Rebirth of the Faint Lord

The emperor's question was without hesitation, and his tone was full of trust and sincerity, giving people a pretty good feeling, as if as long as Lin Xiao said a name, he would immediately agree to replace Shen Nian.

Just like when Lin Xiao recommended Yue Yunzhou back then, the emperor would not think too much about whether Lin Xiao was recommending his own person on purpose just because the Lin family had an in-law relationship with the Yue family.

Lin Xiao was naturally moved by the emperor's trust. His face was full of gratitude and he said cautiously: "Your majesty, the guards in the palace involve the safety of the emperor and empress dowager. The current status of Zhenbeihou is exercising the power of command. I am afraid that the ministers will attract attention." Criticism from ministers in the court. The emperor trusts me, and I am grateful, but I can't think of a particularly suitable candidate here. This matter has to be decided by the emperor himself."

"I understand." Qi Junmu said in a soft voice with a little bit of trouble: "I have been thinking about how to deal with Shen Nian these days. I haven't found out what happened in the northern border, and it's not good for me to put people under house arrest in the palace. The best plan. I also understood what Shen Nian didn't say in the court at that time, he was saying that I will kill the donkey and the bird will hide."

"I am not afraid of anything else, but I am afraid of chilling the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers in the northern border. Uncle, why is it so difficult for you to be an emperor who understands everything and cares about everything?" Qi Junmu The tone is faint, deep and fierce, and the exhaustion and depression that cannot be concealed in the tone.

Lin Xiao looked at the emperor, a trace of distress and helplessness flashed across his face.The emperor is a high-ranking emperor, but he is still a very young person after all.

But what this young man shoulders is the fate of a country, the entire Daqi.

The greater the power, the heavier the responsibility. It is very easy to be a foolish emperor who is greedy for pleasure, but such an emperor is a completely foreseeable disaster for Da Qi.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao said: "You are the emperor, and you will always be criticized for anything you do."

"That's right." Qi Junmu rubbed his forehead and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, let's leave the matter of Shen Nian as it is for the time being. I don't want to mention him. Everything is up to Prince Jin and the others to find out about Chang Sheng's disappearance. After uncle If there is any suitable candidate, you must tell me directly. It is too tiring for me to support such a big Daqi by myself. If even my uncle has to share my life with me, then I am really a lonely family."

Lin Xiao was moved by Qi Junmu's sincere words and immediately gave a big gift, then he looked at the emperor's reddish eyes and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty."

Seeing his appearance, Qi Junmu hurriedly said: "Uncle speaks up when he has something to say, why do you need to perform such a big ceremony? Get up quickly."

Lin Xiao shook his head and said: "The emperor doesn't treat me as an outsider, so today I dare to say something from my heart, and I hope the emperor will forgive me."

Qi Junmu nodded, and Lin Xiao said heartily: "Your Majesty, you are not the only one who is supporting Daqi. There is the Empress Dowager in the palace, and there are civil and military officials outside the palace. As long as the monarchs and ministers are of one mind, there is nothing to do." What if it doesn't work?"

When Qi Junmu heard the words "Empress Dowager", his expression was calm and his face was full of indifference.

Lin Xiao could clearly see that he wanted to plead guilty today, and even though the emperor's face was not good at this time, he continued to speak sincerely: "I have also heard about the quarrel between the emperor and the empress dowager."

Qi Junmu's face was embarrassing, and he said: "Uncle, don't get me wrong, I don't have any other intentions for you and Cousin Lin En, just..."

"The emperor cares about the attitude of the empress dowager." Lin Xiao said.

Qi Junmu remained silent, acquiescing to Lin Xiao's words.

Lin Xiao smiled bitterly and said in a sad tone: "Your Majesty, say something outrageous. When the Empress Dowager had never entered the palace, she had the best relationship with me as an older brother. At that time, my father and I had a big fight because of the Empress Dowager's entry into the palace. The palace is a place to eat people. I am afraid that the queen mother will not be able to bear it. I watched the queen mother change from a girl who loves to talk and laugh to a person who is not talking and laughing. Fortunately, she has the emperor and Princess Fuhua by her side. Otherwise, she might not be able to survive in the palace."

