"Daddy misses you too."

Lin Ruhai's eyes glistened with tears. He gently patted his daughter's back and comforted her, "Don't cry. Crying will harm your body."

Lin Daiyu didn't want her father to worry. She hurriedly wiped her tears and entered the room with her father.

It had only been two years, but her father had aged so much.

Looking at the white hair on her father's temples, Lin Daiyu felt so sad that she almost cried again. But she couldn't bear to see her father upset, so she tried her best to hold back her tears.

Lin Ruhai looked at his daughter and felt even more gratified. His daughter had lost weight. The baby fat on her face had disappeared, but she had grown taller. The childishness between her eyebrows had dissipated, and her eyes had become firm.

Just for this, he was extremely grateful to his mother-in-law.

They were clearly the closest people in the world, and they valued each other the most, but they didn't know what to say to each other.

"You …" Lin Ruhai got up, "Rest early.

Daddy will go … "

The corner of his clothes was tugged.

He saw his daughter's hands tightly grasping the corner of his clothes. She looked up at him with her small face, her eyes twinkling like stars.

His daughter didn't say a word, but Lin Ruhai's unfinished words were stuck in his throat.

"Father, how have you been these years?"

Lin Ruhai nodded: "Good!

Father, everything is good! "

Lin Daiyu slowly let go of her hand and lowered her head: "Yu 'er is not good."

Yu 'er is not good. These four words broke the heart of a loving father.

Lin Ruhai's heart trembled. His heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys were all twisted together.

Lin Ruhai quickly turned his head away. He held back his tears and sat beside his daughter: "Yu 'er has been wronged?

Tell Father about it! "

As early as half a month ago, Lin Ruhai received a letter from his mother-in-law from the relay station. The letter described in detail how the servants in the Jia House cheated and slighted their daughter. It also described the punishment of the Jia House. In the end, it said that the child was sad and really missed her father, so she had no choice but to send someone to bring her back.

After reading the whole story, Lin Ruhai's first reaction was worry. He was worried that his daughter's willfulness had hurt the old lady's heart, so he sent her back.

In his heart, he felt somewhat apologetic.

But when he thought about it carefully, as a father, he was very clear about his daughter's temperament. She really didn't seem like she would make such a big fuss over such a small matter.

Even if the matter was more serious, her daughter would not make such a fuss. After all, it was her maternal grandmother's house. She would tolerate whatever she could.

The most he could do was write home and ask him to send someone to fetch him.

It wasn't that Lin Ruhai was biased towards his child.

It was just that he knew his own child best.

Of course, his mother-in-law wouldn't lie.

Lin Ruhai also believed this.

Therefore, he thought that there might be something that his mother-in-law didn't know about.

Because of this, Lin Ruhai didn't immediately agree after reading the second letter that insisted his daughter go again.

He had to convince his daughter before he could talk about other things.

Lin Daiyu didn't look up or say anything.

Lin Ruhai ordered the maids to leave so that the father and daughter could talk alone.

"Is the Zhou family's child a Jia family's servant?"

Lin Ruhai knew that his daughter was sensitive and thought too much. He didn't want to ask her the reason for returning home at the beginning and make her think that he was blaming her. He didn't expect his daughter to be so blunt.

Since he had already started, it was good to ask clearly.

However, Lin Ruhai had thought about the way to ask.

His mother-in-law didn't introduce the evil servant's family background, but Lin Ruhai was a wily old fox who had been in the officialdom for many years. Naturally, he wouldn't think that the person who dared to treat his daughter rudely was some unknown person.

Asking this way wouldn't make his daughter think that his father was on someone else's side.

"She is Second Aunt's companion." Lin Daiyu raised her head and looked into her father's eyes.

Lin Ruhai's eyes suddenly darkened.

Second Madam!

A servant's actions were very indicative of the master's will.

Lin Daiyu didn't say too much.

