Volume 4: Storm and Rain in Jiangnan Chapter 87: Back House

"You are... Young Master Nan?"

While the person in front of him was drinking and blocking the visitor, he looked closely, and the more he looked at the confusion on his face, the heavier heavier he asked. Lin Nan felt a little impatient, but then he felt a little relaxed and stable.

"Close the door first, and then come back and talk."

The person who stopped Lin Nan in front of him was a manager of Jingbei Bo Mansion. As soon as Lin Wu died, the Chen family was left in the family. In name, the two sons Lin Nan and Lin Zhi were both mourning in the western suburbs, and the people around him were not in the mansion. In the old house in Beijing, the four houses of the Lin family separated from each other, and the servants of the second house, who belonged to Lin Nan, all went to the yard of the second house. Therefore, there were not many people who knew Lin Nan in the Jingbei Bo Mansion, which belonged to the old house.

But Lin Nan had lived in Jingbei Bo Mansion for many days and was the grandson of the old lady Zhao, so there were still a few people who had served him. Coincidentally, this manager is one of them. Lin Nan was very busy at this time. Since the battlefield, he had almost never changed into clothes in Xiangyang City and came around. After struggling all the way, he did not look like a young master at all, but despite this, he was still recognized by the manager with a little neat eyes.

The news of Lin Nan's return was soon spread to the old lady. When he first left Beijing about half a year ago, the old lady thought that Lin Nan was really mourning in the western suburbs. At the beginning, the second house also hid it very well, but there was no airtight wall in the world. In front of his family who cares about everything, there were many things that could not be hidden for too long, especially in the eyes of the shrewd old lady, who did not knead the sand. At this moment, after hearing the news from the front, Zhao's heart, which had been hanging, suddenly twitched, and then finally fell to the ground.

A lot of people suddenly came out of the second door, surrounded Lin Nan and walked towards the back house. At the same time, after receiving the old lady's instructions, the servant quickly accelerated and reported the message to Chen to the other end of the second house. Soon, Lin Nan came to the back house. When he saw his grandmother without saying a word, he immediately knelt down on the ground and kowtowed: "Grandma, I'm back."

Seeing his grandson kneeling in front of him alive, although Zhao had always been angry and worried before, when he saw Lin Nan's body so declining, his heart was already full of pity and joy. The old lady still remembered that when he was on the list of the gold medals half a year ago, Nan'er's face was full of spirit. Look at this moment, she ended up like this. How much suffering and how much sin it had to be in the south, she could become like this in the blink of an eye... Zhao's thin slap raised in the air, but did not slap the table, but rose away from her seat, tremblingly stroked her grandson's thin cheeks, and hugged her in her arms, tears could not stop falling.

Although Lin Nan had predicted this situation in advance and his character was much tougher than that of the old man, he was also excited at this time. This is his family. There are so many good things in the world outside. In the final analysis, he is really kind to himself. The person closest to him is always his own blood relative.

I finally got home.

Just as he was feeling, there was another voice outside. Lin Nan turned around and met his mother Chen's red eyes. Somehow, in his chest, which had felt a little relaxed before, suddenly felt a sense of sorrow when he saw his mother. Although he subconsciously endured the tears, they still flowed down naturally...

"Mom, I'm back..."

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It is probably the first time that Lin Nan saw Lin Nan's appearance now. For many days, the dust accumulated a thick layer on his body, and it was almost curled up. The two parts on his clothes were damaged, and there were dark red in some places. The hair on his head was blown by the wind and rain, and it was also felt sticky. At the beginning, no one cared about it, just talking, but after calming down, Lin Nan was sent down by the old lady and went to take a bath and change clothes.

After a turmoil and a turmoil, the back house finally settled down again. The people who had previously been full of people were dispersed, leaving only the old lady Zhao, the eldest wife Zhou, the second wife Chen, and the eldest maid Hongyu who was serving around him.

Everyone's eyes were red, especially Lin Nan's biological mother Chen. Since Lin Nan left, as one of the few insiders, she had to worry about the safety of her son who was not as good as the one who was weak in the crown, and on the other hand, she had to help her son hide it from the old lady who was above and the servants of the other rooms... This life was really hard. Later, the shrewd old lady learned the truth of the matter, and Chen's life was even more sad. Not only did she get scolded by the old lady, but she also deeply regretted it. Fortunately, her son returned safely today, but she still felt very painful when she looked at her dark and thin.

A few people were feeling a little emotional, and sat and talked about the gossip while waiting for Lin Nan to come back. However, today's topics were all concentrated on Lin Nan without exception. After a while, a figure flashed at the door, but Lin Nan had finished bathing and returned to the back house.

With a glance, the few people in the room lit up.

Lin Nan, who had bathed again and changed his clothes, not only looked new compared to the moment, but also seemed to have changed someone else compared to him half a year ago. After washing his black hair, he was carefully combed by the maid. It was not only extremely soft, but also regained oil. Although his eyebrows, eyes and face were dark and thin, they still showed a bit of elegance, but more clearly visible calmness and ability. This was more obvious in the eyes of the elders of the Lin family who had not seen him for more than half a year. This was a calmness that only after experiencing great events and some sufficient training. Such temperament mostly appeared on officials who had been ups and downs in the officialdom or generals who had experienced life and death for many years, while green and old people are often rare. Now, Lin Nan just stood quietly in the house, which made people feel that it was very different from the past.

