Chapter 159: Plot
In February, the spring is cold and steep, and there is still spring snow in the north, but when you arrive in the south of the Yangtze River, your eyes are full of verdant and fragrant flowers. On the spacious official road, more than a dozen horses galloped past. The first one was actually a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, wearing azure arrow sleeves, a cloaked in stone blue sable, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a grim expression.
The distant Yangzhou city gate is already in front of you, and there are people queuing up to enter the city in front of the door. More than a dozen horsemen slowed down at the same time, and the sturdy man who had been following the young man at this moment took a few steps closer to the horse, and said softly: "Uncle, there is Yangzhou City in front." ”
The young man's cold face showed a trace of warmth at this moment, shallow, softening his overly tough facial features, "Enter the city." ”
"Yes."
Yangzhou Dongcheng Patrol Salt Imperial History Lin Ruhai's house, more than a dozen people are busy, the gate is covered with red and hung colors, everyone has a smile on their faces, so that the young man who asked all the way is very curious, he lowered his head and thought carefully, and soon thought that today is the birthday of Uncle Lin's young daughter.
"Uncle, the little one goes to post." With the crown prince coming out, the head of the East Palace guards, he was about to die along the way. This willful prince refused to bring more people, and rode a horse all the way. This time, it's finally in Yangzhou, and in Lord Lin's mansion, he can also breathe a sigh of relief.
In the main courtyard of the Lin family, Lin Ruhai, who originally went to the yamen, was still wearing a homely robe and did not wear a belt, so he sat cross-legged on the couch, supported his cheek with one hand, and looked at his little daughter who was being dressed up by his wife with interest.
Today is Daiyu's third birthday, the little girl was born with better skin than snow, picturesque eyebrows, and Jia Min wore a red dress, which made her look more and more like a pink carved jade.
Jia Min deliberately braided her little daughter's braids, and then tied a red rope, watching her daughter tilt her head, her white and tender little hands carefully touched the pigtails on her head, and then hugged her to the mirror, "Yu'er, is it good-looking?" ”
"Uh-huh. Pretty. Xiao Daiyu's voice was soft and glutinous with the characteristics of a little girl, and Jia Min's heart was about to melt when she heard it, she picked up her daughter, kissed and kissed, and then put her next to Lin Ruhai, "Let Daddy see, our Yu'er is not beautiful." ”
Lin Ruhai hugged his beloved daughter, rubbed her daughter's tender little face, and laughed: "Beautiful, beautiful." My daughter is the most beautiful. ”
Lin Rui was holding a brocade box in his hand, and when he came in with a curtain, he saw his delicate little sister, frowning and enduring his father's wolf kiss. The good brother was distressed, and immediately went over to rescue his sister, "Sister, let my brother hug me." ”
When the little girl saw her brother come in, she stretched out her hands. A sweet smile appeared, "Brother." ”
Lin Ruhai glared at his son very unhappily, and he hugged his soft and fragrant daughter!
Lin Rui hugged his sister and saluted Jia Min and Lin Ruhai. I personally opened the brocade box, and inside was a pair of cute fat dolls. Xiao Daiyu's eyes were shining, she reached out and touched it, turned her head and asked expectantly, "Is this for me?" ”
Lin Rui couldn't help but lean over and kiss her. said softly: "Yes, my brother's birthday gift to Yu'er, does my sister like it?" ”
Daiyu smiled happily: "I like it." Thank you brother. ”
Lin Ruhai was very jealous when he saw that his son took away his daughter's attention as soon as he came in, and he also took out the things he had prepared, but it was a set of small sachets of twelve colors, "Yu'er, take a look, do you like it or not?" ”
Daiyu nodded again and again, touching this and that, and didn't forget to look up and smile at Lin Ruhai, "I like it, thank you, daddy." ”
When the family of four was enjoying themselves, the grapes hurriedly opened the curtain and came in, holding a small square plate in his hand, which contained a very ordinary sticker, "Master, this is a post sent by the big housekeeper." ”
Lin Ruhai took a look at it casually and jumped up directly from the couch, "How did he come." ”
Jia Min: "Who's coming?" ”
"Prince." Lin Ruhai put on his shoes, didn't even have time to change his clothes, and directly greeted his son, "Rui'er, come with me to greet you." ”
Lin Rui left the capital with his parents when he was a child, and although he corresponded with Xiao Chen all the year round, he never saw each other. When he heard him coming at this moment, he looked a little stunned, followed his father in a daze, and walked out.
