Master Lin of the Red Chamber

After finishing the family's ancestor worship work, the following days were leisurely. Standing in his small courtyard, Lin Qing breathed the cool air, and suddenly felt refreshed, and his whole body was refreshed.

After doing a set of stretching exercises, he stretched his arms and legs. Hearing his sister's shouts from the house, Lin Qing took a breath and went back to the house for dinner.

After drinking a bowl of millet porridge and eating two steamed stuffed buns with vegetarian stuffing, Lin Qing glanced at her sister who was busy cleaning up in the kitchen, and then ran around the courtyard for a couple of times. After she felt that she had almost digested her food, she planned to go back to her room to study .

Recently, because he is busy with Chinese New Year and Lin Xian's affairs, he has not studied for several days. yes.

This Jiangnan has always been a place where the literary style is at its peak. If you want to pass the exam here, it will take only a few years. Half slack.

But before Lin Qing could go back to the house, there was a sudden knock on the door, and at the same time, Lin Cheng's familiar voice sounded, and there seemed to be a hint of joy in his tone.

He frowned suspiciously. Although he was a little puzzled, why did Lin Cheng come here, but Lin Qing hurried over and opened the door. Since he crossed over, Lin Cheng has helped him a lot, even if there is nothing wrong, he can't help him. Let the other party stand outside for a long time.

"Uncle Cheng, but is there anything in the clan that needs to be explained?"

Opening the door, Lin Qing looked at Lin Cheng who was standing outside the door with some joy on his face. Lin Qing asked with some doubts, but there was nothing to worry about in his heart. Looking at the other party's appearance, even if something happened, it must is a good thing.

This Lin Cheng is the patriarch's servant. Since the other party came over with a happy face, there must be some happy event in the clan that needs to be conveyed, but I don't know what happy event this New Year's Eve can have.

"Master Qing, great joy, the branch of the clan that went out a few generations ago has come back now, the master told me to take you there as soon as possible!"

Seeing the handsome and lovely young master wearing a new suit, the joy on Lin Cheng's face suddenly became stronger. He was still worried about how long it would take to change clothes, and whether he could make it on time. go back.

Now it's just right, there is no need to change clothes, you can just sit on the sedan chair and go, and judging by the young master's demeanor, even in front of the newly returned clansman, the master can have a big face.

"Is there a branch going back to the family? I don't know which branch it is. Looking at Uncle Cheng, the returning branch probably has a high status?"

Hearing that there was a branch to be returned to the clan, Lin Qing immediately inquired curiously. Their Lin family is a big clan. During the previous dynasty, due to the war, many branches were separated. In recent years, the world has been peaceful, and there are many branches Come back one after another.

But most of them are just at the end of the year when the ancestors are worshipped, and they are announced in front of many clansmen, and then the names of those branches are recorded in the genealogy, and it is over after getting to know each other.

As it is now, the ancestor worship has ended, and there are too few acts of gathering clansmen just for those who return to the lineage. It can be seen that there must be someone in this branch who has become an official, and the official position is not small.

Otherwise, the patriarch would not have made such a big move. This is not a matter of power or not. The main reason is that at this time, every household has something to do, and everyone is busy, so it would be very inconvenient .

"It's Jiangnan Dao's inspecting salt censor. It is said that he will be transferred to the capital after the next year. He will be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. The imperial decree has already come down, so he must hurry back to the clan while he is still in Jiangnan!"

Seeing that Lin Qing was interested in this matter, Lin Cheng quickly and carefully introduced that everyone is from the same clan, and it would definitely be beneficial for Young Master Qing to have more contact with that adult.

Leaving aside other things for the time being, that person was from Tanhua. If he could give advice to the young master, it would definitely be helpful to the young master's studies. Presumably this is also the reason why the patriarch specially asked him to call the young master over.

"In that case, then I'll go and tell Sister, let's go quickly, don't waste too much time, and make that adult wait for a long time..."

Hearing the hidden meaning of Lin Cheng's words, Lin Qing, who was just curious and had no other thoughts, suddenly became positive.

It's not that he wants to cling to some big shot, but he thinks that anyone who can be an official is a Jinshi. A Jinshi must have been through the imperial examination for a long time, and his ambition is here. If he can get some advice from the other party, he must would be very helpful.

