Matrilocal Marriage

"Old slave, can you get it?" The old housekeeper wanted to help Yun'an get the wooden box, but Yunan hid for a while and said, "It's not a heavy object, I can just take it myself."

"Yes."

The old housekeeper led the four people inside. Outside, a family member helped unload the things that Lu Song brought back from the carriage.

Lin Buyu asked, "Are all the sisters back?"

The old butler replied: "If you go back to the eldest lady, the second lady is not in good health, and the second aunt came back by herself. The third lady is still on the way, I guess she will be back in a few days."

"Second sister is also sick?" Lin Buyu frowned, his face (color) not very good.

Lin Buyu is a taboo person who believes in Feng Shui fate. In time of the big day, her sisters are all sick. This is not a good sign.

In particular, her auntie is getting older now, and both of her pro-daughter and concubine are sick. Her elderly must be sad.

Lin Buyu walked around to the other side of Lu Song and said to Yun'an beside him: "There are only four of our sisters in the mansion. There will be three festivals and two birthdays throughout the year. On this day of great joy, second sister, four My younger sister can’t come back due to illness, please persuade her to relax, if possible...it’s better to tell her that the fourth younger sister’s body is not in the way, so as not to worry her elderly. If it is so tired that the mother catches a fire again and becomes ill... it means that we are not children anymore."

Yun An couldn't help praising Lin Buyu for his eldest daughter's demeanor in his heart, and said positively: "Sister, don't worry, I will go back to the room for a while to bathe (more geng) clothes, and then go to my mother to please my mother." Didn't it happen that there was no reason to go and see Mother Lin alone?

When they reached the fork in the road, Yun'an and Lu's family separated and went back to the small courtyard where she and Lin Buxian used to live alone.

The maids in the small courtyard were very happy to see Yun'an coming back, and lined up to greet Yun'an. Looking at their expectant and puzzled eyes, Yun'an actively explained: "Your lady is sick, and the journey is far away. I stayed in Yongzhou with her guard and Yuyi, and did not come back this time.” Seeing the disappointed look of the maids, Yun An once again felt that the feelings of people in this era are really simple, especially these maids, life The range of "" was drawn out early in the morning, and their days were too regular. For them, the center of their lives was the Fourth Miss.

"Xi'er, can you boil some (wash xi) bath water for me?"

Xi'er called a Wanfu and asked, "Auntie, do you want to go back to the room to wash? Not going to Tangchi?"

Yun'an then remembered that Lin Mansion had a Tangchi, and there was always hot water in Tangchi.

"Look at me (sexual xing), I forgot everything when I left the door, then there is no need, you can go to work."

"Yes, call the slave maid if you give me any orders."

…

After bathing (more geng) clothes, Yunan brought the animal head crutches that King Ning gave to Mother Lin to the "Incense Offering". The maid at the door was asked to pass on the pass, and only got permission from Mother Lin to enter.

After a few months of absence, Mother Lin’s temperament has changed a lot, not to mention "growing old." Yunan thought for a long time before he thought of a proper adjective to describe Lin Mu’s current state—a little bit less smoke and smoke. .

Some details of Lin Mu in front of him are slightly overlapped with Lin Buxian before. Although he belongs to a family of merchants, it is like a deep pond Qinghong in the mountains without waves for a long time.

Mother Lin looked at Yun'an lovingly, twisted her rosary, and said, "It's dark, thin, and energetic. When will you come back, where is Yixi?"

Seeing Mrs. Lin's appearance, Yun An suddenly wanted to cry. She felt that after she and Lin Buxian "flee", Mrs. Lin was wronged. This posture in front of us actually gave people a feeling of being with the ancient Buddha. It was obviously her old man’s birthday in a few days, but she wore so plainly, she changed into the old brocade dress, and put on a "sea green" style robe, navy blue (color).

Yun'an put down the long wooden box he was holding, and bowed his head with the hem of his clothes. After knocking his head, Yun'an stuck his forehead on Xuanruan's futon and said, "The child is not filial... The child is not filial, please forgive me."

"Good boy, get up quickly. Mother is very happy to be back. Don't stick to these red tapes."

"Thank you, mother." Yunan got up and changed to kneeling, and said in a low voice, "Mother, Yixi, she was secretly sent to Ningwang Mansion in Yongzhou by me, and she stayed in the courtyard of a lady in the backyard of His Highness King Ning. , Very safe. I claimed to the outside that Yixi was sick and could not come back. This is a personal letter written by Yixi to you. You read it while listening to the child..."

Yun'an handed the letter to Lin Mu, and then he and Lin Mu reported the official affairs of her birth in Yongzhou (fafa) without any secret, including how she established a (guanguan) relationship with King Ning and how to use it at the Laochangting Racecourse. Xiaobo set up the affair of 450,000 taels of silver, as well as the affair that Yu Xianxian became the new favorite of Ning Wang, Mrs. Yu, and how the poppi rogue thinks they are bullied and ran to the inn to request a return. (Laughter), talked to Mrs. Lin with eloquence.

