(2-in-1)

It's been three watches at night, and even in a sleepless city like Bianliang in the capital, at this point, the streets are already deserted. Except for the bright lights of the Qinglou Song House, every household has closed its doors and slept silently.

In the middle of a silent sweet water well alley, there was a sudden knock on the door of Lin Jue's Zaoyuan residence. This voice was extremely harsh in the quiet night, and it made people panic when they heard it.

Lin Hu and Lin Youde slept in the wing room in the front yard, and both father and son were awakened by the knock on the door. Lin Hu got up, put on his clothes, copied a wooden stick, and went out to check the courtyard gate.

Lin Youde hurriedly shouted: "Hu'er, don't open the door first, let's see who it is." ”

Lin Hu turned around and said, "I know." ”

Lin Hu walked quickly to the gate of the courtyard, the knocking continued, and the people in the front yard had already been awakened. Several maids looked at the door in a panic. Xiaohu panicked and approached the crack in the door to look out. I saw a few dark shadows standing at the door, and someone was knocking on the door vigorously.

"Who are you? What is the knock on the door in the middle of the night? Lin Hu shouted.

"Is it Lin Hu? Still not open? The head of the house is here. Someone shouted.

Lin Hu was stunned for a moment, and said in amazement: "The head of the family? It's so late, what's the matter......"

"What nonsense? Do you still have to report the matter of the head of the family to you? There are more and more rules, open the door quickly, report to the son of Lin Jue in the third room, and the family will see him. The man at the door shouted.

Lin Hu had no choice but to step forward and open them. The two big men who came in stretched out their hands and pushed Lin Hu, and Lin Hu was pushed to the side. Immediately afterwards, Lin Bonian, who had a serious face, stepped into the courtyard.

"Head of the house!" Lin Hu screamed.

Lin Bonian snorted from his nose, didn't look at Lin Hu, and said coldly: "Go and call Lin Jue to see me, I have something important to tell him." ”

"It's so late...... Lin Hu muttered.

Lin Bonian turned his head and glared at Lin Hu and said, "Are you all so unruly now?" When did my Lin family become so unruly? If I tell you to call you, what are you talking about? Is our Lin family now without a family law? Bastard stuff. ”

Lin Hu frowned and was about to refute, but Lin Youde happened to arrive and hurriedly said, "Hu'er hasn't gone to report yet." Lin Hu then threw away the wooden stick and ran back.

"The head of the family is here, Xiaohu is not sensible. Don't be surprised. Why is the head of the house here so late? Go to the flower hall and take a seat. Lin Youde said busily.

Lin Bonian looked at Lin Youde and said in a deep voice: "Your son is not sensible, are you sensible?" You'd rather live here than in my house, and you're looking down on me? It seems that I, the head of the family, are too good to you, and you have no rules. It seems that the family style of my Lin family is going to be cleaned up. ”

Lin Youde was speechless, and only stood aside with his hands down. Lin Bonian walked past him with his head held high, straight into the front hall, and sat on the big chair with a big thorny buttocks, his face sinking like water, full of style.

……

After informing Green Dance of the news of the high school champion last night, Xie Yingying, who came back in the evening, naturally knew the news. The two girls were even happier and more excited than Lin Jue, so they set up a banquet to celebrate Lin Jue. Lin Jue drank a lot of wine, and then hugged Xie Yingying for a while, and at this moment, he was just groggy and didn't sleep for long, and the cry of the maid outside woke Lin Jue up.

Lin Jue frowned and sat up, and Xie Yingying, who was beside her, also lowered her black hair and asked misty.

"What's wrong? What's the noise in the middle of the night? ”

"Miss, it was Lin Hu who came to report the news, saying that the head of the Lin family was here, and he wanted the son to go to the front hall to meet the guests." The servant girl outside shouted.

"Second uncle? Why did he come here at this time? Lin Jue said stunned.

