After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

Seeing Ning'er's face change, Lin Ruozhen finally realized what was happening and quickly stopped talking, thinking that what he said scared her. He said with concern, "Don't be afraid, Sister Ning. It's all my fault. Why am I telling you these irrelevant things?"

Ning Er smiled bitterly and said, "How can I be so cowardly? It's just that he spoke to me just now, but I ignored him. I wonder if I offended this gentleman?"

When Lin Ruozhen heard this, she consoled him, "Don't worry, sister. No matter how unreasonable Lu Kui is, he won't bother with us little girls. I'm just worried that he will be unhappy when he comes to visit daddy."

Ning Er recalled the hospitality of the concierge to Lu Kui and said with a smile, "I think your father seems to be on good terms with this gentleman and even wants to invite him to drink."

Lin Ruozhen said: "This Lord Lu is a very moody person. He is friendly to you today, but he will turn against you tomorrow. He doesn't seek wealth, nor does he care about reputation. He is very difficult to please, and he acts recklessly. Therefore, everyone in the capital is afraid of him."

Ning Er was surprised to hear this: "How could someone with such a personality catch the emperor's eye? How could he reach such a high position at such a young age?"

Lin Ruozhen pushed aside the curtain and said to the outside of the pavilion, "Stand further away." Then he sat down next to Ning'er and said softly, "As for him. This is a long story. Have you heard of Master Ming?"

Ning Er shook her head. She thought for a moment and replied, "I have only been in the capital for a few days. How can I know anything? If I hadn't known my sister, I probably wouldn't even know whether His Majesty is round or flat."

This was so interesting that Lin Ruozhen reached out and touched her forehead, saying with a smile: "You little girl, you dare to be disrespectful to His Majesty. Fortunately, it's still early, so it's okay to say a few more words to you. Just treat it as a private conversation between us girls."

She straightened her expression, "Ming Taifu was the imperial tutor for two generations. He was the regent entrusted by the late emperor before his death. Before the emperor took power, he was the prime minister, in charge of the military and political affairs of the country. His reputation was second to none."

"At that time, there was even a saying circulating among the government and the people: 'I only know Ming, but not Chu'!"

Ning Er was horrified when she heard this: "How could there be such outrageous words!"

Lin Ruozhen said seriously, "Yes. Not only that, Taifu Ming was arrogant and overbearing when he was in power, and his actions were like those of a man who would prosper if he followed his will and perish if he did not. At that time, most of the officials in the court regarded him as their master. It is said that he was also very open-minded in front of the emperor, and regarded himself as a teacher. He even asked His Majesty to treat him as a disciple!"

The elders bully the younger and the ministers bully the emperor. Such arrogance is rarely seen in history books.

"Not long after His Majesty ascended the throne, a treason case broke out in the court, implicating many people. At that time, my father was just a minor official in the Dali Temple, and the chief official in charge of the case was Lu Kui's father. Lord Lu advocated that only the main culprit should be executed, and the accomplices should not be punished, but Taifu Ming believed that all evil should be eradicated. His implication was that he wanted to take this opportunity to cleanse the court and eliminate dissidents."

The two sides were deadlocked until the end, but it ended with Lord Lu being suddenly reported, suspended and investigated.

The person who reported the case was actually a fellow townsman of Lord Lu. He produced dozens of old correspondences and said that he was harboring the rebels and colluding with them, which was why he repeatedly obstructed the court from handling the case. He had both witnesses and evidence.

"The evidence was irrefutable. Lord Lu was soon imprisoned. A few months later, he died in prison without any clear reason!"

Ning'er was shocked: "Master Lu is wrongly accused, isn't he?"

Lin Ruozhen nodded solemnly: "After His Majesty took power, the first case he handled was to redress the injustice done to Lord Lu. It's a pity that he is gone and can never be redeemed."

