The concubine doesn't fall in love, but crazy critics insist on holding her responsible

Lin Zhiyu put down the teacup, "Can Zhiyu taste it? Don't you know, big brother? Does big brother want me to praise you?"

Xie Songnian immediately pretended to be surprised, "What? Are you unhappy?"

His expression was a little downcast, but seeing that Lin Zhiyu was still looking at him, seemingly displeased, he surrendered and said, "That's all, I won't tease you anymore, I can give it to you if you want!"

"Xie Chuan!"

Attendant Xie Chuan responded and came forward with a large box.

"Guess what's inside?" Xie Songnian led Lin Zhiyu over in a serious manner.

"food?"

Although Lin Zhiyu's expression softened, he could still tell that he was unhappy.

Xie Songnian sighed, took the lacquered wooden box, and opened it himself.

Rows of wooden carved figures came into Lin Zhiyu's eyes. Each of these figures was dressed in exquisite clothes and had different expressions. Even their hair was lifelike.

"Did you see anything?"

Lin Zhiyu pondered for a while, "These figures are dressed in civilian clothes, some in official clothes, and some are small businessmen and hawkers, like characters in a shadow puppet show."

"How did you guess it?" Xie Songnian's proud smile turned into helplessness, "Big brother wanted to show off!"

Only then did Lin Zhiyu realize what she was doing. She picked one out and held it up to Xie Songnian, "What is this? It's so difficult. I couldn't think of it!"

Xie Songnian laughed again and said with an air: "This is a storybook doll. A set of dolls corresponds to a storybook. These are all the characters in the storybook. Look at this. This is the heroine. Isn't she the prettiest? Does it look good? The storybook is in the drawer at the bottom of the box."

As he said this, he motioned with his eyes to Lin Zhiyu to open it. Lin Zhiyu saw the handle at the bottom and pulled it open. Sure enough, he saw a thick book wrapped in sheepskin.

"I'll let Run Shu show it to you later. She's good at reading and deciphering words, so it shouldn't be a problem for her. Huh? It's been so long, why haven't you seen Run Shu?"

Then he saw Lin Zhiyu lowering his head, as if he was about to cry, so he hurriedly asked: "What's wrong? Why are you unhappy again?"

Lin Zhiyu was immersed in sadness, "Run Shu contracted a serious disease... and is no longer here."

Xie Songnian was shocked. He was stunned for a long time, cleared his throat, and quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of this set of dolls, my brother saw them all the way during his tour to the south. At that time, he just thought they looked good. You will definitely like them. , I wanted to bring a few back for you to put on the table, and after asking carefully, I found out that they are sold in sets."

"For this set of dolls, my eldest brother was ridiculed a lot by his colleagues. Don't look at the box. It's not big, but it's actually quite heavy. My brother's level is not high enough to ride in a sedan chair. He just carried it like this while riding a horse. It's really profitable." With his eyesight, he is more majestic than the other officials."

It's okay to use lies full of flaws to deceive Lin Zhiyu, who couldn't get out of the door in his previous life.

These words were not only to divert her sadness, but also to take the opportunity to get closer to her, break the long-lost barrier, and get more information out of her mouth.

Lin Zhiyu couldn't let his plan fail.

With water in her eyes, she gave him an angry look and felt extremely distressed.It was so pretentious that even she felt cold.

She took the initiative to talk about her amazing performance on the day of the birthday banquet.

"My eldest brother is not here, so many things are unclear. Let me say that the pipa song played at my great-grandmother's birthday banquet was so praised because I studied and practiced it sleeplessly for a long time. If my eldest brother is the same as other people, I simply say: The word 'talent' wipes out all my efforts."

Xie Songnian didn't quite understand, "Isn't it bad to have talent?"

Lin Zhiyu replied: "It's good to have outstanding talents in certain aspects."

"But if you have talent, it means you can achieve anything. If you don't have talent, you will achieve nothing. What if you can't find your talent throughout your life? Isn't this a death sentence and you have to live a life of mediocrity?"

"In this case, I am more willing to believe that hard work can overcome all difficulties, and there are thousands of possibilities in life."

"They all said that I was just faking it. They said that I started studying a long time ago, hiding it all the time, and pretending to be ugly, just to show off and show off my power when everyone gets there."

"They also said that I have long wanted to join the royal family, and I will do whatever it takes. But what I have always been like, my brothers and sisters know best. If I can live in glory, who is willing to be scolded all day long?"

"If Princess Fukang hadn't called me by name and forced me to perform, how could I have performed on stage? If it hadn't been my great-grandmother's [-]th birthday party and everyone was watching, how could I have wanted to be the talk of others after dinner?"

Lin Zhiyu sobbed, "Even my marriage to Prince Jianning was granted by His Majesty's decree. Before that, I had never even met Prince Jianning, and I hadn't read many books. But if you know what etiquette, justice and integrity are, how can you miss someone who is far away?"

Xie Songnian's eyes turned cold and stern without knowing when, as if he was angry at the nonsense and misinterpretation by outsiders.

After Lin Zhiyu finished speaking, he patted her shoulder and said with emotion: "Fourth sister, it's the elder brother who is wrong. The elder brother only cares about being happy, thinking that you finally have a skill that can shine, but ignores it. Understand the hardship behind this.”

"Eldest brother has been out for a long time, and many things are unclear. He only listens and believes in fragments of other people's words. It is inevitable that there will be misunderstandings. Can you forgive me this time, fourth sister?"

Lin Zhiyu shook his head and laughed, "How come you, like my second sister, always think that I will take it personally? Am I so petty in your hearts?"

Awan...

Xie Songnian also seemed to feel that making a fuss was too much, scratched his head and said: "Eldest brother is overthinking it. Otherwise, in order to avoid embarrassing others again, can the fourth sister tell me what happened in the house recently?" It’s a shame that it’s you. If it had been someone else, there might have been another misunderstanding.”

Having said what he cared about, Lin Zhiyu no longer pretended to be displeased and said innocently: "What do you want to know, big brother? You asked me so suddenly. I don't know what to tell you first."

At Mrs. Xie's [-]th birthday party, except for the Lin family and her son who were guarding the border and could not return home, Xie Songnian was not there either. He had been on a southern tour with the imperial envoy on the emperor's order since the year before, and it had been nearly three months since then.

Xie Songnian thought for a while, "How about starting with the most recent one? I heard that a big event happened in the house today. The servant said that the fourth sister was also involved. I wonder if I can learn something from the fourth sister?"

Lin Zhiyu put down the wood carving and looked distant, "Is the eldest brother here to complain for brother Aling?"

At this time in her previous life, Lin Zhiyu, due to her cowardly temperament and declining reputation, was extremely low-esteem and sensitive. She would be trembling at the slightest sign of trouble, and would frantically question people she knew well.

Xie Songnian didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Zhiyu's behavior, and quickly explained, "How could the fourth sister think so! My brother came to your place just after he walked in. He has never met Ling'er, so why should he complain about him? It's just I'm worried that you will be frightened by today's battle, look at me I haven't even changed into my official robe!"