Today's Lin Mansion is extremely lively, and the shopkeepers of the small shops who take goods from the Lin family on weekdays, as well as those merchants who are usually close to the Lin family, or have some connections, have begun to visit in an endless stream. Although it is a little difficult to send charcoal in the snow, these people like to do the icing on the cake very much!

But Lin Yingyue, who is the person in charge of the Lin family's business, didn't care about this, and Lin Chengming, the current head of the Lin family, didn't care either...... These things are basically taken care of by Steward Wang. She was having dinner with Qingshuang and Qinglu in her bamboo courtyard at this time......

"Miss, a few shops in the city are really lively today, and the paper sent by the new workshop has been sold out early! Even after the door is closed, those scholars are still reluctant to leave! Qingshuang swallowed a mouthful of rice and said to Lin Yingyue with some joy.

"Yes, yes! A few scholars even had a conflict, if it weren't for the fear of those officials of the prefect later, I was afraid that there would be a fight! I think tomorrow will be more lively! Hearing her sister's words, Qinglu also nodded her head on the side and responded.

Lin Yingyue looked at the two women in front of her singing and harmonizing, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "Look at the ...... of your two music"

Qingshuang and Qinglu laughed together when they heard their young lady's words. Lin Yingyue put down the chopsticks in her hand again, looked out the window that had begun to darken, frowned, and whispered to herself with some concern: "That stupid guy doesn't know where he went, and he hasn't come back yet......"

Lin Yingyue's words couldn't help but remind Qinglu of what happened in the ancestral hall in the morning. A blush flashed on his face subconsciously, but it quickly disappeared...... Qingshuang on the side saw his sister's look in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly......

Lin Yingyue's side was eating, and in the same way, Brother Shi was also eating at this time! When he walked into Guo's mansion and sat down at the table, the Guo family's dinner finally officially began!

In fact, to be honest, Brother Shi felt that his stomach was not very hungry. Because I ate two dry rations on that island before. Although the dry food in this army is a little hard and tastes bad, it is extremely satisfying! It's been so much time since noon, but Brother Shi doesn't feel the slightest bit of hunger! But...... The father and son of the Guo family have waited for him for so long, if he doesn't move his chopsticks, he will always be a little unreasonable!

"I thought Brother Shi, you were proud of the spring breeze today, and you wouldn't come!" After a simple greeting, Shi Yuan just sat down in his seat, and Guo Renjie said a word to Shi Yuan while adding wine to his father and Shi Yuan. Then he sat back in his chair and added another drink to himself.

"Brother Guo, don't be sarcastic about me! If it's really a spring breeze, it's okay......" Shi Yuan glanced at the wine glass in front of the table that was still turbulent, and replied to Guo Renjie with some discouragement.

And Guo Renjie heard Shi Yuan's words and saw Shi Yuan's expression, so he couldn't help but be stunned, and asked: "Today in Jinling City, the Lin family is out of the limelight, and those papers are all crazy today!" How...... Brother Shi...... Are you so looked? Isn't it because of that young lady? ”

Shi Yuan was in no mood to ignore Guo Renjie's ridiculous words, remembering what he saw on Yelian Island today, he smiled deeply at the Guo family's father and son, and said quietly: "Speaking of which...... I've been at your Guo family today! ”

Well? Guo Youwei and Guo Renjie, father and son, heard it, and couldn't help but glance at each other suspiciously. Only then did they all look at Shi Yuan in unison. Today they are at home all day, what does he mean by that?

Seeing this, Brother Shi explained directly: "Today I went to a small island west of Mingyang Lake...... The name of the island is ......."

"Yelian Island?" Guo Renjie on the side didn't react, but Guo Youwei heard it, and the hand holding the chopsticks couldn't help but shake. Then he looked at Shi Yuan with a surprised face and asked, "Did you go to find Master Dong?" ”

Shi Yuan picked up the chopsticks just now, and when he heard Guo Youwei's words, he put down the chopsticks in his hand again: "That's right, I went to find Uncle Dong today...... Seemingly...... Uncle Guo really knows something! ”

Shi Yuan and Guo Youwei asked and answered, but Guo Renjie on the side was confused, so as soon as Shi Yuan's words fell, he didn't wait for his father to answer, and interrupted the two of them: "I said father, Brother Shi, can you two stop playing dumb riddles here?" So what happened to Yelian Island? ”

As soon as the words fell, he looked at Shi Yuan, but Brother Shi also looked at him a little strangely: "Brother Guo, isn't this Yelian Island your family's property?" ”

"Of course I know this! It's just that the island has been abandoned for a long time, and my father let people take it back at the beginning of this year, when those bullshit geniuses still came to the house to make trouble...... However, what does this matter have to do with Uncle Dong? ”

It sounded like Guo Renjie really didn't know about this matter, Shi Yuan first glanced at Guo Youwei, and then opened his mouth to explain to Guo Renjie: "Then Brother Guo, do you know, who is on the island now?" ”

"What? Is there anyone on that island? Guo Renjie seemed to be stepping on his tail, and muttered to himself in surprise, and then turned to look at his father Guo Youwei.

"Father...... It's ......"

Guo Youwei, who had been silent for a long time beside him, glanced at Guo Renjie and Shi Yuan, took a sip of wine gently, and then said: "This matter is nothing, at the beginning of this year, I received a secret letter from Lord Dong, saying that I wanted to borrow the Yelian Island, and ...... And in the name of our Guo family...... Therefore, I took the opportunity to take back the island, and after that, Lord Dong sent someone to impose martial law around the island. ”

"I see...... Father, you don't know what's going on on the island? ”

After Guo Youwei finished speaking, without waiting for Shi Yuan to speak, Guo Renjie asked on his behalf.

"This ...... Master Dong told me. He...... Garrison it! ”

"Garrison!?" Guo Renjie thought about all the possibilities, but he didn't think of this. Because except for Shi Yuan, the entire Nanqing people knew that all the troops in Nanqing were in the north, so how could Dong Qingyun garrison troops on that island?

Guo Renjie's face was extremely surprised, but he didn't quite understand it in his heart, so he turned to look at Shi Yuan. Because he's just come back from that island! Shi Yuan, who was originally calm, nodded to him when he saw Guo Renjie: "That's right, the army stationed on the island is called the 'Dingnan Army'!" There are more than 3,000 people in total! ”

After Shi Yuan's words were finished, the table couldn't help but be silent. Even Guo Youwei, who knew in advance, had a somewhat complicated face for a while!

(End of chapter)