At noon, Jia Lian and his confidant Xing'er hurried into Yipinxiang. He came here to meet Lin Yun at his invitation.

Seeing Jia Lian coming in from the outside, Jia Yun immediately came up to greet him, "Second Master is here. Please come inside quickly. Third Master is waiting for you behind."

"OK."

…

In the small room in the backyard, Lin Yun sat alone behind the desk, drinking tea and looking through the account books in front of him.

Jia Lian pushed the door open and walked in, smiling: "Brother Yun, seeing your calm look makes me feel more at ease."

Lin Yun closed the account book, stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Lian is here, please sit down."

The two of them sat down separately across the small desk. Lin Yun poured tea for Jia Lian and asked with a smile: "How are you doing, Brother Lian recently?"

Jia Lian smiled bitterly and said: "My uncle and my uncle are fighting against each other. How can we juniors be better than each other? I have been scolded by my father several times."

"What did the old man scold you for?"

"My father wanted me to sell my shares in the perfume shop, but I didn't agree, so he beat me and scolded me several times. Fortunately, I bribed his subordinates, so I didn't suffer much."

Lin Yun said sarcastically: "Hitting is a kiss, scolding is a love, you just think you are enjoying your father's love."

"If you were in my position, let's see if you would still say that."

"Hey hey hey~"

Jia Lian picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and said: "Brother Yun, there is something I have never been able to figure out. Why do you think my uncle wrote a secret to impeach my uncle?"

Lin Yun suppressed his smile and said: "Second brother Lian, you said that the emperor knew that my uncle and the uncle of the Wang family are both in-laws of the Jia family, why did he send him to serve as the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi?"

Jia Lian thought for a while and said: "Is the emperor worried that sending someone else as governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi will hinder the imperial army?"

"You are wrong. According to my guess, the emperor is worried that my uncle and the Wang family uncle will collude secretly. This arrangement is a test to see if they will collude."

Jia Lian took a deep breath when he heard this, and then he asked eagerly: "So, my uncle deliberately gave that memorial in order to dispel the emperor's doubts?"

Lin Yun shook his head and said: "My uncle must not have thought of this. The memorial he wrote may be true."

"In that case, why didn't the emperor send someone to investigate that day and just dismiss my uncle from his post and investigate?"

"For the sake of fighting on the front line, the emperor wants to end the war with the Mongols as soon as possible, and everything else can only stand aside."

Jia Lian drank his tea with his head down. His understanding of politics was worse than Lin Yun's. He needed to think more to digest these contents.

After a moment, he raised his head and asked Lin Yun: "So, when my uncle returns to Beijing this time, he will only be dismissed from office and will not be convicted?"

"That's pretty much the result."

Jia Lian asked again: "Can I tell the old lady and my wife these words?"

"cannot."

Lin Yun then added: "Brother Lian, I am telling you my guess because I trust you. Regardless of whether my guess is correct or not, you cannot tell anyone about this matter, not even my ancestors."

"It's up to you, I won't say anything."

…

Lin Yun said again: "I have something else I want to ask you for help with."

"What's up?"

"Furong has an uncle and brother named Wu Gui who works as a cook in your house. Please help me tell my wife that I want to redeem their family."

Jia Lian said in embarrassment: "I'm afraid it won't work out. My wife has a strong opinion against my uncle. There is no way she will agree to help you redeem Wu Gui's family."

Lin Yun smiled and said, "I'm just asking for your help. Even if I say courtesy first and then attack, if she doesn't agree, I will have my own way to pick her up."

Jia Lian asked curiously: "Could it be that you want to ask the old lady?"

"There's no need to ask the old lady for such a trivial matter. Besides, I can't enter the house now."

"What's the solution?"

"Keep it secret first."

"Okay, let me tell you."

…

Jia Lian returned to his residence and saw Wang Xifeng leaning on the heated kang, listening to Xiaohong reporting to her about the monthly payment.

Seeing Jia Lian come in, Wang Xifeng sent Xiao Hong out, then lifted up the bearskin mattress on his body. He sat up and asked, "Second Master was called out by Xing'er just now and disappeared. What did you do?"

Jia Lian sent all the maids and wives out of the room, and then lowered his voice and said, "Brother Yun has something to do with me. I'll go out and meet him."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Does he want to ask you to ask for a favor in front of the old lady and say a few good words for his uncle?"

