Chapter 16: Murder by Rumors (Part II)

I don't know why, listening to the two waiters talking about himself just now, Lin Zhuyu's heart didn't fluctuate much, but when he was teased and said in public by the seventeen princes, he felt panicked for no reason, and he didn't seem to be evaluated like this, especially by the seventeen princes.

When I first crossed over, I heard a few words about the seventeen princes in the noodle restaurant, and I was already worshipping in my heart, the seventeen princes are the god of war, and the myth of the holy bamboo country, Lin Zhuyu didn't know when the seventeen princes were such a sacred existence in his heart.

At this time, when I saw the real person, I only felt that it was three points more beautiful than I imagined, dazzling, and worthy of idol.

But the joy of the last second can't withstand the ridicule of the next. The seventeenth prince laughed and looked at it unbearably, as if he was the most light and cheap, what was the difference between him and the book that looked down on him before?

Perhaps it was an unintentional move, Lin Zhiyu only felt that the image of the god of war in his heart was collapsing step by step, and in the end, only a small white dot, a white dot, remained.

Unconsciously returned to his seat, Lin Zhiyu's heart had not yet recovered, and he only vaguely heard a little eunuch at the door of the main hall reporting loudly: "The emperor has arrived!" Concubine Hui is here! The lady lady is here! Everyone in the hall said hello, and Lin Zhiyu knelt on the ground.

Lin Zhuyu didn't notice that Concubine Hui saw her from the first time she entered the hall, her eyes were full of laughter, and she hurriedly withdrew her gaze when she met the electrocuted eyes of the seventeenth prince.

"All Aiqing, please get up! Today's small gathering in the garden, Zhong Aiqing does not need to be restrained, drinking and eating meat, watching songs and dancing, and seeking his own ease! After the emperor finished speaking, he took a drink.

When the ministers saw the emperor say this, they all got up and looked for a place to go. The singing and dancing in the hall is leveling, a prosperous scene.

"Your Majesty, you see, the protagonist of the thousand-mile pursuit of love is here, he is really a heroine among women..."Concubine Shu said to the emperor beside her with a smile.

"Really? I'll take a look! "The emperor doesn't like such an uncontrolled woman. As soon as the words fell, with a wave of his hand, the singing and dancing in the hall receded, and the ministers were still in a fog and didn't know what was happening.

"Then the last seat is Lin Xiang's daughter? Come and show me! There was majesty and irresistibility in the voice.

Lin Zhuyu ate the banquet shallowly, knowing that there would be no good thing for the emperor to summon him today. Therefore, while eating the banquet, he also observed the situation in the hall, and he could see clearly the appearance of the concubine just now. It's just that I don't know what kind of role Concubine Shu plays in the matter of rumors, will the person behind the scenes be Concubine Shu?

Hearing the emperor's summons, he naturally didn't dare to slack off, sat down slowly, packed up his clothes, walked lightly, walked decently, and bowed his head and knelt down without hurrying.

"Raise your head!"

Lin Zhiyu listened to the voice, raised his head slightly, naturally calm, and did not panic at all, while observing the emperor and concubines seated.

The bright yellow robe was embroidered with the pattern of the dragon of the sea, the long eyebrows were slightly raised, and the black eyes like ink jade looked down at Lin Zhuyu who was kneeling on the ground. The somewhat old face carried the majesty of the gods and the innate nobility, and the whole person exuded a kingly aura that shocked everyone.

On both sides of the emperor is a beautiful concubine, one red and one purple, with a noble demeanor, the red-clothed concubine is sitting precariously looking at Lin Zhuyu below, while the purple-clothed concubine is half-smiling beside the emperor.

The emperor looked at Lin Zhuyu, who was kneeling on the ground and raised his head, and his heart was shocked, only to feel that this woman had an outstanding appearance and a calm mentality, like an old friend!

"You are Lin Xiang's daughter-in-law? What is it called? ”

"Back to the emperor, it's me, my name is Lin Zhuyu." replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"The emperor looks at this lovely person in front of him, he is in his prime, he dares to think and dare to do, and the concubine is really old!" Concubine Shu felt that the emperor was off topic, and reminded him.

"Dare to think and dare to do?" After being reminded by Concubine Shu, the emperor remembered what kind of disrespectful and dissolute woman was kneeling on the ground in front of him.

"Lin Xiang, you are really a goddaughter, a goddaughter!"

When Lin Xiangye heard the emperor mention himself, he hurriedly got out of his seat and knelt down.

"The emperor has been wronged! The little girl has always kept the reputation of the boudoir, three from the four virtues, and has never done anything out of the ordinary! I'm afraid that someone will have the intention to do this rumor! ”

"Oh? What do Zhong Aiqing think? ”

"Father, since this Miss Lin family is in love with people, it is a good thing for her father to be an emperor!"

"The sixth prince, you can't talk nonsense in front of this saint, the little woman's innocence and innocence, what does it mean to be in harmony with human feelings." Lin Xiang is not confused.

These six princes themselves didn't recruit him to provoke him, but he is a character that cannot be underestimated! On the surface, this remark is only for his own sake, but in fact, he secretly changed the topic, and he has already eloped with someone silently! It seems that his father is not right with him on weekdays, and he thought to himself in the rain.

Seeing the six princes say this, the other ministers didn't dare to say much for a while, so as not to provoke the fire.