Xie Yingying frowned and said, "It can't be that something happened." ”

Lin Jue got up and said, "It shouldn't be fine, I'll go and see, you sleep, there's nothing to worry about." ”

Xie Yingying quickly put on her clothes, covered her naked upper body, and said softly: "I'll still get up, after all, it's your Lin family master, in case you want to ask me something." ”

Lin Jue smiled: "It should have nothing to do with you." You don't have to get up. ”

Xie Yingying insisted on not listening, and Lin Jue had no choice but to let her get up, but by the way, she also helped herself comb her hair and change her clothes.

Not long after, Lin Jue came outside neatly dressed, Xiaohu was waiting in front of the courtyard gate, and when he saw Lin Jue, he hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Uncle, the head of the family seems to be very angry, you have to be careful." ”

Lin Jue was stunned, frowned, and said, "I didn't offend him, what is he angry about." Rest assured, the front is lit. ”

The two walked quickly to the front hall, and in the front hall, Lin Youde had finished what he had to say, and Lin Bonian didn't pay much attention to him, so he froze in the hall, very embarrassed. Seeing Lin Jue come in, Lin Youde breathed a long sigh of relief and secretly said, 'Thank God'.

"Second uncle, why did you come so late, I fell asleep." Lin Jue hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Lin Bonian frowned and looked at Lin Jue, he smelled the wine on Lin Jue's body, and said in a deep voice: "What? Can't I come? This is your house, I can't come in, can I? ”

Lin Jue sensed that his tone was wrong, and hurriedly smiled: "Why do you want to say such things as the second uncle, isn't the second uncle coming at any time?" The second uncle is the head of the family, and he can come at any time, and his nephew is waiting for him at any time. ”

"Humph! Do you still have me as the head of the family in your eyes? Do you still know that I am the head of the Lin family? Or your second uncle? Lin Bonian shouted coldly.

"Second uncle, what's wrong with you?" Lin Jue frowned.

"What's wrong?" Lin Bonian said angrily: "I'm afraid that you don't take me seriously for a long time." You are doing your own thing now, even with them, do you still have the Lin family in your eyes? And me, the head of the family? Lin Bonian pointed his finger at Lin Youde and Xiaohu on the side and shouted.

“…… Where did the second uncle's words come from? What's going on? The second uncle gave a clear sign. Lin Jue's head was full of confusion.

"Still explicit? You are the children of the Lin family, you came to the capital for the spring examination, and you refused to live in my house. It is okay for you to come out and live on your own, and if you are virtuous, you will learn from you and come and live with you. Do you teach others how to see me as the head of the house? It's as if I'm not treating you well, and you're keeping a deference to me. The temple in my house is small, can't I accommodate the two of you? Lin Bonian said angrily.

Lin Jue frowned and was silent, he felt that Lin Bonian was very strange today, and these words were obviously unreasonable.

"Second uncle, this is all through your nod, how can you make your own opinion? You also nodded when I came out to live, and it was rare for cousin Youde to come over and reunite with Xiaohu's father and son. We have no other intention, why do you say these things? What does it mean that the temple can't accommodate our two Buddhas, isn't this tormenting us? ”

"Am I wrong? You have the ability now, but you don't care if the Lin family lives or dies. Do you think that your wings are stiff and you can fly alone without relying on the Lin family? Lin Jue, although you have the ability, I have also seen your ability, but don't forget, you are the Lin family, you can't forget the favor that the Lin family gave you, you can't ruin the reputation of my Lin family. Lin Bonian shouted.

"Second uncle, what do you want to say, just say it. My nephew really doesn't understand what you mean. How could I have ruined the reputation of the Lin family? Lin Jue was a little angry in his heart, it was really strange that Lin Bonian ran to split his head and cover his face in the middle of the night and said something that he didn't have. Lin Jue didn't understand what was going on.

"Do you want me to say it? I ask you, is this house yours? Is it the house of the woman surnamed Xie in Mochizuki? You don't have to deny it, I know it clearly, the contract of Li San, who sold the house, is written in the name of the woman surnamed Xie. You are a dignified Lin family man, and you are a prostitute. What kind of system does a woman's family live in? And you are still doing business in partnership with them, aren't you ruining the reputation of my Lin family? Lin Jue, it doesn't hurt for you to play with those women, but you don't seem to be serious? My Lin family didn't marry a prostitute. The precedent for a woman to go home, you don't want to do such a ruin thing. ”

Outside the back door, Xie Yingying, who was standing under the porch and didn't come in, heard these words clearly, and suddenly her face trembled. The maid beside her was busy hugging her and whispering comfort. Xie Yingying can also be regarded as a person who refrains from knowing etiquette, knowing that she can't go in to plead, it will make Lin Jue even more embarrassed, so she has to grit her teeth and endure it.

