Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 21

On the carriage back to the Lin Mansion, Lin Qingran remembered the scene where the eldest princess appeared just now, looked at Lin Wenxi, and said curiously, "Father, you said that Concubine Chen participated in the palace examination with you back then, and he was the number one scholar, so the emperor bestowed the marriage on him." The eldest princess married him, so if you were the number one scholar back then, would you have to marry the eldest princess?"

Lin Wenxi glanced at the two chess pieces placed on the carriage table, recovered his senses and said with a smile, "In our palace examination that year, there happened to be a princess in the royal family who was waiting to marry, so the choice for the son-in-law must be the number one. gone."

"But I don't think that Concubine Chen is as talented as his father." Concubine Chen can win the first prize, and father can't be worse than him. The emperor obviously appreciates father more.

Lin Wenxi patted her head, and there was indeed a bit of thoroughness in his tone, "To be the number one scholar, you must marry the princess. It's useless to have talent and knowledge."

Lin Qingran blinked, as if she understood what her father meant.

Just now in the palace, they were playing those folk games, and suddenly the queen and the eldest princess appeared. After saluting, Lin Qingran saw the relationship between the eldest princess and Chen Consort, not like a husband and wife, but like a monarch and minister.

The princess is always a member of the royal family, and marrying a son-in-law is the most honorable status. The Chen son-in-law's family has to pay respects to the princess. Such a relationship between husband and wife is not unusual.

As for the son-in-law of the empress of the Feng'an Dynasty, no matter how talented and capable he is, he cannot participate in politics. Apart from the honor of marrying a princess, the status of a son-in-law seems to be an idle name. .

Lin Wenxi just didn't want to be this son-in-law. He studied hard for so many years, not for the Lord to serve the princess. He looked down at his daughter and smiled at him. Lin Wenxi pointed to the chess box on the table, "You chose it yourself." , the chess piece is for you, and the chess box is for the Shao family." Lin Wenxi still hasn't figured out how to give half of the things that the emperor rewarded on a whim to the two children. After being around for so many years, I can be regarded as someone who knows the emperor well, but sometimes I can't figure out what the emperor thinks.

Lin Qingran opened the box and looked at the chess pieces, "The chessboard is too heavy." If it wasn't for the reward from the emperor, she really didn't want to bring it back, and finally she looked at Lin Wenxi, "Father, is that young master of the Shao family unable to speak. "

She and the fifth young master of the Shao family sat opposite each other for nearly half an hour, but he didn't say a word.

"He's not dumb, he probably doesn't talk much." Lin Wenxi laughed when his daughter thought he was dumb.

"What kind of person is so quiet." Lin Qingran muttered, Lin Wenxi reached out and rubbed her hair, "Everyone is different." After finishing speaking, I will not explain the reason to her anymore
Back at Lin's house, Mrs. Lu heard her husband talk about the affairs in the palace, and she finally let go of her heart after hanging for a long time. Knowing that the palace summoned her and brought Xiao Wu with her, Mrs. Lu would inevitably think of going to the lake two years ago At that time, seeing her husband teasing the two sons on the small bed, he said in a puzzled tone, "The emperor really just asked you to play some folk games." I still have to take the children there, although nothing happened in the end, but Lu Shi still felt strange.

"Your Majesty's thoughts, you can tell what you can guess, and if you can't guess it, it's useless for us to think about it." Lin Wenxi looked at it calmly, and comforted her, "Since the Majesty promised it at the beginning, there will be no change in the future. When Xiaowu was born, Lin Wenxi asked the emperor for permission, no matter how many daughters from the Lin family, they would not marry into the royal family.

"That's right." Lu looked up at him, "If the Holy Majesty repents, can we still disobey the order?"

Lin Wenxi came over and gently held her in his arms, patted her on the back, "Leave all these things to me, you don't have to worry."

Mrs. Lu gave him a hammer, and every time he talked about such a thing, he always said that he would leave it to him, "Since they are husband and wife, there is no reason to leave it to anyone, and we have to bear it together."

Hearing his wife's sudden sonorous tone, Lin Wenxi smiled, hugged her even tighter, glanced at the two sons who were looking at them curiously, and said softly, "Ting'er, you said you had to draw your sword to chase her away?" Why did I agree afterward?"

I haven't gotten tired of asking such questions for so many years, and Lu's face turned slightly red, "I've never seen a more shameless person than you." After that, Lu himself laughed. Attracting her attention, she often climbed the fence of Lu's house, and when she found a chance, she would lie on the fence and call herself, a dignified Tanhualang, who fled in a panic when her father and elder brother chased him out, she still remembers it now still fresh.

At that time, even though Lu had lived in the military camp for so many years when he was a child, he had never seen such a man. He obviously spoke and behaved very temperamentally, and he was also handsome. He was just like a scholar. Contrary to his image.

But she didn't choose the wrong person.

