Lin Jingmo sat in front of the bed, carefully soaked some water with a handkerchief, and gently wiped Shang Shixu's cheek. The blood at the corner of his mouth had long solidified, but she clearly remembered that he stood up to shield her from the reeds.
During the scene with the stick, I couldn't help but bite my lower lip in distress, and then shed tears.
Although a doctor had just come to see him and the wound was well bandaged and medicated, he had lost too much blood and had not yet woken up.
Lin Jingmo looked at his sleeping face and couldn't help but recall what Xiao Huzi said just now. He was lost in thought for a moment: his sister once said that he had the ability to assist the country and was highly valued by His Majesty, but why did he keep writing to the court to add Nanling?
Taxation? For the sake of the safety of the northern border and the expansion of the territory, His Majesty was inevitably deceived. But as the Minister of Household Affairs, why did he do such a thing that harmed the country and the people? I thought that he was untainted by the secular world.
He is an unparalleled minister of household affairs and a Tanhualang who can write good articles about governing the country and governing the world. Looking at it now, I am afraid that what he saw is not true... Is Shang Shixu really a traitor? And why did he worship Zhongshu?
Ling Chen Mianzheng is a father? What is his relationship with King Zhao?
Just as she was thinking, Lin Jingmo's thoughts were interrupted when her mother gently opened the door. She turned her head and put her index finger to her mouth, signaling her to lower her voice.
Mother Li nodded and waved to Lin Jingmo. Lin Jingmo stood up and carefully came to the door and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter?"
Mother Li put her ear next to her and replied: "Master Shangshu is here."
Lin Jingmo looked back at Shang Shixu, who was still sleeping, and walked out of the inner room to the courtyard. He happened to see Lin Yuanzhi sitting alone on a stone bench in the courtyard. The moonlight poured down, and Lin Yuanzhi nodded slightly, which made him stand out.
His hair is getting paler, and his body is thin but tall.
Lin Jingmo came to Lin Yuanzhi, bowed and said, "Father, you are here."
When Lin Yuanzhi heard his daughter's voice, he turned around, stood up and helped Lin Jingmo up with a loving look on his face, and said, "Is my son okay?"
Lin Jingmo looked at his father's gray beard and wrinkles on his face, and couldn't bear it. He quickly replied: "The child is fine, it's just my husband... Although the wound stopped bleeding, he hasn't woken up yet."
Lin Yuanzhi said: "Just now, I was still sorting out official documents in the official department. I heard that you two were kidnapped. I was very worried. The palace door has already been locked. I'm afraid I have to wait until tomorrow before I can ask Dr. Zhang to come and see you."
Lin Jingmo took a closer look and found that Lin Yuanzhi didn't even have time to change into his official uniform. He must have rushed over from the official office in a hurry, so she helped Lin Yuanzhi sit down and said, "Thank you very much, father. My father is very old."
, but I am repeatedly frightened by my daughter’s affairs. I am not a daughter.”
Lin Yuanzhi smiled, shook his head and said: "As father and daughter in this life, you and your eldest sister are bound by the father for life. Father and daughter love their children, but they are also happy because they are parents, so why not?" Lin Jingmo lowered her eyelids thoughtfully. Lin Yuanzhi just thought she was worried about her husband, so he comforted her: "I asked the doctor just now. Fortunately, although the wound was deep, it did not damage the spleen. Please take good care of it."
He will definitely recover soon. If you worry too much, it will not help his injury, and it will also be harmful to your health."
Lin Jingmo frowned slightly, raised his eyes for a while and said, "My daughter has something to ask her father."
Lin Yuanzhi was surprised by Lin Jingmo's seriousness at this moment, and replied: "My son, it's okay to just ask."
After receiving Lin Yuanzhi's permission, Lin Jingmo seemed a little embarrassed. After thinking about it again and again, he asked: "My son heard that Shang Shixu was just a poor tribute student with no family background and no support. Why would his father agree to his daughter's marriage to him?"<
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Lin Yuanzhi was a little surprised when he heard this. The relationship between his daughter and son-in-law has always been deep, so why would he ask such a question? Then he smiled heartily and said with relief: "In the imperial examination of Shixu, I, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was ordered by Your Majesty to be the examiner. Although it was for
My father was very satisfied with his articles and thought he was a talented person, but he never thought of recruiting him as his son-in-law. This was because I did not want to teach others and let others think that I was cultivating him in the imperial examination through my capacity as the examiner.
Therefore, when he came to propose marriage, his father flatly rejected him, not because he had no family background or because he was poor, but in my opinion, the imperial court does not belong to my Lin family, and the imperial examination is not used to select candidates for my Lin family.
My son-in-law!"
Lin Jingmo listened carefully and asked: "Then why did my daughter marry him later?"
Lin Yuanzhi put his hands on his legs and continued: "Because of you."
Lin Jingmo's eyes were full of confusion and he sighed: "Me?"
Lin Yuanzhi looked at her dotingly, his face full of love, and said with a smile: "Among the five moral relationships, only husband and wife are the most special. How easy is it for a couple to support each other and stay together for a lifetime? Looking back at the beginning, your mother and I
We also met when we were young. At that time, I was young and focused on studying. I only hoped that I would be able to do something great when I entered the court, so I actually ignored her. But she never left me and stayed with me.
It wasn't until I had your eldest sister later that I realized that as a father, the years would go by and there would always be a lot of time to be together. But I didn't expect that she would die of a hemorrhage when giving birth to you. Only then did I understand that I had only
Ordinary bits and pieces are so rare. Although the years have passed, my feelings for your mother have only increased but never diminished. Therefore, I have never remarried in the past twenty years. I know that the most important thing between husband and wife is affection. You
He told me that you are in love with him, so dad would rather let the world misunderstand that he cares about the new noble of the court, so he wants to marry him."
When Lin Jingmo heard this, her eyes widened in surprise, and her tight little face couldn't help but blush. She nodded slightly and said, "It turns out that I have always been... towards him..."
After thinking about it carefully, I felt a little sorry for my father, so I said: "It's just that for my happiness, my father was willing to marry his daughter to him even if he was misunderstood. However, he recognized Chen Mianzheng, the secretary of the Zhongshu Ling who disagreed with his father's political views, as his adoptive father."
, openly opposed to his father."
When Lin Yuanzhi heard this, he just shook his head and scolded: "Mo'er's words are too narrow-minded."
Lin Jingmo asked: "Father doesn't blame him?"
Lin Yuanzhi chuckled and replied: "I chose him as my son-in-law because I wanted to find a husband for my son, not to find someone to help me in the court. Who said that Lin Yuanzhi's son-in-law could not be Chen Mianzheng's adopted son?"
?Although Chen Mianzheng and I have disagreements, it is because of official business. How can we not distinguish between public and private affairs? Besides, there are countless civil and military officials in the court, how can we just be the same family? It is precisely because Chen Mianzheng and I have different opinions that we can communicate with each other.
Correction, if all the civil and military officials in this dynasty listen to me, Lin Yuanzhi, then wouldn’t I become a sycophant who despises the imperial power? Besides, there is no conclusion on right and wrong, so how can we determine right and wrong based only on close relationships?
Although he is my son-in-law, there is no need to impose my ambitions on him. He has his own will and thoughts. As his wife, you should respect his choices. Maybe he recognizes Chen Miancheng and appreciates his personality.
Recognize him as your adoptive father. You are my son. Even if your husband-in-law recognizes someone else as his father, the relationship between you and me is unbreakable, so why should we care about this?"