It is said that Lin Hai led his two disciples back to his old house in Suzhou, where they went shopping and walked around the gardens. They felt quite at home. After a few days of reading at midnight, someone came to harass him. The King of Wu sent an aide to check on Gong Kun.
He immediately returned to Taiwan to deliver the firearms blueprints. Jarvis and Cheng Chi were not good at interacting with these foxes. Lin Hai was playing tricks in the background, so Jia Cong had to deal with the aide himself.
He looked at the man and pursed his lips and said: "My uncle just came to recall the place where he lived before, to express his feelings and recall the bitterness and sweetness. He has no intention of hanging out with any prince at this time. King Wu should not disturb him."
Okay. If you really want to get someone to come over and get close to you, don't just send an aide here. A scholar with a temperamental appearance can learn to deal with my uncle's temper. I occasionally meet him on the street. It would be better to tell him a poem or an essay."
The man suddenly realized: "That's it! Thank you for your advice!" He left immediately. When he returned, he happily replied to the King of Wu: "The Third Master Cong of the Jia family actually has intentions towards the prince." The King of Wu was overjoyed.
Three days later, Lin Hai led a few local leopards from Beijing to visit the Lion Forest. They met a scholar in Tsing Yi, who happened to be from the capital and came to the south to travel. He was elegant, courteous and knowledgeable, and had a good chat with Lin Hai.
For speculation. Ever since he and Lin Hai got together, a young boy accompanying him had a solemn look on his face.
Jia Cong was a little surprised when he saw it, and quietly pulled Qi, who was dressed as a man, and asked: "Hey, do you know that person?"
He raised his eyebrows and moved.
Jia Cong pointed at her face and said: "It's too tight, as if 'grandma doesn't know him'. It's probably because she knows him."
Qi. Dianqiang raised the corners of his mouth, but he really didn't smile at all, and said: "It really can't be hidden from the eyes of the third master. But he doesn't know me."
"ha?"
"This person's surname is Chen Ruiwen."
"This name sounds so familiar." Jia Cong frowned, suddenly remembered it, and was shocked: "Qi Guofu! Chen Ruiwen, the grandson of Duke Chen Yi of Qi, a hereditary third-rank powerful general, Chen Ruiwen! He is your cousin? Why is he not a general but a general?
Scholar?"
He started to point out: "General is just a hereditary title. Chen Ruiwen has been reading poetry and books since he was a child, and his knowledge is extraordinary. He is much better than the government officials in your government. He got this scholar by himself, and it's no problem if he wants to win the exam.
." Jia Cong chuckled. She paused and said softly, "He is my biological brother."
"Oh." Jia Cong glanced at her, "You are also raised by your aunt."
"I am a wife."
"...No way! You are the legitimate daughter of Qi Guofu! And you are the legitimate daughter of the eldest family member!" Jia Cong opened his mouth wide and said after a long time, "I understand, your mother is probably the stepmother of Chen Ruiwen."
Qi Dian said calmly: "No, we have the same father and mother, but he is fourteen years older than me."
"..." Jia Cong suddenly felt that he had nothing to say. After another long while, he muttered, "How is it possible...does he want to make his mother angry to death? No, he is only more than ten years older than you, and you are beaten by Liu
When Denxi abducted him, he was at most a weak man, and it doesn't matter what he says. Hey, Miss Chen, you shouldn't put this debt on him. Is it your father or your grandfather who makes the decision?"
"My brother has been gifted since he was a child, and he has already made the decision." After a while, she added, "When I entered the palace, my grandmother, father, mother, brothers and sisters, the entire Qi State Mansion was full of joy, day and night.
I hope that I can serve the Empress Hui well, but there will be hard work without credit. When the second prince is appointed as the prince, I will not be able to become a queen, at least I will be a beloved concubine." He paused again, "It's just that I can't be a queen.
My wet nurse secretly cried a few times behind her back, but was kicked out."
Jia Cong shuddered and couldn't find any words of comfort. The two of them became silent.
