The young man walked slowly, his eyes fell on Lin Zhuohua, and a faint smile rose at the corner of his mouth.

"Miss Lin, thank you for taking care of my brother for so long. In the lower Dongfang Jun, it is Xiaochen's elder brother. ”

Lin Zhuohua squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, and asked, "Have we met somewhere?" ”

The surname Dongfang is very special, she heard the master say that the four major families are Nangong, Situ, Ouyang and Dongfang. Among them, the Oriental family is most famous for being rich, and their money seems to be inexhaustible.

As the saying goes, there's nothing money can't do, and if you can't do it, it means you haven't spent enough money. In addition to having a lot of money, the Dongfang family is also good at finding out news. The other three families have more or less some handles in the hands of the Dongfang family, so the other three families are basically not very willing to fight with the Dongfang family.

The corners of Dongfang Jun's mouth rose: "Miss Lin has heard the story." ”

Sure enough, he was the storyteller.

"So you're the storyteller."

Xiao Chen stood aside, his eyes widened in surprise when he heard this, and he was a little incredulous: "Big brother, you even used to be a storyteller?" Did the father and mother know about this? ”

Father and mother, as well as the whole family, have great hopes for the eldest brother, and if they know that the eldest brother has actually been a storyteller, I don't know what it will be like.

Dongfang Jun reached out and touched Dongfang Chen's head, his voice was gentle and a little doting: "Then Xiaochen shouldn't tell his father and mother about this matter, just treat it as a secret between the two of us, okay?" ”

Xiao Chen's face was pensive when he heard this, and after a while, he nodded heavily: "Okay, I will definitely not tell my father and mother." ”

Father and mother were serious and old-fashioned, and if they knew about it, it would definitely cause trouble for the eldest brother.

Feng Shuhui had been standing quietly aside, and suddenly asked, "Could you be a member of the Dongfang Family of the Hidden Family?" But why didn't I see you among the people of the Oriental family? ”

Dongfang Jun looked at Feng Shuhui when he heard this, knowing what she was asking, and smiled gently: "There happened to be something during that time, so I didn't follow the people in the family to the Ouyang family. ”

"I see."

A few people stood at the door of the restaurant and talked, Dongfang Jun glanced at the sky and said, "It's not early, I'll send you back to the inn to rest first." ”

"Don't bother Dongfang Gongzi, we have a lot of people, nothing will happen, you take Xiaochen back to rest first," Lin Zhuohua shook his head and rejected Dongfang Jun's proposal, after all, the two were not very familiar.

Xiao Chen showed a look of disappointment, his eyes dimmed, the whole person wilted, he still wanted to send Sister Beauty back to the inn, and then come to talk to her tomorrow.

Lin Zhuohua saw that he looked depressed, reached out and touched his head, and said softly: "My sister will leave for Shangjing tomorrow, and I will stay in Beijing after that, if you have time, you can go to my sister to play." ”

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he turned his head to look at his eldest brother pitifully.

"Big brother, can I go to my sister to play when I have time in the future?"

Dongfang Jun is such a younger brother, and he is many years younger than himself, so he naturally loves him very much. Now that my father and mother are out of business, it may take a long time for them to come back. During this time, it's not bad to let him do what he wants, but he can't have any more accidents.

"Of course you can, but this time you can't mess around like last time and get rid of the people who are secretly protecting you."

This kid's brain can be clever, but this cleverness doesn't need to be in the right place, if you are willing to learn by heart, it will not happen to the original accident.

"I know that my eldest brother is the best for me." Xiao Chen showed a cute smile: "I promise I won't mess around anymore, then I can go to play with Sister Beauty in a few days?" ”

Seeing his eldest brother nodding, Xiao Chen immediately laughed happily, and then looked at Lin Zhuohua and said crisply: "Sister Beauty, then you wait for Xiao Chen to come and play with you." ”

Lin Zhuohua responded with a smile, then said a few more words, and turned to leave under Xiao Chen's reluctant gaze.

