The waning moon gradually drooped in the west, a few points of starlight dimmed, only more than halfway through the hour, the east was already half red, in the red tent, Wanbi, who was sleeping outside, covered her chest with a quilt and got up lightly, took the clothes on one side and hurriedly put them on, and then quietly picked up the tent, got out of bed with shoes, only felt that her waist and legs were weak, and she couldn't stand still.

While tying the strap of her silver-red undershirt, she looked back at Lin Hou in the red tent, and secretly sighed, but felt a fever on her face. Hurriedly covered his face, went to look at the clock in the house, and saw that it was a little late today, so he quickly pulled his hair at will, and opened the door of the inner room.

Wanqing, who was keeping vigil outside, had already gotten up, dressed neatly, and when she saw Wanbi coming out, she complained: "It's a regular day today, why does my sister get up so late." ”

Wanbi's face was particularly flushed, and the spring water in her eyes was not exhausted, and she said with a smile: "I accidentally slept late." Good sister, I'm bothering you to call someone in, I'll go and ask Master Hou to get up. With that, he staggered into the house.

Wanqing pouted quietly, went to open the door, and said to the girls who were already guarding outside: "Come in, it's a little late today, and the movements are a little sharp." ”

When Wanqing took a group of girls into the room, Lin Hou had already gotten up, and was dressing under Wanbi's service, Wanqing hurriedly went over to help when she saw it, and the two pretty girls were busy around Lin Hou, and waited for him to finish washing, and then used some breakfast before sending people away.

When Lin Hou rode on the horse, he was still a little proud, his body and energy were excellent during this time, and the two girls were upside down, and he had great fun, and the two girls were coquettish and begged for mercy, which was really a great pleasure.

"Lin Hou is full of spring breeze, but what is the happy event?" When they were waiting outside the temple, acquaintances came to make jokes.

"Jing'anhou's beloved daughter will be married soon, isn't it a happy event." Someone answered for Lin Hou.

The third prince looked at this side, smiled slightly, and suddenly answered: "When the Marquis of Jing'an marries his daughter." can tell Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang also wants to go to congratulate Yihe, and get some joy from the newcomer. ”

Lin Hou bowed his hand politely, "It is a contemptible honor for the prince to come." ”

"Huh." The third prince chuckled twice, and then turned to talk to his younger brother, the eighth prince.

Jia Daishan saw this scene in his eyes, and was a little worried about his son-in-law, so he also came over and said, "How is Ruhai's recent studies?" ”

Lin Hou said: "There is some benefit. ”

"Mr. Yuan is very talented, and it is really fortunate that Ruhai can worship his door. It's time to study well, and you have no distractions. Jia Daishan stroked his beard and smiled.

The eighth prince happened to be facing this side, and when he saw this, he gave his brother a look, and the third prince seemed to inadvertently turn around and glance at it, and then his eyes showed deep thought, Lin Hou's only son is the son-in-law of Rong Guogong, so he should think about it carefully. However, he couldn't help but secretly hate the old lady of the Pingnan Hou family at the moment. His grandmother, who didn't do anything serious, offended her stepson to death and formed a deep vendetta. Let Pingnanhou rather become the topic of conversation among the people of the capital, but also make trouble about the family, and he refuses to even think about the agreement to support him. Otherwise. From the four kings and eight dukes, to several marquises, they may all fall under their command. Coupled with the fact that these people's in-laws are old, is it possible for others to compete with themselves?

Damn it! The eyes of the third prince showed a faint resentment when he looked at his uncles. His father-in-law walked up to him and coughed lightly to remind him of it. The third prince was stunned for a moment, and a gentle smile appeared on his face again, "Father-in-law." ”

"How is the princess?" The father-in-law of the third prince is Zou Wenkai, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and his concubine married into the Three Princes' Mansion as a concubine, and has given birth to a son and a daughter, and is currently pregnant with her third child.

