When the snow came down this year, a piece of news spread.
Madam is pregnant. She has been pregnant for two months.
From most points of view, this child came at the right time.
Lin Yutong huddled in the back house, unwilling to go to the front and suffer the same fate. The fourth master is not lacking in help at all now.
"Madam, reading hurts your eyes, please take a rest." Aunt Su came over with the newly baked snacks, "I have ordered you not to read in front of the lamp all the time."
Lin Yutong put down the book and grabbed some snacks, "I'm a cheap person. When I was tired before, I wanted to rest. But now I'm really bored."
"If you are bored, you might as well ask two female storytellers to serve you." Aunt Su smiled and said, "I heard that Mr. Yin's storyteller in Longyuan Building is very good."
"What did you say?" Lin Yutong couldn't help but raise his head and asked.
Aunt Su shook her head: "I've never heard of this before. I heard it was about a big fool who became a hero. It seemed to say that 'a great hero serves the country and the people'."
I can’t remember it now, otherwise I’ll call someone over tomorrow and tell Madam.”
No need! No need!
Lin Yutong waved his hand: "No need. What works is effective. I'm just about to show some meaning here, but I'm not sure how to publicize it outside."
Just as he was talking, the Fourth Master opened the curtain and came in.
"Why is it so early today?" Lin Yutong said, getting up.
Fourth Master held Lin Yutong's hand and went inside: "I know you're bored, why don't we go out for a walk."
"Go and see the palace." Lin Yutong asked in surprise: "It's only been a few days, has it been renovated?"
"First of all, the palace in front has been repaired. The rest has been painted a little or two." Fourth Master waved his hand: "It looks good, but no one can live in it. Later, we will repair it slowly in the future. It will be enough for us to live in.
okay."
There is no popularity in the palace, which is actually quite scary.
"If you don't need it for the time being, why not just seal the door." Lin Yutong sat down and let the girl comb her hair again. Then she got up and changed her clothes for going out.
The fourth master took the heater and stuffed it into Lin Yutong's hand, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. I'm not going to the palace today. Let's go outside and walk around casually to relieve our boredom."
The two of them didn't hug each other when they went out. They were riding in an inconspicuous carriage and strolled down the street.
Opening the curtains, you can see the street scene outside. Even on a snowy day, the streets are very lively. The snacks sold on the streets are full of people. In this capital, the haze of two years ago is no longer visible.
"It will be better in the future." Fourth Master pulled down the curtain, "Don't let the wind blow. I will take you to eat something 'fresh' today."
As a result, the carriage stopped in front of Longyuan Tower.
Lin Yutong was stunned and finally understood what Fourth Master meant by freshness.
It's not necessarily that I can find some familiar smell from before.
"What a great place." Lin Yutong pouted. Today's Longyuan Building occupies a small half of the street, which shows how fast it is expanding. The rapid expansion only proves that Sanlang has made a lot of money in the past six months.
As soon as the two got off the carriage, they saw Sanlang coming out to greet him in a hurry, "...Four...why are you here? Please come inside quickly."
Fourth Master helped Lin Yutong up the steps, but he said to Sanlang: "I'm coming to your place for a meal today, don't make any noise. You can arrange it yourself."
Sanlang immediately followed him up and said with a smile: "This is easy to handle. Let's invite him to the backyard."
Lin Yutong and Fourth Master followed Sanlang along the corridor to the backyard. The more they looked at it, the more it looked like a club of later generations.
When they arrived at the place, they realized that there was a pavilion to entertain them. In the pavilion, flowers were in full bloom and it was as warm as spring. In the middle of the pavilion, there was a wide low couch with a small square table placed on it.
"Take a look, Fourth Master, are you satisfied?" Sanlang asked with a smile.
Satisfied! I am indeed satisfied. It is full of spring inside, and you can see the snow falling outside through the curtain. In a place like this, whether you are warming a pot of wine and drinking two cups, or making two cups of hot tea, leaning on the couch
Reading slowly and slowly is extremely pleasant. There are many books placed beside the low couch for people to browse casually.
Lin Yutong nodded: "Here it is."
Fourth Master said to Sanlang: "Okay, you go down and make arrangements."
After Saburo went out, the two of them went to sit on the couch. As soon as they sat down, there was the faint sound of music.
The first feeling is that this is the sound of pipa. The second feeling is, why is this music so familiar?
The two looked at each other, isn't this Butterfly Lovers?
Not to mention, Sanlang is really a talent. Lin Yutong can't remember the music score, but Sanlang may have learned a lot of music due to family reasons. He can remember the music score to the last ten. Now when I take it out, it's really impressive.
Amazing people.
The two of them each took a book in tacit agreement and started reading while leaning to one side.
In a short time, eight girls in elegant clothes walked in with light steps, carrying plates.
The portions of the dishes are not large, but they are exquisite. The key is that they are all green leafy vegetables.
