The master comes down the mountain: I don’t want to be a son-in-law

Lin Manqing was sitting in the flower hall drinking tea.

"This tea is good."

"This is the Mingqian Biluochun that Xu Tong specially sent from Suzhou. The combined output of Biluochun from the east and west mountains every year is only a hundred tons, and Mingqian tea of ​​this quality only weighs a few dozen kilograms. Xu Tong gave We gave away thirty kilograms, and including the one from Wutongju in Hecheng, I don’t think he even had to drink it himself,” said Hou Qigui, who was sitting aside.

"This Mr. Xu is a perfect man." Lin Manqing smiled, remembering that at the orientation party of Nanjiang University in Qiantang, Xu Tong personally broke the leg of his son Xu Xiaobei.

Looking at the world, how many people can achieve that kind of determination and decisiveness?

"This is what he should do." Hou Qigui said, "Since joining our Li family, he has changed from a tiger in Suzhou to a dragon in Jiangdong. Except for the Jinling Zhu family, no wealthy family in Jiangdong can stand up to him. You are so qualified. If you can’t even part with this little tea, then you really don’t know how to praise me.”

Lin Manqing shook his head and said: "Old Hou, you can't say that. You can't forget your roots. Our Li family can't achieve today's status not only because of Mu Chen's ability, but also because of the support of friends from all walks of life. Xu Tong is the first to stand in the top wealthy family. Those who came out to support Mu Chen, I remember that at that time, even our Lin family was not so firm towards Mu Chen. Xu Tong's prosperity depends on his own vision and determination. We cannot be greedy for God's merit, let alone be arrogant. , taking the respect of others for granted. When people respect me, I will always respect them. This is the way of dealing with things in aristocratic families."

Hou Qigui was startled and stood up quickly: "Madam, that's right! It's Lao Hou who made me confused!"

Lin Manqing waved her hand and said with a smile: "Sit down quickly, I'm not lecturing you. You are a hero of our Li family and the person Mu Chen and I trust most. That's why I'm telling you these things."

Hou Qigui's heart warmed up and he said with shame, "Madam said this, I feel even more ashamed!"

Lin Manqing said: "Muchen transcends the world. He has his own way to pursue, and he never cares about these mundane things. The more capable he is, and the more people around him, the more the people are mixed up, and the villains and gentlemen are on the same side. And Li. Because of this, we must be more careful, not only to distinguish between gentlemen and villains, but also to prevent ourselves from being deceived by villains, falling into the trap of villains, and becoming the real villains around Mu Chen. "

Hou Qigui broke into a cold sweat when he heard this. He was about to speak, but Lin Manqing raised his hand to stop him.

"Lao Hou, I'm not talking about you when I say this. I treat you as one of my own. Mu Chen told me that he can rest assured that he will leave Li's house in the capital to you. Mu Chen and I don't have children. I don't know if there will be any in the future. , but no matter what, I hope this family will not break up. You have also listened to Mu Chen’s sermons, and you should know that the Li family is no longer as simple as a family with inherited surnames, but a symbol, a place where all species coexist and all changes are harmonious. The Avenue Home.”

Speaking of this, Lin Manqing sighed slightly and looked out the window, "Maybe one day, Muchen will leave here, and I will leave too. There will no longer be a person named Li in the Li family, but this family will still be together. It's like a great road."

Lin Manqing stood up with a smile and poured him a cup of tea herself: "Master Hou, while we are away, this family will depend on you, Master Hou."

"Madam..." Hou Qigui stood up excitedly and took the tea cup with trembling hands. He wanted to say a few words of humility, but after thinking for a long time, he only drank the tea in one gulp and said, "Madam, don't worry, Hou will never give up even if he dies." !”

Lin Manqing nodded, and then asked: "Is there any news from the Wu family?"

"not yet."

"Haha, you seem to be very calm! Is this Wujin Mountain insignificant to them?"

