The more Nanny Qi thought about it, the angrier she became. She deliberately took Zhu Xianzhi for a walk around the Bi Bo Lake and came to a very remote path.

There were gravels scattered under his feet. Zhu Xianzhi looked up and saw an extremely large rockery in front of him.

Zhu Xianzhi was very puzzled and asked: "Where are you taking me, Madam Qi?"

Madam Qi laughed out loud, but without turning around, she replied, "The Moon Viewing Pavilion is in the center of the lake behind the rockery. Only the nobles are allowed to enter. The fact that the Master and Madam are holding the Homecoming Banquet in the Moon Viewing Pavilion today shows that they value the son-in-law very much."

About ten feet ahead is a foot-wide path. On the left is a very tall and steep rockery, and on the right is the deepest part of the Bi Bo Lake.

Madam Qi continued, "I think if I keep the master and the mistress, as well as the two young ladies waiting for a long time, the master and the mistress will naturally not say anything, but the two young ladies will certainly be unhappy. This road is the closest path to the Moon Viewing Pavilion. Although it is a little difficult to walk, I often come here. Just follow me, sir."

Zhu Xianzhi had heard Yongning Hou mention Lin Luoling's two aunts before, and he knew that they were people he couldn't afford to offend, so he hurriedly bowed to Madam Qi and said, "Thank you Madam Qi for taking the trouble to think about me."

Madam Qi waved her hand and said, "Young lady called me wet nurse, but since you are married to me, I must treat you with my heart."

After a pause, Madam Qi walked forward on the narrow path as if she was familiar with the road, and reminded him, "Sir, please walk slowly. It's a bit difficult to walk here."

Zhu Xianzhi took a quick look and saw that Nanny Qi had already walked a long way away, so he hurried to catch up.

At the bend, Madam Qi deliberately went to hold the rockery and pulled down a few small and smooth stones.

Aunt Qi pointed at the scenery in the distance with her other hand and started chatting with Zhu Xianzhi. Zhu Xianzhi was so engrossed in listening that he accidentally slipped on the stones when turning a corner.

With a "plop" sound, Zhu Xianzhi fell into the clear lake.

Aunt Qi looked back and smiled silently, pretending to cry out in surprise: "Hurry up, someone, my son-in-law has fallen into the water!"

It was a quiet place, and Aunt Qi called out several times, but no one came, let alone responded.

Zhu Xianzhi was a good swimmer, and as the incident happened so suddenly, he inevitably drank several gulps of lake water.

He tried his best to float up, put his hand on the curb beside Aunt Qi's feet, took a deep breath, and said, "Don't shout, Aunt Qi, I can swim!"

Aunt Qi secretly sighed in her heart, how could this filthy man know how to swim? Miscalculated! He was lucky that he was not drowned!

Aunt Qi stopped shouting and put on a look of wanting to cry but not wanting to, as if she was terrified. She squatted down and said along her chest: "Fortunately, my son-in-law can swim. Otherwise, how can I explain to my young lady?"

She sighed again and again, thinking that if the master and the mistress knew about this, they would definitely scold her.

"My Lord, you have fallen into the water and you are wet. It is not easy for me to see you. I will go get you some extra clothes. Please come up and wait for me for a while."

Before she could finish her words, Nanny Qi hurried away in a hurry.

Zhu Xianzhi stretched out his hand and shouted, "Madame Qi, this place is too narrow. I can't climb up!"

Although Nanny Qi heard everything, she pretended not to hear a word and quickened her pace. In the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared.

Zhu Xianzhi looked left and right and had no choice but to hold on to the curb and move forward with most of his body submerged in the water.

After floating for more than two meters, the curb became wider. Zhu Xianzhi supported himself with both hands on the curb and climbed up with great effort.

It is March now. Although spring has arrived, the cool breeze is still biting.

Zhu Xianzhi, whose teeth were chattering from the cold in the Bi Bo Lake, just climbed out and felt a cool breeze, as if thousands of cold needles pierced his skin and flesh.

His nose felt sore and Zhu Xianzhi sneezed several times.

Looking around, Zhu Xianzhi didn't see anyone, so he had to find a place to shelter from the wind.

After nearly half an hour, Madam Qi finally came with a thick pile of colorful robes and shouted, "Master, where are you?"

Zhu Xianzhi responded: "Madame Qi, I'm here, A-choo... A-choo..."

Aunt Qi looked at Zhu Xianzhi's embarrassed appearance, suppressed her laughter, and hurried over to say, "Sir, I don't know your size, and I dare not take the robes of the masters in the mansion. Besides, they don't fit you, so I took a few of my son's robes. Please try them and see which one fits you best."

