[Chapter 4, Volume 4]

Chapter 43 Chapter 36 Returning Home

The man in black rode to the gate of the mansion in the south of Kyoto, and after dismounting neatly, the man in black looked at the familiar gate in front of him, the expression on his face became softer and softer, and even the sharpness in his eyes faded a lot. The man patted the horse on the head and motioned for it to stand still obediently, and he walked up the stairs and knocked on the gate of the Lin Mansion.

It was early afternoon, and the family on the gatehouse of the Lin Mansion had already been exposed to the warm sun and didn't want to move. Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door, cursed in pieces, and opened a small crack in the door. Xiao Jiading squinted his eyes and looked out the door, only to see a handsome man dressed in black, with red jacquard embroidery on his neckline and belt, and behind him, a tall and imposing horse was stomping its hooves on the spot. Although Xiao Jiading had just been recruited into the Lin Mansion, he also knew that in such a place, nine out of ten people were officials, looking at the man in black in front of him who was wearing a capable and delicate dress, Xiao Jiading did not dare to slack off, leaned out half of his body and asked, "Who is Gongzi looking for?" ”

The man in black frowned slightly and said, "You're new?" Go and call Mr. Lin out. ”

Xiao Jiading's eyes rolled, and he asked with a smile, "I don't know who the son is?" I also informed Mr. Lin as well. ”

"Just tell Manager Lin that Zhijie is back." Thinking of the love that Manager Lin had for him in the past, the smile on the face of the man in black gradually deepened.

Those who can mix in the gatehouse must look at people a little bit and be more well-informed. Hearing that the man in black called himself Zhijie, Xiao Jiading pondered and asked, "Could it be that you are the eldest young master?" ”

Lin Zhijie nodded, and the little family immediately put on a bigger smile, opened the door and said: "The little one just entered the mansion, I don't know the eldest young master, how much I have offended, and I ask the eldest young master to understand, and the little one will go to the chief manager of Lin Da." After saying that, he immediately ran towards the house.

Lin Zhijie led the horse and stepped into the Lin Mansion mansion, a familiar scenery appeared in his eyes, and before he had taken a few steps, he had already met Lin Anlin, the chief manager who came to greet him.

"Young Master, it's really you!" Mr. Lin, who has a majestic face on weekdays, is in tears at this moment.

"Yes, Zhijie is back." Lin Zhijie let go of the reins and grabbed Mr. Lin's hands, and tears gradually appeared in his eyes.

"It's good to be back. When the eldest young master left, he was not as tall as my shoulders, but now he is taller than me. Manager Lin remembered with a comforted look of comfort the scene when Young Master Lin left.

"Yes, it's been five years, and Zhijie has grown up."

"The old lady and the old man must be very happy to see the young master!" As he spoke, Manager Lin slapped his forehead with his hand and said, "Look at my memory, I heard that the eldest young master is back, and he hasn't informed the old lady and the old man, so it really shouldn't be!" Then he turned around and instructed the little man in the porter just now: "Quick, go into the second door and inform the old lady." When the little family heard this, he ran away, you know, generally such a good thing will definitely have a reward, and you can show your face in front of the master, the opportunity is rare.

"No hurry, I'm going to send this horse to the stable."

Mr. Lin looked at the black steed in front of him, there was no variegation on his body, his body was tall, and his limbs were strong and powerful. The horse seemed to notice Manager Lin's scrutiny, and immediately stamped his front hooves proudly, shook his head, and snorted.

"Later you ordered someone to clean up a separate stable and come out, Black Cloud is not very good-tempered, and does not like to stay in the same room with other horses." Lin Zhijie touched Heiyun's head soothingly, and Heiyun immediately leaned up affectionately.

Sure enough, it's a good horse. Mr. Lin comforted the old man, and it was difficult for the eldest young master to go to the barracks at a young age, and now he has finally grown up.

Lin Zhijie led Heiyun to the stable, and ordered the people in the stables to drive all the other horses together, so that Heiyun lived in a room alone. After taking the best feed and feeding the black clouds, Lin Zhijie couldn't wait to rush to the old lady's Xile House.

"Old lady, the slave saw the eldest young master coming from a distance." Peony looked at the old lady as she entered the door and said.

