Hearing Emperor Mingzong's "pardon", Lin Ruo was still uneasy, and hesitated for a moment before he stood up. Standing aside with his eyebrows lowered, his slender body shuddered uneasily from time to time.

"Say, your reasons."

Emperor Mingzong said expressionlessly, and did not give any explanation for his gaffe.

What he thinks about Lin Yuan'er, those who have a heart can guess, and he doesn't plan to hide it too much - no one has the courage to dare to say anything about it. If Lin Ruo is a smart person, she will naturally be able to discover this; And because she's smart, she won't leak it.

Lin Ruo didn't reply, as if he hadn't recovered from the fright.

Emperor Mingzong pondered slightly, and then understood Lin Ruo's concerns: she understood in her own heart that it was one thing; But it was another thing for the emperor to find out that she understood this. In particular, it was the emperor who revealed his true feelings for her mother in front of her.

In this way, it is reasonable for Lin Ruo to be frightened - although she has the strength of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, she is also in awe of him, the emperor.

Respect, and fear.

To the Son of Heaven and to the imperial power, no one is an exception.

The Ninety-Five is destined to be a loner.

Emperor Mingzong sighed, he favored Lin Ruo, not only because Lin Ruo looked like Lin Kite, but also because this girl was smart, which occasionally made him feel that he was not so alone; However, after being on the dragon throne for a long time, he will subconsciously be suspicious of everyone around him, including Lin Ruo.

This kind of ambivalence that does not want to be alone, but subconsciously reminds that you must be a lonely person, is really torturous.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

This time, the tone was noticeably softened.

Lin Ruo looked at Emperor Mingzong for a long time before he hesitated to speak, and said tremblingly: "Minhui begs the emperor to take back his order and let it go...... Let the Lin family have a way to live......"

Emperor Mingzong's brows furrowed, and his tone was quite displeased: "What do you mean by this?" ”

He had the intention of testing the Lin family, but he didn't mean to put the Lin family to death!

"Imperial ......"

"Don't kneel, say it!"

Emperor Mingzong stopped Lin Ruo's kneeling action subconsciously, put his withdrawn hand behind his back, glanced left and right, walked a few steps, and sat on the steps in front of the imperial case under Lin Ruo's surprised gaze, and beckoned: "Come here, sit here." ”

"This ...... Your Majesty, you ......"

"Don't say anything about the golden body, my ears can hear the cocoon." Emperor Mingzong waved his hand, paused suddenly, and said, "In the past, your mother wanted to say something disrespectful, just sat on the steps like this. ”

Lin Ruo was stunned, she really didn't expect that Emperor Mingzong would tell her this.

"Don't pestle anywhere. Come here, sit here, tell me, why did you ask me to leave a way for the Lin family to live? When am I going to put the Lin family to death? ”

The emperor said everything to this point, and Lin Ruo couldn't resist anymore, so he stepped forward, bowed slightly, and then sat on the steps next to Emperor Mingzong.

Just as he was about to speak, Emperor Mingzong stretched out his hand again to interrupt and solemnly reminded: "I have to listen to the truth." ”

Lin Ruo pondered for a long time, before entering the palace, she had prepared a speech, but at this moment, Emperor Mingzong's "heart-to-heart" made her unsure of the statement she had prepared.

After thinking for a moment, she finally spoke, with just the right amount of caution in her tone: "Your Majesty, Minhui is bold, dare to ask the rumors about the Lin family that have been circulating in Bian'an City recently, how much does the emperor believe it?" ”

This is a bold question.

If you change someone else, you may not dare to ask.

Emperor Mingzong sneered and asked half-jokingly: "Why, do you want to see if I believe it or not, how much do you believe it, and then 'make up' a truth?" ”

"The emperor is clear, Minhui doesn't dare to ......"

"Minhui," Emperor Mingzong interrupted her, "you're afraid of me." ”

Not a question, but a firm tone.

Lin Ruo secretly looked at Emperor Mingzong's expression with his residual eyes, was silent for a moment, and then admitted bluntly: "Yes, Min Hui is afraid." Minhui knew that the emperor and the imperial grandmother had favor and preference for Minhui, and Minhui also wanted to treat the emperor and the imperial grandmother as her elders to be filial and close, but ......"

I wanted to, but I couldn't.

The royal family has no affection.

Even the crown prince never had the right to treat the emperor like an ordinary father, let alone her?

In the era in which she once lived, there was a very classic saying, called "Mother-in-law can only be filial like a mother, but she can't be like a mother."

It is also appropriate to use it here.

Emperor Mingzong is a smart man, and he couldn't understand the unfinished meaning of Lin Ruo's words.

Lin Ruo saw that Emperor Mingzong's expression was slightly moved, and his heart was also slightly relieved, and when he spoke again, he did not have the trembling and cautiousness of Fang Cai, but a little more of the posture of small talk that made Emperor Mingzong feel comfortable.

"Your Majesty, this marriage with the prince was asked to you by Minhui. If it weren't for the marriage and officiating marriage between you and the imperial grandmother, how could Minhui be a businesswoman worthy of the identity of the prince? Although the dowry that my uncle prepared for Minhui did make many people jealous, it was also a painstaking task, and I didn't want to despise me because of this......"

Emperor Mingzong didn't say anything, and the reason Lin Ruo said really moved him a little.

Compared with using Xiang Xuehai or other shops as a dowry, the grain shop and cloth village can indeed better reflect Lin Qian's sincerity in loving this niece - King Rong, who has a heavy army, has food, like a tiger with wings; As another bridal cloth, over the years, it has received orders from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the silk brocade used exclusively for the ladies in the palace is really decent and affordable.

Lin Ruo lowered his voice: "Last year's wind and snow, my uncle didn't plan to use grain as a bidding fund, but it was only because of Minhui's impulse that he changed his mind......"

"I know that you don't want to marry the crown prince."

Emperor Mingzong's determined tone made Lin Ruo's face look surprised—of course, it was only a surprise on the surface that had never revealed a flaw.

"Yes...... Sister Qing didn't want Minhui to marry into the prince's mansion, and Minhui didn't want to ...... Let the uncle get involved in the battle between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the eldest brother. ”

Lin Ruo said cautiously, watching Emperor Mingzong's pupils suddenly deepen, and hurriedly explained: "Minhui doesn't want Uncle Lu to be like Master Lu, nodding at the dignitaries and nobles, and greeting him. Moreover, Min Hui felt ...... The reason why my mother didn't seek an idle official position for my uncle was that I didn't want my uncle to get involved in the court. The court is more deadly than the intrigue in the back house......"

The intrigue in the back house, if you lose, you will only lose the lives of a few people at most; But the court is overturned, once you lose, it is a big sin for the whole house!

Emperor Mingzong stared at Lin Ruo for a long time before commenting faintly: "You really think clearly!" ”