Dongs wife accompanied Lis wife in conversation, while Lin Daiyu slipped quietly to the side of Lin Xiangru and whispered something in her ear.

  Lin Yan smiled with a furrowed brow: "I thought Id wait until after paying respects to grandmother, then go to your courtyard to see you, didnt expect youd get out of bed and come out."

  Lin Yan smiled with pursed lips and deliberately said, "Whats wrong, arent you happy that Ive recovered from my illness?"

  Lin Daiyu said, "Im naturally delighted. Youve been ill since you returned, and I havent had a chance to have a good talk with you. After we pay our respects to Grandmother, come back to my quarters with me and lets have a good chat. You dont know how lonely I was during the three years you were away from the mansion - there wasnt even anyone for me to talk to."

  Lin Daodao said, "I also brought back some good things for you. I was sick the other day and forgot to give them to you. There are also things from Lin Yan and Lin Xiang for you." As he spoke, he deliberately raised an eyebrow at Lin Huan, smiling meaningfully: "Lin Yan and Lin Xiang said that its a dowry gift for you, wishing you and your sisters husband a hundred years of harmony."

  Yan Niang and Yu Niang are the direct descendants of the Lin family, and they are of the same generation as Lin Daiyu and Lin Xiangling. The Lin familys clan is in the northwest, and since the founding emperor, they have been a prominent family guarding the northwest for generations.

  Lin Yans face turned slightly red as she listened.

  She had just completed her hairpinning ceremony before Lin Daiyu returned to the capital and was engaged to Dou Bao, the son of the Duke of Rongguo State.

  She pinched Lin Yans waist a few times, pretending to be annoyed: "Youre really annoying." It seemed that she was also teased by Lin Yan and felt a bit embarrassed, so she teased Lin Yan back, saying: "What about you? Theyve prepared dowry for you too."

  Lin Yan had just finished speaking, and both she and Lin Xiao were taken aback. Both of them knew that Lin Xiaos marriage was different from hers, not a ordinary match made in heaven or a union of two families, Lin Yan secretly blamed herself for saying the wrong thing.

  Both were embarrassed, Lin Yan was just about to say something to divert the topic, and coincidentally at this time, Wu Guogongs wife Qi Shi brought in two wives of the second house, Cheng Shi and Zheng Shi, and Qi Shis daughter, Lin Wuguniang Lin Bian.

  This generation of the Wu Guo Gong Fu descendants is thriving, except for the eldest house which only has one pair of legitimate children. Due to the death in battle of the eldest son and Lin Dage, they were unable to leave behind any descendants. The second houses Lin Yong has three sons and two daughters: Qi Shi gave birth to Lin Ershao Ye Lin Cheng Sheng, Lin San Shao Ye Lin Cheng Zhi, Lin Wu Shao Ye Lin Cheng Ming and Lin Wu Gu Niang Lin Yan; Lin Da Gu Niang Lin Yan is the second houses illegitimate child. Five years ago, she married the fourth young master of the Qing He Wang Fu, who is also her own paternal aunts illegitimate son.

  Lin Ying, the third wife of Lins family, also had three sons and three daughters. Lin Duan and his two younger brothers Cheng Zheng and Cheng Liang, as well as their younger sister Lin Wan, were all born to Lin Sanfus wife Zhuang Shi. In addition to Lin Duan, there was an older pair of siblings who were born out of wedlock: Lin Si Shao Ye Lin Cheng Gang and Lin Er Gu Niang Lin Wei, who were a pair of dragon and phoenix twins.

  The Lin family is a centuries-old aristocratic family, and their teachings to their children and grandchildren have always been strict. The number of successful descendants in the Lin clan far exceeds that of the unsuccessful ones.

  But Lin Huans father was young, and he was a rare prodigal son of the Lin family. He had done all sorts of things like stealing chickens and dogs, being a male thief and a female prostitute, and bullying people with his power. After he got married and had a wife, he even neglected his legitimate wife and set up an outside house. Before his first wife gave birth, he had already had a pair of illegitimate children, which made Li Shi directly angry and Zhuang Shi heartbroken. She left behind a "Divorce Letter" and escaped to the Zhuangzi Temple.

  It seems that the Lin familys bloodline was at play, and Lin Ying ultimately couldnt become a thoroughgoing bad person. After his wife left, he suddenly had an epiphany, regretted his past actions, sent away his mistress, and coaxed his wife back home. From then on, the prodigal son turned over a new leaf and became a representative of a good man.

  When Lin Huan was born, it was when the relationship between Lin Ying and Zhuang Shi was gradually improving. Lin Ying named her daughter Lin Huan according to the family ranking, but also gave Lin Huan a milk name called "Yuanyuan", meaning her first child.

