Lin Jiajingyu's Counterattack in the Red Chamber

Concubine Wan is a concubine in the harem, a member of the royal family, and it is a royal matter to go back to visit relatives. This fee should have been paid by the royal family.Now that Lin Jingyu is making such a mess, she has to make up for it herself.Later, if the concubine wants to save her relatives, she has to pay for it out of her own pocket.However, in the eyes of this group of concubines and courtiers, money is a trivial matter, as long as the empress in the palace has a firm foothold, what is the overwhelming wealth?

In the eyes of the concubine, Lin Jingyu is an insignificant person. Even if he messes up the situation, but with Concubine Wan's carrot hanging in front of her, they and the family behind them will not care about other things.In the eyes of the royalist party, Lin Jingyu is a great hero. In addition to probing the bottom of the royal party and weakening its power, the fact that Qingjin wrote the letter and today granted the imperial pen has already won over most scholars with lofty ideals in the world.But in the eyes of the royal party, every time Lin Jingyu's name was repeated in his mouth, he wished he could chew it up and swallow it.

No matter how much the princes' party hated Lin Jingyu, there was nothing they could do about him now, because the two princes and the Yuan family who were the leaders of the princes' party were not free.Ever since the news of Concubine Youwan returning home to visit relatives spread, the price of gold, silver, jewelry, cloth and clothes in the capital has been rising steadily.When the decree was issued, the price of wood ornaments rose at an unbelievable rate.There is never a shortage of bold and careful people in the capital, even if the biggest advantage is taken by Yan Yang and others, they will also tear a piece of meat at every corner.

Not to mention other things, just building a separate courtyard, especially the courtyard where the concubine stayed, would be quite a sum at the current price, and the Yuan family was busy.

The profit of wood ornaments is too great, without a hundred years of experience, who would dare to venture into this muddy water at this time.At the beginning, Lin Jingyu just relied on Yanyang's relationship to join the party, and she can just share it when the time comes.His main energy is still on clothes, jewellery, rouge and gouache.The Lin family's foundation is in the Jiangnan area, where cloth jewelry is truly prosperous.Not to mention anything else, the Qinhuai Old Courtyard alone can support the livelihood of a city.

The noble ladies of the Yuan family are now in their prime, and they frequently go to the small gatherings of the noble ladies of various families.Just relying on them alone is not a small business, not to mention the noble ladies who don't want to be compared too badly by them.This is just an appetizer for the concubine to visit her relatives, and it has already made the Lin family a lot of money.

"Brother, this is how you make money in business!"

When Daiyu was young, Lin Jingyu taught her how to keep accounts for later generations when she was playing.When she was the housekeeper, she also taught Xueyan Xueyang and several confidant maids and ladies in charge, and the usual fake accounts were rarely able to fool her.For important accounts, even if the accounting office has already done the calculations, she has to lead someone to do the calculations again.

After counting the account book handed in by the accountant, Daiyu put down the last one in her hand and sighed.

Lin Jingyu half leaned on the flower couch to rest, and behind him Yuxiao was slowly fanning him. After the wind spun over the ice basin, it became more and more cool.Hearing what Daiyu said, Lin Jingyu laughed: "Although it is said that scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are at the end, but you see, how can we leave the merchants? If they don't make money, why should they act in the name of merchants? What else should others do?" Dealing with merchants?"

Daiyu's eyes moved, "Brother, don't let Sister Bao hear what you said. Although he is a businessman, he is also the emperor who wears flowers among the businessmen. His ancestors are Ziwei Sheren."

Ziwei represents the emperor, while Sheren refers to the left and right.Although Ziwei Sheren's official position is not high, she is a person close to the emperor.

Lin Jingyu opened his eyes lazily. Recently, he has been more and more aware of the phrase 'it's time to sleep in the scorching summer'. "Your elder sister Bao's family is different. At any rate, Aunt Xue is the daughter of the Wang family, and she is also the elder sister of the head wife of the Rongguo Mansion."

