Lin Zixing and Lan Xin came with their children with high hopes but returned empty-handed. They had thought they could rely on the Lin family's connections to cross the social ladder in Huangmoguan, but they had not expected that it would be so difficult to have both.

Lan Xin sobbed and looked at Lin Zixing: "Master, if it really doesn't work, you can take the soybeans and mung beans back. Even if I die, I can't let my two sons become concubines!"

Lin Zixing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Lan Xin, now that things have developed to this point, I guess Lin Rui's attitude represents the attitude of the family. Didn't you see that even my parents dare not persuade him anymore?"

Lan Xin was anxious: "What should we do? We can still do this, but Huangdou and Heidou have been smart since they were young, and they..."

Lin Zixing could only say, "There's a long way to go. Let's think of some more ways to show more filial piety to our parents so that they will soften their hearts. We can also talk to Lin Rui more about it. We are all family, and even if our bones are broken, our tendons are still connected. I don't believe he will really not treat Huang Dou and Hei Dou as his own nephews!"

Lan Xin nodded. This was the only solution now. If she hadn't known her husband was a Lin family member, she could have lived a peaceful life as a military wife. But now there was a path to success. She had to fight for a future for her sons, even if it meant risking her life.

Lord Lin of Huangmoguan, Lord Lin who is second only to the emperor, the Lin’s Workshop of Huangmoguan is well-known. They came to Huangmoguan with Miss Xu as her dowry, and almost all of their food, clothing, housing and transportation are related to the Lin’s Workshop, which is enough to show how big their business territory has expanded.

As long as their family goes back, everything will be transformed immediately.

When Lan Xin returned home, she was shocked to see the pocket money given by her parents-in-law. It was at least more than one hundred taels of silver, and they gave it to her so easily. Thinking of the gold melon seeds that her brother-in-law had given to the two children before, Lan Xin felt even more anxious.

When Lin Rui went to work in the military camp, almost all of his colleagues knew about his family affairs.

Han Wenjing patted Lin Rui's shoulder and said, "It's said that your long-lost elder brother has returned alive to recognize you as his family. Is this true?"

Lin Rui nodded and smiled bitterly: "As expected, nothing can be hidden from your eyes. It is true that this happened, but the relatives did not recognize each other. It can be regarded as a state of separation."

"Ah? What's going on? Tell us." The Bagua Fire in Xu Shaoxuan and Chen Zhidong's bodies immediately started to turn, and they came over to hear the whole story.

Lin Rui briefly explained the matter, but Lin Pingyu was a little puzzled: "This matter is actually very easy to solve. Let your eldest brother bring the child back, and then marry a concubine and keep her away. Isn't it enough for the wife and the concubine not to see each other?"

Lin Rui shook his head. "My eldest brother married his sister-in-law in a formal ceremony. The one who came after him also swore farewell to heaven and earth with my eldest brother. There was no such thing as a concubine. It can only be said that fate played tricks on people in troubled times. My eldest brother never thought that he would see us alive again. You said they were a legitimate couple. Even if there was a mistake, it was not their fault."

"Then why do you let the one behind you be your concubine?" Han Wenjing asked curiously.

"It makes sense, but I'm not the type to help my relatives. When I was young and reckless, I caused a lot of trouble for my family. My parents and sister-in-law worked day and night to embroider and earn money to pay off my debts. Even my eldest nephew, at such a young age, knew how to carry a bamboo basket to the mountains to cut grass and feed the pigs, saying that he would sell the pigs when they grew up to pay off my uncle's debts."

"My eldest brother has been away from home for seven years, and my eldest sister-in-law has been staying with us for seven years without complaint, bearing children for our Lin family and taking care of the household chores. In my heart, she is no longer just a sister-in-law, but a sibling on par with my eldest and second sisters. Do you think I can not help my relatives?"

Xu Shaoxuan nodded: "That's true. You've made it very clear that it's better to help your relatives than to help your children."

Lin Rui also laughed: "Haha, now I have benefited from the Lord's appreciation and accumulated some family property. If the Lord can go further, he will definitely not treat us counselors unfairly. The Lin family's reputation may even move higher. In addition, I have no intention of getting married and having children, so the huge family property in the future will definitely be left to my nephew."

"Now my eldest brother wants to bring the two children back home. He has his own reasons. If he brings them back, they will definitely fight for the interests of the two children and start making trouble. It's better to stop them from having such thoughts right from the start."

"I'm afraid it's your parents..." Filial piety is more important than anything else, especially for someone like Lin Rui who is in a high position now. If he disobeys his parents, someone with ulterior motives will easily instigate him and attract everyone's attention, and rumors will spread.

Lin Rui said: "Don't worry, my parents know what's going on."

Family affairs are not worth mentioning compared to world affairs. After a brief discussion, everyone began to talk about the next deployment of the Xing family army.

Since they have allied with the Marquis of Jiangyin, it means that they are not without roots outside the Great Wall. As long as their territory does not expand, it will continue to be squeezed and shrunk by other emerging forces. The Xing family army has never been a pushover, and with the financial support of someone like Lin Rui, they are bound to step onto the stage of history.

Some princes thought that the newly arrived Xing family army would hide their abilities to avoid a siege. Although their power increased greatly after the marriage with the Marquis of Jiangyin, they were not taken seriously by the princes.

The result of the princes' contempt was that all the bandit forces near Marquis Jiangyin were wiped out, leaving the other princes directly adjacent to the Xing family army and Marquis Jiangyin's territory with no buffer.

The two or three princes closest to him began to unite and put pressure on Marquis Jiangyin. Marquis Jiangyin, who was privately called an old turtle grandson by these princes, thought that he could do whatever he wanted by marrying into the Xing family army in Huangmo Pass, and that their soldiers and generals were nothing but clay.

He originally wanted to give Marquis Jiangyin and the Xing family army a warning, but ended up being defeated. He had heard that the soldiers of the Xing family army were well-fed and well-clothed, and that their military pay was never withheld. Even their weapons were the latest forged ones. Their main attraction was that they were generous and rich.

But I didn't expect that after the first confrontation, I found out that my opponent actually knew this trick, and there was no way I could beat him!

How could the weapons they used with rolled blades be a match for the Xing family army? If they hadn't stopped quickly, they would have been beaten into the city by the Xing family army.

This battle directly broke the courage of several neighboring princes, and they all ceded land to seek peace. Some even sent their beautiful daughters to imitate the Marquis of Jiangyin and seek marriage.

It turned out that General Xing didn't want just anyone. He married Xu Qingwu, the daughter of Marquis Jiangyin, who was very smart. Compared with Xu Qingwu, the other women sent to him had only good looks but no wealth, just like an embroidered pillow.

The Xing family's family motto is that it is not right to take concubines. Since Xing Lie married Xu Qingwu, they will naturally be together for life, otherwise his still strong father Xing Changyuan will break his legs.

In the end, it was Xu Qingwu who persuaded her husband to accept these beauties to appease the princes. Since they were plotting to take over the entire world, they had to give up some things.