The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

The steward: "Miss Yimei, who is ranked outside the top ten, has funds betting on her."

"Oh, how much money is there to bet on her?"

"About forty to fifty thousand taels."

Zhen Yingjia: "It's only 5 to [-] taels in total. I thought it was a big bet."

"Master, don't you think it's strange? Miss Yimei has dropped out of the top ten, so why are there so many people looking up to her?"

Zhen Yingjia thought for a while, and said: "She was already very popular in winning the championship, so it's not surprising that someone wants to make an upset over her."

The steward became silent when he heard the words, each oiran's gambling fund has tens of millions of taels, it's normal for someone to bet on the unpopular, but Miss Yimei's case is a bit special.

Zhen Yingjia's current mind is not at all betting on the Oiran Contest, what he cares about is how much Yanyin can he get this year?It's just that Yu Minshi is a slippery person, and he hasn't given him a perfect answer so far.

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The carriage stopped outside the arena. Zhen Yingjia got out of the carriage and saw colorful flags fluttering around the arena, and the drums and gongs were booming.Many spectators have arrived early and are waiting in line to enter.

As one of the judges of the competition, Zhen Yingjia has a special channel for him to enter.

The steward whispered from the side: "Master, there seems to be a lot more officers and soldiers maintaining order today."

Zhen Yingjia thought: "Isn't this nonsense? Today is the final day of the Oiran Contest. Naturally, more people should be sent to maintain order."

At the entrance, Cao Shaoqian, Li Shouzhong, Xiao Boji and others stood in a row, as if they were waiting for someone.

Zhen Yingjia hurried forward and greeted them with hands clasped.

After everyone cheered, Zhen Yingjia asked Cao Shaoqian: "Cao Jijiu, are you waiting for the Prefect Jia and Lord Yu?"

Cao Shaoqian: "Everyone is waiting to see the grand scene of sixteen famous prostitutes queuing up to enter the venue."

Zhen Yingjia was stunned when she heard that, asking officials to wait for prostitutes, is there anything more absurd than this in the world.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Jia Yucun coming out of the room with Xiao Jingan and Yu Minshi.

After another round of cheers from the crowd, Cao Shaoqian asked Xiao Jingan, "Master Xiao, can we start now?"

Xiao Jing'an looked at Jia Yucun, and saw that the other party nodded to him.Then he ordered the guards beside him: "Hurry up and inform the famous prostitutes of each family, and let them enter the venue in a rickshaw."

"Yes."

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Not long after, I saw a row of rickshaws tied with colorful silks and satins coming quickly towards this side.

Immediately, the audience exclaimed loudly, "Look, look. What kind of cars are those?"

Zhen Yingjia was also stunned. He turned to Cao Shaoqian and asked, "Cao Jijiu, what's going on?"

Cao Shaoqian: "This is a rickshaw, which is used to replace the sedan chair."

Jia Yucun Nianxu smiled and said: "My lords, this is a rickshaw that His Majesty asked me to try out. Today, I will take advantage of the opportunity of the oiran final to promote this kind of rickshaw."

When everyone heard that the emperor was paying attention, they immediately put away their contempt and watched carefully.

Sitting on the first rickshaw was Liu Ruoxu. In order to repay Da Lin Yun for saving her, she offered to sit on the first rickshaw.

In order not to embarrass them too much, Lin Yun matched each of them with a veiled hat, and then covered it with a light gauze, half-covering it, making it even more mysterious.

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At this moment, Lin Yun was standing in a place where there were few people, and he was also watching the scene of the rickshaw appearing. Seeing the surprised expressions of the audience, he did not have much joy of success.

In fact, rickshaws, like sedan chairs, are not his favorite means of transportation.If it wasn't for the technology not meeting the requirements, he hoped to make a bicycle, which was his favorite means of transportation.

After the rickshaw carrying sixteen famous prostitutes entered the arena, the audience also began to enter the arena.

At this time, Feng Ziying ran over with two guards, and said to Lin Yun, "Brother Lin, the three of us escorted Miss Yimei for 5000 taels of silver, is this reliable?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "Whether he is reliable or not, just think of it as spending money to buy fun."

