Chapter 69 Long-lost brothers and sisters

Author: Liu Xi Haoyue

Cao Yi's place of assignment was changed from the remote Xiangcheng County in the northwest to Tong County, Danyang County, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. The county magistrate of Tong County was ill for half a year, and the county magistrate of Danyang County reported to the court, so his majesty arranged for Cao Yi to live there.

Wei Mingji did this very well, and only Lin Xingwei knew it was his handiwork. Otherwise, Your Majesty would never have thought of Cao Yi. After all, there are many young talents seeking official positions, and Cao Yi is the least noticeable among the crowd.

that.

Cao Rong sent a powerful force to escort Cao Yi to Tong County. Before leaving, the Lin and Cao families agreed to marry the two of them when Cao Yi came back for a visit during the Spring Festival at the end of the year.

It was mid-June at this time. Thinking that he would have to wait for the first half of the year before seeing Cao Yi again, Lin Xingwei's nose became very sore. He stuffed Cao Yi with a lot of gadgets he made, copied many love poems and love words, and put them on the shelf.

In Cao Yi's luggage, let Cao Yi think about her while he is busy with official duties.

Lin Xingwei knew well that after Cao Yi left, her relationship with him would be extremely variable. If things went well, it might last two or three years. If things went badly, the relationship might be over.

Mrs. Hou couldn't stand being so reluctant to leave, so she forced Lin Xingwei to get into the carriage and walked to the Hou Mansion.

On the way back, I met Wen Lin's three-carriage carriage and said hello. He said that he had sent his mother to Beihai County before returning from the city gate.

Lin Xingwei turned his head slightly and said to Mrs. Hou: "Mother, I want to talk to brother Suiwan for a while."

Ever since Wen Lin forced Lin Xingwei to visit Wen's mother last time and ended up even meeting her, Mrs. Hou didn't like Wen Lin very much. She felt that this person was not steady enough in his work and was a bit frivolous and hasty in his actions.

Since then, he has treated Wen Lin indifferently and is reluctant to associate with Lin Xingwei.

Mrs. Hou scolded her with a gloomy face: "On the long street, you have just seen off your fiancée, and then you are chatting with other men. How unbecoming is it?"

"Brother Sui Wan is different from the other men. He only treats me like a brother and sister." Lin Xing muttered angrily.

Mrs. Hou couldn't help scolding: "Other people don't care whether you are early or late. Haven't you had enough of the rumors that Wei Mingji made before?"

Lin Xing leaned against the car window as if he was slightly deflated, and said, "I won't see you if you don't want me to see you. Why are you so angry?"

Mrs. Hou: "..."

Not being allowed to see him now, Lin Xingwei had his own way of seeing Wen Lin. He took Yunzhu to the Jingshui Pavilion to listen to the play, and as expected, Wen Lin was waiting there.

The two of them wanted to talk privately, so Guan Xingyun specially found a secluded wing for them. From the top of the high building, he could just see the colorful flowers and green willows on the stage. However, the people in the wing could not be seen downstairs or from the stands next to the wing, and even the passage out was not visible.

It is secretly accessible to the back door of the backyard, and can be regarded as a VVIP location for watching movies.

The two sat down. Guan Xingyun brought tea and snacks and placed them on the table. Lin Xingwei raised his head and looked at Guan Xingyun: "Why not wine?"

Guan Xingyun glanced at Wen Lin, then at Lin Xingwei, and said slowly: "Returning to the princess, of course you have to drink tea when listening to a play. How can you listen to a play when you are drunk?"

Wen Lin smiled lightly and said to Lin Xing, "Let's have tea today. I'll treat you to a drink another day."

Guan Xingyun bowed slightly and left. Lin Xingwei got straight to the point and asked, "Brother Suiwan, are Aunt Wen familiar with my father?"

Wen Lin frowned, "Uh...it's about my mother's privacy, can't you ask more tactfully?"

Lin Xing retorted slightly: "Can we be considered acquaintances if we are acquainted with each other? I am also familiar with you, so this is not a matter of privacy, right! ... Listening to your tone, it means we are acquaintances!"

If Lin Xingwei's guess was correct, Wen Lin would have to confess to her today.

Wen Lin glanced at her sideways and said in a deep voice: "They are different from you and me!... Ever since I figured out that I wanted to get to know you, I had no intention of hiding it from you, but I just never figured out how to tell you.

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Lin Xing raised his eyebrows slightly, suppressed the gossipy smile on his face, and straightened his expression. This is a major event that concerns himself, no! It concerns the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, and the entire Lin family. Grandpa and grandmother are going to have one more grandchild.

Lin Xingwei was excited.

Wen Lin saw a change in Lin Xingwei's face and a surprised look in his eyes, and asked, "When did you know about it?"

Lin Xing slightly blinked his innocent eyes, spread out his hands, and asked: "Since you gave me the money, I asked you to tell me your birth date, and after doing some fortune telling, I got to know a lot about you.

Eighty-eight. Besides, my brother’s actions are obvious enough, and his appearance is obvious enough, so it’s not difficult to guess.”

Wen Lin was a little surprised and asked: "You can also do divination? I thought I only found out about you after I took you to see my mother."

Lin Xingwei looked arrogant: "Am I that stupid?"

The atmosphere had reached this point, and Wen Lin couldn't help but say nothing. He smiled lightly and said, "That's right, you and I share the same father."

He took a sip of tea and said slowly: "The Marquis of Nanyang and my uncle are close friends. They once studied at the same master's house, and their relationship was so good that they were inseparable. My uncle introduced my mother to the Marquis of Nanyang."

