Drunk old voice

Tired Bird Knowing

Lin Fan stayed in Jiangzuo for nearly a year, sent away many people with gold, silver, pearls and jade, and thoughtful etiquette. One by one, he communicated with each other and got to know many people. He visited every hall and met every branch. The backbone, coupled with the prestigious reputation at the top of the Langya Pavilion beauty list, finally subdued the vast majority of the Jiangzuo League and became a veritable suzerain.

During the period, he also visited Mei Changsu's friends in the rivers and lakes, crossed the mountains, visited the Valley of the King of Medicine, met the owner of Su Valley, and persuaded Wei Zheng to become an official in the court; Returning the card with his own hands, he tried his best to put an end to everyone's obsession with Mei Changsu and Lin Shu.

Last autumn, Liang Emperor Xiao Xuan passed away, and Prince Xiao Jingyan came to the throne.Concubine Zunjing was the queen mother, concubine Jin was the queen, the eldest son Xiao Xin was named the prince, and the eldest daughter Xiao Linlang, the former Princess of Funing, was named Princess Huai'an.After that, he made great efforts to govern and purged the super-standard, and the atmosphere of Liang Guo's court changed.

With a new dynasty and a new atmosphere, it was midsummer and the vegetation was lush. It was time for Lin Fan to return to Beijing.

Lin Fan took his team and rushed back to Jinling City after a long absence.Looking up at the towering city wall, recalling the scene of seeing off my elder brother that day, there is still a touch of sadness lingering in my heart.

While in a trance, I suddenly heard someone shouting from behind, "Sister Mufeng, is that you?"

Lin Fan turned his head and saw an old woman and a commoner woman from a distance, and the woman was holding a young child by the hand.The one who still called Lin Fan "Mu Feng" could only be an old friend of Shengping Pavilion, so Lin Fan winked at Yi Chongming who was beside him and asked him to check.

Lin Fan casually sat at the table of the tea stall waiting for a reply, and the accompanying subordinates also drank tea and rested, and the guards on horses and horses occupied the small booth to the brim.

After a while, Yi Chongming brought the three of them over, and as soon as they approached, the woman said, "Sister Mufeng, I'm Xiaoli."

"What Mufeng, this is Miss Lin Fu." Lin Fan's maid, Zhen'er, corrected her.

Lin Fan waved his hand to express that he didn't mind, and after a few careful glances, he found the innocent and lively shadow on the face full of sorrow, "It turned out to be Xiaoli. I haven't seen you for a few years, but I don't recognize it. Sit down." Have a sip of tea, you are doing well."

Although Lin Fan's clothes were simple, but he had many servants, Xiaoli didn't dare to go forward for a while, "Sister Mufeng, oh, no, Miss Lin. I, let's get along."

Xiao Li was too old to remember, but Lin Fan patiently said a few words, "I remember your home is outside the city, are you going into the city?"

Before Xiaoli could answer, the old woman interjected, "Yeah, the family can't live on anymore, so I'm going to pawn something for money. It's not like Miss, you are rich and precious and don't know how to use food, rice, oil and salt."

Lin Fan glanced at the three of them. Although they were clothed in plain hairpins, they were clean and tidy without patches, their complexions were healthy, and the faces of young children were also round.Thinking back to Xiaoli's dowry back then, it was obviously not the case.Lin Fan didn't speak, but just took a sip of tea.

Seeing Lin Fan's displeasure, Xiaoli interrupted the old woman, "This is my mother-in-law."

The old woman was not ignorant, but she still asked, "Miss, since you know my daughter-in-law, can you give us a ride? I see that you have a lot of cars and horses, and many of them are empty. It's a waste of money."

Lin Fan smiled instead. Someone really thinks that she is a good-hearted Miss Jiao who can take advantage of her. Facing the expectant and greedy eyes, Lin Fan uttered two words, "No."

"You ladies should take pity on the poor and the weak. Bodhisattvas have a heart, so that you can marry a good family." The old woman still didn't give up, and there was a curse in her words.

Lin Fan didn't like this, but he was in a good mood for no reason, "Zhen'er, chasing guests."

The old woman was expelled, but she still refused to give up, "Ai ai, why is it so, so rich, I don't even give up a penny, not even a sip of tea."

Xiaoli was both ashamed and embarrassed, thinking of her mother-in-law's usual troubles, she began to cry, looking for some comfort from her former elder sister, "I, my mother-in-law, sister Mu Feng, my mother-in-law is going to pawn the butterfly hairpin you gave me. "

"Xiao Li, I remember, you and I have already cut off our righteousness. If the hairpin can save the emergency, it's no pity, but I can't help you, I don't want to help you. I have a clear grievance." The hairpin is worthless, Granny Xiaoli didn't ask for money, but to tame her by virtue of her status.

"Sister Mufeng, Xiaoli is sorry for you." Xiaoli said and shed tears.

