Chapter 605: growing suspicious
Chapter 605 Suspicions are rising
Seeing Chu Nanzhi being so docile and well-behaved, with no trace of resentment in her eyes, Chang Yanjue was extremely pleased, but couldn't stop coughing several times in this joy, and the corner of her mouth suddenly coughed up blood.
Chu Nanzhi was about to stand up in a hurry, but Chang Yanjue stopped her immediately, took out a handkerchief and wiped it, waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it's nothing serious."
Chu Nanzhi had no choice but to sit back, and Hao Sheng said: "Old Doctor Qian's medical clinic has brought a lot of angelica, Chang Lao asked the people in the house to make soup and drink it twice a day, to replenish Qi and blood."
"After all, I am getting old and have to admit this fact."
Chang Yanjue sighed bitterly: "The rise and fall of the court can only depend on you."
"Teacher, please be assured that the students will do their best to fulfill your long-cherished wish."
Lin Jinxiao was extremely worried about his health at this moment, and began to urge him: "Teacher, go back to the room and rest for a couple of days. When you feel better, some students will send someone to pick you up and your teacher's wife to attend the ceremony of conferring students and wives."
Although Chang Yanjue was still a little blocked in his heart, the visit of the two disciples in person today undoubtedly made him feel much more at ease and relieved a lot of knots, so he nodded obediently.
Just thinking about Lin Jinhong, he still felt a little guilty in his heart, and said in a heavy tone: "Jinxiao, Erlang is gone, don't worry about the grievances between you and their mother and child, and treat the remaining orphans and widows kindly."
Paused, he added: "Even if it's for the sake of my teacher, you, Mr. Nie, and your late county magistrate father."
"it is good."
Lin Jinxiao nodded solemnly with a stiff expression: "After the meeting, the students and the lady will go back to Anlin Village in person."
"Go."
Chang Yanjue covered the corners of his mouth and coughed in a muffled voice: "I won't keep you as a teacher. There are a lot of officials from various counties who came to watch the ceremony these past two days. You must ask people to treat you well, and don't let it happen again at this juncture. Make trouble."
"Student wrote it down."
Lin Jinxiao got up immediately, stared at Chang Lao who had already leaned back in the chair and began to close his eyes to meditate, and motioned to Chu Nanzhi, and the two walked out of the study with very light movements.
Back in the living room, Ji Huazhen led the maids and was playing with the little treasures. Seeing the couple coming out, Ji Huazhen first looked in the direction of the study, and Chu Nanzhi replied understandingly: "Chang Lao is probably a little tired, Let the old man rest in the study for a while."
"Yeah, yeah."
Ji Huazhen watched the two greeting the little treasures as if they were about to leave, and asked with some reluctance: "Nan Zhi, Da Lang, are you going back?"
"Let's go back to the village to have a look while it's still early."
Chu Nanzhi reminded vaguely.
Ji Huazhen heard that they must have gone to see how Lin Jinhong was preparing for the funeral, so she didn't want to keep him anymore, and echoed:
"Your stepmother, although she's a bit brutal and mean on weekdays, but now that a white-haired person sends a black-haired person, it really makes people feel pity. This morning, Mr. Nie came back from the village and said that it took only one night. Mr. Chen The lady's temples are all white, and she is so crazy that she doesn't even recognize her daughter-in-law."
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi and Lin Jinxiao didn't answer, they bowed silently to Ji Huazhen, led the little treasures out of the Changfu, and drove back to Anlin Village in a carriage.
It had only been sunny one day, and there was still a lot of mud on the village road, and the bumping of the carriage along the way was very rough.
Through the curtain of the car, you can see the green rice everywhere, growing very luxuriantly.
Half a month later, it will be the harvest season again. Lin Jinxiao thinks back to this period of time, when he and his wife have worked together to fight against wealthy gentry and punish corrupt officials, in exchange for the present good situation, he feels indescribably happy.
Turning his head to stare at her affectionately, Lin Jinxiao pointed to the outside of the car curtain, and said with a smile on his lips: "Nowadays, all the counties in Pingning Prefecture have started to implement the land equalization policy, and the people everywhere have also reduced or exempted rent. It's a peaceful year."
"With a border official like you who cares about the people of the Li people making decisions for them, the people will naturally be able to enjoy peace."
Chu Nanzhi also smiled at him in relief.
"I don't know how long this peaceful day can last?"
Lin Jinxiao began to think about the difficulties he might encounter next.
"Are you worried that King Qinghe will put all his eggs in one basket and go eastward?"
Chu Nanzhi immediately saw through his thoughts, and shook his head with firm eyes: "Lin Jinke doesn't dare, even if he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hands, as long as the Sixth Emperor Uncle can help the Empress Dowager and His Majesty to deter the courtiers, Lin Jinke will come out of nowhere. , he couldn’t go east smoothly.”
"I hope so."
Lin Jinxiao has been restless these past two days. A series of weird events reminded him of the posthumous son of Prince Ting'an that had been rumored in private.
After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked with frowning eyebrows: "I remember that my wife mentioned the matter of Prince Ting'an's posthumous child before. Where did you hear these rumors?"
"I"
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help being startled, and replied with a stiff smile: "I used to go out to help County Magistrate Hu investigate cases in the village, but I just happened to hear some anecdotes talked about in the market."
"But why did you think I was the posthumous child?"
Lin Jinxiao stared at her suspiciously.
Intuition told him that the lady was hiding something from him.
"I was just joking."
Chu Nanzhi replied calmly, not daring to look at his aggressive and sharp eyes.
The little ones were listening at a loss, and Sanbao Lin Ruichong couldn't help but interjected: "Aniang, what is a posthumous child, but like Lin Erlang, the baby with Mrs. Qin is gone before he is born?"
"Yes, it is like that."
Chu Nanzhi smiled and pinched the curious little face of Sanbao, deliberately avoiding Lin Jinxiao's questioning gaze, and then told the little ones: "From now on, I will call you Uncle Lin Erlang, and when you see his wife, you must also call him Uncle Lin." Auntie, don't be so rude."
The little guys pouted in unison, very unhappy.
"Listen to what your mother said, you are now studying with Chang Lao and Nie Lao, you should know the etiquette of respect and inferiority, and you can no longer be as willful as you used to be in the village."
Received Chang Lao's entrustment today, and thinking that Lin Jinhong had done a personnel matter this time and found out the murderer behind the scenes, Lin Jinxiao felt more comforted.
At least Erlang went underground to meet his father, which is still a comforting thing for his father to say.
After listening to Father's words, Dabao Lin Ruiwen took the lead in expressing his opinion: "Okay then, let's just listen to Auntie. He is dead anyway. It would seem that we are not magnanimous enough if we want to argue with him again."
"This is a good boy."
Chu Nanzhi happily praised the little treasures, but Lin Jinxiao turned back to the previous topic: "Miss, do you think it is possible to believe that the prince died?"
"this."
Chu Nanzhi pondered for a moment, really didn't know how to answer him, suddenly had an idea, and asked back: "Lin Dalang, if you are the posthumous child, what do you plan to do next?"
(end of this chapter)