At the moment when they heard Ren's mother's advice, Mrs. Tai and Liu's Shan subconsciously looked at Lin Xi, but the latter didn't know why, and his expression was very innocent, so he also gave up.

Mrs. Tai settled down and asked, "Who is here?"

Ren's mother only said that someone from Rui Wangfu was not Rui Wangye, it must be Zhao Jingyi who did not come, today's second day of the Lunar New Year, it is the day when my aunt and grandmother return to the door to pay New Year's greetings, and in the first New Year after Xiao Jinping's death, Zhao Jingyi was able to send someone over obviously still fancy this in-law.

Thinking of the key to this, Mrs. Tai and Liu glanced at each other, and their hearts couldn't help but feel relieved.

Ren's mother replied, "It's Father-in-law Cao who came, and he also brought a car of New Year's gifts, and the Hou Ye and the fourth master are entertaining, but Father-in-law Cao said that he still had to come to see the old lady first, and it was estimated that he was almost there." ”

It didn't take long for a little girl to walk in, "Old lady, Master Hou and Fourth Master are here." ”

As soon as the words fell, Yongning Hou's voice came in, "Mother, Gonggong Cao has come to visit you." ”

The maids on both sides lifted the door curtains, only to see Yongning Hou and Xiao Ningxuan leading a middle-aged eunuch with a round face and small eyes to come in, and Lin Xi looked at it as Gonggong Cao beside Zhao Jingyi.

The ladies on both sides naturally got up quickly, and they all stood behind or on both sides of Mrs. Tai.

Gonggong Cao didn't fully enter the door, but the shrill laughter came in first, "Old lady, the prince of the miscellaneous family has asked you to say goodbye, I wish you happiness like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, and this year is getting stronger and stronger." ”

After speaking, the people also came in, and took a few steps forward to greet the lady sitting in the high hall.

Although Gonggong Cao is just a eunuch, he has grown up serving Prince Xianrui since he was a child, and with the old prince opening the mansion to marry a concubine and have children, until now Zhao Jingyi has taken the title, he can be described as a real old man, even Zhao Jingyi is also quite dependent on him, and has always been lenient and tolerant.

Mrs. Tai immediately got up from the seat and helped Father-in-law Cao up, "Don't you dare to be, you can come today, the old woman's face is already bright." ”

"Whereever, where, old lady sits. Gonggong Cao helped Mrs. Tai to warm the chair, and then sat down at the next hand, Yongning Hou and Xiao Ningxuan also sat down, Gonggong Cao was full of smiles, "The prince specially explained, he is in filial piety, it is inconvenient to come to you to greet the New Year, I want the miscellaneous family to say more auspicious words, please forgive the old lady first." ”

Mrs. Tai was close to her heart, "The prince is polite." ”

Liu asked: "My father-in-law is working hard, I don't know if the son is in good health, and I haven't visited him in the past few days." ”

Speaking of Zhao Yuanrong, Father-in-law Cao smiled even brighter, and replied repeatedly: "The son is fine, I used half a bowl of rice porridge for breakfast today, and it seems that my body is quite improving, and I can already get out of bed and walk a few steps, but my body is still weak, and I need to do it again." ”

Saying that, Father-in-law Cao's eyes looked at Lin Xi, who had been making a backdrop for a long time, Lin Xi smiled back, raised his hand slightly, and made a slight gesture, and Father-in-law Cao's small eyes suddenly narrowed with a smile.

Everyone didn't notice this small action, and when Liu heard Zhao Yuanrong's news, he immediately put his mind at ease, and said: "After these few days, the concubine will definitely visit him, and please ask your father-in-law to make it convenient at that time." ”

Gonggong Cao smiled and nodded, "Well, the prince has explained, if the lady wants to go, just say it." ”

That's great news.

Then Gonggong Cao's eyes looked directly at Lin Xi: "Gongzi Lin, when the miscellaneous family came over, the prince also asked when Gongzi Lin would be free to go to the palace to see him again, oh, by the way, the prince specially mentioned it...... The painting of the cat and mouse, let the miscellaneous family ask Lin Gongzi if he finished painting?"

