"Qu?"

Lin Ruo was stunned, and when she mentioned the surname "Qu", she could only think of one family in her mind - the maiden family of the Empress Dowager of the Dynasty, a loyal Jiangmen Qu family, and the Qu family of the Duke of Dian and Zhennanhou!

Han Shizheng nodded and said, "It is the Qu family of the Duke of Dian Kingdom." Your maternal grandmother is now the Duke of Dian Guo, the sister of the old general of Zhennan Hou Qu Chiqu, and the fifth lady of Zhennan Houfu, Qu Lianyang! ”

Lin Ruo felt that there was a sudden loud "bang" in her head, which made her a little at a loss.

Her maternal grandmother is the sister of the Duke of Dian Guo?

She is the great-granddaughter of the late former Jin Nanhou?

Lin Ruo opened his mouth for a long time, and did not speak.

"'Qi Shuiwei' was Miss Qu Wu's personal guard at that time, and I was the general of 'Qi Shuiwei' at that time. Zheng Qing's father, as well as Ma Tai's father, were all guards of the 'Qishui Guard' at that time, Zheng Qing's father was the captain of the guard, and Ma Tai's father was the captain of the sword soldiers. ”

Each son and lady of the Qu family has their own personal guards, named after the twenty-eight constellations. Among them, Xuanwu is the main water, Vermilion Bird is the main fire, and the fourteen star names of the north and south will evolve as the name of the personal guard of the daughter of the Qu family. For example, Qu Xiaoxiang, the current lord of Fengyang County, her "Yan Ling Army" is based on the "Dangerous Moon Swallow" in the Northern Xuanwu Seven Residences; And Lin Ruo's maternal grandmother Qu Lianyang, her "Qi Shui Wei" is from the pseudonym of the "Wall Water Guard" in the Northern Xuanwu Seven Residences.

Of course, Lin Ruo didn't know all this, and neither did Han Shizheng, who was a "Qi Shuiwei".

Except for Leng Shu, everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this fact.

It's not that Leng Shu knew about it in advance, but he felt that these things had nothing to do with him. No matter what Lin Ruo's identity is, as a guard, he only needs to be responsible for protecting Lin Ruo's safety.

"Dad, Dad, what you said is true?"

"Old man, you're not kidding, are you?"

"Yes. Not only Zheng Qing and Ma Tai's father is the person of 'Qi Shuiwei', but the twelve people who established this village are also the guards of the fifth lady. So, you still don't bow to Mrs. Lin! ”

Zheng Qing, Ma Tai, and Han Ye looked at each other, but in the end, they all chose to obey Old Man Han's orders and bowed.

Kneeling down to make a big salute, the three cottage family members are still a little difficult to accept.

After a long time, Lin Ruocai came back to his senses from the shock, thought for a while, and said, "Ah Shu stays, Ah Ce, no blame, you wait outside the hall." The three of you, please also excuse yourself, I have something to ask Mr. Han. ”

Wei Zer didn't say much, and directly took the order to leave, without blame for a moment's hesitation, but also followed Wei Zer closely and left the council hall on his hind feet. As for Zheng Qing, Ma Tai and Han Ye, under Han Shizheng's instructions, they left the conference hall one after another.

Lin Ruo was silent for a while, and the words slipped into his mouth several times, and finally asked, "Mr. Han, are you really sure that I am ...... My maternal grandmother is the younger sister of the Duke of Dian Guo? ”

"If Mrs. Lin's maternal grandfather is indeed Lin Jingxu, then there will be no mistake."

"So, what happened back then?"

