The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

Seeing that Daiyu came to persuade him, Lin Yao couldn't help feeling more and more depressed. He looked at Daiyu helplessly, "Sister, I don't think that His Royal Highness Qi Wang is a person with ulterior motives, and I have never speculated about his character," paused He paused and sighed, "I know there are some things I said that you don't like to hear, but Yu'er, you still have too little experience, you won't know the pain of being trapped in the strife in the inner courtyard, I'm afraid you will regret it in the future .”

Daiyu laughed when she heard the words, "Is squabbling in the backyard better than fighting in the harem? Brother, after all, I have been in the palace for many years, and I am no longer the little girl who just hid behind you and cried."

Lin Yao was slightly stunned, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Brother may think that I am young and inexperienced, and do not understand the sinister human heart, but I understood very early on what it means to be on guard against others. I have known His Royal Highness Qi Wang for five or six years. Be clear, brother don't need to worry about me." Daiyu persuaded.

Lin Yao frowned, "He will have two side concubines in the future, and even countless concubines, don't you care?"

"Your Highness, as a prince, this is unavoidable. Even if it is an ordinary prince and grandson, which house does not have many people in it? Brother, you have been busy with the examinations for fame these years, and you have no intention of these things. Otherwise, Madam I will also prepare two housemaids for you." Daiyu glanced at Lin Yao and said a little funny.

Lin Yao was speechless, many of his thoughts were untenable in this era, and the things he thought were unreasonable were precisely the most common things in this era.

Which woman in this world doesn't expect her husband to be devoted to her?

Is Daiyu an exception?

Lin Yao thinks not.

Because Daiyu's answer just now, although very general, avoided his question.

He asked Daiyu if she cared, but Daiyu replied that it was unavoidable.

If it can be avoided, I believe Daiyu's answer will be completely different.

He didn't continue to chat with Daiyu, and sent Daiyu back to the courtyard. Lin Yao went back to the east courtyard and wrote a post in the study, asking Ye He to send it to Ruan Yiran.

In terms of seniority, Ruan Yiran is the emperor's uncle, and even the grandfather of the crown prince and King Qi.

This seniority is really terrifyingly high.

Through Ruan Yiran, it is not difficult to meet King Qi.

It's okay for Lin Yao to listen to what Daiyu said, but she really lost her mind.

In the era of supremacy of imperial power, who dares to speak out the dissatisfaction in their hearts?

It was because Lin Yao was not an aborigine and had a golden finger on her body, so she didn't have any respect for imperial power.

Here with King Qi, Lin Yao intends to sound out his words, if he really likes Daiyu and is willing to give it his all, everything is easy to talk about.If he thinks that the red flag at home will not fall, the colorful flags are fluttering outside.

I'm sorry then.

When he opened the treasure chest, he found a marriage stone, also called the Sansheng stone, from the golden treasure chest.

As long as the names of Daiyu and King Qi are engraved on it, the man and woman will be devoted to each other and will never change their minds.

Back then when such a thing was opened from the golden treasure box, Lin Yao once felt that the things opened from the golden treasure box were very tasteless, but now he feels that this marriage stone is really a treasure, a treasure that cannot be exchanged for money.

After all, no matter how powerful or miraculous other Qibao is, it cannot be exchanged for a true heart.

After Ye He came back, he handed Lin Yao a letter, saying that it was written by Ruan Yiran.

Lin Yao took a look at it, and Ruan Yiran asked him to meet him at Baiweiju in the afternoon.

After looking at the sky, Lin Yao changed her clothes and went out.

When Lin Yao arrived at Baiweiju, she went directly to the third floor, not far away, Songhe and Songting stood at the door of the elegant room.

Lin Yao walked over directly, Song He said, "Master is waiting for you in the house."

Lin Yao nodded, pushed the door in, and closed the door.

Ruan Yiran was sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals in the private room, holding a teacup in his hand, and when he saw Lin Yao coming in, he put it down and said with a smile, "I just heard that the emperor gave your sister and the third prince a marriage, so you ask me to meet, It seems that you are not satisfied with this marriage offer?"

