Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

From then on, no one dared to challenge the authority of the stewards and housekeepers.

When a group of people saw Daiyu finishing her practice, they all followed Linji and came forward to kowtow to her.

"Now that we've entered the Lin Mansion, we're all one family. Get up quickly!" Daiyu waved at them, and the maids, led by Xueyan and Lanrui, stood behind Daiyu and giggled.

"It's too cold here, girl, let's go inside and talk!" Xueyan looked at the sky, which was gloomy and seemed to be pressing down on her.

Fortunately, the main hall of the Lin Mansion is large enough, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate nearly a hundred people.

"Miss, they are the more outstanding ones among those I bought when I went south this time. Please give me your instructions." Lin Ji reported with a fist salute.

Daiyu looked at the group of tall young men in front of her. They had been well taken care of in the past few months and were full of energy. She was very satisfied.

She smiled and said to Lin Ji, "Brother Lin Ji, Uncle Gong and Uncle He, you have worked hard in managing the Lin Mansion and the manor during this period. I will give each of you two extra months' salary. Just consider it as my holiday money for you!"

"Girl, this is what we should do!" Lin Ji knelt on one knee excitedly with a bang. Daiyu felt a dull pain in her knee when she heard it.

Daiyu waved at Lin Ji, asking him to stand up. Then she looked at the rows of people standing behind her and said, "In our Lin family, as long as you do your job well, you can have enough to eat. If you do a particularly good job like the steward Lin, I will give you extra rewards. In the future, you will have a wife, children, and a warm bed.

After hearing this, the young men secretly glanced at the maids around Daiyu, and the fire in their eyes almost set their skirts on fire.

Daiyu looked at their silly looks and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She did not object to these young men pursuing her maids. After all, if the situation became chaotic in the future, no one knew what would happen.

Maybe they can earn some fortune for their family, and then Daiyu will be willing to let them go.

"But I want to remind you, since you have received the favor of the Lin family, don't even think about betraying them in this life. Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have learned something!" Daiyu looked around and picked up a pebble from the pine bonsai on the antique shelf.

She used her inner strength to instantly break the smooth cobblestone into several pieces. Not satisfied yet, she picked up another piece of broken stone and crushed it into powder in front of them.

The white powder fell to the ground with a rustle, and some was blown up by the breeze, floating in the air and finally disappearing from sight.

Seeing this scene, some of the guys who were less determined took a step back involuntarily. However, Lin Ji's eyes lit up: "Girl, your skills have really improved by leaps and bounds!"

Daiyu finished pretending and waved her hand: "It's just so-so!"

She said to Lan Rui and Lin Ji, "You two should compete with each other. Let me see if you are lazy or not. Don't use your internal strength."

"Yes!" The two looked at each other, full of fighting spirit.

Those young men had the foresight to move the eight round chairs and coffee tables in the hall to the walls, freeing up a large open space in the middle for Lan Rui and Lin Ji to perform.

The two fought back and forth, using their boxing skills skillfully, and in the end, Lin Ji won by a narrow margin. The two fought very happily in this competition, especially Lan Rui, who used all her strength.

The young men nearby were also excited. If it weren't for the rules set by Daiyu before, they would have wanted to carry Lin Ji back and teach them boxing.

Daiyu saw that Lan Rui was a little depressed, so she smiled and comforted her: "Brother Linji is several years older than you, and he is a man, so it is not surprising that he can beat you. Don't be discouraged!"

The other maids were also silently calculating in their hearts how long they could last under Lin Ji if they went against him.

Daiyu said to Lin Ji again: "Brother Lin, you must hurry up and train more people, so that you can free up more time to concentrate on training!"

"The girl is right!"

"Okay, everyone, go down, we'll have some fun tonight!"

"Great!" everyone cheered.

In Lin Daiyu's mind, the banquet that night was the real New Year's banquet. The banquet at Jia's house the day before was just to accompany the old lady to have some fun and enjoy the occasion.

After dinner, Daiyu deliberately kept Lin Ji and told him a few things, asking him to start taking care of them on the sixth day of the New Year.

The fifteenth day came quickly. Daiyu had already agreed with Grandmother Jia that she would return to the Jia Mansion for a reunion dinner on the Lantern Festival.

Early in the morning, the maids began to pack their daily necessities and load them into the car, while Daiyu was still rolling around on the bed, singing: "I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to go back to the Jia Mansion!"

Qinghe hugged Daiyu's quilt and shook her head helplessly. Luluo bravely came forward and patted Daiyu on the buttocks: "Miss, if you don't go back, Nanny Wang will come here to arrest you personally!"

"Little Green Ivy! You've also learned bad things!" Daiyu stood up with a somersault and jumped off the bed. She made her hands into claws and tried to scratch Green Ivy's armpits.

Hahahaha——Daiyu’s room was filled with laughter.

Suddenly, Lan Rui rushed in breathlessly, shouting along the way: "Brother Linji, quickly set up the incense table! Girl! Come out quickly to receive the order!"

Daiyu was laughing, but when she heard the words "receive the imperial edict", she gasped. She was so surprised that her hands began to tremble, and she couldn't speak clearly: "Quick...quick, hiccup, change my clothes!"

"Oh! We really should have brought Nanny Wang here!" Even though Qinghe was usually more prudent, she couldn't help but lose her composure at this moment and turned her eyes to Daiyu.

Daiyu was completely confused. She had not received any imperial decree and had no idea at all!

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Go find Uncle Gong, he must know!"

Under the command of Uncle Gong, the people in the Lin Mansion began to clean up in a hurry: laying out carpets and setting up incense tables.

The group stood in front of the gate and waited for half an hour. From afar, they saw a young man in a bright red Qilin costume riding a horse, followed by a line of guards, guarding several carriages heading towards the Lin Mansion.

Lan Rui stood beside Daiyu, quietly tugged at her sleeve, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Miss, it's him!"

Wang Tingyu leaped off his horse, swung his clothes, and shouted loudly: "Mrs. Lin, listen to my order!"

The door of the Lin family's house was wide open. Lin Daiyu led all the people in the Lin mansion to kneel three times and kowtow nine times in front of the incense table. The ground was covered with a sea of ​​people kneeling.

She couldn't help complaining in her heart: These days, people are forced to kneel at every turn! There is really no human rights at all!

"According to the imperial decree, Lord Lin presented the silver mirror, which was very much appreciated by me. Considering that the daughter of the Lin family lost her mother at a young age, I specially granted two nurses in the palace to take care of her..." Wang Tingyu finished speaking in one breath, feeling a little dry in the mouth. The little girl kneeling below seemed to be frozen in place, and even forgot to thank him.

"Ahem..." Wang Tingyu coughed twice to remind Lin Daiyu.

Daiyu came back to her senses and said quickly: "I thank God for his grace. Long live the emperor!" After that, she winked at Lin Ji, who walked towards Wang Tingyu and handed him a red envelope.

Wang Tingyu chuckled, took the red envelope and stuffed it into his sleeve, then looked at Lin Daiyu again.