The back house of the Lin Mansion is brightly lit. In the flower hall of the back house, the reunion banquet of the Lin family is beginning lively. Lu Wu cooked herself, Qianqian helped her, and the two of them used ordinary vegetables and ingredients to cook a home-cooked banquet with all colors and flavors.

Today is the Double Ninth Festival, and I got some realgar wine to help the fun, and the family was full of a large table, old and young were happy, and the cups and plates were staggered and lively.

Originally, Lin Jue promised the princess to enter the palace for dinner, but the wives and concubines at home had just arrived at home, and it was not Lin Jue's wish to leave them in the palace to accompany Guo Kun and the Queen Mother to eat. The little county lord obviously saw this, so when Lin Jue told her about it, the little county lord decisively sent someone to send a letter into the palace in his own name, informing her mother that she had just arrived in the capital tonight, and her family needed to be sorted out, and she was also very tired, so she went to the palace for a banquet another day.

Lin Jue praised Guo Caiwei's knowledge, and from the time she saw Guo Caiwei to the present, Guo Caiwei gave herself a sense of heavy thoughts. It seemed that she had realized or heard something, too. She could see her thoughts and took the initiative to quit this banquet, which showed that she was still empathetic.

The Lin family's family banquet lasted for a long time, and after Mrs. Fang returned to the room to rest, the banquet lasted for more than an hour. The women who were happy after drinking began to sing and dance, and they were not conservative in front of their husbands, and the hall was full of excitement for a while, which made Lin Jue feel a little happy in singing and dancing. Lin Jue drank a lot of alcohol, and for several months he led the army to fight, Lin Jue rarely drank alcohol because there was a ban on alcohol in the army. After entering the capital, I only drank a few times, but I was also extremely restrained. But tonight, the beautiful wife and concubine and children were reunited here, Lin Jue was in a very happy mood, and drank cup after cup, and drank a lot.

In the end, it was Guo Caiwei and Lu Wu who announced the end of the banquet, and Lin Jue was drunkenly helped into the room. Originally, Guo Caiwei meant to want Green Dance to serve Lin Jue tonight, which was also Guo Caiwei's humility to Green Dance, but of course Green Dance refused to do so, she helped Lin Jue to Guo Caiwei's room. As for the other wives and concubines, they knew that it was impossible to sleep peacefully with their husbands tonight, although they were a little regretful, but they were not resentful. There are no hierarchical rules between the wives and concubines of other high-ranking families in the Lin family's back house, but the basic rules still have to be observed. Guo Caiwei is an eldest woman, and the first night of this reunion is naturally with Guo Caiwei. It's not humility, it's the rule. The state has national laws, and there is already a tacit understanding in the back house when the family has family rules, all for the harmonious coexistence of the back house.

Lin Jue drank a lot of wine, and his mind was groggy and was helped to the room. The little county lord personally brought hot water, wiped Lin Jue's face and body, and finally squatted on the ground to wash Lin Jue's feet. Lin Jue was originally drunk and hazy, but after wiping his face and feet in hot water, he drank a few sips of tea and cleared his mind.

"Oh, Wei'er, why do you wash my feet yourself, how can you do such a thing? Isn't there a maid? Don't do that, get up. Lin Jue saw Guo Caiwei squatting next to her feet to scrub her feet, and hurriedly said.

The little county lord grabbed Lin Jue's feet and didn't let him retract, and said in a low voice: "The husband works hard for the country and the family, and he has gone through the danger of fighting on the battlefield, and he has died nine times for life." The concubine can't help her husband kill the enemy, and Wen can't give advice to her husband, as your wife, you are really ashamed to be derelict in your duties. Wipe your husband's face and feet and serve her husband, this is already the only thing a concubine can do. Please let the concubine serve you. ”

Lin Jue frowned and said, "What are you doing with this?" Those things are all men's business, what does it have to do with you? You have been running the house for so many years, and I have no worries, this is the male protagonist and the female protagonist, the division of labor is different. ”

The little county lord slowly raised her head, and Lin Jue found that her face was full of tears, and she was surprised: "What's wrong with you?" ”

Guo Caiwei fell to her knees and sobbed: "Husband, the concubine wants to ask you for something, although the concubine knows that this request at this moment will make the husband disgusted with me, but I have no choice." Whether the husband agrees or not, the concubine can only do this. ”

Lin Jue frowned and said, "What's wrong with you?" What do you want from me? ”

Guo Caiwei said softly: "Husband, don't pretend that you don't know anything, I know you and you."

