Seven days later.

Lin House.

Looking at the person kneeling under the hall, Mrs. Lin cautiously approached him and took a closer look, about a man of about twenty, she asked bitterly, "Is it really you who poisoned him?" ”

The man hung his head and said in a very weak tone, "Yes." ”

"Why?"

"Old lady, do you remember last year when she refused to allow a beggar to come to the house and beg to be a slave?"

Because the three daughters-in-law of the Lin family picked up a beggar in Xiangguo Temple, and then the beggar hit the big luck, and was actually accepted by Lin Fu, the chief housekeeper of the Lin Mansion, and named Lin Shi as his righteous son. So in the past few years, I don't know how many beggars hope to be able to hit the Lin Mansion as a slave like Lin Shi, and Mrs. Lin is still a little clear about this matter.

But the man kneeling in front of her really didn't have a picture of her last year. So Mrs. Lin asked Lin Zheng next to her: "Do you have an image?" ”

Lin Zheng shook his head and said, "Old lady, there are so many beggars who come to the house every year to beg to be slaves, and I remember them all." Please forgive the old lady for her clumsiness, I really can't remember it clearly. ”

Old Madam Lin looked at Lin Shi again, and Lin Shi also shook her head. It was the father of the two of them, and Fu Bo, the original chief housekeeper of the Lin Mansion, also shook his head and said, "Old man, if it was twenty years ago, the old slave's eyes would have been able to remember it." It's just that now, the old eyes are dizzy and the spirit is not good, how can you remember last year? ”

This is also the reason why he passed the position of the chief housekeeper to Lin Zheng early, and now Fu Bo is at most a pensioner in the Lin Mansion. I don't remember much more and more.

Since they didn't remember, Old Madam Lin had no choice but to assume that the man in front of her was a beggar who had come last year, so she asked, "Presumably because you were rejected by my Lin Mansion, you have a grudge against my Lin Mansion?" ”

The man raised his head suddenly, his eyes reddened, and said, "Manly man, if you are not forced to be helpless, who wants to be a slave?" It's just that there are seventy or eighty parents who have to be supported, so they gave up their face and came to ask for help. ”

As soon as she heard that this man had seventy or eighty parents to raise, Mrs. Lin felt a lot less resentful about him, and said, "What about your parents? ”

"Dead."

"Dead?"

"Because I'm useless, I can't earn much money no matter what kind of work I do, so it's good to be able to ensure that the family of three doesn't go hungry. But my parents are old and sick...... Alas, fortune telling, this year has left me one after another. ”

"Ah", Mrs. Lin blamed herself a little, thinking that if she accepted this man last year, maybe this man's parents would not die of illness.

"Actually, who does not die? Speaking of which, my parents lived to be seventy or eighty, and they could be regarded as the end of their lives. ”

Listening to this man's words, Mrs. Lin's heart felt a little better. I only heard him say again: "I passed by the porridge shed that day, and somehow, looking at the hot scene of the Lin Mansion, thinking about the desolation of my family, I thought for a while that you didn't want me to do all kinds of bad things in the last year." So......"

"So you cut off the intestine grass and want to blame my Lin Mansion?"

"Yes."

"Where did you get that broken bowel grass?"

"I bought a small amount of shop by shop. I bought about dozens of shops to get that bit together. ”

Hearing this, Old Madam Lin looked at Shangguan Lan. I only heard Shangguan Lan say: "Although this intestinal grass is a highly poisonous medicine, it is the best medicine in many prescriptions. Because it is known to be toxic, all pharmacies have a common knowledge that the daily sales volume should not exceed two yuan. In the past few days, I sent my men to check all the pharmacies, and only then did I find him. He is also cunning, and he actually knows how to buy in batches, amounts, and stores. However, the good news is that the dosage is still insufficient. ”

Old Madam Lin looked at Shangguan Lan in surprise and said, "Then if someone has bad intentions, can they all do it like him?" ”

"Old lady, rest assured, this medicine is extremely expensive, and it is not something that ordinary people can afford."

"Since it's extremely expensive, then ......"

Under the suspicious gaze of Old Madam Lin, the man who had been kneeling in front of the hall suddenly stretched out his hands, held a money bag in his hand and handed it to Old Madam Lin, and said, "Old Madam can recognize this money bag?" ”

Old Madam Lin reached out and touched her waist bag, and the money bag was already gone. She looked at him in shock, "So you're a thief?" "I stole her purse without her knowledge. Presumably it was his hand when she approached him.

