Chapter 71: Secretly Protecting the Monthly Pass](1/2)
After Lin Xiu stayed in Changchun Palace for a while, the imperial concubine came back. She told Lin Xiu that His Majesty promised to investigate the matter thoroughly, so that he could recover from his injuries with peace of mind and wait for news at home.
Afterwards, Lin Xiu stayed in Changchun Palace for half an hour, mainly talking to the little guy, asking him what he wanted to eat in the past few days, and making a recipe for him, eating full and sleeping soundly, and chatting and talking, which would dilute some grief that was far away from his hometown.
Then he used to make the concubine happy. In some aspects, she was like a little thing, trapped in this deep palace and needed people to chat and talk. The palace maids and eunuchs around him respected her too much, and Lin Xiu was even more relaxed. Moreover, he understood women's thoughts and knew what she wanted to hear and didn't want to hear. Since Lin Xiu came to Changchun Palace, he had never heard of the laughter and joy here.
Not long after, the imperial concubine covered her face and said, "No, no, I can't laugh anymore. I can't laugh anymore. It's time to smile again. When you leave the palace, go to the Imperial Hospital and let Shuangshuang come to this palace..."
After leaving Changchun Palace, Lin Xiu went to the Imperial Hospital first.
Shuangshuang is a hospital doctor at the Imperial Hospital, that is, an intern imperial physician. In addition to this identity, she is also a personal female doctor for the harem of the empresses. The concubine of the palace had a headache and fever, so the first one would look for her.
After all, her magical ability is there, and she can cure any physical illness.
Lin Xiu also knew that the reason why the empresses in the palace were so well maintained was also due to her. Her ability was not only to cure diseases, but also to nourish the skin and keep the cells alive.
This is the principle that Lin Xiu’s wounds can heal quickly.
Lin Xiu said that the Imperial Concubine and Princess Minghe looked like sisters, but it was not unfounded. She was in her early thirties. Her skin was amazingly good and tender, as if she could get out of water with just a pinch. Perhaps those girls who were seventeen or eighteen years old and in their youth were not as good as her in this regard.
Speaking of which, Lin Xiu now has this ability.
It’s just that his abilities are not easy to be exposed. Otherwise, with this skill of rejuvenating, let alone a few trees, I’m afraid the entire forest would run towards him.
Who can withstand the temptation of eternal youth and eternal faces forever?
After leaving the Imperial Hospital, Lin Xiu found a figure waiting outside.
It was Zhu Jin, the eunuch beside Emperor Xia.
Lin Xiu hugged her fists and said, "Mr. Zhu is OK."
Zhu Jin nodded and said, "Your Majesty already knows about your affairs. In the future, the imperial guards will strengthen the defense near your home. The Secret Detective Department will also send someone to protect you secretly. If you encounter troubles that you cannot solve, you can directly seek help from the Secret Detective Department. Of course, the premise is that others will cause you trouble first."
Lin Xiu calmed down and said with a fist: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long You."
Then he said: "For this assassination, someone installed a dead soldier in the Lin Mansion."
The maids and servants rewarded in the palace are under the jurisdiction of the Internal Affairs Department, and only the people in the palace can check this line.
Zhu Jin shook his head and said, "It's useless. The Internal Affairs Department also recruits people from outside. There are countless families and forces that can arrange personnel in the Internal Affairs Department. The Secret Investigation Department has investigated and found nothing."
Since that's the case, Lin Xiu had nothing else to do, so he clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, General Manager Zhu."
Zhu Jin waved his hand and then floated away.
The thighs of the imperial concubine are really white and long. With these arrangements, Lin Xiu will not have to worry about his life being threatened in the future. Although his privacy and freedom may be less, compared with his life, those inconveniences are nothing.
When Lin Xiu walked out of the palace gate, he saw Sun Dali waiting there.
Lin Xiu glanced at him and said in surprise: "It's broad daylight, what are you doing here?"
After moving, the Lin family was only one street away from the palace, and it took a few steps to get there. Moreover, the street was full of guards, so assassins with abnormal minds would choose to take action here without Sun Dali following him.
Sun Dali shook his head and said firmly: "From now on, I will be wherever the young master is!"
Lin Xiu was assassinated yesterday, but he was not around, which made Sun Dali, who was a guard, feel guilty. Lin Xiu also saw his thoughts, patted his shoulder, and said, "Okay, if you want to follow, follow."