My brother has a rift. My brother used to be a hot-tempered and unscrupulous man, who used force at every turn to act selfishly for himself. Although there is some progress now, it is still unreasonable. The husband single-handedly offered him a high position, but he was jealous of his husband's merits, suspicious of his husband, and was really ungrateful. The concubine knows that her husband is a person with clear grievances, and she will repay her kindness if she has a grudge, and she will not be patient if she has a grudge, and now there is a fear of disagreement between my brother and her husband, and my brother is impulsive and is likely to make some radical moves. Therefore, the concubine dared to implore her husband, if ...... If my brother behaves improperly, can my husband bear more of it? If the conflict really intensifies, can the husband ...... Can you read it on the relationship between husband and wife, give the concubine a thin face, and spare my brother's life. He's my brother after all......"

Lin Jue was stunned, stood up, stood on the ground with wet feet, squinted his eyes and shouted, "Where did you come from?" How do you know that there is a rift between me and your brother? How did you know that I was going to be so far between him? You're afraid you're drunk and talking nonsense. ”

Guo Caiwei knelt down for a few steps, hugged Lin Jue's calves and raised her head and shouted, "Husband, I've been worried about this all the time, Caiwei is not a fool." Of course, my husband won't say anything to the concubine, but my brother has his own outpouring of it. Before I left the mountain, I often listened to him complain and knew that he had resentment in his heart. And this time, it was my mother who told me personally, and she said that her brother wrote a letter to tell her something, saying that her husband is now famous and famous, and he has long been more supported by the people than him, the emperor of the Great Zhou. If it goes on like this, he, the emperor, will not be able to go on sooner or later. He said that he had tried his best to express himself, but he was not recognized by others. After my mother knew about these things, she asked me to speak, and she wanted me to remind my husband that the monarch and the minister are righteous, respectful and orderly, and although the husband has worked hard and made great achievements, he cannot ignore the existence of the emperor. After all, the world is Guo's world. When I heard this, I naturally knew what was going on, but my elder brother had made another mistake, and he began to doubt his husband. Although the concubine is a dull person, she also knows that if she continues like this, she will inevitably cause great disaster. People like my brother, once they are dissatisfied in their hearts, will definitely find a way to do something out of the ordinary. I knew he was going to do something. Therefore, the concubine had to take precautions today and beg her husband for mercy. This is not only to remind my husband to take some precautions, but also to hope that my husband can spare my stupid brother for the sake of Cai Wei's face. ”

Lin Jue frowned and listened to Guo Caiwei say these words, he basically understood. Guo Kun has long been dissatisfied and complained. He couldn't make up his mind on his own, so he had to complain to his mother. The princess naturally protected her son, so she called Cai Wei to give a lecture and asked Cai Wei to blow the pillow wind on herself. After hearing these words, Cai Wei naturally realized that there must be a rift between herself and Guo Kun. Guo Caiwei knows her brother, and she also understands her grievances and revenge, he knows that Guo Kun is not his opponent, if Guo Kun makes any outrageous moves, he will definitely be recognized by himself. And at that time, I am afraid that I will kill Guo Kun. So she pleaded with herself in advance.

Lin Jue was faintly angry in his heart, he finally understood that the gentle words of the princess and himself today were all fakes, she actually knew that her son had a dislike for herself, but she pretended to know nothing. She wanted to blow the pillow wind for herself through Guo Caiwei, but she wanted to use the kidnapping of family affection to fight for the interests of him and her son. She may even be the backbone behind Guo Kun, because she doesn't look at the princess's gentle and virtuous appearance, but as long as she thinks of the original Green Dance's mother Concubine Rong giving birth to a child, and the prince and his wife took advantage of this matter to make a plan to drop the bag, this matter was concealed for fifteen years before it broke out, it is a very endurance plan to change the cage for birds. Every time I think about this, I feel chills. This may just be the prince's strategy, but the fact that the participating princess has been able to endure quietly and without guilt for so many years shows that she is not simple at all.