But Lin Jue in the hall was really annoyed, Lin Bonian was a little unreasonable, he came to play prestige with himself in the middle of the night, and it was really angry to say these words. But Lin Bonian is an elder and the head of the family after all, Lin Jue suppressed his anger and kept calm.

"Second Uncle is here for this tonight? The second uncle of Miss Xie and I still don't have to take care of it. Miss Xie is not the kind of person the second uncle said. Second Uncle don't use anything' prostitute. Female' and other words to insult her. I can tell the second uncle that I have decided to take Miss Xie as a concubine, and whether the second uncle agrees to this matter or not, I will do it. Don't say anything about the rules at home, those rules can be broken by others, can't I break them? Isn't the second Bomo forgetful? There are a few sisters-in-law in the old house in Hangzhou, and there are also a few aunts and sisters-in-law in the second uncle's mansion, but they are all from Qinglou. Second, Bo Kemo bullied me and didn't know these things. ”

Lin Bonian's face was hot, and he was a little ashamed. Lin Jue was right, there were indeed a few former Qinglou red prostitutes in his house. Lin Chang and Lin Sheng's two brothers each accepted one, and they accepted one. There is another embarrassing thing, Lin Chang's fifth concubine is the red card Yuzhuer of Cuiweilou. Lin Bonian himself once went to play with this jade bead. When Yuzhu'er entered the door, she saw that Lin Bonian and the two recognized each other, and the scene was embarrassing. Lin Bonian also secretly called it ridiculous in his heart, but he was helpless.

"Look, I'll just say a few words to you, and you say these words, and you still say that you have me as the head of the family in your eyes? Lin Jue...... People can't forget their roots. Even if you have the ability to leave the Lin family, you are still nothing. People must have roots in order to have confidence. That's it, I won't say more, I don't want to do anything for the wicked, but as the head of the family, I must be responsible for the Lin family. You are a child of my Lin family, you need to listen to the orders of the head of the family, you need to think about the Lin family, I am right, you also agree, right? ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Then do you still need the second uncle to ask?" Lin Jue is a member of the Lin family, how can he not think about the Lin family. Lin Jue dared to pat his chest and say, my heart to protect the Lin family is no less than anyone in the Lin family. ”

Lin Bonian nodded and said, "Okay, that's it." In fact, I am different from my eldest brother, I am the head of the family, and I don't care about the subsections, as long as the righteousness is for the sake of the family, I can turn a blind eye to the rest. Don't you like this Qinglou woman surnamed Xie? That's nothing, and I don't object to you marrying her as a concubine. It's nothing. But you must listen to me in major matters, or I will never agree. You have to understand that. ”

Lin Jue said: "Yingying is not a Qinglou woman, please don't use such a title." ”

"Okay, okay, if you say no, it's not, it's up to you." Lin Bonian waved his hand and said, "It's all a trivial matter. Today I have come to tell you something big, something big about you. You must obey my orders in this matter. ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "The second uncle came to me so late, I think there must be something important to say." Second uncle, please speak. What's the big deal? ”

Lin Bonian glanced at Lin Jue and said in a soft tone: "Lin Jue, you are twenty years old this year." ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "My nephew has passed his twentieth birthday, and he is twenty years old." ”

Lin Bonian nodded and sighed: "Good, good." Twenty years old, the year of the weak crown, is already an adult. Time flies, Er Boyou remembers that you were only a teenager when you were a child, and in a blink of an eye, you have already been a talent, full of wealth. If your father and mother are still alive, I don't know how happy I am to see you now. ”

When it comes to family affection, Lin Jue is naturally soft in his heart. Although he is not a real member of the Lin family, but his soul is attached to Lin Jue's body, but the memories in this body are remnants, and there is inevitably an inseparable family affection. His expression softened.

