The little maid who was kneeling with Lin Wan was trembling all the time, and when she heard the prince's "go away", her whole body twitched in fear.
The crown prince was never a man who loved fragrance and jade. He didn't even look at the pitiful appearance of Lin Wan's master and servant. He stepped down and hurried into Shoukang Palace.
Lin Wan heard the chattering sound of her teeth and the rattling sound, which made her both upset and scared. She was afraid that others would hear her fearful voice, and she didn't even know what she should do after this incident.
She didn't even understand why she said this to Hua Liuli. Jealousy, inferiority, or hate
From time to time, people passed in front of her, including palace maids, eunuchs, and doctors from the imperial hospital. Everyone came and went in a hurry, and no one looked at her, but she knew that these people had already seen her from head to toe in their hearts. She couldn't imagine how disappointed his father would look at her when he found out about this. The mother must have a face full of bitterness and helplessness. She used a choked voice to describe the difficulties of her father, the difficulties of her family, the hardships she and her father had when they were young, and the hard work of her father until now.
Again and again, again and again.
She stared numbly at the bluestone road. Everything in the palace was exquisite, even the stone slabs were carved with auspicious patterns. She stared at these patterns, and countless thoughts came to her mind, but she felt that she was thinking of nothing.
At this point, she didn't know who else could help her, who could be her backing.
The floor is so cold, it hurts to kneel on my knees.
"What are you doing kneeling here?" A pair of shoes with four-clawed dragon patterns stopped in front of her. Lin Wan raised her head in a daze and saw the face of King Ying.
"Grandma doesn't like to punish people, and the imperial doctor has already gone to check the pulse of the master of Fushou County." King Ying sighed, "You get up first and go to Empress Lin to rest."
"My lord..." Lin Wan was helped up by the maids and eunuchs behind the British king. She looked at the British king with a cold expression. Unexpectedly, at this time, it was the British king who didn't like her. She noticed that she was kneeling at the gate of the palace. .
"Concubine Concubine has a straight temperament. If you return to Lincui Palace now, it is not suitable." King Ying stopped looking at Lin Wan, "Concubine Lin is your aunt. You haven't seen each other for many years, so you must have a lot to say. Xiao Chenzi , send Miss Lin to Concubine Lin's palace."
Lin Wan's lips moved. She wanted to ask King Ying if she would be punished, but she didn't dare to ask.
"You can do it yourself in the future." King Ying looked into her eyes, "This king is a rough person. I'm afraid the marriage between Miss Lin and this king is not suitable."
"Your Highness, do you dislike the minister's daughter?" Lin Wan heard a voice in her head roaring and screaming, but her expression was unusually calm, but the corners of her lips trembled a little, "Your Highness said this, Have you considered your servant girl?"
"Miss Lin, I am the prince, the eldest son of the prince today." The king looked at Lin Wan with a strange expression, "Why should I think so much about others?"
Lin Wan staggered.
"Ms. Lin, this is the capital and the royal family." The King of England put his hands behind his back, "No one will sacrifice their own interests to protect the self-esteem of others."
After speaking, he strode into the Shoukang Palace.
"Miss Lin." The accompanying eunuch named Xiao Chenzi stepped forward with a smile and said, "My servant will take you back to Concubine Lin's bedroom."
Looking at the smiling eunuch in front of her, Lin Wane felt timid, stretched out her hand and pushed him: "Go away, I am the daughter of a courtier, even if I make a mistake, I don't have the capacity to laugh at a dog like you. !"
"Ms. Lin is right." Xiao Chen Zi continued to smile, "Lord Lin is a good official who is respected by all the people, and the servant is just a eunuch, how dare you disrespect Miss Lin."
Lin Wan was stunned, and countless emotions poured out from all directions.
What should she do now
What should I do
When King Ying arrived at the inner hall, the imperial doctor had finished taking the pulse, Hua Liuli leaned back on the chair, her palm-sized cheeks still had a pale pallor that did not fade away.
Seeing Hua Liuli getting up to salute, King Ying quickly waived her salute and turned to salute to the Queen Mother and Prince: "Grandmother, grandson is here to apologize to you and Fushou County Master."
