Chapter 39: Wang's Aunt Enters the Scene to Plot for Power (Part 1) Seeking Collection

  Daiyu, accompanied by Zhiyan and the servant girl, arrived at Lengyin Pavilion. After a morning of fussing about, she was feeling somewhat fatigued, but had no idea why her brother had asked her to come to Lengyin Pavilion.

  After the maids had served tea, Zhiyuan said to Daiyu and the housekeeper: "I just received news that Du's daughter has been appointed by the Emperor as the consort of the Crown Prince, and will soon be going to the capital."

  Daiyu was greatly shocked and suddenly understood why Dongping Hou and her brother were discussing matters with the princess earlier, and also understood why Du Wan's sister couldn't attend the gathering. Although Daiyu didn't know much about the Du family's affairs, she had heard that they only had one daughter, and it must be Du Wan's sister who was chosen as the imperial son-in-law without a doubt.

  She hesitated and said, "Although I've only met Sister Du once, Daiyu can also see that Sister Du is a straightforward person, but I don't know if she can adapt to the life in the imperial family."

  "The imperial will is hard to defy, no matter what, the Du family must enter the capital. Mr. Du sent someone with an invitation, also wanting our families to enter the capital together, and have someone to rely on along the way." Zhiyuan said to Luo Guan's housekeeper: "Luo Guan's housekeeper, we originally planned to leave in mid-May, but now it seems that we can't help but advance a bit. Make a list of the servants who will follow us into the capital this time, choose those who are good and efficient, and let those who don't want to go stay at the old mansion in Suzhou. Tang Guan's housekeeper is old, so he'll be left to guard the Suzhou mansion."

  Lin Daiyu thought of the people in her courtyard, and said to Zhiyan: "Brother, those four young maidservants in my courtyard have not experienced major events, and they were sold into our mansion alone. Now let them go back home and discuss with their parents whether they are willing to follow us to Beijing. If they go, we will treat them well; if they don't want to, just leave them at home, and when they grow up, send them out."

  "Sister, you are indeed kind-hearted. Never mind, let Xiangyun ask on your behalf. You don't need to appear in person. Also, get her to help Zi Juan and Yan Jiao pack up your things. It's the same old saying: bring fewer things, we can purchase more when we arrive!"

  In the end, Lin Zhiyuan still adheres to the modern mindset, going out with as little luggage as possible, and having money is good. The family wealth accumulated by Lin Zhiyuan over the years is indeed astonishing, plus what Lin Ruhai gave him, it's enough for the Lin family to enjoy several generations of prosperity.

  Within three days, everything at home was packed up. Zhiyuan and Daiyu discussed that it would not be good to bring too many people to Beijing for the exam, so they decided to first bring only a few servants who were usually used, and leave all the antiques and paintings at home, and after settling down in Beijing, they would order Luo, the housekeeper, to bring people to transport them by boat to the capital.

  Daiyu also thought this method was good. If there were too many servants in the house, when they arrived at the Jia mansion, they wouldn't dare to stay there either, fearing that Grandmother Jia would not be convenient to keep them.

  Xiang Hua and others in the plum blossom pavilion also received the girl's kindness and returned home to ask their parents. In fact, except for Xiang Hua and Xiang Xue, the remaining two were either without relatives or had brothers who worked as servants in the mansion, so they didn't have any worries about their families.

  Xiang Wei's heart was filled with pride, and after the last incident, she felt that she had become even more favored in Lin's eyes. How could she be sent back home now? Xiang Wei's mother was initially reluctant to part with her daughter, as they would still be able to see each other once a month in Suzhou. But if they moved to Beijing, who knew when they would be able to see each other again? Xiang Wei's father, on the other hand, was more open-minded. He thought that his daughter following Lin would be a great opportunity for her to rise through the ranks. According to what his daughter had told him, several of the senior maids in the young master's household had already married into the Lin family's management team. The young master treated Lin well, and he was afraid that in the future, those who served her would not be mistreated either. He knew his own daughter best - Xiang Wei was clever and quick-witted, and when the senior maids vacated their positions, it was possible that their daughter could rise to take their place.

  The family discussed it and were willing. The Xiangxue family's situation was similar, and they all hoped to follow Daiyu to Beijing together.

  Daiyu was delighted when she heard the maids' report, and she also instructed Xiangyun to give twenty taels of silver to each of the families of Xianghui and Xiangxue as a gift for their parents, which made them extremely happy. Originally, they had thought that since their daughters had gone to Beijing, their family's monthly income would decrease, but unexpectedly, their young mistress was still able to give twenty taels to each person, making everyone even more grateful for Daiyu's kindness.

  One morning, Daiyu was talking to Xiangyun, discussing what gifts to bring to her sisters in the capital. Suddenly, Xueyan quietly walked in and said, "Miss, Wang's wife has come to see you. She is waiting at the gatehouse."

  Daiyu was taken aback: "Aunt Wang isn't in Yangzhou? How did she get here?"

  She hastily said: "Quickly invite the nanny in. Zijuan, you and Xueyan personally go to welcome her."

  Zi Juan let out a sigh, and then went to the front yard with Xue Yan. The two saw Wang Niangniang sitting on a stone bench under the corridor, cooling off, wearing high-quality silk, satin, and damask, with a shiny gold hairpin inserted, and next to her was a young little daughter-in-law, also dressed in red and green, standing there giving Wang Niangniang a back massage.

  Zi Juan and her sister hurried forward to pay their respects to Wang Nai Nai: "Greetings, Wang Nai Nai!"

  "Ah, good, good, it's been a long time since I came to see my daughter. This is my newly wedded daughter-in-law." Madam Wang pushed the young woman beside her forward in front of Zi Juan and others, "I was thinking of coming to pay respects to my daughter, and also let my daughter-in-law see the world."

  Zijuan looked at the young woman and saw her attire, and she was somewhat displeased in her heart. How could Wang's mother become more and more muddle-headed with age? The girl is still in mourning, dressing up like this to pay respects, isn't that a breach of etiquette? Although Zijuan was unhappy in her heart, her mouth didn't reveal anything.

  Wang's wife followed Zi Juan and others into the inner courtyard, constantly sizing up the scenery in the garden, thinking to herself.

  It wasn't long before they ran into Zhiyuan, and Zi Juan's eyes were quick to react. She hastily pulled Wang Xifu aside and stood to one side, making way for the young master.

  And so Zhiyuan was originally going to discuss matters with the Du family, but seeing Zi Juan following an old woman and a young wife dressed in a showy manner, he asked in a low voice: "Zi Juan, you are not serving by Miss's side, what are you doing here?"

  "Reporting back to Young Master, this is the young lady's wet nurse, who has now brought her daughter-in-law to pay respects to the young lady. I was just about to bring the two of them to visit Mei Ge."

  Madam Wang heard Zi Juan's words and immediately knew that this person was the eldest young master of the Lin family who would inherit the family business. She couldn't help but stare at him with her eyes wide open for a moment. A pair of eyes that were looking up at him were suddenly startled by his cold gaze, and she quickly lowered her head. Madam Wang had taken leave since arriving in Yangzhou to reunite with her son at home, and later was busy arranging for her son's marriage, so she hadn't had time to pay attention to the Lin family's affairs, so this was actually the first time she saw Lin Zhiyuan.

  Lin Zhiyuan gave the old woman a cold glance, making Wang's mother feel a chill run down her spine.

  He didn't say another word and led the servants and attendants behind him to rush towards the Du Mansion...

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