The gold-tailed silver needle shuttles up and down the embroidered cloth, the silk thread leaves a brilliant color on the trajectory of the needle, the peacock on the embroidered cloth has gradually taken shape, Lin Wanjing uses the Western cross-stitch method, there are not so many complicated stitches, so she can put more attention on desertion.

I had lunch with Shen Junyi this afternoon, and when he saw that the goods were almost ready, he said goodbye and left, and praised Junshan Silver Needle again and again before leaving. After sending Shen Junyi away, Lin Wanjing sorted out a free area with her brain a little, sat at the desk and looked at the accounts, it was almost time to get off work after a few accounts, just when she was about to close the door and rest under the chaise longue by the window for a while, there was a customer in the store who had almost no friendship, and without waiting for Aaron to pass the news, Gu Zi stood at the door:

"Sister-in-law, how are you doing?"

Lin Wanjing looked at the door, but saw Liu Ang, the third young man of the Shuai Mansion, standing outside the door, and the military uniform was a little cynical and very different from Liu Jin, so she had to put away her tired face and greet him with a smile:

"Come in and sit, how do you have time to come to me today?"

"I heard that my sister-in-law's delivery is approaching, but I am always busy with official business, my father blames me for not caring enough for my family, and I happened to pass by the door of the business house today, so I thought about coming up to see my sister-in-law, and by the way, I accompanied my sister-in-law." Liu Ang sat down on the main seat of the sofa as he spoke, and casually crossed his legs as if he was at home: "This sofa is comfortable to sit on, and this set of tea sets, at first glance, it is a big deal from across the ocean, not to mention that this foreigner's things are really different from ours." ”

Lin Wanjing has heard of Liu Ang's character, if others say this, it may be a compliment, but if this comes from Liu Ang's mouth, then it may not be good or bad.

The clear tea soup is glowing with a soft apricot yellow in a jade-colored warm bone china cup, and the traditional oriental aroma is held in a gorgeous Western-style bone china cup, which is as clear as the citrine on the neck of the cupper.

Liu Ang took the tea from Lin Wanjing's hand and took a sip: "This good Junshan silver needle is except for my father's handsome, if only you have a sister-in-law, you have drunk it here, if others want to taste it, it will be blessed." But sister-in-law, do you also like the taste of this Junshan silver needle? ”

"I rarely drank Chinese tea before, and I didn't know much about tea, but Yun Rou brought it to me, and I drank it and felt that it tasted good, so I drank some occasionally."

"I think so." The corners of Liu Ang's mouth hooked up a sly smile in a trance, "Did the eldest brother ever tell you about when he was studying?" ”

"Rarely, only occasionally I hear him talk about the bastard things he used to do with Admiral Lu." Lin Wanjing added another cup of tea to Liu Ang, "It's not my interest to explore other people's pasts, I'd rather wait for him to tell me than to get to the bottom of it." ”

I never thought about it, but these words were exchanged for Liu Ang's meaningful reply:

"I'm afraid there are some things he will never tell you."

"What do you mean by that?" Lin Wanjing raised her eyes to look at him.

Liu Ang obviously didn't intend to answer her, as if he deliberately kept this suspense, and the conversation changed:

"In fact, at the end of the year before last, when the father urged the eldest brother to consider marriage, the aunts selected a lot of ladies for him, including the daughters of the generals of Guangdong Province and Ganzhou, but the eldest brother likes freedom, and is afraid that his power will be constrained because of this, why do you say it is so coincidental, just when he had a headache for this, he met you."

