After Qin Lin received the letter, he was first surprised, then laughed casually, lowered his voice and asked Wang Zhen: "Can Jiayue have another message to ask Wang Dutang to bring?" ”

Wang Zhen looked at Qin Lin very strangely, and didn't understand why he asked like this, so he was stunned for a moment before saying: "Taishi is seriously ill, please Qin Shaobao and his wife go back to Beijing to visit, although the lower official is under the wall of the Taishi, after all, he is an outsider, even if the Taishi has another message to Mrs. Zun, it seems that it is inconvenient for the lower official to bring it." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Xiaoyang, meaning that if Zhang Juzheng had another message to his daughter, it would be more appropriate to ask this eunuch to bring it than himself.

Qin Lin was taken aback when he saw that Wang Zhan's expression did not seem to be fake, and there was even more anxiety between his eyebrows.

Because of the precedent of Zhang Juzheng pretending to be sick and marrying a daughter, when Qin Lin first received the letter, he thought that Lao Taishan would repeat his old skills, after all, this master was only in his fifties, his body was tall and strong, and his skin was shiny and ruddy, which could be described as the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Although both Qing Dai and Zi Xuan had said that he should not take tonic medicine indiscriminately, in Qin Lin's mind, Lao Taishan was more like a healthy and strong middle-aged man, rather than a gray-haired old man, and he should not suddenly suffer from a serious illness.

Wang Zhen was wrong, seeing that Qin Lin was indecisive, he only said that he was unwilling to give up the fame and achievements of his trip to Jiangnan in order to visit his father-in-law, and urged repeatedly: "The teacher's illness is different from the past, the old man is anxious to love his daughter in his illness, and I hope that Qin Shaobao will be aware of people's feelings, and quickly discuss with Mrs. Zhang, and the virtuous couple will return to the north as soon as possible." ”

"Thank you, thank you!" Qin Lin hurriedly went back to discuss with Zhang Zixuan, said goodbye to Wang Zhen in a few words, stepped on the jade lion and rushed away.

Wang Zhen looked at his back, shook the sleeves of his robe, and said to himself: "Now the world is cold, my father-in-law is sick and misses his daughter, and my son-in-law still pushes back and ...... The teacher was confused, even if he was treated by him at the beginning, there would be no other extra rewards, how could he marry the young lady to this person? What a pearl! ”

Wang Dutang didn't know that after Qin Lin hurried back to Qinchaxingyuan, he immediately ordered loudly to pack up and leave for the north on the same day.

Jin Yingji brought a lot of overseas curiosities and sent them over, Qing Dai, Xu Xinyi and Zhang Zixuan picked and chose in the room, Qing Dai asked for pearls, coral, fish maw and other things, all of which can be used in medicine, Xu Xinyi picked up a shark skin and said to make a sheath for the sword, Zhang Zixuan asked for a crystal chessboard.

There was a commotion outside to pack up, they were shocked and walked out of the door, and bumped into Qin Lin, who was sweating profusely, Zhang Zixuan frowned slightly: "Why is Fujun in a hurry to go north, has there been a change in Beijing?" ”

What a prime minister's daughter, it's in one sentence!

Qin Lin asked them to go back to the room, closed the door, and took out Zhang Jingxiu's letter from his arms.

"Ah, Father......" Zhang Zixuan's lips trembled, and her eyes turned red involuntarily.

Knowing her father is like a daughter, she knows very well how strong her father is, his will is like steel, his surname is so strong that he is even almost stubborn, even if he has a little illness, he will definitely survive it, and now he is so sick that his eldest brother Zhang Jingxiu wants to write a letter saying "Father is sick, return quickly", I am afraid that the condition is quite serious!

"How could you suddenly fall ill? Mr. Zhang is usually very healthy! Xu Xinyi's eyes widened in disbelief.

