Chapter 92 Turn 04(1/2)
Bo Yixuan got off the carriage, and soon Bo Yixian also walked off the carriage. Then, two women in gorgeous clothes came one after another. Bo Yixian and Bo Yixuan followed the two women and entered the mansion.
She frowned slightly, then she looked up at the plaque above the mansion gate.
The character "Lin" is made of iron and silver hook. As soon as Bo Ruoyou saw it, a bright light flashed in his eyes, "Enjoyant Father, is this the mansion of Minister Lin?"
Cheng Yunzhi said she had seen it, but in the capital, the only people named Lin Huai and his son who had met were Lin Huai and his son.
Cheng Yunzhi nodded, and handed Zhou Liang the prepared greeting letter and an old letter to him, "Go and hand it to the doorman."
Zhou Liang received the call and left. Cheng Yunzhi sat in the carriage and was not in a hurry to get off the carriage. Bo Ruoyou was a little suspicious. Cheng Yunzhi said in a low voice: "Don't worry, wait for him to come to greet us."
Although Bo Ruoyou didn't expect that Cheng Yunzhi would visit Lin Huai, Cheng Yunzhi said before that Lin Huai and her father were old friends as officials. Since this is the case, it seems reasonable to know Cheng Yunzhi. She didn't say anything for a while and just waited for peace of mind.
In the Lin Mansion, because spring flowers have recently competed for beauty, Mrs. Lin was preparing for a spring flower viewing banquet. In addition to inviting people from the Bo family, three or five other nobles were invited to come. In the study, Lin Huai was listening to Huo Weilou.
Huo Weilou said: "This local corruption is mostly related to the court. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel must conduct thorough investigations. When I met Your Majesty this morning, Your Majesty had already stated that he was already fifty years old and should take the opportunity to clear the inside and outside the court. Otherwise, it would leave a mess for the new emperor in the future, and I am afraid that the new emperor would be unable to rectify it."
Lin Huai's expression tightened, "Your Majesty already has the intention to become a crown prince?"
Emperor Jianhe had a thin descendant, and only two princes were born. The eldest prince was born by Empress Xu. However, the empress's mother's family committed crimes in her early years and the queen was not favored. The eldest prince was also mediocre. If the court was compared with the voices, the second prince was slightly better than the eldest prince. The imperial concubine was favored for many years, and the second prince was also highly valued. But to this day, Emperor Jianhe has not yet decided on the candidate for the crown prince.
Huo Weilou shook his head when he heard this, "I have never said it clearly. Your Majesty fell ill last winter. He probably knew that his health was getting worse and worse, so he had to make a long-term plan. As for when he would become a crown prince, it would be fine if he was a side here. The treasury was already tight, and he dared to move the war guard. This was no longer the only one who dared to take charge of a few small local officials."
Lin Huai nodded, "What the Marquis said is that when His Majesty was angry at the morning court that day, the lower official had a premonition that this matter would not be lighter. Later, he ordered the Marquis to go this trip, which shows that His Majesty was already determined to cut off his arm."
Huo Weilou's phoenix eyes were filled with a deep look, "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has often ruled the country with the doctrine of the mean. Over the past 30 years, he has often turned a blind eye to the aristocratic families. Now most of the central positions in the inner court are controlled by the aristocratic families. The disciples below are mixed up, from top to bottom, and even His Majesty has to hide his hands and eyes. Your Majesty is already full of anger."
Lin Huai sighed, "This is not a day or night. It is not easy for Your Majesty to bring benefits to the aristocratic family."
Huo Weilou tapped his knuckles on the arm of the chair, "It's hard to say it, it's easy to say it." After saying this, Huo Weilou warned: "You Lin family are also among the aristocratic families. Although Your Majesty's health is getting worse, it has not reached the point of being weak."
Lin Huai hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the marquis will save you from the official position."
Huo Weilou nodded, "I am relieved to you." As he said that, he glanced outside the study, "Why didn't you see Lin Zhao today?"
Lin Huai's tone relaxed and said with a smile: "Today, the wife held a banquet in the mansion and invited several female family members and juniors to visit the mansion. He should accompany the guests."
Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows, "I want to invite someone to get engaged to him?"
Lin Huai smiled even deeper, "Yes, it's a good thing for the Tong family, and the younger generations of the two families are close together, so it's naturally indispensable."
As soon as he finished speaking, the butler outside knocked on the door. Lin Huai turned around and asked him to enter. The butler entered respectfully and said, "Master, a guest came outside the door of the mansion. He did not say what his name was. He just handed over a prayer letter. Please take a look."
