Lian Jingzhi's sigh made Xu Lou's heart tremble slightly, realizing that there was probably room for reversal.

Thinking of the emperor's recent actions, Xu Lou sighed secretly, knowing that he was afraid that he would have to pay a lot of price for this.

But these prices are what he deserves, Xu Hu dares to be bold enough to sell official iron privately, among them, it is he, the father, who has the greatest responsibility.

His neglect of discipline over the years will one day lead to a bitter result that will kill the whole family.

"Old minister, please ask Your Majesty to remove the old minister from the first duke," the only thing he can do now is to try his best to save the lives of the whole family, "The minister is not worthy of the position, and he is not worthy of being the prince of this country." ”

When he learned that Xu Hu was selling official iron, Lian Jingzhi's first reaction was to be angry, and he had the idea of directly punishing his nine clans in an instant.

But soon, reason prevailed in the game.

The matter of the iron artifacts flowing into the Xiongnu must be kept secret and not let others know, otherwise it will be difficult to ensure that people are impetuous, and such a rash disposal of the Xu family will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the other three families.

You must know that a living Xu Guogong is much more useful than a dead Xu Guogong.

Lian Jingzhi quickly realized that there were many places that could be operated by him, and he asked Jixiang to help Xu Lou up, and said meaningfully: "Guogong is serious......"

*

As early as when Gua Er went to the capital to deliver letters with letters without sleep, Lian Jingzhi intended to use Gu Qingzhang's hand to create a channel exclusive to his eyes and ears to obtain information along the way.

Now, the utility of this channel is far more useful than they imagined.

After Gu Qingzhang delivered the information, the carriage carrying the Yue clan and Nanmu came to his mansion in a low-key manner the next day.

Goodbye Lin Chonghan, Yue's enthusiasm is far more than last time, but her enthusiasm is very ingenious, neither making people feel neglected, nor appearing very deliberate.

After several conversations, Lin Chonghan was amazed again by the strength of the businessmen's family in dealing with the world.

"Can you get used to this incense?" Yueshi smiled softly, "If you are not used to it, the concubine will find some other incense and let you choose carefully." ”

Lin Chonghan shook his head and refused.

She said: "The fragrance before was elegant and indifferent, and it really smelled good, but my brother was weak, so I'm afraid he couldn't smell this fragrance." ”

In order to avoid suspicion, after the female relatives of the Nan family came, Lin Shijing took the initiative to sit on the other side of the small building.

He lay on a bamboo recliner and squinted at a few servants working in the backyard vegetable patch.

"What do you Hou Ye think," Lin Shijing felt incomprehensible about this, "In such a large courtyard, he neither planted trees nor flowers, but used it to grow vegetables?" ”

One of the attendants straightened up, he wiped the fine sweat on his forehead against the sun, and said, "Second master, planting trees and flowers is useless, but it is useful to grow vegetables, and you can still eat them when they are cooked." ”

Lin Shijing lay down again, he covered his face with a book, and he didn't want to continue to fight with these people who burned the qin and cooked the crane.

"Huh," one of the attendants suddenly whispered, and he elbowed the man next to him, "Come and see, what is this?" ”

The attendant dug up several long yellow strips from the soil, which at first glance looked like small bugs.

"Little bug," the other man glanced at casually, "you just throw it away." ”

They are in full swing here to cultivate the vegetable field, but on the other side of the small building, Nanmu is a little uneasy.

Before coming, Nan'an specially told her that these people had a noble status and could not afford to offend easily, and Nan's mother remembered that she had offended Lin Chonghan before, and her mood was even more worried.

Just as she was about to speak, Gu Qingzhang pushed the door open from the outside and came in.

When he saw a few people in the room, his face was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted: "Chonghan, your brother is here." ”

Lin Chonghan didn't understand what he meant for a moment: "Isn't my brother basking in the sun in the back garden?" ”

As she spoke, she seemed to realize something, and stood up in surprise: "...... You mean, my eldest brother he's coming? ”

Gu Qingzhang nodded.

*

Lin Yizhou, as a hussar general, is responsible for commanding the southern border, and he will not leave the southern border easily.

She first said "unaccompanied" to Yue's family, and then followed Gu Qingzhang to the front yard.

When she arrived at the front yard hall, Lin Yizhou was sitting on the top and carefully wiping one of his big knives, looking focused and serious.

Lin Chonghan hadn't seen his eldest brother for a year or two, and now that he saw him, he couldn't hold back the slight sourness on the tip of his nose.

Lin Yizhou looked dusty, as if he had been in Suzhou for several days in a row, although he was a little thin, but fortunately he was in good spirits.

It's just that his left arm is tied with a black silk cloth, which is the etiquette after the death of the relatives of the Daliang people, Lin Chonghan understood after seeing it, and knew that he was afraid that he knew about Mei Niang's death.

Lin Yizhou was slightly stunned when he saw her, he put the knife on the table next to him, and beckoned her to come over.

"It seems to be a little thinner than before," Lin Yizhou's voice was a little hoarse, and he glanced at Gu Qingzhang on the side without a trace, "When my brother returns to Beijing this year, I will personally meet Gu Jiaerlang." ”

Although he was talking about Gu Zhao, Gu Qingzhang was inexplicably chilling behind him.

Lin Chonghan smiled slightly and didn't speak, she looked at the black silk cloth, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, do you know Mei Niang?" ”

"Well," Lin Yizhou nodded, his expression was hard to see the joy and anger, "After all, she and I don't have a marriage contract, so I can't disturb her peace." ”

But Lin Chonghan understands him, Lin Yizhou has always been a person who has ten points in his heart, but he will only show one point on his face, and his heart is far from being as calm as he is now.

She sighed secretly in her heart, but still chose to skip this topic and asked, "Is there anything important for my brother to come to Gusu Mansion this time?" ”

Lin Yizhou nodded.

"There are Japanese robbers around the Baihe area of Gusu Mansion," he said succinctly, "The king of Gusu Mansion asked me for help." ”

Lin Chonghan nodded suddenly, and then heard him ask, "I remember, I seem to have a cousin named Xiao Heming?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Lin Chonghan and Gu Qingzhang glanced at each other in some surprise.

"There is indeed such a person, my brother asked him about him......" She seemed to think of something, and her eyes widened slightly in disbelief, "Could it be that Cousin Heming, was he arrested by the Japanese Invaders?" ”

Lin Yizhou bowed his head.

There was a hint of confusion in his tone: "I remember that Suzhou is not near the sea, so there should be no Japanese robbers." ”

Gu Qingzhang couldn't hold back: "...... Burst. ”

He met the puzzled gaze of his eldest brother, and explained a little funny and helplessly: "Chonghan lived in Xiao's house for a while before, and Xiao Heming ran away from home in order to resist his mother. ”

"I just didn't expect it...... I was caught by the Japanese Bandits. ”

This is really a death before you can get out of school.

Lin Chonghan couldn't help laughing: "It's okay now, my cousin was caught by the Japanese before he left the Gusu Mansion, and my aunt won't let him go out now." ”

The sad Xiao and Ming were used as a joke and made everyone laugh fiercely.

ran away from home, but Xiao Heming, who was carried back home by a sedan chair not long after leaving Suzhou Mansion: ......

Damn, I always feel like someone is scolding me behind my back.