Married Thrice to Salted Fish

On the second day, when Lin Qingyu entered the palace to ask the emperor for his pulse, the empress and concubine Chen Guifei happened to be there.The empress is in charge of the sixth palace, and Concubine Chen Gui is assisting. The three of them are discussing the New Year's matters in the palace.

The Empress and Concubine Chen were beauties who were all over the country when they were young. Now that they are old, the Empress is graceful and dignified, surpassing the temperament of her mother; Concubine Chen is well maintained and has been pampered for many years. She looks only in her early thirties , like a peony in full bloom.

Lin Qingyu knelt down and bowed to the three of them: "See the emperor, queen, and imperial concubine."

The emperor was upset by the two women on the left and the right, and when he saw Lin Qingyu again, he felt his wives and concubines making noise.But seeing Lin Qingyu has no official position, wearing a crescent white uniform, which catches people's attention with no decoration.

As soon as the queen saw him, her face became a little colder.Concubine Chen Gui was quite polite to him: "The emperor's hair has improved a lot recently, and it's all thanks to Dr. Lin."

Lin Qingyu said: "It is the student's fortune to share His Majesty's worries."

"My concubine heard that there was an epidemic in the south last year, and it was Dr. Lin who found the prescription to understand the epidemic." Concubine Chen held the emperor's arm, "Your majesty, this concubine would like to borrow Dr. Lin's medicine."

The emperor casually asked: "Is there something wrong with Aifei?"

"It's not a concubine, it's the prince." Concubine Chen Gui frowned, her eyes were full of love, "Since the prince met... Ever since he suffered a serious illness, his health has been worse than before, and no matter how much medicine he took, he didn't get better. Said After all, it’s all because the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital are incompetent. They can’t cure the emperor’s headache, and they can’t take care of the prince’s body.”

The emperor's face was indifferent: "I think that the crown prince has a heart disease that cannot be cured, otherwise he would not have handled the errand that I entrusted to him so sloppily."

Concubine Chen Guifei's complexion changed slightly, her fingertips tightened as well, she tried her best to smile and said: "The prince must want to finish the job well, maybe he is a bit powerless."

Lin Qingyu quietly glanced at the queen.The queen hid her emotions very well, and she couldn't see her emotions.

"That's all." The emperor stretched out his wrist and said to Lin Qingyu, "Go back to the East Palace to see for the prince."

Lin Qingyu replied: "Yes."

The queen hesitated for a moment, and said: "The list of concubines and concubines for the family banquet on New Year's Eve has been drawn up, please have a look at the emperor."

The emperor is dispensable: "No need, I can rest assured that the queen will handle things."

"Your Majesty, let's take a look." Concubine Chen Gui raised the corners of her lips, "The empress has reserved a seat for the sixth prince this time."

The emperor said displeased: "Really?"

The queen quickly knelt down, not as calm as before: "New Year's Eve is a time for a family reunion. After all, Li'er is the blood of the emperor and his concubines, and also the brother of the princes and princesses..."

The emperor interrupted coldly: "The sixth prince doesn't understand these things, why bother to bring him back."

The queen begged: "Your Majesty..."

"Queen Empress, don't talk about it." Concubine Chen Guifei put on a good-hearted appearance, "The emperor is about to get angry."

The emperor was quite impatient: "Okay, both of you stand down."

The queen forbearance said: "The concubine will leave."

As soon as the queen and Concubine Chen left, Lin Qingyu's pulse was healed: "The emperor's head wind disease has not been cured, no matter how heavy the state affairs are, he should take more rest."

Why didn't the emperor want to rest.In the past, there was a prince who could supervise the country, but now the prince doesn't know where to put his heart, and many things can only be done by him himself.

The emperor stared at Lin Qingyu, and suddenly asked: "You have been married to Gu Fuzhou for some time, right?"

"Yes."

"How is he treating you?"

Lin Qingyu smiled: "The general treats me very well."

The emperor became more and more impatient, and waved the man away.

Lin Qingyu left the Palace of Qinzheng and went directly to Fengyi Palace to see the Queen.When the maid of Fengyi Palace saw him, she didn't even have a biography, so she said: "Your Majesty won't see you, Doctor Lin, please go back."

