Palace, Chongzheng Hall.
Guo Boyan stood solemnly in front of the imperial case, and whispered to Emperor Xuande to report what he had obtained to the governors of the Jiangnan provinces this year: "... Du Dafu, the magistrate of Ling'an County, and the common people forcibly occupied the fertile land, and the minister ordered people to read out the crime in public, and the common people were high Long live the emperor, and the old man burst into tears, thanking the emperor for his love for the people... The Lu family, a prominent family in Yangzhou, colluded with the local government to sell illicit salt and seized a total of 1,100,000 taels of gold..."
Emperor Xuande squinted slightly and leaned on the dragon chair, his expression was calm, as if he was asleep, but his index finger tapped his knee one after another.
Twenty-five years ago, when the world was at war, his elder brother Gaozu led an army uprising and seized the court of the Qi family. In the next ten years, he went on an expedition to the south and the north to unify the Central Plains. The elder brother was a heroic warrior with great military achievements, and he was a god of martial arts admired by the people. It is a pity that the heavens envy the talents, and the elder brother died of a sudden illness before he had time to take good care of the country he single-handedly conquered.
After he ascended the throne, the barbarians in the frontier were eager to move, and there were heavy political affairs that needed to be solved urgently. The old ministers were brought up by their elder brothers. On the surface, they seemed to be loyal to him, but they were not sure what they were thinking. At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, Emperor Xuande began to promote talents for his use. Guo Boyan was the leader of this batch of capable ministers. .
Guo Boyan was only seven years younger than him, and he followed him as early as when he was a prince. Wu Neng, Anbang, and Wen can govern the world. Emperor Xuande highly valued him, and Guo Boyan did not disappoint him. He was the emperor for seven years, and Guo Boyan also He worked for him outside for seven years, suppressed the rebellion for him and punished corrupt officials and officials, and it was rare to return home.
"Okay, these I will read the memorials and see that you are busy, so go back to the house first, Mrs. Tai must be fascinated." Emperor Xuande said with a smile, "Chongyang is coming soon, Boyan will rest for a few more days, and come back after the festival. Upward."
Guo Boyan bowed and said, "Thank you for your grace."
Emperor Xuande waved his hand.
Guo Boyan walked backwards and left the hall, all the way to the gate of the palace, where Wei Jin, the long follower, was already waiting with his horse. Having been away all year, Guo Boyan also missed his family, so he immediately got on his horse and galloped back to the house.
The head of the family came back. Except for the second and third masters who had official positions, all the old and young of the Guo Gongfu came to the Zhenghetang in the main courtyard to wait. Mrs. Tai sat in the main seat wearing a dark purple chrysanthemum patterned silk robe, and kept looking out. On both sides of Mrs. Tai and on the left side were the second and third ladies. The three girls of the Guo family stood demurely behind the elders. As for the young masters, they stood at the bottom right of Mrs. Tai like a tree.
"Come, come, the grandfather of the country is back!"
The steward Hongliang's surprised voice came from the front yard, and Mrs. Tai stood up excitedly and walked out first.
"Mother, my son is not filial, let you miss it!"
Seeing his mother, Guo Boyan rushed over with a few strides, plopped down on his knees in front of Mrs. Tai, and looked at his old mother with black eyes that couldn't hide his longing. Mrs. Tai's eyes were already wet, and she looked at her son who was black again. She choked up while supporting her son: "Just come back, just come back. Are you thirsty? Go inside and drink some tea first."
"Okay." Guo Boyan stood up straight, supported his mother with both hands, and turned his eyes to his nephew first.
"Father." Guo Xiao raised the corners of his lips and shouted respectfully. The sixteen-year-old Shizi, with a body like green bamboo and a face like a crown of jade, smiled only when he reunited with his father after a long absence. Otherwise, like his father Yan, he is also unsmiling and indifferent. Majestic.
After he finished shouting, brothers Guo Fu and Guo Shu from the second room called "Uncle" in unison again. The brothers are twins, fifteenth this year.
Guo Boyan nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "I've grown taller. I'll go to the martial arts field tomorrow morning. I'll try the skills of the three of you."
Guo Xiao looked calm, Guo Fu and Guo Shu looked at each other, showing a little guilty conscience.
Guo Boyan looked at the little girls again.
The eldest girl Tingfang is his biological daughter. She is fourteen years old. She is beautiful and dignified. Because Guo Boyan has not lived in the mansion for a long time, Tingfang respects and fears this father. There was an extra layer of estrangement, and he never dared to appear too close, softly calling out "father", and then saluting shallowly.
"Tingfang has grown into a big girl." Guo Boyan said in a complicated mood. His daughter was about to get married when she was a child.
Tingfang bowed her head shyly.
The second girl Guo Lanfang and the third girl Guo Yunfang also came to salute.
Guo Boyan complimented one by one, and then took the two-year-old nephew Shang Geer, who was in the arms of the third lady, and hugged him. The whole family moved to the hall, and you and I shared the family relationship. After the continuation of the old age, Mrs. Tai felt sorry for her son and told him to go back to the house to rest first, and then wash the dust for him at night.
Guo Boyan led a pair of children away first, asked his son about his homework and cared about his daughter's health on the way, and then entered his Linyuntang alone. After several days on the road, Guo Boyan was sweating all over, and after drinking herbal tea, he ordered the maids to prepare water. After a cup of tea, he closed his eyes and stood in front of the spacious cedar wooden tub, raising his arms.
