Early the next morning, three ships, including the royal ship, escorted the birthday ship north to the capital. Lin Jue also accompanied Song Yanping's warship back to Hangzhou. When they parted, Ma Bin told Lin Jue in every possible way, asking him to go to the capital if he had the opportunity in the future.
I must go find him. Lin Jue smiled and agreed. He could see that Ma Bin was still worth dating. This time, he saved his future, and he made no secret of his gratitude to himself.
The two fleets parted ways, one to the north and one to the south. Lin Jue's navy warship of the Ning Navy sailed southward with favorable winds. After passing Baoying Lake, it sailed all the way and sailed straight along the canal to Hangzhou.
Lin Jue stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the scenery. Although it was almost November, even in the southeast, the eyes were full of desolation and the ground was dry and yellow, but this did not affect Lin Jue's mood at all. At this moment, Lin Jue's mood was very different from when he came.
, he was full of worries and worries when he came, but now he felt relaxed and ready to fly. Lin felt like he was returning home. How are Luwu and the others? How are Huanqiu? How are the husband and wife? Xie Yingying and the others.
How is the business of the grand theater? In the past, when I was working hard in the village, I rarely had time to think about these things because I had too much time to protect myself. But now, these things are coming to me all at once, and it feels like I have returned to the world of mortals from another world.
The big ship seemed to know Lin Jue's thoughts. The wind filled the long sails and sailed very fast. The scenery on both sides of the strait receded rapidly, which made it look like the light boat had passed the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Two days later, Lin Jue's warship arrived outside the Beiguan Gate of Hangzhou. The warships would not normally enter the city. One of the bases of the Ninghai Navy in Hangzhou was on the canal outside the Beiguan Gate, so in the north gate
Dock at the canal pier outside the gate.
When Lin Jue dragged his big package to the pier, he realized that there were already many people coming to greet him. Lin Jue soon saw Liang Wang Guo Bing and Lin Boyong standing beside him.
Obviously, King Liang had already received the news, and Lin Boyong naturally also received the news, so they were already here to greet Lin Jue.
"Hahaha, Lin Jue, good boy, you really did it." Guo Bing laughed and came forward, pointing his big finger at Lin Jue: "After receiving the report last night, I even doubted my ears.
, if it weren’t for Kun’er’s handwritten letter, I would definitely express doubts. It’s amazing, it’s amazing.”
Lin Jue smiled and stepped forward to salute, humbling himself repeatedly.
Lin Boyong walked forward slowly, his lips trembling with excitement, holding Lin Jue's hand and saying: "Lin Jue, this time... thank you for your hard work."
"Master, why do you say this? This is what I should do." Lin Jue said with a smile.
Lin Boyong let out a long sigh, smacked his lips and said, "I...ah...I'm so ashamed! I'm so ashamed."
Lin Jue smiled and said nothing, and Guo Bing on the side chuckled and said: "Master Lin, you should be happy, your Lin family has a talented person. This Lin Jue's ability...I am afraid that it is not as good as all your sons put together."
.I heard that your Lin family was not very kind to him and discriminated against him as a bastard. Hey, you are really blind."
"What the prince said is that I am blind and ignorant. I am extremely ashamed." Lin Boyong sighed.
Guo Bing ignored him and said to Lin Jue with a smile: "I am hosting a banquet in the palace. You come with me. I will give you a good reward."
Lin Jue said with a smile: "Your Majesty's kindness, Lin Jue accepted it heartily. This time I am lucky enough to live up to my fate. I am extremely lucky. There is no need for praise. If your Majesty is considerate, the common people want to go home and have a good sleep first. This is the biggest
It’s a compliment.”
Lin Boyong pulled the corner of Lin Jue's clothes, intending to remind Lin Jue not to refute the prince's face, lest the prince would be angry. Unexpectedly, Guo Bing was not angry, and laughed and said: "You are right, but I am unreasonable.
You should have a good rest. Let's do this. The banquet will be held at noon tomorrow. That's okay. It won't be later. I want to go to the capital the day after tomorrow and come back after the new year. I can
I don’t want to delay it until then.”
Lin Jue cupped his hands and said, "How dare you disobey your orders."
Guo Bing said with a smile: "Then it's settled, I will go back to my hometown first. This matter should not be publicized. Although the birthday gift has been taken back, we still cannot publicize this matter. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Prince, don't worry. Just pretend this never happened." Lin Jue said with a smile.
Guo Bing laughed and nodded, turned around and got into his luxurious carriage, surrounded by people, and left.
Lin Boyong and Lin Jue got into their own cart and headed into the city to go home. In the carriage, Lin Boyong asked many questions about what happened in the bandit village. Lin Jue also told him the general story of their trip. But he concealed some key things.
Because there is no need to let Lin Boyong know these.
Even so, Lin Boyong was still dumbfounded and smacked his lips repeatedly. Lin Boyong was not stupid. When Lin Jue went on this trip, many people, including him, had the mentality of treating a dead horse as a live doctor and did not feel this matter at all.
Things can be successful, but Lin Jue did it anyway. The birthday gift was taken back, and the dark clouds over the Lin family were lifted. How could Lin Boyong not be happy?
"The Lin family is lucky, blessed by the heroic spirits of our ancestors. The third brother Quan Xia must be smiling. The third brother has a son who is both wise and brave. The glory of our Lin family is just around the corner. Lin Jue, you really surprised me. Before, I was an uncle.