Lin Qingyu said: "I went to Jinyang Garden two days ago."

The palace lady turned around and stopped.

"About His Royal Highness, there are some things I want to tell the Queen. Can you tell me, Miss?"

After the palace maid passed the pass, Lin Qingyu was invited into Fengyi Palace.The empress was saddened by not being able to reunite with her son on New Year's Eve, and when she heard about Lin Qingyu's news about Xiao Li, she didn't care about the past grievances, so she asked immediately, "What happened to Li'er in Jinyang Garden?"

Lin Qingyu said slowly: "No accident will happen."

"What do you mean." The queen asked anxiously, "Is Li'er doing well?"

Lin Qingyu shook his head: "Not good—very bad. When I saw His Highness, he was squatting in the snow, wearing single clothes, digging snow by handfuls to eat."

The always prudent queen's eye circles turned red all of a sudden: "Why, how could this be... Laifu! Bring Laifu to Ben Gong!"

The queen can't go out of the palace to visit her son, so she can only send eunuch Laifu to send some things to Jinyang Garden from time to time.All the things she sent over were of the highest quality, and every time Laifu reciprocated, it meant that His Highness the Sixth Highness was fine in the other palace.She always thought that although her Li'er was no better than a prince who grew up in the palace, she still lived a life of a wealthy family.Who would have thought that those servants would dare to do one thing to the other and deceive her for so many years.

Facing the Queen's questioning, Lai Fu said sadly: "Your servant is wronged, my lord! Every time I go to Jinyang Garden, His Highness the Sixth Highness is well served! This servant really doesn't know anything!"

The queen had lost her mind, and wanted to torture her to extract a confession, but was stopped by Lin Qingyu: "Laifu is the confidant of the empress, and he is also loyal to the empress. The problem should be in the Jinyang Garden. The emperor has not been to other palaces for many years. People are slack by nature, and they don't get rewards from their masters, so they will naturally try to get some money."

Thinking of her son's situation in the other palace, the queen couldn't help but shed tears: "They just bullied Li'er for being ignorant and unable to speak...my Li'er..."

Even if the queen is the mother of a country, she is just an ordinary mother at this time.When she cried, she didn't cry like most people, she just shed tears silently.The maid handed over the clean handkerchief: "Your Majesty, be careful of your phoenix body. If your Majesty falls down from crying, who else can His Highness the Sixth Prince rely on?"

The queen wiped away her tears and pulled herself together: "You're right. Those servants in Jinyang Garden are still waiting for me to take care of them."

Lin Qingyu said: "Even if you change all the people in Jinyang Garden, how can you guarantee that the newcomers will not treat His Highness as harshly as they do in the future?"

The queen stared: "Then what do you think I should do?"

"The best way is to bring His Highness the Sixth Prince back to the palace and let the empress take care of her personally."

The queen smiled strangely: "Do you think this palace doesn't want to? You saw it today, the emperor doesn't even want to see Li'er at the New Year's Eve family banquet, so how could he allow this palace to keep Li'er by his side."

Lin Qingyu pretended to think about it: "The emperor's mind is hard to change. Maybe the empress can explain this matter to the prince, and ask the prince to speak to the emperor."

"Prince?" The queen said coldly, "I still think you are a smart person. The prince and Concubine Chen wished that Li'er would stay far away from the palace, so why would they speak up for me?"

Lin Qingyu said lightly: "In this way, even if the empress becomes the queen mother in the future, she will still have to endure the pain of separation."

The queen was vaguely aware of Lin Qingyu's intentions, and her heart tightened suddenly.She asked the others to back off, and asked uncertainly, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

"After the crown prince ascends the throne, what will happen to you and His Highness Sixth? You should think more than I do."

"Presumptuous!" The queen's eyes were sharp, "Aren't you afraid of losing your head if you dare to discuss the establishment of a crown prince with me!"

Lin Qingyu was calm and unhurried: "What I said is the most difficult thing for the young master before he dies."

The queen was taken aback: "Wan Cheng...?"

