Imperial Palace, Chongzheng Hall.

Guo Boyan stood in front of the imperial case and whispered to Emperor Xuande to report to Emperor Xuande what he had obtained in the governors of the provinces in Jiangnan this year: "... The magistrate of Ling'an County, Du Dafu, forcing fish and meat, the people occupied fertile land, and the minister ordered people to read his crimes in public. The people shouted long live the emperor, and the old man burst into tears, thanking the emperor for loving the people... The famous family of Yangzhou colluded with the local government to sell private salt, and searched the house for one million taels of red gold..."

Emperor Xuande leaned on the dragon throne with his eyes slightly narrowed, his expression calmly, as if he was asleep, but his index finger hit his knees one by one.

Twenty-five years ago, there was a dispute in the world. My elder brother, Emperor Gaozu, led his army to revolt, seized the Qi family's court, and in the next ten years, he fought south and north to unify the Central Plains. My elder brother, Xiong Tao, made great achievements in strategy and martial arts, and was a martial god admired by all the people. Unfortunately, God was jealous of talents. Before his brother could do his best to manage the country he had captured, he suddenly suffered a serious illness and died.

After he ascended the throne, there were barbarians on the frontiers and barbarians on the outside, and there were heavy government affairs inside that needed to be resolved. He also had to be wary of some old ministers with ulterior motives. The old ministers were all led by their elder brothers, and on the surface they seemed to be loyal to him, but they were wondering what they thought inside. Emperor Xuande began to promote talents for his use at the beginning of his ascension to the throne. Guo Boyan was one of the best among these capable ministers.

Guo Boyan was only seven years younger than him. He followed him as a prince. He was able to maintain his martial arts and govern the world with his martial arts. Emperor Xuande was very respectful, and Guo Boyan did not disappoint him. He was the emperor for seven years, and Guo Boyan also ran for him for seven years, suppressing rebellion and punishing corrupt officials and evil officials for him. It was rare that he went home.

"Okay, I will read these memorials. Seeing that you are in a hurry, let's go back to the house first. The lady must be looking forward to it." Emperor Xuande said with a smile, "It's Double Ninth Festival soon. Bo Yan will take a few more days off and come to court again after the festival."

Guo Boyan bowed and said, "Thank you for your grace."

Emperor Xuande waved his hand.

Guo Boyan retreated and left the hall, and walked all the way to the palace gate. The eldest son followed Wei Jin and had already been waiting for the horse. When he was away for many years, Guo Boyan missed his family, so he immediately turned over and galloped back to the house.

The main family came back. Except for the second and third masters who had official positions, all the young and old masters of the Duke's Mansion came to Zhenghetang in the main courtyard to wait. The Grandma sat in the main seat wearing a dark purple chrysanthemum pattern kesi zither, constantly raising her head and looking out. On both sides of the Grandma, the second and third masters sat side by side on the left side, and the three girls of the Guo family stood quietly behind the elders. As for the princes, they stood in the lower right head like a jade tree.

"Here you come, the Duke is back home!"

The manager's voice came from the front yard with a loud surprise. The lady stood up excitedly and walked out first.

"Mom, my son is unfilial, I have made you worry about it!"

Seeing her mother, Guo Boyan rushed over and knelt in front of the lady, looking at her mother with black eyes unconsciously. The lady's eyes were already wet. Looking at her son who had been darker, she helped her son while swallowing: "It's good to come back, you're thirsty, right? Go inside to have a tea."

"Okay." Guo Boyan stood up straight, holding his mother with both hands, and his eyes turned to his nephew first.

"Father." Guo Xiao raised his lips and shouted respectfully. The sixteen-year-old prince is like a green bamboo and a face like a jade. He smiled when he met his father for a long time. Otherwise, he would have been as serious as a strict father, with a cold face and a very majestic person in the Duke's Mansion.

After he finished calling Guo Fu and Guo Shu from the second wife, they called "uncle" in unison. The two brothers are twins, and this year they are fifteen.

Guo Boyan nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "I have grown taller. Go to the martial arts training ground tomorrow morning. I will try your three brothers' skills."

Guo Xiao looked calm, Guo Fu and Guo Shu looked at each other, showing a bit of guilt.

Guo Boyan looked at a few more girls.

The eldest girl Tingfang is his biological daughter. She is fourteen years old and beautiful and dignified. Because Guo Boyan has not lived in the mansion for much time, Tingfang is respectful and afraid of this father. There is a layer of estrangement between the father and daughter. He never dares to show that he is too close to him. He softly calls "father" and salutes lightly.

"Tingfang has grown into a big girl." Guo Boyan said in a complicated mood. His daughter was about to get married when she was old. He was reluctant to leave. In recent years, the father and daughter were together for too many years, and he was ashamed of his daughter.

Tingfang lowered her head shyly.

The second girl Guo Lanfang and the third girl Guo Yunfang also came to salute.

Guo Boyan praised each other, and then took the hug of his two-year-old nephew Shang Ge'er in the third wife's arms. The whole family moved to the hall, and talked about family matters one by one. After continuing the old days, the grandma felt sorry for her son and asked him to go back to the house to rest first, and then welcome him to the evening.

Guo Boyan led a pair of children to leave first. On the way, he asked his son's homework and cared about his daughter's health. Then he entered his Linyun Hall alone. After several days of rushing on the road, Guo Boyan was covered in sweat and took a sip of herbal tea to order the maids to prepare water. After a cup of tea, he stood in front of the spacious cedar wooden bathtub with his eyes closed and raised his arms.

