Don’t Show the Son

When leaving Xue's residence, Lin Xiu passed by the gate of Zhao's residence.

He didn't go in because he had to come again tomorrow.

After the first day of the Lunar New Year, people would visit relatives and friends. Since the decline of the Lin Mansion, except for the mother’s natal family, most relatives have long since lost contact. It's hypocrisy, there is no need to visit.

But in the Zhao family, Lin Xiu wanted to visit the door in person.

Both Lin Xiu and Zhao Lingjun were underage in the past, and the relationship between the two families was not close, but now Lin Xiu and her are over eighteen years old, and their marriage will probably be this year, so there must be no less courtesy.

Early in the morning, Uncle Ping'an and his wife prepared a large cart of gifts for Lin Xiu and asked him to send them to the Zhao residence.

When he came to Zhao's house again, Lin Xiu didn't have any special feelings. On New Year's Eve, Zhao Lingjun didn't go home, which was just right for Lin Xiu. Anyway, he didn't know what to say when he saw her.

Sun Dali and Zhao's servants unloaded the gifts from the carriage, Lin Xiu pointed to several jars of wine, and said to Lingyin's father, "Uncle Zhao, this is the fairy drunk from Hongniju, drink it first, and then drink it later." Every month, I will have people send several altars to the Zhao residence."

Marquis Wu An showed a smile on his face, and said: "It seems that the old man will not worry about drinking in the future."

He was not polite to Lin Xiu. With the relationship between the two families, Lin Xiu would be half his son in the future.

Afterwards, Lin Xiu took out another brocade box, handed it to Lingyin's mother, and said, "Auntie, these are the latest perfumes from Ningxiangzhai. You don't need to carry a sachet with you in the future."

Mrs. Marquis of Wu'an knew about perfume. In recent days, this product has become popular in the capital. Not only the ladies and wives of the rich and powerful families are using it, it seems that even the concubines in the palace have a bottle.

It's just that this product seems to be extremely difficult to buy, and only a small amount is available every day. Many people have to wait in line for several days to buy a bottle.

She asked the maid beside her to take the brocade box, and said with a smile, "I've made you worry about it."

Lin Xiu said with a smile: "I didn't bother too much. Ningxiangzhai was originally a collaboration between me and my friends. If there are new products in the future, I will let the spirit sound be brought to my aunt."

After Lin Xiu greeted the two of them one by one, Marquis Wu An said to a young man standing behind him, "Xuan'er, I haven't seen you Brother Lin soon."

A handsome young man came out from behind him, looked at him contemptuously, and said coldly: "I don't have a big brother like him, he is not worthy of my sister..."

Marquis Wu'an's expression darkened, and he said, "I don't understand etiquette!"

The young man was still a little afraid of him. Although he didn't want to, he walked up to Lin Xiu and said in a very weak voice, "I've met Brother Lin."

After speaking, he left without looking back.

Marquis Wu An looked at Lin Xiu and said, "Nephew Lin Xian, I'm really sorry, Xuan'er has been cultivating outside since he was a child, and we neglected to discipline him, that's why he doesn't know how to be polite..."

Lin Xiu smiled and said, "It's okay, children are like this, and I also came here from this time..."

Marquis Wu'an and his wife have three children.

In addition to sister Lingjun Lingyin, they also have a son.

This is normal. The powerful families in Great Xia may not have daughters, but they must not have sons. If the main wife cannot give birth to a son, they will take concubines until they give birth to a son. After all, they have titles to inherit.

The title cannot be passed on to a daughter. If there is no son, the family inheritance will be cut off.

The son of Marquis Wu'an is not as famous as his two older sisters.

Because he didn't awaken the different skills, but his martial arts talent is not bad. He has worshiped a martial arts expert as his teacher since he was a child, and has been practicing outside.

According to the etiquette, Lin Xiu will not go back until she has had dinner in the Zhao Mansion. There is still some time before the luncheon, Marquis Wu An said to Zhao Lingyin: "Lingyin, take Lin Xiu for a walk in the mansion."

