On the eighth day of the first month, Lin Yuyan returned to Wancheng, because it was approaching the New Year's Pass, so the atmosphere of the traders in Wancheng was also strong, returning from Shanglin Yuan all the way, Xiao Chang'an Ju and Nanzheng Ju have set up checkpoints, I don't know if it is because of the prevention of crowded riots in Wancheng around the New Year's Pass, or the news of the war in the south has spread to Wancheng.

However, after entering Wancheng, Lin Yuyan found that no matter how much gossip from the outside world was, the atmosphere of the New Year in Wancheng became more and more intense, after all, Wancheng did not even beat the Jin Han clan, one of the strongest men in the Central Plains, which shows that it is strong, and as for the Red Turban Army in Deng Kingdom, they don't need to worry about it.

As soon as Lin Yuyan returned to the mansion, he took Han Kui's "Shuowen Jie Zi" to Wen Xiangheng and instructed: "Gradually sort this "Shuowen Jie Zi" according to the number of strokes in the first word, and then send it to Mangkhut Village, ten miles east of the city, where there is a paper mill and a printing factory, and let Kong Xuan, who is in charge, hurry up to carve live clay characters, typesetting and printing. ”

Hearing this, although Wen Xiangheng didn't know what it was to engrave live clay characters and typesetting and printing, he also guessed a synopsis, and he didn't need to be responsible for these things, just put these bamboo slips in place and send them to Mangkhut Village to hand them over to Kong Xuan.

Then Lin Yuyan asked, "Is there anything else going on in the house?" ”

Wen Xiangheng handed out a piece of paper and replied: "It's approaching the end of the year, and you need to prepare a New Year's gift, this is a list drafted by Heng, Your Highness will see if it's suitable......"

Lin Yuyan took the paper and glanced at it, there were nearly a hundred names in front of him, and the things to be sent afterwards were also different, some were valuable and some were light, and said: "Wen Qing, these are not needed, Brother Erwang, just prepare a New Year's gift for him, old guy, just prepare the dry goods and wild things in Jianyang brought back by Lin Yuan, as for the palace, I have to prepare a little thoughtful thing for my mother Jiang, don't consider whether it is precious or not, as for the monarch's father, he is rich in the four realms of Great Qin, what is missing, Simply send a few civilian labor paintings from Lin Yuan, just use this paper...... Others just don't want to be extravagant! ”

Hearing this, Wen Xiangheng also nodded, and then responded to Lin Yuyan, although he felt a little different, but thinking of his Royal Highness's temperament, it was not good to say anything.

Lin Yuyan said again: "By the way, write me a letter asking to enter the palace tomorrow, I haven't seen my mother Jiang and those brothers for a long time, and I miss it a little!" ”

The place where the gate of the Qin Palace's palace is located is in the south of the palace, which is far from the harem where the concubines of Qin Bo lived, and there are several frequent corridors in the middle, and several checkpoints are set up, all of which are guarded by palace guards.

Lin Yuyan was familiar with the road, and after passing Yongdao and Yu Linwei, he came to the palace where his mother Jiang was [Purple Leaf Garden].

The person guarding the door seemed to be a new person, but when he saw Lin Yuyan coming over, he also preached to the inside: "Madam, Your Highness is here......

Lin Yuyan entered the Purple Leaf Garden, that is, there were palace maids surrounding her, Lin Yuyan didn't look at him as a son when he was a child, but the palace was strict with the management of the son, and only the attendants were arranged to serve by his side, and there were no palace maids, the purpose was to maintain the purity of the bloodline of the Qin royal family, and most of the old clans outside the palace were generally like this, so it was easy to develop a more eccentric "male pet" style.

Lin Yuyan is also like this, so in the past, he used to come to the harem to see the palace maid after watching his mother, just to balance his psychology, for fear that there would be something bad to hold out, but now, looking at the past, these familiar faces in the past are gradually getting old with the flowers and plants in the palace wall blooming and falling year after year.

