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Chapter 51 The Devil General Comes to My House Again

"Ran Ran, get off the carriage, I have a few words to say to you as a brother." Lin Cheng'an didn't have a smile on his face like in the past, but was serious and serious.

Lin Xingwei had never seen his second cousin so cold and solemn. Countless question marks ran through his mind, but did his grandfather and grandmother get worse?The old couple have recently met under the coaxing of the daughter-in-law; or is something wrong with the mother?In the morning, we talked and laughed together and had breakfast together.

Lin Xingwei was hesitant to get off the carriage. After Lin Cheng'an handed the reins to Luo Fu, he pulled Lin Xingwei a few steps away and said in a low voice, "Wei Mingji is here. My aunt wants me to tell you in advance, so that I can teach you You have a number on your mind..."

"Didn't he go to Hexi?" Lin Xingwei seemed to be shocked by the thunder, and he didn't realize it for a long time, "What is he doing at my house? Ask the teacher to ask the crime?"

"There is no one in our family hall, and Wei Mingji's behavior is treacherous. How can we know what he does? This time he came here with a kind face, not as if he came to ask a crime, and he was very kind when talking to his aunt." Lin Chengan relaxed Looking at the carriage behind Lin Xingwei, he said, "The brothers and sisters of the Cao family are still here, should we send them back or..."

Lin Xingwei took a deep breath, pretending to be calm and said: "Since Wei Mingji didn't come here to inquire about the crime, let the Cao family brothers and sisters go together, let them go back suddenly, the Cao family doesn't know how to guess."

Back in the carriage, sitting with Cao Ruicen, seeing her smiling face made her feel uncomfortable, and then realized that she was overly nervous, Wei Mingji might have come to visit because of something else.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, surrounded by two rows of Yangzhai troops in silver armor, the Cao brothers and sisters looked at each other for a moment and followed Lin Xingwei into the room.

Yuzhu and Yunzhu waited inside the door, stopped a group of people, squatted down and saluted before saying: "Madam wants servants to accompany Mr. Cao and Miss Cao to have dinner first. Madam and General Wei are waiting for the princess and Mrs. Cao in the Qingsong Hall." Second Young Master, please go on your own."

Lin Xing glanced at her slightly, and slandered: "If we don't go by ourselves, do we need someone to accompany us at home?"

Lin Cheng'an and Lin Xingwei looked at each other in blank dismay. The Cao family was an honored guest to the Lin family. How could his family's daughter Lang not be accompanied by the main family? Such an arrangement was really inappropriate.

Lin Xing smiled and asked Yuzhu: "General Wei is here, is my mother ready to eat?"

"General Wei is not at our house for dinner. I have something to ask my wife and princess." Yuzhu clasped her hands on her stomach, with a mature and steady look. Even if others talked to her with a smile, she never smiled back to others .

Lin Xingwei was a little reluctant to go, hesitantly took Cao Ruicen's arm, and said, "My mother knows nothing about me, General Wei wants to know something, let my mother call me, I'll have dinner with sister Acen and elder brother Zhiang .”

Lin Cheng'an took Lin Xingwei's hand away from Cao Ruicen's arm, and gave her a slight push: "Auntie is recovering from her illness, Ran Ran, hurry up and have a look, Young Master Zhi Ang and A Cen, I will accompany you to have dinner."

As Lin Chengan said, he put one hand on Cao Yi's shoulder, and the other hand took Cao Ruicen's sleeve, and hurried to the banquet hall like a plague god.

"Brother, won't you go with me?" Lin Xingwei stood there looking sullenly at the three guys who could only share joys and sorrows.

It was Cao Yi who turned around and shouted: "The princess, go and come back quickly, we will wait for you."

Yuzhu looked at Lin Xingwei, and her eyes said: No matter how hard you try, it's useless, someone must see you, for the safety of our family, the princess should go quickly.

Yunzhu was very cooperative and made a "please" gesture, and said in a low voice: "Princess, please hurry up, send General Wei away early, and the princess should eat with peace of mind."

Lin Xingwei had no choice but to go, and there were quite a few Yangdi soldiers standing under the corridor of the Hou Mansion. They looked horrifying, and thought that the Hou Mansion had been ransacked.

On the way, Lin Xingwei lowered his voice and asked Yunzhu, "What's he doing?"

Yunzhu clung to Lin Xingwei's ear, and whispered: "It seems to be looking for another thing. Mrs. Hou said that it is at the princess's place. I will not know until the princess comes."