Lin Wenxi felt that the most right thing he did in his life was to marry her.

When they got married back then, they really had nothing, because even though Lin Wenxi was a Tanhualang at that time, he had no foundation in Luodu City at all. He could afford a house in Luodu City, and even when the marriage was settled, the dowry he could get was very little.

At that time, General Lu didn't say anything, and directly bought a house for them, which is the current Lin Mansion. General Lu told Lin Wenxi that this house was not given away but lent to him. It's just that he wants to marry his daughter gracefully, and not let his precious daughter be wronged. The place where they get married is still a temporarily rented yard.

Lin Wenxi knew that his father-in-law was giving him a step down. Although General Lu had never said anything good in front of him, behind his back, General Lu, who never asked for help, had given him errands in the court. His wife told him quietly Yes, and he is required to pretend not to know, my father-in-law is a very face-saving person.

He climbed step by step from the most inconspicuous position in the Imperial Academy. His wife has always supported him. When she married him, she never complained, never disliked his background, and never complained to those in her village. A group of relatives had heterosexuality.

In the early years, he already knew that his father-in-law bought the silver from the Lin family. After 17 years of marriage, she gave birth to nine children for him. In his life, he was the happiest person with her.

"Ting'er, you've worked hard for you these years." Lin Wenxi said with emotion, the affectionate words were still in the making, and when he was about to say the second half of the sentence, the son in the small bed suddenly babbled and babbled.

Mrs. Lu pushed him away violently, gave him a look, the blush on her cheeks hadn't faded, walked over and picked up Dalang and stuffed it into his arms, then picked up Erlang and put him beside him, "Look at the child, I'll go Let’s go to the Chen residence.”

"It's time to go to Chen's house, it's too late to come back." Lin Wenxi quickly hugged the eldest son who was about to stand up, and then freed his hand to pull the second son who had pouted his buttocks and wanted to crawl on his lap to find his brother, and looked up. She said, "The Chen family is in a hurry."

"Mrs. Chen has been ill for several days. I only found out in the afternoon, and I don't know if it's serious or not." Mrs. Lu called Mama Wang to come in, "Go and see if the things are ready."

"Then go over and see if you can help." Lin Wenxi nodded. Erlang had already climbed onto his lap and had a round of victory with Dalang. The two brothers were huddled in his arms, and Lin Wenxi could only hug them. Embarrassed.

Lu patted his son's head with a smile, "If you're late, you don't have to wait for dinner."

Lin Wenxi still wanted to go to the door to see her off, but when Da Lang in his arms saw that his father was not paying attention to him, he waved his hand and slapped him on the chin, making a sound of dissatisfaction.

Lin Wenxi asked the nanny to pick up Dalang and put him back on the small bed. The little guy held on to the railing and stomped at him, babbling at him. The struggling one in his arms was about to rush to his brother. Lin Wenxi also put him back and touched him. Touching the chin scratched by the son, sure enough, the son is not as caring as the daughter

In the evening, both sons went to bed and Mrs. Lu hadn't come back yet. Lin Wenxi was a little worried, and was about to ask someone to prepare a carriage to go to Chen's house to pick up his wife, when there was a movement at the door, and she came back.

Ordering someone to bring up the hot food, Mrs. Lu came in, changed her clothes, came out and saw the food on the table, and Lin Wenxi who was waiting on the side, "I didn't tell you not to wait."

"Sit down and eat first." Lin Wenxi pressed her to sit down, and picked up the bowls and chopsticks himself.

The two of them ate dinner quietly, and it was getting late. After washing up, they lay down on the bed. Only then did Mrs. Lu talk about the visit to Chen's house in the evening, with a sigh in his tone, "At first, I was just dizzy, but suddenly I fainted. , I was in a coma for several days, but the Chen family was terrified. It has been two days since I woke up, and I was still a little dazed. I said that no one remembered when I just woke up. A few children, when I went, she held my hand and recognized who I was."

"What did the doctor say." Lin Wenxi patted her shoulder lightly to comfort her.

"Inner emptiness and dark wind, people have been dizzy for several days, you have to be strict and careful, but you said that you are not very old and your bones are good, but you suddenly fainted, and now you can't speak well after waking up. Not to mention, it will last a year or so." Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Chen have a very good relationship, and Mrs. Chen is two years younger than her, so she suddenly fell ill, "Is it because we are all getting old?"

Lin Wenxi laughed, "What nonsense, this disease is common, why is it old, if the Chen family needs it, please Wei Ming go and have a look."

As Lu thought about it, she felt that she was too worried, "I said, I will ask Imperial Physician Wei to come and have a look at her tomorrow. I am impatient, I don’t know what to be anxious about.”

"Then go and persuade her more when you are free. If you are anxious, you can recover from your illness only by meditation." Lin Wenxi thought in his heart that he should greet Mrs. Chen at court tomorrow.

The couple said something else, then turned off the lights and went to bed

(End of this chapter)