Steward Lin nervously told Lin Zhilan about what had happened in the Yixin Courtyard these days.

Lin Zhilan has always been expressionless, and occasionally, he will gently tap the table with his index finger.

"Young Master, if it weren't for the gossip flying all over the place now, these things would have passed in the past......" Steward Lin saw that Lin Zhilan's face was a little ugly, and he couldn't help but drum in his heart.

Lin Zhilan smiled slightly, and his eyes stared sharply at Steward Lin.

"Changlong, many things can't just look at the surface." Lin Zhilan said lightly, "It's not the first time I've gone out, Jiu Niang has also been in the Lin family for nine years, why haven't these things happened before?" ”

Steward Lin's waist became more and more arched, and his voice became lower and lower: "I'm just afraid, it has something to do with Miss Jiu's engagement with the prince of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion......"

"Yes."

Lin Zhilan took a piece of paper and handed the brush to Steward Lin: "You come to write, who doesn't want Jiuniang to marry into the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion?" ”

Steward Lin suddenly felt that the pen in his hand weighed a thousand pounds, and said with a bitter face: "Young Master, say something you don't like to hear, I'm afraid that no one in the entire Lin family wants Miss Nine to marry into the Hou Mansion except for you." ”

Lin Zhilan asked again: "Then who doesn't want Jiuniang to marry into the Hou Mansion the most?" ”

Steward Lin replied, "Naturally, it's the eldest lady and the fourth lady." ”

Lin Zhilan nodded and said, "Yes." By the way, does the eldest lady's maiden brother live in Pinzhuyuan, and he is accompanied by the eldest lady's two maiden nephews? ”

"Yes, one is Wu Qifan, the second young master of Wu, and the other is Wu Qiyu, the fourth young master of Wu."

Lin Zhilan gently touched his nose with his index finger.

"Wu Qiyu, I know, the eldest lady wants to recruit her as a son-in-law, what is the matter with Wu Qifan?"

"Wu Qifan, I want to be the son-in-law of the Lin family."

Lin Zhilan was silent for a while.

The Wu family is the maiden family of his mother, Da Wu.

Da Wu is the only concubine of the Wu family, and she only has one sibling brother, that is, the only sister-in-law of the Wu family, the second master of Wu.

The second master of Wu is Lin Zhilan's uncle, and he also had close contacts with the Lin family in his early years, but later the big Wu family died of illness, and the little Wu family entered the Lin family, and the relationship between the second master Wu and the Lin family gradually faded.

However, people still bring something to Lin Zhilan during the New Year's holidays.

The reason is also very simple, the second master of Wu and the third master of Wu are not in harmony, and the third master of Wu is the brother of Xiao Wu.

Now that Xiao Wu is the eldest wife of the Lin family, it will be a little embarrassing for the second master Wu to come to the Lin family again.

"I want to be the son-in-law of the Lin family...... It's interesting, I'm afraid it's the drunkard's intention not to drink. Lin Zhilan pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly, "Keep an eye on me, don't let these two people get closer to Yixinyuan." ”

"You mean......" Steward Lin was a little incredulous, "they hit Miss Nine's idea?" ”

"It's hard to say......," Lin Zhilan stood up and said, "Find out for me, who is spreading the rumors of Jiu Niang, no matter how much money is spent or how many people are used, find out for me." ”

"Yes, young master, it's already checking." Steward Lin just wanted to continue talking, but he swept a familiar figure in his afterglow.

He quickly straightened up and said respectfully, "Grandma." ”

When Lin Zhilan saw Jiang Xuan coming, he waved his hand and motioned for Steward Lin to retreat.

Jiang Xuan walked into the study with a smile and said gently: "Why don't you say a word to me when you come back, it's been hard all the way." ”

Lin Zhilan smiled unnaturally: "I decided to rush back temporarily." What about Jue'er, and Jue'er and Xuan'er? ”

Jiang Xuan said with a smile: "Jue'er has gone to the school, Jue'er is reading with Mr., Xuan'er...... There was a grandmother and a maid leading her to play in the little garden. ”

"Oh." Lin Zhilan stood up and said, "Then I'll go to the shop and take a look, you can get busy first." ”

Jiang Xuan was about to stop him, but Lin Zhilan hurriedly bypassed her and walked out the door.