"The empress dowager has high hopes for the emperor, and she doesn't want to let you make any mistakes. The empress dowager is so strict with the emperor that she forgets that you are also a child. After a long time, the empress dowager can't let go of her strictness in front of you." gone."

"But mother and child are connected, the emperor's position in the queen mother's heart is always unmatched by others." Lin Xiao looked straight at the emperor and said: "Lin En is favored by the queen mother, it's just that the queen mother feels guilty, this brother, I don't know How to ease the relationship with the emperor, so the behavior under empathy."

Qi Junmu's face twitched, as if he was moved by Lin Xiao's words.

Lin Xiaodao: "Your Majesty, the empress dowager has a bad relationship with you. This is a taboo for the emperor. In the future, the emperor will be written in the history books as unfilial. I don't want the emperor to bear such a reputation. If the emperor doesn't want to Let Lin En enter the palace, and the minister will restrain his feet. As for the marriage between Lin En and Princess Fuhua, it is because Lin En and Princess Fuhua are not compatible, and he is not blessed. I think the Queen Mother will understand. Your Majesty, don't do it because of this. It's the same as the Empress Dowager."

After he finished speaking, he bowed solemnly to Qi Junmu.

These are his sincere words, confessing his heart is the most difficult thing for a person, especially if a courtier confesses to the emperor, if he fails to do so, he will anger the emperor and be reprimanded and hated.

The reason why Lin Xiao dared to speak was naturally because he knew the emperor well.

He also understands that only he can say this in Daqi.If he didn't say anything, a thorn would be planted in the emperor's heart, so that the emperor would think of the quarrel with the queen mother that day when he saw Lin En, and would feel uncomfortable.

But now, Qi Junmu stepped forward to help Lin Xiao up, he held Lin Xiao's hand a little aggrieved and said: "Uncle, I understand what you said. I was only confused for a while that day, so I just stood in front of my mother. Say those bastard words. I regretted it when I walked out of Renshou Palace, but I didn't immediately admit my mistake to my mother because of love."

Speaking of this, he smiled wryly: "My mother is too strict with me, and I am really angry compared to my cousin Lin En, but I never thought of resenting my cousin Lin En because of this, let alone my uncle."

"I grew up watching the emperor. I understand the emperor's thoughts, and the empress dowager also understands the emperor's filial piety. Your mother and son are too similar, and you are not the master who bows your head easily." Lin Xiao was half serious and half helpless. road.

As soon as these words came out, the meaning of intimacy was fully revealed.

Qi Junmu smiled and said: "Uncle is the most sensible person. Fuhua's marriage is not her own pleasure, and uncle doesn't have to put all the bad reputation on the name of cousin Lynn. Fortunately, the two The marriage was only discussed privately by the queen mother and uncle, and it was not made public, so it is easy to deal with it, and we can just treat it as if it didn't happen in the future, and such things as fate cannot be forced."

Lin Xiao nodded, and he said: "I will persuade Lin En when I go back. He is a sensible person. He entered the palace today because he wanted to explain his thoughts to the Queen Mother. He has no fate with Fu Hua. He himself told the empress dowager that it would be best."

Lin Xiao spoke calmly, but there was still a hint of worry hidden in his tone.

It is inevitable to worry about whether it is his own son.

Qi Junmu hummed, this matter cut off the development from the source.

Both Lin Xiao and Lin En have such an attitude, and the marriage between Fu Hua and Lin En is completely nullified.No matter how uncomfortable the Empress Dowager felt, if this matter failed, it would fail.

But Qi Junmu understood the Queen Mother's temperament, the more she was like this, the more she felt sorry for Lin En.

Thinking of this, the emperor sneered in his heart, but he didn't show half of it on his face.He accepted Lin Xiao's frankness today and even showed gratitude and trust, so naturally he would not break the scene because of this little thought.

Then the monarch and his ministers said something else. Before leaving, Lin Xiao also tested the emperor's attitude towards Su Ren who was thinking behind closed doors.But when he saw that the emperor didn't intend to let him go for the time being, he was very smart and didn't say much.

