Although the reason why Emperor Mingzong and the Empress Dowager favored Lin Ruo was because they loved the house and Wu, the "house" as the reason was not the same:

Emperor Mingzong wanted to compensate Lin Ruo because of his guilt for Lin Yuan'er and Gu Manxi's mother and daughter, but Lin Ruo was not his daughter after all, so he was not a bottomless connivance with Lin Ruo, and the boundaries between right and wrong were very clear. And it just so happened that Lin Ruo was also a smart person, although he was occasionally reckless and willful, he never touched the bottom line of Emperor Mingzong.

And the queen mother is because of Qu Lianyang. Compared with Gu Manxi, who was actually the illegitimate daughter of Emperor Mingzong, and Lin Yuan'er, who secretly communicated with the emperor and left Gu Manxi, the Empress Dowager obviously preferred Lin Ruo. Of course, Lin Ruo's own filial piety, intimacy, and sensibility are also important factors, but the origin is because of Qu Lianyang.

The reason for this may be that Qu Chi, who is now the Duke of Dian Kingdom, knows Lin Ruo's life experience, and if he has seen Lin Ruo's appearance when he was a child, he can guess a thing or two. It's a pity that the Duke of Dian has not returned to Beijing for more than 20 years, and he has never seen Lin Ruo, nor does he know that she is actually the granddaughter of the fifth sister Qu Lianyang, so no one knows the reason for the queen mother's preference for Lin Ruo.

After Lin Yuan'er died, the Queen Mother summoned Lin Qian to the palace to express her condolences, but in fact, she once again warned Lin Qian that she should not tell anyone that Lin Liu's family was Qu Lianyang.

If this secret can be kept, the Lin family is still an imperial merchant favored by the royal family, and wealth and glory are at your fingertips; If this matter is leaked and others know, the Lin Mansion will end up in the same fate as the Lin family in Jinling.

Since then, the Empress Dowager has never summoned Lin Qian again, and Lin Qian has never entered the palace to see the Empress Dowager again.

The relationship between nephews and aunts has been completely cleared, as if the queen mother really recognized her as her goddaughter just because of Lin Yuan'er's sacrifice of her life, while the rest of the Lin family has nothing to do with her Qu Lianyang.

Lin Ruo was silent.

The Queen Mother is an extremely wise woman, there is no doubt about this.

From Jieyu to the queen, and then to the queen mother, step by step, if you just stay in the small means of intrigue and cleverness, it is difficult to get to the end.

Even now, when the emperor encounters difficulties between the monarchs and ministers in the temple, the emperor will go to the queen mother to discuss. Although the number of such times is becoming less and less, it cannot hide the unique political vision that the Queen Mother has cultivated through decades of immersion in the royal family.

In all fairness, the Empress Dowager has no obligations to the Lin family in Jinling, nor does she have any obligations to the Lin family. Because of Qu Lianyang's willfulness, it is already good for Lin Jingxu not to hold a grudge against the Lin family regardless of his elopement-after all, this almost brought the Qu family a full house of beheadings.

In addition, the reversal of the case, and the old case of the first emperor's period, is easy to attract criticism, and if you are not careful, it is possible to re-expose the old things that have passed in time in front of the world, and put the composer and the royal family on the cusp.

All this is not necessarily a "rescue work", which can be offset.

As long as the queen mother is unwilling, it is not difficult to let Lin Yuan'er, who was stabbed, "die", at least, it is much easier to investigate the old case of the Lin family in Jinling, and it can also show a lot less horses.

Still, she got it.

She fulfilled her promise, helped the Jinling Lin family overturn the case, gave Lin Yuan'er and Lin Qian's sister and brother glory and wealth, and of course, gave them threats and warnings.

But in a different position, the three people present, whether it was Lin Qian, Lin Ruo, or Li Yan, did not dare to boast, saying that they could handle it better than the queen mother.

Moreover, in terms of conscience, the Queen Mother took greater risks than a few of them.

Moreover, no matter how the Queen Mother treats Lin Kite, Lin Qian, and Gu Manxi, her kindness to Lin Ruo is real and sincere. Lin Ruo is very sure of this.

She vaguely knew that the reason why she was able to leave the Gu family so smoothly, change her surname Lin, be named the county lord, and marry King Rong...... Among them, in addition to the promise and acquiescence of Emperor Mingzong, the Empress Dowager played a vital role.

Her name, "Ruo", was taken by the Queen Mother herself; Her and the queen mother personally handled it; Her wedding, the queen mother personally went out of the palace and handed her over to Murong Chong as a parent.

If it is not sincere, how valuable is Lin Ruo, who can make the queen mother, who is over the age of old and has not left the palace for many years except for worshipping the Buddha and praying for blessings, leave the palace and send her to marry as a member of her mother's family?

Therefore, no matter what, Lin Ruo's gratitude to the Queen Mother is real and sincere.

The reason for all this may have started with the name that the Queen Mother married her.

"If" means if.

Among them, there may be many of the Queen Mother Qu Lianying's thoughts about her late sister Qu Lianyang.

If you could have stopped your wayward sister at the beginning, if you had the ability to stop the tragedy of the Jinling Lin family, if you hadn't driven away Qi Shuiwei, if you could have met your down-and-out sister......

But all this is just Lin Ruo's speculation.

The past is like smoke, and it is all gone.

The only reason to bring up this matter again is only because it involves Gu Manxi's death, and even Lin Yuan'er's death.

"So, do you suspect that it was someone from the Lu family or the Zhou family who absconded across the border and colluded with the people of the Tang Sect of Xishu for some reason, harming Axi and even your mother?"

After listening to Lin Ruo's analysis, Lin Qian made such a summary.

Lin Ruo nodded: "Yes." Shao Yan is in the area of Tho, so Brother Li and I asked him to investigate the whereabouts of the Zhou family and the Lu family. The Zhou family did not return to Lingnan at all, but encountered bandits on the way, and then there was no news at all. ”

Lin Qian was silent for a long time, his face was still a little depressed and tired. Looking at Lin Ruo, who wanted to stop talking, he sighed and said, "That's it, that's it." You have been an idea since you were a child, and you have Huai Jin by your side. Since you want to find out the cause of Ashie's death, let it go, no matter what, my uncle will believe you. Just, just in case ......"

"Uncle, don't worry, I won't let this happen. If ......"

Bei Yan bit his red lips, "just in case", who can say for sure?

Lin Ruo raised his head, looked at his somewhat old uncle, his eyes were blazing, and said, "If there is any case, I will do my best to protect the Lin family, my uncle and Xiao Qi, and everyone." ”

Lin Qian looked at Lin Ruo in a daze, and after a long time, he nodded and said slowly, "It's good that you have measure." ”

After that, he waved his hand at Lin Ruo and Li Yan, signaling that they could leave.

But just after Lin Ruo and Li Yan got up, Lin Qian suddenly stopped them again: "Hide this matter from Shao Ai first, and then tell him after he has the crown." ”