"Hmm?" Lin Huai was slightly surprised and took it suspiciously.
Huo Weilou saw it and felt a little strange. Those who could come and go to the Lin family in the capital were either rich or noble. If they were familiar with each other, why would they have to submit a letter of worship when they entered the mansion? Could it be that they wanted to follow the path of Minister Lin and have something to ask for?
Huo Weilou was not surprised by this. He knew Lin Huai was cautious, but just when his thoughts were settled, he saw Lin Huai's face change, and suddenly stood up, his hands trembling with the letter and letter.
He was shocked and said to himself, "How could it be-"
Huo Weilou frowned, Lin Huai looked at the prayer letter tightly again, and then opened the letter. After reading this letter, his expression was described as shocking.
"Mr. Marquis, you are so rude. An old friend suddenly came to visit him. Please ask the Marquis to come here later. The official wants to go to the door of the mansion." He said anxiously, and he turned around and came out without waiting for Huo Weilou to respond.
Huo Weilou frowned. Lin Huai was already a polite person. He had never seen him so anxious. His old friend still handed over a letter to him. Lin Huai was so shocked-
Huo Weilou stroked the black jade ring on his finger, and suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart.
Lin Huai led the butler to the door of the mansion, and looked at him while walking. Thinking that the mansion was still having guests at the same time, he felt even more like a big man. He hurriedly ordered the butler, "Go and say to the wife and the young master, and say that there is a guest coming again, and the marquis is here, don't bother us."
The housekeeper left, and Lin Huai then accelerated his pace while tidying up his clothes.
When he arrived at the mansion, he saw a carriage parked quietly, with curtains hanging lightly. He couldn't see who was sitting in the carriage. Lin Huai smiled slightly, "But... Yunzhi?"
Cheng Yunzhi was closing his eyes to rest. When he heard this, he opened his eyes and raised the curtain first. "Lin Huai, it has been more than ten years since he left--"
Cheng Yunzhi got off the carriage and saw Lin Huai, and smiled brightly, "You have not changed much from that time."
They were both handsome young men at the time. Now Lin Huai still has extraordinary temperament and has more calm momentum in the officialdom for many years. In contrast, Cheng Yunzhi has to expand his vicissitudes. However, he lives in Qingzhou all year round, away from the hustle and bustle of the capital. He is mostly at peace and leisure between his eyebrows and eyes, and he is quite calm.
Lin Huai was stunned when he saw Cheng Yunzhi's true person, and then he was really amazed, "Yunzhi! It's really you! It's really you!"
He strode down the steps, couldn't help but patting Cheng Yunzhi's arm, and sighed again, "It's really you!"
When I was young, my old friend had been away for a long time, as if he could arouse the spirit of the past. Cheng Yunzhi also smiled deeply: "It was me, leaving Beijing back then was a helpless move. The capital city was the clan land. When people were old, they would always fall back to their roots."
Lin Huai patted Cheng Yunzhi's arm again, "Okay, okay, it's good to be back. When I saw the letter and letter, I was still unbelievable, but I didn't want to take it seriously. Come on, let's talk to the mansion!"
Cheng Yunzhi stopped him, "Don't worry, I'm not alone today."
Lin Huai's eyes lit up slightly, "Is Fangze here together?"
Cheng Yunzhi's eyes were slightly dark, "Fangze passed away three years ago." Before Lin Huai could react, Cheng Yunzhi said seriously: "It's my daughter, and Jing Xing's daughter."
Lin Huai was still standing there, Cheng Yunzhi turned around, "Youyou, I have come down to see you Uncle Lin."
The curtain was lifted up, and a slender hand first came into Lin Huai's eyes. Soon, a beautiful figure poked out from under the curtain. The man was black and cloudy, bright and white teeth. After seeing her eyebrows and eyes clearly, no matter how steady Lin Huai was, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide.
Bo Ruoyou got off the carriage and stood still, feeling a coincidence, and he was blessed with his blessing. "Uncle Lin." Seeing that Lin Huai was so shocked, she couldn't help but smile and said: "When we met in Luozhou earlier, we didn't know that Uncle Lin was my father and my adoptive father's old friend, or did we just arrive in front of the mansion and find out that we hope Uncle Lin will forgive us."