"Zhilan!"

Jiang Xuan hurriedly ran to Lin Zhilan, and said in a slightly pleading tone: "Zhilan, listen to me, it's not that I'm not interested in the ninth sister, I've been running to Yixin Courtyard for the past few days......"

Lin Zhilan held her shoulders and said calmly: "I know, I know." Jiang Xuan, you have to take care of three children, and you have to take care of the ninth sister, you have worked hard. With that, he patted Jiang Xuan on the shoulder and continued to walk out, "I'll have a look in the shop, at noon, you don't have to wait for me to eat." ”

Lin Zhilan's polite and distant attitude deeply pierced Jiang Xuan's heart.

has been married for many years, and she can still guess some of Lin Zhilan's thoughts. Lin Zhilan rarely gets angry on weekdays, and whenever he is angry, his attitude will become like this, he can't see anything on the surface, but he is cold and detached.

Sometimes Jiang Xuan even preferred Lin Zhilan to have a big fight with her.

At least, after a lively quarrel, she can muster up the courage to ask Lin Zhilan a lot of questions in her heart.

At least, after a lively quarrel, she can cry and shout uncontrollably, and she can release the bitterness that has been held in her heart for many years.

However, Lin Zhilan never quarreled with her.

He is like a gust of wind, he stays when he is willing to stay by her side, and when he is unwilling to stay, he refuses to even entangle with her for a moment, and he says to go, and leaves.

Jiang Xuan held on to the door frame and looked at Lin Zhilan's back full of grievances.

When Lin Shijue came back from school, he saw Jiang Xuan sullen, so he asked, "Mother, what's wrong?" Could it be that Aunt Nine has an accident again? ”

Jiang Xuan smiled bitterly: "How do you know that I am worried about your ninth aunt?" ”

Lin Shijue said bluntly: "For my mother, now, Aunt Jiu needs to worry about it." ”

Jiang Xuan dismissed the maid and sighed: "Your father is back, for your ninth aunt, your father complains about me." ”

Lin Shijue smiled: "If I am my father, I will also complain about my mother." ”

Jiang Xuan never expected Lin Shijue to say the same about herself, and couldn't help but say angrily: "I've been running to Yixin Courtyard every day these days, and I also asked Steward Lin to thoroughly investigate what happened in Yixin Courtyard, what else can I do?" Am I not doing enough? ”

Lin Shijue glanced at Jiang Xuan and said in a low voice: "Mother, the important thing is not what you did, but what you let your father see." ”

Jiang Xuan was stunned.

"Mother, you go to Yixin Courtyard all day long to talk to Aunt Jiu, and send this and that to Aunt Jiu, these are all trivial things. Ten small things are not as big as one big thing. ”

Jiang Xuan said angrily: "Then what big things can I do as a woman?" ”

Lin Shijue leaned into Jiang Xuan's ear and said, "Mother don't do anything at the moment, something big will happen at home sooner or later." As long as you speak for Aunt Nine at that time, Daddy will naturally remember your goodness. ”

As he spoke, he lowered his voice again and said a few words carefully.

Jiang Xuan nodded thoughtfully.

After that, Lin Shijue said again: "Mother doesn't need to worry about Aunt Jiu's affairs. Sooner or later, I will take over my father's class, and when the time comes, I will never let my mother be wronged. ”

Lin Shijue said this, Jiang Xuan was very pleased.

"Jue'er, with your words, my mother will be content."

Lin Shijue took Jiang Xuan's hand seriously and said, "Since I was a child, my father didn't care about our three sisters and brothers, only my mother worried about us...... I'll definitely be good to my mother. ”

Jiang Xuan hurriedly said: "Jue'er, don't say that, your father doesn't care about you, he's just busy with business." Besides, he has high hopes for you, and the shopkeeper of the business you followed to study, as well as the gentleman in the family school, were specially selected by your father. ”

"High hopes......" Lin Shijue repeated softly, and smiled softly.