After being quiet for a long time, he got up and said faintly: "The bottom line is, I'm just a girl. Even though I was raised in a house, I won't get married one day just to win over my husband's family or talents for my brothers. It's better like this now."
"
Jia Cong patted her shoulder: "Actually, my eldest sister is the same. Our ancestors, my second uncle and my second aunt sent her to the palace for this reason. It's just that she is slightly stronger than you, and all the brothers value their siblings.
Reincarnation is a technical job. Some people meet a father who loves his children like a baby - look at Uncle Lin, and some people will meet fathers like your father and my second uncle. It's a shame you were smart and didn't take the harem route.
Otherwise, even if you win the favor of King Chen because of your appearance and intelligence, you will still have to rely on him for everything, and your life will be very miserable. So you see, it is better to work harder than to accept your fate."
Qi Dian sighed softly and murmured: "Yes, it is better to rely on yourself than relying on others."
"Partial parents have existed since ancient times. You are not the first, and you will not be the last." Jia Cong raised his head and looked south, "I even doubt that my father is not the old lady's biological child. Preferring sons over daughters is also a history.
Inertia cannot be solved for decades or even hundreds of years. Who can let the men in the same family inherit the same Y chromosome?"
He started to smile and said: "The third master used some words that I didn't understand to fool me again."
Jia Cong said coquettishly: "Don't expose it, I have good intentions, right? In fact, you don't need to bother to take revenge on Chen Ruiwen, just ignore him and treat him as an irrelevant person. I can't guarantee that heaven's retribution will be more comprehensive than human retribution. Look at my old man
Ancestor, she is so tormented by being frightened day and night. If my fifth uncle had entered the house with a sword, she would have been happier."
He stood up and bowed his head and said: "I don't care about taking revenge on him. Now that the mansion is in decline, he is just a scholar, how can he support such a big family? Otherwise, why go to the south to seek a living."
Jia Cong blinked: "How about you beat him up to vent your anger?"
Qi Dian shook his head: "He can't withstand my moves."
Jia Cong laughed. After a while, he asked again: "Speaking of which, what is your name, Sister Chen?"
"It used to be called Chen Ruijin."
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "What a popular name, people with this name are all over the street." After a while, he couldn't help but murmured in a low voice, "This name is really tacky..."
He stood up and slightly raised the corners of his mouth. He looked up and saw that Lin Hai, Chen Ruiwen and others had turned around and gone behind the rockery. The two of them hurriedly took a few steps to follow.
Lin Hai had a great time that day. After playing, he invited Chen Ruiwen to have a drink and discuss poetry together, and also invited him to come to Lin's house to sit and sit when he could.
Chen Ruiwen was not in a hurry. He came three days later and brought a jar of good wine. An old man and a young man sat in a small pavilion near the water in the garden and chatted. Chen Ruiwen tried his best to make Lin Hai laugh.
Qi Dian quietly said to Jia Cong: "I have fallen out of favor. Are you jealous?"
Jia Cong said mischievously: "Originally, it was my idea to give King Wu to pick someone to coax the old man. The old man will be difficult to take care of along the way. Now that Mr. Chen is here, could you please help him do something for us first?"
God, no matter how much Uncle Lin likes him, how can he like us? Sister Lin is still in Taiwan."
Starting to make me laugh or cry a little bit.
At that moment, Chen Ruiwen left the table and said he wanted to relieve himself. Lin Hai ordered someone to lead him there. He waved his hand and said, "Why bother? I can just point you in the direction."
The boy who was waiting at the side showed him how to find the latrine. Chen Ruiwen rolled up his sleeves and walked away as instructed. He turned around the rockery and stones, but did not go to the latrine. Instead, he walked quickly along the corridor to the bottom of the arcade.
Qi Dian was sitting here in a daze. When he saw him, he quickly stood up and lowered his head and said, "Is this uncle going the wrong way?"
Chen Ruiwen's eyes were red and he shouted in a trembling voice: "Fourth sister!"
Get up and be startled.
Chen Ruiwen went to hold her hand, stood up and dodged, "Master, please respect yourself."
