After Guo Boyan left, he sent a bodyguard named Dou Yi, whose facial features were Zhou Zheng, calm and steady, and was responsible for protecting Lin's mother and daughter from going to Beijing.
Lin didn't tell her daughter, let Dou Yi change her clothes and pretend to be her family for the time being. She understood what Guo Boyan meant, but last night Lin's request to be the lady of the country actually had two purposes. She sincerely hoped that Guo Boyan would be annoyed by her wishful thinking, bored her in a fit of rage, and stopped pestering their mother and daughter, but obviously, Guo Boyan coveted her more than a prince's reason.
The first way has been blocked, and now, Lin's hope of getting rid of Guo Boyan is pinned on Mrs. Not to mention the dignified grandfather of the country, he is an ordinary sesame petty official. How many would marry a widow as his successor? Guo Boyan was overwhelmed by desire, and Mrs. Tai will definitely try her best to dispel Guo Boyan's thoughts. At that time, she will use her affection to understand her reasoning, and maybe she will be able to persuade Guo Boyan to let her go.
With this kind of thought in mind, Lin's will of course not reveal it to her daughter, but in the end she can't hide it. Before remarrying, it is not too late for her to tell her daughter.
"Mother, what if my uncle is not happy if we go back?"
This time on the northbound trip, Song Jianing was lying by the window on the waterway that the family walked. For two lifetimes, her last impression of her uncle was the day when her mother died of illness and her uncle came to mourn. The uncle knelt in front of his mother's tomb and cried very sadly. He said a lot of things that he was sorry for his mother. Afterwards, he asked her if she wanted to go to the capital with him.
Song Jianing knew that her aunt didn't like her, but the second uncle and aunt tried to keep her back, but Song Jianing did not agree. At that time, Song Jianing still thought that her uncle liked her, but when she recognized the true face of her second uncle's family and wrote a letter back to Beijing for help, her uncle didn't even handwrite a single word, it was all her aunt's handwriting. When Jiang Nan visited her niece, Song Jianing completely stopped relying on her uncle.
When Guo Xiao was a concubine, Guo Xiao once asked her if she wanted to know the current situation of her uncle's house. Song Jianing shook her head and refused. They didn't recognize her as a niece, so why should she ask? Whether people live well or badly has nothing to do with her.
"No, we An An are well-behaved and sensible, and my uncle likes you the most." Lin called his daughter to his side and coaxed softly. She was telling the truth. The elder brother liked this niece very much and would send a bunch of gifts every year, but the elder brother had the disadvantage of being intimidated, and it happened that the sister-in-law didn't want to see her, so the elder brother didn't dare to treat them clearly.
Song Jianing pouted, thinking about her uncle and aunt who could barely remember her appearance, and thinking about Guo Xiao and Princess Duanhui who lived in the capital, she was worried that she would not even be able to eat well.
After drifting on the river for more than a month, at the end of April, the passenger ship finally arrived at the Tongzhou Wharf.
The sun was poisonous outside. Mrs. Lin put on the hood and helped her daughter put it on too. The two of them got off the boat hand in hand.
"Sister!" someone shouted, a surprised woman's voice.
Hearing this, Lin shi raised his head unexpectedly, and saw his brother and sister-in-law in the distance walking quickly towards this side. The elder brother smiled sincerely, Lin Shi was not surprised, but why did his sister-in-law Liu Shi also smile so close? When we met before, Mrs. Liu was not even willing to give her a good face, so she wished she could not be without her sister-in-law.
"Sister, you can count it. My elder brother and I have been looking forward to your letter since we received your letter. We have been looking forward to it for a month." When he came to the front, Mrs. Liu said excitedly, looking at Mrs. Lin, she praised, After praising Song Jianing's little head, he continued to praise Song Jianing: "Jianing looks better the longer she grows. If she were thinner, she would definitely be prettier than your mother."