Because I met Xiao Chen, I saw that his little face was ruddy, and his spirit was also very good. She was very relieved in her heart, and her mood was naturally very happy. On the way back, they were all humming little tunes.

Early the next morning, they set off for Beijing. Because he left early, naturally he didn't see Xiao Chen who came in a hurry.

Xiao Chen looked at the already empty wing, his face full of disappointment. Dongfang Jun on the side patted him on the shoulder and persuaded him gently: "Don't be sad, let's go to Beijing when the matter on the eldest brother's side is done." ”

"Okay." Xiao Chen responded obediently, and then followed his eldest brother out of the inn.

On the road after that, Lin Zhuohua and his party never stopped, and rushed back to Beijing in a few days. When it got dark, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Guogong Mansion.

Lin Zhuohua got out of the carriage and quietly went in without alarming anyone. As for the gifts that the master asked her to bring to her family, she asked Bai Yu to carry it in through the side door, and told the gatekeeper not to make a noise. Now who in the Guogong Mansion doesn't know how favored the eldest lady is, and naturally no one dares to disobey her orders.

The next day, when Ning Shouyuan asked for peace, the people in the house were stunned when they saw Lin Zhuohua who suddenly appeared.

It took a while for Mrs. Lin to regain her voice, and she raised her hand and pointed at her smiling daughter: "You...... When did you get back? There was no movement at all? ”

Lin Zhuohua stepped forward to greet the elders who had not seen him for a long time, and then sat down next to his mother and said, "I came back last night, and everyone slept at that time, and my daughter thought that it would be better not to disturb your rest, and to give you a surprise today." ”

Saying that, she glanced around, but she didn't see Lin Youran's figure, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What about the second sister?" ”

"Concubine Zhen summoned her to the palace for a few days, and she has been with her in the palace for the past few days."

Speaking of Lin Youran, Mrs. Lin's expression was light, and she was not as obviously displeased as before. She has seen it now, how can she say that the girl is also the future crown princess, and it is not suitable to tear her face with her for the sake of her daughter. Anyway, when the time comes, she will marry out, so she will generously prepare some dowry so that people don't make mistakes.

Lin Zhuohua raised his eyebrows, this Concubine Zhen really likes Lin Youran.

"That's a pity, the master has prepared gifts for you." She clapped her hands and let Emerald and Onyx carry the box in.

Jade and Onyx have a lot of strength now, and the training of the two on weekdays is not in vain, especially when she was in the Ouyang family, the master also helped her train these four maids.

Opening the box, the contents made everyone take a breath, whether these gifts would be too expensive.

Lin Zhuohua was also stunned, she took out one of the delicate boxes, opened it and saw the night pearl of the same size inside, and the corners of her mouth twitched. Even in the palace, only the queen mother and queen and the very favored concubines can get one or two dotted in the house, but now it is a whole box.

It really deserves to be a hidden family with deep heritage, and the shot is different.

"This is for my grandmother, and the master said to keep it for you to play with."

The old lady Rao has also seen the world, but she was still shocked by the action of her granddaughter, the master. Looking at the box of night pearls, my heart was full of emotion. asked someone to take the box, and said softly: "In the future, you have to learn martial arts from your master, don't let her down, looking at these gifts she prepared, it seems that she also values you very much." ”

Lin Zhuohua nodded, and then sent the other gifts to them, not to mention that her master is still quite good at picking gifts. Everyone's gifts are very much to their liking, and as for Grandmother's box of night pearls, she really doesn't know what the beauty master thinks.

When the time was almost over, the old lady let everyone disperse, leaving only Lin Zhuohua to speak.

Mrs. Lin had a lot to say to her daughter in her heart, and seeing that the old lady was left behind, she couldn't say anything, so she got up and left with the two concubines.

