The emperor personally intervened in the matter, and the efficiency was astonishingly high. In the evening after Lin Jue was summoned by Guo Chong, the official appointment document was sent to the Hanlin Academy.
In the evening, Yuan Xiandao came in person to read out the official appointment documents and congratulate Lin Jue and Yang Xiu on their promotion. From beginning to end, Yuan Xiandao did not mention a word about Lin Jue's beating of the two Hanlin bachelors, as if he did not know about it and it never happened.
In fact, a few days ago, when two Hanlin bachelors who had been beaten with bruises and swollen noses and faces and were soaked in tears went back to complain, Yuan Xiandao's beard flew up, and he almost brought someone to arrest Lin Jue and bring him to justice. But after all, age and experience mattered.
Even though Yuan Xiandao had to be forced by Wu Chunlai to send people to harass Lin Jue, Yuan Xiandao knew he couldn't do it if he really wanted to take down Lin Jue. Yuan Xiandao was not stupid enough to give it to Wu Chunlai.
As a pawn, he went to deal with Lin Jue and offended Prince Liang's house. Yuan Xiandao rarely stayed awake. He knew that he could not cross the red line, otherwise it would be difficult for him to escape. Therefore, he only appeased two Hanlin bachelors and agreed to evaluate the comments at the end of the year.
I gave them a better rating online and gave them a month-long vacation as compensation.
When he received Lin Jue's appointment document, Yuan Xiandao was surprised, and at the same time he was secretly glad in his heart. Fortunately, he was not impulsive, otherwise he would be a villain in vain. The emperor personally appointed Lin Jue as the executioner of Kaifeng Mansion, which shows that Lin Jue is
The emperor's position is very important. If I had acted like a fool and punished Lin Jue, the result would have been embarrassing.
Yuan Xiandao and Lin Jue talked happily like a pair of old friends. The two recalled the past and talked about the past. In fact, the two were indeed old acquaintances. Yuan Xiandao was the chief judge at the Hangzhou Oiran Competition three years ago. At that time, Lin Jue
Although he is just an unknown person, he has already met him.
"At the Oiran Competition that year, Master Lin's song "Ding Feng Bo" came out and shocked everyone. From that time on, I decided that Master Lin was definitely not a thing in the pool. Sure enough, he had won the number one title in a row, and now he has been appreciated by the emperor. He personally
Being appointed to an important position in Kaifeng Mansion shows that I had a correct vision back then. Hahaha." Yuan Xiandao said.
"Master Yuan saw that I would be what I am today. I didn't even think that I would be what I am today. Master Yuan has such a good vision, I admire him very much." Lin Jue laughed.
The two of them were chatting in vain, as if the grudges and troubles in the past had never happened, as if they were a couple reminiscing about the past. They talked about some interesting things from the past, leaving the room full of hearty smiles.
Voice.
After Yuan Xiandao left, Lin Jue and Yang Xiu immediately packed up their things and packed the parcels to leave the public house. Master Hu and Master Jiang followed them silently the whole time, looking quite forlorn. Lin Jue and Yang Xiu had nothing to pack, simply
I packed a small package and carried it on my shoulder. I also left some daily utensils and stationery supplies for Jiang and Hu.
"Two adults, we are leaving. Although Lin Jue has not been here for a long time, he has been taken care of by the two adults and has learned a lot from you. Anyway, thank you two for taking care of me. Please also invite the two adults.
Take care of yourself, I will come back to visit you in the future."
Lin Jue did not tease them. In fact, the two adults were quite nice people, but they were just a bit snobbish. They actually did not do anything intolerable to Lin Jue. Lin Jue did learn something from them.
, that is a kind of mentality of being indifferent and at peace. Although the time here is short, every day is actually very long for Lin Jue. If it were not for watching the two old men playing chess,
Lin Jue probably couldn't stand this calm attitude of dozing off and teasing the birds.
The eyes of Mr. Jiang and Mr. Hu were also a little red. Mr. Jiang sighed and cupped his hands and said: "Hey, there is no such thing as a banquet in the world. I would have known that this ruined temple would not be able to accommodate the Buddha of Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin is not a thing in the pond."
