The younger brother of the Red Chamber is a fighter

On the second day, Lin Daiyu received a post from Zhao Run'er and went to the house to enjoy the flowers.Although the Zhao family has a talent for doing business, they can't help worshiping learned people from top to bottom. Master Zhao's lifelong wish is to save his family from the smell of copper, so he is very supportive of his sons and daughters cultivating some literati, refined scholars, and noble ladies. Elegant hobby.

Zhao Run'er inherited the business talent of the Zhao family, and was also deeply influenced by Mr. Zhao. She read poems and books and raised flowers, which is both vulgar and elegant.Ever since Zhao Yuanchu and Lin Rui got close, and Zhao Run'er and Lin Mingyu partnered in business, the relationship between the two families was like sweet honey, and they became close.

Lin Daiyu's return to the mansion was a major event for the Lin family, so Zhao Run'er first handed over a name card to meet her, but it was Lin Mingyu's birthday at that time, there were many people in the mansion, and the two girls didn't have much time to talk privately.

But when people see each other, it is only a matter of an instant. When Zhao Runer met Daiyu, it was a bosom friend who had seen her. How beautiful Daiyu is, not only beautiful, but also talented. The so-called Zhong Lingyuxiu is nothing more than that .When Zhao Run'er saw her, she decided to become close friends with Daiyu.

It just so happened that the green chrysanthemums raised in the mansion bloomed lately, so I immediately handed over a post to invite me.Lin Mingyu rode a horse and escorted her sister's carriage to the Zhao residence.

From the outside of the Zhao Mansion, there are only two gates of golden pillars, which are very low-key. After entering the gate and bypassing the screen wall, it suddenly becomes clear. In front of it is a wide bluestone road. courtyard.The carriage drove through the passage in the middle, and changed into a sedan chair in front of the front hall, which was carried by two young men in green clothes, and four mothers-in-law and maidservants led Daiyu into the second gate.Lin Mingyu was personally led by the housekeeper into the main courtyard to meet Zhao Yuanchu.

When they arrived at the main courtyard, the manager of the second door came to greet him and said, "Mr. Lin, my uncle is accompanying the guests in the study. Today, my aunt and grandma brought my young master and miss back to the mansion. Also came with me is Mr. Du from my uncle's family. The female relatives are here In the inner courtyard, Master Biao and Third Young Master Du are in the study. My uncle told me, if you are here, please take a walk through the study if it is convenient, or if it is not convenient, you can rest in the flower hall first, and the uncle will come right away."

Lin Mingyu heard this, and said with a smile: "Since it's your young cousin who is here, it's imperative to see him, so take me there." Winking at Ambassador Lin, Lin Da nodded and left.

The steward first led Lin Mingyu to see Mrs. Zhao, asked her how she was, and then led her to the study. Zhao Yuanchu and the people inside were already standing in front of the door.Zhao Yuanchu introduced the two to Lin Mingyu.Pointing to a man in his twenties, who was dressed in water blue muslin, handsome and smiling, he said, "This is my brother-in-law's third brother, Du Chunhe, the third young master of the Du Mansion." Du Chunhe smiled, With an elegant face, he and Lin Mingyu greeted each other.

Zhao Yuanchu pointed to another young man in a blue brocade robe with an immature face and said, "This is my nephew Du Qi'an, who is two years younger than you and is now studying in the ethnology."

Du Qi'an greeted Lin Mingyu with a smile. Lin Mingyu looked at him carefully, and saw that he had lively eyes, spring red teeth and white teeth. He looked very similar to Du Shuhui, but he looked much quieter than his mischievous sister.

Lin Mingyu took a wooden box from Lin Da, opened it and handed it to Du Qi'an: "I didn't know Brother Qi was here before I came here, and I didn't prepare a gift. This is a set of fans that my son got before. There are four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. You take Go play."

Du Qi'an didn't refuse, thanked him and took it.It was just a pair of eyes, and from time to time, they would glance at Lin Mingyu calmly. Lin Mingyu saw it in his eyes and didn't point it out.

Du Chunhe is Du Chunming's younger brother. Du Chunming is now an official of the Ministry of Officials, but Du Chunhe is under the supervision of the Ministry of Households and serves as the official of the Qingli Department. But he is old and has a bright future in the household department. No one dares to underestimate the strength of the Du family in the court.

Zhao Yuanchu himself was used to making plans, and he didn't talk much when he saw his brother-in-law. He and Du Chunhe hit it off right away, and they were about the same age, so they had a very good relationship.Du Chunhe is in the household department, often supervises the expenditures of various departments, and often deals with tax and bank accounts, and knows all kinds of livelihood situations.Lin Mingyu didn't think the time would be difficult when he was with these two people, but Du Qi'an was a child at heart, after sitting for a long time, his buttocks seemed to be stuck in a nail, twisting from side to side endlessly.

When Zhao Yuanchu saw him, he said, "Brother Qi, you haven't come for a long time, and grandma misses you very much. Go and talk to her old man."

Du Qi'an thought this place was boring, so he followed the good advice and left immediately.

Du Chunhe had already talked about maritime business: "...the imperial court did not pay enough attention to maritime business. Today's taxation is still in accordance with the previous example, but compared with ten years ago, the profits of maritime trade have undergone earth-shaking changes. The scale It is not the same. I heard that the largest maritime merchants today are the Haimeng formed by Song Huang, the family of the four great merchants. I don’t know how it has developed.”

