[Red House] Big Salt Merchant

Jia Lian has an acquaintance on his body, and now he is facing the two standing in front of him.It turned out that he didn't dare to say a word, as if he was afraid that someone would find out.As soon as Lin Yu discovered this, he remained calm and blended in with the crowd, but looked at the people coming in front.

"Everyone thinks that they are capable and will not be discovered. You are selling private salt, and you dare to be so blatant. I don't blame the master for arresting you. If you don't mess with the master, who cares about you?"

This fourteenth master was not polite at all, and satirized those salt merchants who were arrested, only humiliating those fat-headed people who couldn't lift their heads.

But in Lin Yu's sight, Xia Shengzhi has been very calm, and now the salt merchants haven't even noticed him.

Although Lin Yu noticed Xia Shengzhi, he would not take the initiative to speak out at this time.He knew that Xia Shengzhi must have something to do with this matter, but after speculation, Lin Yu felt that Xia Shengzhi was here to plot against those salt merchants.

There must have been some conflict of interest between these people.

Xia Shengzhi went in with them before. When he was caught, only the group of unlucky private salt dealers were caught. Xia Shengzhi was picked out, and no one has questioned him yet. How can ordinary people have this ability?

Jia Lian is trembling here, Tang Hua Yuan is still a very elegant place on the surface, it is said that it is a gathering place for literati and refined scholars, and there are all kinds of dignitaries, ordinary people don't know the tricks.But now that this matter has become a big deal, no matter whether the place is clean or not, Jia Lian can't clean it.Here he hangs out with the actors below...

"Yu, Brother Yu..."

Jia Lian's voice trembled a little, and his face was almost distorted.

Lin Yu lowered his head, still calm, tilted his head slightly, and asked Jia Lian, "What's the matter? We shouldn't be implicated in this matter, so it's better to relax."

As soon as he finished speaking, the guard in front had finished interrogating the person in front and walked up to Lin Yu.

He looked Lin Yu up and down, and then looked at Jia Lian next to him. The official had a bit of a wink and asked, "What are your surnames? What is the intersection?"

The first and last names must be said, but naturally it has nothing to do with those who were arrested.

Lin Yu noticed that when the guard walked in front of him, Xia Xingzhi had already looked over, and he should have been paying attention to this side all the time.

Not intending to conceal his identity, Lin Yu said: "Lin Yu, I came from Yangzhou, and I don't know the people inside."

Yangzhou?

It does sound like a southern accent.

The servant didn't doubt it, so he wrote it down in his notebook and asked Jia Lian.

"What about you?"

This one looks like a rich man, and the people detained here are not ordinary people.The Fourteenth Lord is right, grab them all and don't let them go, but how can they afford to provoke these people?On the surface, Tanghuayuan is a place where literati gather, but behind the scenes, everyone who knows everything knows, so they can prevaricate that brother just now.

Seeing Jia Lian is naturally different from seeing Lin Yu. Lin Yu looked at Zhou Zheng. Jia Lian's appearance was not bad, but he was guilty and afraid for various reasons, and he was already at a disadvantage. At this moment, he even trembled when he replied: "Jia Lian , Jia Lian, coming out of the Rongguo Mansion has nothing to do with this matter..."

He stumbled, but at least he gave a general idea of ​​the matter.

Jia Lian was wronged in the first place, but now he also looks wronged, and he actually has a good way of acting.

When the guard heard "Rongguo Mansion", he looked up and down at him, as if he was a little surprised.However, there are many dignitaries here, so they didn't care too much, and easily let him go.

The next one is Xia Shengzhi.

Now a guard has come up to give, ready to let the people below go.

Jia Lian stood beside Lin Yu, still in shock, and wiped his forehead with his hand, really breaking out in cold sweat. "It's really a disaster, it's going to scare me to death. It's okay, it's okay, ancestors bless, ancestors bless..."

The ancestors bless him, and Xia Sheng's mercilessness is useless.

What Lin Yu was afraid of really happened. He actually saw the official look at him again.

What exactly did Xia Shengzhi say to the guard?

Lin Yu had some guesses in his heart, but when the official came over to Lin Yu again to question him, he had already figured it out.

Jia Lian was muttering and preparing to leave, but he was startled when he thought that the guard would go and return.

"Are you the only son of Lin Hai, the censor who patrols salt in Yangzhou?" That was the only sentence the official sent when he arrived.

Lin Yu immediately knew that Xia Shengzhi dragged him into the water in order to get him out.It is impossible for a person like Xia Shengzhi to hide his identity. At this time, if he wants to say that he has nothing to do with those private salt dealers, he can only drag Lin Yu down.But Lin Yu guessed that Xia Xingzhi originally had a plan to escape, but now he doesn't know why he was involved.

Glancing at Xia Sheng over there, Lin Yu made an expression as if he had just seen it, turned his head and said to the official: "That's true."

The guard pointed at Xia Shengzhi, "Do you recognize that man?"

Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Like... Lord Xia?"

"As I said earlier, I, Xia Xingzhi, am pure and innocent. Although I don't know Mr. Lin very well, I'm still a good friend. Don't doubt Yu Xia, the servants. If I really have a relationship with those people How can Mr. Lin tolerate me if there is a connection with the salt merchant? He will not allow me to communicate with his son."

No one can match Xia Shengzhi's ability to tell lies with his eyes open.

Until he went out from here, and even Xia Xingzhi went out with him, Jia Lian still hadn't reacted.Why do you think Brother Yu knows a lot of people?In terms of official position alone, it must be Lin Ruhai's high position. Except for hereditary positions in Jia's mansion, no one can compare with him.Now suddenly a romantic and handsome man appeared, saying that he knew Lin Yu, and Lin Yu admitted it, and now he was walking with him, so Jia Lian began to want to make friends.