Seeing that Lin Wanjing just listened with a smile and didn't answer, Liu Ang continued:

"I also heard about you and my eldest brother from my mother. To put it mildly, when it comes to dealing with people, I Liu Qingyu admires your tolerance and generosity, but my eldest brother doesn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, and he can't turn a tendon. It's a shame that you followed my eldest brother. If you want me to say, there are more than one or two things that my brother wants to thank you. ”

"How can I make him thank me? I should have thanked him, and the business of the firm this year was good, after all, thanks to him. ”

Liu Ang put down the cup and analyzed it carefully: "First, before you married my eldest brother, he had a bad relationship with his father, and he was not good at socializing. You also know that the merchants of Luzhou are rich and rival the country, but it is indeed a big threat to us, at that time, the father planned to unite the merchants to check and balance each other, only the combination of military power and economic strength, our Luzhou is truly unbreakable, and the line is the eldest lady of the Lin family. So his father thought that he was indeed a general. Second, you have a close relationship with the British, and if he marries you, then you will have a foreign backer for nothing, how can you say that there is a bill in the concession? The one who can guarantee you and your relatives from prison? ”

"Foreign Affairs Exemption?"

"Ah, yes! Besides, you know about the big brother's private goods, right? If there is no warehouse of your Lin family for reserves, the military port may not be enough for him to stock up. Speaking of which, you have a warehouse for your eldest brother, right? I seem to have heard that a shipment was shipped into the warehouses of the British Concession at this time last year, but is it true? ”

Lin Wanjing quietly pondered Liu Ang's temptation in her heart, she knew in her heart that pretending to be stupid and stunned would definitely not be able to hide it from this old fox: "There is indeed such a thing, it is all fabrics and clothing, but it is just military supplies for him." ”

"Is it really just clothes?" Liu Ang further asked, "Sister-in-law, have you checked carefully?" ”

She really didn't check it carefully, at that time she was immersed in the sweet vision of the future, Liu Jin said whatever it was, she never thought of doubting it. Although this is the case, in the face of Liu Ang's unknowingly temptation, she still chose to lie:

"How could it be that we haven't checked it, we can't be cautious in what we do."

"Really checked? But I recently heard rumors that the eldest brother had hoarded a large number of new ordnance and stored it in a commercial warehouse......" Liu Angsuo frowned as if thinking, and after a while, he patted the handrail, "Well, I believe that the eldest brother will never do such a disobedient thing to his father, and I don't know which hairless person is to blame the eldest brother." However, please ask my sister-in-law to help me take a look at this matter, my sister-in-law is familiar with the merchants who rent the warehouse, I think you have also heard about the Tian family, if you find the person who spread the rumors, or find the owner of the batch of arms, it can be regarded as helping the eldest brother. ”

This afternoon, Liu Ang also said a lot, nothing more than telling Lin Wanjing that the reason why Liu Jin married her was only because she valued her dual identity as the eldest lady of the Lin family and the adopted daughter of the duke, on the one hand, he restrained the merchants of Luzhou, and on the other hand, he borrowed the backer of foreigners, so his control over the sea was unshakable.

If it is really as Liu Ang said, Lin Wanjing really understands why Liu Jin doesn't love her, but still wants to marry her, and while she is disheartened, she can also understand Liu Jin's helplessness.

In this way, on the contrary, she is self-inflicted and takes her existence too seriously.

"Nowadays, we have a relationship like this, and it is inevitable that there will be many contacts, and in order to hide people's eyes and strengthen the relationship between us, I think this is the safest thing."

What Liu Jin said at that time is directly terrifying when I think about it now - this is probably his original intention and purpose, right? He was afraid that she would blame him in the future, so he said the reason openly and honestly at that time, right? Maybe that wouldn't make him feel too guilty?

If he really felt guilty......

The stinging pain of the fingertips recalled Lin Wanjing's thoughts, Ah Ling cleaned up the bathroom and came out, and when she saw Lin Wanjing holding her fingers, she knew that she had pricked her hand again, and she must have been cranky again when she was embroidering - every time she was absent-minded, she always had to embroider the wrong thread or prick her hand.

"Miss, don't embroider if you don't have the heart tonight, if you continue to embroider like this, your fingers will be tied into a sieve."

"If it is really made into a sieve, it will be convenient for me to check those miscellaneous rice beans or something in the future, and I will know how much sand and millet each occupies with my fingers, which is not bad."

