Criminal investigation in ancient times

After a while, Xiaomin brought the paper kite. Zhang Rui is not very good at painting, but the color matching is still possible. The two of them danced around for an afternoon, and a big butterfly paper kite did just that.

Lin Xiaomin's excited little face flushed and said: "Brother Rui, this is the happiest year I have ever lived, next year Xiaomin will spend it with Brother Rui!" After speaking, he ran out with his kite in his arms.

Zhang Rui laughed at his childish nature, and suddenly remembered that after tossing around all afternoon, he forgot to explain to Uncle Han.Hastily called Uncle Han to explain some things to him, and then gave Uncle Han two silver tickets.

Uncle Han was taken aback by holding the banknote and said, "Master, where did you get so much silver?!"

After Zhang Rui talked about Aunt Yuxiu's good behavior, Uncle Han understood, "That's fine, if you have the ability in the future, you will help the mother and the son." Zhang Rui nodded. Before a little ability, one more friend is better than one more enemy.

The custom of eating New Year's Eve dinner at night is almost the same as in modern times. All the members of the Lin family are at the table, but he is the only one with a foreign surname.Although his uncle never treated him harshly, Zhang Rui was still very uncomfortable in the Lin residence.

During the meal, Yuxiu thanked Zhang Rui again, and the old lady exaggerated that Rui was courageous and resourceful, and everyone had a happy atmosphere.Yuxiu is an aunt, she shouldn't be at the table, but she has a face next to the old lady, no matter how much Madam Lin hates her, she can't refute the old lady's face.

While eating, Yuxiu didn't know what she ate, she suddenly stood up from the dining table and ran out covering her mouth, the two serving maids also ran out, everyone looked at the three of them for no reason.After a while, Yu Xiucai walked in with a pale face.

The old lady was concerned: "Yuxiu, what's wrong with you? You look so ugly?"

The maid next to her said: "Auntie has had a bad appetite these days, and she keeps getting nauseated if she doesn't handle the food properly. It's better to spit it out."

The old lady said: "Have you seen the doctor?" Yuxiu shook her head and said, "I'm busy these few days during Chinese New Year, thinking about seeing the doctor in a few days."

The old lady frowned and said: "Why are you not sparing yourself so much, Baozhu, tell the servants in the outer courtyard to call the doctor."

The people at the table had different expressions, some were surprised, some were disapproving, and some were full of anger... The angry face was none other than Mrs. Lin.

Madam Lin gave Yuxiu a hard look with her eyes, got up and said: "I have a headache, so I'll step back first, everyone eat well." After speaking, she led the maid out of the hall.

The old lady put down her chopsticks with a cold snort and said, "Ah Cheng, you see that you are a good wife. It will be hard for my old lady to find a new year's old lady. If you really can't see me, tomorrow I will pack up and go back to my hometown in Xuzhou!"

This is a bit harsh, Master Lin hurriedly got up and said: "Suhua may be in poor health today, she told me earlier that she has a headache, mother, don't blame her."

The old lady snorted coldly and stopped talking to her son, but greeted Yuxiu beside her. The more she compared, the more she felt that Yuxiu was much better than Mrs. Lin. If Yuxiu was not born as a business girl, she should have married Yuxiu as her regular wife .

After a while, the doctor came and gave Yuxiu a pulse: "Mrs. Zun is already three months pregnant, and she should avoid eating raw and cold things on weekdays. The roads are slippery in winter. Madam should try not to go out and move back and forth in the bedroom." That's fine, it's not the first time Madam is pregnant, other old husbands won't confess, I'll write down the prescription for miscarriage in a while."

As soon as the doctor finished speaking, Yuxiu covered her mouth in surprise and blushed, Master Lin also had a look of surprise on his face, he walked up to the doctor and asked if it was true.The doctor was not angry and said with a smile: "The old man has been practicing medicine for more than thirty years." It means that if the happy pulse cannot be detected, it will be a waste of time.

Master Lin was happy, and rewarded the doctor with a lot of money, the old lady clapped Yuxiu's hand and said, "You are a lucky person, in the future you will add a son and a half daughter to the Lin family, I never thought that the old lady could have another grandson. "

Because Zhang Rui is a man, he was a little embarrassed to hear this, so he only congratulated his uncle and left the table.Lin Xiaoze also took the opportunity to follow.

"Ruier, wait for me."

Zhang Rui looked back and saw him running anxiously, "Slow down, the road is slippery, why did you come out?"

Lin Xiaoze took a deep breath and said: "I was almost suffocated inside. In the past, the elders would not leave the table, and the younger generation could only endure it. This year my mother is gone, so I will come out with you, Ruier, I will go to you Stay in the yard for a while."

When he returned, Uncle Han was burning paper for Zhang Rui's mother. Seeing the two of them, Uncle Han got up and said, "Master, Master Biao, why are you back so early?"

Zhang Rui: "I have almost nothing to eat, so I came back first. Uncle Han, go down and rest, and I will burn the rest." Uncle Han rubbed his dry eyes that were smoked by the fire and said: "Then I will step back first." Alright, call me again if you have any orders from the young master." After speaking, he nodded to Lin Xiaoze and retreated.

Lin Xiaoze leaned on the chair and said, "Rui'er, isn't this servant a slave of your Zhang family? Why is his surname Han?"

Zhang Ruidao: "Uncle Han was picked up by my grandfather and grew up with my father. Although he calls himself a servant, I treat him like an uncle."