"Lan'er is all right, Father-in-law Lao is worried." The third prince smiled. He has several wives and concubines, and he has a good relationship with his wife, and among his princes, he is the only prince whose wife is pregnant with a son-in-law, which is also one of his important pluses. The emperor has praised him for his family harmony countless times on this point, and he also seems to be very fond of his sister-in-law, and often recruits him into the palace to accompany him.

mentioned this, he had to thank his mother, his mother told countless times that no matter how much he spoiled the concubine, the relationship with his wife must be good, and it was best to let his wife give birth to a son, saying that his father liked this. Sure enough, his mother was right. The second fool, who spoils a side room and presses the original wife, doesn't count, and often takes the son born by the woman to his father to have fun, he really has a big face, don't you look at his father and don't pay much attention to him? also dares to secretly be jealous of his grandson like his father and emperor, and treat him differently. Phew, is it the same grandson! His son was born to his wife, the eldest son of a serious son, what is his son, he is just a concubine raised in the hands of a little mother! Dare to compare with his son, can you compare!

When he was out of his mind, the big eunuch beside Emperor Qixiang had come out, and the third prince was dressed up, standing behind the second prince, straightening his back, and slowly entering the main hall with the team, and a new day began.

"It's Chang Dynasty today, what time did the master leave?" After Mrs. Lin got up and had breakfast, she leaned on the Luohan couch with a pale face, called Wanbi and Wanqing, and asked carefully.

Wanbi had a sudden slap in her heart, the old man got up a little late today, and it wasn't too early to leave, but in the past, the wife didn't care much, so why did she choose today's question.

But when my wife asked, I couldn't help but reply. The two stood respectfully to the side and said cautiously: "Master Hou is Yin Zheng got up, and he left the house at the beginning." ”

"Yinzheng!" Mrs. Lin glanced at the two maids, "Today's Chang Dynasty, usually the old man got up at the latest at three o'clock, why did Yin just get up today?" Chang Chao is the beginning of Mao, and Mao Chu only left, a little late, right? ”

"Yes, it's a little later than usual." Wanbi bit her tongue and said softly.

Mrs. Lin lowered her face, sat up straight, slapped the table casually, and shouted, "How do you serve?" Can Chang Chaori also make the old man late? Is it that the fox is messing around with the old man at night, so he missed the hour! ”

"No, the slaves would never dare." Wanbi and Wanqing kowtowed again and again, and both of them could see that Mrs. was looking at the two of them unpleasantly.

Mrs. Lin snorted, leaned on the pillow, and closed her eyes slightly, "Who served the master yesterday?" She had a light face, vomited a lot in her heart, and took great pains to make up for Lin Hou's body, and finally let him use all his strength on the little goblin. He sleeps in the study every day, or he goes to find his wife, no matter how well she is raised, what is the use? I can't give birth to a baby by myself.

Wanqing hurriedly replied: "It's Sister Wanbi." "Wanbi has always been more favored than her. will please Hou Ye again, when Hou Ye sleeps in the study, he asks Wanbi to accompany him for four out of five nights, and he can only think of her once in a while, and she has long seen Wanbi not instantaneous. This time, she hooked Hou Ye for most of the night, so that Hou Ye got up late and made his wife angry, she didn't want to be punished with her!

Wanbi secretly hated in her heart, and her face was filled with panic. "I begged my wife to spare the slave and maid this time, and the slave and maid didn't dare anymore."

"Okay, if you make a mistake, you will be punished, especially if you almost miss the master's business. If I don't punish you, you won't remember. Mrs. Lin said coldly, "Mama Zhang, reward these two girls, one person has twenty boards." Let the aunts and girls come and watch, and don't make the same mistakes as them. ”

"Madam......" Wanqing looked up in surprise. Why do you want to hit her? Before the next sentence came out, he was gagged by a daughter-in-law with a handkerchief and dragged out.

Mama Zhang said with some worry: "Madam, that Wanqing is nothing." It's just that this Wanbi is the person in Hou Ye's heart, and Hou Ye is afraid that he will be blamed when he comes back. ”

Mrs. Lin waved her hand, "Don't worry, you go outside and watch." Don't let those mothers-in-law be lazy and slippery, and hit the board lightly. ”

When Mama Zhang heard this, she knew that Mrs. Lin was going to be heavy-handed. Rectify the two girls, she thought about it, these two girls are just two playthings, no matter how much they get the will of the Hou Ye, their wife is the mistress of the Hou Mansion, and they are not holding the two girls in their hands.

