In anticipation, Lin Ruhai and his wife entered Beijing.

The two of them went to Beijing with him, in addition to the relevant servants and officials, there was another person.

But it was Xiangling's mother, Feng.

It turned out that after Jia Yucun returned to Beijing to report on his work, he returned to Jinling and found Xiangling's family as soon as possible.

At this time, Xiangling's father Zhen Shiyin was fooled out of the house by the monk, and only his mother Feng was left in the family, guarding a few acres of thin fields to live, and when he heard the news from the prefect, he said that his daughter had already had news, and was an aunt in a wealthy family in Beijing, and was looking for a family.

This Jia Yu Village is exquisite, and he has already inquired about the date of Lin Ruhai's family's visit to Beijing, and arranged for someone to protect the Feng family and join Lin Ruhai's family.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min had long known what happened to Xiangling from the letter, so they naturally took care of the Feng family in every way and took her all the way to the capital.

Not to mention that Xiangling and her mother hugged and cried in the small courtyard at home.

Here, Lin Zhao and Daiyu also met Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, and the family was naturally a man who sighed and a woman who cried.

The moment Lin Zhao saw Lin Ruhai. I also feel sad

Father and son have been separated since March last year. It has been less than a year, and Lin Ruhai is still in good spirits, his face is full, and he even has a little more majesty of the superiors, which is very different from the past. And the waist board is still straight, and the eyes are a little sharp, which is worthy of Governor Lin, who has been talking and laughing about Jiangnan and Shandong officialdom for many years.

But although Lin Ruhai's officialdom has deepened, there are more wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and a lot of gray hair.

After the family talked a few words, Jia Min took Daiyu to the backyard to tell the story of farewell.

And the Lin family father and son also went to the study to talk in detail.

In the study, Lin Ruhai asked Lin Zhao to sit. I asked a few words casually, but they were all things mentioned in the previous family letters. Lin Zhao asked about some recent developments in the Lin Mansion in Shandong. Then, there was a silent silence.

Seeing that Lin Ruhai didn't know how to speak, Lin Zhao had a little more pity for Lin Ruhai. This stubborn old man is used to putting his father's score in front of his son, and he doesn't know how to get along with his son now. At the same time, Lin Zhao couldn't help but review himself.

Although Li Er and Siddhartha Gautama established a business, they also had a general relationship with their father, when Emperor Zhenwu Taixuan was reincarnated, as a crown prince, didn't he also have a very stiff relationship with his father, King Jingle?

But they are them, and they are themselves.

I am different from them after all.

In contrast, he is more flesh and blood.

A philosopher who has studied "contradiction" and "practice" will have more criticism and self-criticism. So Lin Zhao examined himself.

Since he was a child, he has not behaved like a child, and he still has a heart for his mother Jia Min, who should have died early, and has promoted her to prolong her life with her skills, but she has never been close to this father a few times.

He is a young man with a quasi-holy heart, and he doesn't have much to say to Lin Ruhai.

It was Lin Ruhai who broke the silence. He glanced at his son a little probingly, coughed a few times, and then said: "Your grandmother rewarded her last letter and told her about Baoyu and Daiyu, I knew you were not happy, so I politely declined, and your mother was not happy." ”

"What do women know?"

Lin Zhao said casually.

But then reacted, saw Lin Ruhai's eyes glaring, and laughed: "Joke! Joke! Mother has no dust under her eyes, I don't know the intrigue of the back house, not to mention that Baoyu can't study, the housekeeper can't do it, it's just a waste, and then the maids are a group of people who climb up, just my second aunt is not a fuel-efficient lamp, unless he likes the woman, otherwise just making rules will consume the flesh and blood of the girl's family." ”

As soon as these words came out, Lin Ruhai was slightly moved.

But after all, he has been working hard in the officialdom for many years, and he knows the truth that Mount Tai collapses in front of him and his face does not change, since the officialdom struggle is so complicated, then the struggle between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the back house, and the struggle between sisters and concubines are naturally not far behind.