"Fourth Master, madam, what do you think?" Sanlang asked involuntarily as he sent the waiter away.
Lin Yutong nodded: "Okay! Very good. This elegance is rare."
"What do you think of the music?" Sanlang looked at Lin Yutong, as if he wanted to see something from her face.
Lin Yutong frowned and looked at Sanlang: "It sounds pretty good."
Sanlang glanced at the Fourth Master vaguely, and then asked Lin Yutong: "Madam, do you know the name of this song?"
Lin Yutong's heart skipped a beat and she thought to herself, is this guy suspicious? She looked at Sanlang with surprise on her face: "What's your name? Are you asking me? Or are you treating me badly? Others don't know our details, how can you still
I don’t know. I used to listen to two pieces of music in my hometown, one is the suona sound for weddings, and the other is the suona sound for funerals. Here, the only difference is whether it sounds good or not, so what do you call it?”
Sanlang felt relieved. Speaking of which, there are so many people who are fans of this song. Only these two people were not moved at all, listening to it so leisurely, plus the last time "Hua Man Lou" and the "
Qing Dynasty, for some reason, a whimsical idea came to his mind.
After all, Lin Yutong has changed so much. This is a master who dares to kill people. He doesn't believe that there is nothing fishy about a peasant girl turning into this. But looking left and right, he can't see it at all.
Show some flaws.
Now that he heard her asking this question again, he felt that she was really overthinking it. Yes, do you expect people who have never heard the music to distinguish between good and bad and understand the artistic conception?
Fourth Master glanced at Lin Yutong. He felt that she was afraid of San Lang to a certain extent. She didn't want San Lang to find out, so she shouldn't let San Lang find out the secret.
He took a piece of food to Lin Yutong and turned to Sanlang: "This business is a small business after all. It's time for you to take your mind back seriously. You have to go there for any future discussions. Don't be lazy."
Sanlang looked at Fourth Master in surprise: "Me? Discuss?"
"What's wrong?" Fourth Master glanced at Sanlang.
Sanlang immediately calmed down the expression on his face. It has to be said that the fourth master and his wife are still very generous. Even people like him who have been emperors can tolerate them. This kind of heart is not something ordinary people can have.
Until he sent the two of them away, he sighed in his heart.
After returning home, Lin Yutong asked Fourth Master: "...What is the purpose of doing this?"
The fourth master waved his hand: "As for political affairs, Sanlang is not even half a bucket of water. But one good thing is that his ideas are advanced enough. As long as you put forward an idea, you will have people who can combine it with reality to perfect it. Therefore, we don't want to reveal it.
It’s still useful if you don’t know where to go.”
When Lin Yutong thought about it, this was indeed the truth.
"Go to sleep, go to bed quickly." The Fourth Master patted Lin Yutong: "Tomorrow the Ministry of Etiquette will send someone to tell you some etiquette regulations for the enthronement ceremony and the empress conferment ceremony. Don't follow along and ask the two girls to do it for you first.
Learn, practice, and ask the girls to do it for you."
Lin Yutong responded vaguely.
In the following days, the Ministry of Rites sent an old scholar to report to Lin Yutong every day.
Just when I was impatient, Mrs. Jin came.
"Mother." Lin Yutong smiled and welcomed the person in, "Why are you free today?"
Jin first carefully helped Lin Yutong sit down, and then whispered: "What do you think? Do you want something sour or spicy?"
Lin Yutong waved his hand: "It's okay. It's the same as before."
Jin nodded: "That's good! That's good!" As he spoke, his voice lowered, "I heard that the incense at Tantuo Temple outside the city is very effective. How about burning incense sticks?"
Lin Yutong frowned again: "What kind of incense are you burning?"
"Please give me a baby!" Jin held Lin Yutong's hand, her face full of joy, "When I was pregnant with your two brothers, your mother even went to the temple to burn incense. Your body is inconvenient, otherwise, I
Call your mother-in-law and let’s go together.”
Lin Yutong looked at Jin: "Mom, how many times have I told you, don't get involved in my affairs. Just stay at home with peace of mind. Why are you getting involved again? No matter what I am pregnant with
, they are all the children of me and your son-in-law."
"Mother knows." Jin quickly said, "Mother knows what you mean, and she didn't say that she doesn't care about daughters. It's just that her status will be different from now on, and it is safer to have a son."
"This is not something you should worry about." Lin Yutong sometimes really feels that caring may not always be a good thing. "Also, what does it mean to call my mother-in-law? What is the identity of my mother-in-law in the future? Have you ever thought about it? Today
With this status, I go out with you. If something happens to you, can you afford the consequences? If you continue to do this, the table will be filled with all the accusations against my father and brother in the future. So, forget it.
I beg you, please stay at home peacefully and don't worry about anything. You can live a peaceful life as before, which is the greatest help to me."