The Lin family's side house immediately received the information and quickly passed it on. When the two of them rushed to the gate, they jumped down and knocked on the door. Just as they were about to explain their identity to the doorman, Lin's butler had already hurried over.

  The gatekeeper didn't recognize them, but Lin's housekeeper did. He walked up to them in three strides, "How did you two come? Does Old Master Ren have any instructions?"

  One of them patted his chest and said: "My master has an urgent letter to be delivered to Lady Lin, so we rushed here on horseback."

  Lin Guan saw the dark circles under their eyes and the slight trembling of their legs, so he knew they had come from a long and urgent journey, didn't dare to delay, and immediately led them to the inner courtyard.

  "My aunt is in the backyard, follow me."

  The two of them followed Lin Guan's house to the backyard without looking up, and Lin Guan's house couldn't help but ask on the way: "What happened in Beijing?"

  The two of them exchanged a glance and didn't dare say more, "Wait until Miss Lin reads the letter and she'll understand."

  Lin Qingwan was accompanying Mrs. Xie in copying Buddhist scriptures, and when she saw Lin Guan come over, she glanced at Mrs. Xie.

  "Go ahead and attend to your business, this sutra can be copied slowly."

  Lin Qingwan smiled and nodded in agreement, walking out of the Buddhist hall. Lin Guan's housekeeper pointed to outside the courtyard and said: "Young lady, someone from Ren Shangshu's family in Beijing has arrived."

  Lin Qingwan walked out with him, and the Ren family servants saw her and hurriedly bowed their heads in greeting. One of them took out a cloth package from his bosom, didn't open it, and handed it over directly, saying: "Miss Lin, this is what my master ordered us to give you."

  Lin Qingwan took over and saw that they were all dusty, so she said: "You've had a hard time, Lin Guan Jia, take them down to rest and treat them well."

  "Yes." Lin Guan hastily led the two of them out.

  Lin Qingwan opened the cloth package and directly read the letter inside.

  Lin Guanjia quickly went and came back. When he returned, he just saw his aunt finish reading the letter and couldn't help but ask, "Aunt, is something wrong in Beijing?"

  Otherwise, Master Lao would not have rushed to send them a message.

  Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "Nothing big, just dust settling. Send someone to the clan to find Fifth Brother and have him come over when he's free."

  Lin Qingwan paused for a moment and then said: "Also go to the government school once and bring Lin You over."

  Lin Guan's family paused for a moment and then retreated.

  Lin Qingwan put away the letter and returned to the small Buddhist hall, kneeling beside Mrs. Xie, picking up her brush to start copying scriptures.

  Mrs. Xie glanced at her and saw that her eyes were calm, so she withdrew her gaze, thinking it was nothing serious.

  Lin Qingwan accompanied Mrs. Xie to copy until noon, and only then did she get up with aching knees.

  They all got used to kneeling, and it wasn't until after kneeling for an entire morning that they started to feel the pain. To think that when she first arrived, she could barely last a quarter of an hour without feeling unbearable.

  Lin Qingwan looked up at the Bodhisattva in the Buddhist niche, and the longer she stayed here, the more she got used to the way people think here. But she knew she was different, this difference wasn't because she was particularly clever, but because previous generations had summed up the rules, she stood at the end of history, knowing its process, so she could be one step ahead.

  She is far inferior to those truly wise ones, so she must be careful, and only with care can she grasp the helm of the ship for ten thousand years.

  "Deities, if you truly have divine power, please bless me and let the Lin family pass through this difficult time safely. Mr. Lin, may things go as smoothly as I wish."

  "Xian sister," Mrs. Xie saw her staring at the Buddha, so she pulled her sleeve and said: "Let's go, have lunch and take a rest. Don't rush to copy the scriptures, don't exhaust yourself."

  Lin Qingwan smiled back at her, "Alright, be careful, Mother."

  Lin Qingwan helped her step over the threshold and they went together for lunch.

  Mrs. Xie looked out at the spring scenery and said, "It's indeed a lovely spring day, I wonder if Yubin and the others have eaten yet."

  Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "There are more people serving them in the garden than us, they won't go hungry."

  "It's still quite chilly today, and they can't play for too long. Let's send someone to call them back a bit earlier."

  Lin Qingwan responded with a sound and sent Mrs. Xie back to take a nap before returning to the main courtyard to rest, but as soon as she lay down, Lin Run arrived and brought Lin You along.

  These two are attending a literary gathering together, and indeed, now that spring has arrived, the restless hearts of literary people cannot be suppressed. This is regardless of whether they are old or young, all are enthusiastic about participating in literary gatherings.

  Lin Qingwan got up and went to see them.

  Lin Run felt a bit thirsty and took a sip of tea before asking, "What's going on?"

  Lin Qingwan showed him the letter appointing him as a minister, Lin Run was shocked, "This is completely slanderous, the paper mill was built on poor land, that piece of land can't even grow thick grass, how can it be considered good farmland?"

  Lin Qingwan raised her hand and smiled: "Fifth brother, don't worry, this matter can even withstand investigation by the ranch and orchard."

  She's not a fool, why would she use good fields to plant fruit trees and pasture, of course good land is used to grow grain.

  Lin You also received the letter and took a look, worriedly saying: "I'm afraid the people who come to investigate will turn black and white around, pointing at a deer as a horse?"