There were only two grandchildren left in the house, and the old lady called the person to her and asked, "Is there any news of King Yi?" ”

Lin Zhuohua was stunned for a moment and looked at his grandmother: "How does my grandmother know that I have news of King Yi?" ”

"Now it is said that King Yi is afraid that he will be more auspicious, after all, the person who has been looking for so long has still not been found. But your grandmother knows best, if something really happens to King Yi, can you stay in the house so calmly? I'm afraid that I would have quietly run out to look for someone. U9 eBook

The old lady gave her a look of disgust, and then continued: "And your grandfather does not look in a hurry, and he does what he should do every day." ”

"I received a letter from him some time ago saying that he is in a safe place now and there is no need to worry about him. But in the days that followed, no one sent any more messages. ”

Lin Zhuohua sat aside, took the hot tea and drank it.

"King Yi has always been an assertive child, and he doesn't let people find him now, so he should have his own plan. I just hope that he can be safe and that nothing goes wrong. ”

The old lady sighed, she asked her old man, but the other party did not say anything to him at all.

"Grandmother, don't worry, King Yi is smart." There was a bit of pride on her face, and in her eyes, Li Zeyi was a very smart and black-bellied person. Only he calculates the share of others, and no one can calculate him.

The old lady didn't continue to ask, but talked about her marriage.

"Grandmother thought that your marriage to King Yi would be on the agenda after you were married. These days, you can stay in the house and embroider the wedding dress with peace of mind. ”

Hearing this, Lin Zhuohua's little face immediately collapsed, she felt that she was quite smart, and she learned everything quickly, but only on the female red, she couldn't look at it directly. The things she embroidered have never been recognized by anyone.

"Grandmother, you know how bad my female celebrity is. Let me embroider my wedding dress, it would be like killing my granddaughter. ”

How could the old lady not know how popular her woman was, but a woman always has to embroider her own wedding dress when she gets married, regardless of whether she will wear this wedding dress or not.

"I don't expect you to embroider by yourself, draw the style, and let the embroiderer in the house embroider, you just watch from the side, and point out anything wrong in time."

Lin Zhuohua breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she didn't let her embroider it herself, otherwise she would go crazy if the wedding dress was not embroidered.

"Okay, I'll draw that as soon as I can."

The old lady remembered the box of night pearls she received today, and hurriedly asked someone to load half of it for Lin Zhuohua to take back.

"Grandmother Mingzhu won't need it this night, so I'll take half of it back for you."

Naturally, she will not favor one over the other, and she is also ready to send two to each of the other people in the house.

Lin Zhuohua couldn't refuse, so he could only accept it.

"Well, go to your mother, she must have a lot to say to you." The old lady was a little tired, so she waved her hand and asked her to go back first.

Lin Zhuohua got up and blessed his body, then turned around and left with a few maids.

The news that the prince was ordered to go to Rongshan County to exterminate the bandits came out, and the people expressed their admiration for this, and the prince's reputation became better and better among the people for a while, and many people felt that Dajing had such a prince It was a blessing for Dajing and the people.

Naturally, the crown prince also heard such a voice, and his heart was very relieved, and it would be very helpful for him to leave a good reputation among the people, so he did not stop it when the news came out.

Now that the task of exterminating the bandits has finally fallen into his hands, he must show his father that he is not bad in everything.

This time, the emperor sent a lot of people to him, which is enough to see the importance of this matter. If this time the matter is done beautifully, it will definitely make his father impressed. remembered that he hadn't found Li Zeyi until now, and the joy in his heart was a little less.

Whether this person is dead or alive must be found out, so that he can rest assured. But so far, there is no news at all. He also sent someone to secretly stare at Lin Zhuohua, and he didn't see anything unusual about her, let alone received any secret letters.

No matter how many doubts the prince has in his heart, the day of going out of Beijing to suppress bandits is coming in a blink of an eye. Now that winter has arrived, the temperature has dropped dramatically.

Now Lin Zhuohua has to wear a fox fur cloak when he goes out, and the soft fluff sticks to his face. She sat by the window on the second floor of the restaurant, just in time to see the group of people below through the gap in the window.

The prince was dressed in a white robe, covered with a large coat of the same color. The black hair was tied up with a jade crown, revealing a handsome and warm face, and his back was straight and noble.

