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The sound of the night watch came from far away. It was almost the fourth watch and the night was already very deep. Lin Jue put down the hand holding his chin and shook it a few times to restore the blood circulation. After sitting for too long,
His body was a little stiff. He had made a decision, and he felt a lot more relaxed in his heart. The candle flickered lightly, the candle blossoms burst with a crackle, and the light of the candle dimmed. Lin Jue picked up the candle scissors.
, when he reached over to cut the candle wick, there was a gentle knock on the door.
"Second Young Master, can Lu Wu come in?" Lu Wu's voice came from outside the door.
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face. He stood up, opened the door and raised the bamboo curtain. He saw the sixteen-year-old maid Lu Wu standing at the door sleepily holding a pot of tea.
"Why are you bringing me tea at this time?" Lin Jue said with a smile.
The girl glanced at Lin Jue shyly. Although her charming big eyes were tired, she could still see a trace of heartfelt concern from her delicate little face. This made Lin Jue feel warm in his heart and recalled in his heart
Those warm scenes from the previous life. Although she had accomplished nothing in her previous life, Lu Wu had always been by her side to take care of her, giving her a lot of comfort. Unfortunately, he failed to protect her, which caused her to suffer a great deal.
The pain. In this life, I will never allow that to happen.
"I had a good sleep. When I woke up, I saw that the lights were still on in the second young master's room. Even though the second young master studied diligently, he could not work out day and night. In these three days, the second young master lost his soul.
It seems like I’m very worried.”
Lu Wu's small body walked lightly around Lin Jue, holding the teapot to the table, and quickly poured a cup of tea into a tea cup.
"This is herbal tea. I only put in a few tea leaves to change the taste to water. I won't be unable to sleep after drinking it. Second Young Master, just drink some herbal tea and go to sleep, okay?" Lu Wu looked up at Lin Jue and said softly.
begged.
Lin Jue looked at her with some emotion. Lu Wu was a little maid bought for him by his late mother. She had grown up with him. She had a very gentle temper and was very considerate and caring towards him. Just looking at her made Lin feel uncomfortable.
It feels very close to me. Especially after my mother passed away, this little maid was the only one left by my side. The two of them actually seemed to be dependent on each other.
Seeing Lin Jue looking at him blankly, Lu Wu said a little shyly: "Second Young Master, it's better to go to bed early. Don't forget, tomorrow morning the family will convene the Young Masters of the clan for court training. If you ask me anything,
Come on, if you are confused and cannot recover, you will be beaten and punished."
Lin Jue suddenly remembered that tomorrow is June 16th. On the 16th day of every month, the head of the Lin family gathers his children to recite family rules and mottos. It is also the time to punish the behavior of the children of the family in the past month. The children of the Lin family do not have
Don't be afraid of this day, because someone will always have bad luck today.
The person in charge of tomorrow's court training is the head of the family, Lin Boyong. He is the head of the eldest room, and of course he becomes the head of the Lin family. According to seniority, he is Lin Jue's eldest uncle. However, Lin Boyong strictly prohibits his children from calling him according to seniority. Everyone must be respectful when they see him.
He was called 'Master', otherwise he would be scolded. When he thought of that expressionless and stern face, Lin Jue could not help but frown. He didn't see him very often, but during the monthly court training
He must be there.
"I understand. I'll drink a few sips of tea and then go to sleep. Thank you." Lin Jue smiled.
"Second Young Master...you're so polite." Lu Wu was obviously not used to Lin Jue's politeness. Second Young Master was a timid and dull person. He always looked confused and confused, and he didn't know how to say thank you.
If so, today is the first time it has ever happened.
"Second Young Master, if nothing happens, I will go out."
"Go." Lin Jue nodded.
Lu Wu walked quickly to the door with her head lowered, opened the bamboo curtain and went out.
"Green Dance, wait a minute." Lin Jue suddenly said.
"What's the matter? Second Young Master, do you have any other orders?" Lu Wu held up the door curtain with a bare hand, turned her pretty face to Lin Jue and asked doubtfully.
Lin Jue swallowed and whispered, "Is he... still harassing you?"
Lu Wu's face turned red, she lowered her head, shook her head violently, and then nodded slowly.