Lin Mingyu and Zhao Yuanchu looked at each other, and seeing Zhao Yuanchu also looked surprised, his heart moved.

If Du Chunhe's words were not intentional, then the meaning of his words should be carefully considered.Is the court going to change its policy on maritime trade?This matter is of paramount importance to the Sea Alliance.The Sea Alliance has developed to the present, and it seems that it has grown stronger, but the foundation is still not enough.Let’s talk about the four major families, and there are two other families that have not made a clear statement. This is an unknown change.Even if the two join hands, it may not be able to prevent the development of the Sea Alliance, but it is inevitable to disrupt the speed of development.Lin Mingyu didn't want the imperial court to undergo major changes and internal troubles abound when the external troubles had not yet been resolved.

Zhao Yuanchu knew to some extent that he had a relationship with the maritime merchants, but he didn't know that he was one of the behind-the-scenes manipulators of the Haimeng.At present, he doesn't seem to know Du Chunhe's plan, how much does Du Chunhe know about him?

During the trip to Zhao Mansion, Lin Mingyu came back with confusion, but Lin Daiyu had her own harvest. "The chrysanthemums raised by sister Zhao's family are very rare. The color is green and clear, and the flowers are as big as the mouth of a bowl. Sister Zhao gave me two pots. I think one pot is just right for your room and the other for daddy's study. .”

"Don't put it in my room. If I want to see it, it's the same as going to Daddy's. If my sister likes it, I can bring it back to the palace and show it to the princess." Lin Mingyu said casually, seeing Daiyu pursed her lips. Smiling at him, Hao Ran said, "What good chrysanthemums in the palace are useless, not to mention green ones, even multi-colored ones should not be surprising. Then put them here."

Daiyu said, "Is there something on your mind?"

"There's nothing on my mind. I just thought of Big Brother Tu. I haven't seen him since I came back from Fujian. In a few months, it will be the end of the year. He should be called back to work in Beijing." Speaking of this matter, Lin Mingyu Then I thought of the congratulatory gift from Tu Lingguang and the letter that came with it.At the end of the year, most of the royal family from other places will return to Beijing for Miansheng. With such a status as Changping Palace, Tu Lingguang will inevitably be recalled, and this recall is likely to result in a promotion.Tu Lingguang revealed this confidence in his letter.

If Tu Lingguang left Fujian, the affairs of the Haimeng would definitely be affected, but to make Lin Mingyu expect that Tu Lingguang would not come back would go against his original intention.In all fairness, Tu Lingguang was the person he trusted the most in Kyoto, and he actually wanted him back.

Lin Daiyu may not know all of what Lin Mingyu was thinking, but it reminded her: "Tomorrow, I invited Sister Zhao and Sister Hui to taste the newly made pastries. Send me a post."

Lin Daiyu seemed to be remembering something, and smiled softly: "Brother Ming, have you offended Sister Hui, I see her getting angry when she mentions you."

"Wrong, do you think your brother is so boring, bullying a little girl. Then a child, I'll tease her."

Lin Daiyu laughed: "She is only one year younger than you. If she is a child, you are an adult? I see that Sister Hui is frank and straightforward. Don't bully her all the time."

Lin Mingyu was speechless, how long has it been, why does his sister think that he is a bully?

When I returned to the mansion, it was already time to light the lamps, when Zhou Zhaoqing and Song Wenning came back, they saw Daiyu getting off the carriage, they hurriedly avoided, not daring to lift their heads.Song Wenning walked in front and stood a little closer. The light from the lantern shone on the Qian-colored skirt, creating a thin layer of halo.A wisp of fragrance at the end of the nose slowly disappears into the air as the graceful figure walks away...

The next day, Lin Daiyu entertained Zhao Run'er and Princess Yunhua in the mansion, and the girls whispered to each other. Princess Yunhua's expression was different from before, with a hint of tweaking, like a rose temporarily restraining the beauty of her body, The whole child looks gentle and soft.

This day will soon pass, Lin Daiyu's vacation is over, and she will return to court life.The Lin family's father and son were very reluctant to part with each other, but the rules of the palace were strict, so Lin Daiyu was picked up by someone from the palace that night.

Lin Mingyu asked Song Wenning to help find out about Du Chun and this person, and at the same time asked Zhou Zhao about the Qinghai League and wrote a letter to Tu Lingguang.

After her birthday, Zhou Zhaoqing will also return to Fujian.Lin Mingyu knew that he and Wu Dalang had been separated for these days, and she was definitely thinking about it, so she didn't keep him, and prepared a rich ceremony for him, and prepared a lot of Kyoto flavors to take to Fujian, including those from the Song family, the Huang family, and Tu Lingguang's .

Following Zhou Zhaoqing's departure, there was also an expert who was visited by Lin Mingyu to serve as the teacher of the Naval Academy.This matter was a very important link in Lin Mingyu's follow-up plan. Lin Mingyu urged him ten thousand times, and Zhou Zhaoqing respectfully complied.

When Zhou Zhaoqing also left, Lin Hai's leave for Lin Mingyu would come to an end.

Lin Mingyu fulfilled her promise to Linhai and began to concentrate on preparing for the imperial examination.At this time, the Jia Mansion is about to usher in its most glorious moment.