Chen Ruiwen said anxiously: "Fourth sister doesn't recognize me? I'm your eldest brother! Over the years, we have tried many methods to find out about Concubine Hui, but we still can't get any information from you. Recently, we also went to Chen State to investigate, but there was no news either.
.I didn’t expect you to follow Mr. Lin.”
Qi Dian said blankly: "I don't recognize you, uncle."
Chen Ruiwen stamped his feet: "Do you still remember your name?"
He stood up and said, "My name is Ruijin."
"Exactly!" Chen Ruiwen nodded vigorously, "Do you still remember your last name?"
Qi.Dian shook his head: "As far as I can remember, I only have a first name, not a surname."
Chen Ruiwen was anxious again: "How could you not remember! Your surname is Chen."
Qi.dian is still confused: "I don't remember."
Chen Ruiwen said, "What a strange way. I can't find you, but I have forgotten you!" He then asked, "Didn't you follow Concubine Hui? Why did you end up at Master Lin's house when you were not in the Chen Kingdom?"
He stood up, nodded and said, "I hope you will stop prying into my Lin family affairs."
Chen Ruiwen anxiously turned around in circles several times and muttered: "What should I do? I recognized you in the Lion Forest three days ago, and I was so happy for a while, thinking that such a coincidence could happen in the world.
!But God help me, neither? It’s just that I couldn’t find a chance to talk to you about myself at that time. Your third sister is still thinking about you."
He stood up and turned to look at Lin Hai in the pavilion. Chen Ruiwen remembered that he had come here pretending to be urinating, and said hurriedly: "I'll go back to Mr. Lin first. Fourth sister, you'll have a good time thinking about it and reminiscing! That day's house
I've taken care of everything to send you to the most noble place in the world. Don't tell Mr. Lin that I came to see you for now!" After saying that, he hurried back to Lin Hai and stood up and gave him a graceful blessing.
.
A few days later, Chen Ruiwen came again. This time, he coaxed Lin Hai for half a day, and then coaxed the old man to take a nap. Then he slipped over and picked up. Point. Get up. Point under the flower wall to thread the rose flowers with needle and thread. See
When he arrived, he gathered up his clothes and stood up. This time Chen Ruiwen had the time to do something. He stood up and sat down in front of him. He first described the people in Qi Guofu from top to bottom in detail, and then started talking. He clicked on his left shoulder.
There was a red mole on his face and a small birthmark on the back of his neck. He pretended to be surprised for a while and even touched his shoulder.
Chen Ruiwen said sincerely: "Fourth sister, I am really your brother! Don't you believe it yet?" Seeing that she was still hesitant, he added, "My father and mother miss you so much, I have sent the message back immediately."
Qi Dian whispered: "I really don't remember."
Chen Ruiwen said: "When you were a child, you climbed up the peach tree in front of the Jielu Pavilion to break off the branches so that you could fall down. Your wet nurse jumped up to catch you. Do you still remember?"
He was dazed for a moment and murmured: "It seems like there is such a thing."
"You remembered! That's great!" Chen Ruiwen said happily, "Does everyone in the family still remember? Does your third sister still remember?"
I was confused again: "Third Sister...Third Sister..."
Chen Ruiwen clapped his hands and said with a smile: "In the past, the whole family thought you were the most blessed, but now it seems that she is the most blessed. The three girls have entered Prince Wu's palace."
Qi.Dian was surprised: "King Wu?"
"Exactly." Chen Ruiwen smiled and said, "She is so favored by King Wu that she will be a concubine sooner or later."
Qi.dian blinked: "Aren't all King Wu's sons married? How old are they?"
Chen Ruiwen waved his hand and said: "Man, age is nothing. King Wu is wise and benevolent, and he has occupied all the rich lands in the south of the Yangtze River. He is the richest among all the kings."
Get up, bow your head and say nothing.
