In the study, Daiyu looked at the Mulan poem written on the paper in front of her, and couldn't help but regret it. Such a beautiful poem could not be shared with others, which really made her feel itchy.

Just when she was thinking about it, Fu Rong reminded her at the door of the study: "Girl, you should go back to the house and rest."

Upon hearing this, Daiyu put away the paper sign, stood up and asked Furong: "Where is my brother?"

"The third master was called by the master."

"Father has returned home?"

"Yes."

Daiyu folded the bookmarks and put them away, then walked out of the study room.

As soon as she walked out of the study, she saw a little fat man running in from outside the courtyard and shouting at the top of his lungs: "Brother Lin, Brother Lin~"

Xiao Mo ran out of his room and smiled at the little fat man: "Uncle Xue, our third master has been called for questioning by Mr. Gu. Please wait a moment."

The little fat man is Xue Pan. Yesterday, Mrs. Wang suggested to Aunt Xue that Xue Pan should go to the Jia family's clan school, which made him very depressed.

After school, he heard from his sister that Lin Yun had come to the Rongguo Mansion, so he clamored to come to the Lin Mansion to play with Lin Yun. Aunt Xue couldn't resist her son, so she asked the servant from the Rongguo Mansion to bring him over for a visit.

Xiao Mo led Xue Pan toward the living room, and happened to meet Dai Yu leading Furong, Xue Yan, and Pearl walking towards them.

Xue Pan saw Daiyu walking in front, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He hurriedly asked Xiao Mo, "Who is that girl?"

Xiao Mo: "That's our girl."

"Oh, it turns out to be Sister Lin."

Xue Pan turned around and walked quickly to Daiyu, bowed his hands and said: "Lin~"

Before he finished speaking, a girl suddenly appeared in front of him and kicked him in the stomach. Xue Pan was unprepared for this and was kicked to the ground.

Xue Pan fell to the ground on his back, covering his stomach with his hands, and cried out in pain: "Oh, it hurts me so much."

Xiao Mo hurriedly ran up and said hurriedly: "Don't get me wrong, this is Miss Xue's brother."

As soon as Daiyu heard that he was Baochai's brother, she knew that Pearl had kicked the wrong person. She quickly took the lead and ran out of the yard, followed by Furong, Xueyan and Pearl.

…

At this time, Yingge and Xiangling came out of the house and asked Xiaomo, "What's going on?"

Xiao Mo helped Xue Pan and explained: "Uncle Xue saw our girl and wanted to come forward to greet us, but Miss Pearl mistook him for a bad guy and kicked him."

Xiangling asked hurriedly: "Is Uncle Xue okay?"

Xue Pan groaned and asked: "How can the maids in your house be so barbaric?"

Xiao Mo: "Uncle Xue, that one just now was not a maid, she was our girl's bodyguard."

Xue Pan was surprised and said: "Sister Lin still has guards following her to protect her?"

Xiao Mo said to Ying Ge Xiang Ling: "You go back and rest, I will take care of Uncle Xue."

Xiang Ling: "Is Uncle Xue okay? Do you want to hire a doctor for him?"

Xue Pan said hurriedly: "No, I'll rest for a while and I'll be fine."

Parrot: "Since Uncle Xue is fine, let's go back to the house."

You go, I'll accompany Uncle Xue and wait for Third Master to come back."

…

Xiao Mo helped Xue Pan into the living room and asked him to sit down behind the desk. He then brought a plate of green grapes and placed it in front of him, "Uncle Xue, eat some grapes to calm down the shock."

"I don't want to eat it."

Xiao Mo hurriedly asked: "Does your stomach still hurt badly?"

Xue Pan waved his hand and said: "It's not my stomach that hurts, it's my head that hurts."

Xiao Mo said in surprise: "Miss Pearl didn't kick you in the head, how could your head hurt?"

Xue Pan: "It's not for this matter. Forget it, you don't understand even if I tell you."

…

At this moment, Lin Yun walked in from outside the door, smiled at Xue Pan and said, "Brother Xue, why are you here?"

When Xue Pan saw Lin Yun coming in, he immediately stood up and said urgently to him: "Brother Lin, you have to save me."

Lin Yun was startled when he heard this, and he quickly asked: "Who wants to harm you?"

Xue Pan said with a mournful face: "It was my mother who wanted to harm me."

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "What are you talking about? Aunt Xue is your only son. She can't harm anyone. She can't harm you."

"My mother asked me to study at Jia Family School. Isn't this harming me? What is it?"

Lin Yun walked to the desk and sat down, and advised Xue Pan: "Studying is a good thing. You didn't see that I had already won the prize. Are you still studying at home?"

Xue Pan said with a bitter face: "Studying is naturally a good thing for you. But for me, it is even more uncomfortable than being confined at home."

