Guangyuan Teahouse, in view of the previous assassination incident, Fu Nanling brought a lot of people this time, pretending to be ordinary guests, and scattered them all over the teahouse. Only Xiao Lizi, Lu Jiu and Liu Xi were with him.

Entering the private room, the curtain at the door was lowered, and the aloof prince instantly turned into a stalking cat. He approached Ji Linglan and said with a smile: "Alan, let's go to the Hundred Gardens to enjoy the flowers after we finish talking. Hundreds of flowers have been cultivated, and it can be said that a hundred flowers are in full bloom, so beautiful! Now it is a good time to bloom, and it is absolutely not to be missed.”

The appearance of Fu Nanling's hard work in recommending it is very similar to that of a sales promoter in a supermarket, which made Ji Linglan feel amused.He naturally understood Fu Nanling's purpose in doing this, nothing more than wanting to stay with him, because once he returned to the palace, due to the punishment, Fu Nanling was not allowed to enter the courtyard, except for climbing the wall, the two had no chance to meet.Although Fu Nanling's purpose is very clear, but it will not make people disgusted.

"Where is the Hundred Gardens?"

Seeing Ji Linglan's arguing, Fu Nanling quickly replied: "In Qingliu Lane, there is a royal garden, and the flowers and plants are cultivated by artisans in the palace. The garden is only open once a year, and many literati travel thousands of miles to enjoy the flowers. "

"Oh? If you have talents, you will naturally have beautiful women. You can go and see them." A smile flashed in Ji Linglan's eyes.

When Fu Nanling heard this, his face instantly collapsed, and he said: "Those girls are chattering and making a lot of noise. Alan always likes to be quiet, so we'd better not go there. By the way, isn't Alan planning to set up a shop? I just have time today , you can go and see."

The smile in Ji Linglan's eyes deepened, and she said: "You can find the shop at any time, but the flower viewing season only comes once a year, so I think it's more cost-effective to go there."

"Alan, do you want to admire flowers or people?" Fu Nanling frowned.

Seeing this, Ji Linglan couldn't help raising the corners of her mouth, and said, "Admiring flowers also depends on people."

"Alan, am I not good-looking? Why do you want to see other people?"

Ji Linglan didn't expect that Fu Nanling would say such straightforward words in front of Lu Jiu and Liu Xi. He was so embarrassed for a while that he felt like he had dug a hole and buried himself.

Lu Jiu and Liu Xi understood Fu Nanling's meaning the day Ji Linglan moved into Wutong Garden, and now they are not surprised to hear these words, they are used to Fu Nanling's childish appearance in front of Ji Linglan .

"Drink tea, the tea is cold." Ji Linglan gave Fu Nanling a warning look.

"Deng dong dong", footsteps sounded, and then Xiao Lizi's report was heard.

"Report to the lord, the old lord has arrived."

"Please." Fu Nanling quickly stood up and walked towards the door.

Xiao Lizi opened the door curtain, bowed and stood aside. A gray-haired old man entered the door. He had dark skin and a burly figure. The most impressive thing was his eyes, like an ancient well, deep and bright, as if he could see through people's hearts.Then came in a young man with sharp and indifferent eyes, a scar at the corner of his mouth, wearing a hard suit, and a short knife hanging from his waist.

Fu Nanling bowed and said, "Ling'er has met Grandpa Li."

The others also followed suit and bowed, saying: "See His Royal Highness King Pingnan."

Li Lin said lightly: "Everyone get up."

The man who came in with Li Lin saluted and said, "My subordinate Zhang Zhao has seen His Highness King Ling."

"Exemption."

For Li Lin's indifference, Fu Nanling didn't mind at all. Fu Nanling, who had experienced his previous life, couldn't understand his temperament very well.In the previous life, Li Lin and other family members always maintained a neutral attitude in the matter of choosing the crown prince.They are loyal to the royal family, but they don't participate in the competition among the members of the royal family. This is the reason why the Li family has always been prosperous, and it is a wise move.

It's just that the current situation is different. Fu Nanping has also been reborn. He knows a lot about Fu Nanling's cards, and he is taking advantage of the opportunity to participate in politics to slowly pull out Fu Nanling's people. Therefore, he must develop new cards in order to deal with it. Fu Nanping's attack.And his first choice at this time is Pingnan Wang Lilin.

Fu Nanling gave Fu Nanping the upper seat, poured him a cup of tea himself, and said, "Grandpa Li, how are you doing here?"

"Tofu, the old man is still in good health. I don't know what is the purpose of King Ling inviting this old man?" Li Lin never dragged his words, and asked Fu Nanling's purpose directly.

