"What a couple." Lin Ruoxiu frowned slightly, "Do you know who the other jade pendant was given to?" ”

Yucao shook her head: "No record has been found. Manager Zhang said that the same jade material is easy to find, but the pattern drawn by the emperor's imperial pen is not collected in the internal affairs office. In the past few days, he will look for other books, and if he can find another jade pendant, find a pattern to see what kind of pattern it was originally, and then find a craftsman to make up for it. ”

"Did you tell him to keep this matter a secret?"

"Miss rest assured, the slave begged him not to let people know, otherwise the slave and maid would eat and hang up on the matter, and let people know that this matter was reported to the emperor, and the young lady would be involved in damaging the royal gifts, and the crime would be big. The slave and maid secretly stuffed a purse of silver kezi, and as a reward, Manager Zhang also agreed, as soon as there was news, he would find a trustworthy father-in-law to inform the slave and maid. ”

Lin Ruo nodded, held the jade pendant in his hand, and let out a long breath. The truth of Gu Manxi's death is far more confusing than she imagined. More and more threads appeared in front of her, which meant that she was getting closer and closer to the truth, but the faint uneasiness in her heart was getting stronger and stronger.

Gu Manxi's identity is a secret that cannot be said.

However, that was the first person who was really good to her after she came to this strange world, and she was really unwilling to let the other party die like this.

The carriage stopped at Lin Mansion, and although Lin Qian was a little surprised by Lin Ruo's arrival, Lin Qi, like Li Xien, was quite happy. However, Lin Qian is not Lin Qi and Li Xien, Lin Ruo and Li Yan came back from the palace and returned to the Lin Mansion, thinking about what was the tricky matter.

The group went to the study together - Lin Ruo specially asked people to invite Wang Kuang, the second son of the Wang family who came from Jinling and lived in the Lin Mansion temporarily.

took Lin Qi because Lin Ruo wanted Lin Qi to participate in it; And with Li Xien, it is because their group of people are surrounded in the study, and Li Xien is inevitably lonely alone.

Li Yan said what happened in the imperial study, and Li Xien listened to his father's speech, his eyes widened, and he didn't understand a word. He stretched out his hand and pulled the hem of Lin Qi's clothes, but found that Lin Qi was also at a loss, but he was better than Li Xien, at least he heard everything Li Yan said clearly, just strung together, he didn't know anything......

Lin Qi originally wanted to pester Li Yan and Lin Ruo to break the casserole and ask to the end, but it was getting late, and Lin Ruo would go back to the palace later, so he listened to the persuasion and asked Li Yan and Wang Kuang for advice later.

"When Governor Zhang came to his father for help, he briefly mentioned the Qingmiao Law. At that time, my father told me about the pros and cons, but I was still curious, Ah Ruo, how did you get Governor Zhang to move the prince and give up such a big piece of fat? ”

If the imperial court came forward to implement the Qingmiao Law, the amount of money that the prince could handle was simply huge! Move your fingers casually, it is a huge amount of oil and water, compared with King Ye, how could the prince, who is at a disadvantage in terms of wealth, hold back and not stretch out his hand?

"It's very simple, Zhang Xu analyzed the pros and cons of the whole thing for him, and if it is successful, it will be desired by all the people; Defeat, then the thousand people are referring to. Although the crown prince was eager to seek money and was eager to prove to the emperor that he was better than King Ye, he was not completely sure, and he would never dare to take such a risk. It can be seen from the Shangyu flood that if there is no food and 'water conservancy map' for the Lin family, he would not even have the courage to rush to Shangyu for disaster relief. He was too afraid that he would be grabbed by King Ye or others. ”

Wang Kuang nodded, with a little worry on his face: "So, he hit the Lin family with his idea and wanted to borrow the Lin family's hand to collect money." But your refusal today is afraid that it will make him hold a grudge......"

"Well, the emperor's thoughts...... It's getting harder to guess. Your heart is like the sea, unfathomable. Lin Ruo nodded, "However, fortunately, the emperor is still biased towards the Lin family, the emperor does not agree, and the prince does not dare to come openly." Moreover, the prince also has to take care of the military power in the hands of the prince, and the Lu family on King Ye's side, so he will not tear his face with the Lin family at this time, if Brother Li and Xiao Qi go to the prince's mansion tomorrow and offer good advice to the prince, plus Zhang Xu's side knock, they can dispel the dissatisfaction in the prince's heart. ”

"Huh? I? Lin Qi's eyes widened and looked at Lin Ruo, "Second sister, are you asking me to follow Brother Li to the Prince's Mansion?" ”

"Well, that's right."

Lin Qian and Wang Kuang were also surprised, only Li Yan understood Lin Ruo's plan the fastest: "Do you want to borrow Xiao Qi to go to the prince's mansion and let the prince understand the Lin family's position?" ”

"Yes," Lin Ruo nodded, "I can't come forward in this matter, my uncle can't come forward, only Xiao Qi can." Moreover, Xiao Qi is the only son of his uncle, and the prince is a smart person, so he will definitely understand the deep meaning. ”

Moreover, when this matter reached the ears of the emperor, it was even more confirmed that the Lin family was embarrassed at the moment out of the cusp, so that the emperor still chose to protect the Lin family.

"Bitter Meat Trick."

Wang Kuang also understood what Lin Ruo was thinking, and looked at Lin Ruo with appreciation in his eyes.

Lin Qian sighed silently, then nodded in agreement.

"Second sister, I still don't understand anything......" Lin Qi looked at Lin Ruo with a bitter face, "What if it turns out to be self-defeating tomorrow?" ”

Lin Ruo chuckled: "Even if you don't understand anything, the prince will rest assured." ”

"Huh? What is the rationale for this? ”

Lin Qi was confused, looking at Li Yan and Wang Kuang, and when they met Lin Ruo's gaze, they smiled knowingly, and Lin Qian shook his head helplessly again. As a result, Lin Qi could only pout, and he and Li Xien stared wide-eyed.

"Don't worry, if you feel that you don't know the bottom of your heart, ask Brother Li and Second Brother Wang for more advice." Lin Ruoqing smiled lightly, "In addition, as long as you remember the six words 'listen more, watch more, talk less' and follow Brother Li, there will be no problem." ”

Lin Qi has always trusted Lin Ruo very much, and when she said this, he let go of half of his heart.

Li Yan's gaze returned to Lin Ruo and asked, "You still belong to the Wanjia family?" ”

This was a question for no reason, but Lin Ruo understood what he meant: "Well, in all fairness, Wanjia is indeed the most suitable." Besides, the crown prince and King Ye have never let go of their attraction to the Wan family, and it's time for them to make a choice. ”

Lin Ruo and Li Yan glanced at each other, and from each other's eyes, they both read the common meaning:

The Wanjia family came out at this time, and they could help the Lin family attract a lot of attention. When the time comes, if the Lin family wants to expand according to the designed goal, it will not be so eye-catching.

"That'...... What about Bai Que? ”

This son of the Bai family, who has a mysterious identity, a mysterious purpose, and does not know friends and enemies, has caused a lot of trouble for the Lin family!

If Bai Que continues to stay in Bian'an City, it is very likely to become the biggest variable in the matter of Qingmiao!

Lin Ruo's hand subconsciously covered the Xiu Yuyu pendant he carried with him: "Wait a little longer, I will find another opportunity to probe his details and purpose." ”