Ling Xiang said idly: "I only know that Da Yin has no custom of merging with concubines, and the household law of the imperial court has strict regulations, 'Anyone who takes his wife as a concubine will have a hundred rods.'" and whoever takes a concubine as his wife shall have ninety rods and shall be corrected. If a wife is remarried, he shall also be given ninety rods, and the wife who marries later shall return to his fatherhood. She glanced at her mother-in-law lightly, her face gloomy, "Mom, Ruan Shaoqing is an official of the imperial court, young and promising, and his future is limitless." It's just that the old lady is confused about the law, how can you and the official media not know how powerful it is? If you are denounced, it will affect the career of the young lady, and if you go back to the old lady, you will say that we can't afford to climb high!"

The last sentence is already as cold as ice, and it makes the mother-in-law jump.

The matchmaker couldn't help but look at Ling Xiang carefully, settled down, and thought: "My Jin family has seen more people from house to house, how have I ever seen a young lady with such a grace and charm, that is, the posture of scolding people is a little more terrifying, and there is no tenderness in the daughter's family." It's just that such a style should be on the princess and princess, she is really the daughter of a merchant?"

Puzzled, people are reasoning, the Ruan family is just saying that the words of the relatives are better, but in fact, the meaning of the concubine, I really can't say anything to refute it, the golden matchmaker who has been clever for half her life feels that the boat is capsized in the gutter, the bones of the Ling family are not easy to gnaw, it has always been a husband and wife who have been deceived into bed, and the matchmaker has already received the thank you matchmaker, no matter what your days will be. But Mrs. Ruan told her to succeed, so she had to struggle again: "What the girl said is not entirely right, the situation of the Ruan family is in line with the fact that the wife of the divorced wife has a bad disease, and it has not stopped so far, which shows that she is loyal and tolerant." The old lady wants to hug her grandson very much, and she will never let the girl be wronged for a long time, she only wants to get a man and half a woman, and Mrs. Shaoqing's position will never run!"

Ling Xuan sneered, didn't argue with her, and suddenly said: "Don't gossip, that's it, how much silver Ruan Fu promised my mother, we can give it, and we will never make you suffer." It's just that Mrs. Ruan's side is still bothering her mother to be thoughtful, so she must tell the old lady to dispel her thoughts, what does her mother think?"

Jin Matchmaker didn't expect to receive Xie Matchmaker if she couldn't get married, and she was a woman who was not confused when she was over the age and called a yellow-haired girl to make a dilemma, and then looked at Lian's family, seeing that her daughter was resolute and made the law clear, she had already changed her face, knowing that things were not harmonious, thinking about it, she had no choice but to agree to Ling Makeup.

After sending away the golden matchmaker, Ling Xiang sat on the chair and squeezed her eyes at her mother: "I want to break the fortune for no reason, and the shop will not open soon, I am afraid that I will sit and eat nothing." ”

Seeing that she was obviously angry and hungry, Lian pretended to joke lightly, not wanting to worry about herself, stepped forward and took her daughter's hand, sighed, and didn't speak, and the mother and daughter supported each other and slowly paced back to Qiwutang.

When Lian Xian came back in the evening, when he heard about it, the couple came to discuss it together, and they were worried that they would offend the Ruan family.

Lian was helpless: "Just wait for the matchmaker to reply, let's see if it is time to come to the door to make amends, just Ah Mei said it well, and said that he was afraid that it would affect Shaoqing's career, which is the most important." ”

Zhang snorted: "That's a nice thing to say, and you have a concubine! It's not that you want a girl to be a concubine, but who knows if you will have a boy or a girl in the future? ”

Ling Xiang didn't like to hear it, so he hurriedly interrupted her: "Auntie, don't talk about this." ”

Zhang hurriedly said: "Ai Ai, look at me, I was misled by that mother-in-law, and I didn't have to desecrate our fairy-like appearance." ”

Ling Makeup was not poor with her, and asked Lian Cheng if there was any news about Su Jinhong.

"Today, I only received a letter from your uncle to your maternal grandparents and a letter from the stone and water road to report safety, the two old people, for the time being, your uncle said that he had replied to the letter on our behalf, and your father had no place to send it, so he could only wait until he arrived in Lingnan and received the letter before he could reply. ”

Lian couldn't help but let out a loud cry again.

Ling Xiang smiled: "What other letter to send, when Su Gongzi has eyebrows, his father will come over directly to reunite." ”

Lian was stunned, not knowing whether to be sad or happy, and sighed: "I'm afraid it's not that easy." ”

As he was talking, Qing Yu came in to report: "Mrs. Hui, uncle, uncle's wife, girl, there is a little servant in Su Mansion who asks to see his uncle and girl." ”

The four of them were all in good spirits, and Lian Xian immediately got up: "Let people go to the hall and hold the lamp." ”

Lian's was in a hurry, so Zhang's ordered the girl to hold her, and the group carried lanterns to the hall to see a little maid.

It was Su Jinhong's personal companion Jianping who came, and he was in a hurry, as if he had run a long way.