"Yu'er, what do you think about this?" The Emperor asked a man on the left who was still drinking on his own.

Seeing that the emperor was about to answer by name, the man straightened his clothes, stepped forward and said: "The emperor thinks that Lin Xiang has a good style on weekdays, and if you think about it, Lin Xiang's daughter can't do such a crazy bee and butterfly thing!" ”

"Your Majesty, forget it, the children are older, so they naturally have their own ideas, we should also think about our own Qingfu, Lin Xiangzi will deal with it!"

Concubine Shu saw that the two sides were evenly matched, if she continued to discuss it today, it was estimated that her emperor would not be able to take advantage of it, and it would inevitably disturb the emperor's elegance, and the reputation of her daughter's family could not stand such a hazy suspicion, if she really made it clear, it would be boring to be self-defeating, trying to fool the past.

"Okay, let's all go back to their seats, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren!" The emperor didn't want to care about the trivial matters in the minister's family, but because Concubine Shu mentioned such a thing in her ear, saying that she wanted to see this woman, so the emperor specially issued an edict to let Lin Zhuyu come.

It seems that this concubine does have a problem, but I don't know the reason for the partisan dispute, or is there something else? Now the more important thing is the issue of your own reputation!

"Your Majesty, the reputation of my daughter's family is so questionable, I beg the emperor to prove her innocence!" Lin Zhiyu raised his head, his eyes were firm, his body knelt straight on the ground and said, without the slightest nervousness or fear of ordinary children when they saw the saint.

"This little daughter, it's interesting, then do you have evidence to prove your innocence?" The man on the dragon chair asked with a half-smirk.

"Your Majesty, I wonder where you heard this rumor?" Lin Zhuyu asked rhetorically, although this is very likely to annoy the emperor, but how can he prove his innocence if he doesn't do this?

"A bold woman, she dares to inquire about the emperor's news!" Concubine Shu knew that the emperor was very taboo about someone peeping into the sky and was suspicious.

"What's the use of asking? It's just that I heard the palace people mention it by chance! The emperor did not get angry as expected, but unintentionally put aside the concubine's body, as if he was interested in Lin Zhiyu.

"Your Majesty, the little woman has been looking for her father and brother for thousands of miles. I arrived in Jiangnan at noon yesterday, and I didn't say my identity on the way, and I was taken back to the post house by my father at night, and this rumor only started today, don't you think it's strange, Your Majesty? ”

After asking rhetorically, he didn't expect the emperor to answer, but continued: "When I was looking for my father yesterday, I had a letter from a scholar, and the difference between yesterday's star and today's letter should be able to distinguish between the pen and ink!" ”

Concubine Shu obviously didn't expect Lin Zhiyu to have such a hand, didn't that person say that this little girl was just an ignorant girl who was harmless to humans and animals in the deep boudoir?

"Lin Xiangye, have you brought the letter?"

"The letter is placed in the post house, and the old minister will go back and get it." Obviously, Lin Xiang didn't expect that a small letter would become a straw that could prove his innocence at this moment!

Concubine Shu has lived in the palace for more than ten years after all, Concubine Shu reacted very quickly, and said to the palace people around her: "Don't go quickly, go to the letter!" How bothering Xiangye. ”

The palace people around him are also clever, and they are about to retreat after listening to Concubine Shu's will.

Lin Zhuyu naturally knew that he couldn't let Concubine Shu's people go, and was about to stop him, when he saw a white dress dangling in front of him.

"This hall is tired of sitting, go out for a walk, I want to come to the lady concubine doesn't mind!" After speaking, without waiting for the emperor's consent, the palace people in front of Concubine Shu said, "Why don't you leave quickly?" What's wrong? Want this prince to wait for you? ”

Lin Zhiyu felt that the seventeenth prince was quite well aware of the righteousness, and cast a grateful look, who knew that the seventeenth prince didn't even look at it!

"This old seventeen is just a shapeless one!" Looking at the white clothes who had already gone out, the emperor seemed to say to the ministers present, and at the same time raised his wine glass: "Why are you stunned?" Come... Come... Drink. ”

Only then did the ministers come back to their senses, and the hall returned to a peaceful appearance, as if the incident just now had not happened.

However, Lin Zhuyu's heart was still in his throat, although he thought about it all afternoon and thought of this solution, but he didn't expect his father to come with a letter.

Concubine Shu is definitely not a good one, I don't know if this seventeen princes can be trusted? Just now, I saw that he looked like he didn't care about himself, and he decided that he was a woman who didn't abide by women's rules at the beginning, but why did he come to help him now? If the letter is gone, I am afraid of my innocence, even if I have a mouth, it will be difficult to argue!

When Lin Zhiyu was thinking about it uneasily, the hall quieted down a little bit, Lin Zhiyu finally came back to his senses, only to see a white dress standing in front of his eyes again, and there was a trace of coolness from the brocade robe, accompanied by the lights of the hall, as if the nine heavens were immortals!

"Old Seventeen, have you ever retrieved the letter?" When the emperor saw the people returning, he put down his glass.

"The letter is here, and Wei Chen read it, and it is indeed not today's handwriting. Does the emperor want to see it? The seventeenth prince casually took out a letter from his bosom.

Lin Zhiyu was standing beside the seventeenth prince, so he naturally saw the letter. I was horrified, this was not the letter I wrote to my father, could it be?