"No, I'm not a thief. Although I have a knack for stealing chickens and dogs, I have always disdained this kind of behavior. Even when my parents were sick, I didn't bother to steal. Otherwise, why would my parents have no money to heal their illnesses? Besides, the stolen silver for the treatment of his parents is only afraid that it will even break the longevity of his parents. ”

There is some truth in this, it seems that he can distinguish between negligence and negligence, coupled with such a thief stunt, if he didn't commit that poisonous trick some time ago, he would also be a talent.

In Mrs. Lin's thoughts, she only heard the man say again: "It's just that that day, looking at the liveliness of the porridge shed, I don't know what's going on, it's hate, and the hatred is getting deeper and deeper, so I committed a big taboo, not only stole some silver, but also bought a lot of broken intestine grass, and then took advantage of the fact that none of you were paying attention, and put it into the iron pot where the porridge was boiled through the cracks in the wall." ”

Old Madam Lin looked at the man with a heartache, pointed to his forehead and said, "Evil, evil, do you know how many people you will kill if you do this?" ”

"At that time, it was really like being blinded by lard, and the whole person seemed to be innocent. All he thinks about is to make your Lin Mansion unlucky. It was only after doing this that I was afraid. Seeing so many people clutching their stomachs and screaming pain, I realized that something was wrong. Fortunately, the Shangguan Imperial Doctor came and saved everyone. I thought that since the Shangguan Imperial Doctor could save them, he would surely find out the whole story of this. So he wanted to escape from Dongao City while he hadn't discovered it yet. I just didn't want to, so I escaped from the city for only three days, and I was arrested by the people of the Shangguan Imperial Doctor. ”

So, Shangguan Lan briefly told Mrs. Lin how to send his subordinates to find out the possible identity of the person who bought the medicine, and how to arrest him, only to find out that he had long been missing, so it was more and more possible to conclude that he was a thief, and he sent all the bodyguards of the Xiaoyao Mansion to arrest him in four directions, and finally caught him in a city god temple.

After listening to Shangguan Lan's account of tracking all the way, Old Madam Lin no longer doubted, but pointed to the kneeling man and said, "You, you, you ......."

The man suddenly kowtowed and said, "People explain that ghosts are white ghosts, and they understand ghosts, and now when they are about to die, I also think about it." The old lady is willing to give me kindness, and I should be grateful and remember. The old lady is not willing to give me kindness, and I should not hate the old lady, because the old lady owes me nothing. So, old lady, I'm sorry. ”

Looking at the man who kept kowtowing, the old lady was in a very complicated mood. I want to forgive him but I feel that it is too cheap for him, and I feel unbearable if I don't forgive.

At this time, Shangguan Lan said: "Old lady, because I said that this matter was a free clinic, it is not good to report to the official." Now that this matter has come to light, whether this person is dead or alive depends on the old lady's words. ”

"Actually, this incident did not cause a big mistake, and it is not enough to die."

The man who had been kowtowing suddenly raised his head and looked at Old Madam Lin blankly.

Looking at the blood stains on his forehead, Mrs. Lin's heart softened, sighed, and said: "Now that you have that feeling, it shows that your life is not useless. You...... Would you like to change your surname to 'Jia' from now on? ”

"Jia?" The kneeling man looked at Old Madam Lin in surprise.

Even Old Man Lin, Wu Bi and the others looked at Old Madam Lin without understanding.

"Speaking of which, Jia Men has completely declined to my generation, but the old man thinks of the ancestors of the Jia family in his heart, and he dare not forget it for a day. The family temple of my Jia family is in Luzhou...... The old servant who guarded the family temple came with the news that he was not in good health, and asked me to send another younger ......."

Without waiting for Mrs. Lin to finish speaking, the kneeling man hurriedly nodded his head and said: "Yes, the little one is willing, the old lady lets go of the little one's death, and the little one is the little one's reborn parents, and the little one is willing to change the surname Jia from now on and guard the Jia family temple for the old lady." ”

Sure enough, it was a smart one, Old Madam Lin nodded with satisfaction.

The Jia family temple of Mrs. Lin's family is in Luzhou, which not only enshrines the Bodhisattva, but also enshrines the ancestors of the Jia family. Except for a loyal old servant who was in charge, most of the people who stayed there were people who had made mistakes in Jiafu and were sent there to atone for their sins. Now the old servant is old, and it is inconvenient to move. Some time ago, Toxin said that he would find a younger one to help him take care of his affairs, after all, those who were there to atone for their sins were not cowards. Old Madam Lin originally wanted to transfer Lin Zhengzai or Lin Shi from the Lin Mansion, but when she saw this man today, she had an idea.

