Incense smoke is lingering, flowers are colorful, lights are 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, quarreling 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, Yuan Chun 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-rank 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. She was filled with emotions. It was obvious that both the master and the servants and maids were extremely excited.
What made her wonder was that outside the Jia Mansion, there were countless strange black energies hovering over the Jia Mansion. It was jealousy, anger, and even more terrifying malice.
Looking at the prosperous scene of Jia Mansion at this time, Lin Daiyu looked thoughtfully at Yuan Chun and said lightly: "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 empress by accident, but if you offend the empress dowager or the empress dowager, the saint Renxiao will definitely put you in the cold palace. When the time comes, the Jia family will fall into pieces and the Jia family will return 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 over.
And she also knows her father's abilities.
I haven't worked in the Ministry of Industry for more than ten years. Is it because I was squeezed out? It's most likely because I'm incompetent.
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 to adjust her mood.
When tools are no longer used, 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 to do it? 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 several books orally by herself, with thousands of words in her belly. Although they were siblings, Yuanchun felt that Baoyu was more like her own child.
After entering the palace, he always brought a letter to Mrs. Wang, saying: "I want to give birth to a child and support her. If I am not strict, I will not be able to achieve success. If I am too strict, I may not be in danger, and my parents will worry."
My longing and loving heart will never be forgotten for a moment.
Now that the Jia 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 muttered: "The great and prosperous events of a hundred years pass by like 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 from the east, majestic and touching.
This word is understandable, after all, she is strong and has superior martial arts. What makes him puzzled is, how could Lin Daiyu have 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 has been an endless stream of ladies and ladies visiting the Lin Mansion for advice, and some talented and high-ranking officials have even sent invitations, but there has been 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.
Mr. Chen was stunned: "A grand visit, or a private visit?"
"Let's have a private visit!" Emperor Qing said enthusiastically.
He suddenly wanted to know what it was like at home for such a talented woman with both civil and military talents.
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 the command of Lin. But as long as they enter the palace and let the Queen and the Queen Mother use various rules to temper their temper, they will eventually become the royal family.
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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 person at a time.
The maids came to serve the dishes, and kept carrying various dinner plates inside, including chicken, duck, fish, medicinal food, roast pig and roast lamb. They were all big dishes, including the ones in pots.
The vegetables are divided into two even piles, one for each person.
After a long period of summary, the clever Lin Daiyu discovered 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 poop 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. They were just two rice pails, and they didn't gain weight by eating only!
I cried with envy.
After finishing his food, the little yellow cat jumped on the girl's shoulder and drooled at the food in front of her.
Little girls are slow to eat food.
I don’t know why, 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 some.
After all, when she went to the palace many times, she heard that there was a black dog openly snatching things in the palace, and no one could catch 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, 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 that she would be able to earn 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 while, 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 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 of the shovel, he swung his tail and suddenly felt a little guilty.
It seems a bit unethical to deceive fools like this.
You will never do this again in the future. This will never happen for the eighth time!
Lin Mansion, entrance.
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 even more deserted than the gate of Leng Palace."
Manager Chen explained with a smile: "The eldest man 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.
Nowadays, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, both civil and military, have developed the Lianghuai salt industry into a prosperous development. 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, the entire empire is basically repairing and repairing. There are many loopholes and gaps that have been consuming the empire's national power.
But Emperor Qing knew deeply that if he kept making repairs like this, this time, the new dynasty would 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 were Jinwu guards and were under the management of Commander Lin, the palace ordered them to come over at that time. 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 his face looked ugly: "Why, you didn't even listen to 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 a bodyguard 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 when he took a closer look, the four big characters on it came into view: It's like I'm here in person!
I was immediately shocked and had 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 moving forward, feeling even more satisfied in his heart.
As an emperor, what is the most important thing you need from your ministers? Loyalty!
There are too many smart people in the world, but there are really not many people as loyal as 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 would like 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's fine now and there's 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, this niece has only used people sent by herself.
This trust moved him.
Such a loyal minister and adopted 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, so they must pay the price!
