[Red Chamber] Daiyu Reborn

In the bowl lay a toad, covered in syrup, a golden toad.

Lin Jifeng twitched the corner of his mouth, and suddenly poked it down with his chopsticks, with a few clicks, the toad fell apart, finally revealing the true color of a watermelon, bright red, sweet and alluring, yet still ice inside.

Xiao Ruofan resisted the urge to laugh hard, and deliberately put on a straight face: "The etiquette of going to a banquet is like yours?"

Lin Jifeng glanced at the table, feeling even more horrible, and half-covered his eyes: "The etiquette of hospitality is just like yours!"

Xiao Ruofan finally couldn't help it, laughed a bit, and then ordered someone to change the noodles, this time of course it was a normal meal.

The moon is white and the wind is clear, the room is light-colored, and the table is plain-colored dishes. Lin Jifeng thinks this is the right way. Those golden shredded fruits just don't match Jingxianghou's gentle and elegant image at all.

Lin Jifeng held the jug and poured himself a drink, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who exactly provoked you today?" He was so scared that he almost ate it with chopsticks.

Xiao Ruofan shook his head, let out a long sigh, but didn't speak, just stood up and carried the jug halfway across the table, so that Lin Jifeng couldn't drink more.His cousin's family has a Hedong lion, and he was so drunk that he was afraid that he would not be able to enter the house.

Lin Jifeng understood: "His Royal Highness is making a fuss again."

Only then did Xiao Ruofan smile: "It's actually quite interesting."

"Interesting?" Lin Jifeng twitched suddenly, and he had a terrible thought, "I said, you insisted on marrying that little princess because it's 'interesting'?"

Xiao Ruofan nodded casually, pouring wine for herself: "If you marry her, you will never be lonely for the rest of your life."

Lin Jifeng really wanted to reply, "You are not seriously ill, no wonder it is said that doctors can't heal themselves", but Xiao Ruofan added: "Just cleaning up her mess is enough to make me burn out, I will definitely not be like my father They are also so busy that they spend every day soaking in medicinal materials.” So busy that they ponder every day whether they should be Cheng Ying or Gongsun Chujiu.

"..."

Lin Jifeng suddenly didn't know what to say, frowned, looked down at the sake in the glass, shook it, and the figure moved slightly in the circle of ripples.Without seeing his expression clearly, Lin Jifeng also picked up the cup and drank it down in one gulp.

He really couldn't see clearly, nor could he guess, what kind of thoughts Xiao Ruofan had for the little princess.

However, the things in the world are most afraid of being comparable. After some comparison, one thing is certain: what Xiao Ruofan did to his sister back then was definitely not "like", not even "care".

Daiyu is well-behaved and cute, but probably because she is too obedient, there is no way to make Jing Xianghou feel very angry-smilingly researched the recipe of the five poisons, which poisoned the world and caused endless harm.

Lin Jifeng suddenly felt relieved, and then immediately twitched and laughed, probably because Xiao Ruofan led him astray, and he himself became baffled.

Xiao Ruofan suddenly asked: "Do you think, if one day, the emperor confronts the capital with you King Su, will the Zhen Guo Guild return to King Qin Qin?"

Isn't it a bit fast, the last sentence is about the love of children, and the next sentence is about court affairs, and the question is so "rebellious".

Lin Jifeng just rolled his eyes: "It's not possible at all, so don't guess." The emperor has been oppressed since he was a child, so much so that it has become a habit, and he can't feel aggrieved by holding himself to death; as for King Su, It's just a piece of ice, or a skate, sharp as it is, but it has no emotion at all, and it also doesn't feel the so-called aggrieved.

Since the two sides are used to it naturally, there is nothing big to play at all; just like Su Wang and his uncle, fighting back and forth, but there are so many vicious sowing and discord, but they are used to it-if something happens , first look for the shit stirrer, or in other words, first look for the ghost.

Xiao Ruofan pointed out something: "Since the emperor ascended the throne more than ten years ago, Duke Zhen has returned to Beijing to report on his duties one of the few times, and every time he came and went in a hurry. I remember it was a year ago, at the Peach Blossom Banquet, Lan The time when the old lady saved your sister. You probably don’t know, but she had a deep talk with the Empress Dowager that day.”

Lin Jifeng recalled the past and said with certainty: "The Lan family is biased towards the emperor, there is no doubt about it." At that time, Lord Zhen still had a little support and protection for his uncle, which was not obvious, but it did exist.

"It's true to be biased towards the imperial party, but it's true to be biased. The Lan family has behaved more like 'neutrality' in recent years." In other words, they have both sides;

It can also be said that "bias" is more like the meaning of Old Madam Lan, such as maintaining the close relationship with the Empress Dowager, such as rescuing Lin Daiyu at the Peach Blossom Feast; Send out an army of iron and blood to defend the frontier into an iron plate. Naturally, people outside the Great Wall will not be able to enter. If the capital wants to intervene, it will not be easy.

Xiao Ruofan continued: "Moreover, even Mrs. Lan's 'bias' was after the emperor suppressed the Zhou family four years ago." It was more like hindsight.

"What on earth are you trying to say?" Lin Jifeng frowned, and changed his posture to prop his chin, "It's a bit self-sufficient for Lord Zhen not to stick to each other, but if he had stood in line early, he would have already started fighting. And looking at the situation now In this situation, the Emperor or King Su will definitely think of him as a timely gift or icing on the cake, because neither of them want to fight at all."

From the point of view of the court affairs, Duke Zhen didn't listen to the royal affairs, so he let the capital let go of his hands and feet to play checks and balances, so he didn't have to worry about an accidental collapse one day; The ethnic groups in the southwest have no territory to talk about. They rely entirely on force. Whoever has a strong fist will occupy more territory. It has become a big harm, it would be polite if Danqing Shibi didn't write him as a national thief!