"How do you know that I am not satisfied with the marriage offer?" Lin Yao asked without answering.

Ruan Yiran laughed, "You have nothing to do but you never look for me. Last time I told your master the news that the emperor intends to marry you and the fifth princess. Later, when you returned to Beijing, you got engaged to Miss Gu's family after the Chinese New Year. It can be seen that you are not willing to marry the royal family, I know you have always loved your sister, so you probably don't want to marry your sister to some prince, right?"

Lin Yao couldn't deny it and fell silent.

Seeing this, Ruan Yiran sighed, "Although King Qi is young, his virtues are among the best among the princes, you can rest assured."

"I will see for myself how good he is, and please help me to invite King Qi out to meet me." Lin Yao said expressionlessly.

Ruan Yiran was slightly stunned, "Why do you do this? Even if you are not satisfied when you meet someone, can you still refuse this marriage?"

"I didn't say I was refusing the marriage, I just wanted to see you once. You wouldn't even help with this, would you?" Lin Yao said lightly.

Ruan Yiran choked, and said helplessly, "You don't have to say such things to provoke me, I still owe you favors, you have never asked me for help these years, you just asked King Qi to meet, I still It’s not enough to reject you even for such a trivial matter.” After a pause, “I just think it’s completely unnecessary, the marriage is a foregone conclusion, and you can’t change anything when you meet King Qi. If you meet at that time, it’s not what you want. What's the point of making yourself unhappy?"

"I know it in my heart." Lin Yao said with downcast eyes.

Ruan Yiran rubbed his forehead and sighed, "Your temperament really hasn't changed at all, you are always stubborn where you shouldn't be stubborn."

Lin Yao: "..."

The room was silent.

After a while, Ruan Yiran couldn't help Lin Yao, who was deliberately silent, and shook his head to stop talking about this unpleasant topic.

"Are you planning to take the exam this year?"

In order to increase her confidence, Lin Yao studied with Mr. Qin Fu for more than half a year in Yangzhou last year. This year's Chunwei, he will naturally end up.

Seeing Lin Yao nodding, Ruan Yiran smiled and said, "Then I wish you success in the Toad Palace."

After chatting for a while, Lin Yao remembered something and asked, "Do you know Zhou Wenlang?"

"Zhou Wenlang?" Ruan Yiran was taken aback, then frowned, "What do you ask him for?"

Hearing this tone, it seems that he knows each other.

"Years ago in Guangji Temple, this guy humiliated my sister verbally. I heard from a girl from the Gu family that he went to the place of fireworks and suffered from a woman from a brothel. The woman from the brothel drowned in the moat the next day. Is it true?"

Ruan Yiran probably understood what Lin Yao meant. Lin Yao wanted to use this matter to make a fuss and clean up Zhou Wenlang.

He took a breath, frowned and said, "Don't mess around, although Zhou Wenlang is just a dandy with bad habits in Beijing, but he is the nephew of Concubine Zhou's natal family after all, and his relationship with his eldest brother is also different. Excellent, if you attack him, I'm afraid you'll make a mess of yourself."

"Of course I won't act recklessly, I just teach him a lesson and let it out." Lin Yao said calmly.

Ruan Yiran looked at him suspiciously, "Really?"

Why does he think it's not that simple?

If it's just to teach Zhou Wenlang a lesson, with Lin Yao's martial arts, he only needs to block people in a dark alley and beat him up violently, why can't he get angry?

Ruan Yiran said whatever he thought.

Lin Yao said, "He doesn't resist beatings. I just kicked him in Guangji Temple that day, and he couldn't get up. If we really want to beat him hard, is he still alive?"

Ruan Yiran frowned upon hearing the evil spirit in Lin Yao's words, "What did this Zhou Wenlang say to make you so angry?"

He said that beating Zhou Wenlang violently must be restrained, but hearing what Lin Yao meant, he would beat him to death if he wanted to.

How can this work?

With Lin Yao's martial arts, he is no longer his opponent now. Zhou Wenlang's martial arts is not enough. He has already been hollowed out by wine and lust. up.

