Red Mansion(8)

In fact, Lin Yutong's concern for the follow-up to the Jia Rui incident was more out of curiosity. What was he curious about? He was curious about the mirror called the 'Fengyue Treasure Mirror'.

But if there really was such a mirror, Lin Yutong could only withdraw it helplessly with her courage. She really didn't dare to touch it. After all, this thing has some evil qualities. Even if it took a lot of effort to get it, it can't be passed back to exchange for tickets.

Tickets, what's the point of asking for them?

On the contrary, it makes his behavior look weird and unruly.

She put these thoughts aside and just stayed in the yard, waiting for news from Yangzhou.

Who would have thought that by this time, spring was passing and autumn was coming, and the weather was getting colder.

"In total, it has been more than half a year since I came to the capital. If it rains a few more times, it will be winter. One after another, my father's letters are saying that he is safe, but things should not be going well." Lin Yutong gave way to the room.

A charcoal pot was put in it, the fire was built, and she buried peanuts and sweet potatoes in it, which made a crackling sound.

Lin Yuyang has grown up in the past six months and is already a head taller than Lin Yu. Under Lin Yutong's supervision, he has never relaxed when exercising. Slowly, tendon flesh appears all over his body, and he no longer looks weak, but looks more transparent.

Show some steadiness and stability.

He took over the conversation and nodded, "There is no news now, but it can be considered good news."

Lin Yutong agreed with this. She had long forgotten the words in the original book. But Qin Keqing was not dead. It was not enough time to prove it.

It is impossible to guess the time of Qin Keqing's illness. No matter how many doctors he changed, Qin Keqing could not be cured. It was just a heart disease and he hanged himself. Who knows how long it will take for Qin Keqing to hang himself.

There is no need to rush.

I thought I would have to wait longer, but within a day Lin Pingfei rushed back as well, "Girl, I've sent someone here. I've been promoted."

Lin Yutong stood up suddenly, "So my father is going to Beijing." Amitabha, forget it.

"No...no..." Lin Ping gasped.

"It's nothing, just tell me." Lin Daiyu was also anxious, "Will she arrive in Beijing soon?"

"No!" Lin Ping took a breath and said, "I have been promoted to Governor of Liangjiang. He has already taken office. There is no need to return to Beijing to report on his duties."

"ah!"

"ah!"

The two sisters were surprised in unison.

Lin Yutong thought to himself, how did this official get promoted? Why can't she understand? The governor of Liangjiang is a real official from the first rank, and he is definitely a frontier official.

By region, this should include the three provinces of Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu. They have absolute say in the military and political affairs of the three provinces. This right is not insignificant.

I'm afraid that Lin Ruhai not only got out of the salt business this time, but also made great achievements. But even so, this position is too much.

He used to be the doctor of Lantai Temple, and then he was the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor. Lin Yutong never understood these rankings. But Lantai Temple is the elegant name of the Censor Station, which means that Lin Yuhai was formerly in China.

, the central supervisory agency was later assigned to supervise Yangzhou Salt Road.

This kind of supervision is not an easy job. For the officials below, this is just looking for trouble.

So, if he really monitored something, it would not be unusual at all to die in office.

But now that he has been promoted to governor, he can't wash away the traces of being a supervisor for half his life. Who wouldn't be afraid of such a person?

There will never be a pie in the world, this is really a blessing and a misfortune.

She was a little confused for a moment, not knowing whether she was happy or sad.

"So, dad can't come to Beijing." Lin Daiyu couldn't hide her disappointment. She turned around and asked again, "But he wants to take us back."

"I'm afraid it's not enough." Lin Yutong whispered, "This official promotion is strange. If it jumps too fast, it may not be a good thing. Who knows what other stories there are."

Lin Daiyu sighed: "Is it really good to do things for officials? What a life it is to live in fear."

Lin Yutong ignored her complaints and said to Lin Ping: "Invite people here, and by the way, ask people to go to Zhang's house and pick up Brother Yang's house first and then talk about it."

Lin Ping responded and hurried away.

The person Lin Ruhai sent was his personal attendant. Lin Yutong invited him to sit down and served tea with his own hand. He said, "Father, I have something to tell you."

The attendant said: "Yes. The master just said to ask the young master to wait patiently. I also want you to rest assured that your life is safe this time. It only depends on the merits and demerits in the future."

Lin Yutong understood a little and didn't understand a little. But as long as his life was safe, it didn't matter. He was a mortal man, but as long as he lived, he made money.

She said: "You go back and tell your father, don't feel any pressure. We don't want him to be crowned a marquis or prime minister, as long as he is safe. If anything happens, we must put our lives at risk. At the worst, let's go back to our hometown to farm. We

Children will not have the slightest complaint."

The attendant's expression changed, he became serious, and nodded in agreement.

Lin Yutong just asked Lin Ping to take him back to the Lin Mansion for resettlement. After resting, he would return to Jiangnan without stopping.

What came was a verbal message, indicating that all the letters he wrote were being monitored. Lin Yutong was still a little worried. But thinking that he was still alive, this was the best news.

"Sister is right. No matter what, there is nothing more important than a family getting together. Being able to farm safely is also a blessing." Lin Daiyu whispered.

Just as he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps outside. It was Lin Yuyang who was back.

