Chapter 1139: Refusal
If it were in normal times, the emperor would definitely be furious when he heard the news, but now it is different.
Now that this object is Lin Xiao, the emperor not only does not object in his heart, but also feels pleased.
That's what he wants.
Early the next morning, above the morning court, the ministers who more or less participated in or witnessed Long Ming's death yesterday did not take leave, they all came.
The emperor was pleased, his eyes always looked at Lin Xiao intentionally or unintentionally, and then swept back, as if a person could see someone outside the palace gate.
"Lin Xiao, yesterday you killed the rebellious ministers for me, I haven't had time to reward you properly, today in this hall, in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, you tell me what you need, I will meet you!"
After a few greetings, the emperor spoke first, and the meaning of what he said was very obvious.
And Lin Xiao raised his head when he heard this, glanced at the emperor, and always felt that there seemed to be something different about today's emperor.
However, Lin Xiao really lowered his head and thought about it for a long time, he had almost everything that the emperor could reward, but the emperor he wanted couldn't give it.
"Thank you to the emperor, but the ministers are content with the status quo, and there is nothing else to ask for." Lin Xiao opened his mouth, but he didn't want anything.
The person in the high position seemed to laugh, and was silent for a moment before re-speaking, and said slowly: "You don't want it, but I want to give it!" ”
"It just so happened that Aiqing's mansion was vacant, and yesterday's performance made me very pleased, both saved Yu Yan, today I will make a will to give her to you to marry, what do you think?" Then, the emperor said this again.
When the words fell, it almost made the court explode, but Long Wei was on top, and even if everyone had mixed feelings in their hearts for a while, they didn't even have the right to whisper.
The emperor has always regarded Long Yuyan as a treasure in his palm, and he usually takes care of him with thousands of pets, and no one dares to covet half a point. But now, he actually mentioned that he wanted to give this treasure in his palm to Lin Xiao in marriage, which is enough to see how much the emperor values Lin Xiao now.
But that's someone else's mind, Lin Xiao, as the person concerned, stopped talking nonsense but didn't show the slightest joy, but frowned slightly. Without even thinking about it, he spoke almost the next moment, but he refused:
"Thank you for the emperor's love, it's just this great gift, I'm afraid the minister can't stand it!"
As soon as the words came out, it was even more thunderous, and before everyone had time to be surprised, the emperor immediately asked: "What does Aiqing mean, how can I stand it!" ”
Lin Xiao gritted his teeth, and did not directly answer the emperor's question, nor did he explain too much the reason for his refusal, but he insisted on his own opinion: "The minister means that the minister is against this marriage." ”
The attitude was so resolute that the emperor's face was a little ugly, and neither of them spoke again for a while, as if they were in a stalemate.
Only one of the ministers looked at each other, and sighed in their hearts, this kid just now had shit luck and could get the emperor's favor. At this moment, I just feel that I am too ignorant of lifting.
The emperor is willing to give up his sister, and this Lin Xiao is willing to give up his head.
But in the end, in a mysterious silence, the emperor broke the deadlock first, opened his mouth to ask about other political affairs, and did not say a word about what he just said, as if he had not said it.
While everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Lin Xiao lowered his head, unable to see the expression on his face clearly, and it was impossible to know what he was thinking at this moment.
An early dynasty that made everyone nervous finally came to an end, but the emperor's eyes that looked at Lin Xiao deeply before the dispersal of the dynasty made everyone who saw it frightened, and they immediately walked out of the palace gate as quickly as fleeing from the battlefield, for fear that they would be affected by the emperor's anger.
Lin Xiao didn't have any consciousness that a party should have, and turned around and left calmly.
At night, Lin Xiao had just washed up and was about to lie down, the door was gone, but the door was pushed open without warning, Lin Xiao turned his head to see, the person who came was wearing a cloak, covering the delicate face, but the figure was very familiar.
It was Long Yuyan.
Long Yuyan was a little irritable, threw the door behind her backhand, and then couldn't care about her posture, and hurriedly walked towards Lin Xiao.
"What do you mean!" Before a person has yet to stand still, he opens his mouth to question.
Lin Xiao stopped his movements and looked at Long Yuyan's arrival, but he was still unfazed, and he didn't even frown.
"What?" The faint two words spit out, but they directly provoked Long Yuyan's emotions, and she came with anger, but now she couldn't help but be angry.
"You knowingly asked! Today, my imperial brother offered to give you and me a golden opportunity to marry, why did you refuse? I'm tired of it! Or have you been lying to me all along, and you've never been sincere? ”
As he spoke, the little face under the cloak turned red. Apparently.
Lin Xiao saw Long Yuyan's demeanor in his eyes, and listened to the questioning in his ears, but he didn't even need to think about it, and said directly: "It's not, or it's just a lifetime trapped in the palace." ”
Then, as if it wasn't enough, he added: "He said that he wanted me to agree rashly against my will, but I couldn't do it." ”
Listening to this indifferent tone, which was in great contrast to her own anger, Long Yuyan forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart, and her face turned red directly, but she didn't say a word, which was obviously hurt in those eyes.
