Today is the day that Mr. Lin Si returns to Beijing.
Early in the morning, the woman who was delivering breakfast to the fourth wife in the ancestral hall found the fourth wife and her girl lying on the ground, unconscious.
I was so frightened that I ran out and called for help.
When the old lady heard this, she snorted, "Why are you pretending? Ignore her!"
Neither Yuan nor Huang spoke.
Lin Zhixiu said softly, "Grandma, in this weather, staying in the ancestral hall for one night will really freeze you to death. Although the fourth aunt will be punished for making grandma angry, but if it really freezes... Uncle
I just got a good status, and it’s almost the New Year, you can’t explain it, can you?!”
Old lady: "Ha! I take care of my daughter-in-law, who do I have to answer to?"
Lin Zhixiu said, "You are disciplining your daughter-in-law, not executing her!"
The old lady said, "How dare you! Why are you talking to grandma?"
Lin Zhixiu said, "Really, grandma? After walking this way in the morning, my granddaughter would have to rest by the brazier for a long time when she came back to the house. It would be better to go and let people see it. My fourth aunt wouldn't... If something really happened inside,
That's an ancestral hall!" The worry and fear on her face was obvious.
After saying this, the old lady also hesitated. It was really cold these days. If she really died in the ancestral hall... she would be in trouble.
Mrs. Yuan understood the expression on the old lady's face. In the past, she would have taken the initiative to step down for her. But now that she is Mrs. Hou, does she still need to look at others like this? She sat upright with her eyelids lowered.
Pretending not to know.
As for Mrs. Huang, these days have not been going well, and Mr. Yuan has repeatedly made trouble for her. She is not afraid, but she is also angry, right? If she creates trouble now, Ms. Yuan will definitely come after her. So she will not say anything...
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The old lady won't be able to get off if she stays here.
Lin Zhixiu looked at Yuan and then at the old lady, "Grandma, how about... my granddaughter go and have a look?"
The old lady waited, but she didn't wait until Mr. Yuan spoke.
Fang Qunqun looked worried, "Mom, my wife, please take Xiu'er to have a look!"
The old lady had a grudge against Mr. Yuan, "Humph." She said no more.
Lin Zhizhan followed Fang Qunqun.
Then, the ancestral hall was in chaos for a while. After a while, the old lady heard the girl say, "The fourth wife and Qiu Hong, their mouths were black from the cold... They were unconscious and were carried back to the house!"
The old lady felt a little relieved. If she hadn't died at that time, she would have been fine!
Lin Zhixiu took the fourth aunt back to the house and saw that she was ruthless and was really tormenting her body. She quickly asked a good doctor to come and heat up the house, and asked the girl to soak their feet and drink some heat.
Tang. After covering herself with a big quilt and tossing for a long time, Yao finally woke up.
Lin Zhixiu couldn't help complaining, "I asked you to pretend, how can you really do it? Is this a joke?! If something goes wrong, wouldn't everything be in vain?"
Yao smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, at that time... I felt that it would be fine if I just left like this!"
Lin Zhixiu said, "Don't worry about my fourth uncle, don't worry about my last brother?"
Yao Shi started to cry.
Lin Zhixiu pulled her, "Don't cry yet. Wait until my fourth uncle comes back before you cry!"
After hearing this, Mr. Yao laughed again. His look was not the usual gentle one, but actually a bit crazy.
When the old lady heard that Mrs. Yao had recovered, she said bitterly, "Young girl Xiu, you are really troublesome!"
While he was cursing in a low voice, Lin Zhixiu came to report.
"Oh grandma, the doctor said, she almost froze to death! She didn't even react after returning to the house for a long time..." she babbled.
The old lady got tired of hearing this and said, "Okay! Why are you so exaggerated? Did I punish you wrongly?! This matter is not over yet!"
Lin Zhixiu sighed, "Oh, my eldest aunt has a noble status now, and she suppresses the third wife so much that she doesn't dare to say anything. Xiu'er is sharing the worries of her grandmother, and her grandmother even scolds Xiu'er!" She feels wronged!
The old lady pointed to the door and said, "When you're done, go back to your room!"
Lin Zhixiu had no choice but to leave in silence.
The old lady snorted. The fact that the eldest son received a title is the greatest glory of the Lin family! The only bad thing is that the eldest daughter-in-law is as hairy as a peacock these days! Oh, this is called a toss-up. Just tell me!
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I couldn't help but say out loud, "This boss's wife has a different status and is putting on more airs!"
