Lin Dai looked at the stranger in front of her.

In her first impression, the man in front of her was not pleasant, his face and exposed skin were dark, and he was not the kind of scholar who was polite at all, and he exuded a fierce atmosphere...... Lin Dai hates dealing with strange and rude men.

Lin Dai has a sense of pride, in her opinion, only her own father-in-law is the best, and the men outside are all bad people.

"Who is he?"

Lin Dai heard that this person called himself a "villain" in front of Shen Xi, so he regarded him as an ordinary servant, Lin Dai herself did not have a high status in the Shen family, but she had a strong sense of respect and inferiority, so she had a little disdain on her face when she asked Shen Xi this question.

Shen Xi said: "Brother Lin, please tell me about your life experience again." ”

"Huh!?"

Shen Xi's proposal surprised Lin Hengda, he looked at Lin Dai with a wry smile, and then looked at Shen Xi: "Lord Shen, this is not appropriate, right?" ”

Shen Xi asked, "Then let me ask you to answer...... Where is Brother Lin's ancestral hometown? ”

"The villain is from Huguang Yue Prefecture, and he followed his father who was an official to Guangdong in ......his early years" Although he didn't want to mention the sad thing, out of respect for Shen Xi, Lin Heng still answered truthfully.

Shen Xi asked again: "Brother Lin once said that he has a sister, I don't know if you remember her maiden name and her detailed birthday?" ”

"This ...... The little sister's name is Dai'er, and she was born in the twenty-first year of Chenghua, that is, the fourth day of June in the year of Yisi, ......" Lin Heng replied very carefully.

Lin Dai was a little anxious when she heard this, with a little anger on her face, and said, "You...... You...... You are talking nonsense......"

Lin Heng looked at Lin Dai puzzled, his face was full of grievances: "The villain doesn't dare to hide it in front of Lord Shen and Mrs. Shen, when my little sister was nine years old, my Lin family was in trouble, she and her mother are missing, and the villain has been in the army in Yulinwei for many years, and has never had the opportunity to find it." ”

Lin Dai couldn't believe it, she pulled Shen Xi's sleeve, her voice trembled slightly, and she stammered, "He...... Who is he? ”

Shen Xi didn't answer Lin Dai's question, but continued to ask, "What are the characteristics of the Lin brothers and sisters?" ”

"The characteristics of the little sister!? The villain vaguely remembers that she was born with a red birthmark on her left wrist, and the villain also had a piece on her body, but it was on her left leg. At that time, my mother once said that the villain and the housemate were sent to our house by the Lord of the Stove, and even the birthmarks on their bodies were very similar......"

This is not allowed for Lin Dai to believe it, because she didn't even tell Shen Xi about the birthmark on her brother's body, but the birthmark on her own body couldn't hide it from the person next to her.

"My lord, you ask these little ones, I don't know what they do?" Lin Heng asked with some curiosity.

Shen Xi didn't answer, pulled Lin Dai, who was stunned, and lifted the sleeve of her left hand up slightly, revealing her flame-like red birthmark.

Lin Heng was surprised at first, stared at Lin Dai for a long time, he didn't dare to recognize each other at all, he never thought that the woman in front of him with a beautiful face and a noble temperament was his long-lost sister.

"Little ...... Younger sister? Lin Heng's voice trembled.

Contrary to Shen Xi's expectations, Lin Dai was not too excited, but grabbed Shen Xi's hand tighter.

Shen Xi originally thought that she would be very excited when she saw her brother, but at this time, Lin Dai was obviously panicked and seemed to be afraid of something.

Shen Xi said: "Brother Lin, there are some things I want to explain to you, when Dai'er was escorted north by Jinyiwei at the age of nine, she fled around Ninghua County, when she was separated from her mother, she was lonely, and her mother happened to rush to the county seat with me, and met her halfway, and her mother took her as a child daughter-in-law. In the first half of this year, I officially married her, but ...... She just started as a concubine. Brother Lin, don't be surprised......"

Speaking of this, Shen Xi was a little embarrassed.

