Ning Yuxi was like a gust of breeze, coming quickly and going away even faster, before she could figure out what her intention was, she had already gone with the wind, indescribably free and easy.
Having been in contact with Fairy Ning twice, Lin Wanrong couldn't tell what impression she had of her, but one thing is for sure, there will definitely be opportunities to meet her in the future.
As for the gold medal that she took away, since it came from the palace, and the old man in fine clothes is so graceful and magnificent, could it be that he is—
Lin Wanrong's heart skipped a few beats. If that's the case, I'll be rich this time. He laughed a few times, the forest was silent and empty, only his laughter echoed non-stop.
General Lin was in pain, and when he slowly staggered back to Xiao's house, the eldest lady was taken aback, and hurriedly grabbed his hand and said, "You, why did you come back like this?"
Lin Wanrong said helplessly: "If I don't come back, why don't I wait for them to let me eat late at night? Ouch, it hurts me to death—"
Xiao Yuruo hurriedly helped him into the room, and applied some ointment on his wound, and the pain was reduced by a few points. Although the eldest lady is soft-spoken and extremely considerate, but Lin Wanrong is extremely exhausted today and has a serious injury on his body. He feels the delicate fingers of the eldest lady gently stroking his back, and he is determined to flirt. After a few words, before I knew it, I fell asleep on the bed.
Xiao Yuruo saw that he was drooling from the corner of his mouth, and he was sleeping extremely peacefully. The moonlight shone on his face, which was more different than the usual ferocious expression. This scoundrel is full of messy and miscellaneous things like An Biru, Qin Xian'er, and the army of ten thousand people every day, and I don't know how he survives.
A faint tenderness rose in her heart, and she couldn't help stretching out her palm, and gently stroked his face. The short, hard beard stubble made her tender palm itch gently. There was a faint blush on her face, but the feeling of happiness was so real.
The eldest lady sat beside his bed for a long time, until he was soundly asleep, she stood up, carefully covered him with the quilt, then turned around and slowly walked out of the room.
"Miss, Miss Xu is here." Just now at the door, Huan'er came to report.
"Sister Xu?" Xiao Yuruo frowned, looked at the half-sunset moon in the sky, and asked doubtfully, "It's so late, why is she here?"
While speaking, she kept walking, and in a blink of an eye she had arrived in the living room, but she saw Xu Zhiqing sitting on the chair, her brows were slightly frowned, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
"Sister Xu, it's a dark place, and the road is not easy to walk, why did you come in person?" The eldest lady hurried up a few steps, grabbed Xu Zhiqing's hand and said.
Ms. Xu smiled slightly and said, "I came to see you. I'm afraid that when you see someone beaten up like that, your heart will break and you will do something stupid."
Xiao Yuruo blushed and said, "My sister came to tease me again. He suffered the beating but he did it willingly. I just wanted to be angry, but I couldn't find a reason to blame anyone else besides him."
Xu Zhiqing nodded, and said with a light smile: "If you have such an idea, then it's the best. I really can't blame others for today's incident. Speaking of it, there is no right or wrong, so don't blame him anymore."
"How can I blame him!" The eldest lady pulled Xu Zhiqing to sit down, and sighed: "He is in our house, although he looks like a servant on the surface, but he doesn't have that consciousness at all. It used to be like this, but now, I'm afraid It's going to get worse." Xiao Yuruo's face was flushed with a faint pink, which was indescribably charming.
Xu Zhiqing sighed slightly, took out a bottle of ointment from her arms and said: "This is the ointment I asked the imperial doctor in the palace, it is made from the best snow ginseng antler, it is specially used to treat trauma, scars will form in a day, Shedding the skin in three days and recovering in seven days is extremely precious, so you can use it for him.”
The eldest lady took the small medicine bottle, and said pleasantly: "Really, sister, thank you so much. You were still at home during dinner, when did you enter the palace to ask for this medicine bottle?" No wonder Xu Zhiqing said so It's usually too late to visit. It turns out that he came here specially to deliver medicine for him. From dinner to now, it took no more than two hours. The procedures for entering the palace are cumbersome, but Xu Zhiqing has to enter the palace to ask for medicine, and then deliver it in person, this kind of friendship is not light.
Seeing Xiao Yuruo's grateful face, Miss Xu shook her head and said, "Sister Xiao, don't thank me. Lin San's performance on the battlefield today is really impressive, and asking for this bottle of medicine for him is nothing. I hope he won't think that the accident on the battlefield today is because I deliberately deceived him."
When the eldest lady heard that Lin San was injured, she hurried back, she didn't know what happened, but when she heard what Xu Zhiqing said, she was even more puzzled, but she didn't ask.
