When Lin Jincheng arrived outside Wang's house, he happened to meet Wang Huiyuan who came back from outside.

When Wang Hui got out of the carriage and saw him, his face turned cold, and he stepped forward a few steps and said unhappily: "What are you doing again?" ”

"I'd like to see Mishi-sama." Lin Jincheng saw that he was full of fierceness to himself, and his heart was strange.

Wang Huiyuan only frowned in disgust before he said, "If you are here for Ru Yan's marriage, I can tell you right now that my Wang family will never marry your Lin family." ”

Lin Jincheng was puzzled, and only asked, "Brother Wang, is there any misunderstanding between you and me?" Why do you have such a big prejudice against me? ”

"Prejudice?" Wang Huiyuan looked at him coldly: "Don't you know what you have done, who are you in the Lin family, don't think you can hide it, let me tell you, I know very well, but for the sake of you who have indeed made some military achievements, I will not expose you, but you will never want to marry Ru Yan in this life." After that, he instructed left and right: "Show me him, in the future, no one from the Lin family will come and report it to Miss, do you know?" ”

"Yes." The subordinates responded in unison, and a few steps blocked in front of Lin Jincheng.

Wang Huiyuan glanced at Lin Jincheng coldly, and then turned his head and went inside.

He was going to see his father, but after thinking about it, he turned around and went to Wang Ruyan's courtyard.

Wang Ruyan was stroking the piano in the pavilion in the courtyard, and the sound of the piano was leisurely, with a little sadness.

Ying Tang saw Wang Hui coming from afar, and his hands shook in fright, before he inexplicably called himself over and slapped her, and told her not to talk to the Lin family anymore, but now his heart rose when he saw it.

Wang Huiyuan beckoned to her, and Yingtang knew that he wanted him to meet him quietly. Glancing at the young lady who was seriously stroking the qin, she gritted her teeth slightly, quietly retreated, and saluted nervously when she arrived in front of Wang Huiyuan: "Is there something wrong with the son looking for slaves and maids?" ”

"Let me ask you, is Miss thinking about Lin Jincheng again?"

"Slaves don't know ......"

"Bastard." Wang Huiyuan scolded in a low voice, so frightened that Yingtang's little face turned slightly white.

There was a little wetness in her eyes, and she looked at him puzzled: "Why is Childe so disgusted with Lin Gongzi, Miss and he are in love, why are you torturing Miss......"

"Shut up." Wang Huiyuan glared at her coldly: "If it weren't for the fact that you have been serving by Ru Yan's side since you were a child, I could have betrayed you now." ”

When Yingtang heard this, he hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to say more.

Wang Hui saw her like this, so he snorted coldly: "I did this for the good of Ru Yan, starting today, you have to persuade her not to think about Lin Jincheng anymore, then Lin Jincheng should not come back and forth, my father and mother will find a good family for her, if you dare to mention the Lin family in front of her again, I will immediately drive your family out of the house." ”

When Ying Tang heard this, she shook her head again and again: "The slave doesn't dare." ”

Wang Hui glanced at her from afar, and then looked at Wang Ruyan, who seemed to have lost a lot of weight after the beginning of the year, and then turned his head and left with a calm face.

Lin Jincheng wandered outside the Lin Mansion for a long time at this time, and saw that no one went in to pass the word, so he had to leave in a huff, and when he went out, he happened to bump into the county lord Yuan Luyi, who was also depressed.

Yuan Luyi originally planned to go to find Lin Jincheng, but halfway through, he met Lin Jincheng leading the horse and walking dejectedly, so he also got out of the carriage and walked with him to the Lin Mansion.

"I heard that the Wang family went around talking about marriage to Ru Yan again?" Yuan Luyi saw him like this, and guessed in his heart that it was for Wang Ruyan.

Lin Jincheng sighed slightly in his heart, but only glanced at her lightly: "Why is the county lord also depressed." ”

Yuan Luyi looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street, and only smiled sadly: "I'm about to leave my hometown and go to a strange place, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for the rest of my life, how can I be happy?" ”

Lin Jincheng also heard about the matter of harmony, but the court has not issued a holy decree, I am afraid that there will be a period of time, so he only smiled and said: "The county lord is beautiful and fragrant, and he is straightforward and atmospheric, even if he goes to a strange place, there will definitely be nobles to help, so why worry." ”

"You're going to be comforting." Yuan Luyi listened to his words, his ears were hot, and he only smiled faintly.

"What Xia Guan said is true, there are so many daughters in the capital, Ru Yan is delicate and beautiful, Jin Wu is smart, only the county lord is free and easy, and his personality is straightforward. In terms of appearance, it is also one of the best. Lin Jincheng praised very seriously, Yuan Luyi is a rare friend of Jin's daughter-in-law, he will naturally treat each other sincerely, and she has a big personality, and she is a little similar to Zhaozhao, so she only treats her as a sister.