"Why are you asking so many questions?" Lin Yao frowned, "I'll just ask casually. If you don't know, I'll look it up myself."

"Of course I know something about this. After all, Zhou Wenlang is very close to the second prince. The second prince entered the court last year on business, and he also gathered some people around him to support him. There are already signs of separation from the prince. Although it is not obvious, but After all, there are only two princes, the crown prince and the second prince, who run errands in the court, how can the second prince's tricks be hidden from those of us who are experienced in the world?"

The corner of Lin Yao's mouth twitched, "I'm asking Zhou Wenlang, what are you talking about about the second prince?"

"It's nothing to do anyway, let's just chat," Ruan Yiran took a sip of tea and continued, "A few years ago, the emperor decided on a candidate for the crown prince. My niece, although I won't be on the prince's side because of this, but emotionally, I will still lean towards the prince."

Lin Yao drank tea silently and listened to his chatter.

"The emperor has been intentionally stabilizing the position of the prince for the past two years. From appointing a concubine to the prince, the fifth princess and the third prince can all be regarded as the help of the prince. The emperor intended to marry you and the fifth princess last year. Pulling the Lin family into the lineage of the prince, after all, your master is now the Minister of the Household Department, from a first-rank official, to monopolize the power of the Household Department, once you marry the fifth princess, it is tantamount to directly belonging to the lineage of the prince."

Lin Yao didn't like these twists and turns, so she took a deep breath, and still couldn't help interrupting him, "I understand all of this, I don't need you to analyze it for me here, you should tell me about Zhou Wenlang Well, I haven't spent much time in the capital these years, and I seldom go out, and I have nothing to do with these dandies, if you know anything, tell me quickly, I'm still in a hurry to go back."

"Is there something urgent at home?" Ruan Yiran asked.

Lin Yao said, "My master is celebrating his fiftieth birthday this year, and the family is busy preparing for the birthday banquet."

"Fifty birthday? That should be a big deal." Ruan Yiran remembered this after being reminded by Lin Yao.

Lin Yao urged Ruan Yiran to talk about Zhou Wenlang again.

Ruan Yiran actually didn't want to talk about Zhou Wenlang at all, because he felt that something was wrong with Lin Yao's situation, as if he had been stimulated.

He couldn't stand Lin Yao's urging, he said something briefly, and then shut up.

But it's all the tricks that some dandies often play, and there is nothing worth noting.

Lin Yao also felt that Ruan Yiran didn't want to mention Zhou Wenlang's matter, so she stopped asking. They had dinner together, and they parted at the entrance of Baiweiju.

Back home, Lin Yao summoned Ye He, "I asked you to inquire about Zhou Wenlang, how did your inquiry go?"

"I think the uncle knows Zhou Wenlang's family background better than I do, so I won't say much," Ye He paused, "I've been investigating this Mr. Tuesday for more than half a month, and in terms of his behavior, he has nothing to do with those dudes. It’s different, but there’s one thing that’s weird.”

"I think the uncle knows about Zhou Wenlang's family background, so I won't say more, the master told me to

Lin Yao narrowed her eyes, "Say!"

"Yes," Ye He straightened his mind, and said, "There is a brothel called Wanhualou in the capital. Zhou Wenlang loves to go to this brothel. In mid-October last year, Zhou Wenlang had a fight with Mr. Fu in Wanhualou. , I heard that it was the famous girl Qian'er in Zhengqinglou. That day Zhou Wenlang went to Wanhualou to call for this girl Qianer to accompany her, but this girl Qianer was accompanying Mr. Fu, and the old bustard told Wanhualou Zhou Wenlang was the oiran who accompanied Zhou Wenlang, but Zhou Wenlang refused to let go, so both Mr. Fu and Mrs. Qianer came out. Ms. Qianer did not give Zhou Wenlang face, and Mr. Fu said that she would redeem Miss Qianer. Zhou Wenlang touched him. The nose is gray. The next day, the Qian'er girl drowned in the moat. It was rumored that Zhou Wenlang lost face and killed the Qian'er girl."