Mrs. Pin, one of the Red House

Thinking about it, this was Lin Hai's most disturbing birthday. Not only was he seen to be reborn, but he was also kidnapped and boarded a pirate ship and couldn't get off.

In other words, when he recommended Daiyu to the queen, he basically couldn't come down, but at that time he still had a little fantasy, at least if something happened to Daiyu, at least he could pick himself clean. As long as he talks to the Yanzheng people, he will be completely tied to Daiyu's faction.

Even if he was calm when drinking the wine toasted by others, he could only put on a wry smile.

Lin Hai's colleagues thought that Lin Hai was intimidated by Jinghua's posture, so they didn't think much about it.

During the third round of drinking, after Ning Yun toasted Jia Min and Lin Hai and his wife, Daiyu stopped him.

"Princess Shanhua, please come with me, I have something to talk to you about." Daiyu looked displeased.

Ning Yun glanced at Princess Jinghua, Lin Yuzhen just smiled and held her chin, knocking on the armchair in boredom, but she was engrossed in staring at the stage in the stands, as if she could watch these plays I don't know how many times You can see what tricks are coming.

Lin Hai likes to be lively, so the Yang family will perform on the stage. This is already the opening of the second show. When Mu Guiying gave the talisman wood, he heard Daomadan who played Mu Guiying babbling: "Who says women are not as good as men?" ..."

Ning Yun followed Daiyu to the next flower hall.

Daiyu sat on the chair with her face on her face, half turned her body, pretended to be angry and said, "It's in vain that I treat you as a friend, and you actually join forces with others to plot against me."

Ning Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "This is the imperial court, so what's the point of calculating?" He said and sat opposite Daiyu, "If I had told you earlier, wouldn't you have quarreled with Jing and the princess? Understood, with your temper, I guess you would go to Dingguohou's mansion to have a good talk without saying anything?"

Daiyu raised her eyebrows, "Then I want to talk to you now."

She put away the veil and described her seriousness, "Now that Lin Yuzhen has promised to reduce the power of Dingguo Hou Lin's family, you will dedicate Fusang to her. I thought you were not a hotheaded person. Have you ever considered it? It's easy to conquer." Difficult to rule? Even if you use Mary Stuart to hold Elizabeth Tudor hostage, and Tessie doesn’t move, who will fight? It’s true that Fusang is close to the East China Sea, but what are you going to do with the food and wages of the ships?”

"I'm thinking about it, I'm using Jeju Island." Ning Yun spread his hands, "If you think about it, as long as you give the order, the king of Koryo has to be happy if he doesn't like it."

Daiyu still felt that there was a problem, "Even if you captured Fusang, what are you going to do? Although the culture of Fusang came from our dynasty, it is already a different system now. If the first governor can't appease the people's sentiments, then he will be defeated." It is also a waste of time, the sixth generation of the past dynasties has declined, as long as you let go of your hand at that time, and you cannot suppress it forcefully, Fusang is bound to rebound, and can you afford the result after the rebound?"

"Lin Yuzhen." Ning Yun answered simply, "She said that if we can fight Fusang after moving the guard, she can do the finishing part and incorporate Fusang into her fief at that time. Although she She is a woman, but she is considered a member of the royal family after all, and it is not impossible to add Fusang governor or something." She changed the subject, "Furthermore, the Dingguohou family has always made me feel uneasy in the Jin Dynasty. Now that Lin Yuzhen's promise is good, it doesn't mean that she will be able to inherit the heir, if there is a change, I can't guarantee what will happen to the next successor."

"Whether she can gain a firm foothold is her business."

Daiyu's expression softened a bit. She really felt that she should get rid of Dingguohou's family as soon as possible if she could get rid of it. The relationship between her family and Dingguohou's family is closer. The fact that the power is great is all through blackmail and cultivated by others, and it can't compete with the real swords and guns of the court. At that time, the queen guard will definitely question the Lin family, and she simply cannot bear the consequences.

Besides, she was still a little afraid of the sinking of the ship, and she still hated Fusang very much.

If given the chance, she would also like to take revenge back.

Xueyan knocked on the door, and brought in two cups of tea. The tea was snow-topped with emerald greens, and the tea cup was a small colorful bell from a kiln. She put the tea aside for the two of them, and went out again.

"Forget it, let me think about it again." Daiyu said, and then smiled sweetly, "Now you owe me a favor the other way around."

Ning Yun thought for a long time before remembering that this happened a long time ago when Lin Zheng had full moon wine. He couldn't help but smiled and said, "In what life did this happen? Why did you find out the old almanac?"

Daiyu lifted her chin slightly, "It's okay to owe no favors," she stretched out her hand, raised her index finger and shook it in front of Ning Yun, "You and Lin Yuzhen set me up and forced me to intercede with the queen, what should you do? "

Ning Yun almost wanted to roll his eyes, and finally had no choice but to say: "I'm sorry, it's okay, my good sister."

"Hmm." Daiyu hummed lazily without further words.

After all, it was Lin Hai's birthday banquet, the two of them didn't dare to delay, and decided how to talk to Queen Mother Zhen, then came to the main hall, Daiyu went to find Jia Min, Ning Yun went straight to Lin Yuzhen, and sat on one side.