"My place? Has all the betrothal gifts from his family been refunded?" Lin Xingwei really couldn't think of anything Wei Mingji left behind in her hands, and she even returned the string of garlands that Mrs. Fang gave her. Mrs. Fang didn't accept anything, and Lin Xingwei insisted on refunding it anyway.

"Princess don't think about it, you'll know when you go." Yu Zhu suddenly said after her.

If she had known that Wei Mingji would come today, she would rather practice arrows for three more hours at Cao's school, recite all the books taught by Li Gongling, copy ancient classics three times, and stay at Cao's house for an excuse .

In Qingsong Hall, Mrs. Ouyang sat in the middle of the upper head, and Wei Mingji sat in the lower guest seat. Except for a few maids and servants of the Lin family, there was no one accompanying Mrs. Ouyang.

When Lin Xingwei entered, the hall was so quiet that one could barely hear it.Madam Hou looked solemn, sitting upright like a bell. Although Wei Mingji could not be said to be smiling, he was so kind that it made people feel uncomfortable.

I don't know if Lin Xingwei is too sensitive or what, but I always feel that Wei Mingji has been more polite to the Lin family since Mrs. Hou led someone to discount Zuo Qiuzhi's legs a year ago.

Lin Xingwei knelt down and saluted Mrs. Hou, then got up and turned to the left slightly to give Wei Mingji a blessing, then turned around and sat on the seat opposite.

After retiring from the marriage, the two families have no entanglements anymore. Lin Xingwei originally wanted to be more polite to Wei Mingji, but seeing his mother's serious face, Lin Xingwei also looked solemn, and looked at the opposite side with a serious face.He said in his heart: "If you have something to say, please speak quickly, we still have to eat after sending you off."

I don't know what Wei Mingji's mood is at this time, anyway, Lin Xingwei is very uncomfortable, she clasped her hands, and secretly played with her fingers vigorously in her sleeves.

Wei Mingji straightened up, cupped his hands and said: "Mrs. Nanyang Marquis, just now I said that the things I want are in Princess Youning's place. Since Princess Ning is here, please hand over the secret order."

Secret Order Pei?What secret order Pei?Lin Xingwei looked at his mother in bewilderment.

Madam Hou let out a long breath, and sighed: "I originally wanted to use this thing as a dowry, and let Ran Ran quietly take it to the general's mansion, but I didn't expect to make General Wei go all the way."

Lin Xingwei thought about it for a while, her dowry mother prepared hundreds of large boxes, and there was never a single person named Mi Ling Pei in it.

Mrs. Hou said again: "This thing is the relic of Master Hou. I have already given it to Ran Ran as a dowry. It depends on whether she is willing to give it."

Lord Hou's relic?Lin Xingwei remembered that the night before her wedding, her mother gave her a round jade pendant with the word "Secret" on it, saying that it was her father's relic and asked her to keep it carefully, and that she must not lose it.

At that time, she kept the jade pendant in the dark compartment of the dowry box. After returning from Wei's house, she never touched the dowry, so the jade pendant must still be locked in the box.

Lin Xingwei looked at his mother and asked, "To give or not to give?"

Mrs. Hou turned a deaf ear to it, she sat upright and didn't even sway.

Understood, that is not to give.

Lin Xing coughed twice, and said softly with a sullen face: "My father left early, and only left me with this thought, General Wei will not take away people's love."

Wei Mingji was not annoyed either, with a gentle tone, he persuaded: "It's just a thought to keep this thing in the Hou's residence, but it is an important evidence related to the chaos in Yingchuan more than ten years ago..."

"What evidence?" Lin Xingwei straightened up and said in a choked voice, "General Wei, what does this jade pendant mean to prove that my father participated in the Yingchuan Rebellion? Our family lives according to our duties. Indiscriminately framed!"

Wei Mingji immediately said in a straight voice: "I never said that the Marquis of Nanyang was guilty, nor did I ever think about finding out the Lin family's handle. The secret order Pei is the token used by General Zhao Jue to dispatch troops. After the disaster in Yingchuan, Zhao The general handed over the token to the Marquis of Nanyang, which actually saved Yangdi’s army from falling into the hands of thieves, and the secret order is related to an important case of the court, so please don’t refuse.”

Is there a story behind this jade pendant?Her mother hadn't told her that.Lin Xing raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Madam Hou again in bewilderment.

(End of this chapter)