please, my lord."

"Thank you!"

Miss Piaomiao handed another teacup to Feng Ziying, "Please, Mr. Feng."

Feng Ziying picked up the teacup, drank tea, and looked at the two people in front of him. Although he was not very old, he could tell that this misty girl was too enthusiastic about Lin Yun.

At this moment, that mother Yin came in with a plate, and smiled at the two of them: "My lords, I have made some new pastries here, please give me some fresh ones."

Lin Yun stood up and said, "Mama Yin, why don't you sit down and talk with us."

Mother Yin quickly waved her hand and said, "You young people are talking together, so I won't bother you, my old lady."

Lin Yun: "Mom, why did you say that? In my eyes, you are like Miss Piao Miao's sister."

Miss Piaomiao pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Young Master is right."

Mother Yin smiled and said, "Mr. Lin's words are really enjoyable to listen to. No wonder the old genius doctor favors you so much."

Lin Yun: "When my mother talked about the old miracle doctor, it reminded me. Before I returned to Yangzhou, the old miracle doctor specially asked me to say hello to my mother on his behalf."

Mother Yin said with a smile: "I didn't expect the old genius doctor to be in the capital and still miss me. I really want to thank him."

Lin Yun said meaningfully: "The old genius doctor seems to have a lot of affection for the sisters in this building."

"The old genius doctor is more affectionate. When he comes back from the capital, I will hold a banquet to welcome him."

As soon as Mother Yin finished speaking, she saw a turtle slave outside the door and said, "Mother Yin, Mr. Lu is outside asking for an audience."

Mother Yin was stunned for a moment, and then told Gui Nu: "You lead him to my room and wait, I will go there right away."

"Yes."

Mother Yin smiled at Piao Miao again: "You take good care of the two young masters, if you need anything, please let me know."

"Okay, Mom."

Mother Yin bid farewell to Lin and Feng, and then went out.

...

After Yin's mother left, Lin Yun asked Piao Miao, "Who is that Mr. Lu?"

Piaomiao girl: "Mr. Lu's name is Lu Zhuoyuan, and he is the president of Lianghuai Salt Chamber of Commerce."

Lin Yun asked in surprise: "Why did he come to see Mother Yin?"

After asking, he realized that it was too rude to ask.

Just as he was about to apologize, he heard Miss Piao Miao laughing: "Mr. Lu and Mama Yin have a very good relationship, and he often comes to our building as a guest."

"Oh."

Piao Miao girl: "Mr. Lin, Mr. Feng, I will play a tune for you."

Lin Yun: "I just want to listen to the girl's piano skills"

Taking advantage of Piao Miao's time playing the piano, Lin Yun approached Feng Ziying and whispered, "Let your followers check this Lu Zhuoyuan."

Feng Ziying nodded, and then got up and ran out the door under the pretext of going to the convenience.

As soon as Feng Ziying left, Miss Piaomiao immediately turned back to Lin Yun and asked, "Are you interested in Mr. Lu?"

Lin Yun was taken aback when he heard the words, he had already spoken very softly to Feng Ziying just now, how could Miss Piao Miao hear it?

Piao Miao girl smiled and said: "I have seen a lot of customers, and I can always guess their thoughts. Just now you asked me about the relationship between Mr. Lu and Mrs. Yin. I guessed that you might be interested in him. Now Mr. Feng left suddenly again, probably you asked him to investigate Lu Zhuoyuan?"

Lin Yun said coldly: "You are very smart, but women are too smart to be liked."

Miss Piaomiao said aggrievedly: "Mr. Lin, I have no ill intentions towards you."

Lin Yun: "Let's play the piano, I want to hear you play a song called High Mountain and Flowing Water."

"Ok."

Miss Piao Miao raised her hand and plucked lightly on the strings, then said softly: "I would like to be your confidant."

After finishing speaking, before Lin Yun could answer, she pulled out her jade hand lightly, and the sound of the piano flowed out like a clear spring between her fingers.

Chapter 121: Backlash

Mother Yin walked into the elegant room and saw a middle-aged man with a goatee sitting alone behind a table drinking tea.

Seeing Yin's mother come in, the middle-aged man stood up and said with a smile, "Happy New Year, Hui Niang!"

Mother Yin walked to the table and sat down, and said coldly: "Lu Zhuoyuan, why don't you hide?"

The man named Lu Zhuoyuan sat down and said, "Huiniang, the reason why I didn't come to see you a few days ago was because I wanted to wait for you to calm down before explaining that matter to you."

Mother Yin sneered and said, "Explain what? You said Sister Tong was not killed by you?"

"Sister-in-law Tong was indeed not killed by me. She was killed by Bai Xiong from behind. You also know that Bai Xiong is a stickler. He doesn't listen to anyone except Mrs. Bai."

Mother Yin gritted her teeth and said, "Sooner or later, I will let him die badly."

"Although I hate that guy too, I still want to advise you not to have any ideas about him, so as not to anger Mr. Bai."

"Others are afraid of Bai Yuan, but I am not."

"Why bother? Everyone is asking for money. There's no need to hurt your peace because of an irrelevant sister-in-law Tong."

"Irrelevant? Someday I'll have someone kill you with a knife. I don't know if that bastard Bai Yuan will also say you are irrelevant."

Lu Zhuoyuan smiled awkwardly, then changed the subject and said, "Huiniang, Old Master Bai asked me to ask you why you canceled the plan against Lin Ruhai?"

Mother Yin: "No reason, I'm just tired of the intrigue life and want to live a stable life for a few days."

Lu Zhuoyuan smiled and said: "Huiniang, even I don't believe what you say, it's very difficult to fool old Mrs. Bai."

Mother Yin said sarcastically, "Is it necessary to get his approval for what I want to do?"

Lu Zhuoyuan took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, placed it in front of Yin's mother, and said, "Hui Niang, Old Master Bai said, please help him again, and he will not trouble you again in the future."

"What does he want me to do?"

Lu Zhuoyuan: "I heard that Lin Ruhai fainted once while inspecting the salt field a few years ago. He must be very weak now. Wouldn't it be great if we could take this opportunity to do something with his diet~"

Without waiting for Lu Zhuoyuan to finish, Mother Yin interrupted him, saying: "I can't do this. Lin Ruhai is protected by internal guards, so it is absolutely impossible to poison him."

Lu Zhuoyuan picked up the teacup and said, "This may be difficult for others, but for Hui Niang you can do it with ease."

Mother Yin: "What do you mean by that?"

Lu Zhuoyuan: "I know that you have a spy named Mei Gu beside Lin Ruhai. As long as you let her take action, this matter will definitely happen."

Mother Yin looked at Lu Zhuoyuan and asked coldly: "How do you know Aunt Mei's identity?"

"Wang He told me."

Mother Yin cursed bitterly: "Damn it!"

Lu Zhuoyuan: "Old Master Bai said that as long as you help him accomplish this, he will never bother you again."

Mother Yin thought for a while and said, "I want to add another 10 taels of remuneration."

Lu Zhuoyuan hesitated and said: "10 taels is not a small sum, I need to go back and ask Old Master Bai for instructions."

"You tell Mr. Bai to pay a deposit of 5 taels first, and the remaining [-] taels can be paid after I get it."

"Okay, I'll take your words with me."

After Lu Zhuoyuan finished speaking, he stood up and said goodbye.

He walked to the door, and suddenly turned back to Mother Yin and asked, "Huiniang, why did you cancel the plan for Lin Ruhai's family last time?"

Mother Yin: "Because I got news that Lin Ruhai's nephew suspects that the Lin family has secret operations. If I act rashly again, he will easily catch me."