Lin Jue had an even bigger mystery in his heart. He just didn't want to make a big deal out of it. In Lin Jue's opinion, it can be regarded as a fluke that he can return safely, but it should be that the news arrived at the cottage a little late. This led to Qiu Biao learning the identities of himself and others to arrest people, his and Gao Muqing's plan had been perfected, and the ambush plan had been prepared, so it did not affect the success of the entire plan. If the news arrives at the cottage one day earlier, the consequences are unimaginable. He and Ma Bin, Shen Tan and the others will all be thrown into the Poison Dragon Pool by Qiu Biao, and there will be no bones left. So it's not that the news leaks out and is harmless, but it's just a fluke.

Of course, Lin Jue can't be sure that Lin Ke leaked the news, because it doesn't make sense at all. Lin Ke is the eldest son of the Lin family, this matter is related to the survival of the Lin family, what good does it do him to destroy it? It doesn't make sense. Besides, if it is the news sent by Lin Ke, then he is a bandit. How could Lin Ke be a bandit? It doesn't make sense.

However, when he contacted some of the information he knew, he had to make Lin Jue suspicious of Lin Ke. There are three main points. One is that the robbery of this birthday gift is very strange. According to Nayun Haiqing, Hai Dongqing has actually been staring at these two birthday gifts for a long time, and they want to cause the imperial court's punishment of Liangzhejiang Road by hijacking the birthday gifts, causing unrest in the officialdom of Liangzhejiang Road. It's just that the Lin family responded out of caution, and Lin Boyong asked Lin Ke to order the merchant ships to dock at Quanzhou Port, which was out of the bandits' sphere of influence, causing the bandits to fail to do so, and then there was the hijacking of the birthday ceremony on Guishan Island. So the problem is that the whole thing seems to be well known to the sea bandits and the lake bandits, and there is enough intelligence, which makes it easy for the bandits to get their hands on it. If it weren't for the bandits' vast powers, there would be insiders within the Lin family to report the news.

The second is Lin Ke's reaction when the ship was hijacked, and he ordered the evacuation of the grain ship. But when there are birthday ships in the fleet, this reaction is very inappropriate. It is impossible for Lin Ke not to know that the birthday ship is much more important than the grain ship. The hijacking of the Cao Yun may be remedied, but the hijacking of the Shouli boat is irremediable. Lin Ke is not an inexperienced chick, he is also a person who has been in charge of the Lin family's industry for a long time, and this knowledge will not be absent. Then his move to order the evacuation of the grain ship and expose the ship to the attack of the lake bandits is very suspicious.

The third is his reaction to his sudden disappearance in the Lin family. I met him in the palace before leaving, and he asked him what he was doing in the palace. It's nothing. But in connection with what Lin Boyong said, he continued to inquire about Lin Boyong about the matter, which had to make people wonder. You know, before that, he turned a blind eye to himself and never paid attention to it.

These doubts have been lingering in Lin Jue's mind, both suspicious of Lin Ke and feeling that this is absurd, because his identity determines that it is impossible for him to ignore the life and death of the Lin family and the bandits. So the whole thing made Lin Jue's mind a mess and it was difficult to sort it out.

Lin Jue decided to dilute the matter for the time being, he didn't want the fierce reaction to make Lin Boyong suspicious, and he didn't want Lin Boyong to question Lin Ke. If Lin Ke really has a problem, it is to startle the snake. And this matter is not a good thing, if Lin Ke is a bandit, the Lin family will be finished, this is not a joke. In the absence of absolute ironclad evidence, Lin Jue himself was absolutely unwilling to believe this. In fact, he was more inclined to have a problem with the people around Lin Ke, or that it had nothing to do with Lin Ke at all, but that someone else who knew about the plan had leaked the news. But Lin Jue also had a heart, at least from today onwards, some things would definitely be silent to Lin Boyong.

