When Lin Jue saw Guo Caiwei and Xie Yingying running towards them, he felt extremely excited. He jumped off his horse and galloped forward.
The little princess wanted to throw herself into Lin Jue's arms, but in front of everyone, this move was too shocking. Although she was once a person who didn't care about other people's opinions, as a woman now, she naturally needs to respect her identity. Before throwing herself into Lin Jue's arms,
, the little princess stopped abruptly, looked up at Lin Jue for a long time, and a thousand words were combined into one sentence.
"Husband, why is your beard so messy? Sister Bing'er won't help you tidy it up?"
Lin Jue laughed dumbly and said: "Is this the first sentence you say to welcome your husband? Wei'er, I'm back, how are you? Have you recovered?"
Guo Caiwei laughed playfully, but her eyes were filled with mist, and she whispered softly: "Everything is fine with me, just don't worry."
On the side, she thanked Yingying, gathered her skirts and saluted, saying, "Yingying would like to greet your husband. Your husband has returned safely. My family is very happy."
Lin Jue turned his head and returned the gift with his hands, and said with a smile: "Yingyingqing has been reduced, but is it because of longing for her?"
Xie Yingying's face turned red and she didn't know how to answer. The little princess said angrily: "Husband, please don't bully others. During this time, Yingying has been doing housework, so she has lost weight from exhaustion."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "So that's it, I'm just being sentimental."
Xie Yingying whispered: "Of course your husband is not being sentimental. We all miss your husband very much. We are waiting for your return. You are finally back."
Lin Jue put away his smile, nodded and sighed: "Yes, I'm back."
From behind, Bai Bing stepped forward to salute the two women. After returning the salute, Guo Caiwei smiled and stepped forward to hold Bai Bing's arm and said, "Sister Bing'er, thank you for your hard work on this trip. Come on, let's go home."
Over there, Lin Jue had already held Lin Zhan in his arms. Lin Zhan smiled at Lin Jue, as if he had known each other for a long time. Lin Jue turned around and looked at his wife and children beside him, feeling quite emotional. What else could there be?
What could be more joyful than being reunited with my family? All the worries in my heart were gone at this moment.
After moving all the boxes into the house, Lin Jue rewarded the accompanying cavalry and ordered them to go back to the Infantry Division's barracks to rest and wait. After the cavalry left, the noise and commotion came to an end.
Everyone sat down in the hall, laughing and talking, talking about their farewells, and the whole family was enjoying themselves.
The little princess was very surprised by the appearance of Fang Huanqiu, so she took Lin Jue aside to ask. Lin Jue naturally gave an explanation. The little princess was quite sad after hearing this. Naturally, she was not completely ignorant of the news in the capital.
There was a big fuss, and although she didn't care much about it, when she returned to the palace, her father and brother talked about these things, so she naturally understood some of the key points.
"Does your husband really want to get involved? My father and brother have said that we can only wait and see what happens this time and not get involved, so as not to cause trouble. Are you planning to speak out for Fang Dunru?" The little princess said.
asked worriedly.
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Weier, Mr. Fang is my mentor. Although there were some dirty things in the process, they are in the past. If nothing else, just for the sake of Mrs. Fang and Huanqiu, I
I can't just sit back and watch. However, if Lu Zhongtian and the others don't bully people too much and don't want to put people to death, I won't say much. If they want to put Lord Yan and Mr. Fang to death, I naturally can't sit back and watch. Otherwise, I will spend the rest of my life.
I feel uneasy." The little princess sighed: "What your husband said is true. People can be unkind, and I cannot be unjust. Sister Huanqiu is also very pitiful. But Mr. Fang's style, I will definitely not allow you to get involved in it.
Yes. But the husband must be careful. Although he has made military exploits now, he actually has no foundation. You need to be cautious in what you say and do. At this time, if you make a mistake, you will become the target of public criticism. I'm afraid you don't know that the emperor has committed a crime.
Ji Zhao took all the blame on himself. Now all the civil and military officials in the dynasty said that Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengshu were unjust and unjust, and did not dare to take responsibility, putting the emperor in an embarrassing situation. Their current situation is becoming more and more unfair.
Wonderful."
Lin Jue was shocked and said: "The emperor issued an edict to sin against oneself?"
The little princess told Lin Jue roughly what she knew. Lin Jue was silent for a long time, speechless.
"Husband, you can ask your father and brother for the specific situation. I only know a general idea. At present, it seems that the emperor still supports the new law. Mr. Fang and Master Yan should have nothing serious. You don't need to come forward and say anything." Xiaojun
The Lord whispered.
Lin Jue frowned and slowly shook his head. The little princess's thoughts probably represented the thoughts of the vast majority of people, but Lin Jue had different thoughts from them. This sinner issued an edict, which seemed to calm the matter, but in fact it was
Pushed into another irreversible desperate situation. Things are by no means that simple.
"That's all, I'll go find out more about it later. I don't want to worry too much at the moment. By the way, why didn't Lu Wu and Xiao Hu come back? Has our water transport arrived?" Lin Jue shook his head and asked.
Hearing this, the little princess hurriedly said: "I was about to tell you about this. The Lin family's water transport fleet arrived at the end of last month. My uncle's father escorted the transport and stayed at home for two days. I originally wanted to wait for you to come back to meet me.
