Lin Jue saw Guo Caiwei and Xie Yingying rushing over, and his mood was also extremely excited. Turned over and jumped off the horse and galloped forward.

The little county lord was going to throw himself into Lin Jue's arms, but in front of everyone's eyes, this move was too shocking, although he used to be a person who didn't care about what others said, but at this moment, as a woman, he naturally needs to respect his identity. Before jumping into Lin Jue's arms, the little county lord stopped his body stiffly, looked up at Lin Jue for a long time, and a thousand words converged into one sentence.

"Husband, why is your beard so messy? Isn't Sister Bing'er going to help you tidy up? ”

Lin Jue smiled dumbly and said, "Is this the first thing you said to greet your husband?" Wei'er, I'm back, how are you? Can you recover? ”

Guo Caiwei laughed, but there was a mist in her eyes, and she said softly: "I'm fine, you can rest assured." ”

On the side, Xie Yingying saluted and said: "Yingying gave her husband a salute, and her husband returned safely, and the family was happy." ”

Lin Jue turned his head and returned the salute, and said with a smile: "The warbler has been reduced, but because of the missing?" ”

Xie Yingying's face was red and her ears were red, and she didn't know how to answer. The little county lord said angrily: "Husband, don't bully people, during this time, Yingying is in charge of housework, and she is tired and thin." ”

Lin Jue laughed and said: "I see, but I am self-inflicted." ”

Xie Yingying said in a low voice: "Of course the husband is not self-inflicted, we miss the husband very much. I'm looking forward to my husband's return. You're finally back. ”

Lin Jue put away his smile, nodded and sighed, "Yes, I'm back." ”

Bai Bing stepped forward to salute the two girls, Guo Caiwei returned the salute and stepped forward with a smile and took Bai Bing's arm and said, "Sister Bing'er, you have worked hard this time." Let's go home. ”

Over there, Lin Jue had already held Lin Zhan in his arms. Lin Zhan grinned at Lin Jue, as if he had known each other for a long time. Lin Jue turned his head and looked around, looking at his wife and children beside him, and felt quite emotional in his heart. What could be happier than being reunited with family? The infinite troubles in my heart are gone at this moment.

After moving all the boxes into the house, Lin Jue rewarded the accompanying cavalry and ordered them to go back to the barracks of the Guards Infantry Division to rest and wait. After the cavalry left, the noise came to an end.

Everyone sat down in the hall, laughing and laughing, talking about the farewell, and the family was happy.

The little county lord was very strange about Fang Huanqiu's appearance, and pulled Lin Jue aside to ask. Lin Jue naturally explained. The little county lord was quite embarrassed when he heard this. She is naturally not completely ignorant of the news in the capital, and there has been a lot of uproar in the court recently, although she doesn't care too much about it, but when she returned to the palace, the things that her father and brother said are these things, and naturally she understands some of them.

"My husband really wants to get involved, my father and brother have said that this time we can only wait and see, and we can't participate in it, so as not to cause trouble. Is the husband planning to speak up for Fang Dunru? The little county lord asked worriedly.

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Wei'er, Mr. Fang is my mentor, although there are some dirty things in the middle, but that is already in the past. Not to mention anything else, just for the sake of Mrs. Fang and Huanqiu's face, I can't stand idly by. However, if Lu Zhongtian didn't deceive people too much, so that they wouldn't want to put people to death, I wouldn't say much. If they wanted to put Master Yan and Mr. Fang to death, I naturally couldn't sit idly by. Otherwise, I will be at peace for the rest of my life. ”

The little county lord sighed: "What the husband said is very true, people are not kind, I must not be unrighteous." Huanqiu's sister is also pitiful. But Mr. Fang's style, I categorically will not allow you to get involved in it. But the husband must grasp the measure, although the husband is now making war exploits, but in fact there is no foundation. Be cautious in what you say and do. At this time, once you lose your word, you will become the target of public criticism. I'm afraid you don't know that the emperor has issued an edict to take all the blame for his own crimes. Now the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty said that Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu were unkind and unjust, and they did not dare to take responsibility, putting the emperor in a difficult situation. The situation of the two of them is getting worse and worse now. ”

Lin Jue was stunned and said, "The emperor has issued an edict against himself? ”

The little county lord told Lin Jue roughly what he knew, and Lin Jue was silent for a long time, speechless.

"Husband, you can ask your father and brother about the specific situation, I only know the approximately. At present, it seems that the emperor still supports the new law. Mr. Fang and Lord Yan shouldn't be a big deal. You don't have to say anything. The little county lord said in a low voice.

Lin Jue frowned and shook his head slowly, the idea of the little county lord probably represented the thoughts of the vast majority of people, but Lin Jue was different from their thoughts. This sin seems to calm the matter, but in fact, it pushes the matter into another irreversible desperate situation. It's not that simple.

"Well, I'll go back and find out, I don't want to worry too much at the moment. By the way, why didn't Green Dance and Xiaohu come back? Has our family's water arrived? Lin Jue shook his head and asked.