She went out and stood at the door, and looked at the mother-in-law holding the board one by one, "You are all old errands, and I don't need to say more about the rules of playing the board." Obviously, she also wants to let these two girls go to the clothes and be tortured, and at the same time, she is also a reminder to these mothers-in-law, and her subordinates should use some strength, don't be perfunctory.

When she said this, everyone understood, the mother-in-law holding the board, looking at Wanbi and Wanqing, who had been pressed on the bench, were a little sympathetic, this board has been suffered, not half a year, I am afraid that it will not be able to be raised.

Today, in the Chang Dynasty, Emperor Qixiang released a big thunder and gave several sons the title of king, starting from the second prince and ending with the seventh prince Xiao Jin, a total of five sons. The eighth prince went down, but he didn't have a share. The second prince Fengqing Wang, the third prince is King An, the fifth prince Su Wang, the sixth prince Huai Wang, and the seventh prince Ning Wang.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were stunned by Emperor Qixiang, and they didn't hear the wind at first, how can they say that they were sealed? However, the emperor has decreed, these princes will have to be crowned kings sooner or later, and the ministers can only comfort themselves in this way.

Lin Hou had been thinking about what the emperor meant all day long, and he didn't understand it when he thought about it, so he knew that he had given a lot of gifts during this time. The prince is crowned king, if you want to hold a ceremony, you have to canonize your wife, and if you have a son, you have to register your son or something, and then the princes will hold a banquet to celebrate, whether you go or not, anyway, the congratulatory gift will be delivered.

It's just this salute...... It's not easy to send. To say, the Lin family has the closest relationship with the Seventh Prince, and his son and the Seventh Prince are brothers, so the gift list sent to the Seventh Prince's Mansion should be heavier. But no, the first four are all the elder brothers of the Seventh Prince, how can they be so heavy on one person and light on others?

Lin Hou returned home from the lawsuit and went directly to the study, planning to let the two pretty maids press him. As a result, in the study for a while, the two girls did not greet him with a smile as before, but changed to two girls with ordinary faces and a somewhat panicked look to welcome him.

"What's going on?" Lin Hou sat down on the chair, his face unwitting.

One of the girls, with slender and thick black eyebrows, took two steps forward and whispered: "Wanbi and Wanqing, who were punished by their wives, are recuperating from their injuries, and they can't serve the Hou Ye." ”

"What!" Lin Hou was not very happy today, but when he heard this, he became even more annoyed, got up and walked to the back house.

Mrs. Lin was not in the house at the moment, and took her daughter to the garden to fold peach blossoms, leaving only Qiu Gui and Holly to guard the house. When the two girls saw Lin Hou come in expressionlessly, they were a little flustered, and they cautiously stepped forward to salute, brought tea again, and stood aside with their hands down.

"Where's the wife?"

"The wife and the girl went to the garden to fold peach blossoms." Qiu Gui replied cautiously.

Folding peach blossoms? His wife has been in a good mood lately. Lin Hou took the tea and asked casually: "Why did Mrs. punish people today?" ”

"The master should have asked me in person." Mrs. Lin came in with a somewhat cold look, and the girl behind her was holding two blue and white plum vases, with two blooming peach blossoms inserted in the bottles.

Lin Yun followed her mother into the door, saluted her father first, and looked at her parents' expressions, she retired from the blessed body that she knew each other.

When Lin Hou saw his wife, he ignored himself after entering the door. I called the girl to put the plum vase on the table, and personally arranged the peach blossom branches, and the intoxicating aroma of peach blossoms was already floating in the house. Mrs. Lin's slender fingers caressed the delicate petals, and the white and tender fingers seemed to be dyed with the delicate beauty of peach blossoms.

Hey, his wife looks much younger. Especially wearing this light cyan dress, standing by the peach blossoms, there is a different style. The face is lowered, and even the cold expression seems to be extremely cold.

Lin Hou sat for a long time, admired his wife for a long time, and ignored him when he saw Mrs. Lin. Suddenly felt that for the sake of the two girls, the behavior of coming to his wife to ask questions seemed to be excessive, so he smiled wryly and shouted: "Mrs? ”

"What, does the master want to ask the concubine about the sin?" Mrs. Lin didn't raise her head, and asked coldly.

