Chapter 111: Estrangement
"What the hell are you trying to say?" The emperor asked incomprehensibly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Lin Ruochen stood up and smiled at the emperor: "The minister has no other meaning, he just thinks that the courtiers should clean up, and they can't lead ten thousand people to echo it." ”
The ten princes were ordered to enter the palace, but before they entered the emperor's bedroom, they heard Lin Ruochen's voice. Because they were far away, they couldn't hear what they said, but the emperor's laughter came from inside from time to time. The Ten Princes thought of Lin Ruochen's true identity, thinking that if it was exposed, would the emperor recognize Lin Ruochen, the illegitimate son? The Ten Princes began to worry, but thinking that Lin Ruochen's life would not be long in coming, the Ten Princes felt that Lin Ruochen should not be regarded as an enemy.
Gonggong Wei walked out of the inside, saw the Ten Princes standing outside, and hurried over to salute and say goodbye.
"Father-in-law Wei, is Brother Lin in there?"
Gonggong Wei nodded, "It's the county king, he arrived one step ahead of you, and he is waiting for you inside at this time." ”
When the tenth prince walked in with Gonggong Wei, he saw the two sitting side by side at a glance, and he didn't know what they were talking about, he needed to be so close.
"Brother Lin is here too?" The Ten Princes smiled and spoke.
Lin Ruochen stood up and saluted the Ten Princes and replied, "I thought the Ten Princes would be curious about the topic we just had, but I didn't expect the Ten Princes to not even ask." ”
"Alas, seeing that you are so close, I feel that I may be an orphan picked up by my father on the side of the road, and Brother Lin is my father's biological child."
The emperor didn't notice the deep meaning of the Ten Princes' words, thinking that he was just joking. Lin Ruochen's smile froze on his face, he didn't expect that the Ten Princes would always care about his own life experience, did he think that he would participate in the battle for the throne? Lin Ruochen was disappointed in the Ten Princes, it seemed that he still knew too little about him in his previous life, overestimating his friendliness and underestimating his suspicions.
"Both of you brothers are my children, and in the future, you must unite as one, do your best for the court and the people, and be a good official who is loved by others."
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The two agreed in unison.
The next time was torment for Lin Ruochen, because the ten princes told the prince's friendliness with tears in their eyes, and asked the emperor to give the prince a chance to change his mistakes.
At the beginning, in order to prevent the Ten Princes from being involved, Lin Ruochen took over all the matters related to the investigation of the Prince. Now the Ten Princes want to be good people, but they don't think about how Lin Ruochen should face the revenge of the prince in the future.
The prince can't stay!
The Ten Princes and Lin Ruochen both knew this very well. However, the Ten Princes wanted Lin Ruochen to be a villain again. Lin Ruochen was unwilling, he didn't want to be an arrow in the hands of the Ten Princes, and he didn't want to go against his original intention for him.
"The prince did do something wrong before, but now he has been punished. It's better for the emperor to lift the crown prince's house arrest and release him! As soon as Lin Ruochen's words fell, the Ten Princes turned their heads violently to stare at Lin Ruochen, and even felt that they were delusional. Before, one person sang red face and one person sang white face, what happened to Lin Ruochen today, he actually wanted to let the prince out, didn't he know what the consequences would be after the prince came out?
"Emperor" Lin Ruochen ignored the gaze of the ten princes and then suggested to the emperor: "The minister thinks that the crown prince is not too bad, the palace is a place of open and secret fighting, as the eldest son, if it is really mediocre, then the emperor will have to worry about the future of the country." ”
The emperor seemed to smile, "According to what you say, I should be glad that the prince is not an ordinary person?" ”
Lin Ruochen nodded, "The minister's meaning must also be the meaning of the Ten Princes, because we think that although the prince is wrong, he has not reached the point of unforgivable sin, so the emperor should give him another chance." ”
"You think he made a small mistake? Is killing Charlotte a trifle? Charlotte is an official of the imperial court! ”
"Emperor" Lin Ruochen explained: "As far as the ministers know, the prince's order to the housekeeper Lao Cheng is: monitor Xia Luo and gain his trust!" As for Lao Cheng's own initiative to kill Lord Xia, I am afraid that he acted on his own initiative in order to invite merit, but he did not expect that it would make the prince have a reputation for murder. ”
The emperor was silent, he probably didn't expect Lin Ruochen to intercede for the crown prince, he always thought that Lin Ruochen and the Ten Princes were closer, but now it seems that this is not the case.
The Ten Princes were also silent, he was thinking about Lin Ruochen's words today, wondering if he was bought by the crown prince?
When the two came out of the palace, it was already dark, and the atmosphere of silence surrounded the two for a long time, until they reached the fork in the road, and the two cars stopped.
"If the Ten Princes are fine, the minister will go back first. Today, the minister is going to officially move to the county king's mansion, can the ten princes come to the mansion to drink a glass of wine when they are free? ”
The Ten Princes stared at Lin Ruochen tightly for a while before asking, "Why?" ”
Lin Ruochen pretended not to know, "What is the Ten Princes referring to?" The ministers ask the ten princes to point out! ”
"You know, don't play stupid!"
Lin Ruochen seemed to suddenly realize, "Is the tenth prince talking about interceding with the prince?" Ten princes, what you did was not to punish the crown prince, but to punish the prince to death. ”
The Tenth Prince explained: "I didn't want to kill him......"
"Are you tired?" Lin Ruochen interrupted him, "You even deceive people who really want to help you, aren't you tired?" I'm connected to the prince's life, didn't I let Sima Tan tell you about this? Are you trying to kill the prince or me? Perhaps, you want to kill two birds with one stone, right? After all, you never forget who I am, and you always can't help but think of me as an enemy. ”
After Lin Ruochen finished speaking, he got into the carriage without looking back, perhaps, Lin Ruochen really made the wrong choice. He shouldn't have had hope for the royal people, and he shouldn't have delusional brotherhood.
The Ten Princes were stunned, he didn't expect Lin Ruochen to notice what he was doing in private. Also, Lao Qiao disobeyed the Ten Princes, but was loyal to Lin Ruochen. After his grandfather handed over the rights in his hand to Sima Tan, he didn't listen to what was going on outside the window, and he didn't ask Sima Tan what he had done. And Sima Tan completely regards Lin Ruochen as his master, and he can't wait to report everything to him. After a long trip, the Ten Princes got nothing, and the only person who got a bumper harvest was Lin Ruochen.
Originally, the Ten Princes were grateful to Lin Ruochen, because he saved himself by jumping on the back of a galloping horse regardless of his personal safety. However, with Lin Ruochen's continuous harvest, the Ten Princes became jealous, he felt like an outsider, everyone seemed to only see Lin Ruochen's light, and he was like an entourage. However, it is clear that he is the prince and the rightful son of the emperor.
Once the mentality changes, he will go further and further down the wrong path, and when he finds out, he will realize that he has done a lot wrong.
Is it Lin Ruochen to admit his mistake, or to part ways? This is the problem that the Ten Princes are facing!