"Hey, Lin Jue, to be honest, the second uncle didn't fulfill his responsibilities to you. After your father and mother passed away, the second uncle should have taken care of you more, but the second uncle was busy with official business and rarely cared about you. This is the second uncle's dereliction of duty. If you go down the wrong path because of this, the second uncle will be even more ashamed of your father, but fortunately you didn't go the wrong way, and now you are on the right path. Speaking of which, the second uncle was full of apologies. ”

Lin Jue said with a smile: "The second uncle doesn't have to be like this, with the family taking care of everything, how can he go down the wrong path?" ”

The Lin family has such a strict family law, and when Lin Boyong was the head of the family, the restraint on the children of the Lin family was almost all-round, who could embark on the evil road? At this point, Lin Jue is a little grateful to Lin Boyong for his unkindness and harshness. If it weren't for the strict control of family law, a fatherless and motherless concubine might really be what kind of person he would become. But it's a pity that Lin Boyong is only strict with other people's children and connived at his own sons, and other children have not taken the wrong path, and his own three sons are not considered talents, which is also Lin Boyong's limitations.

"yes, there's no use talking about that. The second uncle reflects on himself, and should care more about you from the moment, not only to take on the responsibilities of the head of the family, but also to take on the responsibility of being your elder. You are now in the age of weak crowns, and you have reached the age of marrying a wife and having children, as the head of the family and your second uncle, I should handle this for you. Therefore, I have come today to tell you that the second uncle has made a marriage for you. The woman is the beloved daughter of today's Vice Minister Qian Qianyi, who is seventeen years old. You're lucky, and you're very satisfied with the money, and this marriage ......."

Before Lin Bonian finished speaking, Lin Jue's face had changed, and he frowned: "Second uncle, what did you say?" Got me engaged? How can this be? ”

Lin Bonian lowered his face and came: "What did you say?" What's not to do? People are the daughter of the prime minister, are they not worthy of you? It's rare for you to climb high, you should be happy. You became the son-in-law of Lord Qian, do you need to talk about the benefits in the future? Lord Qian is the deputy prime minister of the dynasty, and he will give you great help after you enter the office. It's a great thing for you and the Lin family, do you understand? ”

Lin Jue frowned and said, "Second uncle, I understand what you said, but how can this marriage event be ......?"

"Lin Jue, the marriage event is the words of the matchmaker of the parents, do you think that the second uncle can't make the decision for you? Your parents died, and I am both your elder and the head of the Lin family, who is more qualified for this matter besides me? Lin Bonian shouted.

"Second uncle, I didn't mean that, I mean, you should discuss such a big matter with me. I'm unprepared, what kind of family will I become? I don't even have a reputation, how can I get close to others? I can't climb high. Lin Jue scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, he couldn't have imagined that Lin Bonian came in the middle of the night to come for this matter. This is a bit of a surprise.

"What is not famous? Lin Jue, do you still want to hide it from me? When you went to report to me after the spring festival that day, you didn't say a word about the emperor's inspection of the tribute courtyard. Why didn't the emperor say that you were the first on the spot? The emperor's golden mouth and jade words, even if you say this, it must be a certainty, but you don't mention it at all, is this contempt for me? Do you think that I, the second uncle, the head of the Lin family, don't deserve this news? Lin Jue, what I told you before was in your ears, let me tell you, even if you have the ability, you are nothing if you leave the Lin family. I have already agreed to this marriage, and without your right to speak, if I want you to marry the daughter of the deputy prime minister, you will have to marry, and there is no room for negotiation. This is an order as your second uncle and as the head of the Lin family, and you cannot object. Do you understand? Hugh didn't know how to lift. Lin Bonian was furious, got up and shouted.

Lin Jue's brows twisted into a pimple, with Lin Jue's understanding of Lin Bonian, Lin Bonian has never been so tough. It's a bit of an anomaly to be like this today. This person is too gentle and lacks ability, which causes him to mix in the middle of the court. But he still has some ambitions, and he is also a little desperate to achieve his goals. Because of this, Lin Bonian's plan to kill the eldest prince of the long house and seize the head of the family will gladly cooperate.

