After Lin Yun left, Grandma Liu sent all the maids out of the room, and then asked Jia Min: "Madam, is this how Lai Xi was beaten?"

Jia Min: "What else can I do? I can't let anyone give Brother Yun a slap in the face, right?"

"At least let Brother Yun go and give Lai Xi a present. Otherwise, how will you explain to Aunt Lai when you meet her again in Rongguo Mansion?"

Jia Min heard this and said angrily: "What are you telling me? That unfaithful and unfilial dog slave was beaten to death...cough cough cough~"

Aunt Liu quickly stepped forward and patted Jia Min on the back, but she was secretly surprised, "How come the tone of Madam's words is the same as Brother Yun's."

After Jia Min finished coughing, she put away her handkerchief and said, "I've almost died once, so what else do I have to worry about? Besides, who in the mansion over there, except the old lady, has ever cared about me?"

On the other hand, this kid, Brother Yun, is both smart and filial, as if he was sent by God to save me. If I were to break the heart of an unfaithful and unfilial slave, wouldn't I be a fool?"

Aunt Liu: “Since Madam said that, how should we settle this matter?”

Jia Min said decisively: "Send Lai Xi to Suzhou to guard the old house, and then let your brother Cong be the housekeeper."

Aunt Liu was overjoyed when she heard this. Brother Cong was her nephew, and he had been running errands with the master. Now that he could be promoted to housekeeper, she naturally wished for it.

With this advantage, Grandma Liu threw Lai Xi's request out of her mind, and by the way, she felt that Lin Yun was not so annoying.

Jia Min suddenly asked: "Wan Niang, why do you think Brother Heng in Suzhou sent Brother Yun to our place?"

Aunt Liu asked in confusion: "Didn't Lin Fu say that Uncle Heng wanted to ask our master to give guidance on Brother Yun's studies?"

Jia Min shook his head and said: "Brother Yun wants to do business, and he even makes a perfume. Does Brother Heng not know about this?"

Aunt Liu thought for a while and said, "She probably knows about Brother Yun's stubborn temper. I'm afraid that Uncle Heng can't do anything about him, so she thought of asking our master to control him."

"I don't think so."

"Oh, what do you mean, madam?"

Jia Min said with a firm tone: "Brother Yun was selected as a scholar at the age of thirteen, which shows that he is an extremely smart child. Looking at his method of dealing with Lai Xi, he is clean and courageous. I think the eldest son of Brother Heng's family is

, most likely not his opponent.”

When Mammy Liu heard this, she suddenly realized, "Madam said that Uncle Heng was worried that Brother Yun and his brother would compete for the power of the family, so he sent him to study here."

"Most likely."

Aunt Liu said speechlessly: "If Uncle Heng does this, isn't it going to embarrass our master?"

Jia Min smiled and said: "What's so embarrassing about this? Even though I'm busy with work, I still have me at home."

Aunt Liu's heart was moved when she heard this. She looked at Jia Min and asked in a low voice: "Does the madam want Brother Yun to be adopted by the master?"

Jia Min pursed her lips and chuckled, "As soon as I had this idea, Wan Niang saw through it. I really can't hide anything from you."

Aunt Liu: "My wife is still young, so why worry about not being able to give birth to a brother in the future? I think~"

Jia Min raised her hand to stop her: "I know my body well. If I could have given birth, I would have given birth long ago. Yan Hong was also unlucky. She risked her life to give birth to a brother for the master, but she couldn't keep it. I looked at Yun

My brother is very pleasing to the eye. If I can keep him with the master, I will be relieved of the regret in my heart."

Aunt Liu: "Brother Yun, this kid is smart, but he is also very troublesome. He has caused such a big trouble just after he came here today. I really want him to stay with me, but I'm afraid you will have to worry about him every day."

Causing trouble out there.”

Jia Min: "I'm not going to discuss it with the master right away. I have to observe it for a year and a half before making a decision. Besides, with me and the master here, he can still go astray."

Aunt Liu: "My wife is right. Brother Yun is also a capable and decisive child. If he can be more steady, he may be able to take care of Xiao Yu'er in the future."

Jia Min nodded silently. Recently, she always dreamed that after her death, her daughter was bullied by her stepmother, and then abused by her husband's family after she got married. That kind of scene made her feel heartbroken when she woke up.

If Yu'er has a strong brother like Brother Xiang Yun to protect her, then she can feel at ease even if she leaves one day.

Jia Min was thinking about something when Shiliu came in and reported to her that the master was here.

…

In a large bedroom, Lai Xi was lying on the heated floor, listening to a servant reporting news about Lin Yun to him.

Boy: "I heard that Lin Yun is the master's distant nephew, but he's just a little far away. However, his family is considered a wealthy family in Suzhou, specializing in spices and silk."

Lai Xi said contemptuously: "I thought he was some important person. It turns out he is the son of a merchant. After Grandma Liu kicks him out of the house, you go find some scoundrels and beat him up. It's best to kill him."

His legs were broken."

The boy hurriedly said: "I'm afraid it won't work."

"Why not?"

"I heard someone say that Lin Yun brought a magic medicine that can cure our wife's illness."

