Chapter 160: Divergence
Before the emperor could figure out what to do with Li Lingyu, who knew that the Li family would have an accident again.
Looking at the letter on the table that impeached the Li family for their lives, the emperor held his forehead, his face was very uncertain, "What the hell is going on with this Li family?" ”
"Your Majesty, you dissipate your anger first!" Liu De, the chief administrator of the inner house who was standing on the side, hurriedly stepped forward, handed tea to the emperor, and comforted: "It stands to reason that there is nothing unsightly in the family, and it is really normal to deal with some cheap slaves, but Lord Li has been a little unlucky recently, because of the county lord's matter, those cheap slave relatives who have been dealt with by the Li family actually came to the door, and jointly asked the emperor to condemn the Li family...... Alas, Master Li, this can be regarded as bad luck......"
"Hmph, what bad luck, what bad luck! According to me, some people are not used to seeing me so fond of Li Aiqing, so they want to make a move! As he spoke, the Emperor slapped the table hard.
Liu De, who has been by the emperor's side for so many years, how could he not understand the twists and turns here, but because of his identity, he is not good at acting too smart.
"Your Majesty ......" Liu De cautiously stepped forward and tentatively suggested: "According to the slaves, didn't there be an excerpt of impeachment of Lord Li for accepting bribes before, and the emperor suppressed it for a while, and the limelight of this matter went down...... The emperor might as well press it first this time, and wait until the limelight of this matter has passed......"
"I want to, but you, a slave is a slave, and you still don't see things comprehensively enough!" After the emperor sent a fire just now, his mood stabilized at this time, and patiently explained to the 'ignorant and ignorant' general manager on the side: "The impeachment of the Li family for accepting bribes, first, there is no evidence, and secondly, there is a dispute in the court, and it doesn't matter if it is pressed, but now this matter represents the people's grievances, if I don't give those people an explanation in time, then what will the people below think of me?" Water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, and you will never understand the knowledge here! ”
was preached by the emperor so well, but Liu De did not have any dissatisfaction on his face, but said with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes, the emperor is really a contemporary Mingjun!" The slave is just a lowly subordinate, how can he understand these truths, the only thing the slave can do is to serve the emperor well, as long as the emperor is happy, the slave is willing to die! ”
"You, you, one by one, you will say something nice to bluff me!" The emperor glanced at Liu De, although he was counting, but there was no anger on his face.
"How dare the minion, everything the minion says is from the bottom of his heart!"
After Liu De finished speaking, he stood aside for a while before he heard the emperor say again: "In this way, you pass on my will, temporarily put Li Lingyu in prison, and Li Zhengquan is suspended, and everything will wait for this outlet." ”
"Yes." Liu De bowed his head in response, his face was respectful, and he did not see any other superfluous expressions.
On the afternoon after the emperor made his will, the prince invited Lin Yingxue and Murong Jun to the prince's mansion.
"Great, Yingxue, your trick is simply amazing! It was effortless to knock down the Li family! It's just that Sister Wan'er suffered so badly...... "With such a big matter, Lin Yingxue naturally can't make a decision alone, but the royal family attaches great importance to bloodline, so Lin Yingxue didn't tell the prince Xiaocui's true identity, otherwise the prince would not agree to her plan."
"The prince praised it falsely, Yingxue just helped come up with an idea, and the person who really contributed was His Royal Highness the Prince." Lin Yingxue responded neither humbly nor arrogantly, and her face did not show any smugness because of this.
"Yingxue, don't be modest, you are much stronger than my staff and guest secretaries now, it's a pity that Yingxue is a daughter......"
"Why, according to the eldest brother's meaning, the fifth lady is a daughter, so she can't give ideas for the eldest brother and contribute to the benefit of the court?" Murong Jun was left to the side for a long time, and it was only at this moment that he found an opportunity to interject, although what he said was not very flattering.
"Fourth brother, you know that I don't mean that, but you still deliberately want to provoke the relationship between your eldest brother and Miss Fifth in front of Miss Five, you are simply too unkind!" Although the crown prince was accusing Murong Jun, there was a helpless smile on his face.
"Eh, big brother, don't buckle such a big hat on the head of the younger brother, the younger brother doesn't mean that......"