"I don't remember it for a long time. There is something else, let's go first. The tea money has been paid, let's rest here." There is nothing to say, Lin Fan got up and boarded the car, with a calm and elegant posture, just like all famous ladies .

"Thank you, Miss Lin."

Lin Fan in the car recalled the cardamom years when he and Xiaoli talked late at night, and ordered, "Oh, Zhen'er, give them the snack box." Let her husband's family know that Xiaoli still has a little relationship, so they won't go too far.

"Miss is soft-hearted." Zhen'er said so, but ran over to deliver the things.

The wheels were rolling, Xiaoli kept watching the carriage slowly driving into the city gate, her sister Mu Feng never looked back, Xiaoli deeply realized that it was no longer Mu Feng but Miss Lin, and they already belonged to different worlds.

Lin Fan returned to Beijing in a low-key manner, but it still touched the hearts of many people.After all, with the reputation of being loyal to the Lin family, she is also an orphan, who would not want to gain some benefits, but because of her past with His Majesty, she dare not act rashly.

The new favorites of the dynasty, Shen Zhui and Cai Quan, who met for a drink in the scattered dynasty, were also talking about this person.

After drinking for three rounds, he also said something else. Cai Quan held a wine glass and asked, "Old Shen, you said that Miss Lin has gone far away, why is she back again?"

"There is still Lin Fu standing there, and he will come back sooner or later." The old house of Lin Fu has always been taken care of, obviously waiting for the owner to return at any time.

"But what do you want to do as a woman." In Cai Quan's understanding, a woman should only look after her husband, teach her children and run the house.

"I don't know. But to be able to survive the purges of those years, to be famous in Jinling, to be successful in the Jianghu, Miss Lin is more than just a girl." Shen Zhui's mother is the princess, so naturally she has different opinions. The most outrageous.

Cai Quan continued to guess, "Could it be His Majesty's harem? I've also heard the old rumors recently."

"That's good. There are some secrets you don't know. If Miss Lin enters the harem, it will not only soothe the hearts of the troops, but also not affect the court reserve." Shen Zhui knows the methods of the Shengping Pavilion, and Miss Lin is afraid that it will be difficult to have descendants. Princess Huai'an is just a princess, and at most she enters the palace only as a favorite concubine to meddle in the government affairs, but His Majesty is not a fool, and cannot make big waves.

Cai Quan believed Shen Zhui's words, and sighed, "Another concubine of the former emperor Chen?"

"Oh, I'm afraid it's not that simple." Shen Zhui thought that Concubine Chen and Lin Fan were completely different.

Lin Fan was busy tidying up the Lin residence, spot checking the accounts in Beijing, arranging manpower and other complicated and detailed tasks. Even with Zhu Chen and others, it still took a few days.I need to settle down after returning from a long journey. People in Beijing know what they are interested in, so they just sent a post.Unexpectedly, the first one to break the convention and visit was the empress who was inconvenient to leave the palace, which showed that she was in a hurry.

The two of them were walking in the garden and saw that it was messy everywhere. The queen said, "This garden is disorderly and not worthy of Miss Lin's status."

"The time to return to Beijing is short, and it hasn't been repaired yet. We will start construction after a good design." Lin Fan responded casually.

"Miss Lin has lived here for a short time, so why bother." The queen stopped walking and said pointedly.

Sure enough, he had ulterior motives, Lin Fan asked: "What is the empress's intention?"

The queen's expression remained unchanged, and she asked jokingly, "Don't miss Lin marry?"

It turned out that it was to inquire about the situation of the enemy, but Lin Fan gave the answer directly, "So that's the case, the empress does not need to go around, Lin Fan has no intention of entering the palace as a concubine."

"But after all, you and His Majesty have a past, with Princess Huai'an." The queen did not believe it.

Lin Fan cast his eyes into the distance, and said in an erratic tone, "The past is just the past."

The queen looked into Lin Fan's eyes sharply, and said: "The emperor's love, can Miss Lin resist it? I think Jiangzuo is better."

Lin Fan was also stubborn, directly stating his strength, and would never let others manipulate him, "Lin Fan has no intention of being a concubine, but whether he stays in Beijing or not has nothing to do with the empress. As long as it is not conspiracy, Lin's contribution is enough for Lin Fan to live at ease for the rest of his life, why bother?" Go fight people."

"What Miss Lin said is true." The queen only paid attention to the last sentence.

The empress took a step back, but Lin Fan wanted to take a step closer, "However, if the empress is entangled with her hands and feet, Lin Fan doesn't mind entering the game. With the Lin family and old love, the empress thinks about it, can she resist it?"

The queen finally broke the merits and emphasized, "I am the queen of the middle palace, the mother of the prince."

"Lin Fan has nothing, and he has nothing to fear." Having too much is afraid of losing.

"You." The queen was speechless for a moment.