But such boastful words fell on Yuan Luyi's ears, but it was different.

Lin Jincheng is tall and handsome, and has a rare bit of elegance and scholarly atmosphere, and he is also sincere, how can she not be moved by these serious words?

But she was also measured, and when she heard this, she only smiled and thanked him, and then stopped walking with him and turned back to the carriage.

Lin Jincheng thought that Fang Cai's words offended her, and he apologized a little, but he put aside the affairs of the Wang family for the time being, and rode a horse in front to lead them to the Lin Mansion.

Lin Jinwen was still thinking about the queen's dictation at this time, and she was also a little surprised when she heard that Yuan Luyi was coming.

Lin Jincheng personally sent people here, and when Lin Jincheng saw them coming, her face was different, and she only smiled lightly: "Why did my brother go on the same road with the county lord." ”

"Met on the road."

The two spoke in unison, and then Yuan Luyi stepped forward a little anxiously and took Lin Jin's hand and smiled: "I want to talk to you." ”

Lin Jincheng thought that she still refused to forgive her previous offense, and smiled knowingly: "I still have something, you can talk first." With that, he turned around and left.

Lin Jin's eyebrows were slightly raised, but she didn't say more.

led Yuan Luyi back to the room, only to let people serve Bao's recently dried flower tea, the hot tea washed away the pink petals, and the fragrance of flowers accompanied by the fragrance of young buds spread in this room, as if they smelled the breath of spring.

"This tea is so good, it's a pity that the bitter cold land in the north of the desert can't smell it anymore." Yuan Luyi sighed slightly.

"If the county lord likes it, you can bring some." Lin Jinwen smiled lightly, looking at her with a little regret. In her previous life, she died violently shortly after marrying, but if she didn't marry in this life, the emperor would definitely not let go of Pingxi Wangfu easily, she had always been filial and righteous, and she would not run away from marriage, the only way was to marry.

Yuan Luyi looked at Lin Jinwen, her relationship with her was actually not too close, and before she was replaced, she didn't bother to interact with these boudoir ladies, but Lin Jinwen was different from ordinary people, at a young age, calm and calm demeanor, ordinary people can't compare.

She smiled and looked at the petals in the teacup, and said, "Don't bother, I went to such a place left and right, and it is still unknown whether I can survive." I came today because I heard that the queen will summon you to the palace tomorrow. ”

Lin Jinwen paused slightly with her hand holding the teacup, and looked at her with a light smile: "Niangniang said that the palace was dull, let me accompany her." ”

"I'll go with you tomorrow, so I can take care of you." Yuan Luyi paused before explaining the reason: "I heard that the war in the southwest is tight, and there are unscrupulous people who create riots in the name of rebellion. The emperor will definitely want someone to appease the army, so I want to ask the queen mother to help me plead with the emperor. ”

Mother Yang on the side looked at her in surprise, is this county lord planning to ask the emperor to let her be the one who appeases the people?

Lin Jinwen looked at her burning eyes, knowing that she had already made a calculation in her heart, so she only said: "You are a woman in the end, that place doesn't have to be Mobei, and there are mobs, you are only afraid that it will be more dangerous in the past." ”

Yuan Luyi smiled lightly, hiding the emotions in his eyes: "It's always free to go there, it's better to die there, the emperor will always owe a little bit to the Yuan family, and maybe he will let the Yuan family go." ”

When Lin Jinwen heard this, she actually felt a little admiration in her heart. She seems to be domineering, but she still has such a delicate mind, and she has long known that she will die, but she has no regrets even if she dies.

She smiled lightly: "Okay, tomorrow the county lord will enter the palace with me." ”

Yuan Luyi finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her respond, and said, "Then I'll come to look for you early tomorrow morning." ”

"Hmm." Lin Jinwen responded, and personally sent her out, only to breathe a sigh of relief.

After the others left, the hour was not early, so she didn't bother Lin Jincheng again, but went back to the courtyard to rest, but the light in the room was dark, and a black shadow appeared beside her.

She smiled: "The prince is here." ”

"Siqing is like crazy." Zhao Huaiyan looked at the little person in front of him and hugged her directly into his arms. In his previous life, he was hard to find but could not get it, and finally got it in this life, how could he dare to cower.

The corners of Lin Jin's mouth raised, but suddenly her body was light, and the whole person was hugged by him and fell on the bed, and a hot kiss followed, as if she was going to devour her.

Lin Jinwen felt the sudden kiss, and it was not until he was slightly out of breath that he let go, gently put his arm on her waist, rolled the person into the quilt, and hugged her in his arms before saying, "When you enter the palace tomorrow, be careful." ”

"Hmm." The queen was scheming, and when she suddenly asked her to enter the palace, she would naturally be on guard.

