Xiaoya left calmly. Except for the old man who called Lin Yun and scolded him severely, everyone else just pretended that she had never appeared.

On the morning of the next day, Lin Yun accompanied Feng Kang to the palace to meet the emperor. Emperor De only asked a few questions about the progress of the shipyard's construction before sending him away.

Feng Kang was detained by Emperor Zhide, and he didn't know what the two said. Lin Yun was complained for a long time by the old eunuch Dai Quan outside the palace, but he was not seen coming out.

Seeing that it was still early, Lin Yun did not go back to Linyuan directly, but rode to Rongguo Mansion.

…

Outside the west corner gate of Rongguo Mansion, the servant guarding the gate saw a few people coming on horseback. He immediately came up to greet them and said with a smile: "Young nephew, you are here!"

Lin Yun got off his horse, threw the horse's reins to the servant, and asked as he walked: "Is Brother Lian at home today?"

Servant: "You are a step late. Mr. Lian has just been invited to have a drink by the young master of the housekeeper."

"Oh! Is it that Lai Shangrong?"

"Exactly."

Lin Yun didn't say much. He told Xiao Mo and others to wait in the concierge, preparing to go in and give the old lady a gift before returning.

Now he is familiar with Jia's house. The servants in the house all know that he is the old lady and a popular person in the eyes of the master. No one dares to make things difficult for him anymore.

Of course, if you want to enter Jia Mu's courtyard, you have to let your mother-in-law go in and let her know.

Not long after, Yuanyang was seen coming out of the courtyard to welcome him, saluting him and saying, "My slave, please give your regards to the general."

Lin Yun laughed when he heard this and said, "I didn't expect that the Yuanyang sister from Jinxinxiu can also tell jokes."

"Isn't this slave just trying to flatter you, the great general?"

"I'm not a general, I'm just a craftsman."

"Master nephew, please don't deceive me. I heard you mentioned in front of the old lady that you now command several people."

"It's not men and horses, it's craftsmen and wood."

"That's pretty much it."

While chatting and laughing, the two walked over to Bisha Kitchen and heard a burst of laughter coming from inside.

Lin Yun asked curiously: "Sister Yuanyang, is there any happy event for Brother Bao today?"

Yuanyang: "Mrs. Jinling Zhen's family is going to visit the house with their three girls. Second Master Bao and the girls are discussing how to entertain the guests."

"That's it!"

"Master nephew, do you want to go in and have a look?"

"They feel uncomfortable if I go there, so I might as well skip it."

Yuanyang glanced at Lin Yun and was filled with admiration. People say that Second Master Bao is good to girls, but in fact, this man really cares about them. He cares about them silently and does not disturb the sisters. This is true love and care.

…

Lin Yun followed into Jia Mu's bedroom and saw the old lady sitting on the mat, drinking porridge fed by the maid. She thought she had just woken up.

He took two quick steps, stepped forward and saluted: "Yun'er, please pay your respects to our ancestors."

"No need to be polite."

Jia Mu asked the maid to take down the bowl of porridge, and then asked Lin Yun, "When did you come back?"

Lin Yun: "I came back yesterday morning. I just went to the palace to see the emperor, so I came to pay my respects to my ancestors."

Jia Mu sent the mandarin ducks away, and then asked Lin Yun: "You are here in such a hurry, but do you have something to tell me?"

Lin Yun smiled and said: "Originally, I had something to say to my ancestors, but after seeing you, I feel that there is no need for me to say more."

Jia Mu said cheerfully: "What you want to say is about the third girl of the Zhen family?"

"Reporting to my ancestors, I just asked the old minister in the palace. The three girls of the Zhen family came here to choose the Princess of Chu. It must be that His Majesty did not agree with the marriage, so they decided to target Brother Bao."

"I guess so."

Lin Yun: "The Zhen family has done many illegal things in Jinling. I ask my ancestors to be aware of this and try to stay away from such relatives."

Jia Mu was surprised when she heard this, and she quickly asked: "Is Your Majesty going to take action against the Zhen family?"

Lin Yun shook his head and said: "Not yet, but if the Zhen family doesn't want to repent, your Majesty will not be able to tolerate them sooner or later."

Mother Jia was silent after hearing this. She still trusted Lin Yun's judgment. But the relationship between the Zhen family and the Jia family was too close. It would not be easy to cut them off in time.