"Probably not." Hou Qigui shook his head and said, "Wu Jinshan is the younger brother of Wu Jincheng, the old head of the Wu family. He is called the second master in the Wu family. His status is not low. The Wu family will not ignore him."

"Then what do you think?"

"I guess Madam, the way you showed your hand at the banquet frightened them and they didn't dare to come to rescue people rashly. And Zhou Shaoyi really has something very important in his hand, which is worth more than Wu Jinshan's life, so The Wu family refuses to trade Zhou Shaoyi. Since they don’t dare to save him and are unwilling to trade him, they can only drag it on for now.”

Hou Qigui thought of the banquet a few days ago and admired Lin Manqing even more.

The purple energy coming from the east and the restoration of all things shocked the entire capital.

It was also the Wu family who was willing to carry her. If it hadn't been for the Wu family, Lin Manqing wouldn't have been able to show these things. Just like when Li Muchen used Master Qin to shock the capital.

"I heard that the current head of the Wu family is a great person?" Lin Manqing asked.

"The current head of the family is named Wu Hongli. She is the daughter of Wu Jincheng. She inherited the position of head of the family three years ago. I heard that this woman has great ambitions..." Hou Qigui frowned slightly, "Because the Wu family never leaves Jinzhou, the outside world has no regard for them. I know very little about it. This time I sent people to investigate, but I heard some strange rumors..."

"What rumors?"

Hou Qigui seemed a little hesitant.

"Lao Hou, if you have any concerns in front of me, just say it first." Lin Manqing said.

Hou Qigui thought for a while and said: "If the Li family is not destroyed, the Wu family will not come out."

Lin Manqing was slightly surprised and said with a smile, "Are you telling us this?"

Hou Qigui said: "I thought so when I first heard about it, but after checking later, I found that this rumor did not appear recently, but has existed in the Jinzhou area since ancient times."

Lin Manqing frowned: "You mean... this is a prophecy?"

"I'm afraid it's difficult to find out the specific source. But the Wu family probably takes this rumor seriously."

"You mean, the reason why the Wu family stays in Jinzhou and never goes out of bounds is because of the existence of the Li family?"

"Yes, this is the reason why the Wu family does not leave Jinzhou. Or for them, this is not a legend or a prophecy, but an ancient agreement."

Lin Manqing shook his head: "If this is the case, then they should have come out twenty years ago when the Li family was wiped out. Instead of entering Beijing three years ago."

"This is what I can't figure out." Hou Qigui said, "If this prophecy or agreement is true, then there is only one possibility..."

"You mean..." Lin Manqing was very surprised, "Twenty years ago, the Wu family knew that the Li family was not wiped out and that there were still descendants alive?"

Hou Qigui nodded: "This can only be explained."

"But how could the Wu family know?" Lin Manqing felt unbelievable.

"Madam, don't forget, there is Buddhism behind the Wu family."

"What about three years ago? Muchen was just in seclusion, why did they leave Jinzhou?"

"Three years ago, the young master was expelled from Tiandu and then went into seclusion. In the past three years, the world's righteous people thought that the young master was apostate and contrary to heaven. There were constant calls for crusade, and there were also rumors that the young master was dead. Perhaps, the Wu family thought that the young master would never be able to do it again. I’m out of seclusion, or maybe the current head of the family can’t wait any longer.”

Lin Manqing remembered that Wu Jinshan had said that day, 'The third generation of the Li family, conquer Li Xing by force.' At the time, they thought it was a joke, but now that they think about it, they really thought so.

The Wu family has been opposed to the Li family from the beginning.

"The ancient agreement...Li Tang...Wu Zhou..."

Lin Manqing stood up and walked to the door of the flower hall.

In the yard outside the door, the green grass is glowing with vitality. But the weather in the capital, even in spring, is still dry, and the air is brightly illuminated by the sun.

It should be drizzling in Jiangnan at this time of year.

Somehow, Lin Manqing suddenly thought of Hecheng and her grandfather.

It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and the two old people by the Lingshan Lake must be thinking about their grandchildren.