Because the emperor's holy rush was in a hurry, it took more than half a month to get to the foot of the capital, and it was already the frost season.

Lin Zhiyu followed behind the sage, but he didn't listen to what was going on outside the window, and only read the sage books. Lin Bai, this kid, is an idle person, he always likes to look around, and he can always hear some gossip news intentionally or unintentionally, but the closer he is to the capital, the more wrong the news he hears, and many of them are related to his own miss.

Lin Baigui was clever, but he kept an eye on it, I don't know if this will be another time I thought that someone made a rumor last time, so I told my own lady.

It's just that this gossip is not exactly the same as that in Jiangnan, some people say that the grandfather and the daughter miss their father and look for their father for thousands of miles, and there is also something that says that the grandfather and the daughter of the Xiangye are going to the emperor, but it is a little sour, Lin Zhuyu was noncommittal after hearing it, but he left a god in his heart.

As the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves, how can others know that he has left Beijing except for the people of the Prime Minister's Mansion? And now that there are rumors in the capital, it is natural that someone has deliberately spread it, Lin Zhiyu doesn't know what kind of tricks are hidden under this gossip, she has to guard against it, and she has to be mentally prepared.

Lin Xiang naturally heard some words more or less, but this person was outside, and it was not easy to teach a lesson, but he was already very dissatisfied with Lin Zhiyu in his heart, and he only thought about how to train him well when he went home.

Looking at the Lin Xiangfu in front of him, because of the long-distance fatigue, the saint allowed the Xiangye and a cadre of officials to go back directly today, and tomorrow at noon in the palace, the queen will set up a banquet for the emperor to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and the hundred officials will go with their families.

Xiangfu is located in the middle of the main street in the capital, the mansion of five entrances, and there are partial houses on both sides, which shows that the status of the master is not ordinary. Most of this street is inhabited by officials, and behind the street is the bustling East Street.

The red bricks and tiles, the vermilion gate, and the black lacquer gold plaque have the word Xiangfu written on the rules and regulations, which is very magnificent.

After getting out of the car, Lin Zhuyu cautiously followed behind his father, and the servant at the door had already knelt on the ground when he saw the master coming back. Lin Xiang raised his feet and was about to enter the house, but at this time, a woman hurriedly came out of the house, and if she looked closely, it was not the second aunt!

"Master, Second Miss."

The second aunt half-bent over and made an incomplete salute, and was helped up by Lin Xiang, and then the two of them entered the front hall, and Lin Zhiyu followed behind.

"Master, this must be a tiring journey, right?"

As soon as Xiangye sat down, four little maids came out from behind, holding trays, water, and pastries.

These two aunts really have a set of serving men, and the Xiangye is very useful to wash the dust on her face.

"Why don't you see Aunt Qiu, Aunt Shui?"

Seeing that only the second aunt greeted the door, Xiangye felt a little strange.

Hearing her master ask this, the second aunt hurriedly knelt on the ground, and was about to wipe her tears with shame.

"Master, Fu'er is seriously ill, and the two aunts are going to see Fu'er."

This second aunt is really kind-hearted, not to mention the opportunity to welcome the door, now my father easily remembers that there are other people at home, and the second aunt's words really diverted my father's attention again. Sure enough, I saw my father ask:

"What? Is Fu'er sick? ”

"Don't you know? The concubine sent more than a few letters, but the master didn't reply to any of them! ”

said that the second aunt looked incredulous, as if Xiangye should have known.

"Letter? What letter? ”

"How could it not be? The domestic servant was obviously handed over to the master's residence. After a pause, the second aunt continued: "Fu'er is seriously ill, and the concubine doesn't dare to use medicine indiscriminately, so she waits for Xiangye's decision." ”

Hearing what the second aunt said, Lin Xiang looked at Lin Zhuyu, who was standing at the bottom, and seemed to have decided that this letter was intercepted by Lin Zhuyu.

I didn't expect the second aunt to make such a move, making something out of nothing, looking at the posture, she really refused to let go of herself?

"Father, let's go see Sister Shu first, right?"

Lin Zhuyu reminded him loudly, lest his father get angry at him first.

"yes, how's Fu'er? What disease do you have? ”

Lin Xiang got up from the Taishi chair all of a sudden, after all, Fu'er is his most beloved child, this ghost is clever, he used to run before and after he went home, but he didn't see it when he came back this time, and he didn't see it until now, and his heart was a little empty.

"Master, where is Fu'er sick, Fu'er is in the water, leaving sequelae, why didn't the second miss say it?"

As she spoke, the second aunt covered her face with a pink handkerchief and cried.

"Overboard? What's going on? ”

"It's all because the concubine is not in good health, it's because the concubine is careless, I never thought that the eldest lady would ...... when she was playing with the second lady."

Seeing that Lin Xiang didn't seem to react, the second aunt added another fire:

"Master, don't blame the second miss, the second miss is also unintentional. To blame... If you want to blame it, blame the concubine! Fu'er's life is miserable......"

After the second aunt said this, she didn't wait for Lin Zhuyu to confess, Lin Xiang's anger value had already soared all the way.

"I said why didn't you sue this time, it turned out that you did something wrong! Go back to the roof wall, you won't be allowed to come out without my orders!" ”

After saying that, he left in a hurry without looking back, anxious to see his precious daughter. Lin Xiang only said a few words, and he had already concluded Lin Zhuyu's crime.

Lin Zhiyu wanted to open his mouth to confess, but he just looked at his father who had gone away, and a deep sense of powerlessness arose in his heart, does such a father still love and respect?