The first time Daiyu saw her brother like this, her little face was full of worry, she pulled Jia Min's sleeve, raised her head, and called out glutinously: "Mother......"
Jia Min smiled and touched her daughter's little face, "Good girl, I'm going to meet a new brother soon." ”
Daiyu tilted her head cutely, "Is it the same as the Qi family's brother?" ”
"Almost." Jia Min smiled.
In the main hall of the front yard, Xiao Chen grabbed Lin Ruhai, who was about to salute, and his expression was rarely a little excited, "Uncle Lin......" After so many years, Uncle Lin is still the same as before, and it seems that it has not changed.
Lin Ruhai looked at the young man in front of him with a smile, he was about the same height as his son, but his figure was stronger, his eyebrows were handsome, he was full of luxury, he could vaguely see Xiao Jin's shadow, but more like his grandfather Emperor Qixiang. He stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Chen's shoulder, and said with a smile of relief: "The prince has grown up." ”
Xiao Chen's expression had calmed down, and with a slight nod, his gaze fell on the young man who was standing beside Lin Ruhai and was as beautiful as a green bamboo, "Rui." ”
Lin Rui took a step forward and also shouted: "Achen." ”
I don't know who was very moving, the two hugged each other, patted each other's backs, and it took a while for the excitement to calm down.
After the excitement, Xiao Chen and Lin Rui met again, and at Xiao Chen's insistence, Lin Rui just arched his hand and did not make a big salute. After the cold hustle and bustle was over, the three of them sat down separately, and Lin Ruhai asked: "How did His Highness come to Jiangnan?" "This is the crown prince, don't stay honestly in the East Palace, what are you doing in Jiangnan? The most infuriating thing is that Xiao Jin didn't say anything to him in advance, so he released his son like this, and if something happened, he couldn't cry and blind him. "Your Majesty too, why didn't you say it in advance, I'll send someone to greet you."
Xiao Chen's face flushed, "I didn't let my father tell my uncle." The childhood memory is too deep, Xiao Chen is still called Uncle Lin Ruhai, "My father and mother said that I don't know the hardship, let me learn from my uncle." ”
Lin Ruhai: =mouth=, what are you doing, senior brother, did you send your son here to ask me to take him to farm?
Lin Rui blinked, "Then you have to be ready." Lin Rui has often been thrown away by his father and mother to stand on his own in recent years, and he is very used to it. But...... He glanced at Xiao Chen sympathetically, wondering if His Royal Highness the Prince, who had experienced it for the first time, would cry!
"That's right. Today is my sister's birthday, so I couldn't have come at a better time. Xiao Chen has been locked up in the palace for many years, in addition to studying every day, he still studies, and there are occasional moments of relaxation, and he is also surrounded by a large group of people, which makes him particularly bored. This time he was released from the palace by his father, and he was like a bird out of the cage, seeing everything fresh. However, it is necessary to maintain the image of the prince in front of his subordinates. had to keep a straight face and make a expressionless face, and he died of curiosity at that time.
Well, now that he arrives at the Lin family, it's like his own home, with Lin Rui by his side, it should be much more comfortable than in the palace, right? Xiao Chen subconsciously looked at Lin Rui, they didn't see each other all year round, they just corresponded. At first glance, there is still some rustiness when they see each other.
Coincidentally, Lin Rui also looked up, and the eyes of the two met. invariably showed a smile to each other, and the little rustiness smiled at each other and flew away.
