The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Xiao Mo hurried up and said anxiously: "Don't get me wrong, this is Miss Xue's elder brother."

As soon as Daiyu heard that he was Baochai's elder brother, she knew that Pearl had kicked the wrong person.She quickly took the lead and ran out of the yard, and Fu Rong, Xue Yan, and Pearl also ran out.

...

At this time, Yingge and Xiangling came out of the house and asked Xiaomo, "What's going on?"

Xiao Mo helped Xue Pan up, and explained: "Uncle Xue saw our girl and wanted to go up to greet him, but Miss Pearl mistakenly thought he was a bad person and kicked him."

Xiangling hurriedly asked, "Is Uncle Xue okay?"

Xue Pan hummed and asked, "How can the maids in your mansion be so barbaric?"

Xiao Mo: "Uncle Xue, that one just now is not a maid, she is our girl's guard."

Xue Pan was surprised: "Sister Lin still has guards to protect her?"

Xiao Mo said to Brother Ying and Xiang Ling: "Go back and rest, I will take care of Uncle Xue."

Xiangling: "Uncle Xue, is he okay? Do you want to find a doctor for him?"

Xue Pan hurriedly said, "No, I'll rest for a while and I'll be fine."

Brother Parrot: "Since Xue Da is fine, let's go back to the house."

Let's go, I will accompany Uncle Xue and wait for the third master to come back. "

...

Xiao Mo helped Xue Pan into the living room, let him sit down at the desk, brought a plate of green grapes, and placed it in front of him, "Uncle Xue, eat some grapes to calm your nerves."

"I do not want to eat."

Xiao Mo hurriedly asked, "Does your stomach still hurt badly?"

Xue Pan waved his hands and said, "It's not my stomach hurting, but my head hurting."

Xiao Mo said in surprise, "Miss Pearl didn't kick your head, how could your head hurt?"

Xue Pan: "It's not for this matter. Forget it, you don't understand even if you tell me."

...

At this moment, Lin Yun walked in from the door and smiled at Xue Pan, "Brother Xue, why are you here?"

Seeing Lin Yun coming in, Xue Pan immediately stood up and said anxiously to him, "Brother Lin, you have to save me."

Lin Yun was taken aback when he heard the words, he hurriedly asked: "Who is going to kill you?"

Xue Pan said with a sad face, "It was my mother who wanted to kill me."

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "What nonsense are you talking about, Aunt Xue is your only son, she can't harm anyone if she harms you."

"My mother asked me to study in Jia's family school. It's not harming me, what is it?"

Lin Yun walked to the desk and sat down, and persuaded Xue Pan, "Study is a good thing. You won the exam even if you didn't see me. Are you still studying at home?"

Xue Pan said with a bitter face: "Study is naturally a good thing for you. But for me, it is more uncomfortable than being confined at home."

Lin Yun reached out and picked a grape, threw it into his mouth, and said while eating, "I can't help you with this matter. I can't run to my aunt and tell my aunt, don't let Brother Xue study."

Xue Pan sat down on the chair and said with a mournful face, "Even Brother Lin, you can't do anything about it. I will definitely have a hard time in the future."

After a pause, Xue Pan said again: "If I had known that I would study in the capital, I wouldn't come if I was killed."

Lin Yun said with a smile: "Actually, you don't have to worry about it. The children studying in the Jia Family School are all just dawdling, and few of them study hard."

"Oh,"

Xue Pan thought for a while after hearing this, and felt that it was true. When he went to school today, he saw few people studying seriously, not even Baoyu.

Thinking of this, he smiled at Lin Yun and said: "I often hear my mother talk about Baoyu at home, and my ears are almost calloused. Who would have thought that when we meet this time, I think he is just an embroidered pillow, which is not good but useful."

Lin Yun thought to himself, "Xue Pan actually looked down on Baoyu, did he become promising? Or was he just a scheming person?"

Xue Pan lowered his voice again and said, "Brother Lin, I heard from my mother and sister that my aunt wants our family to contribute 10 taels of silver to help Concubine Xian build a family-friendly villa."

Lin Yun hurriedly asked, "Did Aunt agree?"

"My mother said that our family can only make up 5 taels of silver."

"5 taels is not a lot."

Xue Pan said depressedly: "When you helped Miss Yimei compete for the oiran, my mother was reluctant to pay you back the 3 taels of silver. Now she has to give 5 taels of silver to the Jia family. It makes me feel aggrieved just thinking about it."

Lin Yun comforted: "I think my aunt also has difficulties, so you just want to open it."

Xue Pan: "I persuaded my mother to move out of Rongguo Mansion and go back to live in her own mansion, but my mother refused to listen, and even my sister refused to speak for me."

Lin Yun asked curiously, "Your family also has a mansion in the capital?"

Xue Pan: "Yes, my family used to be an imperial merchant, and I heard that there are several mansions in the capital. I don't know what's wrong with my mother. She has her own house and doesn't live there, so she chooses to live in a relative's house."

Lin Yun thought to himself: "Aunt Xue's whole family lives in Rongguo Mansion, and most likely she wants to let Baochai enter the palace. Now that Xue Pan has not been involved in a life lawsuit, I wonder if Baochai can still be selected?"

The two chatted for a while, Brother Parrot came in and asked Lin Yun if he could have dinner?