"At that time, it should be the sixth year of Kanghe, the first emperor ordered the selection of show girls to enter the palace, and the third lady, that is, the current queen mother, was ordered to set off from the south with the fifth lady and go north to Bian'an to participate in the draft girl. Passing through Jinling, the fifth lady fell in love with the second young master of the Lin family at first sight, so they made a private decision for life and eloped at night. The third lady had no choice but to go to Beijing alone, saying that the fifth miss was seriously ill on the way, so she took the initiative to send her back to the north. It didn't take long for the third lady to be selected to stay in the palace, while the fifth lady from Zhennan Houfu 'died of illness'. ”

"Then, Qi Shuiwei was convicted because of this?"

Han Shizheng shook his head: "Actually, it's earlier. The third lady found out that the fifth miss was abnormal, so she asked Qi Shuiwei to put her under house arrest, and wanted to forcibly escort her into Beijing, but Lao Ma and I let her go. Therefore, the accompanying Qi Shuiwei was ordered to escort the 'fifth lady' back to the south, and the old Hou Ye was very angry when he found out, and wanted to deal with us according to military law, but it was the third young master and the fourth young master who interceded, and we survived, but we were all driven out of the Zhennan Hou Mansion. The third young master, who is now the Duke of Dian Guo, asked us to find the fifth young lady and protect it secretly, but when we returned to the Jinling Lin Mansion, we learned that the second young master of the Lin family was kicked out of the Lin family, and the fifth young lady also left with him and disappeared. ”

Listening to Han Shizheng's words, Lin Ruo was inexplicably excited: the suspicions in her heart were finally confirmed by someone for her!

Sure enough, there used to be a Lin family in Jinling.

Sure enough, that Jinling Lin family is her maternal grandfather's family.

It's just that in the past few decades, what has happened that it can completely erase the traces of the Lin family's existence, leaving no trace?

Who is it? How?

"Did you find my grandfather and grandmother?"

Han Shizheng shook his head: "No." After two years, we returned to Jinling again, but we didn't expect that the Lin family no longer existed. ”

Lin Ruo's eyes widened and asked, "You mean to say that when Kang He was eight years old, the Lin family was already gone?" How could it be! What happened? ”

"I inquired with Lao Zheng and Lao Ma for a long time, and I learned that the Lin family colluded with Jinling Zhixian to take advantage of the natural disaster to privately swallow the silver grain for disaster relief, and then sell it at a high price to make huge profits. After the defeat, there was a conflict with the officers and soldiers who came to inquire about the arrest with the holy decree, and all of them were killed overnight. Except for the second young master who was expelled from the Lin family, none of them survived! ”

All?!

Lin Ruo couldn't imagine such a bloody scene, although it was a big family that had nothing to do with Gu Mengyao, but her heart was inexplicably colicating. Probably in Lin Ruo's body, there is the blood of the Lin family......

"Impossible, impossible!"

Lin Ruo muttered in disbelief.

How could the Lin family collude with the government and embezzle the silver and grain for disaster relief?

If this is the case, even when the first emperor was in power, Emperor Mingzong would know about it!

The affairs of the Lin Mansion can't be hidden from the emperor!

Such a family, can it be reused just by virtue of the Son of Heaven's affection for Lin Kite?

Impossible!

"We also thought it was impossible, but the adult in charge of the case at that time had already been promoted to Beijing, and we couldn't see the file, and the people in Jinling were reluctant to talk about it, and slowly, it was forgotten."

Forget?

Yes, time is probably the most terrible and cruel thing in this world.

"Later, we went to find Miss Five's whereabouts, but we still found nothing. Later, a brother was convicted of teaching a relative of the good family on the street and was wanted by the government, so we left Jinling and went all the way north, wanting to join the army in the north. However, before he reached the northern border, he saw the Hu people wantonly bullying the people at the border. We stayed here. It's a pity, alas, that the descendants are not good, and it goes against the original intention of more than a dozen of our Pi Shuiwei brothers......"

Lin Ruo listened blankly, his eyes were unconsciously red, and crystal tears flickered. But she held back and didn't let the tears flow.

"You guys, haven't you looked for the queen mother? After all, she ...... And my grandmother, they are sisters! ”