"She's your fiancée, not your princess, so you don't need to apologize." The Queen Mother's anger remained undisturbed, and she didn't even glance at Concubine Xian, who was sitting next to her, "What's more, it's not certain whether she can become the Princess of England. ."
Concubine Xian's expression changed slightly, but she didn't dare to say anything.
"Grandmother, my grandson is here today, and I want to talk about it." King Ying ignored the presence of the imperial doctor and others in the palace, and said, "The grandson and Miss Lin have different personalities, so they have no chance to become husband and wife, so I also invite the grandmother of the emperor. Mingjian."
"Hao'er, what are you talking about?!" Concubine Xian couldn't help but said, "This is a marriage set by your father, how can you change it if you change it."
"Concubine Xian, don't interrupt when our grandparents and grandchildren are talking." The Queen Mother glanced at Concubine Xian, "You will talk to your grandson in the future, and your daughter-in-law will always interrupt, can you be happy?"
Concubine Xian thought angrily, if you two continue to chat, I don't even have a daughter-in-law, how can I still have a daughter-in-law to interrupt? Besides, am I your daughter-in-law? I'm just your son's concubine. The only one who dares to call herself your daughter-in-law, now the grass on the grave has been mowed a lot.
Concubine Xian was dissatisfied, but she was cowardly and did not dare to speak. She glanced at the prince, hoping that the prince who usually likes to have nothing to do can say something. But the prince didn't know what was going on today. From the time he entered the door to the present, he didn't say ten words in total, and his face was extremely ugly.
"Ming Hao, tell the imperial grandmother, what do you think?" the queen mother asked the king of England.
"Grandmother, grandson wants to break off the marriage." The King paused, "Miss Lin should find a husband who is more suitable for her."
"You should also know that if you break off the marriage at this moment, it will not only be bad for the Lin family, but it will also affect you." The Queen Mother said, "Lin Zhou is quite prestigious among civil servants, and he is popular among the people. If this marriage is called off, there will inevitably be rumors. When the rumors spread, will you regret it?"
"Although the people will chat after tea and dinner, but they forget it after a while. As for the other civil servants, what is my marriage with them? If they can't see it, they can let their son marry the daughter of the Lin family, and the grandson doesn't mind."
"Bullshit." The queen mother laughed angrily, "Ai Jia went to tell the emperor about this."
"Thank you, grandmother." The Queen Mother of the British Dynasty gave a deep bow and turned to look at Hua Liuli: "Is the county lord healthy?"
"The minister's daughter is not a big problem." She hesitated for a moment, and said to King Ying, "Marriage is not a child's play. If the small conflict between the minister's daughter and Miss Lin affects the marriage between His Royal Highness and Miss Lin, the minister's daughter will not be able to say goodbye. It's the fault, please think twice before acting..."
"This matter has nothing to do with the county lord." King Ying said, "This king and Miss Lin are not very suitable. Even if there is no matter with the county lord, this king wants to withdraw from this marriage. The county lord should not take it to heart."
Hua Liuli has seen the way King Ying and Miss Lin get along, and the relationship between the two is really not harmonious. As a fiancée, she hasn't gotten along well with the prince yet, and she has nothing to do with the prince.
Looking at the prince who was sitting in the chair without speaking, Hua Liuli was a little worried. The prince seemed to be in a bad mood. Could it be that something happened
Being disobeyed by her son in front of outsiders, Concubine Xian was a little unhappy. She stood up and said to the Queen Mother: "Since the county master is no longer in serious trouble, it is time for the concubine to leave."
The queen mother nodded: "You can go by yourself."
Seeing that his mother and concubine left in a hurry, the King of England found a reason to chase after him.
When the outsiders left, the queen mother sighed: "Ai's family brought you into the palace because she wanted you to have fun, but I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen."
"Please rest assured, the Queen Mother, those gossip and broken ministers and daughters will not take it to heart." Hua Liuli got up and sat next to the Queen Mother, "Do you mean to drive the ministers and daughters out of the palace?"
"How can Ai's family be willing, even if the prince is kicked out, Ai's family is reluctant to let you go." The queen mother said, "You live in peace here in Ai's family, who dares to make irresponsible remarks, Ai's family will vent your anger for you."
The prince sitting next to him: "..."
The queen mother was old, and after all the tossing, her body couldn't stand it, and Hua Liuli persuaded her for a while before she returned to the dormitory to rest in peace.