Zhao Huaiyan lowered his head and looked at the soft and helpless little person in his arms, a slight smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and reminded: "Don't rub your legs." ”

Lin Jinwen was about to adjust a comfortable posture when she paused slightly, when she felt something poke her thigh.

Even though she has lived for two lifetimes, she is still shy about such things, so she can only freeze.

Zhao Huaiyan saw that she was tense, and said, "Move, I can hold back." ”

"Really?" Lin Jinwen asked.

"Hmm." Zhao Huaiyan agreed a little reluctantly, but he would work hard.

Seeing him respond, Lin Jinwen relaxed, twisted here and there, and found the most comfortable position, but Zhao Huaiyan's breathing became heavier and heavier, and it fell warmly on her ears, making her face flush with shame.

Although Zhao Huaiyan was uncomfortable, seeing her so cautious, there was a smile in her eyes, but in order to distract him, he began to talk about something else: "Since Xiong Shuli left the capital, Zhao Kan has another group of people around him to protect him, although I can't return to Beijing for the time being, but I can't move him." ”

"If you want to do it, I'm afraid you have to start with the Xiong family." Lin Jinwen frowned.

Zhao Huaiyan bowed slightly: "I will leave Beijing in a few days, and you must be extra careful when the time comes." ”

Lin Jinwen buried her head in his neck, her face touched his warm and delicate skin, nodded, and felt a little reluctant in her heart: "The prince still refuses to tell me what to do?" ”

Zhao Huaiyan paused and said softly: "I'm afraid of causing you trouble." ”

"I can protect myself." Lin Jinwen doesn't want to be a bird protected under his wings forever, he is willing to go into these storms for himself, then she can also become stronger for him.

After being silent for a long time, Zhao Huaiyan finally had no choice but to hug her tighter, and said: "Of the 100,000 troops left by your father at the border pass, more than half of them are controlled by his personal entourage. ”

"So......" Lin Jinwen's heart lifted slightly: "The emperor asked you to get rid of these people?" ”

Zhao Huaiyan was silent, so he recognized it.

Lin Jinwen knew what this meant, once her father's entourage was gone, she would no longer be able to pose the slightest threat, and if the emperor wanted to get rid of her father, it would be as simple as crushing an ant.

Zhao Huaiyan saw that she was worried, and then said, "Don't worry, I have my own plan." ”

"But if Concubine De's people know that you are merciful, won't they push you into the fire pit again?" Lin Jinwen gritted her teeth slightly, if she was discovered, with the emperor's suspicious character, she would definitely not let Zhao Huaiyan go.

"I have my own arrangements, so I don't have to worry." Zhao Huaiyan looked at her dark eyes hiding her worries about herself, her heart softened, and the evil fire that rushed into her body became bigger and bigger.

Lin Jinwen saw that his breathing was getting heavier and heavier, and his legs moved slightly, so he was stunned.

She opened her mouth and asked a little shyly, "Lord Wang, you won't have an accident, right?" "She is a doctor and knows that if she holds it for a long time, there will be problems.

Zhao Huaiyan listened to her breath, and his voice was slightly hoarse, but he only hugged her tightly and said in a low voice: "It's okay." ”

"Actually......" Lin Jinwen hesitated again and again, her face was very hot, and then she said: "It can be solved with your hands......"

After finishing speaking, Lin Jinwen regretted it.

The night passed, and she didn't fall asleep tired until dawn, and her wrists were sore and sore, while the people around her were half-open and supported her head with one hand, looking at her with a satisfied face on one side: "Sister-in-law is hard." ”

Lin Jinwen didn't dare to move, and she didn't dare to look at his eyes when her face was hot, so she simply picked up the quilt and covered her head.

Seeing her like this, Zhao Huaiyan's heart became softer and softer, and he carefully pulled off the quilt and smiled: "Don't cover it." ”

"It's not early, it's time for the prince to go to the morning court." Lin Jinwen simply closed her eyes and didn't look at him.

"But I'm still in good spirits." He lightly picked up her face and gave her a kiss on the forehead, until she opened her eyes, and then said, "You rest first, and you have to enter the palace today." ”

Lin Jinwen saw that he had changed from the cold as an iceberg in the past, staring at her with burning phoenix eyes, a slight smile on her thin lips, and her whole face was so good-looking that people couldn't take their eyes off it, especially when his clothes were half open, revealing a white jade-like chest......

Lin Jinwen didn't dare to think about it, so she hurriedly turned her back and closed her eyes to get ready to sleep, but someone only wrapped her in a quilt and didn't come closer.

Lin Jinwen finally relaxed, although she knew that the phoenix eyes behind her had been staring at her, but she couldn't take care of anything when sleepiness hit, and fell into a deep sleep.

Zhao Huaiyan looked at her sleeping face, tired but very relieved.

He gently stroked the side of her face, and when she was asleep, he finally got up cautiously, changed his clothes and left quietly.

When Lin Jinwen woke up again, it was already daylight, and Yuan Luyi had already arrived in the courtyard.