The stage has already sung that Mu Guiying tied Yang Zongbao to the village.

"How is it?" Lin Yuzhen picked up an orange, and she didn't know where she got it on this freezing day, just watching the orange peel dance in her snow-white fingers, "Do you want it?" She handed half of it to the orange. Ning Yun.

Ning Yun took it over, "What exactly did you say?" She looked sideways at Lin Yuzhen, "Now it's up to me to do it."

"Guess." Lin Yuzhen leaned back in the chair, "What did you and Lin Hai talk about?"

"He promised to talk to the Yanzheng." Ning Yunyi said concisely, "But Lin Hai from Xue's family just refused, so I have to come forward and talk."

"It was unexpected." Lin Yuzhen smiled, "Now you and Lin Shizhong have colluded with officials and businessmen to impeach Yu Yanlong, and let Tianjiang Wei conduct a strict investigation. In the end, how are you guys? The whole Jiangnan has been shuffled. The Jiangnan officials were demoted, those who were cut into white boards turned into white bodies, and better transferred outside. Lin Hai is now the only one who is still working in Jiangnan. How could he have the guts to say anything to the Xue family, and he was too busy to put aside the relationship. "

"In the end, I'm to blame for this?" Ning Yun smiled, and she took off the Buddhist beads on her wrist and returned them to Lin Yuzhen, "But this thing is really useful."

Lin Yuzhen took the beads, but didn't put them on her hands, "Shi Zhong Lin is a mild-mannered person, so it's understandable to act like this, but it's a bit puzzled that you follow the participation."

"My father." Ning Yun replied Lin Yuzhen.

Lin Yuzhen was thoughtful, "Indeed, to put it bluntly, even if you shuffle Jiangnan, your father is a general after all, and I'm afraid you may not be able to hold back."

"I know how much he weighs, or how to worry about it." Ning Yun was quite helpless, "Queen Wei's move is really beautiful."

When Shi Ding came to Jiangnan, even if she was on the queen mother's side at first, she had to stand on the queen's side.

Empress Wei is very knowledgeable about Jiangnan affairs, and she can take Shi Ding at any time if she wants to have an outbreak, ranging from being an official, to ransacking her home, Ning Yun knows it well.

"Wei Ruozhu is a hero among the girls." Lin Yuzhen shook her head and smiled, "Actually, Concubine Xu is the one with the best life, who died first, otherwise she would block her way, I don't know what will happen."

"It's not that she's after the name Queen." Ning Yun had figured out about Wei Ruozhu, "There is no concubine Xu. The royal relatives of the clan are basically dead, and according to the current development trend, she will be the daughter of Empress Li Wei, and it is too late for Concubine Xu and Empress Wei to join forces, so they will not provoke a hornet's nest."

"It makes sense." Lin Yuzhen smiled, looked at Ning Yun probing, caught the subtle expression on her face, and asked: "But from what you said, you don't like the second girl from the Rongguo family and Your second sister."

Ning Yun's expression remained unchanged, her eyebrows were slightly raised, she glanced at Lin Yuzhen, and said with a half-smile: "Why do I have to be optimistic about people who are related to me? Also," she paused, "Daiyu doesn't seem to be I am very optimistic about the entire Dingguohou Mansion, and it is the same reason to think about it."

Lin Yuzhen smiled softly, "I'm a chess player, and I'm in the limelight at the moment, but I'm also a player in the game. Who can say what will happen in the future."

"Sometimes the insiders see it better than the outsiders." Ning Yun curled her lips into a smile, and it was already the ninth tour, so she held a wine glass to toast Lin Hai and the others.

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"One thousand, 410, and eight taels." The head of Hengshu of Xue's mansion stood in front of Baochai in a dignified manner holding the account book.

He came to pay for this year's daily expenses.

Baochai frowned slightly, made some calculations in her heart, and said displeasedly, "Why are there so many?" She stretched out her hand to take the account book, typed it again with the abacus, and said with a smile, "Master, what are you doing?" You think I'm young and a woman, not as good as my father and brother, so you don't take me seriously because of my seniority?"

The manager felt that Baochai was at that age, usually gentle and gentle, and spoke softly, unlike Aunt Xue who was vigorous and vigorous, and she was also a boudoir girl, so she couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous, but just apologized and said: "I think so. Girl, you are wrong."

Baochai had a half-smile, "There are quite a few people who want to take over your class." She handed the pair of cards to Yinger, "Tell me what I said, and let the deputy head come to see me. If you don’t know how to forget it, then I won’t force you.”

Only then did the manager realize the seriousness of the matter, he couldn't help but sweat dripping down his face, he knelt down and said, "Miss, when your father and your brother are here..."

Baochai put a finger on her lips and hissed, "Now I'm in charge of this house."

She raised her eyebrows, "You can fool my brother and my father, but you absolutely shouldn't plot against me." She smiled again and said, "Everyone should save face for each other, you are an old man, I respect you. "

Instruct the woman in charge of the family around her, "Give Li Zhang 100 taels from my account, so that he doesn't think it's too little, and it's the right to travel home."

