12. The twelfth round
In any case, after signing two "important customers", Lin Hai consciously has no problem living for another three or five years.
After getting the formula, everyone chatted a few more words, and the third prince and the fifth prince said goodbye first, deliberately leaving the ninth prince and Lin Hai to talk for a while.
Even if the third prince and the fifth prince have the intention to win over Lin Hai, they will not do it in front of the nine princes: after all, these brothers are still far from tearing their faces.
After sending the two princes away and returning to the box, Lin Hai drank half a cup of tea before muttering to the Nine Emperors, "Why do I think that the two highnesses are here to ask for prescriptions." ”
When the Nine Emperor Princes thought about it, they were also happy, "Who said it wasn't?" ”
He estimated that the two elder brothers might really be half-public and half-private to talk. The married princes all have an errand, and in the morning they go to court and in the morning they "sit in the hall" in their respective yamen, and they are relatively free in the afternoon, as long as they are busy with official business.
The Nine Emperor Princes also generously admitted, "The two elder brothers stared at me for a long time. ”
Lin Hai was also a little restrained at the beginning when facing the saint, but later found that the saint had no arrogance, so he relaxed - the saint definitely didn't like the courtiers who were silent and submissive.
When it came time to face the princes, Lin Hai didn't brag about it, and the princes didn't have to be superior. Each other's words and deeds are not casual, but they can be called harmonious.
It can be seen that it is not necessary to blindly kneel and lick the nobles, and it is the best way to deal with it without being humble or arrogant.
At this time, the henchmen of the Nine Emperor Princes suddenly appeared by the door, and only after receiving the signal from His Royal Highness's eyes, did he bow slightly into the door and whisper a few words in the ear of the Nine Emperor Princes.
After hearing this, the Nine Emperor Princes waved his hand to let his henchmen retreat, and then said helplessly to Lin Hai, "My little aunt heard that we were coming, and she had already gone home, and Ling Ai also went home with her." ”
How is this ...... Is it the reaction of "running away in shame after being caught"? I have the impression that Wang Chan is still a very hearty girl.
Lin Hai smiled silently.
Lin Hai was given a marriage, as long as he went out, he was "baptized by the eyes" of many parties, and he had seen Wang Chan once or twice, intentionally or unintentionally, and they were all the kind that met and said hello and separated from each other-obviously this girl deliberately showed his face to show him.
Lin Hai likes such a bright and "unruly" girl. A girl with a modern atmosphere, Lin Hai admits that he has a good impression.
Wang Chan's biological mother is the lord of the clan, his father is a high-ranking official, and there is a virtuous concubine in the family, she does have the confidence of "unruly".
Lin Hai's face ...... when he heard his little aunt's name It's quite good-looking, but the Nine Emperors are relieved.
In fact, he also knows that the marriage is really a bit inauthentic, at least he should meet with someone as soon as possible, and let out some tone.
It is precisely because of this matter that the Nine Emperors are unusually kind to Lin Hai.
Unless the emperor comes to him, the emperor rarely gives a marriage but asks the meaning of both parties. It was really the mother concubine who won Lin Hai not only for the sake of the little aunt, but also for his son, and it took a long time for his father to agree to give the marriage - the mother concubine told her father that she had already asked the meaning of both parties.
Of course, the mother and son also saw their father's intentions: they really didn't say anything about their mother and son. The Nine Emperor Princes, who have taken a reassuring pill, are more comfortable with the two brothers who are a little sympathetic.
If he knew what His Highness thought, Lin Hai would have to sigh again, "It's really still too young."
However, now that the saint is in the prime of life, the princes are only about twenty, and several people are quite similar in background, and there is not much gap in the network, and it is obviously far from your life-and-death ~ high ~ tide.
This is also a good thing for him, otherwise he would have to face the battle for the heir as soon as he plunged into the capital, and he didn't have the confidence to retreat. If he had enough time to adapt, he felt that he would be able to keep his family safe with the grace he had accumulated.
And it's not without tricks: it's right to follow the historian! When Jia Min was alive, he had a good relationship with the Shi family's cousins, and to this day, the Lin family and the Shi family have never broken their rituals.
After chatting with the Nine Emperors for a while, in short, the conversation was very pleasant, Lin Hai arrived home before dinner, and as soon as he entered the door, he let the girl who came out hold his arm.
When Daiyu just came home with her father, she saw that her father still saluted first, and then came over to hold her arm with a smile.
It's a pity that the little girl smiled a little insincerely today, which shows that she still has something on her mind.
Lin Hai smiled, "Weak heart? ”
"How is it a weak heart?" Daiyu pursed her lips, grabbed her father's arm, and leaned her body on her father, "Let's go back to the house." ”
After entering the house, Lin Hai went to change clothes and wash his hands, and Daiyu took advantage of this effort to make a pot of hot tea, and also instructed Zhuqing to prepare food.
Unlike when she was in Rongfu, Daiyu didn't have to follow Rongfu's habits.