The people who were sent out to pick up Lin Yuyang were probably not out of the alley yet, but Brother Yang was already back. That is to say, they rushed back after getting the news.

"You knew already."

"Sister knows."

As soon as the curtain was lifted, the two siblings met and asked in unison.

Lin Yutong pulled Lin Yuyang into the house. Lin Daiyu first poured tea and handed it to Lin Yuyang: "Brother, please be patient first and then speak."

Lin Yuyang drank tea and said: "My uncle told me not to panic. We have to look at this matter later. He said that his father has always been calm, and he was alert before. This time he dare not say that he is cleaning up the officialdom in Jiangnan for the emperor.

Yes, but as long as you guard this important place and don't let anyone wander around Jiangnan, it will be a great achievement."

"I'm really looking forward to my father returning to Beijing after his official career." Lin Yutong shook his head.

Lin Yuyang smiled bitterly and said: "Sister, I don't have any contact with outside affairs, so you don't know. Do you think you can retreat if you want to? We have offended so many people in Yangzhou before. If we really want to retreat like this, we

Even if I want to live a quiet life, I can't. Even if I enter officialdom, I won't be able to stretch out my hands and feet in the short term."

What he didn't say was that the marriage of his elder sister and younger sister was also difficult to deal with. People in the officialdom were in trouble. My father didn't want to fight for them again. Even if something happened while in office, the emperor looked down on him.

For the sake of being so loyal, they will also make some improvements to themselves. Only then can they have a foundation to establish themselves.

"Besides, if the emperor had the right person, he would not choose his father. The emperor's order cannot be violated. The weight of these four words must be carefully weighed by my sister." Lin Yuyang was a little disappointed.

"Yeah, don't get off the boat easily. I should have understood this a long time ago. Now that I can't retreat, I can only push forward with my head covered." Lin Yutong felt as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.

Only then did she realize how ridiculous it was to rely on one person's power to change the world. Things were completely out of her control.

"Sister, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back to Jiangnan for the time being." Lin Yuyang said with a bitter smile.

"Then wait quietly. Wait for father to return to Beijing." Lin Yutong said.

After saying that, she stood up and said in a loud voice: "Sister-in-law Ping, please come back to our house in a while. I have something to give to father. You go and deliver it and ask someone to take it back to Jiangnan."

Sister-in-law Ping responded.

"What is it?" Lin Daiyu asked, "I will take back the needlework I made for my father."

"Okay." Lin Yutong agreed. But he was thinking about how to dump the rainwater collected by himself and Lin Daiyu in the summer and replace it with spring water in the space. Take it back. With Lin Ruhai's temperament, it must be used for making tea. Moreover

I just want to drink it myself. I can drink a small cup every day, and nothing will happen. I will have someone send it to me once a month. Anyway, it is inconvenient to send letters back and forth, so I just treat it as a verbal message.

The more I think about it, the more feasible it becomes.

She sent Lin Yuyang and Lin Daiyu: "Brother Yang, go and pack up a few of your homework articles and send them back to your father to see if you have made any progress. Daiyu is going to pack up your needlework."

After the two left, she took the girl to dig out all the rainwater and dew from the ground, opened it in the name of checking whether it was good or bad, changed the water, and ordered people to seal it tightly again. This water is not afraid of people inside.

There is nothing safer than poisoning.

After Sister-in-law Ping left, Lin Yutong breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Yuyang saw that his family was busy in the yard, but there was no news at all from the Jia family. He couldn't help but smile and said: "It has been spread all over the world, but there is still no news from the Jia family."

"There is no one who has even gone to court. How can we know? How can we know where to go?" Lin Yutong shook his head, "It's better to know later. We can be quieter. Otherwise, it will be setting up a banquet and entertaining guests, making a fuss.

Gotta panic."

Lin Daiyu followed, pursed her lips and smiled, but said nothing.

Just when he said he wanted to be quiet, he saw Wang Xifeng coming over like flying, dragging Lin Yutong away: "My eldest sister, come with me quickly. Someone from the palace came in front, saying they were from the Queen's Palace, with Yi Zhi

, I want to take you into the palace to talk. Tell me what you said. I still don’t know where this wind comes from."

"Good sister-in-law, you should be slower." Lin Yutong smiled and said, "At least ask me to clean it up." He pointed to the dirt on his body.

"Oh, you are still a girl from the family, why are you so disgraced?" Wang Xifeng quickly pushed her away, and then directed Chun'er and other girls, "Why don't you change your master quickly?"

Lin Yutong entered the house, and Wang Xifeng asked Lin Daiyu and Lin Yuyang, "What is going on? But there is something wrong with my uncle."

Lin Daiyu glanced at Lin Yuyang, saw Lin Yuyang nodded slightly, and then said: "It's not a big deal. My father has just been promoted to the governor of Liangjiang. Maybe the palace wants us to come to the palace to show their favor."

Wang Xifeng was dumbfounded at first, then clapped her hands and smiled happily: "What a happy event this is! Why didn't you tell me."

"Isn't it too late?" Lin Yutong came out of the room and said with a smile: "Now I know the news, I sent the messenger away, you are here."

The three of them took the girl and followed Wang Xifeng to the inner courtyard.
To be continued...