Lin Xiaoze let out a groan, lay down on the table and sighed, "Aunt Yuxiu is pregnant again, I'm afraid she will be very angry this time."

It stands to reason that Mrs. Lin hates Yuxiu, but Lin Xiaoze hates Lin Xiaomin, which he cannot understand. First of all, Lin Xiaomin is a concubine younger brother, so he can't pose any threat to him, because the concubine will move out of the mansion and set up a new family after marriage. The two are brothers after all, who can guarantee that they won't be able to use each other in the future, Lin Xiaoze is not a small-bellied person, but every time he sees Lin Xiaomin, he doesn't have a good face, Zhang Rui couldn't help but ask directly.

Lin Xiaoze propped his chin with his hands and said: "Actually, before that incident happened, Xiaomin and I had a very good relationship. I still remember that he was white and tender when he was a child. Every time I went to my grandmother's place, he followed me. Brother and brother kept shouting behind me. Once I took him to play under the locust tree in my grandmother’s yard, and my mother happened to see him. Later, my mother told me not to be with him, and his mother took my father away. , His son came to snatch his own son?!"

"Actually, I didn't care too much, because my mother always hated Aunt Yuxiu, but then I took him out to play, and I was very young at that time, about seven or eight years old, and he was only four or five years old. Carefully lost him. At that time, Aunt Yuxiu grabbed me like crazy and wanted to strangle me. Dad was also very angry at that time, and reached out to slap Aunt Yuxiu. Later, Xiaomin was found, and we I never went out with him again..."

Zhang Rui understood in his heart after listening, I'm afraid this is just a play, the two children will definitely bring the servants with them when they go out, and the servants are always with them, can they lose people so easily?Moreover, deliberately provoking Yuxiu, causing Yuxiu to act angrily, almost hurt Xiaoze, and making Master Lin directly dislike Yuxiu, this is really a good move, but Mrs. Lin is still soft-hearted after all, and sent the child back. Otherwise Yuxiu would really go crazy.

It was also from then on that Yuxiu no longer let Lin Xiaomin go out, didn't let him talk to others, and didn't let him argue.Lin Xiaomin, who was raised in the end, was as shy as a baby girl, and didn't even dare to speak out loud.As an outsider, Zhang Rui couldn't talk about the two brothers, he could only silently lament the various embarrassments of the ancient people living in the mansion.

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Time flies quickly after the next year. Fifteen years passed in a blink of an eye, and the school was about to start. Uncle Han went out several times to buy all the things he needed.I bought back the books, case files and reliable titles from previous years that Zhang Rui told me to buy.Although Uncle Han didn't know why he wanted these things, the young master suggested it, and he tried his best to do it.

When going to school, Zhang Rui adhered to the principle that more things are worse than less things, and instead of riding in the same carriage with Lin Xiaoze, he went with Lin Xiaomin.Lin Xiaoze was angry because of this, feeling that Zhang Rui was snatched away by Lin Xiaomin.After arriving at the school, there are three days of rest every month. During the rest period, students can go home, and they are not allowed to go back during the rest of the time.Lin Xiaomin was very happy because Zhang Rui was riding in a carriage with him, he dragged Zhang Rui to talk non-stop, talked about the general situation of the school, and introduced the master and the students in Class C.

The school is divided into four classes, A, B, C and D.The distribution of these four classes is very strict. As far as Class A is concerned, the fathers of Jiang Tai, Lu Zhanyuan, Zhao An, and Zhong Xin all have official positions above the third rank. Zeng Zijin is special, and his father is only a sixth rank. Doctor Feng Zhi, the reason why he was able to get into Class A was because his literary studies were favored by the head of the school, and Lin Xiaoze was a special case. Lin Cheng was just a Taichang Shaoqing from the fifth rank, and Lin Xiaoze's academic literature was average. Being able to come to Class A is entirely thanks to Mr. Lu.Because Lu Yong is a third-rank Hanlin bachelor, and he is also the nominal dean of the Kyoto University, which is equivalent to the current vice-principal. It is not just a matter of saying one or two students.That's why Zeng Zijin didn't like him.

Class B is known to be the best class in literature, but most of them are from aristocratic families. There is no real power in the family, only nominal positions.And the aristocratic family is a collection of literature accumulated over hundreds of years, with a profound foundation, which is not comparable to other people.

Class C is the concubine son of a high-ranking official, and there are also children of sixth-rank and seventh-rank officials and officials. Zhang Rui can go to Class C without humiliating him. If his father is still alive, he will be in Class C at most if he wants to come to Kyoto Academy.

The last one is Ding Ban, Ding Ban is a bit special... The students in Ding Ban are the children of military generals... In addition to learning how to ride and shoot more every day, these monkeys are too energetic, basically there is no time to stop, so Ding Ban Circle a separate yard for them to play around.

Zhang Rui knew almost the school, but the closer he was to the school, the quieter Lin Xiaomin became, and his little face drooped, looking sullen.Zhang Rui couldn't help but said: "What's wrong with Xiaomin? But you don't feel well?"

Lin Xiaomin shook his head and said, "Actually... Actually I don't like schools, the master is always fierce, and Yang Xingbao who scares people with bugs."

Zhang Rui burst out laughing, and rubbed Lin Xiaomin's little head. He was still a child. He had roughly outlined Class C, which was similar to that of elementary school and junior high school. go to school together.