Upon seeing this, Fu Nanling said bluntly: "Grandpa Li has good ears and eyesight. You must have heard about the recent affairs in the court. I wonder what Grandpa Li thinks about the establishment of the crown prince?"

Li Lin frowned, and looked at Fu Nanling with sharp eyes, saying: "It is the emperor's business to establish a crown prince. Don't say that the old man has been away from the court for a long time. Even if he is still here, he will not interfere with the emperor's decision. Lingwang Is your hand stretched a little longer?"

"Grandpa Li's words are wrong. The establishment of a crown prince of a country is related to the fate of the entire country. It is something that everyone in the country of Fu is concerned about. Why can't this king participate?"

Li Lin looked at Fu Nanling, with scrutiny in his eyes, and said: "King Ling has been favored by the emperor since he was a child, but his body is weak, so he is doomed to miss the throne, so it's better not to think too much."

Li Lin's words were quite blunt, directly poking at Fu Nanling's sore spot, Ji Linglan felt dissatisfied when he heard it, but he also knew that the identities of the two were very different and there was no room for him to intervene, so he held back his displeasure and kept quiet. stood by and listened.

"Then King Pingnan thinks, what criteria should be used for the selection of the crown prince?"

Fu Nanling has always been proud, and Li Lin's unscrupulous speech has already made him unhappy. Being able to continue sitting here is the utmost tolerance.

"The standard is set by the emperor, and this king dare not speak in vain. King Ling's words are really inappropriate. If the emperor listens to you, even if you are favored again, you may not be able to escape the guilt." The stubble of Nanling.

Fu Nanling suppressed the anger in his heart, and said as calmly as possible: "This king came to find King Pingnan today because King Pingnan loved the people like a son and was deeply loved by the people. This king thought that King Pingnan was open-minded and would not follow others. I really didn't expect it... As expected, 'being famous is worse than meeting', I just think that I have misunderstood the person, please come back, King Pingnan, and I will not send it away."

Li Lin smiled suddenly, and said: "It is rumored that King Ling is domineering and willful, but now he is able to bear his temper. It is indeed 'being famous is worse than meeting'."

Li Lin returned Fu Nanling's words, and Fu Nanling was stunned for a while, and then said: "This prince really has a bad temper, and those rumors are not entirely groundless."

Li Lin raised his eyebrows, and said: "You are honest, you are finally a little bit like the old man."

The old man Li Lin talked about was naturally Fu Nanling's grandfather Gao Ding.

"How can there be only one thing? Aunt Huang once said that this king and his grandfather have five points of similar appearance."

"Your appearance is not so much like your grandfather, but rather like your grandmother. If it weren't for your strong facial features, you are a boy, but you have a seven-point resemblance."

"Grandpa Li, I don't know what expression to make when you say that about me."

The atmosphere that was still tense just now eased up inexplicably.

"Why, your kid isn't called Old Man Pingnan King anymore?"

"Grandpa Li, although the boy is not as arrogant and domineering as the rumors say, after all, he was born in the royal family, and he was born with arrogance. His arrogance shows the aura of the royal family. I dare not forget it. The one who is talking to you now is the Gao family. His grandson relies on his grandfather's relationship, so naturally he should call you Grandpa Li." What Fu Nanling said is well-founded, even if there is such a contrast, it is hard to find fault.

Li Lin smiled slightly, then sighed, and said, "You are indeed smart, but you have such a body."

Fu Nanling looked at Li Lin firmly, and said: "Grandpa Li, the imperial doctor said since I was a child that I would not live to be a weak crown, but not only am I an adult, but I am also twenty now. I have never believed in fate since I was a child, and I have been following God fights for my life, I am sure that my lifespan is more than this. If it is true that God accepts me, although I am unwilling, there is nothing I can do about it. But if I am killed by others, it will be death, and I will fight for it no matter what. fight."

"You have been favored by the emperor since you were young, and the emperor will definitely arrange a way out for you..."

"Grandpa Li, you should be clear that once the emperor and the courtiers, no matter how good the father's arrangement is, it will not be able to match the deliberate calculations of others."

Fu Nanling paused for a moment, and then said: "Grandpa Li, if you want to compete, the boy is not only for himself, but also for the future of Fu Guo."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"Grandpa Li, do you still remember the Liaoyuan case three years ago?"

Li Lin nodded and said, "Of course I remember. If it wasn't because you solved the case and wiped out the rebels with almost zero casualties, how could this old man come here to drink tea with you in such a situation?"