  Lin Qingyan sneered, "My brother's body is still cold, I'd like to see who dares to turn black and white upside down."

  Thinking of Lin Jiang's prestige, Lin Run felt slightly relieved, but still frowned and said: "But this is not good after all. If your farm is checked two or three times, how can you produce and do business?"

  Lin Qingwan lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying: "Let's wait a bit longer, Your Majesty may not agree to let them investigate. If they do come, I'm not afraid of them either."

  Lin Run paced back and forth, asking: "Then what do you plan to do? Will you announce the draft of the paper formula now?"

  Lin Qingwan glanced at Lin You and said: "It's not time yet, let's wait a bit longer."

  She thought for a moment and smiled: "If someone in the court impeaches me, Your Majesty will definitely ask me to defend myself. This matter has gone back and forth for over 20 days. Let's first let our clan's younger generation gain a foothold in this paper industry before we say anything."

  Lin Run finally understood why he had been lending money to his younger relatives to open paper shops recently. He couldn't help but stamp his foot and say, "You had anticipated this all along, so why did you have to make such a big fuss about it?"

  "How can it be so big and win people's hearts?" Lin Qingyan also stopped hiding and spoke directly: "Fifth brother, do you think I lowered the price of paper for nothing?"

  "This world has been in chaos for so long, I don't dare guarantee that I can see the day when the world is at peace, but I hope I can make a contribution to it. There are so many poor scholars in this world, why are they all oppressed by the aristocracy and nobility?"

  Lin Qingwen asked him, "Is it that they are not talented enough, or is it that they did not work hard enough, or is it that they do not have the heart for the world?"

  "It's not that I don't want to, but it's a systemic problem. I can't change the system, but I hope someone will in the future. The more talented people there are, the stronger the foundation will be, and the more hopeful unification will be. In the future, my loved ones, friends, and all those I've seen and haven't seen will be able to live in peace and prosperity, no longer suffering from war.

  Lin Qingyu looked at him straight in the eye, "But who else besides truly wise and intelligent people would think of reforming? Only those with vested interests."

  A child from a poor family is not necessarily stronger than one from a wealthy family, but with different classes and interests, the words spoken and actions taken are naturally different.

  She hopes more people can represent the common folk and ordinary citizens in dialogue with the imperial court.

  She hopes that one day, even if Lin You, Lin Jia, and others who are not from a noble family can afford to read books, buy paper, participate fairly in the imperial examination, and will not be rejected because of their humble origin, no matter how good their writings are. She also hopes that they will not be discarded by the chief examiner just because their names do not sound good.

  The imperial examination system of the Song and Ming dynasties had many drawbacks, but its advantages outweighed its disadvantages. At least it was much fairer and more just than the current civil service examination system.

  Not to mention the paper and books at that time. She has done research in this area, and the prices at that time were more than two times cheaper than now.

  Lin You looked at his aunt, with a bright light flashing in his eyes that he didn't even know himself, staring intently at his uncle.

  Lin Run was also shocked by Lin Qingwan, and he stared blankly for a moment before saying: "But, but this has offended too many people. Sister Wan, you've seen it too - even the Minister Ren said so. This time, many officials in the court are silent because their interests have been affected as well. If they unite against us, it won't be something that just our Zhao family can handle. What will you do then?"

  Lin Qingyan smiled proudly, "What can they do to me?"

  Lin Rong was tongue-tied, what could they do to her?

  Lin Qingwan is not a nobody, she is the legitimate daughter of the Lin family, the younger sister of Lin Jiang, and also a princess conferred by Your Majesty, what can they do to her?

  The Ke family will definitely be targeted by others. Although this move can buy over poor students, who knows how long it will take for them to grow up?

  Lin You comforted him, saying: "Uncle, don't worry, Auntie must have thought of a way. Didn't you say you were going to announce the formula? Once the formula is announced, no one will attack Auntie."

  "It's not that simple, who will this formula be announced to and who won't it be announced to? How can they choose?"

  Lin Qingwan couldn't help but roll her eyes and interrupted him, saying: "Fifth brother, if you're so indecisive, how can you get anything done?"

  "Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter. If it really fails, I also have a way to get Lin out, one person will carry the blame."

  Lin Run was about to speak, but Lin Qingwen raised her hand to stop him and said: "I know what you want to say, don't worry, Yubin is still young, I won't fight with anyone. At worst, I'll go to the capital to apologize and pour tea for people, isn't that just bowing my head? I can yield and stretch, this bit of endurance is still there."

  Lin Run's face was filled with shame, if he could have done something about it, Lin Qingwen wouldn't be standing in front of him.

  Lin You's eyes also turned red, and he clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth.

  Lin Qingwan didn't know that the two of them were secretly worried, and instead reminded him: "I let Wu Ge come, first to let you guide the young people in the clan who want to go out and develop outside to build the paper workshop as soon as possible, occupy the market, and secondly to remind them to be careful not to fall into a trap without realizing it."

  He turned to Lin You and said, "I thought it would be fine if we were a bit late, but I didn't expect the reaction from the capital to be so quick. It's also because the paper mill business has been too good lately, and it's too eye-catching. In that case, you can start getting in touch with the students of the Cold Gate."

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