Chapter 12: Acceptance
A generation of romantic figures has been dormant, or broken by this catastrophe.
Since, the originally benevolent and holy prince has become explosive and irritable, like an unburned explosive, and his mood is very unstable. It is rumored that once the subordinates do something wrong, they will be punished by the prince, and even break their legs and drive them out of the East Palace, and the attendants in the East Palace have been replaced in large numbers.
Teng Tianhao's reputation for benevolence and kindness was spread far and wide, and he was known to distant countries and near countries as a prince with the image of great prosperity, and his fame had already reached the extreme. But now this fame has long since been exhausted. The people of Daqi were a little frightened from looking forward to Teng Tianhao's ascension to the throne to mentioning the name of the prince, and even felt that if the prince ascended the throne, his head would be shaky, and he would not be able to keep it at any time.
Nowadays, there are very few ministers in the court who support the prince on the surface, and it seems that the prince's voice in the court is becoming more and more weak, and even the command of the Imperial Forest Army in his hand has been taken back by the emperor.
Today's crown prince can be said to have neither prestige nor real power, but there is only such a splendid palace as the prince's East Palace.
The emperor's lack of attention is seen by the ministers, so many ministers are secretly looking for and planning to support a prince and make a bet for their future.
And the prince is already a quasi-"former" prince in everyone's eyes, if Lin Xun marries the prince at this time, then even the only title of crown princess may not be enjoyed for long, it may just be Lin Xun's dream.
When the new emperor ascends the throne, once he has suspicion of the "former" prince, he will be assigned to remote mountainous areas at least and die of "disease", which can be described as gloomy and bleak, and the future is unpredictable.
But the Lin family can't refuse, and Lin Xun can't resist the will, this world is still surnamed Teng! Lin Xun also had to kneel down to thank the Holy Grace and be grateful. If it is too obvious to resist like in the previous life, and provoke the emperor to unhappily hold the Lin family accountable, it will be asking for trouble! Lin Xun thought of this, and his hand holding the hem of his clothes couldn't help but tighten, this emperor was simply too deceitful.
Mei'er on the side was very shocked when she learned that it was really the prince and her own young lady who gave the marriage, not the third prince, and couldn't help but whisper, "What should the young lady and His Royal Highness the third prince do!" That.. Book Town..."On Lin Xun's birthday, Teng Zixing sent the Qilin Book Town, hoping that if the two get married, they will have many sons and many blessings in the future, and the emperor has always been very concerned about the princes, it is impossible not to know about this!"
Mei'er can't figure out why she can't figure out why she wants to break her head now! Why in the end, the emperor wants to break up this marriage, you must know that his young lady has always been concerned about the third prince Teng Zixing before.
Lin Xun heard Mei'er's exclamation, shook his head helplessly, reached out and touched Mei'er's head, and sighed, "Silly Mei'er, I'm fine" Others don't know, Lin Xun, who has lived a lifetime, sees all this clearly and very thoroughly. What is it for, it's not the art of imperial power, the way of balance and involvement.
The third prince Teng Zixing approached him just for the prestige and right to speak in the court of his father Lin Tianzheng, if he had the help of the left, coupled with Teng Zixing's own maiden power, then the successor of the next prince should be determined by the three princes themselves, and they could not force the palace in advance, forcing the current saint to abdicate and make way for Xian.
And this right to speak can only be minimized if it falls into the hands of the prince, and the three princes have lost the support of the court's powerful ministers, even if they want to seize power, they have to stay up for time, and the name is not justified, it just so happens that the prince and the three princes have formed a delicate balance situation.
The current emperor Zhong Kangdi is extremely suspicious, and he will never allow anyone to compete with him for the power to rule the world until he thinks he can abdicate.
Thinking of this, Lin Xun sneered, turned to look at himself in the mirror, and slowly propped himself up. The self in this mirror is indeed beautiful, and the elegance is peerless.
Meier Lin Xun was so calm and a little frightened, and hurriedly pulled Lin Xun's arm and persuaded, "Miss, if you have something to say, just say it, don't hold it back, we may have another way"
Lan'er also persuaded on the side, "That's it, miss, let's find a way, find the old lady, we will definitely not be able to marry the abolished prince!" "Lan'er is also anxious, if the young lady really goes to the East Palace to marry the waste prince, then her life will not be easy.
Lin Xun curled his lips and glanced at Lan'er, "Mei'er, let's go and take the order." After greeting the maid, Lin Xun pushed the door and left.
The clouds are gone, the spring outside the house is a little bit of spring, scrambling to start blooming, and the birds on the branches are beginning to chirp, Lin Xun looks up, the sky is blue, today is indeed a good day!
She took a light breath and was about to step forward, but Mei'er timidly grabbed the corner of Lin Xun's clothes, "Miss, are you really okay?" Are we really going to take the order? ”
Lin Xun helplessly poked Mei'er's hand holding the corner of his clothes, Lin Xun was still very tolerant and patient with this girl who was loyal to her in her previous life, she said to Mei'er, "Of course, Your Majesty's will, as a courtier, my door must obey it." Let's go quickly, don't let the messenger wait for us."
Mei'er and Lan'er widened their eyes slightly, looked at each other, and felt that their young lady was like a different person, it was incredible, according to Lin Xun's previous temper, she had already made a fuss, which made Lin Fu restless. Could it be the calm before the storm, the two maids saw that each other was the same as they thought, they both secretly shrank their heads, and quickly followed Lin Xun's footsteps, not daring to make a sound, for fear of angering their own young lady.
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The front hall was already full of clansmen who rushed to hear the news, after all, the emperor's marriage was a first-class event! Big deal! Everyone was whispering, and the whole hall was buzzing and a little cluttered.
Old Madam Lin stood at the front of the crowd, leaning on a cane, looking in good spirits, but there was a faint layer of worry on her face, not knowing whether she was worried about the future of the Lin Mansion or the future of her granddaughter.
She has always disagreed with Teng Zixing's relationship with Lin Xun, and she doesn't want the Lin Mansion to get involved in the ups and downs between the prince and the third prince. It's just that human calculations are not as good as heaven after all, and this marriage grant from Emperor Zhong Kang suddenly pushed Lin Xun and the Lin Mansion into the royal struggle for succession and power, and pushed her granddaughter to the target of the public.
Lin Wan'er already knew the ins and outs of this matter at this time, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly, this woman failed to grab her cousin after all.
Just when everyone was thinking differently, Lin Xun came to the front hall in a grand formal suit, and everyone was slightly suffocated when they saw the comer. I saw that the face of the person who came was like powder, the lips were like grease, and he looked forward to being amorous, and his language was often smiling. A natural charm is all on the eyebrows; With all kinds of feelings in his life, he wore small sheepskin boots that pinched gold and dug Yunhongxiang, covered with a crane robe in a white fox with a big red feather veil, and a pearl butterfly shook a hairpin on his head. It is lined with people like hibiscus out of the water, and clear plums after the snow.
Immediately, the hall fell silent.