May 26, Jiangnan, Yangzhou, Wangjiang Tower.

Jia Lian took the little servants Zhao'er, Wang'er, Xing'er and others around him to eat and drink.

Zhao'er said: "Second master, this Aunt Lin is still useless, we have spent half a month!" ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, wait a minute, we don't care about this time!"

"This Yangzhou is really the world's first-class gentle township, this wine is good, my sister is pretty, even this song is good!"

Jia Lian has been completely lost in the fireworks and dust in the south of the Yangtze River these days under the hospitality of the Lin Mansion, and he only feels that Yangzhou is not worse than Jingshi.

Especially his long-famous Yangzhou thin horse, which made him linger and love, so he didn't want to return to the capital so soon to be restrained. What's more, he had already asked someone to inquire, saying that Lin Ruhai's life was not long in coming, so he waited with peace of mind.

However, thinking about what the old lady and the second wife explained when they came, he still said attentively: "Let you inquire about the news, can you believe it?" ”

"This, Second Master!" Zhao'er's face was embarrassed, squeaky and speechless, he was blinded by this Yangzhou thin horse these days, and the silver was used to please his sister, and he didn't hear any useful news at all.

"Bastard thing!" As soon as Jia Lian looked at the faces of several people, he knew that these people hadn't heard any useful news, so he kicked Zhao'er and scolded angrily: "Useless minions, get out of the second master!" ”

"Second master, the slave has heard the news according to your orders!" Wang'er sneered.

"Speak quickly, don't talk nonsense!" Jia Lian said impatiently.

After being in Jiangnan for so many days, he didn't all put his mind on Yangzhou Skinny Horse, and he also inquired about the affairs of Jiangnan.

He didn't expect that Uncle Lin was a ruthless person, and he pulled most of the officialdom in Yangzhou down at once, I heard that many of these officials were deeply involved in Beijing, including the in-laws of the Zhen family, the old relatives of their Jia Mansion, no wonder so many people in Beijing impeached Uncle Lin, and they couldn't wait to divide Uncle Lin's five horses.

However, in addition to sighing a few words, he didn't care about the turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River, he was more concerned about Lin Ruhai's body, the property of the Lin family and who was left in the Lin family.

Jia Lian thought that Lin Ruhai was stabbed in the body, and there was also the persecution in Beijing, I am afraid it will not be better.

Lu Jing has been paying attention to Jia Lian and others these days, and the news that Jia Lian sent people to inquire about was mostly false news that he had transmitted, the purpose was to confuse Jia Lian and make him feel that Lin Ruhai's health was in danger, and then expose the true face of the Jia family.

"The Suzhou Lin family and Aunt Lin's branch, although they haven't been separated, but those people in the Suzhou Lin family, and Aunt Lin are relatives who are about to come out of the five suits, far away, and there is usually no contact, if Aunt Lin goes, only Miss Lin will be left, this property, hehe!" Saying that, Wang'er laughed flatteringly.

"What nonsense, Aunt Lin is fine now!" Jia Lian scolded in his mouth, but his face showed joy: "Is there a letter to the Lin family's property that you inquire?" ”

"Please forgive the second master!" Wang'er said excitedly: "Although the minions have not heard accurate news, but the Lin family's shop Grange, the minions have already inquired clearly, not to mention no less than 200,000 taels!" ”

"Two hundred thousand taels, fart!" Jia Lian didn't think so, and when he came, he heard the second wife say that Aunt Lin was not in the Qingshui Yamen, but in the Yandao Yamen, where the money was fast.

No matter how you say the silver that arrives every year, it will not be less than 100,000 taels, and Aunt Lin has been an official here for more than ten years, and she has been in charge of the salt road for more than ten years, so this family has to have two or three million taels of wealth.

The old lady also said that the four generations of the Lin family are here, and now there is only one of them, Aunt Lin, and the Lin family has accumulated more money over the past hundred years.

Jia Lian felt a little itchy when he thought about it, so much silver, not to mention getting it all out, even if he got seven or eight hundred thousand taels, he would earn it, and he would be able to divide it into tens of thousands of taels no matter what he said at that time.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian nodded with satisfaction, and said in a loud voice: "Okay, good!" ”

"However, the Lu family is a little troublesome!" Wang'er observed the words and looks, and saw that Jia Lian was in a good mood, and hurriedly said.

"Trouble, what trouble?" When Jia Lian heard this, he said a little rightly, he had already regarded the property of the Lin family as the property of their Jia family in his heart, and he would never allow it to be obtained by others.

"I heard that Aunt Lin accepted the kid from the Lu family as a disciple, and the two of them have close contacts, and these days the pair of brothers and sisters of the Lu family run to the Lin family every day!" Wang'er said.

"Hmph, it's just a disciple, what's the trouble with this, the disciple is always a disciple, and his surname is Lu, is it possible that Uncle Lin can still let him succeed!"

Jia Lian thought of Lu Jing who he saw at the dock that day, and secretly wondered in his heart, could it be that the Lu family also came for the Lin family's property.

"It seems that you have to act with the power of the mansion, the Lu family, hmph, compared with our country's mansion, his Lu family can't be on the stage!"

Immediately looked at Zhao'er and the others, Jia Lian scolded: "What are you still doing here, waiting for the master to reward the whip, and don't give the master to get out quickly, go and ask the master clearly, what forces the Lu family has in Yangzhou!" ”

Jia Lian finished reassigning the task, and a few small servants left.

Then Jia Lian invited a few beauties to reward Wang'er, and the master and servant ate and enjoyed themselves.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Zhao'er and Xing'er turned back and shouted to Jia Lian excitedly: "Second master, second master!" ”

Jia Lian was enjoying the fat fragrance to warm his body and warm his mouth, when he was suddenly interrupted, his body trembled, and he almost died in this life.