"Fart! You believe this kind of nonsense? He just wants to deceive our master's trust."

As soon as Lai Xi finished speaking, a servant hurried in and said with a mournful face: "Manager, something big has happened."

Lai Xi turned his head, looked at the servant and asked anxiously: "Did that Lin Yun run away?"

Servant: "No, it was Grandma Liu who sent a message saying that my wife was annoyed that you had offended the young nephew, and wanted to send you to your hometown in Suzhou to see the old house."

"What?"

Lai Xi stared at the servant with wide eyes, thinking that he had heard wrongly.

When the servant repeated the sentence again, he immediately felt like a deflated rubber ball, and his face turned as gray as paper.

…

In the evening, Lin Ruhai took the time to come over to visit his wife. Hearing that Jia Min had obvious effects after taking the medicine, Lin Ruhai felt very good.

Later, I heard the old housekeeper talk about Lin Yun's method of dealing with Lai Xi. Instead of being angry, he admired Lin Yun's courage.

He also asked the old housekeeper to pay out the rewards Lin Yun promised to his servants as soon as possible.

After communicating with his wife across the bedroom, Lin Ruhai secretly made up his mind to train Lin Yun to inherit his mantle.

…

Lin Yun only learned about Jia Min's decision to punish Lai Xi after meeting Lin Ruhai.

He thought to himself that Jia Min was indeed Mrs. Shi's most proud daughter. This matter was handled neatly and neatly, which made him feel very comfortable.

But before he was happy, Lin Ruhai asked someone to bring in another box of books, saying that it contained classic articles and reading notes that he had written before, so that he could study with peace of mind here. It would be best to introduce him to Yangzhou next spring.

Entering the academy.

Lin Yun saw this and said anxiously: "Uncle, I came to Yangzhou to do business, not to study and take the imperial examination."

Lin Ruhai twisted his beard and asked with a smile: "Why are you doing business?"

Lin Yun said without hesitation: "Of course it is to earn more money and live a prosperous life."

Lin Ruhai: "The business of merchants is a small business after all. No matter how big the business is, when you have a conflict with a powerful person, they can make you bankrupt with just one word."

Lin Yun whispered: "Isn't there an uncle here? Who can deny you face?"

"I'm confused, how long can I protect you at my age? You have to rely on yourself to do everything. Besides, the most difficult thing in the scientific examination is to be a scholar. Now that you have passed this difficulty, how can you give up easily?

reason."

Lin Yun said with a guilty conscience: "Uncle, to tell you the truth, my reputation as a scholar is the second to last in the examination, which is not as great as you think."

Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then smiled and said: "There are many talented people in Suzhou, and it is not easy for you to stand out from them. Later, I will help you find some famous teachers to guide you in your studies, and I will definitely make you make further progress."

Seeing that he couldn't shirk it, Lin Yun had to agree first. He secretly made up his mind to look through Lin Ruhai's reading notes when he had time in the future, and then write a few classic articles to fool the other party. In short, he wanted to make him read it day and night.

Reading is impossible.

…

After dinner, Lin Yun was bored, so he opened the box Lin Ruhai brought, took out a book of reading notes, and started reading.

After reading Lin Ruhai's reading notes, Lin Yun finally understood how far his level of classics was compared to that of Tanhua, a former criminal.

Although he had previously said in front of Lin Ruhai that he was a lucky scholar, he was still a little proud in his heart. After all, he was a thirteen-year-old scholar. Even though he was ranked second to last, he still stood out among the uncles who were looking at the rankings.

But now when comparing the two, the gap was so huge that he suddenly became more competitive and read his notes more seriously.

Just when Lin Yun was fascinated, Zhong Yi walked in accompanied by Xiao Mo.

He quickly put down the book in his hand and asked Zhong Yi, "What's going on?"

Zhong Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Some people went out, and there were more than one, but the one named Wang He that Yang Yuan mentioned was not among them."

Lin Yun said in surprise: "Didn't you go out? Did I guess wrong?"

Zhong Yi: "It's also possible that the person who went out was with him."

Lin Yun nodded slightly, and then asked: "Who are the people going out?"

Zhong Yi: "There are two women who go out to receive the ingredients sent by others. The other one is the servant of Divine Doctor Guo. He said he wants to rush back to help the master get the medicinal materials."

Xiao Mo interjected from the side: "There must be something wrong with this Divine Doctor Guo. No wonder he refuses to save the little maid in this mansion."

Zhong Yi: "Master, do you want me to arrest that boy and interrogate him?"

Lin Yun shook his head and said: "No need, Divine Doctor Guo is a smart man. If he has a problem, how can he easily reveal his flaws for us to catch."

After a pause, Lin Yun asked again: "What is Wang He doing now?"

Zhong Yi: "When I came back, he was at Yang Yuan's place and said he would take care of Yang Yuan tonight."

Xiao Mo: "Third Master, do you want to arrest that Wang He?"

Lin Yun: "No, we don't have any evidence now. How can we convince others by just relying on speculation?"

Xiao Mo asked unwillingly: "Then let's forget it?"

"What else can we do? We can't tie him up and force him to confess."

After a pause, Lin Yun said again: "It's getting late, you go back and rest."
Chapter completed!