It is reasonable for Chu to be worried about Lin Qiantan. Lin Qiantan was grateful for her uncle's concern and sincerely apologized. She also knows that she is a big girl, and there is no reason not to go home at night, and it is normal for her uncle to ask.

The matter of waiting for Mei happened so suddenly that no one could have imagined it.

Lin Qiantan told a lie, and she had to use another lie to round it up. She told Chu gradually that she had gone to the Zheng Guogong Mansion.

Chu gradually knew that the Zheng Guogong Mansion had indeed had some "trouble" recently. Zhang Luyuan became seriously ill under the repeated blows of wind and rain. Lin Qiantan and Zhang Yan had a private relationship, and they went to help take care of it, which was reasonable.

Over there, naturally someone had already run out to find Chu Jiang and tell him that Lin Qiantan had returned to the Chu family safely.

"Your cousin, as soon as he heard that you had sent someone over to deliver the news, he hurried out." Chu gradually was very satisfied that his son could be so attentive.

Lin Qian said in her heart, and blamed her for the suddenness of the incident, and did not ask the errand runner to make her words clear.

Chu gradually said again: "Next time, we can't do this again."

Lin Qiantan responded with a "yes".

Chu gradually comforted. The adopted son's performance like this also means that after he and his niece get married in the future, not to mention that love will never change his heart, at least ten years and eight years of love will definitely be there.

When the time comes, Lin Qiantan will give birth to two or three children, as long as one of them is a son, the bloodline of the Chu family will be able to continue unconsciously.

Even if it's a daughter...... It's okay, it's a big deal.

finally coaxed Chu gradually to get right, Lin Qiantan had just sat down to rest, and Chu Jiang was found back by the errand boy. He searched for a night, and he was in a hurry, and he couldn't blame him for being a little angry.

Lin Qiantan endured the grief caused by Mei's death, and was about to explain and apologize to him with a smile on her face, when Chu Jiang came in and yelled something like "Where have you been". The tone was heavy and the face was fierce, Lin Qiantan also knew that the other party was like this, it must be because he was eager, so he didn't care.

Although, she actually didn't have much of the mood to do too much reluctance patiently.

Chu Jiang first lost his temper, as if he also knew about Lin Qiantan, and he couldn't let some unrelated people know, otherwise there would be nothing good to listen to when he turned around and talked about gossip. So, he knew it immediately, and lowered his voice.

Speaking of which, Chu Jian's father and son actually didn't know about the properties in her hands at all.

Lin Qiantan thought so.

Lin Qiantan still remembered how Zhou Yi told her: "These things can be said or not. Your mother's original intention is that the fewer people who know, the better. When a woman is alive, her movement is always restricted, but it is often ironic that it is your father, brother, husband, and even son who restricts you. ”

The so-called following the father at home, marrying from the husband, and the husband from the son, twelve words are enough to summarize the life of most women in this world.

Lin Qiantan didn't take Zhou Yi's words to heart, and once thought about telling Chu Jiang what he knew, but later Lin Qiantan looked at it again and found that what Zhou Yi said was not unreasonable.

She went out to do business to make money, and her intimate nurses and maids still had a lot of complaints and many objections. But it's just because of the identity of the master and servant, so it's hard to say more.

But my uncle and cousin are different. is not only a relative, but also her future husband's family. According to the current law of the Great Commerce, women are not allowed to stand on their own feet, but can only be dependent on men.

It is true that no matter how the Chu family says it, it is also an uncle's family, and no matter how bad it is, it is always a hundred times better than the Lin family. What's more, the Chu family has had female officials.

Having said that, Lin Qiantan had already provoked a little unhappiness with Chu Jiang three times and twice because she wanted to apply for a female officer.

Therefore, she herself controls such a big industry, and she takes the initiative to get involved in the major event of the change of dynasty, in the eyes of Chu Jiang's cousin, it will only be a very stupid thing.