Chen Ruiwen came forward and said, "Fourth sister, if you can help Mr. Lin stay and join the King of Wu, the third sister will definitely be favored." As he spoke, his eyes lit up, "If a son is born in the future, our family will be able to
It’s prosperous!” Then he sighed again, “It’s extremely difficult for a big family in Beijing.”
Qi.dian was in a daze again. Chen Ruiwen looked at her expectantly for a while, then Qi.dian said: "Our adults said that he only came to Suzhou to visit."
Chen Ruiwen whispered: "Since he is here, he must like it here. After a while, I will persuade him, and my sister will also give me advice in time. As brother and sister, we join forces, so why worry about it not working out?"
Starting and falling silent again.
Chen Ruiwen asked: "How did the fourth sister end up in Mr. Lin's house?"
He started to point out: "Last year, there was great chaos in the palace. I ran out of the palace in a haphazard manner. Because I didn't dare to go back and had no household registration to guide me, I sat on the roadside. An old man saw that I was pitiful and sent him to the hospital.
In Rongguo Mansion."
Chen Ruiwen was startled: "Rongguo Mansion? They don't buy people from outside. Who is that old man?"
He stood up and said, "She is Mr. Cong's wet nurse."
"That's it!" Chen Ruiwen nodded. "It's really a rare coincidence."
"Later, I came to Suzhou with Mr. Cong."
Chen Ruiwen let out a long sigh: "You were originally the concubine of the Qi State Mansion, but you were reduced to being a maidservant with the concubine of the Rongguo Mansion! Fourth sister, please bear with me for a while. When we are done, I will tell Mr. Lin and the Rongguo Mansion of your identity."
Get up and shake your head without saying a word.
Suddenly seeing someone coming from a distance, Chen Ruiwen said quickly: "It's not convenient for people to see me talking to you. Brother, I'm leaving now. I'll tell you how to persuade Mr. Lin later when I have time." Then he ran away from the flower wall.
.
Seeing that he disappeared, Jia Cong gasped and jumped out from behind the flower wall, and slumped down on the armchair: "I almost vomited! Is this person really your brother? His biological son? He has the same father and mother?
"
Qi Dian said calmly: "Yes."
"We're not at the same IQ level as you, okay?" Jia Cong covered his face, "Where does he get his confidence? If you believe that he is your brother, you will help him?"
Qi nodded and said: "He is not usually like this, he is very shrewd."
Jia Cong shook his head: "I don't believe it."
Qi pointed out: "It's just that since he was born, the whole family has been surrounding him. He has long been used to it. The saying is, habits become natural."
Jia Cong still shook his head: "That's nonsense! I don't believe it! He actually said that he recognized you in the Lion Forest? He didn't even come to recognize you that day. He came to recognize you three days later like a thief. He thought you would be happy.
Are you happy to help him deceive Uncle Lin?"
Qi nodded and said: "He has been used to it since he was a child. He will definitely not be like this in front of people not named Chen."
Jia Cong curled his lips, suddenly remembered a plot, and high-fived: "Yes, yes, yes! Many people think so, and Chen Ruiwen is not the only one." He smiled and said, "Yang Tiexin, Qiu Chuji and those people
Don’t you also think that whenever Yang Kang heard that he was a Han, he would immediately turn around and kill Wanyan Honglie? Well, that’s exactly what they thought. Look, this is what I often say, there are always people who only want what the world should be like
Son, don’t look at what it is really like.”
She raised her eyebrows and glanced at him.
Jia Cong chuckled: "This is a Green Forest Commentary. It's quite interesting. I'll tell you about it when I have time tomorrow. By the way, your third sister seems to have been given to the King of Wu? Can we try to rescue her? I think next year
It's a pity that he is young and beautiful but with withered bones."
"She is eighteen years old this year." Qi nodded, "Just don't worry about her. Mr. Cong, don't think that all women in the world are like your sister. When Liu Dengxi wanted to bring me into the palace, she was the first to congratulate me. I was envious.
It's tight. Now it can be regarded as seeking kindness and getting kindness."
"Okay, okay." Jia Cong stood up and stretched, "I've got half a day to spare, and I might as well tease Chen Ruiwen."