Chapter 262: Suddenly
"The princess has misunderstood, the holy decree has just been issued, and I am no longer a county lord. Just a common person, the princess came, which simply made our Lin family flourish in an instant. ā
Lin Jue said.
Since Vika likes to poke other people's sore spots so much, then she will let Vika poke enough. Isn't it ridiculing and sarcastic that she's not the county lord? Then she said it generously, so that Vika laughed at it at once.
"Huh?"
Vika looked surprised.
"How so? You, county lord...... Oh, no, Miss Lin, did you commit some unsightly crime to make His Majesty of the Great Cause Kingdom make such a decision? ā
"Okay princess, just say anything directly. If it's just for small talk, we have other things to do, and we won't be with you. ā
Lin Qiong on the side couldn't stand it and interrupted fiercely.
"Master Lin, what does this mean to drive people away?"
Vika turned her head and her gaze fell on Lin Qiong.
"Oh, I also forgot, Third Young Master Lin's Hanlin Bachelor has long been withdrawn by His Majesty, and now you are nothing."
"So what?"
Lin Jue had an indifferent smile on his face.
"Whether it is withdrawn or not, this is our Lin family's family matter. If Princess Vika had come all the way to our house to express sympathy for our brother and sister, I think the princess's heart had been reached, and we were very grateful. I wonder if there is anything else going on with the princess? ā
After finishing speaking, Lin Jue suddenly found that without the identity of the county lord, it was more convenient for her to speak or do things. Anyway, she's a small citizen now. As long as she doesn't make rebellious and disrespectful remarks, what can a foreign princess do with her?
was choked by Lin Jue like this, and Vika couldn't find a reason to answer for a while.
She came today to ridicule Lin Jue.
I thought that if the title of the county lord was revoked, this person would cry in depression, but he didn't expect that without the title of the county lord, Lin Jue would become more fierce and domineering than before, and he was already completely unscrupulous.
"If it's all right, princess, please come back."
Lin Qiong made a send-off formation.
"You ......"
Princess Vika was forced to be a little anxious. But for a while, she couldn't find any other reason to stay.
But if you leave like this, it will be tantamount to being driven away alive, wouldn't it be very faceless?
"Since the princess has a soft spot for our Lin family, let's stay...... It's just that we are all a little busy, our families are in the middle, and we don't have the money to invite people, so we have to grieve the princess to entertain herself. ā
Lin Jue said with a smile.
After finishing speaking, he and Lin Qiong were about to leave.
"Lin Er, aren't you really sad?!"
Vika finally couldn't stand it anymore, called out to Lin Jue, and said the doubts in his heart.
That is the title of the county lord, without this title, Lin Jue is now just a young lady from a small family who is so ordinary that she can't be ordinary anymore. Isn't she sad?
Vika thinks it can't be.
It must be that Lin Jue's acting skills are too good, in order not to let her know, he forced a smile in front of her.
"I'm sad."
Lin Jue stopped and looked back at her.
"What's the use of being sad? This is a holy decree, you have no jokes, is there still a chance to remedy and repent? Moreover, who stipulates that if you are sad, you must put it on your face and tell everyone in the world that you know that I am sad? I replied like this, is the princess still satisfied? ā
A crackling call, like a heavy slap in the face, hit Vika directly in the face.
Why didn't she find out before, it turned out that Lin Er was so difficult to deal with?
*
"It's crazy!"
After returning to the back room, Lin Qiong couldn't help but say.
This Vika is really neurotic, and he really came to taunt Lin Jue on purpose, if he is really idle and has nothing to do, he can go back to the Rakshasa Kingdom directly, and what is the pestle doing here.
He suddenly remembered Vika's previous persecution in order to let the Lin family break off the marriage contract with Nangong Yi, and he couldn't help but clench his fists angrily. God really doesn't have long eyes, they just want to live quietly and can't, but people who have done all the bad things like this enjoy glory and wealth, and live better than anyone else.
"Leave her alone."
Compared to Lin Qiong's gritted teeth, Lin Jue didn't seem to be affected at all.
"I just heard Vika say that your Hanlin Master is gone, what's going on?"
No wonder since she came back, she didn't find out that Lin Qiong had ever been to Hanlin Academy. She thought it was Xiu Mu, but she didn't expect that she had been removed?
Lin Qiong was stunned for a moment, and then coughed lightly twice.
Paper can't hold the fire, and it really can't be hidden.
"Vika didn't lie about it. One day, when I went to the Hallym Academy, I was dismissed from my post by the superiors who directly sued me. ā
"That's it?"
"That's all."
After all, the first sad days have passed, and now that I bring it up again, although I am still a little sad, Lin Qiong has been able to control her feelings very freely.