Qingdai is someone else's tears, she is also sad, seeing that Sister Zixuan's eyes are red, the little girl is busier than anyone else: "Sister Zixuan, don't worry, let's rush back as soon as possible, I will take care of your father's illness, I will definitely be cured, even if my medical skills are poor, there is still a third uncle, and a grandfather." ”

Yes, Qin Lin nodded, not only Zhang Zixuan wants to return to Beijing to comfort her sick father, but she and Qingdai will also go together, Li Shizhen and Li Jianfang in Nanjing, father and son, also want to go to Beijing as soon as possible.

Zhang Juzheng's New Deal reform, in Qin Lin's view, although the thinking is biased, many measures are to the point, and now at the critical moment of the implementation of the reform, how can he not afford to be sick? What's more, even in Qin Lin himself, since Lao Taishan pretended to be sick and married his daughter, he has become more and more aware of this old man who looks serious on the outside, but is actually a father who loves him like a mountain.

Jin Yingji learned that Qin Lin was leaving, and she was not without sorrow in her heart, she didn't know when she would be able to meet when this little enemy left, but Zhang Zixuan's father was seriously ill and couldn't be forced to stay.

After thinking about it and thinking about it, she bit her lip lightly and glanced at Qin Lin tenderly, "I don't know if you are going to take the land route or the water route?" ”

Of course, Qin Lin had to ask whether the land route was fast or the water route was fast.

"From Jiangnan to Beijing, there is a land horse ride, there is a Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to take the water, and there is a sea route from Hangzhou to the sea, north to Dagukou landing, through Tianjin Wei into Beijing," Jin Yingji paused, melon seeds face slightly red: "Usually I ride a horse the fastest, but now it is the turn of spring and summer, the southeast wind is blowing, the sea ship is not loaded, it is as fast as an arrow from the string, and the concubine can personally drive the boat, day and night to hurry." ”

This is a great advantage, by horse, by land, even if the elite of the border army does not collect at night, how long can they run without sleep? You have to stop to eat and drink during the day, and you have to rest and sleep at night. By sea, Wufeng Maritime Merchants mobilized experienced sailors under their command to drive the ship, which could drive continuously day and night, and the longer the distance, the more advantageous it was.

What's more, Qin Lin can ride a horse and gallop, Zhang Zixuan and Qingdai, two delicate beauties, can't withstand the bumps on horseback for thousands of miles.

"Okay, just take the sea boat!" Qin Lin slapped the board.

Jin Xuanwei's flattering eyes bent slightly, and his pretty face was full of joy, sending Qin Lin north on the thousands of miles of sea road, and he could get along for a few more days.

"Sister Jin, thank you, thank you!" Zhang Zixuan's red eyes were deep.

Jin Yingji's face was slightly red, she wasn't all here to help Zhang Zixuan, with her own little abacus!

Xu Xinyi was bored beside her, she didn't help much, and the eldest lady, who was never willing to be left behind, thought for a long time, and shouted: "My mother's family still has the Nine Turns of the Pill that Zhang Sanfeng refined in Wudang two hundred years ago, the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, and the five-hundred-year-old mountain ginseng, so I went to get it and treat the Taishi." ”

"Okay," Qin Lin nodded immediately: "Then you can ride the night jade lion back to Nanjing to get medicine, pick up grandpa and third uncle by way, take a boat down the river to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and meet our northbound sea boat." ”

Well, Xu Xinyi nodded heavily, took a long step, and walked away in a hurry.

Zhang Zixuan's beautiful eyes were filled with a bag of tears, several sisters usually quarreled, but when it came to the critical moment, they had a deep sisterhood, and there was no ambiguity at all, and Qin Lin's actions made her very pleased...... Early the next morning, the royal history of the capital Wang Seal came to Qincha Xingyuan, ready to urge Qin Lin to take Mrs. Zhang north as soon as possible, but except for a few old servants, Xingyuan was empty.

"It's strange, yesterday Qin was still pushing back, why did he disappear today?" Wang Zhan was inexplicable, pulling his beard and leaving stupidly.

(To be continued)