Lin Yun originally planned to leave for Jinling on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, but his cheap dad and brother from his hometown in Suzhou suddenly came to Yangzhou, disrupting his travel plan.

Lin Ruhai had to deal with a major illegal salt case and was so busy that he had no time to eat. Naturally, he had no time to entertain this clan brother. Lin Yun had to temporarily cancel his plan to go to Jinling.

Mr. Lin attaches great importance to the fact that his youngest son wants to marry the princess. Although the princess is in trouble because of her father's involvement, she is still the flesh and blood of the Tian family and cannot be ignored.

The old man wanted to buy a few acres of land in Suzhou City and build a large garden as a place for Lin Yun and the princess to get married.

However, he was worried that the wedding date was too close and he would not have time to build a garden, so he rushed over to discuss with Lin Ruhai whether the wedding date could be moved to a later date.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai persuaded his clan brother to let the couple get married in Yangzhou. He had an empty villa here that could be given to Lin Yun for their wedding.

Mr. Lin was reluctant to spend a lot of money to build the garden. After hearing Lin Ruhai's suggestion, he readily agreed.

Of course, the other side of the courtyard still needs to be renovated before it can be used as a wedding room.

Lin Yun had no interest in this matter. According to his guess, Lin Ruhai would probably be transferred out of Yangzhou in the near future. Once the other party left, he would lose his foundation in Yangzhou City and there would be no point in staying here.

Just when Lin Yun was worrying about whether to renovate the garden, the capital had also received Lin Ruhai's urgent report to the emperor and the court at a cost of 600 miles.

For a time, the originally peaceful court hall was like a hot oil pan, and it was extremely noisy.

…

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival, and it is also the birthday of Mrs. Shi of the Jia family.

This morning, the Rongguo Mansion was very busy. There was an endless stream of relatives and friends who came to congratulate the old lady on her birthday. Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng, the couple who were in charge of the reception, were very busy.

Although Jia Baoyu was young, he still had to follow Jia Lian to receive the nephews and nephews sent by the four princes and eight dukes to celebrate their birthdays.

However, his thoughts have already flown back to the inner house, because his aunt Jia Min is bringing Sister Lin over today to celebrate the birthday of his ancestor. He has not seen Sister Lin for many days, so how can he have the time to deal with these unpleasant men? Turbid matter.

After dealing with several important guests, Baoyu used the excuse of feeling unwell and asked Brother Lian to entertain the guests while he ran back to Bisha Kitchen to see Sister Lin.

…

When I walked in, I saw that the room was full of people. Not only sister Lin was here, but also Shi Xiangyun. The two girls were sitting together with sisters Li Wan and Sanchun, talking.

Seeing Baoyu coming in from the door, Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun quickly stood up and saluted him.

Baoyu returned the gift and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, Sister Yun, when did you come?"

Shi Xiangyun: "Sister Lin arrived first, and I just arrived not long ago."

Li Wan asked Baoyu: "Brother Bao, didn't the old lady ask you to accompany the guests? Why did you come back?"

Baoyu: "I can't get a word in there, so how can I come back and talk to you comfortably?"

Tanchun smiled and said: "Second brother, you don't want to talk to them, right?"

"My third sister understands my thoughts best."

Xichun joked from the side: "Second brother, aren't you afraid that the master will pick you after he finds out?"

Baoyu: "The master is busy today, he can't take care of me."

After a pause, he smiled at Daiyu again and said, "Sister, I heard that my uncle caught many corrupt officials in Yangzhou, which is really amazing."

Daiyu said with a proud look on her face: "My brother sent someone to report to my mother, saying that my father led people to seize tens of millions of taels of dirty silver. Those corrupt officials are so abominable, they actually stole so much money."

Shi Xiangyun: "I also heard my aunt talk about this. I heard it caused a sensation."

Baoyu asked Li Wan: "Sister-in-law, since my uncle has made such great achievements, the emperor will transfer my uncle to the capital to serve as an official, right?"

Li Wan smiled bitterly and said, "I wouldn't have guessed that. Although Uncle Lin said he has made great contributions, he has also offended many officials. It is still unclear whether he can be promoted."

Tanchun said in surprise: "Is it wrong to investigate and deal with corrupt officials?"

Li Wan: "This matter is very complicated. You are still young, so you don't even understand it."

Tanchun wanted to ask again, but Yuanyang walked in and smiled at Li Wan: "Sister-in-law, Princess Nan'an is here. The old lady asked me to take the girls out to meet the guests."

Li Wan heard this and said happily: "Is Princess Nan'an here to congratulate the old lady on her birthday?"

"Yes."

Yuanyang turned to Baoyu again and said with a smile: "Second Master Bao, I will take them over to see the guests and then come back."

Baoyu was a little unhappy. He had just met Sister Lin and was disturbed without even saying a few words.

However, he also knew in his heart that Princess Nan'an, like his ancestors, was a big shot who could not be offended.

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Yuanyang led several little sisters to the main hall of the upper room where Jia Mu received distinguished guests. When she entered the door, she saw a lady in her fifties wearing a phoenix crown, sitting and laughing with Jia Mu.

Next to the two of them, only Jia Min stood beside them, and the family members such as Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing did not appear.

Seeing the girls following Yuanyang in, Jia Mu waved to them and said with a smile, "You little sisters, all come here to pay homage to the old concubine."

The ladies came forward and greeted Concubine Nan'an who was sitting at the top.

When Jia's mother introduced Daiyu, Concubine Nan'an stood up, pulled out a gold hairpin from her head, inserted it into Daiyu's head and said with a smile: "Girl Min is so lucky to have such a lovely daughter. It's really amazing."

envious."

Jia Min said hurriedly: "The old concubine is too praised, but you don't know that this girl is very naughty."

Princess Nan'an smiled and said: "It's good to be naughty. I think I was also naughty when I was a child. Later, when I grew up, I became more stable."

Jia Mu chuckled and said, "How can a jade girl compare with you? Don't let her down."

After speaking, she introduced the remaining girls to Princess Nan'an.

As usual, Princess Nan'an praised her a few times, but didn't express anything else.

After the introduction, Jia Mu asked Yuanyang to take the little sisters out.

After the girls left, Princess Nan'an smiled at Jia Min and said, "Your husband is really capable of doing things. What he did in Yangzhou can be said to be a blockbuster."

Jia Min smiled bitterly and said: "My husband's character is actually not suitable for being an official. I really hope that the emperor can remove his official position and let him go back to his hometown in Suzhou to reflect."

Concubine Nan'an turned to Jia Mu and said, "Sister, did you hear that Min girl is fighting for her husband?"

Jia Min said aggrievedly: "Old concubine, please don't misunderstand me. What I said is true."

Concubine Nan'an: "Even if you really have this intention, the emperor would be reluctant to let your husband become an official."

Jia Mu: "What Min'er said is right. My son-in-law has a strong temper and is not suitable for being an official. Take this incident as an example. Since there are so many courtiers criticizing him, it shows that he has many things to do.

There is something wrong. Min'er, you should remind him more in the future."

Jia Min hurriedly said: "My daughter understands."

At this moment, Wang Xifeng walked in and reported to Jia Mu: "Old ancestor, Princess Beijing is here."

Princess Nan'an smiled and said: "Since the third girl is here, let's go and meet her together."

Jia Mu hurriedly stood up and said, "Toffee, let's go sit in the flower hall."

Princess Nan'an: "Okay."
Chapter completed!