Lin Qingwan was about to return to Beijing, but she hadn't left here yet, and the people who went to the capital to change their way came back first, well, they came back in embarrassment.

The group left in high spirits, but they came back like lost dogs, they were full of resentment and anger, and as soon as they came back, they went straight to the Lin family's courtyard, and heard that Lin Qingwan was in the Lin Mansion, so they wanted to go to the Lin Mansion.

One of them said: "This matter is very important, and you should tell the eighth uncle and the patriarch first, whether Sister Wan didn't explain it well, or whether the officials of the Lifan Yuan concealed it and bullied her superiors and subordinates, it was better for the patriarch to ask her." ”

The others also calmed down a little, "This is reasonable, let's go back to the clan first." ”

The group didn't go to the Lin Mansion and returned to the clan first.

Since I'm back, of course, I'll go back to my house to pack up and put down my luggage.

So Lin Shi also went home first.

The eighth uncle has been in a lot better spirits recently, and when he heard that his son had come back, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked people to call him for questioning.

Seeing that his beard was unshaven, he didn't care about the haggard face, but directly stretched out his hand and said, "Where is Lu Yin?" ”

Lin Shiyi's face was tired, "Father, I didn't get Lu Yin." ”

The eighth uncle's face changed, "Isn't there a handwritten letter from Lin Qingwan, why can't I get it back?" ”

Speaking of this, Lin Shi thought of the insults they had received when they were in the capital, and his tears almost couldn't be choked.

He has grown so big, and his sons have all married daughters-in-law, where has he been wronged like this?

So as soon as his father asked, he said it like pouring beans into a bamboo tube, and even added oil and vinegar slightly, just thinking that his father could go to Lin Qingwan with great might, so he couldn't let his grievances be in vain.

The Lin family followed the others to the capital to change the way, because they were in a hurry, so they hurried into the capital.

A group of pampered lords, in the hottest June hurry, it can be seen that their determination, full of joy into Beijing, after a night of rest, the next day took Lin Qingwan's handwritten letter to the Lifan Yuan.

Because of Lin Qingwan's handwriting, the officials of the Li Fan Yuan were very polite to them at first, and almost immediately took them to the back and cut the queue to deal with them for them.

Things went smoothly at first, and their ** Ming passed quickly, but something happened when making the guide, and the Lifan Yuan asked them for 120,000 taels of silver.

Not a total, but a road leads to 120,000 taels!

Lin Shi's face was pale: "Twenty thousand taels is the cost of buying a road guide, and one hundred thousand taels is a deposit, as a proof that we have the ability to use the road guide." Father, Sister Wan didn't tell us to ask for silver before. ”

And if they want to spend money to buy it, why are they looking for Lin Qingwan?

Wouldn't it be okay to go directly to the Imperial Academy?

The eighth uncle was also very angry, his hands trembled, and his face turned red, "What else is there?" ”

Lin Shi's face became more and more ugly, and he pursed his lips and didn't speak.

If the Imperial Court caught them off guard, then what happened later was to deal them with a heavy blow.

When these people entered Beijing, they only had a thousand taels of silver on their bodies, which was still a piece.

The Li Fan Yuan asked them for so much money, of course they couldn't take it out, although their faces changed at that time, they were still holding on, and they suppressed them with Lin Qingwan's authority, hoping that they wouldn't go too far.

The officials of the Keli Domain only glanced at them with ugly faces, and then they bit to death at least 120,000, which was already the biggest concession he could make.

At that time, the two sides broke up unhappily, and Lin Shi planned to go back to the inn first, and then write to Lin Qingwan and ask Lin Qingwan to come forward to solve it.

As a result, within two days of their letter being sent, the news of what they had done in the Rifan Yuan spread all over the capital, and they could hear people's laughter when they went in and out.

In fact, this is just their delusion, these people will enjoy it, staying in one of the three best inns in the capital, most of them live in big merchants, most of them are attracted by the road to the market.

Because the Li Fan Yuan listed Lin Shi and them as negative teaching materials, every time they encountered difficult merchants, some officials liked to take them as an example, and said softly and hardly: "Even if our Lin Shangshu's clan comes, we only charge so little less money to buy Lu Yin, and this deposit must be paid no matter what." ”

He said: "They don't want to pay it, so they mess around, but Lin Shangshu has already had an iron order, even His Majesty and his old man came in person, and this deposit must also be handed over." So you see, didn't this man get the guide? still expected Lin Shangshu to intercede for them, but they didn't know that this rule was set by Lin Shangshu, so don't embarrass us, it's useless to be embarrassed, I can't wait to obey orders. ”

Someone inquired about how much the Lifan Yuan asked for from others, and they scared people back to the inn.

The official of the Imperial Court said with a smile: "Not more than you, only 120,000." ”

The merchants are envious and disdainful in their hearts, but they are only 120,000, and they can't even take it out, so what kind of import and export business are they doing?

Caring for Lin Qingwan, they didn't show it in person, but in private, they showed a lot of contempt and contempt.

No matter how careful they are, living under the same roof, Lin Shi and they will always notice it, not to mention that they are not very careful, so Lin Shi and they have encountered several "whispers".

Once a cousin couldn't help but rush out to confront them face to face, thinking that they would be weak when they were found to be talking bad about people behind their backs, who knew that people's sarcasm would directly turn into ridicule, and in terms of lip service, they were naturally inferior to these big merchants who traveled south and north and went through ups and downs.

So a group of people were scolded so red that they started to do things with people, and the last group of people was arrested and put into the yamen.