"No, it's just that I'm back early today, so I'll come and see my wife." Lin Hou got up and came to the table, as if he looked down to admire the peach blossoms. also praised: "What a handsome flower." ”

Mrs. Lin saw a hint of a smile at this time, "If the master likes it, let's put it in the study." "After that, call yourself a girl." Lily, send this vase of peach blossoms to the master's study. ”

"In that case, I have gone too far for my wife." Lin Hou is sorry for his wife. The attitude is also much more attentive. He also said, "Mrs. has also worked hard for half a day, sit down and rest, and let them make good tea." ”

Mrs. Lin accepted it when she saw it. Yi Yan sat opposite Lin Hou and said with a smile: "I haven't thanked the master for the good tea that he specially ordered someone to send before." ”

"Hey, it's just some tea, it's not worth anything. You and I are husband and wife, polite what. Lin Hou smiled and waved his hand, and asked again: "That tea, are you eating it?" ”

"Hmm." Mrs. Lin bowed slightly, "Very good, Yun'er likes it more, and the ones sent by the master let her take half of it." ”

His wife and daughter liked the things he brought back, Lin Hou was very satisfied, stroked his beard and said, "Don't be sorry, where do I still have it, since you like it, you will send it all." ”

"So, I'll thank my lord on behalf of my daughter."

The husband and wife talked and laughed, and soon it was dinner time, Lin Ruhai returned home, and Jia Min and the two came to the main room to say goodbye, in front of Lin Hou and her son, Mrs. Lin did a good job, and asked Jia Min with concern: "Are you feeling better?" Is the medicine of the Imperial Physician Wang symptomatic? ”

Lin Hou couldn't help frowning, is the daughter-in-law's body also a little weaker, why do you always ask the doctor to take medicine all year round?

Jia Min said with a smile: "Mrs. Lao cares, and my daughter-in-law has nothing to do, but I asked the imperial doctor to come over and prescribe a few prescriptions for recuperation." ”

Oh! Lin Hou seemed to have an understanding.

Mrs. Lin was speechless for a while, and then said: "I heard that the Bodhisattva in Huangjue Temple is the most spiritual, why don't you go to the temple with me the day after tomorrow to worship?" ”

Jia Min said: "My daughter-in-law wants to go, but there is a message from the former son's house, saying that my mother occasionally feels cold, and it is not getting better these days, and it looks heavier, and the daughter-in-law wants to ask his wife for instructions, and go home the day after tomorrow to see." ”

In front of Lin Hou and her son, Mrs. Lin couldn't say anything, so Jia Min was not allowed to go back to see her mother, so she could only say: "In this case, ask Yun'er to accompany me." ”

Jia Min didn't laugh out loud at the time, you are going to ask for a son, what's the matter with an unmarried daughter. Moreover, I said it to my face, my mother is sick, and you don't even have a word of concern, this is what a housewife should look like?

Sure enough, Lin Hou frowned, "My mother-in-law is sick, why don't I know?" "Look at my wife, I've been coming over for dinner every day these days, and you haven't said anything.

Mrs. Lin pursed her lips, "It's not a serious illness. There seemed to be some coldness in his expression, but there was not much concern. Lin Hou was very dissatisfied, and wanted to say a few words, but in front of his son and daughter-in-law, he couldn't open his mouth, so he thought about waiting for his son and daughter-in-law to leave, and then talk about her.

Lin Hou also found out that since his wife recovered from her injury, she was a little afraid of the Rongguo Mansion, and even when she mentioned Jia's house, there was still a look of disdain in her eyes, and she refused to go to Jia's house lightly.

Why is that? Lin Hou was really puzzled. If the daughter-in-law or the Jia family offended their wives, it doesn't look like it. Although he is busy with government affairs and does not take care of household affairs, the Hou Mansion is his home, and he still knows most things. His wife embarrassed his daughter-in-law, and he also knew that he had secretly persuaded him, if not for anything else, but also to accumulate some blessings for his daughter. In other words, he felt that Jia Min's daughter-in-law was good, and he said that he would happily hand over the housekeeping rights if he didn't let the housekeeper, and said that he wouldn't let him go back to his parents' house, so he stayed in Songfeng Courtyard honestly, and sorted out the test questions of previous years and the preferences of various examiners for his son little by little. If you don't say anything else, just rush this, and the daughter-in-law is already very good.