At this time, Lin Qiantan determined the second problem on Chu Jiang's body that was not a problem.

Her set of words that fooled Chu Gradually, Chu Jiang didn't seem to believe it very much, Chu Gradually had already gone out, leaving the space in the study for them to speak. Chu Jiang expressed his hope that Lin Qiantan could change this problem of always running outside.

Since Chu Jiang followed Lin Qiantan's words, he would say this: "What kind of family is the Zhang family, others can't hide, but it's good for you to rush forward."

If it was usual, Lin Qiantan might follow his words, respond to him, and coax him. But when Mei had just encountered a catastrophe, Lin Qiantan was not in the mood. He belittled her friends.

Chu Jiang also saw Lin Qiantan for the first time with a cold and unfamiliar look. He also knew that he seemed to be talking a little too much.

After all, Lin Qiantan went out to look for a night under the guise of being a guest at the Chu family, and inexplicably stabbed the person who had found her for a night, and she couldn't help it. The two apologized to each other, but reluctantly uncovered the past.

Since her people have come back safely, there is always an aftermath to be done afterwards. These were handled by Mama Zhong who stayed in the Dongshan Hou Mansion for her.

The Chu family also has a house that Lin Qiantan can live in at any time, and Lin Qiantan also plans to stay in the Chu family for a day or two. She is also unwilling to face some annoying people in the Lin family at this stall.

She would rather face Jiang Zhiyue.

Jiang Zhiyue has been a lot more lively recently.

The Jiang family's clansmen have entered Beijing one after another, which is the best thing for Jiang Zhiyue. She has someone to support her, and she is no longer afraid of being tied down for various reasons.

As soon as Lin Qiantan and Chu Jiang came out of the study, they ran into her. She demonstrated, and in front of Lin Qiantan, she took Chu Jiang away, regardless of whether Chu Jiang didn't rest all night.

Childlike.

Lin Qiantan felt that Jiang Zhiyue's mind was actually much simpler than some people, and it was easier to deal with no matter how much she could.

Since she took Chu Jiang away, she went to rest, but she didn't hear Jiang Zhiyue say that she asked Chu Jiang to accompany her to "her" courtyard to accompany her to eat crab roe cream.

Lin Qiantan then lived in the Jiang family, and the courtyard where her eldest aunt Chu Qiao used to live was still there.

As for Lin Qiantan's biological mother Chu Ling's yard - now she simply asked Jiang Zhiyue to take it for herself, and refused to move it out.

Chu has been dissatisfied with this matter for a long time.

Lin Qiantan didn't have the heart to deal with these at this time, Chu Jiang just happened to talk to her, and said that Chu gradually was very unhappy with Jiang Ningniang for the matter of this courtyard, Lin Qiantan told him: "Cousin told my uncle that where to live is just a small matter, don't go and make trouble with my aunt for my sake." In the future, she will ask Jiang Ningniang and Jiang Zhiyue to hand over the courtyard by themselves.

Jiang Ningniang's mentality, Lin Qiantan is very clear. In her opinion, anyway, Lin Qiantan, the daughter-in-law, can't return it if she wants it or not, so she just takes back what should be "returned".

The courtyard of the house, who she likes to give to, even if Lin Qiantan wants to say something, it will be said after she gets married.

Jiang Ningniang has no good impression of her sister-in-law who has never dealt with her. If it weren't for Chu gradually stopping her, she would have wanted to dig three feet into the ground and renovate the strange-looking yard. No, in vain, the dead man left a plaque of "Homesickness" and put it there, unlucky.

Lin Qiantan's mother's courtyard is indeed a bit nondescript in the eyes of many people.

It seems to be an architectural style that absorbs overseas architectural styles, and has a strong mixed character. From the east, it is one thing, and from the west, it is another. The interesting and novel structure is also one of the reasons that attracted Jiang Zhiyue.

Chu gradually intended to take out this courtyard and make a new house for Lin Qiantan.

Chu Jiang still remembered how his father and mother had quarreled when they lowered their voices.

