The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 163 It’s great to have a rich father-in-law!
As the sun sets, the lights in Shui Rong's study come on.

Paper, pen, ink and inkstone were laid out on the desk.

Shui Rong stood at the desk. He was obviously in a good mood. He picked up the pen, dipped it in the inkstone, and began to write on the large piece of rice paper.

As the brush moved, the word "heart" appeared on the rice paper.

"Good!" Yang Qilong, who was standing next to the desk, exclaimed.

Shui Rong glanced at Yang Qilong, smiled faintly, and then wrote a "knife" on the "heart".

"Young Master!" Yang Qilong exclaimed in shock.

At this time, Shui Rong put the pen into the inkstone again, dipped it in ink, probed it, took a deep breath, and finally pressed down a thick dot heavily on the stroke of "刀"!
A straight character "忍" appears on the rice paper.

Yang Qilong trembled slightly and looked at Shui Rong: "Young Master..."

Shui Rong put down his pen and washed his hands in the copper basin beside him. As he wiped his hands, he said, "Even a brainless warrior like King Zhongshun can tolerate it, so why can't we tolerate it?"

Yang Qilong nodded.

Shui Rong: "It is better to be still than to move. When something moves, there will be good and bad, and the bad is more likely to be bad. Let's stop everything in the capital and let the White Tiger Hall Master take action, stir up a storm in the Central Plains, and draw everyone's attention over there."

Yang Qilong: "Prince Zhongshun is full of complaints now, young master, should we pull him down?"

Shui Rong shook his head, threw the face towel into the copper basin, and said, "It's not time yet. Prince Zhongshun will cause trouble sooner or later. When that happens, we can secretly help him and make him turn against the emperor."

"No one is wiser than the young master!" Yang Qilong praised loudly.

Shui Rong laughed.

Yang Qilong also laughed.

After laughing, Shui Rong continued, "Tell the people below not to move and wait for the next opportunity to take advantage of."

Yang Qilong nodded.

Shui Rong looked at the night sky outside the window and said, "It's getting late, you should go back and have dinner. I'm going to the princess' place later."

There was silence. Yang Qilong did not answer "yes" immediately as usual, but stood there hesitating.

Shui Rong stared at Yang Qilong: "What's wrong?"

Yang Qilong hesitated for a moment and replied, "It's Qi Guan."

Shui Rong: "What happened to him?"

Yang Qilong: "Official Qi asked when he could leave the capital."

Shui Rong hesitated for a long time and said, "Wait a little longer. Let the person who contacted him tell him to be patient."

Yang Qilong: “Yes.” He answered and turned to walk out.

Shui Rong walked to the door, looked at the starry sky, and sighed: "Once you enter the game of life, you will never be able to get out."

From the gate to the hall, lanterns were lit everywhere.

Wang Xifeng held Ping'er's hand and walked into the yard with her tired legs.

Ping'er: "Is grandma okay?"

Wang Xifeng sighed and walked towards the living room.

The old woman had already opened the curtain, and the two of them entered the living room.

As soon as she stepped through the door, Wang Xifeng was startled.

In the small dining room, Jia Lian was drinking by himself, looking very uncomfortable.

When he saw Wang Xifeng coming back, Jia Lian quickly put down his wine glass and said with a smile, "Second Madam is back."

Wang Xifeng was in a bad mood and rolled her eyes at him, saying, "Such a big mess has been caused and everyone is so busy. But you, on the other hand, are hiding here and leisurely." After saying that, she walked to the small square table and sat down.

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Why? Is Second Madam angry?"

Wang Xifeng smiled bitterly: "Not only was I bullied, but your good aunt almost ate me alive! I finally understood that she only dared to pick on me, a weakling. She dared not even fart in the old lady's room."

Hearing this, Jia Lian burst into laughter.

Wang Xifeng glanced at him in reproach, took the chopsticks handed to her by Ping'er, and said, "Please bring me a bowl of rice first. I'm almost starving." After laughing, Jia Lian asked, "What does your good aunt want to see you about?"

Wang Xifeng: "I asked about my uncle and Jinling."

Jia Lian looked at her and asked, "What happened between my uncle and Jinling?"

Ping'er then brought a bowl of rice and placed both hands in front of Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng suddenly realized that she had let the cat out of the bag, and quickly changed the subject: "Who on earth gave the master such a wicked idea? The silver was seized, but it also caused panic among the people."

Jia Lian looked at her and said calmly, "If you don't have any evil in your heart, you won't be afraid of evil."

Wang Xifeng took a small bite of rice, was stunned for a moment, and then lowered her head to eat.

Jia Lian's eyes flashed. He knew Wang Xifeng too well. She was a person who could make up her mind even when she was wrong. It seemed that something was going on between Wang Ziteng and Jinling!

Ping Er saw Jia Lian was in a daze, so she smiled and greeted him, "Second Master, do you want to drink more?"

Jia Lian came back to his senses, picked up the wine glass and drank it, saying, "Let's have some rice." He then said to Wang Xifeng, "After dinner, we have to go to the Second Master to discuss some matters."

Wang Xifeng said "hmm" and continued eating.

It's brightly lit here too.

The sound of abacus beads clacking came from Lin Daiyu's room.

In front of the desk, Lin Daiyu was fiddling with the beads on the abacus, tallying up the account books.

Li Hu shook his head and smiled bitterly. He really didn't expect the emperor to be so embarrassed. Although the house had to be repaired sooner or later, it would be a waste to repair it at this time, but he couldn't not repair it.

At this moment, he finally realized the benefits of being an emperor. His words were as good as gold! Once he said something, you had to obey him.

The sound of abacus beads slowly stopped. Li Hu walked to the wash basin beside him, wrung out a hot face towel and handed it over.

Lin Daiyu took the towel and wiped her face, then sighed, "Not enough."

Li Hu: "How much difference?"

Lin Daiyu shook her head: "It depends on how much the price of wood and stone will rise."

Li Hu understood that it all depended on how greedy the emperor was.

Lin Daiyu stood up, rubbed the face towel in the basin for a few times, wrung it out, and hung it on the rack.

Li Hu thought for a moment and said, "The prince's letter didn't say when it would be completed. Let's just work on it slowly, maybe in a year or so."

Lin Daiyu laughed: "Which of those ladies' families doesn't need to spend a year or two to cultivate their homes?"

Li Hu sighed: "It seems that I can only sell some of the properties I just bought!"

Lin Daiyu blinked her eyes several times and said, "Father is rich!"

Li Hu hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid this is not a good idea."

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes: "What a hypocrite."

Li Hu smiled: "That's your second uncle."

Lin Daiyu was startled at first, then burst out laughing, but quickly held back her laughter and punched Li Hu: "Does it look like a junior to say such things?"

Li Hu coughed and said, "Well, you write this letter."

"Oh, I see."

Lin Daiyu sneered and said, "Master Li wants to ask for money but doesn't want to lose face. I understand."

Li Hu rolled his eyes at her and said, "Rongguo Mansion will definitely write a letter to our father. Instead of sending it to others for nothing, why not use it to repair the house. Tell our father that after the house is repaired, the west courtyard will be reserved for him to live in, and we will take care of him until the end of his life."

Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Li Hu patted his chest and said, "There is no joking in the army!"

Lin Daiyu said "hmm", walked to the desk, sat down, picked up a pen and started writing.

Li Hu smiled and said, it’s great to have a rich father-in-law!
(End of this chapter)