"Father......" Chu Junlan has never felt such a straightforward and sincere father's love in this life, and his voice is even a little hoarse when he speaks.

Seeing Chu Junlan like this, Chu Hua felt uncomfortable in his heart, and sighed: "Although we are not related by blood, we are destined to become father and daughter, and I will treat you as a family." I thought that the Maoguo Mansion could be your backing after leaving the cabinet, although the Maoguo Mansion is now lonely, it is better than you used to be. It's a pity that the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and the father did not expect that things would develop like this, and if I think about it carefully, I don't know if I did something wrong for my father. ”

"Father didn't do anything wrong, didn't you also act according to the emperor's will at the beginning. It's just that now it seems ......" Chu Junlan smiled and shook his head.

Seeing that she had unfinished words, Chu Hua couldn't help but smile and said, "Sister Lan might as well say it bluntly, there are no outsiders here." ”

"The daughter is talking about the affairs of the court, it really shouldn't be, the daughter is just thinking, the courtiers in the court, each has their own ideas, even if they are loyal to the country, it is difficult to ensure that the opinions are the same, I originally thought that following the emperor's intentions to do errands is a loyal minister, but now it seems that it is not so narrow, to be a pawn in the hands of the emperor to check and balance, even if sometimes what he does may not go to the emperor's wishes, it is also a loyal minister."

Her voice was slow and not loud, and it sounded extra warm in the study.

Chu Hua stroked his beard and laughed: "You girl is very smart, you are 'complimenting' your father and colleagues." ”

The atmosphere eased suddenly.

Chu Junlan pursed his lips and smiled, thought for a while, and said: "Whether the marriage date is advanced or not, the daughter has to think again, and ask the father to give the daughter a little time." ”

"It's fine. You are a child with a plan in mind, and your father will not force you to make any decisions, but you have to figure it out for yourself. ”

Chu Hua was kind and seductive, and carefully explained the stakes to Chu Junlan.

"To tell you the truth, my father has been talked about impeachment these days, and the situation is getting worse, they say that my father tried his best to help Borno Khan to ask for the title, and even beat King Gongding, which is ironclad evidence of my treason. My strength is weak, and I have no power to resist, and the emperor wants to help, but he can't find a definite proof that I haven't taken refuge in Borno. ”

"It's got to this point?" Chu Junlan's face was solemn.

Chu Hua nodded and sighed lightly: "It's not good for me to talk about these things with my family, your eldest uncle and third uncle are not from the court, your foreign cousin's temperament can't afford it, and your brother Zhan is even younger and can't hold his breath, your mother is a female stream after all, I have only discussed it privately with your brother Yuan, and your brother Yuan also said that I am afraid it will be difficult to do this time." ”

"It sounds like that," Chu Junlan said thoughtfully, "In order to help a khan of another country to ask for a title, fighting with the prince of this dynasty is indeed very excessive in the eyes of outsiders." This is what the emperor meant, but now they are pretending to be confused, and the emperor is not good to stand up and directly say that his old man instructed you, and my father can only suffer a dumb loss? ”

"Yes," Chu Hua said solemnly, "Sister Lan, you have to think clearly, once the charge of treason falls, not only will your marriage with the Gongding Mansion fail, but I am afraid that you will be convicted by the family." Treason, you should know what will happen to your family, looking through the records of this dynasty, there are countless examples of men beheading and women being sold. ”

The topic was so heavy that Chu Junlan and Chu Hua didn't speak for a long time.

After a while, Chu Junlan smiled and said, "Don't worry, father, daughter has to think of a way." ”

Chu Hua couldn't help but smile and nodded, just thinking that this was Chu Junlan's intention, and it had nothing to do with whether he could do it, he only nodded and agreed.

Leaving the study, Chu Junlan took the two maidservants to walk slowly to the inner house, and slowed down in front of the hanging flower door.

"Girl?" Zi Yan and Nuo Min looked at her suspiciously.

Chu Junlan said: "Zi Yan, you go back first, Zi Mo, you accompany me to the outer courtyard, I have something to do with my colleagues." ”

"Yes." Zi Yan responded without hesitation and went back to the inner house first.

When Zi Yan walked away, Nuo Min looked at Chu Junlan with some apprehension, but he didn't say a thousand words.

Chu Junlan smiled: "Don't be nervous, I have something to discuss with you, let's go find your brother first." ”

"Okay." Nuo Min nodded, and followed Chu Junlan to the outer courtyard with trust.

Since entering the mansion, Bai Yin has been living in the outer courtyard, he is a person brought by Chu Junlan, the people of the Guogong Mansion are very polite to him, and the errands on weekdays are not serious, which just gave him time to recuperate, and now his injuries have basically healed.

Although he didn't follow the master, there were also a lot of rumors in the outer courtyard in the past two days, all of which were about being the son of the Duke of Mao. Bai Yin has always been very worried, and he can't find a chance to see Chu Junlan and Nuo Min. Unexpectedly, Chu Junlan actually came over.

The three of them found a pavilion in the garden to talk, here is empty, the snow-capped gray winter scene is very elegant, the most important thing is that you can see the surrounding scenery at a glance, whether there is someone hiding eavesdropping at a glance.

Nuo Min glanced at his eldest brother worriedly.

Bai Yin said with a straight face: "Do you have something to do for me?" ”

"It's not that you are going to do something, but that there is something to consult with you. I'd like to hear from you. ”

Bai Yin nodded: "Is it related to the recent events in the house?" ”

"You're sharp." Chu Junlan smiled, "It is indeed related to this matter, I have thought of a way to get the best of both worlds, to ask you and Nuo Min for their meaning." ”

Bai Yin and Nuo Min both looked at Chu Junlan intently, their eyes extremely focused.

Chu Junlan said: "My father was impeached by his colleagues for supporting Borno in the DPRK and China to ask for the title of 'Grassland Co-Master', and the hat of treason was about to be put on his head. ”

Bai Yin snorted coldly, although the words were not spoken, the meaning he wanted to express was too clear.

He clearly wanted to say "deserved".

Chu Junlan was amused by his reaction.

Seeing her laughing, Bai Yin also realized that her behavior was a little naïve, and couldn't help coughing in embarrassment: "So what? ”

"So, I want to dedicate you two to my father."

As soon as these words came out, Bai Yin and Nuo Min were stunned at the same time, Bai Yin pursed his lips, pulled Nuo Min behind him, looked at Chu Junlan defensively, his voice was hoarse, and he gritted his teeth: "Do you want your father to take credit for the two of us?" If the spy that your emperor is tracking down is handed over by your father, he will be exonerated from the charge? ”

Nuo Min's eyes were covered with a layer of mist, she pulled Bai Yin's arm, and sobbed: "Big brother, we originally owed the girl once, our family pays attention to kindness and retribution, if we are called out, we can be exempted from the responsibility of the girl's family, I, I am willing, just a girl," Nuo Min looked at Chu Junlan and said earnestly, "It is enough for you to hand me over alone, can you let my eldest brother go?" ”