Lord Wan, this king has something to ask, please get in the car. ”

King Jie was very polite, but his voice was a little muffled, I don't know if it was because he was in the car.

Wan Lin immediately replied: "Your Highness is polite, and the minister will get in the car." ”

The carriage drove all the way to the Jiewang's mansion, but the Jiewang did not say a word along the way.

Wan Lin didn't take the initiative to speak, and it wasn't until the carriage stopped in front of King Jie's mansion that King Jie spoke: "Lord Wan, please." ”

Wan Lin obediently followed King Jie to get out of the carriage and walked into King Jie's mansion, King Jie said to himself: "Lao Qi has become the final winner, to be honest, I am really not very willing." ”

Wan Lin pretended not to hear and didn't dare to talk.

King Jie didn't seem to need him to talk, and said to himself: "Now the ministers are all avoiding me, and my subordinate officials have also left several times. Lord Wan, you are the only official in my house these days. ”

Wan Lin hurriedly said: "It is an honor for the minister to be a guest at His Highness's mansion. ”

"Hehe", King Jie smiled bitterly, "If I hadn't stopped you today, I'm afraid you wouldn't have come to my Jie King's Mansion in your life, right?" ”

Wan Lin smiled awkwardly, "Your Highness said that you are laughing, your palace is different from other places, and if the ministers have nothing to do, they will not dare to disturb rashly." ”

King Jie suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at him and asked, "Lord Wan, who do you say is more suitable to be the crown prince?" ”

As soon as he heard this question, the embarrassed smile on the corner of Wan Lin's mouth immediately froze.

"Hehehe, I won't embarrass you." King Jie waved his hand and took a few steps forward, "Lord Wan, please come to the study with me." ”

As soon as he entered the door of the study, Wan Lin saw an old man standing with his back to the door.

Wan Lin was about to ask who this person was, but he slowly turned around.

This figure is a little rickety, wearing a simple navy blue muslin robe, full of silver hair, and the old man who holds his hair in a bun with an ordinary wooden hairpin is actually a Yuan Pavilion elder.

Wan Lin hurriedly saluted him, but the elder of the Yuan Pavilion also politely returned the salute to him.

"The old man has taken off his official uniform and is about to leave the court, so Lord Wan doesn't have to be so polite anymore."

Although the Yuan Pavilion Elder's tone was humble, his eyes were still sharp and bright, as if he was in a high position.

Wan Lin said respectfully: "Although the elder of the pavilion is no longer an official, but you are an old minister of the three dynasties who has outstanding merits to the imperial court, even if you retire to the mountains and forests, the younger generation will not be rude when they see you." ”

The elder of the Yuan Pavilion smiled in his eyes and nodded slightly, "Master Wan is a rare young talent, according to the old man, you must have a bright future and become a minister of the imperial court." ”

"The elder has won the award," Wan Lin smiled modestly.

King Jie said at this time: "Lord Wan, in fact, I didn't come to you today to say anything about carrying people behind your back, but because the elder of the Yuan Pavilion wanted to chat with you before leaving the capital, he was afraid that after he retired to the countryside in the future, it would be difficult to see a talent like you, and he would not find someone to talk to." ”

Wan Lin: I don't believe in this reason. I don't remember what I had to talk to him about.

Wan Lin said humbly: "The student is not talented, and it is an honor for the student to be able to talk to the elder of the pavilion." ”

"I'll go and ask someone to boil the tips of the hairs that the elder brought with me." After saying that, King Jie went out.

As soon as King Jie left, before Wan Lin could withdraw his gaze from the door, he heard the elder of the Yuan Pavilion shouting, "Lord Wan, help." ”

After the elder of the Yuan Pavilion finished shouting, he suddenly knelt down unexpectedly, and his actions almost scared Wan Lin into weakness.

"Elder Ge, what are you doing here? Hurry up! Wan Lin hurriedly wanted to help the elder of the Yuan Pavilion up.

Yuan Ge Lao stubbornly didn't want to get up, he pressed Wan Lin's hand hard, and said almost begging: "Lord Wan, if you don't agree to the old man, the old man won't get up." ”

Wan Lin knew that Yuan Ge always intended to force him to agree to what he could not do, but due to the situation, he could only stubbornly agree: "Ge Lao, please hurry up, the student will promise you everything." ”

The elder of the Yuan Pavilion nodded heavily, "Okay, the eldest husband is true to his word, the old man believes that since you promised, you will never break your word!" ”

Yuan Ge Lao finally stood up, but his hands were still tightly gripping Wan Lin's wrists and did not let go.

"Lord Wan, the old man doesn't ask for anything else, I just ask you to keep His Royal Highness King Jie safe at a critical moment, so that he will not lose his life."

Yuan Ge Lao's voice was a little choked, and his posture was quite a bit of a "dying orphan".

"This ......" Wan Lin couldn't help but look embarrassed, "Elder Ge, the students are soft-spoken, I'm afraid they are powerless." ”

The elder of the Yuan Pavilion said confidently: "Lord Wan, you are only so young to become an official to the fourth grade, and you will definitely be able to soar in the future and become the pillar of the dynasty." As long as His Royal Highness does not commit such unforgivable crimes as collaborating with the enemy, treason and rebellion in the future, you will definitely be able to keep him. ”

Seeing the appearance of the Yuan Pavilion Elder begging for himself with tears in his eyes, Wan Lin was a little unbearable.

But what the elder of the Yuan Pavilion said now is easy, who can say what can be done later?

Even if he has the ability to speak for King Jie in the future, who can guarantee that he can save King Jie's net worth and life if he speaks for King Jie?