Naturally, there is not a single piece that fits!

Either short or thin!

Zhu Xianzhi had no choice but to choose a slightly shorter robe and changed it hastily in the cave of the rockery.

At Madam Qi's repeated urging, Zhu Xianzhi followed Madam Qi while smoothing his dripping hair and tying it up again.

Unexpectedly, the banquet had already started in the Moon-Viewing Pavilion, and as soon as Zhu Xianzhi entered, the laughter stopped.

Looking at Zhu Xianzhi's wet hair and his robe that was two or three inches too short, the people in the Lin residence immediately realized that Nanny Qi must have led Zhu Xianzhi to the path where they fed the mandarin ducks, and Zhu Xianzhi accidentally fell into the Bi Bo Lake.

The maids and servants in the Lin Mansion all knew that that was where the mandarin ducks roosted and fed, and they were not allowed to get close to it without the master's permission.

"Achoo... Achoo... Greetings... Achoo... Father-in-law... Achoo... Mother-in-law..."

Zhu Xianzhi rubbed his nose and felt cold all over. A few strands of hair fell down at an inopportune time. His miserable appearance made all the masters in the Lin Mansion feel relieved.

He Jinchun said solemnly, "Don't stand there, sit down! I think Xianzhi seems to have caught a cold. Madam Qi, you and Hualian go prepare a cup of brown sugar ginger tea for the son-in-law."

"Yes!" Madam Qi bowed and replied, then left the Moon-Viewing Pavilion with the painted curtain.

After sitting down, Zhu Xianzhi glanced around the Moon-Viewing Pavilion out of the corner of his eye and was shocked to the extreme.

I was deeply moved in my heart, no wonder this place is called Moon-Viewing Pavilion, it really feels like being in the Moon Palace, especially the huge luminous pearl hanging above, which is comparable to the full moon seen on the fifteenth day of the lunar month.

Pearl curtains, jade, and golden splendor, the palace on earth is probably no more magnificent than this.

Suddenly, He Jinchun said, "Xianzhi, now that you and Ling'er are married, do you have any plans for the future?"

Zhu Xianzhi came back to his senses instantly, and hurriedly stood up and bowed, saying, "I am a humble son-in-law, I have studied in Wende Academy for seven years, and now I am following my uncle to do what I can.

A few days ago, my uncle told me that after the wedding, he would let me go to the capital to take the examination for the Office of the Staff. If I could be appreciated by a prince or an official in the court, and learn some skills, I could be recommended to serve as an official in the court. If that happens, it would not be unfair to Ling'er to marry me."

Zhu Xianzhi rubbed his nose and couldn't help sneezing again.

Upon hearing this, He Jinchun pressed his hand towards him, motioning him to sit down and talk.

As soon as Zhu Xianzhi sat down, he heard He Jinchun sigh, "Ling'er is the only daughter of your father-in-law and I. If you take the examination for the Office of the Military Affairs, Ling'er will naturally follow you to the capital. The pain of separation is not what we wish for.

Otherwise, you are still young, and Lin's has many shops. You can choose one, and Lin's storehouse will give you some grain to sell. When the time is right, I will write a letter to my father and ask him to think of a way with his old friends to find you a job in Xuzhou, the capital. What do you think?"

Before Zhu Xianzhi could reply, Lin Yuning frowned and said, "Sister-in-law, although you are in charge of the Lin family's land and shops, they are all Lin's property after all. How can you just give them away?"

He Jinchun and Lin Luoling's two aunts have always gotten along well with each other, even better than real sisters.

When Chen Yin heard Lin Yuning say this, she immediately guessed that the Lin family must have listened to what Lin Luoling said and worked together to dig a hole, waiting for Zhu Xianzhi to fall into it.

Feeling happy, Chen Yin picked up the fruit wine in front of her, looked at Zhu Xianzhi coldly, and drank it in one gulp.

★List of Lin Mansion characters:

Only son: Lin Tingxu

Wife: He Jinchun (youngest daughter of He Xueyi, the third-rank official) Personal maid: Qi Ma

Only daughter: Lin Luoling

Eldest daughter: Lin Yuning, married to: The Imperial Office of the Capital (rank 4th)

Second daughter: Lin Yuru, married to: Deputy Commander of Nan'an Left Capital of General Si'an (rank five)

Housekeeper: Jiang Feng Legal wife: Aunt Qi (Lin Luoling's wet nurse)

He Jinchun's adopted daughter: Chen Yin

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