Xiao Chen suddenly felt that he was suddenly relaxed, stood up and smiled: "Uncle." What about my aunt and sister? I haven't seen my sister yet. ”
Lin Ruhai got up from the good and walked to the back house with Xiao Chen, "Neiko heard that His Highness has come down. I am really surprised and delighted, if it weren't for the fact that my little daughter was still there, I would definitely come to the front to meet you. Now, I'm afraid I'm in a hurry. ”
Xiao Chen pursed his lips and smiled, "I miss my aunt too." ”
When the three of them arrived at the main courtyard where Jia Min lived, they saw Jia Min standing under the porch, looking out, and when they saw the three of them coming, they smiled on their faces.
Xiao Chen hurriedly walked a few steps, helped Jia Min, and said with a smile: "Auntie, how is this politeness." ”
Jia Min chuckled, "Yes, the etiquette can't be wasted." ”
Xiao Chen said: "In front of my uncle and aunt, I am still the original son of King Ning and the brother of A Rui. ”
Jia Min smiled slightly, turned around and opened the curtain, "Come into the house." ”
Xiao Chen only walked into the house, only to feel a sweet fragrance of flowers, and when he looked closely, it was two pots of leafy jasmine that were blooming, revealing a fragrance. He looked at it slightly, with a faint sense of familiarity. It seems that Aunt Lin's house in my memory is like this, and it has not changed much.
After sitting down, Xiao Chen asked with a smile, "Why don't you see your sister?" ”
Jia Min was slightly stunned, and then reacted, the sister Xiao Chen said was her daughter Daiyu, "I got up early today, I was sleepy just now, I asked the nurse to coax her to sleep in that house." ”
Xiao Chen was a little disappointed, he still wanted to see his sister. In the past few years, although his father did not choose ladies to fill the harem, there are also a few low-level palace concubines who have conceived and given birth to children, but most of them are daughters, and only one younger brother was born this year, and he is not very liked by his father. The brothers were originally a little unhappy, but the queen mother saw it and told them in private, first, her body hurt her vitality when she gave birth to her fifth child, and it was a little difficult to get pregnant again. The second is that when I gave birth to my fifth child, I was a little dangerous, which scared your father and refused to let her get pregnant and give birth to a child. At that time, Xiao Jin didn't mention it, and Cui's was not allowed to have children. In these years, a woman's pregnancy and childbirth is a ghost gate, no matter whether she is rich or poor, it is the same in this regard. She has five sons, and the eldest son was crowned the prince early, so she should take care of herself, let herself live a few more years, and have a deeper relationship with her husband to ensure that her son's status remains unchanged.
Those low-level palace concubines were pregnant and gave birth, and even though the Cui family was a little sour, they were really relieved. If someone is pregnant and gives birth, there will not be so many people who talk about her jealousy and intolerance in private. The reason why she can be so relieved is that the family history of those pregnant palace concubines is really not enough, and Xiao Jin's attitude of not paying much attention also makes her feel at ease. After a combination of several factors, the Cui family is still dedicated to these princes and princesses, but her sons have a very problematic attitude.
Just like Xiao Chen, he never liked his father's sisters, but after having a younger brother, he suddenly found that his brothers who couldn't bear anymore were particularly likeable.
Lin Rui saw it and quietly beckoned to him: "Let's go see my sister, she's well-behaved." ”
Xiao Chen hesitated, "Is it okay?" ”
Jia Min smiled and pointed inside: "Go ahead, maybe she hasn't fallen asleep yet." ”
Xiao Chen stood up with Lin Rui, and somehow there was a little excitement in his heart, as if when he was a child, he secretly ran with Lin Rui to do bad things.
Lin Ruhai saw Xiao Chen and Lin Rui enter the inner room, and stood up with a smile, "I have to go and meet the guards who came with the prince." ”
Jia Min smiled and said, "You go, I will instruct someone to prepare some of the prince's favorite food." ”
Lunch of the day. It is located in the flower hall in the garden, and there is a plum blossom in full bloom opposite, and the fragrance is bursting. Xiao Chen held Daiyu in his arms, sat at the table together, bowed his head from time to time to tease her, and then fed her with some food according to her preferences. Daiyu didn't recognize her life until she arrived, and with a light little hand, she commanded Lin Rui and her newly recognized brother today, and coerced her favorite food over. Two large and one small. The joy dissolved, so much so that Jia Min and Lin Ruhai were thrown aside.
