Chapter 421 Ancestral Hall
"Don't think I don't know, you're injured too." Lu Nanyue forcibly pulled the man back:
"My medical skills are much better than those outside. I noticed that your hand was shaking when you took the teacup just now."
Even Lin Zhiqing didn't notice this.
Yan Yu didn't leave in a hurry, but simply sat down and waited for Lu Nanyue to deal with it.
This is an acknowledgement of what Lu Nanyue said about him being injured.
Lin Yangyang was a little surprised:
"Nanyue, when did you start studying the Heart-Analysis Technique behind my back? You can even tell if someone is injured or not?"
Lu Nanyue raised her chin and said, "I had nothing to do on weekdays, so I attended a few of Zhiqing's classes."
Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly. This was not her credit.
Lu Nanyue is proficient in medicine, and it would definitely be better if he combined it with the study of psychology.
As Lu Nanyue said, except for herself, everyone else in the room was injured.
She worked for a long time before she finished treating everyone's injuries.
Lin Shian arranged a place for everyone to rest.
For them, this was destined to be a pretty good sleep.
At the same time, in the Lin family ancestral hall.
Lin Congli and Lin Congyan washed their hands and burned incense, took out the tablet of Lin Congrong hidden in the secret room, and placed it in a very conspicuous position.
Lin Congli's eyes were red, and Lin Congyan turned his head away silently.
The two of them were filled with emotion, and the words were on the tip of their tongues, but they couldn't say them.
After a long while, Lin Congli finally let out a breath of foul air:
"Third brother, thank you for your hard work over the years."
"Third brother, I have always misunderstood you. I was wrong." Lin Congyan murmured softly.
Lin Congli frowned and looked at the tablets. The heavy stone that had been weighing on his heart was finally lifted.
"You fought in the battlefield, pacified the borders for Great Sheng, and now the hardship has finally ended and the sweetness has returned."
"Your daughter Zhiqing is very outstanding. Her becoming the head of the Lin family is the best thing I have done in my life."
"Cong Yan, we are old."
"Who said it wasn't?" Lin Congyan took a deep breath:
"We are old and can't pull the Lin family out of the quagmire, but Zhiqing and his team did it."
"It turns out that our previous approach was indeed wrong."
Lin Congli was silent for a while, then smiled:
"We never understood the true nature of the Lin family incident. We needed to find the right remedy for the problem. We were wrong from the start."
"I used to think it was a blessing to be an official in the court, but now it seems that Lu Zhen's approach is the smartest."
Retiring early and staying away from power means staying away from turmoil.
"I can't escape from the Lin family, big brother." Lin Congyan took a deep breath:
"My father retired for such a long time, only to gain a moment of peace and stability."
"Now that Zhiqing has broken out, the Lin family has returned to the court's attention."
"Zhiqing is extremely capable. If her last name wasn't Lin, her future prospects would be hard to predict."
Lin Congli shook his head: "Fourth brother, you are confused."
"Zhiqing is intelligent and steady. If he were a man, he would definitely be able to lead the Lin family to further progress."
"But in the imperial court, it is most taboo for women to hold power."
"I gave the position of head of the family to Zhiqing because no one is more capable, smarter, and better able to lead the Lin family than her."
"I know all this, but it's a pity that the person in power in Dasheng is a man."
"They just want to trap Zhiqing in the backyard and stifle her freedom."
Lin Congyan was surprised that Lin Congli could say this:
"Brother, don't you always think that women can't accomplish anything?"
Lin Congli smiled bitterly:
"It is precisely because of this kind of thinking that we made one mistake after another, pushing the Lin family into a dead end."
"Zhi Qing made me see the uniqueness of women. I have been thinking about it these days. Maybe it was right for me to insist on opening a girls' school when I joined the army."
Lin Congyan thought about it, then smiled:
"Zhiqing's ability to read a person's face is unique. The Lu family girl's medical skills are very advanced. Even Yangyang is more skilled in martial arts than men of the same age."
"After her right hand failed, she didn't give up. Instead, she started over again, wielding the whip and sword with her left hand. She was quite resilient."
"Brother, you are right. I think I can understand what Third Brother did back then."
"It's a pity that we understood it too late." Lin Congli sighed:
"All we can do now is to fully cooperate with Zhiqing."
"What we can't do, she can definitely do!"
Lin Congyan didn't say anything, just nodded silently.
After the two left the ancestral hall, they received many visiting cards from colleagues.
Officials in Beijing have always been like this, and flattering the powerful and bullying the weak is common.
The Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion no longer exists, so this is a signal that the rival of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, the Changning Marquis Mansion, is about to rise again.
People with active minds naturally want to get close to the Lin family.
In the past, Lin Congli and Lin Congrong would have been very happy, because these visiting cards represented that the Lin family had been accepted by the aristocratic families in Shengjing City.
But now they have understood that it is better to rely on oneself than on others, and they also know that most of those who rush to visit them are fence-sitters, so naturally they don't care too much.
After dealing with the visiting cards, Lin Congli took a deep breath:
"Cong Yan, after Zhiqing has rested, I would like to discuss with her whether we can invite my father back from Bianliang."
Hearing this, Lin Congyan's mind moved: "Really, does Big Brother really have this idea?"
"Yeah." Lin Congli nodded slightly:
"Father left Shengjing City for the Lin family. Now that his grievances have been cleared, he should want to come back and take a look."
"He has already spent longer in Bianliang than in the capital."
"Besides, the rest of the people in Bianliang should also miss Shengjing City."
Lin Congyan certainly understood who these "others" referred to.
There were indeed many members of the Lin family in Bianliang, including his wife and daughter.
Now that everything has settled, of course he misses his wife and daughter.
After making up their minds, the two prepared a family dinner.
The banquet was only held after Lin Zhiqing and others had rested enough.
The entire Lin family was filled with joy. How could they look so lifeless a few months ago?
Except for Lin Yangyang, everyone else was present.
When he sat down at the table, Lin Zhiqing was a little dazed.
Same location, but different people.
There is more Yan Yu and less Jiang Liuyun.
Thinking of Jiang Liuyun, Lin Zhiqing's expression faded a little.
The people who had been watching the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion during the day told her that the Jiang family had been ransacked and Jiang Yunhe had been imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice.
All these actions were very quick, as if they had been prepared in advance.
Jiang Liuyun lost his status as the prince of Zhenyuan Marquisate, but he still held the position of commander-in-chief of the camp outside the capital.
After the Jiang family was raided, he went directly to Zangxianglou.
The Jiang family became an empty shell, and their mansion was sealed off. Apart from Cangxianglou, he seemed to have nowhere else to go.
Lu Huai noticed that Lin Zhiqing was in a daze and touched her shoulder subtly:
"what's on your mind?"
"I'm thinking about Jiang Liuyun." Lin Zhiqing's voice was muffled.
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