"Amitabha, miss, don't disgust me! It's scary to think about it! Ah Ling walked to Lin Wanjing's side, leaned over to look at the embroidery in her hand, and saw that the huge embroidery cloth was almost full, and only one stroke was left to give the peacock the finishing touch, "You can finish embroidering this large embroidery cloth at your sight, or rest tonight, and Ming'er will collect the last few stitches." ”

The silk thread passed through the needle again, and Lin Wanjing groped the bird's blue eye socket and looked at it repeatedly, "It's not bad for a while, I always feel that I don't know when I will be able to finish embroidering it after tonight." ”

A Ling's back felt cold for no reason, "Miss, what are you talking about, if you want me to say that this painting is already in the hands of the framer tomorrow, you should think about where to hang it." ”

"Thank you for auspicious words!"

"Then you embroider first, anyway, the young marshal hasn't come back yet. I'll give you a hot glass of milk, you'll wait for me. As she spoke, Ah Ling picked up the dirty clothes basket on the ground and went out the door, and just opened the door, but saw Liu Jin standing outside the door, raising her hand and about to knock on the door.

"Mom, I'm scared to death!" Ah Ling was shocked and stroked her chest with her hand.

"What a coincidence." Liu Jin said with a smile.

Ah Ling didn't know how to answer this sentence, and glanced to the side with her lips, only to see Lin Wanying standing behind Liu Jin with her suitcase, hanging her head and cramped.

"Second Miss, why did you come back in the middle of the night!" Ah Ling hurriedly put down the dirty laundry basket and turned her head to report to the house, "Eldest Miss, Second Miss is here!" ”

"Yingying?" Seeing her sister following Ah Ling in, Lin Wanjing wondered, "Why are you here so late?" And you're coming back together......"

"Halfway through." Liu Jin said indifferently, grabbed Lin Wanjing's shoulders and let her lean on her side.

"What are you doing outside if you don't come home so late?" Lin Wanjing always felt that her sister had something to hide from her, so she asked.

In the face of her question, Lin Wanying did not answer positively, but said in a low voice, "Sister, can you let me live here tonight?" I don't want to go home. ”

didn't want to go home, just these four words, Lin Wanjing knew that she must have had a falling out with her second mother again.

"Sleep in my room, don't bother to clean up another room at such a late hour." Liu Jin agreed.

never thought about it, but Lin Wanjing didn't give him face at all:

"Let Yingying sleep with me tonight, she rarely comes for the night, and there are some things that we sisters should talk about."

The man raised his eyebrows, and he heard that Xiao Bie was newlywed, but when he came back in front of him, he was asked to sleep in the guest room, why couldn't the woman match the romance in other people's mouths?

Even if the reason for him to sleep in a guest room is reasonable.

"Okay." Liu Jin was helpless, and the hand on her hairline gently groped the long hair around her ear, "Rest early, and go out for a walk with you tomorrow." ”

Lin Wanjing hummed softly in response, Lin Wanying was sad in her heart, she couldn't see the sweetness of the two, so she lowered her head and went to the bathroom.

Maybe the excuse of Lin Wanying's stay is too reasonable, Liu Jin didn't notice the small emotions in Lin Wanjing's expression and words, but Ah Ling saw it clearly, she didn't know what Liu Ang said when he came to find Lin Wanjing in the afternoon, but she knew that since he left, Lin Wanjing was a little sullen, she wanted to say to Liu Jin, and the gaze that looked at Liu Jin was intercepted by Lin Wanjing before the other party received it:

"Ah Ling, what are you doing standing stupidly? Go and help the second lady prepare. ”

Ah Ling was dumbfounded, and replied stupidly, and returned to the bathroom with the dirty laundry basket, she heard Liu Jin talk to Lin Wanjing for a while, and then closed the door and left, she sighed, and then raised her eyes to look at the second miss who was half buried under the bubbles, she understood the temper of the second miss, and she didn't know when this bath would last, it was estimated that when she finished washing, Liu Jin was asleep, so there was really no chance to report the afternoon matter, so she could only secretly pray that Liu Ang didn't say anything excessive, and Lin Wanjing seemed to be emotional only when she was tired.