Today was originally Daiyu's birthday, even if they didn't invite anyone to come, they planned to have a good time, but Xiao Chen's arrival made Lin Ruhai and Jia Min have to let the people who played a hundred operas go back. Daiyu had been looking forward to this day for a long time, but until she had eaten at noon, she didn't see any tricks, and the little girl was a little depressed.
Xiao Chen teased her for a long time. didn't get a smile from the little girl, and couldn't help asking, "Why is my sister unhappy?" Are you not full? In his opinion, the little sister's appetite is really like that of a bird, and she only eats a little bit.
Lin Rui smiled: "She wants to watch the trick." ”
Xiao Chen immediately understood. "Then let them come to the show, don't mess with my sister's birthday because I came."
Lin Rui shook his head, "Dad and Mom won't agree." ”
"Why?"
"I told you. Don't be angry. Lin Rui said: "You just came to my house, and your status is precious." We are not familiar with those people who play a hundred operas. I'm afraid that someone will offend you. "He said it very tactfully, and at that time he was afraid that if someone came home, he would attack the prince." To tell you the truth, I'm afraid my father has already asked Uncle Xuan to loosen the outside and tighten the inside, and strictly check the family. ”
Xiao Chen pursed his lips, "No one knows about my trip to Beijing except for my father and mother, and my uncle is too young." ”
Lin Rui said: "With such an identity of yours, you should be careful, even yourself, you should also be careful." It is said that there is no impermeable wall, not to mention the prince of a country, if he does not appear for a long time, it will also make people wonder. "His father and mother taught him that if he wants to keep something secret, he will keep it in his heart by himself and don't tell anyone, which is the safest.
Xiao Chen lowered his head when Lin Rui said, he understood all this, even if he was the crown prince and lived in the palace for so long, how could he not understand anything? It's just that when I arrived at the Lin family, I was too relaxed for a while, so I said this.
"I'm really sorry for my sister." Xiao Chen untied a piece of jade pendant from his waist and shook it in front of Daiyu's eyes, "Sister, do you like it or not?" ”
Daiyu tilted her head, her little hands touched and touched her clothes, and she also took out a piece of jade pendant, and said with a smile: "I have it too." ”
Xiao Chen: =mouth=, what is the situation.
Lin Rui covered his mouth and smiled, when many ladies came to the house, they liked to take some jewelry and jade ornaments to tease their sister, and his mother didn't like his sister to take the things that others had brought, so she specially hung a jade pendant for her sister and taught her. Who would have thought, she used this trick to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen raised his head and wanted to talk to Lin Rui, but saw that the curtain was opened, and a girl hurriedly walked in. ”
Lin Ruhai had just had something to do and was asked to leave, and the monk didn't know what method he used, so he entered the front hall of the Lin family, sat on a chair and didn't leave. Sixiang and several people with their apprentices all moved, but they couldn't hurt the monk in the slightest, and when the housekeeper saw it, he hurriedly sent someone back and forth between Lin Rui and Jia Min, and sent someone to find Lin Ruhai.
It happened that Jia Min came back from dispatching family affairs and happened to hear this sentence. She laughed angrily, "The abduction of people has been abducted to the official family, which shows how bold these people are." "It doesn't matter if he's a god or not, anyway, she just treats him as a kidnapper, who can say anything!
Xiao Chen thought a little more than her, he just entered the Lin family on the front foot, and a monk came to make a scene on the back foot, did he come to look for him?
"Rui'er, you accompany the prince, I'll go to the front and take a look." Although Jia Min said this with a smile, he couldn't hide the evil spirit in it.
If Lin Rui hadn't been holding his sister in his arms, he would have gotten up a long time ago. Hearing Jia Min say this at this moment, he hurriedly said, "Mother, I'll accompany you." As he spoke, he put his sister into Xiao Chen's arms and said with a smile: "Excuse me, play with my sister for a while." ”
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "Can't I go?" "Whether it's a human or a ghost, you have to see it to know. It's a big deal to make his identity public, he won't believe it, who can openly send someone to assassinate him.