In fact, he should have asked Zhao Xuan to entertain Lin Xiu, but judging by his attitude towards Lin Xiu, it might be difficult for the two of them to become friends.

There was nothing to see in the Zhao residence, so Zhao Lingyin brought Lin Xiu to her small courtyard, looked into his eyes, and asked, "What does Ningxiangzhai mean?"

Lin Xiu explained: "Ningxiang Ningxiang, as the name suggests, is a place where aromas are condensed. How about it, isn't the name of the store not bad?"

Zhao Lingyin snorted coldly and said, "I think this Ning is Xue Ning'er's Ning, right?"

Lin Xiu asked suspiciously, "Isn't this a word?"

Zhao Lingyin glared at him and said, "Don't play dumb, you promised me that you would not get entangled with Xue Ning'er in the future, so what's going on?"

Lin Xiudao: "Ms. Ning'er invested ten thousand taels of silver in the establishment of Ningxiangzhai. She is one of the bosses behind the scenes. It's not too much to use her name as the name of the store, right?"

Zhao Lingyin said displeased: "You know she has ulterior motives for you, why do you still accept her money?"

Lin Xiudao: "Who would have trouble with money? Besides, do you think they are just investing in money? The promotion and management of the store also depend on them. The business of Ningxiangzhai can be as good as it is now. Anyone can do without it. I can't do without her..."

Zhao Lingyin didn't say anything else, just said: "I believe you have a sense of propriety, and you won't do anything to offend my sister."

When it comes to propriety, Lin Xiu naturally has the same propriety as Xue Ning'er.

But if there is a sense of proportion with Miss A Ke, it is indeed a bit unconscionable.

The round and white moon still appeared in his mind from time to time.

At this time, Zhao Xuan walked into the small courtyard and said to Lin Xiu: "Hey, you opened the Ningxiangzhai, just in time, you gave me a few bottles of perfume, I can use it..."

Zhao Lingyin glanced at him, frowned and said, "Zhao Xuan, don't be rude!"

Lin Xiu looked at the disdainful young man in front of her, as if looking at a fool.

Is it because he is Zhao Lingjun's younger brother that he can do whatever he wants?

The gift of Lingyin perfume was because Lingyin was kind to him.

To send Princess Minghe perfume, it was Lin Xiu who wanted to have a double cultivation with her, so he had to establish a good relationship with her.

Those who can take advantage of Lin Xiu are either those who are purely nice to him like Lingyin and the imperial concubine, or those who are like Princess Minghe and Lin Xiu has plans for her.

The boy in front of him obviously didn't touch any of them.

And he offended Lin Xiu just now.

Lin Xiu is very vengeful. Although due to some reasons, he can't report it face to face, but he will definitely find a chance.

If you offend him and want to go whoring for nothing, go ahead and dream.

Lin Xiu looked at him calmly and said, "It is true that I opened Ningxiangzhai, but why should I give it to you? You don't even want to call me brother-in-law."

"Brother-in-law?" The young man looked at Lin Xiu and said with a sneer, "You are also worthy of being my brother-in-law. Let me tell you, don't be complacent, my sister will not marry you!"

Zhao Lingyin's pretty face was as cold as ice, and she said coldly: "Zhao Xuan, I apologize!"

The young man said stubbornly: "I don't, he just isn't good enough for Eldest Sister, am I wrong!"

Zhao Lingyin had already raised his arm, but was held by Lin Xiu. Lin Xiu smiled and said, "Forget it, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, and besides, he's still a child..."

The fiancée hasn't seen her yet, but she had a grudge with her brother-in-law first.

During the luncheon, Lin Xiu was sitting opposite him, and he stared at her countless times.

This marriage, except for the satisfaction of the dog emperor, was not blessed by most people.

After the luncheon, Lin Xiu bid farewell.

In the afternoon, he will also enter the palace to pay New Year greetings to the imperial concubine and empress.

It wasn't until after Lin Xiu left that Zhao Xuan looked at Marquis Wu An and said dissatisfiedly, "Father, grandfather has been dead for so long, do you really want to marry eldest sister to such a person according to the marriage contract back then?"

Marquis Wu An looked at him and asked, "Do you know what kind of person he is?"

