Jia Mansion, Grand View Garden.
There are cigarette smoke, colorful flowers, lights everywhere, and music is always loud.
The virtuous noble concubine Yuanchun held her hand on the white jade railing and looked at the lantern scene, feeling lost in thought.
Lin Daiyu stood aside, arguing with the little yellow cat in her arms, but her voice became smaller and smaller, and her meowing became louder and louder. It was obvious that there had been no quarrel.
After a while, Yuanchun pointed to the lively scene in the main hall and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, look how happy the family is.
I have become a noble concubine, and my father has also become a scholar of the government. If things are done well, I will probably be promoted to a third-grade official when I come back.
In the future, when Baoyu passes the imperial examination and becomes a member of the Imperial Academy, our Jia family will return to its glory days! "
Lin Daiyu was noncommittal and looked around Jia's house with Dharma Eyes. Her emotions were steaming. It was obvious that both the master and the servants and maids were extremely excited.
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What made her wonder was that there were countless demonic black auras hovering over Jia's residence outside Jia's residence. They were jealousy, anger, and even more terrifying malice.
Looking at the prosperous scene of Jia Mansion at this time, Lin Daiyu looked at Yuanchun thoughtfully, and said calmly: "Fire is cooking oil!"
Yuanchun was shocked, thought for a while, and then fell silent.
Although she is a noble concubine, there are now three people in the harem: the queen, the empress dowager, and the empress dowager. Three greetings every day in the morning are three tests of the life and death of the family.
It's okay to offend the queen by accident, but if she offends the empress dowager or the empress dowager, she will definitely be relegated to the cold palace. When the time comes, the Jia family will fall into disarray, and the Jia family will be afraid of returning to the past.
What worries her even more is that what the Jia family has done through her reputation these days may eventually be paid back several times.
And she also knew her father's abilities.
I haven't worked in the Ministry of Industry for more than ten years. Is it because I was excluded? There is a high probability that I am still incapable of doing so.
If something goes wrong again during the academic period, it would be a small matter to lose the official position, but a big matter to involve the whole family.
"Sister Lin, if...if anything happens to me in the palace, I hope you can take care of Baoyu." Yuanchun said suddenly.
She had witnessed too much intrigue in the palace, and after being reminded, she suddenly saw some things clearly.
It is said that Emperor Qing was benevolent, filial and elegant, but he was moody towards her. Sometimes he would make her cry in fear, and sometimes he would make her laugh. She even felt in her heart that she was a tool, a tool to adjust her mood.
When tools are no longer useful, they will most likely be hidden or thrown away.
"Well, I can't guarantee glory and wealth, but at the critical moment, I will ask the emperor's uncle to save their lives!" Lin Daiyu vowed.
If the emperor's uncle doesn't agree, he will stop taking the throne and replace it with someone who is obedient!
Difficult? Then don't do it!
Yuan Chun nodded, feeling disappointed.
She was also raised by an old lady since she was a child. Later, Mrs. Wang added Baoyu, a small one, who was also her biological brother.
Yuanchun thought in his heart that his mother was old and had a hard time giving birth to this younger brother, so he felt very fond of her.
Before Baoyu entered the school, when she was three or four years old, she taught him several books and thousands of words by word of mouth. Although they are siblings, Yuanchun feels that Baoyu is more like his own child.
After entering the palace, he always brought letters to tell Mrs. Wang: "It is a good idea to raise children. If you are not strict, you will not be able to succeed. If you are too strict, you may not be safe and your parents will worry."
I have never forgotten my love for you for a moment.
Now that Jia's family is in danger, she only hopes that Baoyu can grow up safely and prosper in the future.
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Five days later, the imperial study room.
Emperor Qing carefully pondered the verses in his hand and said in a whisper: "The prosperity and decline of a hundred years pass by as if in a dream."
The more he read, the more he felt that the poem had flavor, and the words were vigorous and powerful, like the purple air coming from the east, majestic and touching.
This word is easy to understand, after all, he is strong and has superior force. What he couldn't figure out was how did Lin Daiyu get such a deep understanding at such a young age?
This poem spread throughout Kyoto in a few days, and could be copied by more than a thousand people. Even the daughter of the Lin family won another title with this poem: the most talented woman in Kyoto.
In these days, there was an endless stream of ladies and ladies visiting the Lin Mansion for advice, and some talented and high-ranking officials even sent invitations, but there was no reply.
"Mr. Chen." Emperor Qing ordered casually.
"exist."
"Get ready, I'm going to the Lin Mansion to see this so-called most talented woman in Kyoto!" Emperor Qing said with a smile.