As soon as Father-in-law Cao's voice fell, Lin Xi immediately felt that there were multiple inquiring eyes beckoning him, and his scalp suddenly went numb, so he could only step forward and answer: "Forgive me, father-in-law, I have forgotten about this matter in the past few days, and I am tired of my father-in-law returning to the world. ”

Gonggong Cao smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry, he will be happy if you have time to visit the prince, and the prince also said that he was tired of the prince before, and there was a lot of neglect, please pay attention to your body, otherwise it will be the sins of the palace." ”

Saying that, he stood up, raised his voice and said: "The prince ordered the miscellaneous family to prepare some other thank-you gifts for Lin Gongzi, please take more care about the body of the prince, and when the prince recovers, he will naturally be thanked." ”

Lin Xi realized that Gonggong Cao had come over to make his face today, and he suddenly felt that this old eunuch was cute, and even Zhao Jingyi's image suddenly rose a lot in his heart. Originally, he was still thinking of braving the wind and snow, and he couldn't even come to treat his son on Chinese New Year's Eve, and a huge royal mansion didn't even have a thank you gift, which was too stingy and natural.

It turns out that everyone remembers.

It's just that Zhao Jingyi trusts him too much, and actually clearly handed over Zhao Yuanrong's future conditioning to himself, Lin Xi didn't know for a while whether to thank him for that trust, or complain about forcibly giving him a hot errand. It's just two meetings, and even he himself is not so confident, and even once thought of the risk of this and had to push it back.

However, no matter whether people who have seen Zhao Jingyi like him or not, they will subconsciously feel that this man is very reliable and convincing.

He said that he could do it, and he must be able to do it, so Lin Xi heard himself say very calmly: "You must go all out." ”

That's what Gonggong Cao wanted, so he didn't sit long, so he took his leave, "Old lady, Master Hou, it's inconvenient to bother more when the miscellaneous family still has important things to do, so I'll go back to the house and ask to stay." ”

Before leaving, he explained to Lin Xi a few times, "Master Lin, if you need anything, please go to the palace to find miscellaneous families." ”

"Thank you, Grandpa Cao. Lin Xi could only thank.

After Father-in-law Cao and the Xiao brothers left, Lin Xi also got up to say goodbye, this time these aunts and grandmothers looked at him not with a critical look, but with some surprise, and they didn't know what to say to Lin Xi with a kind face.

He was dragged by the hand and said something before letting him go.

Lin Xi walked out of Chongjin Hall before he exhaled the depression in his heart.

Looking at the attitudes of several aunts and cousins who don't know each other before and after Grandpa Cao's arrival, you can know how important power is.

If the Rui Wangfu didn't value him, these aunts today might give Mrs. Tai and her two aunts face and inherit this family business, but the girl's background and temperament are estimated to be not good, of course, from the perspective of this era, Lin Xi can only be like this.

Although he doesn't want to marry a wife now, it's still not a taste to be looked down upon like this, this is the first time, and the most naked.

Who said that modern people are becoming more and more snobbish, and the ancients can be more strict.

He didn't want to be a cousin young master who could only be attached to the Yongning Marquis Mansion.

The thought that had already occurred many times haunted Lin Xi's heart again.

Lin Xi returned to Lanyue Xuan, Tuan Tuan was taking a few little maids to sort out the thank you gifts sent by Rui Wangfu, and when he saw him come back, he handed over the gift list. Lin Xi took it and browsed it roughly, I don't know if it was specially ordered by Zhao Jingyi, or it was prepared for him by Gonggong Cao's eyes, the precious medicinal materials in it accounted for most of them, there were two ginseng sticks in five hundred years, and the other forests were not very common, it looked quite practical, and it was very much Lin Xi's mind.

"It's all good to put away, and those with different medicinal properties are put aside separately, don't rush. Lin Xi commanded, and the gloomy mood along the way was also much clearer.