Speaking of this, his Adam's apple slipped, and he really didn't want to recall the past. After a moment of silence, he said: "The Marquis of Nanyang and my mother also got along very well. At one time, they even discussed marriage. Later, the Marquis of Nanyang went to Taiwei's Mansion.

I left my mother for work, and the two did not see each other for two years, but they kept exchanging letters. Later, my uncle saw that my mother missed Nanyang Marquis too much, so he wrote to ask him to go back to my uncle's house to meet her. "

Wen Lin smiled bitterly, with a sad look on his face, "Two months later, the news that Marquis Nanyang was going to marry Su's daughter reached my uncle's ears. My uncle was angry and broke up with Marquis Nanyang and stopped communicating with her. My mother cried to death, and my family

She still didn't understand, so I advised her that there was no need to harm herself for a heartless man, so my mother had no choice but to tell her that she was pregnant with his child."

Although he had known the result for a long time, Lin Xingwei still took a breath of cold air and asked: "My father was sorry for you mother and son. Did my father visit you mother and son later?"

"What are you looking at? He doesn't even know that he has an extra child." Wen Lin smiled lonely, "When a girl in the boudoir is pregnant, it is a shame for the family. If she cannot get married, she will either die or live with the rumors of others for the rest of her life.

"

Wen Lin shook the tea cup in his hand and whispered: "Yingchuan can't stay any longer. Fortunately, my uncle quickly found a job. Before my mother showed up, my uncle took my mother to Renshang.

After several years, I finally settled in Beihai County."

Lin Xingwei felt a pain in his heart. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't.

"My uncle never discussed marriage in order to take care of our mother and son, and we missed the best years. Even in Beihai County, people made a lot of speculations about my mother and uncle. My uncle told the public that my mother was widowed and had nowhere to go, so she followed him."

Wen Lin laughed and cried, then continued: "It's a coincidence that during the first two years of my uncle's tenure in Beihai County, there happened to be war in Yingchuan, and even if he died, others would believe him."

Wen Lin's eyes were full of pain, as if he was going to crush the tea cup in his hand the next second, and said in pain: "In order not to hurt my uncle anymore, my mother did not go to Jizhou after my uncle was promoted. My uncle was right

I am also a teacher and a father, and I love our mother and son very much, but after all, I am not the biological father."

"I started studying at the age of three. Other children called me a wild child without a father. I fought with those who slandered me and beat them to a bloody head. When their elders came to ask for an explanation, my mother not only gave me

People can only cry when they apologize, but they are reluctant to teach me a lesson." Wen Lin's eyes sparkled with tears, and big teardrops fell into the tea soup.

His chin couldn't stop trembling, and he choked with sobs: "I have suffered too much injustice since I was a child because I didn't have a father. I asked my uncle and mother where my father died and where his grave is. I

You want to know clearly why I have to take my mother’s surname and not my father’s surname?”

Lin Xingwei's eyes were sour and her tears were glistening. She felt Wen Lin's grievance and called out from the bottom of her heart: "Brother..."

Wen Lin continued: "I was already old by then. My uncle and mother knew they couldn't hide it any more, so they told me everything. They said that my biological father was made a marquis by your majesty and was in the capital. If I wanted to find him in the future,

He wanted to study hard and join the court in the future, so that he would have the opportunity to talk to his father. I listened. I studied hard and was appreciated by Master Han, who taught me the lessons himself. Later, Master Han recommended me to become an official.

I arrived at the court as an official, but when I came to the capital, I heard that the Marquis of Nanyang was dead..."

Wen Lin cried out in pain. He bowed his waist and looked at the ground, his whole body shaking from crying.

Lin Xingwei walked over and sat down next to him, gently caressing his back, and asked softly: "Is that why you want to recognize me as your sister and wish your grandfather a birthday? No matter how abrupt it is, you still have to do it?

"

Wen Lin cried and nodded, "I really want a normal family, with grandparents, biological parents, brothers and sisters, a harmonious and prosperous family."

He raised his tearful eyes, looked at Lin Xingwei, took a long breath, recovered from his previous gaffe, and continued: "I like you very much, I really like you. Mrs. Hou looks cold and taciturn, but she is very...

You are very caring and caring. Grandparents and grandparents may quarrel, but they all contain the warmth between family members. These are things I have never experienced before."

He raised his sleeves and wiped his tears, "Speaking of which, I also have maternal grandparents. They hated us and my son for tarnishing the family's reputation, so they never had a good view of me. Growing up, my only relatives were my mother and uncle."

The amount of information was so large that even though Lin Xingwei had taken precautions in advance, it was still difficult to digest.

She was stunned and asked: "Do you want my mother and grandparents to know about this? Do you want to recognize your ancestors and return to your clan?"

Wen Lin shook his head, "I'm afraid, if they know my true identity, will they hate me?" He smiled bitterly, "It's good as it is now. I have one more sister and two more cousins.

, as long as you are willing to get close to me, that is enough for me."

"Well, when do you want to enter the Lin family's genealogy, I will find a way to help you."

The tea had cooled down, Lin Xingwei took the tea cup from Wen Lin, poured the tea soup into the flower bed, and added new tea.

In the box, Lin Xingwei and Wen Lin were mourning the spring and autumn. There was a commotion outside. The singers on the stage ran off the stage in a panic without caring about their manners. The spectators dispersed in a hurry. The theater that was originally Haiyanheqing suddenly became like a hornet's nest.
Chapter completed!