The eldest maid Chunbi and Xingyu changed his clothes together. Chunbi took off her outer robe and Xingyu took off her middle robe. Soon, Guo Boyan's muscles were exposed, his chest was wide, and there were scars left on the battlefield. The interweaving of new and old made people scared, and inexplicably attracted the woman who saw this chest to approach.

The Duke's wife Tan went there ten years ago. Guo Boyan was in his prime. Because he had little time at home and had no time to carry his concubine or something, he thought about it and used these two maids to relieve fire. He was considered a maid. When he was outside, he also used maids arranged by local officials for him. Because he was just a temporary fire relief, he didn't meet anyone he liked. Guo Boyan did not bring back any of them and left them to their original owner.

For the two maids, serving the Duke of China is a glory and a pleasure. After so long, they also thought that Chunbi was more steady and dared to peek at her and not move around. Xingyu served the Duke of China a little more times and felt that she was favored. So when she untied the belt for the Duke of China, she accidentally rubbed the man's narrow, thin and strong waist.

As soon as I met, the muscles on the waist suddenly shrank.

Xingyu was secretly happy, blushed and lowered her head, waiting for her master to favor him in a panic. She expected that the Duke of the country would be in danger of being too late, and she would probably be killed with Chunbi again today.

Guo Boyan's fire was indeed provoked. After all, since he met Lin, he has been keeping it all and can't stand such direct teasing. But Guo Boyan is very picky and doesn't like it. He can just find a maid to solve the problem. But once he meets someone who is satisfied, others will no longer arouse his interest, even if his body needs it.

"Everything goes down." Guo Boyan pushed away the two maids around him and said in a deep voice.

Xing Yu's face turned pale, and she knew that she had made her master disliked, so she quickly retreated with Chunbi.

Guo Boyan took a comfortable bath and changed his clothes. Dou Yi was already waiting in the yard. Guo Boyan called the person to the study room for questions.

"After returning to China, Miss Lin and his daughter returned to the capital, they lived in a quiet inner house and never went out once. Lin Zhengdao and his wife were both very responsible and did not say a word to the outside world. But..." At this point, Dou Yi paused, looked up at the master and continued, "However, more than twenty families came here to marry Miss Lin, but they were rejected."

Guo Boyan sneered. A widow who had been married for many years suddenly came back and the Lin family didn't do anything, so many people took the initiative to ask for marriage. It can be seen that Lin had aroused a group of people before getting married.

"Send this letter."

"yes."

~

As soon as Guo Boyan entered the palace, Lin received a letter from his sister-in-law. The already uneasy Xinhu Lake immediately caused storms.

"Sister, don't worry, the Duke of the State has just returned, and the palace is busy. When he gets free, he will definitely come to see you." Liu comforted in a low voice. In the final analysis, she didn't believe that her sister-in-law was not interested in marrying the powerful, civil and military Duke of Wei, who was both civil and military, and was handsome. She resisted and might just be doing it.

Lin knew that her sister-in-law didn't believe her, so she had no intention of defending her and nodded with a wry smile.

Liu's advice sounded nice, but she was worried that Duke Wei had forgotten her sister-in-law after half a year, especially after waiting for a long time without waiting for any movement. Then, when she was secretly anxious, Dou Yi came and handed her a letter. Liu was overjoyed and delivered it to her sister-in-law without stopping.

Lin only felt that this letter was hot.

"Let's take a look, it's a blessing or a disaster, we have a clear mind." Liu pretended to be calm and authentic.

Just as Lin was about to open it, her daughter's voice suddenly came from the corridor outside the door, calling her mother sweetly. Lin's eyes changed slightly, and she immediately hid the letter in her sleeve, and whispered to Liu before her daughter came in: "Sister-in-law, go back first, I will discuss with you tomorrow morning if there is anything." She didn't want to open it in front of her sister-in-law, for fear that Guo Boyan would ask her to keep the door at night again.

Liu's heart seemed like an ant was crawling, but her niece had already entered the door, so she had to find an excuse to leave.

"Mom, why are you in a bad mood?" Song Jianing noticed his mother's strangeness at a glance and ran over to ask nervously.

Lin smiled and lied: "Autumn here is colder than Jiangnan. My mother may catch a cold a little. It's not a big deal. Don't worry about An An."

Song Jianing touched his mother's forehead and it was indeed very cold. He couldn't help but persuade: "Please come and have a look?"

My daughter is becoming more and more sensible. She hasn't been to Beijing for so long and hasn't been to go out to watch the fun. Lin is so scared that she hugged her daughter and said to her: "Well, I'll listen to An An. If it's not going tomorrow morning, I'll send someone to hire a doctor."

My mother no longer resisted seeing the doctor. Song Jianing smiled happily, believing that in this life, my mother will live for a hundred years.

After the mother and the two of them finished their meal in the evening, Lin first coaxed their daughter to sleep, and then sat alone on the bed to see Guo Boyan's letter. A thin piece of rice paper was so strong that the man was so hard that his pen tip was cold and sharp, which made Lin's face, which had already blurred in his mind, became clear. He really saw the letter as if he was seeing someone.

Lin couldn't control his hands trembling.

The letter said that he had already planned to get married and asked her to take her daughter to Anguo Temple to incense on the fourth day of the first lunar month, and he had his own arrangements for the rest.
Chapter completed!