After going out, Eunuch Gao carefully closed the door, fearing that he would disturb the father and daughter who were reunited inside after untold hardships.
Listening to Qin Xian'er's weeping, Lin Wanrong couldn't help but shook her head. Today's matter was considered right. I hope that their father and daughter can get along well, so that Mr. Lin and my painstaking efforts will not be in vain.
"Master Lin, Master Lin," Eunuch Gao's voice rang in his ears, "Someone wants to see you."
"See me? Who?!" Lin Wanrong asked in amazement. It is a miracle that there are still people who want to see me in the emperor's Qianqing Palace.
Gao Ping nodded slightly, and said softly: "My lord, please come with me." He took the lead and walked towards the side room of the outer hall, passed through several houses, found one of them, and respectfully said: "This is the place." Come on, my lord, please come in."
All the rooms in the hall are bright and bright, but this one has no light at all, it is completely dark, Lin Wanrong was puzzled, and slowly pushed the door in, and saw an old black figure standing quietly In front of the window, the hollow eye sockets gleamed faintly.
"Uncle Wei?!!" Lin Wanrong screamed, and hurried forward to hold his hand: "You, why are you here?"
Old man Wei smiled slightly and said, "Why am I not here?"
Lin Wanrong was stunned for a long while, before he let out a long breath, nodded and sighed: "I understand, so you are also the emperor's side, Uncle Wei."
The old man Wei smiled slightly, with a lot of emotion in his tone: "You are right, I am indeed the steward next to the emperor. When the emperor was still in the hidden mansion, I served by his side, counting. Thirty years For many years."
Thirty years? It is indeed a miracle that a blind man has been serving the emperor for more than thirty years. The two masters and servants are affectionate and righteous. Old Wei seemed to see through his thoughts, and said with a smile, "Are you thinking about it? How can I, a blind old man, serve the emperor for more than thirty years?"
Old man Wei is Lin Wanrong's savior, and treats him like a rebirth. Lin Wanrong is very honest in front of him, and he doesn't hide what he thinks in his heart. He nodded and said, "I do have some doubts."
"You don't have to doubt it. To put it bluntly, it's very simple. More than 20 years ago, I had a pair of sound eyes just like you." The old blind man sighed. There was incomparable resentment and regret hidden in the voice: "In the past, the late emperor was seriously ill. The emperor's heart was benevolent, and he couldn't take off his clothes. He took care of him day and night, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and his reputation spread throughout the world. The late emperor was very moved. Before the funeral, Draw up a decree to pass on the throne to the emperor. However, at this most critical moment, a large number of assassins suddenly broke into the Xiangguo Temple where the late emperor recuperated. In order to protect the late emperor, the emperor was seriously injured, and even the only prince was assassinated to death , In order to protect the emperor, I also lost my eyes. At a critical moment, fortunately, Li Tai was loyal and upright, mobilized tens of thousands of troops, quelled the civil strife, and ensured the safety of the emperor."
Talk about the past. Old Wei's tone was calm with some excitement, Lin Wanrong was secretly startled when he heard it, the old emperor said this lightly last time, but he was vague, but what the old man said clearly made a lot of sense. It turned out that in that battle, not only Uncle Wei was stabbed blind, but even the old emperor was seriously injured, and he also lost a son. Probably the root cause of the disease was from that injury. After the old emperor ascended the throne, he did not give birth to a man and a half woman, and there were no successors in the country. No wonder he was resentful towards King Cheng to the bone.
"In order to preserve Dahua forever, the emperor began to select talents more than ten years ago. As the only insider among them, I accepted this important task that is related to Dahua's future generations. I went around looking for talented people. Until later, I met you." Old Wei paused, sighed, shook his head and said, "Wan Rong, I really don't know whether to praise you or scold you?"
"Uncle, you can scold if you want. To be honest, my philosophy of life is different from yours. I want happiness first, and then power and wealth. If I don't have happiness, I would rather not have anything at all." Lin Wanrong said honestly .
"Of course I know this. I like you. There are more or less factors in this aspect. You have a broad mind, dare to think and do, you can think freely, let go, and the means of acting are eclectic, benevolent and ruthless. It is indeed a good material to have both. When I saw your boundless joy at the beginning, I thought you would change after learning the truth, so I didn't care. But I didn't expect you to be the same stubborn after knowing the whole story. You are both appreciative and helpless, but I am unwilling to accept that!"
Lin Wanrong grinned and said: "Uncle, I told the emperor last time, can you find a way to get the best of both worlds, neither embarrassing me nor embarrassing him? Your old man is resourceful and will definitely come up with a good way."
Old man Wei smiled wryly and said: "Your boy is a good hand at laying down the burden. How can it be so easy to think of a way to get the best of both worlds? Although speaking of it, I have to thank you for allowing me to linger for a few more days."
"Long life? Uncle, I don't understand." Lin Wanrong said puzzled.
"It's just lingering." Uncle Wei sighed: "The purpose of my life is to be loyal to the emperor and choose a suitable talent for Dahua. Once I find this person, it will be the end of my life—"
"Silence?!" Lin Wanrong exclaimed in shock.
