Yuhefang's vitality was greatly damaged this time, not only lost all the capital, but even the shop was looted by the angry people.

But Yuhefang knew that he was wrong, and he was afraid that the law would not be held accountable, and he did not report to the official.

The third brother of the Lin family, who had lost all his money, returned to the Lin Mansion this day.

He served Father Lin diligently for breakfast, and said when he saw the stitches: "Dad, you should have heard about the recent incident in Yuhefang. ”

Father Lin hummed to show that he knew.

The third brother of the Lin family added another cup of tea to Father Lin, and said with a smile: "Dad, it is the child who should not sign the deed with Yuhefang privately, and should not think about making money with a clear conscience, the child knows that it is wrong." ”

Father Lin said in a sullen voice: "Just know that it's wrong, sit down and have some breakfast together." ”

The third brother of the Lin family didn't sit down, but lowered his head and said, "Dad, Xia Lian was frightened by those people a few days ago...... It's all red. ”

Father Lin was shocked: "What about the fetus?" Can it be saved? ”

The third brother of the Lin family nodded and said: "Please Lang Zhong came to see, he barely survived with a silver needle, Lang Zhong said that he must be careful to recuperate, and he can't be frightened anymore, so the child came today to ask his father for something." ”

"What?"

"The child wants to take Xia Lian back to live in the house."

Father Lin paused his chopsticks, and then said in a deep voice: "Since the family has been divided and a mansion has been purchased for you, there is no reason to come back to live." ”

When the third brother of the Lin family heard Father Lin's refusal, he was immediately a little anxious: "But the third daughter-in-law ...... now."

Father Lin directly interrupted him: "How majestic was Xia Lian that day? Didn't you say that our Lin family would have to rely on her in the future? Doesn't it mean that after cooperating with Yuhefang, you will definitely enjoy endless glory and wealth? Now you think of us? You go back, there's no way I'll let that woman step into the Lin Mansion again. ”

When the third brother of the Lin family heard this, he had to sit down stupidly.

Father Lin holds the most grudge, and he will not change his mind, it is impossible for Xia Lian to return to the Lin Mansion.

After finishing breakfast in silence, Lin San suddenly remembered something, saluted with both hands and said: "Daddy, just now A-Niang said that this year's Queen Mother's birthday saint will reward you to go to Beijing for a banquet, and the child is here to congratulate Daddy!" ”

Father Lin finally had a smile on his face, he stroked his beard and said, "The Queen Mother is very happy about the birthday gift we prepared for the Holy Lord this time. Your second brother and little sister have made great contributions, if it weren't for them, I would have used that batch of serpentine, and then not only will it be useless, but it will also be guilty. ”

Lin San hesitated again and again and asked in a low voice: "Daddy, the child wants to go to Beijing with you for a banquet, know more about the way, and start the business." ”

Father Lin pondered for a while and said: "Xia Lian is pregnant, and she has seen red again in the past few days, you should stay in Lingcheng to accompany her, it is still not good to put her alone in your new mansion to guard the empty room, this time let Yunyun accompany me, she should learn to be in charge, and she should also learn how to please the royal family, and only after learning well can she keep Lin Ji's status." ”

Although Lin San was unwilling, he knew that his merits could not be compared to Lin Zhuyun, so he had to give up.

When Father Lin told Lin Zhuyun the news, Lin Zhuyun was so happy that he picked up Xiaotang and turned around several times, turning Xiaotang's eyes dizzy and his cheeks crimson.

She was worried that the fire in Beijing couldn't be burned, so Father Lin handed over the firewood.

It's just that this firewood doesn't seem to be enough.

If there is no bigger handle of Yuhefang, I am afraid that Jingzhong will not touch it.

Lin Zhuyun was still uneasy in his heart.

……

The next day, Father Lin and Lin Zhuyun set off into Beijing with a team of people.

After walking for a long time, Father Lin and Lin Zhuyun were sitting in the carriage, and suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves falling outside the carriage, and a deep male voice sounded: "May I ask if the Lin family is in the carriage?" ”

Father Lin lifted the curtain and saw that the person who came was Kuang Lonely.

He was rarely dressed in an apricot-colored gold silk trimmed dark flower brocade robe, his black hair was tied up high and fixed with a gilt crown, and the whole person looked plump and handsome, but it was still difficult to hide the domineering spirit of the perennial battle.

When he saw Father Lin, he immediately turned over and dismounted, bowed and saluted and said: "Master Lin, Kuang entered Beijing according to the edict, and saw the carriage of the Lin Mansion from afar, so he rushed forward." ”

Master Lin looked at him with a smile and said kindly: "General Kuang doesn't need to be polite, I took Yunyun into Beijing to congratulate the Queen Mother's Halloween, they are all in Beijing, why don't we go together?" With you and these soldiers, we are also at ease. ”

Kuang Xiao responded in a low voice, and rode slowly on the left side of the carriage.

The corners of his mouth hooked up a smile, he rode into Beijing a few days faster than this carriage, but he saw that the carriage of the Lin Mansion came after going out, in order to escort Lin Zhuyun.

Lin Zhuyun didn't show up when she went out, but just now she saw Kuang Lonely's star-eyed sword eyes through the curtain lifted by Father Lin, and saw the broad palm that had held her when she fell off the horse, she felt that her heart was beating much faster for a while, and her cheeks were hot.

Escorted by Kuang Lin and his party, the carriage of the Lin Mansion arrived in Beijing a few days later, and the group stayed in a good inn.

Lin Zhuyun, who had been bumpy for a few days, was sleeping soundly this night when he was suddenly woken up by a rapid knock on the door.

