The wife is the king of the palace

Chapter 41 Do you like to eat brains?

When the guard came back after feeding the horse, he keenly noticed that the atmosphere between Lin Xu and Jin Qi had changed significantly.

Jin Qi didn't know whether he had taken the wrong medicine or something strange, his face was full of smiles, and he kept laughing at Lin Xu while clumsily helping to light the fire.The adults in their family are as usual, but they seem to be in a good mood.

Summer is hot, and the hottest time is after noon.

In such weather, they could bear the horse but they couldn't, so the three of them purposely rested in the forest for an hour, and only after the horse had eaten and drank enough and rested for a while did they go on the road again.

After leaving the capital, they walked in one direction for about five or six days, and then walked along the river for another five or six days. Finally, the three of them arrived in Siqing Province where Lin Xu's hometown is located.

Siqing Province is already some distance away from the capital city. Compared with the capital city and Changle Province, the terrain here is more rugged and remote, and there are endless mountains as far as the eye can see.Because there are several mine veins here, it is considered a relatively wealthy province and city.

It's just because there are many mountains and the roads are rough and difficult to pass, so there are countless merchants and wealthy people in places with convenient transportation in the province, but it is not enough in remote rural corners, and the lives of people in many places are still poor.

Lin Xu's hometown is located in a county with inconvenient transportation, surrounded by mountains on three sides and only one waterway passes through. After arriving nearby, the three of them had to give up riding in a horse-drawn carriage and take a fishing boat instead.

This time they came back in a hurry, and the three of them didn't bring much luggage. When they arrived at the place, they only rented a fishing boat, and they went upstream against the current under the skilled boatman's pole.

The fishing boat was swaying, and the boatman moved briskly, swaying the pole left and right, and the water waves swayed on the river.

The boat rowed upstream for about half a stick of incense, passed the narrow mountain pass, and a few thatched huts fell at the foot of the mountain, and further up the water, there were villages.After walking for a while, after passing the village, it is the county seat.

When they arrived at the pier closest to the county seat, the three of them disembarked. Jin Qi looked around, and with the icy cold vapor in the air, he couldn't help but sigh, "This place is really a paradise."

"Haha... Only you people from other places think it's good. Everyone who lives here wants to go out!" After collecting the ferry fare, the boatman lifted the pole with a smile, and slid the boat into the water, humming a strange tune. Downstream.

Lin Xu and the others had previously said that they were here to visit relatives, but the boatman didn't think much of it.

Although Lin Xu is one of the few people in their area who has made a career, he hasn't returned here for seven or eight years, and even many people who watched him grow up couldn't recognize him for a while. Not to mention living outside.

Walking towards the county from the pier, and entering the county seat, the guards quickly led the two of them around in the alley, but within a short time, they came to an old mansion with green bricks and green tiles.

There are two big lions placed at the gate of the house. It seems that they have been around for some years, just like this courtyard.There is a plaque hanging above the gate, with two simple characters inscribed on Lin Fu. The plaque seems to have only been replaced in the past two years.

Jin Qi had a panoramic view of all this. When he saw how ordinary this mansion looked, he first frowned and then couldn't help but shook his head with a smile. He understood Lin Xu's character of keeping everything simple and not liking luxury. How did it come about.

Lin Xu is now the prime minister no matter what. If he changed someone, he would have already ascended to heaven alone, and this old house would definitely change its appearance.Only Lin Xu regarded this Cheng as inferior to a fifth-rank official.

Jin Qi felt a little touched in his heart, and wanted to add an official to this person, but he was already a prime minister, so there was nothing more to do.

When the guard saw the big mansion, he couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and he strode forward to the door.

The servant guarding the door was stunned when he saw the guard, and then immediately realized, "The young master is back!"

One of the two servants greeted him by the door, and the other rushed into the room to make an announcement.

Lin Xu's luggage was taken away by the servants, and a small group of people rushed out from the direction of the door.two men of similar age

Female, and there are a few people who look like servants of the housekeeper.

"It's Xu'er, it's really Xu'er." A woman who was seven points like Lin Xu came out and grabbed Lin Xu, her eyes flashed with excitement.

"Mother." Lin Xu supported her, but his expression was a little dull.

"Why didn't you say anything when you came back? You said earlier that I would send someone to pick you up." Although the man who should be Lin Xu's father was not as excited as his wife, his expression and words were obviously filled with happiness. .

"Are you tired from the journey, are you hungry? Do you want my mother to cook you something to eat?" Mrs. Lin immediately came back to her senses when she heard her husband's words, and asked Lin Xu.

"I'm not hungry, but mother, you..." The dull expression on Lin Xu's face became more and more obvious. The letter he received said that his mother was seriously ill, but now she doesn't look like she is seriously ill. appearance.

"Ahem, okay, don't be stuck here, let's go in first." Master Lin noticed the dullness and confusion on his son's face, and quickly changed the subject.

Mrs. Lin came back to her senses, coughed lightly, and pulled Lin Xu into the courtyard as well.

