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Chapter 45
a bolt from the blue!

Everyone in the Lin family thought that Lin Huaishan, the Hou of Nanyang, died suddenly of an emergency. Mrs. Hou said that he was murdered, which made Mrs. Lin faint on the spot, and Mrs. Lin almost died on a crane.

Lin Laoer and Lin Laosan were stunned, and it took a long time to react. They were shocked and panicked, and they almost didn't recover from the momentary air blockage.

After a flurry of rescue efforts, the old couple finally came back to breathe.The second daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law were left to take care of Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lin, and the two brothers of the Lin family took Mrs. Hou to a remote room for questioning alone.

Lin Huaifeng panted heavily, and asked, "Is that guy Wei Mingji telling my elder sister-in-law that my elder brother was murdered? How did he, an outsider, know about our family?"

Madam Hou suppressed her emotions after being greatly mourned, and said with a sob: "During the Yingchuan Rebellion 15 years ago, Lord Hou sent food to Yingchuan. Wei Mingji is still helping His Majesty track down the remnants of He Zheng and his accomplices. He has tracked down some clues, but I don't want to tell me the specifics, only that he suspects that Lord Hou was murdered by He Zheng's accomplice, if it wasn't for someone's deliberate murder, Lord Hou has always been in good health, so why would he suddenly die of an emergency."

Mrs. Hou's hands trembled slightly, and said again: "Yes, I was afraid, so I wanted to let Ran Ran marry him as soon as possible, so that we could find someone to rely on for our family."

Lin Huaiyue sat up straight and said anxiously: "Brother was only going to deliver food to General Zhao, why did He Zheng's accomplice find my elder brother, elder sister-in-law, don't be fooled by Wei Mingji's few words! There is no evidence."

Lin Huaifeng suddenly slammed his fist on the case, "No, brother not only delivered food, he must have helped General Zhao with other things too!...At the beginning, brother escaped from Yingchuan with King Chu, and brother was there to deliver food At that time, King Chu accompanied the Empress Dowager on a nearby outing, and when he heard that Yingchuan was in danger, he left most of the troops to escort the Empress Dowager back to the palace, and he led a light cavalry to support Yingchuan by himself."

Lin Huaifeng sat up in shock as if remembering something, and said: "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Prince Chu's son was killed, Wei Mingji must have found something!"

Lin Huaiyue was a little dazed, still trying to figure out what the murder of King Chu's son had to do with his brother, Madam Hou burst into tears, "Master Hou died for no apparent reason, our whole family is also worried..."

Lin Huaifeng continued: "The murderer who killed King Chu's son was his cousin, and behind him was a group of rebels hiding in Kaixian County. Maybe this group of rebels was the remnants of He Zheng! Did Wei Mingji remind us that he wanted to tell us who killed Chu? Wang Shizi and my elder brother belong to the same group."

"Isn't this gang of rebels already wiped out by Wei Mingji? Why is my sister-in-law so worried?" Lin Huaiyue frowned, unable to figure out the key point.

Lin Huaifeng said angrily: "It's no wonder that you haven't been promoted in the ranks these years. Who is the leader behind this group of rebels? Do you know? They murdered their elder brother and Prince Chu's son. They must have something in their hands , brother may have revealed it to elder sister-in-law."

"..." Madam Hou shook her head with a soft sip.

Lin Huaiyue sighed and said, "Eldest brother has always been very tight-lipped, let alone such a fatal matter, how could he easily reveal it to his family, it's common sense that elder sister-in-law doesn't know."

He straightened his expression again and asked, "Then what should we do now? Ran Ran ran away from marriage privately and offended Wei Mingji. According to the analysis of the second brother, our family is now in trouble."

Madam Hou, who had been sobbing for a long while, raised her sleeves and wet her tears, and said, "Tingyu and Chengyu have already waited at the gate of the palace. Let's talk about it after the morning breaks up and find out the direction of the wind. Maybe the Wei family will come to our house today." Say, if they don't come, I will go myself."

Lin Huaiyue nodded, "Why are we afraid of him, Wei Mingji? A young child who dares to neglect our family Ran Ran like this, whether it is General Lu or His Majesty, our family is justified! If Wei Mingji doesn't give our family an explanation, Tomorrow, I will speak before His Majesty to spread the word!"

……

Mrs. Hou's guess was right, when it was not time to eat, the two wives Fang Lu came, followed by Wei Mingji.

Master Wei also wanted to come here to sincerely apologize for his son's absurd behavior, but Fang seemed too angry when he said that he had gone to too many people.Therefore, Wei Mingji only brought Bao Shang in, and the rest of the people waited outside the Hou's mansion.

Fang's clothes are not as rich as in the past, and the two jasper hairpins on his head can be seen to be worth tens of thousands of gold. He is wearing a silk and satin skirt with purple clouds and thunder patterns in Luodian, blue flat-headed shoes, and a blue velvet cloak outside. The sturdy body also embodies the four characters "elegant and dignified".

Mrs. Lu is wearing a deep brown dress with lotus root silk, a pink outer dress, and her bun and headgear have not been changed, which shows that she is usually frugal.Wei Mingji wore a whale gray train, and his long leather boots clanked. He followed behind the two mothers with a dark face and said nothing.

Mrs. Hou's spirit was sluggish, and she forced herself to meet the Wei family in the Qingsong hall.Accompanied by the two uncles, Lin Xingwei, as the protagonist of the incident, also sat beside Mrs. Hou.