The maids Chunbi and Xingyu changed his clothes together. Chunbi took off his outer robe, and Xingyu took off his middle clothes. Soon, Guo Boyan's muscular body was exposed, and his chest was broad, which was left behind on the battlefield. The scars below, the old and the new are intertwined, which is frightening, and inexplicably attracts the woman who sees this chest to approach.
Mrs. Tan went ten years ago, and Guo Boyan was in her prime. Because she had little time at home and had no spare time to lift her concubine, she thought about it and used these two maids to quench the fire. When people are outside, they also use the maids arranged for him by local officials, because they are only used for temporary relief, and they have not met anyone who likes them. Guo Boyan did not bring any of them back, leaving them to their original masters.
For the two maids, serving the grandfather of the country is both an honor and a pleasure. After so long, they also thought. Chunbi is more prudent, she only dares to peek and dare not move. Xingyu serves the grandfather a little more, and feels like a pet, so when she is unbuttoning the belt for the grandfather, she casually rubs the man's narrow and sturdy body. waist.
As soon as they met, they saw the muscles on the waist shrank suddenly.
Xingyu was delighted, blushing and bowing her head, anxiously waiting for her master to be favored.
Guo Boyan's fire was indeed provoked. After all, since he met Lin's, he has been vegan and can't stand such a direct provocation. But Guo Boyan is very picky, and he can find a maid to solve it if he doesn't like it, but once he is satisfied, other people will no longer be interested in him, even if his body needs it.
"Go down." Guo Boyan said solemnly, pushing away the two maids who were surrounding him.
Xing Yu's face turned pale, knowing that she was making the master unhappy, and hurriedly retreated with Chun Bi.
Guo Boyan took a comfortable bath and came out to change his clothes. Dou Yi was already waiting in the courtyard. Guo Boyan called someone to the study to question him.
"Master Lin, after returning to Beijing, Miss Lin and her mother and daughter lived in a private house and never went out. Lin Zhengdao and his wife are very responsible, and they didn't spread a single word, but..." When he said this, Dou Yi paused. , looked up at the master and continued: "There are more than 20 families who came here especially to ask to marry Miss Lin, but they were all rejected."
Guo Boyan sneered, a widow who had been married for many years suddenly came back, and the Lin family did not show any interest, so many people took the initiative to ask for marriage.
"Send this letter over there."
"Yes."
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As soon as Guo Boyan entered the palace, Lin received a letter from his sister-in-law on the back. The heart lake, which was not calm enough, immediately set off a storm.
"Sister, don't worry, Grandpa Guo has just returned, and the palace is busy. When he is free, he will definitely come to see you." Liu Shi comforted in a low voice. In the final analysis, she didn't believe that my sister-in-law was not interested in marrying the powerful, civil and military, and dignified Duke Wei, and she resisted, maybe just pretending.
Lin Shi knew that her sister-in-law didn't believe her, and she had no intention of defending her, so she hummed with a wry smile.
Liu Shi's persuasion was nice, but she was worried that Duke Wei had forgotten about her sister-in-law after half a year, especially after waiting for a long time without waiting for any movement, and then when she was secretly anxious, Dou Yi came and handed it to her a letter. Liu Shi was overjoyed and sent it to his sister-in-law without stopping.
Lin only felt that the letter was hot.
"Take it apart and have a look, it's a blessing or a curse, we have a bottom line in our hearts." Liu Shi pretended to be calm and authentic.
Just as Lin was about to open it, her daughter's voice suddenly came from the corridor outside the door, calling her mother sweetly. Lin's eyes changed slightly, she immediately hid the letter in her sleeve, and whispered to Liu before her daughter came in: "sister-in-law, go back first, I will discuss with you tomorrow morning if there is anything." She didn't want to open it in front of her sister-in-law. Kai, afraid that Guo Boyan would make another rogue request for her to stay at night.
Liu's heart felt like an ant was crawling, but her niece had already entered the door, so she had to find an excuse to leave.
"Mother, why is your face wrong?" Song Jianing noticed her mother's strangeness at a glance, and ran over to ask nervously.
Lin Shi smiled and lied: "The autumn here is colder than Jiangnan. Mother may catch a cold. It's not a big deal. Don't worry about An An."
Song Jianing touched her mother's forehead, and it was really cold, so she couldn't help but persuade, "Could you please come and have a look?"
The daughter is getting more and more sensible, and she has not been in the capital for so long to go out to watch the fun, Lin Shi is rare, she hugs her daughter and kisses the top of her head: "Well, mother listen to An'an, if it's not well tomorrow morning, mother will send Please invite your husband."
The mother no longer resisted looking at Lang Zhong, Song Jianing smiled happily, believing that in this life, her mother would definitely live a hundred years.
In the evening, after the mother and two had dinner, Lin first put her daughter to sleep, and then sat alone on the bed, reading Guo Boyan's letter. With a thin piece of rice paper, the man's strength penetrated the back of the paper, and the stroke of the pen was cold and sharp, which instantly made the blurred face in Lin's mind clear, and it was really like seeing a letter.
Lin Shi couldn't control his trembling.
The letter said that he had already planned to marry a wife, and asked her to take her daughter to Anguo Temple for incense on the fourth day of the first day, and he made other arrangements.
Lin didn't want to go, but the man even expected this, and he deliberately threatened her at the end of the letter: If he dared to miss the appointment, he would have a wedding room that night.