The two sedan chairs stopped at the same time, and the bearers carefully put down their front sticks, just like when Fan Jian met Chen Pingping, and quietly retreated into the distance. The head of the sedan chair naturally leaned forward, and the people sitting in it should be very uncomfortable, but it was strange that neither the prime minister nor the people in the sedan chair came out to meet each other.
Therefore, the sedan chair heads bow towards each other, like two friends bowing hands to say hello, or like a couple worshiping heaven and earth before their bridal chamber.
"Ruofu, don't be too sad." Finally a soft and weak voice sounded from the opposite sedan chair. It turned out that the eldest princess came out of the palace in person to see her lover from many years ago!
Hearing this familiar voice, the prime minister in the sedan chair frowned slightly, as if thinking of what happened many years ago, he said lightly: "The eldest princess cares about the affairs of my family, and I am very grateful."
Hearing his refusal words, the Eldest Princess' voice immediately became sad and soft: "The difference between the master and minister... How can I mention it between you and me? Why do you speak so politely today."
A sneer came from the Prime Minister's sedan chair: "Your Highness, Ruofu is incompetent, but I don't want to be the dough that Her Highness kneads at will."
There was silence in the other sedan chair, as if he hadn't expected that the other party would say such hurtful words, and after a long while, he replied sadly: "Ruofu, what do you mean? Gong'er is not my child, but every year and festival, I always get people to send gifts to the house, and I love you as much as you... I, I, the dignified princess, could it be that you are the punching bag? That's all... You are in a bad mood today, so let's not talk about it. "
Lin Ruofu suddenly snorted coldly and said: "The purpose of meeting the eldest princess today is to talk to the princess. I have already agreed to Chen'er's marriage in October."
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It was dark outside the palace wall, only the lantern next to the eldest princess's sedan chair was emitting a little light. The long silence was enough to prove how shocked the seemingly weak woman in the sedan chair was at this moment. What kind of anger, after a long time, the eldest princess's voice, as clear as the cold wind in March, came out from outside the car curtain: "That's my daughter! I won't let her marry that little bastard of the Fan family." Regardless of whether she was in the palace or outside the palace, the princess always gave people a weak image, who knew that she could speak so fiercely at this time.
"You...can you beat Your Majesty?" Lin Ruofu's voice showed a trace of self-blame and self-pity for no reason, "Besides... Your Majesty let everyone in the world know that Chen'er is my daughter, so she is doomed It can only be an unglamorous role."
The eldest princess' voice has immediately become extremely sad and beautiful: "You really have the heart..."
Lin Ruofu felt very disgusted when he heard the other party's voice now, and said disgustedly: "If the princess is worried about the internal treasury, this is no longer in my consideration."
The eldest son said tremblingly: "If you don't think about it, who will think about it? I'm a woman, and I live alone in the palace. Is it easy for these years?"
In the sedan chair, Lin Ruofu's face was full of hatred: "I have a daughter, but I don't see each other all year round. I only occasionally catch a glimpse from a distance at the palace banquet. How can it be easy for me to be a father to make me look like this!"
The eldest princess said sadly: "This is a helpless matter. Back then, I had a dark pregnancy, and I couldn't bear to miss your future, so I raised her alone. All these years, I have taken care of you in the palace. , from the inner treasury to darken the silver for you to use, don't you think a little bit of my kindness?"
The voice in the prime minister's sedan chair was chilling, and Lin Ruofu roared in a low voice, "My future? Since then, when did I take the initiative to live this kind of future? Back then, I was a poor scholar, but now I have become a prime minister. The daughter can't see her, she gave birth to a son...but..." He said in a trembling voice in the sedan chair: "...but died in front of me, this is not my future, what I want. This is just the power you want, You are not willing to marry a son-in-law who will never be able to succeed in life, and live the rest of your life in peace, so why should I thank you for these things?"
Hearing these words, the eldest princess became furious, and screamed, crying and scolding: "Lin Ruofu, this is the end of the matter, but you still say these bastard words, if you are really unwilling, you will be transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate back then Why didn't you talk when you were in high school? Why didn't you feel sad when you were admitted to the Imperial Academy? Why didn't you blame yourself when I asked you to be a servant of the Ministry of officials? Why didn't you remember my kindness when you were promoted? , now if something goes wrong, vent all your anger on me!"
"Very good, Ruier." Lin Ruofu's voice became quieter as the eldest princess's voice grew louder, but her words were extremely bitter: "I'd rather you be such a shrew than be that forever." This sad look, you know, it's disgusting."
