Chapter 14 Emperor Long Yi stays in the Lin Mansion
Here, Shen Xiaoxiao was about to leave for Shaohuayuan, and over there, Lin Ruhai took a cold shower in a hurry, and then rushed to the mansion to work in a sedan chair. The sedan chair was stopped by a person as it passed through the busy street. When Lin Ruhai got off the sedan chair and was about to shout, the man took out a token, which had a special pattern on it, as if it was a forbidden army travel token. Lin Ruhai saw it, chuckled in his heart and hurriedly saluted: "I don't know if my lord needs help from the lower officials in an emergency." ”
"Lord Lin, there is an old man from Beijing who wants to see you, please come with me. The man turned and left.
Lin Ruhai hurriedly followed, but he was thinking in his heart: Who is the old man from Beijing, who is the nobleman, don't be the one I think!
Lin Ruhai followed the man all the way to the best inn on the streets of Yangzhou: Keyingmen Inn. I went upstairs and walked to the door of a room, where a guard stood on either side of the door, guarding the door.
The man came to the door and whispered back: "Master, Lord Lin brought it." ”
A majestic voice came from inside: "Let him in, you wait for a few people to stand guard at the door." ”
The man gently pushed open the door and motioned for Lin Ruhai to enter.
Lin Ruhai wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked slowly and cautiously towards the room. But there was a storm in his heart: this is really the one.
After entering the room, I saw the man's back at a glance, and he was standing at the window to look out, and it was just the door of the inn from the angle.
"Weichen Lin Ruhai, see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live. Lin Ruhai knelt down and bowed his head to obey orders, saying long live.
"Aiqing, let's be flat, now I am visiting in micro-suits, and I don't have to be formal. I didn't expect that the person in front of me was the current emperor Emperor Long Hui, but I saw Emperor Long Hui slowly turn around and reveal his true face. If Shen Xiaoxiao was here at this time, he must have exclaimed: It's you. It turned out that this Emperor Long Hui turned out to be an old man surnamed Long who he met in Guazhou, the father of Long Si.
Lin Ruhai stood up tremblingly, bowed his head and said in fear: "Weichen is panicked, I didn't know that His Majesty had arrived, and I was unlucky." ”
"I don't blame you, this time I want to see how the people in the Jiangnan area, especially Yangzhou, are doing. Emperor Long Hui paced in front of Lin Ruhai and said.
"Yangzhou was implicated in the abolition of the prince case a few years ago, and the economy was hit hard. The rapid development of Yangzhou's economic level, now there is a momentum to catch up with and surpass the previous few years, the economy is good, the people are rich, and the people will of course live and work in peace and contentment. Lin Ruhai thinks that he has done very well in the past few years.
"I have also seen with my own eyes that you have indeed done well in the past few years, and you have lived up to my expectations of you. But there's another thing I've told you, how did you go? Emperor Long Hui nodded and affirmed Lin Ruhai's hard work in the past few years, but as soon as the conversation changed, he asked about another matter, which showed that this matter was very important to Emperor Long Hui.
"Back to Your Majesty, after several years of exploration, Weichen has found some clues and indeed found a few fish that slipped through the net in the case of the abolished prince back then. The list of people who have been determined and the relevant evidence are placed at home, and I hope that Your Majesty will allow Weichen to go home, and Weichen will definitely take it and present it to Your Majesty as soon as possible. Lin Ruhai cautiously replied.
"Well, now that we've found some eyebrows, there's no rush on the list. For the rest, you can continue to check it out for me, and you must give me a clear understanding. Emperor Long Hui waved his hand to signal Lin Ruhai not to be in a hurry.
"Now I have a private interview, and I don't want to alarm some people, in case some people jump off the wall in a hurry and do something rebellious. However, these people have a very sensitive sense of smell, and it is indeed too high-profile for me to stay at the inn all the time, so that I can visit you as your old friend and stay at your house for a few days. By the way, you take me to see Yangzhou today. ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen's humble home has really wronged Your Majesty, do you see if Weichen will find you a better place to live. Lin Ruhai didn't dare to let the emperor live in his own guest room.
"No, I've said I'll live in your house as your old friend, don't let me show my flaws and put me in danger!"
Lin Ruhai saw that the emperor was so insistent, and it seemed that he couldn't refuse. I thought of Jia Yuanchun at home again, and knew that Jia Yuanchun was going to enter the palace as a female official at the end of the year, so didn't she just want to serve by the emperor's side?