Zhong Yi squeezed out from the crowd with Du Sha, and smiled at Lin Yun with the bet redemption code: "We have also bet, 500 taels."

Lin Yun smiled and said, "Why is there an extra 500 taels?"

Zhong Yi: "The 500 taels is a bank note I deposited myself."

Xiao Mo slapped his thigh, and said, "Why didn't I think that I would bet on it too, Third Master, quickly give me the banknote I saved to bet on."

Lin Yun was about to take out the banknote when he saw Xue Pan walking over with a dark face.

He hastily asked: "Brother Xue, have you held it long enough?"

Xue Pan said depressedly: "I just said that I want to bet 1 taels of silver on Miss Yimei, but they said that the time is up and they don't accept my bet, what a bad luck!"

Lin Yun frowned and said, "They must have noticed it?"

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Zhong Yi: "Do you want me to watch and prevent them from tipping off the news?"

Lin Yun: "Let them go. When they figure out the situation, the game should be over."

Chapter 1 Sixty: That kid is a scourge

Zhen Fu is the external steward of the Zhen family. In previous years, the Bai family dominated the oiran gambling dealers. After the Bai family was raided, it was the Zhen family's turn to be the banker this year, and he was the main manager.

It was the first time he took over a gaming business involving several 10 taels of silver, and Zhen Fu did not dare to relax in the slightest. He retained several managers who had previously led the business for the Bai family, just to prevent any mistakes.

Even with such care, eventually something went wrong.

Not long after entering the arena, Manager Yao, who was in charge of supervising the betting situation, came to tell him that he suddenly found a large amount of money pouring in, betting on Miss Yimei who was hanging at the end.

After hearing this, Zhen Fu suddenly felt something bad. He had previously thought it was abnormal for someone to bet on Yi Mei, but now his thoughts were finally confirmed.

He hurried to the rest room of the judges, called Zhen Yingjia out, and reported the matter to him.

Zhen Yingjia was also taken aback when he heard that, for such a blatant sniping operation, he didn't even hear the news beforehand, it's too abnormal.

He thought for a while, and asked Manager Yao, "Do you know how much money you have to bet on Miss Yimei?"

Yao Guanshi: "It's about 10 taels. Fortunately, the person in charge of the betting has cut off the betting in advance, otherwise it will be in big trouble.

"What is the total bankroll wagered?"

"Almost 70 million taels."

Zhen Yingjia secretly resented that at the odds of 10 to 50, if he wins [-] taels, he would have to pay nearly [-] taels in compensation, so this time his Zhen family's sitting in the manor will be a waste of money.

Zhen Fu reminded from the side: "Master, do you want to quickly allocate a batch of funds to prevent accidents?"

Zhen Yingjia asked with a dark face: "How much? How should I deal with it?"

Zhen Fu: "Master, this matter is actually not difficult to deal with. That Yimei is ranked at the bottom and must play in the front. The Evian girl is ranked second to last. The maneuverability is very high."

Zhen Fu's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he asked Manager Yao, "What do you think?"

Yao Guanshi said with a bitter face: "Master, the sniper will not understand these disadvantages. Since he dares to take the risk of sniping, he must hold on to it."

Zhen Yingjia: "You mean most of the judges were bought by them?"

Yao Guanshi: "That's for sure. With such a big bet, the other party will definitely bribe the judges with a lot of money."

Zhen Yingjia was thinking about which judges were bribed, when she saw a handyman running over and reported to him: "Master Zhen, the competition is about to start, Mr. Jia, please hurry over."

"Ok."

After Zhen Yingjia dismissed the servants, she told Zhen Fu, "You prepare 10 taels of silver bills first, and we will decide whether to fight back after seeing the situation."

Zhen Fu hurriedly said, "Okay."

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The sun is shining brightly and the breeze is blowing.