The two families sat face to face on the seats on both sides of the Qingsong Hall.After a while of silence, Mrs. Fang spoke first, and said with an apologetic expression: "What happened yesterday is because my family didn't do it properly. Today, I came here to apologize to the Nanyang Marquis Mansion."

Madam Hou lowered her eyes, and said slowly: "There is no need to say these things, we all know that, the two families should discuss what to do now, whether this relative should return or..."

"No refund, no refund!" Mrs. Fang said repeatedly: "Our sincere apology is naturally not for the purpose of retiring the marriage. The required etiquette should be picked up on another good day. I should make up for Princess Youning, and then invite fewer guests. , so as not to drink again and mess things up."

Lin Huaifeng said indifferently: "I knew I had to pick another auspicious day, so why was it so hasty?"

"Make it up for me?" Lin Xing lowered his head slightly, pursed his lips into a smile, and said in a low voice, "Mrs. Fang said that marriage is my business alone."

"The old woman means to re-organize the wedding ceremony for the two newcomers." Mrs. Fang raised her sleeve and gently wiped the cold sweat on her forehead.

Madam Hou looked up at Wei Mingji, who had a cold face, and asked, "Does General Wei have anything to say? After all, it's not your mother's fault that things have come to this point."

Wei Mingji got up and sat upright, and said in a serious voice: "This junior is irrefutable about what happened yesterday, and I dare not ask Mrs. Nanyang Hou for forgiveness. This junior has a marriage with Princess Youning... If the Nanyang Hou Mansion wants to retire, this junior dare not do so." complain."

"Snapped!"

Mrs. Hou slapped the table with her palm, and said angrily: "You!... You are the one who proposes marriage, you are the one who ignores my family, you are the one who is in a hurry to get married, and you are the one who wants to withdraw the marriage now. You are my Nanyang Hou Mansion. Is it a theater?"

"This junior doesn't dare. This junior knows that he is acting absurdly and is not worthy of the princess, so he agrees with Princess Youning's proposal last night and resigns the marriage." Wei Mingji took out a string of green glass bracelets from his sleeve and put them on the food table. superior.

Lin Xingwei couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad, his eyes sparkled and he bowed his head without saying a word.

Mrs. Fang's face was as ugly as chewing wax, and she straightened her waist and asked, "Erlang, why did you want to withdraw from the marriage? You kept repeating this, where did you put the Nanyang Marquis Mansion? The Wei Lin family lost face?! How do you let others judge you!"

Wei Mingji said loudly: "Mother, don't be angry, I've figured it out, I forced the Nanyang Marquis too hard before, so... this is also my retribution."

Lin Huaiyue suddenly snorted and said loudly: "General Wei has figured it out, my family Ran Ran is born with a good appearance, can manage the house and know etiquette, do you still worry about not being able to marry such a girl?"

Wei Mingji cupped his hands towards Lin Xingwei, and forbearance said for a while, "Then I wish Princess Youning to find a good son-in-law as soon as possible."

Mrs. Fang didn't care about politeness anymore, she pointed at Wei Mingji's head and cursed: "You bastard! Your old father and I traveled all the way to the capital just to see you play everyone?"

Mrs. Lu spoke forcefully, and persuaded: "Ma'am, don't scold Ming Ji, he has his own considerations in doing things, he is not a country man, his marriage..."

"General Wei's marriage is based on his own interests. If it is beneficial to him, he pursues the marriage, and if it is useless to him, he puts it aside." Lin Huaifeng said coldly that Mrs. Lu was stunned.

Lin Xingwei still has some affection for Madam Fang, but since Madam Lu lied to cover up Wei Mingji last night, she has lost all affection for her.

She curled her lips and said with a sneer: "It must be that the scandal between General Wei and the Xinan County Lord has already spread. General Wei thinks that his reputation has been ruined, so he doesn't worry that the Taiwei Mansion and the Empress are in a hurry to marry their daughter to you, ah, There is also King Yingchuan, he must have been severely reprimanded by His Majesty in the court today, so General Wei is not afraid that King Yingchuan will force you to marry the Lord of Xinan County. I'm here to act as a shield."

Mrs. Lu said angrily: "How can you speak nonsense?"

Lin Xingwei ignored her, turned slightly to his side, and whispered to Yunzhu behind him, "Bring that little box from my dressing table."

Yunzhu got up and trotted out.

Madam Hou's expression was forbearing, and she said for a while: "We agree to retire, I have prepared all your dowry gifts, you can take them yourself."

Mrs. Fang rested for a while, she was not as angry as before, and said in a calm tone: "Our two families are retiring, not against each other. As the saying goes, there is no righteousness in business. It is my Erlang who treated Princess Youning harshly and neglected Nanyang Houfu. It was Erlang who was wrong, these gifts will be reserved for Princess Youning to use in the future, Madam Hou should stop saying whether to take them away or not."

Mrs. Hou said softly: "Retirement and resignation are courtesy. Madam is sincere. My Lin family is very grateful. If Madam comes to the capital again in the future and invites you to come to my house, I will definitely receive you with courtesy."

Yun Zhu came in with a small box, knelt behind Lin Xingwei, and handed the small box to Lin Xingwei.

Lin Xingwei took out the half piece of jade from the box, got up and walked to Wei Mingji, knelt down and put the jade on Wei Mingji's case with both hands, and then took back his own green glaze bracelet.

She said: "The sky is high and the sea is wide, I will never see you again."

He nodded and saluted, then got up and sat back in his seat.

Wei Mingji put Yu Jue into his sleeve with a cold face.

(End of this chapter)