It happened that Grandma Wang was by her side, and she said with a smile, "We, Mrs. Hou, are very generous! You see, the banquet we hosted last time is a few points higher than the highest standard for entertaining guests in our family!"
When she said this, the old lady suddenly reacted, "Huh? Didn't you say that you want to be more low-key and don't allocate so much money? The food that day was not unusually good, and you can only pay for it with real money!"
Aunt Wang said, "Ah? Yes? Does it cost so much money? It's the first time I've seen some of those dishes. I really didn't know it would cost so much! Did Mrs. Hou take out the medicine and make up for it herself?"
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The old lady laughed loudly, "What are you thinking? She is taking body supplements? It's a dream!"
When the fourth master returned home, he went directly to his courtyard to change clothes. When he came in, he saw his wife lying on the bed and the room was full of medicinal fumes.
Yao's face was red with fever, and he was confused. He grabbed him and shouted, "Don't be an official, no! We want to live, we can't be an official, let's go back to our hometown to farm! Last'er is not allowed to go to school, let's go back to farm."
land!"
Lin Chang knelt in front of the bed and cried.
Even if Lin Yun had any intention of making trouble, when she saw this scene, she was filled with pain and hatred, and her whole body was trembling.
Outside the door, Aunt Zhang was eavesdropping on the conversation in the room. She turned away and asked her daughter to report to the old lady.
When the old lady heard this, she thought, let's just... deal with them! Otherwise, wouldn't all these years of hard work have been in vain? The eldest son has obtained the title, so we can't discredit him, so we have to find a proper way.
The old man went out to do some errands in the morning. When he came home, he saw his eldest son sitting alone in the room, so he asked, "Didn't the fourth son say he would come back today? Why haven't you seen anyone yet?"
Lin Ji said, "You haven't come back yet? You didn't hear what was said on the door." He sent his men to ask, but he was told that he had come back a long time ago. The fourth wife was sick and the fourth master was taking care of her in the house.
The old man frowned, "Why is he so insignificant?! We haven't talked about the big things yet! Let's do some trivial things! Are you sick? If you are sick, call a doctor! What can a grown man do there?"
Lin immediately asked someone to call him. After a while, Lin Yun came in a hurry.
When the old man and Lin Ji saw him coming, they smiled happily.
The old man pretended to be mysterious and said, "I've been away for a few days and I didn't even know to tell you when I came back. Your rules are getting worse and worse!"
Lin Yun lowered her head and knelt down, "Dad, is he your son?"
The old man looked at it and said, "Tsk! What are you doing? Get up quickly! You don't know how to laugh! Your elder brother has something good to tell you!"
Lin Ji said proudly, "I won't tell you today, but you will know tomorrow. Your Majesty..."
Unexpectedly, Lin Yun didn't get up, but kowtowed to the old man again, "Dad! My son is incompetent and unfilial. The elder brother gave me this opportunity... My son can't take it! I have to be ashamed of the emperor's attention, father's love, and elder brother's support."
That’s right. My son deserves to die..."
"What?!"
"What did you say?!"
Both father and son’s eyes widened!
Lin Yun shook his head and said, "Son, I don't have this ability, nor this blessing. Originally, I told my father, told my father... haha..." He knelt on the ground, without raising his head, and shook his head with a wry smile, "Everything
It's all the son's wishful thinking! Dad, brother, Lin Yun has no future and has failed your high expectations! Dad, please drive your son out of the house, wuwu..." she cried.
Originally, he was acting, but he thought that he was in his thirties and had been abused since childhood. He had to study hard and work hard as an official under so much pressure. But at home, he was not treated as a human being, which also affected his life.
Wife and son.
Thinking of this, he burst into tears.
When the old man heard this, he got very angry and kicked him down. "You bastard, what trouble did you cause out there?"
Lin Ji felt that something was not quite right, and said in annoyance, "Come on, stop crying, and say what you have to say!"
Lin Yun was still lying there crying.
The old man said, "Come here, please bring justice to the family. I will beat this unfilial son to death!"
Lin Ji said, "What's going on? What trouble did you cause outside?" He was also worried that Lin Yun caused trouble outside. Now that the status of the family is different, he must be more careful in everything he does.
Lin Yun wiped his tears and raised his head. His eyes and nose were swollen. He murmured, "I'm out there...I do things that others don't want to do. I do things that others find difficult. I don't think it's good for others."
I’ll do whatever you want! Father, brother, you go to the place where I stayed and ask, but there are people who don’t respect me and say bad things about me!?”
The old man said, "Then what nonsense are you talking to me about? Do you want to get candy!? Do you want to get a bargain? Half of this good job is for your brother's sake!"
