Chapter 142 Marriage Idea
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Jia Jing’s face straightened.

“Brother Rong, go down and prepare first. Come with us to the south to Huaibei and Huaibei tomorrow. It will be a good opportunity to broaden your horizons.”

Jia Rong: “…”

what’s up?

Can’t you let me listen before you leave?

People are curious.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, “Rong’er, go ahead and tell Yu’er that you will also take her to Yangzhou to celebrate the New Year this year.”

Jia Rong had no choice but to agree and leave the study.

I am still suspicious.

Could it be that…the novel incident has been published?

It doesn’t look like either.

While thinking, Jia Rong arrived at Lin Daiyu’s yard, where Zijuan and Amber were competing to feed the parrot under the corridor.

“Uncle Xiaorong is here.”

“Come in, the girl is inside.”

The two of them opened the curtain as they spoke.

Jia Rong bent down and went into the house.

Lin Daiyu was reading a book under the window at this time. She looked up and said, “Oh, what wind brought the young master who was devoted to studying here today?”

“I came here because of something.”

“Ah……”

Lin Daiyu closed the book and glanced at it.

“I knew it, you wouldn’t come if it was nothing.”

“How dare I bother you when there’s nothing to do?” Jia Rong sat down beside Lin Daiyu and whispered, “Your father is here, and he’s talking to Master in the study.”

Lin Daiyu nodded to show that she understood.

Jia Rong said solemnly, “I overheard a few words inside and was sent out. I suspect they were talking about us.”

Lin Daiyu asked suspiciously, “What’s going on between us?”

Jia Rong asked, “The book, have you forgotten it?”

Lin Daiyu frowned: “Isn’t the matter of the book over?”

Jia Rong said, “You went there! I haven’t gone there yet.”

“Let me make this clear first. If the master knows about this, he will give me a beating. You should figure out how to compensate me!”

Lin Daiyu quickly covered her mouth and laughed.

My eyes are about to bend with laughter.

Jia Rong said seriously, “I am talking to you seriously, why are you laughing?”

Lin Daiyu tried to hold back and said, “I’m just thinking about the way you looked when you were being beaten…Puchi.” After saying that, she could no longer bear it and fell headfirst on the table.

She was shaking with laughter.

“Lin Daiyu, that’s enough!”

Jia Rong got angry and reached out to tickle Aunt Lin’s armpit.

“Ouch, what are you doing!!”

“Nothing big or small!”

Lin Daiyu stood up and glared at Jia Rong, saying angrily, “Be careful or I’ll tell my uncle that you called my aunt by her name and bullied her!”

Jia Rong said seriously, “You are obviously gloating over my misfortune. I am in imminent danger and will soon be beaten with sticks, even with my skin torn apart, and you are still just thinking about laughing. How can you treat your aunt like this?”

“it is good!”

Lin Daiyu said seriously: “If you really hit me with a stick and my skin was torn, then I… Amitabha, ha ha, God is really seeing things!”

As he spoke, he ran away.

Jia Rong: “…”

“I won’t make trouble with you. I’m talking about business.”

Lin Daiyu said: “I am also talking about serious matters!”

Jia Rong said, “Master Gu asked you to get ready. He will take you back to Yangzhou to celebrate the New Year tomorrow.”

Lin Daiyu: “…”

“Really?”

Lin Daiyu was stunned for a long time before speaking.

She had been waiting for these words for many years.

Unexpectedly, today, it finally came.

Jia Rong picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip, then said with a smile, “Of course it’s true.”

Lin Daiyu’s heart suddenly seemed to be filled with all kinds of tastes, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty. After a long while, she took a deep breath and said, “So, you are here to say goodbye today?”

“No.”

Jia Rong smiled and said, “I told you to pack your things, and I have to go back and pack my things too.”

“What are you packing? Are you going to Yangzhou too?” Lin Daiyu asked in surprise.

Jia Rong: “Not bad.”

Lin Daiyu: “What are you going to do in Yangzhou?” Jia Rong: “Study, celebrate the New Year, and have fun.”

Lin Daiyu: “…”

Somehow, my mood improved.

“Zijuan Amber, come here.”

“Girl, what’s the matter?”

“Pack up and go home!”

The two were stunned and said in unison: “Go home?”