First, she felt that although this man was ruthless, the guards in the Jia family temple were all atonements, and if he wasn't ruthless, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to suppress them. Second, she felt that this man had a good craft, and although this stealing of chickens and dogs could not be put on the table, it could be of great use when necessary. Third, the man's 'understanding of ghosts' words before he died made her feel that this man was still saved. A person who has made a mistake will generally go much smoother in the future of his life, and he will no longer go down the confused road. Besides, it is estimated that because of his remarks that 'his parents died of illness', Mrs. Lin has more sympathy for him than resentment.

In this way, Mrs. Lin had a plan in her heart. It was to say that he wanted him to guard the Jia family temple and change his surname to 'Jia'.

"Your children and grandchildren also have the surname Jia, are you willing?"

"After the little one arrives in Luzhou, he will definitely marry a daughter-in-law with peace of mind, and then have a good life. The first boy needs to follow the surname of my father who died of illness, after all, there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest. Then the rest of the children, male and female, no matter how many, were surnamed Jia. Old lady, is it done? ”

If the man immediately agreed, maybe Mrs. Lin would hesitate again. However, this man said that the first child needed to be named with his original surname, which moved Mrs. Lin, and finally decided that he was a filial person. So he helped him up with his own hands and said, "Okay, done." That's it. ”

In this way, the man is admitting his identity as a slave of the Jiafu family.

Although the result was unexpected, Master Lin, Shangguan Lan, Wu Bi and the others in the lobby all secretly breathed a long sigh.

Mrs. Lin was a family slave, happy in her heart, reciting the words 'It can be seen that there is a destiny for gains and losses', and looked at Lin Fu, Lin Zheng, Lin Shi, father and son: "The three of you know the matter of my Jia family temple best. Later, I will take him down so that I can tell him to listen. Then, depending on whether it is Lin Zheng or Lin Shi, you will take some time to send him to Luzhou. ”

"Old lady, you don't have to worry about this, it's all left to the little one." It was Lin Zheng who spoke, he was the new chief housekeeper of the Lin Mansion, and he took care of the affairs of the Lin family with his father, and he couldn't be clearer about the affairs of the Lin family, and he couldn't be clearer about the affairs of the Jia family's temple. Every year, the offerings in the Jia family temple and the supplies of those personnel are personally sent by him.

Lin Zheng opened his mouth, and Old Madam Lin was even more relieved. Nodding with a smile, he asked the man and Lin Zheng and the others to go down to run errands. She looked at Shangguan Lan with a smile and said, "Lan'er, come, I have something to ask you." ”

Master Lin, Wu Bi, Boss Lin, Lin Laosan and others looked at each other, not understanding what Mrs. Lin meant, was she suspicious or something else?

Shangguan Lan calmly shook his head and said, "Yes, old lady." ”

Seeing the two leaving, Master Lin and the others had no choice but to wait outside.

Not to mention that Old Madam Lin and the others were anxious, just to see if Old Madam Lin was still suspicious of something, only that Old Madam Lin took Shangguan Lan into the side hall, and she motioned for Shangguan Lan to sit down after sitting down on the long couch.

Shangguan Lan sat on the circle chair next to him, only to hear Mrs. Lin ask amiably whether the injury on Wu Nianting's hand would have an impact? During this time, have you ever been naughty again because of your illness?

Unable to understand Old Madam Lin's intentions, Shangguan Lan had no choice but to answer them one by one. He said, 'The wound on Dzi's hand healed very well, and now I can't see anything except for some red marks, but I don't look closely' and 'Fortunately, Dzi hasn't been naughty in recent times'.

Old Madam Lin couldn't stop laughing and nodding when she heard this. Suddenly, he asked, "Speaking of which, your father has not returned to China for a long time." Seeing Shangguan Lan looking at her in surprise, Old Lady Lin said again: "It seems that since Tianzhu returned to study, your father has not returned to China much. ”

"Father, he's busy, and he has too many important things to do. He couldn't be separated. ”

"What could be important? Is there really anything more important in his eyes than the dzi? ”

Old Madam Lin's question again made Shangguan Lan feel a 'grunt' in his heart. I only heard Mrs. Lin smile kindly and said: "Speaking of which, you are always 'father, father', and have never heard you call your father 'father'." It's a little detached. ”

"Father is the person Lan'er respects the most."

"But not necessarily the closest person, does it?"

With a tremor in his heart, Shangguan Lan stared at Old Madam Lin silently, but Old Madam Lin kept looking at him with such a smile. Finally, he stood up, walked in front of Old Madam Lin, knelt down gently, and said, "Old Madam has something to say to Lan'er to bring to his father." ”

Kissed Shangguan Lan to sit beside her, Mrs. Lin sighed: "Count, Ruofei used to be half of my son. ”

The 'Ruofei' in Mrs. Lin's mouth refers to Shangguan Lan's father, Shangguan Ruofei, the prince of Xiaoyao.