Lin Fan didn't want to make enemies, but to draw a bottom line.The empress had little knowledge of the imperial court, but was very comfortable with the harem, so she could cooperate, so she said: "Empress, don't panic. In fact, you and I have the same goal. Lin Fan doesn't want to enter the harem, and so do you. In this case, not only can we live in peace , can also be mutually beneficial.”

"It's true." The queen didn't expect a turn of events.

"Heaven and earth are witnesses."

"It's a deal." The four eyes met, and they made an agreement.

At the end of the meeting, although tit-for-tat in the middle, both parties were very satisfied with the result.

The day before the empress Qianqiu, the emperor came to Zhengyang Palace and saw the empress looking at a hairpin, he obviously liked it very much.I didn't notice it at first, but the more I looked at it, the more familiar it became. I picked it up and looked at it carefully before finally confirming my guess.

The queen was taken aback and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with this hairpin?"

The emperor asked without answering, "I ask you, where did this hairpin come from?"

The queen was a little worried. This Miss Lin would not deceive people, but she could only hide her emotions and explained, "It is a gift from the Lin family for the Qianqiu Festival. The concubine thinks it is very delicate, and I want to wear it at the palace banquet."

The emperor slowed down his speech, pointed to the other jewelry on the dressing table and said, "That's right, there is only one piece, it doesn't make a complete set, let's choose something else."

When did the emperor care about this, there must be something inside, but the queen would not object or ask, she smiled and said: "The concubine also thinks the same way."

Then he said a few more words, and then rested, but when the emperor left, he took the gold-plated emerald butterfly hairpin with him.

Not long after the gift of the Thousand Autumn Festival was delivered to the palace, Lin Fan was summoned by His Majesty. Now that his status is different, he still needs to explain his refusal again.The royal family has unlimited power and has countless troubles.

Lin Fan and the emperor walked side by side in the imperial garden. Every plant and tree was carefully carved, completely different from the Linfu garden.

It was the emperor who started with an omnipotent opening, "Xiaofan, how have you been recently?"

"Very well. After traveling to many places and meeting many people, I realized that the world is vast." This is also a universal answer.

"Why did you come back again?" At that time, the emperor really thought that Lin Fan had decided to escape from the rivers and lakes.

Lin Fan turned his head and looked at the eaves of the palace where the luxuriant trees couldn't cover it, and replied: "Because the Lin family is my responsibility."

After becoming emperor, Xiao Jingyan also felt a lot of emotion, "We all have responsibilities. Sometimes I am also very tired. There are countless affairs every day, which are related to the people's livelihood of the country. There can be no slack, but no one can say a few words of truth."

"Your Majesty also has the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager."

The emperor looked at Lin Fan, recalled the past with a smile to relieve his worries, and his silent company, and said affectionately, "But you are the most different. I want to ask one last time, have you ever changed your mind?"

Lin Fan was very firm, "The first half of my life was almost locked in a square house, and I don't want to be locked up in a square palace for the rest of my life. Your Majesty, Lin Fan still doesn't want to The same sentence, the most important thing is that I have someone I love, and this person is not Your Majesty."

The emperor sighed, as if giving up completely, as if he was relieved, "You still understand as always. But, Xiaoshu is gone. If you have anything, you can come to me at any time."

Lin Fan said in a half-joking tone, "Why don't you make me a princess, no one in Jinling City dares to bully you."

The emperor's eyes widened. No matter what, Lin Fan was always Lin Lang's biological mother, "Nonsense, how can you be a princess." But Lin Fan was also joking, took out the hairpin and handed it over, saying: "Also, this hairpin, aren't you Do you want to collect it?"

Lin Fan didn't intend to take it, and smiled back, "I still keep a pair of earrings as a souvenir. This hairpin is delicate and gorgeous, and should be worn in the Queen's hair."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Blooming flowers are worthy of being broken. Don't wait until there are no flowers to break the branches. Your Majesty, I advise you to take pity on the people in front of you."

Looking at Lin Fan's back, Tuliu sighed alone, "After all, I missed it."

And the gold-plated emerald butterfly hairpin was finally inserted on the queen's bun by the emperor himself.The queen stared at the hairpin with a slight smile, but thought in her heart that Lin Fancheng was not deceiving.

The daughter is not entangled, but the man is confused. ②

Three days later, Lin Fan made a statement to the Queen Mother, determined to restore the lintel, vowed not to marry outside, not to take his husband's surname, so as to inherit the Lin family ancestral hall.The Empress Dowager agreed to Lin Fan's request because she was grateful for the fact that there was only one remaining loyal Lin family.After Emperor Liang thought of his loyal ministers, he specially named Lin Fan the wife of the State of Yu, with a first-class rank.The queen also bestowed Ruyi treasures, rewarded his virtue and filial piety, and often summoned him to ask about everything.

So Ms. Lin became Mrs. Yu, with a rank, she could be worshiped on the table, and she also had a wider social circle.

The author has something to say: ① It is taken from Du Qiuniang of Tang Dynasty in "Golden Thread Clothes".

②I forgot where I heard a line of lyrics.