The Imperial Study.

The oil lights were much dimmer.

Gonggong Xu wanted to go in and dial the wick, but when he turned his head to look, he found that the emperor was leaning on the back of the chair and napping.

Seeing this, he stepped back lightly.

When the emperor is resting, if he is disturbed, he will be unhappy.

There was a sound of footsteps outside, as if someone was coming.

Gonggong Xu hurriedly went out and made a silent gesture to the visitor.

The person who came was Deng Guoshi.

Deng Guoshi asked in a low voice, "Are there other face saints?" ”

"The emperor is napping." Gonggong Xu replied.

Deng Guoshi's face was surprised.

There were guards and small chamberlains on the left and right, and it was not easy to speak, so Deng Guoshi entered the side hall.

Seeing Gonggong Xu following up, Deng Guoshi asked, "Take a nap at this hour?" ”

"I slept very poorly yesterday," Gonggong Xu was extremely cautious, Rao knew that there was no one else here, or he looked at it twice, before he stepped forward and said in a suppressed voice, "It seems that I dreamed of that person, and I kept talking nonsense." ”

That.

Deng Guoshi laughed.

Of course he knew which one it was.

The only one who can make the emperor keep his mouth shut and be angry is the first prince Zhao Lin.

Zhao Lin is the emperor's heart disease.

It was a thorn that had been pierced in the emperor's heart, and it moved the whole body, and the emperor was in great pain.

It's inevitable.

The brothers have an age difference of eight years.

When the emperor was "at the beginning of man and good in nature", his brother had already followed his father and his father's subordinates, showing his talent for marching and fighting;

When the emperor could understand the affairs discussed by the ministers, the elder brother had already won many battles as a vanguard;

When the emperor was stabilizing internal problems and pondering internal affairs for his father, his brother led a group of brave generals to conquer six prefectures in two states, and everyone praised him as a genius in the world.

He was always "looking up".

Even though it is now the twenty-first year of the emperor's ascension to the throne and the change of the yuan, he is not steady.

Deng Guoshi saw it too clearly.

The emperor can't do without the old ministers, and he is afraid of the old ministers; He wanted to surpass his father and brother, and he was always in the shadow of his father and brother.

The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was conceited and inferior.

Even if he sits on the dragon chair for a few more years, he will still be the same.

It's not that there are no young courtiers in the court, but in the emperor's view, there is an intricate relationship between them and the old ministers.

After all, in the era of his father and brother, in the troubled times, it has always been who has the hard fist and who speaks.

The emperor grew up at that time and remembered this deeply.

So much so, although it is not a great unification now, it is by no means a troubled time, but the emperor feels in his heart that the fist of a minister who can lead troops to fight is very hard.

Can't win over, lack of loyalty, and always be vigilant.

It is precisely because of this that Deng Guoshi will have the opportunity to "ascend to the sky in one step".

He Deng Guoshi, he has no contact with Zhao Hui and Zhao Lin, and he is not implicated in a group of old ministers, he is alone, and he has won the emperor's trust.

This is also normal.

He thinks about what the emperor thinks, annoys what the emperor is annoyed, and has the same heart as the emperor.

"Your Majesty, it's really difficult." Deng Guoshi sighed.

Father-in-law Xu thought so: "Yes, it's too difficult." ”

After sighing, the two looked at each other and smiled.

If it weren't for the emperor being so difficult, how could they be thriving?

In the thick of the night, the heavy clouds carried away with the wind, and occasionally, a bright moon appeared behind it.

The moonlight is faint and cold.

The carriage stopped outside the Shenghua Pavilion.

Liu Shan was about to close, and was very surprised when he saw Qin Luan coming.

Qin Luan said hello to him, entered the lobby, and said to Liu Gong: "Auntie, I am looking for my grandfather, I am in a hurry." ”

Liu Gong was taking stock, put down the abacus in his hand, and nodded at Qin Luan.

At this hour, it must be urgent.

Fang Tian got the news, and without delay, he reported it directly to Lin Fan.

"She's looking for me?" Lin Fan asked, his tone revealing a bit of joy.

"Yes," Fang Tiandao said, "Miss Qin is so anxious, this matter must be not small, it was Mrs. Xu's business last time, I don't know this time"

With his few words, Fang Tian found that their lord's expression visibly became solemn with the naked eye.

He touched the tip of his nose.

It seems that Miss Qin found the reason, and the master roughly knows it?

It must be a big deal to be able to make the master so cautious.

But during the day today, he was also in the yamen, following them every step of the way, why didn't he hear any disturbances?

It's weird.

Lin Fan didn't know what Fang Tian was thinking, he took a snow coat from the shelf and tied it, and hurriedly went out.

That little joy had been replaced by worry.

Of course, it was a joy to see the girl he was thinking about, but as Fang Tian said, Qin Luan must have had something difficult when he was looking for him, how could he not be worried?

The back house and Lin Fan left a door.

Lin Fan came in, said hello to Liu Shan, walked through the courtyard, entered the wooden gate, and went upstairs in three steps and two steps.

The sound of his footsteps came into the private room, and Qin Luan got up and looked at the door.

As soon as Lin Fan came in, his eyes met Qin Luan's, and his heart jumped heavily.

He still remembered that last time, Qin Luan was very relaxed.

A pot of tea, a game of chess, waited for him for two hours, and was content, although the smile on his face was not bright, but it was also gentle and just right, making his whole person much more relaxed.

But this time, there was tea and no chess, Qin Luan still smiled at him, but he tasted something different from this smile.

Closing the door of the private room, Lin Fan walked to the table and sat down generously.

Hiding all his concerns in his heart, when he spoke, he didn't hesitate and asked, "Did Miss Qin encounter any difficulties?" ”

Qin Luan looked at Lin Fan and blinked.

Lin Fan's voice was smooth and powerful, and just listening to his tone, there was a reassuring power.

The voice crossed the anxious heart, making people slow down and stabilize, and at the same time, they also had the confidence that "everything can be solved".

This is a kind of ability when it comes to conversation.

It's no wonder that so many old adults in Beijing who have been in the court for decades, knowing that Lin Fan is very annoying, will be taken away by him when he is talking.

Of course, Lin Fan talked to her like this, not digging a pit for clichés, just to calm her emotions.

Thinking like this, Qin Luan couldn't help but bend his eyes and sat down.

It is said that the bystanders are clear and the authorities are confused, she is obviously just a bystander who spreads the word, but she is anxious because of what her grandfather said.

Perennial cultivation, it is said that she has cultivated the ability of "Mount Tai collapses in front and her face does not change", her anxiety will not be shown in her demeanor, or Lin Fan sees through it at a glance.

is worthy of being the commander of the Red Guard, with outstanding eyesight.

"I'm in a hurry." Qin Luan said.

Lin Fan didn't ask, poured tea by himself, and waited for Qin Luan to speak.

Qin Luan quickly adjusted his state and said, "Grandfather said that the time and place are favorable, and all of them are indispensable. ”

Lin Fan raised his eyebrows.

This is what the old marquis said when he talked about his life experience before.

After that, Lin Fan thought about the so-called timing several times, and at this time, listening to Qin Luan's beginning, he pursed his lower lip.

"Now, is it the time for the old marquis to say?" Lin Fan asked.