Fu Nanling was stunned, then smiled and said: "It's my honor to be able to be valued by Grandpa Li so much. However, the Liaoyuan case was not the work of the boy alone, and all the soldiers under him worked hard. It's a pity that the real mastermind behind the scenes, Haven’t been arrested so far.”

Li Lin frowned slightly, and said, "The mastermind behind the scenes? So the Liaoyuan case is not over yet?"

Fu Nanling said pointedly: "Father has concluded this case."

Li Lin, who had been in the officialdom for a long time, naturally understood the deep meaning of Fu Nanling's words, and said, "According to what you said, the Liaoyuan case is related to the royal family?"

"Grandpa Li, if there is no one in the capital, how could Gao Jin and Sun Yi hide it for so long? And the army and arsenal in the mountain cave, even if they are allowed to raise troops without the support of the royal family, it is just a dishonorable name." Shun, no matter what the result is, he will end up with the reputation of conspiring to rebel."

Li Lin said thoughtfully, "Then do you know who is behind this scene?"

"Father is seriously ill, and the ministers in the court are all worried about the establishment of the crown prince. More than half of the ministers support King Ping."

Fu Nanling didn't answer Fu Nanling directly, but Li Lin already knew the answer.

Li Lin frowned and said, "Do you have evidence?"

Fu Nanling shook his head, and said: "The case of Liaoyuan has been closed with the emperor, and all those related to it have been executed. I have no evidence."

"How can you win people's trust with empty words?"

"When the Liaoyuan incident happened, Gao Jin was arrested by me. Sun Yi sent Sun Huan to Beijing to report the news, and it was Fu Nanping who went to see him. My good second brother who is talented in both civil and military affairs was decisive. When he learned of the incident, he sent Sun Huan to Beijing He even threatened Sun Yi with Sun Yi's youngest son. In order to preserve his blood, Sun Yi surrendered without mentioning anything about Fu Nanping, but he never thought that his youngest son would be killed as soon as he went to Huangquan. "

"It's still the same saying 'empty words have no basis'. What you said is just your own words and cannot be trusted by others."

Seeing Fu Nanling's silence, Ji Linglan hesitated and said, "My lord, it's not without evidence."

Fu Nanling and Li Lin looked at Ji Linglan at the same time.

"Alan means..."

Ji Linglan nodded and said, "It's Gao Wei. If you can catch him and let him speak, you will know who is behind the scenes."

Li Lin looked Ji Linglan up and down, and said, "Who is Gao Wei? And who are you?"

Ji Linglan bowed and replied: "Xiaomin Ji Linglan sees the prince."

Li Lin's eyes lit up, and he asked with interest: "Ji Linglan? Are you the pharmacy shopkeeper who found out the truth about Lin Guifei's death?"

"Back to the lord, Xiaomin is the treasurer of Fuchun Hall."

"I heard that a few days ago, a girl from the Gao Mansion hanged herself. You also found out the truth?"

Ji Linglan replied truthfully: "Back to the lord, Xiaomin just confirmed that Miss Gao did not hang herself, and did not find out who the murderer was."

Ji Linglan was courteous enough, but her demeanor was neither humble nor overbearing, and she spoke the truth without any intention of claiming merit, which made Li Lin think highly of her.

"It's not that you haven't found out who the murderer is, it's not that you are incapable, but that they won't let you investigate." Li Lin took a sip of tea from his teacup and said, "Tell me, who is this Gao Wei, and why did he know about it?" Who is behind the scenes?"

"Back to the lord, Gao Wei is Gao Jin's second son on the surface, but in fact he is Zhang Hanchen's parent-son. Gao Jin knows his identity well, and has been using him as a sword over the years, killing many people for Gao Jin. One of the few who knows who's behind the scenes."

Li Lin was confused and asked, "What is the relationship between Gao Jin and Zhang Hanchen?"

Ji Linglan explained the entanglement between Gao Jin and Zhang Hanchen as concisely as possible.

"So that's the case. Then why didn't Galway be arrested?"

"It's like this..."

Ji Linglan explained Sun Yi's use of Gaowei to Li Lin again.

Li Lin suddenly said: "So that's the case. This Sun Yi is really smart but was misled by his cleverness. He took a son in for nothing."

"Gao Wei hasn't appeared in the past three years, but Xiaomin always feels that he will come to me again." Ji Linglan fell silent while talking, and realized that she seemed to have talked too much when she suddenly recovered.

Li Lin asked curiously: "What is Gao Wei's entanglement with you? Why did he take the risk to find you?"

After talking so much, her throat was filled with smoke, Ji Linglan subconsciously swallowed her saliva.