The Xue family has already been defeated, if Xue Pan knew that he would still have some hope for progress, but Xue Pan is a fool.Although he still bears the name of the imperial merchant, it is only supported by the relationship left by his ancestors and his mother's family.

"Brother, I don't like to hear that. Sister Yibao's appearance, manners, talents and knowledge, cousin Xue's family may be even more prominent than Uncle Yang Guo in the future."

Lin Jingyu naturally understood what Daiyu meant. In the past, Yang Guozhong was successful because of Concubine Yang. One of the reasons why the Xue family went to Beijing was to send Xue Baochai to be selected as a servant. Xue Baochai was not selected last time but he was not eliminated. In the draft, if Xue Baochai wins the selection, then the Xue family will be restored to the glory of Ziwei Sheren's time just around the corner.

"Take the ledger down and store it in storage." Lin Jingyu waved off the lady in charge first, and let a few maidservants go down as well, "You are also tired for a long time, go down and eat a melon to cool off."

"Yes"

When there were only two brothers and sisters left in the room, shaking the folding fan one by one, Lin Jingyu half-closed her eyes and smiled and asked, "Then why was Cousin Xue not selected in last year's draft? , in the palace there is a cousin who is newly promoted to the imperial concubine, and in the court there is an uncle who rules nine provinces, the right time and place are in harmony with people, why did she still lose the election?"

Seeing that Daiyu looked enlightened, Lin Jingyu added lightly: "It can't be said that she lost the election. Although she was not selected, she was not eliminated. At least she remembered her name."

The bad thing is that you remember a name. After you remember your name, no one proposes marriage to Xue's family for at least five years, so Xue Baochai can't advance or retreat.

"I heard that Miss Smith has gone back? In half a month it will be my ancestor's birthday. Since I have lived here for more than a month, why not stay in Rongguo Mansion and wait for my ancestor's birthday before returning? It will also save me from the exhaustion of traveling."

Daiyu walked to the flower couch where Lin Jingyu was leaning, and said in a low voice, "Sister Xiangyun's two aunts sent someone to invite her." Looking at the little girl who was sitting on the porch eating melons through the open window, her voice It got lower and lower, "Sister Xiangyun was ashamed and annoyed that day. Sister Bao said that sister Xiangyun is afraid that something good is coming."

As Jiamu's birthday was approaching, Daiyu occasionally took time off to go to the Rongguo Mansion to chat with the sisters and do needlework, or invited everyone to the Lin Mansion for a play.I'm afraid that Daiyu happened to encounter this incident when she went to Jia's residence. Lin Jingyu seldom asked about Daiyu's girlfriends, and it turned out that it was for this reason.

That's right, the Shi family has two families, Shi Xiangyun's two aunts are high-ranking imperial wives at any rate, Jia's mother is an old married girl, an old girl whom the two marquises have never met, and usually takes Shi Xiangyun to her side and beats her. You two, how do you feel in your heart?Shi Xiangyun fell in love with Jia Baoyu himself, but he didn't check whether Mrs. Wang would agree, nor whether her uncle and aunt would agree.Shi Xiangyun looked shrewd, but he was not shrewd to the point.

She was raised by two aunts, and the marriage was also decided by the two aunts, so naturally she had to pay little attention to flattery in order to win the favor of the two aunts and seek a good marriage.It's good for her to use her aunt's hand to slap the two aunts in the face. The aunt should be closer than the aunt, right?Over the years, even the two marquises felt pity for Shi Xiangyun, and they might have left long ago.If someone asks for a marriage, if it is not too bad, Shi Xiangyun will probably give up.

"Miss Smith, she looks smart, but inside she is confused and ignorant." Back then when Daiyu lived in the Rongguo Mansion, she was always trembling, lest she make a wrong move, and she had the support of her father and brother. There are also uncles and grandmothers in the government!What does Shi Xiangyun have?