The old lady Zhao and Zhou and Chen looked at each other and sighed quietly, with their eyes a little wet. Although they looked at their grandson, they still seemed to see their deceased husband and son. The black eyebrows, straight nose, the corners of their lips that were pursed from time to time were standing there, but were extremely free and easy... Is Mr. Lin who was young? The old lady saw the shadow of Mr. Lin, and in Chen's eyes, she saw not only the growth of her son, but also the shadow of the deceased Lin Wu. Compared with the two, several people sighed again. Lin Nan just changed into a dress and returned to the back house, but she burst into tears.

While the elders sighed, they also realized something again: this child has grown up. This doesn’t feel like the joy that surging as the children around them grow up day by day, but from the bottom of their hearts, Lin Nan is an adult. The young and calm child in the past may have some young character that occasionally reveals inadvertently, but the person standing in front of him is no longer a young master under the protection of the adults, but a person who can block the wind and rain for this family.

Although they did not say it, their words and behavior made Lin Nan clearly feel different from usual. Even the maids standing around who had a certain status in the mansion had inexplicably more respect in Lin Nan's eyes.

The eldest maid Hongyu brought the newly brewed tea with her own hands. Lin Nan sat down next to the old lady and her mother. After a few greetings, he began to talk about what he saw and did in the south.

Starting from the first trip to the south to rescue Mr. Qiao, to the second trip to the south to announce the good news, he met his father's sick bed. After carrying the coffin back to Beijing, he suddenly heard about the planted flowers and plants of Lianxin Begonia and Mr. Qiao... Later, after hiding from his grandmother and obtaining the approval of his uncle, he traveled south three times and was in danger on the edge of the Yangtze River. He killed the Feilingwei Xiaoqi Ge San to save Zhou Quan and his wife...

Later, he lurked in Xiangyang City and secretly visited the Hannan Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office, but found that the vegetation and flowers and plants originally planted in the courtyard were completely replaced in a short period of time... With the exposure of Zhang Yuanwai, Shi Ye Lou, Wang Ganzheng, and Senator Li, a series of officials from the Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office were implicated, and the final spearhead of the incident, the King of Wu, finally surfaced. Although Lin Nan's helplessness and confusion were not deliberately exaggerated in his narrative at this moment, he could still think of the situation at that time in everyone's ears.

The outbreak of floods and the beginning of the rebellion of King Wu made new progress. Although Lin Nan was present at this moment, listening to him talking about the overwhelming floods, after several battles, the bloody battle of Xiangyang City, the elders in the room couldn't help but feel chilled. Although Lin Nan deliberately downplayed the situation on the battlefield, the fear and gratitude that surged in the women's hearts was much stronger than that of their own bloody war. After hearing that Xiangyang City finally defended, everyone's tense mind finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then they heard Lin Nan and Zhang Zhong, who were only more than fifty scouts, were about to pursue the nearly 1,000 rebels of Huai King. Even though they knew that Lin Nan had returned safely, their hearts were still inevitably raised again...

The intermittent narrative was interrupted from time to time and a few questions were intermittent, and an hour passed soon. When Lin Nan finished the general narrative of the trip south and the elders were almost done, they looked at the sun and it was almost set. The old lady Zhao quickly ordered the kitchen to start to prepare the food, and the whole family gathered together.

After listening to the story for an afternoon, although Lin Nan deliberately deleted some of the plots and concealed them, the worldly elders such as Zhao and Zhou still had their own opinions. At this moment, the old lady Zhao no longer wanted to pursue Lin Nan's private departure from home and traveled south alone. As a son, he could do this in this matter. In Zhao's opinion, the grandson of the second wife of the Lin family is worthy of being the descendant of the Lin family and the blood of the Minister of the Lin family! Even if he did not avenge the murder of his father in the end, the enemy died because of him, and it was enough. In this era, with his own status and identity, he dared to challenge a royal prince. Is this courage and scheming possible for ordinary people? Moreover, the current King of Wu has been dead for many days. Look at which King of Huai and King of Yue has lost his head?

There were not many family banquets at night, and there were still a few people during the day. Among the younger generations, except Lin Nan, there was only one cousin Xueyi, who had a big house. Since Lin Wu passed away not long ago, according to the Jian Dynasty official system, Lin Nan and Lin Zhi should have been in the Dingyou period. The period was not over, so they could not have had a banquet. Although Lin Nan could have traveled south privately before, now he has returned. After the matter is settled, in order to avoid the words of others and not leave a handle for those who are interested, he still has to act carefully. For this regard, the old lady not only issued a ban to the servants in the mansion, but also did not notify the Fourth Master Lin De, Lin Fu, Lin Shou and others for the evening banquet. Lin Nan also did not stay in the mansion for too long. The day after returning, he quietly took a carriage to the western suburbs and continued to be here.

But the moment before leaving, Lin Nan suddenly made a request to his grandmother Zhao.
Chapter completed!