"Is he asleep?" Xu Zhiqing glanced at the eldest lady and asked softly.
"I've had a lot of trouble tonight, and I just fell asleep." Seeing Xu Zhiqing's hesitation, she couldn't help but said, "Sister Xu, do you have something to tell me?"
Xu Zhiqing smiled and said: "Sister is indeed a shrewd person, no wonder Lin San, who is so rebellious, was tamed by you."
The eldest lady blushed, and said softly: "My sister made some jokes, how can I subdue him, I'm afraid I will be subdued by him."
Xu Zhiqing saw the eldest lady's brows dizzy and her face full of happiness, she sighed slightly in her heart, her red lips parted and said: "Sister, you are so gentle and considerate to him, I hope Lin San can know that you understand you and treat you well, There are not many things in this world that can lead to a happy reunion, so don't make any troubles."
The eldest lady's cheeks were flushed, she lowered her head and hummed, then remembered what she said later, suddenly realized, and hurriedly raised her head and said: "Sister, do you have something to say to me?" She was startled , and said: "Is it - is something wrong?"
Xu Zhiqing sighed, neither shaking her head nor nodding, she said softly: "Sister, do you really like this Lin San?"
These words made the young lady very difficult to answer, she thought for a long time before she let out a long breath and said: "He and I are born with an injustice, he used to be so angry with me every day, and I followed his way. If you can't get rid of it, it's like being under a curse. You have to make him angry twice a day, but if you don't see him for a moment, you feel bad in your heart, and you miss him and miss him every day, want to see him—" her face The blush on the upper face became more and more intense, and when it came to the back, the voice was as thin as a gnat.
Xu Zhiqing nodded: "The relationship between men and women is the most intractable knot in the world. Even if you live ten lifetimes, you still can't figure it out. Since my sister cares about him so much, then you have to take care of it, don't call me Someone else stole it."
Don't ask others to snatch it? The eldest lady raised her head and said: "Sister, what do you mean by this? Could it be him, and which lady has provoked outside, this dead man—"
Xu Zhiqing smiled and took her hand and said: "Sister, don't panic. It's hard to say whether he did this. Although he is very arrogant, he is not that capable. There is something strange about it."
Xiao Yuruo was even more puzzled, staring at Xu Zhiqing, smiled wryly and said, "Sister, what is it? You can finish it all at once, little sister can bear it."
Xu Zhiqing sighed and stood up. Squeezing her little hands lightly, she walked a few steps back and forth in the hall before she said: "Sister, although I don't know where Lin San came from, but his knowledge and insight are far beyond ordinary people, can you admit that?"
Does it need you to say, I know him much earlier than you, I know what he is capable of, better than anyone else. He is far more knowledgeable and insightful than ordinary people, he is deceived, conspired, which one is lost to others? Thinking of what he did in the past, the eldest lady smiled and nodded: "I know that. The things he did have long been widely sung by storytellers in Jinling."
Xu Zhiqing couldn't help but smiled and said: "I've heard daddy mention what you said. Such things as bean sprouts topping Buddha statues, washing hands in oil pans, burning copper coins, and playing with the couplet king, fighting Mei Yanqiu angrily, and winning Guilds Shihui, sometimes when I think about it, I can’t believe that Lin San did this. In fact, there are many things you don’t know, such as the eradication of the White Lotus Sect. One person. Today on the school grounds, in front of the emperor, he faced a strong enemy, one against five, but the odd soldier stood out, and he won a dramatic victory. Putting these things together, Lin San can be called a strange man. Character."
The eldest lady smiled and nodded, with a hint of pride flashing across her face, she said softly: "He has never been able to think of anything, and there is nothing he can't do."
"This Lin San is so outstanding and praised by others, but sister, have you thought about it, the more outstanding he is, the farther away he is from your Xiao family, are you sure you can keep him forever?" Xu Zhiqing said softly.
The eldest lady's face paled for a while. For a long time, she had been worrying about this problem. This Lin San is getting better and better, but it is by no means a good thing for the Xiao family. Xiao Yuruo gritted her silver teeth lightly, her eyes blurred for a while, and said, "Sister, what happened?"
Xu Zhiqing turned around, took her hand and said: "Sister, do you know that during the military exercise on the battlefield today, the Emperor came to the scene in person, witnessed his miracles, praised him very much, and even asked Dad to recruit him for a few days Enter the palace."
The eldest lady said strangely: "Recruit him into the palace? Did the emperor take a fancy to him? This is a good thing, why did my sister ask such a strange question."
Xu Zhiqing shook her head with a wry smile and said: "My silly sister, you only know one thing and not the other. The emperor values him, and wants to recruit him into the palace and entrust him with important tasks. This is naturally a good thing. If he is promoted to a noble position, he will become a great success." Now, you and him are lingering in love, and being a pair of mandarin ducks that everyone envies will be extremely happy. But things are not so simple!"