Mother Jiang's aunt Mo Shi saw Lin Yuyan enter the Purple Leaf Garden, and immediately said with a smile: "Your Highness, Madame knew that His Highness was coming last night, and she happily didn't sleep all night!" ”

Lin Yuyan also asked, "Aunt Mo, how is my mother doing lately?" ”

Aunt Mo responded: "Okay, okay...... A few days ago, the king decreed that he entered the lady's [Liangyuan], and there were a lot more monthly rules and regulations than usual, and His Royal Highness saw that this Purple Leaf Garden was also merged with the two big houses around, and there were also many servants who came. ”

The rank of "Liangyuan ......" is not as good as the concubine in the palace, but it is already a concubine, and the position is not low.

"Madam, Her Royal Highness Madame has arrived."

In the inner garden, several palace maids supported Lin Yuyan's mother, Liangyuan Jiang came out, Jiang went out and saw Lin Yuyan, and said with a smile: "Yan'er, you are here." ”

Lin Yuyan stepped forward and saluted, "The child has seen his mother. ”

"You kid, you have become well-behaved when you leave the cabinet, you haven't knelt when you were a child!" Liangyuan Jiang said angrily.

Liangyuan Jiang helped Lin Yuyan up, and then said to Aunt Mo: "The meal is ready, let people bring it up, Yan'er, you hurry up and follow your mother into the house, it's cold outside." ”

"Well...... Lin Yuyan nodded, and followed his mother Liangyuan Jiang into the inner room.

Lin Yuyan's mother Liangyuan Jiang prepares a lot of meals, usually at this time, Jiang will prepare the ingredients a day in advance, and then get up early in the morning to sit down with some ingredients.

In other words, as soon as Lin Yuyan ate Jiang's dishes, she tasted a different taste, and this was because of the ingredients used by Jiang's cooking.

The clan where the Jiang clan is located is also an old clan, but the old Zhushan clan that lives in the southwest of Great Qin is different from the old clan of Great Qin, this Zhushan Jiang clan is a clan that moved from Yongguo.

Speaking of Yongguo, King Wu of Ji Zhou and Bashi Eight Kingdoms fought together and fought in Muye, and Yongguo ranked first among the Eight Kingdoms. Later, Yongguo took advantage of the famine in Chu and marched eastward, but was defeated by the king of Chu and the Ba and Qin in the west, and most of the land was divided by Chu, Qin and Ba, and now this Yongguo has retreated to the Ba Mountain centered on the Yong, and the Yong people have become the people of the mountains.

And this Jiang family was originally a mediocre person, and later the Yong family retreated to a corner, and the Jiang family voted for Daqin, and Lin Yuyan's mother was the daughter of the Jiang family.

Although Lin Yuyan's mother Jiang lives in the palace, from time to time the mother will send some to the palace, and eat the home-cooked food of the maternal family, which is not common in Daqin, Lin Yuyan is naturally impressed.

After eating for a while, the Jiang family smiled and touched Lin Yuyan's sleeve and asked, "A few days ago, the mother clan sent a message, saying that you were acting perversely outside and angered many old clans?" ”

Lin Yuyan's face was pale, he really didn't want his mother to know about it, but it still reached his mother's ears.

Jiang Shi saw that his son's face was different, and he also smiled: "The mother told me that it is not that she has the intention to let me teach you a good lesson, but that she cares!" ”

"My son understands!" Lin Yuyan nodded, although he knew that it was impossible for the Jiang clan to help the old clan deal with his own family, but after all, it was a foreign clan with a shallow foundation, and it was easy to be manipulated by the old clan.

"Don't talk about these things...... Listen to your father, you are now ruling the thorny sun? "Jiang has very little time to see Lin Yuyan's son, so naturally he has some or nothing, but whenever he hears it, he will ask.

Lin Yuyan didn't expect that his father would actually come: "Has the monarch been here? ”

I already knew that Uncle Qin was already nearly half a hundred years old, because he had been busy with political affairs in the Qin Palace for many years, and his hair was already gray, and he hadn't seen a newcomer in this harem for many years.