Xiaotang in the outhouse asked vigilantly: "Who?!" ”

"It's me, Komatsu! I have something urgent to report to Miss! ”

Lin Zhuyun knew that there must be important news, otherwise Xiao Song would not have come overnight, so she immediately put on her robe and came to the outhouse and let Xiao Song in.

Komatsu's boots were covered with mud at the moment, and his hair was covered with dewdrops, so he must have arrived on horseback day and night.

When Xiao Song saw Lin Zhuyun, he immediately bowed down and reported: "Miss, before you left, you ordered me to keep an eye on those buyers and pawn shops, and sure enough, I found something from Shan!" And it's also a jade card for the Shan royal family! ”

Lin Zhuyun was overjoyed, and his body couldn't stop trembling slightly: "So, God really help me!" ”

Over the years, Yuhefang must have relied on this jade brand to allow the horse gang to crisscross the Shan country and get the top jade raw materials, but he did not expect that one day the inside and outside of the shop would be looted, and even the jade plate would be robbed.

However, colluding with foreign royal families is a serious crime, and if the jade plaque is bitten to death and the jade plaque is out of its own workshop, it will be difficult for the government to deal with it.

Komatsu continued: "The jade plate has now been confiscated by the government, but the jade workshop has not been touched. ”

Lin Zhuyun nodded: "I know, you've worked hard all the way, you go and rest." ”

After Xiao Song left, Lin Zhuyun muttered on the bed alone: "It's enough, this fire can be burned from Beijing immediately, all the way to Yuhefang, maybe it can even burn to Jiang Xianxu." ”

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the banquet of the Queen Mother's Halloween.

There are palace people who came early in the morning to take Lin's father and Lin Zhuyun into the palace, as soon as they entered the palace, they saw the palace people in brocade Luo shirts bowing their heads and busy, the palace people who brought them led them across the Jiuqu Bridge, and then through a dense Xiangfei bamboo forest, and then walked a few long corridors, and finally faintly heard the sound of silk and bamboo wind music.

I saw that the banquet had been set up in steps, the top was the queen mother, followed by the emperor and queen.

Kuang Lian's position was in the middle, and the Lin family's seat was far away in an inconspicuous place in the northwest corner. Lin Zhuyun was happy in his heart, just to be able to observe others in the dark.

The seats gradually filled, and a piece of sideburns and clothes were staggered.

When a man in a brocade robe stepped forward from under the banquet who came late, he suddenly felt a burst of clear magnolia fragrance in his nose, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned his head to look at a woman with moth eyebrows and a skin like congealed fat at the source of the fragrance.

After seeing it clearly, he was slightly shocked in his heart, and his narrow eyes narrowed even more, he didn't know that there was such a stunning beauty in Beijing, comparing the concubines in the palace who were sinking fish and geese.

After congratulating the Empress Dowager, he sat down in the seat above, and quietly glanced sideways at the northwest corner.

It seems that the one who is sitting with her is the great jade carver who is deeply favored by the emperor?

He beckoned to the servant who was serving on the side and asked, "Is Lin Ji's jade carver sitting in the northwest corner below?" ”

The servant replied respectfully while pouring wine: "Exactly, I heard that Lin Ji presented a palm-sized jade Guanyin at the Queen Mother's birthday this time, saying that Guanyin's eyebrows are like small moons and eyes are like double stars. The jade face is naturally happy, and the red lips are a little red. Moreover, although the clothes worn by Guanyin are carved from jade, they are as lifelike as tulle. The Queen Mother was overjoyed and placed in the dormitory to watch day and night, so the Holy Lord specially rewarded them to participate in this banquet. ”

He held the glass to his lips, his thin lips revealing a playful smile.

He took a pot of wine and walked slowly to the table between Father Lin and Lin Zhuyun, although his steps were slow, every step was extremely steady and chic, with some literati grace.

He raised the flask in his hand and poured a glass into Father Lin's cup.

Father Lin hurriedly got up from his seat, bowed and said, "His Royal Highness King Xiang has tormented me, how dare the old slave bother His Royal Highness King Xiang to serve wine!" ”

This Xiangwang waved his delicate and slender fingers: "It's okay, this king doesn't stick to these." Are you a jade carver given by the emperor's brother? ”

Father Lin bowed down and replied, "The old slave is the jade carver of Lin Ji. ”

King Xiang rubbed the wine glass in his hand and said meaningfully: "The lady in my house seems to be wearing a jade bracelet from Yuhefang, and I think it is also very beautiful." But ......"

He paused, looked at Lin Zhuyun with a pair of narrow eyes, slightly hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "I think there is still a jade bracelet of Lin Ji in my house, I don't know what Miss Lin thinks?" ”

Father Lin and Lin Zhuyun both heard the deep meaning of his words, asking for the jade bracelet to be fake, and wanting Lin Zhuyun to be real.

Lin Zhuyun also recognized the person in front of her at this moment, if the memory of her previous life was correct, this person was also one of the people Jiang Xianxu colluded with.

She smiled like a flower and saluted and said, "The little woman has seen His Royal Highness King Xiang. Lin Kee's jade bracelet is a well-known boutique in the south, and it is natural to like it. However, jade is looking for a destined person, and fate is destined by heaven, not by manpower. ”

When King Xiang heard Lin Zhuyun's words, he felt that she was very interesting, and understood his deep meaning, but he dared to gag him like this.

He lifted the gilt wine jug, poured a glass of wine into Lin Zhuyun's wine glass, and picked it up with two slender fingers and handed it to Lin Zhuyun: "Xiao Wang feels that he has a tight relationship with Miss Lin, I wonder if Miss Lin is willing to drink with this king?" ”

The wine at this feast is old, and if a person is not strong enough to drink, he will surely pour it in a cup.

King Xiang personally served the wine, and Lin Zhuyun didn't dare not accept it, but if he did, it would not be just a glass of wine.