When it comes to official affairs, the eldest lady is far inferior to Xu Zhiqing, she gritted her teeth and said, "Sister, is there any twists and turns in the process?"
Xu Zhiqing glanced at her and sighed: "It's twists and turns, but it's even more strange. Sister, our Emperor Dahua has two princesses, so you naturally understand."
"There are two princesses." Xiao Yuruo nodded and said, "So what?"
"Silly girl!" Xu Zhiqing smiled wryly and patted the eldest lady's little hand: "I heard from my father that today the emperor invited him into the palace. In addition to discussing state affairs, he also revealed a great news-the little princess who has been wandering for many years. , has returned to the palace recently."
"Princess? Going back to the palace? What does this have to do with Lin San?" The eldest lady groaned, but her face gradually turned pale: "Sister means that the emperor wants to betroth the princess to—"
Xu Zhiqing grabbed her little hand, but felt her palm trembling slightly, her face was pale, Miss Xu naturally knew the sadness in Xiao Yuruo's heart, and she didn't know how to comfort her. I could only sigh softly: "This little princess is already two decades old, I don't know if she wants to choose a son-in-law or not. But there is a piece of news that is absolutely true. I heard from my father that this little princess once said to the emperor that Recruit Lin three times into the palace—”
This news is enough, the majestic Princess Dahua is also unmarried Yunying. In front of the emperor, who can say good things for Lin San and say that the two of them have nothing to do with each other, who can believe it? If Lin San became a son-in-law, and the royal majesty was greater than the sky, how could the princess have golden branches and jade leaves, let him marry a commoner woman again
When did this villain know the princess and keep me so close? The eldest lady's delicate body trembled slightly, her palms became colder and colder, and her heart felt like a needle pricked her. Could it be that all my love for him turned into the water of the Yangtze River and disappeared
The eldest lady smiled sadly and said: "He is really lucky, even the princess is interested in him. What is an ordinary girl like me in his eyes?"
Xu Zhiqing hurriedly said: "Sister, don't worry, the matter may not reach that point, in my opinion. Lin Sanfei is a fickle person. I tell you this today, just to hope that my sister can hold on to the person she likes. When the yellow flowers die, I feel sorry for myself and become a lonely person like me for the rest of my life.”
The eldest lady shook her head, and said with tears: "Phoenixes are difficult to live in bird's nests, and dragons are not trapped in shallow water. I have known who he is. With his ability, there will be a day when he will fly thousands of miles. On that day, I will be I'm happy for him. If he gets tired of my Xiao family, I will never drag him down. In my eyes, he will always be that abominable housekeeper Linsan, that villain who stole people's hearts. I will give him all my life —”
When she said this, tears had already flowed down her cheeks, as if she saw Lin San abandoning herself and leaving, her heart felt like a tearing pain, and her body fell back, and she was so weak that she was about to faint.
Xu Zhiqing hurriedly supported her, but the eldest lady seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, hugged her tightly, and cried in mourning: "Sister, is this my life? Why is my life so miserable!"
Xu Zhiqing originally had good intentions, and told Xiao Yuruo the news in advance, asking her to take precautions, but it turned out to be the result. Seeing the face of the eldest lady with tears streaming down her face, she felt deeply guilty, and held her hand tightly. , softly said: "Sister, don't worry, I, Xu Zhiqing, even if I lay down my life, I will protect you and Lin San's love and harmony for life."
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Injured and tired, this sleep was really good. It was not until the sun was high that Lin Wanrong opened his eyes. He was refreshed and the pain in his body seemed to have reduced a lot. He yawned lazily, and caught a glimpse of a bottle of potion beside the bed, with the word "御" written in the middle of the bottle, which was half used. There is a faint fragrance coming from the bottle cap, which smells very pleasant.
Where did the eldest lady get the things in the palace? Lin Wanrong was puzzled and struggled to get up. There was still some slight pain in his body, but it was not as severe as yesterday. The medicine used by the imperial palace was really effective.
Just as he was looking at the medicine bottle, he heard a soft rattle. Huan'er came in with gruel from outside the door. Seeing that he had sat up, he was pleasantly surprised: "Third brother, are you awake?"
Lin Wanrong nodded and said with a smile, "I'm awake. Where's Missy?"
Huan'er said lightly: "Miss, she went out with Miss Xu early in the morning."
"With Miss Xu?" Lin Wanrong wondered, if I remember correctly, that girl didn't come to our house yesterday, why did the young miss go out with her in the morning
Huan'er saw his doubts, and said: "After you rested last night, Miss Xu came to visit. She begged for this medicine bottle from the palace. The eldest lady smeared it for you while you were fast asleep. some."