"It's just a Hanlin bachelor, let's withdraw if you withdraw it. Anyway, if I stay there, I won't be able to get out. ā
At that time, I was very aggrieved and sad, but now that I think about it, it is better to come out more comfortably than to live a life of being excluded by others everywhere in the Hanlin Academy.
It's not a question of whether you can get ahead.
Lin Jue said in his heart.
Why did those people dismiss Lin Qiong's official for no reason? Where did the Lin family offend them, and why did they target them everywhere every time?
Even if they don't do anything, in the end, dirty water will still splash on them.
Since this is the case, it is better to take the initiative to attack, and die anyway, rather than shrinking in the corner in obscurity, and being killed by others one day, it is better to take the initiative and kill the other party by surprise, even if the final outcome is death, then you have to die more heroically.
"But the second sister, the matter of the county lord of Qingyun ......"
"That's a good job, isn't it?"
Lin Jue's face showed a little smugness.
"The other party is also a human being, as long as we fight back, they will still be caught off guard, many times, instead of waiting for the savior and the Qing official to appear, it is better to take self-help and counter violence with violence faster."
"So our next target, Vika?"
Lin Qiongti yƬ.
This woman is really hateful, even if she has the same face as Lin Jue, it still can't stop him from disgusting her.
"Don't rush yet."
Lin Jue looked out the window, thoughtful.
"I haven't found the right time to start yet."
Now the time has not yet come, so quickly to do something to Vika. If something really happened to her, once she investigated, it would be easy for other people's attention to fall on their Lin family and the like.
Because there are too many grievances between the Lin family and Vika. And Vika not only robbed Lin Jue's marriage, but also found unwarranted reasons everywhere to target the Lin family. Although everyone knows that Vika is hateful, but in this case, if something really happens to her, everyone will turn their eyes to Lin Jue, even if there is no evidence, they will suspect that it was the Lin family's hand.
She couldn't let everyone think like that, even if it was just skepticism.
In Xingde Palace, Queen Yang was leaning on the soft collapse and casually looking at the bamboo slips in her hand. King Qin was now on the side, carefully reporting to her the latest situation of some things.
"Even the title of the county lord has been revoked?"
When she heard that Lin Jue had been revoked from the title of county lord, Empress Yang's movements in flipping through the book paused slightly.
"Niangniang, do you think his actions this time are a little strange?"
After their previous operations, Nangong Yi finally became a wanted criminal. But Lin Jue and Nangong Yi have already dissolved the marriage contract, could it be that even if this is the case, the emperor will not let it go?
How much does he hate Nangong Yi?
"It's not weird."
Empress Yang said, but her eyes still did not lift from the book.
"Why did the Lin family break the marriage contract in the first place, we still don't know? Can the relationship between those two people be broken because the marriage contract is gone? Maybe the emperor saw this, so he gave the order......"
"Niangniang is right."
King Qin looked suddenly enlightened.
"The Lin family, it is estimated that it won't last long. So she is still smart, she started directly from Nangong Yi, and the thief captured the king first, and as soon as Nangong Yi fell, the others would not be able to become a climate. ā
"Don't praise me."
Empress Yang raised her head and glanced at King Qin, with a slight reproach in her tone.
"Wechen is telling the truth."
"I don't know what I am like? Since you were a child, you like to praise others, but you haven't changed it. ā
It was rare to see such a delicate smile on Empress Yang's delicate face, and King Qin also laughed. He wanted to say more, but thinking of the disparity between the two of them now, he finally held those words in his heart.
As a courtier, all you need to do every day is to report the progress of the situation truthfully, and there is no need to have other emotions and topics.
Seeing that King Qin didn't speak, Empress Yang knew that he was thinking about other things in his heart, so she stopped talking, slightly covering up the inexplicable sense of loss floating in her heart.
She didn't like King Qin.
But this did not affect King Qin's liking of her.
All women always have strange thoughts about men who admire them. On the one hand, I don't like him and don't want to really start with him; But on the other hand, she was reluctant to cut off the relationship with the other party like this, after all, there was one more person to keep, and if there was anything in the future, she would have a helper.
So even if you know that you don't like each other at all, you have to maintain a close relationship with each other.
Lin Jue doesn't know now, and in a few hundred years, the world will use a word to describe the person who was treated like this - spare tire.
Originally, Empress Yang was indifferent to him, but his indifferent and indifferent attitude today made Empress Yang feel unhappy.
She's already shown it, shouldn't he stick to it?
So when he saw that King Qin was about to leave, he asked, "Doesn't the prince have anything else to say to me?" ā
King Qin was stunned for a moment, some didn't react, he had already made it clear what he should say, could there be anything else?
"Forget it."
Seeing this, Empress Yang said lightly.
The summer solstice has passed, and the sky outside is obviously hot and fatal, but when a gust of wind blows, she feels cold inexplicably.