When Hua Liuli came back, the prince had not left. Hua Liuli and the prince already had a relationship of rafting on the lake and eating delicious food, and they acted much more freely.
She walked to the prince, reached out and waved in front of the prince: "His Royal Highness, what are you thinking?"
"Gu is thinking about how to avenge you." The prince stretched out his hand to hold Hua Liuli's dangling wrist, and quickly released it, "You are invited to the palace alone, if others bully you, it is to slap Gu's face. Alone For the prince, you can't lose face like this."
"His Royal Highness, the disputes between our youngest daughter's family will be handled by me. If you intervene, it will be very bad for you after it spreads." Hua Liuli knew that the prince regarded her as his own and wanted to help her vent her anger, but If this kind of thing spreads out, some censors will definitely jump to criticize the prince.
"Gu has been a demon king since he was a child. If others say a few words about Gu, if he can change it, what kind of prince is Gu." The prince chuckled, "People, always take responsibility for what they say, otherwise in the eyes of others, I thought our royal family recognized Lin Wan's statement."
Hua Liuli suddenly understood that the prince was euphemistically telling her the royal position and attitude. She picked up the tea on the table and put her hands in front of the prince: "It is precisely because the minister believes in His Highness that he is unwilling to let His Highness intervene in this matter. How can His Highness be involved in a matter that the minister can solve by herself? No? It's worth it, it's not worth it, and it's not necessary. What are you, Your Highness, why should your reputation be affected by some villains."
"Doing it by the county master will affect your reputation as well
"Because the minister's daughter is also a villain with a vengeance and revenge, as for the reputation, the minister's daughter is not uncommon." Hua Liuli put the teacup into the prince's hand, "The minister's daughter does not marry their son, so do what those people do. Say, what does it have to do with the servant girl?"
"If you don't marry their son, do you want to marry their daughter?" The prince took a sip of tea.
"His Royal Highness, the servant girl likes Erlang." Hua Liuli was amused by the prince's words, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the servant girl didn't like to eat or suffer from many things because she was picky when she was a child."
"Like the princess, not only do you not love yourself to suffer, but also do not want the important people around you to suffer." The prince put down the teacup, gently grabbed a strand of Hua Liuli's hair and pulled it off: "You go to rest first, Gu Xinxin There are numbers." After speaking, he got up and strode out.
Hua Liuli gathered the strand of hair and turned to look at the back of the Prince leaving.
Important people around you
her
His Royal Highness is a very loyal person.
In the imperial study room of Chenyang Palace, the emperor was reviewing Xiao Shangao's memorial, and when he saw the prince coming in, he didn't bother to lift his head: "If you are short of money, I will go to Zhao Sancai to open my private treasury. I am busy."
"Father." The prince stepped forward and saluted, and found Lin Zhou's order in the pile of memorials, "My son is not here to ask for money, but my son is here to complain."
"Who dares to scold you?!" Emperor Changlong put down his imperial pen and frowned in displeasure. He glanced at the order in the prince's hand, "Lin Zhou?"
"No one dares to scold Erchen, you have misunderstood the emperor." The prince put the order in front of Emperor Changlong, "My son wants to block the Lin family, please help Erchen."
"What's the matter?" Emperor Changlong knew his son. If someone spoke ill of him on weekdays, he would at most complain a few words. Unless the official really did something wrong, he wouldn't say such things.
"Lin Zhou has raised a good daughter." The crown prince told Emperor Changlong what happened to Lin Wan and Hua Liuli, "I think, Lin Wan, a little girl, understands important matters in the court, if it weren't for Lin Zhou What did you say at home, how dare you say such a thing to Fushou County Master?"
"In the eyes of these people, is this a person who can't tolerate ministers and is ungrateful?!" After hearing what happened, Emperor Changlong was so angry that he threw Lin Zhou's order aside, "In order to defend against foreign enemies, Ying Ting almost Died on the battlefield, these people don't miss his achievements, they think about the Hua Family all day long!"
Emperor Changlong was not only angry with those who guessed randomly, but also felt sorry for the Hua family. The Hua family has guarded the frontier for Dajin in all dynasties, and many people even died on the battlefield. Even now, the two sons of Hua Yingting are still guarding the bitter cold Qinghan Prefecture, just for the people of Dajin to live in peace. .
