The latest rumors in the capital that there are "thieves" in the Qing Mansion, the main mother Song died in order to save her daughter Qing Ruchu, and Qing Ruchu vowed to fall into the hair and pray for her mother. Even if this panic is so round, Qing Ruchu's visit to the Spring God Nunnery will not be so abrupt, and the reputation of the Qing Mansion will be preserved.

Of course, Bai Jingze's help is indispensable.

So on this day, Jiang Rin asked Bai Jingze to eat and drink, which was regarded as thanking him, Bai Jingze proposed to call Xue Zhun, Jiang Rin had no opinion, and the three of them went to Jiuxinglou to listen to music and eat wine.

A quite beautiful woman wearing a hundred butterflies and a gold skirt sprinkled with flowers, a flying butterfly on the sideburns, sitting in the middle of the room with a pipa in her arms, the sound of the pipa, dingdong like a pearl and jade hitting each other, with the weeping willows and bright sun outside the window, indescribably comfortable.

It's a pity that the three people sitting in the private room are not happy people, and no one appreciates her beauty and skills, and at this time, they are dancing with their eyebrows about the recent absurd things of the Lin family of the Rongguo Mansion.

Of course, it was Bai Jingze and Xue Zhun who danced with their eyebrows, and Jiang Rin was the listener, echoing two sentences from time to time.

"I heard that the Duchess Rongguo has been seriously ill and in a coma! It's a daughter from the Xie family of Chen Jun, such a family, such a family background, it is so useless! was like this by the concubine alive! If this kind of bad thing is in our family, my mother will die with my father, and she will never let the concubine ride on her head and. ”

When Xuan Pinghou was young, he was also a child of a merry family, and he also had a beautiful wife and concubine, and he had a dream of having both fish and bear's paws. But the pungency of the county lord of Yongping is obvious to all in the capital, after she passes the door, not to mention the Qingqi people who are pinched in her hands, even if they are good concubines and noble concubines who are brought in, they are still sold with their feet. Xuan Pinghou confessed after a few experiences, so Xue Zhun was obviously knowledgeable about this kind of thing.

Bai Jingze heard Xue Zhun say this, and shook the folding fan with a smile: "You don't have a backache when you stand and talk, your family has been peaceful so far, not only because your mother has suppressed it, but also because your father is an understanding person." If your father is really like Rong Guogong, oil and salt don't enter, and the mud can't support the wall, can your mother leave your brothers and sisters alone and die with your father? I don't think so. There is no mother in the world who does not care about her children. ”

Jiang Rin next to him thought to himself, there really is, Xiao Song's family has put their lives into the pit for this matter. However, he said: "Poor people must have something to hate, if the Duchess of Rongguo had half of the proposition of the county lord of Yongping, she would not have ended up where she is today." ”

Bai Jingze said: "If the Duchess of Rongguo returns to the west after illness, it will be considered a relief. But her two sons are completely finished. The boss Lin Yi has become a virtue, and now I won't talk about it. The second Lin Yue is still young, and in the future, it will fall into the hands of Rong Guogong and his aunt, can he still be good? Don't talk about the future, let's talk about family affairs, which family is willing to marry a girl into such a fire pit? The Lin family's big house will fall to the end. ”

Xue Zhun nodded in agreement: "Her life is not good, who let her marry such a man!" ”

Bai Jingze waved the fan at the pipa girl, and when he saw her withdraw, he said mysteriously: "Actually, when the Duchess Rongguo got married, the Rongguo Mansion was not what it is now. The Lin family was Xuan He at that time, and now which family in the capital can compare? ”

Xue Zhun came to his senses when he heard it, "I have also heard about this, after the death of the imperial concubine, the emperor's attitude towards the Lin family plummeted, and the children in the clan were not very competitive, and the Lin family was not as good as a year after that." Later, the Lin family sent Concubine Chen into the palace, but she still couldn't turn over. Although the emperor is good to Concubine Chen and loves the fourteenth princess very much, he is still lukewarm to the Lin family, and he watched the Lin family fall. ”

Jiang Rin on the side heard this, his eyes flickered, he lowered his eyes and picked up the wine cup, without saying a word.

Bai Jingze said quietly: "You only know one thing but you don't know the other. ”

"Oh? Is there an inside story? "Xue Zhun was full of interest, and he was tickled." Let's talk about it. ”

"At the beginning, the Lin family was extremely illustrious, and when the new emperor ascended the throne, it stands to reason that the Lin family will be able to produce a queen of the main palace and send a daughter into the palace. But as we all know, the imperial concubine is born as a concubine. At that time, the Lin family was not without suitable candidates, why did they send a motherless concubine into the palace? Bai Jingze shook the folding fan and said meaningfully: "You say, is there any hidden meaning in this......

Xue thought for a while and said, "Could it be that the imperial concubine is clever in his means?" ”

Bai Jingze shook his head: "Everyone in the palace knows that the imperial concubine is innocent and lively, and her heart is pure, and even the queen mother praises her as a green and unpolished treasure." The Queen Mother, you know, there is nothing that you can't see through with a pair of eyes. ”

A woman who can strategize and send her son to the throne is naturally a master in the harem. It's okay to calculate a concubine, and you won't even be able to see through a teenage girl.

