Beijing, Rongguo Mansion

The old lady was still sitting in Rongqing Hall, looking at a bunch of grandchildren and nieces laughing, and the laughter was endless.

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Ten-year-old Lin Daiyu has grown up and has a little bit of the demeanor of a pearl fairy, even if she sits there without saying a word or smiling, she looks like the most dazzling of the sisters.

No, the second master of Bao, who skipped class again, was crooked in front of Lin Daiyu, uncomfortable with petty flattery, and full of soft male atmosphere.

At this time, the big girl mandarin duck walked into the door quickly, quietly walked up to the old lady, and whispered a few words.

The old lady showed surprise on her face, so that Sanchun, who had been paying attention to this side, suddenly stopped, and Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu also felt something, and subconsciously looked over.

"Okay, I'm a little tired, you guys go down and play!"

Waving her hand, the old lady smiled and said, "Have fun, remember to come over during the meal and accompany the old woman!" ”

Jia Baoyu and his sisters hurriedly said goodbye and left, and soon the lobby became empty, only the old lady and the henchman mandarin duck.

At this time, the mandarin duck took out a letter from his arms and said with a smile: "Old lady, this is a letter written by the second master of the chain!" ”

The old lady took the letter, put on her tortoiseshell reading glasses, and carefully flipped through the weighty letters.

Looking at it, his face slowly became solemn, and after reading it, he couldn't help but snort coldly: "Hmph, those old guys in Jinling are really ambitious, and they dare to participate in the affairs of the salt government, they don't know whether they are alive or dead!" ”

The content of the letter was written by Jia Lian according to Jia Cong's description, and naturally there was some obscure provocation, saying that the arrogance and arrogance of the Jinling clan were quite unbearable, in short, there was one meaning: if you don't restrain it well, there may be chaos in the future.

"Old lady, there is also news from my parents, saying that the third master Cong and the clan elders over there in Jinling are having a very unpleasant quarrel!"

Mandarin Duck said again at this time: "I heard that the elders of the Jinling clan want the third master Cong and the second master of the chain to persuade Aunt Lin to help them make a profit after they arrive in Yangzhou!"

"Hmph, those old guys of the Jinling clan are getting more and more disagreeable!"

The old lady's expression was cold, and her tone was quite displeased: "I'm embarrassed to persecute the two juniors, I really think Rongguofu is easy to bully, right?" ”

This is the beauty of the preconceived idea, the old lady first had an aversion to the elders of the Jinling clan in her heart, and then heard that Jia Cong and the elders of the Jinling clan had a conflict, and subconsciously thought that it was the fault of the Jinling clan and ignored Jia Cong.

Otherwise, with the old lady's temperament and position, even if Jia Cong is the one who is reasonable, don't want to please him, and he will have to be reprimanded and punished.

At this moment, another maid from Rongqingtang entered the door and said, "Old lady, there is news from Jiangnan, saying that Aunt Lin has set off for Beijing, and the second master of the chain and the third master Cong have come back with Aunt Lin!" ”

The old lady was stunned when she heard this, and said with some hesitation: "Why did you suddenly go to Beijing if you don't have a festival?" ”

Tut!

The decline of Rongguo Mansion can be seen!

The news that Lin Ruhai was transferred to the right chamberlain of the Ministry of Rites was not a secret at the top of the court, but now that Lin Ruhai has set off for Beijing, the old lady in charge of Rongguo Mansion has not heard the news.

"Old lady, someone from the Lin family came to visit!"

Just when the old lady was puzzled, new news came, which was also inseparable from Lin Ruhai.

"Oh, who is it?"

The old lady is not a vegetarian either, although the news is a little closed, but she also noticed that the situation is very inappropriate and asked directly.

"Old Butler Lin, I heard that I just came from Yangzhou!"

"Please!"

For Lin Ruhai's old housekeeper, when Lin Ruhai was still an official in the capital, the old lady also had an impression and was the most powerful henchman by Lin Ruhai's side.

Even such a henchman was sent to the capital, I am afraid that my son-in-law Lin Ruhai will go to Beijing this time, it is not so simple.

It's just that no matter how shrewd and extraordinary her vision is, she can't imagine that things have developed to such a point now, and Rongguo Mansion has not heard any news at all.

"What, the son-in-law has been appointed as the imperial governor of Yangzhou and transferred to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites?"

Suddenly hearing this news, the old lady's face was very ugly, she stared coldly at the old housekeeper Lin in front of her, and asked in a deep voice: "What is going on, please tell the old housekeeper clearly!" ”

In my heart, I felt lost, when did Rongguo Mansion have fallen to such a point, and the news was so closed?

The old housekeeper Lin did not hide it, and briefly recounted the turmoil in Yangzhou and the fierce struggle between Lin Ruhai and the salt merchants.

But that's it, the thrilling swords, the sinister environment, and the unscrupulous madness of the salt merchants all made the old lady's face change and her heart fluctuated.

As for the big girl mandarin duck who was left behind, her face was pale at this time, her hands and feet were weak, and her heart was frightened and frightened.

No one expected that Yangzhou, a prosperous place for fireworks, would be so dangerous and terrifying.

briefly described what happened in Yangzhou, and the old housekeeper Lin was very interested in proposing to see Miss Daiyu, and then said goodbye under the guidance of the maid.

In fact, Old Butler Lin was also muttering in his heart at this time, he was ordered to urgently enter Beijing to clean up the Lin family's mansion in the capital, although he was very tired, he still had his heart to find out the information of Young Master Cong.

Who knows, the information he got made him not know what to say.

In Yangzhou, he was clever and reckless, dared to negotiate with the big salt merchants of the Salt Merchants Association, turned his face on the spot, almost fought and retreated, and Cong Sanshao, who was ruthless, turned out to be a very inconspicuous little transparent in Rongguo Mansion?

It's just ......

Could it be that the younger generations of Rongguo Mansion have been so rich that they can completely ignore Cong Sanshao?

But the news found later was not the case, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that Rongguo Mansion lacked pillars, and its momentum was not as good as before, and there were obvious signs of decay.

As for the second master of the phoenix egg treasure praised by the Rongguo Mansion, it is not very clear what the situation is, judging from the quality of the second master of Lian, his ability and courage are far inferior to that of Cong Sanshao.

Also, just now the old lady heard the surprised look of her old man who was transferred to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, obviously Rongguo Mansion has not received the news, which is very interesting.

When he saw Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu also followed beside him, looking like a soft man, which immediately aroused the dislike of the old housekeeper Lin.

He has seen and heard too much about such goods in Jiangnan.

To put it nicely, gentleness is amorous, and if it doesn't sound good, it is an out-and-out soft rice man, compared to the majestic Cong Sanshao, who is like a lion and a tiger, but it is too far behind, this is the so-called future hope of Rongguofu?

Old Steward Lin left with disappointment, he felt that it was necessary to talk to the old man and said, Rongguo Mansion does not pay attention to Third Master Cong, but the Lin family can't let it go......