She hurriedly jumped down to change the clothes she had prepared, and briefly freshened up, and then went out with her.

The two sat in the carriage together, and Yuan Luyi also stayed awake all night last night, thinking about a lot of things.

Lin Jinwen looked at her looking out the window in a daze, and only smiled lightly: "The county lord is worried? ”

"Hmm." She paused before saying, "I also talked to the Nine Emperor Princes about this, but he also felt that it was inappropriate. "Yuan Luyi didn't even want to call Brother Jiu because of this incident.

When Lin Jinwen heard this, she remembered that Jia Concubine was not powerless, and her mother's family was now Pingxi Palace. Sending Yuan Luyi to kiss also has her 'credit'?

Lin Jinwen wrinkled her eyebrows slightly, not daring to think about it, after all, the concubine she saw before was clearly just a gentle woman like water.

The carriage soon arrived at the palace, and Yun Jiang was waiting at the gate of the palace early, and when he saw Yuan Luyi beside Lin Jinwen, he was surprised: "This is ......"

"I heard from Jin Wu yesterday that Niang Niang was idle in the palace, so I wanted to accompany Niang Niang with Jin Niang, and I didn't announce it in advance, I don't know if I can see it?" Yuan Luyi stepped forward.

Yun Jiang only smiled on his face: "Could it be that the county lord has a heart, and the mother is willing, but I still want the slave maid to go to pass the word first, and ask the county lord to wait here." After that, he looked at Lin Jinwen, who had changed into plain clothes, and smiled lightly: "Miss Lin, please." ”

Lin Jinwen bowed slightly, glanced at Yuan Luyi, and then went inside.

But today, the queen didn't just invite her to come over alone, Princess Duanhui was also there, and there was also Zheng Jiaojiao by her side.

Zheng Jiaojiao watched her come in from a distance, and immediately said to the queen: "Niangniang, Miss Lin still complains about me, otherwise she would not save me when she knew that I had a hidden disease." But she can't be blamed for this, who let my distant relatives offend her. ”

Zheng Jiaojiao said this, as if Lin Jinwen was really the narrow-minded villain who hurt her.

When Duan Hui heard this, she only added coldly: "What are you talking about, Miss Lin will be Princess Ning in the future, and the queen mother is too late to feel distressed, how can she help you get angry?" ”

The queen's hand holding the tea cup paused slightly, but she still drank the tea slowly, and then looked at Duan Hui and said with a smile: "Duan Hui, I have been in charge of the Middle Palace for so many years, how can I not see right and wrong clearly?" ”

"Really? The queen mother is in charge of the six palaces, and it is not fair to see how fair, otherwise Concubine De is clearly just misdiagnosed by quacks as suffering from an epidemic, how can the mother dare to lock her up in Yonghe Palace? Duan Hui said with a little disdain.

The queen's hand holding the Buddha beads tightened slightly, but she only smiled lightly: "That's what the emperor meant......"

"The imperial brother is also deceived by you, who doesn't know these deceptions in the harem, as the queen, even if you can't make decisions for the imperial brother, you should explain to the emperor for Concubine De, but you don't care about it, it can be seen that you only care about yourself." After Duan Hui said that, she glanced at Zheng Jiaojiao and said, "That's it, the queen mother will not stand up for you, it turns out that you are stupid, and you offended the queen mother, why do you come to the queen mother to ask for justice?" ”

Zheng Jiaojiao caught a glimpse of Lin Jinwen who came in at the door, and only pretended to be timid and looked at the queen: "Niangniang, Jiaojiao really doesn't know what to do, the hidden disease on her body comes out, and the pain is difficult to sleep at night, even the imperial doctor in the palace said that there is no way to ......"

When Lin Jinwen heard these words from afar, she only pretended to be ordinary, and stepped forward to salute the queen and Princess Duanhui on one side.

Duan Hui turned cold when he saw her; "Aren't you a miracle doctor, if you can't cure Miss Zheng's illness today, you will be a person who sells his reputation."

The queen's face also turned colder, and she only looked at Lin Jinwen indifferently: "Can you really cure it?" ”

"The courtiers have never said such a thing." Lin Jinwen said lightly, originally she wanted to cure Zheng Jiaojiao, but now, forget it, it hurts her to death.

"You ——!" Zheng Jiaojiao's domineering attitude came up and pointed at Lin Jinwen and was about to scold, but she was glared at by Duan Hui, she gritted her teeth slightly, squeezed out a few tears and said: "You gave me the prescription yesterday, saying that it can be cured, why did you change the hexagram today, didn't you really hate me because of that Zheng Ruyi, so you retaliated like this." ”

"Since this is the case, then you are afraid that you are not worthy of being Princess Ning, I will report to the imperial brother and ask him to choose another good princess for King Ning." Duan Hui's delicate makeup face showed sarcasm, her eyes slanted, and her domineering posture was fully revealed.

