The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

"No wonder why?" Lin Yao's voice was a little low, and Nanny Song couldn't hear her clearly.

Lin Yao shook her head, "It's nothing, besides this, is there anything else?"

Nanny Song looked at Lin Yao suspiciously, then thought for a while, and said, "There is one more thing, but this matter has nothing to do with the uncle, does the uncle want to hear it?"

"Of course I want to listen, Nanny tell me quickly." It's not that Lin Yao likes to listen to gossip, he just wants to divert Nanny Song's attention, so that Nanny Song will not keep thinking about the old lady of the Rongguo Mansion who wants to marry the two granddaughters of the family. Give him something.

Nanny Song naturally didn't know what Lin Yao was planning. Since Lin Yao wanted to listen, Nanny Song continued to talk.

"This matter has something to do with the second wife of Rongguo Mansion. Her eldest daughter, who entered the palace as a female official, was released from the palace by En. Recently, she has been picking up her husband's house, but the second wife of Rongguo Mansion is not very satisfied." Song Nanny Ma said.

Lin Yao was slightly startled when she heard the words, "It's...Jia Yuanchun?"

If I remember correctly, in the original book, this Jia Yuanchun was later made a concubine, right?How was it released from the palace?

"It's the girl from Yuanchun who was born on the first day of the Lunar New Year." Nanny Song nodded.

Lin Yao scratched her head, wondering why Yuan Chun was released from the palace?Could it be... because the emperor changed?

This is quite possible.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain why Jia Yuanchun was released from the palace.

"Only that girl from Yuanchun was released from the palace?" Lin Yao asked what she thought of.

If Yuan Chun was the only one released from the palace, then she might have done something wrong in the palace.

Nanny Song said, "That's not true. It's the empress's will to let the female officials and maids out of the palace. I don't know the specific reason, but Miss Yuanchun is on the list of this batch of people going out of the palace."

"Which family does the empress belong to?" Lin Yao didn't know too many things when she first arrived in the capital, but Nanny Song didn't know what he asked, so she couldn't give him an answer.

Song Nanny didn't know, so Lin Yao let Song Nanny go out.

In the afternoon of this day, just after Lin Yao took a nap, she heard that someone had sent him a post. Lin Yao was very puzzled. Now that he has arrived in the capital, why is there still someone posting him a post?

I took the post and opened it.

Signed, Ruan Yiran.

Lin Yao regained her spirits immediately. Speaking of which, he and Ruan Yiran hadn't seen each other for a year or two. Unexpectedly, Ruan Yiran still remembered him. He had just arrived in the capital for two days, and he handed over the invitation.

"Ye He, help me go to Chuanninghou Mansion and give this reply to the second master of the Ruan family."

"Yes."

Ruan Yiran asked him to meet at Baiweiju tomorrow.

The next day, Lin Yao got up early, greeted Jia Min, and said that she was going out.

Jia Min asked Lin Yao to take a few more people out and not to run around alone.

Lin Yao obediently agreed, and then took a carriage to Baiweiju.

Baiweiju is one of the famous restaurants in the capital. As soon as Lin Yao got off the carriage at the restaurant, someone greeted her, "Is it the son of Mr. Lin's mansion?"

Lin Yao was slightly taken aback, then glanced at the young man in front of her, "I am, you..."

The little servant smiled and said, "The young one is Songting, the young fellow next to Master Ruan. Master Ruan asked the young one to pick you up here. Mr. Lin, please follow me."

It turned out to be the person next to Ruan Yiran, Lin Yao smiled, "Thank you."

Followed Songting up to the second floor, and then arrived at the private room with the Tianzi sign, Songting knocked on the door, "Master, Mr. Lin has arrived."

Ruan Yiran's voice came from inside the door, "Songhe, go and open the door."

"Yes, sir."

The sound of footsteps came, and the door opened from the inside. The person who opened the door was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. After opening the door, he glanced at Lin Yao, and then turned sideways to make way.

Lin Yao entered the private room, and saw Ruan Yiran in a moon-white brocade robe sitting at the table drinking tea.

"You're free." Lin Yao sat down opposite Ruan Yiran without any hesitation.

Ruan Yiran put down the teacup with a smile, "I haven't seen you in a year or two, did you forget about me, and you have been in the capital for a long time, but you didn't say you came to see me?"

"Why do I need you for nothing?" Lin Yao snapped back.

Ruan Yiran said amusedly, "You are not polite to me now," he said, and poured a cup of tea for Lin Yao, "Before congratulations on your exam, your name has spread throughout Jiangsu Province. I have heard about it in the capital."

It is really that Lin Yao is too young. She was only ten years old, and she passed the exam. She is a good candidate for the first prize.

"Thank you." Lin Yao took a sip of tea and said, "You invited me here for tea?"

"That's not true. I haven't been in the capital for the past few days. I just returned to Beijing the night before yesterday, and I heard that you have arrived in the capital the next day. Why don't I invite you out to catch up?" Ruan Yiran said with a smile, "If you don't want to See me, I won't come today at all."

Lin Yao gave him a blank look, "I'm new to the capital, and I want to ask you something."

"What do you want to ask, just ask." Ruan Yiran said with a smile.

Lin Yao was not polite, and asked him directly who the most powerful families in the capital were.

Ruan Yiran smiled and said, "In front of you is one of them, and then there is Duke Cheng'en's mansion, which is the queen's natal family..." Then he counted down some powerful people in the capital.

After finishing speaking, Ruan Yiran said, "What are you asking these for? You have nothing to do with them now."

"I have a good idea after asking, so as not to offend people and don't know." Lin Yao said.

Ruan Yiran laughed, "What are you afraid of offending people? Isn't there me? In the capital, I'll cover you, so there's nothing to be afraid of."

Lin Yao's mouth twitched when she heard this, "Then I thank you."

"Speaking of which, you are now a master scholar, did your master not give you a character?" Ruan Yiran said.

Lin Yao shook her head, "Not yet, so there's no need to be in such a hurry, right?"

"I advise you to go back and mention this matter to your master. If you pass the examination as a scholar, you can no longer be treated like a child. It's better to get it earlier."

Ruan Yiran said this seriously, Lin Yao thought for a while and said, "Then I'll go back and mention it to the master."

"Well," Ruan Yiran took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, turned his head and said, "Songhe, you go out and guard."

Songhe standing beside Ruan Yiran directly bowed his head in response, then opened the door and went out, but did not close the door. Lin Yao raised her eyebrows and turned her head to signal Ye He to go out too.

Ye He received Lin Yao's gaze, nodded, and then went out.

The door was closed, and only the two of them were left in the room.

"Tell me, what do you want to do when you come to me?"

When chatting just now, Lin Yao felt that Ruan Yiran was a little out of state, and his eyes were a little erratic. Now that he is spending everyone, it seems that he is going to get to the point.

Ruan Yiran rubbed his nose, "That's the impression I have in your heart? Do you have to have something to do with me?"

Lin Yao raised her eyebrows, "Oh? If it's okay, then I'll go back?" Ruan Yiran stood up quickly and pushed Lin Yao to sit down, "You are not cute at all. .”

"Say it straight, don't talk about it." Lin Yao said angrily.

Ruan Yiran said embarrassingly, "I came to you just to ask, do you still have the detoxification pill you gave me last time?"