Exhaustion hit her, and she closed her eyes.
But the picture before the draft before entering the palace suddenly appeared in front of me.
At that time, the two sisters always liked to follow King Qin's ass, and at that time his name was Ling Xuan, and he was not the prince of Qin who held a lot of power.
Later, she entered the palace. Her sister married him.
Later, she became the empress, and her sister became the princess of Qin.
Then, Princess Qin was killed by Nangong Yi's design......
*
On the day when the emperor finished issuing the decree, Empress Dowager Xiao's decree also followed.
Lin Jue was a little dumbfounded.
She has just been revoked from the title of county lord, and now there is nothing, this Empress Dowager Xiao's decree is still here, and she has nothing to withdraw from her.
But to her and Lin Qiong's surprise, Empress Dowager Xiao's edict was not to punish her, but to let her and Lin Qiong enter the palace and study with the sons and ladies of those royal relatives and ministers.
But as soon as such content came out, Lin Jue was even more dumbfounded. She is already sixteen years old, and now she is still in the palace to learn embroidery and make female red with those little girls who have not yet reached the palace, which is too pitiful, right?
"Second Miss, Third Young Master, take the order......"
The eunuch who came to announce the decree looked at Lin Jue and Lin Qiong, who were completely confused.
Although it is said that those who are slaves should not speculate on the meaning of the above, the Queen Mother's decree is really a little strange. The previous emperor had just revoked Lin Jue's title of county lord, but the Empress Dowager Xiao immediately made an edict and directly let the Lin family sisters and brothers enter the palace to study with those Tianhuang nobles. Isn't this kind of action clearly contradicting the emperor?
It's just that he's just a eunuch who declares his will, and there's no point in speculating too much, the palace hasn't been peaceful lately, and it's better for him to keep his duty.
"So we're going to enter the palace?"
When the proclamation team left, Lin Qiong seemed to come back to his senses from the fugue too void.
He looked at Lin Jue with a face full of disbelief.
Not to mention anything else, just the current age of the two of them, such a large age, is it really suitable to go to the palace to mess with those young boys?
The most important thing is that he had already served as the companion of the Six Princes before, and he entered the Hanlin Academy because he was getting older. Now, after going around in the Hanlin Courtyard, you want to go back to the palace?
"That's right, if you enter the palace, you will enter the palace."
Lin Jue said with a smile.
With such a large age, she is really a little embarrassed.
So after a big circle, she still returned to the orbit of her previous life?
entered the palace, drafted, and finally became the master above the ten thousand people under the one person in the harem......
Thinking of this, Lin Jue couldn't help but shake his head. What is she thinking, even if she enters the palace in this life, she will not be able to repeat the mistakes of her previous life.
*
Lin Jue was right, the place where she entered the palace was indeed set up by Empress Dowager Xiao to select concubines for several princes.
Staying in it are all beautiful girls selected from all parts of the country, delicate, talented, arrogant, and gentle...... There are all kinds of women with different temperaments, and each of them has its own characteristics. But the only thing that is the same is that among these people, everyone is multi-talented and numerous, and there is nothing to do except basic reading, so they pass the time by playing the piano and painting each day by chanting poems.
This kind of life is exactly the same as her previous life, so boring, where can she stand it, she only stayed for a day, and then planned to sneak away.
"Where are you?"
Lin Jue was packing up her things by the bedside, and a show girl who lived with her came over and asked.
This year, the Queen Mother is going to set up side concubines for the three princes, so the number of show girls is also very large.
There are many people, so in order to facilitate management, a room for two people is arranged.
The show girl in the same room as Lin Jue, surnamed Hua, with a single name and a dance, is from Jiangnan, has a good family background, and has been a businessman since her ancestors, specializing in silk.
The reason why I want to enter the palace is because the family has been doing business for generations, rich and rich, but not powerful enough, in order to expand the Hua family's sphere of influence in Jiangnan weaving, the youngest daughter Hua Wu was sent to the palace.
At this moment, seeing that Lin Jue was packing up her things, Hua Wu was a little puzzled, she had just moved in, why did she start packing up her things again?
"Me?"
Lin Jue was stunned.
"I'm from Kyoto."
"Kyoto's?" When Hua Wu heard this, her expression began to be thoughtful. She heard that the people in Kyoto are rich and powerful, and the woman in front of her was born beautiful and refined, with a good temperament, and she knew at a glance that she was the child of a rich family.
If the time comes for the prince to come to choose, someone with such a quality as the one in front of him will definitely be a strong competitor.
"Living together is also fate, my name is Hua Wu, a person from Wuling Dao in Jiangnan, 14 years old this year, what do you call a girl?"
Seeing Lin Jue's indifferent expression, Hua Wu still introduced herself.
You're really young......