The queen glanced at her lightly, then looked at Lin Jinwen and asked, "Can you cure it?" She was upset about Concubine De in the morning, and now she was sneered at by Duan Hui because of Lin Jinwen, and now she is a little annoyed.

Lin Jinwen knew that the queen was ruthless, but she didn't expect her to perform so quickly, so she only insisted: "Although the courtiers are a little proficient in medicine, they are not miracle doctors, where can they compare to the senior imperial doctors in the palace, the imperial doctors say that they can't be cured, and the courtiers can't be cured." ”

Zheng Jiaojiao finally couldn't help but stand up: "Lin Jinjiao, I think you just want to kill me!" ”

"I've never had this idea, I'm not wronged with Miss Zheng, have it?" Lin Jinwen said indifferently.

"I think you are really ruthless and vicious, at a young age, your scheming is deep." Duan Hui put down the teacup in his hand on the side of the table, and the palace people in the palace immediately lowered their heads.

The queen looked at Lin Jinwen, but saw that instead of being afraid, her back was straight, her expression was calm, and her eyes couldn't help but deepen.

The queen watched like this, and kept silent, as if she didn't want to go against Duan Hui yet.

Lin Jin's hand hanging down her sleeve tightened slightly, and she only said respectfully to Duan Hui: "The courtier is dull." ”

"Stupid? I see that you are very smart, you used Zheng Jiaojiao to go to Zheng's Mansion to make a fuss, forced Mrs. Zheng to death, and now you are still here to pretend to be innocent, Lin Jinwen, people like you have seen a lot in this palace, do you think this palace can't see through you? Duan Hui didn't like it when she looked at her, especially when she saw that she didn't kneel down with her and beg for mercy but looked calm, which was very annoying.

Duan Hui is a person with a strong desire to control, Lin Jinwen knew early on that she was respectful to her, but she didn't know why she was so difficult for herself.

Seeing this, Zheng Jiaojiao suddenly covered her chest and moaned in pain, but she didn't ask for Duanhui, but begged the queen: "Niangniang, you let Miss Lin save the courtiers, the courtiers don't dare to blame her, and they don't dare to do right with her anymore......"

Her words directly made the queen a person who was short and unreasonable, but this is the most taboo for the queen of the middle palace.

Even though the queen was annoyed with her, her father was the secretary of the military department, and he was with Duan Hui, so now she would never do anything to her, and only said to Lin Jinwen: "Immediately check Miss Zheng's pulse." ”

Mo Xue frowned when she heard this, Lin Jinjiao stopped her with her gaze, and then stepped forward to check Zheng Jiaojiao's pulse, but the maid next to Zheng Jiaojiao directly stretched out her foot to trip Lin Jinjiao.

Lin Jinwen had already taken precautions, glanced at it indifferently, stepped on her instep with a merciless kick, and walked over slowly, the painful maid turned pale and didn't dare to make a sound.

Zheng Jiaojiao saw her coming to check the pulse, and forgave her for not daring to do anything to herself in the palace, so she shouted more and more painfully: "It hurts." After speaking, he only pretended to inadvertently flip the tea cup on one side, and the hot tea poured straight towards Lin Jinwen.

Lin Jinwen instinctively took a step back to dodge, and then heard the maid deliberately shout: "Miss Lin, why did you deliberately spill the tea to scald my young lady, my young lady just wants you to see a doctor, you don't have to be so vicious." ”

Zheng Jiaojiao's hand splashed with tea, and it was indeed red, and at this time, she finally didn't have to squeeze her tears, but cried.

She knelt on the ground: "Queen Mother, the courtiers know that they are wrong, the courtiers are sick and die, and they don't dare to bother the mothers anymore." ”

The queen tried to maintain this elegance and dignity, only looked at Lin Jinwen and said, "If you don't want to be treated, you don't have to be so vicious, go and kneel outside." ”

"Niangniang......" Mo Xue was about to speak, when she saw the queen look downcast: "Not yet!" ”

Lin Jinwen looked at the indifferent queen, and only lowered her eyes and said: "The courtiers have already taken the pulse, Miss Zheng is already terminally ill, if she is not treated, it will be the life of the past three days." The courtiers were too surprised, and accidentally knocked over the teacup and injured Miss Zheng's jade body, so she went down to be punished. After that, he bent his knees in order to turn around and go out.

Zheng Jiaojiao was dumbfounded this time, she didn't refute that it was herself who knocked over the teacup? And he said that he only had three days to live......

Her face turned pale suddenly, and she trembled to look at Duan Hui: "Princess, the courtiers still want to live a few more days." ”

Duan Huicai didn't believe Lin Jinwen: "What's the hurry, I'll take you to see the imperial doctor, but the queen mother still protects Lin Jinwen, and I will definitely report this matter to the imperial brother in person." He was about to leave, but before he had taken two steps, he heard a deep voice: "What do you want to tell me personally?" ”

Everyone looked towards the hall in slight surprise, and Lin Jinwen had already lowered her eyes and saluted before she left the palace gate.

