Back at Rongguo Mansion, Lin Yun immediately called everyone to discuss and arranged for someone to send Liu Ruoxu and his servant to the capital.

When Feng Ziying heard that Lin Yun wanted him to escort Liu Ruoxu's master and servant to Beijing, he immediately became anxious. He was still thinking about going to the dock to grab territory, so how could he leave Jinling.

He directly rejected Lin Yun's proposal and asked Zhong Yi to escort the two of them away. Zhong Yi was Lin Yun's bodyguard, so naturally he could not leave lightly.

Feng Ziying also suggested that Du Sha and Xiao Mo go, but they refused to leave even if they were beaten to death.

Finally, Zhong Yi suggested to Lin Yun: "Young master wants to send Miss Liu and his servants to the capital, just because he is worried that it will not be safe for them to stay here. In this case, why don't you spend money to recruit more bodyguards to protect your home and courtyard.

"

Feng Ziying quickly agreed: "Brother Zhong is right. Brother Lin is not short of money anyway. Let's recruit thirty or fifty bodyguards from him."

Lin Yun was very moved when he heard this. He had always wanted to recruit more people, but he was worried that his identity was too sensitive and he did not dare to mess around. Now that he is facing this crisis, it is a good excuse.

He thought for a while and said: "I still need to think about this matter. Now I will divide the money. I am going to give 20% of the money earned from this oiran competition to everyone."

As soon as everyone heard that the money was going to be divided, they immediately became energetic and asked Lin Yun how much money they could get.

…

Lin Yun returned to the inner house and saw Xiang Ling making the bed. She had replaced the original plain sheets and quilts with pink gauze curtains and brocade quilts embroidered with red peony patterns.

Lin Yun stepped forward curiously and asked: "Xiang Ling, where did you get these things?"

Xiangling: "It was given by my sister. She said the sheets and bedding in our bedroom are too tacky."

Lin Yun thought to himself: "This Liu Ruoxu is also scheming, but I don't know what she wants to do?"

Xiangling pulled Lin Yun to sit down by the bed, then snuggled into his arms and said, "Third Master, I don't want to leave you and go to the capital."

Lin Yun said with a headache: "You will be in danger if you stay here."

Xiangling said anxiously: "I am not afraid. With the third master by my side, I am not afraid of anything."

After a pause, Xiang Ling said again: "When the third master goes to the Imperial College to study, I will hide at home and not go anywhere. Is that okay?"

Lin Yun was about to give some more words of advice when he heard slight footsteps outside the door.

Immediately, Liu Ruoxu's voice came in, "Is Mr. Lin here?"

"I am here."

Just as Lin Yun was about to get up and go out, he saw Liu Ruoxu walking in through the curtain.

This woman must have just taken a bath. She was wearing a plain gauze skirt, and her long black hair was pinned to the top of her head by a white jade hairpin, making her neck look even longer.

Xiang Ling quickly stood up and said, "You guys chat, I'll pour you tea."

Lin Yun walked to the table, stretched out his hand to invite Liu Ruoxu to sit down, and then asked: "Miss Liu, do you have something to say to me?"

Liu Ruoxu nodded and said, "Yes."

After a pause, she said again: "Mr. Lin, can you let me stay?"

Lin Yun said in surprise: "Aren't you afraid that Mr. Zhao will do something bad to you?"

Liu Ruoxu looked at Lin Yun with her beautiful eyes and said: "The slave family believes that the young master can protect me. Besides, you also lack a steward in the inner house. The slave family can take on this responsibility."

Lin Yun thought to himself: "Do you think I am a fool for letting me hand over the inner house to a woman of unknown origin like you?"

Liu Ruoxu continued: "The Nu family knows that the young master is very smart and does not easily trust outsiders. I am willing to spend the rest of my life to prove that I can be trusted."

Lin Yun: "It's not that I don't believe you, but I want to send you to settle in the capital for the sake of your safety. Mr. Zhao has a high position of power. If he wants to do harm to you, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you."

Liu Ruoxu smiled and said: "Master Zhao is indeed a high-ranking official. But he is very cautious and will never act recklessly. Otherwise, I would have been taken back by him long ago."

Lin Yun thought for a moment and said, "You can stay here if you want. When I open the perfume shop, I'll leave it to you to manage it."

Liu Ruoxu said happily: "Thank you sir."

Lin Yun: "I will recruit a few bodyguards later to protect your safety."

Liu Ruoxu: "Can the slave family stay in this mansion?"

Lin Yun fell into silence after hearing this. He didn't want strangers to get close to him, which would make him feel insecure. Especially women from brothels. Since they can become famous prostitutes in any place, they can't do it without scheming and skill.

When Liu Ruoxu saw this, she looked gloomy and said: "I am too greedy, sir, don't blame me."

Lin Yun: "You stay here for now. When the crisis with Mr. Zhao is resolved, you can move out."

"Thank you, sir."

Seeing that her goal was achieved, Liu Ruoxu took the initiative to stand up and leave.

After a while, Xiang Ling walked in with a tray and asked Lin Yun: "Why is sister gone?"

Lin Yun said angrily: "You have been pouring a cup of tea for so long, are you helping her create opportunities?"

Xiang Ling said with a guilty conscience: "I just saw Tian'er and was pulled by her to say a few words."

Lin Yun thought to himself: "The master and servant have really tried their best to stay here."

Xiangling placed the tray on the table, sat next to Lin Yun, and said timidly: "Third Master, are you not angry with me?"

"What do you think?"

"My slave is wrong."

"Should I be punished if I am wrong?"

"This slave accepts the punishment."

"You will be punished to take a bath with me today."

"ah!"

…

In the early morning of Yi day, after Lin Yun got up, he called everyone together and announced: "Feng Ziying, take Feng Xi and Feng Hao to recruit rickshaw pullers outside the city, and select thirty servants by the way. Remember, you must have a solid foundation in your selection.

I will not accept any good-natured son, nor any hooligan or gangster."

Feng Ziying said happily: "This should have been done a long time ago. Don't worry, I will keep my eyes open and select a group of honest and reliable people. By the way, what treatment will I give them?"

Lin Yun: "House servants are divided into three grades. The first grade servants receive five taels of silver per month, the second grade servants receive two taels of silver, and the third grade servants receive one tael of silver per month. Anyone selected will be given ten taels of housing expenses in advance."

Feng Ziying: "Okay, I'll write it down."

Lin Yun then ordered Xiao Mo and Du Sha: "I will go to the Imperial College with Zhong Yi later to report. You two stay at home. When Feng Ziying picks up someone, I will hand it over to you two to manage."

Xiao Mo said anxiously: "Third Master, I don't know how to manage people."

"If you don't know how to learn, no one is born a manager. They all learn slowly."

Du Sha: "Third Master, do you want to teach them how to fight with others? I am best at this."

Lin Yun: "Learning to fight is secondary. The main thing is to teach them to obey the rules. They must follow the rules and prohibitions. Do you understand?"

Du Sha: "I understand, it's like training soldiers. With just one order, they are invincible."

Lin Yun thought: "You're a scammer, don't make it so obvious."

Zhong Yi suggested to Lin Yun: "Sir, you have a good relationship with General Dong and General Hu. You can select a few old soldiers from them who want to retire to serve as bodyguards."

Lin Yun nodded when he heard this and said: "What you said makes sense. Send me to the Imperial College later. Then you can go talk to Brother Hu and see if he has any suitable candidates."

"Okay, I'll go find him when I get back."
Chapter completed!