CHAPTER XXV
When he returned to the house, it was getting late, and Lin Xun returned to the house and changed into a bright dress after having some dinner. She turned around in front of the bronze mirror again, in a very happy mood, and muttered to herself, "Grandmother is going to give me a piece of water today." ”
Mei'er watched her young lady's happy appearance from the sidelines, and felt that the young lady she was familiar with was finally back. She pinched the hem of Lin Xun's clothes neatly on the side, and was also happy, "Congratulations to Miss for finally growing up." ”
Mrs. Lin lives not far from Lin Xunqian, the old man doesn't like those complicated flashes when he is old, and a big room is clean and clean, simple and luxurious. The ornaments in the house are very low-key, but the utensils of this age are scattered on the sandalwood silk shelf, such as the five-tube bottle of brown glazed bear porcelain in Yue kiln, the blue and white glazed lotus pattern porcelain jar, the blue and white twig pattern porcelain bottle and so on. There are a few children's graffiti works piled up in the corner, adding a bit of fun and warmth to the room.
When Lin Xun entered the house, Mrs. Lin was sitting on the edge of the kang table, leaning on the half-worn blue satin cushions, wearing a black brocade, and a few snacks were placed on the kang table in front of her. But she was closing her eyes and holding a string of rosewood beads and rubbing it gently, and with the sound of chanting, the faint rosewood kept turning in her palm.
Lin Xun pushed open the door with a smile and bowed in front of Mrs. Lin, "Grandmother is fine"
Mrs. Lin opened her eyes and smiled, "Girl, you're here," she patted the position next to her, "Girl, come and sit here"
Lin Xun obediently sat down next to Mrs. Lin, and when she saw the pastry on the table, her eyes lit up, and she was surprised, "Magnolia cake!" Mrs. Lin nodded Lin Xun's nose, "Little gluttonous cat, you are still so greedy when you grow up!" Lin Xunjiao smiled and rubbed into her grandmother's arms, and some crumbs of pastries were stained on the old lady's clothes.
Mama Zhao on the side smiled, knowing that the grandfather and grandson had something to say, so she walked out with the maid in the house and covered the door.
Mrs. Lin dusted off the pastry crumbs on her clothes and hugged Lin Xun's back, "Why don't you grow up?" How can I rest assured?"
Although Mrs. Lin smiled, those wrinkles were mixed together, making people look a little bitter. She put down the rosewood Buddha beads in her hand, turned Lin Xun's body, and said, "Girl, have you just met the third prince?" ”
Lin Xun knew what her grandmother was worried about, she nodded, and did not hide it, "Yes, Xun'er has met the third prince, and we have already made it clear to us." ”
"Then I'll rest assured" Old Madam Lin looked at Lin Xun with a natural expression, and she was generous and didn't have a trace of pretentiousness. Old Madam Lin knew that she was wielding a sword to cut through the mess, "Looking for a girl, I am really very relieved that you can figure out these things." ”
"That's good." The old lady saw that her eyebrows were stretched, there was no sadness on her face, and she knew that she had completely let go of He Huaijin, so she couldn't help but smile with relief, "Yingying, you can figure out this matter this time and make such a big sacrifice for the Lin family, grandmother is very pleased." She hugged Lin Xun tightly, and her cloudy eyes were faintly red, "Since ancient times, the prince has a cruel temperament, and the girl wants you to suffer."
As soon as he thought of the stinky man who indulged him, Lin Xun couldn't help but sneer, but the hidden meaning was not enough for outsiders, "Grandmother, you can rest assured, your family is looking for a girl who wants to marry into the East Palace to be the crown princess, not to break into the Longtan Tiger's Den"
Old Madam Lin looked at Lin Xunhan smiling happily and didn't seem to be fake, "Looking for a girl, you have really grown up, it is the identity of this daughter of the left prime minister who has harmed you, if it is an ordinary family, grandmother will definitely find a wishful husband for you." Old Madam Lin still didn't sigh Emperor Zhong Kang gave Lin Xun to the crown prince, obviously wanting to balance the strength of the court and the central government and consolidate his dominance, how could Lin Xun get rid of himself as a key figure in it. But the Lin family can't hold grudges yet, and they still have to be grateful to Dade.