, it’s something we can expect to soar into the sky. Don’t be surprised, Mr. Lin, Mr. Laochan and Mr. Hu usually don’t listen to what they say. In fact, we have no ill intentions towards Mr. Lin, it’s just a piecemeal talk. If you don’t believe me, ask Mr. Yang.
Lao Chen and Mr. Hu are actually happy from the bottom of their hearts that these two adults are able to have what they have today. Our lives are over, but your success can be regarded as a relief for the two of us. Lao Chen hereby wishes the two adults good luck in officialdom.
If you are prosperous and have a bright future, you will be promoted to prime minister in the future and your reputation will spread far and wide."
Mr. Hu nodded in agreement and said: "What Mr. Jiang said is also the voice of an old man. You two have gone out. If you are free, you will come back to see us. We are both in our prime years. In fact, we don't have much age anymore and we have few friends.
.We would be very happy if you would come and see us."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "That's natural. If there is a chance, we will definitely come back to visit the two elders."
Yang Xiu interjected: "Brother Lin, I don't want to come back here. I don't want to step in this public house. If you want to visit the two adults, you can go to the two adults' homes. I won't come back again."
Already."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "It turns out that Brother Yang has a deep resentment against this place. I thought he liked it here. When the grapes are ripe in the autumn, why don't we come back to eat grapes? We just agreed a few days ago. No.
Are you saying that the grapes from the Western Regions are big, purple, juicy, and incredibly sweet? I haven’t tasted them yet.”
Yang Xiu rolled his eyes and waved his hands: "You come here, no matter how delicious the grapes are, I won't eat them. I swear, I, Yang Xiu, will never step foot here again in my life. This is a prison, and it's a place where people are killed."
I've had enough of the bloody place. Brother Lin, can you leave or not? I can't wait any longer."
Before Lin Jue could say anything, Yang Xiu walked down the porch with the package in his arms and walked quickly towards the door.
Lin Jue turned to look at the two adults, Jiang and Hu, and said with a bitter smile: "Two adults, Mr. Yang can't wait any longer. It's time for me to leave. You two adults, take care. We will see you later."
Mr. Jiang and Mr. Hu hurriedly returned the salute. Lin Jue turned to Yang Xiu's back and shouted with a smile: "Brother Yang, why are you walking so fast? Wait for me."
Yang Xiu didn't answer, didn't look back, and quickly walked out of the gate of the public house with a determined back, turning to the side path. Lin Jue caught up with him quickly, and the two walked side by side and disappeared on the side of the path of flowers and trees.
Mr. Jiang and Mr. Hu helped each other to the door and watched the two people's backs disappear. They stood there silently for a long time. As the sun set, the two people's figures were stretched very long, and their shadows were outside the door of the public house.
On the ground outside, the two of them did not leave the office.
After a while, Mr. Hu said softly: "Lao Jiang, let's go back. They are gone."
"Hey! Let's go, we are the only two left here. Yang Xiu is right, this is a place where people can be killed without blood. You and I have wasted our youth for decades and spent it all in this place. Although no one has any use for it.
The knife kills us, but our good time is all killed. It is really regretful that we have never accomplished anything in this life. We just stay here all day long and accomplish nothing. Think about it...
I have really lived my life in vain." Mr. Jiang sighed.
Mr. Hu was silent for a while, and after a while he let out a long sigh, put his hands behind his back and bowed his body, and walked towards the public room. Mr. Jiang also shook his head and sighed, and followed him slowly away.
…
At night, the back house of the Lin family was full of excitement and excitement. The fact that Lin Jue was transferred to Kaifeng Mansion as a criminal officer made the recently quiet atmosphere in the back house of the Lin family become lively and jubilant. Lin Jue was expelled from the school, and due to his illness,
In addition, the matter of being demoted back to the original public house became a stone that weighed on everyone's minds. Although Lin Jue did not show anything in front of others, his sighs behind his back were caught by sensitive women. They knew that Lin Jue was in a depressed mood, so naturally
I can't be happy anymore.
Therefore, when Lin Jue announced that he had been appointed as the acting punishment officer of the Kaifeng Prefecture's Punishment Division, it was like colorful fireworks lighting up in the gray air, and it suddenly made people feel happy.