Just now the guards didn't dare to let people go casually, they dared to come over after reporting to the higher authorities.

Lin Yu saw Yinzhen at that time, and it seemed that he came from behind. He stood there and talked to the Fourteenth Master for a while, and seeing Lin Yu, he casually asked them to let Lin Yu go, presumably because they were sure that they had arrested the wrong person. up.

Lin Yu originally had a very pure appearance, and he didn't look like someone who would participate in these matters, not to mention Lin Ruhai's character guarantee, the fourth elder brother has spoken, how can the people below dare to neglect?

How to coordinate between the fourth master and the fourteenth master is ultimately a man's business, and the people below can do things.

Xia Xingzhi came out with them, and cupped Lin Yu and Jia Lian's hands, "Young Master Lin, we've met."

If possible, Lin Yu thought that he might as well not see him.

But before Xia Sheng greeted him first, he couldn't keep a cold face, he could only smile along with it, and under Jia Lian's suspicious eyes, he never showed any strangeness, and said: "I was on the boat before thanks to the help of Lord Xia. , I am very grateful, but I didn't expect that Chief Xia would be involved in this matter, but fortunately nothing happened. I didn't recognize you at a glance in the confusion just now, which is disrespectful."

To put it politely, it is simpler to say "I didn't recognize you before, not on purpose." Xia Shengzhi didn't understand why, and he didn't bother to care whether the other party really wanted to talk to him, anyway, now Xia Shengzhi He is in a good mood and not worried at all.

Even without Lin Yu today, nothing would happen to Xia Xingzhi.

If he dared to plot against this group of salt merchants today, there must be someone backing him behind his back, and Xia Shengzhi would not do such an offending thing if he had no one to back him up.He is slick and capable, and he doesn't care about this little bit of trouble.

While talking to Lin Yu, he also noticed Jia Lian beside him.Out of politeness, Lin Yu introduced Jia Lian, but he didn't intend to talk in depth.

Xia Shengzhi smiled, cupped his hands, and left, walking towards the teahouse beside him.

Lin Yu saw that direction, but followed Jia Lian back.

When I came here, I was full of spirits, and I said that I came to see the scenery of the capital. If the news of going back spreads, it will definitely make people laugh.What's more, such a thing can't be hidden.

Now Jia Lian was worried, "What should I do..."

What he was worried about was Xifeng, if Wang Xifeng found out about this, there would be a commotion when he went back to the house.

Lin Yu knew that he was distressed, so he gave him an idea: "When I didn't enter the Tanghuayuan, who knew what kind of place it was. But you, brother, the fourteenth master and the fourth master both appeared, so it's okay for the elder brother to evade. It's over. I thought, this matter—the second sister-in-law of Lian will definitely not let it go easily, but as long as the old lady is happy, what's the problem?"

It is the old lady Jia who is really in charge of the back house of Jia's mansion. Even if the things are done by the people below, if she is not happy, how can the people below be safe?

Wang Xifeng is just a new daughter-in-law who has just been married for less than two years. In addition to serving the old lady, she also serves her own mother-in-law. She cannot offend Mrs. Wang or Mrs. Xing. As for Mrs. Jia, she is even more afraid.

The good thing about Jia Lian compared to Wang Xifeng is that he doesn't need to offend anyone like Wang Xifeng.

The current situation is that as long as he can please the old lady Jia, when the old lady loves him, she will say something to protect him, and Wang Xifeng will not dare to say anything.

Lin Yu gave Jia Lian an idea and only whispered a few words.Jia Lian laughed immediately, clapped his hands and said, "Brother Yu is very calculating, very calculating!"

Busyly telling Jia Lian to keep a low profile, Lin Yu just said: "This method is just common, my cousin just didn't think of it. But please don't say it, brother, my sister-in-law will have to deal with me later."

Who doesn't know the pungentness of phoenix pepper?It is normal for Lin Yu to have such scruples.

It's just that now that Jia Lian has got the plan, he is happy and agrees with it.

"Then I'll go to work now, Brother Yu, you—"

At this time, of course, Jia Lian couldn't make it difficult. He looked around and said, "I'll go to that teahouse. My cousin just came here to find me after finishing his work. I'll keep it for a while and go back with you."

"Okay, okay." Jia Lian was almost overjoyed, and just sent Lin Yu to the side of the teahouse, and asked the boss to bring him good tea, but went out to do business by himself.

Not long after Lin Yu sat down, the bead curtain in front was lifted, and the sound of the bead and jade colliding was particularly pleasant.

"My lord, there are people in this private room. If you want to drink tea, please--"

It seems that someone went the wrong way, but Lin Yu didn't ignore it. He looked up at the door, and the slender shadow had already reached the door, but he smiled and said: "I never went the wrong way. The master in this private room is It's a date with me."

"This..." The servant obviously didn't realize it. Didn't the Second Master Lian of the Rongguo Mansion send this young master here before? Why is there another person?

Lin Yu knew who was coming from outside, and he had already prepared for it.

He gave Jia Lian an idea, but he turned the tiger away from the mountain and let Jia Lian go to work on his own. When he came back, Lin Yu wanted to meet Xia Shengzhi. If Jia Lian was around all the time, it would not be easy for him to do things.Now that Xia Shengzhi really came, Lin Yu's prediction was more than half correct.

In fact, thinking about it occasionally, it might not be his chance to get to know Xia Shengzhi.

After listening to the conversation outside, he said: "Young Master Xia is indeed my guest, let him come in."