"Bastard, what's the name of the ghost?" Jia Lian was furious and scolded: "I dare to disturb the master's interest, see if I don't smoke you to death!" ”

Zhao'er and the others trembled with fright, and instantly knelt on the ground, and Zhao'er endured fear and glanced at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian kept a calm face, lifted his pants, and blasted down several beauties in the hook bar, and said angrily: "Say, what's wrong, if you don't say that you're ugly today, I'll pick your skin carefully?" ”

Zhao'er didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly trembled and announced: "Second master, the holy decree has just come to the capital!" ”

"Holy Decree!" Jia Lian was shocked in his heart, and he didn't care about being angry, so he hurriedly asked, "Whose holy decree is it given?" ”

"Aunt Lin's!"

Jia Lian's face was a little ugly, and bad thoughts suddenly surged in his heart, afraid that the holy decree would escort Lin Ruhai into Beijing.

If Lin Ruhai is escorted to Beijing, then the Lin family's money will be sealed, and the Jia family will be empty, and it will be difficult for him to make a difference after he goes back.

"What does the decree say?" Jia Lian's face was gloomy and could drip water.

"The slave only understood a rough idea, as if he was letting Aunt Lin recuperate with peace of mind, saying that he would enter Beijing at the end of the year!"

"It seems that he has been promoted and rewarded a lot of good things, and the minions have come to report the good news to the second master after hearing it!"

"What did you say, promoted to an officer?" Jia Lian couldn't believe it, it wasn't the holy decree to arrest Uncle Lin.

"Yes, second master, not only has he been promoted, but he also wants to let Aunt Lin go to the capital!"

Wang'er hurriedly suggested to Jia Lian: "Second master, look, should we also go and say hello to Aunt Lin!" ”

"Hello, hello!" Jia Lian scolded angrily.

He was a little confused at the moment, how could this be the case, Uncle Lin obviously offended so many people, and he was about to fall off the horse, and he was promoted again, so wouldn't their Jia family's plan have to change, maybe they would offend Uncle Lin.

He didn't care about eating and drinking, and hurriedly said: "Go, go quickly, come with me to meet Uncle Lin!" ”

Before Jia Lian left, his little servant Long'er led Lai Da in.

As soon as Lai Da saw Jia Lian, he exclaimed: "My good second master, you really make the old slave easy to find!" ”

"Steward Lai, why are you here?" Jia Lian asked in surprise, Lai Dake is the big housekeeper in the house, and he usually stays in Beijing, so why did he come to Yangzhou.

But he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly asked Lai Da to sit down, although Lai Da said that he was a slave of Jiafu, but his old lady Lai Mama was an old man in the house, and she was more useful than him in front of the old lady, and Lai Da was also the old lady's henchman, and he had more power in the house than him.

Lai Da asked Wang'er, Xing'er and the others in the room to retreat, and told them to guard the room, and then said: "Second master, the situation in the capital has changed, and the old lady is worried that you don't know the situation, so she sent the old slave over." ”

"I just heard that the will of Jingzhong has arrived, and it is said that Uncle Lin has been promoted, is it?" Jia Lian wondered.

"What the second master said is right, Aunt Lin has been promoted, I heard that the saint has also given a lot of rewards, and the old lady asked the old slave to help the second master."

"The old lady also instructed that Miss Lin must be taken back no matter what, and Miss Lin must not be wronged!"

When Lai Da said this, he immediately asked in a low voice: "Second master, how is the Zhen family's matter, can you have a place for the old slave?" ”

Jia Lian's face suddenly turned ugly, he had been in Yangzhou for so long, except for some news, one thing had not been done.

It's just that in front of Lai Da, he can't lose face, Jia Lian hurriedly explained: "It's already being done, but Uncle Lin has been dragging it out, I see that Uncle Lin's body is dying, and I didn't urge it, who knew that the holy decree came today!" ”

Lai Da glanced at Jia Lian in surprise, and after a deep sigh, asked, "How is Aunt Lin's health, and how long can he last?" ”

"I don't think I'm going to hit it, I can't say what the situation is now, I think it's just a matter of the past few months!" Jia Lian hesitated and gave an uncertain answer.

Since he came to Yangzhou, in the first few days, he saw Lin Ruhai twice, and at that time he looked at Lin Ruhai as if he was dying, but he has not seen Lin Ruhai for more than ten days, and now he doesn't know what the situation is, but even if it improves, it shouldn't last long.

"In this case, according to the old slave, the second master might as well take a look at the reason for congratulating Aunt Lin on his promotion!" Lai Da suggested that the main task of his visit was to transport the Lin family's property back to the Jia family, and if possible, he could also take the opportunity to make a profit.

"It's okay, I'm about to see Uncle Lin!" Jia Lian nodded.

Just as he was about to leave, Jia Lian came back to his senses and hurriedly asked: "What happened in Beijing, Uncle Lin has offended a lot of people here, why was he suddenly promoted?" ”

Lai Da hurriedly told Jia Lian about the situation in Beijing, and finally said: "The eldest girl in the palace has been favored by the saint, and now she has been named a concubine!" ”

"The old slave heard that he attaches great importance to the noble concubine Niangniang today, and even attaches great importance to our house!"

Jia Lian was excited after hearing this, he didn't expect this mistake, he thought it was a disaster, but now it has become a happy event, fortunately their Jia family didn't do anything out of the ordinary, otherwise this kind of good thing would not have fallen on their heads.

Jia Lian asked about the situation in the mansion again, and then the two of them had their own concerns and ran to the Lin mansion.