Both of them are not in good health, so they rarely drink tea made from tea leaves at home, regardless of flower tea, white tea or black tea. Instead, he often drinks medicinal tea, which is water boiled with a few nourishing herbs, and the taste is of course much better than the black decoction.
So Lin Hai came back, took the tea cup from his daughter's hand, lifted the lid of the bowl and took a look: the golden-red tea soup was matched with the jade tea cup, this color alone was pleasing to the eye, and then there was no slag at the soup base.
This flavor is appetizing.
The girl is really caring and interesting, and Lin Hai hopes that he can let his daughter get married through free love within the scope of his ability...... But it's still early to say this, and it's better for his daughter to stay with him for a few more years.
Saying that, after accompanying his father to eat half a cup of medicinal tea, Daiyu said unhurriedly, "The Wang family...... Auntie, "Actually, she doesn't know how to call Wang Chan the most appropriate at this time," told her daughter a lot. ”
Lin Hai smiled and asked, "It's mostly about our family affairs, right?" ”
"Hmm." Daiyu hesitated slightly, "Later, I took the initiative to talk about it...... Just persuade me not to go to my uncle's house all the time. ”
Lin Hai asked again, "Do you think she cares too much?" ”
Daiyu subconsciously bowed her head, and immediately shook her head violently.
Daiyu was born to protect her shortcomings: she stayed at her uncle's house for a year, and she was ruthless to say that she was not grateful. To put it bluntly, I intellectually feel that the stepmother who is about to enter the door is reasonable, because it is really no good to lie to her; Emotionally, although she knew that her second aunt was absolutely not sincere to her, her second uncle would not be willing to hurt her.
At this time, Daiyu looked at her father and knew that she had to give an explanation, "She said that it was related to my marriage, and my daughter thought that she should tell her father these words." ”
Lin Hai raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "He is a sincere person." You should know these words. ”
He has always felt that his marriage to Wang Chan is very satisfied with Wang Chan himself, otherwise he would not have been brushing up in front of him. He estimated that maybe Wang Chan fell in love with him first, and then the girl begged her parents, and her parents were so entangled that they had no choice but to stab Concubine Xian, who thought, Oh, this is a good thing, so she found the saint again......
In this era, it is true that "the words of the parents' orders and matchmakers" are emphasized, and there are always unreasonable doting parents who not only will not ignore the wishes of their children, but even "the baby will do whatever you want".
Because he was a little bit of a master in marriage, and seeing that Daiyu was also a very beloved girl, Wang Chan pushed himself and others, so he thought that it would be best to say hello to me first.
Daiyu hung her head slightly at this time, a little frustrated, "Father really guessed...... "She didn't think that her stepmother had not entered the door yet, her father was in pain first, she just heard some news and felt very unhappy, and at the same time she didn't want to think too badly about the second uncle and his wife."
Lin Hai shook his head lightly, "What can your second uncle and second aunt do to meddle in our father and daughter?" It's nothing more than messing around in marriage. My house filling is also from the Holy Lord, do they dare to be happy? It's you, they might want to push you out for something nice under the guise of hurting your niece. ”
Daiyu was dumbfounded: her father had just reminded her before that it was necessary to guard against others. Why are you so sharp and ruthless this time?
Now that the conversation has been opened, Lin Hai simply said a little more, "Fortunately, the daughter of the prince and the official is the side room, and he must let the saint marry." Luckily, that's how it works, so I'm not so worried. ”
For example, which prince falls in love with Baochai, as long as a small sedan chair lifts people into the palace; But if Xiangyun is taken, even if Xiangyun's parents are dead, if the prince wants to accept her, he must invite the saint or their mother's will.
Because Baochai is a commoner, and Xiangyun is the queen of Xungui.
In terms of hardship, Baochai may not be much stronger than Daiyu in the original book. After Baochai's father died, the Xue family was completely degraded, otherwise why didn't Aunt Xue even get a fate? Baochai had great ambitions and wanted to enter the palace, but he was also brushed off.
This is the era of "Chiguoguo", Lin Hai sighed lightly, "When your grandfather was still there, the three Shi Wang Xue families, that is, the Shi family, were slightly better, and the Wang Xue family probably had to rely on your grandfather." But feng shui takes turns, and now your second uncle is counting on your second uncle's maiden brother. ”
Daiyu listened carefully: her father had never told her this before.
Lin Hai continued: "Do you remember the gentleman who sat in our house back then? That gentleman is now the prefect of Jinling, and he relies on the door of your second uncle's mother's brother, not your second uncle's. ”
Daiyu will also draw inferences, "If it is my own way, Cousin Lian will not always be a candidate for donation." "The second uncle, a fifth-grade official, doesn't seem to have been promoted for more than ten years?
Lin Hai smiled with satisfaction, "Exactly. He deliberately opened a new door for his daughter, just to let Daiyu have a clear understanding of Rongfu.
Daiyu thought for a while, and then said softly, "It's really not easy for the concubine. ”
Lin Haidao: "Maybe she wants to match you." But he was not afraid of pulling the strings, and the saint gave him a daughter-in-law who had the confidence to refuse.
He added a little affection to the little wife who was about to marry in.