usatvline Chapter 118 Appreciating Qiao Linsheng
Chapter 118 Appreciating Qiao Linsheng
Daiyu explained the purpose of establishing the escort agency: "If you open up the routes to Yangzhou, I won't be completely ignorant of what's happening in the capital if I return to Yangzhou in the future."
Huang Yongjin asked in surprise: "Is the girl going back to Yangzhou?"
"Yes, I will leave in June at the latest and return to Yangzhou to remove my mourning clothes. As for whether I will return to Shenjing City in the future, it depends on the situation."
In the original novel, after Lin Ruhai died, Lin Daiyu had no relatives in Yangzhou, and the Lin family was only a distant relative. In the end, she was left alone and had to live in the Jia family.
The situation is different now. Lin Ruhai is still alive, and Daiyu has the opportunity to leave the Jia family, so naturally she is unwilling to come back.
But before leaving, she had to be well prepared. She couldn't leave and let the Jia family fall into chaos again.
Huang Yongjin was still digesting the news that his master might not come back when he heard Daiyu's instructions: "You must keep a close eye on Leng Zixing's antique shop, Mrs. Wang's Zhou Rui's family, and Butler Lai! If there is any movement, tell me."
"Yes!" Huang Yongjin did not ask any more questions, but just firmly carried out Daiyu's instructions.
Daiyu thought and instructed: "Go to Linji to get some money first. I will go back and see if there are any rare items that can be sold. At the same time, you have to set up a team here. You can't rely on Linji for everything."
Huang Yongjin had some guesses in his mind, so he asked tentatively, "Miss, do you want to separate the light and dark lines, and even the money?"
"That's right!" Daiyu agreed. "You can't separate the personnel completely, but still mix the accounts together! How many people and lands did you buy, where the contact point was set up, and the people on the Linji side would know everything once they look at the accounts. Then the distinction between light and dark would lose its meaning."
Huang Yongjin realized at this time that his position beside Daiyu was no less than that of Lin Ji. He was immediately excited, but when he thought of the lack of manpower under his command, he could not help but feel a little depressed: "Miss, can I ask you for someone?"
"Who?"
"Qiao Linsheng." Huang Yongjin answered without hesitation.
Daiyu was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the little beggar had been so appreciated by Huang Yongjin only two months after coming to the Lin Mansion.
"Okay, go find Lingji and ask for someone." Speaking of the shortage of manpower, Daiyu thought of the matchmaker who had shown her kindness, so she asked, "How is the matchmaker's investigation going?"
Huang Yongjin was stunned by the question, and he lowered his head to think about it for a while before he could recall this person from his mind. He replied: "We have been watching her for more than a month, and so far, we have not found any bad habits in her, and she is also very friendly to the people under our command."
"Why is she showing us kindness?"
"It may be that the person behind her is about to be sent abroad, and the emperor is far away, so it is impossible for her to be protected in the short term. That's why she wants to find a new backer."
Daiyu lowered her head, as if talking to herself: "Then why is she willing to take the risk of offending Jia Zhen and show her kindness to me?"
Huang Yongjin chuckled and said, "Miss, don't underestimate yourself. Our master holds real power and has received rewards from the emperor. He is certainly not comparable to Jia Zhen, an old playboy who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun! And she doesn't necessarily want to use us as a backer. She just prefers us over Jia Zhen."
"That's right. I'm the one who's involved and confused. You go meet that matchmaker. We already have enough people in the open. Any more will attract attention." Daiyu pinched her brows and changed the subject, asking, "Did Bai Shao and the others send back any news from the East Palace?"
Huang Yongjin seemed to think of something funny and said, "Youshi pretended to be sick for a few days. She heard Yindie say that Madam Xing was withholding money from the kitchen in the East Palace. She couldn't even pretend to be sick anymore, so she hurried back to Old Lady Jia and gave her many gifts before sending Madam Xing back to Rongguo Mansion. Even so, Madam Xing was still not happy and said that she could help Youshi manage the affairs of the East Palace for a while."
"No wonder Mrs. Xing arrived at Rongxi Hall so quickly in the afternoon. It turned out that she was sent back." Daiyu smiled when she heard this. She knew what kind of person Mrs. Xing was. Mrs. Xing had even plundered all the money from her parents' home. Daiyu was not surprised at all that she would do this.
She asked again, "Madame Gu has been holding me back from going to the East Palace, causing me to miss so many great events. Did Bai Shao bring me a message from Sister Qin?"
"Not yet. Recently, Qin has been pretending to be sick every day, but she is actually pestering Zhu Hui to learn Kung Fu in the house!"
Daiyu became more and more excited as she listened, and her previous sleepiness was swept away. She lowered her voice and asked, "What about Jia Rong?"
Huang Yongjin couldn't help laughing now: "Recently, Jia Rong often goes to Qin's room to visit her, and every time he is knocked down by Zhu Hui. But he feels that he sleeps particularly well in Qin's room, and he likes going there more and more."
"Haha!" Daiyu clapped her hands and cheered, "This Jia Rong has a bit of a masochistic tendency!"
Huang Yongjin was a little confused about this new word and asked, "What does masochism mean?"
Daiyu said mysteriously, "Jia Rong is a mean person. The more others mistreat him, the happier he is. It's as if he enjoys being abused!"
Huang Yongjin's face twitched. He didn't quite believe that there would be such a person, but it was not easy to refute Daiyu's words. He could only smile awkwardly and said nothing more.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Daiyu felt a little bored and waved her hand to let him go.
At this time, Daiyu couldn't help but miss the time when she and Yingchun talked about gossip. It was such a wonderful thing to have a companion to complain with!
After a while, Daiyu felt sleepy. She followed her heart and soon fell into a dream.
Before she had slept for a while, Daiyu felt someone patting her back, and Qinghe's voice came to her ears: "Miss, it's time to get up! Dinner has been brought to you!"
Qinghe thought that if Daiyu went to bed without having dinner and Nanny Gu found out, they, the maids, would be in trouble and might even be punished.
In order to wake Daiyu up, Qinghe had to whisper again: "Miss, guess who I saw today?"
After waiting for a while, Daiyu opened her eyes dazedly and muttered, "Why don't you say anything? Who did you see?"
Qinghe chuckled, helped Daiyu up, and didn't keep her in suspense any longer: "It's Yu Zilu!"
Daiyu's mind was confused for a while, and when she was almost dressed, she suddenly realized: Yu Ziru was the doctor who treated Jia Rong!
"Isn't his home in the south of the city? How come he came to our house?" Daiyu walked out with Qinghe's support.
The expression on her face was very silly and cute, and there was no trace of the majestic look she had in the afternoon when she beat Hu Jiakang to death with one punch.