The towering ancient trees have dense branches and leaves, and the shade falls like a cover, matching the red pillars and green vines.
The lazily leaning young man in a loose robe looked like a seductive ghost wandering in the deep palace, but it was clearly still daytime.
The black robe was covered by him, only a piece of white inadvertently appeared during the shaking of his movements, and was covered very quickly.
Yan Qin was clinging to the back of the rockery, his heart was beating fast due to nervousness.
When the noble boy swept over with angry eyes, he had already hid.
It turned out to be the prince, if he found out, he would definitely die.
He was thinking about the reaction of his mother and concubine when he was stupid, and he walked to a remote place unknowingly, and suddenly heard a slight movement, so he came to check, but he didn't expect to bump into this scene.
Lin Sui is in a bad mood now, very, very bad.
He was in a critical moment, so he couldn't go out like this, but he didn't know where Yan Qin was hiding, and he couldn't tell him to come out.
Lin Sui would never do that kind of thing in front of the current Yan Qin. He has lived for hundreds of years anyway, and he is not interested in children who have not grown hair at all, and he does not want to mislead him.
Lin Sui leaned against the pillar, closed his eyes tightly to adjust his breathing, and asked the system in his mind: [Is he gone?]
The system frantically said: [No!]
Lin Sui: [Am I turning my back on him?]
System: [Almost.]
Lin Sui scolded the imperial concubine several times in his heart, and he was able to play such a trick that was hard to guard against. He bit the fabric of his clothes, frowned and dealt with the situation slightly.
Yan Qinmao stooped and was about to leave little by little, when he heard another very soft moan, subconsciously poked his head out.
He had already changed his position and saw the prince's profile.
The tails of those eyes were red, still full of hostility, the teeth were biting the black cloth, and the lips seemed to be covered with rouge, as if they were weak and struggling.
It was a very special feeling, and the young Yan Qin didn't understand it, but felt that the numbness in his heart made him extremely uncomfortable, so he left here holding his breath.
In fact, he didn't know what Lin Sui was doing, but he seemed to know that there was no clue in the cloud, so he quickly gave up investigating and put this unexpected scene behind him.
System: [Let's go!]
Lin Sui breathed a sigh of relief, his originally tense body suddenly slumped, beads of sweat floated on his temples, and his skin turned pink when he breathed.
For the first time, Lin Sui felt that the system was not that annoying, and it played a little role as it should.
Don't say that Yan Qin can't do it now, his body is only sixteen years old, and he hasn't reached the passing line.
The system that felt this thought: [... you are quite a gentleman?]
Lin Sui said indifferently: [Grandma praised it absurdly.]
System: [Do you really think I'm praising you!?]
Lin Sui didn't care about the system's farting anymore, and the system went silent after a few words of nonsense.
Lin Sui recovered a little strength, wiped it clean with a handkerchief, and tidied up his clothes.
Looking at the dirty handkerchief on his hand, Lin Sui felt a little troubled.
It doesn't seem very good to throw it casually. After all, the dark patterns embroidered on this handkerchief are enough to show that this handkerchief belongs to the prince, but taking it back... He still wants to maintain the appearance that the prince should have in front of the palace people.
Lin Sui thought for a while, and wrapped the handkerchief up.
He walked back to the East Palace slowly, and when he arrived in the hall, Fu Shu told him what he had inquired about.
"I don't know who actually planted the jade luan flower there. I'm afraid it's a new plant this year. I didn't smell it when I passed by there last year. It turned out that Zhou concubine invited her majesty to go to the other side of the Ming Yuchi to appreciate the lotus. Liu Guiren and Zhao were beside her. I promised to go with you, that road didn't pass through that land at all, it was Liu Guiren who said he smelled the fragrance of flowers and described the fragrance, His Majesty walked towards that place with a sullen face."
Liu Guiren lived in the side hall of Concubine De, and Lin Sui knew that the person who made the arrangements for this matter was the Concubine Huang, but he did not expect Concubine De to be involved.
From Lin Sui's point of view, this Concubine De is not smart. She wants to join forces with the Imperial Concubine to abolish the Crown Prince first, leaving a vacancy for the crown prince so that her son, the Seventh Prince, can compete. But once this three-party containment situation is broken, the imperial concubine is bound to win. King Qing is now nineteen, and the seventh prince is only eleven. Does she really think she can win a move
If Lin Sui stood in her position, it would inevitably cause the two parties to fight each other and maintain a balance, sow dissension among them, and then become the biggest beneficiary.
