Chapter 123: The Return

The autumn breeze suddenly rose, bringing a hint of coolness, Lin Ruhai sat in the boat, looking lonely. From the deceased Lin Hou, thinking of modern parents, I don't know what happened to their bodies?

"Sir, it's time to sleep." As Lin Ruhai returned home, he persuaded softly.

Lin Ruhai lost a lot of weight, his clothes were wide and wide on his body, and Songyan called hot water to serve him to soak his feet, "The master has lost weight again, and the wife will definitely blame us for not serving the master well." ”

Lin Ruhai scolded him with a smile: "As far as you think about it, my wife is no longer that kind of person." ”

Before he was about to speak, he heard someone speak: "Cough, master, Xuanyi has something to do." A slightly muffled voice came from outside the window.

Lin Ruhai said: "Come in." ”

Xuan Yi and a few people are Lin Ruhai's personal entourage, in Jia Min's words, they are bodyguards, they only protect Lin Ruhai's safety, and the things they serve are still done by a few small people such as washing inkstones and pine smoke.

"This is a letter from Duzhong." Jia Min estimated the time and felt that it was almost time for her husband to come back, so she sent someone to greet her, and she happened to meet here. "Mrs. sent Gossip and Nine to pick up the master."

Lin Ruhai thought of his wife, showed a gentle smile on his face, and said, "Tell them to talk back." He was desperate to know what was going on with his wife and children at home.

"Gossip and Nine Turns are outside, and the little ones call them in." Xuan Yiyi bowed and stepped out, and after a while, he brought in with Bagua and Jiuzhuan.

Gossip and Nine Turns are two fat and thin, one is smiling all the year round, and the other is expressionless all year round. The two of them saluted Lin Ruhai first, and Lin Ruhai pointed to the chair in the room: "Sit down and say." ”

The two thanked each other and sat down in their chairs.

"When did you arrive? Waited a few days? How is it at home? What does the Coming Lady command? "Farewell to March. Lin Ruhai had too many things to ask, and his expression was quite eager.

The gossip figure is very round. He always has a smile on his face, which is amiable. When he was with Jiuzhuan, it was he who spoke. "The wife and uncle are very good, but the family is a little uneasy, and the wife has also pressed it. We just arrived, but fortunately we didn't miss the master, otherwise we wouldn't be able to pick up anyone, and we wouldn't be able to explain to my wife. "I gossiped a lot, and I made everything at home and Lin Ruhai clear, and I didn't report the good news or bad news. This is also what Jia Min meant. The husband must be allowed to understand the house clearly before entering the house, so as not to be confused when he comes back, and then he will be fooled by those people.

Lin Ruhai listened with a smile all the time, asking a few questions from time to time, but he didn't seem angry. These situations had been expected long before he left, but they were not as serious as the couple had expected. It's all under control. Anyway, his wife has already checked everyone almost, just waiting for him to come home and just clean up the people.

After talking about everything in the family, the gossip whispered: "The prince is loyal to the prince." Just half a month ago. ”

Lin Ruhai was stunned, he had seen King Zhongshun more than three months ago, and he was in good spirits. Doesn't it look like you're going to die? "What disease?" Anyway, no matter how the king of Zhongshun died, he must die of illness.

"It's a wind chill. But in seven or eight days, the people are gone. ”

Lin Ruhai nodded. "Alright, I got it." This is Emperor Qixiang found that he was not in good health and began to clean up the court. However, none of this has anything to do with him, he just needs to study at home honestly, teach his son, and go to the next exam when the filial piety period expires.

Jia Min, who was in the capital, was not idle at all, and when Emperor Qixiang was cleaning the imperial court, he bought a lot of good land and shops. For this, when she used the money in the official, she even cleaned up a steward in advance, which also made the chief housekeeper Lin Liang and the second housekeeper Wang An very dissatisfied.

As for Jiangnan, because Lin Ruhai helped Ling to return to Gusu and buy a field shop, she didn't use the Zhen family, and directly gave Lin Ruhai the money and asked him to come forward. Because Lin Ruhai is Jia Daishan's son-in-law, the people of the Zhen family did not feel embarrassed, but helped Lin Ruhai choose a lot of good land, and the price was very low, so Lin Ruhai had to accept their family's love.