The two confronted each other silently for a long time, and in the end, Long Yuyan was defeated, stomped his feet, turned around and left. From the time she came, the door of the temple was still creaked by her.
Lin Xiao sat alone for a long time without knowing what to do with emotion, but I fell asleep after extinguishing the candle for a sigh.
On the second day, Lin Xiao didn't make much souvenirs, and after simply cleaning up, he got up and left, and he didn't need the palace maid to lead the way, so he walked out of the palace gate by himself and walked towards the outside of the palace.
But who would have thought, before he walked a hundred meters away, a figure stood in front of him, as if he had been waiting for him to arrive for a long time.
"Long Yuyan?" Lin Xiao didn't know why he met Long Yuyan here, and there was a little surprise in his voice.
Long Yuyan's face was calm, as if the person who lost his temper last night was not herself, and at this moment it seemed that she finally had a princess or two at that time.
If she hadn't spoken, of course.
"What's so surprising, I know from the imperial brother that you told him a long time ago that you were going to resign from your position and wander the rivers and lakes. It just so happens that I stay in the palace and have nothing to do, so it's all about you, why don't you take me with you to explore the rivers and lakes, how about it? ”
Looking at the obvious anticipation on that face, Lin Xiao just pondered for a while, and then said, "You want to go out with me?" Touring the rivers and lakes? ”
Long Yuyan thought he was going to agree, so she immediately nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice, and replied, "Isn't it!" I know that you have experience, and you also yearn for those legendary places in your heart, anyway, it is fate, why don't you take me to appreciate what kind of style the world outside the palace is......"
can make you rather refuse than go out of the palace to travel. Long Yuyan just read the latter sentence silently in her heart, and did not say it.
But Lin Xiao never had the intention of agreeing: "Does the emperor know your thoughts?" ”
Long Yuyan was stunned for a moment, thinking that Lin Xiao was afraid that the emperor would know about it when the time came, and he would be mistaken for the crime of deliberately abducting her and abducting the emperor's relatives and relatives, and it was not easy to detain anyone on his head. What's more, she is the emperor's own sister!
With a blink of an eye, Long Yuyan finally stared at Lin Xiao with those watery eyes, and said, "This is definitely natural, how dare I leave without permission...... Why, do you think I'm here to elope with you? ”
Lin Xiao was choked like this, he didn't say anything for a while, and finally laughed at himself, and he didn't plan to believe Long Yuyan's words, let alone entangle with her more. raised his steps and was about to bypass Long Yuyan, thinking that he would simply leave quickly and ignore her.
But where could I have imagined it, as soon as Lin Xiao got up, Long Yuyan on the side immediately wrapped her hands quickly, and her hands grabbed Lin Xiao tightly like kraft candy, her eyes were full of persistence.
Feeling the real touch on his hands, Lin Xiao couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and when he came back to his senses again and looked at Long Yuyan, he couldn't even say a word of reprimand for a while.
"That's it, just follow it. Just don't come to me if something happens. In the end, Lin Xiao still compromised and pretended to say such a sentence lukewarmly.
Long Yuyan's face immediately bloomed with joy, and she happily followed all the way, and only after a long time did she realize that she was still tightly pulling Lin Xiao's sleeve, her face was red, and then she remembered to let go.
Feeling that there was no restraint in his hands, Lin Xiao looked back, his eyes swept over the slightly red face, Lin Xiao pretended to be cold and turned his head, but in the place where the people behind him couldn't see, he quietly evoked a smile.
Out of the palace is the lively Chang'an City, Long Yuyan has not been playful before, but every time she comes, she will be attracted once, and she can't wait to plunge into the crowd to play, but fortunately, the person next to her now is Lin Xiao, and her playful temperament has only been slightly restrained.
Lin Xiao didn't notice that Long Yuyan's eyes were almost glued to the vendors on both sides, but he still pretended not to know and strode forward without stopping at all.
Several times distanced himself from Long Yuyan. It was only after Long Yuyan increased her speed for the first time to catch up that she put her mind away a little, and followed behind Lin Xiao attentively, without any more distractions.
"Where are we going now, Lin Xiao?" didn't say anything along the way, Long Yuyan endured it for a long time, but she couldn't help but put down her body and opened her mouth to talk to Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao glanced at her with his spare eyes, he originally wanted to be cold and ruthless along the way, but looking at the trace of doubt on Long Yuyan's face, he couldn't help but answer:
"Don't panic, we have to find someone first......," he paused, "You've seen it too." ”
After speaking, she calmed down again and led the way in front of her, without saying anything else, and just this sentence had already made Long Yuyan take the initiative to exert her unbridled imagination......