, but I don’t know when you will come back. After unloading the cargo, the uncle took the fleet away. Green Dance Girl and Xiaohu were originally going to follow the water transport fleet back to Beijing, but the uncle said that when the fleet was about to set off on the eighth day of September, Green Dance
But both Wu Meizi and Xiaohu disappeared. They left a message at their residence, saying that they wanted to see the scenery on the way, so they hired a carriage to come to the capital by land. The uncle and the others didn't care. But it has been more than a month, even if it is by land
, it should have arrived a long time ago, and no letter has come, which makes me a little anxious. At this time of year, what scenery is there to see on the road? Green Dance Girl is not a playful person. It is really strange. I plan to wait.
If he doesn't come back in two days, we will send someone to look for him."
When Lin Jue heard this, his brows had already knitted into a knot. He felt something was wrong in his heart. In the few words of the little princess, Lin Jue heard several confusing things.
First, Lu Wu is not the kind of person who doesn't understand etiquette. If she doesn't go back to Beijing with the ship, she must tell Lin Boyong in person. How could she leave a letter and leave without saying goodbye? This is not something Lu Wu can do.
Secondly, Green Dance is not a fun-loving person. Even if he wants to see the scenery and relax, he will not waste such a long time. The land trip from Hangzhou to Beijing only takes 20 days even if he travels all the way. Not to mention this.
The weather is desolate, what is there to do?
Furthermore, less than a month after Lu Wu went to Hangzhou, she wrote to herself to tell her that she missed him and wanted to come back to Beijing as soon as possible. At that time, Lin Jue was caught up in the Kang Zizhen case and was very busy, and he also entered the university.
After returning to prison, the situation was a bit chaotic. Lin Jue hoped that Lu Wu could relax and not return to Beijing too early, which would cause more troubles. So he suggested that she follow the Lin family's water transport ship back to Beijing in September. Lu Wu agreed to her promise, and she would never
She doesn't make her own decisions. Even if she has other ideas, she will write to let her know in advance. She is not the kind of person who does things casually.
Xiaohu was also bored in Hangzhou. He seemed to be back in the last letter. He insisted on taking care of him with Luwu, so he shouldn't be stranded on the road just for fun.
All these doubts made Lin Jue feel deeply uneasy. But Lin Jue didn't think too badly about it. Maybe there was something really delayed on the way. Maybe Lu Wu just wanted to follow Xiaohu back to Beijing alone. After all, he was with the Lin family.
I felt a little nervous when I came back to the Green Ball, so I didn’t need to think too much about it.
"Maybe it's just a delay. The weather is cold and the land road is not easy to walk. There is no need to wait for tomorrow. I watched people go to meet them. The land road is nothing more than going north along the canal or from the official road in the west.
Okay, send people to meet them separately, and make inquiries on the way. It's best to pick up Lu Wu and Xiao Hu, and feel more at ease." Lin Jue said thoughtfully.
The little princess nodded and said: "That's fine, I'll tell people to go later. It's best if you get a post for them to take with them and check with the government on the way. As long as Green Dance Girl and the others go by land, every time they pass by a government
It will be registered, so it will be much easier. Now that you are also the head of the Privy Council, you will still be given face by the local authorities."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "That's right, that's what we'll do."
At noon, a banquet was held at the Lin family mansion, and Qianqian came over after hearing the news. She was very happy. If Lin Jue had not gone to the Privy Council for business in the afternoon, he would have had to fight with Lin Jue for several glasses of wine before he would give up.
After dinner, Lin Jue took a shower and changed clothes. Xie Yingying trimmed his beard and hair and rearranged them. Only then did he return to the appearance of a graceful scholar from an almost rough man.
After drinking tea and chatting with the girls for a while, Lin Jue had to leave. This return to Beijing was not to reunite with his family. He came back with a responsibility. The relief of supplies must be resolved first, and he would have to hurry up and figure it out later.
What was happening in the court, I was considering whether to come forward. Therefore, when I returned to the capital, I was actually more nervous and busy than when I was in the west of Beijing to appease the people.
Half an hour later, Lin Jue had dismounted in front of the magnificent Privy Council Office on the east side of Daqing Gate. Although Lin Jue was already the director of the East Room of the Privy Council, he had never been to the Privy Council. Every time he passed by here, he would see
Facing the tall and majestic door, the stone lion more than ten feet tall with teeth and claws in front of the door gives people a sense of majesty and oppression. At this moment, I got off my horse and walked up the high steps, passing by the stone lion, and I felt a sense of emotion in my heart.
One moment then, now I can be an official in such a yamen. The world is really changing and unpredictable.
However, Lin Jue's emotion was quickly interrupted by the scolding of the guard soldiers in front of the Yamen.
"The Privy Council's Yamen is an important place, and no one else is allowed to intrude. Violators will be shot without mercy." The tall guard guarding the gate shouted sternly.
Lin Jue was stunned, then reached out and took out the appointment document from his arms and handed it to a guard. The guard looked at it suspiciously, as if he didn't know how to read.
"What is this? A petition? Those who want to file a complaint should go to the Yushitai Yamen, or go to the Zhengshitang Yamen opposite. We don't do such things here." The guard shouted and handed the document back.
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, don't pretend if you don't know the words. I'll read the words above for you. I hereby appoint Lin Jue to the post of the East Room Administrator of the Privy Council. The official rank is fourth grade, and the salary and treatment are in accordance with the law. Privy Councilor Yang Jun