……

When Lin Jue stepped into his small courtyard, Lin Hu was ramming and eating chopping firewood, and Lu Wu was drying quilts in the yard.

"I'm back!" Lin Jue put the big package on the ground and said loudly.

Xiaohu's axe came to a halt in mid-air, almost hitting his back, and the green dancer was stunned in place with the rattan that beat the bedding, and the two of them stared blankly at the smiling Lin Jue and froze in place.

"What's wrong? Aren't you welcome? It's stupid. Lin Jue said with a smile.

"Uncle!" Lin Hu shouted, dropped his axe and rushed up, circling Lin Jue like a puppy.

Lin Jue patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Ho, I haven't seen him for a month, but I'm tall and strong again." ”

Lin Hu said repeatedly: "Uncle, you have been gone for a month, I chop firewood every day, and my arms are thicker." You're back, but you miss me. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "Then you are still standing?" Why don't you help me bring the package into the house? ”

Lin Hu agreed, picked up the package and walked to the house. Lin Jue looked at Lu Wu, who was standing not far away, and smiled quietly. Midori stood in place, her eyes seemed to be red, and something was flashing in her eyes.

Lin Jue slowly approached and said softly, "What's wrong?" I'm back, why are you stupid? ”

Green Dance's nose was sour, and tears fell down her eyes. In the past month, she has been tormented by thoughts and worries every day, and her whole person has lost weight. Today's son is finally back, and she is so happy that she can't wait to cry. wanted to throw himself into Lin Jue's arms, but he was too shy to dare, so he just stood there and cried.

Lin Jue opened his arms and said softly, "Come." ”

Lu Wu looked at Lin Hu's back as he entered the house, glanced at the empty courtyard gate, and finally plunged into his arms and hugged Lin Jue tightly and whimpered.

"Poor little one, being bullied at home?" Lin Jue asked, stroking her wet face.

Green Dance shook her head again and again, and whimpered, "Childe, you're back." Green Dance thinks about you every day, looks forward to you every day, and you are finally back. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "Yes, I'm back." I miss you too. I can't think of it. ”

Green Dance hugged Lin Jue's body, eager to squeeze the whole person into Lin Jue's body. Lin Jue was excited, and he picked up her face and wanted to kiss her, but Lu Wu ran away with a flushed face: "Don't, Xiaohu is here, in broad daylight, at night...... Evening again. ”

Lin Jue laughed and said, "What I said is that it can be done at night, but not during the day." My green dance is a face-saving person. ”

Green Dance blushed and said, "It's not that Green Dance wants face, it's for the sake of Childe." Come inside, hey, look at you, you stink. The hair is so messy. The sideburns are so long. I'll boil water, you take a bath, and I'll fix your sideburns. The stinky clothes on this body were also quickly thrown away. Are you visiting a friend here? It's like I'm going to ask for food. ”

Lin Jue laughed, although he was complained by Green Dance, he was calm and happy in his heart. came back, and heard the familiar green dance's complaints, and everything went back to before. Everything that happened not so long ago has passed, like a dream.

Lu Wu boiled a large pot of hot water, Lin Jue soaked in a wooden barrel and cleaned it well, changed into clean and comfortable clothes and sat in the sun in the leeward of the yard. After the long hair was dried, Lu Wu took a wooden comb and carefully combed Lin Jue's hair, and Lin Jue almost fell asleep with his eyes closed.

The two talked softly, and the topic couldn't help but turn to Fang Huanqiu. Because before leaving, Lin Jue asked Lu Wu to go to the academy every few days to accompany Fang Huanqiu, so Lin Jue asked about Fang Huanqiu's situation. Although I planned to go to the academy to see her in the afternoon, I couldn't help but ask.

"How is Miss Fang doing? Have you been to the academy to see her? ”

Green Dance suddenly stiffened, and a hesitant look appeared on her face.

"What? She's not doing well? Sick and guilty? Lin Jue felt something different, and hurriedly turned his head and asked.