On the day Lin Ruhai returned home, Jia Min had just met Mama Lai, and when she heard that her husband was back, Jia Min stood up all of a sudden, happy with color.

When Mama Lai saw it, she retired with interest.

Jia Min smiled: "I won't keep my mother much today, you go back and tell your mother that everything is fine here, don't worry too much." ”

"Hmm." Mama Lai just exited the main room, and saw Lin Ruhai, who was covered in dust, striding into the main courtyard. She hurriedly went over to salute, Lin Ruhai helped her for a moment, and asked with a smile: "How is the old lady?" ”

"Okay." Mama Lai replied with a smile, saluted again, and followed the girl out, when she was about to leave the yard, she looked back and saw that Jia Min had already greeted her and was grabbed by Lin Ruhai. Mama Lai blushed unconsciously and left with a smile.

The husband and wife were separated for three months, and when they met again, they found that they missed each other very much. When they returned to the house hand in hand, they sat up to each other again, and they were reluctant to let go of their hands.

"I've lost a lot of weight, but are you still seasick?" Jia Min looked at her husband carefully, he was dark and thin, and he looked good in spirit.

Lin Ruhai smiled: "Fortunately, I'm used to sitting, and I don't get dizzy anymore." He also looked at his wife, his face was ruddy, his almond eyes were smiling, and his complexion was excellent, "I am relieved to see that you have a good complexion." ”

"Rui'er is good, I haven't seen you for three months, I'm afraid you have forgotten my father." Lin Ruhai's eyes turned around the room, but he didn't find his son.

Jia Min pointed to the inside, "He's asleep." Now I'm able to climb, and I'm naughty every day. ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he could bear it, so he wanted to go to the inner room to see his son, but was pulled by Jia Min, "The soil on your body, don't go to wash it and come back." ”

Lin Ruhai hadn't seen his wife's face in March, so he really missed it, twisted her hand, and whispered: "You wash with me." ”

Jia Min glanced at him with disgust, and whispered, "We can keep filial piety now." ”

"Well, you can help me. For three months, I was suffocated. Lin Ruhai took Jia Min's hand and begged softly.

Jia Min poked his finger at him, "Okay." ”

Lin Ruhai laughed at the time, and ordered excitedly: "Fetch water." ”

This bath lasted for a full hour. Until the little fat man got up after sleeping enough, he played with himself for a while. didn't find his mother coming out, he turned his little head and looked for a long time. Finally, I couldn't help but scream in a hurry.

Jia Min heard her son's voice and pushed away her husband, who was still glued to her, "You wash it yourself slowly, I'm out." ”

Lin Ruhai said stupidly: "Stinky boy, he will disturb his father's good deeds." ”

At this time, the nurse had already hugged the little fat man and turned around all over the ground, coaxing vigorously, but the little fat man didn't appreciate it at all, and saw that a layer of water had floated in her big black eyes, and her small mouth was flat. I'm going to cry.

Jia Min changed his clothes, pulled his hair at will, hurriedly came over to pick up his son, and kissed his aggrieved little face twice, "Obediently, don't cry, A-Niang is here." ”

As soon as the fat boy saw Jia Min, two fleshy little arms wrapped around her neck, and her little face rubbed against her mother's neck.

"Let me see. Why are our little men still crying? "The fat boy is very well nourished, and he is very pressing, Jia Min hugged him for a while, and then put him on the kang on the side. Touching his little face, he asked with a smile.

The little fat man refused to come down, squirmed and crawled into Jia Min's arms, and the fat claws full of pits had touched the towering of her chest. also suppressed his little head and directed at Jia Min. He's hungry and ready to eat.

Jia Min deliberately teased him. "Baby, what makes you so happy?"

"Ah...... Ah......h I didn't see his mother move, so I immediately became anxious, and I reached out to pull Jia Min's clothes, and from time to time, "Ah! On two voices, express their dissatisfaction.