After the two of them joked back and forth, Lin Yingxue reopened her mouth and pulled back the topic: "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have any other plans next?" ”
Hearing Lin Yingxue's question, the room fell silent again, and the prince pondered for a while before he replied: "Let's not say that Li Zhengquan has secretly fallen to the fifth brother, just by what he has done over the years, I will strike while the iron is hot and completely knock him off!" ”
After the prince finished speaking, Lin Yingxue didn't reply for a long time, seeing this, Murong Jun couldn't help but ask, "I don't know what Fifth Miss thinks about this?" ”
"Everyone is an old acquaintance, so I won't tell lies. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Yingxue does not agree with your approach. Lin Yingxue looked at the prince, frowned slightly, and looked extremely serious, "The commotion this time is so big, the emperor has not directly given up on the Li family, which proves that the emperor still values the Li family in his heart, if the prince disobeys the emperor's idea and chases and beats the Li family, I am afraid that it will cause the emperor's displeasure, so in this matter, Yingxue still suggests that His Royal Highness the prince take a slowdown." ”
Privately speculating about the holy will is a great disrespectful crime, but for the prince, Lin Yingxue still said her thoughts without any concealment.
However, the crown prince did not listen to Lin Yingxue's advice this time, "What Miss Fifth said makes sense, but Li Zhengquan has done a lot of evil in private, and my father is now kept in the dark, as long as I find evidence that Li Zhengquan has done evil things, my father will definitely not say anything more." ”
The prince's expression was very resolute, obviously having made up his mind.
"Too-"
Lin Yingxue wanted to say something, but Murong Jun quietly stepped forward and pulled her sleeve, signaling her not to say more, so Lin Yingxue had to swallow what she wanted to say.
"Miss Fifth must be very puzzled why I didn't let Miss Five continue to talk about it." After leaving the Prince's Mansion, Murong Jun asked.
Lin Yingxue nodded very honestly, "Your Royal Highness is a smart person, you must also know what to do in this matter, if the prince insists on going his own way, it will inevitably annoy the emperor." ”
"Of course I know that." Murong Jun hooked his lips and smiled, but there was no smile in his dark eyes, "But the eldest brother has such a personality, he is jealous and hateful, he can't tolerate any sand in his eyes, and once he decides to do something, few people can change his mind, if the fifth miss continues to persuade him, I don't know if the eldest brother will attract the dislike of his father at that time, but the fifth miss is bound to cause the eldest brother's displeasure." ”
So she should have watched the crown prince rush to touch the emperor's moldy head? If this matter was changed to Murong Jun, Murong Jun would never have made such a stupid decision! It's a pity that Murong Jun has no intention of taking the throne.
The more Lin Yingxue thought about it, the more angry she felt, and even the tone of her voice involuntarily became cold and hard, "Okay, I know, anyway, the prince's quality doesn't matter to me, why should I this blindness, and finally make a fuss for myself." ”
After that, Lin Yingxue didn't give Murong Jun a chance to speak, so she turned around and left angrily.
Murong Jun, who was innocently angry, touched his nose, his face full of helplessness.
After returning to Moyunxuan, as soon as Lin Yingxue entered the courtyard, she saw Lin Yingxiang sitting in the main hall, as if she was waiting for her to come back, Lin Yingxue greeted her with some confusion, "Second sister? ”
"Yingxue is back." As soon as he heard Lin Yingxue's voice, Lin Yingxiang immediately stood up, "I heard Di'er say that the prince called you over, so I'm waiting for you to come back...... By the way, the prince suddenly called you, it's not a big deal, right? Lin Yingxiang looked at Lin Yingxue, her face full of worry.
Lin Yingxue hurriedly shook her head, "It's just that I was asked to go over and sit down." In one sentence, he brought the matter over lightly: "Second sister came here today to find me, is there anything wrong?" Lin Yingxue then asked.
"I ......" Xu felt that Lin Yingxue's mood was not very good, Lin Yingxiang opened his mouth, looking a little hesitant, "Forget it, it's not a big deal...... Fifth sister, you're tired today, so it's better to rest first, my business, let's talk about it another day. ”
Saying that, Lin Yingxiang was about to go out, Lin Yingxue saw that Lin Yingxiang's face was wrong, so she grabbed Lin Yingxiang's wrist, "Is there anything else that the second sister can't say to me?" ”