Xiao Ruofan shook his head: "You and I think this way, but it doesn't mean that others think the same way."

Lin Jifeng asked: "Why, does anyone want to talk about Duke Zhen's 'aloneness'?"

"There are several soldiers and horses in the court. King Su is the elder brother of the emperor. Even the emperor doesn't want to touch him, let alone others; your uncle is also a member of the half royal family, and has always been the emperor's confidant; Duke Zhen has no heavenly family." The family crest protects the body, of course it is the softest persimmon."

"Someone is planning the military power in Duke Zhen's hands." Lin Jifeng understood, but frowned again, "Duke Zhen can be regarded as the same generation as the Empress Dowager, one of the eight founders of the country, and he has stood up to this day because of his wholehearted dedication. The country, no selfishness. The past ten years, the calculations are completely out of the question, and Lord Zhen did nothing wrong, so who can talk about it?"

"What if Duke Zhen died? The biggest hidden danger of the Lan family is that they have followed the simple path of noble martial arts, but there is no successor."

Xiao Ruofan seemed to say something casually, but Lin Jifeng was so frightened that he almost threw the cup.

Xiao Ruofan continued: "Duke Zhen's two sons are not generals at all, and his grandson also lacks some talent. They all say that hard work can make up for weakness, but their current experience is far from enough."

"Although Lord Zhen is of high seniority, he is only in his 50s and has never been seriously injured. His body is fine." Lin Jifeng frowned as he thought about all the information he had obtained over the years, "It won't be a problem to last more than ten years... ...Unless, someone is going to attack him."

"A few days ago, Mrs. Lan sent someone to send me a letter, saying that Lord Zhen discovered that someone had poisoned his food, and it was still a chronic poison. He almost got caught. It was extremely dangerous, and it was the third time this year. You should return Remember, the emperor ordered Duke Zhen to bring the generals back to Beijing to report on their duties in October, just in time for the prince's wedding."

The emperor intends to introduce this heroic veteran to the prince, which also represents the unfailing family of the Duke of Zhen; but if the Duke of Zhen is unable to come back due to illness, it is not only bad luck, but he is most afraid that someone will take the opportunity to tell the Duke of Zhen For many years, he "respected and kept a distance" from the capital, and he had a heart of disrespect at all. Now he even pretended to be sick to neglect the prince, which made people intolerable.

Thinking about it, Lin Jifeng felt it was funny again: "In August, for my sister's wedding ceremony, the guest of honor was Mrs. Lan." Mrs. Lan gave the Crown Princess the head, but Duke Zhen skipped the Prince's wedding, You don't need to think about it to know how embarrassing it is, not only the royal criminals muttered, but the Lin family also had to hold their breath.

Really, the court is dangerous, Duke Zhen has avoided it for so many years, but he is still caught, and he will never be let go.

Lin Jifeng talked to him for a long time before he felt a little strange, and suddenly jumped up: "Hey, what are you telling me to do, go into the palace and tell the emperor and the empress dowager!"

"Lao Madam Lan said that she will go to the palace to inform the Empress Dowager herself; she just asked me to tell you first, if she is 'unwell', the Crown Princess may have to invite someone else for the ceremony, please first There is a preparation."

"Understood, I will tell my uncle and aunt." Seeing that the sky was about to change, Lin Jifeng stood up, straightened his clothes and prepared to leave, but turned his head to laugh, "Thank you so much."

He obviously didn't want to care about it anymore, and he even helped out.

"It's not that I'm 'meddling'. My resignation form has been sent up long ago, and the emperor hasn't approved it yet, but it probably won't take long." Xiao Ruofan hurriedly dismissed it, which was also funny, "I'm just doing it for the palace. Her Royal Highness the princess here is just on business."

Her Majesty's errand.Lin Jifeng thought about it, my sister mentioned that the Empress Dowager wanted to help a few little county heads find someone, and the princess went to join in the fun... So that's what happened.

Xiao Ruofan had no choice but to do an errand for someone else, and went to the posthouse to inquire about the intention of the two county kings to choose a son-in-law; Mrs. Lan didn't know where the news came from, so she sent a letter that night, titled "Please help the princess", It's a reminder.

And then he got involved in this, so innocent.

Lin Jifeng cupped his hands suddenly, bowed deeply, and his eyes were full of deep sympathy: "Sure enough, as you said, after marrying that princess, the rest of your life will never be empty and lonely, I'm afraid every day will be different Wonderful."

Xiao Ruofan was left speechless by his posture, couldn't help laughing and said: "It must be better than you, it won't be kneeling every day. By the way, have you changed the chopping board?"

"..." You shouldn't sympathize with him, he deserved everything he suffered!

With a dark face, Lin Jifeng turned around and left, once again convinced in his heart: This kind of cousin cannot be recognized even to death!

However, on the way back, Lin Jifeng couldn't help but wonder whether Mrs. Zhen Guo had thought of a possible crisis earlier, so he asked Mrs. Lan to bring her granddaughter back to Beijing. Being far away from the capital, magnifying misunderstandings and sowing dissension aroused the suspicion of the emperor and his ministers.

Then Lan Yiqian's marriage at the booth of my sister... It's not that simple.

The author has something to say: Lan Yiqian's copy is open!

Zhen Guogong: Haha, you children play by yourself, my old man will not participate~

Yun Shuo: Children?

Yun Zheng: ...

Lin Rui: This statement is very true. [It's a pity that he was dragged into the trap by his brother-in-law long ago, and he didn't have the chance to be a pure minister at all.