Chapter 9: The Rain is Coming 2
Lin Ruo shook his head and explained to Youcao: "Although King Rong is raised in the palace of the queen's mother, the relationship between him and the crown prince may not be as affectionate as outsiders say, at least, the prince will definitely not be unscrupulous towards King Rong." ”
How could a man like the Prince, who had grown up in treacherous calculations since childhood, trust others completely?
It's just because King Rong is not born to the emperor and is not a competitor to the crown prince; and has a heavy army, which can be a great help for him to ascend the throne, so the crown prince will be friendly to King Rong on the surface.
Could it be that he wants to speak ill of King Rong and push him to King Ye?
The crown prince is not a fool, and King Rong is not stupid.
"King Rong himself should also know that the reason why the emperor loves him so much is because his father died early enough, if King Yu is still alive, only the two articles of 'high merit and master' and 'holding heavy soldiers' are enough for their family to be crowned with trumped-up charges and beheaded all over the house."
Youcao's eyes couldn't help but widen in amazement, although she had long been accustomed to her own young lady's wild words, but Miss Hao was about to be ordered to become Princess Rong, so it was really disrespectful to talk about her future husband and the soon-to-be father-in-law who had already passed away.
Especially the phrase "die early enough".
Although it is true, it cannot be said so directly.
But no matter how kind Lin Ruo was to her, Youcao also remembered that she was a maid, and she was different from Miss in terms of identity, so she immediately pulled Lin Ruo's sleeve with a strange expression, and reminded euphemistically: "Miss, you say this, isn't it okay?" ”
Lin Ruo raised his eyebrows: "Really?" ”
The grass is pounded like garlic.
With a pout, Lin Ruo spoke: "Okay, anyway, in front of others, I definitely wouldn't say that." ”
Youcao exhaled and grinned slightly.
"But, Miss, why do you have to choose Lord Rong?"
"Then who else do you think I can choose?"
As if a light flashed in his mind, Lin Ruo suddenly understood who Youcao wanted to say, he thinned his eyebrows, and then raised his eyebrows, with a rather helpless face: "You won't be like your uncle, and you also think that I am as good as that elm head, right?" ”
Looking at Youcao and nodding brightly, Lin Ruo couldn't help but hold his forehead: "Why do you all think that I am a good match with that flowery radish and a stranger who likes to dissect corpses?" ”
Sensing Lin Ruo's strong resistance, Youcao couldn't help but be stunned, and her tone weakened: "Su Shizi's treatment of Miss is very different from that of other women......
Lin Ruo nodded, and recognized Youcao's words very much: "Yes, they are red-faced, and I am a confidant." Therefore, in the bottom of his heart, he did not classify me as a woman; The same is true for me. We talk about the wind and moon, talk about friendship, talk about insights, and even plan together how to play tricks on others, but! Never, no, talk about love. ”
Youcao seems to understand whether she understands or not, and feels that what her young lady said seems to be reasonable, and it seems to be a strong word.
This feeling was similar when she followed the eldest lady Gu Manxi: between Gu Manxi and Li Zhanxin, the king of Ning, it seemed to be the same - when the two of them stood side by side, everyone looked like a very good pair, but Lin Ruo was very sure that her sister loved Imperial Doctor Liu.
Even though Gu Manxi has been dead for nine years, when Lin Ruo sees Liu Xuanyi, he will still call him "brother-in-law", and the closest to King Ning is "Third Brother Ning". But between Liu Xuanyi and King Ning, it is not so harmonious, and when they meet, they look at each other coldly - just because Liu Xuanyi always feels that Gu Manxi's unexpected death is inseparable from King Ning.
However, Lin Ruo was not so hostile to King Ning.
When her sister was there, she had only seen King Ning two or three times, but later, she often saw him. Judging from her eyes, this man with a clear moon and a clear breeze will never be the murderer who killed her sister. is his concubine, who is not leaky, and is a very difficult character.
The reason why a man and a woman can have a friendship that is higher than love must be due to like-minded interests or the right personality.
Uh, of course, the second half of the sentence is mainly used to explain why she is so speculative with people like Su Muyu.
Otherwise, like Su Muyu, who is either merry and happy among the flowers, or focuses on studying corpses in the Bian'an Yamen and the prison of the Criminal Department, such a strange personality with a great contrast, how could she become a good friend with him?
It's just that, with Lin Ruo's experience, he naturally knows that such a confidant who transcends the love between men and women is often jealous and suspicious of the other party's pillow person.
That's why she turned her gaze to King Ning's concubine Qin Qin.
Lin Ruo had already investigated this Princess Ning openly and secretly for a long time, but there were too few opportunities for contact, and he never got anything. Such a person is either really as gentle and frugal and self-denying as she appears on the surface, or he is extremely deep-minded.
Of course, avoiding the party feud between the crown prince and King Ye and approaching Qin Qin to explore the connection between her and Gu Manxi's death were only part of the reasons why she chose to marry Prince Rong.
Hate this kind of feeling, too tired, too heavy, too hurtful, not only hurts others, but also hurts yourself.
Lin Ruo has a deep understanding of this. It took more than six years to come here before she was relieved by a chance encounter and didn't want to dwell on the past that made her sad and resentful.
Therefore, she asked the emperor for marriage this time because of another important reason - to seek the blessing of allies, so that the Lin family can become the richest man in the world as she planned.
It's not because she is too greedy for money, or her ambition is too inflated, she just lives again, and she survives in feudal society with her daughter, so she naturally doesn't want to be a little woman who is dependent on men, and she also recognizes more and more the concept that Pei Nian instilled in her, even if she gets married, she must be a chic and independent mature woman.
In this era, the only thing that can compete with the supreme imperial power is wealth, the wealth of the rich world, which is even greater than the richest countries.
If you can control the wealth of a country, you can control the situation of a country; If you can control the wealth of the whole world, then the overall situation of the world will be in your hands.
Although this is a great rebellion, it is the most reasonable. She has achieved the first step and has initially mastered the situation of Bian'an City. Next, it's time for the next step.
King Rong, who has a heavy army and great military achievements, is an indispensable collaborator in her plan, but because of the prince's move, she and this collaborator will appear in another form, so she must revise her layout, for example, how to make Murong Chong accept cooperation in the form of "marriage".
"Miss, actually...... If it weren't too far away, the ninth son of the Meng family would be pretty good. ”
Youcao didn't know what Lin Ruo was doing in her heart, but she was bent on thinking that Lin Ruo could live well. That Prince Rong, she had never met before, so she didn't dare to make more comments, but just what Lin Ruo said just now, if she wanted to get into the crown prince dispute between the crown prince and King Ye, she was quite worried, and it was better to stay away.
What's more, although the ninth son of the Meng family rarely comes to Bian'an City, he has always been very concerned about her young lady, and the annual festival has never been cut off.
"Brother Nine?" Lin Ruo smiled and shook his head, "Meng Jiugong won't agree." Moreover, marrying into the Meng family is not necessarily less dangerous than the situation here. ”