Manager Chen was stunned: "Your Majesty, or a private visit?"
"Let's have a private visit!" Emperor Qing said enthusiastically.
For such a talented woman, he suddenly wanted to know what she was like at home.
If it's good, marrying into the royal family is a good choice.
As for the bloody and violent means, that doesn't matter.
There are many prairie girls in his harem, and some of them are not even capable of riding and shooting under Commander Lin. But as long as they enter the palace and let the Queen and Queen Mother use various rules and temper their tempers, they will only become appendages of the royal family in the end.
"yes!"
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Lin Mansion, backyard, living room.
During lunch time, Lin Daiyu and the little yellow cat sat at the table early, one on each side.
The maids came to serve the dishes and kept carrying various plates inside, including chicken, duck, fish, medicinal food, roast pig and roast lamb. They were all big dishes, including those in pots.
The dishes are divided into two even piles, one for each person.
After a long period of summary, the clever Lin Daiyu found that even though her strength had been improving, she still couldn't grab Lele every time she grabbed something to eat, and she was always a little behind.
So when eating at home, we simply divided it into two piles, one on each side, and no one could grab it!
The little yellow cat was not happy at first, but when she later discussed with the shit shovel officer, she found that she actually started wearing shoes, so she had no choice but to agree.
Of course, it’s not that he has any special hobbies, he’s just afraid that shoveling shit will stink his feet and affect his sleep!
"Baji, Guji~"
A large amount of food on the dinner table disappeared quickly, and Xueyan and Xiangling were already used to it. Just two rice buckets, just eating, not gaining weight!
Envy cried.
After finishing his food, the little yellow cat jumped on the girl's shoulder and drooled at what was in front of her.
The little girl is slow to eat food.
I don’t know what’s going on, but eating other people’s food tastes delicious!
Lin Daiyu quickly covered the little yellow cat's eyes with her small hands and said softly: "Don't look at it, don't smell it, you've taken away all my fragrance."
Miao Le:......
After pondering for a while, Miao Le suddenly thought of a good idea.
"Meow~"
Shit shovel, give me half of the roasted suckling pig, and I'll give you ten thousand taels of silver!
Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up when she heard this. Ten thousand taels, how many roasted suckling pigs can she buy?
As for where Lele got the ten thousand taels, she was convinced that there should be.
After all, when she went to the palace many times, she heard that there was a black dog openly grabbing things in the palace, and no one could catch up with it.
Although it was a dog, Lin Daiyu felt that the dog must have a close relationship with Lele.
"Are you telling the truth?" Lin Daiyu asked suspiciously.
"Wow!"
You have no joke!
The girl thought for a moment and realized that Lele had indeed never regretted what she had promised so far.
"Okay then, you can eat it!"
The little yellow cat jumped in front of the suckling pig and looked at it.
"Meow?"
This suckling pig is too oily, I'd better eat the lamb leg, okay?
When Lin Daiyu thought about earning ten thousand taels of silver soon, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and she almost couldn't hold back her laughter. She nodded quickly and said grandly: "Okay!"
After finally finishing the meal, and waiting for the maid to clean up, wash up, and wipe her mouth, Lin Daiyu happily took the little yellow cat for a walk in the park.
In early spring, the flowers have become red and colorful, and the birds are chirping on the branches.
After enduring it for a long time, Lin Daiyu finally couldn't help but asked: "Lele, where is my money?"
Miao Le was a little confused: "Meow?"
What silver?
The girl was stunned and became a little anxious: "What you said is to use ten thousand taels of silver to buy my suckling pig!"
The little yellow cat was even more strange: "Meow?"
I haven’t even eaten your suckling pig, so why should I pay you?
"But you changed it to a leg of lamb!" Lin Daiyu was even more anxious. This is ten thousand taels, which can last for a long time!
"Meow?"
I exchanged the suckling pig for that. Why should I give you money?
"You...!" The girl stood still, lost in thought, her brain working rapidly, and soon she began to feel confused.
Looking up, Lin Daiyu looked at the flying birds and the new flowers. She suddenly didn't understand many things.
what happened?
Miao Le lay in the arms of the shovel. Looking at the stupid look on the shovel's face, Miao Le flicked his tail and suddenly felt a little guilty.
It seems a bit unethical to deceive fools like this.
You must never do this again in the future. This will never happen for the eighth time!
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Lin Mansion, door.
The entire Yudao Street has been inspected and guarded by Jinwu guards overtly and covertly.
Emperor Qing took Mr. Chen and Mr. Lin with them, and they were walking along the way, which was a bit strange.