But because the identities of the two parties were special, and the trouble was not very big, the big merchants paid the fine and left, and they were ransomed by Lin You.

Lin You had to come forward, because Lin Shi and they reported the name of the county lord's mansion, but they could redeem the people, and Lin You couldn't help but say that they were beaten.

"Father didn't see what he said, as if we would only drag the clan back, and he took up the patriarch's head before he became the patriarch."

If it weren't for Lin You's words being too ugly, they wouldn't have been stimulated to rush back from the capital overnight, and it can be said that they had accumulated a stomach full of resentment along the way.

When they went, they were full of hope, so even if the journey was hard, they felt happy, but they came back with hurt and anger, so the hardships on the road were ten times harder, Lin Shi fainted from heat stroke on the road, but it was to fight for that breath that he came back.

Lin Shi added oil and vinegar, and directly made the eighth uncle angry, he opened his mouth and was about to speak, but his mouth opened, and his head "buzzed", and something seemed to be washed away in his head, his eyes were dark, and he fell directly on his back.

Lin Shi was startled, and then remembered that his father was not in good health, he jumped up and jumped over, and hurriedly pulled him, "Dad-"

When the doctor in the clan was found, the eighth uncle was already unknown.

Seeing Lin Shi supporting Uncle Eight like this, the doctor was very angry, and directly stepped forward to pat his hand away, and said angrily: "Old Ten, Eighth Uncle is having a stroke, who let you move him indiscriminately?" ”

Lin Shi's hands and feet stiffened. The doctor hurriedly instructed his subordinates to slowly lift the person to the bed, and then hurried to treat him.

After dark, the doctor shook his head and said, "Life is saved, but this person ...... It's impossible to recover. ”

Lin Shi gritted his teeth and said, "It's Lin Qingwan, it's her who hurt her father!" ”

The doctor is also from the Lin clan, he glanced at Lin Shiyi and said, "I prescribed a prescription for the eighth uncle, you can find someone to catch the medicine with me." ”

Lin Shi sent his subordinates to follow, and after he turned around twice in place, he went out to find those who had returned from the capital with him.

This cannot be said of the matter.

When Lin Run heard the news at home, his face sank, and he sent someone into the city to report to Lin Qingwan, and at the same time he wanted to go to the eighth uncle to have a look.

The sixth uncle said: "It's useless for you to go at this time, it's just to increase your anger, it's better to wait for them to come to the door tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow ......"

"Tomorrow, you take them to see Sister Wan'er," the sixth uncle said with a gloomy face: "The eighth child is becoming more and more disagreeable, and even the son who has been taught is useless." ”

Thinking of Lin Qingwan, the sixth uncle's face was even worse, "Sister Wan'er too, you can make any trouble with your own family, how can you let them make trouble in the capital and lose all my Lin's face." ”

Lin Run said disapprovingly: "If Sister Wan can persuade them, there will be no matter of asking for a guide." ”

"But didn't she design the things in the capital? Obviously, you can explain things clearly to everyone in the clan, why bother to make trouble in the capital? After today, I don't know how many people laugh at me behind my back. "In the eyes of the sixth uncle, nothing is as important as the Lin family.

Lin Run pursed his lips and said: "My father was also present that day, and when the eighth uncle mentioned it, no one said it for her, could she bear the reputation of disobeying her elders?" ”

"Is this the first time she has disobeyed her elders?"

Since the day Lin Qingwan returned to the clan, she has been disobedient to her elders, when has she ever heard the old eight speak?

"Father is blaming Sister Wan for disobeying Uncle Eight? Don't forget the grievances between the descendants and the side branches. ”

"I naturally haven't forgotten, but this Lin clan is not only the Lin clan of the side branch, but also the branch of the descendant, this is the clan of all the Lin clan, Sister Wan'er should not calculate the reputation of the clan," the sixth uncle said angrily: "If I knew that she wanted to make the eighth child lose face and lose face in the capital, I would oppose anything." ”

Lin Run knew that in his father's heart, he was afraid that nothing could be more important than the reputation of the clan.

He rubbed his forehead and said, "Father, let's go rest first, I'll go to the eighth uncle to have a look, I can't let the tenth talk nonsense in the clan, I'll take them to see Sister Wan tomorrow." ”

The sixth uncle said fairly: "Tell Sister Wan'er to deal with this matter as low-key as possible, if you make a big fuss, you will lose the face of the entire Lin family, don't forget, she is also the daughter of the Lin family!" ”

Lin Run felt that Lin Qingwan would definitely not listen, in her heart, interests were much more important than reputation.

But he twitched his forehead anyway.

Lin Qingwan received a total of two letters in the evening, she put down Lin Run's letter, picked up the doctor's letter and nodded her palm, and said, "It's interesting, this is to count the stroke on my head." ”

Bai Feng took a sip and said, "They will frame it, aunt and grandmother, do you want to invite Zhou Tingshi to come to the house as a guest tomorrow?" ”

Lin Qingwan glanced at her and said, "You also underestimate me too much, where do you need Zhou Tingshi to come forward?" But tomorrow there will be two guests at home. ”

Lin Qingwan thought for a while and said, "While there is no curfew, send someone to find Master Qian and Master Sheng, and say that I will have tea with them tomorrow." ”

"When?"

Lin Qingwan pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know the exact time first, just let people not go out tomorrow." ”

I don't know when they'll come to the door.

A cold light flashed in Lin Qingwan's eyes, this time I won't scare you, I won't write the surname in reverse.