Spring comes to the desperate place

Chapter 479 Congratulations

General Lin's journey of thousands of miles back to Beijing overnight to see his great ancestor has become a hot topic in the capital in recent days. Everyone says that the boy is filial and has completely forgotten that he chose to leave his hometown and be stationed at the border just to avoid the marriage arranged for him by his great-grandfather.

More than a month ago, the news that the ancestor of the Lin family was about to die had spread throughout the powerful circles in Beijing. Those aristocratic families had a keen sense of smell on this point, and they often offered advice at this time, helped to find famous doctors, sent precious medicinal materials, etc. Even the eldest princess came to visit the ancestor of the Lin family. Although the eldest princess had a noble status, she was still a generation lower than the ancestor of the Lin family. She had lived in the Lin family for a period of time when she was a child and was taught by the ancestor of the Lin family for a few days. They could be regarded as a kind of master-disciple relationship.

For this favor, the eldest princess even took out all her treasured ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, hoping to save the old ancestor's life so that he could see his beloved great-grandson again.

The ginseng sent by the eldest princess was the gift that Song Chunlin brought to her when he just returned to Beijing last time. The ancestor of the Lin family also had a portion, and Gu Fengyun also brought a portion when he went to visit the patient. A total of three portions of rare medicinal herbs from space allowed the old man to live for more than two months.

However, the old man was nearing the end of his life, and the imperial physician said that his vitality had dissipated, and that the medicine could only keep him going for a while. Once he stopped taking the medicine, he would be like a plant without roots, and would wither and collapse in an instant.

The Lin family came to ask for help at that time, but Song Chunlin himself was not in the capital, so where could Gu Fengyun go to get medicine?

It is not realistic to go to the Song family. Gu Fengyun has no say in the affairs of the Song family. But what if the ancestor of the Lin family does not live long enough for General Lin to return?

Gu Fengyun was in a dilemma, but when he suddenly heard that General Lin had returned, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But before he could completely let go of his anger, he was frightened by the sudden return of Song Chunlin and was angered again.

"You, you, you, you're back again?" Gu Fengyun thought carefully and realized something was wrong: "It was you who brought General Lin back."

This was an affirmative statement. Song Chunlin nodded. He didn't think there was anything wrong with coming back from the border two months later. Instead, Gu Fengyun and Su Fuqing thought more about it.

Su Fuqing quickly asked the steward to close the door, and then instructed the servants not to spread the news that Song Chunlin had returned.

After giving instructions to the servants, the couple interrogated Song Chunlin strictly and asked him to think carefully about whether he met anyone who knew him on his way back to the Marquis' Mansion.

It was daybreak when Song Chunlin came back. He was worried about the condition of the Lin family's ancestor, so he took advantage of the night to use vines to make his way. As a result, he didn't meet many people along the way. The shops on the roadside had not yet opened to solicit customers. He was in a hurry and probably didn't meet anyone who was familiar with him.

If it was really such a coincidence that he was seen by someone who knew him, the worst that could happen was that Song Chunlin would deny it. There were no cameras these days, so how could that person produce any evidence?

Su Fuqing expressed her satisfaction: "Very good, since no one knows you are back, then don't go out for the time being, otherwise if you return to Beijing rashly, it will easily cause gossip."

Song Chunlin didn't quite understand. Gu Fengyun looked at Song Chunlin with a confused face, and felt that the title of Duke of the State didn't seem so attractive after all. It was always a bit restrictive, and Song Chunlin was a person who didn't like being bound by rules.

"For now, you stay at home and wait for news from the Lin family."

Song Chunlin was a little scared: "General Lin..."

Gu Fengyun rolled his eyes at him and said, "General Lin is out of tune, but the Lin family is not stupid. They naturally know what they can and cannot say."

Song Chunlin inexplicably felt that his intelligence was being looked down upon, but he couldn't say it.

Fortunately, Song Chunlin had not shown up in the village before. The Song family was more reliable than Song Chunlin. Even when Song Qin went out to buy vegetables, she only said that her son wanted to eat, but did not specifically mention Song Chunlin.

Song Chunlin felt somewhat frustrated and stayed in the Marquis' Mansion. Meanwhile, the Lin family was also in turmoil because the elders of the Lin family had actually proposed, quite absurdly, to bring good luck to the Lin family's ancestor. General Lin watched in horror as these grandfathers and uncles discussed the wedding. After a long while, he hesitantly raised his hand and asked:

"Well, our ancestor is already over ninety years old. Who would be willing to marry their child to him? Isn't that a sin..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt a chill on his neck. When he looked up, he saw a group of uncles staring at him with green eyes.

One of the cousins ​​went up and hit General Lin on the head, making him scream.

"You idiot, who told you this was for the old man to get married?"

"That's right, it's just a wedding. We're not really asking them to jump into a fire pit. It just so happens that the old ancestor has been thinking about your marriage, so you can take this opportunity to fulfill his last wish."

General Lin immediately retorted: "No, I'm still young. I don't even have a sweetheart. Who should I marry?"

Uncle Lin reminded him quietly, "The young lady from the Cui family has been waiting for you for three years. Do you really want to let her down?"

Speaking of the Cui family's young lady, General Lin immediately lost his temper and stammered, but he never uttered a word of rebuttal. He only said vaguely, "I didn't ask her to wait for me. Besides, I'm not the only man in the world, and there are more than just me in the Lin family."

Uncle Lin earnestly advised him, "Just give in to the old man this time. I'm afraid there won't be a next time."

General Lin was silent. He glanced at the old man's lowered curtain and thought of the gray and faded look on the old man's face before. He had seen it many times at the border. It was the look of a dying man. So after a night of painful struggle, he agreed to the elders' proposal.

The Lin family seemed to have expected that he would agree, and the marriage was arranged very quickly. In less than a day, red silk was hung in the old house of the Lin family, and wedding characters were posted on lanterns. Wedding invitations were also sent out quickly. Not many people were invited, and most of them were families that were on good terms with the Lin family, including the Gu family.

Song Chunlin stayed obediently in the Marquis' Mansion. When he saw the Lin family's wedding invitation, he was so surprised that his mouth opened into an O shape.

"Wow, the Lin family is having a wedding at this time, could it be to bring good luck to that person?"

Su Fuqing had already seen the wedding invitation and motioned Song Chunlin to open it and take a look to see who was getting married.

Song Chunlin was confused, but when he saw clearly who the groom was, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

"...Does this count as premeditated planning?"

Su Fuqing took a sip of tea leisurely. "Not really. Maybe they originally had this plan, but gave it up because of the distance."

"..." Song Chunlin realized it, so he was actually adding fuel to the fire in a disguised way, right?

I hope General Lin won’t be so smart this time.