Thinking back then, Mrs. Lin's only beloved daughter was the filial piety queen Lin Jingjing when she was a child, and the master and apprentice joined forces to win the championship in Dongao's quadrennial 'Chaoxi Pavilion' competition, and it can be said that the beloved daughter is the most proud apprentice of the Xiaoyao prince. As their master and apprentice became husband and wife under the mastery of the two patriarchs, the story of the two once became a good relationship that everyone in Dongao Country talked about. At that time, the prince of Xiaoyao had to call his mother like Mrs. Lin when he saw him.

"I can only sigh that my mirror, at that time, I couldn't see through the relationship, I respected, loved, and hated your father, but in the end I invited myself to the court because of your father's twenty-four concubines......"

There are many rumors among the people that Lin Jingjing committed the taboo of 'jealousy' because he was jealous of the twenty-four concubines of the Xiaoyao prince, and was retired from the palace by the Xiaoyao prince. But in fact, only a few people who know the inside story know that it is a fact that Lin Jingjing was jealous at the beginning, but she was not taken out of the palace by the prince of leisure, but she wrote a letter of resignation and stamped it with the big seal of the prince of freedom. Counting it, she asked herself to leave the court and took a leave of absence by herself.

This is also the reason why Mrs. Lin said, 'Ruofei used to be half of my son'.

After the sentence "old lady", Shangguan Lan became more and more confused about what Old Madam Lin was going to say.

Gently arranging Shangguan Lan's hair, Mrs. Lin said: "Lan'er, maybe I'm old, maybe I'm useless, I always like to recall the past during this time, and I always think of your father." Do you think you can tell your father that he may come back to me? ”

There were huge waves surging in his cold eyes, Shangguan Lan looked at Old Madam Lin steadily, and said for a while: "Okay, Lan'er will immediately fly a pigeon to pass on the father and king." ”

"Well, good boy. Can you call me 'Grandma'? ”

Is this a matter to settle for him and his little apprentice? Shangguan Lan felt a slight awkwardness in his heart. In front of Mrs. Lin, he really couldn't pretend to be cold, but he confessed his thoughts on his face.

Looking at the color, he knew why Shangguan Lan's awkwardness came, and Mrs. Lin said amiably: "Although Jing'er invited herself to go down to the hall to restore her free body, although she finally chose to enter the palace to accompany the present dynasty, although she was posthumously named the Empress of Xiaoci in the end. Although since then, your Xiaoyao Wangfu and my Lin Mansion have become increasingly estranged......"

The 'present dynasty' in Mrs. Lin's mouth refers to the Jing'an Emperor Dragon present dynasty.

Back then, since Lin Jingjing was freed, Jing'an Dilong, who had always been inseparable from Lin Jingjing and loved him, began to chase Lin Jingjing feverishly, and even did not hesitate to protect each other with his life, and finally achieved a relationship between him and Lin Jingjing.

Although it is too disrespectful to call the emperor by his name, Emperor Jing'an was watched by Mrs. Lin and loved him like a son. Besides, Emperor Jing'an never allowed Mrs. Lin to visit her as a courtier, and it is reasonable for Mrs. Lin to say 'today' now.

I only heard Old Madam Lin continue: "But your position as the princess of the Royal Mansion is still vacant. It's not that I don't know what Ruofei is thinking. He decided that the position of the princess was still only worthy of the mirror. In this way, you will only have Jing'er as the housewife from the beginning to the end. In terms of identity, she is the mother concubine of the twelve young masters of your Xiaoyao Palace. So, it's not an exaggeration to call me 'grandma'. ”

Is that really all there is to it?

Looking at the kind and motherly light in Mrs. Lin's eyes, Shangguan Lan's eyes jumped unconsciously. But his mouth was still very tangled and called 'grandma'.

Seeming to know where Shangguan Lan's entanglement and resistance came from, Mrs. Lin sighed, and after saying 'good boy', she stroked Shangguan Lan's jet-black hair again, and said: "Back then, my mirror was stubborn by nature, but she knew the most about benevolence and righteousness, and she was a mixture of respect, love, and hatred for your father. Now I can see that Dzi treats you like I did in the mirror, and I respect and love you. Otherwise, with the naughty and active personality of Tianzhu, it is impossible to sink down so quickly, or he is injured and willingly goes to class. This had to be put in the original place, and she had already changed her way of thinking about how to get sick and rest......"

Is there any?

Love? Definitely not!

That little thing is now sick and no longer sick and asks for leave because of the "Young Warrior Picture" hanging in Qing Di Zhai, she has to go to pay homage every day, okay?

Slandering in his heart, he didn't know what it tasted like, it seemed that there were both sweet and sour, and Shangguan Lan unconsciously snorted.