A lot of people gathered on both sides of the street, including many women, looking at such a handsome and extraordinary prince, each of them looked at him with red eyes, and they couldn't wait to run forward to show their hearts.

Lin Zhuohua hooked the corners of his mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile, the prince's skin is really good, no wonder he can charm many nobles in Shangjing, but no one knows what kind of ruthless soul is hidden under such a warm and jade-like skin.

The prince rode on a tall horse, enjoying the adoring and respectful gaze of the people. The heart is full of pride, but the face is still calm.

Out of the city gate, the prince glanced back at Shangshangjing, and the corners of his mouth turned up. After the bandits came back this time, it could be regarded as giving him a chance to intervene in the general's side. He glanced at the lieutenant generals who followed him, although he was not as famous among the generals as Commander Feng, but it was better than nothing.

Under his own promotion, he may not be far behind. But it also depends on whether he can pass his own test, and if he does, he will take it for his own use.

It takes about half a month to walk from Shangjing to Rongshan County, and because of the large number of people, you can only camp in the wild at night.

On the side of Beijing, Lin Zhuohua came out of the restaurant and went back to the Guogong Mansion directly.

After returning to his courtyard, he took off his cloak and handed it to Bai Yu, and read a book on the soft pillow. I hadn't turned a few pages when Hongzhu came in from outside to report.

"Miss, a letter from Young Master Luo."

Lin Zhuohua took the letter and opened it, and burned it after reading it. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, this Luo Yusheng is really efficient, but she didn't expect it to be better than she expected, and she actually found three hundred orphans to adopt.

"Prepare the pen and ink."

With that, she began to ponder her plan. When the pen and ink were ready, she lay down on the table and began to write. After most of the day, she stopped writing and handed it to Hongzhu.

"Send it to Luo Yusheng immediately."

Hongzhu took the letter, nodded, and turned to leave.

Because she had something to do, her life was very fulfilling, she didn't forget to promise Feng Shuhui, and asked Luo Yusheng to send someone to send a batch of cold things to the border pass, and by the way, inquire about the war situation over there?

After all, people outside don't know that she knows that Li Zeyi is fine, and as a fiancée, her fiancé's life and death are uncertain, so she naturally can't care about it at all. If you are really indifferent, I am afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of those who have a heart.

Therefore, after the crown prince left Shangjing, it soon became known that the lord of Ronghua fell ill because he was worried about the safety of King Yi. And she herself is walking around outside as Jing Gongzi to develop her own power.

In the attic in the backyard of the medical building, Lin Zhuohua leisurely tasted tea. Luo Yusheng, who was sitting on the side, put down the account book in his hand and sighed.

"Are you comfortable as a shopkeeper?"

Lin Zhuohua smiled when he heard this: "That's not Luo Gongzi, you have the ability." ”

Luo Yusheng twitched the corners of his mouth speechlessly, now the friendship between the two is getting deeper and deeper, and from the beginning, Lin Zhuohua did not treat him as a subordinate, but has always treated him as a friend, and after a long time, he also regarded her as a master and a friend, and he spoke more casually than before.

"There is news from the border pass, Long Rui's people have made several raids to rescue the captured third prince but have not succeeded, the war has continued, and neither side has been pleased. Originally, Long Rui had gradually gained the upper hand, but suddenly he became powerful again, as if he had something to rely on. ”

The person he sent took Lin Zhuohua's token, and it happened that Lin Jinjun was the receptionist, and he knew that it was his sister who inquired, so he revealed something, of course, it was not a confidential matter.

"Young Master Lin also asked people to pass on the message so that you don't have to worry, he will definitely find King Yi to bring people back safely."

Hearing this, Lin Zhuohua was stunned. Then he smiled, it seems that the eldest brother still doesn't know that Li Zeyi is not missing at all. But thinking about his eldest brother's temperament, it is indeed easy to show his stuffing. It's better not to tell him, let him be in a hurry, and just be able to hide people's eyes.