When they came to the hall, the servants served tea. After Lin Xu and the others took a breath, the people in the Lin family looked at Jin Qi standing beside Lin Xu, "Who is this?"

Jin Qi had been standing quietly aside from the very beginning, seeing that Lin Xu's complexion was much softer because of the presence of these two people, and the light in his eyes was bright and dark. Things like parents that brought him more harm were to Jin For Qi, the meaning is completely different and he can't even mention liking.

"I'm his friend. When I heard that he was coming back, I came back with him to have a look." Jin Qi introduced himself before Lin Xu.

Although he knew that Lin Xu's previous statement about meeting his in-laws was just a joke, Jin Qi couldn't help but feel his heart beat faster, but he attributed it all to the looks of Lin Xu's parents.

Lin Xu's parents are very husband and wife, maybe because he has been with Lin Xu for a long time and got used to his face, so looking at this couple who are somewhat similar to Lin Xu, Jin Qi always feels that he can learn from them. Lin Xu's shadow can be seen on his body.

Lin Xu is the type whose facial features and contours are very attractive even if viewed separately, and so are his parents.

His mother's temperament is more similar to his. At first glance, it can be seen that she was born in a well-known scholarly family, and she must have been a stunning beauty when she was young.

His father was a bit more mature and steady, he should be a resourceful person, and when his eyes swept over him, there was always an illusion that he was seeing through him.

"Friend?" The Lin family and his wife looked at each other, and their expressions changed instantly.

Before Jin Qi could be surprised, Mrs. Lin looked at him in surprise and said with a smile: "This is the first time."

Jin Qi was puzzled, but Master Lin said again: "Xu'er has very few friends, and you were the first one brought home by him. It seems that Xu'er is usually taken care of by you."

Lin Xu was born to them, and the two of them naturally knew his character well. It would be good if his character was used in doing things, but not everyone could bear it if he made friends.

Jin Qi was surprised, he looked at Lin Xu and then at the couple, a smile instantly spread on his face.

"Where is it, he takes care of me more." Jin Qi said with a smile on his mouth, but when he turned around, he showed a fox-like smile, and whispered to Lin Xu secretly.

Since he was his first friend, and the first friend he brought home, he would definitely be responsible to the end, lest their extremely clever Prime Minister pitifully have no friends at all.

If so, how distressing it is!

Lin Xu had regained his composure at this moment, seeing that his parents were still well and did not seem to be sick, his tense nerves relaxed a lot.

Lin Xu understood Jin Qi's spoken language, but his face did not change, but he had already secretly remembered it in his heart. It seemed that Jin Qi was itchy again and couldn't deal with it.

Lin Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, but Jin Qi was not afraid at all. This is not a palace, and his pool of precious dragon carp is not around, so don't worry about him. Are you afraid that he will fail?

Jin Qi thought he was secretly treating Lin Xu

They exchanged glances and spoken words, but they didn't know that the Lin family and his wife had already seen it. Seeing this scene, they looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.

The guard clasped fists at several people, looked at Jin Qi with some sympathy, and then went to his room first, Jin Qi didn't know that he had entered the fox's den.

This is already Lin's mansion, and he no longer needs to be by Lin Xu's side all the time.

The guard was walking towards his room, when there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor, a six or seven-year-old child ran over excitedly with his clothes on, the guard quickly moved aside to avoid bumping into each other.

The little baby is only six or seven years old, with a face that still has a little baby fat, a pair of black and white eyes that are watery, and the cheeks that are slightly red from excitement, the whole person looks extraordinarily beautiful. It's soft and cute.

A few people in the room were talking, and Jin Qi's tail was about to lift into the sky, so the little baby rushed in and jumped in front of Lin Xu, and then there was a sound that instantly cracked the embarrassment on Jin Qi's face, brittle shouted, "Little Daddy."

The little doll was not tall, and it only reached Lin Xu's waist. After throwing himself into Lin Xu's arms, his whole face was buried in it.

"You're back!" The little baby hugged Lin Xu and rubbed it again and again. The joyful appearance made the Lins and his wife smile even more, and made Jin Qi's entire face as black as coal.

"It's grown a lot taller." Lin Xu bent down and picked up the little doll, then held it in his arms.It should be a long time since we saw each other, but Lin Xu had a bright smile on his face that Jin Qi had never seen before.

"Daddy, I miss you so much." The little baby was so happy that she wrapped her arms around Lin Xu's neck and was reluctant to let go. What she said was full of coquettishness.

"I miss you too." Lin Xu comforted him softly, and at the end he pinched the little baby's face, which felt so soft.

Jin Qi clenched his hands into fists, quietly watching the warm scene of father's kindness and filial piety, his face was already pale and bloodless.

Lin Xu's sons are all there, and they can even run and jump. Why has he never heard of it?

Jin Qi gritted his teeth and stared at the little doll who was very similar to Lin Xu, his heart seemed to be tightly bound and could no longer beat.The feeling of suffocation and the feeling of sour vinegar hit at the same time, filling Jin Qi's whole brain.