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, “Yangzhou, I’ll take you guys to have some fun.”

Amber clapped her hands and laughed, “Okay!”

Zijuan smiled and said, “Did Master Xiaorong say that just now? Will Master Xiaorong go?”

Lin Daiyu said with a straight face: “Why do you care whether he goes or not? Just pack your things!”

Amber smiled and said, “That’s right, you’re nosy! How could Master Xiaorong not go?”

“…”

After telling Lin Daiyu, Jia Rong did not dare to delay. He first notified Xiao Xiao to prepare to go out, and then hurried to the front to find Xue Ke.

“Brother Xue, there is a change of plan.”

“Grandpa and Lord Lin are afraid that the night will be too long and they will go south tomorrow. You have to set off tonight and go to Lianghuai to prepare first.”

Xue Ke didn’t say much, just nodded and said, “I understand. I’ll pack up and get ready to leave.” He smiled and said, “Who knows, maybe I can spend a reunion year with my father this year.”

Jia Rong smiled and said, “Sure, we’ll go south with Baoqin tomorrow.”

Baoqin asked in surprise, “Really? Can I go back to Jinling with him?”

Xue Ke said: “Brother Rong has already said that there is still time for vacation, you should hurry up and prepare, don’t delay things.”

Baoqin smiled and said, “We won’t leave until tomorrow, so we won’t be delayed. Brother, go and get ready quickly, don’t delay anything.”

Xue Ke: “I, okay.”

“Don’t worry.”

Jia Rong stopped Xue Ke and said sternly, “We cannot rule out the possibility that the six major salt merchants have learned the news in advance and are deliberately disrupting the Lianghuai salt administration. They may even take risks and end up losing everything.”

“So we must be extra careful on this trip.”

“Remember to keep the one hundred guards I gave you with you at all times, in case of any emergency.”

Xue Ke nodded and said, “Brother Rong, don’t worry. I have followed my father for so many years, and I have also come out of the business war. I know all the twists and turns in it. Nothing will happen.”

“And this time I plan to ask my father to help.”

Jia Rong asked, “How is your father’s health?”

Xue Ke said, “The last time he wrote to me, he said he was better than before.”

Only then did Jia Rong nod in relief.

If we can ask the old guy to take action, there will be no risk.

In fact, it was not Xue Ke who invited him at all, but the old man saw that the Xue family was about to become prosperous and could not help but feel excited, so he planned to do his best for the Xue family.

After all, Xue Ke was too naive to fight against the six major salt merchants, even with the help of officials in the court.

It’s time for the veterans to take action!
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Back at the inn, Lin Ruhai was somewhat happy.

He ordered someone to prepare a plate of peanuts and half a pot of Shaoxing wine, and started drinking by himself.

Given the current situation, it would be beneficial for him and Jia Jing to work together.

That’s what officials say.

The same is true for family interests.

Although the two families originally had a little bit of kinship, it was obviously not enough. The Lin Mansion and the Ningguo Mansion needed to have a more direct and intimate relationship.

Marriage is undoubtedly the best choice.

Jia Jing naturally understood this.

As for the issue of their seniority – what does seniority matter in the face of family interests and official prospects?
Moreover.

The two had already made the decision privately.

It just happened to help them.

Just as Lin Ruhai was thinking, his personal guard hurried in and said, “Sir, the eunuch Dai, the internal minister, is here.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Dai Quan came in with a smile: “Master Lin, I hope you don’t mind my coming here without authorization.”

Lin Ruhai hurriedly stood up and offered his seat, saying with a smile, “What are you talking about, Minister? Please sit down.”

Dai Quan waved his hand and smiled, “I won’t sit down anymore. Just a few words. After that, I have to go to Ningguo Mansion and talk to Lord Jia.”

Lin Ruhai thought for a moment and said with a smile, “Prime Minister, please speak.”

Dai Quan smiled and said, “All the silver seized from the six salt merchants belongs to the emperor. We will return to the capital as soon as we get it. As for the rest of the fields, shops, and manors, you two adults can handle it as you see fit.”

Lin Ruhai: “…”

“Minister, is it too early to say this now?”

Dai Quan smiled gently: “It’s better to say some things in advance!”

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(End of this chapter)