In other words, this person has no great wisdom, but there are still some small wisdom. So sometimes for the sake of small profits, the head of the camp is bleeding, but they don't understand the overall situation and the changes in the situation. This is also the reason why he has only made a small profit over the years but has not hugged his thighs. If something happens, he has no choice but to be slaughtered.

Lin Jue didn't trust Lin Bonian from the bottom of his heart, and the more he got to know him, the stronger this sense of distrust became. Especially after coming to the capital, when I saw Lin Bonian's high-rise mansion and full of wives and concubines, I saw Lin Sheng's domineering appearance towards him. After hearing Lin Bonian's hypocritical words of concern to himself, Lin Jue became more aware of this. But helplessly, the head of the Lin family is either Lin Bonian or Lin Boyong, Lin Boyong may be more competent, but Lin Jue had to choose to cooperate with Lin Bonian for his own situation and helped him win the position of head of the family. However, now it seems that this move may not be a good thing for the Lin family.

Lin Bonian came here today and suddenly talked about his marriage, which made Lin Jue feel abrupt. There must be a reason why someone who doesn't care about you suddenly wants to care about you. Lin Jue didn't think it was because Lin Bonian knew that he was about to win the imperial examination. Maybe Lin Bonian will be happy because he was admitted to the imperial examination, but this joy should not be expressed in the fact that he suddenly wants to force himself to marry. These two things are not next to each other at all. He can happily come in the middle of the night to congratulate, or put on a big feast to publicize it, but this forces himself to suddenly accept a marriage, what kind of style is this? And even if he really wanted to talk about this marriage, he could have come during the day, why bother making a surprise visit in the middle of the night, looking extremely eager and hurried, full of persecution and unopposable toughness. One has to be suspicious.

Lin Jue's mind is so meticulous. The thing that worries him the most in the past few days is that Lin Bonian was solemnly punished and the teacher was investigating the crime. Lin Jue thought about this matter in his mind many times, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was serious and tricky. Lin Jue is still like this, Lin Bonian should be more worried than Lin Jue. And at this time, he came late at night to tell Lin Jue that he had found a marriage for him, which was even more unreasonable.

The reason why Lin Bonian came in the middle of the night and suddenly put forward this tough request for his daughter to marry Qian Qianyi's daughter was definitely not as simple as his sudden decision to care about his nephew, who had no father or mother for twenty years.

Thinking about it a little deeper, who is Qian Qianyi? He was the vice minister of the dynasty and one of the top officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He suddenly fell in love with himself and wanted to marry his daughter to himself, which was simply pie in the sky. Especially when he doesn't know this Qian Qianyi at all, and Lin Bonian has nothing to do with this Qian Vice Minister, this kind of thing is even more weird.

Taken together, all these suspicions can lead to a simple conclusion: the motives of Lin Bonian, who came in the middle of the night, are suspicious. This must be more than just a marriage. There must be some reason behind this.

"Second uncle, you can't be hasty in marriage, you suddenly came to tell me about it, and asked me to answer on the spot, I was really surprised. To tell you the truth, my nephew really didn't think about getting married, can the second uncle let me think about it for a few days before making a decision? Lin Jue frowned and said.

"No! I can't wait for this matter, and I'm not here tonight to ask for your opinion, but to tell you. You can't make your own decisions about the marriage, and as the head of the Lin family, I have the right to arrange it for you. ”

Lin Bonian categorically refused, he couldn't wait, he had to deal with this matter as soon as possible, every extra day, he would be in danger for one day. Now there is not only a rope sleeve tied to Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru around his neck, but also a knife that Wu Chunlai is holding. Although Wu Chunlai said that he would not expose himself, who knew his true thoughts. If he thinks he's not doing his best and he's going to get the deal out, it's all over.

Lin Jue frowned and was silent, he was thinking about how to deal with this matter. It was impossible to promise him, but before refusing, he needed to know what was behind Lin Bonian's actions today.

"What are you waiting for? Such a good family affair will be of great benefit to your future, what are you pretentious? Lin Bonian stomped his feet and shouted.