"Nephew was ignorant and could not distinguish between right and wrong.
Uncle's reputation was damaged because of Shangguan Fei. Nephew is really unable to absolve himself from the blame and specially came to ask uncle for forgiveness. "
The Jia Lian carried a wooden stick as thick as a fist on his back.
He knelt down on both knees.
His hands were on the ground and his head was close to the ground.
"Lian'er, what are you doing!?" Lin Ruhai was shocked.
He hurriedly strode forward to help the Jia Lian up.
"Uncle already knows that those things have nothing to do with you, and you were kept in the dark. How could uncle blame you?"
The Jia Lian did not feel relieved at all. He still looked solemn and blamed himself, "Even if I didn't know, nephew was really an accomplice. And those who pretended to be uncle to do evil outside came from Rongguo Province. As the butler of Rongguo Province, nephew
Was not strict enough.
This is the first crime. That day, aunt died of illness.
Nephew sincerely worshipped her.
But I didn't want to be used by others. If aunt knew,
I'm afraid it would be difficult for her to live in peace underground. This is the second crime. Uncle entrusted cousin to Rongguo Province.
My wife and I did not take good care of her.
Not only was cousin's reputation almost damaged, but the ginseng nourishing pill was also bad medicine.
Cousin was fine because she was lucky.
Otherwise, her body would be damaged.
This is the third crime. Nephew really has an unshirkable responsibility for the above three crimes. "
As he spoke, he took off the wooden stick from his body and handed it to Lin Ruhai with both hands. He knelt again and said, "Uncle treats nephew as a junior and can't bear to punish him, but nephew can't pretend that those things didn't happen. Therefore, nephew pleads uncle to use this stick to hit me, so nephew can feel more at ease. "
Lin Ruhai unconsciously took a step back in shock.
People say that a thousand li dike can be destroyed by an ant's nest. It means that small things can lead to big trouble if you don't pay attention. In fact, the feelings between people are also like this.
For example, the feelings between a husband and wife might be "in unison" at the beginning of the marriage, but if they quarreled too much over insignificant matters, or if they planted a seed of doubt in one of their hearts, the seed would take root and germinate. It would be impossible to pull it out even if one wanted to, and the feelings between the husband and wife would naturally become indifferent. Since ancient times, it was unknown how many loving couples ended up as strangers.
The Jia Lian had thought things through. Although Lin Ruhai believed that he had nothing to do with what those servants had done, and knew that he had no right to ask where his Sister Lin lived or what she ate in Rongguo Province, he would still be a little dissatisfied with him. Not to mention, his original purpose of coming here was to help the Jia family embezzle the Lin family's property.
He might not be able to see anything now, but if Lin Ruhai were to express his dissatisfaction with this idea in the future and secretly make things difficult for him, it would be enough to make him suffer.
The Jia Lian didn't think that Lin Ruhai was a kind person. To be able to be the Salt Patrol Imperial Censor for such a long time in Jiang Nan, if he didn't have some tricks up his sleeve, he would have been taken advantage of a long time ago. In addition, Lin Ruhai had been an official for such a long time, so he should have a lot of connections.
He didn't want to have any conflicts with Lin Ruhai, so he had to dig out the seed of dissatisfaction in Lin Ruhai's heart before it took root and germinated. This would be more beneficial for his future development.
In any case, it was just kneeling and getting hit a few times. It wasn't like he hadn't been hit before. He had endured it then, so there was no need to mention now.
The Jia Xie who finally could be a good father looked at the Jia Lian kneeling on the ground with heartache. When he had first heard that the Jia Lian wanted to ask for forgiveness, he had strongly opposed it. He felt that with Prince Rui and the Zhang family, even if Lin Ruhai didn't help, there wouldn't be much of an impact. It was only because the Jia Lian kept insisting that he had no choice but to agree.
The Jia Xie felt that this heartache was really unbearable. Seeing that Lin Ruhai was so shocked that he couldn't react, he held onto the idea of dying early and reincarnating. He directly took the wooden stick and pointed it at the Jia Lian, fuming with anger as he said: "Tell me, what did you do! When your father heard this, his face became flustered. It's a good thing that your uncle and biaomei didn't get into trouble. Otherwise, you wouldn't even have the chance to kneel here. No wonder they say that if you don't hit, you won't become anything. I think you just haven't been hit enough. Only by giving you a good beating, I think you'll remember this lesson! "
Just when everyone thought that Jia Xie was going to help Lin Ruhai teach the Jia Lian a lesson, he unexpectedly stuffed the wooden stick into Lin Ruhai's hands and said righteously: "Brother-in-law, I'll leave the rest to you."
Everyone: "… …"
Lin Ruhai didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"First Uncle is really interesting." Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and laughed. "Then did Father hit Cousin Lian later?"
"He did hit him, but he didn't really hit him. He just hit him a few times symbolically." Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "If I didn't hit him, I'm afraid that your Cousin Lian wouldn't feel at ease."
After saying this, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but sigh in his heart. As an experienced official, he clearly understood the Jia Lian's intentions. However, he didn't think that the Jia Lian was scheming. Instead, he felt that he was the kind of person who was born to be an official. He could bend his waist and pull his face down. Even he might not be able to do this. If the Jia Lian was like this, he would be like a fish in water in the officialdom.
"I'm afraid that First Uncle will be heartbroken. When I was at Grandmother's house, I didn't realize that First Uncle was so good to Cousin Lian. Cousin Lian is really lucky. "
There was a hint of envy in Lin Daiyu's voice. Lin Ruhai heard it and patted her head with his big hand. "Father will also be very good to Yu 'er. Our Yu' er will also be a lucky person. Even more lucky than your Cousin Lian."