"Didn't I say that niece Lin is so talented that everyone in the capital lined up to see her? Why didn't I see anyone? This gate is more deserted than the gate of Leng Palace."
Manager Chen explained with a smile: "The eldest master is unaware of this. Miss Lin has a noble temperament and only received a few relatives and friends of the Lin family. No one else was seen, and she didn't even accept gifts."
Emperor Qing was very satisfied.
As an emperor, he likes such people who are talented, capable, and not clique-y.
Now, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, both civil and military, have developed the salt industry in Lianghuai Province prosperously. At the end of last year, they collected more than 3 million taels of salt tax from him at one time. They can be said to be his most virtuous ministers at present!
Moreover, his loyalty is so evident that even his only daughter and son are assured to stay in Kyoto.
If he doesn't reward him for his performance like this, who will work for him wholeheartedly in the future?
He planned to send a confidant to take over after the salt industry stabilized in two years. At that time, Lin Ruhai would be directly promoted to the governor of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and he would be in charge of all affairs of the two Huaihe River Basin.
There are many problems in this empire, not just the salt industry, but also tea, iron, land, water transportation, foreign countries, tobacco and other problems, which trouble him almost every day.
The new dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years, and looking at the history of all dynasties, a unified dynasty with a vast territory can only take the country's destiny for two hundred years at most.
It’s hard to get back.
Nowadays, it can be said that the entire empire is basically repairing. There are many loopholes and gaps that have been consuming the national power of the empire.
But Emperor Qing knew deeply that if he kept making repairs like this, this time, the new dynasty would still not be able to escape the cycle of history.
This world needs a great man, a man of God, to change the fate that seems to be like reincarnation!
The three of them walked to the door. The guard at the door stood straight and had strong eyes. He looked like an elite guard at first glance.
Seeing the three people approaching, the guard was startled, bent down and clasped his fists: "Commander Lin."
Lin Luofeng nodded: "Is County Master Lin at home?"
"Here, I'll go in and report." The guard said concisely.
Emperor Qing said in a deep voice: "No need, let's go in directly!"
The guard hesitated.
Although they are Jinwu guards, they are under the leadership of Lin. But at that time, the palace ordered them to come over. From then on, protecting Miss Lin was their first task, and they could even disobey Commander Lin's orders when necessary.
Commander Lin was overjoyed in his heart, but on the outside he looked ugly: "Why, you don't even obey my orders?"
The guard said straightforwardly: "Commander, this is what you often tell us, the emperor's order is greater than the sky! Now that we have the order, it is difficult for us to obey it!"
"You!" Commander Lin pointed at the guard, his body shaking with anger.
However, Emperor Qing was very satisfied and waved his hand: "Okay, does your dignified commander still have guards to embarrass others, Xiao Chen?"
Manager Chen next to him quickly took out a gold medal from his sleeve and handed it over.
The guard took it suspiciously and took a closer look. The four big characters on it came into view: I am here in person!
Suddenly he was shocked and was about to kneel down.
"Okay, don't do these false etiquette outside, you did a good job!" Emperor Qing praised, and then entered the gate directly.
After walking a few steps, he saw that Commander Lin was still sulking. Emperor Qing smiled and said, "Luo Feng, your subordinates have been trained well."
Lin Luofeng made a grimace: "Your Majesty, you are not laughing at me, are you?"
"Hahaha, you kid!" After laughing a few times, Emperor Qing waved his hand and continued forward, feeling even more satisfied in his heart.
As an emperor, what is the most important thing he needs from his ministers? loyalty!
There are too many smart people in the world, but there are really not many loyal people like Commander Lin and Lin Ruhai.
After walking for a while, Emperor Qing suddenly thought of something and asked, "Are the guards, maids, and cooks of the Lin family always the same people sent by the palace?"
Manager Chen quickly said: "Yes, I have asked Miss Lin several times if she wants to go to the Lin family or Jia family to choose some people, relatives and friends, so that we can get along more harmoniously.
She said it was fine now and there was no need to change it. "
"Haha, not bad, let's go and see what my little niece is doing." Emperor Qing walked towards the backyard with a smile.
Trust is mutual. Lin Ruhai is willing to leave his children in the capital for his care, but so far, his niece has used people sent by herself.
This trust moved him.
Such a loyal minister and righteous daughter will definitely not let them down in the future!
As for the close relationship between the Jia family and the Lin family, it is nothing to do.
During the hundred years of the new dynasty, none of the officials in the dynasty had any relatives by marriage.
If the Jia family falls, do you think they will help it or protect themselves wisely?
Some people jump too hard and are stupid, and they must pay the price!
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