Jiang Ningniang is nothing more than saying those sets of rhetoric: "...... The Chu family was in trouble that year, and my Jiang family also made a contribution, and now my mother's family is still watching there, you can't wait to sweep my face, let alone in the future! ”

Chu gradually said not very politely: "You go out and ask, is there anyone like you, occupying the former residence of other people's biological mothers and not letting them out, you are really getting lighter and lighter year by year!"

……

In the end, he persuaded him to stop.

Of course, Chu Jiang didn't know that his parents would definitely have something they wouldn't say in front of him.

Chu gradually became angry every time he remembered the green hat on his head. Jiang Ningniang felt weak when she thought of her past mistakes, and she relied on her menopausal temper to play tricks......

Chu Jiang got rid of Jiang Zhiyue and caught up with Lin Qiantan.

Chu Jiang also seemed to know that his tone was not good when he first came back, and when he escorted Lin Qiantan to rest, he talked about the things in the house, but asked Lin Qiantan to know some things that she didn't know.

Along the way, the atmosphere returned to getting along as usual. Before entering the courtyard, the last thing Lin Qiantan said was: "Cousin." This time, it is true that I did not think it properly. ”

But, if she doesn't, she'll regret it.

Wait for Mei to lie down in Zhou Yi and be watched. In the next few days, there will be a funeral. She will probably go out frequently under Chu Jiang's nose.

According to the matter of Mei, Lin Qiantan couldn't tell why she was not willing to reveal a thing or two, so that Chu Jiang knew and knew. Lin Qiantan is also afraid that if she says it, then her business outside may be exposed.

What happened the night before, Lin Qiantan called Jinhe, who was familiar with the Chu family's mansion, to take a trip.

Jin He came back and told Lin Qiantan that the Jiang family didn't know what was going on - the Jiang family lived in the Chu family, and the Chu family was a little troubled, and it was normal for them to know the situation.

Chu Jiang ran out at night, and didn't come home until the afternoon of the next day, and no one found out when he went out and when he came back.

That's fine.

Lin Qiantan thought about it, and said to Jinhe: "My aunt hasn't moved at all?"

It is said that knowing the son Mo Ruomu, Chu Jiang has always been clean and self-conscious, and there has never been a precedent of going out at night and not coming back.

Jiang Ningniang cares about her son so much, how can she really not hear the slightest rumor.

Here, but the Chu family, it is Jiang Ningniang who is in charge of the trivial affairs in the house, and the Chu family is in her hands.

Lin Qiantan felt strange, but she really didn't have much of the mood to pay attention to this. She really didn't close her eyes for two days and nights, and later she had to personally arrange things behind her for Mei Mei, and she had to rest.

Lin Qiantan lay down to sleep and slept for the rest of the day. By the time she woke up, it was already night.

As soon as he woke up, Jin He had already asked someone to prepare the dinner that Lin Qiantan was going to eat.

They came over as guests, but they didn't even show up, so they slept in the dark, but Lin Qiantan found that when she went to the main house, Jiang Ningniang didn't have any dissatisfaction, but she also looked like she was ignoring it.

Lin Qiantan then took a closer look at Jiang Ningniang and found that Jiang Ningniang looked a little in good spirits.

Lin Qiantan can also see what Chu gradually father and son can only see. Lin Qiantan came out of the main house, and it was the scenery that Bao inquired about and told her that when Lin Qiantan went to sleep, she inquired about it.

The Jiang family watched the scenery and enter Beijing, but it was just a surface of forced pretense.

Jiang Ningniang and her mother's family have been separated for many years, and most of their daily contact is through correspondence. In the letters sent back to the capital, the people of the Jiang family always told some good things about the Jiang family. Jiang Ningniang didn't doubt it, so she naturally used her mother's house as the backstage, with a straight waist.

The scenery said that something happened to the Jiang family.

