The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 4 Odds
Xu Wentao's secret investigation Lin Zisu had no way of knowing that she had lived in Zhuangzi for five days, and after confirming that she was safe, she was taken back to the capital's mansion by the Bi family.

Kang Ningbo's Mansion is located in the East City, which was originally a place where merchants gathered. The carriage entered the city and stopped and stopped all the way. It took two quarters of an hour before it arrived at the entrance of Kang Ningbo's Mansion.

In her previous life, Lin Zisu was a dignitary, and she was used to seeing deep houses and large courtyards, but she was a little curious about the Kangningbo Mansion.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Lin Zisu began to look at it secretly. This uncle's mansion is grand and elegant, and it looks like a house rewarded by the royal family. However, the bluestone slabs at the entrance of the house have been broken, and the vermilion paint on the gate is also a little mottled. Only the plaque The four large gold lacquered characters of "Kangningbo Mansion" are still bright and bright.

After her daughter had suffered for several days in Zhuangzi, Mrs. Bi was a little distressed, so after receiving the word from the servant, she waited for Lin Zisu at the door early.

Lin Zisu followed Bi into the mansion, and received her mother's ardent care: "It's been a long journey, eldest sister, go back to the yard to rest first, I still have some chores here, so don't have to eat with me, later I'll send someone to your yard."

"Thank you mother for taking care of me. My daughter is leaving now." Lin Zisu thanked Mrs. Bi, and Amber took her back to her listening courtyard.

Due to the small population of the Lin family, Lin Ziwan, Bi's daughter, is just over two years old and lives with Bi in the main courtyard, so most of the courtyards in the inner courtyard are vacant, except for Bi's main courtyard. Even the Tingfengyuan where Lin Zisu lives is somewhat popular.

I haven't returned for a few days, and the yard is a bit cold and damp. Once I came back, Hu Po and another maid, Fei Cui, were very busy, sweeping the courtyard, opening windows for ventilation, and tidying up the house...

Lin Zisu strolled around the yard, and then entered the house. The furnishings in the boudoir were quite satisfactory, but when she entered the small study room in Dongci Room, it changed into a different style. This place did not look like a girl at all. The study room is more like a small workshop.

On the desk are a tape measure, an ink fountain, and a bunch of small wooden parts that cannot be named. On the Duobaoge behind the desk, there are various gadgets such as Jiulianhuan, Luban lock, Kongming lock, Zimu buckle, diabolo, etc. Son.

Mrs. Bi obviously cared for Lin Zisu very much. After a while, someone sent the meal to the outside room. After serving Lin Zisu for lunch, Hu Po urged Lin Zisu to go back to her room to rest.

Lin Zisu was leaning on the bed, but she didn't feel sleepy at all.Although there was resentment and resentment for all the things in the previous life, after a few days of thinking, she also accepted the fact that she had become Lin Zisu.

People can't live in memories, since God let her live a new life, then she should cherish this life and live up to God's kindness!
Lin Zisu thought about the past and the past, but she didn't realize that the sun was getting dark, and a servant girl reported outside the door: "Miss, the master has just left the Yamen and returned to the mansion, please come over."

Hu Po hurriedly waited for Lin Zisu to get dressed, and led Lin Zisu to the hall of the outer courtyard. Lin Zisu hesitated for two steps outside the hall, but still entered the door.

In the east room, sitting on the Luohan bed in the center was his father Lin Yuanzhi and his mother Bi Shi. Lin Zisu bowed to Lin Yuanzhi and Bi Shi respectively, but after all, they were still a little unfamiliar, and "father" and "mother" came to their lips Did not call out.

Lin Wenjing was sitting on Lin Yuanzhi's lower chair. Seeing Lin Zisu stepping into the hall, his stiff body immediately relaxed, and he pointed to the empty seat beside him and waved to her.

Lin Yuanzhi was delighted to see a pair of children and girlfriends who were in harmony with each other. After Lin Zisu sat down, he glanced at his children, and then said: "A word from the palace today will be held in Shanglin Garden on the fifteenth day of next month. The Hundred Flowers Banquet, ma'am, this year, take Brother Jing and Eldest Sister with you."