What made Lin Jue even more annoyed was that Guo Caiwei actually pleaded with herself, saying that she wanted to spare his brother's life, which was simply unreasonable. She understands the awkward position she finds herself in, but she takes it for granted that she sees herself as a threat to his brother, which may be a kind of favoritism from the bottom of her heart. If it was before, Lin Jue might not have been so annoyed, but on that night, the trestle bridge of the palace back house

At the meeting, after gaining insight into Guo Kun's intention to kill himself and actually starting to act, Lin Jue's tolerance for Guo Caiwei's words was greatly reduced.

"Cai Wei, are you worried that I will kill your brother? In your heart, you also think that I am bullying your brother, thinking about seizing power and usurping the throne, thinking about murdering your brother, and becoming the emperor of the Great Zhou, right? Lin Jue asked coldly.

Guo Caiwei hurriedly said: "No, no, no, the concubine definitely doesn't think so, the concubine just knows that my brother is definitely not the opponent of the husband." My brother didn't know that my husband just thought about the common people in the world, and focused on the society of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he was bent on revitalizing the Great Zhou. He will only spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, so he will anger his husband. It was because I knew my brother that I begged my husband for permission. It's definitely not that he thinks that his husband has a heart for distraction. Don't misunderstand. ”

Lin Jue said coldly: "Why don't you beg your brother and let your brother raise his noble hand to me?" You and I are husband and wife, you and your brother are siblings, and we are related by blood, why don't you go and beg him? Let him not do stupid things. And since you know that I have no wrong thoughts, you should say this to your brother and your mother, and not to me. ”

Guo Caiwei sighed: "If they are willing to listen to me, I can only tell my husband, I can't reason with them." My mother loves my brother the most, and if I say these things, I will be reprimanded by her. I can only come to ask my husband. The husband is reasonable. I also know that when I beg my husband like this, it seems that I am helping my brother to speak. But on one side is my brother, and on the other side is my husband, what do you want me to do? What can I do? ”

Lin Jue frowned, and he understood Guo Caiwei's situation in his heart, but he couldn't easily agree to this matter. After all, no one knows where things are going, if he agrees to Guo Caiwei's request, he will be restrained in his actions after that. He didn't want to restrain himself, he had already made a decision that he had to change the appearance of Da Zhou, Guo Kun had already proved that he was not a candidate for the revitalization of Da Zhou, and he was afraid that he would have to make a choice. If Guo Kun resists fiercely and does something that he cannot tolerate, then he may not take his life. Although his life is precious, in Lin Jue's eyes, it is not much different from the life of ordinary people, and it is not even as valuable as the lives of the brothers around Lin Jue. Lin Jue warned himself not to put shackles on himself.

"Wei'er, I want to ask you, if there is a conflict between me and your brother, which side will you stand on? I know this question is hard for you, but I really want to know the answer. You don't actually have to answer me, I just want to ask, but I don't have to answer you. I will only tell you, your husband is not a wicked man, he is not a careerist, and he is not trying to usurp power. I just don't want Da Zhou to return to the old road, and see the miserable situation of the world in ruins, the people hanging upside down, and the society shaking. Your husband just wants to do something with all his heart for the benefit of the world. Because only I can do it. As for your request, I can't grant you, but I understand you. Everything depends not on me, but on your brother. If he can accept the change, not only will I not embarrass him, but he will also be his emperor and enjoy honor. But if he refuses to change, insists on doing it, and does something that I cannot tolerate, I will never condone him. Do you see what I mean? Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

Guo Caiwei looked at Lin Jue blankly and said, "Husband, you are ...... Did you reject me? ”

Lin Jue sighed softly, reached out and stroked her face and said, "Wei'er, I don't want to break your heart, but you have to figure out the current situation." Before you beg me, you should find out what your brother has done to me. Just a few days ago, he had laid an ambush on me. Wei'er, you say, is this brother of yours crazy? If I don't care about the old feelings, the overall situation, and the meaning of you and my husband and wife. Do you think your brother will still be alive to sit on the throne? Vier, think about it, we'll talk about it later. Rest for me, I'll rest somewhere else, and you don't have to send me off. ”

After Lin Jue finished speaking, he put on his shoes and walked out of the door. Guo Caiwei sat on the ground stunned by what Lin Jue said, and suddenly came back to her senses and hurriedly turned to look at the door, Lin Jue's figure had already disappeared outside the door, leaving only the door curtain swaying and the lights and shadows mottled. Guo Caiwei sat on the ground in a daze, tears streaming out of her eyes.