Lin Xuan of the Red Chamber

The feast for Lin Xuan to bid farewell to his bosom friend was over when all three of them got what they needed and were satisfied. It can be said that everyone is happy to have a close friend next to a friend.

After the banquet, Lin Xuan sent Lu Ran and Fang Yan away, and did not leave in a hurry, but stayed and told Mudan some things, except for asking Mudan to send the three women and their deeds of prostitution to the Lin Mansion as soon as possible. In addition, Lin Xuan and Mudan had a serious discussion on how to open up the heaven and the earth in the capital.

This is a very troublesome matter. Don't think that it is easy to open a store in the capital. All aspects of the relationship have to be taken care of. The Xungui family, but these years have gradually moved closer to the scholarly family and Qingliu, so it is obviously not suitable to be the backstage of a brothel and Chuguan.

However, if the heaven and the earth want to gain a foothold in the capital, they must be supported by someone, otherwise nothing will be easy to handle. Lin Xuan already has some ideas about this, that is Jia's family, or Jia Lian, Jia Lian has some tricks He Xinji is a smart person, and he is backed by the Jia family. Although his status in the Jia family is not as good as that of Jia Baoyu, he is the legitimate heir of the Jia family after all. No matter what the Jia family thinks of this, outsiders will recognize it. And the people of the Jia family need to act more and more arrogantly, and they are gradually declining, but it is undeniable that before the current sage did not take action, the influence of the four kings and eight princes is unquestionable. A little self-defeating, I have to say that they still have the capital of their arrogance.

This is also the reason why anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Jia family is going downhill, and when it is gradually declining, they dare not easily offend them.On the surface, the power is so powerful that people dare not offend easily, but in fact it is rare to see a family that does not have any real power in its hands.

To say that there are quite a few really powerful and powerful families in the capital, but that is not exactly what Lin Xuan wants, because once you seek refuge with such a family, it will not be easy to escape later, and the Jia family is not There will be such concerns, because the Jia family is doomed not to last long, and although Jia Lian is a smart person, he does not have any long-term vision. He pays attention to immediate interests, which is the most important thing for Lin Xuan of.

Based on the above considerations, although Lin Xuan doesn't like the Jia family very much, it is still necessary to let Mudan get in touch with the Jia family and give up some benefits in exchange for the support of the Jia family.

After discussing these matters with Mudan, and preliminarily deciding on future policies and strategies, Lin Xuan left Qinhuai River very depressed. It's not that he didn't want to have a romantic and happy night here, but that the things that Lin Xuan needed to deal with these days were really serious. Too much, he really doesn't have the time and energy to go to have fun again.

It was already late at night when Lin Xuan went back, Lin Ruhai and Shen Shuang had already rested, most of the lights in the mansion were off, and the gate was already closed. Fortunately, the butler in the mansion also knew that the young master hadn't come back yet. The side door is still reserved for Lin Xuan.

After going out for a day today, Lin Xuan was also tired. Although he did not do any physical work or expend much energy, Lin Xuan has been going out early and returning late these days. Although he is young, his body is also weak due to years of martial arts It was very good, but after all, he couldn't stand such a toss, so when he returned to his room, Lin Xuan washed up as fast as he could and then rested.

As for the hesitant expression of his close maid Zijuan, Lin Xuan naturally ignored it. Anyway, if something serious happened in the family, he would have known about it a long time ago, and if he didn't know, it was obviously not It's a big deal, but it's not a big deal, so it's the same at any time, so there's no need to waste his own rest time.

It may be because Lin Xuan, who has been busy these days, is really exhausted. The next day, Lin Xuan didn't get up until the sun was three poles. This is quite shocking in ancient times, but Lin Ruhai went out to visit friends early. Shen Shuang's attitude towards Lin Xuan has always been to take care of himself, so Lin Xuan had a good night's sleep.

When Lin Xuan woke up, he felt refreshed, as if he had made up for the lack of sleep in the past few days. After washing up, Lin Xuan served breakfast and lunch together with Zijuan used.

After dinner, Lin Xuan was about to go out to finish the things he hadn't done a few days ago, but before he could move, he was stopped by Zijuan.

Under Lin Xuan's displeasure questioning, Zijuan explained the reason very happily. Shen Shuang came to him for something. He is not bad, even if Shen Shuang treats him badly, in this era of filial piety, Lin Xuan must treat Shen Shuang respectfully and obediently, of course, if you have the ability, do something in private, as long as no one Find out, it's another matter.

It’s just that what should be done on the surface is still to be done, so Lin Xuan adjusted his clothes a little, and quickly went to Shen Shuang’s yard. Lin Xuan’s idea was very simple, quickly deal with Shen Shuang, and then continue It's best to do his business without delay.

Shen Shuang is the wife of Lin Ruhai Mingmei, the wife of the Lin family. She lives in the main courtyard, which is where Jia Min used to live.

Jia Min liked luxury during his lifetime, and her dowry was extremely rich, plus she was a talented woman, so the courtyard was naturally arranged by her in an extremely low-key luxury, but elegant and comfortable, but Jia Min took every precaution and did not let anyone The status of a concubine can surpass her.But she never expected that she would go so early by herself, and everything was taken away by the new wife, even Shen Shuang lived in the courtyard that she and Lin Ruhai carefully arranged.