Jia Lian said disdainfully: "What are you thinking? My uncle is a close minister of the emperor. What could happen to him that he would have to plead with the old lady?"

Wang Xifeng hurriedly asked: "Did Brother Yun tell you any inside information?"

Jia Lian remembered Lin Yun's instructions and quickly changed the topic: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Brother Yun would like to ask you to do a favor and say in front of my wife that he wants to redeem the lives of Wu Gui, the cook in our house, and his family."

Wang Xifeng said in surprise: "Who is Wu Gui? Why does Brother Yun want to help him redeem his life?"

"It's said that he is Furong's uncle and brother. He must have been bullied in our house because of his uncle's affairs."

Wang Xifeng said with a bitter face: "Isn't he trying to make things difficult for me? My wife hates my uncle now, how can she agree to his request?"

"Brother Yun said, he is called polite before fighting. If the wife doesn't agree, he will have his own way to take the person away, which will make the wife lose face. Don't blame him for being rude as a junior."

"He can't even come into our house now, what can we do?"

"I don't know about that. But since he dares to say that, he must be confident."

"Could it be that he wants to ask the old lady for help?"

"no."

"What's the solution?"

"Stop guessing, just go to my wife and give him a hint."

Wang Xifeng said dissatisfiedly: "What you said is easy. My wife told me a few days ago that I am not allowed to associate with Brother Yun. If I go and say it now, aren't I looking for scolding?"

Jia Lian: "Just say what Brother Yun asked the young man to pass on, whether it will work or not, just let the wife make her own decision."

Wang Xifeng stood up and said: "I really owed him a debt in my previous life. His uncle treated my uncle like that, and I have to help him send a message to his wife. What's the matter?"

Jia Lian advised: "Think about the thousands of taels of silver you bring in every month. This is a good idea."

Wang Xifeng was speechless now. She called the maid Feng'er in, put on a cloak for her, and accompanied her to see Mrs. Wang.

…

Wang Xifeng came to Mrs. Wang's side and walked into the bedroom under the guidance of the maid.

When she went in, she saw Mrs. Wang sitting on the heated floor chatting with Aunt Xue. She quickly stepped forward to greet them.

After Wang Xifeng bowed, Mrs. Wang asked: "It's such a cold day, you don't want to rest in the room, why are you looking for me?"

Wang Xifeng: "There is a small matter, and I would like to ask my wife to tell me."

Aunt Xue asked with a smile: "Brother Feng, do you want me to avoid it?"

Wang Xifeng said hurriedly: "It's not a big deal, even if my aunt hears it, it won't make any difference."

Mrs. Wang: "What on earth is going on?"

"It's like this. Second Master Lian's servant just told me that Brother Yun asked him to bring a message. He wants to redeem the lives of Wu Gui, the cook in our house, and his family, and ask for mercy from his wife."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, her face immediately turned dark. She scolded Wang Xifeng: "Didn't I tell you not to associate with him?"

Wang Xifeng said aggrievedly: "We have broken off contact, but he asked someone to send you a message. I can't hide it and not report it."

Mrs. Wang said with a look of disgust: "If you ask someone to reply to him, tell him to give up his heart. He won't even think about a cat or dog in our house."

"Okay, I'll ask someone to give him a reply."

After a pause, Wang Xifeng said again: "Madam, he has another sentence, I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"you say."

"He said that he had done his best to be polite. If the wife refuses, don't blame him for doing the following."

Mrs. Wang's face was ashen and she said: "Okay! I want to see if he dares to lead troops into our house."

When Wang Xifeng saw that the message had been brought, he quickly said goodbye and left.

…

After she left, Mrs. Wang said to Aunt Xue: "It is said that the Lin family is a scholarly family, but the products are all kinds of things. The old one is ungrateful, and the young one is a white-eyed wolf who feeds unfamiliar people."

Aunt Xue advised: "Sister, why should you argue with a junior? You will lose your own identity if you don't gain or lose."

"What my sister said is that the evildoer is really not worthy of my anger,"

Aunt Xue: "However, that Brother Yun is still very scheming. Since he dares to threaten my sister, he must have some powerful means."

Mrs. Wang sneered and said: "What tricks can he have? He just wants to use the old lady to persuade me. I have already passed on the message. Now he will never want to enter our house again."

Aunt Xue: "Sister, do you want to find someone to ask who is Wu Gui? Why did Brother Yun want to redeem his family?"
To be continued...