The past was the past. She didn't want her father to be unhappy because of it.

"Father, what your daughter is going to say next may sound absurd to you, but your daughter swears that not a single word of it is a lie."

Lin Ruhai was frightened by his daughter's seriousness. Then, he saw honesty and seriousness in her eyes.

Just from this gaze, there was no need for an oath. As a father, he believed it.

"Your daughter had a dream. The dream was very long. It was as if your daughter had really lived for ten years in the dream.

When your daughter was seventeen years old, Second Brother of the Jia family and Second Aunt's niece, Miss Xue, got married. Your daughter was seriously ill and died in Grand View Garden. "

These words were too shocking.

Lin Ruhai's whole body trembled. He forced a smile: "Silly child, dreams are always the opposite."

"But the things in the dream really happened!"

Lin Ruhai turned pale with fright.

"You said …"

"Wh … what?"

After experiencing so many storms and waves, these words still scared him, a proud man, into tongue-tied.

"I said that the things in the dream were real.

On the day of sending the palace flowers, everyone's every word and every expression was exactly the same as in the dream. "

Lin Ruhai's face was pale. He couldn't believe it.

Lin Daiyu naturally knew that these words were hard to believe, but she had to say it.

She didn't understand before, but after the last few months of company in the dream, she understood.

Her father's heart died after her mother left. He was still alive, but he couldn't stop worrying about his only daughter.

So, in one breath, he arranged for her to be his childhood sweetheart.

He didn't cherish himself at all.

So, her father must know that his daughter couldn't live without him.

Along the way, Lin Daiyu thought about it thoroughly.

If she didn't tell the truth, even if she said all the bad things about the Jia House, her father would at most dispel the idea of marriage between the Jia and Lin families. He wouldn't even dispel the idea. Instead, he would endure the heartache and teach her to rely on him and Lady Jia to stand strong.

That's right, the probability of this happening wasn't small.

Because her father had always been a man, he believed that it was better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

Moreover, even if he dispelled the idea of marriage between the Jia and Lin families, he would just find another good son-in-law.

However, if the eldest daughter who lost her mother didn't marry, her father would force her to go to the Jia family again.

After all, besides her grandmother, there was no one who could teach her.

Lin Daiyu wasn't afraid of the Jia family. Once her fists lit up, no one would dare to bully her.

But she was afraid that if she wasn't there, her father's health would collapse.

In her dream, her father didn't want to wait until her mourning period was over before officially signing the marriage contract, but he didn't care for it for a long time, and his body couldn't take it anymore.

"Father, didn't you ask me where the 'Grand View Garden' is?"

Lin Daiyu asked and answered her own question.

"In November of this year, the eldest daughter of the Jia family's second branch became the minister of Phoenix Algae Palace and was conferred the title of Consort Xian De.

The Grand View Garden was built by the Jia family to welcome Consort Xian De. It cost several million yuan.

After the visit, Consort Xian De couldn't bear to seal off the garden and ordered Miss Xue and the others to live in the garden and not be restricted. She also ordered Baoyu to go in and study.

My daughter also lived in the Xiaoxiang Hall. "

Lin Ruhai was a sharp person, "Miss Xue?

Is this Miss Xue related to the Mrs. Xue who sent you the palace flowers? "

Lady Jia's letter mentioned that the evil servant sent the palace flowers to a good-tempered Mrs. Xue, but didn't mention which family this Mrs. Xue belonged to.

"Mrs. Xue belongs to the Ziwei family."

How could Lin Ruhai not know which family the Ziwei family married?

Wasn't she the younger sister of the Jia family's second wife?

"On the second day of my daughter's arrival at the Jia House, Second Aunt received a letter saying that the Xue family relied on their wealth and power to beat people to death and caused trouble in Yingtian Prefecture. Lord Wang received the news and summoned them to the capital.