Looking at this scene, Jin Qi instantly understood a lot.No wonder Lin Xu never said that word to him, not because he didn't want to say it, but because he never liked him in the first place.

All of this is nothing more than his hot head. I'm afraid even he thought that Lin Xu's refusal meant he had feelings, and it was only because of his status as the emperor.Lin Xu is just a courtier, but he is the emperor who has the power of life and death.

Even leaving aside his identity, Lin Xu has a wife and son in his family. His wife is gentle and virtuous, and his son is so cute. No normal person would fall in love with a villain with bloody hands like him, let alone He is still a big man who can't learn to be gentle and virtuous, and can't have children.

Xiaowa also noticed him, and seeing Jin Qi's fierce expression, he hid in Lin Xu's arms in fright, "Daddy..."

"Don't be afraid, he just looks like that." Lin Xu seemed a little dissatisfied with Jin Qi's fierce face scaring the child.

Hearing this, Jin Qi gritted his teeth and tried hard to raise the corners of his mouth to show a smile, but his whole face was already pale, this effort to raise the corners of his mouth not only did not soften his face, but on the contrary made his face more ferocious and terrifying point.

The little baby was frightened, and with red eyes, she buried her head in Lin Xu's arms and hid.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Lin stepped forward and hugged the little baby from Lin Xu's arms to comfort her.Seeing Jin Qi staring at the little baby's face, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Speaking of which, the father and son look more and more alike now, the nose and the eyes seem to be carved out of the same mold. "

Jin Qi also nodded, like, like, his heart hurts like being torn apart.

Jin Qi bit the tip of his tongue, taking advantage of the heart-piercing pain to keep his expression on his face, without showing any discomfort.

He didn't want to lose his composure any more, he was the one who had the cheek to follow, now that he found out all this, would he still make a fuss like a shrew?

Besides, even if he cries and screams regardless of the remaining dignity, in Lin Xu's opinion, it will probably only be an eyesore and annoyance.

Lin Xu was about to speak, but Master Lin beat him and said, "Really? I think this kid is more like his mother."

Mrs. Lin looked at the face of the baby in her arms, and said in disbelief, "Nonsense, it's obviously like Xu'er, who in this county doesn't talk about it?"

Master Lin Xu still wanted to fight, but Mrs. Lin said rather domineeringly: "If her mother knows that you are back, Xu'er, she will definitely be happy."

Lin Xu seemed to think of something, and nodded gently with a soft expression.

"By the way, you can go with us later! His mother must also want to meet you, after all, you are Xu'er's rare friend." Mrs. Lin invited Jin Qi.

Jin Qi felt a pain in his throat for a while, but he couldn't make a sound when he spoke for the first time, and he finally heard his hoarse voice when he spoke again, he said: "No need, I just stopped by to have a look, tonight I'll be back in a while."

"So soon?" Mrs. Lin was surprised, "It's rare for you to come, why don't you stay for a few more days?"

"No..." Jin Qi didn't even know how he opened his mouth, his mind was in chaos, and all that remained in his chest was the soreness of suffocation.

"Isn't it okay to just stay for a few more days? There will be a boating festival in the county later, which is a special festival that only exists here. You can also see it then. It's rare for Xu'er to come back, and this kid also wants him to It's tight, after all, we haven't lived together for a few days after adoption. Then you can go together, it's so exciting to walk together."

"... Adoption?" Jin Qi only heard these two words in his mind.

"That's right, this child was originally the child of my husband's younger brother, and he is also Xu'er's nephew according to his seniority. Unfortunately, his parents passed away early, and we are the only relatives in the family, so he simply adopted him under Xu'er's knees and we took care of him." Speaking of the past, Mrs. Lin was quite sad.

Jin Qi understood the reason, but for a moment he didn't know how to react.

Seeing that Jin Qiwei was stunned and motionless with his mouth open, and Mrs. Lin opened her mouth to say something, Lin Xuyou interrupted at this moment, "Mother."

Jin Qi's eyes were already red. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he already looked like he was about to be bullied so badly that he was about to cry.

Mrs. Lin blinked her eyes when she heard the words, then swept her eyes around Jin Qi's face, and walked out the door with the baby in her arms, "I'm going to tell the kitchen to prepare more meals for the evening."

Mrs. Lin left, but Master Lin stared at Jin Qi for a while, then said to Lin Xu in a deep voice, "You come to the study room by yourself later." After speaking, he also turned and left.

When the two left, Jin Qi stared at the door, still a little unrecovered.

"Do you like to eat brains?" Lin Xu broke the silence.

"What?" Jin Qi was at a loss, he was forced hard and his eyes were red, he hadn't recovered from the huge gap.

"Eat more in the future to nourish your brain." Lin Xu pinched the bridge of his nose, turned around and went out to find his father in the study.

Originally, he was not prepared to explain this so quickly, but now, Jin Qi has explained everything.