Han Zilan turned around and said meaningfully: "How much do you know about how deep the water is in the Northern Territory? Among those sent to the Northern Territory, in addition to Shang Shixu, who is the minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, there is also Yu Genzhi from the Ministry of War, who knows
Who is he?"
Lin Jingmo was surprised: "Who is he?"
Han Zilan didn't answer and left with a sneer.
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Lin Jingmo was sitting on the carriage returning home, thinking a lot. The carriage suddenly stopped and shouted from outside: "Madam, get off the car, we are going back home."
Although Lin Jingmo's thoughts were interrupted, she still sat there without moving. The curtain of the carriage was opened, and Mother Li poked her head in: "Girl, it's time to get out of the car."
Lin Jingmo raised his head and said: "Go to Shangshu Mansion! Let's stay at home tonight."
Lin Jingmo went to the Shangshu Mansion. It happened that Lin Yuanzhi had just got off the carriage after returning from the Libu Yamen and was about to go to the mansion. He saw the carriage of the Shang Mansion from a distance. He stopped and looked around and saw his daughter Lin Jingmo getting down from it.
He smiled and said: "Mo'er is indeed blessed with good taste. How did you learn that I got two new fine groupers?"
Lin Jingmo was a little surprised when he heard this: What time is it now, and his father hasn't had dinner yet?
She looked at her father's increasingly thin body, raised her eyebrows and said, "That's right, my daughter just wants to eat a bite of fish at home."
Lin Yuanzhi took his daughter's hand, patted it gently and said, "You came just in time! Two days ago, Mr. Zhongcheng went fishing and got two good fish and brought them over. On weekdays, my father is alone and cannot eat.
A whole fish, so I simply kept two fish in a water urn outside the kitchen. In this season, steamed grouper is the most delicious!" After saying that, he turned around and told the housekeeper of the Lin Mansion: "Go and tell the kitchen to bring back yesterday.
The tender fish is steamed and eaten with the second girl."
Then the father and daughter walked into the inner hall of the Shangshu Mansion. Although the Shangshu Mansion was Lin Jingmo’s natal family, it was a pity that she had lost her memory. This was the first time she came to the Lin Mansion in her memory. The Shangshu Mansion had a big door and a large courtyard, but the furnishings inside the house were
But simple, all ash furniture.
Lin Jingmo thought secretly in his heart: Everyone said that his father was a clean figure in the court, but he never expected that he was so frugal in his life as a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He devoted himself to the court every day. At this hour, he didn't even have dinner. He just ate a steamed fish.
He has to wait until his daughter comes home. Now he is getting thinner and thinner. He is really lonely in this Lin Mansion alone.
The servant outside brought the steamed grouper over. Lin Yuanzhi picked up the tenderest part of the belly of the fish and put it into Lin Jingmo's bowl and said, "Try it."
Lin Jingmo put the fish into his mouth, his eyebrows curved: "It's so tender!"
Lin Yuanzhi heard this and replied: "The most important thing about steaming fish is the heat. Sister-in-law Liu in the kitchen is the best at controlling the heat. If you think it tastes good, ask Mother Li to bring another fish back to the house to cook for you when you leave."
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Lin Jingmo smiled and nodded.
Lin Yuanzhi looked at his daughter lowering her head to eat, and suddenly asked: "Are you unhappy about something?"
Lin Jingmo raised his head and looked at his father, and said with some surprise: "Why did father say this?"
Lin Yuanzhi said: "In the past few years, my father's health has become worse than before. His old eyes are dim and sometimes he can't even recognize people. But even if he can't see your expression clearly, the father can feel whether his daughter is happy or unhappy."<
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Lin Jingmo felt a little moved in her heart, and tears began to accumulate in her eyes. She put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands, and said with grievance: "Have you heard, father, that the son of Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of War was convicted and executed a few days ago? Daughter.
Zhang Shangshu was offended by this incident. I wonder if he would ever have trouble with his father in the court?"
When Lin Yuanzhi heard this, he sighed: "Well, who in the civil and military circles of the dynasty dares to say that they don't know about this matter? As parents, the most important thing is their children. No matter whether their children are ugly or vicious, parents will not
Abandoning them, Zhang Shangshu complained slightly because of the loss of his son. How could his father blame him? They were all doing things for the imperial court. As long as he had no selfish motives, how could he be in trouble?"
"What about my husband?" Lin Jingmo then asked: "Has he been implicated in this matter? Is that Yu Gezhi the person sent by Zhang Yiqian to harm my husband?"
When Lin Yuanzhi heard this, he frowned slightly and said sternly: "Mo'er, women are not allowed to participate in politics. These are court affairs. Why do you ask?"
Lin Jingmo said unconvinced: "I heard that Zhang Yiqian avenged himself and sent his cronies to go to the north with my husband. The situation in the north is unclear, and he wanted to take the opportunity to harm my husband! Although I am a woman, as his
Madam, do you want to know that he is in danger, but just wait at home safely?"
"Otherwise?" Lin Yuanzhi was slightly angry. He didn't understand why everything could involve party strife.
The steward of the Lin Mansion who was serving at the side quickly asked someone to bring tea. Lin Yuanzhi took a sip of tea, his tone returned to calmness, and he replied calmly: "My father knows that you stood up for Uncle Anyang's nephew. You did the right thing in this matter.
Now that you have seen it, say what you see. Don’t worry about anything, and don’t worry about your father or husband being implicated. If you are afraid of wolves before doing things, how can you succeed? Whether we are implicated depends on whether we are capable.
To resolve, if even these things have to worry the wife at home, then he is not a good husband!"
Lin Jingmo was not persuaded, and she replied with tears in her eyes: "But this matter started because of me, how can I bear to drag him down?"
Lin Yuanzhi said: "As my father, I ask you, if you knew that this matter would affect your husband's future, would you tell Zhang Renhuai if you saw him killing someone?"
Lin Jingmo was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Lin Yuanzhi thoughtfully: "Daughter, you will still say it!"
"That's it!" Lin Yuanzhi smiled and patted Lin Jingmo's head: "No matter what, you would not watch him kill people, and no matter what, you would not hide anything, so what's your fault?
Yes? There are so many high-ranking officials in this court. If everyone only cares about face, how can there be any justice? Today you dare to go out and testify. My father tells you that you did the right thing! Even if Zhang Yiqian brings trouble to me, for
Father is also proud of you! If your husband is implicated in this, it can only be said that he is not upright in the first place, and he can be brought down casually. It can only be said that he is not suitable for career in the officialdom! It is all with you.
It’s irrelevant, remember?”
"Yes." Lin Jingmo nodded and asked: "Father, there is something unclear about my daughter. Why do people outside always think that I am a vicious woman? In the past, my daughter... was really a disrespectful, mean and unrighteous person.
?"
Lin Yuanzhi couldn't help but chuckle when he heard the words: "Daughter, what others think of you and say about you sometimes doesn't depend on you. You and I, father and daughter, do things with a clear conscience. Those slanderous words are just a means.
That’s all.”
Lin Jingmo listened with half-understanding, and before she realized that the night was getting darker, she and her mother Li stayed in Shangshu Mansion.