The man didn't flick when he had tears, but at this time Lin Heng's face was already full of tears, he lifted his trouser legs, revealing the flame-like birthmark on his calf, and choked up: "The adult family can take in the little sister and give her a warm home, so that she will not starve and freeze, this is her creation, where does the villain dare to ask for too much?" Little sister, you have suffered all these years! ”

Even if Lin Dai didn't trust Lin Heng, but in the end, blood was thicker than water, and when she saw the familiar flame-like birthmark, she finally couldn't help but call "brother", and the brother and sister held hands together.

Shen Xi withdrew from the room, found a rattan chair in the courtyard outside and sat down, and let the two brothers and sisters talk about their parting hearts.

After about a quarter of an hour, Shen Xi drank a few sips of tea respectfully sent by the official post official, and Lin Dai and Lin Heng had already walked out of the house.

Lin Heng knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Shen Xi, thanking him a thousand times.

Lin Dai didn't kneel, she thought she was with Shen Xi's childhood sweetheart...... You should marry me, why do you kneel down and kowtow?

"Brother Lin, please get up."

Shen Xi helped Lin Heng up, and Lin Heng said words of gratitude again.

Shen Xi and Lin Heng have a "fateful friendship", after Lin Heng was unexpectedly promoted to vice president, he regarded Shen Xi as a benefactor, although he was respectful and respectful when they met, he didn't feel heart-to-heart after all, but now he knew that it was the relationship between his brother-in-law and his brother-in-law, and he suddenly got a lot closer, and the estrangement between the two finally disappeared completely.

Lin Heng sat down with Shen Xi, and then asked Shen Xi for advice about Lin Dai back then.

Shen Xi didn't know much about how Lin Dai was separated from her mother, but explained some of the things she knew, Lin Dai stood behind Shen Xi, wiping her tears from time to time, like a well-behaved daughter-in-law, but when Shen Xi talked about some of her privacy, she secretly pinched Shen Xi's back with her hand, as if blaming Shen Xi for telling such a secret thing to "outsiders".

Lin Dai always had a sense of strangeness and alienation from Lin Heng.

"Brother Lin is going to leave to return to the border in a few days, I should have asked Dai'er to spend a few more days with you, but it's really ...... There are inconveniences. ”

When Shen Xi found out that Lin Dai was not as close to Lin Heng as he imagined, he didn't force it too much, as long as the brother and sister recognized each other, the lost feelings could be cultivated slowly, now Lin Heng is a small officer in the border army, and he is still young, and he will have the opportunity to be promoted in the future, maybe he will have a way to transfer him to the capital in the future, and Lin Dai will also have a maiden family at that time.

Lin Heng nodded and said, "What Lord Shen said is that this girl Dai'er ...... has been willful since she was a child, please be more tolerant of her. ”

Lin Dai was not happy when she heard this, and said coldly: "What are you talking about?" ”

This tone was a little questioning, Lin Heng felt a little sad when he heard it, and even more confused, why was his sister not as excited to see him as he was?

Shen Xi told Lin Heng his address and took Lin Dai out of the official post, and Lin Heng personally sent him out of the door despite being sick and unwell.

The soldiers outside only knew at this time that Lin Heng was the brother-in-law of this promising Hanlin official.

"Vice President Lin, congratulations, congratulations, when did you have a sister, or Lord Shen's wife, what a blessing! You will have to take care of the brothers more in the future......"

A large group of climbers came forward and surrounded Shen Xi and Lin Heng for a burst of flattery.

Shen Xi greeted everyone one by one with a smile, and then got into the carriage with Lin Dai surrounded by the crowd.

The carriage started, and after walking far away, Shen Xi looked out of the back window, Lin Heng was still standing in front of the official post, watching the carriage leave with reluctant eyes.

