"My lord, the two hundred and thirty thousand dollars of money that have been cleared today, the other five hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver, three thousand five hundred taels of gold, and six hundred and seventy horses of silk cloth have all been accounted for." The household officials presented the account books to Lu Zhen.

Lu Zhen opened it and examined it carefully, and asked, "Can the source of the money be verified?" ”

"Verified, memorized in quadruplicate."

Lu Zhen bowed slightly, "Put the money and silver silk cloth that was cleared today into a box and put it aside, don't get confused." ”

"Yes."

Lu Zhen turned around and saw Shang Mingyuan, who was spinning in the yard like a little bee, and paused slightly.

The household official followed his gaze and explained in a low voice: "It was the eldest lady of the Lin family who asked him to come, saying that she was letting him go through the experience." He also has some talent in accounting and bookkeeping, so the lower official let him give it a shot. ”

Lu Zhen bowed slightly, but he was puzzled in his heart, today he communicated with Lin Jiang, and he could hear that he was wary of the Zhao family and the monk family, why did he use Shang Mingyuan?

There are so many people in the Lin Mansion, do you still need Shang Mingyuan to help?

Although Lu Zhen was puzzled, he didn't ask, after all, he and Lin Jiang were not as good as that, but he began to pay attention to Shang Mingyuan.

It just so happened that Lin Qingwan also came to see the process, and when she met Lu Zhen, she greeted her with a smile.

"According to today's progress, it should be liquidated in two days." Today they delayed for half a day, and they didn't start counting money until the afternoon, so they slowed down.

Starting early tomorrow morning, the progress will definitely be accelerated, Lu Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "Before I come, Your Majesty asked me to take care of your brothers and sisters more, if Miss Lin is useful to someone Lu, just ask." ”

Lin Jiang had stopped mentioning helping since he showed weakness to him yesterday, and he didn't know what he could do.

Lin Qingwan smiled at him gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Lu, it's just that I can handle the current matter." ”

Favors should be used on the blade.

Lu Zhen was curious, "Your Majesty has not yet decided to take over from Brother Ling, so will Miss Lin go back to Suzhou after this incident?" I heard that the Lin Mansion has begun to move things to Suzhou. ”

Lin Qingwan smiled bitterly: "Before the will of the Holy Lord, I was thinking that my brother would always step down, and he would definitely vacate the official residence at that time, so as to avoid panic, he asked someone to pack up his things early, and it was just some daily necessities, who knew that His Majesty's grace would give the official residence to Yubin as the county lord's mansion." ”

"If so...... We always have to go back to our hometown, and after everything is packed, we won't dismantle it," Lin Qingwan sighed: "Even if everything has been moved, I'm afraid we will have to buy some other things if we want to come back to live in the future." ”

Lu Zhen shook his head, "Miss Lin is also too anxious, she should wait for His Majesty's will to come before making arrangements." Even if His Majesty didn't reward the official residence, would the successor still drive the Lin family? ”

Lin Qingwan smiled, "If the successor is Deputy Zhao Duhu, he is naturally not afraid, after all, our two families are relatives, but if it is someone else, our Lin family will not be able to occupy it for too long." Other people's families are also dragged by their families. ”

Lu Zhen's pupils shrank, and he asked with a light smile, "What's the matter, Brother Ling recommended Zhao Jie?" Brother Ling is notoriously fair and selfless, but I don't know where Zhao Jie fell into Brother Ling's eyes. ”

Lin Qingwan smiled: "Who said that my brother is fair and selfless? He was still a little selfish, so he pushed Lord Liu and Master Sun when he was promoted. First, they are not weak in talent and have sufficient qualifications; Second, they have been working on my brother in Yangzhou, and they know the situation in Yangzhou best, and there is no transition period after taking over; Three," Lin Qingwan winked mischievously and said: "The two of them are my brother's deputies, with them in Yangzhou, Yubin and I will also have some reliance in the future, this is my brother's selfishness, so he can't be regarded as selfless." ”