Lin Qiantan felt strange in her heart, so she found someone she had placed in the Chu family and asked a few questions carefully. The man replied cheerfully.

The Jiang family's financial hole can't bear it.

The Jiang family is outside Beijing, and they are living a prosperous life, and Lin Qiantan is also very surprised by the decline of the Jiang family. This is something she doesn't know.

After all, the course of history in the past life ended with her death...... The Jiang family also did not enter Beijing.

At that time, she was a mud bodhisattva crossing the river and it was difficult to protect herself, and she really didn't care much about this matter that had nothing to do with the direction of the government. In the previous life, when the Jiang family was in trouble, it was too late to draw a clear line......

The people only know some superficial things, Lin Qiantan thought about it, and said to the scenery: "Ask more clearly."

The scenery responded, turned around and went seriously.

Jin He took advantage of no one and discussed with Lin Qiantan how to deal with the matter of treating Mei.

Jinhe's eyes were still red, and Lin Qiantan was no better, and they themselves knew that their appearance was extremely suspicious. But they won't tell anyone about these things.

*

Lin Qiantan asked about the Jiang family there, and the people of the Jiang family were also muttering in private about Lin Qiantan's sudden arrival.

This time, the people who led the people from the family into the capital were idle and had nothing to do, and they talked about Lin Qiantan.

They entered Beijing this time, and they had a task on their shoulders. They are now living in the Chu family, and they do not plan to "find a suitable house" to move out for the time being. They were also forced to do nothing.

The Jiang family's account room was looted overnight and all the family's property was looted to ten rooms and nine empties......

After coming and going, the family owed a lot of debts, and it looked like they were still rich, but in fact, they were just demolishing the east wall and making up the west wall......

And an important way to contact the Chu family is Jiang Zhiyue......

If it was said that the Jiang family was dispensable for getting the wealth of the Chu family, but there were changes in the family, of course, the situation was different.

Therefore, as an obstacle for Jiang Zhiyue to marry into the Chu family. Lin Qiantan, in the eyes of the Jiang family, naturally became the object of vigilance.

"What is she doing here?!" In a certain guest room, a person who is Jiang Zhiyue's uncle said this.

Next to him, an uncle of Jiang Zhiyue said: "What else can I do, but I'm afraid that we Zhiyue will take the lead and come over to stare at it."

A few people were talking there, Jiang Zhiyue just walked over from the corridor, passing by here, as if she heard her own name, and asked what the elders were talking about......

These financial things in the family, the adults will not tell the juniors. Jiang Zhiyue naturally didn't know that the family's financial situation was a little difficult. In addition, her parents should have given her not a penny less, and she didn't even notice anything wrong.

She is still arrogant.

After that, Lin Qiantan lived in the Chu family in order to treat Mei, and she dealt with this young lady of the Jiang family who didn't know the changes in her family background and still had her nostrils facing the sky.

However, the arrogant Jiang Zhiyue, although she did not discover the true situation of her family, was keenly aware of some changes in her aunt.

*

A few days passed.

Lin Qiantan heard that Jiang Ningniang and Princess Jinhua have met frequently in the past two days.

Jiang Ningniang's idea is really straightforward and easy to understand.

Princess Jinhua, as a once favored princess, will naturally not be short of money in her pocket. Lin Qiantan thought to herself, if Jiang Ningniang hit Princess Jinhua's idea, Jinhua was afraid that there was a chance that Jiang Taigong would be able to fish, and the wisher would take the bait.

Lin Qiantan's guess was right, Jiang Ningniang suddenly took the initiative to get close, Jinhua is not a fool, and after thinking about it a little, she knows that there must be some cattiness.

If you go to the Jiang family to enter Beijing, you can know it, and you can always inquire about the direction of the wind.

Jinhua has been overjoyed in the past two days.

She really is not short of money.

Since Jiang Ningniang has a request for her, why doesn't she use it?!

In the past, she put down her status as a princess, endured her displeasure to condescend to dignity, and endured Jiang Ningniang's inadvertent neglect.