Ling Xiang identified his three elders to him one by one, cleared the subordinates, and turned his head to him: "If you have something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Jianping has really seen a lot of nobles, and he feels that Miss Ling is unusual, not to mention that her attitude does not treat him as a subordinate at all, which is really pleasant, and she can't help but say with a happy mood: "My son-in-law is still accompanying the prince with green sleeves, and he has pestered the master for a full day, saying that the prince has promised to ask for the house." I can't say that in March, I will definitely ask for the holy decree of the old emperor's pardon. ”

Lian and the others couldn't believe their ears, less than one-tenth of the people who had been exiled since ancient times could return to the people in their lifetimes, and most of them encountered the emperor's amnesty, which was a reduction of the sentence by one degree, shortening the time of serving the sentence, Ling Dongcheng was sentenced to twenty years, according to his age, he was already waiting for death outside, who expected to really respond to his daughter's words.

Ling Xiang asked in a loud voice: "Can you hear clearly, is it a holy decree of pardon, is it not an official document of the Criminal Department?"

Jianping patted his chest: "Don't worry, girl, the little one has never missed a word, he is the prince of the world, and the boy is also very familiar, although he is crazy, he is especially liked by the old emperor." ”

Ling Xiang remembered something: "The people of Jinling rumored that he was grounded by the emperor for half a year, and the deadline has passed?"

Jianping smiled and replied: "It's already over, it's all last year, not to mention that it was only banned for more than a month before it was the New Year, and the prince took the opportunity to enter the palace to be loyal and filial, how could it be inevitable?"

Ling Xiang could only sigh: "It seems that the prince of King Lu is a strange person, who can bend and stretch." "But I was surprised in my heart, it stands to reason that this generation of King Lu is just the emperor's cousin, when it comes to this son, the relatives are only a cousin and nephew, and he can get the emperor's favor, it seems that he has his own means.

Jianping was quite lively, and said: "The son is afraid that the girl's family will be anxious, so he asked the boy to pass the word, he should have come in person, but he was entangled by the prince and couldn't get out, so he could only come back tomorrow, and told the girl Mo Jiao." ”

Lian Cheng ordered someone to reward Jianping, Jianping thanked him, and said that he would rush back to Cui Sleeve to wait, and said goodbye to the starry night.

Lian's excitement is inexplicable, the miserable shape of the exiled prisoners in ancient times can not be described in a few words, most of them must die in a foreign land, there are those who escaped and were caught, the death is even worse, and if they succeed, their families will be sitting, that is, those who can return home after completing their sentences, and they are not old or disabled.

When Ling Dongcheng went, he was followed by a few strong family members, who brought a generous entangled escort to the servants, and the situation should be slightly better. But originally Ling Xiang said that he would go to Beijing to deal with it, and Lian's heart was just looking forward to dredging the upper punishment department, and when he met with amnesty and reduction, he would always reduce it, so that his husband would go home a few years earlier. Now that she heard that she could directly invite the Holy Decree, how could she not make people feel uneasy? She was afraid that she would find out that it was a dream if she asked too much, so she gritted her teeth and did not say a word, and knelt down in front of the Buddha statue until the second half of the night.

The next day, Ling Makeup disguised himself and his uncle and cousin to visit a few shops, settled on a spacious place where the two shops could be opened side by side, paid the fixed amount and settled the lease, and the next step was to find a craftsman to paint the counter.

There were people in the market who held signs to solicit work, so they asked a few shops for clarity and trusted them.

Cheng Run rushed to be an overseer and buy wood, etc., Ling Makeup looked at his uncle to buy the goods, and he couldn't spare his hand, so he gave him full authority to explain the matter of the whitewash shop, and only told him to go around the pawnshop and pharmacy everywhere, so as not to make a mistake.

Cheng Run was able to take the idea for the first time, and his enthusiasm was very high, so he agreed.

In line with the belief that suspects do not need to be used, Ling Xiang completely shook off this matter.

In the evening, Su Jinhong appeared, confirmed yesterday's news with the Ling family, and said that the prince had gone to check Ling Dongcheng's case file, and tomorrow he would bring two courtiers and imperial doctors to see Lian Xian.

The Ling family was grateful to Dade, and even Chengxian said that he had discussed it with his sister, no problem, the shop had been decided, and he asked Su Gongzi to go for a walk together when he was free, and even asked him if he wanted to send someone to buy goods or something.

Su Jinhong thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I know that Mr. Lian is not in the next letter, but he is really interested in doing business, and in the future, Mr. will go to do things, and if he wants to learn from him, he will be my personal Jianping, and he is also very clever, and he will have other livelihoods in the future, which is also the meaning of touching the bypass." ”

Su Jinhong has a strength, that is, when he speaks, people feel that he is very sincere, and he will not make people uncomfortable.

The two talked about some details of the contract cooperation, and when the Lian family sent someone to send them to supper, and had another fight with Lian Tao, Su Jinhong said goodbye and turned around.

The days passed quietly, the Ruan family was rejected for their own marriage, and there was no more to say, since they had talked about cooperation with Su Jinhong, the Ling Mansion no longer had to be in a hurry to make friends with others, and the matter explained to Mrs. Ruan was delayed again and again, and was thrown into a corner.