  Whether Lin Ying was trying to please his wife or genuinely thought so, this somehow implies a refusal to acknowledge the identity of their illegitimate son and daughter. From this perspective, although Lin Ying has already gained great enlightenment, he still cannot escape the attribute of being a villain.

  Madam Qi of the Duke of Wus estate came from the Rongguo Dukes estate.

  Lin Er Shaos wife, Madame Cheng, was the granddaughter of Empress Dowager Tong Hui, who was the aunt of the current emperor and the only legitimate daughter of Emperor Taizong. She was advanced in years and enjoyed great prestige within the imperial clan.

  Cheng had a son named Yuanlang, and this time he was also brought by Cheng together. As soon as Yuanlang entered the door, he couldnt wait to get down from his mothers arms and stumbled to Lis side with quick steps. Cheng could only whisper behind him: "Slow down, slow down, be careful not to fall."

  "Let him go, we are a family of martial generals, and he should be allowed to experience hardships from a young age. Always holding him in our arms is like raising a daughter."

  Cheng smiled and nodded in agreement, although he didnt remind him again, but still couldnt help looking in the direction Yuanlang was running, afraid that he would fall.

  Lin San Shaos wife, Zheng Shi, was from a prestigious family in Jinling, and her maiden home was a renowned clan. She is currently pregnant.

  Lin Xuan had already rushed to Lin Xiaos side with an eager look on her face when the Qi family and others arrived, and the two of them chattered excitedly as they hugged each other.

  Lin Dian and Lin Xuan are the two youngest girls in the family. Lin Dian is 10 years old, born in the fifth month; Lin Xuan is only six years old, born in the sixth month. It can be seen that the two sisters have a very good relationship.

  Mr. Li was just at the age of holding grandchildren, smiling and hugging Yuanlang who came over, taking some snacks to feed him.

  Qī shì and others had paid their respects to Lǐ shì, Qī shì then turned her head and smiled at Lín Xiǎo: "It seems that the body is much better, after all, the imperial physician in the palace is effective."

  Lin Xiao smiled slightly and nodded in appreciation of Qi Shis concern.

  "Tomorrow, the imperial physician will come again to check on your condition. Let them take another good look and see if they should continue with the original prescription or change it," he said, then seemed to think of something else and opened his mouth as if to speak, but looking around at all the people in the room, he hesitated and furrowed his brow, swallowing back the words "Your Majesty".

  In these days of Lin Daiyus illness, Qishi was busy inviting doctors and asking for medicine.

  These things should have been done by Lin Daiyus mother, Lady Wang. However, on the way back to the capital with Lin Daiyu, Lady Wang suddenly received a letter from her cousin saying that Lin Daiyus paternal grandmother was seriously ill, so she had to let the servants escort Lin Daiyu back to the capital first and took a detour to Hangzhou to visit her mother.

  Soon after the arrival of Mr. Qi and others, Lin Ge and Lin Xiang also came together in pairs. Lin Ge held a pale blue porcelain plum bottle in her hand, with large chrysanthemums inserted on it. She wore a yellow embroidered green pomegranate patterned skirt, combed a luxurious peony hairpin, and walked step by step with a smile, swaying her figure, and the pearls, rings, and pendants on her body jingling. Extremely beautiful.

  Lin Xiao wore a lotus-patterned embroidered jacket in lake blue and followed closely behind Lin Wei, her steps light and quick.

  Lin Jin smiled and glanced around the room, saying: "Ah, it seems were the last to arrive." She walked towards Li Shi, holding a vase with peonies, first greeting her, then sitting down on the footstool beside Li Shis feet. Smiling, she said: "However, Mother, you cant blame your daughter for being late. The reason I and my sister came late is that we went to the flower house to pick some peonies for you." She held out the vase like a treasure, saying: "Look, these flowers still have dew on them. You were wondering just the other day whether the peonies in the flower house had bloomed yet, so Ive been going there every day to check, and when they finally opened, I picked some for you."

  Lin Ge is the concubine daughter of Lao Guo Gong.

  Lin Ge was born when Lin Zhong and Lin Yong had already given him grandchildren, so Lin Ge is the old countrys late-born daughter, and its hard to avoid some pampering.

  Lin Gus birth mother, Xia Lao Niang, was a Hu woman taken in by Lin Lao Guo Gong while he was stationed on the border, without the consent of the Li family. By the time the Li family found out, Lin Gu was already three years old.

  Although Mrs. Li was a stepmother, she had always been on good terms with Old Master Lin until the incident with Old Lady Xia. Mrs. Li was angry that her husband did not respect her and fell out with Old Master Lin. She didnt pay much attention to teaching Lin Wan, instead leaving it to Old Lady Xia to raise her, so Lin Wan inevitably grew up a bit spoiled.

  Li patted Lin Ges hand and smiled: "You have a filial heart." Then she let the maid arrange the vase.