But now, there is a problem with the family that Jiang Ningniang values, isn't it giving her a chance to enter the house.

Although Jin He said that she was worried about Mei Mei, it didn't mean that she didn't take Lin Qiantan's matter to heart.

Princess Jinhua didn't give them much trouble, but she couldn't be asked to take advantage of the opportunity to enter the Chu family. Otherwise, when the time comes, Chu gradually will not be able to suppress her.

Lin Qiantan shook her head and said, "My uncle will not use the Chu family's silver to fill the hole in her Jiang family, and my aunt is not willing to be cheeky and reach out to my uncle to take the money." Moreover, although my aunt thought so, those people from the Jiang family, even Jiang Zhiyue, also had other plans. ”

Lin Qiantan told her: "...... In short, in this matter, as long as the cousin doesn't nod, even His Royal Highness Jinhua can't do anything. "Don't worry too much.

Unless Emperor Tianlong intervenes, she can only surrender "temporarily".

Anyway, in fact, she doesn't have to monopolize Chu Jiang.

Her cousin was originally a fragrant bait, and there were never many people who wanted to bite him, and they didn't know it for the first day!

Jinhe then said secretly, saying so, but ......

What Lin Qiantan asked for was actually just a place to live.

If Jinhua is still a princess, the two of them may have a hard time serving a husband. However, what if Jinhua is not a princess.

According to Emperor Tianlong's temperament, the Rong Kingdom in the north is just something that he won't be happy if he doesn't pull out the nail. Even if there is a rebellion everywhere in the big merchants, it seems that it is ...... Nor can it shake the emperor's determination to conquer the country!

The fall of the Shang Dynasty is already on the road to countdown.

As long as the Shang Dynasty is gone, Jinhua, who is not only a princess of the dead country but also married to an enemy country, what is there to be afraid of, but a grasshopper after the autumn, which will not last for a few days. If she is willing to be friendly, she will not mind helping her and pulling her up when the sun sets on her.

But if Jinhua is like now, she always can't get along with her, then don't blame her for not getting along with her.

*

However, Lin Qiantan herself didn't expect that she would live in the Chu family for almost a month.

After Mei's death, all kinds of trivial things at home and abroad, she came in and out from time to time. Or sometimes, go to the palace to accompany Concubine Xiao.

Lin Qiantan gave her own money, asked her teacher Gu Ping to help, and gave Zhimei a "Gu" surname, so that she had a name and a surname, and an ancestor to follow, and invited a monk to pray for blessings day and night. In the early winter, the weather was cold again, and Mei's body was laid there, which was enough to stop the spirit for 7749 days.

Lin Qiantan wants to be buried for the scenery of Mei.

Gu Ping naturally heard about what was going on. Mei's death was a small thing to look at, and it didn't cause any waves in the capital. However, Gu Ping, like Lin Qiantan, saw the unusual place in this.

Some things may be able to be seen more clearly by sitting in front of Gu Ping's desk.

Emperor Tianlong adopted a strategy of forcible suppression internally, and it was the end of the year again, and most people also wanted to have a good year, so the outside gradually became cleaner.

But from Gu Ping's recitals, Lin Qiantan can clearly see what the recitals sent to the imperial court by officials from all over the country have said. Dashang is like a hot pot with cold water for the time being, boiling has stopped, but firewood is being added underneath......

A dormant political force seems to have begun to reveal its head without scruples, and the banner it has played is not surprising, it is the emperor and grandson of the Xia Dynasty who only hears its voice and does not see its people.

If the Xiao royal family no longer has an heir to the roots. The common people will gradually come to terms with the legitimacy of the Great Shang. But the actual situation made Emperor Tianlong very annoyed. A fire, a "Zhou" word, was effortlessly exploited by some people against him.

On the eighth day of October, a man named Zhou Papi in Tongzhou gathered tens of thousands of people, set up a mountain, and cut the land to claim the king.