The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 253
The side hall of the Lin Mansion.

Sitting together, Mu Xu and Daiyu looked at the little boy at the opposite side of Lin Ruhai's feet, and saw that he was wearing a small navy blue gown with two horns tied on his head. About three or four years old, not at all like a five-year-old child.Coupled with his sallow complexion and malnourished appearance, it can be seen that even if his parents are present, the family conditions should not be good.

Lin Ruhai smiled and lowered his head, pointed at his daughter and son-in-law and said to the little boy, "Pan'er, this is my sister and brother-in-law, call someone!"

After hearing Lin Ruhai's words, the little boy subconsciously hid his frail body back. Finally, with Lin Ruhai's encouragement, he timidly said in a child's voice with a southern accent, "Sister, brother-in-law."

Mu Xu and his wife agreed with a smile, and Daiyu got up and came to the little boy, knelt down and pulled him into her arms, touched his little head, and boasted softly, "Pan'er is so good, my sister will take you Go eat delicious food." Lin Pan moved his mouth, and looked at Lin Ruhai with some excitement, and after getting permission, he carefully took Daiyu's hand and walked out together.

When there were only the old man and the son-in-law left in the room, Mu Xu asked Lin Ruhai who was still looking at the door, "Father-in-law sent someone to Gusu this time, will the adoption go well?"

Lin Ruhai turned his gaze back when he heard the words, raised his teacup and gestured to Mu Xu, before saying, "Don't worry my son-in-law, this trip will be very smooth. After all, the family has suffered a disaster, everyone's life is hard, and no one wants to go home. One more person."

"When does the father-in-law plan to add this child to the family tree, but does it have to be written under the name of the mother-in-law?"

Hearing Mu Xu's question, Lin Ruhai paused while holding the tea, then he put the teacup back on the table, and replied with some hesitation, "It's not difficult to add Pan'er to the family tree. It can be done, but if you add it to your mother-in-law's name..."

Mu Xu thought about it for a while, and then understood his concern, "Father-in-law is because of the Jia family?"

Lin Ruhai nodded, and explained with a wry smile, "Your mother-in-law is the daughter of the Jia family, so if you want to record Pan'er under her name, you need to inform the Rongguo Mansion, preferably with their family's consent. I really don't want my child to have anything to do with his family, and I'm afraid they may not be willing. Regarding this matter, can my son-in-law teach me?"

Mu Xujian frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he gave his own opinion, "I think it's best to record it under the mother-in-law's name, so that even if the child is adopted, he can be regarded as a legitimate son. Yin, no one will make a fuss about his background. As for the Jia family, in my opinion, although the father-in-law's worry is reasonable, there is no need to worry about it." Seeing Lin Ruhai's pensive expression, Mu Xu continued,

"The two houses of Rongguo Mansion are now officially separated, and the title has been inherited by Jia Lian, so as long as the big house keeps its own place in the future, it will not be difficult to pass it on for a few more generations. Moreover, with the murder of Yu'er by the Jia Wang family, the Lin family will not be with you in the future. The second room of the Jia family is in contact with each other, so no one would say no."

Lin Ruhai pondered for a long while, "The virtuous son-in-law is right. Today's aristocratic family attaches great importance to the difference between the son-in-law and the concubine. It is really beneficial to their future to remember the child as the son-in-law. Besides, as for the Rongguo Mansion, I have great respect for their eldest son." I don’t have any objections to the family, but I’m worried about Yu’er’s grandmother, if she knows about this, I’m afraid it will be greatly hindered.”

"What should I do? This matter is actually easy to handle. Father-in-law, don't tell the old lady of Jia's mansion first, but ask Uncle Yu'er to come out in private, give him a breath first, and get his consent. You must know that although he is now He was dismissed as a noble, but he is still the head of the Jia family after all, as long as he agrees, the matter will be cleared, so can outsiders still talk about it?"

Hearing this idea, Lin Ruhai's eyes lit up, and he stroked his beard with a smile, "That's right, I was deluded by the authorities, always thinking that Min'er's mother should first agree to this matter, but forgot that my uncle is the head of the Jia family. "

The two discussed the matter properly, and when there was nothing to do, they simply got up and went outside to look for Daiyu and her new brother, and finally found several people in the greenhouse not far from the side hall.But I saw Daiyu holding a copy of "Thousand Characters", teaching children to read word by word.

"The heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, and the universe is prehistoric." Daiyu read a sentence, and the child repeated it in a childish voice, "The heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, and the universe is prehistoric."

"The sun and the moon are in full bloom, and the celestial places are listed."