Lin Sui collected his thoughts and listened to Fu Shu's continuation.
"His Majesty went in and heard a scream. When he went in, he found that it was Yu Changzai. Yu Changzai was dressed in good condition but his hair was messy. He looked like he was about to hit the pillar. It was very frightening. His Majesty was frightened and immediately stopped him. The palace people who witnessed it at the time said that Yuchang cried and hid in His Majesty's arms, crying that Eunuch Zhongxiang intended to touch her."
"Your Majesty discovered that Eunuch Zhongxiang was still lying on the bed, and his face was very ugly. Even if Eunuch Zhongxiang kowtowed and explained that he didn't know how he came here and was killed by a traitor, His Majesty's expression did not improve."
According to what Yu Chang said, she happened to pass by here and found the Yuluan flower. She thought that if His Majesty didn't like this flower, someone would dare to plant it secretly, so she reported it to Zhongxiang, but Zhongxiang insisted that it was planted by her. He wanted to frame her, threaten her to give money, and threatened to speak ill of her to His Majesty, and now he even asked her to do that kind of thing.
"Yu Chang was crying and saying that she was brought here by a coma. Fortunately, His Majesty's divine grace allowed her to wake up first so that Eunuch Zhongxiang didn't succeed. If His Majesty came a step later, she would see her dead body. "
Lin Sui was quite satisfied in his heart, it seemed that this Yu Changzai still had some tricks and strategies, and he was not mistaken.
Yu Changzai's words are very ingenious. She loves the emperor and doesn't want to be touched by other people, even if it's just a eunuch. Fingers are still clean.
Most men can't stand being cuckolded, especially if this person is still the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, how can he allow others to have unreasonable thoughts about his own woman, especially if this person is still the eunuch around him who is relying on his favor and domineering .
"Yu Changzai also said a few brilliant words,"
With a delicate expression, Fu Shu whispered those words to Lin Sui.
After suing Zhongxiang, Yu Changzai began to confess his crimes again. What he said was that he blamed the concubine for being too beautiful, so beautiful that even the eunuch had the idea of doing such a thing that deserved to be cut to pieces However, no matter how beautiful the courtiers and concubines are, they only belong to His Majesty. People who live as His Majesty die as His Majesty's ghosts. If His Majesty has a grudge, he will voluntarily ask for three feet of white silk, and leave this innocent body in the world.
Lin Sui laughed inexplicably: "It's really clever."
This Yu Changzai knows men quite well, she knows men's inferiority and vanity, she said this timely, otherwise even if the emperor doesn't blame her, as long as she thinks that she once slept in the same bed with an eunuch, even if nothing happened , will also be heartbroken.
But the emperor was afraid that it would be too late for the pitiful and beautiful beauty who was crying.
Fu Shu said in a low voice: "As for Mr. Zhongxiang, His Majesty said that he stole your mother's belongings, and he was already beaten to death with a stick."
Naturally, it was impossible for the emperor to disclose the real reason to the public, so Zhongxiang was dealt with quickly.
He didn't listen to Zhongxiang's justification at all, no matter whether Zhongxiang was framed or not, there was no need to keep him for such a thing, if he kept it, what would others think of him, and Zhongxiang had a history of liking women. , even if he let him go, he couldn't help but wonder whether he had meddled in his harem every day.
All of this was within Lin Sui's expectation. In the original book, Zhongxiang did not leave the scene so early. When the original owner was deposed, he was still working as his great eunuch.
When an old favorite leaves the stage, a new favorite will inevitably appear. Lin Sui's killing with a borrowed knife is not just to get out of the predicament, he also needs Zhongxiang to make room.
Lin Sui's favorite candidate is not Liu Zhonghai, he is the eunuch of the East Palace, even if the godfather is Liu Ji, the emperor will not use him, Lin Sui already has a charter in his mind, and that person has not yet appeared.
Lin Sui asked casually, "Where's Fuxi?"
"Eunuch Fuxi seems to have spoiled his stomach, and he's still not healed."