How bad does the human heart have to be to say such things
"I see some people because I am jealous that the Hua family has made so many credits, and they are not good." The more Changlong thought about it, the more angry he became. He and Hua Yingting met when they were young. This prince, I don't know how much he has paid, he never professed these kindnesses, but he has always kept them in his heart.
Now these people are looking forward to him cleaning up the flower house every day
Think beautifully!
Emperor Changlong was very angry, and when he was angry, he wanted to trouble someone. Although he is a reasonable emperor, he also has his own small temper, so Lin Zhou's order was suppressed like this.
He picked up the good things in his private library again, packed several large boxes, and let the eunuch director Zhao Sancai deliver them in person.
If anyone scolds the Hua family, he will reward the Hua family with good things.
He didn't believe it, these people would still think that he was going to have a hard time with the Hua family.
However, people's hearts are always unpredictable. On the night when Emperor Changlong gave the Hua family something, many officials knew the news.
"When the Hua family was winning the hearts of the people, there would be someone in front of the Hua family who would say that the Hua family would not last long. Really... sigh, how could Lin Zhou teach such a brainless daughter?"
"It's no wonder that His Majesty will give so many things to appease the Hua family. The third son of the Hua family has just passed the exam, and soon there will be a national banquet. If the foreign envoys know that such a great hero as the Hua family has just returned to Beijing. It was insulted and spread out, and our entire Jin Dynasty has no face."
"The Queen of the Lin family can't be kept as the British princess."
At the end of the early morning the next day, Emperor Changlong called the prince to his imperial study and asked him to review the memorial with him. He is an emperor, and his son will be an emperor in the future, so he cannot be left to suffer and be tired by himself.
The father and son got along well. Although Emperor Changlong couldn't help but want to scold him when he saw the prince being lazy, the prince could always dispel his anger in a few words.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Lin asks to see you."
Emperor Changlong remembered that Concubine Lin always kept her poetry and books in her hands, and she almost never came to the imperial study to ask for a meeting. Today, she made an exception, which is really rare.
"Xuan."
Concubine Lin is a fair-skinned and beautiful woman, like a weak willow. After she came in, she politely bowed to Emperor Changlong: "My concubine has seen Your Majesty."
Emperor Changlong raised his hand and motioned her to get up: "Concubine Lin, what's the matter with you coming here at this time?"
Concubine Lin bit her lower lip, and she turned her head to look at the prince, looking a little embarrassed.
The prince raised his eyebrows. He was a good prince who treated him equally. When Concubine Xian came, he didn't avoid it. When Concubine Lin came, he also didn't bother to avoid it.
In order to prevent the concubine Xian concubine from complaining that he favors one over the other and affects the harmony of the concubines.
"The concubine is here to make amends to His Majesty." Concubine Lin was blessed again, "The concubine is not strict in teaching her niece, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive her sins."
Shortly after Lin Zhou passed the exam, he went to take office elsewhere. Concubine Lin and Lin Wan, the niece, did not get along in private. But when something like this happens, she, an aunt, can't do anything if she doesn't stand up and apologize.
What's more, her family has no other relatives, only Lin Zhou, the elder brother. For her brother's sake, she couldn't bear Lin Wan to be criticized too much because of this.
"You don't have the chance to get along with the daughter of the Lin family, and I won't blame you for that." Emperor Changlong said comfortably, "You don't have to take this matter to your heart, go back and have a good rest, I know it well."
"Your Majesty, my concubine and my brother lost their father and mother when they were young, and they have been dependent on each other since childhood. Over the years, my brother has only one son and one daughter. Please consider your brother's integrity as an official and treat Lin Wan lightly."
"The little girl speaks impulsive, how come she can't say anything?" Emperor Changlong said indifferently, "Let Lin Zhou take him back and train her well, so that she knows what to say and what not to say. Heads are thrown and blood is poured out on the battlefield, don’t let the children speak ignorantly and make their hearts cold.”
"Yes, my concubine understands." Seeing His Majesty's calm appearance, Concubine Lin felt a little scared.
"I still have things to do with the prince, so you should step back first." Emperor Changlong raised his head and glanced at Concubine Lin, "By the way, you go back and tell Mrs. Lin that the marriage between the boss and Miss Lin is not suitable. Cancelled."
