Lin Yi'an had a long dream.

In the dream, she was still the sixth lady of the Lin Mansion, and she went back to that day, sitting in the carriage and watching her brother fall into the cliff with the horse.

The fear and grief at that time seemed to be engraved in her bones, and she could remember it clearly whether it was day or night. The chill that came out of her bones soaked her blood little by little, colder than the cold winter of December.

She felt that her body was constantly falling, and there was a dark and bottomless black hole underneath, she wanted to shout but couldn't make a sound, she wanted to reach out but didn't have the slightest strength.

Boundless darkness gradually enveloped her, and strange and familiar voices came from the distant horizon.

"An'er."

"An'er—"

It was my brother's voice.

Lin Yi'an suddenly woke up, and saw that the person in front of her still couldn't tell the difference between dream and reality, she shouted in a trance: "Big brother." ”

Lin Yuanshan tucked the broken hair on Lin Yi's sideburns, and said gently, "Why is An'er asleep here?" Is it a nightmare? ”

Lin Yi'an looked around, it turned out that this was still in the side hall of the Lin Mansion, where she was copying scriptures for her grandfather, but she didn't expect to fall asleep. She shivered, only to find that the cold sweat soaked her clothes, and when the wind blew, there was a hint of chill in this summer night.

"When did Big Brother come?"

"It's only been a long time coming." Lin Yuanshan picked up the scripture she copied and read it very carefully: "Your writing is better than before." But the handwriting is familiar to me. ”

"When I was a child, I used to think about you, and sometimes I thought that you were thinking too much, so I went to trace the books you left behind." Lin Yi'an put away the scriptures: "You look familiar, it's probably because I have drawn too much, so I have a little bit of your pen style." ”

Lin Yuanshan's mood was a little complicated. The reason why he didn't rush back to Yejing immediately when he arrived in Qingzhou was that he was injured in his meridians and could no longer join the army to kill the enemy, so he wanted to find another way out and return to the Lin family after making a difference. Second, he expected that the Li family was only afraid that he was the eldest son, and if he disappeared, the two younger sisters in the family would not pose much threat to her, and they should not worry about their lives.

It's just that he didn't expect that the Li family would not even let go of his mother who was far away in the village, let alone these two young children. I don't know how they survived all these years. Lin Yuanshan was a little distressed, and the only way to compensate them was now.

"The Asher is ready. I've also been to see those ten girls, and the summer solstice should be the best. The other nine are not bad, they are all reliable people, do you want to keep them? ”

"The fate of the remaining nine is up to the summer solstice." Lin Yi'an replied without thinking about it, and suddenly reacted again: "Why did you suddenly talk about this?" The funeral of my grandfather in the hall has not been finished yet, but the eldest brother has gone over to see it? ”

"I don't worry about the affairs of the Lin Mansion, if it weren't for you and Xiao Qi still in the Lin Mansion, I wouldn't come back this time." The brother, who usually speaks softly and gently, shows a trace of cold alienation in his eyes, and Lin Yi'an is a little in a trance.

"I heard that my brother changed back to his mother's surname."

Lin Yuanshan snorted coldly: "Lin Yuanshan's tablets have been enshrined in the Lin ancestral hall for many years. When they died, I didn't want to have anything to do with them anymore. ”

The matter of setting up a tablet for Lin Yuanshan was mentioned by Lin Yueman, and she tried her best to stop it at the beginning, but when the Li family was in charge, she was helpless.

Lin Yuanshan didn't want to mention Lin Mansion again, so he changed the topic and said: "According to your instructions, I have found more than a dozen talented Han scholars to settle in Xiangyun Inn. Just wait for the imperial examination in September, if it goes well, there should be four or five of them. ”

Today's emperor is a person who cherishes talents very much, and he doesn't like the big members of the court to be taken care of by the family, and has been working hard to improve the status of poor students. However, in Dajin, where the family is in power, if he wants to pass the election from the local level to Yejing, he has almost cut off the road for students from poor families to enter the court and become officials.

Therefore, the emperor ignored the opposition of his ministers and insisted on opening the imperial examination that went straight to heaven, and all students from all over the world could participate, and the candidates for the examination paper evaluation would be personally selected by the emperor, and finally the emperor would personally take the palace examination.

This move is to promote a few people who were born in poor families. This is also the only chance for Lin Yi'an to touch the court.

"Are these people innocent?"

"Born in a cold family, they are all innocent. These people were personally selected by me and volunteered to become the doormen of the Hou Mansion. Strength and faithfulness are of the highest ranks. Lin Yuanshan paused: "If you don't worry, I can also go and pinch a few of them in my hands." ”

"These people are people who are struggling at the bottom and are eager to get into the work. Grace must be given, and authority must be established. That's all in it. ”

The deep meaning of Lin Yi'an's words, Lin Yuanshan understood it. He was very supportive: "After all, it is a major matter involving the court, so you should be careful." I will take all the wives and children in their family into the White Wing Alliance to serve well. ”

After the funeral of the Lin Mansion was completed, Lin Yi'an stayed for a few more days, and did not return to the Hou Mansion until Uncle Dong sent someone to urge.

The house opened, and the girls inside were all talented and accustomed to observing words and feelings. Some are proficient in tea art, some can play the piano well, some make good dishes, and some export chapters...... In short, the appearance and talent are the most outstanding on the fourth floor and the two boats.

It is that the girls of Yashe never accept guests, but they are the same celebrities and magnates, poets and poets talk about opera songs, Tang and Song poems, and folk anecdotes, and they are also sought after by many celebrities.

This is not a place for fireworks to have fun with girls, but an elegant place to chat with the pink beauty.

I don't talk about lust here, I only talk about Fengyue.

As a result, many ministers did not dare to run to the Qinglou because of the official reputation, and they fell in love with places like Yashe that were accompanied by beautiful women and were very classy. From the princes and nobles to the court officials, it seems that there are always one or two confidants in Yashe.

This is actually the original intention of Lam Yi'an to establish the house.

The guests of the elegant house are all people who have a little face in Yejing, and they are all people who know a little about the secrets of the court. Maybe they are tight-lipped outside, but here, who can bear it?

What she wants is the news brought by these powerful people.

Two months later, when the documents for Mucheng's victory in the first battle had not yet been delivered to Yejing, Lin Yi'an had already learned the news.

As it turned out, she was right about building the house.

"Ma'am, it's wonderful!"

Winning the first battle and recovering the first city was an excellent start. Lichun's face couldn't hide his excitement.

Lin Yi'an's long-frowning brow finally relaxed. He muttered, "It's good to win, it's good to win." ”

Hui Lu offered a cup of tea: "When the Hou Ye's documents are delivered to Yejing, presumably the family letter will also arrive." ”

Lin Yi'an smiled and took a sip of tea, her joy gradually faded, she suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked Lichun: "Can the news of Yashe be sent?" ”

"Not yet, maybe it's tomorrow." Lichun said, "Why is Madam so anxious, isn't it customary to send a message every three days?" ”

Lin Yi'an put down the teacup, and his eyes deepened: "Mu Cheng won the first battle, I want to see if anyone can't hold it." ”