Lord of the House

Last night, the cold wind blew overnight, and the shallow water in the pool also formed thin ice.

The sky was clear, and I could only see a few blue-black clouds across the high courtyard wall. The rooster was crowing, and the maids and wives in the outer wing also got up one after another. I heard that there was no movement in the inner wing, and I thought that the master was today. I want to sleep a little longer, wash my hands tiptoely, and walk outside the Yuemen Gate of Cishuyuan, whispering with the maids and wives who got up early in the other courtyard about the matter of the Seventh Madam killing Lin Zhong with a knife.

"Lin Zhong wanted to beg the second son, but unfortunately he didn't wink..." "Lin Xiucai's mother died in exile with the seventh lady's parents, and the second son wanted to deal with Lin Xiucai, and the seventh lady would definitely not agree. In the past, it was said that Lin Xiucai died outside, and I saw the Seventh Madam cry secretly a few times?" "But if you say kill it, kill it. How can the Seventh Madam be so cruel?" "That's right, If someone offends her in the future, he can't kill her with a knife?" "What can you do if you kill him, you will only be fined 22 silver coins!" "Then you should be careful not to offend the seventh lady? In the Lin family, Lin Zhong If you fight against the master's life, it's not the result, and the second son's life is not the result, but you want to treat the seventh lady as a soft persimmon, and not seek death yourself?" "Even though the seventh lady was more powerful in the past, she is not such a person. "The uncle of the Seventh Madam has become a high-ranking official, and there are people behind him, so of course things are different!" "For those of us who are servants, it's right to look carefully..."

Here he is chewing his tongue, seeing that the sky is bright, but the master in the inner wing is not calling. The careful old woman thinks that the master has to get up early every day to go around the garden, why is there no movement today? She chased away the tongue-chewing maids and made them prepare to wait for the master to get up. She walked in with a hand stove and gently pushed open the door of the inner wing. Seeing that the master was sleeping soundly, she called twice, but there was no response. Walking in, I saw Lin Tingxun opened his eyes slantingly, drooling from his pillow, and his white silk shirt was soaked/wet.

"Bang!" The bronze stove in the old lady's hand slipped and hit the ground on the ground, and splashed the ground with sparks of charcoal fire. The maids who were preparing in the outer wing were shocked, and they all rushed over to see what happened. matter……

The news of Lin Tingxun's stroke spread all over the mansion in an instant. The first lady and the second lady had already passed away. Now the second son Lin Xuzong's biological mother, the third lady, is in the main room. The fourth lady, the fifth lady and the sixth lady all rushed over from their respective courtyards when they heard the news, shouting He poured hot water for the master to scrub, and shouted to prepare the sedan chair to invite the master, and shouted to invite the second son and the elders of the clan to come over.

If Lin Tingxun really fell, it would undoubtedly be the pillar of the Lin family.

In the early morning of the winter of Chongguan 8, the panic in the Lin family's mansion can be imagined. Several of Lin Tingxun's wives and concubines are usually reclusive, so how can they cope with what is in front of them? Without being able to stand up and preside over the situation, the main room only felt that the sky in their hearts had collapsed, and grief and sorrow had become the only thing they could do.

Lin Tingxun's entourage, Gu Changshun, was still lying on the bed. He heard the wails of the ladies in the inner house. He just went away at night. After all, he was already a 66-year-old man. Maybe the ladies didn't take precautions. It can be seen that the past few years, the master is not as good as the year, and it is a matter of time to leave. Gu Changshun also didn't go to the inner house to find out. He even crawled and dragged a horse from the stable to the south bank of Shanglinxi to report the letter to the second son, Lin Xuzong. He ran to Wangxianglou Garden, and almost rushed into the house where Lin Xuzong and Lin Zonghai were discussing matters. He panted and said, "Master, Master, he is dead!"

"..." Lin Xuzong was speechless, the giant that had been in his heart for more than ten years was suddenly removed, and he was at a loss. He subconsciously asked Gu Changshun, "Is there anyone going to Huyan for Qi Yiniang? Send a letter?"

"Not yet, I listened to the mourning in the inner house, so I'll come over and report to you, Second Young Master..."