Lin Rui nodded slightly, "If you are happy, you can go." Saying that, he helped Jia Min, "Mother, my son must go with you." "He's fifteen years old. I'm going to take the children's exam in a few days, and I'm going to be an adult. Now that my father is not at home, someone has come to the door, and it should have been him, the eldest son, to meet someone.
Jia Min shook his head and sighed, "It's just a monk, look at you nervous." She thought for a moment, turned around and picked up her daughter who was sitting on the couch and blinked her big black eyes, "Since you want to go, you will go." I want to see what excuse the monk is going to use to kidnap my daughter. "Isn't it because Lin Daiyu is sick and weak in the original book, but her daughter, don't be too healthy. It can be proudly said that Xiao Daiyu has only taken medicine once since she was born, and the rest of the time, she is very healthy.
Lin Rui didn't want to take his sister with him, so he thought about it. The monk was able to enter the Lin family, who knows if he has any accomplices. What if I leave my sister by myself and let someone take it away?
Daiyu stretched out her two little hands, and Nen called out, "Brother hug." Jia Min shoved her daughter into her son's arms. looked at Daiyu's smiling eyes and nodded her little nose, "I know that I rely on your brother." ”
Daiyu hugged Lin Rui's neck and put her little face on his face. said with a smile: "Brother has a lot of strength." ”
Lin Rui smiled and rubbed his sister's little face, "Mother, my sister is afraid that you will be tired." ”
Jia Min smiled and glanced at the two of them. "Just you two little things can talk."
Xiao Chen looked at her with great envy, if he had a sister, he would love her so much. Brother Bear...... Then forget it, if you don't fight for a day, you can go to the house to uncover the tiles, and if you pet it, the palace can be overturned by them.
Because her daughter was held by Lin Rui, Jia Min called the girl, quietly commanded her, and led people straight to the front hall.
The empty master sat in the living room of the Lin family, this depressed, thousands of calculations, but he didn't calculate that the problem was the father and mother of the Zhuzhu Fairy in this life. He couldn't figure out the origin of these two people. It's just that they have already entered the game, and their every move is to rewrite the fate of this group of merry ghosts, and what will become of that stubborn stone through the red dust, he has no bottom in his heart.
Just as he was calculating with his heart, a woman who was born extremely beautiful walked in with someone. She was followed by two young men of fifteen or sixteen years old, one cold and the other elegant, complementing each other. In the arms of the young man who was as beautiful as a green bamboo, he was holding the Zhuzhu Fairy. Although the little girl was not round, her complexion was excellent, and she did not look sick at all.
What's going on, why was Wenqu Xingjun born in the Lin family? And the next emperor, how can he be there? If he had hair, he would probably be bald by now. Wow, why don't you follow the script you wrote? What about the youngest son of the Lin family who should have died? Not born yet? There is also Jia Min, with a ruddy complexion and good luck, where does he look like someone who is going to die in two years?
Master Kongkong couldn't help but pinch his fingers and count, Nima, she still has to live! Even if she is dead, there is still Wenqu Xingjun here, how can the Zhuzhu Fairy go to Jia's house to cry! Emma, what about the mother who said that the father died and the family business was scattered? The Lin family in front of him is obviously the appearance of the Wang family, and there are hidden dragons to protect each other, and it is impossible to defeat within three generations, okay!
As soon as Jia Min came in, he saw that he was a very bright leper monk, his eyes almost didn't fall off, and then his face wrinkled together, and his sleeves kept moving.
As soon as Jia Min sat down in the right seat, he saw the monk's eyes sweeping over the prince, son and daughter one by one, and the sleeves moved more and more urgently, and finally even thought that the sleeves were in the way, so he rolled them up, his fingers kept busy, but his face became more and more bitter. She held back a smile and coughed lightly and asked, "Master, I don't know why you want to turn my daughter into a monk?" ”
The empty master wanted to pick his hair again, saying that the little girl was sick and in poor health, and it was impossible to get better in the future? Isn't that nonsense?