Just as he was about to walk back with Sun Dali, a carriage drove from the side and stopped beside Lin Xiu.
Sun Dali immediately made a warning gesture and protected Lin Xiu behind him.
At this time, a generous voice came from the carriage: "Don't be nervous, I have no malice."
Lin Xiu clasped his fists at the carriage and asked, "I dare to ask you, yes..."
A voice came from the car again: "Mr. Yongping, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."
Lin Xiu's expression was a little surprised. He offended the Marquis of Yongping not long ago. The eldest son of the other party, Yang Xuan, was exiled to the capital because of him. Moreover, Lin Xiu was assassinated just yesterday. Marquis of Yongping was the most suspicious behind-the-scenes commander. In this case, he was blatantly waiting for himself here. What does it mean?
After a moment of silence in the car, the voice rang out again: "I have heard of the news of your assassination. Xuan'er was defeated in the confrontation with you, which means that your wit is far better than him. You should see that this matter has nothing to do with me."
Lin Xiu shrugged and smiled, "That may not be the case. Who knows that the Marquis is not using the trick?"
The people in the carriage also laughed and said, "Everyone said that Ping Anbo's son is mediocre by nature. When he saw him today, he realized that the rumors were unfounded. I saw you today, and I had no other intentions. I just didn't want to be treated as a pawn by others. Xuan'er took the initiative to provoke and defeated you. That's because his skills are inferior to others and he can't blame others."
After the words came, he said leisurely: "More than ten years ago, I did have the idea of marrying the Zhao family, but at that time, the Zhao family's legitimate daughter did not grow up so fast. A few years later, I realized that marrying that genius with the status of the Yongping Marquis' Mansion was a fool, so I stopped that idea. However, Xuan'er met the girl once when she was young, and since then he was shocked and loved her. He even did some irrational things for this. However, he had already paid the price for his behavior. The grudges between you two are limited to you and have nothing to do with the Lin Yang family."
After saying this, the carriage slowly drove away.
Lin Xiu actually did not doubt the words of Yongping Hou. In fact, he did not think that he did this assassination. The appearance of Yongping Hou showed an attitude that Yongping Hou's Mansion would not retaliate against him for the last incident. Regardless of whether he thought so in his heart, just this attitude and pattern made Lin Xiu see the difference between the First-class Hou's Mansion and other small powerful people.
Sun Dali stood beside Lin Xiu and asked, "Young Master, are we going home now?"
Lin Xiu shook his head and said, "If you don't go home, go to Lihuayuan."
Taking advantage of Lingyin's return to her grandmother's house, she must be able to do whatever she wants. If she has time, she will listen to the song. Once she returns to the capital, she will only be the dark and slaughtering...
Pear Blossom Garden.
When the headmaster saw Lin Xiu this time, he was more enthusiastic than ever and took the initiative to say, "Caiyi is in the old place upstairs, so the young master just goes to find her."
The Accord on the second floor is a place where girls rest when they are tired of singing. Everyone has their own exclusive room.
There was also a 15 or 16-year-old girl in Caiyi's room who was learning singing style with Caiyi. When she saw Lin Xiu coming in, she said to the girl: "You go back first, go down and practice more. After practicing well, you won't make any mistakes."
"Thank you, Sister Caiyi."
The little girl smiled at her and ran out jumping.
Lin Xiu walked to the table and sat down, asking, "How is it? Is the business still good recently?"
Caiyi smiled and said, "It's similar to before, but I was affected by the closing a few days ago, but it has recovered."
Lin Xiu asked again: "I just saw the headmaster frowning. Have you encountered any difficult things? Is anyone in trouble with the theater?"
Caiyi looked at Lin Xiu and said, "Last time, Dongcheng Ling came here in person, and taught a few rascals who often make trouble. Now, no one dares to cause trouble for us. Is it the young master who asked Dongcheng Ling to do this?"
Lin Xiu did not deny it and said, "He just mentioned by the way, asking him to take care of the place more. If Lihuayuan goes bankrupt, where can I go to listen to the music?"
Caiyi smiled and said, "There are at least dozens of theaters in the royal capital, and there are many larger than Lihuayuan. There are many famous actors. How come the young master has no place to listen to music?"
Lin Xiu looked at her and said, "But there is no you there."
This sentence made Caiyi stand there and soon came to her senses. A blush flew on her pretty face at some point and she whispered: "Caiyi's singing skills are poor, and she can't compare to others."
