Chapter 74 Face-to-face

Standing in front of the mansion and coming out for a while, Lin Nan then stepped inside. No matter how he thought, he had to tell his family what happened in the palace today. The fire could not be contained in the paper. Sooner or later, everyone would know, let alone Lin Nan did not want to hide anything.

But how to explain such a thing? Previously, the reputation of writing poetry at the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet was revealed, and even walking on the street would be stopped by others to compare poetry. Now, when the wind and rain changed, even reading with companionship was spared. Although my family knew vaguely what was going on, outsiders were mostly unaware of it and had to talk about gossip. Although I didn’t care, what about others? How would the Lin family view this matter? Will parents who were thousands of miles away know about it? Will Mengshi Chen Xiu be disappointed?

Although he was upset for a moment, Lin Nan was still as calm as usual. Although he didn't want to hide this matter, he didn't have to make a big fuss about himself. It was already late. Every household was eating. Lin Nan walked through several yards and came to the main hall. The whole family was all there at this moment. The old lady Zhao and several aunts, two cousins ​​and sister Xue Yi were all gathered together to prepare for dinner. When Lin Nan came back, he hurriedly called to the table. However, at this moment, Aunt Xia next to him shouted: "Oh, what did Brother Nan do? Why did he get dirty? Oh, your shirt is...oh, it's blood!"

Aunt Xia sat at the door, and was standing at the same time to cook food for everyone, so she was closest to Lin Nan, so she saw it clearly. She was not a person who could keep words at home, so she suddenly became confused in the room! Everyone's eyes were fixed on Lin Nan, and the old lady Zhao didn't eat anymore. She stood up with the table. Her grandson was covered in dust, why was it still covered in blood?! After only half a day of going out, what happened?

When Aunt Xia shouted, Lin Nan was also shocked. On the way out of the palace gate, she was in a daze and forgot to change her clothes. As soon as she entered the door, she couldn't eat at home... Especially the old lady, when she heard that there was blood on her body, her heart was thunderous and she hurriedly called Lin Nan to go to her side.

When the matter arrived here, Lin Nan stopped covering up, pulled the shirt behind him, and smiled at his grandmother, "Grandma, don't panic, it's no big deal. I fell on the street in the afternoon, and a little skin injury is nothing."

"Oh, what a skin trauma? Look, this shirt is broken several times!" Aunt Xia was still muttering, and Lin Nan frowned. Do you think the old lady was so scared when she was talking like this? Lin Nan was angry and couldn't help but look up at Aunt Xia. Aunt Xia was talking, but suddenly saw Lin Nan looking over and suddenly stopped. Although Lin Nan just glanced lightly, it didn't matter, but that look made Aunt Xia's heart tremble! Aunt Xia used to see this young master smiling, and had never seen such a tepid but heart-wrenching look. For a moment, she felt a little panicked in her heart and hurriedly stopped talking.

Lin Nan ignored Xia and turned around and said, "Aunt Xia said too much, it was just a fall, but grandson's body was not, and the dust came in. Grandma waited for a while, and grandson went to change clothes and came back." After that, he was about to go out with the package.

As soon as he turned around, he heard a slap in the back. The old lady slapped the table: "Stop it!" Lin Nan turned around and saw the old lady's eyes glaring. He sighed in his heart. He couldn't hide, but he couldn't hide. Alas! The old lady stretched out her hand: "Come here, let me see, how can you make it look like this after falling down? What's going on? Tell me honestly!"

Now the meal was completely out of reach. As soon as the old lady stopped chopsticks, others didn't have to eat it. Everyone, including Lin Fulinshou, also looked here. Lin Nan wanted to report the matter to the old lady when there was no one after dinner, but unexpectedly, things were always unexpected. Since that was the case, it would be natural. So Lin Nan came to the old lady and did not explain in detail, but just explained the cause of the matter roughly.

Before Lin Nan finished speaking, he said that when he was just being beaten, the old lady Zhao couldn't sit still. Thinking about the scene at that time, then looking at the blood and bad shirt on his grandson, tears fell unconsciously. Everyone rushed to persuade him. When Lin Nan finished talking about the incident, the room suddenly became silent.

As Lin Nan expected, he was on duty in the palace before. Although he was just a companion, the Lin Mansion felt great, especially the young master Nan in the mansion, and he had to appreciate it from time to time. He was rewarded from time to time, and he was about to be successful. But who knew that the wind suddenly changed today, how to do it well, and even people were driven out? For a moment, after hearing the news, the people in the main hall had different expressions, but no one spoke.

After the initial shock, the old lady recovered first, waved her hand and said, "Okay, since this is the case, don't stand here. Hongyu, go and get some water for him, wash it well, and ask him to get some food on the stove. When you go to my house later, let's talk about it!"