"Go back quickly, no one is allowed to go to Huyan to report the news. It is really impossible to send someone to block the way from Shanglin to Huyan..." Lin Xuzong suddenly had a sense of excitement in the overall situation, and the first thing that came to his mind was to hide Qi My aunt, Gu Yingxiu, waited until the matter behind her was a foregone conclusion, and then notified her before it was too late.

"Second Young Master, do you want to go to the mansion first, maybe the master will leave something?" Lin Zonghai reminded Lin Xuzong with a sullen face that he shouldn't be so excited.

Lin Zonghai, like Lin Fu and Lin Jingchang, is a descendant of the Lin family. After he passed the martial arts exam, he was reused by Lin Tingxun. He entered the township camp and took the position of the current township camp commander step by step. He also married the niece of the eldest lady. As a wife, he is naturally closer to the eldest son, Lin Xuwen, who was born by the eldest lady.

Although the eldest son Xuwen succeeded Men Yin into Guozijian and became an official in the capital, it does not mean that Lin Tingxun passed away, and the Lin family will completely fall into the hands of the second son, Lin Xuzong. In fact, Lin Xuzong's handling of affairs in the past few days is not enough to make Lin Zonghai follow him, and it also makes Lin Zonghai a little worried about the future of the Lin family.

It was only then that Lin Xuzong realized that he was a little too complacent, but he acted fast, put on a sad expression, and said, "Brother Zonghai is right, I should go to the north quickly and see if my father left anything..."

They rushed to the front ferry to take a boat to the north bank, and rushed over the people sent by the inner house to report the news. Only then did Lin Xuzong know that his father had suffered a stroke and had already sent someone to invite him. Lin Xuzong stood at the bow of the boat for a while, then raised his hand and slapped Gu Changshun's face fiercely: "You unconscionable beast, my father treats you like a nephew, but you came to touch his bad head early in the morning and curse him to death! "

Lin Zonghai didn't go to see him, but stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the bustling ferry on the north bank of Shanglinxi. He just said calmly: "Master is paralyzed, I think it's better to send someone to Huyan to inform the Seventh Madam..."

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The Lin family sent someone to go from Shanglin to the Gu family in Huyan to report the news. Gu Yingxiu was with her aunt Gu and her cousin Gu Junxun having breakfast in the house. go inside.

Although the Gu family's mansion is dilapidated, it occupies a large area. If you enter the courtyard, you can also see the bearing of the Shi Huan family. Gu Wuchen ordered people to clear a courtyard and let Lin Bie and Zhou Pu's master and servant stay overnight. Gu Yingxiu hurriedly prepared the carriage, and Lin Fu also heard the news of Lin Tingxun's stroke at night, watching Gu Yingxiu getting on the carriage, and said, "The owner of the family is seriously ill, although I offended the second son, I have to go back to visit. of."

Zhou Pu had already led the horse to follow, Gu Yingxiu was slightly startled, and then said, "I don't know what the chaos in Shanglin is like, the ride is too slow, I'll go back on horseback..." Instructed Mrs. Zhao, the maid and the others. The messenger, "You follow me in a carriage..."

Gu Yingxiu took the horse from the messenger and stepped on it. Lin Fu and Zhou Pu also mounted the horse respectively, and temporarily said goodbye to Gu Wuchen and left the village together. Zhao Hu, his mother, Mrs. Zhao, saved the Seventh Madam that she might have something to tell Lin Xiucai in private. She dragged and delayed for a while before getting on the carriage and returning to Shanglinli with the Seventh Madam's personal maid Cui'er and the messenger. .

"Slow down, slow down, the horse runs too fast, I don't dare to be distracted talking..." Lin Bie asked Gu Yingxiu to slow down, his riding skills were terrible, he sat stiffly on the back of the galloping horse, his muscles tensed , I'm afraid I'll get off my horse if I'm not careful.

The previous Lin Bie was timid and rarely wanted to get to know the Seventh Madam in-depth. He really didn't understand how strong Gu Yingxiu, who was hidden in the boudoir and who was almost no different from Gu Wuchen's little girl Gu Junxun, was so strong. The one who survived in the blood-eating Lin family mansion, and still learned this good riding skill?