So Lin Ruhai said: "Emperor Qiqi, it's like this, Weichen's niece and nephew just arrived at Weichen's house yesterday, and Weichen will set up a banquet for her to wash the dust in the past two days. ”
"Oh~ niece, Lin Ruhai, you don't seem to be this kind of person?" Emperor Long Hui looked at Lin Ruhai with suspicious eyes.
"Your Majesty misunderstood, Wechen really merged the two banquets so as not to arouse suspicion, so others will only think that Wechen has set up a family banquet, and they are all his own family. Besides, Weichen's niece is only fifteen years old, and his nephew is only five years old. Lin Ruhai explained seriously. Lin Ruhai almost believed himself. It can be seen that honest people don't say panic, and when they say panic, everyone really believes it.
Here, Lin Ruhai took the dragon and Emperor Hui and they settled in the mansion without mentioning it. Over there, Shen Xiaoxiao had already arrived at Shaohuayuan with Baoyu, and Lin Daiyu was already squatting at the door and waiting. Seeing Shen Xiaoxiao, he immediately rushed over and said, "Sister, why did you come, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Lin Daiyu complained in a milky voice. The cute appearance attracted Shen Xiaoxiao to hug and kiss again!
After the joke, Shen Xiaoxiao took the two children to see Jia Min. Jia Min's complexion has improved significantly, and his qi in his speech has improved, unlike the lack of qi in yesterday.
The two adults chatted about Yangzhou's fashionable dress and fashion trends. The two children were whispering to each other on the side, and from time to time they were fighting. During this period, Jia Min summoned Mama Lin and told her to call the best silk village in Yangzhou City to make some clothes for Shen Xiaoxiao and the others, and also asked to call the best silver building to buy face jewelry for Shen Xiaoxiao. I really can't wait to take out the best things to entertain Shen Xiaoxiao, in fact, Shen Xiaoxiao also knows her mood, so she didn't say anything to stop her and went with her.
After chatting for most of the day, Jia Min's body has been weak and sick for a long time, and it is impossible to get all well in one night, so Jia Min's body is a little unsupportable, so he has to leave first and go back to the room to rest, because he has become a lot more lively after watching Daiyu follow his sister and brother, so before leaving, he asked Daiyu to move to Mengxin Xiaozhu to live with his sister and brother during this time, and let Daiyu's nurse pack up her things and follow together.
After Jia Min went, Shen Xiaoxiao left Shaohuayuan with the two children and returned to Mengxin Xiaozhu, and arranged for Daiyu to live in Mengxin Xiaozhu. and instructed the two nurses to take the two Yu'er down to eat something and rest again.
After Shen Xiaoxiao returned to the room, she invited Xiao Juzi to ask about the situation of Zhou Rui's family, and Xiao Juzi replied: "Zhou Rui's family asked about the Lin family's aunt again this morning, but today she is looking for the old man of the Lin Mansion and knows a lot about the past affairs of the Lin Mansion. It turns out that there is an aunt in the Lin Mansion now, and I heard that she is still the wife's dowry. ”
Shen Xiao thought carefully: It seems that she is right, Zhou Rui's family has now determined that the aunt is the dowry maid, and there should be action soon.
Shen Xiaoxiao asked again, "Did they talk about the young master of the Lin Mansion?" ”
"I seem to have asked, and I only said that I didn't have it four or five years ago, but it seems that there was an old lady who died at that time. The slave maid learned a news from a rough maid in Shaohuayuan, saying that Young Master Lin did not die naturally, as if he was killed by an aunt, and the aunt was killed on the spot, and since then Master Lin has never been to his aunt's courtyard. ”
From now on, you have to keep an eye on Zhou Rui's family, as soon as she goes to the place where the Lin family's aunt lives, you will come back immediately and tell me, you know!"
Little Orange hurriedly replied, "Yes, girl." The slave must be staring at her, and as soon as she makes a move, the slave and maid will immediately come to report to the girl. ”
After Xiao Juzi retreated, Shen Xiaoxiao thought in his heart: Judging from the information that Xiao Juzi obtained, something extremely important must have happened in the Lin Mansion four years ago, causing the death of at least three people in the Lin Mansion. And these things, I suspect that the dowry maid of Jiafu may also be involved, but I don't know if Mrs. Wang intervened. It seems that these will not be known until Zhou Rui's family meets with that aunt.
Because there was still too little information, Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't think of a reason, so she had to put the matter aside and wait for the two to meet before solving the doubts in her heart.