Lin Xiu said: "No matter how good their singing skills are, I still like the voice of the girl Caiyi. I really want to hear Caiyi sing songs for the rest of my life."
Lin Xiu made Caiyi lower her head after a few words. Her face turned red and her heart was like a deer bumping into her. She couldn't help but guess what the young master meant...
There is nothing more beautiful than a woman's shy face. Although Lin Xiu saw countless girls in her previous life, she had only seen this shyness on her first love.
Of course, the girls you meet later will blush, but most of the time they pretend, Lin Xiu saw through it and said it out.
Because whenever they pretend to be shy, Lin Xiu looked at their eyes and said that they were pretending to like them. Everyone is the same type of people, who takes who seriously?
But the colored clothes are different.
The most tenderness of the bow of your head is like a lotus that is so shy that it is so cool that it makes people want to cherish and care.
Because of Lingyin and that engagement, Lin Xiu has been very restrained these days and has not flirted with the little girl everywhere. However, when he arrived at Caiyi, he couldn't help but want to flirt with her every time, just to see her blushing when she was shy.
Seeing that she was shy and stopped talking, Lin Xiucai changed the topic and said, "So your Lihua Garden must be opened, otherwise, I think my wish to hear the voice of a girl in Caiyi will be vain in my life. Tell me, what difficulties have you encountered? As long as I can help you, I will definitely help you."
Caiyi came back to her senses and said, "Actually, it's a matter of money. The monthly rent here is quite large. Most of the money earned by the theater house pays the rent of the shop. Others also need to maintain the life of the theater troupe. The headmaster is kind-hearted and takes in many homeless children. I wanted to teach them to sing operas and give them a living business in the future. But the theater house's business is average, and there are so many people who want to eat, and it seems that they are losing money..."
The theater industry is also in the pyramid structure.
The top group of famous actors are expensive every time they appear, but most opera troupes are barely able to live.
After listening to Caiyi's words, Lin Xiu suddenly had an idea in his mind.
He looked at Caiyi and said, "If you just want them to live in the future, why not let them come to Lin Mansion. My family is going to recruit a group of servants and don't ask them to know anything. As long as they are smarter, they can serve tea and water, and do some cleaning work."
For safety reasons, Lin Xiu had just dispersed the servants at home today, but it was not a big deal for a long time. Just A Yue and Aunt Wang were too busy with the family’s miscellaneous work.
The girls adopted by the opera troupe have clean foundations and can be used with confidence. They not only solve the problem of Lin’s mansion, but also relieve the pressure of Lihuayuan. Isn’t it the best of both worlds?
Caiyi thought about it and was a little excited, and asked, "Can they do it?"
Lin Xiu nodded and said, "Yes, after entering the Lin Mansion, they don't have to become slaves. The salary is paid monthly. You can leave whenever you want. After staying in the Lin Mansion for a few years, if they want to leave, I will give them a generous severance fee. At that time, whether they are used as dowry or want to do some small business by themselves."
After Lin Xiu finished speaking, Caiyi immediately went downstairs and told the head teacher about the matter.
The headmaster hurried up and asked Lin Xiu, "What Mr. Lin said is true?"
Lin Xiu said: "Of course it's true. Is the headmaster unwilling?"
"I'm willing, of course I'm willing!" The headmaster of Lihuayuan nodded repeatedly and said, "It's their blessing to be able to enter the young master's mansion. Nowadays, what's better than being an actor. It's hard and tiring, so I can only barely survive. The young master wants a few people, Caiyi and I will choose some clever and sensible past..."
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In the end, Lin Xiu selected eight little girls from Lihuayuan.
They were between the ages of thirteen and sixteen, and were adopted by opera troupes. They were originally planned to be trained by actors. When Lin Xiu and Sun Dali took them back to the Lin Mansion, the girls were wearing small bags cross-body, with curiosity and expectation flashing in their big eyes, and were also worried and afraid.
When he returned to Lin's mansion, Lin Xiu found that the defense power at this distance at his doorstep had doubled compared to before.
Almost every fifty meters, there are several guard posts of the imperial guards, and other parts of this area are basically a hundred meters apart.
These places are on duty no matter day and night. Their existence makes the DC area, a gathering place for the powerful and powerful, the safest place in the entire capital.
And the street in front of Lin Mansion is also a little different.
Under the wall to the east, there was a figure leaning against it.
To be continued...