"I don't know if the disease is serious or shallow, sir. If it is serious, if you go back, you may detain Lin Xuzong..." Gu Yingxiu slowed down and walked side by side with Lin Bie. Zhou Pu was far away. Hanging at the back, you can enjoy the morning view of Tiemu Mountain in winter with a relaxed face.

"I know," Lin Fu said, "I want to know, if the head of the family is seriously ill and can't even get up in the future, what will Sister Yingxiu have?"

"..." Gu Yingxiu was speechless for a moment. She thought about this before, but there was a big difference in front of her. Who knew that Lin Fu would change his appearance this time? She only whispered, "You could have stayed to help me." She felt that it was a little ambiguous to say this, and added, "If you stay, marry a wife and have children, you will eventually have a place in the Lin family." She felt in her heart. Of course, she knew that Lin Fu deliberately offended the second son, Lin Xuzong, and wanted to take advantage of the situation to flee to Jiangning. She still didn't know why Lin Fu went to Jiangning.

"I have to go to Jiangning. I can't tell you sister Yingxiu now. It's not because of hardships or lofty aspirations. It's because of responsibilities that must be taken!" Lin Fu said, seeing Su Yingxiu's face a little displeased , and said again, "It's not for Su Mei girl either."

Hearing Lin Fie's unreasonable addition, Gu Yingxiu's face flushed and she scolded: "...What are you chewing on your tongue, I'm your aunt! The words are light, and others will drag you to the ancestral hall to cut your tongue. Zhao Neng came back and talked nonsense about Baisha County, so you don't need to explain it."

Lin Bie smiled awkwardly. It was Gu Yingxiu who was entangled before and said that he went to Jiangning for Su Mei. He looked at the ridge in the distance and said, "The few Gu parents I saw at the dinner yesterday seem to be not enough to rely on, sister Yingxiu. , who else in the younger generation can revive the Gu family?"

"Why do you ask?"

"When I help the Lin family, I will only be a **** in the Lin family. When I help the Gu family, I always want to be free..." Lin Fu said.

"See how you helped." Gu Yingxiu pushed the wind-blown hair behind her ears and glanced at Lin Fu. She felt that Lin Fu, who came back this time, was full of fascination, and Zhou Pu's origin was also fascinated. Foreign horse traders are also fans.

"Maybe Zhao Hu should stay here to help you," Lin Fu said. "The owner of the family has a long life. Even if he suffers from a stroke, he will only be able to breathe for a while. Although Master Gu will support you, if you want to do something in the early days of the Lin family, You need people around you who can be called~www.wuxiax.com~ Gu Yingxiu raised her brows and thought, and remained silent for a long time; Lin Bie beckoned Zhou Pu to come over.

Gu Yingxiu raised her head sharply and asked Lin Bie, "I killed someone yesterday, what do you think of me?"

"I don't know what to do?" Lin Bie asked back with a smile. Seeing Gu Yingxiu's serious expression, he said to her seriously, "I have also killed people in Baisha County, not just one or two. I can't live, so this is what happened when I came back. Lord Zhou also killed people."

"But I'm a woman." Gu Yingxiu said, although she was calm in front of the Gu family, she was always entangled in this matter.

"What kind of murder are you! It's more than murder in this world, Jian Zhi is cannibalism. Either you eat him, or he eats you, what cruelty? I've seen real people eat people. There was a severe drought, and it didn’t rain until June. That year, there were no grains of wheat in the spring. People were dying. Some people exchanged babies with others to cook and eat them. I've been hungry for too long, and I haven't been able to save myself..." Zhou Pu leaned his head with a grim expression, talking about the past.

What Zhou Pu said was the suffering that Gu Yingxiu had not experienced before, and she turned pale when she heard it.

"If you agree," Lin Fu said, "the kind of good horses I saw in the mule market yesterday - I'll leave you sixty horses, and seven people for you, although there may not be all seven people. With the bravery of one to ten, but killing two or three people is always not afraid... I don't want to help you, I want you to help me, I hope to help me clear their identities, change horses into boats, and A boat that can sail the Yangtze River and go offshore."

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