Fu Nanling smiled and said: "Grandpa Li, this matter is a long story, first let him drink a cup of tea to moisten his throat, and then talk slowly."

Li Lin laughed when he heard the words, and said, "The old man has lost his eyesight. Come here and pour a cup of tea for Ah Lan."

Xiao Lizi hurriedly stepped forward to pour tea and handed it to Ji Linglan.

Ji Linglan blocked it with her sleeve and drank a cup of tea.

"Give him another cup, sit down and drink slowly. The old man has nothing to do, just listen to the story, and Ah Lan feels wronged and wronged, just be a storyteller."

"Thank you, my lord, for your seat." Ji Linglan found a lower seat and sat down, then half-truthed and half-truthed about his grievances with Gao Wei.

"Oh? It turns out that Ah Lan was also involved in the Liaoyuan case."

Fu Nanling continued: "Grandpa Li, Ah Lan is not just involved. Without him, the Liaoyuan case would be difficult to settle in a short time..."

Fu Nanling explained in detail how Li Tai was rescued, how Ji Linglan ventured into Liu's mansion, how he discovered the secrets in the cave, and how he won the final battle.

"Okay! Ah Lan is really talented!"

Under the explanation of Fu Nanling and Ji Linglan, Li Lin understood the whole picture of the Liaoyuan case three years ago, and now the more he looked at Ji Linglan, the more pleasing to his eyes.

"My lord, His Royal Highness Mausoleum praised me too much. I was overthinking my abilities to take risks in the Liu Mansion. Otherwise, Madam Liu might not have died."

The Liaoyuan case has always been Ji Linglan's heart knot. He will never forget Mrs. Liu who was killed by Gao Wei, the guard who was accidentally killed by him, and the paved floor in the cave. corpse.In the past three years, he has often helped the guard's family, and often inquired about Liu Lian's situation in the Yushi Mansion, in order to atone for his sins and gain peace of mind.If Fu Nanling hadn't mentioned it today, and Li Lin was interested, he would never have mentioned it.

"Ah Lan, after making such a great achievement, you have never been complacent, but instead introspected yourself. It is rare, rare! Madam Liu's death was unexpected, and it cannot be entirely blamed on you. Although what you did was aggressive, it also made a breakthrough in the case, so more than one person was saved, and your contribution outweighs your fault."

"Thank you, my lord, for your compliment."

Although Ji Linglan had heard such consoling words a lot, to him as a forensic doctor, one life was one's life, and he was no less contemptible than just because he had a few more lives.

"A Ling, Ah Lan is such a great talent, he should enter the imperial court to serve the country, isn't there still a vacancy in the Ministry of Punishment? You can recommend it to the emperor."

"Grandpa Li, Ah Lan's temperament is not suitable for court, and his talent will not be humiliated if he stays by my side. If the Criminal Department needs it, you can come and find him."

Li Lin looked at Ji Linglan, sighed, and said, "Ah Ling is right, the current officialdom has been messed up by some people, and it really needs to be rectified. It's getting late today, and the old man is tired, so let's go first." Here, if you have time some other day, A-Ling might as well bring A-Lan to the Pingnan Palace for a sit-down. It just so happens that my boss is working in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, so let him meet A-Lan. If there is any problem in the future, You can ask Alan for advice."

Ji Linglan hurriedly said: "The prince is joking, Alan dare not take it."

Fu Nanling was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "If Grandpa Li doesn't dislike it, Ah Lan and I will definitely visit."

"Okay, old man go ahead."

Li Lin got up and walked towards the door, followed by Zhang Zhao.Fu Nanling and Ji Linglan sent him to the door before returning to the private room.

The door curtain was lowered, Fu Nanling breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Alan, you will be lucky if you are with me. If I come here alone, the talk may collapse. This time it will be all thanks to Alan."

Ji Linglan smiled and said: "Pingnan King never promised you anything, is it too early for the prince to be happy?"

"Although I haven't promised anything, it's still tacit. Take ten thousand steps back, even if King Pingnan doesn't support me, he will definitely not support Fu Nanping after today, and it will become a stumbling block for Fu Nanping to succeed. If this is confirmed, then the meeting will be considered a great success."

Ji Linglan nodded and said, "That's true. Now that the matter is over, let's go back to the palace."

"Back to the palace? Ah Lan, the spring is just right, the grass is growing and the birds are flying. Isn't it a waste to go back to the palace now? Let's go back after having some fun."

"It's true, then let's go to Baihua Garden. The spring is just right, and a hundred flowers are blooming. It's a good time to enjoy the flowers. Maybe we can have a beautiful encounter."