According to the regulations in the palace, every year the Hundred Flowers Banquet, officials and lords of the fourth rank and above in the capital can bring their families to participate.

Mrs. Bi smiled and nodded, "What the master said is that brother Jing is 16 years old this year, and the elder sister is thirteen when talking, so it's time to go and have a look."

Lin Wenjing and Lin Zisu looked at each other, only to hear Lin Yuanzhi say again: "The eldest lady of the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion has been in mourning for a while, and I heard that the funeral will be held in a few days. Although I have no contact with Marquis Weiyuan, After all, he is an official of the same dynasty, so I trouble Madam to prepare some memorial ceremony and send it to Weiyuanhou's mansion."

Lin Zisu was taken aback when she heard the words. For the past few days, she had been dreaming about what it would be like to meet Fang Qingyan in this life, but she never expected that there would be no such person as Fang Qingyan again.

But the eldest lady of the Weiyuan Hou Mansion was reborn in a little girl who had never met before, with the memories of her previous life.

This is almost cruel, and it seems to be God's will.Lin Zisu's head was a little numb, her heart was a little sad, and she was a little happy.

Just now when she talked about finding someone for her children, and then she brought up such an unlucky topic, Mrs. Bi felt a little bit complaining about her husband, so she responded, seeing that Lin Zisu was restless, she decided to change the topic.

Before Mrs. Bi could speak, Lin Yuanzhi said again, "Miss Fang of the Marquis of Weiyuan and the second prince have already engaged. I don't want Miss Fang to be blessed, and it's almost the day of the wedding. This year's Hundred Flowers Banquet The day is set for the Huachao Festival, and the emperor is afraid that he will use the Hundred Flowers Banquet to choose another marriage for the second prince."

Mrs. Bi understood what her husband meant, and couldn't help but feel a little worried, "As soon as you enter the palace, the gate is as deep as the sea, and the second prince chooses a concubine, our eldest sister must not be selected, otherwise, the eldest sister should not go. "

Lin Yuanzhi stroked his short beard and said with a smile, "Ma'am, you think too much. The crown prince died young, and the eighth prince is too young. The second prince is the eldest son of the emperor, and he will be established as the crown prince sooner or later. As for the concubine, there must be thousands of choices. The eldest sister is still young, and apart from hiding in the yard and reading all day long, she just follows Jing Geer in the Tiangongyuan and Zhuangzi. The second prince will definitely not fall in love with the eldest sister."

Mrs. Bi took a look at Lin Yuanzhi, "How can you talk about your daughter like that, everyone in our family is worthy of it! This pair of children, I don't see you teaching them on weekdays, so they will make sarcastic remarks here!"

After she finished speaking, she turned to Lin Wenjing and Lin Zisu and said seriously: "Marriage is a major event in life, so don't rush it for a while. Uncle and I don't ask for too much, I just want you to be safe and happy in the future."

Lin Zisu's heart warmed. In her previous life, she was born as the eldest daughter of the Hou family, and then went from crown princess to queen. It can be said that everything went smoothly, but she had never heard such words.

Thinking of her previous life, Lin Zisu's eyes were a little sour. She suppressed the excitement in her heart and said, "What mother said is true."

Seeing that Lin Wenjing also nodded, Mrs. Bi said with a gratified expression: "Seeing these two children grow up, I have completed my merits and virtues."

While talking, it was time for dinner, and Mrs. Bi ordered his servants to bring the second miss, Lin Ziwan, over.After dinner, the family drank some tea casually. Seeing that the night was getting hazy, the brothers and sisters bowed and said goodbye one by one.

With her elder brother and sister present, Lin Ziwan was still at peace. After the two left, Lin Ziwan kept crying and fussing. Seeing that the youngest daughter was a bit sleepy, Bi ordered the nanny to take her back to the inner courtyard.