"I am willing." Uncle Wei smiled faintly: "The master has given me everything, and it is my lifelong wish to be loyal to him."
Lin Wanrong stared blankly at the blind old Wei, unable to say a word for a long time. He doesn't belong to this era, so it's hard to understand Lao Wei's mentality, but he respects Uncle Wei's choice. From the point of view of the emperor, in order to pass on the Dahua foundation for generations to come, and to keep the secret forever, the damned must die. He shook his head helplessly, if I agreed to the old emperor today, I might never see Uncle Wei again, and my heart immediately felt bad. [Paradise Kiss Hand Slap]
"The princess is back. I haven't seen the emperor so happy for a long time." Old Wei stood by the window, took a deep breath, and said with emotion: "Wan Rong, on behalf of the master, thank you."
As he said, he was about to kneel down and kowtow. Lin Wanrong hurriedly helped him up: "Uncle, aren't you trying to kill me? You saved my life! Besides, Xian'er is my wife, old man It's my father-in-law, and it's what I should do to let their father and daughter clear up their misunderstandings and reunite earlier."
"The matter between you and the princess may not be so smooth." Old Wei said slowly: "If you agree to the emperor's request today, your status will change accordingly, and the emperor will arrange for you to enter the palace in a legitimate way. You As for the matter with the princess, then never mention it again."
Lin Wanrong opened his mouth wide, no wonder the old emperor wants me and Xian'er to be brothers and sisters, so there are so many ways in it. I don't know what Uncle Wei means by "righteousness and integrity"? Even if he enters the court, rumors and rumors are inevitable. Who can control those old and spicy ministers, and who can deal with King Cheng
"No one in this world dares to underestimate the emperor. His control of the current situation, his grasp and decisiveness of major events are absolutely incomparable to mediocre people like King Cheng." Old Wei snorted, and said slowly: "You After entering the court, the emperor will arrange for you to gradually take charge of the official department, eliminate rebellious officials, let you be the chief examiner of Enke, and promote the world's scholars. He will also ask you to assist Li Tai and control the military power. As long as you have the military power in hand, let him be in trouble Sir, your status is as stable as Mount Tai. With official power and military power, a servant like King Cheng is like meat on a chopping board, so what can you do?"
Old Wei Jin was by the emperor's side, familiar with his thoughts, and was a great expert when talking about these political affairs. Lin Wanrong smacked his lips secretly when he heard it. According to what Uncle Wei said, he was really very attractive. Alas, if only I could marry Xian'er and play with power again, wouldn't it be great for me to be a happy king
"What's the matter, do you regret it?" Old Wei smiled slightly, although he couldn't see, but he was born in serving the emperor and had a deep insight into human nature.
"It's okay to regret it." Lin Wanrong chuckled: "What's yours is yours, and you don't need to grab it. Just like Xian'er and the old man, after so many years of ups and downs, aren't they finally reunited?"
Old man Wei nodded and sighed, with a faint smile on his face: "It's really thanks to you this time, the emperor has not misjudged the person."
Today, Xian'er reunited with the old emperor, and Lin Wanrong reunited with Uncle Wei. It can be described as double happiness. Xian'er, father and daughter talked for a long time, and the lights in Qianqing Palace stayed on until late at night, and Lin Wanrong also stayed in the palace. Talking with Uncle Wei Bingzhu night, many of the previous questions gradually became clear, and I was really very happy. Just looking at the happy reunion between Xian'er and the old emperor's family, Lin Wanrong was relieved, but at the same time felt a little bit lost. Everyone in the world has parents, and everyone can be happy, but he is an exception. On the surface, it seems to be full of spring breeze, but it is a rootless duckweed, who doesn't know where to float, and is thousands of times more lonely than the monkey grandson who jumped out of the cracks in the rocks.
He had something on his mind, so he slept until midnight, but he couldn't close his eyes no matter what. The spring is cold and the dew is heavy, and some light dewdrops have accumulated outside the window. A crescent moon hangs in the sky, and a little bit of firefly glows falling down, giving me an indescribably cool feeling. Putting on a long gown, he pushed open the door and stomped out slowly. A faint cold air hit him, which instantly cleared his drowsy mind a lot.
The lights in the old emperor's room were still on, and there were soft voices and sobs from time to time. Lin Wanrong could hear it clearly, it was Xian'er's voice. He couldn't help shaking his head and chuckling. This girl, who was reunited with her father, cried from the beginning to the end. She didn't know whether she was too sad or too happy.
When I came out of the Qianqing Palace, I saw some chaos in a nearby yard, so I walked over there. The courtyard was very close to the Qianqing Palace, and the room was dark, only a few eunuchs and maids on duty were dozing off under the oil lamps.
Lin Wanrong stepped into the courtyard, only to feel a faint fragrance, like orchids and musk deer, very fragrant. He felt something in his heart, looked up, and saw a long picture scroll hanging in the middle of the hall, he just glanced at it, and he stood there blankly as if struck by lightning.
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It's the end of the month, don't waste the monthly tickets in your hands, brothers, give me a few, ha ha.