Qianqian, who was already feeling uncomfortable with this atmosphere, encouraged Lu Wu to hold a banquet in the evening to celebrate. Lu Wu readily agreed and cooked several special dishes according to Lin Jue's taste in Hangzhou. It was lively and lively.
He set up a banquet table in the small hall of the back house and took Lin Jue to the table.
Lin Jueben is also a person who likes to have fun. Although this appointment is not a very big deal in Lin Jue's view, and it will not change the relationship between himself and his husband. But he doesn't like it either.
A person with a sad face. He knows that his own mood actually affects the mood of those around him, so he sits down happily.
Ever since Lin Jue got drunk on the Mid-Autumn Festival night last year and had an indescribable incident with Bai Bing, the Lin family's back house has basically banned alcohol. He only drank a few times during the Chinese New Year, and it was only in moderation. Others
She didn't think anything of it, but Qianqian was suffocating. She didn't have a good drinking capacity, but she liked the noisy atmosphere of drinking. On today's occasion, she naturally wanted to ask everyone to have a good drink.
With Lin Jue's acquiescence, Qianqian took out a large jar of bamboo leaves and smashed the mud seal. The strong smell of wine suddenly spread in the air. As soon as the smell of wine came out, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became lively. Even Lin Jue
He immediately became excited. He took off his long clothes, spread his arms and prepared to have a big drink. He had not dared to drink to his heart's content for many days, and Lin Jue also wanted to get drunk.
"Tonight, I won't come home until I'm drunk." Qianqian shook her bun, patted her towering chest and declared loudly and boldly.
Lu Wu and Bai Bing covered their mouths and laughed.
Lin Jue laughed and said: "We may not be able to return without getting drunk, but you definitely can. Because you will get drunk after just one bowl."
White ice and green dancing flowers tremble with laughter.
Qianqian glared and retorted: "I...although I get drunk after just one bowl, I fall down when I'm drunk and don't bother anyone. It's not like some people who sleep with someone in their arms when they're drunk, which makes the city full of trouble."
Bai Bing's face turned red, and he stood up and came to catch Qianqian. The two of them were already very familiar with each other, and they basically couldn't help laughing. Qianqian had laughed at Bai Bing countless times about what happened that night. But in front of Lin Jue's
After saying this, Bai Bing was still ashamed.
Lin Jue laughed and watched the two people making trouble, feeling very comfortable in his heart.
Lu Wu smiled and said: "Stop making trouble, Qianqian, you are seeking death, and you dare to offend Bing'er. Have you forgotten that she played the flute that day and you danced like a fool? If you offend her, you will be in trouble on the street in the future.
When she plays the flute, you become a joke on the street."
Hearing this, Qianqian's eyes widened even more, and she put her hands on her hips and shouted: "If you don't tell me, I have forgotten it. Mr. Lin, please give me an explanation. What do you say when your baby Bai Bing bullies me? I was taking a nap that day, and she ran away.
When she came to my room to play the flute, I somehow managed to get her way and get up and start dancing. Is there anyone who bullies others like that? If you have martial arts, you can do whatever you want?"
Lin Juexiao asked Bai Bing: "Is this the case?"
Bai Bing blushed and said, "She...she talks nonsense."
"Why am I talking nonsense? I bumped into you two in Xiao Nuan Pavilion that day..." Qianqian shouted.
"You also said..." Bai Bing flew towards him. Qianqian has also been dancing since elementary school. Although she is not a martial artist, she is able to move and dodge easily. She dodged to Lin Jue's side. Lin Jue reached out and grabbed Bai Bing and swung at him.
fist, everything was understood in my heart.
What Qianqian was talking about about Xiao Nuan Pavilion was that day when she and Bai Bing were making out on the soft couch in Xiao Nuan Pavilion. Just when they were about to die, Qian Qian suddenly broke in and ran away in fright. Bai Bing must have been angry about this.
Something happened, so he played a ecstasy to get revenge on Qianqian.
"Qianqian, stop talking. If you make trouble again, we will move to Xingyuan." Lu Wu rarely showed her majesty.