Lin Yun reached out and picked a grape, threw it into his mouth, and said while eating: "I can't help you with this matter. I can't go and tell my aunt, don't let Brother Xue go to school."

Xue Pan sat down on the chair and said with a sad face: "Even Brother Lin, you can't do anything. My life will definitely be difficult in the future."

After a pause, Xue Pan said again: "If I had known that I would come to the capital to study, I would never have come even to death."

Lin Yun said with a smile: "Actually, you don't have to worry. The children who study in Jia Family School are just dawdling around, and few of them study seriously."

"oh,"

Xue Pan thought about it after hearing this, and felt that it was true. When he went to school today, he saw few people studying seriously, not even Baoyu.

Thinking of this, he smiled at Lin Yun and said: "I often listen to my mother talk about Baoyu at home, and my ears are almost calloused. Who would have thought that when we meet this time, I think he is just an embroidered pillow, which is not good but useless."

Lin Yun thought to himself, "Xue Pan actually looks down on Baoyu. Is this because he has changed his mind? Or is he originally a scheming person?"

Xue Pan lowered his voice again and said: "Brother Lin, I heard from my mother and sister that my aunt wants our family to give one hundred thousand taels of silver to help the Concubine Xian build a villa for her relatives."

Lin Yun hurriedly asked: "Auntie, do you agree?"

"My mother said that our family can only scrape together fifty thousand taels of silver."

"Fifty thousand taels is quite a lot."

Xue Pan said gloomily: "When you helped Miss Yimei compete for the oiran, my mother was reluctant to pay you back the 30,000 taels of silver. Now she has to give 50,000 taels of silver to the Jia family. It makes me feel aggrieved just thinking about it."

Lin Yun consoled her: "I guess my aunt has her own difficulties too, so you should be more open-minded."

Xue Pan: "I advised my mother to move out of Rongguo Mansion and go back to live in her own mansion, but my mother refused to listen. Even my sister didn't speak for me."

Lin Yun asked curiously: "Your family also has a mansion in the capital?"

Xue Pan: "Yes, my family used to be imperial merchants, and I heard that there are several mansions in the capital. I don't know what's wrong with my mother. She has her own house and cannot live in it, so she has to live with relatives."

Lin Yun thought to himself: "Aunt Xue's family lives in Rongguo Mansion, and she probably still has the idea of ​​letting Baochai enter the palace. Now that Xue Pan has not been involved in a life lawsuit, I wonder if Baochai can still be selected?"

The two chatted for a while, and Yingge came in and asked Lin Yun if he could have dinner?

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun invited Xue Pan to stay and have a meal with him. This man did not show up. Not only did he stay for the meal, he also asked Lin Yun for a drink.

Worried that Xue Pan would get into trouble when he was drunk, Lin Yun had a few drinks with him, but refused to let him drink more because he was worried that his aunt would blame him.

Xue Pan couldn't enjoy himself at the wine table, and because he had something on his mind, he finished his dinner hastily and went back home.

…

After sending Xue Pan away, Lin Yun returned to the study, took out several official documents on customs and taxation that Lin Ruhai had given him, and looked through them.

After reading it, he threw the official document aside and fell into deep thought.

Just before Xue Pan came over, Lin Ruhai told him that the emperor did have the idea of ​​letting him go to the army for training, and also asked Lin Ruhai for his opinion.

That's not all. According to Lin Ruhai, Emperor Zhide also wanted Lin Ruhai to be the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi. If this appointment is approved, it will disrupt all his plans. Writing this customs declaration is just a blind man lighting a lamp in vain.

It's hard work.

Lin Yun stood up and opened the window, looking at the branches outside the window in a daze.

If Lin Ruhai becomes the Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, he will definitely follow in the footsteps of the Salt Patrol Envoy of Huaihe River and Huaihe River. Not to mention the hard work, if the war on the front line goes unfavorably, Lin Ruhai will most likely be regarded as a piece of shit by the front line commander with poor logistical support.

Lin Yun said to himself: "Why doesn't everything go as planned?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a woman's figure appear outside the window, smiling at him and saying: "What's bothering you, sir? Can you talk to the slave family?"

Lin Yun took a closer look and saw that it was the cook Xiaoya. He said with a dark face: "Eavesdropping is not a good habit."

Xiaoya raised the small bamboo basket in her hand and said aggrievedly: "I just sent snacks to the old lady. I passed by here and didn't mean to eavesdrop."

Lin Yun's face softened slightly and he said, "I won't bother you with my affairs."

"Then, young master, just stay here and suffer alone. I'll take my leave."

After Xiaoya finished speaking, she disappeared out of the window gracefully.
Chapter completed!