Seeing this, Jia Min asked again: "Master, don't you be a kidnapper, right?" A sneer tugged at her lips, "I often hear that there is a special class of monks who go to the homes of rich and noble people to cheat and abduct other people's children to become monks in order to seek other people's wealth. ”
"No, no, no, the poor monk is not a kidnapper." The empty master hurriedly shook his hand, the eyes of the hidden dragon were so good, he was almost about to freeze to death, Wenqu Xingjun was also very fierce, and his smile was so sinister.
Jia Min slapped the table and shouted: "It's not a kidnapper, why do you want to make my daughter a monk for no reason?" Don't talk about her Buddha's fate, I don't believe in it. She snorted coldly, "You'd better tell the truth, otherwise you'll ......" raised her voice slightly: "Someone!" ”
"Yes." Several stout men walked in, one carrying a bucket in his hand, all of which were covered, as if they were what was inside.
The empty master suddenly felt cold behind him, and a very bad feeling rose, he quickly got up and saluted Jia Min, and pronounced the Buddha's name: "It's the poor monk who came by mistake, Jiangzhu's life experience has changed, and the poor monk doesn't need to say more." However, the poor monk still has a word to tell the donor, although there are changes, if you want to keep her safe for the rest of her life, you still need to see no crying, no relatives and friends with foreign surnames. "Hey, the plot has changed, but his fixed lines still have to be said.
Jia Min smiled lightly: "My daughter, cry as much as she wants, laugh when she wants, if anyone dares to let her have a bad time, I will let him taste the methods of our husband and wife." ”
Belch...... Such a powerful lady, Master Kongkong felt that he had better not stay any longer. He saluted again, "In this case, take care, madam, the poor monk is gone." As soon as he finished speaking, he was grabbed by Lin Ruhai, who was already standing behind him, and said in a dark voice: "Where are you going?" Before the voice fell, he directly gave the empty master a straight right punch, which landed on his eyes, causing the empty master to scream in pain, and subconsciously went to cover his eyes. Your sister, why is the body protection magic not good? And what about his abilities? How can it be caught by mortals, this is not scientific.
Lin Ruhai heard that someone was knocking on the door, clamoring for his daughter to become a monk, he was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas were born, and he didn't do anything anymore, so he threw down a few general businessmen, flew on the horse and rushed home.
Hurried all the way into the front hall, I heard where the empty master said the established lines, he stood behind the empty master without saying a word, his expression was gloomy, just wait for him to finish the vernacular, and beat him.
Lin Rui and Xiao Chen are still teenagers, and they both love their sister wholeheartedly, and they rush out to stand up for their sister. As a result, before they could say anything, the monk was defeated by himself, and then he was beaten up by Uncle Lin.
Lin Rui and Xiao Chen both looked stupid, the two subconsciously looked at each other, their hearts were hairy, huh, Daddy (Uncle Lin) is so cruel.
Lin Ruhai finally kicked the empty master, pointed at his nose and shouted: "Dare to pretend to be a ghost in our house, you have the wrong idea." Someone ...... coming" He crossed his hands on his hips and shouted menacingly: "Tie up this crutch for me, throw it in prison for half a year, and then go to court." ”
"Yes." Xuan Yi and a few people replied coldly, and stretched out their hands to grab the empty master.
The empty master was beaten in vain, holding the face that was hit the hardest, wanting to cry without tears, saying that he would not slap his face! However, as soon as Lin Ruhai's hand left his clothes, all kinds of skills could be used, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and ran away directly, not even daring to leave a word.
Xiao Chenteng stood up suddenly, his eyes widened, and two words popped out between his teeth: "Demon monk." He arched his hand at Lin Ruhai, "Uncle, this monk is not simple, I am afraid that he will make trouble, and I also ask my uncle to go to my cousin with me and ask him to send someone to arrest him." ”
Lin Ruhai nodded, "Yes, that's how it should be." ”
Empty Master, you are miserable, the crown prince will burn you! (To be continued......)
PS: There is one more chapter in the evening.