No, don't take it to heart. From now on, my uncle will treat everyone equally and the things like before will never happen again. You are also right about some things about the Lin family. I will make adjustments as appropriate to facilitate the prosperity of the Lin family."
Lin Jue smiled and said nothing. If Lin Boyong could really change, it would be a blessing for the Lin family. But at least one thing he can know is that his status in the Lin family will no longer be that of a doormat who is ignored and bullied. At this time, Lin Boyong
If he didn't have such sharp eyesight, then most of his life would have been in vain.
While talking, Lin Jue seemed to accidentally ask about one thing, which was what he told Lin Boyong when he left Hangzhou.
"Master, my family doesn't know that I went to the bandit village, right? I don't want to cause trouble in the city." Lin Jue asked.
"I don't even know. Didn't you tell me to keep my mouth shut before leaving? How could I talk so much about such a big matter? Are you really an uncle who doesn't know what to do?" Lin Boyong asked hurriedly.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "My uncle is wise and martial, so he is not a ungrateful person. I just asked casually. You have also seen that even if the matter is done, the prince asked us not to publicize it, after all, this is not a good thing.
Let's just settle this matter down below. Even if we take back the birthday gift, it will still be bad if it spreads to the imperial court."
Lin Boyong nodded and said: "Don't worry, no one in the family will talk too much. I can't, let alone Lin Ke. It's not like he doesn't understand."
Lin Jue was stunned and frowned: "Brother? He also knows about this? Have you told him?"
Lin Boyong was shocked and made a mistake. His old face turned red and he said: "...This...I told him, but I only told him one person, and he swore not to tell anyone. Lin Ke had the harshest mouth, but the second and third sons did not
I can't guarantee it. Lin Ke asked me several times but I didn't say anything. Later, I felt that it was not good to hide it from him, so I told him about your visit to the bandit camp. You must have suspected that Lin Ke would leak the news. You
Being able to escape unscathed, doesn’t this also mean that the news has not been leaked?”
Lin Jue remained silent. After the fight at the cottage that night, a question lingered in Lin Jue's mind that had not yet been resolved. When Qiu Biao came to the banquet that night, he captured Ma Biao, Shen Tan and the other five. He came from a palace guard who had sneaked into the village together. Lin Jue couldn't figure this out.
Ma Bin later said that because he had fought with Qiu Biao when he hijacked the birthday ship, he was recognized by Qiu Biao. This seems to explain why Qiu Biao captured Ma Bin, Shen Tan and others. But in fact, according to Lin Lin afterwards, Jue's inquiry revealed that Ma Bin, Chen Tan and others did not even appear in court for interrogation, let alone confess anything. If Ma Bin and Qiu Biao had fought against each other and Qiu Biao also knew Ma Bin's identity, then he and the rest of the people could not I have never dealt with Qiu Biao.
However, when Qiu Biao revealed his identity in public that night, he spoke in great detail. He even knew everything about his studies at Songshan Academy, so the whole thing seemed very suspicious.
Lin Jue has been thinking about this question these days. There is only one answer, and that is that someone leaked the news. Someone sent all the identities of the eight people who had infiltrated the cottage to the cottage, so Qiu Biao went to arrest Ma Bin and Shen Tan, at the same time revealed his identity at the wedding. In other words, Qiu Biao got the news first, and met Ma Bin later. Ma Bin's words cannot explain Qiu Biao's arrest.
There are actually not many people who know about his plan. Apart from the eight people who have experienced it personally, I can only count six or seven people with a straight finger. If someone leaks the news, it will be one of these six or seven people. But these people have no motive. Because the failure of the plan would be of no benefit to these people. That's why Lin Jue was puzzled by this matter.
But now, Lin Boyong's unintentional words revealed that he did not keep it secret, but informed Lin Ke under Lin Ke's constant questioning, and Lin Jue had to have doubts.
"My dear nephew, you shouldn't be unhappy about this. It's not that I don't keep my promise, I just don't want to hide it from him. After all, Lin Ke is your eldest brother. He behaves fairly steadily and he won't mess up. Let's talk about it. Isn't this the best proof that you are back safely now?...Okay, blame me for talking too much, but wasn't there any accident? Just don't worry about it, okay? At most, your uncle will apologize to you. Have you apologized?"
Lin Boyong knew that he was wrong and defended incoherently. He actually knew that it was not a question of whether the news would be leaked, but a question of whether the promises were followed. These days, people cannot stand without trust, so it is actually very inappropriate for him to do this. Yes, it will damage his credibility. But on the one hand, Lin Boyong doesn't think this matter will have any impact. Lin Ke is his eldest son, the future candidate for the position of head of the family, and he is also the most stable and reliable among the young masters of the Lin family. .Because of this, when Lin Ke kept asking and even said in frustration that he could not get his father's complete trust, Lin Boyong finally couldn't bear his son's frustration and told him Lin Jue's whereabouts and plans.
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Master, this matter is not a big deal. If you tell me, you will tell me. You are right, I shouldn't have kept it from my eldest brother. I also returned safely, which means that my eldest brother is still tight-lipped about this matter. There’s no need to mention it again.”
Lin Boyong was relieved, and Lin Jue was still well-behaved. This matter ends here, and there is no need to say more.