Hearing that Lin Yun invited Xue Pan to stay and have dinner with him, he didn't see him when he arrived. He not only stayed for dinner, but also asked Lin Yun for a drink.

Worried that Xue Pan would get drunk and have an accident, Lin Yun accompanied him for a few drinks, but refused to let him drink more, on the grounds that he was worried that his aunt would blame him.

Xue Pan couldn't enjoy himself at the wine table, plus he had something on his mind, so he finished his dinner hastily and went back home.

...

After sending Xue Pan away, Lin Yun went back to the study, took out several official documents on customs and taxation that Lin Ruhai had handed over to him, and looked through them.

After reading it, he threw the official document aside and fell into deep thought.

Just before Xue Pan came over, Lin Ruhai told him that the emperor did have the idea of ​​letting him go to the army for training, and he also asked for Lin Ruhai's opinion.

Not to mention, according to what Lin Ruhai said, Emperor Zhide still wants Lin Ruhai to be the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi. If this appointment comes down, all his plans will be disrupted. strenuous.

Lin Yun stood up and opened the window, staring at the branches outside the window in a daze.

If Lin Ruhai becomes the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, he will definitely follow in the footsteps of the Huaihuai patrolling imperial envoys. Not to mention his hard work, if the frontline battle goes against him, Lin Ruhai is likely to be put on the back of the frontline coach for poor logistical support.

Lin Yun said to himself: "Why is everything not going well?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a woman's figure appearing outside the window, and smiled at him, "What's your trouble, young master? Can you tell me about it?"

Lin Yun took a closer look, and it turned out to be Xiaoya, the cook. He said with a dark face, "Eavesdropping is not a good habit."

Xiaoya raised the small bamboo basket in her hand, and said aggrievedly: "I was delivering snacks to the old man just now. I passed by here, and I didn't mean to eavesdrop."

Lin Yun calmed down and said, "I won't bother you about my affairs."

"The young master will be alone here to worry, the servant will not accompany you."

After Xiaoya finished speaking, she disappeared out of the window gracefully.

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Chapter 2: Wake Up

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In the early morning, Ping'er got up early, washed up under the service of the little maid, and went to Lin Yun's bedroom to check if the third master was up.

When she walked into the bedroom, she saw that the brocade quilt on the embroidered couch outside was scattered on the bed, but Xiang Ling, who was arranged by her to be on duty last night, was nowhere to be seen.

When Ping'er saw this scene, he immediately frowned. This girl Xiangling must have got into the third master's bed again.

She walked to the marble screen, raised her hand to tap on it a few times, and shouted, "Third Master, it's time for you to get up."

After calling twice, I heard Xiangling's voice coming from inside, "Third Master, Sister Ping'er told you to get up."

Immediately, Lin Yun's voice came from inside, "It's still early, sleep a little longer."

Ping'er: "Third Master, you told your servant yesterday that you are going to visit the Song Mansion this morning, and ask your servant to wake you up earlier."

"Thank you, sister Ping'er, for reminding me. I almost forgot, so I wake up now."

...

Ping'er walked around the screen, walked to the bed, lifted up the pink veil, and saw that Xiang Ling had already dressed and was arranging her messy hair.

Lin Yun sat up from the bed, smiled awkwardly at Ping'er, and said, "Sister Ping'er, I can do it myself, and I don't need anyone to take care of me."

Xiangling also laughed at the side: "Sister Ping'er, the third master doesn't need someone to serve him."

While helping Lin Yun get dressed, Ping'er scolded Xiang Ling: "You were asked to watch the night outside, why did you run into the third master's bed?"

Xiang Ling giggled and said: "It was the third master who asked the servant to sleep with him, and the servant dare not not listen."

Lin Yun hurriedly said, "It's my fault."

Ping'er said angrily: "Master, just let her get used to it. When grandma comes in in the future, I'll see if she dares to crawl into your bed."

Lin Yun got dressed, and while Ping'er wasn't paying attention, he kissed her on the face with his head, and said with a smile, "I'll go get under your quilt now."

After speaking, he walked out quickly.

Seeing Xiangling covering her mouth and sniggering, Ping'er patted her in embarrassment, and said coquettishly: "Little hooves, why don't you hurry up and help Master wash up."

"Ok."

Xiangling agreed, and ran out after Lin Yun.

After Xiangling left, Ping'er lifted the brocade quilt, and seeing that there was no picture inside, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She was secretly happy in her heart: "As expected, I did not follow the wrong person, the third master is indeed a good master."

...

After breakfast, Lin Yun took a carriage to the Song Mansion to visit.

When the manager of the Song Mansion heard about Lin Yun's visit, he immediately came out to welcome him, and smiled at Lin Yun, "Mr. Lin, when did you return to Beijing?"

Lin Yun cupped his hands in return and said: "I just came back the other day and finished my chores in the mansion, so I wanted to come over and have a look, I wonder if the old man is in the mansion?"

The steward hurriedly said: "Yes, the master is taking a rest today, and he just woke up not long ago."

Lin Yunsai gave the steward a silver ingot and said with a smile, "Please help me go in and let me know if the old man has time to see me."

The old steward smiled and said, "My lord has already said that when the young master comes to visit, let the old servant take you directly to the inner house to meet him."