Lin Yun: "Old Ancestor, in my opinion, we can first separate it from the business. Let's say that the government cannot make ends meet due to the construction of a villa for provincial relatives, so some of the government's properties in Jinling will be sold off."

When Jia Mu heard this, she laughed and said, "You little clever devil, you are really good at calculating."

Lin Yun quickly flattered him and said, "I also talk a lot. I think even if I didn't say anything, my ancestors would have thought of this."

Jia Mu: "Okay, I understand. You can go back and rest. Remember to send your two sisters over to accompany the guests tomorrow."

"yes."

…

When he came out of Jia Mu's courtyard, he saw Xiaohong standing guard outside the courtyard. She smiled at him and said, "Master nephew, our grandma invites you to come over and talk."

Lin Yun joked: "Did your grandma put an eyeliner around the old lady?"

Xiaohong hurriedly explained: "It's our grandma who ran back and forth when Sister-in-law Qin saw you entering the house."

"Then I have wronged her."

…

Lin Yun followed Xiaohong to Sister Feng's room and saw the fat-bellied woman instructing the little maid to put fruits on the table.

Seeing Lin Yun come in, Wang Xifeng immediately complained: "Brother Yun, it's not easy to see you now. If I hadn't asked Xiaohong to guard my ancestors, you probably wouldn't want to come to my door, right?"

"

Lin Yun: "Second brother Lian is not around. What am I going to do? I don't have to let people gossip."

"Bah! I behave upright and sit upright, who dares to find fault with me?"

"Come on, I can tell you that not a single person in this house speaks ill of you, but there are about 800 of them."

Wang Xifeng was furious when she heard this, but she couldn't refute it. There were indeed many people in the house who hated her, and she naturally understood this.

Lin Yun sat down next to the table, picked a grape from the plate, stuffed it into his mouth, and said while eating: "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Wang Xifeng sat down opposite and said: "That steam engine of yours~"

Lin Yun interrupted her and said: "Don't even think about buying and selling steam engines. That thing is registered in front of the emperor. I don't dare to let you mess around."

Wang Xifeng: "I can't interfere, how can your second brother Lian interfere?"

"Just because he is a man, he can help me run errands and contact buyers. Can you do that?"

"Well,"

Wang Xifeng was speechless now. She was a woman, which was a natural disadvantage and a weakness that could not be changed even if she wanted to.

Lin Yun: "You and Brother Lian are husband and wife. If his money is not yours, why should you separate it so clearly?"

Wang Xifeng said disdainfully: "Do you think the second master is the same as you? Most of the money he earned was spent on Fentou in Jinxiangyuan."

"That's not the case. I heard that he is so busy now that he doesn't even have time to rest. So he still wants to go to Jinxiangyuan?"

Wang Xifeng: "There is no time to rest, but he has a lot of time to drink. He comes back drunk every day. No, today he went to Butler Lai's house, and he will definitely drink too much again."

"I'll talk to him later and ask him to drink less and spend more time with you."

Wang Xifeng: "Is that steam fan really owned by His Majesty?"

"It's not His Majesty's shares, but the shares of Yichen Academy. This thing was created by the academy's scholars, and the academy wants to take most of the profits."

"In this case, I won't embarrass you anymore. Next time you have a good deal, remember to take me with you and don't patronize your second brother Lian."

"Okay, I remember it."

Wang Xifeng said again: "Have you heard? The Jinling Zhen family wants to marry our family and betroth their third girl to Brother Bao."

Lin Yun nodded and said, "I heard a little bit."

"Then do you think this marriage can happen?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "You are asking the wrong person. Brother Bao's marriage is decided by the old lady and the master. The lady makes the decision. When will it be my turn to talk?"

Wang Xifeng said dissatisfiedly: "I just want you to judge whether this thing can be done, but I don't want you to make up your mind."

Lin Yun: "Sister-in-law Feng, I advise you not to get involved in this matter. It is proper to raise the baby with peace of mind."

Wang Xifeng blinked and said, "The meaning behind your words is that you are not optimistic about this marriage?"

"What did I say? I didn't say anything."

Wang Xifeng chuckled and said, "Yes, I made a mistake. You really didn't say anything just now."

Lin Yun was speechless for a while, Feng Lazi was such a good person, it was really not easy to fool her.

Wang Xifeng added: "I heard the news a few days ago that your sister Baochai was rejected from participating in the draft."

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "Stop, what do you mean by my sister Baochai? She is obviously your cousin."
To be continued...