Lin Yun said, "Dad, brother, don't you know how Yao and I have lived at home for so many years?"
When the old man heard this...
Lin Ji was unhappy, "Fourth brother, you don't have to say that! Mother is just a little too angry, so what did she do to you? There is a difference between concubine and concubine, so you don't have to pick this. If mother really makes things difficult for you, what can you do?
Today?" Among the concubines in the capital, some have a good life, but most of them have a difficult life.
Lin Yun said, "Brother, I am a son. I have nothing to say to my parents no matter what they want to do to me. But I cannot do anything that will make my parents unhappy. If I get this position, my mother will be unhappy, so I
Not willing!"
The old man said, "You are talking nonsense! How can this happen!?"
Lin Ji also felt that his fourth brother was being pretentious, so he frowned and said nothing.
Lin Yun said, "Father, do you know that as soon as my eldest brother brought this news home, my mother punished Mrs. Yao to kneel in the ancestral hall? She was there...for two days...she almost froze to death...she was rescued by a doctor.
It’s been a long time, and now I’m still burning like crazy!”
The old lady "..." Could it be that the old lady is acting like a monster again?
Even if Lin said "..." he didn't know about it either.
Lin Yun said, "Your fourth daughter-in-law, when she saw me just now, she burst into tears and pulled her to prevent her son from accepting this position. She said that she must live forever even if she wants to live!"
The old man clicked his tongue and said, "She is confused because of fever. Can you listen to her?!"
Lin Ji said, "How can you be sure that your mother is responsible for this? Why would you say this in front of your father!?"
Lin Yun said, "Brother, my younger brother was born as a Jinshi and has been an official for many years. Don't you still understand the truth? The errands that have been planned for several years and have not been completed can't compare to this one. How much affection does the elder brother have in this? Don't the younger brothers know?"
But if it is so simple, I am so grateful that I am not even happy, so why would I refuse! Even my sister-in-law..."
Lin Ji's heart suddenly moved, "What's wrong with her?"
Lin Yun said, "Sister-in-law said that this position needs to be done outside, and it won't work without a hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver. Let us figure it out!"
Lin said, "...She, she is a joke!" But he knew that this was not a joke. His wife was really possible.
Lin Yun said, "Sister-in-law, the housekeeper, is so majestic. When have you ever made a joke!"
The old man chuckled bitterly, "One or two, really..."
Lin Yun said, "Dad, with the support of my eldest brother, my son has had such a good opportunity, which he never dreamed of. This position is high and comes with greater responsibilities. If he doesn't do it well, not only will he not be able to bring glory to the Lin family, but it will bring disaster."
What a trouble! Mother, the son doesn’t dare to say anything, but he just doesn’t want to go against her old man’s wishes. If the mother doesn’t want her son to go, the son won’t go no matter what!”
The old man sighed, "Come on, I'll go tell her, it's such an injustice!"
Lin Ji was a little unhappy. He did something with good intentions, but it made his family unhappy.
The old man glanced at his eldest son, "Boss, you are such a wife! You are becoming more and more skilled in serving both the good and the bad. You also saw the banquet that day. Can you handle it with the money given to her? The extra part is yours.
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Lin Ji was stunned and recalled the banquet that day. "Dad, how could your son stick to her? That matter was decided by you and your son together! If you want to do it well, just give her more money, so why go around this circle?"
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The old man said coldly, "That's right! They... are all Mrs. Hou now! Isn't this a big idea?! In a few days, I, an old man, will have to look at her face to live my life!"
Lin Ji's face turned red, this damn mother-in-law. Even if she was the Marquis, what could she do in front of her biological father?
He quickly stood up and said, "Dad, what did you say?! She is so annoying, my son will scold her when she gets home!"
The old man said, "Does she think that the fourth brother will give her money to make up for the shortfall? You ask her to calculate how much money it will cost to find this position for the fourth son. I will give it to her!"
Lin Ji blushed! "Dad! Don't say that..."
The old man said, "Oh, the Lin family...he married these wives one by one! Come on, your mother is here, daddy! Lin Yun, you are too old. When you go out, others will call you adults! Your eldest brother is here to trick you."
Once this position is ready, it is possible to join the cabinet in the future! Don’t touch this woman’s temperament! You will cry to the sky and wipe your tears...progress! If the next time comes, don’t blame my family for serving you! You guys, don’t worry about walking too far.
How tall, how old are you, he is also my son!!" His face was ugly.
After hearing this, Lin felt a little guilty. Recently, he has also been feeling a little arrogant.
The brothers looked at each other and agreed quickly.