What's more, the crown prince is no longer the benevolent prince he used to be, Old Madam Lin pondered for a while, "Looking for a girl, there is no one here, I'll talk to you a few words from my heart," Old Madam Lin paused, "Looking for a girl, I insisted on opposing your association with the third prince before because I didn't want you to get involved in royal disputes, this is a very dangerous thing for anyone, once you step on the wrong one, you will be doomed!" ”
Lin Xun rubbed her head again in her grandmother's arms, "Xun'er knows," but this time she was willing to marry into the East Palace, she still remembered that the man was sad for her and cried, and that dog man was really reassuring, as long as he took every step seriously, he was not afraid at all.
Old Madam Lin saw that she didn't care, and the sorrow she had just suppressed surged again, "The situation of the prince, you also know the girl, there has been no emperor with physical deficiency since ancient times, and his position is the target of everyone, and everyone else is staring at him tightly." If he..."
Old Madam Lin lowered her voice, "If he was Taoguang before, then this wedding also pulled him into the storm of the court again, and he couldn't avoid it!" ”
Lin Xun nodded, she was in the whirlpool at that time but she didn't know it, and she pulled the Lin family into this bloody storm together.
Old Madam Lin saw that Lin Xun listened to it, and then said, "You are in the whirlpool, in fact, the Lin family is in the whirlpool, and the left minister is even more deeply trapped in the whirlpool, you must be cautious in your words and deeds in the East Palace, act in a low-key manner, and don't be involved in meaningless disputes. ”
The yellowish candlelight reflected on the old man's face, Lin Xun stared at his grandmother's serious way of talking to him, and couldn't help but be moved by these warm chatters. In the previous life, my grandmother also chatted with herself like this, but she was carried away by anger, and took her grandmother's words as a reason not to fight for herself, and did not listen to a word.
This time, Lin Xun listened very seriously, and she remembered every word of her grandmother in her heart.
Old Madam Lin touched Lin Xun's face and said, "The battle for the throne is long and obstructive, everyone's minds are complicated, looking for a girl, you must remember, don't to..."
Lin Xun straightened his expression and stared at Old Madam Lin's eyes, "Grandmother! Everyone has their own destiny, the holy decree has been issued, since Xun'er has no ability to change, then we will go with the flow, Lin Xun will do his best to restrain every step of his own, no matter what the result is, Lin Xun will bear it himself, grandmother must not be so sad for me, grandmother is sad, Xun'er will also be sad. ”
Old Madam Lin looked at the resolute face of her girl, and couldn't help choking up and couldn't speak. Mrs. Lin took Lin Xun into her arms again, she was too old to shelter her child from the wind and rain, so she could only talk about her experience over and over again, hoping to help Lin Xun at all.
She forced a smile in front of people for a day, but when she faced her strong granddaughter, she showed a trace of exhaustion and weakness, and the sourness in her heart turned into a mist in her eyes, blurring her vision.
Lin Xun felt his grandmother's worry about him, and patted his grandmother's back in turn, this time, she wouldn't lose!
After a while, Mrs. Lin wiped her eyes, "Girl, grandmother will give you a beating."
Lin Xun smiled at her grandmother, "Okay" She sat in front of the bronze mirror, waiting for her grandmother to give her a curtain. The old man opened the mahogany octagonal carved phoenix treasure box, carefully took out a phoenix hairpin, and inserted the phoenix hairpin into Lin Xun's hair little by little. Recite this ancient chant in his mouth: "The auspicious day of the month, the beginning of the Yuan service, the abandonment of the young ambition, the Shun Er Chengde,....... auspicious moon lingchen, Nashen Erfu. Respect for the majesty, the grace of the soot. Eyebrows live for 10,000 years, and will always be blessed by Hu. With the right of the year, with the order of the month, the salty gar is served. Brothers are there, in order to become a virtue. The astragalus is boundless, and it is celebrated by the sky. ”
After Lin Xun waited for the old lady to sing auspicious words to herself, she bowed to the old lady Yingying, "Lin Xun must not forget his grandmother's teachings." The phoenix hairpin was unexpectedly dazzling under the glow of the candle flame, like a phoenix about to spread its wings and fly high. Lin Xun's immature face was a little more stable and noble at this moment, and he had a bit of the bearing of the East Palace Niangniang.