If he was to protect King Jie, he would lose more than he gained, because Wan Lin thought that he and King Jie had not yet reached the friendship of life and death.

"The student has just said that he promised you, and he will definitely keep his promise."

Wan Lin lied.

Yuan Ge Lao stared at his eyes, shook his hand vigorously and said, "Okay, the old man remembers Lord Wan's words." With your words, even if the old man can't see that day, the old man can be blinded under the nine springs! ”

Although in the face of the "moral kidnapping" of the old Yuan Pavilion who had no friendship with him, Wan Lin could only say something perfunctory, but if King Zhao really one day would unreasonably suppress him because he was afraid of King Jie, Wan Lin would not sit idly by.

Wan Lin solemnly agreed: "The younger generations have understood what the elder said. Since the elder of the pavilion trusts the junior so much, and King Jie is the royal blood after all, if there is really a day when they kill each other, the younger generation will definitely try their best to protect His Royal Highness King Jie. ”

Seeing that Wan Lin had assured him, the Yuan Pavilion Elder finally showed a relaxed look.

"Actually, Lord Wan must be wondering why the old man called you over and asked you to ask about this, right?"

Wan Lin didn't speak, but nodded slightly.

The elder of the Yuan Pavilion said with appreciation: "Because you have never joined the battle between the two of them, you are loyal to Your Majesty and the court. There are not many clear-headed people like you in the court, so the old man came to beg you with a cheeky face. ”

Wan Lin immediately said humbly: "The elder of the Yuan Pavilion has a good reputation, the younger generation has just entered the court, and many things are very ignorant, and it is really an honor for the younger generation to be trusted by the elder of the pavilion." ”

"Tea is ready." King Jie pushed the door just right.

When the elder of the Yuan Pavilion saw him, he smiled and said: "The tea came just in time, so the three of us will replace the wine with tea, drink it well, and then we will see off the old man." ”

Wan Lin came back after eating at King Jie's mansion, and when he got home, he briefly told Fu Xiaojiu about the fact that he was invited by King Jie to speak, and talked about King Zhao being canonized as the crown prince.

Fu Xiaojiu told him that Concubine Yun and King Zhao had a disagreement on the choice of the crown princess, and Wan Lin also thought that Concubine Yun was too unreasonable when he heard it.

"General Luqiu's son and daughter are his old sons, so he is particularly fond of them, but he also cultivates them with extra care. Lu Qiutaihe is outstanding among the young generation of generals, otherwise King Zhenting would not have taken a fancy to him as his son-in-law. Although I haven't heard much about Miss Lu Qiu, she is the best candidate for the crown princess in every way. I guess Her Majesty is also very pleased with her. ”

Fu Xiaojiu also said: "Yes, now everyone has no objection to Miss Luqiu being the crown princess, I listen to the queen's statement, the opinions of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are unprecedentedly unified, but I don't know what kind of demon Yun Guifei wants to be?" Is she trying to hold King Zhao back? With a mother like her, after King Zhao ascends to the throne in the future, she and the queen will stand side by side, won't they be able to turn the sky upside down? ”

Wan Lin suddenly said, "Do you say that Yun Guifei did it on purpose?" ”

Fu Xiaojiu was puzzled, "Did she do it on purpose?" Why? ”

Wan Lin guessed: "She may be testing everyone's minds to see what they think of her Dou family?" If everyone disagrees with King Zhao marrying the daughter of the Dou family, it means that everyone is afraid of their Dou family, and they are afraid that it will be unfavorable to the Dou family in the future. ”

Fu Xiaojiu immediately said: "Do you mean that the emperor will be jealous of the power of his relatives, so he wants to weaken the power of Concubine Yun's mother's family?" ”

The corners of Wan Lin's mouth raised slightly, "The lady is smart, it should be like this." I think Yun Guifei and her family should also think of this. As long as King Zhao sits firmly on the throne of the crown prince and marries the most suitable noble daughter for the crown princess, the emperor will gradually weaken the power of the Dou family in the court, but how the Dou family behaves with themselves is their own business. ”

Fu Xiaojiu sighed helplessly: "This struggle for power and profit is really nerve-wracking, it's better to be an ordinary person, otherwise not only will you not be able to make your own life, but you will not be able to protect your children." ”

Wan Lin asked, "Lady, why did you make such an emotion?" ”

Fu Xiaojiu told the queen and Gurti about the slippery tire.

After hearing this, Wan Lin also said: "I'm afraid it's impossible for the queen to have another child, but even if Concubine Yan gives birth to ten sons, it will not pose a threat to King Zhao and the queen." If someone doesn't want her to give birth to a child, it's definitely not for the throne and the crown prince. ”

Fu Xiaojiu said without thinking: "Then it's easy to guess, the person who doesn't want Gurti to give birth to a child must be someone who is jealous of her being favored by the emperor." ”

Wan Lin saw that Fu Xiaojiu wanted to meddle in things, and directly persuaded her: "Lady, as long as no lady specially summons you to the palace, you still don't take the initiative to get involved in this matter." ”

Fu Xiaojiu insisted: "I have promised to help Gurti regulate her body, she is so young and alone in a foreign country, not to mention giving her a prince, even if she has a princess by her side, it is good." ”

Wan Lin knew that Fu Xiaojiu was kind-hearted, and he couldn't bear to see Gurty alone in the harem, except for the emperor, who didn't even have a backer.

But now that the situation is complicated, he still continued to persuade Fu Xiaojiu: "Lady, if it is really Yun Guifei who doesn't want Gurti to have a child, do you still want to do it against her?" Don't forget, she is the biological mother of the crown prince, and now even the queen has to give her three points. ”