Lu Zhen looked at Lin Qingwan in surprise, and after a while, he asked with an inexplicable smile, "Then why does Miss Lin still think that Zhao Jie will be the assassin of Yangzhou?" He has always led the troops, but he is not very familiar with civil affairs. ”

Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "So Deputy Zhao Duhu may jump four levels in a row." ”

Lu Zhen smiled, "This promotion speed is almost catching up with Brother Ling." ”

Lin Qingwan nodded, "So Lord Zhao is really a talent, even the Ministry of Rites, who has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, has recommended him, and Lu Duhu has suffered a huge loss." ”

Lu Zhen tugged at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were cold.

Seeing this, Lin Qingwan didn't speak again, but turned around and left.

Seeing that his master's face slowly sank, Ping An couldn't help but whisper: "Master, Miss Lin is sowing discord." ”

"Even if it's sowing discord, it's a clear provocation, who knows if she's reminding me?" Lu Zhen's face was calm, and he snorted coldly: "I never knew that Zhao Jie had such ambitions, if there was no position of Jiangnan Observer, wouldn't I be in the way of him?" ”

Ping An lowered his head and whispered: "Although Chen Shangshu recommended him, he may not have this thought, after all, Lord Zhao is still quite humble in front of the master." ”

"Chen Shangshu's recommendation of him doesn't mean anything, but in addition to him, Liu Pei and Sun Huai, the court also recommended three other people, Miss Lin didn't mention anyone but him, do you think it's also accidental?" Compared with Zhao Jie, Lu Zhen believed in Lin Jiang more, so he said: "Lin Jiang mentioned him, obviously he also felt that he had the greatest chance, and Lin Jiang didn't like him to seek this position." ”

He didn't think that Lin Qingwan thought these words by herself, so naturally Lin Jiang instructed her to say them.

Lu Zhen sneered: "Zhao Jie and Lin Jiang are relatives, and even Lin Jiang is unwilling to help him, which shows his character." ”

Although he didn't want to admit it, Lin Jiang had always been more accurate than him.

Lu Zhen lowered his eyes and thought for a while: "Back to the room, I will write a letter to my uncle, press Zhao Jie first, and wait for me to return to the capital, if he just wants to be promoted, it is fine, if he uses other means, hum!" ”

Ping An was helpless, he only felt that his master was used as a gun by the Lin brothers and sisters, but the master may not know this, but he was still willing to jump in.

What else can Ping An do, he is also helpless.

And Zhao Jie, who was ambitious in Lingzhou, didn't know that his superiors had blocked his way, and he had already connected a group of officials to pave the way for himself.

There is a secretary of the Ministry of Rites in the capital, a left servant of the Ministry of Officials, and his brother-in-law Shang Ping to help, and his second brother in Jiangnan is already helping him move around, as long as the emperor asks, he can ensure that he has the most recommended people, plus his achievements over the years, although the position of the Jiangnan observation envoy is not very accurate, but there is also a possibility of seven points.

If he can get Lin Jiang's recommendation again, then seven points may become nine points, after all, as the outgoing observer, he has the right to recommend.

Zhao Jie thought that his sister and brother-in-law should have received the letter he sent, and he didn't know if the old lady of the Shang family was willing to help him pull the strings with Lin Jiang.

Lin Qingwan was also very curious, "If you don't have a Sky Mirror, are you willing to recommend Zhao Jie?" ”

Lin Jiang hinted: "The public is the public, and the private is private, and I still know this very clearly." Sun Huai has been with me for ten years, and it seems to me that there is no one more suitable to observe this position than him. But my recommendation is only a suggestion from Your Majesty, if there is too much opposition from the DPRK and China, and Your Majesty also has concerns, Sun Huai can only be transferred or continue to be a deputy. ”

Lin Qingwan understood that Sun Huai did not become an observer because there were many people in the court who opposed it, and the emperor also had concerns, so in the end it was Zhao Jie who became an observer.