Lin Daiyu's envy instantly disappeared. She said happily, "Thank you, Father. But Yu 'er is already very happy as long as Father is by my side. I don't need to be so lucky."
Lin Ruhai laughed. "Okay, okay. As long as you don't dislike Father, Father will always be by your side."
"I heard Brother Ruhai's laughter from afar. I wonder what kind of good news made Brother Ruhai so happy?"
Lin Ruhai looked at the person who came and said happily, "Brother Dongyan, you're here."
Wen Dongyan slowly walked up the steps and into the pavilion.
Smoke rose in spirals from the purple copper incense burner. The fragrance was strong and at the same time, it was able to repel the insects in the forest. There was a chessboard on the stone table in the middle. There were chess pieces on it, black and white.
Lin Daiyu hurriedly stood up and bowed. "Greetings, Mr. Wen."
"You can't. Quickly get up."
Lin Ruhai and his daughter were reunited after a long separation. They definitely needed time alone to spend time together. Wen Dongyan also had a lot of things to do. Thus, he hadn't come to visit since Lin Daiyu came. Speaking of which, this was the first time he saw Lin Daiyu other than the time he was summoned by Shuijing.
Lin Ruhai smiled. "What's wrong with that? You and I are schoolmates and good friends. Isn't my daughter your niece? You're her elder. Naturally, she has to bow. "
"Then isn't this Wen taking advantage of a niece for free?"
"My Yu 'er has a top scholar as her uncle. It's equivalent to having another person to dote on her. We're the ones taking advantage of this. It's not a loss at all. Yu 'er, hurry up and greet your Uncle Wen. "
Lin Daiyu smiled and bowed again. "Niece greets Uncle Wen."
"Good child, quickly get up." Wen Dongyan helped Lin Daiyu up and smiled at Lin Ruhai. "You see, I suddenly have a niece, but I didn't prepare a greeting gift. If this were to spread, wouldn't I be laughed at to death?"
"It's enough that you're willing to acknowledge her. It doesn't matter if you don't prepare a greeting gift." Lin Ruhai carefully sized up Wen Dongyan. "You look much better. When you first arrived, you had a frown on your face. You used to persuade me that everything will be fine when we get to the bridge. It's useless to worry about it. Have you forgotten? "
Wen Dongyan sighed. "There isn't even a bridge. How can the boat go straight?" He glanced at the chess set on the table. "Niece, you like to play chess? I just happen to have a chess piece made of warm jade. When I get back, I'll have someone send it over. Treat it as a greeting gift for you. "
Lin Daiyu looked at Lin Ruhai questioningly.
Lin Ruhai didn't expect Wen Dongyan to be so generous. He hurriedly said, "This is too expensive. She's just a child. She doesn't need such an expensive gift."
"Gifts are only appropriate. How can they be expensive?" Wen Dongyan smiled. "Niece likes to play chess and is a little afraid of the cold. That warm jade chess piece is just right."
"I'm afraid that if you give Yu 'er such a good gift now, you won't have anything to give her on her birthday," Lin Ruhai said playfully.
"Oh, is it going to be my niece's birthday soon? If that's the case, it looks like I, as her uncle, will have to prepare well. "
"It looks like I'll have to wait a long time before I can extort you. Yu 'er's birthday is on the twelfth of February. It's still early."
"The twelfth of February is really a good day. Isn't that day …" Wen Dongyan seemed to have suddenly thought of something. He suddenly looked at Lin Daiyu, his eyes full of shock.
Shuijing had been very annoyed these past two days. He didn't like anyone, especially Wen Dongyan. For the past two days, Wen Dongyan had actually avoided him in the name of being busy with work. He just wanted him to analyze what the "daughter-in-law" in his dream was. Was there a need to avoid him?
Shuijing's temper rose. He thought that Wen Dongyan should avoid him forever if he had the ability. Otherwise, if he didn't teach him a lesson, he would write his name upside down.
Just as he was angry, a servant girl came in and said that Wen Dongyan wanted to see him.
"I won't see him!" Shuijing said through gritted teeth. Then, he remembered that he wanted to teach Wen Dongyan a lesson, so he hurriedly asked the servant girl to call him in.
Shuijing's face was gloomy. He tried hard to let Wen Dongyan feel the strong hostility that he was emitting.
Unexpectedly, after Wen Dongyan came in, not only did he not feel his hostility, but he also seemed to be in a good mood. Shuijing's anger flared up, and his face became even darker.
"This subordinate greets Master."
Shuijing snorted coldly and turned his face away, ignoring him.
Wen Dongyan got up indifferently and found a chair to sit on. He fanned himself with a goose feather fan and asked in a surprised tone, "Is Master in a bad mood?"
Shuijing turned his head and gloomily stared at Wen Dongyan. If looks could be turned into sharp swords, Wen Dongyan's heart would have been pierced by thousands of arrows.
"Wen Dongyan …"
Just as he was about to fiercely reprimand him, Wen Dongyan suddenly interrupted, "Master, this subordinate already knows where Young Master's wife is."
Shuijing was startled and forgot his plan. He asked, "Where is she?"
Wen Dongyan was about to speak, but Shuijing stopped him and said, "Wait, this prince needs to be mentally prepared."
He took a few deep breaths and said, "Okay, you tell me first. Is my daughter-in-law a human?"
"What daughter-in-law?" A blue figure jumped in through the open window.
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