Lin Jue walked over slowly, remained silent for a moment and whispered to the cute red ear in front of him: "From now on, if he dares to harass you again, you will tell him that I will not allow him to do this. You are
My man, he has no right to do this."
Lu Wu raised her head and looked at Lin Jue with surprise in her eyes.
Lin Jue stared into Lu Wu's eyes and said: "From today on, they don't want to bully us. We are not easy to bully. Believe me, I am not joking."
Lu Wu looked at Lin Jue blankly, and suddenly nodded vigorously and said: "Lu Wu...of course I trust the second young master."
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In the early morning of the next day, before the mist had cleared, Lin Jue got up early. When he went out to the small courtyard, he found that Lu Wu had already gotten up. A square table had been set up in the corridor, and a cup of tea had been brewed on the square table.
.Lvwu was busy in the kitchen of the side room, and the fragrant smell of millet porridge came from the kitchen.
"Sir, you're up. The face wash has been prepared. You should wash up first, and Lu Wu will comb your hair later."
Lu Wu poked her head out of the kitchen and said, because the weather was hot, beads of sweat hung on her forehead, her face was flushed, and a strand of hair was wet and stuck to her forehead.
Lin Jue nodded, took a few deep breaths, stretched out, and felt very comfortable looking at the lush flowers and trees in the yard. Why didn't he feel that the small yard where he lived was quite tidy before?
quite pretty.
Lin Jue walked to the wooden stand with a basin of water and finished washing. He walked to the door of the kitchen with his long hair loose. He saw oil smoke lingering inside, and Lu Wu was frying oil cakes with quick movements.
"Young master, don't stand here, don't be so angry." Lu Wu saw Lin Jue stretching his head to look, and waved his hand.
Lin Jue had no choice but to turn around and leave, sitting on a chair next to the table under the corridor, picking up tea and drinking it slowly. Not long after, Lu Wu came over with a plate of fried cakes, a plate of side dishes and a bowl of millet porridge, and made a few "tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk" sounds.
A breakfast was placed on the table.
"Young master, hurry up and eat. While you eat, Lu Wu will help you comb your hair without wasting time. Chenshi will have to gather in the vestibule. It's better to go early than to go late." Lu Wu was talking and combing the copper basin next to him.
After washing his hands, he took out the comb from the belt around his waist, scattered Lin Jue's messy hair, and began to comb it.
Lin Jue picked up a piece of fried cake with chopsticks and handed it to the back and said: "You can also eat a piece and comb your hair while you eat. It won't waste your time."
Lu Wu blushed because of Lin Jue's affectionate behavior. She waved her hand and shook her head and said, "I'll just eat it by myself later. Young Master can just eat it by himself."
Lin Jue looked at her with a smile and held the chopsticks motionless. Lu Wu was helpless and embarrassed to eat from Lin Jue's hand, so he stretched out two slender fingers, picked up a corner of the fried cake, opened his small mouth and put the fried cake in
In the mouth. The oil cake was too big, and Lu Wu's mouth could not completely accommodate it. Half of it was outside and half was inside, which made the area around the mouth oily and looked very funny.
Lin Jue looked at Lu Wu and laughed heartily. Lu Wu himself also found it funny. He was suffering from the stuffing in his mouth and couldn't laugh along. He stared and held in his breath until his face turned red.
Lin Jue reached over and pulled off the exposed half, wiped away the oil and water around Lu Wu's mouth with a cloth, and said with a smile: "It seems that you can't do two things at once, you'd better eat it later."
Lu Wu whimpered and nodded, puffed out his mouth and started combing his hair. Lin Jue also started to eat cakes and porridge. After a while of whistling, he ate up a bowl of porridge and a few pancakes. The deft Lu Wu also messed up Lin Jue.
The hair was combed and a silver hairpin was pinned to the bun.
"Have you had enough, sir? There are still rice porridge and noodles." Lu Wu asked.
"I'm full, it smells good. You should pack up and eat. I'm going to change some clothes and then go to the vestibule."
"I've prepared the clothes. I ironed them last night and hung them on the hangers. I'll get them," Lu Wu said hurriedly.
Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "I can just dress myself. If you do everything for me, wouldn't I become a useless person? Go have breakfast, you have nothing to do."