When Lord Lu died unjustly, Mrs. Lu was so angry that she tried to redress the injustice for her husband, but she had no recourse. She died of depression two years later. Before she died, she entrusted Lu Kui to her brothers from her natal family to raise him. At that time, Lu Kui was only eight or nine years old.

Ning'er sighed, and her previous fear of him was reduced by about 70%.

The father was kind and upright throughout his life, but ended up being slandered by treacherous friends and his family was destroyed. When the son grew up, he became an extreme, perverse and hated ruthless official.

It really makes people sigh at the cruelty and impermanence of fate.

Lin Ruozhen said: "He has no father or mother, and he has never married or had children. He is all alone and only follows your Majesty's lead. He does not form a party or stand on a side, so no one can do anything to him."

She leaned close to Ning'er and whispered, "I don't know how many things that were done in public or in private were all done by him for His Majesty."

After hearing this, Ning Er couldn't help but persuade her: "Sister Lin, you can't say this outside."

Lin Ruozhen chuckled: "Are you worried that I can't keep my mouth shut? Don't worry, I even told my sister about such confidential matters, so what does this little rumor mean?"

If it were an ordinary official family, they would never tell their young ladies about these secrets of the previous dynasty, but Lord Lin's ideas were obviously different from those of ordinary people.

Lin Ruozhan was the first child in the family and was highly valued. He was taken to the study by his father since he was young and was personally educated by him.

In his words, in a family like theirs, the young ladies must not only read the classics and history, but also understand the major issues of family and country. Only in this way can they avoid danger and seek good fortune, preserve the family, and not become an ignorant woman in a deep house.

Ning'er took a piece of dessert and ate it, and said vaguely: "It seems that this Lord Lu is also a pitiful person."

Lin Ruozhen smiled and said, "My dear sister, if you listened to his torture methods, you would not be able to sleep for several days!"

Ning Er herself has no parents, so after hearing about Lu Kui's life story, she subconsciously empathized with him. She said seriously, "If Lord Lu had not been wronged and resentful back then, and his parents were still alive, I think Lu Kui would not have developed the personality he has today."

Lin Ruozhen was about to retort when she heard the maid guarding outside the pavilion shouting, "Miss, someone from over there said that the old lady woke up this afternoon."

She hurriedly said to Ning'er, "Grandma has woken up. According to etiquette, I must take you to see her."

Ning Er smiled and replied, "Of course."

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Who knew that as soon as they mentioned Cao Cao, he appeared. The two of them had just discussed the other person in private when they turned around and ran into each other face to face in front of the gate of Old Madam Lin's courtyard. There was no place for them to hide.

Lu Kui had been following Lord Lin with his eyebrows drooping impatiently. But when he saw Ning'er, his eyes lit up: "Miss Shen is here too?"

He took the initiative and asked excitedly, "Miss, are you here to visit Old Madam Lin as well?" He completely forgot about the father and daughter of the Lin family.

Ning'er's face turned red, and Lin Ruozhan looked at her in surprise. Hadn't they only met once? Why did Lu Kui act so familiar?

Facing the ambiguous looks from the people around her, Ning'er could only bite the bullet and bow to Lin's father first: "Greetings to Mr. Lin." Then, pretending nothing had happened, she quickly bowed to Lu Kui: "Greetings to Mr. Lu."

Seeing Ning'er talking to him, Lu Kui's eyes lit up, dispelling the usual gloom on his face. He hurriedly said, "I'm fine. Is the young lady okay? I see that the young lady has lost a lot of weight. Are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing that he didn't care about the relationship at all and asked about her health in public, Ning Er tried hard not to roll her eyes and reluctantly replied, "Thank you for your concern, sir."

He ignored the rest of the words and quickly gestured to Sister Lin to take him in.

Lin Ruozhen was so shocked that his tongue was tied. When Ning'er pulled his sleeve, he finally reacted: "Yes, Ning'er, come in with me. Don't keep the old man waiting for too long."

As she led Ning'er upstairs, she couldn't help turning her head and exchanging an incredible look with her father.