Madam Lin read the letter halfway and was completely attracted by Yun'an's narration. She pinched the letter written by her own daughter and listened to Yun'an's narration intently.

Hearing that Yun'an had caught up with King Ning, Mrs. Lin sighed with emotion, bluntly saying that Yun'an alone could surpass the power of the entire Lin clan in Longdong. The connection, the result is all the bamboo basket fetching water, but I heard that the Lin Bu in the four rooms @ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Hearing Ma Sanye cut her eyes, Madam Lin shook her head and sighed, twisting the rosary in her hand and chanting several Buddha chants. I heard that Yun'an took a different approach, and had collected 450,000 taels of silver, and praised Yun'an without hesitation.

Mrs. Lin furrowed her brows, her eyes (showing) concern when she heard those rascals coming to bully Yun'an.

While talking, Yun'an's heart was warm and her eyes were a little moist. Mrs. Lin was like a loving mother, listening to her child who had returned from a long journey telling her everything along the way. She was happy when the child met good things. She is proud of her child’s excellent performance. She is angry and distressed when the child is bullied.

"Mother~."

"What's wrong, An'er?"

"Mother, can you hug me?" Madam Lin was stunned, then (showing) a loving smile, spreading her arms and saying: "Of course."

Yun An was just lying on Madam Lin’s lap. She wanted to plunge her head into Madam Lin’s arms, but she was a "son-in-law" after all. It was so unreasonable. If she behaves too childishly, mother. How can you rest assured dear?

Mrs. Lin smiled (touched Mo) (touched Mo) Yun'an's head, and stroked Yun'an's skinny back again, and said softly, "I'm thin, I need to be more tonic. That girl from Yuzhu is good at making soup. , You can hand over your meals to her."

"Thank you mother."

"Good boy, you have worked so hard for many things, and I have also wronged you. My mother knows all the things you did for Yixi. My mother knows all the things you do for Yixi..."

"Mother, I am willing, if possible... In fact, I want to wait for my wife and I to settle down and take you to live together, not wanting you to be wronged here."

Mrs. Lin was silent for a long while and replied, "What can I do wrong? I just live as I wish. I am willing to serve gods and Buddhas and pray for peace and prosperity for you. No one is forcing me to do this. The child's thing... also Xi told me in the letter that you will burn this letter for your mother in a moment. As expected, I know his performance in the past few days and I know that he has won a son. Well... I failed to pass it on to the Lin family. Xiang Huo, I have been very guilty in my heart these years, and now his "seeking benevolence and benevolence" can be regarded as a beautiful thing, and I will fulfill him. An'er, don't worry about your mother, I am the mistress of this Lin Mansion, my The position is not something that can be shaken by anyone, even the master...he wants to dote on his concubine, and I will leave him at this age, but if he wants to abolish me and help the cheap maid to come to power, he wants to open an ancestral hall to worship the ancestor. The elders are invited to make a decision. Even if he loses his face, I may not be what he wants. As long as the mother is still sitting in the position of the mistress of the house for one day, Yixi will always be a protagonist, in terms of identity He will always be more noble than that child. As for taking me out of the house, I don’t have to...I hope to live with my daughter-in-law and enjoy the family happiness, but there is no such precedent and rules. If it is passed on, it will be detrimental to you. "

Mrs. Lin's refusal was expected by Yun'an, but she still feels a little regretful. She turned around and said, "By the way, my mother and child have a gift for you!" Yun'an lifted his body. He took the long wooden box on the side, opened it, took out the crutch with the beast head inside, and presented it to Mother Lin with both hands.

"this is…?"

"Mother, this is the animal-head crutches that the old lady Ning gave to his mother. It is said that the old lady has used one before. With it...not to mention this Nanlin Mansion, even if the prefect thinks You also have to weigh and weigh what you do with your mother."

"This is too expensive, how can I?"

"Mother~ Take it, this is a gift from the old lady Ning Wang personally. The child has travelled thousands of miles to carry it back to you. Do you want the child to carry it back again? The mother raised Yixi by birth. Daughter, without a lady, there would be no me as I am now. The days when His Royal Highness King Ning used Yixi and me are still to come, so what's wrong with giving a crutch a little bit of interest first."

Mrs. Lin stroked the crutches and engraved the words on the inside of the handle. Lin Duan looked at it carefully, it turned out to be the word "household". It can be said that the direction (sexual xing) is very clear.

Mrs. Lin looked at Yun'an, her eyes were full of licking, but she returned the crutches to Yun'an and said, "You put it away first."

"Mother?"

"You will keep it for your mother first, and wait until the birthday banquet. You will be the last one to give this gift to the mother in public in front of all the guests."

"Baby understand!"

Mrs. Lin smiled, noncommittal.

"By the way, mother, does Xuan Yi grow up in our mansion?"

"The Daoist came back once a few days ago. After staying for a few days, he left. I took Rui'er with me. I don't know where I went."