Lin Xiao left, and the emperor sighed. Lin Xiao, the left minister, lived up to his reputation, and he was very good at taking the step of retreating.First, he attributed the annulment of the marriage between Fu Hua and Lin En to the Lin family, and then asked Lin En to explain the reasons to the queen mother himself, while he told the emperor what was in his heart and these things together.

In any case, the emperor's impression of the Lin family was not bad.

The emperor didn't care about Lin Xiao and Qi Junmu's scheming.

No one in this world is selfless, including him, isn't he also deceiving Lin Xiao?

The emperor thought very openly about this kind of matter, but this did not prevent him from proclaiming Shen Nian.Sometimes I feel uncomfortable, talking to Shen Nian will make me feel much better.

While the emperor was waiting for Shen Nian to have an audience, the atmosphere in the Empress Dowager's Renshou Palace was full of grief and indignation.

Wen Wan, Fu Hua, and Yue Shi's request for an audience was directly blocked by the queen mother, and the three of them stood outside looking at each other, while the queen mother was holding Lin En's hand in the hall, crying.

Lin En knelt on the ground and lowered his head slightly, revealing his delicate and white chin.With a calm tone, he softly comforted the Queen Mother and said: "Don't be sad, Queen Mother, I have no fate with the princess. You should agree to the Queen Mother's matter. If you don't agree, Lin En will not be able to kneel forever."

The Empress Dowager only felt more uncomfortable seeing him like this. All of Lin En's emotions were normal, but the fundus of his eyes was pitch black, and there was no light at all inside.

The queen mother knew that it was not that he was uncomfortable, but that his identity was different, so he could only bear it by himself.

The Queen Mother closed her eyes, she pulled Lin En up slightly and said: "My good boy, I promise you this matter. I know everyone is forcing you, I won't force you, I will agree to whatever you say."

Lynn smiled at her, his eyes lit up, and then disappeared.

Until Lin En and Yue Shi went out of the palace, the Empress Dowager did not show up either. She did not see Wen Wan and Fu Hua on the grounds that she had heart palpitations. No need to come to say hello.

To Wen Wan, the Queen Mother's attitude is really normal, but to Fu Hua, it is indeed obvious indifference.

Fuhua knew that the Queen Mother was angry, so it was normal not to want to see him.But she thought, after all, she and the queen mother are mother and daughter, and the matter of coaxing the queen mother will be over.

Wen Wan saw that Fuhua was a little disappointed, and said: "The Queen Mother likes the dim sum you made by yourself the most, you can make it a few more times when you go back, the Queen Mother will like it after seeing it."

Fu Hua nodded and said with a smile: "I think so too."

Wen Wan responded, and the two left Renshou Palace.

Qi Junmu didn't see what happened in the queen mother's palace, but this didn't prevent him from imagining it.

When Shen Nian asked for an audience, the emperor let people in, without a trace of gloom on his face.

The palace is sometimes the place where the secrets are best kept, and sometimes the place where the secrets are the least.He also heard about the matter between Fu Hua and Lin En in the past two days. He also heard about Lin Xiao's entry into the palace today, and Lin En and Yue's being with the Queen Mother.

Shen Nian thought that someone as smart as Lin Xiao would definitely take the initiative to bring up this matter, so that the emperor would feel guilty towards the Lin family and even towards Lin En.The emperor is a soft-hearted person, Shen Nian was worried that the emperor would be in a bad mood because of this, but he didn't expect that the emperor would not be affected at all.

Because of the emperor's attitude, Shen Nian was relieved in his heart.

He has nothing to do with the grievances and grievances between the Lin family and the royal family, but Shen Nian sometimes thinks that it would be great if he was the one who saved the emperor when he was a child. In that case, he will never let the emperor repay him, and he will never make this person embarrassing of.

"You were only a few years old at that time, how could you save me from the fire?" In a daze, Shen Nian heard the emperor asking.

When he came back to his senses, he found Qi Junmu was looking at him with a smile, and Shen Nian was slightly stunned before he realized that he had spoken his mind.

He hurriedly lowered his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, I don't have any other intentions, I just think... I think the queen mother is too much."

After Shen Nian's words fell, Qi Junmu's face paused, and then he smiled: "You are the first person to say this to me."