Zhao Xuan was speechless for a while, but he still said: "In short, he is not worthy of my sister!"

Wu Anbo looked at him, and said in a deep voice: "You are not with us these years, you really don't understand any rules."

Zhao Lingyin also looked at him, and said coldly: "I haven't seen you in half a year, let me see how much your strength has improved..."

A bad premonition emerged in Zhao Xuan's heart, and he wanted to escape, but it was already too late.

...

For Lin Xiu, after the second year of junior high school, this year is meaningless.

Cultivation is more important, as a friend, he wants to enter the supreme realm as soon as possible, and free Li Baizhang from the sea of ​​suffering.

However, cultivation is a matter of accumulation over time, no matter how fast the cultivation speed is, it still takes time to accumulate, and now his upper limit of ability is full, and the speed of cultivation is also fixed at six times, at least within a year, there will be no more What an improvement.

Unless there is one situation, that is, the capital thunders every day.

Thunder's ability is somewhat special.

It is also a heaven-level ability. Unlike ice and fire, it needs to be practiced every day, and the upper limit is extremely high. As long as one encounters a thunderstorm in a month and is struck by lightning for a quarter of an hour or two, it is equivalent to Lingyin and Princess Minghe. months of penance.

But it is winter now, and there has been no thunder for a long time.

There will be more thunderstorms in spring and summer. If next year is a year of thunderstorms, his promotion speed will be earlier.

It's a pity that Daxia doesn't have a weather forecast, otherwise he can chase the thunderstorm, and his flying ability can make up for the lack of speed. I don't know if flying into the thundercloud will be more efficient.

In the past few days, A Ke has not come to look for Lin Xiu again.

I don't know where she went, she always does some dangerous things, Lin Xiu is a little worried about her safety.

It can be seen that although she is an assassin by profession, she still loves beauty. Lin Xiu plans to give her a bottle of perfume the next time she sees her.

In the past few days of the Chinese New Year, Ningxiangzhai is completely popular in the capital.

Even hotter than the Hongniju in its heyday.

The spending power of women should not be underestimated. Lin Xiu, Li Baizhang, Xue Ning'er and the imperial concubine made a lot of money in just a few days.

The high profits even gave birth to the scalper industry.

After queuing up to buy the perfume, they didn't use it for themselves or give it away to others, but resold it to others at a high price. Li Baizhang had asked the Ministry of Finance to thoroughly investigate this behavior.

Those who celebrate the Chinese New Year, such as the Household Division, were not allowed to open the Yamen, but because it was the order of His Highness King Qin, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and work overtime.

Ning Xiangzhai, Lin Xiu and Xue Ning'er are counting money.

Even Xue Ning'er, who came from a wealthy family, couldn't help but say after counting stacks of bank notes: "Only yesterday, we made fifty thousand taels of silver..."

This figure is extremely astonishing. Although people's desire to consume is high during the New Year's Eve, and the goods in all major stores are selling well, it is far inferior to Ningxiangzhai.

Lin Xiu and Xue Ning'er happily counted the bank notes, when there was a sudden noise outside.

Lin Xiu looked back and asked, "What's going on outside?"

A little girl ran in and said, "Brother Lin, sister Xue, there are people fighting outside because of queuing."

Ningxiangzhai has a limited supply of goods every day, first come, first served, and those who are in the back can only wait for tomorrow, and there will be several conflicts almost every day because of the problem of queuing and jumping.

When Lin Xiu and Xue Ning'er walked out, they saw Zhao Xuan wrestling with another young man.

There were two helpers beside the young man, one of whom was obviously a person with supernatural powers. He manipulated several vines growing from the ground and bound Zhao Xuan's legs, greatly restricting his movements.

One hit three, Zhao Xuan was obviously in a weak position, when he saw Lin Xiu, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Hey, Lin Xiu, come and help me!"

Lin Xiu glanced at him indifferently, then turned and walked into the shop.

Xue Ning'er was surprised and said: "That seems to be the young master of the Zhao family, why don't you help him?"

"Why help him?" Lin Xiu shook her head and said, "I don't know him very well..."