When Emperor De was reviewing the training results of the new army at Zuowuwei, Lin Yun was at the dock outside the city to greet Liu Ruoxu and his party who were coming to Beijing.

In a luxuriously decorated carriage at Dongcheng Wharf, Xiang Ling reached out to lift the curtains of the carriage from time to time and looked out eagerly.

After a moment, she turned back to Lin Yun sitting next to her in disappointment and asked, "Third Master, when will they arrive?"

Lin Yun holds an iron tong in his right hand and is turning soybeans in the small hand stove.

Hearing Xiang Ling's inquiry, he raised his head and said with a smile, "Why are you so anxious? Xiao Mo will notify us when the ship arrives."

"My mother and I have been separated for more than half a year. I want to see her as soon as possible."

"Eat a few soybeans first and keep eating. Your mother-in-law will be here soon."

When Xiangling heard him mention her mother-in-law, her face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

Lin Yun picked up a burnt soybean and said to Xiang Ling, "This is done. How does it taste if you pay for it?"

Seeing Xiang Ling reaching out to pick it up, Lin Yun quickly reminded: "It's hot! Use a handkerchief to pick it up."

"It'll get dirty,"

"If it gets dirty, just buy it again."

Xiangling took out a blue silk handkerchief from her arms, held it in her hand, and went to catch the soybeans.

Lin Yun quickly put the soybeans on the handkerchief and turned over the soybeans in the stove.

Xiangling looked at the soybeans on the handkerchief, frowned and said, "Third Master, can you eat such dirty beans?"

Lin Yun smiled and said: "It's not clean, it tastes good, you just rub it with your hands and it'll be fine."

"oh,"

Xiangling picked up the soybeans with her fingers, wiped them with a handkerchief, then put them into her mouth and chewed them.

Immediately, she smiled at Lin Yun and said, "Third Master, it's delicious."

Lin Yun: "I saw Xue Yan and the others cooking this yesterday, so I learned how to teach you."

Xiangling said happily: "Thank you, Third Master!"

"This is good too."

Lin Yun picked up another cooked soybean from the stove, and Xiang Ling quickly caught it with a handkerchief.

After she wiped the soybeans clean, she handed them to Lin Yun's mouth, "Third Master, you can eat one too."

Lin Yun chuckled and said, "This is not delicious. I like to eat what you have chewed."

Xiangling's face turned red with embarrassment. However, she had a docile temperament and always obeyed Lin Yun's requests. She put the soybeans in her hand into her mouth, chewed them for a few times, and then put her arms around Lin Yun's breasts.

neck to feed him.

Lin Yun was just joking, but Xiang Ling actually believed it.

However, when the beauty offered her a kiss, he naturally did not want it. Immediately, their lips kissed together like glue.

At this moment, Xiao Mo shouted loudly outside: "Third Master, the boat is coming."

When Xiangling heard this, she immediately pushed Lin Yun's head away, turned around, opened the curtains of the carriage, and looked out.

Immediately, she shouted in surprise: "Third Master, look, there are so many boats!"

Lin Yun went over to take a look and saw dozens of cargo ships sailing on the water in the distance. Yesterday, someone who came to report the news said that Liu Ruoxu and others came to Beijing with the grain transport ship. It must be this cargo ship.

fleet.

…

At this moment, on a large merchant ship in the middle of the fleet, Liu Ruoxu, wearing a red cloak on her shoulders, was standing at the ship's cabin window, looking towards the dock.

The little maid Tian'er came over with a curtain hat and smiled at Liu Ruoxu: "Girl, the fleet is about to dock. Let's get down quickly."

Liu Ruoxu turned back to the maid and asked, "Tian'er, do you think the third master will come to pick us up?"

Tian'er: "I heard that the Third Master has become a military attaché, but I wonder if he will be free to pick up the girl?"

"Yes, now that Third Master has an official status, he doesn't have so much freedom."

As soon as Liu Ruoxu finished speaking, she heard several knocks on the door.

Dong Dong Dong~

"Please come in."

As soon as the door opened, Aunt Zhen led the two ladies in. She smiled at Liu Ruoxu and said, "Girl, have you packed up? It's time for us to go down."

Liu Ruoxu took the curtain hat from Tian'er's hand, put it on her head, and said softly: "Let's go."

