There is no phoenix

On the afternoon of June [-], Lin Zhong and Li Lei finally returned after traveling all over the world.

Because Lin Ruhai had already gone to the yamen, the two returned home, cleaned up for a while, and went to rest first.

Maybe after months of hard work and hard work, Lin Zhong and Li Lei didn't get up until Lin Ruhai came back from the yamen.

Lin Ruhai asked about the situation of the two people in the capital, and knew that everything had been settled.Lin Zhong took out a letter from King Jingjing and the decree that Lin Ruhai had asked for, and Lin Ruhai's heart finally settled down.

Lin Zhong told Lin Ruhai that the house he bought was at the foot of a mountain outside the west city of the capital. The house was originally a villa for a wechat merchant in the capital to rest and relax. Because the wechat merchant was getting old and wanted to return to his hometown for the elderly, and most of his children lived in the south. , so the capital industry will be dealt with.

Lin Zhongdao: "I think that house is not far from the Muni Courtyard in the West City. This house is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is good for reading and recuperating. There are dozens of acres of land beside it. I bought it. According to According to my elder brother’s order, the yard has been enlarged a lot, and the fence has also been raised. I also asked someone to plant some flowers and trees, just like the backyard of our old Gusu house. Other places where the house is too old and damaged, I asked someone to repair it , and added some utensils."

Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "This is the best. If Yu'er will start a family in the capital in the future, if her husband's family is not good, she can settle down there, have land to grow, and teach her children to study and farm. Have you bought that shop?"

Lin Zhongdao: "Brother, I bought a small pharmacy. It happened that the shopkeeper of the pharmacy was willing to sell the pharmacy at a low price because of his son's lawsuit. I think they are very responsible, let them take care of it, and I said that I will definitely come again before the end of the year."

Lin Ruhai said: "The pharmacy is good, and there were women who practiced medicine to save the world in the previous dynasty. Yu'er understands poetry and books, so it should not be difficult to manage the pharmacy in the future, and you don't need to show your face outside. Lin Zhong, how much money did you spend?"

Lin Zhongdao: "Right now it cost more than 60 taels. I kept 2 taels for miscellaneous goods in that pharmacy, and brought back more than 15 taels." After finishing speaking, he handed over the bank notes to Lin Ruhai one by one.

Lin Ruhai said: "Alright, now go and call Li Lei and Li Xun, I have something to say to them."

At that moment Li Lei and Li Xun came in, Lin Ruhai said: "You two came with me from Gusu, you have followed me these few years, you are careful and loyal. But I am already terminally ill, you have no parents, I want to ask You two, if you are willing to serve as errands here in Yangzhou, you will follow Master Li Wenzheng in the future, and he will arrange for you. If you don’t want to be in Yangzhou and are willing to go to the capital, I will write a good letter and let you go to Beijing’s Beijing Palace or General Shenwu, General Feng, but in the capital, you must either go to the Beijing West Barracks, or work in the Imperial Guard, and it may be more difficult."

Li Lei and Li Xun hurriedly said: "Master is our reborn parents. Back then, we were both orphans living on the street. After following Master for so many years, Master asked people to teach us martial arts, let us know how to read, and let us live in the government office. Serve as an errand, understand right and wrong, good and evil, and be loyal. Master, don't worry, since the master wants to see Miss Yu'er and send her to the capital, both of us are willing to go to the capital. Come to our place, we will definitely do our best as we do now when the master is here!"

Lin Ruhai nodded and said, "That's fine, but you are almost 20 years old now, and I feel ashamed for not helping you start a family." After finishing speaking, he took out a stack of bank notes and said, "I'll give you two 1 yuan each. The two are for settling expenses. You go to the capital, buy a small house, and find a loyal girl to start a family. At that time, no matter whether you are in the military camp or the imperial guard camp, as long as you are here, it will not be difficult to support your family. Yu'er Your grandmother’s surname is Li, and you are also surnamed Li. If you can meet Yu’er in the future, you can call them cousins. If Yu’er starts a family in the capital, you can also be relatives.”

After hearing this, Li Lei and Li Xun hurriedly knelt down and said, "Master, you don't need to give us money. We are young and strong, and we can manage our own livelihood. We have nothing to repay Master's kindness. Please accept our worship!"