"No!" Fu Nanling approached Ji Linglan and said domineeringly: "If Ah Lan wants to watch, he can only look at me."

Ji Linglan quickly looked to her side and found that Lu Jiu and Liu Xi had not followed in. She couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, pushed Fu Nanling, and said, "Either go to Baihuayuan or go back to the palace, Ah Ling chooses for himself."

Fu Nanling hesitated for a while, and said, "Then let's go enjoy the flowers."

The two of them didn't delay any longer, and rushed to Baihuayuan in a carriage. Seeing that noon was approaching, they bought some food on the way. When they arrived at Baihuayuan, it was already half an hour later.

Because of Fu Nanling's presence, the carriage entered Baiyuan Garden smoothly, and the two got off the carriage one after another.Looking at the empty Hundred Gardens, Ji Linglan couldn't help being surprised, and said, "Didn't Ah Ling say that many talented scholars and beauties came to enjoy the flowers? Where are they?"

"Oh, Ah Lan likes to be quiet, so I let someone clean up the scene." What Fu Nanling said was justified, and it was taken for granted.

Ji Linglan couldn't laugh or cry for a while, and said: "My lord, you really don't care about your reputation at all. What you have done this time must have added a fault to yourself. Are you not afraid that your reputation will be too bad and you will not be able to get what you want in the future?"

"Fame has both advantages and disadvantages. If you pay too much attention to it, you will easily get your hands tied. I'm not that stupid. Besides, what I do is not to make trouble for no reason, but to prevent it before it happens. It is much more important than those illusory things."

Ji Linglan said in a low voice helplessly: "My lord, this is outside, please be more careful when you speak."

"What are you afraid of, there is no one else here except us."

As soon as Fu Nanling finished speaking, he heard voices.

"I don't know who made such a big hand, so that the opening day of the Hundred Gardens can be closed. It turns out that the third emperor came out to play."

The familiar voice and familiar figure made Fu Nanling frowned.

Fu Nanling, who was in the punishment period, took great pains to create an opportunity to be alone with Ji Linglan, and thought about living the world of the two of them, but before the wonderful outing started, he brought in unexpected guests. Diaphragm response.

"I wonder why today is so unlucky. It turned out that I didn't read the almanac when I went out, but I ran into the second brother." Fu Nanling did not hide the disgust in his tone.

Fu Nanping smiled at the corner of his mouth, fluttering in white clothes, shaking a folding fan in his hand, walking from a distance, really looking like a handsome young man.

"Brother Sanhuang is really very hostile. Could it be that he has been drinking too much medicine recently, and his virtual fire has risen? I think it's better to let the imperial doctor diagnose and treat him. It's a mistake."

Ji Linglan frowned when she heard that, and looked at the man who spoke. The man's facial features are good, and he is a proper handsome guy in modern times, but the rampant expression on his face completely ruined this face, making people No matter how you look at it, you feel disgusted.

Fu Nanling's temper has always been bad, how could he bear this tone, narrowed his long and narrow phoenix eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Come on, slap your mouth."

Lu Jiu bowed to accept the order, and his figure flashed to the man.

Seeing this, the man glared angrily, and shouted: "I am the prince, let's see who dares!"

Fu Nanping frowned slightly. Just as he was about to reach out to stop him, Lu Jiu dodged him. Then he heard two 'pops'. Looking at the man's face, ten fingerprints were clearly discernible, and it swelled instantly. .

"Lu Jiu, you dare to hit me!" Fu Nanzhang gritted his teeth and shouted, his eyes were about to split open, "Come on, Lu Jiu and others have committed crimes, and I will take them down for my prince!"

The people behind Fu Nanzhang looked at each other, but no one stepped forward.

Seeing this, Fu Nanzhang became angry from embarrassment, raised the horsewhip in his hand, and whipped it towards the people behind him, cursing: "A bunch of useless trash, trash!"

The guards and servants were beaten to the point of wailing and begging for mercy. The originally peaceful garden became noisy, and the beautiful scenery was completely destroyed.

"Enough!" Fu Nanping stopped with an ugly face, and said, "Nanzhang, have you had enough trouble?"

Fu Nanzhang was frightened and said aggrievedly: "Brother Huang, it is clear that Fu Nanling bullied me, so it's fine if you don't help me, but you still scold me?"

Fu Nanping took a look at Ji Linglan and said: "You were the one who spoke out first. As your elder brother, the Third Emperor should teach you a lesson. What grievances do you have? Apologize to the Third Emperor."

Fu Nanzhang looked at Fu Nanping, then at Fu Nanzhang, and said, "It's fine for me to apologize, but he must also be slapped twice!"

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