Although his wife died early, and his wife Jia Min did not fight with her mother-in-law, she can't push her daughter to do this kind of thing, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai shook his head and sighed: "Our Lin family has been a prince for generations, but there is no more in my generation, God is fortunate to be blessed by the ancestors, there is you, the super master Maizu, not only earned the position of earl, but also let the father stain your light and get an earl, in front of you, there is no guidance for the father, as long as you and Yu'er can be safe, I have nothing else to ask for." "In the end, it was very lonely.

People say that if you get fame, you will be crowned a wife and a son.

This Lin Ruhai gave birth to a son, named his mother and father, so that Lin Ruhai won the title for nothing, even in Shandong officialdom, he is also famous.

This Lin Ruhai has superb skills, and there are many masters under him, so he can naturally suppress these gossips, but he also knows in his heart that even if he can enter the cabinet, he is afraid that his level will not be as good as his son.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai sighed.

Putting these distracting thoughts aside, he said solemnly: "Speaking of which, you are already twenty-one, and your sister is also twelve or thirteen years old, this family matter must come in a hurry." It stands to reason that you should have said kiss four or five years ago, but the salt is important, so it was delayed, and now that you have passed the year of the weak crown, you must book it early. ”

"Besides, your sister naturally can't be delayed. Thinking about my father, the grace of God, it is estimated that our family will be able to reunite in Beijing in a year or two, so I think you want your sister to marry in Beijing, what kind of family do you think?"

Lin Zhao was noncommittal about his own affairs, and talked about his sister's affairs eloquently: "Speaking of which, my sister is still young, and the matter of marriage will naturally be talked about in three or five years, if my father wants to be engaged, I think I should find some people with good character and good character from those noble and meritorious families, and I know that I am motivated, but forget about the four kings and eight princes, and follow the emperor to work against today, what good results can there be?"

"Hehe, you don't have a small tone?" Lin Ruhai was happy.

"That's it! Daiyu's family that will marry in the future, my father will definitely find out, it is best if my mother-in-law is an empathetic person, otherwise it will ......" Lin Zhao smiled slightly, revealing two rows of white teeth.

Lin Ruhai glared at him angrily and said, "It's as if you are the only one in the family who loves Yu'er." ”

But I wrote it down in my heart.

In any case, it is also for the future of my daughter!

He paused, and suddenly asked again: "Speaking of which, your affairs have been overshadowed, I see that you don't want to mention your affairs, because you have a favorite woman." ”

Lin Zhao was slightly stunned, thinking that he really had some means as a cheap man.

So he listened intently, knowing that there was no one around the study, so he nodded and said: "Yes, there are indeed two people, both of whom are of good character and appearance, although she and I have not made a private agreement for life, but they are consensual." ”

......

Zijin Street, Xue Mansion.

Since that day, after the Plum Blossom Poetry Society sang begonia flowers, Xue Baochai moved out of Daguan Garden and returned to live in his own house on Zijin Street.

She went back to her home, and she didn't even need to find a reason.

said that his brother is often not at home and wants to live with his mother, can Jia's mother say it?

Mrs. Wang thought that she could use Baoyu to hang the Xue family, and she would also have some gold and silver from the Xue family, so naturally she would not stop it in such a trivial matter.

And the real reason, only Lin Zhao knows why.

However, after Xue Pan knew the exact news that Lin Ruhai had entered Beijing, he pondered for a moment, then hurried back to the mansion and told his mother, Aunt Xue, about it.

Although Aunt Xue is a woman and doesn't understand the affairs of the outer house, the affairs of the inner house are extremely exquisite.

She pondered for a moment and said: "The master of the Lin family is a big official, and he went to Beijing to report on his work, since Mrs. Lin is also coming, she must go to Rongguo Mansion to pay a visit first, although we are not in a hurry to meet, but we must also make an invitation first." ”

Xue Pan hadn't reacted yet, so he still asked what the post said.

Aunt Xue picked up the teacup, skimmed the tea leaves with the lid of the bowl, showed the demeanor of a master of house fighting, and said: "You and Baochai have been bothering him for many days, and we should return the table with reason." The mother is a woman, so she naturally wants to invite Mrs. Lin to the banquet and has the right to wash the dust. ”