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The Lin family in Hangzhou is one of the most wealthy families in the southeast of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The history of the Lin family can be traced back to the Jin Dynasty. The Lin family's ancestral home was in Luoyang, the capital of the Western Jin Dynasty. Lin Xunzhi, the ancestor of the Lin family, once served the Sima family. Waiting for the Sima family
After conquering the world, Lin Xunzhi was reused for his power from the dragon, and the Lin family began to prosper from then on.
When the Wuhu went south, the Lin family was forced to move south, and finally settled in Hangzhou. Since then, it has taken root in Hangzhou. After several dynasties, many talents and officials came into being in the Lin family, thus laying the foundation for
The status of the Lin family as a powerful family in the southeast.
However, the prosperity of the Lin family suffered an almost devastating blow during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Tang Dynasty. They were on the wrong team with the wrong people. In addition, Emperor Wu vigorously attacked the family clan forces at that time. In the end, all members of the Lin family who were in power in the court were
Officials were killed and demoted, and the Lin family's children were prohibited from taking the imperial examination to become officials. The Lin family fell into decline. They had no choice but to hibernate in the southeast, doing business for several generations, and they became wealthy businessmen in the southeast.
However, in terms of status, there is a huge difference between the family of merchants and the family of the clan who enter and exit the court and influence the government. Therefore, although the Lin family has become a wealthy businessman, in the minds of the successive heads of the Lin family, their expectations are still
Being able to return to the court and recreate the glory of the Lin family in the past.
After arriving in this dynasty, the Lin family has come into its own. This dynasty emphasized civilized governance and was not so wary of big families. Several generations of Lin family heads began to focus on training their children to become officials through the imperial examination. I hope that with Lin
The strong financial resources of the Lin family paved the way, and a large number of his descendants entered the imperial examination and became officials, so that the Lin family could return to the core of power in the imperial court.
But I don’t know if there is any curse. Over the past hundred years since the founding of the country, the Lin family’s children have also been updated several times. They should have had children all over the government and the public. But the reality is that over the past hundred years since the founding of the country, the Lin family’s children have been able to enter the house.
There were less than twenty or thirty people serving as officials in the imperial court. Moreover, most of them had a bumpy official career and worked as low-level officials, making it difficult for them to enter the core of power.
This strange phenomenon has troubled the heads of the family for generations. It was not until this generation that the situation changed slightly. Among the three direct brothers of the Lin family, the second master, Lin Bonian, had a prosperous official career. In addition, the head of the family, Lin Boyong, spent a lot of money. Finally, last year, he
Lin Bonian entered the imperial court's Sansi Shiyamen and took charge of the Hubu Department, one of the three major departments under the Sansi Yamen. This was already a high position as one of the three deputy envoys in the Sansi Shiyamen.
Lin Boyong, the head of the family of this generation, can be said to be very ambitious. In his view, everything is difficult at the beginning. The second brother is already in a high position, which means that the chances of the Lin family's children entering various yamen in the capital are greatly increased. The second brother Lin Bonian is in the court
Things will be much easier if you make friends. The only thing that needs supervision is that the children of the Lin family must cross the threshold of the imperial examination. If they cannot pass the imperial examination, it will be in vain.
This dynasty attaches great importance to civil affairs, so it is extremely strict on scientific examinations. Those who become officials must have real talents and practical knowledge. It is extremely difficult to buy an official position with money. Once exposed, the reputation of the Lin family will be ruined.
The children of the Lin family who have already entered the officialdom will also be implicated. Lin Boyong is not stupid, he would not do this easily.
Because of this, Lin Boyong's reprimands to the children of the family are extremely severe. He needs the children of the Lin family to put the interests of the Lin family first in the future and in the future. They need to understand that they are members of the Lin family. Therefore, he not only has to urge them to behave well.
When studying, he also made a rule, that is, monthly court training time. He wanted to use this to strengthen their sense of responsibility to the Lin family and their sense of belonging to the Lin family. Of course, this also established his own reputation in the family.
Authority. No matter who they are, no matter how big an official they will be in the future, no matter where they are, they must be respectful in front of the head of the house and must not overstep.