Among the three girls living here, Daiyu has the highest starting point, because she is not as scheming as Xue Baochai to be liked by everyone, but her background has already predestined her not needing to please everyone.As for Xue Baochai's dealings with others, she was born in an imperial businessman and her status was lower than that of Shi Xiangyun, but with the support of her mother's uncle, coupled with Xue's family property, she also dumped Shi Xiangyun by a few blocks. Shi Xiangyun lost at the beginning.

"Miss Smith is younger than you, and there are people who propose marriage. Cousin Xue is older than Baoyu, why is no one interested?"

Seeing Daiyu's blushing face, Lin Jingyu understood the thoughts of her little daughter's family. Daiyu was older than Shi Xiangyun.

"Of course you do, and there are quite a lot of people asking about it." Regarding the discussion of marriage, in private, Lin Jingyu never hides from Daiyu. I can't help but want to be better, "I have a plan in my mind. When I'm sure about the candidate, I'll let you choose. When will my brother go against your mind?"

Daiyu blushed with embarrassment, nodded lightly, and the pendant of the jade hairpin on her head swayed slightly.

"Brother, do you mean that some people don't want Sister Bao to enter the palace?"

Lin Jingyu turned her body sideways and looked at Daiyu with a smile. "You're still playing sloppy with me."

Who else wouldn't?The empress of the Jia family in the palace, or Xue Baochai's good aunt, Mrs. Wang.If before the next draft, Jia Baoyu returns to the right path and concentrates on studying and taking the imperial examination.As long as Wang Ziteng is still in the court and Jia Yuanchun lets go, Xue Baochai's election is a certainty.If Jia Baoyu still does not 'collide' with the world, then Jia Baoyu is Xue Baochai's best choice.Missing the next election, Xue Baochai will be old enough to run for election.

"elder brother......"

After explaining Xue Baochai's unpredictable attitude towards Rongguo Mansion with Daiyu, Lin Jingyu asked instead, "Second sister-in-law still lives in her mother's house?"

Wang Ziteng's speed is very fast, of course, there is also the reason why Jia's mother sent a letter to urge him.Arrived in the capital more than ten days ago, Wang Ziteng brought his family to the capital and visited Jia Mu the next day, and then took Wang Xifeng back in a good manner, along with Sister Qiao and Brother Jue. .Beside, even Ping'er didn't bring it.

As soon as a master makes a move, he knows the pros and cons.Wang Ziteng holds an important position, and Wang Xifeng's mother-in-law is not just hanging around in the inner house. The swords and swords of the officialdom can be seen in the official wife. After many years of practice, her rank is close to Jia Mu.

Daiyu blinked at Lin Jingyu, "After all, Auntie hasn't seen her second sister-in-law for many years, so it's only normal to want to stay with her cousin for a few more days."

"Indeed, stay for ten days and a half months. There are second aunts around to take care of the housework, so the second sister-in-law can relax quickly. When the old ancestor's birthday comes, I can save energy by being with my aunt."

Wang Xifeng lived in her mother's house, so he didn't believe that Jia Lian dared not come to the door.When Wang Xifeng returned to Rongguo Mansion, with the help of Mrs. Wang, it is estimated that Wang Xifeng had already won the heart of Yan Liusheng's brother Jue.Maybe, he also came back with a handsome Tongfang, and he will go to the mother to keep the son after October.

"How is the gift for grandma's birthday going?"

Daiyu got up, took out a list from the box on the table and handed it to Lin Jingyu, "This is the gift list."

Lin Jingyu looked it over carefully, and the selection of additions and subtractions was just right. Lin Jingyu praised unabashedly: "Very well done."

"Brother, I have already embroidered my forehead. Do you want to choose another ornament as your own?"

Lin Jingyu shook her head, "Now that I support the family, that gift is unnecessary. Besides, you have already shown your mother's filial piety. No matter how you say it, the excitement is not ours."