Gongzi Lin Yuzhi is twelve years old this year, and the youngest son, which means that Qin Bo rarely enters the harem after entering the age of forty.

Jiang replied: "In short, your monarch praises you, don't be complacent after listening to it!" ”

"Where could a child be like that!" Lin Yuyan also muttered and asked rhetorically.

Jiang Shi smiled Lin Yuyan was really a child who had not grown up, and then ordered: "Aunt Mo, bring the Lingzhi soup simmering on the stove." ”

"Whoa." Aunt Mo also turned around and took a few palace maids to the kitchen.

Hearing her mother Jiang talk about Ganoderma lucidum soup, Lin Yuyan also frowned, and the bitter taste that was still fresh in her memory suddenly stung her memory: "Mother, the child is already full!" ”

"That Ganoderma lucidum is a good thing, that is, the mother family sent it to me to recuperate my body...... When you're full, drink a little soup, it's fine. Jiang also persuaded.

In fact, Lin Yuyan wanted to remind her that Lingzhi soup and rice were eaten together, which had little effect, but she also thought that she had limited time to stay in the palace, and looked at her mother with a concerned look, so she didn't say anything.

took a sip of Ganoderma lucidum soup, Lin Yuyan's facial features were already squeezed together, this bitter taste ...... It's definitely not a small vintage!

"You kid ......" Jiang said and handed Lin Yuyan a piece of silk, and then asked tentatively: "Yan'er, you have been out of the palace for more than half a year, but you have fallen in love with the woman of that family?" As a mother, you can also send someone to say kiss to you, but it's really not good...... You can ask Mrs. Ju to say it's okay, she came over last time and said that you can marry at your age, but it reminded your mother. ”

"Mrs. Sentence?" Lin Yuyan frowned, in the palace, this lady is unique, the reason is that he is the mother of the second royal brother Lin Yuxin, thinking that now the court [Xin Party] suppressed the [Ren Party], Lin Yuyan knows that in the harem, this Mrs. Ju's limelight may have overpowered Queen Qin.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuyan couldn't help but remind her mother Jiang Shidao: "Mother, Mrs. Ju has many conflicts with Empress Qin, and it is better for my mother to stay away from some......."

"I understand, I understand, I don't move around much in this palace on weekdays, it's difficult, Mrs. Ju wants to enter the door, and I can't close the door......"

Halfway through speaking, Jiang Shi remembered what the main topic was, and said angrily at the moment: "You kid, when it comes to your marriage, you see, except for your fifth royal brother, you can't go out except for your fifth royal brother, which of the remaining four royal brothers has not started a family?" ”

"Mother, I'm a lot younger than them, can't I ......"

"They are all sons who are out of the cabinet, how young can they be!" Jiang Shi said and ordered: "Bring those portraits by my bedside." ”

Not long after, a palace maid brought over some silk silks, and Jiang handed them to Lin Yuyan, saying: "Here are all big families in Wancheng, I have seen it for you, the appearance is very good, and the family background is also good, you take a closer look, which one you choose to tell your mother." ”

Lin Yuyan watched her mother take these silk paintings with great care, and it seemed that she was also attentive, so she didn't want to refuse directly, so she picked up the silk paintings and pretended to look at them.

Jiang also introduced when Lin Yuyan looked at the portrait: "This is the daughter of the Wancheng Deng family, she looks very cute, and she is not bad." ”

Lin Yuyan looked at the portrait, and ran over 10,000 [grass I mud horses] in her heart, just a few strokes on this silk painting, which made her mother feel that she looked very cute and was a good person?

This picture quality, this pixel is no one!

Lin Yuyan looked at it, and then remembered an excuse: "Mother, the daughter of the Deng family, Huang'er, has also heard of it, but it is said that she had leprosy when she was a child, and her face is not good now!" ”

As soon as he heard about leprosy, Jiang Shi was frightened and asked, "Is that really the case?" ”

"What did my son lie to you!" Lin Yuyan's tone couldn't be heard at all.