At this time, Lin Dai looked at Shen Xi with some resentment: "You...... Why didn't you tell me in advance? ”

"I wonder if he misidentified his relatives, or if he was alike? Only when you come in person, can some things be said. Shen Xi asked puzzledly, "What, I don't want to recognize your brother!?" ”

Lin Dai suddenly burst into tears, leaned into Shen Xi's arms, and whimpered for a while before saying, "I...... I...... I don't know. ”

As a girl who has not experienced much of the world, Lin Dai has gradually forgotten her previous family, having a mother-in-law and a rival in love has been a headache for her, and she is thinking about how to please Shen Xi and let Shen Xi care more for her, but at this time she ran out of a brother.

Lin Dai is scheming, but it's not too complicated to think carefully, she just doesn't know how to face this brother-sister relationship.

"If there's anything, let's talk about it when we get back. Anyway, after a few **** brothers, I will leave for the border pass, if you still want to see him, I will arrange it for you. Shen Xi spoke softly and comforted.

Lin Dai thought about it for a while before making an "um" sound, and then leaned on Shen Xi's arms and quietly listened to her husband's heartbeat.

When she was about to get home, Lin Dai couldn't help but remind: "This matter ...... You can't tell my mother, and ...... and Sister Yun'er, she knew about her mother and soon knew. ”

Shen Xi smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, I won't tell my mother, but I believe that even if my mother knows, she will be happy for you." ”

"No, no, if my mother knows that I have a brother, maybe what will she say about me, if I do something wrong in the future, she will definitely kick me out of the house and let me find my brother!"

After getting along day and night for nearly ten years, Lin Dai was very accurate with Zhou's pulse, and the reason why Zhou didn't want to drive Lin Dai out of the house was because he knew that Xiao Nizi was homeless, but now it is not necessarily, with her mother's family, Lin Dai feels that the danger of being kicked out of the house has increased.

Shen Xi smiled and patted her on the back: "Don't worry, with me, no one will embarrass you." We are husband and wife. ”

"Who's one with you?" Lin Dai scolded, but her hand hugged Shen Xi stubbornly, and she said what she thought in her heart with practical actions.

When she returned home, Lin Dai pretended that nothing had happened, and even Xie Yun'er asked her where she went, but she refused to say.

Shen Xi said with a smile: "I went to the foot of Xishan Mountain with Dai'er, she felt tired, so she came back." ”

Xie Yun'er had already known the situation, and probably guessed that Lin Dai didn't want to say it, so she glanced at Shen Xi at the moment, nodded and pretended to be deceived. However, Zhou's side was not very easy to pass, and Zhou's asked questions one after another, almost asking Lin Dai's situation to the bottom.

Shen Xi hurriedly changed the topic: "Didn't my mother want to move over earlier?" I'm free tonight, so I'm going to have a meal with my mom and dad and my siblings. ”

"Okay, okay, I'm afraid that your kid will be busy with business again, so I'll take Yun'er and Dai'er over in a while, let your father take a look, he will hug his grandson."

Xie Yun'er said: "Mother, my daughter-in-law and Dai'er were a little inappropriate in the past, right?" ”

Shen Xi thought of Shen Mingjun's abnormal feelings for Xie Yun'er, and nodded and said, "It's good for the child to go alone......

This made the Zhou family a little unhappy, and began to count Shen Xi, saying that Shen Xi had no conscience, but after thinking about it, he would be able to move to the Xie family's old mansion immediately, and his face was radiant, and the complexity of his expression made Shen Xi shake his head.

The old lady is a complex of contradictions, her feelings are simple and rich, in fact, she is just an ordinary woman with little knowledge.

"This house is good, but my mother still wants to live with your aunt, I have been close to her for a long time, and I am not used to seeing her wherever I go, why don't you find a yard around and let her move over?" Zhou's eyes looked at Shen Xi eagerly.

When it comes to Hui Niang, Shen Xi feels a little uncomfortable, he didn't even see Hui Niang's face after returning to the capital, and then thought that Hui Niang deliberately avoided it when he was in Tingzhou Mansion, and called him "Lord Shen", so that he understood that as he grew older, the difference between him and Hui Niang became more and more obvious.

I can't go back to when I was a child, when Hui Niang gently washed his feet and said intimate words.

"Got it, let's go back and look for it." (To be continued.) )