The room was silent, Mrs. Lin sat on the stool and looked blankly at the green jade ornaments on the table, and finally spoke after a long stunned speech, "You don't agree with the marriage I helped Mei'er engage?" ”

Zhou Houye didn't react for a while, and after understanding the meaning of Mrs. Lin's words, he couldn't help but have a hint of joy in his tone, and his tone was full of joy, "Wanrong, could it be that you figured it out?" Agreed to help Wan'er get out of the marriage? I'll just say, how can you compare with the sons of those families in the capital who come out of such a small place? Wanrong, don't worry, Wan'er is my only biological daughter, and I naturally won't let her marry too badly! ”

Hearing what Hou Ye Zhou said, Mrs. Lin's face from the cold morning to the present finally smiled slightly, and she said softly, "What about this girl?" Did you get her engaged? ”

Mrs. Lin was referring to Zhou Yanxi who was standing aside, she thought this girl looked familiar at first glance, but now that she thinks about it, she looks exactly the same as when she was young, no wonder she is so pretty with Lin Mei.

Marquis Zhou thought that Mrs. Lin was very concerned about Zhou Yanxi, so she said with a smile, "Wanrong, this is the daughter of the two of us, named Yan Xi, not another girl!" ”

Mrs. Lin pursed her lips and chuckled, the emotions in her eyes were inexplicable, and her voice was slightly cold, "I'm asking about my sister's marriage, I don't know what kind of marriage you chose for her, Master Hou?" From the perspective of Hou Ye, I'm afraid that Ji'er's fiancé's family background should be good, right? ”

The smile on Zhou Yanxi's face was stunned, and her eyes became fierce when she looked at Mrs. Lin.

In a family like the Zhou family, if the elder brother and sister marry with a frown. The younger generations below are naturally even more unlikely to get married, and the eldest lady of the Zhou family, Zhou Yanwan, has been missing for more than ten years, which has also hurt Zhou Yanwan. Originally, Marquis Zhou was just a man, careless, and would not care about Zhou Yanji's marriage at all, and those aunts in the backyard did not have a very good relationship with Zhou Yanji, so how could they mention her marriage in front of Zhou Houye for no reason?

And Mrs. Zhou and the concubines of the Zhou family looked at Zhou Yanxi unpleasantly, and it was impossible to take her out to socialize or anything, without the care of the elders of the Zhou family. The outside world was afraid of Zhou Yanxi's identity as an adopted daughter, so naturally she would not go to the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion to take the initiative to propose marriage, which led to Zhou Yanxi's sixteen years old and no marriage.

As soon as I heard Mrs. Lin suddenly mention this matter. Zhou Houye didn't react, but thought that she accepted Zhou Yan's existence, and immediately said with a smile, "Xi'er is not married yet." You're back anyway. At that time, the marriage of your nephew will be handed over to you! ”

Zhou Yanxi's heart was shocked, and she immediately looked at Mrs. Lin, and sure enough, she saw the smile hidden in her eyes.

"Ji'er is not only the adopted daughter of Master Hou, but also my daughter, I will naturally help her find a good marriage that is 'right for the door'!" Mrs. Lin pinched the embroidered handkerchief in her sleeve, covered her mouth and laughed, but the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes.

Matchmaker Lin said it anyway, she was also a famous lady in the capital before. I have seen a lot of smiling beauties like Zhou Yanxi, who hide knives in their honey, and naturally know how to make her obey quietly. And it also makes the male owner of the family unable to see the flaws, and is more likely to praise himself.

Zhou Yanxi only felt that she was cold, and she thought that her adoptive mother, who had disappeared for more than ten years, was so foolish and easy to bully, but even if she had stayed in a small mountain nest like Linshan County for so many years, she was still so sharp-tongued, and she was not inferior at all!

Zhou Houye really smiled when he heard Mrs. Lin's words, and praised himself for being so blessed and marrying an atmospheric woman like Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin listened to Hou Ye Zhou's praise, just pursed the corners of her mouth and smiled slightly, without too much emotion, but her eyes were still as clear and calm as ever, and she didn't seem to care about Hou Ye Zhou's praise.

"That'...... Hou Ye thinks, how many sons in the capital can be qualified to marry our family Wan'er? Mrs. Lin suddenly asked, smiling and waiting for Marquis Zhou to answer.

"This ...... If you want to talk about it, the four major princes' mansions, the five major princes' mansions, plus the various adults in the court, excluding those children of families who have already married wives or have marriage contracts, there are probably more than a dozen people! Marquis Zhou stroked his beard and smiled slightly, as if he had been thinking about this matter for a long time.

