Chapter 418: Confession
"Your grandfather, Old Man Lin, suddenly asked about Fu Dou'er today, what do you think?" When General Chang returned to the mansion, he called Lin Zhu to the study and told her about the meeting with Old Man Lin today.
"He hasn't seen Fu Dou'er, how did he notice this?" Lin Zhu was taken aback when he heard this, but after listening to General Chang's meaning, Old Man Lin was not sure about Fu Dou'er's background now, he was just inquiring.
"There must be something negligent on our part." General Chang stroked his chin, thinking about what had happened recently.
"When I came more and more a few days ago, Miss Lin Si also followed. She saw Fu Dou'er, could it be that she found something? Lin Zhu thought about it, and there was only this possibility.
General Chang listened, thought for a while, and felt that it was probably Lin Qingxue's reason.
"Now he has no evidence, and Old Man Lin doesn't dare to spread the news about Fu Dou'er easily." General Chang found out from the tone of Old Man Lin before, he didn't say anything, "Once it spreads, it will be the most unfavorable to the Lin family." ”
"Grandpa, what should we do now?" Lin Zhu was still very worried about Fu Dou'er's safety.
"Send it to Princess Changmin." After General Chang finished speaking, he waved his hand again, "Forget it, stay at home for the time being, if you send it out now, it will definitely make Old Man Lin suspicious, let's see." ”
Since General Chang said so, Lin Zhu also felt that it was best to stand still now. However, she still kept a closer eye on Fu Dou'er, lest the Lin family startle the snakes and cause unnecessary danger to Fu Dou'er.
Besides, after Old Man Lin returned to the Lin Mansion with a worried heart, he locked himself in the study. Didn't come out for a long time.
When Mrs. Lin saw the dinner, the old man Lin still locked herself in the study, and felt that something was wrong, so she asked her to help her come to the door of his study in person.
"Sir, it's past noon. It's time to eat. Old Madam Lin personally stood at the door and called Old Man Lin.
"Come in, and everyone else will go down." After a while, Old Man Lin's very tired voice came from the study.
"Sit down." Old Man Lin, who seemed to be ten years old all of a sudden, waved his hand and let his old wife sit on a chair not far from him.
"Master, do you have anything to worry about?" Husband and wife for many years. Old Madam Lin could see at a glance that Old Man Lin was not in a good state.
"What do you think of Lin Zhu's girl?" Old Man Lin did not answer her question. Instead, Lin Zhu was mentioned.
"Although she is a country girl, she is lucky, she recognized a good grandfather, and climbed the door to become rich and noble." Although I don't like forest bamboo. But Mrs. Lin didn't say anything bad about her either.
"Huh. Where is she lucky. Old Man Lin sneered. If he didn't know that Lin Zhu was his own granddaughter, he would have thought like his wife, and he would even let a few concubines in the family go out to try their luck.
"Sir. What's wrong with you? "Old Man Lin's performance is too wrong, which makes Old Madam Lin a little worried.
"If I say that girl is a child of our Lin family, what should you do?" Old Man Lin said in a surprising voice.
"You're kidding." Although Mrs. Lin said so, she knew that Mr. Lin rarely joked, let alone joked about this kind of thing.
"Don't you remember the third child?" Old Man Lin showed a helpless expression on his face, it seems that no one in the Lin family remembers the child at the beginning, which is really ironic.
"Didn't you let that girl from the Wang family take it away a long time ago?" Mrs. Lin was taken aback by Mr. Lin's words, she was a hundred dissatisfied with the girl of the Wang family at the beginning, and Mrs. Lin had never looked at the child she gave birth to, in fact, she didn't know the whereabouts of the child at all.
"Someone told you that?"
"The concubine is just guessing like this, if such a young child doesn't follow his mother, who else can he follow?" Old Madam Lin felt that her words were a little inappropriate.
"How can the Lin family's blood and bones be taken away by the Wang family?!" Old Man Lin was a little angry, "But if it is taken away by the Wang family, maybe it will be better now." ”
"Master, when you mention that child today, is it the Lin Zhu of General Chang's family?" Old Madam Lin suddenly understood at this time, but this fact made her feel unacceptable, "Impossible, how can this be?" ”
"I hope it's not true," Old Man Lin shook his head and sighed.
"Does she know where she comes from?" Old Madam Lin asked a little nervously, deep down in her heart, she was expecting Lin Zhu not to know, because things had changed, and she didn't want to pull out the incident again.
"I guess I already knew." Old Man Lin was thinking about things in the study just now, and he just thought of this.
"Master, the concubine does not agree with her recognizing her ancestors and returning to her ancestors." Old Madam Lin felt very angry, she thought that Lin Zhu had already known about her background, but she didn't show it for a long time, she must be thinking about how to get compensation from the Lin family. She has more granddaughters, and she doesn't care if there is one more or less. Therefore, in the eyes of Mrs. Lin, Lin Zhu is not on the stage at all.
"Needless to say, she didn't have that idea."
Mrs. Lin looked at the depressed expression of her husband sitting on the chair, and suddenly her heart moved, did he want that girl to come back? This is not good, if she returns to the Lin Mansion, how will the Lin Mansion treat her identity diplomatically, wouldn't it be a joke for the people in the whole capital to see the Lin family.
"Master, if you feel sorry for that child, let's give her more compensation. I heard that she is about to get married, and it is a wish to buy her a dowry. Old Madam Lin felt that she was already very sincere.
Old Man Lin listened and shook his head. According to his understanding, Lin Zhu had a large amount of wealth in his hands, and he seemed to have dealings with Mu Qiyue's Muyue Commercial Bank. Coupled with the importance that Concubine Lan attaches to her, without the identity of the Lin family's daughter, she can also be among the nobles in the capital. The so-called dowry of the old wife is estimated to be similar to that given to the concubine. Don't take it out and be embarrassed.
And looking at the meaning of the old wife, she doesn't plan to repair her family relationship with Lin Zhu. In this case, it is impossible to have a good relationship with Lin Zhu from this aspect and indirectly inquire about Fu Dou'er.
Alas, let's find another way. Old Madam Lin sighed in her heart.
"Master, is there something that can't happen here?" I have to say that after decades of husband and wife, Mrs. Lin still knows him very well.
"There are some things that I will discuss with you after the investigation is clear, and the less people know about it now, the better." In this way, Old Man Lin did give Mrs. Lin an affirmative answer. (To be continued......)