Lin Ruhai sighed: "You don't have to do this. You take the money, just like what you said just now, if Yu'er has any difficulties in the future, you can help her with all your heart! After I leave, you are also considered Yu'er's relatives. Lin Ruhai Zhong, go and call Yu'er here now."

When Daiyu came in, Lin Ruhai told about Li Lei and Li Xun, and asked Daiyu to greet Li Lei and Li Xun again, and Li Lei and Li Xun hurriedly returned the greeting.

After Daiyu and Li Lei and Li Xun went out, Lin Ruhai took out 8 taels of silver and handed it to Lin Zhong, sighing: "You are my brother now, I will give you 3 taels, each of you father and son is 1 taels Of the two shops in Gusu, leave one for you to take care of. The other shop and the old house in Gusu should be managed by a proper person. Presumably the income from the shop and the farm is enough for their expenses. Before Yuer got married, your father and son, Help me worry about this. In addition, for the 5 taels, I will write a letter in two days, and you can bring it to the head of the Lin family for me. After reading the letter, they will naturally understand that your family will also belong to our Gusu Lin family in the future. We are of the same clan. You rest for a few days, and then go to Gusu to spend time with your family, and come back after the Ghost Festival."

Lin Zhong listened, tearfully said: "Brother——"

Lin Ruhai waved his hands and said, "Go down and rest, I'm sleepy too."

Not to mention how Lin Ruhai arranged everything for Daiyu, but at this time in the capital, because Jia She recommended Zhang Shiyou to treat the emperor for his meritorious service, he was rewarded by the emperor, and there were many words of praise for Jia's mansion. A good thing to rejoice in.

In a blink of an eye, it was already the seventh day of July, and because it was the birthday of Sister Feng's daughter, Qiaojie, Mother Jia asked Sister Feng to prepare food and wine, and invited the female family members of Hefu, Youshi and Qin Keqing of Ningguofu to go to the mansion to get together.

Qin Keqing has always been close to Sister Feng, because she is in charge of the affairs of the house and wants to check the accounts, so she let Youshi go first.Because Qin Keqing knew that Jia's mother was in a good mood and wanted to play cards, and You Shi also liked it. Besides, Sister Feng was busy worrying about the banquet today, so naturally she didn't have time to play cards with her.

After Youshi left, Qin Keqing asked the two maids to help her sort out the household's account books. After sitting for a while, she felt tired in her chest.Qin Keqing then said to Ruizhu and Baozhu: "I'm a little tired, I want to go out to get some air, you guys check first, I'll be back in a while."

Qin Keqing went out of the courtyard and looked outside, the sun was shining brightly. Although the weather in July was not long, it made people feel hot and stuffy.Ke Qing then walked to the backyard, walked through the porch by the lotus pond, exited the moon-shaped gate, and unknowingly came to the front of Tianxiang Tower.

Qin Keqing hasn't been here for several months.Since Jia Zhen asked Jia Rong to go to the Jingxi Military Camp, Qin Keqing and Jia Zhen no longer dated at Tianxianglou.After all, there were many servants in the mansion, and Qin Keqing was also afraid of causing trouble, so she repeatedly begged Jia Zhen to make her health better and not let others know, so both of them restrained themselves a little during the first two months of December.

On February [-], Jia Rong went to the Jingxi Military Camp and returned home every ten days or so.Jia Rong has never practiced martial arts, let alone endured hardship. After going to the military camp for a month, she has already lost a lot of weight.Jia Zhen rewarded him with two neat maids and asked him to keep them in the room, saying that she would let Qin Keqing take good care of her body in preparation for childbirth.

Jia Rong is a young son, who knows the real details.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Jia Rong came back and saw that Qin Keqing had grown more charming than before, so she wanted to sleep in Keqing's room at night.But Qing had no choice but to excuse that she was unwell, and tried to send Jia Rong to another room to sleep temporarily, who knew that Jia Rong would not go.

When Keqing was helpless, Baozhu came in and said, "My lord, I have something to discuss with you."

After hearing this, Jia Rong gave Qin Keqing a fierce kiss and walked out.