Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"This word means a sword, and the font is a scabbard. Why do you think a sword with a peerless edge is placed in an ordinary, earthy scabbard?"

"Why? To hide, that's called Cang Feng!" Wei Wu answered with sudden enlightenment.

"Is this what Master Lin taught you? Is this what Master Lin meant? So the young master is happy about this, and it's only natural!"

"Mr. Lin is worthy of being the third place in the first class, he is truly talented!" The more Wei Wu read the words, the more gratified he felt.

No one hopes more than them that the young master can meet a good teacher and helpful friend.

"It doesn't matter whether Mr. Lin meant this or not. What matters is that I understand it this way."

“The master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you.” After admiring the handwriting, the Prince of Nan’an slowly rolled it up and put it away.

"By the way, let someone find out why they are leaving early."

"We can't be deaf and dumb in this mansion for five years!"

"You go ahead, I'll practice two words!"

Wei Wu stepped out of the room, stood at the door, and looked toward the young master's window.

The sun really rises from the west!

The young master looks mature, but he is still young and changes too quickly. In the past, the princess asked a great scholar to teach her calligraphy, but he refused to obey or he just wrote nonsense, which angered several scholars and drove them away.

"Unlearned and incompetent, he knows nothing" This is how a great scholar commented on the young master's handwriting.

Now I don’t know what kind of magic potion Master Lin gave the young master to make him suddenly become enlightened.

Thinking of this, Wei Wu couldn't help but glow with energy and feel full of strength.

At this time, Lin Ruhai walked into the bedroom of the main house and saw Jia Min with her hair loose, leaning on the edge of the bed, preparing to rest.

Under the candlelight, Jia Min, with her hair loose and without makeup, has a fair face and lightly drawn eyebrows, and is still as charming as she was back then.

His wife knew that she was not someone who liked to hide her thoughts.

It is difficult for time to leave any trace on her body; she is simple and transparent.

Lin Ruhai narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed softly, "Alas! This is not the time to say this."

"Madam! We have to move up the date of our departure. We will leave in seven days!"

"Master, why are you so anxious this time?" When Jia Min heard this, she turned around and wanted to come down.

"How can we pack up in just seven days? Which maids should we bring? Rearrange the gold and silver jewelry. Put what should be stored in the warehouse and take what should be taken away."

"Once we get to Yangzhou, we don't know how many years we'll stay there. We certainly can't always live in the government office, and with that..." Jia Min pointed in the direction of the Prince of Nan'an.

"I don't want to live together anymore. I want to buy a property and separate the east and west houses."

Lin Ruhai was taking off his outer gown. Hearing this, he paused and said, "Madam, you are very thoughtful. I may be very busy when we arrive in Yangzhou. Thank you for all the hard work, Madam."

"That child, what I told you last time is that you just need to do your best and everything will be in God's hands."

"Also, regarding luggage, you don't need to bring too much, just some that is easy to carry."

"We only need a few maids to serve us personally. If necessary, we can buy more in Yangzhou."

At this point, Lin Ruhai hesitated for a moment, as if thinking about how to phrase it. His eyes trembled slightly in the candlelight.

"Madam, the salt administration is an important source of revenue for a country, and Yangzhou is an important economic center. Many eyes are watching."

"So, Madam, we won't be in Yangzhou for too long, three to five years. Either I will be promoted to the capital, or we will return to Suzhou."

"Don't touch anything in the basement, it's locked."

Having said this, Lin Ruhai did not say anything further. If he talked about the court affairs too seriously, he was afraid that his wife would worry. If he talked about them too lightly, it would be better not to talk about them.

When Jia Min heard that she would be able to go to the capital in three to five years, a smile immediately broke out on her face and she nodded continuously.

This was already very exciting, so there was no need to listen to what was coming next. "It would be great if we could go to the capital! I haven't been back for so many years!"

Happy Jia Min blew out the lamp first.

……

"Young Master, I found out that Old Master Wen has been appointed as the prefect of Beining and will set off soon." Wei Wu said in a low voice to the Prince of Nan'an.

"Wow! That's good. It looks like someone has made a great contribution."

……

Five days later, the stray parrot also came back.

Now the parrot is becoming more and more shrewd, and seems to have found a way to avoid being beaten.

As soon as it came back, it would immediately find a high position and stand there so that no one could hit it.

Then it started its performance. The performance was so simple, it was just learning to talk!

"Princess, a few concubines have just fainted from exhaustion, and the remaining ones have asked someone to ask if they can stand less formally during the coffin procession." Parrot raised his head and spoke in the voice of a nanny.

Daiyu, Yongan and Jiamin looked at the parrot in surprise.

This is really just following other people's driving schedule and eating melons.

"Really? I'm not tired, they are. Aren't there eighteen people divided into two shifts, with nine people in each shift for six hours? Hasn't this been the rule for many years?"

Hearing this voice, I can imagine the princess's angry face.

Oh my goodness! Eighteen concubines! This old prince is too much, Daiyu thought.

Upon hearing this, Jia Min felt a little irritated for the past two days and even stopped applying the mint ointment.

"Princess! We were in the palace before, but now we are on the road and have to hurry. We are exhausted, and it won't sound good if it gets out!"

"We have to let them drag their bodies and travel smoothly." Nanny continued to persuade.

"Now there are people who are being carried into the car by girls."

"People will think that I was abused by the princess."

After a moment of silence, "Really? If this happens again, just say they are heartbroken and grief-stricken over the prince's death."

"If that doesn't work, we'll switch to three shifts, with six people each for four hours each, helping with washing and dressing in the morning, taking a nap and having dinner, and getting up at night."

"If anyone else is still grumbling, we'll just send them off halfway."

"Okay! Princess, this is truly a favor you give them. Serving you is their duty."

"Now that there is no prince, the princess is their only master." Came the nanny's respectful voice.

When the parrot said this, he looked around to see how everyone was feeling and thought he wouldn't get beaten, so he flew to the parrot stand to drink water.

Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Min and said, "Mother! This princess is so amazing. She works in three shifts and has someone to serve her from getting up in the morning to getting up at night."

"Look at his style. He wants to enjoy the service of concubines, but he doesn't even want to use maids or old women?"

Jia Min wet her mouth with a handkerchief before saying, "This is normal. The Duke's Mansion also has this. The maid prepares the items, and the concubine presents them. It also goes through three people and three passes."

"If you have the opportunity to follow mother to your grandparents' home, it will be the same."

"But this parrot is really capable. We set out tomorrow and thought we could leave it behind, but it came back."

"Daiyu, are you taking it with you? If you are, prepare a cage for it so that it won't fly away on the way."

Daiyu touched the parrot stand and said, "Mother! I will definitely take it with me. Without it, there will be so much less fun!"

I thought to myself, Yangzhou is not a good place! In the original book, once you go to Yangzhou, you will never return!

Maybe there was a bomb hidden in the fresh melon field. How could she bear to leave the parrot behind!