A tall and sturdy carriage slowly stopped in front of the Lin Mansion, and Wu's mother, dressed as a noble lady, was supported by a beautiful maid, and seemed to step on a low board and get out of the carriage.

The housekeeper Lin Jinyuan heard the movement and greeted him, and when he saw that it was his wife's mother-in-law, he greeted him with a smile on his face, and sent his subordinates to the inner house to go in quickly.

Mother Wu got out of the carriage, but did not rush towards the house, but turned around and looked at the carriage. Lin Jinyuan felt a trace of doubt, and couldn't help but look up at the carriage.

saw that the curtain of the car was opened, and an old man with extraordinary bearing came out of it. With the help of one of his attendants, he stepped on the low stool and appeared to be calm and disembarked.

"Father-in-law!"

When Lin Jinyuan saw Wu Shan coming down, his eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but swallow and spit secretly. Not to mention, this is a big man who can only look up, and this in-law relationship alone makes him unable to snub this person.

"I have seen my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and my son-in-law doesn't know that the second elder is in person, and I have lost my welcome, please forgive me!" Lin Haoran believed the judgment of the tiger girl, trotted all the way from the mouth of the alley, and stepped forward to salute in a proper manner.

Hu Niu is a person who likes to join in the fun, and when she saw her relatives coming to her family, she also stepped forward obediently, and said in a polite manner: "Hu Niu greets the second elder!" ”

"We're not outsiders, so you're welcome!" Mother Wu saw this pair of brothers and sisters, especially the beads of sweat on the foreheads of the brothers and sisters, and her face was filled with a sweet smile and pity.

Because she only gave birth to such a baby daughter for Wu Shan, and Lin Haoran is so good, it is her future dependence, and she has already regarded Lin Haoran as a son.

Wu Shan is no longer a high-ranking scholar of the Ministry of Rites, but the official authority on his body is still hidden from time to time. His upright face was tucked away, and he glanced at Lin Haoran with his hands, and then raised his feet and walked towards the house inside.

Lin Haoran looked at Wu Shan who was moving forward, but turned his head and glanced at his mother-in-law awkwardly, but her mother-in-law waved her hand considerately and said, "It's okay to have a tiger girl with me, you can go!" ”

Lin Haoran knew that her mother-in-law was a very easy-going temperament, so she hurriedly followed with a wry smile.

In the face of this out-of-power scholar of the Ministry of Rites, he, the dignified Shuntian Mansion Yin, is still like facing his ancestors. Not to mention that the two parties are a son-in-law relationship, just this teacher-student relationship has already made him dare not make a mistake.

In essence, both in the officialdom and at the local level, it is through the teacher-student relationship to maintain their power, which is also an important reason why many retired officials choose to establish academies.

When he arrived in the living room, Wu Shan was invited to the master's seat by Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran sat obediently in the guest seat next to her, which was also a rare experience. It's just that in this era of "respecting teachers, respecting the old and loving the young", he can only accept this kind of "injustice".

"Father-in-law, please use tea!"

Lin Jinyuan hurriedly brought the tea, with a flattering smile on his face, and carefully put the tea cup on the table.

After Lin Haoran took the teacup, he secretly observed Wu Shan's every move, and at the same time guessed the other party's intentions. After all, since getting married, this is the first time Wu Shan has set foot here.

It's just that he was disappointed, whether he was happy or sad, the father-in-law and teacher's face was closed, and there was no other expression.

"What's wrong with the Shuntian Mansion?"

Wu Shan picked up the teacup, and the whole person seemed to be a model. He pinched the tea lid and gently splashed the tea, not only the movement of the tea pouring was elegant, but also the action of pouring the tea was consistent.

"All well!" Lin Haoran replied honestly, hesitated for a moment, and then informed Mo Fei of the news of his return from Songjiang Mansion. Seeing Wu Shan's interested, he told Mo Fei all about the process and results of his investigation.

Wu Shan took a sip of tea and asked with concern: "This kind of thing that makes people bear the charge has always been uncommon, do you want to find out the real culprit, can you be sure?" ”

"The son-in-law is not too sure! It's just that there is the testimony of Zeng Aniu and others, and now let's see if we can find flaws in He Pen's confession, and the son-in-law wants to overturn He Pen's confession first! Lin Haoran sat down in a regular manner, and honestly said his intentions.

"You are more experienced than me in judging cases, you can do it boldly!" Wu Shan admitted his own shortcomings, and then earnestly admonished: "Xu Jie, this person is gentle on the surface, but in essence he is a relatively ruthless person, you have to guard against him at all times, don't fall into the trap without knowing it!" ”

"Son-in-law, remember!" Lin Haoran replied seriously.

Wu Shan took a sip of tea, put the teacup on the table, looked at Lin Haoran seriously, and said, "Although you are now the Yin of Shuntian Mansion and you are steady, your age is definitely too young. In order to alleviate the outside world's impression of your youth, you still take a mature and stable number, right? ”

In this era, it is a very common thing to take a number, and many people have several nicknames.

Of course, taking a number is generally something that people with a certain social status will play. Otherwise, even if you take dozens of numbers, people don't remember them at all, and the result is just to entertain yourself.

Lin Haoran is the world-famous Lin Wenkui, and he is also a high-ranking official in the capital who is in the third rank of Shuntian Mansion, and he is a big man who is destined to enter the cabinet in the future. As long as his number is released, he will inevitably become famous soon, and he is already qualified to take a nickname.

Lin Haoran knew that this was a good proposal, and he began to grow a beard at the moment, just to give people a sense of honesty and stability, but he didn't know if Wu Shan was "playing big", and he was about to give up the right to name it: "Please give me the number!" ”

Wu Shan was about to send the tea to his mouth, but he was stunned for a while when he heard the words, and immediately said with a straight face: "This number is not too particular, it has always been taken by yourself, you want to start with a favorite one, right?" ”

The reason why he mentioned this matter was only for Lin Haoran's sake, and he didn't mean to take Lin Haoran's name.

Lin Haoran knew that Wu Shan was a rare upright person in officialdom, far less crooked than other officialdoms, and he knew that this was not a false excuse when he watched him drink tea elegantly.

It's just that he began to seriously think about taking the number, but it made him secretly feel a headache, and found that he had just underestimated this kind of thing, and it was not a simple job.

Looking at the situation of the entire Ming officialdom, it is undoubtedly the most popular to take county names and place names.

Yan Song, the number is Yi, because he is from Fenyi County. Xu Jie, called Huating, because he is from Huating County. Wushan, Haoyun Spring, comes from the name of a spring in his hometown. Yuan Wei, known as Yuanfeng, is also taken from a place name.

Of course, there are also some more traditional, such as Guo Pu's name is Mr. Higashino.

"Stone City?"

Lin Haoran first thought of Shicheng, but the collision between this name and Shicheng County, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, may cause unnecessary misunderstandings, and even make people mistakenly think that he is from Jiangxi.

"Crouching Tiger?"

Lin Haoran thought of the Crouching Tiger Mountain next to Changlin Village where the ancestral grave was hidden, which was the mountain where he used to cut firewood for a living, but he felt that it was too high-profile.

After vetoing it again and again, he couldn't help but look at Wu Shan with a pleading look, but he hoped that Wu Shan could help him.