Jia Min pulled down the two fat paws and pointed to the clock solemnly, "It's not time for you to start dinner yet, why don't we drink some water?" ”

I don't know what it's time to eat, I just want to eat, I want to eat! The little fat man Chell was reluctant to plunge into his mother's arms, and finally was amused, his little face was red, and he held out two words: "A-Niang ......" was particularly clear, which made Jia Min stunned all of a sudden. Then came ecstasy: "Good girl, what do you call me?" Scream again. ”

"Wow...... Ah...... "A-Niang is so annoying, she will tease people, I want to breastfeed...... After the fat boy failed to eat it repeatedly, he finally couldn't help crying.

Lin Ruhai had already taken care of himself at this time, and when he heard the voice, he went straight to his wife's side, "What's wrong with my son?" ”

Jia Min rolled his eyes, stretched out his hand to untie his clothes, and sure enough, when the little fat man saw his mother's movements, he immediately stopped crying, and pounced with a smile, opened his mouth and bit one, and tried to suck it.

Lin Ruhai was greedy, and couldn't help but reach out to touch the other, but was kicked away by his son. The kid was trying to eat, and at the same time he was looking at him with little eyes, and he actually saw the defense in his son's eyes?

Nima, you little thing, is this my knowledge? It's just a temporary loan for you. The stupid father who wanted to be dissatisfied did something that made Jia Min cry and laugh, he actually held down his son's little foot and pounced on the other one. It was also a particularly childish demonstration, "Hmph, stinky boy, you can't rob me." ”

He can't snatch you, but he can cry.

When the little fat man saw that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't earn his father, so he cried decisively, and tears fell down one by one. The crying mother was so distressed, she directly pulled her ears, educated his father, and ordered him to sit three feet away from him, and the little fat man smiled, and there were still tears on his fat face, so he couldn't wait to pounce back. This time he ate two bites, then turned his head to look at the villain who had just grabbed food from him, until he had a full stomach, according to his usual schedule, he should go and play by himself, but today he was still dead in Jia Min's arms, he refused to stay by himself, and his big black eyes kept staring at Lin Ruhai.

"Wife......" Lin Ruhai looked at the mother and son who loved each other resentfully, and suddenly felt so lonely. Hey, his son and wife belong to the same country, and he threw himself out.

Jia Min comforted her husband, "This little thing has recently been recognized, and people who are not familiar with it don't let people hug it." You've been gone for three months, and it's normal that he doesn't recognize you, and it'll be fine in a few days. ”

This was not a few days later, but half a month later, and Lin Ruhai was slowly accepted by his son. The little fat man would smile at him, play with him, and occasionally under his teasing, he would unconsciously pronounce his father's pronunciation, which made Lin Ruhai, who was a father for the first time in two lifetimes, ecstatic. On that day, he wrote as many as eight pages in the baby's diary, most of which were expressing his excitement.

Lin Ruhai returned home, and Xiao Jin and Yang Ze came to the door one after another. The first words when I saw Lin Ruhai were: "Ruhai, why are you so thin." "They are all Lin Ruhai within half a year. The loss of both parents one after another will be so sad. At that time. Lin Ruhai is purely seasick, can't eat, and is really gloomy, so he has lost so much weight.

"Uncle doesn't want to see you hurt like this." Yang Ze persuaded him.

Lin Ruhai arched his hand and thanked him, "I know." ”

Yang Ze said: "The prince of Zhongshun has already inherited the title. ”

"So fast?" Lin Ruhai was stunned, didn't he want to take the exam?

"The saint is sad that his brother has passed away, and he is especially gracious."

"Oh."

Lin Ruhai didn't have much friendship with the prince of Zhongshun, so Mu Lin seemed to have some relatives with him. Yang Ze said meaningfully: "That person is extremely stubborn. He has an arrogant temperament and is not very easy to get along with. ”

Lin Ruhai smiled: "Anyway, it has nothing to do with me." ”

"The old prince was not on good terms with your father-in-law in his early years, this is known to all families in the capital, I am afraid that he will find you trouble." Yang Ze said with concern.

Lin Ruhai said: "Since he has developed such a character and is also a smart person, he is here to find trouble for me, so he must not be excessive." ”

Yang Ze slapped his hand, "Aren't you afraid that he really has such a character?" ”

"So what?" Lin Ruhai raised his eyebrows and said, it was difficult to start a fight. He'll be afraid of him!