The eldest princess was so angry that she couldn't speak.
"As for Chen'er's marriage, I have decided. I have observed Fan Xian. No matter what kind of person he is, at least he is not easy to die." Lin Ruofu said coldly: "I don't want my daughter to become A widow."
The eldest princess scolded: "Did you lose your head today? Gong'er was murdered and you were in a hurry to win over the Fan family. Do you really believe what that old dog Chen Pingping said? Come to the capital to kill people! Maybe Fan Jian is the mastermind behind the scenes."
Lin Ruofu said coldly: "It was my son who died. Do you think I didn't go to see him for the last time? Those scars cannot be concealed. Si Gu Jian's sword intent is fierce but casual. Even if I admit it wrong, the one in my house But you won’t admit it.”
Seeing that she couldn't convince the other party, the eldest princess softened her tone, and begged: "Wait for me to investigate, even if you don't pity me, don't let Chen'er marry into the Fan family."
After a while of silence, Lin Ruofu finally spoke: "Wu Bo'an proposed to me a plan to assassinate Fan Xian, but I didn't agree. I didn't expect him to talk about the stupid Gong'er."
The eldest princess fell silent, knowing that it was difficult to convince the other party that she had nothing to do with this matter.
"Wu Bo'an is your man." Lin Ruofu's voice seemed to freeze the car curtain swinging in the night wind, "I always knew he was your man, he was the person you used to spy on me, but I never thought that my son would die because of you, so let's stop here."
The night wind gradually rose around the imperial city, and the green sedan chair was lifted and slowly fled into the darkness. A lantern fell powerlessly beside another lonely sedan chair, and the sound of a woman weeping could be heard faintly in the sedan chair.
The eunuch stepped forward tremblingly, the maid was lighting a lantern, and a group of people walked slowly along the corner gate of the imperial city into the palace.
The sedan chair walked for a long time before arriving at Guangxin Palace, where the eldest princess lived temporarily. The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and the eldest princess, whose face was full of tears, stepped down from the sedan chair. The eldest princess walked up the stone steps feebly, finally wiped away the tears on her face, suddenly smiled sweetly, showing a green posture like a willow after revealing herself, and timidly said: "Kill them all."
Several blue lights suddenly appeared! Before the eunuchs had time to beg for mercy, their throats were cut to death by the palace maid close to the eldest princess with a dagger in their sleeves. In the night hall, the corpses fell to the ground with a few slight thuds.
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The Prime Minister's Mansion is not the largest mansion in Kyoto, but it is the richest mansion. Whether it is Prince Jing or the family of Tian Linghou, who has been rich for many generations, it is not as good as the Prime Minister's Mansion. The main entrance and decorations of the Prime Minister's Mansion do not look very rich, but those who are really knowledgeable can tell at a glance that the furnishings in the mansion have all been stripped of their elegance, leaving only the inner high-end gadgets, a few random chairs, It is estimated that it can be replaced by the large nursery of Prince Jing's family.
Of course, the comparison we made here naturally excludes the house of His Majesty the Emperor. His old man's house is called the Imperial Palace. Who dares to compare with that guy.
Lin Ruofu was able to amass so much wealth in just over twenty years, the world knows that he is greedy for traitors, but His Majesty always keeps his eyes open as if he didn't see it, this is really confusing .
Walking through the front hall, he greeted the civil officials who came to condolences. Lin Ruofu walked into the inner house with a dejected expression on his face. The officials knew that the Prime Minister was in a low mood and could not disturb them, so they left one after another. Only a few officials with urgent official duties Waiting helplessly. Lin Ruofu seemed to have thought of them, walked back, asked what happened, dealt with the matters at hand with all his energy, and waved them away feebly. When these officials left the prime minister's mansion, they both blamed themselves and felt inexplicable admiration. When the prime minister encountered such a tragedy, he was able to put business first. He was really the pillar of the country.
After coming to the inner house and entering the study, Lin Ruofu sat on the table and didn't say a word for a long time.
"My lord, it seems inappropriate to turn against the East Palace at this time." Yuan Hongdao, the prime minister's closest friend and most private counselor, brought him a cup of tea. Yuan Hongdao was wearing plain clothes today. He watched Lin Ruofu beat Concentrated, he couldn't help but feel sad, and said: "Let's not talk about this, my lord, let's go rest first."
Lin Ruofu shook his head, his wrinkles were full of deep sorrow, and said softly: "This is the end of the matter, for the sake of this Manfu nephew and the Lin family members, I have to plan a way."