Qianqian hurriedly gave up and hugged Luwu and said: "Okay, okay, I don't dare to scare me with this every day. I don't want to go to Xingyuan. I'm used to living here. Xingyuan is too simple. I won't say it."
Sister Bing'er, please spare me and I will make amends to you."
Bai Bing snorted, her face red and angry. Lin Jue squeezed her hand, pulled her to sit next to her and said: "Don't be as knowledgeable as this kid. Don't pay attention to her. By the way, we haven't even had a meal or drink yet.
Eat, are these wines and dishes just for looking at? Everyone, sit down, let’s have a feast, let’s have a feast.”
Lu Wu smiled and said, "That's it, let's start the banquet. Qianqian, I'll punish you by pouring wine."
Qianqian stood up happily, holding a big wine jar and pouring wine for everyone. Her hands and feet were unsteady and she spilled a lot. She muttered in distress, and everyone laughed again.
After pouring the wine cup, Lu Wu stood up holding the wine bowl and said: "Young Master has been promoted, we are also happy. Come and toast to Young Master, and wish him a prosperous official career and great success."
Bai Bing and Qianqian also stood up holding wine cups. Bai Bing said: "It doesn't matter if you get promoted or not, as long as you are happy."
Qianqian said: "Of course it's good to be promoted. Humph, that Mr. Fang treated Mr. Lin so cruelly and was so ruthless that he suffered a bad reputation and a bad mood. Teach him today. He doesn't care about Mr. Lin, but the emperor does.
Young Master. Mr. Lin’s official position is higher than what he was given before. He is so angry.”
"That's right, Qian Qian said the same thing as what I thought. Everyone respects my young master, and he also respects Mr. Fang. It's good for him to treat the young master like this. He will be so angry." Lu Wu nodded.
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Don't talk nonsense. He is my mentor. You don't understand many things. Don't say such things again. Come on, do it. I don't seek promotion and wealth, but stability and peace."
Everyone raised their glasses and drank. Except for Lu Wu, who was too drunk and only took a small sip, Lin Jue, Bai Bing and others drank all the wine.
Lin Jue stared at Qianqian, and Qianqian said: "What are you looking at me for?"
Lin Jue smiled and said, "I'm counting to see when you fall."
"Cut!" Qianqian waved her hand, and the jade bracelet on her wrist jingled. "Don't worry, last time it was a big bowl, today it's half a bowl. If you want to see me make a fool of myself, I'm afraid I'll disappoint you."
Lin Jue laughed loudly when he heard this.
Several dishes on the table were very suitable to Lin Jue's taste. Since coming to the capital, Lu Wu rarely cooked in person due to the change of status, but Lin Jue still ate the dishes made by Lu Wu.
Taste. Lin felt his appetite was whetted, and chatting and laughing with a few people made him forget about the worries in his heart.
After drinking two glasses of wine, Qianqian was already a little drunk and her mood became more excited. After having a drink with Lin Jue, she jumped up and shouted: "Master Lin, how about I sing a play for you to cheer you up?"
"
Lin Jue clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's great. I heard from Yingying that you are very talented in opera. I haven't heard it in person. Please sing a piece and listen to it. What opera have you learned recently?"
Qianqian stood up and walked to the empty space in the hall, and said with a smile: "I learned "The Peony Pavilion". How about I sing a short aria from the play "A Dream in the Garden" to the young master? Wasn't it written by the young master? The lyrics are very good.
Yes, I like it very much.”
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Okay, which part to sing? Isn't it a good time and beautiful scenery?"
Qianqian said: "I will sing another verse."
Lin Jue nodded, immediately put down his chopsticks, sat upright and waited. Lu Wu and Bai Bing also held their cheeks with smiles and waited to listen. However, Qianqian stood quietly for a moment with her head lowered. When she raised her head, her whole person was full of temperament.
Change. She was usually a cheerful and articulate little girl, more than naughty but not calm enough. But at this moment, when she raised her head, her face became calm and indifferent, and she instantly became a reserved and restrained sentimental woman.