Lin Huai, a fourth-rank official in the court who was about to be promoted to the Minister of Justice, stood firm like a stone sculpture at this moment. After Bo Ruoyou finished speaking, he saw that he was still looking at him and could not come back to his senses, and he was a little confused for a moment.
Cheng Yunzhi seemed to be as expected by him. He sighed, and the sighing in his eyes seemed to be hard to express the twists and turns of the years. Lin Huai said hard at this moment, "You are... the daughter of Jing Xing and Yue Tang."
Bo Ruoyou thought to himself that Lin Huai was so shocked. First, she left home since she was a child, and second, her parents were both dead. Lin Huai was afraid that he would not have thought about seeing her today. In addition, he met again in Luozhou. Such an accident has become deeper and he did not think much about it.
Cheng Yunzhi sighed again, "You want to know what happened back then, Fangze and I left Beijing, so we took Youyou away. We have lived in Qingzhou for less than a month since we returned to Beijing."
Lin Huai nodded, "I know this. I have seen her in Luozhou, and I also know that she has returned to the capital and still has done coroner."
He still looked at Bo Ruoyou, "I should have thought of you as your mother, but your eyes are similar to your father. Your surname is Bo, I should have thought of you, but they said you..."
Lin Huai was ups and downs. He felt something was wrong when he was halfway through his words. He quickly stopped him and realized that he was standing on the street at this moment, and hurriedly invited her and the two of them into the mansion. After entering the mansion, Lin Huai calmed down and looked at them while walking. "It's been more than ten years, but I really didn't expect that the first time I saw her was in Luozhou. She was with the Marquis. The Marquis said she was brought from Qingzhou. I didn't think deeply, but why did she do coroner?"
Cheng Yunzhi smiled slightly bitterly when he heard this, "When he arrived in Qingzhou, Fangze opened a clinic for treatment. I didn't want to do this anymore. By chance, I worked as a coroner in the government office. Youyou learned medical skills briefly, but I became interested in coroner. Fangze and I were also a little indulged in the small place in Qingzhou. At first, I thought it was very difficult to do coroner, but I got better after the tide, but I didn't expect her to learn it."
Lin Huai frowned, "How did you live through these years? I will tell me carefully later."
Cheng Yunzhi smiled and said, "That's a long story."
The inner courtyard was still in the banquet, and there was Huo Weilou in the study. Lin Huai took his father and daughter to the main hall and ordered someone to send some tea and refreshments. He didn't have time to see Huo Weilou and followed the important question Cheng Yunzhi first.
Cheng Yunzhi said: "Fangze is an old problem. In Qingzhou, it has helped her recuperate in the past few years, but she still couldn't hold on. The next ones are ordinary. Qingzhou has beautiful mountains and rivers, although it is not as prosperous as the capital, but there is less trouble. Our family of three has been considered comfortable."
Lin Huai said: "Why don't you see Bo's people mention it after you have returned for a month?"
At this point, Cheng Yunzhi's eyes were slightly darker, "We haven't returned to Bo yet." He glanced at Bo Ruoyou, "I used to wait for Youyou like that back then. In the first one or two years, they sent people to visit us. But I can see those thoughts clearly. Later in the past ten years, they had no words. Youyou is now my daughter and has nothing to do with them."
Lin Huai's expression changed a few times, as if he had thought of something difficult to describe. Cheng Yunzhi understood it after seeing it, "I guess they have not told you all about the past, nor have they mentioned Youyou."
Cheng Yunzhi's words seemed to have a deep meaning, and Lin Huai looked ashamed when he heard them, "Bo did say that...youyou will never return to Beijing again."
Cheng Yunzhi sneered, "What a person who never returns to Beijing again. If they had considered Youyou as a Bo family, how could they tolerate her, a little girl, wandering away? Although I treat Youyou like my biological daughter, they are not blood relatives. They do this, not because they believe that I will treat Youyou really, but because they think that someone has taken Youyou away, they have no trouble. As for how Fangze and I treat Youyou, how have they ever cared for you?"
Lin Huai's face was also filled with blue and white. He seemed to have a hidden secret, but Bo Ruoyou was also sitting in the hall. His words were always a little constrained. At this time, a servant from the outside came to report, "Master, the marquis are coming here."
Cheng Yunzhi raised his eyebrows, "Marty?"
Lin Huai nodded, "Wu Zhaohou arrived at the mansion today to discuss matters."
Cheng Yunzhi frowned slightly, as if he had not expected that Wu Zhaohou was there. Bo Ruoyou had been talking for a long time, but was not surprised by this. She had known that Huo Weilou was in the mansion and the two elders were talking to each other, and she couldn't help but feel uneasy. When Huo Weilou was coming, she couldn't help but feel some expectation in her eyes.