"If you have leprosy, you must not ask for it!" Jiang Shi looked at it, and then pointed to a silk painting and said: "This is the clan daughter of the Hefeng clan in Shuyang, who knows how to dance, how is it, do you like it?" ”

"Hefeng Clan's ......" Lin Yuyan thought about it, and felt a little familiar, thinking that it was originally the Hefeng clan of Shuyang, speaking of which, the new construction of Shanglin Yuan was in the hands of this Hefeng clan of Shuyang, and it was also because the Hefeng clan was also placed by Lin Yuyan because the foundation was not clean.

"Mother, this Hefeng clan has collusion with the Shuishui bandits, and the child went to Jianyang to govern this time, and he has dealt with this Hefeng clan."

"Water bandits?!" Hearing this word, Jiang's eyes widened, and he clenched his fists and covered his chest and said, "I didn't expect this Hefeng clan to be so evil, and he actually dared to collude with the water bandits!" ”

Hearing that her mother was also angry, Lin Yuyan also pushed the boat down the river, returned the silk painting in front of her to her mother, and said: "Mother, you live in the inner palace, as the saying goes, seeing is believing and hearing is false, you haven't even seen people's faces, it's not based on the imagination that people say, these people don't need to look at it!" ”

Hearing this, Jiang Shi just looked at himself, and thought about what he just said, it is indeed not wrong, why are these [Yue Niang] outside the palace so unreliable!

Seeing that his son was no longer talking about marriage, and it was indeed a problem on his side, Jiang asked Aunt Mo to put away the silk painting.

Jiang's family also continued to let Lin Yuyan eat more food, even if Lin Yuyan had already eaten a lot, but according to Jiang's mind as a mother who had not seen her son for a long time, where would she think that her son ate too much.

No, Lin Yuyan just ate too much, and said that he wanted to go out for a walk, and Jiang also agreed.

Looking at the dishes on this large table, some of them simply didn't touch their chopsticks, and the Jiang family was either the master of waste after all, or invited Aunt Mo and other servants to eat together.

Xu is Jiang is usually used to treating his subordinates and his face, and everyone did not refuse.

Aunt Mo, as Jiang's dowry, naturally sat closest to Jiang's. When he heard Jiang muttering "This kid ......" in his heart, he also reminded: "Madam, if you want to say goodbye to Your Highness, why do you have to trust others, you are looking for unscrupulous people who dissatisfy Your Highness, it is better to find the mother clan directly, and the clan also knows some roots......

Hearing this, Jiang's face was overjoyed, and he said softly: "Aunt Mo, you really reminded me......"

Lin Yuyan only walked around Ziye Yuan for a while, and when she came into the house, she saw that other people were also eating, but she didn't say anything, after all, her mother was kind-hearted, and she was not a person who paid attention to those vulgar etiquette.

The Jiang family pulled Lin Yuyan to the inner room to speak: "I just thought about coming, the Jiang family has a lot of women of the same age as you, it is better to ask the mother family to say to you for the mother, once you have the wish of the mother to see you start a family, come, the mother family is also willing to get closer to you, you see how it is." ”

Hearing this, Lin Yuyan knew that her mother cared about it, and she didn't directly refuse, thinking that the days were still long, and it was not difficult to explain her mother, the worst thing was that the war was about to start, and she was afraid that she couldn't find an excuse to shirk it, so she agreed.

Jiang Shi saw that his son agreed, and he was also full of joy, so he took out a large exquisite treasure chest from the box at the head of the bed, opened it and said: "These are the savings that my mother has saved for you over the years, last time you actually took away the monthly cases of several younger brothers, if it wasn't for Ji'er coming to me to eat a few more meals, my mother wouldn't know!" ”

Lin Yuyan looked at the past, the exquisite treasure chest was full of gold, platinum (silver) and jade, here are the rewards in the palace, and some are the mother's dowry.

Lin Yuyan said: "I don't need my mother, my son is now in charge of Lin Yuan, and the cost of food and clothing is definitely enough!" ”

Listening to his son's resolute tone, Jiang also said: "You, it seems that I really want to tell you about family affairs and take care of you." ”

What else could Lin Yuyan say, he could only laugh.