The most worrying thing happened.
Concubine Lin's face was pale, and she said with red eyes: "Your Majesty, Lin Wan is still a child, and now she knows she is wrong, please give her another chance..."
"Since it is a child, it means that she is not suitable for marriage." Emperor Changlong said indifferently, "A child cannot be a princess of England."
Concubine Lin knew that His Majesty was annoyed. This incident not only made His Majesty feel dissatisfied with her brother's family, but I am afraid that even her has been implicated.
"Your Majesty." She knelt in front of Emperor Changlong and sobbed softly.
"Get up." Emperor Changlong sighed, "Don't think too much, the fourth child is approaching the age of being a knight, what does it look like when you cry like this."
knighted
Hearing that His Majesty was going to give his son a title, Concubine Lin was very determined. It seemed that His Majesty did not take anger at her and her son because of Lin Wan's affairs.
"The concubine couldn't hold back for a while, and I made you laugh, Your Majesty." Concubine Lin wiped the corners of her eyes and stood up with the help of the palace maid, "Your majesty's intention, the concubine will tell the sister-in-law."
The prince looked at Concubine Lin with tears in his smile, and thought to himself, Liuli is better looking, and any expression looks good.
Mrs. Lin entered the palace and took Lin Wan out. Looking at her silent daughter, Mrs. Lin couldn't help sighing: "Your father is not in a good mood today, after you go back, make a good apology to him and stop making him unhappy. already."
Lin Wan did not speak.
"I knew that you would cause so many troubles when you entered the palace. I shouldn't have let you enter the palace for the next two days." Seeing that her daughter didn't speak, Mrs. Lin condemned herself: "It's all my fault, I should remind you , stay away from the Fushou County Master. People like them, raised children, are naturally too squeamish, you have a conflict with her, and you can only suffer. "
"That kind of family?" Lin Wan suddenly became a little excited. "She's that kind of family? Her father was the prefect of Yongzhou, and her daughter is no worse than others. Why can't she be as good as others?!"
Mrs. Lin was frightened by her daughter's outburst, and was stunned for a moment. After realizing what her daughter said, she wiped away tears and said, "What are you talking about? Your father and I have worked hard to raise you, but I didn't expect you to be able to Think so."
Listening to her mother's cry, Lin Wan fell silent again.
Mrs. Lin cried all the way until the carriage stopped at the gate of Lin's house, then wiped the corners of her eyes, turned her head and continued to tell Lin Wan not to make her father angry again.
Lin Wan lowered her head and followed behind Mrs. Lin. After entering the door, she found that the house was extremely quiet. The servants were standing in the corner, trembling, and her father was sitting in the main hall, looking very serious.
She paused in her footsteps and stepped forward.
However, Lin Zhou just glanced at her, got up in disappointment and left without saying a word of reproach.
Lin Wan looked at her mother, who was chasing her father away, and sat down on the cold chair.
"Are you hungry?" After some time, her brother Lin Sen came over with a plate of cakes in his hand.
Lin Wan shook her head: "I have no appetite."
"How much to eat." Lin Sen hesitated. "In the morning, news came out that Daddy's order was kept in the imperial study, and I don't know when it will be issued."
"Father is in a bad mood now, don't take it to heart."
Lin Wan sneered, but still didn't speak.
"Alas." In Lincui Palace, Concubine Xian sighed repeatedly. She touched the hair on the side of her temples and couldn't help complaining to King Ying: "This palace will be angry with your gray hair sooner or later."
"If you had agreed to let the Fushou County Master be your son's princess, your son would not have to be a bachelor now." The King of England whispered, "I can't blame me for that..."
"You agreed to not let Fushou County Master be your princess at the beginning." Concubine Xian said, "Who would have expected that Lin Zhou would teach such a daughter?"
Even if His Majesty is suspicious of the Hua family, he shouldn't say it at such a time. Isn't this a slap in the face of His Majesty
"Son, I just thought it was not easy for a poor man in the people to marry a wife. I didn't expect that as a prince, it would be so difficult to marry a good wife."
The mother and son sighed in unison.
A sighing daughter-in-law.
One sighed why he would not agree to marry Hua Liuli in the first place.