Inside the precincts of the eldest lady Furong.

"Miss...... Lie down, Miss, the master is here! ”

The little maid Chunyun hurriedly entered the house and said to her own lady who was sitting on the bed and eating pastries.

I saw the eldest lady Lin Fu put the snack in her hand on the plate in a panic, swallowed the pastry in her mouth, and was about to put the plate on the table, but because she didn't stabilize it in a hurry, the whole plate fell to the ground, and the pastry shattered to the ground. I heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside the window, and I had no choice but to burrow into the quilt and fix the white veil wrapped around my head at the same time. His face was red because of the fright.

Lin Xiang had already walked into the main entrance, and when Chunyun saw this in the house, he knew that he was going to suffer this time.

"Old... Sir..."

Before Lin Xiang entered the door, he smelled the smell of pastries, and heard the sound of plates falling to the ground, at first he thought that the little maid had done something wrong, but he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the house, the little maid knelt at the door, and his daughter was lying on the bed, and the side of the bed was naturally sprinkled with pastries. I know a little bit in my heart, but I don't say it!

Ignoring the little maid who was kneeling on the ground, he walked directly to the bed. The second aunt who hurriedly followed behind Lin Xiang looked at the pastry slag on the ground and gave Chunyun a look that you experienced yourself, Chunyun trembled and was shocked, and her body couldn't help but tremble.

"What's going on?"

Lin Xiang looked at the plate crooked to the side and the pastries on the ground.

At this time, the daughter on the bed woke up leisurely, struggling to get up, and humming from time to time.

"Daddy, my daughter thinks so hard about you."

Lin Xiang stepped forward and hurriedly pressed his daughter, looking at his daughter's small red face, which was still wrapped with a white gauze ribbon, and in an instant, he gave birth to a kind of fatherly pity.

Stretched out his hand to twist the sesame seeds on his daughter's forehead, and saw that the eldest lady's originally red face was red for a moment and could be used as rouge!

"Fu'er, what's wrong?"

The second aunt stood behind and glanced at Chunyun who was kneeling on the ground, Chunyun looked sad, but had to step forward.

"Master, it's all because the slaves and maids are not good, and they shouldn't take pastries."

Following Chunyun's words, Lin Fu was not shy, and hurriedly said:

"Father, don't blame Chunyun, Aunt Fang Qiu came over and brought some pastries, I thought it was my aunt's intention after all."

looked weak and weak, sympathetic, and knowledgeable, but his face slowly returned to normal after speaking, and he looked like a matter of course.

"Oh, so?" Lin Xiang didn't poke it either, isn't it just that the youngest daughter is greedy? Then he asked, "Is Fu'er's injury healed?" ”

Seeing his father ask about his injury, Lin Fu Lin Bai became like a bird, holding Lin Xiang's sleeve and putting on a crying expression.

"Daddy, you don't know, my daughter is almost disfigured."

"Tell me what's going on?" Touching the arm of her weak daughter, with a hint of seasoning, it seems that this trip away from Beijing is a little different in the house.

Although I know that Fu'er is occasionally a little childlike, she is honest and upright, and she is a knowledgeable person, and she likes it tightly. This has only been in Beijing for more than a month, how does the second aunt teach the child? I couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied in my heart.

The second aunt standing behind Lin Xiang naturally noticed the difference between the old man and the past, and gave her daughter a look.

However, Lin Fu didn't see the eyes of the second aunt at all, or said that she saw it but would be wrong, and she added fuel and vinegar to describe how viciously the second sister was if she fell into the water, and immersed herself in the sweet dream that her father could go to the second sister to settle accounts after listening to these things.

"Finished? Is Fu'er telling the truth? ”

"Daddy, you... You don't believe Fu'er! Can Fu'er's head injury be faked? As he spoke, he loosened his father's sleeve, turned his head, and pretended to be angry.

"Fu'er's words, Daddy naturally believes it!" Lin Xiang comforted and stroked his daughter's hair, as if he had never seasoned it just now.

"Wan'er, but that's the case?" He turned around again and asked the second aunt standing behind him.

The second aunt hurriedly stepped forward, "Master, children are making trouble, they can't be real, they can't be real." Besides, the second lady has always been good with the eldest lady, and the second miss is sensible. Fu'er must be bored these days, and Miss Resentment refuses to come to play! How could this be done on purpose! ”

The second aunt couldn't guess her master's mind for a while, so she only had a vague sloppy look. I don't know what Xiangye means? However, if you want to straighten out, the reputation of this mistreatment of children must not be lost, so I just picked up some good things to say, and at the same time faintly reminded Xiangye that the two young ladies dared to run away from home recklessly.

Lin Xiang was noncommittal, the two children have their own strengths and weaknesses, and the future is really not good-looking. Therefore, he only said leisurely: "In the past, few people went to the palace banquet in my prime minister's house, but now the children are older, Wan'er, you will take the children with me today!" ”

When Chen Wan'er heard the news, she was so excited that she didn't even know how to put her hand, and her tears couldn't be stopped, and she quickly knelt on the ground: "Master? ”

"Okay, what's wrong? Hurry up, you should be calm too! Lin Xiang got up and pulled up the second aunt who was kneeling on the ground.

A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as stealing, steady and dignified are the style of the lady of the main room, is this master ready to set up his own steproom? In the past, the lord of the banquet in the palace had never let the concubine participate, but this time?

The second aunt only felt that her spring was coming, and it seemed that Fu'er fell into the water this time because of a blessing in disguise!