As soon as he raised his hand, a servant came over and dragged Mr. Li out with a half-restraint.

Zhang Li went out, and Xue Hua, the deputy in charge, came in and bowed to Baochai. Speaking of which, he was much closer to Xue's family, and he was a relative of Xue's family.

"Hengshu will be handed over to you now." Baochai said with a smile, "you know what to do. If you can do it well, you can keep it. If you can't do it well, you will be the same as Li in charge. I don't ask you to make the business bigger. , but you have to remember that this business belongs to the Xue family, and now I am the head of the Xue family."

Xue Hua was terrified a long time ago. With such an old seniority in charge, Baochai said that he didn't need it, so he really didn't need it. He quickly saluted and said, "I know, don't worry, girl."

Baochai handed over the account book to Xue Hua, "I will correct all the incorrect accounts in it, and don't forget to show it to me later."

Xue Hua complied, and asked cautiously: "If someone asks about Mr. Li..."

There is an unwritten rule in Jiangnan. Generally, businesses change their managers before the year, and rarely change after the year.

Baochai said: "Let's just say that he was greedy for my family's ten thousand taels of silver, and I gave him 100 taels of silver to let him go home." He said with a smile, "I think you know how to say it, but remember, you have to say this. Let others know, but these words should never come out of your mouth."

Xue Hua gasped.

Isn't this breaking Li's way of life?

Although Baochai is a young girl who has never gone out, in terms of means, she is hundreds of times stronger than Aunt Xue who has been in the inner house for a long time.

It can be called a no-nonsense policy.

Xue Hua put away his contemptuous thoughts.

He pretended to be indifferent, and retreated with his legs swaying. After going out for a blow to the wind, he realized that his whole body was covered in cold sweat, and even his padded jacket was soaked.

After Baochai arranged other things, she let out a sigh of relief and leaned on the couch.

Now that my brother is not up to date, and my mother can't take care of business matters, she is really busy, and she can't wait to be more skillful.

Now that Hengshu has been rectified, so many loopholes have been discovered, and then other businesses...

Baochai didn't dare to think about it.

Headache.

At this time, Yinger opened the curtain and came in, holding a gold-plated post.

Baochai frowned, and said, "If you're still from the Wen family or the Pei family, you can say that I can't go because of something, or that I'm sick, so you can go back."

She knows that doing business and interacting with people in the officialdom is very important, but now that the family can't get it right, why should she go out to socialize?It's better to quickly calculate the accounts and arrange everything properly.

Ying'er was a little embarrassed, "This is a post from Princess Shanhua of the Shifu."

Baochai raised her eyebrows, sat upright quickly, took the post and looked at it carefully, and gradually frowned while looking at it, and said, "I will definitely go to visit."

She and Ning Yun only met each other a few times, and they don't have much friendship, so this post is weird.

But even if it's weird, she still has to go to the meeting for a while.

##

The date on Ning Yunxia's post was the first day of February, which happened to be the day before the second day of February.

Yangzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River. Don't look at the coldness in the first month. In February, the ice edges under the eaves are dripping and melting, and the water is dripping down, causing ripples in the puddles.

After entering Shifu, Liyun greeted Baochai at the door with a maid, and after a few words with Baochai, a maid led Baochai to Ning Yun's residence.

Baochai also expected that Ning Yun is now the honor of the princess, so it is impossible to come out to greet her in person, so it is not surprising.

Ning Yun was waiting in the main hall of Baoyue Pavilion where she lived, and when she saw Baochai coming in, she quickly stood up and greeted Baochai, "It's been a long time." Her tone of voice was also extremely warm.

Although she has no friendship with Baochai.

"Every time I hear my elder sister talking about you, now it seems that you are boasting just right, speaking and doing things, you really have a bit of my second sister's demeanor." Ning Yun said.

Xiangyun and Baochai have a good relationship, and Baochai herself is exquisite in all aspects. When Baochai and Aunt Xue lived in Jia's mansion, Xiangyun naturally praised Baochai every time he came back from Jia's mansion.

Ning Yun almost died of hearing it.

Baochai laughed and said, "It's just a ridiculous praise."

She felt a chill in her heart.

She went to Beijing twice to report to the Ministry of Rites that she had entered the palace, and if she had no choice but to marry Jia Baoyu, Xue Pan had to ask someone to withdraw the brochure after something happened later. , Basically, it is considered hopeless to enter the palace. As for the Jia family, of course they will not let Baoyu marry, and both things have been put on hold.

Because of this, these two things were kept a secret.

That's why she wondered, why did Shi Ningyun know?I couldn't help but feel vigilant, and I also took a different kind of thought.

But after seeing Jia Yuanchun's fate, life and death are unknown, Baochai's mind is also lightened.

But she was still envious of Shi Lanyun.

She was raised according to the rules of raising concubines in the palace since she was a child, so that once she was selected, she would be by the king's side and become a concubine, concubine, noble concubine, or even queen.

"What are you doing standing still, sit down quickly." Ning Yun took Baochai's reaction into his eyes, couldn't help but smiled knowingly, and hurriedly called Baochai to sit down, and the maid served tea.

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