The sound of the horse tag is crisp, you come and go, and the hand gradually has some appearance.

"The county lord is so serious, it seems that he will not be a 'wealth boy' today."

Hearing the concubine's joke, it made the palace maids and attendants on the side laugh.

"How many old women are still thinking about her children?" The Empress Dowager also smiled, turned her head and said to Lin Yunyan, "Take all your money, let you win more today." ”

Lin Yunyan responded sweetly, making the Queen Mother more and more happy.

These are all jokes.

After all, the horse hangers who spend time in Cining Palace come and go, just a little money, which is only a drop in the bucket compared to her money.

Few of the girls in this dynasty can be richer than her family.

And this wealth comes from her mother.

Her mother is the niece of the Empress Dowager's mother's family, and more than ten years ago, when the saint was still a prince, she suffered a martyrdom to save the emperor's grandson, leaving behind a daughter who was only one and a half years old.

The queen mother was sad, and the saint was also guilty and grateful, and after ascending the throne, Lin Yunyan was named the lord of Ning'an and enjoyed the princess's fortune.

In the past, Lin Yunyan thought that she would never be short of money in her life.

It wasn't until she was coerced by the monstrous conspiracy and calculation that she understood that the royal things could be given and taken back.

Her status as the county lord is like this, and so is the title of their Lin family.

All the gold and silver treasures and jade deeds on the books are collected cleanly, with interest, and leaving a room that can shelter from the wind and rain, which is already a great grace of the emperor.

She and Xu Jian, the two wet mud bodhisattvas, don't even have the ability to help their relatives.

Thinking of the circumstances of her previous life, Lin Yunyan breathed tightly, as if a scorching flame swept again.

It's not a good taste!

Fortunately, now she still has time to make some changes.

Just as he was about to reach out and touch the cards, he caught a glimpse of a corner of the curtain, and Lin Yunyan looked over and saw that his father-in-law had come in.

The waiter in his early thirties had a very kind face, and he saluted according to the rules, and then said: "Niangniang, the imperial study has sent a pot of coral." ”

The Queen Mother raised an eyebrow.

Father-in-law clapped his hands.

Soon, the waiter who was waiting outside came in and brought a pot of coral to the table.

Lin Yunyan looked at it.

This coral is naturally formed, uncarved, and although it is not delicate at all, it has a natural interest, which should be very suitable for the eyes of the Queen Mother.

"Such a big plant," the Queen Mother bowed slightly, to show her satisfaction, "the tribute from below?" ”

Father-in-law replied: "The emperor summoned the Auxiliary Prince, and this coral was offered by the Father-in-law. ”

Lin Yunyan's long eyelashes trembled.

In the tenth year of Yongjia, Xu Mang, the Duke of Fuguo, died of illness, and the sixteen-year-old Xu Jian Chengjue.

It was also this year that Xu Jian fought against the enemy army in Xiliang under Yumen Pass, and made a military exploit, but he also broke his right leg, not to mention continuing to fight to kill the enemy, and he couldn't even walk in a wheelchair every day.

Previously, in the side hall, Lin Yunyan guessed the current year with her appearance in the mirror, about eleven or twelve years, and it would never be earlier, so that today's Xu Jian is already bad at acting.

Thinking of this, a sense of regret welled up from the bottom of her heart.

What a shame.

With Xu Jian's civil and military talents, if he was not injured and difficult to treat, he would definitely be able to make meritorious deeds again.

The imperial court lacks a talent like him, if he can still lead troops, go into battle, and contribute as a bargaining chip, how can he be suppressed and forced to that field in the years to come?

Honors, titles, and origins, in the overlapping tilt of imperial power, those are all false, and if you want to abandon your son improperly, you can only rely on "value".

As a fellow grasshopper for many years, I don't know if I can help him a little......

On the side, the Queen Mother smiled and looked at the coral for a while and asked, "What kind of wind is blowing today?" How could he still offer the treasure? ”

Father-in-law Xiao's face froze, and after a little hesitation, he still told the truth: "I heard that Grandpa Guo is here to hand over the resignation, and he doesn't want to serve in the military department." ”

Hearing this, the Queen Mother's eyes darkened.

Lin Yunyan understands.

In the eleventh year of Yongjia, Xu Jian went to the military department after the New Year, and the wheelchair went out for more than half a year, and resigned from the official position.

Now, it's time for him to resign.

The reason for this, Lin Yunyan heard him say a few words, and they were all up to the point, but after a few years of marriage, she can still get a glimpse of some inner reasons.

To put it bluntly, nine times out of ten it is related to the Liu family.

Guogong Mansion is alone, but Xu Jian is not alone, his parents are alive, and he has a pair of younger brothers and sisters.

Xu Mang, the grandfather of the old country, has made great achievements in his life, and after the death of his wife, he did not continue the string, and there is only one daughter under his knees.

originally wanted to recruit a son-in-law who could inherit the mantle, but unexpectedly, her daughter was rescued by Liu Jing, a new branch inheritor, and she had feelings for her back and forth.

Xu Mang didn't beat the mandarin duck, took a step back, and changed his son-in-law to marry a daughter, and only required that the first boy born between the two should be surnamed Xu and sent back to the Gongfu to be raised.

This boy is Xu Jian.

He left his parents when he was a child, called Xu Mang as his grandfather, and studied martial arts.

Liu Jing himself is excellent in his own talents, and married the daughter of the prince as his wife, and has been on the career for more than ten years.

It is said that the two parties are close by blood, and the Liu Mansion and the Fuguo Mansion are not far away, but there are not many contacts, especially after Xu Jian's leg is broken, he needs to use a wheelchair to travel, which is very inconvenient, and he doesn't like to go anymore.

In Lin Yunyan's impression, that is, when the New Year is over and can't be pushed off, they will go to Liu's Mansion to show their faces.

She sat with her unfamiliar mother-in-law and sister-in-law, talked about the painless parents, and went home after Xu Jian and Liu Jing came out of the study.

Sometimes, Xu Jian's younger brother and the nominal eldest son of the Liu family are also in the study.

But whether it is a conversation between the two or the three of them, Xu Jian will not mention the content to her.

Lin Yunyan tried to ask, but he also diverted the topic, and he could only see from his expression that those conversations were by no means pleasant.

There were even a few times when Xu Jian didn't control his emotions well, his gloomy eyes and tight lips clearly showed his anger and dissatisfaction.

Rao is one of those tempers who is not directed at her, and Xu Jian is not a person who will be angry, but Lin Yunyan still has a deep memory.

Because she couldn't do anything, she couldn't help Xu Jian at all.

No matter how estranged the parents and brothers are, they are also connected with blood, Xu Jian is reluctant to say more, and Lin Yunyan naturally has nowhere to start.

It is obviously a friendship of "holding hands and being trapped in the fire", but as comrades-in-arms, they did not achieve honesty and enough trust, of course, as husband and wife.

"It's still a leg injury, right?"

Hearing Concubine Wen speak, Lin Yunyan raised her eyes to look at her.

The concubine spoke slowly: "It looks like I can walk, and I can walk steadily, but I happened to take a closer look once, but it was actually a little lame, but the grandfather of the country was strong, and he didn't want people to see it easily." ”

With the empress dowager's sigh, Lin Yunyan's eyes widened.

Can you walk?

Lame?

Xu Jian's leg is not broken?