"Quick, help me out." The old lady stood up with an excited face, took the peony and lotus seed by the hand and walked out the door.

Lin Zhijie had no intention of observing what changes had happened in the Lin Mansion in the past five years, and when he entered Xile House, he went to the main house. Before he reached the door, he saw his grandmother standing there with an excited face. Lin Zhijie stepped forward and knelt down: "Grandmother, the unfilial grandson is back." ”

"Okay, just come back." The old lady hurriedly walked down the stairs and personally went to help Lin Zhijie get up.

Lin Zhijie supported the old lady, and while talking, he walked into Xile House.

"I've already had someone tell your father, you kid, don't come back without notice." Suddenly thinking of something, he hurriedly asked worriedly: "I haven't heard that a large army has returned to the court, will you be punished if you come back like this?" ”

"No, it was the general who approved me to come back early, and the army is already on the way back." Lin Zhijie smiled and comforted.

The old lady's heart that had just been swayed was now finally down. "That's good, we eat here all night." He said to the peony again: "Tell the kitchen to do it, the young master hasn't come back for a few years, this is the biggest joy in our Lin Mansion today!" At this time, the old lady smiled brightly, but I am afraid that recently, the old lady has never had a smiling face.

Lin Zhijie felt that there was something empty in his heart, and suddenly remembered his own sister, and then took the old lady's hand and asked, "Grandmother, where is my sister?" Why didn't my grandmother inform my sister that I was back? ”

The smile on the old lady's face slowly faded, and she said with a complicated expression: "That girl in Mengyu was grounded by your father. ”

When Lin Zhijie heard this, he said with a smile: "Isn't it that my sister was too naughty and angered her father, so she was grounded?" Grandmother asked my sister to come over, and my father would have agreed to remove my sister's grounding when he knew I was back. He thought it was just a normal father teaching his daughter.

"Zhijie, your sister ......" The old lady really didn't know where to start.

Lin Zhijie felt the old lady's embarrassment, and the smile on his face gradually faded, and he frowned and asked, "What's wrong with my sister?" ”

"Your sister is ......"

Lin Zhijie looked at the old lady's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, then stood up, turned to look at the lotus rong beside the old lady, and asked sharply: "You say, what's wrong with the third lady!" The blood and murderous aura on the battlefield have already completely changed Lin Zhijie. He missed his relatives in the Lin Mansion every day and night in the barracks, and every time he went to the battlefield, he told himself that he must go back safely, because there was still a loving grandmother and father at home, and a sister who needed him to protect. Because he went home, he had already reined in the sharp energy of his body, and at this moment, all of them were suddenly released, and Lian Rong was so shocked that she immediately knelt down, lay on the ground and replied: "The master wants to send the third miss to the family temple, and the third miss is not allowed to go out of the room during these days, and no one is allowed to visit." ”

After listening to Lianrong's words, Lin Zhijie turned to look at the old lady in disbelief. The old lady nodded helplessly.

After getting the old lady's confirmation, Lin Zhijie couldn't understand why his father wanted to send his sister to the family temple. "Why? What did my sister do? Seeing that the old lady shook her head, she was still silent, and turned her gaze to the lotus rong who was still trembling on her knees.

"Tell me the whole story!" Lin Zhijie looked at the lotus rong condescendingly.

Lian Rong reluctantly suppressed the fear in her heart and replied: "Back to the words of the eldest young master, the old master saw the third young lady pushing the second young lady down the lake with his own eyes, and wanted to harm the second young lady. The second miss was in a coma for three days before she woke up, and after waking up, the third miss went to provoke again, and asked the second miss to change her words, and she jumped down by herself. happened to be bumped into by the master, and then the master banned the third lady's feet, and sent the third lady to the family temple. ”

Lin Zhijie listened to the whole thing, and looked at Chief Manager Lin who had just entered the door with him with inquiring eyes. Seeing that Manager Lin nodded, Lin Zhijie turned to look at the old lady and said, "I don't believe my sister would do such a thing!" After saying that, he turned around and walked briskly towards the door of Xi Leju.

"Lin An, you go and keep up, don't anything happen!" The old lady saw that her grandson left without saying hello, and guessed that she must have gone to Luoying Pavilion, so she was afraid that something would happen, so she hurriedly asked Lin An to follow and take a look.