At the judges' table, Xiao Jing'an, Minister of Rites of Jinling, sat in the middle. On the left were Jia Yucun, Zhen Yingjia, Yu Minshi, Li Shouzhong, and on the right were Cao Shaoqian, Shimeicun, Yao Yuan, and Dong Boji.

Zhen Yingjia looked back and forth at the judges on the right, and finally settled on Dong Boji. This is the new president of the Salt Chamber of Commerce. He works very low-key, just like the original Bai family.

However, Zhen Yingjia knew very well in her heart that this person had a very secret relationship with the current queen's natal family.If he wanted to find out who was the culprit who secretly attacked the Zhen family, he would be the first person to suspect him.

Dong Boji also noticed Zhen Yingjia's gaze looking at him. He smiled at the other person, but he was thinking to himself, "Facing the situation set by the Lin family boy, I don't know if this one can solve it. If he didn't know the inside story in advance, he would know It’s also hard to make the right decisions.”

Zhen Yingjia quickly looked away, because the competition had already started, and a famous prostitute from Suzhou was showing off her talent on the stage.

This Suzhou prostitute named Liu Jingxiang performed Zhuo Wenjun's famous song "Feng Qiu Huang". Although she has a good appearance and a good voice, because she has passed the golden age of a prostitute, no one is willing to pay for her anymore. After spending a lot of money, his performance was greatly affected, and he fell behind and entered the top sixteen.

On the surface, the Oiran Competition is to compare talent, but in the end, it is to compare the strength of the network resources and sponsors behind it.

After Liu Jingxiang sang a song, although she received a lot of applause, there were very few people who tipped her.

The results of the judges on the stage were also surprisingly unanimous, all [-] points, which can be regarded as comfort to her.

In the auditorium under the awning, Lin Yun, Feng Ziying, Xue Pan, Li Hongyi and others sat together to watch the performance.

Li Hongyi was specially invited by him, and he was going to study in the Imperial College soon, so he had to establish a good relationship with this old man, so that he could take care of him.

Hearing Feng Ziying and Xue Pan's yelling, Li Hongyi regretted accepting Lin Yun's invitation. He was clearly looking for torture instead of watching a performance.

Lin Yun didn't bother to pay attention to Li Hongyi's feelings, because the girl Yimei would perform next, and no matter how carefully he arranged it, the girl had to perform well.Otherwise, all his schemes are like flowers in the water and moons in the mirror.

The master of ceremonies reported on the stage the repertoire that Miss Yimei was about to perform, playing and singing by herself, and Huanxisha wanted to ask Jiangmei how thin she was.

As the emcee left the stage, the curtain on the stage slowly opened, and a guqin and a girl in white appeared in front of the audience.

The girl in white is Miss Yimei. She doesn't have any fancy dress today. Her long black hair is tied behind her head with a white ribbon. artistic conception.

Li Hongyi stared at Miss Yimei on the stage with wide eyes. He had accompanied his friends to Songzhu Pavilion to drink flower wine in the past, so he naturally knew Miss Yimei, a famous prostitute in Songzhu Pavilion.But now looking at the people on the stage, he thought it was his own eyesight.

As the piano sounded, the auditorium immediately became quiet. After the prelude, Yimei began to sing, "I want to ask Jiangmei how thin she is, but I only look at the distressed emerald skirt. The musk quilt is cold and cherishes the lingering smoke." .~"

To be honest, although Yimei has a good voice, her singing skills are not outstanding, Liu Ruoxu is much better than her, and her piano skills are not as good as that of Piao Miao, even Liu Ruoxu.

It's just that this song Huanxisha·Want to Ask Jiangmei How Thin is tailor-made for her. She sang it with empathy and devotion. At the end of the two melodies, she couldn't help crying, and finally Fuqin sobbed stand up.

The audience in the audience were all dumbfounded, how could they still cry after singing.

Lin Yun quickly stood up and applauded, Feng Ziying, Xue Pan and others quickly reacted, stood up and applauded loudly.

The audience also woke up like a dream, applauding and applauding.

Li Hongyi clapped his hands and praised: "Good lyrics, good piano skills, and better singing, Miss Yimei will become everyone."

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