Lin Huai went out first. Soon, Huo Weilou stepped into the yard gate. He saw the father and daughter in the hall, and a faint sneer appeared on the corner of his lips. The sneer flashed and flew away. After approaching, he was only surprised, "It was you?"
Cheng Yunzhi was somewhat grateful and aweful to Huo Weilou, and he also came forward to salute. Bo Ruoyou followed him to come to Fushen. Huo Weilou waved his hand, and Lin Huai hurriedly asked him to sit down.
Just now, Cheng Yunzhi and Lin Huai had already avoided many words. Now that Huo Weilou has arrived, the atmosphere is even more strange. However, Huo Weilou seems to be unaware of anything. "Mr. Lin, and Mr. Cheng are old friends?"
They are all people who know each other, and it is common to ask questions from this. Lin Huai said at this time: "Yes, the Marquis may not know that the Yunzhi clan was originally a family in the capital. Later, something happened and left Beijing more than ten years ago. I didn't expect him to come back. As for Youyou, she is the Miss Bo family of the Three Shangshus. Her father was both a classmate and a friend with me back then. She had been away from Beijing for many years, and I didn't expect that she would have such a fate today."
Huo Weilou seemed to have heard that Bo Ruoyou was a Bo girl for the first time, and raised his eyebrows, "So that's it. I wonder if she was in Luozhou, she wanted to ask this marquis to recommend her to Jingzhao Mansion, and then return to Beijing with her adoptive father."
He smiled faintly again, "The Lin family and the Bo family are the best friends. Now the Bo family has a engagement with Lin Zhao, and Mr. Cheng and Mr. Lin are old friends, so they are really destined to be very destined."
Cheng Yunzhi's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously looked at Bo Ruoyou. However, Bo Ruoyou was sitting on the last throne and didn't realize anything. He felt a little relieved, but he felt even more distressed Bo Ruoyou. He looked at Lin Huai with a smile, "Miss Bo and Mr. Lin have a engagement? I don't know when it was decided? I don't know. When is the wedding schedule set? Where did the three media and six rites reach?"
Lin Huai's face turned red and he coughed lightly, "This matter is a long story--"
Cheng Yunzhi smiled, "Why don't you see the wife and the young master?"
Lin Huai's expression changed slightly again, and he hurriedly ordered someone to call Mrs. Lin and Lin Zhao. In the inner courtyard, the female family gathered to enjoy flowers and tea. Lin Zhao and a few young children were also talking in the pavilion not far away. Suddenly, a servant came from the front yard in the distance. Lin Zhao couldn't help but smile. He had entered the court and his mind was calm. When he saw this, he knew what was wrong with the front yard.
He accused him of guilt and walked towards Mrs. Lin.
Bo Yixuan didn't care, but the others refused to forgive Lin Zhao and asked him to return and punish him with wine. Bo Yixuan laughed, "Lin Zhao entered the court, he is the court official. Do you dare to ask him to punish him with wine?"
The other people heard the teeth sore, and one of them said, "I think you don't think he has become a court official, you treat him as your brother-in-law, so you have to protect him. If you really want to protect him, wouldn't it be better if you take him for him later?"
Bo Yixuan smiled and said, "Brother-in-law is brother-in-law. When he really becomes my brother-in-law, you can do whatever you want to give him!"
"That's the case, it'll take more than half a year--"
Everyone laughed, Lin Zhao walked quickly to Mrs. Lin, and he was surprised when he saw her. He was avoiding everyone and asking the servant, "Who is here? Why do you want Zhaoer and I to pay a visit?"
If it is a male guest, it is just for discussion and let Lin Zhao go alone, why do you still want her to come forward?
The servant said, "It's a master and a lady. The villain doesn't recognize him either, but the master is quite close to him. Oh, by the way, Wu Zhaohou also arrived at the main hall and seemed to recognize them."
When Mr. Wu Zhao recognized him, and Lin Huai treated him well, Mrs. Lin did not dare to be careless, so she went to sue all the women and then came to the front yard with Lin Zhao. Bo Yixian felt strange when he saw the two of them leaving. When the others saw her looking at Lin Zhao, they also started to joke.
"Before marrying, I'm going to be a husband-watching stone?"
"You don't understand. They have been married since childhood and have long regarded each other as their own family."
To be continued...