Chapter 98 Turns out to be my enemy

Author: Liu Xi Haoyue

Lin Tingyu stood at the gate of the Hou Mansion, looking at Wen Lin with gloating, and said with a smile: "Brother, thank you for taking care of my cousin and my future siblings."

Cao Ruicen grinned at the words "future brothers and sisters" and leaned against the car window and waved to Lin Tingyu, "Thank you, future uncle, for sending us off."

Wen Lin helplessly looked back at the endless queue behind him and sighed: "The journey that could have taken four or five days will now take six or seven days."

Lin Tingyu looked like an elder and saluted Wen Lin with his hands raised, "My two sisters are the most obedient. They obey Brother Wen's instructions for everything on the road. Take care of yourself along the way. When Brother Wen and the sisters come back, the younger brother will be the third one."

Let’s have a banquet and welcome the wind.”

The mighty long team set off amidst Lin Tingyu's blessings. Lin Xingwei sat on the Cao family's large carriage where they could lie, sit, write, and draw, thinking that she would see Cao Yi in a good mood soon.

They left in a hurry this time, and they hadn't written to Cao Yi yet, so Cao Yi didn't know yet that his sister and his fiancée had come to visit him at his place again.

The two girls have already had extensive experience in long-distance travel and know how to pass the time on the road. Lin Xingwei plays the piano and Cao Ruicen sings, complementing each other perfectly.

Wen Lin also thought that the girls were pretentious, and was afraid that they would complain and be tired, which would delay his schedule, and that it would be cumbersome to take them with him. However, it turned out that both girls were very generous and were not afraid of hardship.

Wen Lin had to rush on the road, and he had to take care of the large team behind him. He often chose to take a break and missed meals or accommodation. The two girls were very happy, but they were quite interested in things they had never seen or experienced before.

It doesn’t sound like tiredness or suffering at all.

The journey was smooth for the first four days, but on the fifth day, just as we were about to reach Bingzhou, Wen Lin led everyone into the enemy's encirclement.

Cao Ruicen was probably attracted by Wen Lin's beauty. He rarely talked about Lin Chengyu along the way, but he asked Wen Lin more and almost asked about the direction of the Wen family's ancestral grave. Fortunately, Wen Lin didn't know, otherwise the Wen family's details would have been exposed.

Ask for the bottom line.

Wen Lin talked freely, seemingly not shying away from his family affairs. He told a lot of embarrassing stories about his mother, uncles, grandparents, cousins, and cousins, but he didn't reveal a word of the real secret.

Cao Ruicen asked inappropriately: "Mr. Suiwan, why do you take your mother's surname instead of your father's surname? You must know that your father passed away early, but you only have one son."

Lin Xingwei winked at Cao Ruicen, telling her not to ask these questions, but Cao Ruicen deliberately asked: "Princess, what's wrong with your eyes?"

Lin Xingwei felt that Cao Ruicen had done it on purpose. Could it be that he was just casually asking about Wen Lin's private matters out of curiosity.

Wen Lin rode his horse and just walked forward side by side without looking at her. He just said lightly: "Compared to what my father has done for me, my mother and uncle have done more for me. My mother's surname is hers."

A kind of repayment. I grew up in the Wen family, and if I had a foreign surname, I would be a bit spoiled."

"How can taking the father's surname be considered a foreign surname?" Cao Ruicen continued to ask, but Lin Xingwei interrupted her and asked: "Why can't you take the mother's surname?"

Cao Ruicen said: "Everyone in this world takes their father's surname!"

"Are there no exceptions allowed?" Lin Xing glanced at her slightly, "Brother Wen grew up in the Wen family. It was his uncle who taught him how to read, learn calligraphy, and behave. He treated him like a parent. If Brother Wen's surname was not Wen, how could he be surnamed the one who had been born since he was born?

Isn’t it the father’s last name that I haven’t seen before?”

Cao Ruicen's voice was low, losing the momentum he had just now, "You can't say that. Young Master's father passed away early at the end of the year. This is helpless. Taking his father's surname is also a kind of commemoration of his father."

If this was Lin Xingwei's violent temper, he would definitely curse, but Wen Lin was riding on the horse and didn't mind what Cao Ruicen said at all. He had no expression on his face and just listened quietly.

Lin Xingwei said: "There are many ways to commemorate your father, and it is not the only way to take your last name. The last name is completely determined by the actual situation. You do not have to have whatever last name you want. Aunt Wen asked Brother Wen to take his last name. You must have your own considerations. You and I are outsiders, so don’t speculate and make random comments."

Wen Lin said calmly: "With the surname Wen, I have family and clan members. If I take my father's surname, I will have nothing."

Cao Ruicen lay down in front of the window again and looked at Wen Lin, "Mr. Suiwan, don't you have any grandparents? Why don't you have any clansmen?"

Lin Xingwei pulled her over, dragged her to the window on the other side, and said loudly: "Acen, look, there is an eagle!"

...Finally, another topic distracted Cao Ruicen, and the two girls began to talk about the scenery. One said that you can go bathe in the mountain spring in the distance, and the other said that you can't die from the cold.

While they were chatting again, the topic turned to Wen Lin. Cao Ruicen lay down by the window and asked, "Mr. Suiwan, is your fiancée beautiful?"

"pretty."

"More beautiful than Princess Youning?"

"She is more beautiful than Princess Youning, the most beautiful in the world." Wen Lin looked into the distance with his eyes far away.

Cao Ruicen glanced at Lin Xingwei, the most beautiful woman in the capital, and couldn't imagine what the most beautiful woman in the world would look like.

Lin Xing pouted slightly, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A man will say to the woman he likes, 'You are the most beautiful in the world.' My second cousin didn't say this to you?"

Cao Ruicen smiled shyly, "He only said that I was beautiful, but he never said that I was the most beautiful in the world."

Lin Xingwei said generously: "I'll ask him to make up for you next time."

The two girls were chatting and laughing in the car, while the guards behind the car were listless. At noon, Wen Lin planned to find a spacious place in front for everyone to take a rest, but suddenly he frowned and said, "Something is wrong!"

Luofu, who was driving the carriage, also changed his expression, "That's not right."

The smell of burning grass blades came from one side of the hillside. It was only February, the weather was suddenly warm and then cold, and the ban on forest burning issued by the imperial court had not yet passed, so how could anyone light a fire and burn the leaves.

Also, this is an official policy. Logically speaking, during the first month of the year, there should be constant traffic of merchants, traders, and footmen from all walks of life. Why is it so quiet that there is not even a bird chirping?

Wen Lin halted his horse and said to the two girls in the carriage: "I will take a few people to the front to take a look. You retreat! If I don't come back in two hours, you will immediately turn around and go to the nearby county government to hide."

Lin Xingwei stuck his head out of the car window, his voice trembling slightly: "Brother, I'll go with you."

Wen Lin resolutely said, "No, I will go faster with a few light riders. If you follow, it will be a burden. If there is danger, I will be distracted to protect you."

Without waiting for Lin Xingwei's response, Wen Lin shouted back, "Escort Princess Youning and Miss Cao to retreat." He gave Luofu some careful instructions and waved to several of the guards he had brought out from the palace. , and they galloped away together.

The dozens of Yangzhai troops left by Wei Mingji rushed to the carriage and surrounded them. The Cao family guards turned around and followed the carriage. Luofu shouted: "Quickly retreat!"
Chapter completed!