When Duan Hui saw the emperor, she only thought that this was still her own brother who loved her more than ten years ago, and stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother Huang, it is the queen who favoritism, and Lin Jinwen is harming people under her nose, and she can still turn a blind eye." ”

The empress glanced at Zhao Tian, the ninth prince who was following the emperor, frowned slightly, but got up and only curtfell on her knees, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the concubines ......."

"That's it, I've been listening outside for a long time." After that, he looked at Lin Jinwen on the side and said, "Raise your head." ”

When Lin Jinwen heard this deep voice, she could feel the majestic momentum coming from him, but the emperor had always been sorry for Duanhui, and he had a dislike with the queen because of Concubine De.

She thought for a moment in her heart, and then lowered her head: "The courtiers don't dare to raise their heads." My father was only demoted to a commoner because of the emperor's magnanimity, and now the courtiers are reckless, not only failed to heal Miss Zheng, but accidentally spilled the tea and scalded her, which should be punished. ”

When the queen heard this, her eyes flashed. The emperor was already controversial by the people because of Lin Lu's incident, and now Lin Jinwen not only did not mention the injustice done by the emperor, but thought that the emperor was generous, and even if the emperor was suspicious, he would not treat her as a daughter.

Sure enough, when the emperor heard this, he only smiled: "Although your father has had it, he also has merit." Besides, I just heard you say that you accidentally spilled the tea, why didn't they give up? ”

When Zheng Jiaojiao heard this, she trembled, and hurriedly said nervously: "The courtier has no intention of blaming, it is the queen's mother who wants to punish her...... she panicked for a while, and then pushed all the past on the queen's head.

The queen's eyes dimmed slightly, and she only lowered her eyes to admit her mistake: "It's all to blame for the stupidity of the concubines." ”

"That's it, you're embarrassed too." The emperor said lightly: "Get up." ”

Duan Hui saw that he didn't punish the queen or Lin Jinwen, and frowned slightly: "Brother Huang, this Miss Lin has a lot of thoughts, and now that my father has been demoted to a commoner, according to my sister, it is really not suitable to be the future Princess Ning." ”

The emperor slowly walked a few steps forward, sat down in the first seat, and then looked at her with a smile, his eyes full of deep meaning, and asked, "Then who do you think is suitable?" This Miss Zheng? ”

Duan Hui didn't hear that something was wrong, but thought that the emperor was the same as she thought, and said with a smile: "The courtier's sister is really heart-to-heart with the emperor's brother, Miss Zheng is from a family, and she is dignified and courteous, and the courtier's sister thinks it is the most suitable." ”

Zheng Jiaojiao's face turned crimson, as if she had forgotten that she was still pretending to be sick, and only stepped forward and said shyly: "Although the courtiers are not as beautiful as Miss Lin......" When she said this, her eyes were full of unwillingness, but she continued: "But the courtiers must do their best to serve the prince." ”

"There is no shortage of maids in the Imperial Brother's Mansion." Zhao Tiantao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled faintly.

Zheng Jiaojiao was immediately embarrassed and speechless, but Duan Hui looked at Zhao Tian dissatisfiedly: "The most important thing for a woman is to be knowledgeable, virtuous and virtuous, Miss Lin has sharp teeth and a deep heart, how can she compare with Miss Zheng?" After that, he glanced at Lin Jin'er's dress today: "I am still dressed so shabby when I enter the palace, it can be seen that I don't take the palace seriously." ”

Mo Xue finally couldn't help it, and took a step forward and said: "Miss is still in the filial piety period, and there are few times when she is dressed beautifully, besides, she is just here to accompany the queen today, and the mother is upset, so she naturally needs to see some plain things to calm down, and I don't know where the young lady offended the princess, and the princess is so slandered everywhere." ”

"You dare to say that Hongu slandered her?" Duan Hui was in his forties and had never been so refuted by a subordinate, so he immediately asked.

Seeing her like this, the emperor also frowned slightly: "Duanhui, I haven't seen the horse since I came back this time, but the horse is still wandering outside all day?" ”

"Brother ...... Emperor"

"You are not young anymore, and your domineering temperament must also be changed, the hour is not early, you don't have to stay in the palace, go back to the princess's mansion to teach your husband and children." The emperor said that, and glanced at Zheng Jiaojiao indifferently: "What kind of character my queen is, I know very well. Since you are sick, you will inevitably bring your illness to the palace, and you don't need to enter the palace for the time being, I will personally assign the imperial doctor to your house to check your pulse. ”

Zheng Jiaojiao's legs were weak, and she knelt down with a puff, the emperor said this, is he saying that she has no rules, if her father knows......

Her mind went blank when she was helped out.

