Walk into the Yulin Palace, there are two palace maids standing on both sides of the main hall, on the bluestone bricks in the center of the main hall, there is a dark red carpet with a pink peony pattern, there are four carved mahogany high-backed chairs on each side, four low tables are interspersed among them, there are celadon tea sets on them, and there are porcelain vases of different shapes on the four high tables. The main seat above is a rosewood throne large enough to seat two people, with a long table in front of the seat and brocade stools on both sides.

Qizhen didn't stop, until she walked to the door on the right side behind the throne, opened the bead curtain, made a gesture of please, and said softly: "Miss Seven, please come in, Concubine Jade is waiting for you in the apse." ”

Lin Wan motioned for Luliu and Qingtong to wait outside the door, and walked in alone, and Qizhen did not follow up, standing at the door and waiting.

The layout of the inner hall is very elegant, the jade concubine comes from the scholarly disciples, is very proficient in the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, most of the hanging on the interior wall is from the jade concubine's own handwriting, the painting is a peony in a thousand forms, and the part of the inscription is some of the emperor's imperial pen, and the three words of "Yulin Palace" outside the door are the same person's hand.

An entire wall on the left is a bookshelf, and in front of the bookshelf is a large bookcase with the four treasures of the study. Walking further in, I saw a beautiful woman, leaning on the chaise longue, reading a thick ancient book.

Lin Wan gently walked to the front of the couch and stopped five steps away, looking at her quietly. The beauty can't tell her age, although Lin Wan knows that she is her mother's cousin, a few months older than her mother, she still feels like a beautiful sister in the family, and people can't help but want to be close.

Almost at the same time as Lin Wan stopped, Concubine Yu put down the book, raised her head, stretched out her hand and said with a smile: "Wan'er, come and sit next to Aunt Yu." ”

Lin Wanyan smiled, put her hand in the hand of the jade concubine, and she pulled herself to sit beside her.

Before Concubine Yu could take a good look at the little girl she hadn't seen for a few years, Lin Wan, who still maintained everyone's beautiful demeanor, suddenly had red eyes, hugged Concubine Yu's arm, leaned her little head on Concubine Yu's fragrant shoulder, aggrieved, and said in a choked voice: "Aunt Yu, Wan'er misses you so much!"

It's like a child who has been wronged outside and finally sees a mother who loves him. In an instant, Concubine Yu was distressed, hugged Lin Wan's little body, patted her back, smiled on her face, but tears fell.

Lin Wan raised her little hand, wiped away the tears on the beauty's cheeks, hugged the beauty's neck, and let go for a while.

"Wan'er, tell Aunt Yu what happened?" Concubine Yu regained her composure and asked softly.

Lin Wan sat up straight, and seriously told Concubine Yu about the time she was pushed into the water, to the diagnosis of the imperial doctor, the current situation in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and her own judgment and response.

Concubine Yu carefully examined the little girl in front of her, and was pleased to find that sitting in front of her was a girl with firm eyes, intelligence, assertiveness, and strength. Concubine Yu sighed, and she didn't know if such a Wan'er was good or bad. She hopes that Wan'er can grow up carefree by her side like her daughter, but this wish cannot be realized in the palace or outside the palace. Maybe with her identity, it would be best for her to become strong quickly.

"Then Wan'er, how do you need Aunt Yu to help you?" Concubine Yu looked at her, wondering which step this little girl who hadn't seen her for a few years could think of and do.

Lin Wan shook her head and replied with a serious face: "Aunt Yu, the matter in the house is nothing, Wan'er can solve it by herself." It's you, you have to be careful everywhere in the palace, everything is just a thought of the emperor in the end. ”

Concubine Yu was shocked, but her face did not change, she nodded slightly, and motioned for Lin Wan to continue.

Lin Wan received the encouragement of Concubine Yu, and spoke more confidently: "Aunt Yu, after my grandfather left the capital, the Zhao family has gradually lost power. Even the family that has an in-law relationship with the Zhao family has gradually lost real power. Aunt Yu, although you have not participated in the battle between the queen and the imperial concubine, and now they have not dealt with you for the time being, but the princes are getting bigger and bigger, and the battle will become more and more intense, with our identity and the family we represent, we cannot stay out of it, because we also have people we want to protect. My mother never provoked anyone, didn't fight for anything, but they still wanted my mother's life. If my mother makes a mistake, it will be a fatal blow to my grandfather, uncle, brother, me, and even the entire Zhao family. ”

Lin Wan said so much in one breath, looking at Concubine Yu's shocked but not surprised expression, I believe that these are all clear in Concubine Yu's heart, but Lin Wan wants Concubine Yu to understand that she is not a child, she hopes that Concubine Yu will believe in her, recognize and respect her ideas and decisions.

"Aunt Yu, I think, maybe my father is also willing to use my mother's life to draw a clear line with the Zhao family in exchange for his future. Lin Wan continued to speak in astonishment.

Concubine Yu finally couldn't help it, and interrupted Lin Wan's words: "Wan'er, why do you think so?"

"Aunt Yu, I also hope that my father is not like this, but I don't believe that a person who is the prime minister of the dynasty and knows everything about the situation of the dynasty will not know what happened to his mother in the past two years and what happened in his house. Wan'er thought that even if her mother's poisoning had nothing to do with her father, he connived at it. Lin Wan said, tears had already flowed, and she continued in a choked voice: "Aunt Yu, the most important thing now is the mother, the mother can't be fine, grandpa They have to come back as soon as possible, only grandpa can keep mother." ”

Concubine Yu thought for a while and nodded: "Wan'er, I will find a way to do this, it will take a month for my uncle to come back at the earliest, these days, you have to be careful." ”

"Aunt Yu, I'll be careful, Uncle Qingpeng gave me a few people, and Imperial Doctor Wang's niece is also by my side now, there should be no problem. Lin Wan said this, in fact, she didn't know if she could really change everyone's fate.

Concubine Yu looked at Lin Wan's beautiful little face, her slender jade hand touched her face, and said with a smile: "Wan'er has grown up, Wan'er can get everything that belongs to her in the future and be happy." ”

Lin Wan didn't want to mention this matter for the time being, but when Concubine Yu mentioned it, she had to express her position. Lin Wan said very firmly: "Aunt Yu, my aunt has already told Wan'er that the emperor wants me to marry into the royal family, right?"

Concubine Yu nodded, smiled and said: "Although the prince is eighteen years old this year, he has not been crowned the crown princess, although the emperor's meaning is not clearly stated, but it is estimated that he is waiting for a few of you to grow up, the Liu family, the Lu family, and the Qin family have not yet reached the concubine, and you, you are the youngest, but in terms of the relationship between several families, it is the most promising." ”

As soon as Concubine Yu's words fell, Lin Wan hurriedly said: "Aunt Yu, although the prince is the most promising to ascend to the throne, in terms of power and ability, he is the first choice, but he is not Wan'er's beloved, Aunt Yu, think about it, if the prince ascends the throne, will it really be good for us? Will the queen and the queen mother let us go? Aunt Yu, don't help the wrong person." ”

Concubine Yu was stunned for a moment, thought about it, nodded and said, "Well, Aunt Yu knows it in her heart." ”

"Aunt Yu, when Wan'er came, she met the second prince and heard him say that she didn't want anyone to enter Beijing smoothly. Do you know who he's talking about?"

Concubine Yu thought for a moment and shouted outside the door, "Qizhen." ”

Qi Zhen walked in in response, and Concubine Yu ordered: "You go to Xiao Quanzi and ask, who the emperor summoned to Beijing today." ”

Qi Zhen bowed down and went out to find out the news.