As soon as they walked out of the cabin, they saw Du Sha coming up with a few guards and said with a smile: "Miss Liu, the third master has picked us up."

"Really?"

Liu Ruoxu stretched out her hand to lift her veil and looked towards the pier opposite. Sure enough, she saw Lin Yun and Xiang Ling standing on the pier looking over here.

Tian'er said happily: "Girl, Aunt Zhen, look, the Third Master and Miss Xiangling are both here."

When Aunt Zhen saw her daughter standing next to Lin Yun, her eyes instantly turned red.

…

Surrounded by everyone, Liu Ruoxu stepped onto the pier on the gangplank and walked to Lin Yun.

Raising her hand to take off the curtain hat on her head, Liu Ruoxu bowed to Lin Yun and saluted: "I would like to pay my respects to the third master."

Lin Yun stepped forward to help her up, glanced at her for a few times, and then joked: "I haven't seen you for half a year, and my sister seems to be much more beautiful."

These words made everyone laugh, while Liu Ruoxu's face turned red with embarrassment.

Lin Yun leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Go and wait in the carriage. I will come later."

"Um,"

Liu Ruoxu responded softly and led Tian'er towards the carriage.

Lin Yun turned to Aunt Zhen and smiled: "Auntie, can you see if Xiangling has lost weight?"

Aunt Zhen said excitedly: "No, no, this girl can follow the third master. She is lucky in her previous life."

Xiangling couldn't hold it in for a long time. When she heard her mother speak, she immediately threw herself into her arms and started crying.

Lin Yun smiled awkwardly and said: "Xiang Ling, if you do this, you will make me think that I have treated you badly."

Xiang Ling said hurriedly: "Third Master, please forgive me, I miss my mother too much."

Lin Yun: "You mother and daughter, please go and talk in the carriage."

Aunt Zhen: "Thank you, Third Master."

After Xiangling took Aunt Zhen away, Lin Yun walked up to Du Sha, punched him in the chest, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work."

Du Sha smiled and said: "It's not hard, I just miss Third Master, Xiao Mo, Brother Duan and the others."

Lin Yun: "Now that you're in the capital, let's have a good time. I'll have more important tasks for you to do later."

Du Sha: "Okay."

At this time, Lin Yun saw Tian Zhuang coming off the boat with a few guards. He hurriedly stepped forward to greet them and greeted them warmly.

…

Linyuan back house,

Daiyu led Zhenzhu, Furong and Xueyan into her brother's bedroom and saw Qin Keqing sitting and talking with Ping'er.

She smiled and stepped forward to salute and said: "Yu'er wants to say hello to my sister-in-law, and I want to say hello to sister Ping'er."

After everyone greeted each other, Qin Keqing took Daiyu and sat down next to her, and said with a smile: "Sister, I came just in time. Your sister Ping'er and I are unsure about something, and we would like to ask my sister to give us some advice."

"What on earth is going on?"

Qin Keqing turned to Ping'er and motioned for her to explain to Daiyu.

Ping'er smiled and said, "It's like this. Yesterday, someone came to the house to report that Miss Liu, whom Third Master left in Yangzhou to take charge of the business, was coming over. Grandma didn't know how to treat her."

Daiyu hurriedly asked: "But that is the oiran lady for whom my brother redeemed his life."

Qin Keqing nodded and said, "That's her."

"She's just a brothel prostitute. Why should my sister-in-law be so nervous? I can just ask my brother to buy a house outside and house her."

Qin Keqing: "My sister doesn't know something. This Miss Liu is in charge of most of our family's business. We can't offend her easily."

"ah!"

Daiyu was stunned immediately. Although she didn't know much about Lin Yun's business, she also knew that a perfume shop in the capital alone had a monthly profit of tens of thousands of taels. So most of the business must be very big.

Big.

She thought for a while and said, "Does my sister-in-law want to take her into the house?"

Qin Keqing: "I just discussed with your sister Ping'er. If Miss Liu is of good character, then we should advise your brother to take her as his concubine. If she is a coquettish girl, please ask your sister to help us oppose her entry into the house."

Daiyu said hurriedly: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, if that girl Liu has a bad character, I will definitely advise my brother to send her away."
To be continued...