Duan Hui saw that the emperor was wholeheartedly protecting the queen and Lin Jinwen, he saluted coldly, turned his head and was about to leave, but heard the emperor say: "For so many years, you only gave birth to a son to the concubine, and now he is not too old, if he wants to take a concubine, you don't have to stop it, the royal princess should also be a little generous." ”

Duan Hui's face was even heavier, and her originally well-maintained face collapsed suddenly, and she looked like she was ten years old.

"Sister obeys." Four simple words, she gritted her teeth.

When the emperor saw her like this, his face was a little unhappy, and he still said: "By the way, since Weiye is also eight years old, he will be named the king of Gongjun." ”

Duan Hui's heart is a little more balanced, she and the emperor are biological brothers and sisters. Her face softened a little, and after thanking her, she only glanced at Lin Jinwen coldly, and said: "The emperor has decreed the establishment of the king of the county, and the princess's mansion will hold a celebration banquet in a few days, and I will invite Miss Lin to come over." ”

Lin Jinwen secretly complained in her heart, but she had to respond: "Yes." ”

Duan Hui saw that she responded, so she bowed to the emperor and turned around and left, not taking the queen in her eyes at all.

As soon as she left, Yun Jiang whispered in the queen's ear about Yuan Luyi.

The queen thought about it, and it was not a bad thing to win over the Pingxi Palace, so she said: "Your Majesty, Lord Yuan asked to see me, I'm afraid it's for the sake of harmony." ”

The emperor frowned, he came over, just to see what kind of person the woman who made Zhao Huaiyan agree to everything, as for Yuan Luyi's affinity, he only said: "I won't see her, the queen wants to see herself." After that, he looked at Lin Jinwen: "Lin Luzhi's body has been getting better recently?" ”

Lin Jinwen didn't dare to be negligent, and lowered her eyes and said: "After my father was injured before, he caused an old disease, and now he is sick, I am afraid that he will no longer be able to go on a war horse to protect the emperor and defend the country." ”

When the emperor heard this, his eyes deepened, and he leaned over slightly to look at her: "You are clever." At once he guessed what he was trying to ask. Such a smart woman, if she stays by Zhao Huaiyan's side, I don't know if it will be a blessing or a curse.

Lin Jinwen was worried in her heart, she didn't dare to be too smart, and she didn't dare not be smart. The queen called her, but only let her go to the fire pit alone, and the emperor had something to say, she didn't dare to slack off, only said: "The courtiers don't dare not be smart, the Lin family has so many things happening now, and the courtiers are walking on thin ice every day." ”

The emperor also heard about the Lin family, and after hearing it, he only laughed: "It's hard for you." I heard that the Xu family returned to Beijing this time, you don't have to walk on thin ice in the future, your father has no official position, but your uncle's family is still noble. ”

Grandees?

Lin Jinwen was slightly stunned, what did the emperor mean to promote his uncle?

Zhao Tian looked at her deeply.

The emperor laughed: "The youngest daughter of the Xu family seems to be only one year younger than you, and when she reaches the marriageable age, it just so happens that my old nine don't have a concubine, isn't it just right?" ”

Lin Jin's heart was slightly tight, Zhao Zhao's out-of-the-box temperament was not suitable for the royal family.

She immediately said: "Your Majesty, Zhaozhao is still young, and his uncle is ......."

"Your uncle hasn't spoken yet, aren't you happy?" The queen interrupted her.

Lin Jinwen came back to her senses suddenly, the emperor's decision, where was she qualified to veto, but her heart sank.

The emperor looked at her and smiled meaningfully: "I haven't decided on this matter yet, but you can ask your uncle, if he doesn't agree, I won't make this holy decree, I will never do anything that is difficult for a strong man." ”

Lin Jinwen knew that the emperor wanted to test the loyalty of the Xu family, so she only bowed on her knees and said no more.

The emperor sat for a while before leaving, and Zhao Qian whispered as he passed by Lin Jin's side, "I'll wait for you outside the palace gate." "Let's go quickly.

When everyone left, the queen asked people to invite Yuan Luyi in, and then looked at Lin Jinwen lightly and said, "The emperor is helping you when he tells you about this." If the Xu family gains power, I believe you know very well what it means to King Ning. ”

Lin Jinwen lost half of her respect for the queen, and only lowered her eyes with a little coldness: "The courtiers understand." I caused so much trouble to my mother today, and I really wanted my courtiers to be stupid, so I asked my mother to punish her. ”

"If only you understood." The queen changed her previous gentleness and closeness, and said lightly: "This palace also wants you to understand, if you are powerless and powerless, everyone will rush up to bully you and step on you, you and this palace are now in the same boat, if this palace is not good, your Lin family will have no support at all, understand?" ”

Lin Jin's hand in her sleeve clenched tightly, lowered her eyes and whispered: "The courtier understands." ”

"And ......" The queen knew that it was impossible to do anything to Concubine De today, and only thought about Zheng Jiaojiao, who was leaving, and said: "This palace can see that Zheng Jiaojiao is interested in Huaiyan, and the military department is the most powerful of the six. ”

"So the mother means ......"