Hearing this, the little county lord hurriedly said: "I was about to tell you about this, the Lin Jiacao fleet arrived at the end of last month. The uncle's father escorted himself and stayed at home for two days. I wanted to wait for you to come back to see you, but I don't know when you will return, and after unloading, the uncle left with the fleet. The Green Dancing Girl and Little Tiger were supposed to follow the Cao Yun fleet back to Beijing, but the uncle said that when the fleet was about to set off on the eighth day of September, the Green Dancing Girl and Little Tiger were gone. The residence left a letter, saying that it wanted to see the scenery on the way, so he hired a carriage to come to the capital by land. Uncle they didn't care. But it's been more than a month, and even if it's by land, it's long overdue, and there hasn't been half a letter coming, which makes people really anxious. What is there to see on the road at such a time? The Green Dancing Girl isn't a playful person. It's really weird. I'm going to wait two more days, and if I don't come again, I'll send someone to look for it. ”

When Lin Jue heard this, his brows had already twisted into a pimple. I vaguely felt that something was wrong. In the few words of the little county lord, Lin Jue heard several places that made people wonder.

First, Lu Wu is not the kind of person who doesn't understand etiquette, if she doesn't return to Beijing with the Cao Yun ship, she must tell Lin Boyong in person, how can she leave a letter and say goodbye? It's not something Green Dance can do. Second, Green Dance is not a playful person, even if you want to see the scenery and relax, it will not be delayed for such a long time. From Hangzhou to the capital, the time of land travel will be there in 20 days even if you play all the way. What's more, in this kind of weather, the four fields are bleak, what is there to play?

Moreover, after Lu Wu went to Hangzhou, she wrote to herself in a letter to tell her that she missed her and wanted to return to Beijing earlier. At that time, Lin Jue was caught in the Kang Zizhen case, and he was so busy that he was also in prison once, and the situation was a little chaotic. Lin Jue hopes that Green Dance can take a good break, and there is no need to return to Beijing too early to increase his troubles. So he suggested that she follow the September Lin family to transport the ship back to Beijing, and Lu Wu promised herself, she would never make her own decisions. Even if she had other ideas, she would write to let her know in advance, and she was not the kind of person who did it casually.

Xiaohu was also bored in Hangzhou, and he seemed to be back in the last letter. He insisted that he follow Green Dance to take care of him, and he shouldn't be stranded on the road because of his playfulness.

All these doubts made Lin Jue feel deeply uneasy. But Lin Jue didn't think too badly about me, maybe there was something delayed on the way, maybe Green Dance just wanted to follow Xiaohu back to Beijing alone, after all, it would feel a little restrained to come back with the Lin family. So don't think too much about it.

"Maybe it's just a delay. The weather is cold, and the road on land is not easy to walk. I don't have to wait for tomorrow, I watch the people go to meet them. The road by land is nothing more than going north along the canal or from the official road to the west, sending people to meet them separately, and inquiring on the way. It's best to get Green Dance and Little Tiger, and rest assured. Lin Jue groaned.

The little county lord nodded and said, "It's okay, I'll tell someone to go when I turn around." It's best if you take a post for them and ask the government on the way. As long as the Green Dancing Girls go by land, there will be a registration in every government office they pass, which will be much easier. You are also the head of the Privy Council now, and you will still give face locally. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "That's what I said, that's it." ”

At noon, the Lin family's mansion held a banquet, and Qianqian rushed to get the news, and she was very happy. If it weren't for Lin Jue's going to the Privy Council for business in the afternoon, I'm afraid he would have to fight with Lin Jue for a few glasses of wine before he would stop.

After dinner, Lin Jue bathed and changed clothes, Xie Yingying trimmed his beard and hair for him, and rearranged it, which restored the appearance of a personable scholar from the image of an almost rough man.

After drinking tea and chatting with the women for a while, Lin Jue had to leave to go out. This time he returned to Beijing not to reunite with his family, he came back responsibly. The matter of relief materials must be solved first, and when we go back, we must seize the time to find out what is happening in the imperial court and consider whether to come forward. Therefore, when I returned to the capital, I was actually more nervous and busy than when I was in Beijing to appease the people.

Half an hour later, Lin Jue had already dismounted in front of the magnificent Privy Council on the east side of Daqing Gate. Although Lin Jue was already the head of the Privy Council, he had never been to the Privy Council once. Every time I pass by here, looking at the tall and magnificent doorway, the stone lion in front of the door is more than a foot high, giving people a sense of majesty and suppression. At this moment, I got off the horse and walked up the high steps, walking past the stone lion, and I felt a feeling in my heart. At this time and at that time, now I can be an official in such a yamen, it is really unpredictable and unpredictable.

However, Lin Jue's emotion was soon interrupted by the scolding of the guards in front of the yamen.

"The Privy Council is a heavy place, and idlers are not allowed to trespass. Violators will be killed. The tall guard at the gate shouted.

Lin Jue was stunned, reached out and took out the appointment document from his arms and handed it to a guard. The guard looked at him suspiciously, and didn't seem to know how to read.

"What is this? Paper? Those who complain go to the Yamen of the Imperial Historical Tower, or go to the Yamen of the Political Affairs Hall opposite, and we are not subject to these things here. The guard shouted, handing the paperwork back.

Lin Jue smiled bitterly: "Brother, don't pretend if you don't know the words, I'll read the words above for you." Lin Jue is hereby appointed as the Chief Regent of the Privy Council. The official rank is four grades, and the treatment is like a law. Privy Counsellor Yang Jun. ”