The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Dai Quan hurriedly called the little servant who came in to draft the imperial edict to draft the edict for the emperor.

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After the imperial edict was used, Emperor Zhide confessed to Dai Quan: "You tell the servant who is going to deliver the edict to tell Mr. Lin that the new salt tax must be paid before the arrival of the new Lianghuai salt patrol envoy. Make sure."

Dai Quan hurriedly said: "The old slave respects the order."

Chapter 134: Fake Accounts

In the evening, as soon as Jia Min returned to the mansion, he received the news that Lin Ruhai would be transferred back to the capital and return to serve in the Hanlin Academy.

Even though she had a premonition, Jia Min still felt wronged for her husband. She made such a great contribution, but was left idle. It was really aggrieved.

Fortunately, Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing to work in the Imperial Academy, so he could also take the opportunity to recuperate his body. This can barely be regarded as self-consolation.

But then, Jia Min ran into trouble again. Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing, so she naturally didn't have to go back to Yangzhou. So what should we do about Lin Yun's marriage to that girl Ke Qing?

He called in the old miracle doctor for discussion, and then decided to write to Lin Ruhai to ask for his opinion.

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Lin Ruhai not only spread the news of going to Beijing to the Rongguo Mansion, but Baoyu was very pleasantly surprised when he heard that, since Uncle Lin was going to go to Beijing, Sister Lin naturally didn't have to go back to Yangzhou, which was very good news for him.

Mother Jia was also very happy when she heard this. Although Uncle Lin was left idle in the Imperial Academy, she knew in her heart that no matter how high an official was promoted, she was not as important as Jane in the heart of the emperor. God will definitely compensate him.

In Sister Feng's courtyard, Jia Lian and his wife, who had been busy for a long time, were sitting and eating together, while Ping'er stood beside Wang Xifeng to serve her. Since she got Lin Yun's promise, she refused to sit and eat with Jia Lian and his wife.

Jia Lian and his wife also knew about the news that Lin Ruhai was about to come to Beijing.

Wang Xifeng sighed at Jia Lian: "I thought my uncle would at least have to be promoted to a higher level for his great contribution. Who would have imagined that he would be transferred back to the Imperial Academy."

Jia Lian: "Uncle has offended too many courtiers this time, so it's not bad for him to return to the Imperial Academy. After all, if he works by the emperor's side, there will be more opportunities for promotion in the future."

Wang Xifeng: "That's true. I wonder if Brother Yun will return to Beijing with his uncle?"

Jia Lian: "Probably not. There will be a rural examination this year. I guess he will go to Jinling to study, and he will come back after taking the local examination."

Ping'er listened to it sullenly. She originally thought about going to Yangzhou with Jia Min, but now it seems hopeless.

Wang Xifeng hoped that Lin Yun would come back later, so that she could keep Ping'er for a longer period of time. Although Lin Zhixiao's daughter was smart, she was still far behind Ping'er, and she would have to practice for several years before she could let her go.

She suddenly remembered, "Have you calculated the first month's profit for the perfume shop? When will the dividend be distributed?"

Jia Lian felt guilty when he heard the words, he had already withdrawn 500 taels of silver from the perfume shop, if Sister Feng found out about this, she might make a mess.

He hurriedly said: "I originally planned to ask Jia Yun in the next few days, but I was delayed because of the old lady's birthday. I will go over tomorrow and ask Jia Yun face to face."

Wang Xifeng: "Let Ping'er go over and ask, I don't feel relieved if you go."

Jia Lian said in a daze, "Isn't this against the rules? Brother Yun knows about it, and he will have an opinion."

Wang Xifeng said dissatisfiedly: "Ping'er is already in his house. Isn't it right to help him check the accounts?"

When Jia Lian heard this, his face immediately turned black. If the tigress hadn't watched closely, Ping'er would have been in his house long ago, so there would be no such nonsense.

Ping'er's pretty face was flushed with embarrassment, she pretended to be Wang Xifeng and complained: "Grandma has something to say, why bother to use slaves and maidservants to kill her?"

Wang Xifeng glared at Ping'er and said, "I'm flattering you, are you not happy?"

Ping'er: "I don't want to get involved in the affairs of the perfume shop."

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "You are stupid. If you don't interfere now, wait until Brother Yun's wife comes through. How will you have a chance to intervene?"

Jia Lian said depressedly: "You guys talk, I'll go out first."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Wang Xifeng to speak, he lifted the curtain and walked out the door.

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It happened that his servant Xing'er came to look for him. When he saw Jia Lian coming out, Xing'er waved to him and said, "Second Master, someone is looking for him."

Jia Lian hurried over and asked, "Who is looking for me?"

Xing'er lowered his voice and said, "It's Jia Yun."

Jia Lian's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and said, "You tell him to wait in the study outside, and I'll meet him there."

"Ok."

Jia Lian glanced back and saw that Wang Xifeng hadn't followed, so she walked boldly towards the outer study.

When he walked into the outer study room and saw Jia Yun waiting inside, he hurriedly asked: "Brother Yun, why did you come to see me?"

Jia Yun took out an account book from her arms, handed it to Jia Lian and said, "Uncle Lian, this is the accounts of the perfume shop for the first month. Please take a look at it."

Jia Lian took the account book, flipped through it, and asked, "How much money did you earn in the first month of the perfume business?"