In fact, in the Lin clan, there are not people who do not have a Jinshi background. For example, the patriarch was born in the second class. Sometimes Lin Qing can get some opportunities to ask the other party for advice.

However, the thinking of each Jinshi is different. If you want to pass the Jinshi exam, you need to put in the effort. Commendable.

Ordinary scholars are far from having this kind of opportunity. When Lin Qing was studying at home, in order to attract the attention of the patriarch and get better learning resources, he had the cheek to squat outside the other party's door for more than half a month. .

If it weren't for the fact that the young, cute, pink and jade-carved little dumpling would not make people feel bored, then Lin Qing would not dare to do this. After all, who knows what kind of reaction the other party will have.

It is far easier to get this opportunity now than it was at the beginning. If he misses it, then Lin Qing will slap himself to death.

Asking Lin Cheng to wait for a while, Lin Qing turned and went into the house, told his sister about the matter, then hurried out, got on the sedan chair, and the group hurried to Lin's mansion.

When Lin Qing entered the reception hall under the leadership of his servants, the patriarch of the Lin clan, Lin Xuan, and the person sitting opposite him had already talked for a long time. They all turned around immediately.

"Patriarch!"

Glancing at the two people sitting in the hall, Lin Qing didn't look around casually. When he walked up to Lin Xuan, he bent down and saluted, and said respectfully.

Although he has never said it clearly, the patriarch Lin Xuan treats him almost like his own apprentice. If he doesn't treat each other sincerely, how could he, a little scholar, have the opportunity to ask him for advice.

For this fair and mild-tempered patriarch, he really respects him from the bottom of his heart. If he hadn't been secretly taken care of by the other party these years, he and his sister might not have been able to live so smoothly.

"Qing'er, this is your elder who has recently returned to the clan. According to the ranking in the clan, you should call uncle and salute quickly..."

Looking at his nephew whom he always liked very much, Lin Xuan couldn't help showing a smile on his face. He raised his hand and signaled Lin Qing to hurry up and see the clan brother next to him.

This Lin Ruhai is not a simple person. He has been in the position of inspecting salt and censor for so many years. It is rumored that he will be transferred to the capital in a few years to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Officials. This is a real department with real power, not the emperor's confidant , don't even think about it.

If you can build a good relationship with him, it will not only be for Lin Qing himself, but also for the clan, it will have innumerable benefits. For example, the clansmen who are officials in the capital will have natural allies.

In fact, when Lin Ruhai sent someone to talk about this matter some time ago, Lin Xuan's first reaction was that he couldn't believe it. After all, when Lin Ruhai's father had just died and was in decline, the clan sent people to try to bring this Sending back to the clan was rejected.

Now that the other party has achieved success and has no need to rely on the clan anymore, why should he return to the clan at this time? After all, back then, there was indeed a deep conflict between the other party's line and the clan.

Lin Xuan remembered that he was very regretful after being rejected, because the conflict between the two parties, although it cannot be said at that time, was the only chance for Lin Ruhai's blood to return to the clan, but it was almost the same.

After all, due to the estrangement of those things back then, it is impossible for Lin Ruhai's lineage to take the initiative to return to the clan, and the Lin clan, which has been passed down for so many years, also has the bearing of a big family, and it is impossible to actively ask others to return to the clan.

No matter how big the other party's official is, it is impossible for them to bow their heads. On the contrary, it is easier for them to talk and open their mouths when their branches are down. Therefore, Lin Ruhai's refusal was basically hopeless for Lin Xuan. .

It never occurred to him that the other party not only came to the door actively, but also had a very sincere attitude. As for the only request made by Lin Ruhai, in Lin Xuan's opinion, it was not a big deal at all.

"Nephew Lin Qing met uncle!"

After hearing the patriarch's words, Lin Qing raised his head and glanced at Lin Ruhai who was sitting on the right, walked over as soon as he moved, and saluted very respectfully.

Although it wasn't obvious on the surface, Lin Qing couldn't help but feel a little turmoil in his heart. Although he just glanced at it roughly, it was enough for him to see clearly.

This uncle who just returned to the sect clearly did not know him before, but he didn't know why, but he always felt that this person looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, which made people feel an inexplicable intimacy.