Zhou Yanji listened to Zhou Houye's words, but her heart was getting colder and colder, she thought that Zhou Houye was careless and forgot about her marriage, but as soon as she met his own biological daughter, this attitude immediately changed, how could she not chill? !

The smile on the corner of Mrs. Lin's mouth became deeper and deeper, but at the end of the laugh, her lowered eyes were full of disappointment and desolation.

"In this case, when the time comes to see Wan'er's fiancé, Master Hou will go and discuss the divorce with him himself!" Mrs. Lin said lightly, and a hint of ridicule began to appear in her eyes, "With Master Hou's ability, this matter should be a piece of cake!" ”

Sure enough, in response to Mrs. Lin's words, it didn't take long to hear the news that a young man had returned to Jinzhou City with Lin Mei, accompanied by a young and beautiful girl.

Let's talk about Lin Mei's side, the three of them finally rushed to the gate of Jinju City, but they saw a small servant standing in front of a carriage, and after seeing Lin Mei, the whole person's eyes lit up, and they greeted him with a smile, and asked kindly, "Excuse me, is this Lin Meilin girl?" ”

Lin Mei and Wang Huiyuan were riding on the horse, and before they could respond, they heard Shu Wangjin, who was leading the horse, reply with a slight smile, "I don't know who this little brother is?" ”

"This son, the younger one is the steward of the Anyuan Marquis Mansion, and he is here to greet Miss Lin on the order of the Marquis." That little guy looks smart, and it's no wonder that he became the steward of the Hou Mansion at a young age.

"Marquis Anyuan's Mansion?" Lin Mei frowned, she didn't know what kind of place this was, but she felt very familiar inexplicably, and she always felt that she had heard of it somewhere.

Shu Wangjin's expression was quite subtle, he had long known the relationship between Marquis Anyuan's Mansion and Lin Mei, but looking at Lin Mei's innocent appearance, Mrs. Lin should not have told Lin Mei the truth of the matter, otherwise I am afraid that the current Lin Mei would not be as calm as she is now.

The little guy hesitated when he saw the three of them. Then he said, "Miss Lin, Ling Zun is also in our Hou Ye's mansion......"

"My mother is there too?" As soon as Lin Mei heard the news, she immediately became anxious. I couldn't wait to rush to the so-called Hou Mansion to see if my mother was injured, and I didn't care if the news was true or not.

Shu Wangjin glanced at Lin Mei, and when she saw that she was looking at herself, she was also a little unbearable, so she said to the little guy, "Please ask this little brother to lead the way." ”

After a short ride, we arrived in front of a secluded courtyard. The little guy who drove the car invited Lin Mei and the others to get off the carriage, and Shu Wangjin rode on the horse alone, and also got off the horse when he saw this. He went into the courtyard with the little guy.

"Shu Wangjin, what is the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion? Great official? But...... This yard looks so shabby! ”

Lin Mei followed behind Shu Wangjin and whispered in his ear.

Shu Wangjin didn't care, and looked straight ahead with a natural expression. Cooperatively lowered his voice. "Marquis An Yuan is naturally a big official, and he is hereditary, his son inherits his father's business, and he has been favored for a hundred years. The Four Great Mansions, the Five Great Princes' Mansions, and this Anyuan Marquis Mansion is second to none among the Five Great Marquis Mansions...... A family of magnates. ”

Speaking of this, Shu Wangjin didn't know what it meant. He glanced back at Lin Mei deeply.

"Listen to what you say...... Like, it's very powerful! But...... Why is their courtyard so remote and simple? Lin Mei blinked. Looking around, this place can't be compared with the Shu family in the capital at all, which naturally makes her feel that the gap is very big.

"This is just another courtyard of the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion here, and the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion has always been strict in rules and never extravagant and wasteful, which is also the style they have always done." Shu Wangjin was talking to Lin Mei and Xiao Sheng about the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion all the way, until the little guy led them to the main house of the other courtyard, and then he gave up.

Lin Mei glanced at Shu Wangjin suspiciously, and she didn't know what was wrong with him today, so often talking to herself about the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion......

Entering the back room, as soon as Lin Mei entered the door, she saw Mrs. Lin sitting quietly at the table by the window, holding her chin with one hand and looking at the bleak scenery outside the window, her expression was gloomy, her face was dark yellow, and she saw Lin Mei's nose sour, and she almost fell into tears.

"Wan'er?"

