Chapter 245: Favoring sons over daughters, huh
Chapter 245: Favoring sons over daughters, huh
After coming out of the palace, Lin Yuzan sat silently at the door of the main room for the whole night.
When Wan Niang opened the door, she saw her husband's lonely back. When she saw his red eyes, she couldn't help but ask guiltily, "Why don't you go to the side room to sleep?"
Lin Yuzan stared at her for a long time before he slowly asked, "Is Sister Qing awake?"
"Not yet. You know that kids sleep a lot." Wan Niang replied with a smile, and then looked at her husband in confusion. Normally, she would not ask this question at this time.
Lin Yuzan nodded without saying anything. He pulled his wife back to the room with something on his mind and closed the door heavily.
He came to the bed, took a look at his daughter's piggy sleeping posture, then sat at the table and quietly poured himself a cup of tea.
Seeing this, Wan Niang became nervous for no reason. "Brother Zan, what's wrong with you? You're still angry about what happened last night. Although Sister Qing and I are not smart enough, we can understand what you mean if you give us some advice."
Lin Yuzan sighed softly and said helplessly, "Wan Niang, Qing Jie'er is much smarter than you. Maybe she is not as smart as you by nature, but as a mother, you need to think three steps ahead before taking one step."
Wan Niang:......
She sat down angrily and tore the handkerchief into several pieces.
Lin Yuzan couldn't help but laugh, "Look at you, you are so old, but you still act like a child."
He spoke quietly today and little Yining was woken up immediately. She lay on the bed and looked at her father accusingly, then snorted softly and turned her head to close her eyes again.
"Okay, get up when you wake up. There will be plenty of time to stay in bed when you go to the girls' school in a few days." Lin Yuzan's voice sounded again like an annoying fly.
Little Yining sat up suddenly, and when she opened her eyes again, she was no longer sleepy. She stared with wide eyes and asked, "Dad, where are you going if you don't study?"
Lin Yuzan glanced at his stunned wife and sighed, "Dad and your uncle are going to the North City. This trip will determine our future official positions."
North city?
Little Yining was startled and quickly got out of bed and came to her father's side. "Dad, there's going to be a war over there."
"They are already fighting." Lin Yuzan stroked her hair lightly, his eyes solemn, "But the news has not been passed on, only your majesty knows."
He turned his gaze back to his wife and warned her earnestly, "Wan Niang, this time is different from last time. You can't show even a little bit of it on your face."
Wan Niang had tears in her eyes at this moment. The sudden separation made her at a loss. This time was no less dangerous than the last time.
"When will Dad be back?" Xiao Yining asked hurriedly.
Lin Yuzan picked up his daughter, with a hint of sarcasm on his face. "Wait until your second uncle goes to the North City to assist General Chen, and then your eldest uncle and I can return."
"The Emperor wants your second uncle to become the second Duke of Chen."
What do you mean by catching spies? He has so many people under him, and none of them are not capable. He just wants Wang Lin to go to Beicheng willingly to take up the post.
Lin Yuzan looked at his daughter and asked again, "Did you understand what Doctor Shangguan said last night?"
"Sister Qing is not sure." Little Yining said truthfully. What old man Shangguan said yesterday was a double entendre. She was not smart enough and was afraid that she had guessed wrong.
Lin Yuzan took the teacup, dipped her finger in water, and motioned her to write on the table.
Xiao Yining curled his lips and scratched the table three times.
Lin Yuzan stared at the words on the table and nodded with satisfaction. "Dad only has eight words for you: watch more, listen more, think more, and talk less. Do you understand?"
Got it right?
Xiao Yining looked up in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief.
Unfortunately, her father did not answer her question. He just nodded slightly and then began to give detailed instructions to her mother.
Among the three members of the family, Wan Niang was the only one who had never seen many conspiracies or intrigues, because she had lived a simple life in the past, had a pure mind, and simple ideas.
In the past, Lin Yuzan could wait for her to grow up slowly, but now he can't wait any longer. His daughter has the guarantee of a girls' school, and when he is not around, who can protect his wife? She only has strength, and the rest is just the occasional favor from the emperor.
The two adults and one child stayed in the house for a long time and didn't even notice that they had breakfast.
Pei Yi sat in the hall, looking at his roughened hands. Yesterday he had used mud with his hands to plug a hole for little Yining, so today they looked a little uglier.
He raised his eyes to the empty table, sighed softly, and said to Lin Yinhu, "Brother Hu, go call your uncle for dinner. When is it? What grievances can't you tell me tonight?"
"Oh." Lin Yinhu touched his deflated belly and walked out with his head hung.
Today the entire Lin family knows that Wan Niang locked Lin Yuzan outside the door all night.
Of course Pei Yi also knew that this happened after Lin Yuzan was taken away and brought back by the shadow guard last night.
At this time, Zheng Da came outside the hall and said, "My dear cousin, there is a scholar named Wu outside who is looking for you. He said he is your classmate."
"Please come in, let's set the table. We won't wait any longer."
Zheng Da: ..., eating when entertaining guests?
Wu Haoran walked into the Lin family with a look of disdain on his face. His first impression was that it was shabby, and his second impression was that it was run-down. No wonder they couldn't even afford one or two taels of silver. He sighed softly and came to the door of the hall, just in time to meet Lin Yuzan's family who came to eat.
He looked at Lin Yuzan's red eyes and was surprised, "Junior Brother Lin, you..."
When Lin Yuzan saw this man, he paused for a moment, then he was moved and took his hand, with a tear falling from the corner of his eye. "Brother Wu, you came here for Brother Kong. I heard the bad news yesterday and was so sad that I couldn't sleep all night."
Everyone:...
Wu Haoran was so frightened that he quickly pulled his hand back and replied stiffly, "I came here for this matter, Junior Brother Lin..."
He glanced at the cold porridge and cold dumplings on the table, and quickly said, "Junior Brother Lin, eat first. Eat first. We'll talk about Senior Brother Kong later."
Lin Yuzan nodded sadly, then looked at his daughter beside him and pushed her back.
Little Yining immediately called out sweetly, "Uncle Wu..."
Wu Haoran: …
He reluctantly took out a few silver bills from his sleeve, glanced at the frugal breakfast on the table, took out a five-hundred-tael bill and handed it to Xiao Yining, hesitatingly saying, "Be good."
Little Yining almost showed a greedy look in his eyes. He lowered his head and trembled (excitedly) stuffed the banknote into his pocket. At the same time, he kept thinking, "Assets +500"
She looked at Hu Ge'er who was shocked by the huge amount and reminded him, "Hu Ge'er, why don't you call Uncle Wu? He is Daddy's close friend."
Wu Haoran blushed and couldn't help looking at Lin Yuzan. She saw that his expression had not changed, as if what her daughter said was true.
Lin Yinhu came to his senses and hurriedly called out "Uncle Wu".
Wu Haoran pursed his lips, took out another banknote, pulled out a one thousand tael banknote and handed it to him, then sat down on a chair beside him dejectedly, waiting for Lin Yuzan's family to finish their meal before discussing it.
At this moment, little Yining looked at the one thousand taels in his cousin's hand with his eyes widened. It was not interesting at all just after he got it.
She looked at her parents aggrievedly.
Xiao Yining...was hit.
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