Therefore, it is not important to win or lose for a while. As long as you are still alive, you have a chance to come back. Only the person who survives to the end is the real winner.

With Jia Min's departure and the arrival of the new wife, the maids in the courtyard were gradually replaced, and even the layout of the courtyard was changed a little. Therefore, even Lin Xuan inevitably gave birth to a child. Some emotion.

Because Lin Xuan didn't like other people making noise in front of him, these little maids who usually liked to chatter also saluted and greeted Lin Xuan honestly when they saw Lin Xuan, and didn't say any other nonsense.

Lin Xuan waved his hand, and asked those little maids to lead him the way. Although Lin Xuan was already familiar with the road in this yard, he didn't need someone to lead the way at all, but sometimes the relationship between stepson and stepmother is very It's embarrassing, but it's better to be on guard.

Led by the little maid, Lin Xuan quickly came to the hall, and it was obvious that Shen Shuang was in the hall now.

At this moment, Shen Shuang also sensed Lin Xuan's arrival, and asked the nanny beside her to bring Lin Xuan in without waiting for notification.

It is so troublesome for Lin Xuan to meet Shen Shuang now. After all, there is not much difference in age between the two of them. If he doesn't want to leave a story for others, then he can only do this, and everything must be done according to the rules.

Just as Lin Xuan followed Nanny into the room, what he saw was Shen Shuang frowning, with a sad expression on his face, as if he didn't know what to do.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xuan frowned inexplicably. For some reason, he always felt that Shen Shuang's frowning expression was just for him to see. As for why, he couldn't figure it out for a while.

Lin Xuan's intuition was not wrong, Shen Shuang's current appearance was just for Lin Xuan to see, at this time, seeing Lin Xuan coming in, she couldn't help but see a bright light, with an expression of finally seeing the savior, which made Lin Xuan even more nervous. I don't know why.

Although he was puzzled in every possible way, Lin Xuan was still a good boy with good manners. No matter what Shen Shuang called him for, there was nothing wrong with saluting first.

Before Lin Xuan finished his salute, Shen Shuang couldn't wait to stop him, and asked Lin Xuan to sit down on the chair at his lower end, obviously intending to have a long talk.

Lin Xuan was not polite, and sat down on the chair straight away. At the same time, he had some misunderstandings in his heart. It seems that Shen Shuang's reason for finding him today was not a simple matter.

After Lin Xuan sat down, Shen Shuang sighed, picked up a letter on the table, handed it to Lin Xuan, and said helplessly, "Xuan'er, take a good look at this letter." letter"

Lin Xuan frowned slightly, and took the letter with some doubts. When he saw the inscription on it, he realized why Shen Shuang had such an expression, and why he was called here. It is from the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion.

However, although Lin Xuan wanted to understand this point, more questions came up. Since this letter came from the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion, why did it end up in Shen Shuang's hands? Should it be handed over to Lin Ruhai directly? Even if Lin Ruhai is not around, Shen Shuang shouldn't read the letter privately.

This kind of thought went around in Lin Xuan's head and was quickly dismissed by him. Shen Shuang is a smart person, she would never do such a thing, so there is only one possibility, that is, this letter is It was written to Shen Shuang, but this is even more strange, according to the virtues of the Jia family, they would never have such a good attitude towards Shen Shuang.

Lin Xuan just thought about it for a while, so he didn't bother to dig into the horns. He took out the letter paper from the envelope and read it carefully. He wanted to know what the Jia family wanted to do. After reading the letter, it was over soon. Well, anyway, Shen Shuang gave him this letter to let him read it.

The letter didn't say anything else, just congratulated Lin Ruhai on his transfer, and said that he had sent some congratulatory gifts, and then asked when the Lin family would come to Beijing so they could go to the pier to welcome them.

A very concise letter with a very clear purpose. Lin Xuan already knew the intention of the Jia family to send this letter. It was nothing more than to show favor to the Lin family and use this letter to test the Lin family's new wife's attitude towards Jia. What is the attitude of home.

This is not surprising, since Jia Min died, ah no, even before Jia Min died, because the Jia family acted too recklessly, the Lin family began to gradually alienate the Jia family, and with Jia Min's death, the new When the wife came in, the relationship between the Lin family and the Jia family became more and more weak, and there was only one Lin Daiyu who could maintain the connection between the two parties.

Faced with such a situation, the Jia family was naturally not reconciled. The four generations of the Lin family had a wide network of contacts, and Lin Ruhai had won the emperor's heart, so he was of great help to the Jia family. When Jia Min was there before, Jia The family doesn't have to worry too much, because with the bond of Jia Min, even if the Lin family really wants to get rid of the Jia family, it is not so easy. After all, in this era, the relationship between in-laws is very close, counted within the nine clans, Under such circumstances, although the Lin family was gradually alienated from the Jia family, the Jia family was not very worried.

But the situation is different now. Jia Min has passed away, leaving only Lin Daiyu. It is impossible for the Jia family and the Lin family to be like before. willing.