Khan, I said how did I dream last night that a cat scratched my vest. It turned out that the eldest lady was applying medicine for me. This girl is becoming more and more like a good wife and mother. He was beautiful in his heart, and he smiled and said: "Missy and Miss Xu have gone out so early? What's the matter with them?"
Huan'er shook her head and said, "I don't know. But—" She spoke softly, looked around, and then said mysteriously: "Miss Xu didn't know what she said to the young miss last night. The eldest sister cried all night, and even Miss Xu persuaded her I can't help her, I just fell asleep for half an hour this morning. Ms. Xu stayed with the young lady all night, I saw her this morning, her eyes were red, she seemed to have cried too, the two of them went out early in the morning .”
Missy cried all night? Is it because I'm hurt? This girl, alas, has a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, she should be nicer to her in the future. But why is Xu Zhiqing crying for, I have nothing to do with her, the vow to catch up with her and get rid of her hasn't been fulfilled yet, to say she cried for me, that would be ridiculous.
He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure out what the two women were thinking, so he sighed resentfully, and said, "Did Miss say when she will be back?"
"No!" Huan'er shook her head and said, "Missy left in a hurry and didn't say anything."
It's getting weirder and weirder, don't let it be that Xu Zhiqing led the eldest lady to the ground, he was worried for a while, and then stopped thinking about those things, and his mind fell on the gold medal that was taken away by Fairy Ning last night. If the old man who gave the gold medal is really the number one person in Dahua, then the one who sat on the high seat in the parade field yesterday, wouldn't it be him? Damn, I look so handsome, I think he won't forget me, the reason why he didn't summon me yesterday is probably because he was too far away and didn't see me clearly. Damn, why was I so stupid back then, if I had known that he might be Qingxuan's father, I would have kowtowed to my father-in-law outside Lingyin Temple before.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt itchy, no matter what, he must find a chance to visit his father-in-law, his thoughts flashed, but he thought of a person, and immediately opened his mouth and yelled: "Huan'er, Huan'er, Hurry up and find me a sedan chair, and go to the east of the city to buy two good fake paintings, I want to see an old friend."
"Old friend? Third brother, do you still have friends in the capital?" Huan'er asked in surprise.
"Of course. The third brother, I, Yushu Linfeng, and ten daughters in night battles. As the saying goes, I have met all over the world, and only one person has been fertilized. What is a few friends?" Lin Wanrong laughed.
Huan'er blushed and ran out in a hurry. Lin Wanrong smiled coquettishly and said loudly, "Be careful when you buy fake paintings. Don't be fooled. Anything over ten taels of silver is a fake of fake paintings."
A fake in a fake painting? What is this saying? As Huan'er's heart beat faster, she gained a deeper understanding of the third brother's inscrutability.
After everything was ready, he put the "fake in a fake painting" on his body, and was about to go out in a sedan chair, but saw a few bearers walking like flying in the distance, and a soft sedan chair came in a hurry, aiming directly at Xiao's shop .
Damn, who is this person who is so vigorous, sitting in a sedan chair is like flying in an airplane? Lin Wanrong grinned, and was about to open the sedan chair door, when someone shouted from a distance: "Brother Lin, stay, brother Lin, stay!"
He looked up, but saw an old man with gray hair sitting in the sedan chair galloping towards him, it was Master Xu Wei and Xu. Xu Wei was dressed in a bright red official robe and black gauze with long ears. He looked very upright and was waving at him vigorously.
I really can come to whatever I want, this is great, it saves me from running away. Also ignoring the pain in his body, he laughed heartily, hurriedly went forward and said, "Hi, old friend, I haven't seen you for a few days, how are you?"
When the sedan chair was in front of him, Xu Wei got off the sedan chair, his figure was very vigorous, he grabbed his hand and said: "Brother Lin, come with me!"
"Why are you following me?" Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "Old friend, you came just in time, and I was just looking for you. Ah, this is a calligraphy and painting by Mr. Gui Guzi, a master of the Warring States Art of War, that I recently collected. Experts call it 'Ghost painting talisman' is a mere gift, not a respect." He carefully presented the fake painting in front of Xu Wei with a very modest appearance.
"Oh, how can I care about the 'ghost painting' now!" Xu Wei took the fake painting away, threw it into the sedan chair without even looking at it, and said anxiously: "Hurry up and come with me. , will die later - the emperor summoned you."
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On the Mid-Autumn Festival, thousands of families are reunited. Lao Yu is here, on behalf of Sange, Sister An, MM Qingxuan and many ladies, wishing all friends a happy family and a happy family. Thank you for your continued support, thank you!