Fushu didn't like Fuxi very much, so he said it in a lukewarm tone.
Lin Sui thought that he would come to confess in a panic later, so he went to the bath with a cold face.
Not to mention the framing, he hasn't started to settle the matter of Yixiang yet.
Zhongxiang's incident made the palace extraordinarily lively tonight.
Not to mention those whose schemes failed, the palace servants who didn't know the twists and turns of the matter were lamenting Yu Changzai's grace.
"It's really scary to say it. Yu Changzai was really favored. Father Zhongxiang stole her things and was beaten to death with a stick."
The maids and eunuchs of Zhong Yu Palace gathered together and whispered, not caring at all that there was a master playing with wood sitting next to him.
Yan Qin knew that this matter must not be so simple, it's just that these people can't reach those secret matters.
"You dare to chew your tongue in front of the master, you don't want any of your tongues, do you?"
Baosu raised her brows upside down, and stared at several court ladies and eunuchs.
"Sister Baosu, please forgive me, we won't talk anymore."
The palace people quarreled, and walked away despondently under Baosu's glaring gaze.
Baosu is angry but helpless, Zhong Yugong's family is desolate, almost the same as Lenggong, only a few low-level messengers are available, these people also know that Zhong Yugong has no future, and they all want to fly out.
"Master, it's time for dinner."
Baosu led Yan Qin into the room, she looked around for no one, lit a candle, and told the inside story that she had inquired about today.
A few days ago, when she learned that her master had regained her sanity, she bowed to her mother's spirit in heaven. She cried all night before slowly recovering. She still pretended to be the same as before when she was outside. The master was right. In this tense situation, if he If the matter of sanity recovery is exposed, there will inevitably be danger.
"Borrowing a knife to kill someone."
Yan Qin murmured, looking at the food in front of him, a dark light flashed in his eyes.
The layout of this whole thing is definitely not aimed at Zhongxiang, it must be aimed at the person in the East Palace, Yuluanhua is the best proof.
As for Yu Changzai, it is not clear whether she is a chess piece or a bird that kills two birds with one stone.
I just don't know how the prince avoided it, and even made Zhongxiang appear there. It seems that the prince is not as calculating as he imagined.
Yan Qin thought of the scene that he encountered unconsciously today, and felt inexplicably agitated. Even the food in front of him couldn't suppress the unexplained feeling. Fortunately, the feeling didn't last long, and soon disappeared.
At night, Yan Qin was awakened by a nightmare again.
He wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead with his eyes open, as if he had returned to the night when he was blown by the cold wind, his dream was noisy, it was like this for a while, and he dreamed of the death of his mother and concubine again.
He didn't remember how long this situation lasted, it seemed that since returning to Zhong Yu Palace, it was difficult to sleep peacefully every night, maybe he was thinking day and night trying to find clues from his chaotic memory, even in his dreams.
Aside from the things in his heart, the best time for him after waking up was actually in the East Palace, at the feet of the prince, he actually slept peacefully all night.
I don't know what kind of incense is lit in the prince's palace, and what kind of fragrance is on the prince's body. It is a special warm and sweet smell. It is indeed weird to use this word to describe the prince, but it is very suitable.
Yan Qin fell asleep again in a haze, this time the dream was not cold wind and night rain, but green vines and red pillars, the young man in it was biting the hem of his clothes, his face was fuzzy, but his eyes were exceptionally clear.
Like a knife carved out of water, it is soft and sharp.
So terrifying, yet so soft and helpless.
In the early morning, in the East Palace, Fu Shu hugged the sheet and the brocade handkerchief found on the bed, with a dignified expression.
His Highness is already sixteen, and he has already reached the age to be familiar with human affairs, but there are no concubines in the East Palace, and there is not even a maid of his own.
Logically speaking, these matters are arranged by the elders, but the empress has passed away, and it is absolutely impossible for Shang Shuling to intervene in these matters.
Before Lin Sui had his meal, his brows twitched when he heard the palace maid politely asking if she wanted to arrange someone.
"No, I don't want the person next to my pillow to be the work of someone else, so don't mention it again."
Fu Shu thought the same thing, His Highness has not accomplished his great cause, and surrounded by wolves, it is better not to waste energy on this.