Yang Ze smiled slightly, "Anyway, you just have a plan in your heart." ”

"By the way, bring your son here for me to see."

Yang Ze's wife is pregnant again, and now she is five months old. People who have seen it said that it would be a daughter, and Yang Ze had the idea of marrying Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai smiled and asked someone to hug his son, and said, "What." Are you going to be in-laws with me? ”

Yang Ze raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Isn't it okay?" ”

"Okay, why not. Can. You also need to give birth to a daughter, right? Lin Ruhai squinted at Yang Ze, "Are you sure this fetus must be a son?" ”

Yang Ze shrugged. "Everybody says that."

"Hehe, what everyone says is not necessarily accurate."

The two laughed for a while, and the nurse came in with the little fat man in her arms, and when Yang Ze saw it, she smiled, "If a gentleman is not heavy, he is not mighty, your son is really famous and powerful." "This kid is too fat, the whole person can't even see his neck, it's just a small ball growing on a big ball. However, those eyes looked at the true spirit, black and shiny.

Lin Ruhai stretched out his hand to hug his son, and proudly showed Yang Ze: "How is it, my son is cute." ”

Yang Ze took off a piece of jade pendant on his body and put it on the table, "Let's play with this for the child." ”

Lin Ruhai glanced at it and said suspiciously: "Don't you know that you are going to see my son today, and you specially brought a piece of defective product out, right?" ”

Yang Ze glared at him, "I can see clearly, the ancient jade of the five colors is nowhere to buy it with money." ”

"You're sending an engagement token for your daughter?" Lin Ruhai quipped.

Yang Ze snorted, "My daughter is still worried about getting married?" ”

"That's right, they all say that the birth daughter Xiao's father, with your face, your daughter can't be wrong." Lin Ruhai nodded.

Yang Ze has been less concerned about his appearance in the past two days, Rao is like this, he still glanced at his friend, and scolded with a smile: "Get out." ”

"Prince Ning's son, I have also seen it, but he is very thin, always crying, and he doesn't like to eat much." Yang Ze looked at the round fat doll in front of him, and thought of Xiao Jin's eldest son, who was so thin that he was not listless. "Shen Zhi was so worried that he invited countless doctors, but he didn't see anything."

"Your son, it's two months younger than Shenzhi's eldest son, I can fit that child down."

While the two were talking, someone from outside came to report that King Ning was here. Lin Ruhai hurriedly greeted him, the little fat man was in a good mood, and he didn't let go of his father, so Lin Ruhai had no choice but to take him out.

Xiao Jin looked a lot heavier, but there was a little sadness between his eyebrows. As soon as he saw Lin Ruhai coming out with his son in his arms, he laughed out loud, "You are here to earn a gift." As he spoke, he untied the jade pendant on his waist and put it in the little doll's hand.

"Come inside, please." Lin Ruhai smiled and gave in.

Yang Ze stood at the door, and when he saw Xiao Jin, he smiled and said, "I mentioned you to Ruhai, and you came." ”

The three of them sat down, Lin Ruhai wanted the nurse to hold her son back, but the little fat man suddenly came to a novel place, he hadn't stayed enough, he grabbed Lin Ruhai's clothes, I just didn't let go.

Xiao Jin smiled: "Since he doesn't want to leave, you just let him stay." As he spoke, he looked at the little fat man with envy. Ruhai, how did you raise this son? Teach me too. ”

"How?"

"Alas, my boy. I'm going to die of worry. When he mentioned his son, Xiao Jin was worried.

Lin Ruhai didn't dare to make a rash idea, "On weekdays, it's all brought by Neizi." ”

"Ugh." Xiao Jin waved his hand, "Don't talk about this." You go to Gangnam, is everything going well? ”

Lin Ruhai nodded, "Everything is fine, but ......"

"But what?"

"Jiangnan officialdom is very chaotic, and people's hearts are fluctuating."

