At this time, the light night was faint, Lin Shuran was busy making dumplings with the kitchen girls in the back kitchen, and by the way, he made some small snacks for the children to eat during the vigil.

"Father!" Xu Mingsheng, who was also playing and frolicking in the kitchen, shouted out of the room in a daze.

Lin Shuran was busy with his hands and didn't turn back, but asked him with a smile: "What's the matter, Brother Sheng misses his father?" Your father is busy with important things outside, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come back to spend the New Year with you! ”

"Father!" Xu Mingsheng shouted again, and at this time Lin Shuran found that the people in the kitchen had stopped their movements and looked behind her, and she only noticed that there was something wrong behind her, and a strong premonition in her heart made her turn around quickly, and saw Xu Junze standing there with a gentle smile.

The eyes of the subordinates in the back kitchen of the General's Mansion were shocked, because they had never seen Xu Junze smile like this, before he was either expressionless or cold when facing outsiders, even in the face of the thirteen young masters in the mansion, he rarely smiled closely, most of the time he was serious, it seemed that only in this way was he more like a father.

Anyone can see that Xu Junze only has Lin Shuran in his eyes at this time, the fat aunt coughed lightly, and her eyes swept around the other people in the kitchen majestically, and everyone tacitly lowered their heads and continued to be busy with what had just happened.

Lin Shuran showed a big bright smile on his face, and regardless of the flour on his hands, he greeted him with a smile and said, "You're back!" ”

"Well, it's back!" Facing Lin Shuran who was approaching, Xu Junze no longer held back the emotions in his heart, and held her in his arms, Lin Shuran was taken aback by his enthusiastic actions, he rarely was so straightforward and enthusiastic in front of people, but after being stunned, she also hugged him gently.

The head of the lower person in the kitchen was lowered, and Xu Mingsheng, who was about to be five years old, was a little embarrassed to eat and smile, and even subconsciously covered his eyes.

At this time, Lin Shuran found that Xu Junze was followed by two people, in their thirties, with capable spirits, sharp and embarrassed eyes, and it seemed that even they didn't expect Xu Junze to have such a move when he returned home.

Lin Shuran thought it was Xu Junze's friend or something, so he quickly shyly broke away from his arms and whispered, "There are outsiders here!" ”

Xu Junze knew that she was embarrassed, so he let go of her, bent down and hugged Xu Mingsheng, who was still covering his eyes, which frightened Xu Mingsheng, he looked at Xu Junze with wide eyes in disbelief, in his memory, Xu Junze, the adoptive father, had never hugged him so closely, at most he touched his head, and his eyes were red in an instant.

Even Lin Shuran was shocked by Xu Junze's successive intimate actions, this time when he came back from Yunzhou, he seemed to have changed a little, could it be that he was going to change from a "strict father" to a "loving father"?

However, Xu Junze hugged Xu Mingsheng and put him down again, and a trace of awkwardness flashed on his face, as if he was not familiar with such an action before.

"Husband, who are these two?" Lin Shuran looked at the two people behind Xu Junze with some curiosity, he couldn't say what he felt, he always felt that there were similar things to the fifth uncle and Honggu in these two people.

Xu Junze introduced Lin Shuran and said: "These two are my saviors, Uncle Chu and Uncle Feng, and they will follow me in the future." ”

As soon as he heard that it was Xu Junze's life-saving benefactor, Lin Shuran hurriedly gave them a gift, Uncle Chu and Uncle Feng immediately avoided it, and replied in a little panic: "Madame, in the future, we will only serve under the general, and we should not be so gifted by Madame." ”

"The two of you have a life-saving grace for my husband, this gift is naturally deserved, please take this place as your home in the future, don't be polite!" Lin Shuran replied with a humble and polite attitude.

Uncle Chu and Uncle Feng also smiled and helped Lin Ran for a moment, and then replied at the same time: "Make, make!" ”

"Can you go to the palace?" Lin Shuran looked at Xu Junze again and asked.

Xu Junze nodded and said, "I just came back from the palace, but I still have to deal with some things, and I'll be back soon!" ”

"You go get busy first, my children and I are waiting for you at home for Chinese New Year's Eve!" Lin Shuran said with a smile.

Then, Xu Junze took Uncle Chu and Uncle Feng and turned around and went out of the house again, and when Xu Mingchen, who heard the news, came to see Xu Junze in the kitchen, they found that he had left again.

"Mother, is my father still back?" Xu Mingchen and the others looked a little lost, they were afraid that Xu Junze would go out for a long time and not come back.

"Come back, he has some things to deal with first, and he will be back soon!" Lin Shuran said to them, hearing Lin Shuran's words, Xu Mingchen and their mood were a little better.

Lin Shuran really didn't lie to them, not long after nightfall, Xu Junze came back again, and kept vigil with Xu Mingchen and set off firecrackers, and Lin Shuran was also by their side.

Xu Mingchen is a very interesting and sensible child, he knows that Xu Junze and Lin Shuran haven't talked together for a long time, so he deliberately took his younger brothers out to set off firecrackers, leaving them in the room to talk.

Lin Shuran did have a lot to say to Xu Junze, since he went to Yunzhou, some things have happened in the mansion and her, but he doesn't know where to start.

"My father said that you met an assassin on the way to Yunzhou, although you were not injured, but it must have been very dangerous at that time, right?" Lin Shuran picked up what she was most concerned about and asked.

"There's nothing wrong with me!" At this time, the children were not around, Xu Junze held her hand without any scruples, and saw that there was still worry in her eyes, so he said, "Don't worry, those assassins can't hurt me, it's just some charlatan rats who take people's money, and I have already cleared them out." It's you, who have been wronged during this time in the capital. ”

"How can I be wronged, have you heard any rumors?" Lin Shuran asked cautiously, in fact, Xu Junze would know about this sooner or later when he returned to the capital, "I haven't suffered any grievances, I'm afraid you have been wronged!" ”

"I'm a man, even if there is a grievance, I should suffer it, don't worry, I will seek justice for you!" Xu Junze's face became serious again, others were not in the capital, but he could know what happened in the capital as soon as possible, someone designed to frame and slander Lin Shuran's innocence, how could he not ask.

"If you're talking about the matter of the Princess's Mansion, forget it, it's already dead and there is no proof, I'm afraid it's hard to investigate, but fortunately, other people's tricks didn't succeed, they didn't calculate it, I, the bride who has been married for more than a year, is still innocent!" It is impossible to say that he is not aggrieved in his heart, but Lin Shuran understands in his heart that some things are not yet the time to liquidate the source.

"Are you blaming me?" Xu Junze actually dragged Lin Shuran to his lap and sat down, approached her with hot eyes and asked.

(End of chapter)