Xue Zhun's two eyebrows were knotted, "Then why?" ”

Bai Jingze didn't know why, but of course he wouldn't admit that he didn't know, so he answered the question and continued to use his imagination to tell his story, saying: "When the imperial concubine first entered the palace, the emperor was very cold to her, and even let her live in the corner of the harem. But after a long time, the two still had a lingering and sympathetic relationship, and the emperor even canonized her as the imperial concubine in one fell swoop. ”

The imperial concubine is only under the queen, and if there is no queen on the throne, she is the first person in the harem.

Xue Zhun's head obviously couldn't turn too much, and said: "Could it be because the Lin family sent the concubine into the palace, so the emperor was unhappy, and deliberately coldly respected the imperial concubine, and was later moved by the imperial concubine?" ”

Bai Jingze stretched out his finger and gently waved it in front of his eyes: "There is a secret that is not a secret, that is, the emperor has a painting, nominated for it called "Linjiang Snow". Do you know the name of the imperial concubine? ”

Xue Zhun nodded hurriedly, and the name of the imperial concubine was Lin Jiangxue, which was clearly the same as "Linjiang Snow". But this "Linjiang Snow" was written before the imperial concubine entered the palace, and the painting is a scene of a young girl wearing a white cloak standing on the bridge to watch the snow, so there are many people who speculate that the emperor has already seen Lin Jiangxue. It's just that because the painting is just a back, this speculation has not been settled.

After all, who dares to ask the emperor, who is you painting on this painting?

Bai Jingze's tone was fluctuating, as if he wanted to know the answer very much, and as if he couldn't ask for it, he said: "There are three doubts about this matter. First, why did the Lin family not send their concubines to the palace, and they also picked a motherless one? If there is a biological mother in the house, it is better to be a 'hostage' to make the concubine obedient in the palace, right? ”

"Second, this "Linjiang Snow" was clearly painted before the imperial concubine entered the palace, could it be that the emperor has long known the imperial concubine and has never forgotten her, so why did the emperor not only not favor her after she entered the palace, but also deliberately indifferent her?"

"Third, if the emperor was just dissatisfied with her status as a concubine, then after he became affectionate with her, why didn't he crown her as the queen, but canonized the imperial concubine? Doesn't this contradict the purpose of the Lin family to send her to the palace? ”

After he said this, he put his wine cup on the table, obviously using the wine cup as a shocking wood.

Xue Zhun was taken aback by this, stroked his arm and said, "I have goosebumps when you say this!" ”

Bai Jingze's old god leaned back: "Of course, this is all my guess. ”

Xue Zhun twitched the corner of his mouth, and suddenly thought that Jiang Rin was still sitting next to him, and hurriedly asked him for help: "Jiang Tanhua, what should you do about this matter?" After Xue Zhun recognized Song Ying, he automatically crossed Jiang Rin, the "former rival in love". So now not only can I have normal contact with Jiang Rin, but I can also drink some wine at the same table with him.

Jiang Rin looked at the two of them, coughed lightly, and said, "Royal affairs, how can you discuss it in vain, let's stop here today!" ”

Bai Jingze and Xue Zhun said in unison to Jiang Rin, who got up and went out: "I said don't you have to be so unhappy!" ”

Jiang Rin left, and the remaining two people stared at each other.

Bai Jingze suddenly remembered that Yongping County mainly held a flower party, so he said: "I heard that Yongping County mainly holds a flower party, and the people invited are not only famous ladies and noble families, but even the daughters of the families of four or five officials have received invitations, and the scope almost covers this capital!" I heard that many people are eager to try, trying to conclude a good relationship with you and climb the high branches of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion! ”

Xue Zhun's eyes widened when he heard this: "So what, if I don't like it, even if my mother wants to invite the seven fairies in the sky, I won't obey!" ”

Bai Jingze squinted his eyes and said, "From the previous point to the family matter, although you are unwilling, you are just a little worried, why did you react so much today?" Tell me honestly, do you have a sweetheart? ”

Xue Zhun's arrogance was extinguished immediately, and his eyes glanced left and right, "Don't talk nonsense!" ”

Bai Jingze understood as soon as he saw his appearance: "Tell me quickly, whose girl is it?" ”

"Can't tell you!" Xue Zhun replied categorically.

Bai Jingze smiled: "It seems that it is really there!" So what are your plans? ”

Xue Zhun sighed, "You know, I've been in trouble a lot over the years, and Lin Yi happened some time ago, and my reputation is getting worse and worse, I'm afraid I'm ......"

"Are you afraid that other families will not want to marry their daughters to you?" Bai Jingze was immediately smart when he encountered this kind of thing, and said: "So, her family's family background is not under your family?" ”

Xue Zhun sighed, didn't nod or shake his head, even if it was a tacit.

Bai Jingze suddenly restrained his expression: "You don't still want to ask to marry Miss Qing, do you?!" That's Brother Jiang's future daughter-in-law!! ”

"What are you talking about!" Xue Zhun slapped the table, "Of course not!" How can I do it to my brother's woman! ”

Bai Jingze was relieved when he heard this, rolled his eyelids and thought, "Who is that?" ”