Xiuxiu leaned in front of the door, put her little hand on her brow and looked into the distance, and after a long time, she put her hand down, frowning and sighing, "Why hasn't Sister come back yet?" ”

Liu Ya couldn't help but smile and said, "Second girl, this is the ninth time you have asked this question today. From Kyoto to Huaiyang Mansion, it will take six or seven days at the earliest, and the letter from the eldest girl was brought back three days before departure. ”

After receiving the letter from the eldest girl yesterday, the second girl waited for the eldest girl to come back.

The eldest girl has indeed been gone for a long time this time, and it has been three months, so it's no wonder that the second girl thinks that she thinks so much, even she, the little girl, is always thinking about it.

But she can't always let the second girl wait so badly, so she thought of a way, "Second girl, the eldest girl hasn't been home for so long, and many things in her room should be rearranged, why don't we go and see what needs to be replaced?" There is also food, the eldest girl has been away from home for so long, she must want to eat the family's food, let's go out to the market in a while to see, what fresh vegetables and fruits are there, buy some back, what do you think? ”

Xiuxiu thought about it and felt that these two proposals were not bad, so she nodded and prepared to follow Liu Ya.

As soon as he turned around, he saw several carriages coming in the distance.

Xiuxiu immediately became excited: "Sister must be back, yes." ”

With that, he quickly lifted the corner of his skirt and ran towards the carriage.

Liu Ya was startled and hurriedly chased after her: "Second girl, slow down." ”

But where can Xiuxiu slow down, her eyes are good, and when she ran closer, she already recognized the person in front of the team as Jia Yi.

"Sister, it's Sister, Sister is back!"

Lin Ruan heard Xiuxiu's voice in the carriage, and quickly opened the curtain, and saw that the little girl was running towards this side, where could she bear it now, so she hurriedly stopped the carriage, and got out of the car to greet Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu threw herself into her arms, and the moment she hugged Lin Ruan, her eyes immediately turned red, "Sister, why did you only come back now?" I miss you so much. ”

Lin Ruan hugged her fragrant and soft little body, and her heart was soft, "Sister misses you too." Look at the carriage behind, Sister Ah has prepared a lot of gifts for you. ”

Xiuxiu wasn't very interested in the gift, and only hugged Lin Ruan tightly, as if she was afraid that she would be gone.

Lin Ruan had no choice but to pick her up and walk towards the house.

Shen Tingye followed behind with the convoy.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the house, I heard a sound of footsteps, "Dad, you run slowly." ”

Lin Han's voice came out of the house, and soon, the figures of the father and son appeared at the gate.

It turned out that Xing'er had just seen Xiuxiu running to meet Lin Ruan, so she was very clever to inform Lin Zhong and Lin Han.

The two heard that Lin Ruan had arrived home early, so they hurriedly ran out to greet them.

As soon as Lin Zhong saw Lin Ruan, he was a little incoherent with joy: "Tired on the road, right?" Are you hungry or not, can Dad cook you a bowl of noodles first? ”

Lin Han didn't speak, but his face was full of joy.

Lin Ruan's heart ironed for a while, "Dad, don't be busy, I'm not hungry or tired, I just miss you." How are you doing at home? Nothing happened at home, right? ”

Lin Zhongle said happily: "Okay, everything is fine, there is nothing to do at home, the business in the store is also very good, and I have made a lot of money, I will put it for you, and I will let someone send it to you in a while." ”

Lin Ruan smiled and nodded, then turned his head and followed Lin Han again: "How is it in the academy?" Can you keep up? Has anyone bullied you? ”

Lin Han pursed his lips and smiled, "I can keep up, with such a living sign as the county lord and sister, who dares to bully me?" How are you in Kyoto? Why didn't Xiao Jingchen send you back? Did he bully you? ”

When he said the latter sentence, Lin Han's face had already stiffened, and he looked like he was going to settle accounts with Xiao Jingchen at any time.

Lin Ruan stretched out his hand and pinched his face, "Look at your worrying look, I don't know and think you're an old mother." Don't worry, I'm very good, Xiao Jingchen has business to do, so let his subordinates send me back. By the way, there's something I want to tell you. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head and beckoned to Shen Tingye, who was standing quietly watching them reminisce.

Shen Tingye stepped forward and saluted Lin Zhong: "You are Uncle Lin, thank you for taking care of Ah Ruan for the past ten years, and for your hard work." ”

Lin Zhong turned sideways to avoid it, seeing that he had an outstanding temperament, and listening to his words, he didn't understand what was going on at all.

Lin Han was also puzzled.

Lin Ruan changed Xiuxiu to one hand and hugged it, the little girl has gained a lot of weight recently, she has been holding one hand for a long time, and she is still a little tired, "Dad, let's go in first, this matter is a long story, let's sit down and talk slowly." ”

Shen Tingye saw that she was a little tired, and reached over to take Xiuxiu over, but Xiuxiu didn't appreciate her face at all, hugged Lin Ruan's neck tightly, and looked at him vigilantly.

Xiuxiu always remembers Sister A's teachings, don't talk to strangers, let alone follow strangers, even acquaintances can't easily trust men other than her father, brother, and master.

Shen Tingye saw Xiuxiu looking at him with a thief-like expression, and couldn't help but doubt himself, didn't he look like a good person?

Lin Ruan smiled apologetically at him, "Third cousin, Xiuxiu is timid, don't mind." Let's go into the mansion, this is my house in the city, the place is small, but it's quite beautiful, I'll take you around in a while. ”

This third cousin, Lin Han and Lin Zhong could hear it clearly.

Lin Ruan saw the surprised looks on the faces of the two of them, so he smiled and said, "Dad, Akan, I have found my family, this is my third cousin." ”

She didn't tell Lin Zhong about her relatives in Kyoto. The matter was too important for me to explain a sentence or two just by writing a letter, so I decided to tell them myself when I got back.

Lin Zhong and Lin Han were so shocked by this sudden news that they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time, and they didn't react until they sat in the flower hall and watched Shen Tingye salute and thank them again.

"Ah...... Ah Ruan, have you really found your relatives? ”

Lin Ruan smiled and nodded, "Yes, my maternal grandfather is the Duke of Dingguo, the current King of Jingwu County." ”

The father and son were taken aback, especially Lin Zhong, when he picked up Lin Ruan, he guessed from the clothes on Lin Ruan's body that her identity should not be simple, but he never thought that Lin Ruan would be the granddaughter of the Dingguo Mansion.

Who is Dingguo Gong, and who doesn't know in the Manchu Zhou Dynasty? Especially after Lin Han went to school, the masters in the academy would often tell them about some things in the court, although they would not go deeper, but some famous figures in the Great Zhou Dynasty would always be repeatedly mentioned by the ladies. The Duke of Dingguo is the most mentioned, and there is no other reason than because the Duchy of Dingguo is brave and loyal, and has made great contributions to the Great Zhou.