After listening to her self-introduction, Lin Jue couldn't help but sigh in her heart, if she let this Hua Wu know her age later, I don't know if she would be shocked.
"My name is Lin Jue, a native of Kyoto. Older than the girl......"
After thinking about it, Lin Jue still decided not to tell his age, so as not to scare the other party.
"Then I'll make my own decision and call you my sister."
Hua Wu said very familiarly.
"Sister, are you going home?"
Looking at the things that Lin Jue had already packed, Hua Wu asked again.
"Oh, no."
Lin Jue hurriedly explained.
"I just sorted out the trivial things, it was too messy."
It seems that she will have to wait for the cheerful roommate to be absent or asleep before sneaking away.
I heard that Lin Qiong first stayed in the upper study for a few days, and then he was sent to the palace guards, those guards were all relatives of the emperor, he went alone, I don't know if he will be excluded.
I guess being excluded is for sure, right? I hope I don't get bullied too badly.
What kind of considerations did Empress Dowager Xiao do such a thing on?
Throw her to join these show girls, do you really want her to participate in the draft?
Just as she was thinking about it, a eunuch walked in, looked at her and said, "Lin Xiu, the Queen Mother is invited-"
The sudden appearance of a eunuch had already attracted the onlookers of the other show girls, and when they heard that Empress Dowager Xiao was going to invite Lin Jue over, the surroundings began to whisper. Those show girls looked at Lin Jue with envious looks in their eyes.
Flower Dance is no exception.
When the eunuch walked away, she asked in a low voice, "Are my sister and the queen mother familiar with each other?" ā
Hearing this, Lin Jue couldn't help laughing, is it because she is too old, why can't she understand the thoughts of these young ladies.
"Maybe the Queen Mother ordered me to pass, there are other things......"
"Is it to determine the candidates for the four imperial concubines?"
Hua Wu suddenly became nervous.
As soon as she said this, the other show girls also began to stir, and they all looked at her with an inquisitive look.
Because of the three princes in the palace at present, the fifth prince has already married, and the sixth prince has also decided on the candidate for the imperial concubine. The only ones left who have not married and have not determined the candidates for the concubine are the four princes.
These four princes are the celebrities around the emperor, and they are deeply favored and respected by the emperor, and their future prospects are immeasurable. So the primary target of these show girls is the four princes.
This time, when I heard Empress Dowager Xiao summon Lin Jue alone, the little ladies with this kind of thinking had a plan in their hearts, could it be that the candidates for the four princesses had already been decided?
Feeling the gazes of the other people around him, Lin Jue knew in his heart that this group of people must be thinking too much, so he smiled and explained, "Of course not." ā
She wanted to say more, but seeing so many pairs of eyes full of curiosity, she thought about it and felt that it was better to say less. After all, this is the palace, so it's better to keep your mouth shut if you talk too much.
When he arrived at Ci'an Palace, Lin Jue found that the eldest princess Peixi was also there. As soon as she saw Lin Jue, her eyes turned red, "Yun Shu has wronged you......"
"Let the princess worry, I'm not wronged......"
Before Lin Jue's words were finished, the eldest princess Peixi hugged her, held her face with both hands, frowned and said, "Look at it, you still say that you are not wronged, and your chin is thin and sharp." I don't know what the royal brother thinks, if I accept a goddaughter, will I touch anyone's mold? Then she's so lenient......"
Lin Jue knew that the eldest princess Peixi had always been incompatible with Queen Yang, so she just listened silently with slightly red eyes, not daring to express her opinions.
"Pei'er, the wall has ears, you better say a few words......"
Empress Dowager Xiao reminded.
After Concubine Yin and Hongyuan died, only Empress Yang's family was left in the harem. Now in this palace, there are eyeliner laid by Queen Yang everywhere, even her Ci'an Palace is no exception.
And compared with Concubine Yin, who caused trouble on the surface, the methods implemented by Empress Yang were all yin. If you offend Queen Yang, maybe you will be a normal person when you go out in the morning, but you will hang up inexplicably when you go home to sleep at night.
"I'm going to say! Does she dare to do anything to me? ā
The eldest princess Peixi was a little annoyed.
She couldn't figure it out, what was so good about that woman surnamed Yang that deserved the emperor to pick her out of so many harem beauties?!
Didn't you say that you loved Empress Renxing deeply? How can you spoil other women like this? It seems that most of the men in this world are like this, saying that they like everything, but when they turn around, they say the same thing to other women.
"Okay, Pei'er, let's specially call Yun Shu over today, is it just to let her listen to you complain? You see, it's scared of other people's children......"
Empress Dowager Xiao was a little helpless.
The eldest princess Peixi has not encountered many big twists and turns since she was a child, and she is very affectionate with her concubine, and there is not even a concubine room at home. (To be continued.) )