"It's the Lin family. They are transferring water transport to deliver birthday gifts to the Lin family in the capital for us."
"Oh." Prince Liang suddenly nodded. No wonder Li Youyuan didn't dare to do anything without permission. Although the Lin family is just a merchant, they are not just a merchant. Whether in Hangzhou or in the court, the Lin family does have some status. Moreover, the Lin family is responsible for purchasing and transporting birthday gifts.
I helped the palace a lot in this matter, and it was considered a mutual cooperation. It is true that we cannot do it lightly.
"Then Lin Jue is the bastard of the third brother of the Lin family. He has no status in the family and is not popular. But he is the son of the Lin family after all, so Li Youyuan feels that he needs to report to you before he can act."
"The bastard of the third family? Haha, this bastard seems to be uneasy. Isn't Lin Boyong a very smart person? How come he can't even control a bastard in the family? Do we need to control this for him?
Has the matter been verified?”
"Father, it has been verified that Li Youyuan bribed a prostitute from Wangyue Tower. The prostitute told all about it. This man named Lin Jue once saved the life of Xie Yingying, the poster boy of Wangyue Tower, and the two of them hooked up after going back and forth.
Up. Some time ago we had to take away Wangyuelou and Xie Yingying, but they didn't know how to praise them. So the child asked a few friends to go to Wangyuelou to make trouble for them, so that no guests dared to come in, and they were about to drink the northwest wind. Xie Yingying
He must have cried out to Lin Jue about this matter, so Lin Jue decided to help them win the Oiran. Firstly, he can take revenge on us, and secondly, he can regroup in the name of Oiran." Guo Kun said solemnly.
"Haha, it's such a good show of a hero saving a beauty and a talented man meeting a beautiful lady. This bastard is going to be a great knight who saves people in distress. So he knew that doing this would offend us, but he still did it for that prostitute." Guo.
Cold voice said.
"That's right. On the night of August 15th, he didn't show up and hid in the flower boat at Wangyue Tower. The person named Fang Qiu who came later wrote the poem "Ding Feng Bo" and it was also written by Lin Jue
.That is a woman of unknown origin, and the people in Wangyue Tower don’t know who she is. They only know that she is a woman next to Lin Jue. But Lin Jue couldn’t stand it, so he asked the woman to dress up in men’s clothes and perform tricks.”
"Haha, interesting, interesting. It seems that this guy still has some brains. He just wants to hide behind the scenes and not be known by others. This can be concluded that he knows that doing this is against my palace. Wangyue Tower also
You are a bit stubborn, but Xie Yingying is also a bit temperamental, she does not want to be my subordinate, but she wants to oppose you."
"Yes, everyone considers themselves a person. We didn't want to make it too public, so we didn't use drastic measures, but we indulged them."
"You are right. We have been more cautious in recent years. This has given these bugs the illusion that our palace is weak and easy to bully. I am cautious for the emperor, not for the untouchables like them.
We must let them understand that Prince Liang's Mansion is not something they can offend at will."
"Father, there is something even more irritating. At the beginning of the month, Wangyue Tower announced that it was withdrawing from the flower world. Wangyue Tower was changed into some sort of 'Jiangnan Grand Theater'. It was said that from now on it would no longer sell sex acts, but only act and sell tickets.
You say, isn't this disgusting to us? If we had known this, what would they do to win the oiran? We invited famous people and made great efforts to prepare, just to win the oiran. It would be better for them to discard them like worn-out shoes after getting them.
, this is deliberately disgusting us."
"What grand theater? Is it specialized in performing scripts?"
"Yes. It's said to be very popular. It opens on the 15th and is packed every day. The city is bustling with excitement. We were busy with other things and didn't pay attention to these things on the streets."
"Haha, it's interesting, it's really interesting. By using the Oiran Competition to gain publicity, the Oiran and the others have become famous. The performance of "Du Shiniang" was indeed performed with great care, and even I was fascinated by it.
Well, it seems that this Lin Jue should not be underestimated. If he was the one behind all this planning, he is a man of extraordinary intelligence."
"Father, how should we deal with this person?"
"How to deal with it? Needless to say? Didn't I just say it? We can no longer let these untouchables despise us. We must kill the chicken to suppress the monkey. It's unlucky for him to hit the knife edge. He is that
Just a chicken. Hmm... But although he is a concubine, he is still a member of the Lin family. We can't be too disrespectful to the Lin family. Lin Boyong is still respectful to us. So, you send someone to find Lin Boyong to see me.
If he doesn't handle the matter well, I will handle it for him, and we won't be able to blame him if he disgraces the Lin family."
"Okay, I will send someone to ask Lin Boyong to come see you." Guo Kun stood up and strode away.