Song Jianing stared blankly at this strange woman, so enthusiastic, is she still the aunt in her memory
Neither mother and daughter reacted. Lin Zhengdao next to him looked at his still-beautiful younger sister. The joy of reuniting after a long absence was gradually suppressed by worry. At the end of March, at the same time as his sister's letter to the Lin family, there was also a servant next to Duke Wei. The servant said that Lord Guo had taken a fancy to his sister and told them to take good care of their husband and wife. No neglect was allowed. They were warned to keep their mouths shut and not to spread a single word before the grandfather returned to Beijing.
Lin Zhengdao was very worried when his sister and Duke Wei were unclear, but his wife Liu Shi was very happy. She regarded her sister as her way to make friends with powerful people, so she changed her disgust for her sister and followed her. He came to the pier to pick him up.
His wife is snobbish and sees the wind, and Lin Zhengdao doesn't like this. But back then, he took a fancy to his wife's beauty and intelligence, and he quickly married her back. Now that his children are all grown up, he can only turn a blind eye to some things. one eye. Before, the younger sister lived in the south of the Yangtze River, and the aunt and sister-in-law didn't see each other several times a year. Now his wife wants to curry favor with his younger sister. He is happy to see it happen.
Leaving the pier, Lin Zhengdao rode a horse, and Lin's aunt and sister-in-law took Song Jianing into the carriage.
Liu Shi is indeed snobbish, but most of the time she is measured. Lin and Liu are both wealthy businessmen in the capital, and they are on equal footing in terms of status. I think she and Lin Shi were also two famous flowers in the capital business circle back then, but Lin was good at poetry and poetry, and was known as a lofty orchid. Liu's ambition is to do business, and he is nicknamed a tigress. The so-called one mountain can't hold two tigers. Mrs. Liu was the one who was mocked and joked. She naturally thought that Mrs. Lin, who was touted as a fairy, was not pleasing to the eye, and it was inevitable that there would be bumps in getting along.
But Liu's heart is not bad. After Lin's widowhood, she also persuaded her husband to take her sister-in-law back. say what? Being a widow is hard on the inside, but she has a good reputation. She persuades too much as a sister-in-law, and the neighbors will definitely criticize her for deliberately cheating her sister-in-law, making her a person inside and out.
Now that my sister-in-law has come back by herself, and she has climbed up to Duke Wei, one of the most powerful and powerful people in the capital, Liu Shi was pleasantly surprised that even the grudges before the marriage were forgotten, and she just wanted to ask her sister-in-law quickly. But there are some things that cannot be asked in front of the children. On the way back to Beijing, Liu only asked about the situation of the mother and the wife in the Song family.
Lin shi explained calmly, if you ask a question, I will answer it, my aunt and sister-in-law had a pretty good chat.
Song Jianing sat next to her mother and peeked at her aunt. Seeing that her aunt's eyes were bright, her expression was sincere when she comforted her. She became more and more confused, feeling like she was taking her aunt as a hedgehog. But it has become a ray of spring breeze, and they are thoughtful and enthusiastic when they are treated to their mothers, and their enthusiasm makes people at a loss.
"What is Jianing doing by peeping at my aunt? If you miss my aunt, just say it." Seeing her niece's peeping over and over again, she was timidly like a timid rabbit. Liu Shi was delighted, and pulled her niece to her side affectionately. Sitting, hugging Song Jianing and rubbing the top of his head, he said happily, "We Jia Ning's face looks lucky at first sight. If you want me to tell me, the girl's family is still fatter and better-looking, and the skinny looks distressed."
Song Jianing rolled her eyes, and finally noticed her aunt's full moon-like cheeks. She was blushing and radiant, and she was indeed a beauty with a different charm from her mother.
With such an aunt, when the carriage arrived at Lin's house, when Song Jianing saw a chubby cousin and a cousin who was fatter than her, she was only a little surprised, and quickly accepted that both cousins and cousins were chubby. Reality.
Cousin Lin Wanshan, 14 years old this year, is fat and fat, but very suave. When he called his cousin, his eyes narrowed with a smile, and he was amiable. Cousin Lin Xiuxiu is 12 this year. She is half a head taller than Song Jianing, and she has gained a lot of weight. She has an oval face and red phoenix eyes.