Lin Sui stepped out of the palace gate, and Fuxi was already waiting there. He came to plead guilty and kowtow yesterday, with a pitiful expression. Lin Sui didn't make things difficult for him, as if he believed what he said.
It is still useful for Lin Sui to keep him. If he doesn't stay here, how can the imperial concubine calculate him based on his whereabouts.
Zhongxiang died, and the emperor quickly ordered a new eunuch to be his attendant.
Lin Sui didn't care who he was, and when Zhong Zhuo was favored, it was time for the person he liked to appear on the stage.
Zhong Zhuo did not disappoint him, and soon showed his face in front of the emperor.
He has been transferred out of the Ministry of Rites and transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The work of the household department is all linked to banking and wealth, and there are many ways to do it.
Lin Sui found an excuse to meet Zhong Zhuo in the dark again. Zhong Zhuo is different from the past and is particularly proud of himself, but he still looks respectful when facing Lin Sui.
Lin Sui called him and told him a faster way to win favor.
"Waste storage... this... Your Highness's enlightenment! I have never thought of this before!"
Zhong Zhuo knelt on the ground, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
He climbed up by the crown prince's hand. He knew that His Majesty wanted to abolish the crown prince, but he had no intention of responding in this way. When he decided to board the prince's ship, he was ready to become the minister of the future emperor.
Although it is said that he is the emperor and the courtiers, but he can think of a long way.
Lin Sui smiled lightly: "Lord Zhong, don't panic. I naturally know your loyalty, but I'm just telling you how to please your father even more. After all, the more favored you are, the more loyal you will be to me."
"I know this, I will follow His Highness's will, and I will die for His Highness!"
Zhong Zhuo assured again that Lin Sui didn't take his words to heart at all, he only needed to get the final result.
After Lin Sui arranged the matter and discussed some matters with his grandfather Lin Sen, he returned to the palace.
It's just that before arriving at the East Palace, I happened to meet someone on the path.
He was wearing a blue boa robe, with a slender figure and a face like a crown jade, looking like an elegant scholar.
Lin Sui glanced at him lightly, not wanting to talk to him.
The man stood still and saluted Lin Sui.
"His Royal Highness, I haven't seen you for a long time, but I still look the same."
"Prince Qing is not bad, have you come back from Linzhou?"
This person is Qing Wang Yanxun, Linzhou was infested with bandits a month ago, he went to suppress the bandits with an imperial decree, and he came back today.
According to Lin Sui's understanding, King Qing didn't know martial arts, and he was not good at riding and shooting. He said he was going to suppress bandits, but he was just going to make military achievements.
But the common people don't understand this, and when the time comes to sing praises of King Qing's merits, this will become a word of mouth, in short, he will be more popular among the people than the crown prince.
"I just came back from playing the watch with my father. I heard that the lotus flowers in the palace are blooming well recently. Would you like to go and watch them together?"
Although King Qing is the elder brother, he is extremely respectful and polite to the younger brother who is the prince. The outside world also evaluates him as a refined gentleman, gentle, courteous and thrifty.
The original owner couldn't understand his attitude, he clearly intended to take the throne, and he pretended to be gentle and gentle, in contrast, the original owner seemed more impetuous and superficial.
Lin Sui thinks this is normal, but in fact, gentleness and ruthlessness can go hand in hand.
Such an opponent made Lin Sui somewhat interested. He raised his chin and pretended to be arrogant and said: "Then I will show my face to accompany you, and by the way, I will hear some interesting anecdotes about my brother's journey."
King Qing walked beside Lin Sui, picked up some things to talk about, and even talked about a commander of the Forbidden Army.
"Commander Gao is outspoken and has outstanding military power. Although he looks rough, he is quite polite. He is a very good person. He has also made great achievements in suppressing the bandits this time. I have already praised my father. I will definitely give it to him. Awarded."
King Qing was full of praise for this commander surnamed Gao, and he had the intention of recommending him.
If these words fell into the ears of the original owner, the original owner would have put this person in King Qing's sphere of influence and intended to target him, but Lin Sui was not so stupid.
Most likely, this person is a neutral faction and was not completely wooed by King Qing. In order to prevent the other party from being an imperialist who abides by the rules, King Qing first vaccinated Lin Sui here, and any flower viewing was just a cover.