At this moment, Lin Mei heard a middle-aged man's voice, and she didn't know who she was calling, but her voice was full of deep thoughts.

"You...... Be? Lin Mei turned her head to look, but it was a slightly fat middle-aged man, looking at herself with tears in her eyes, and she was reluctant to even move her eyes, for fear that the beautiful girl in front of her would turn into light and shadow and disappear.

"My daughter...... Wan'er! The middle-aged man was deeply affectionate, and the Wan'er he was talking about seemed to be Lin Mei herself.

"Mother, is he calling me?" Lin Mei was a little flustered for some reason, she seemed to recognize the man, but she couldn't remember it, so she could only run to Mrs. Lin in a panic, holding Mrs. Lin's hand to avoid the middle-aged man's gaze, and her heart was beating very quickly.

Mrs. Lin also saw Lin Mei, and when she was about to say something, she heard Lin Mei ask herself, and she couldn't help but be speechless, and she didn't know where to start for a while.

"Wan'er, I'm your father......" The middle-aged man saw Lin Mei avoiding him and wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Shu Wangjin, his expression was still displeased, but after recognizing who was standing in front of him, he was still surprised, "Why are you here?" ”

Shu Wangjin smiled slightly, and bowed, "Marquis Zhou, I haven't seen you for a long time......"

Hou Ye Zhou's face, which was still tight, stretched out at this time, and said with a smile, "Wangjin nephew, why are you here too?" And also...... You, came with my family? ”

"Wan'er? Could it be that the Hou Ye is talking about Miss Lin Meilin? Shu Wangjin pretended to be surprised and asked.

"That's right, it is this girl, my biological daughter who has been missing for more than ten years, and Zhou Yanwan, who is also the only concubine of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion......" As he spoke, Marquis Zhou looked at Lin Mei again, his eyes full of love.

Zhou Yanji stood aside but was going crazy, she thought that Lin Mei had already had an accident halfway, but now she was still standing in front of her, and Zhou Hou Ye had never moved his eyes since this dirty woman, let alone looked at her again, and who was the man who came in with Lin Mei, who was so close to his father-in-law? Could it be that he is also the son of one of those famous families in the capital?

Lin Mei trembled, as if she couldn't believe what the middle-aged man said, but she helplessly grabbed Lin Matchmaker's sleeve, and said with a pale face, "Mother, who is he talking about?" ”

She fantasized about the scene of her reunion with her biological father one day, but it was only an imagination, not to mention that this man was in a high position, but he said that he was his daughter or the only concubine, how could she not panic? She has lived a dull seventeen years, and sometimes she fantasizes about how good it would be if she were one of those young ladies, and she didn't have to worry about food and clothing every day, but now she really encountered it, what a panic scene? !

Mrs. Lin also couldn't bear Lin Mei's current appearance, but this is a fact, and she will have to face it one day, although it happened a little suddenly......

"Mei'er, in fact, your real name is Zhou Yanwan, and you are the only concubine of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion......" Mrs. Lin sighed, her tone was full of desolation, and it was only a day later, as if the whole person was dozens of years old, and even the sideburns had spots of gray hair.

After dusk, Lin Mei sat alone on the stone bench in the back garden of the other courtyard, leaning on the begonia tree on the side, with no sadness or joy on her face.

Shu Wangjin searched for a long time before finding Lin Mei in a corner of the back garden, and when she saw her sitting there alone in a daze, she relaxed her steps and said softly, "Miss Lin......"

"Miss Lin? Are you calling me? Shu Gongzi ...... I don't have a surname Lin, my surname is Zhou, and I am the eldest lady of the Marquis of Anyuan's mansion! Lin Mei suddenly came back to her senses when she heard these three words, and retorted sharply, her eyes full of sentimentality.

Shu Wangjin didn't care about the badness in Lin Mei's tone, but leaned forward, grabbed Lin Mei's right hand, opened her sleeve, and said with a chuckle, "The Bodhi beads I gave you are still wearing?" ”

Lin Mei's face turned red when she heard this, and she wanted to break away from Shu Wangjin's hands, but she found that she couldn't break free, so she glared at Shu Wangjin angrily and turned her head away from him.

Shu Wangjin also sat down beside Lin Mei, put her hand down gently, didn't look at her, raised the corners of her mouth and said happily, "Isn't Miss Zhou happy?" Finally found his biological father, the family reunion, if it is next, I am afraid that it will take three days of the banquet to tell the world, why is it that Miss Lin is so unhappy? (To be continued.) )