A month later, the Xue family was selected to enter the capital for Miss Xue. Because Lord Wang was away, Mrs. Xue, her son, and her daughter moved to the Pear Courtyard where her maternal grandfather recuperated in his twilight years. "

Lin Ruhai's expression didn't change, but his heart was like a mirror.

With a brother who beat people to death, what choice did she have?

A clean family background was the most important thing to enter the election. Who was tired of living and dared to send a girl with such a background to the Emperor?

It was just an excuse to enter the capital.

The meaning behind this matter made Lin Ruhai very unhappy.

However, this wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that sending the palace flowers to humiliate the Lin family's daughter touched the bottom line of the Lin family!

His impression was too bad. Lord Lin directly saw sending the palace flowers as a plot by the Wang family.

Lin Daiyu looked at her father's face. Seeing that he didn't show any expression, she knew that he was very angry, so she didn't dare to continue.

"Father."

Lin Daiyu tilted her head on her father's shoulder and changed the Gusu language to plead softly, "Don't think about it, and don't be angry.

All the bad things haven't happened yet.

The heavens have blessed me and taught me to know my destiny in advance. I will definitely be happy in the future. "

Lin Ruhai disliked the Gusu language. He liked to speak the official language when he entered the school. Later, when he entered the capital to take the exam and became an official, he spoke the same official language. However, his wife, who spoke the official language, loved the Gusu language very much. She even forced him to speak it. If he didn't, she would ignore him.

Lin Ruhai was very worried about this.

But now that his wife was no longer here, he suddenly heard his daughter speak the Gusu language. His heart ached. How could he not allow it?

Lin Ruhai reached out and held his daughter's shoulder tightly, "Father, don't be angry. My Yu 'er will definitely be happy!

She will definitely live a long life! "

"Father, you also have to take care of your body and live a long life!" Lin Daiyu gently swayed and acted coquettishly.

Lin Ruhai nodded heavily, "Yes, Father will also live a long life!

Father will look after my Yu 'er! "

"Grandmother's family has a complicated population. I don't like it.

Our family is still better. I will accompany you in the future, okay? "

"Okay.

Father will accompany you in the future. "

Lin Daiyu got what she wanted and was overjoyed.

Lin Ruhai's mood also turned for the better when he saw his daughter's happiness.

"It's already so dark?" Lin Daiyu talked until she forgot about the time. Only now did she realize that the room was dark.

Lin Ruhai realized it even later. If it wasn't for his daughter's reminder, he wouldn't have noticed the time.

At this time.

Jia Lian was very resentful.

Uncle, what happened to the relationship between aunt and nephew?

Did you forget about me?

I'm so hungry!

Snacks can't be eaten as food!

"Second Master Lian, please have some tea."

The young steward who was ordered to accompany him smiled apologetically.

Tea can't fill my stomach!

"Thank you!"

Jia Lian smiled back.

"I was lost in talking with Yu 'er. I neglected my nephew."

Lord Lin, who came late, didn't show any signs of the upheaval he had just experienced.

"I don't dare, I don't dare." Jia Lian didn't dare to complain, "Uncle and Sister haven't seen each other for a long time. There must be a lot to talk about.

How can this nephew not understand? "

Lin Ruhai ordered the servants to set the table.

The Lin family servants were busy but didn't panic.

The meal was very sumptuous. There was nothing wrong with it.

However, the wine that Lord Lin promised was gone.

He had to take care of his body. He couldn't drink wine.

"Uncle is old and can't drink wine. Nephew, please enjoy yourself."

Lord Lin indicated that there was enough wine.

If you don't drink, how can I dare to drink?

He complained in his heart but smiled sincerely on the surface. "I'm not good at drinking."

Very good, okay?

Drink until you're drunk!

"This dish is good."

"This is a Yangzhou specialty."

The Lin family's cook was very good at cooking. Gusu, the Capital, and Yangzhou were all places where she cultivated.

"Yangzhou's specialty is good!"

Jia Lian sighed sincerely.