"Aunt, it's hard to travel by boat, right? You're thin." Naturally, she pulled her little cousin to her side and stood on her shoulders. Lin Xiuxiu cared for her aunt affectionately.
Lin's and Liu's don't get along very well, but she really likes the pair of sons and daughters under her brother's knees, and said with a smile, "It's okay, Xiuxiu has grown so fast, she's become a big girl."
Lin Xiuxiu smiled generously.
Liu Shi said, "The two of you take Jia Ning to the garden, and you are not allowed to bully Jia Ning."
"Our sisters just met, what am I bullying her for? Niangjing is so worried." Lin Xiuxiu snorted, and before her mother scolded her, she took Song Jianing's little hand and left. Song Jianing was dizzy, and instinctively turned back to find her mother. Lin misunderstood her daughter's acceptance, and coaxed with a smile, "Go, my uncle's garden is very big."
Song Jianing had to obediently cultivate a relationship with her cousin.
Lin was invited by his brother and sister-in-law to the main room, and arranged for his confidants to guard outside, and they began to discuss business.
Lin Zhengdao is a real brother, but it is not suitable for him to take the initiative in this kind of thing, so Liu Shi whispered to Lin Shi: "You and Wei Guogong..."
Lin Shi suddenly became enlightened, no wonder her sister-in-law changed her attitude, it turned out that Guo Boyan had greeted him.
Everyone has their own temperament. Mrs. Lin doesn't like her sister-in-law's rudeness to her brother, but she also admires her sister-in-law's ability to check accounts. Now that she brings her daughter back to Beijing, her brother and sister-in-law are her backers, and she has to report to her brother and sister-in-law for some things. After explaining clearly, she told about the circumstances of her encounter with Guo Boyan, including Guo Boyan's bullying, including her request for a marriage, but only concealed her thoughts that she did not want to marry Guo Boyan.
Liu Shi took a deep breath and looked at her weak-looking sister-in-law like a stranger.
Lin Zhengdao felt sorry for his sister and sighed, "I blame my brother for being incompetent and unable to protect you."
Lin Shi didn't blame his brother at all. A businessman with a small fortune, even if he had some connections in the officialdom, how could he be able to fight against Duke Wei
Liu Shi looked at their brothers and sisters, and said after holding back for a while: "It's useless to say that now, it's not that I want to climb the dragon and the phoenix, but the grandfather of the country has put so much effort into saying hello to us, obviously it is inevitable for my sister. If you want me to say, since it can't be changed, then you can marry in peace. The grandfather of the country is willing to marry his sister as his successor, which shows that he has a little sincerity towards his sister. After getting along for a long time, it may not be a good marriage. "
Lin Zhengdao was not so optimistic: "The grandfather is willing, and Mrs. Tai can agree? I am afraid that the grandfather will not be able to persuade Mrs. Tai, and he will not be able to leave his sister and force her to become a concubine."
Liu Shi thought that a widow would not be at a disadvantage if she could be the concubine of the grandfather, but she didn't say that. Seeing her husband's sad face, her sister-in-law's dark eyebrows, and her worried expression, Mrs. Liu said comfortably, "That's all, I'll talk about it when the grandfather returns to Beijing, and let him deal with his old lady. Stay at ease, take care of your body and bones, and see how thin you are…”
Lin nodded, got up and bowed sincerely to Liu: "I've caused trouble to my sister-in-law."
Liu Shi hurriedly stepped forward to help him, glanced at his sister-in-law's fairy-like appearance and figure, and could understand Duke Wei's thoughts.
Such a pretty widow, who is married in the name of the main family, goes home and loves her every night. Who dares to say that Guo Boyan is at a loss
After settling down the sister-in-law and niece, the Liu family specially sent someone to pay attention to the news of the Duke of Wei's mansion, starting from April and looking forward to it until the end of August, finally looking forward to Guo Boyan's return to Beijing!