Jia Yun: "I made a total of 670 taels of silver. After deducting various expenses, the net profit is 86 taels. Uncle Lian's dividend is 250 taels."

After a pause, Jia Yun said again: "You have withdrawn 500 taels from the shop before, and the remaining dividends are 750 taels."

Jia Lian was secretly happy when he heard the words, he never thought that the perfume shop could earn so much money in the first month, it is really a cash cow.

Jia Yun: "Second Uncle Lian, do you want to send your dividends to the house?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian said anxiously: "Don't send it here."

After a pause, he continued: "In the future, you can exchange 1000 taels of silver bills for me first, and I will send them to the old lady and your second aunt. By the way, if your second aunt asks about the profit of the perfume shop, you should try to reduce it as much as possible." explain."

Jia Yun said with a bitter face: "Second Uncle, if Second Aunt finds out that I'm lying to him, I'm afraid she won't let me go lightly."

Jia Lian: "Brother Youyun decides for you, you are afraid of what she will do."

Jia Yun: "But the third master is not in the capital, so the distant water cannot save the nearby fire."

Jia Lian really thought about it. If Wang Xifeng really asked Jia Yun about it, he would really be hard to explain.

He held the ledger in his hand and thought about it.Suddenly his eyes lit up and he said: "I heard Brother Yun said last time that you can make two books, one light and one dark, you find someone to make out the light book, and I'll take it back to your second aunt."

Jia Yun hurriedly asked: "How much profit is appropriate?"

"Let's just pay more than 6000 taels, so I can do business in front of the old lady."

"Okay, I'll find someone to do it later."

Jia Lian warned: "You boy, don't make a fake account to fool me."

Jia Yun said hurriedly: "Even if you lend me some courage, I wouldn't dare lie to you and my nephew."

Jia Lian: "That's right, Brother Yun is not easy to fool."

After finishing speaking, he handed the account book back to Jia Yun and said, "You prepare the little prince's dividend, and I will send it to him in person someday."

Jia Yun hurriedly asked, "Should I send money or bank notes?"

"Naturally, it's a bank note. Sending so much money over there will be hated by others, isn't it?"

"Okay, I see."

With a promise, Jia Yun stuffed the ledger back into her bosom, bid farewell to Jia Lian and left.

Jia Lian made an exception and sent him to the door. He warned him repeatedly before letting him leave.

After Jia Yun left, Jia Lian walked to her small courtyard humming a little song.

But as soon as he walked halfway, he was blocked by a person. After a closer look, that person turned out to be Wei Yong, the long follower next to the Grand Master, and Jia Lian suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Sure enough, Wei Yong smiled at him and said, "Second Master Lian, the Eldest Master asked you to go and answer."

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Chapter 135: Harem Block

As if sensing Jia Lian's nervousness, Wei Yong smiled at him and said, "Second Master, don't worry, the First Master is here to discuss matters with you."

Jia Lian smiled awkwardly and asked, "Do you know what's going on?"

"Little I don't know."

Seeing that Jia Lian couldn't ask anything, he had to take two young servants to Jia Amnesty's residence.

When entering the yard, he was more cautious and asked the boy Xing'er to guard outside. If something went wrong, he would rush to bring in reinforcements.

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Jia Lian brought his servant, Zhao'er, to Jia Amnesty's outer study, and was surprised to see Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen's servants guarding the door. While he was relieved, he was also full of curiosity.

Seeing Jia Lian approaching, several long followers greeted him with salutes in unison.

"I would like to say hello to the second master, little one!"

Jia Lian nodded slightly, and walked towards the study with his head upright.

Since he was beaten last time, his prestige in the mansion has greatly increased, and the servants below no longer dare to look down on him.

This made him admire Lin Yun's words so much that he couldn't buy prestige with money, he could only strive for it on his own initiative.

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In the study, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng sat at the top, and Jia Zhen sat at the bottom.

Jia Lian stepped forward to salute, "I've seen my father! I've seen my uncle, I've seen Brother Zhen."

Jia She and Jia Zheng both just nodded.Jia Zhen stood up and saluted Jia Lian, "Hello, brother Lian!"

Jia Zheng: "Lian'er, sit down and talk."

"Yes."

Jia Lian responded and sat down next to Jia Zhen, waiting for his father or second uncle to explain.Jia Zhen is the patriarch of the Jia family. He and Jia Zheng are both here, which shows that what we are going to talk about today must be a big event.

Jia She coughed lightly and said, "Lian'er, the uncle of the Wang family has heard the news that this year they may select talented women to enrich the harem, and your eldest sister has been in the palace for some years, this time is an excellent opportunity for her. Do your best to help her."

Jia Lian was very excited when he heard the words. If there is a concubine in the family, he will become the uncle of the country.

He hurriedly asked: "Father, uncle, what can I do for eldest sister?"

Jia Amnesty: "In the palace, your elder brother Zhen will take care of it. Your second uncle wants you to go to Yangzhou, tell your uncle about it, and ask him to return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "My son will leave tomorrow and rush to Yangzhou as soon as possible to meet his uncle."

Jia Zheng: "Lian'er, this matter is urgent. You'd better ride to Yangzhou."

Jia Lian groaned secretly in his heart, riding a horse was not as comfortable as riding a boat, but when the master spoke, he could only nod in agreement.