Qianqianlian walked lightly, walked a few steps, made a few body movements and gestures, and then lightly opened her red lips and sang: "The orioles are singing in the dream, chaos and chaos are everywhere, people are standing in the small courtyard and deep courtyard. The ink is gone and the smoke is falling,
Throwing away the remaining embroidery thread, this spring is just like last year. When dawn comes, I can see through the plum blossom gate, and my makeup is still there. You are leaning on the railing with your Yichun bun on your side. You keep cutting, and the arrangement is still messy, and you are bored for no reason. I have ordered the flowering orioles to take advantage of the spring.
Look, after combing her bun, she is still facing the mirror, and her robe is about to be changed to make it even more fragrant."
Qianqian's voice is of a charming and sweet type, but when she sings the turning point of this song, she sighs hoarsely. Coupled with the combination of hand, eye and body skills, she performs this libretto vividly. The heroine Du Liniang of "The Peony Pavilion"
She is an aristocratic girl with a docile and gentle appearance, hiding a throbbing spring heart. Therefore, Qianqian captures her mood full of leisurely and melancholy accurately, and her singing and performance are all flawless and capture the essence.
After singing the song, Bai Bing and Lu Wu stood up and applauded. Lin Jue played a trick and whistled loudly, laughing and said: "You sang very well. Give me a reward. Give me a reward. Lu Wu, give me some money."
Lu Wu rolled his eyes at Lin Jue. Seeing that Lu Wu was motionless, Lin Jue stretched out his hand and pulled off a jade pendant from his waist and said, "I'll reward you with this. You sang well."
Lu Wu said hurriedly: "Let's appreciate the silver. I'll get the silver. This jade pendant..."
Qianqian had already transformed into herself. A hungry tiger pounced on the food, grabbed the jade pendant in her hand, put it into her green sleeves and said: "A gentleman's words are hard to catch up with. I've already rewarded you. Do you still regret it?"
Lu Wu rolled her eyes angrily, looked at Lin Juexin and said, "This jade pendant was given to you by the Princess Princess, so you gave it away? When the Princess Princess comes back and sees this situation, let's see how you explain it."
Lin Jue didn't care, he just rewarded him. The little princess gave him a lot of jade pendants. Guo Caiwei spent a lot of time dressing up Lin Jue. Each set had to be matched with a jade pendant and a belt, so she got all the jade pendants.
After seven or eight of them, Lin Jue was annoyed to death. Giving one to others was nothing.
"I didn't expect that he can sing so well and perform well. It's true that a famous teacher makes a good student. Yingying is a good teacher." Lin Jue said with a smile.
"I'm good at studying. I study very hard. Just having Bole and not having a thousand-mile horse can't do it." Qianqian said unconvinced.
"Yes, yes, the main thing is you. The master brings you in, and practice depends on yourself. I think you are fully capable of going on stage. You have to open the Grand Theater branch quickly. This matter has to be put on the agenda. I have to
Write a letter to your second uncle. He wants to open a semicolon in Jiangning Mansion, so you must hurry up." Lin Jue nodded in approval.
Qianqian said: "No need, Sister Yingying said, let me go on stage at the Nancheng Grand Theater. Sister Yingying said she would reduce the number of performances and let me be a mainstay in Nancheng in the future. Besides, I don't want to go to Jiangning Mansion alone.
, so boring.”
Lin Jue was stunned and immediately understood the reason. Last time, he talked to Xie Yingying and asked her to gradually fade out because she was getting older and he wanted to marry her. After becoming his side wife, it was unlikely that she would show up on the stage.
That's why she asked Qianqian to perform on stage in Nancheng. This is also a solution. With Qianqian's qualifications and intelligence, given time, Nancheng Grand Theater should be able to hold on.
"Okay, since Yingying said so, it's settled. You follow her arrangements and slowly take over the leading role from her. I have a hunch that a superstar is being born. Come on, I'll give you a toast." Lin Jue smiled.
Raise your glass.
Qianqian was so happy that she grabbed a glass of wine in front of her and drank it. Bai Bing quickly shouted to stop him, but it was too late. The glass of wine was a large one that Bai Bing had just filled. Bai Bing had the capacity to drink, so he disliked a little bit.
It was boring to drink, so I filled up the wine. Qianqian drank it all in one gulp, and suddenly she was dizzy. She just said: "Oops!" The next moment, she fell down on the table.