Xiao Jin was silent for a moment, "What's wrong with the Zhen family?" ”

Lin Ruhai was surprised. How did Xiao Jin mention the Zhen family, "Entrenched in Jiangnan for many years, the power should not be underestimated. Now that the Sun and Li families have gone, Jiangnan is afraid that the Zhen family is the dominant one since then. ”

Xiao Jin's slender fingers tapped on the table, "I went to the Dongping Mansion for a banquet the day before yesterday and met the young lady of the Zhen family. In one sentence, it explains why Xiao Jin asked the Zhen family.

Yang Ze sneered and laughed: "This is to make a beauty trick?" ”

Xiao Jin smiled slightly, "The key is that the woman is not very beautiful." The tone was full of regret.

Lin Ruhai gave him a blank look. "What about you? What do you think? ”

Xiao Jin said: "It's far from my wife, it's quite delicate and pretentious, and it hurts your eyes!" He said very clearly that he didn't want to accept the Zhen family's overtures. But. I don't know whose house they took them, but my mother actually knew. Xiao Jin's eyes flashed with anger, now is the most critical time. Jiangnan is a very sensitive place, is the Zhen family going to help him or harm him?

Yang Ze's eyebrows furrowed slightly. "The saint is very kind to the Zhen family." Why is it favored, Yang Ze is clearer than Xiao. Day. When the first emperor was the prince, he admired a girl from the Zhen family, who wanted to marry her as a princess, but she didn't want to be snatched away from her by someone. The girl didn't know if she had feelings for the first emperor, and she actually died of illness shortly after she was married. Because of this indescribable affection, Emperor Qixiang was very tolerant of the Zhen family. Many of these gossips were told by his grandfather. Of course, Emperor Qixiang was better to the Zhen family, also because the Zhen family was his old minister, and he always supported him when he was a prince.

Lin Ruhai twitched the corner of his mouth, "What do you mean, the saint may give the daughter of the Zhen family to Shenzhi as a side concubine?" ”

"Well, it's possible." Yang Ze nodded, and it was very likely. The saint's feelings for the Zhen family are quite special, and no one knows where this special comes from, and many of them are everyone's guesses. But the Zhen family has become more and more arrogant in Jiangnan over the years, and there must be the support of Emperor Qixiang behind it. He didn't want the Zhen family to lose in the hands of Xinjun, and he wanted Xinjun to control Jiangnan, and it was the easiest way to give the daughter of the Zhen family to Xinjun as a concubine.

Xiao Jin's face darkened, a woman who can meet the prince in someone else's house can be a good thing!

Lin Ruhai glanced at Xiao Jin sympathetically, "Your backyard is about to catch fire." ”

Xiao Jin "snorted" and said secretly: Since he has entered his backyard, he will not spoil her, and with the concubine in charge, what kind of storm can she make. It's hard to make it, he is a dignified prince, and he can't sell himself!

Within a few days, Lin Ruhai heard that Emperor Qixiang gave Xiao Jin a side concubine, who was the second girl of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, and she started after March. Xiao Jin came to his house with his wife with a dark face and sat for an afternoon. Lin Ruhai was very sympathetic, but he didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only sit and drink tea with him.

Jia Min smiled and invited Cui's into the house to sit, she naturally heard about the side concubine, seeing Cui's face was sorrowful, she waved everyone away, and persuaded softly: "You don't have to be too embarrassed for her, listen to my husband, Prince Ning doesn't like this side concubine very much." ”

Cui Shi smiled, "I know this, he told me everything." From the day I married him, I knew that there would always be a side concubine entering the door. As long as he likes the new and never gets tired of the old, and gives me the honor and dignity of my concubine, I will be satisfied. Besides, I have Brother Chen now, what else is there not to be satisfied with. ”

"Then why are you ......" Jia Min hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "It doesn't look very good?" But what's wrong with your body? ”

Cui Shi took her hand and said, "I won't tell you, it's all for Chen'er." This child is very weak, and he is not even willing to eat milk in the past two days. "In this era, the infant mortality rate is very high, and if you are not careful, the child will be gone. Originally, the child's health was not very good, and he looked even weaker in the past two days, and even the crying was weak, but at this time, the emperor also gave her husband a little wife with a good net worth, and it would be strange if Cui's was not in a hurry. (To be continued......)