After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife married the living devil

The persimmon tree in midsummer has dense branches and leaves. The sunlight is cut into pieces by the green and thick leaves and falls on the small square table under the tree.

Father Lin made a pot of fruit tea. After the family finished eating the dumplings, they sat around the table and sipped tea and chatted leisurely.

"Yan Qi..."

Father Lin put down the teacup and called out to the person who was refilling tea for his daughter.

"Hmm?" Li Yanqi raised his eyes, put down the teapot, and asked with a smile: "What's wrong, Dad?"

Facing the pair of dark eyes, Father Lin sighed and whispered, "Nothing."

He hesitated again and again, but decided not to ask.

He always knew that his son-in-law was a man with big ideas. His Lin family was a small family with no background. He, Lin Zhi, was just a poor scholar and could not give his son-in-law any help. It would be bad to ask too many questions.

"You are my father, not anyone else. Ask whatever you want to ask." Li Yanqi smiled, picked up the teapot, and filled the small green-glazed teacup for his father-in-law.

Lin Xiucai held the teacup, sighed again, and said: "You are a good child with great abilities. Everything you do is great. Daddy is not very capable and can't give you any help..."

His tone was melancholy, and it was obvious that he really thought so.

Li Yanqi frowned, "Dad, what are you talking about? You and Mom can marry Zhizhi to me, which is the greatest help to me. Before, I was just a wandering orphan, a bully in the eyes of others, and I never knew what home was."

He reached out and held the small hand beside him, and said earnestly: "After marrying Zhizhi, I finally have a real family, with a father, a mother, children, and someone to accompany me for the rest of my life. This is something I never dared to imagine before."

Mr. Lin and his mother were touched by his words and did not pay attention to the fact that he had a child.

Mother Lin sat opposite her daughter and next to her son-in-law. Her eyes were slightly red at this moment. She patted his shoulder and said, "Good boy, your father and I don't have a son, and we have always treated you as our own son."

"I also regard you as my own parents." Li Yanqi's eyes darkened. "I have never seen the person who gave birth to me. I can't imagine what they look like, but I don't have to imagine it anymore."

When he was young, he fantasized about what his parents looked like when he was in pain and distress.

Is it like the big-bellied master at the east end of the town who takes his children out to play every day, or like the fierce widow at the south end of the town who was chased and beaten for two blocks just because he robbed her child of a piece of cake because she was extremely hungry?

I asked the air countless times why I abandoned him?

Then he comforts himself by thinking that he was abandoned by his parents because their family was too poor, or because his parents were no longer alive.

When I grow up, I don’t think about these things anymore, I’m just curious.

When he was fourteen, he stopped thinking about it altogether. The words "father and mother" were just cold symbols to him, nothing more.

Li Yanqi smiled with relief and looked up at his father-in-law, "Dad, do you want to ask about Chongzhou and Maozhou?"

"...Yes." Lin Xiucai sighed and said, "Now it has spread all over the outside world, saying that you have become the governor of Chongzhou and conquered Maozhou."

In fact, there were rumors that made him even more worried. It was said that his son-in-law had now taken two states in a row. King Cheng had defeated Xiahou Yuan and occupied Qingzhou, and the next step would be to target him.

King Cheng Zhao Huo commanded a large army and was brave and resourceful. There had been rumors before that the late emperor had initially intended for Zhao Huo, the legitimate son, to succeed to the throne, but later for some reason, the emperor replaced him with the eldest son Zhao Jin.

Zhao Huo slaughtered all the royal family just to ascend to the throne, and Xiahou Yuan was no match for him.

He was so cruel and ruthless towards his relatives and court officials. If he really wanted to attack Chongzhou, how could they resist?

The more Lin Xiucai thought about it, the more panicked he became. "Yan Qi, power and wealth are endless. It's enough to have enough. The most important thing is for our family to live a stable life together."

He did not covet his son-in-law's power and wealth. As long as the children were safe and the whole family could live together, it didn't matter to him if he had to eat bran or choke on vegetables.

Li Yanqi could sense the nervousness of the girl beside him without turning around. He found her fingers under the table and squeezed them soothingly.

"Dad, I am only the interim governor now. When the court sends a new governor, I will immediately resign and return to my post as a lieutenant general."

"I didn't conquer Maozhou. It was the brutal Liu Han rebels who overthrew Maozhou's people. And the one who is managing Maozhou now is the son of the prefect of Maozhou. They inherited their father's business and took over Maozhou. It has nothing to do with me."

Lin Yanyu instantly turned her head and looked at the man.

Hu Ruiqi and Hu Ruilin have nothing to do with him? Are they kidding?

The man smiled gently, his face not red and his heart not beating, and continued: "Dad, don't worry, I don't have such big ambitions."

Lin Xiucai looked at him for a moment, let out a long sigh, and said, "...That's good, then Dad is relieved. Dad doesn't want anything else, he just hopes that you and Zhizhi can be safe and sound."

The huge stone that was weighing on his heart was removed, and Mr. Lin's face became relaxed. He knew that his son-in-law had now started studying, and was just about to test him when he heard a noisy sound of footsteps outside the door.

Then, there was a knock on the door: "To my brother! Meiying!"

"My eldest brother and his wife are here. I just asked you to ask them to come for dinner in the evening."

Mother Lin hurriedly got up and ran over to open the door for Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin.

As soon as the door opened, Aunt Lin stepped into the yard and said in a loud voice, "Zhizhi's elder brother went to work in town and just came back in a hurry to tell us that Yanqi and Zhizhi are back."

It was hard to tell whether her expression was good or bad. She looked up and down at the two people who stood up, "I didn't believe it at first, but it turned out to be true. Why didn't you tell your aunt when you came back? Do you despise me and your uncle, these poor relatives?"

Lin Yanyu knew that her aunt didn't have any bad intentions, but sometimes her words could be quite offensive.

Before she could reply, Li Yanqi put his hands on her waist and laughed, "How is that possible? Aunt, you are being too harsh."

"Brother Yong said last time that he would give me the sweet-scented osmanthus wine that my uncle had buried. I haven't had the chance to go yet, but your family still owes me a drink. Aunt, are you saying this because you dislike my high alcohol tolerance and are reluctant to let me drink it?"

"That's true! How can you be reluctant to part with your own child? Yong'er, go back now and dig out all the osmanthus wine and bring it to your brother-in-law so that he can drink as much as he wants."

Aunt Lin immediately smiled and slapped her thigh and added, "Bring over the newly-sold pork head and rabbit liver. I'll cook a few dishes later. Let's have a good family gathering."

"Okay, Yanqi, wait for me. We won't be home until we are drunk."

Lin Yong ran out of the door in a flash. He had been craving for this osmanthus wine for a long time, but his parents had always been reluctant to dig it out for him. Now, thanks to his brother-in-law, he could have it.

Mother Lin was originally worried. Her sister-in-law was kind-hearted and extremely enthusiastic and generous. She had helped her family a lot when she was young. The only thing was that she didn't like the way she spoke.

She was afraid that her daughter and son-in-law would not give her face. After all, the situation was different now.

Seeing that his son-in-law had a humble attitude and could create a happy atmosphere with just a few words, he felt relieved.