Chapter 77 Lin Daiyu: Brother Lian, can I pet your deer?
Chapter 77 Lin Daiyu: Brother Lian, can I touch your deer?
Lin Ruhai, the Salt Inspector of Yangzhou Prefecture, has been in this position for the third year this year. According to past practice, this year will be the last year of his term.
But now there is something wrong with the rumors in the court. Emperor Baode seems to be planning to let Lin Ruhai continue to be the Salt Patrol Censor for another term!
This is a bit deceptive. A position like Salt Patrol Censor has to deal with the salt merchants who have the largest financial resources in Jiangnan.
Besides, the official position of Salt Patrol Censor is far from being a good job for the Lin family, which has been rich in wealth for generations.
On the contrary, it is an offending activity. If Lin Ruhai didn't really have an ambition that he wanted to display, and he wanted to fight against the royal family, he should have resigned from his job at this time!
In short, Lin Ruhai's situation has gradually become worse since Emperor Baode ascended the throne!
Lin Ruhai has been the salt patrol censor for three years. Because he has a rich family background, he does not accept bribes from the salt merchant group. This will naturally cause the salt merchants' interests to be greatly damaged.
The interests of the salt merchants were damaged, so the annual salt lessons of the imperial court naturally increased significantly in recent years.
Logically speaking, this is a rare political achievement! If you, the emperor, don't give me a promotion, why do you continue to let me sit in this position that offends others to death?
The Salt Patrol Censor himself was a transient official. Because this position was extremely prone to corruption, the longest term in the past would not exceed three years.
But this time, Emperor Baode actually ignored martial ethics and planned to make Lin Ruhai, the extremely slippery and slippery salt merchant group, seem to have no access to oil and salt and continue to work for a few more years. How could this be allowed?
When the news came, all the major salt merchants started jumping up and down. Recently, they kept jumping up and down, and some people kept visiting Lin Ruhai's house, hoping that he would change his policies in the future, otherwise...
Most of the salt merchants who had a bloody start-up process could endure Lin Ruhai's tenure for one term because the Lin family did still have some respect in Jiangnan. In addition, because of the connections of the Jia family, people pinched their noses and recognized him.
But now the imperial court is so greedy that it wants people like Lin Ruhai to sit on their head forever. This is a result that the Salt Merchant Group cannot accept.
This is the reason why Lin Ruhai has been so anxious recently.
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Although the Lin Mansion in Yangzhou is just a villa of the Lin family, it is also very impressive and occupies a large area.
There are three roads and three entrances to the house, and the courtyards are connected layer by layer, but they are different from the courtyards in Shenjing City.
The houses in the south of the Yangtze River and the mansions in the north are completely different in style.
The white walls and black tiles in the south of the Yangtze River have the meaning of a garden, and there are rugged rocks, reflecting the natural interest that people at that time loved most.
In contrast, the courtyards around Shenjing City pay much more attention to majesty. Even if they have carved beams and painted buildings, they always have a gray and heavy feel.
Thousands of bamboos are planted in the courtyard of Lin Mansion, and the lush greenery echoes with a rare fresh breath.
The garden scenery of this water town in the south of the Yangtze River is indeed unique. Jia Lian and his party entered the Lin Mansion. The female family members and guards were arranged by the Lin family's housekeepers.
Jia Lian followed Jia Min all the way to Lin Mansion West Road Courtyard, and finally met her uncle Lin Ruhai again.
Compared to Uncle Lin, who was high-spirited when he was newly married, Lin Ruhai is now slightly stout, but his aura has become more and more like that of Yue Zhi Yuanting. Considering his background as a scholar in the Imperial Academy, he naturally has a dignified appearance and looks like a gentle elder.
But the hint of deep exhaustion that inadvertently flashed between Lin Ruhai's brows also made Jia Lian have some thoughts...
Lin Ruhai was also very surprised to see Jia Lian, the handsome nephew of his wife's mother-in-law again. The fifteen-year-old boy was already more than seven feet tall, with a face like white jade, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He was dressed in a pure white robe and wore a turban on his head.
She wears a purple gold crown with jewels in her hair, wears a long white jade sword on her waist, wears a pair of green satin powder-soled court boots, and rests on her shoulder a rare little pure golden raccoon slave.
As soon as he entered the door, Jia Min, who put down her dignified and dignified manner in front of outsiders, came to Jia Lian's side in a "swish", stretched out her hands and gently lifted Jin Ling'er from Jia Lian's shoulders and held her in her arms.
"Woo~ Jin Ling'er, aunt misses you so much, do you miss me~"
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After greeting Lin Ruhai, they sat down and chatted while waiting for the maids and servants to bring the dishes from the kitchen.
Lin Ruhai and Jia Min's youngest son, Lin Yong, was just two years old. He was still awake at this time and was inconvenient to see people. He never came out to meet Jia Lian.
On the other hand, little Daiyu, who was over four years old, came out to meet Jia Lian and chatted with him gracefully. It was the first time she met her cousin from her maternal grandfather's family.
The little girl, who was in her early four years, was at her cutest. After getting acquainted with her, Daiyu began to catch Jia Lian and ask questions.
"Brother Lian, is Shenjing City fun?"
"Brother Lian, what does my grandmother look like? Will she like Yu'er?"
"Brother Lian, your deer is so beautiful. Can I touch it?"
Well... obviously, our sister Lin's mouth is not naturally so sharp!
Jia Lian responded to Lin Daiyu's childlike words with a smile on his face, and then waved to call Lu Xiaobai in who was strolling in the yard outside to familiarize himself with the new environment.
"Yoyo~"
Under the smiling gaze of Lin Ruhai and others, Lu Xiaobai came to Jia Lian and Xiao Lin Daiyu with a few brisk steps. His cute big eyes started to sparkle as soon as he saw Xiao Daiyu.
Jia Lian took Xiao Daiyu's pink little hand and gently placed it on the soft down of Lu Xiaobai's slender neck. Lu Xiaobai also cooperated obediently and did not move.
"This is the deer Xiaobai. He is nine years old this year, and he still looks small. But Xiaobai is very good and won't hurt anyone. Yu'er, you can be friends with him."
"Okay, Xiaobai is so beautiful!"
"Yeah~yo~"
"..."
The two little ones who obviously didn't understand each other quickly got together and started laughing and joking happily.
"Lian'er, this is your Kirin descendant - Lu Xiaobai? He looks really handsome and cute."
"Well, I originally wanted to make this guy a mount. Who knew that this guy was so lucky that he actually awakened the Mu De Qilin bloodline. As a result, he has been looking like this for the past few years."
"It doesn't grow up, it's so pitiful, and it's just like us Jin Ling'er, right, little Ling'er..."
"..."
Jia Lian looked at Jin Ling'er, who was lying in Jia Min's arms and moaning comfortably, and was speechless for a while.
"It's not that it can't grow big. Jin Ling'er is actually a three-foot-long cat! It can eat a person with a snarl. A few days ago, it caught a half-foot-long fish on the river.
Woolen cloth!"
"That's all nonsense! Xiao Lian'er, do you know how long three feet is? How could Jin Ling'er grow so big? Oh~ Xiao Ling'er, let's ignore this bad guy."
Jin Ling'er actually responded to Jia Min with "meow meow meow~" for a while, and Jia Lian couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Oh! I hope you will never see this guy's true form."
But having said that, Jia Lian really has to bear the blame for Jin Ling'er's tendency to pretend to be young. After all, it was this guy who developed her childhood habits. In fact, Jia Lian was the earliest child with zoophilia!
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