Lin Nan responded and turned around and went out with the eldest maid Hongyu. The old lady coughed: "Don't be standing there, let's continue to eat! This is not a big deal. Isn't it just a companion? Isn't it just a companion? Isn't it a big competition in a few months. Even if I don't have this companion to study, our Lin family's children can still stand out with their own abilities!" As he said that, he glanced at Lin Fu and Lin Shou next to him, and raised his chopsticks: "Don't think about it, eat first! Eat!"

A half-person-high wooden barrel was filled with warm soup and hot water. A cushion was placed on the edge of the barrel. Lin Nan sat in the wooden barrel, soaking the hot water all over his body, making him moan with comfort. Although he was beaten in the afternoon, the two eunuchs on duty were really merciless. Although they inevitably had some skin and flesh injuries, they did not hurt their muscles. In addition, Lin Nan had good physical condition and was diligent in martial arts since he was a child. Therefore, what he said to the old lady was not exaggerated, and it would be better if he had been raising it for a few days. At this moment, when the hot water was soaked, although it was a little painful in the injured area, it became comfortable and ironed after a while.

After the incident, Lin Nan didn't think about anything and lie in the bathtub to enjoy it comfortably for a while. Not long after, Hongyu came in from outside and took a dress for a change of clothes. Lin Nan changed into clean clothes, and Hongyu had already put on the table in the inner room with food that had just come out of the stove. Two dishes, one soup, one with a pot of beef and one braised eggplant, and a small pot of lotus sausage soup, were all the favorites that Lin Nan loved since he was a child. After just finishing the shower, he was in a good spirit and his stomach was also rumbling. Lin Nan was not polite, like the wind storm, and he ate it in a short while.

Just after dinner, Lin Nan had not yet put down the chopsticks, a little maid came outside. It turned out that the old lady was waiting around in the room, and she was anxious... After Lin Nan's incident, there was no one in the main hall who had the heart to eat, especially the old lady Zhao. She just wanted to move the chopsticks a few times and stopped eating. So the supper ended in less than half a stick of incense.

When he arrived at his grandmother's house, the old lady had already ordered someone to make tea. Lin Nan saw Li sitting next to his grandmother. Zhao looked left and right and couldn't help asking, "Is it really okay? Don't you have to invite a doctor to take a look?"

Lin Nan was happy: "Grandmother, grandson is really okay. Look, grandson can come back from the palace all the way, and have many arms and legs. How can there be anything else? Hehe!"

"Oh!" Zhao sighed, looked at the grandson in front of him steadily, and after a while, he couldn't help but look a little surprised: "You child, why do you look like you are okay?" Before Lin Nan could answer, the old lady had already continued: "It's a determined person. Tell me, what do you think?"

"My grandson didn't think about anything. Anyway, it's gone. I can't come back even if I think about it."

"That's what..." Zhao nodded and continued, "But I thought about it for a long time, and this matter was still a bit strange. According to the rules, you did something wrong, but even if you blame Your Highness and the Princess, you would not be so generous. The Empress Dowager used to be very sensible, so why did she seem to be deliberately looking for a mistake this time..."

Lin Nan did not answer. After a while, Zhao said, "Forget it, the old lady can't understand these things. Let's find someone who understands them again. It's rare for you, a child, to be honest and calm, and you'll be in the right place. If you don't have any words, you'll be gone. I've said in the hall just now that you're just a companion, and if you don't have to be exempted, our Lin family will not rely on those messy clingings to be officials. Look at your grandfather, look at your father, you're both from the imperial examinations and are honest officials. Now the exam will be released in a few days. If you really have high school, February will be the day of the grand competition next year. This is what you guys should be most prepared to do now. If you don't want to think about the rest, you won't think about it!"

"yes."

"Let's stay in the mansion from tomorrow. I haven't talked to my old lady in steadily for several years. The mansion has been reduced a lot, and it will be more lively this time."

Zhao said and wanted to send Lin Nan out, but Lin Nan said something: "Grandmother, grandson has something to ask for, and I hope grandmother can fulfill it."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Zhao was also a little puzzled.

"Can my grandmother tell my father about my grandson today?" After pausing for a while, seeing that my grandmother was a little puzzled, Lin Nan said again: "My grandson thinks that since this happened, there will be no change. Now writing a letter to tell my father is just a little sad. But if it delays for a while, my father may not take it seriously..."

"Oh..." Zhao didn't understand at first, but suddenly laughed the next moment. "You kid, your heart is really fast. Could it be that you have to wait until the date of issuing the rankings and then write to your father?" Lin Nan nodded. Zhao looked at his grandson with interest and asked, "So, are you really confident in high school?"
Chapter completed!