"Go and cure Zheng Jiaojiao, and in the future, the palace doesn't want to hear the news that you have a holiday with her." The queen said coldly, her tone bordering on command.

"Yes."

The queen watched her do everything, and didn't say more, only let people send her out, and when she left, she said to Yun Jiang beside her: "She's smart, just see if she listens or not." ”

Yun Jiang remembered Lin Jinwen who he had seen a few times before, poured a cup of tea for the queen, and then said slowly: "The slave maid thinks that this Miss Lin has a delicate heart, will it be bad for the mother to be separated from her so early?" ”

"No matter how delicate the heart is, he is only fifteen years old now. Besides, she should have seen clearly that Huaiyan was cultivated by the palace, how could she marry only one person......"

"The prince doesn't know what you think yet...... Yun Jiang was about to remind her of Zhao Huaiyan's temperament, and the queen only frowned: "If he still wants to marry Lin Jinwen, he must listen to the palace." After that, he looked at the direction Lin Jinwen left before saying: "Go pick out some high-quality silk and pearl jewelry and send them to her, and remind her to do Zheng Jiaojiao's matter earlier, the military department is a big fish, and it can't be given to Concubine De!" ”

"The slave understands." Yun Jiang responded, opened her mouth again, and saw that she was cautious today, so she swallowed her words back.

On the way out of the palace, Mo Xue was on the side; "Miss, I still have to tell the prince about this."

"Hmm." Lin Jinwen nodded slightly, and her mind was already spinning rapidly. Save Zheng Jiaojiao? doesn't exist, as for Duan Hui who has been stirring up trouble and the queen who is bent on treating her as a pawn, it's really a problem, and the only solution is to let the queen fight with Concubine De and have no time to take care of herself.

Just thinking about it, before he left the palace gate, a person appeared in front of him blocking the way, Lin Jinwen looked up along his red brocade robe, and met his usual teasing peach blossom eyes, before he took a step back coldly and saluted: "His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes." ”

"Are you angry that I want to marry Xu Zhaozhao?" He said.

Lin Jinwen was surprised that he actually knew Zhaozhao's name.

But he immediately took a step closer and said with a light smile: "Don't worry, Xu Zhaozhao marrying me will definitely be better than marrying your little girl." Miss Lin, the jade butterfly that the concubine gave you before, can you take it with you? ”

"Since the Nine Emperor Brothers want it, why don't you go back to the house and ask Concubine Wei?"

Zhao Huaiyan's voice sounded indifferently, and as soon as Lin Jinwen turned around, she saw that he had not changed out of the python robe and walked out of it.

The palace people all cautiously retreated to one side, and Zhao Tian saw that he was cold, and only smiled: "The eldest brother is really timely." ”

"Didn't the Nine Emperor Brothers' whereabouts know the whereabouts of this king very clearly, why didn't they guess that this king would come out of his father's imperial study in advance?" Zhao Huaiyan stepped forward indifferently and protected Lin Jinwen behind him.

Zhao Qianwan'er, peach blossom eyes bent into crescent moons, only worship when looking at him: "The eldest brother is the eldest imperial brother, but the younger brother took a long time to think of the trick to trap you in the imperial study, but I never thought that you would come out in less than half an hour." That's it, even if the minister's brother loses, he will go back to the house to copy the big characters. "In the past, once he made a mistake when he was a child, Zhao Huaiyan would ask him to copy the big characters.

Zhao Huaiyan's face was not moved in the slightest, and he only instructed Gao Yu: "Send the Nine Emperor Princes back to the house." ”

"Yes." Gao Yu immediately responded.

A trace of evil spirit flashed in Zhao Tian's eyes, glanced at Lin Jinwen, and turned his head to leave.

Lin Jinwen had faintly heard something wrong in the conversation between the two, she had always thought that Zhao Qian was Zhao Huaiyan's right-hand man, but now it seems that Zhao Qian has always wanted to suppress Zhao Huaiyan.

"Scared?" Zhao Huaiyan looked back at her gently.

Lin Jinwen shook her head, she was not afraid, she was just worried.

Seeing this, Zhao Huaiyan raised his hand and rubbed her little head, before saying, "You go back to the house first, and I'll go see the queen." At the mention of the word Queen, he was already feeling cold.

Lin Jinwen bowed slightly, seeing him leave quickly, she felt a little more at ease, and then turned her head to Mo Xue and said, "You don't have to wait for tomorrow, let's go to the Zheng Mansion to see Miss Zheng today." "Heaven is evil, but it is especially alive; Zheng Jiaojiao wanted to do her own evil, so she couldn't complain about her.