This time, Lin Jiang hinted that she was going to sow discord, obviously Zhao Jie came to Jiangnan as an observer envoy only to be bad for them, not good, even if Zhao Jie and they were relatives who turned a corner.

Lin Qingwan couldn't help but ask, "Will Lu Zhen make a move?" ”

"Yes," Lin Jiang pursed his lips and said, "He has always been proud, although he allows the people under his hands to climb up, he does not allow the other party to go beyond his control." Especially Zhao Jie, he delusionally wanted the Jiangnan Observation Envoy, but you must know that the Jiangnan Observation Envoy and Lingzhou are both at the same level, but in terms of power, the Jiangnan Observation Envoy is more protective than Lingzhou. When he met in Beijing, do you think Lu Zhen would be willing to salute his former deputy? ”

"Moreover, no matter how much I am at odds with Lu Zhen, he will still give me this affection." Lin Jiang's eyes darkened slightly and said, "It depends on whether Tiandao is on our side this time." ”

Bai Weng fell lightly in front of them, pouted and said: "I look at Xuan, that Zhao Sheng has already connected the three families of Zhou Xie Shang in series, and they all want Zhao Jie to come back as an observer, if the emperor asks who is suitable, these three families will definitely stand by Zhao Jie." ”

Lin Jiang hasn't been looking for anything for him recently, so Bai Weng is in a good mood to play around, he is invisible, he can go anywhere, and he naturally knows more news.

Lin Jiang raised his eyebrows slightly, "I didn't expect the Zhao family to move so much. ”

This implies that the speculum does not extrapolate this point and is new.

Lin Qingwan couldn't help laughing, this means change, and the more changes, the better, who knows that in the end, these quantitative changes will not cause qualitative changes?

Bai Weng looked at Lin Qingwan and then at Lin Jiang, and felt that the two of them were becoming more and more alike, like a fox crawling in the forest, watching the prey step by step into his trap.

He shook it, shook off the goosebumps, looked left and right, and then widened his eyes slightly: "Shangxian, you have a guest at home." ”

"Oh? I don't know who it is? ”

"It's the youngest son of the Shang family, your future son-in-law."

Lin Jiang had a slight smile on his face, and only after half a sigh did he look at Lin Qingwan, "You go and greet the guests." ”

Lin Qingwan didn't move, but looked at Bai Weng and frowned and asked, "Why is Shang Mingjie his son-in-law?" Aren't the two families unmarried? ”

"Soon, soon, they will definitely be married by such fate." Bai Weng pursed his lips baldly, and watched a small thin gray cloud suddenly appear in the cloudless sky, and the clouds gathered bigger and darker as they rolled, but after a few breaths, they had become jet black.

Bai Weng was in tears, and he couldn't help covering his mouth, he really didn't mean to leak the secret of heaven, really! Heaven, please believe me!

Lin Qingwan stared at him, followed his gaze to the dark clouds, and then calmly retracted her gaze and said, "You go, go outside the city, find a place where no one is around, and don't come back until the dark clouds are gone." ”

Bai Weng trembled his finger and pointed at her, "Miss Lin, how can you become so cold-blooded after only a few months of hard work?" ”

You must know that one of the reasons why he and Lin Jiang chose her in the first place was that the result given by the Sky Mirror was that she was kind and soft-hearted.

Lin Qingwan clutched her chest and said, "My blood is hot, I don't believe you can let it bleed." ”

Lin Jiang couldn't help laughing, his brows raised because of worry relaxed, and he waved his hand with a smile: "You better leave quickly, otherwise you will have to spend money to repair the mansion if it is really broken." ”

Seeing that the dark clouds were gathering thicker and thicker, and they were gradually moving towards him, Bai Weng didn't dare to stay any longer, turned around and quickly went out of the city.

The dark clouds slowly followed him in a different direction.