Chapter 21: Invitations
Recently, a total of three things have become the talk of Yejing City.
The first is that Miss Lin Jialiu was pushed down the attic, and General Mu heroically saved the United States.
The second is that Mu Cheng returned to Beijing, and the saint named him the Marquis of Xuanwu, and gave him a mansion and a thousand taels of gold. The royal pen personally wrote the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion four words gift.
The third is that the queen held a spring banquet and invited beauties from all over the world, which was actually the choice of a wife for the Marquis of Xuanwu.
The invitation to the spring feast was delivered to the Lin Mansion at the end of February.
After Lin Zhenwen heard about the fall from the building, he severely punished Lin Yuehua, sent her directly to the village in the countryside, and ordered that she should not return home for five years. Lin Yi'an, who almost died, felt even more pity for him, and sent people to send supplements every day. Occasionally, I will come to Xiangmantang to see her.
By mistake, Lin Yi'an's small life is much more nourishing than before.
"My sister's complexion looks much better recently." Lin Baiwei sat on the soft couch and basked in the courtyard with Lin Yi'an, she leaned lazily towards Lin Yi'an, "I heard that the second sister is sick, and she can't even get out of bed." ”
The Li family was still locked up in the ancestral hall, Lin Yuehua was punished to the village again, Lin Yueman had no other help in the Lin Mansion, and it was not surprising that he was angry.
"She still has the idea of being the crown princess in her heart, don't worry, she can't die." Lin Yi'an said lightly.
"Her father has cultivated her for many years, and she will not give up easily. If she really became the crown princess, it would also be a big help to the Lin Mansion. If it doesn't work out, she can only depend on her life. ”
Speaking of getting married, Lin Baiwei said again: "When the people in the palace came to deliver the invitation today, they specially instructed Miss Lin Liu to enter the palace. I think it was around that day that the story of General Mu's heroic rescue of the United States reached the ears of the Heavenly Family, and he said that he wanted to see his sister by name. Maybe I want to marry you and General Mu...... Sister, what do you think? ”
"I am strong and weak, and the Heavenly Family is so concerned about General Mu, it will be necessary to reuse it in the future. Wei Niang, do you know why most of the generals in the history books are not good. ”
Lin Baiwei thought for a while and said, "It's about being a master of high merit, so it is not tolerated by the royal family." ”
"The military general is no better than Wenchen. Gallop on the battlefield and win, you are the hero of a country. If you lose, you are a country's sin. Mu Cheng is the former, he became famous in a battle, and he is a military wizard. On the one hand, the Heavenly Family cannot give up such a talent, and on the other hand, it is necessary to prevent him from being overpowered and powerful. ”
"Therefore the house of heaven will give him a marriage. His wife cannot be the daughter of a deep-rooted family, but she must have enough status to be worthy of the title of Mrs. Xuanwuhou. Looking at it this way, I am indeed the most suitable person. ”
Although the Lin Mansion is a big family, all the grace comes from the old lady Lin, the emperor. In other words, the glory of the Lin Mansion depends on the emperor. It seems to be beautiful, but in fact the foundation is not deep. And there is a heroic saving beauty in front of him, if the emperor really gives marriage, he can also get a good reputation for adult beauty.
Why not?
Lin Yi'an smiled, a little helpless, "The holy will is unpredictable, and the thunder, rain and dew are all suffered." ”
"I've heard that the palace is a place of cannibalism. I'll be with you then. Lin Baiwei said solemnly.
"You and my sisters are one and the same, they are the Longtan Tiger's Den, and they can also break through." Lin Yi'an touched his sister's head, and it was difficult to hide his worry in his tone: "If your marriage is undecided, I won't be at ease for a day." ”
Lin Baiwei was in Lin Yi'an's arms: "I will go wherever my sister goes." ”
"What are you crying about?"
In the West Garden of the Lin Mansion, Lin Jing knelt on the ground and hugged He's tears.