"The sun and the moon are full, and the days and nights are listed."...

Looking at this scene, Mu Xu didn't feel much, but Lin Ruhai's eyes were blurred, and he sighed in his heart, if Daiyu's mother and younger brother hadn't been killed, the scene in front of him should be the normal state of the family.

"Pan'er is so smart, come on, open your mouth, sister will reward you with an osmanthus cake!"

"Thank you sister."

Daiyu took out a handkerchief and wiped the cake residue from the corner of her younger brother's mouth. When she inadvertently raised her head, she saw Lin Ruhai and two standing at the door. It’s been a long time since I’ve been here, and I don’t even know how to say hello!”

"My father-in-law and I also just arrived. We saw that you were busy, so we didn't bother you." Mu Xu replied first, and then found that Lin Pan was secretly looking at him, so he bent down and asked him with a smile, "Pan'er, sister Is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake for you delicious?"

Lin Pan was taken aback by Mu Xu's actions, and he was about to back away, but Daiyu held her hand when she didn't want to, and she asked, "Pan'er, what did Sister Cai teach you just now?"

Lin Pan looked at Daiyu hesitantly, and in his encouraging eyes, he replied to Mu Xu, "Brother-in-law, the sweet-scented osmanthus cake my sister gave is delicious."

Seeing this situation, the three adults all smiled, and Mu Xu even took off a piece of dragon glass jade pendant from his waist, stuffed it into Lin Pan's hand, and praised, "Pan'er is really polite, this is a reward from my brother-in-law." of."

The child had never seen such a strange thing before, and was immediately attracted to it, holding it in his hand and playing with it carefully.Mu Xu no longer cared about him, straightened up and said to Daiyu, "It's getting late, we should go back."

Daiyu nodded slightly, and just about to say goodbye to her father, she felt her sleeves being pulled. She looked down and saw Lin Pan pulling her sleeves, her eyes were full of reluctance, her heart softened, thinking of The child's pitiful life experience made him say to Lin Ruhai, "Father, Pan'er just came to the capital, and there are no playmates in the house. My daughter is afraid that he won't be able to adapt for a while, why don't you let him live in our house for a while?"

"This..., son-in-law, do you see?"

Mu Xu smiled and said, "Alright, our house is more lively, besides, Brother Mao is learning to walk recently, so find him a younger brother... Hey, I messed up my seniority, it should be Brother Mao's little uncle .”

Hearing this, Daiyu and the two of them smiled, Lin Ruhai heard his son-in-law agreed, and immediately said, "Then according to your wishes, I have to go to the office every day, and I really don't have time to spend time with my children at home."

Now that the decision was made, Mu Xu and his wife stopped staying, bid farewell to Lin Ruhai, and took Lin Pan back to Dongping Palace.When they arrived at the mansion, Daiyu took Lin Pan to settle down, while Mu Xu went to visit Baochai and Yinglian. The due dates of the two daughters were both in the near future, so he really didn't dare to be careless.

Mu Xu went to Qingzhi Courtyard first, but saw Baochai sleeping soundly, so he didn't wake her up, only asked Yinger a few words, and after knowing that everything was as usual, he turned to see Yinglian again.

When I came to Yinglian Courtyard, I saw her walking around in the courtyard with the support of her mother.When she realized that Mu Xu was coming, she happily broke away from her mother's arms and was about to come to greet her.Seeing this, Mu Xu was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped him, "Don't move, I'll come here by myself."

Yinglian froze for a moment, then stood where she was, and said in disbelief, "I'm not a child, why are you all afraid that I'm going to fall?"

At this time, Mu Xu had come to Yinglian's side, and after holding her arm, he blamed, "What nonsense are you talking about, why did you fall or not, don't you know what's going on with you?"

"Oh, my mother has been nagging all day, why are you like this, it's okay if people know that they are wrong!"

Seeing this girl's cute and naive attitude, Mu Xu couldn't help shaking his head and laughing. He wanted to tease him a few words, but when the words came to his lips, he remembered that Zhen Feng was there, so he changed his words, "I'm causing trouble for Madam, let you At my age, I still come to take care of Yinglian."

Zhen Feng shook her head with a smile, "What's the point, I'm Yinglian's mother, it's only natural to take care of her, I can't wait to come every day!"

Mu Xu was just saying something casually, so he stopped talking and began to accompany Yinglian for a walk in the courtyard.Seeing her daughter's happy smile, the corners of Zhen Feng's mouth slightly turned up, feeling relieved, thanking God in his heart for reuniting his family of three.

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(End of this chapter)