People live in this world, how can they be satisfied everywhere, even if they are as noble as Zhao Jingyi, they are now just a poor widower in the eyes of others.

However, despite this idea, it is better to make plans as soon as possible, he can't always rely on the Yongning Marquis Mansion to live.

If he wants to get ahead, there is only one way in front of him now.

Lin Xi sat in front of the table, raised his hand and wrote down an official word. The big black characters are particularly eye-catching on the snow-white rice paper, like a bell that constantly makes a deafening sound.

Lin Xi looked at this word, and his eyebrows furrowed.

Lin Qing warned him not to be an official in prison, it was too difficult to be an official, and the gunshots in his previous life reminded him that the officialdom had wet shoes, and there would be no return. So he tried to avoid taking this path, he was afraid that he would be out of control like in his previous life, and finally end up with a bad end again.

But Lin Xi's face sank suddenly, his eyes were firmly fixed on this word, even if he was reincarnated, he still couldn't be truly indifferent to fame and fortune, his soul remained the same, and the heart of chasing fame and fortune in his bones had never disappeared, but he was firmly locked by him before.

Sometimes he wonders once, if he works harder, his father will not be framed, if he is famous, can he not let his father die unjustly at a critical moment, and then take a step back and say that he can still take revenge?

As early as the time when he decided to go to Beijing, the shackles of this seal had been slowly unraveled.

Facing the Rui Wangfu twice this time, although Zhao Jingyi was courteous, his high-minded and domineering style still made him feel a pain in his heart, but he was still helpless, maybe in the eyes of everyone, this was still Lin Xi's honor.

Look, Prince Rui is different to you, hurry up and thank you!

There is no way to avoid it, Lin Xi silently apologized to Master Lin in his heart, and his son will eventually embark on this road.

So he took the pen and drew two paths under this official character: donating officials and imperial examinations.

As the nephew of the Marquis of Yongning, he is just a small official who does not go through the imperial examination, a seven- or eight-grade petty official who does not feel pain, even if Lin Xi is a white body, it is just a gesture, and he is idle, there are few disputes, and he can be a ruling class, but the day of his emergence is too slim, unless the ancestral tomb is smoky one day.

If you want to be a high-ranking official in the future, or even if you want to enter the cabinet without going through the imperial examination, there is no threshold at all, just like Master Lin, Jinshi and the first are indispensable.

Now Lin Xi is only sixteen years old, although he is much later than those scholarly sons, but he still has a lot of opportunities to be admitted.

Master Lin never expected his son to be able to squeeze across the single-plank bridge in an army of thousands with his weak body, but as a Tanhualang, it was a pity that he also taught Lin Xi everything that should be taught. Besides, Lin Xi is not stupid, the provincial champion in his previous life was admitted to Kyoto University with high scores, and he was admitted to the agency system in a place where all the scholars gathered, which was not something that could be done by hard work alone.

So even if Lin Xi doesn't love those eight-strand articles and doesn't love the way of Confucius and Mencius, it is not difficult for him to talk about it eloquently.

Even if you are really incompetent and can't reach the answer in front of Your Majesty, it will be easier to be a donor in the future.

Of course, there is another trail to follow.

Shinong industry and commerce, there is also a doctor under the scholar, the doctor, who is respected.

And...... Lin Xi's eyes appeared in front of Prince Rui's resolute and cold face, after healing Xiao Shizi, his reputation will definitely be famous, and with his back to King Rui's Mansion at that time, the future will be very good, and he may not even be able to enter the Tai Hospital.

It's just that the imperial doctor is too closely connected with the palace, and it is easy to involve the private affairs of the high gate and back house of the harem, and the probability of capsizing in the gutter is also very great.

So Lin Xi calmly crossed out the word medical and ticked a tick under the imperial examination.

However, it is extremely necessary to befriend Rui Wangfu, the corners of Lin Xi's mouth hooked up a cold smile, he has already given so much, and he must get something in return.

He threw the one into a crumpled basket and drew the cat and mouse that remembered a few fragments.