Chapter 44: Change of Mind
Lin Zhihao is a down-to-earth person, although Lin Zhilan is not by his side to supervise, he still does it himself, and runs out early every morning to explore the springs in Shuozhou.
In order to make sake well, in addition to the recipe for making wine, good water is also one of the necessary elements.
At the beginning, Lin Zhilan ran through dozens of water sources in Fuzhou, large and small, before he chose a spring under Qiuqing Mountain.
Qiuqing Mountain is located at the junction of Fuzhou and Yanzhou, and is named "Qiuqing Mountain" because of the maple trees on the mountain. The autumn mountain is steep, there are few people, and there are only a few tourists who set foot on the few days when the maple leaves are red every year.
In order to make efficient use of the spring water of Qiuqing Mountain, Lin Zhilan bought two Zhuangzi more than ten miles away from Qiuqing Mountain, one named Taohuazhuang and the other named Chunfeng Village, both of which were used to make wine.
Youchen is also idle, and there are only two guests in the huge inn, he and Lin Zhihao, so he pesters Lin Zhihao every day, and the two run east and west together.
Although Lin Zhihao was reluctant, he could see that Youchen was not from an ordinary background, and he didn't dare to offend rashly, so he had to swallow his stomach full of complaints.
"Second Young Master Lin, I heard that the biological mother of your family's Ninth Miss is a Qingqi person, and she gave birth to Miss Nine in the medical hall outside, is this true?"
As long as Youchen sees Lin Zhihao idle, he will immediately see the news of Lin Jiuniang.
Lin Zhihao's scalp tightened, and he said vaguely: "Miss Nine is from the big room, and I am from the second room, so I don't know, I don't know." ”
Youchen's head tilted, his lower teeth bit his upper lip, and a fine light appeared in his eyes: "Nonsense, you all live in the Lin family's mansion, are you deaf or blind, and you don't even know what your ninth sister is?" ”
"The fifth prince of the king." Lin Zhihao said, "Although Miss Nine and I are brother and sister in name, in fact, we haven't even met, let alone understood. Besides, didn't you say you were old acquaintances? Why, you don't know either? ”
Youchen Qi said: "You haven't met? How is this possible, they are all in the same house, and they don't see each other when they look up. Although you are not in the same room, you are also cousins and sisters, don't you get together during the New Year's holidays? Or are you at odds with each other? ”
Lin Zhihao was reluctant to publicize the ugliness of his family, so he said perfunctorily: "Fifth Prince Wang, Miss Nine is still the daughter of the house who has not left the cabinet, is it okay for you to inquire about it like this?" Moreover, Miss Nine is already engaged to the prince of the Marquis of Zhongyong. Besides, you two are your age...... It's also a bit of a bad fit. ”
Seeing that he wanted to be crooked, Youchen couldn't help laughing and said, "You think too much!" I'm just idle and bored, inquiring. ”
He calmed down and thought about it, and felt even more funny.
The eldest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo, the county lord of Linghui, and the queen mother's niece, the county lord of Huixin, he didn't pay attention to these golden branches and jade leaves.
What is the ninth miss of the Lin family?
I'm just bored and want to make fun of her.
So, he took out a fan and fanned it, and solemnly explained: "Second Young Master Lin, don't get me wrong, I'm just-curious." ”
The two went back to the Fuzhen Inn together, and while they were having dinner, Gong Lianda's personal servant came to deliver the post, and it turned out that Gong Lianda invited Lin Zhilan to get together in Mingyue Tower tomorrow.
Lin Zhihao said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, there is an urgent matter at home in Fuzhou, and the eldest young master rushed back to deal with it, and he will be back in a few days." Please go back and tell Uncle Guo. ”
When the little guy heard that Lin Zhilan was not there, his eyes widened, and he screamed at the top of his voice: "What a big guts! Uncle Guo obviously said that he would invite Young Master Lin to get together again in a few days, but Young Master Lin didn't say goodbye, didn't he take Uncle Guo in his eyes? ”
Youchen listened to the word "Uncle Guo" and asked curiously, "Uncle Guo?" As far as I know, the Queen Mother has no brothers, and the younger brother of the Queen Mother, Marquis Jingyuan, lives in the capital. ”
Lin Zhihao was so frightened that he hurriedly smashed Youchen's ribs with his elbow, lowered his voice and said, "Fifth Prince Wang, don't talk nonsense!" ”
Youchen is not stupid, he turned his mind slightly and thought that this so-called "Uncle Guo" should be Gong Guifei's younger brother Gong Lianda.
Indeed, apart from Concubine Gong, which other concubine in the harem dares to be so arrogant?
For Gong Guifei, Youchen has no likes or dislikes, and for Lichu, Youchen has no intention of standing in line.
It's just that this Gong Lianda has been living in the capital for a long time, how could he wander to Shuozhou, and moreover, he has a relationship with the Lin family?
With such doubts in his heart, Xiaochen retracted his edge and didn't say much.
Lin Zhihao stuffed a silver ticket for the little guy, and after saying all the good things, the little guy gave up, stuffed the silver ticket into the cuff, and left satisfied.
Youchen looked at the back of the little girl shaking his head, and said contemptuously: "It's just the younger brother of the concubine, and he dares to call himself the uncle of the country, it's ridiculous!" ”
Lin Zhihao was so frightened that he covered Youchen's mouth and warned: "Fifth prince Wang, be cautious!" You are from the capital, you should know the power of the Gong family best! ”
"The power of the Gong family?" Youchen laughed and said, "Second Young Master Lin, don't be afraid, I'll cover you!" ”
Lin Zhihao only felt that Youchen's behavior was perverse and weird, and he didn't take his words to heart.
Youchen admitted it, originally he planned to play outside and then go back to Qiuqing Mountain to play tricks on Quan Tiexin, but at this moment he changed his mind and decided to stay and see what Gong Lian had plans to do.
"By the way, since this uncle has asked your eldest brother to get together, and your eldest brother is very afraid of him, why do you want to release his pigeons?"
Lin Zhihao didn't want to get involved in Lin Jiuniang's affairs, so he didn't speak, just smiled.
Lin Zhihao smiled strangely, and Youchen was also full of suspicion.
But when he thought about it, he understood.
Lin Zhilan must have rushed back for the robbery of Lin Jiuniang.
Unexpectedly, this Young Master Lin is really good to Lin Jiuniang, and he will rush back if he ignores Gong Lianda, the fake uncle of the country.
Youchen is also the youngest of his brothers and sisters since he was a child, and his three older brothers and one sister are all very fond of him.
Lin Zhilan protected his sister so much, which inspired him to have a good impression of Lin Zhilan and decided to help him.
Gong Lianda can't afford to make a profit, so he is probably aiming at the Lin family's property...... Although Youchen loves to play and make trouble, he has never asked about the court, but when he was in the capital, he also heard people talk about the wealth of the Gong family many times.
It is said that one-tenth of the shops in the whole capital are surnamed Gong, and the wealth of the Gong family is almost catching up with the annual income of the national treasury.
Of course, these are all rumors, which have not been verified, and the authenticity is still up for debate.
But one thing is certain, that is, Gong Lianda has been collecting money constantly.
In the harem, Concubine Gong Guifei is already above 10,000 people under one person, and she has four princes and seven princes around her...... If in a few years, the queen has not given birth to a son-in-law, then the four princes are likely to be made princes.
The fourth prince has not yet been established as the crown prince, and Gong Lianda is so arrogant.
If the fourth prince is made the crown prince, Gong Lianda will not go to heaven?
I have to let Gong Lianda plant it in his own hands, let him know that he knows how powerful!