"Brother really cherishes talent, but it's a pity that he is not the crown prince."
Lin Sui said something indifferent, and his face became more and more ugly.
This stupid and arrogant face fell into the eyes of others, making people look down on him even more.
King Qing said gently, "His Royal Highness is joking again."
Lin Sui thought that indeed, he was indeed joking.
Before entering the imperial garden, there was another noisy sound ahead, a group of court ladies and eunuchs blocked the road, I don't know what's going on inside.
"What happened?"
King Qing asked the nearest eunuch who was standing there, and when the eunuch saw the prince and King Qing, he hurriedly saluted.
"His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince is holding the Ninth Princess to play with His Highness the Fifth Prince, but His Highness the Fifth Prince is unwilling, and the Ninth Princess is frightened and crying."
"Step aside."
Lin Sui originally pretended to have a bad face, but now it's really not good.
Both the seventh prince and the eighth prince are only eleven years old. In Lin Sui's eyes, these two are very annoying and vicious children.
"Hold him down for me! Fifth brother, isn't it just a big horse, so what's the matter with riding for Jiumei? You used to bark like a dog to show me."
"Would you be right? If you don't, you don't want to go back today as a court lady. Come on, this lowly maid will attack my prince and give me a slap in the face!"
As soon as the eighth prince finished speaking, the palace servant who was holding Baosu stretched out his hand and slapped Baosu on the face.
Ninth Princess is seven years old this year, she was so frightened by this situation that she burst into tears, while the palace servants were coaxing her in distress.
Yan Qin's hair was a little disheveled, sitting on the ground looking at Baosu who was still shaking his head after being slapped, his heart was cold, his knees were slightly bent, and he planned to use his younger sister as a mount under his brother's order.
It is he who is useless.
Yan Qin's mind was full of hatred, and when he was about to kneel down on the ground, he was suddenly kicked down.
"Worthless trash, you are a fool and not a mindless dog, if you are told to kneel, will you kneel?"
A foot stepped on his knee. The owner of this foot, Yan Qin, was very familiar. He had stepped on his chest with his bare feet.
He looked up in a daze, and the young prince's face was full of contempt and disgust, full of disdain.
All the people present saw that the fifth prince who had just been stupid happily hugged the foot of the prince who was stepping on him, and shouted affectionately: "Brother prince!"
"Brother Prince, Ah Qin doesn't want to be a big horse, and the eighth brother insists that the ninth sister come to me, and the ninth sister is scared to tears. He still beats Susu, he is bad!"
Yan Qin looked aggrieved, sat up from the ground, and rubbed Lin Sui's leg in a dependent manner.
This appearance made Baosu's eyes even more wet. In order to save him, the master did not hesitate to curry favor with the prince.
What Yan Qin thought was that the crown prince didn't seem to like others touching him. When he rubbed against his calf, he felt his stiffness and trembling.
Lin Sui withdrew his legs, this time his body seemed to be more responsive than before.
He looked at the eighth prince and said: "The old eighth is so majestic, do you want to ride a horse or go to the racecourse and make a fuss here?"
"Brother Huang, I'm playing with Brother Wu Huang. His servant made rude remarks and offended me. That's why I was taught a lesson."
"Second Brother, you are back!"
The eighth prince apologized to the prince with a smile, and when he saw King Qing, his expression was affectionate and admirable.
The Eighth Prince was standing in line with King Qing, anyway, he just punished a servant girl, and King Qing is here again, what can the Prince do with him.
"Go and bring my Tayun here."
Tayun is a BMW, the original owner's mount.
Fu Shu had arrived earlier, just in time to take orders, King Qing frowned slightly upon seeing this.
"I'm afraid this imperial garden will not be able to be used. What is the crown prince doing with Tayun?"
"Didn't the eighth brother want someone to ride a horse? I also want someone to ride a horse. The old eighth likes to play around so much. Why don't you play with him too, just to see how well he rides?"
The Eighth Prince's face turned slightly pale, and he looked at King Qing as if asking for help.
King Qing said, "Eighth brother is still young, I'm afraid something is wrong."
Lin Sui sneered: "The fifth child is still a fool, is that all right?"
Yan Qin held Lin Sui's clothes timidly, pretending to be a fool with an aggrieved expression.