For a while, the room was quiet, and the bamboo leaves were blown by the wind outside the window, making a rustling sound, which disturbed people's mind.

Mrs. Bi hesitated for a moment, but still mustered up the courage to ask: "Master, the court is still short of half a year's monthly salary. I don't know when I will get it?"

Seeing that Lin Yuanzhi didn't answer, she said again: "It stands to reason that I, a woman, shouldn't interfere with the affairs of the court, but family affairs are connected with state affairs, so that little salary can't take care of the family's expenses, and the relationship between people in the capital is heavy. In previous years, I could point to a few Zhuangzi outside the city for help. Last year, there was a severe drought in the capital, and life in Zhuangzi was not easy, and the rent collected was less than [-]%."

Seeing Lin Yuanzhi's face getting more and more gloomy, Bi didn't dare to say any more.

Lin Yuanzhi has been very busy with the matter of salary arrears in the yamen of the household department for the past few days. Unexpectedly, when he returned home, Mrs. Bi deliberately brought up this matter again. This matter of salary arrears is of great importance. !

Lin Yuanzhi couldn't help being upset, so he yelled out the resentment in his heart: "What Uncle Kangning! What household department! I don't care if I don't stay in the capital, I will quit my job and go back to my hometown tomorrow!"

Since the two got married, it was the first time that Mrs. Bi saw Lin Yuanzhi lose such a temper, she was stunned for a while, and then tears rolled in her eyes uncontrollably.

Mrs. Bi took a deep breath, held back tears and said: "Master, you must not say that. This title and fame are bestowed by the emperor, and they are also bought by your father. If you give them up easily, then the master will become a man." Disloyal and unfilial people! Even if we don’t care about it, we still have to think about our two children. With the talents of Brother Jing and Eldest Sister, how can anyone in Huainan’s hometown be worthy of our children?”

Lin Yuanzhi was also impulsive just now. Seeing that Mrs. Bi was about to cry, his heart softened, and he said softly: "Ah Yun, I made a slip of the tongue just now, don't take offense."

Seeing that Mrs. Bi didn't answer, he said sadly: "I brought you and the children into the capital together. I wanted you to follow me to enjoy the blessings in the capital. Who would have thought that the past few years have made you suffer so much?" So much grievance."

Mrs. Bi calmed down and said: "Master's words are serious, and I don't mean anything else. I just realized that our children have never participated in a palace banquet, so we need to buy some new clothes."

Bi Shi paused for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "There are some valuable things in my dowry, why not take them out and use them first."

"Never!" Lin Yuanzhi was anxious when he heard that Mrs. Bi wanted to use the dowry. Since his wife married into the Lin family, she has been hardworking and caring for the two children left by her late wife. How can she let her go again? She used her natal family's dowry!
Lin Yuanzhi looked at the door, and said cautiously: "Madam, don't worry, maybe the salary will be paid out in the next few days."

Speaking of the emptiness of the national treasury, Lin Yuanzhi has a deep understanding. Last year's salaries of officials above the seventh rank in the capital have not been distributed until now. In the past six months, there have been few days of clean life in the yamen of the household department. Every day, officials go to the household department Ask for salary.

Some officials couldn't get rid of the pot in their homes, so they gathered more than 100 people in private, and planned to sit in at the Wumen Gate.

Because of his status as uncle Kang Ning, Lin Yuanzhi's official position was not high, and no one thought that a second-class uncle would lack money in his family, so no one ever asked him to mention this matter.

But this kind of thing has been discussed in the yamen for a long time. I am afraid that by now, only the one at the top pretends not to know.

Although he doesn't see the emperor a few times a year, Lin Yuanzhi can guess from the monthly yamen's mansion report that "government of benevolence" has always been practiced today. Yao and Shun must be said in words, and Ruizong must be followed in action. Needless to say, Yao and Shun, Ruizong is Dayan's well-known Zhongxing Emperor, since Ruizong has always been his role model, he would never allow historians to write the owed salary into the annals of history.

(End of this chapter)