"Childe, don't guess, Miss Fang is very good. It's just that...... There's something I don't know if I should tell Childe. Midori said softly.

Lin Jue frowned and said, "Say, what shouldn't be said?" Are you still hiding it from me? ”

Lu Wu looked at Lin Jue softly, and there seemed to be a feeling of pity in his eyes.

"Childe said to the other girl before, after returning from this visit, he asked the head of the family to go to Fang's house to talk to the matchmaker, and wanted to marry Miss Fang as his wife, right?"

Lin Jue said: "Yes, she told you about it?" ”

Lu Wu nodded and said, "Childe told Lu Wu to accompany Miss Fang more, and Lu Wu will go to talk to Miss Fang every few days." Miss Fang is very good, and Green Dance likes her very much. We've got a lot to talk about. Just seven or eight days ago, Miss Fang told me about it. Green Dance told Childe that Miss Fang is a good companion of Childe, and if Childe can really marry Miss Fang, Green Dance is also very happy. So after hearing the news, Green Dance was very happy. ”

Lin Jue felt slightly guilty about Green Dance, but the reality was like this. In this hierarchical era, the only way for her to become a wife is for the master to let her go free, and then marry a woodcutter who farms or chops firewood in the market, which is feasible. However, Lin Jue's identity, although he is a concubine, is also the son of everyone, and if Green Dance wants to follow Lin Jue, he can only be a concubine.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty was a relatively enlightened dynasty, the strictness of the hierarchy was in the bones. To put it simply, everyone except Shinong and Gongshang can be called lowly. The list goes on and on, such as the happy households, the lazy people, the beggars, the servants, the companions, the stumblers, the prostitutes, the matchmakers, the criminals, and their families, and so on. Although these people are no different from other people on the surface, once they are lowly, there are many restrictions. For example, children born are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, for example, they are not allowed to marry with normal families, and many other discriminatory measures. Rao is the enlightened and prosperous era of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and many rules have been abolished, but some things in the bones have not changed much.

Slaves and maids are not allowed to be wives, this is already a rule. A woman in a Qinglou is not allowed to marry a wife, which is also a rule. Even if you are an oiran who is famous all over the world, you can only be a concubine after becoming good. There was even an unwritten rule in the Great Zhou Dynasty that if anyone who was raised by a court official or a prostitute dared to marry a prostitute, he would be robbed of his official position and never hired. Because this violates the system of the imperial court and damages the dignity of the imperial court. Ordinary people marrying prostitutes will also lose their qualifications to join the government, and even have an impact on their children and grandchildren.

In such an atmosphere of the times, Lin Jue can't jump out. But in fact, Green Dance herself knew that she could only be a concubine with Lin Jue, and she herself didn't realize how unequal this was, but felt lucky. Lin Jue's apology is actually redundant here in Green Dance.

"I did say that I still want to discuss it with you, it seems that it is not necessary now, you know it." Lin Jue smiled.

"Green Dance can't interject in this matter, the son will marry whoever he likes, marry home, and Green Dance will be waiting for him." Green Dance said softly: "But what Green Dance wants to say is that originally Gongzi and Miss Fang were a match made in heaven, but now, ...... Something has changed. ”

Lin Jue felt as if something had happened, and frowned: "What's the change?" ”

"Childe, you know that too...... Miss Fang's ......"

"What's not sick? I don't care about that. She's sick, so what? If I cared, I would not have spoken of marrying her that day. Lin Jue waved his hand.

"Childe...... You don't care...... Miss Fang cares. Although Miss Fang didn't say it explicitly, Lu Wu felt that she seemed to be very hesitant about this matter, and she was afraid that her illness would drag you down. ”

"This Fang Huanqiu, I made it clear to her, why is she still worried about this? Is that what it is? In the afternoon, I went to the academy to see her, and I made it clear to her in person. What must I do? Lin Jue waved his hand.

“…… Son. Miss Fang is gone! Midori said softly.