In the palace, when Lin Ruhai went down, he was left behind. In the Dongnuan Pavilion of Jingde Palace, the emperor took a cup of ** and asked Lin Ruhai, who was kneeling on the ground, "These days, the affairs of the Lin family have been rumored. I've heard a little bit about it. Last night, in order to see the excitement, Xiaoba was also taken and insulted by the old lady on North Street. ”

The sweat on Lin Ruhai's forehead rolled down, and when he heard the emperor say "North Street", he knew that the emperor did not mix his house with the side of North Street, and he was somewhat relieved.

"The ancestors of the Lin family also went out with the Tai/Zu and made great contributions, but unfortunately, the ancestral family law has long been stipulated, and the title of knighthood ends for three generations, which is an extra grace, and there must be a limit."

Lin Ruhai's heart was already agitated, for him, the title is not the most important, if he cares about fame and fortune, he will not only be the position of imperial history over the years. At that moment, Lin Ruhai's head slammed heavily on the ground three times, and he choked up, "The minister is grateful for His Majesty's kindness, but the man stands between heaven and earth, thinking about the grace of the monarch and the suffering of the people, not his own fame and title, and he should not be obsessed with the grace of his ancestors." ”

The Emperor nodded, "Get up and speak!" ”

Lin Ruhai stood up, and the emperor asked, "I heard that the people of the Lin clan want to expel the North Street lineage from the clan, but you are not allowed to stop it?" ”

Lin Ruhai thought that the Qiu family made the eighth prince unhappy, and the emperor inquired at this time, and he didn't know what it meant, he also replied with his heart, "The minister has nothing else to think of, but he thinks that the heirs under the minister's knees are thin, and they are also parents, and they don't want to implicate innocent children, so they should only accumulate blessings for their children." ”

When he was about to go out, Dai Quan came in and said, "Your Majesty, the princes have come down from school, and this son is waiting at the gate of the palace to be summoned." ”

Lin Ruhai hurriedly withdrew, but was stopped by the emperor, "Don't leave yet, you are the Tanhua of Yihaike, I still remember your literary style back then, and you worked as a waiter and lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, help me see how many emperors' books can you still read well?" ”

"Panic!"

As he spoke, the princes were already rushing in. The eldest prince Yun Xian is close to the weak crown, and together with the crown prince Yun Ning, he has already begun to listen to the government. Therefore, led by the third prince who was about twelve years old, the fourth prince Yun You, the fifth prince Yun Hong, and the eighth prince Yun Zhen followed closely behind, lined up in a line, and saluted in front of the emperor. Lin Ruhai was also about to greet the princes, but was stopped by the emperor raising his hand.

"Today, Lord Lin will come to test your homework, I will listen to it and see your level, are you a child, a talent? Still barely able to take the test! ”

Lin Ruhai is not the kind of person who can shoot horses and whiskers, if he changes to someone who can speak, he must say at this time, why should Tianhuang nobles compete with ordinary scholars. But he didn't say anything, but stood with his hands down, and when the emperor finished training his sons, he asked the princes about their progress in learning and assessed their homework one by one.

When he arrived at the Eighth Prince, he was now the youngest of the princes who had already entered the school, he had just been enlightened, and he was not yet six years old, and his voice was full of childishness, which was different from when he met at the Lin family on North Street a few days ago, at this time Yun Zhen stood respectfully and said, "...... Only then did I learn "The Book of Songs, Guan Ju". ”

"That being the case, please recite it first!"

Yun Zhen memorized it fluently. Lin Ruhai saw that there was no mistake or omission, and sighed in his heart, he thought that in addition to his own daughter, it was rare to see such a smart child overnight, who would have thought that he would see another one, compared to the previous princes, reciting what he learned that day was still stumbling, and the eighth prince was undoubtedly the best among them, so he asked again, "I don't know what His Highness means?" ”

Yun Zhen paused, "The Book of Songs: Guan Ju" is to write about a man's love for a woman, thinking about it, longing for it, and thinking about it. Now, Lin Ruhai asked him in front of his father, what did he mean?

If you don't answer, you can't answer, if your father says that he is young and thinks about it, won't the gains outweigh the losses?

He pondered for a moment and said, "Three hundred poems, in a word, say: Thinking is innocent!" ”

Lin Ruhai's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but raise his head, and the emperor also looked at him, naturally seeing the appreciation in his eyes, he didn't feel a little proud, but he still snorted coldly, "Qubble!" ”

Yun Zhen's eyes dimmed, and he pouted a small mouth, standing there, dejected, a little lost.

Lin Ruhai was a little unbearable, but at this time, it was not something he could put his beak.

The Emperor waved his hand to the princes, "Go down first!" ”

When the princes went out, the emperor asked, "Look, are you okay?" ”

"Your Majesty's princes are all good. From the way of learning, perseverance is the most critical, according to the ministers, His Royal Highness strives to make progress, such courage that is not afraid of difficulties, and the future will definitely have its own merits! ”

The emperor was very helpful when he heard this, and he gossiped a little more, and asked, "I still remember that you told me one thing during the Lantern Festival, you said that your little daughter could hear the mistake when she heard the account book brought by the head of your family's village. It can be seen that he is also smart. ”

"The heirs under the knees of the minister are thin, and she only has a son and a daughter, and she has always been raised as a boy, teaching her to recognize a few words on weekdays, and talking about the sigh of desolation under her knees."

"Well, it's a pity, if not, I'm going to let the concubine be exquisite. I'll talk about that later. A few days ago, the cabinet drew up a candidate for the imperial history of Suzhou Salt Patrol, and you are among them, and I happen to think that you are the most suitable. ”

Lin Ruhai has been prepared in his heart since the day of the Lantern Festival, and he didn't feel sudden at this time, and withdrew after receiving the order.

Out of Jingde Palace, there was a familiar little eunuch at the door, Lin Ruhai thought for a while before remembering that he had met the Lin family on North Street, and he was busy.

The eunuch was Huang Lu, and he hurriedly ran over with a smoke, bowed and saluted, "Lord Lin, the little one is waiting for you here on the orders of His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince, and I want you to bring a message to Miss Lin!" ”

"I wonder what His Highness commands?"

"Your Highness wants to ask Miss Lin, do you still like the birthday gift, Your Highness said, the sage said: 'Too noble, and then repay the rewards'."

Lin Ruhai is not Huang Lu, and he doesn't understand the meaning of a word, he understands it as soon as he hears it, and he can't help but wonder, and he is thinking, didn't he just learn "Guan Ju", how can he even know "The Book of Rites" now? Tentatively asked, "May I ask my father-in-law, I don't know how many days His Highness's birthday is?" ”

The birthdays of the princes who had not opened the palace had never been known to the foreign ministers, but Huang Lu had the permission of the eighth prince, and if Lin Ruhai asked, he could answer truthfully, and said, "The day after tomorrow." ”

It's March 29th.

Lin Ruhai stuffed a purse to the little eunuch, with a small amount of silver ticket inside, and asked him to reply, "Just say, 'Come without reciprocation, it's rude', Miss Lin thanked the eighth prince for his birthday gift." ”