…
Lin Boyong was in a good mood. After the water transport fleet set off last night, Lin Boyong felt relieved. After watching Lin Ke and Lin Run leave with the mighty water transport fleet at the canal dock, Lin Boyong returned to Fuzhong and drank a few glasses of ginseng wine. Then
I was a bit tipsy and had a lot of fun, so I went to my concubine's beautiful wife's room to have some fun. The next morning, I slept until about three o'clock in the morning, then lazily got up to wash up, went to the pier and the boat shop for a walk, and then returned.
In the house, I felt a little sleepy after lunch, so I took another nap. It was already evening when I opened my eyes.
For Lin Boyong, there is rarely such a time to relax and relax in a self-disciplined and diligent life, because he is a pursuing person.
I got up and washed up again, sat down under the persimmon tree with many branches in the back house, and brewed a cup of fragrant tea. While I was enjoying my tea, Zhao Liancheng, the new head manager of Lin House, came hurriedly from outside.
"Master of the family, master of the family." Zhao Liancheng was in his thirties, and he was very capable in life. Especially his small, round eyes, which made people think that he would come up with ideas as soon as he rolled his eyes. In fact, this was indeed the case.
When Zhao Liancheng's father-in-law, Huang Changqing, was the chief manager, he also listened to Zhao Liancheng's opinions on many of his ideas.
"What's wrong? Why are you panicking?" Lin Boyong brought the tea cup to his mouth. He was so shocked by Zhao Liancheng's voice that he almost burned his tongue. After putting down the tea cup, he frowned and asked dissatisfied. Lin Boyong was not satisfied with some of Zhao Liancheng's words.
Huang Changqing is so sophisticated and calm in his behavior and behavior, but Zhao Liancheng lacks experience. Although he is smart and capable, he can't keep calm.
"Prince Liang...Prince Liang's palace has sent someone to invite the head of the family to see the prince." Zhao Liancheng came forward in three steps and two steps at a time, stuttering in excitement.
Lin Boyong was also stunned. No wonder Zhao Liancheng was shocked. The King of Liang sent someone to invite him to his mansion. This thing was really panicking. Not everyone can meet the King of Liang. Although not long ago, the King of Liang personally
He arrived at the dock warehouse to check out the two treasures shipped back from Fan Kingdom, but Lin Boyong knew that it was not his own face, but the face of the two treasures. From beginning to end, King Liang only said eight sentences to himself, five of which were
Polite words.
But now, King Liang invited me to meet him at his house, which is of course an unusual thing.
"Did you tell me what happened? You have to be prepared." Lin Boyong stood up.
"No... I didn't say it. I forgot to ask. I came and delivered the post and then left." Zhao Liancheng said.
Lin Boyong scolded: "How can you do things as thoughtfully as Chang Qing? How can you not ask this?"
"Master, calm down. I know I was wrong. I was too excited and forgot all of a sudden." Zhao Liancheng said hurriedly. He cursed himself in his heart for not being considerate. He had been reprimanded by the master so many times.
Although the butler is majestic, this position is not easy to fill. My father-in-law is indeed quite capable. He has been here for more than ten years and is considerate in everything.
"That's all, I'll scold you later. Why don't you go and order someone to prepare the car? My dear, my dear, hurry up and help me change my clothes." Lin Boyong kept talking and walked towards the house.
Zhao Liancheng rushed out and ordered someone to prepare a car for the trip. Meiniang also came out of the house in a panic and helped Lin Boyong go in to change clothes. After two cups of tea, Lin Boyong was already sitting on the carriage heading to the palace.
Lin Boyong's mind in the carriage kept spinning, always thinking about Prince Liang's intention of asking him to meet. It was impossible to just meet and have tea or something. His relationship with Prince Liang was not that close.
, I don’t have that much face. The most likely reason is that I have organized a gift for the prince this time. Now is the time when the prince wants to see me and feel relieved after boarding the ship to be transported to the capital. This is possible.
Of course, it might not be a good thing, but Lin Boyong thought about it carefully and didn't expect anything to offend the prince. He has also been careful to avoid touching the interests of a group of people in Hangzhou who cannot be offended. It should not be
What a bad thing.
Finally, the palace arrived. I got off the car and entered the palace. The lights were already lit in the front courtyard of the palace, although the sun had just gone down.
A fat steward came forward to greet you and said with a smile: "Master Lin, the prince is waiting for you in the Wangchao Building on the hillside of the back garden. Please come with me."
Lin Boyong quickly cupped his hands and said: "You have work, you have work."
I followed the steward and a few boys all the way back and climbed the hillside stone steps to Wangchao Tower. I don’t know how long it took, but it started to get dark as I walked. The trees around the mountain road were dark, and the wind blew through them.
They made frightening sounds. There were also unknown birds and beasts screaming in the air. Lin Boyong did not dare to ask any more questions, so he had to crawl with them panting. After finally turning around a forest, Lin Boyong saw the building that could only be seen in the city on weekdays.
In the middle distance, you can see the magnificent building in one corner.
