In Yangzhou, in the mansion of the Marquis of Wenyuan, Lin Ruhai led the whole mansion to kneel down and receive the holy decree, and then smiled and invited the people who came to announce the decree to the side hall for tea. After everyone left, Lin Ruhai threw the holy decree to Lin Xing at will: "Receive it in the study first!" ”

Lin Xing raised his eyes to look at Lin Ruhai, and saw that the originally gentle smile on his face had disappeared, and was replaced by a cold expressionless face. So when it came to his mouth, he didn't dare to ask. According to the rules, the holy decree is to be enshrined in the ancestral hall, but Lin Ruhai asked Lin Xing to put it directly in the study, obviously extremely dissatisfied with this holy decree, or even that this holy decree is not qualified to be enshrined in the ancestral hall of the Lin family.

Lin Ruhai instructed Lin Dayong on some matters, and went to the side hall to see the people from the capital. This time, the eunuch who came from the capital was Xiao Wenzi, who was specially arranged by Gonggong Shi, and he came with a message from Gonggong Shi.

When Xiao Wenzi saw Lin Ruhai coming, he put down the tea bowl in his hand and hurriedly got up to salute, "The slave has seen Lord Lin!" Greetings to Lord Lin! ”

"Get up! You've worked hard all the way! ”

"This is a minion's errand, not hard!"

"Come on, give Gonggong Wen a new trip to the Longjing before the Ming Dynasty!"

"No need! No more! This tea is already very good! To be honest, the slave feels that the tea he drinks now tastes even better than the Longjing! Hey! Xiao Wenzi stopped him, and smirked embarrassedly twice.

Lin Ruhai looked at Xiao Wenzi with a smile, and waved his hand to make the servants in the side hall retreat.

Xiao Wenzi's eyes flashed, and he lowered his voice and said to Lin Ruhai: "Lord Lin, the minion came to Yangzhou this time because it was specially arranged by Gonggong Shi, and he asked the servant to bring you a message: Don't come against the emperor!" Wait for that to happen! ”

Lin Ruhai squinted and frowned, a little unsure why, what did Gonggong Shi mean by the words that Xiao Wenzi asked Xiao Wenzi to bring him? Did this have the acquiescence of the emperor?

"Father-in-law Wen, Lin has something unclear, can you please answer?"

"Lord Lin is still called the slave Xiao Wenzi, if you have any questions, just ask, but all slaves must not hide what they know!"

Lin Ruhai nodded silently, thinking: This little Wenzi has been following Gonggong Shi for many years, and he has learned a lot more smoothly, Lin Ruhai doesn't know whether to ask him or not! If you ask him if you don't know, you have to show him his favor in vain!

Lin Ruhai thought for a moment and said: "I don't know why the emperor suddenly made such a holy decree, the emperor knew the oath that Lin took when he married his son, so wouldn't it make Lin break his oath, so how will Lin gain a foothold in the officialdom in the future?" ”

"This ...... Master Lin, don't talk about slaves in this matter, even the master and his old man don't understand! The queen mother was also very concerned about this matter, and quietly called the master to go over to ask, listening to the master's meaning, it seemed that the emperor had not thought about tea and dinner for several days, and could not sleep at night, and then suddenly made this holy decree of marriage! ”

"Was there no warning before that?" Lin Ruhai stared at Xiao Wenzi and said.

"Let the slave think about it again!" Xiao Wenzi pondered for a while, then suddenly patted his thigh and said, "That's right!" The slave remembered that a few days before the emperor's decree, King Zhongshun had entered the palace to meet the queen mother, and it was said that he knelt down and begged the queen mother for a long time, but I don't know if it has anything to do with this holy decree! ”

Lin Ruhai lowered his eyes and hid the ridicule in his eyes, Xiao Wenzi is really not what it used to be, and the news he said had already been sent to him from the capital. The truth is that the King of Zhongshun did go to ask the Queen Mother for marriage, but the Queen Mother scolded him and drove him away, and did not respond to the matter at all. And Xiao Wenzi's words were obviously leading him to misunderstand the Zhongshun King, trying to completely push this matter onto the Zhongshun King. It seems that this little Wenzi should have received the emperor's instructions, so his words are not credible!

"Hmmm! Lin knows, it's hard work on the Wengong Highway, and Lin won't stay with his father-in-law much, so that you can go back to the post station to rest as soon as possible! ”

"That's good! The minion will take his leave first! Xiao Wenzi saluted and left the Marquis Wenyuan Mansion with a smile.

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After Lin Ruhai sent Xiao Wenzi away, he went back to the mountain residence, at this time, Wan Mo was holding the crying sad Jia Min and persuaded softly, and the head of Hongmei and six maids in the house were all by Jia Min's side.

Seeing Lin Ruhai coming, Wan Mo and the others saluted him, but no one said hello. Lin Ruhai also knew that these people had followed Jia Min for many years, and the relationship between the master and servant was very deep, and they were all aggrieved by Jia Min because of today's holy decree, and even a little angry with him.

"Go down first, I have something to say to your wife!"

After Lin Ruhai's words were finished, including Wan Mo, he didn't go out immediately, but stood with his head down, waiting for Jia Min's orders. Lin Ruhai was angry and funny when he saw this, and it would not be easy for him to work hard for the order of the head of the family in this mountain residence for such a while. Lin Ruhai was very pleased that these subordinates could defend Jia Min so sincerely, but after thinking about it, he felt strangely wronged, this matter is obviously the victim himself!

Jia Min wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Let's go down first, I will call you if there is something!" ”

"The old slave (slave maid) retires!" Led by Wan Mo, soon the people all withdrew, Lin Ruhai personally covered the door, and then walked straight to Jia Min's side and picked up Jia Min, and entered the inner room without saying a word.

"What are you doing here? Put me down! Jia Min was shocked by Lin Ruhai's sudden move, and unconsciously wrapped his hands around Lin Ruhai's neck.

Gently put Jia Min on the bed, Lin Ruhai pressed it up, and his hot lips blocked Jia Min's exclamation......

I don't know how long it took for the inner room to calm down, Lin Ruhai reached out and lifted the bed tent, got out of bed and walked to the round table, picked up the teapot and cup placed on it, poured a glass of water, and then walked back to the bed, helped Jia Min, who was weak, to feed her the cup of water.

Lin Ruhai poured himself another glass of water and drank it, then lay back on the bed again, took Jia Min into his arms, and patted Jia Min's back for a while.

"I know that you have suffered a great grievance in this matter, and it is also a great shame for me! Marrying a lowly outer room girl into the Lin family is more difficult to accept than cutting me with a thousand cuts! ”

"I know! That's why I'm so sad, if my husband is willing, it's okay, and I'm forced to do this...... It's really ...... What do you think of your husband! As Jia Min spoke, tears began to fall. I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~