"Mother, I want to marry General Mu. At the spring feast, you help me, please! ”
He hated to look at his daughter, not because she was unwilling, but because Lin Jing's identity was really not up to the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion. Moreover, the queen personally ordered Miss Lin Liu, so it can be seen that this opportunity will inevitably fall on Lin Jing's head.
What's more, looking at the fate of the Lin Mansion's big house lineage, you can see that the Lin Yi'an sisters are not easy to get along with. Why bother to offend Lin Yi'an for this thing that has no chance.
So He Shi said ruthlessly: "Jing'er, don't think about Xuanwu Hou Mansion, you don't have to go to this spring banquet." ”
Lin Jing cried so hard that she said vaguely: "Mother, my daughter has been fond of General Mu in her life, but she can't marry him, it's okay for me to take a look at him from afar, please don't be so cruel to your daughter!" ”
Although he couldn't bear it, He still pushed Lin Jing away, and said with a straight face: "I can take you there, but you must follow me every step of the way." You also know what happened to your second cousin, if you don't want to fall to that point, stay honest and don't cause trouble. ”
Lin Jing bowed her head and replied in a low voice: "Mother, Jing'er will be obedient." ”
At night, when the hazy night is revealed, the stars fill the entire night sky. Lin Zhenwen hurried to the fragrant hall.
"Did Xiaoliu sleep?" Lin Zhenwen asked.
Lichun blessed his body: "Back to the master, the young lady is still reading in the house." ”
Inside the house, Lin Yi'an wore a cloak on her shoulders, her long hair like a waterfall was draped over her shoulders, and the candle flame on the desk reflected her soft face. When Lin Zhenwen entered, he seemed to see himself and Wen Shu when he was a teenager, and his heart was slightly moved.
"Daddy." Lin Yi'an put down the book and wanted to get out of bed to salute.
"There's no one here, just sit down." Lin Zhenwen sat down on the other side, he thought about what the Heavenly Family said to him during the court meeting this morning, and then looked at his little daughter, and he always felt a little reluctant in his heart.
"Little Liu, you'll be fourteen this year, right?"
Lin Yi'an bowed: "It will be fourteen next month." ”
"It's also the age of getting married, do you have a favorite in your heart now? I'm not bad at General Mu, who saved you last time. Lin Zhenwen paused, and said: "General Mu is young and promising, and he is deeply used by the heavenly family, if you marry in the past, you will definitely not be wronged." ”
"My daughter only asks one word." There were dancing candles flashing in his watery eyes, and Lin Yi'an asked solemnly: "Is your daughter a wife when you married in the past?" ”
"This ......" Lin Zhenwen was not sure, after all, the saint only expressed the intention of matchmaking, and the position had not yet been decided. After all, Lin Yi'an is a concubine, and being the wife of Xuanwu Hou is still a little short after all.
Lin Yi'an saw her father's hesitation, she had tears in her eyes, and choked up: "Daddy, my daughter would rather be a wife from a poor family than a concubine from a wealthy family." The mother has endured, and the daughter doesn't want to suffer anymore. ”
"This matter is deliberately arranged by the saint, after all, you are not a descendant, and I can't tell you." Lin Zhenwen is embarrassed.
"Daddy, it's up to you whether your daughter is a concubine or a concubine. The mother has passed away, and the daughter has the courage to ask her father to set up her mother as a flat wife, and the tablet will be incense in the ancestral hall, giving her a posthumous appearance, and also letting us live and take a better path. After all, the side concubines of the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion are not as big as the help that the wife brings to the Lin Mansion. Please fulfill your daughter's wishes and fulfill your mother's wishes! ”
Lin Zhenwen thought about it for a long time, and finally sighed, "That's it, I originally owed your mother an explanation." Tomorrow I will find the elders of the clan and write your mother's name into the family tree. Spring feast, you should prepare well. ”