After Lin Ruhai and Jia Min left, Lin Hou wanted to discuss the affairs of the Jia family with Mrs. Lin, so he listened to his wife tell the girl to set the meal. Uh, well, some things to say until after dinner.

After finishing dinner, Mrs. Lin waved everyone away, and persuaded each other: "The master is also old now, he should know how to take care of his body." How can you follow the girl so much that even Chang Chao is almost mistaken? ”

Lin Hou just wanted to say that he had missed Chang Chao today. But when I thought about it again, I really got up late today, and I rode my horse for a while. Moreover, I have been with two girls recently, and I asked my wife to persuade him, and his old face is a little feverish.

Mrs. Lin saw that Lin Hou was ashamed, and continued to make persistent efforts: "I know, I punished the master's heart today, and the master is annoyed with me." It's just that if the master makes him angry, I will also be punished, otherwise I am afraid that those two girls will become more and more proud, pestering the master every day, so that you will damage your body. ”

Lin Hou hurriedly said: "It was my mistake, and my wife punished me right." Lin Hou didn't go back to the study at night because he was ashamed (he went back, and there was no pretty girl to warm the bed), so he rested in the main courtyard.

That night, the husband and wife, who had not been together for a long time, shared the same bed again, which had a different flavor. When I got up in the morning, Lin Hou was still reminiscing, and his wife seemed to be able to let go of it in bed, to the point that it was more flavorful than ordinary girls (mature woman). It seems that in the future, I can often walk around the main house.

With such a difference, if Lin Hou wanted to talk to his wife about the relationship between his in-laws, he threw it to the back of his mind. Since then, he has been very busy and has not found the time.

In a flash, two more months passed, the weather gradually became hotter, and the Pingnan Hou Mansion, which had already been divided, sent someone to the house to hire him, and made an appointment with the Lin family, and the wedding date was scheduled for October this year.

"Madam, it's cool in the mountains, and when I came out, I was so hot." Lin Yun was dressed in a blue shirt and skirt, holding Mrs. Lin, who was wearing a snow-green gauze shirt and a light blue Luo skirt, and the peach-colored carved silk palace fan in her hand kept shaking.

Mrs. Lin also held a fan in her hand, but it was a delicate and blooming peach blossom embroidered on the snow-white fan, and when she danced gently, the peach blossoms seemed to be flying. She smiled lightly: "You, seeing that you are about to go out, you still have to rely on me to go out every day." ”

"Madam, you hurt me." Lin Yun took Mrs. Lin's hand and shook it nonchalantly, "I was the easiest when I was in my mother's house, and when I got married, it would be difficult to go out again." ”

Mrs. Lin glanced at her with a smile: "I don't care enough for you, look at your dowry, among the girls in the capital, you can also rank among them." "That being said, Mrs. Lin still beat Xiao Jiujiu, Lin Yun's dowry may be a lot, and it is very decent to put it out, but compared with before, it is still a little worse. The former Mrs. Lin prepared many rare treasures for her daughter, there are two boxes of pearls the size of a finger, countless gems of various colors, not to mention some antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all kinds of clothing, jewelry, including a few sets of rosewood, rosewood furniture, anyway, it must be much richer than what she took out now.

Mrs. Lin has been very harmonious with Lin Hou recently, and the harmony here basically refers to the relationship between husband and wife, which everyone understands. She felt that she would soon be able to have a baby of her own, and if she gave Lin Yun all the good things, what would happen to her own children? She thought so, so she secretly took out one-third of the dowry that Mrs. Lin had saved for Lin Yun over the years. These Lin Yun don't know, if they do, I don't know if this girl will be so good with her.

"Okay, we've been out long enough, it's time to go back, otherwise your father will be in a hurry." Mrs. Lin took her daughter around the temple and said with a smile, "Next time you come out, let's come back." (To be continued......)