"Your Majesty treats the young master as her own, and the young master always misses you and His Highness the Sixth Highness. He is worried about your situation in the palace, worried that you will be embarrassed by Concubine Chen, and asked me to do my best to share your worries."

The queen looked at him coldly: "If you really put Wan Cheng in your heart, how could you remarry someone else when his body was still alive!"

Lin Qingyu sighed lightly: "If I don't do this, how can I help the empress."

The queen looked at Lin Qingyu fixedly.The man in front of him is handsome, radiant and handsome, his eyes are as deep as a pool, as if he is luring people to approach, and then looking for the right time to drown them.

Lin Qingyu may have ulterior motives, but there is no doubt about one thing: if Xiao Teng ascends the throne smoothly, her Li'er will never come back in this life.

After weighing it several times, the queen said calmly: "What do you want me to do."

In a few days, the Marquis of Nan'an asked to see the emperor alone, and proposed that Xiao Jie be crowned king.The emperor was a little surprised, the Marquis of Nan'an had never participated in party struggles, and when the battle for the heir apparent was the most intense, he never spoke for any prince, why would he speak for a mediocre fourth prince now.

The Marquis of Nan'an came up with the reason that Lin Qingyu had thought in advance: "The prince is originally a talent for governing the country, but he had no intention of governing the country for a long time due to illness. The minister thought that the emperor could use the fact that the four princes were named king to beat the prince a little. The dispute between princes is terrible. , can also be used."

The emperor listened to the words, but did not express his opinion immediately, only said: "Let me think about this matter."

In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.New Year's Eve palace banquet, harem concubines, princes and princesses gather together for the New Year's Eve dinner.During the banquet, everyone was singing and dancing, everyone was talking and laughing, it was very lively.

Seeing that the emperor was in good spirits, the empress smiled and said, "The fourth prince will be nineteen after the new year, so it's time to find a concubine for him."

Xiao Jie just picked up a piece of snack and bit half of it, then quickly swallowed it whole: "Thank you mother for your concern, son, son, I'm not in a hurry."

"Don't be in a hurry." The queen scolded, "Your uncles all married princesses when you were your age, and many of them have become fathers."

The queen's words reminded the emperor of Nan'anhou's request.He glanced at Xiao Cheng, saw that he was holding the wine glass absently, his expression was slumped, and he was no longer as vigorous as before, so he made a decision immediately.

——Xiao Jie was conferred the title of Prince Ning at the New Year's Eve palace banquet.

Compared with the hustle and bustle in the palace, the general's mansion is much deserted, only the general and his wife celebrate the new year together.Even so, Yuan Yin still decorated the mansion up and down.There are window grilles on the windows, and lanterns hanging under the eaves, which is full of joy.

After the New Year's Eve dinner was served, Lin Qingyu gave his servants a holiday.Gu Fuzhou moved the table to the porch, and the two sat under the red lantern, enjoying the moon and drinking together.

After finishing a plan, Lin Qingyu drank a few more glasses, Ruyu's face was full of alcohol, and even the tear mole under his eyes was stained crimson.Gu Fuzhou's drinking capacity has been tempered in the military camp, and he is much stronger than Lin Qingyu.Seeing that Lin Qingyu was a little drunk, he said, "Shall I take you back to your room?"

Lin Qingyu put his hands on his forehead, looked at him with drunken eyes, his portrait seemed to be shrouded in light: "Why do you like hugging me so much..."

Gu Fuzhou half-truthfully said: "Because I want to be handsome in front of you."

Lin Qingyu laughed, stretched out his hand lazily towards Gu Fuzhou, and invited him: "Then come."

Gu Fuzhou leaned over and hugged Lin Qingyu horizontally.The difference in stature between the two of them is too great, and such a hug makes Lin Qingyu look even smaller.In fact, he was considered slender among men of his age.

Gu Fuzhou returned to the room and sat down by the bed, but did not put Lin Qingyu down, but let him sit on his lap. "Do you want to drink sober soup?"

Lin Qingyu put his arms around his neck, leaned close to his ear, and asked in a hoarse voice, "You... why are you so hard?"

Gu Fuzhou laughed softly, and said distressedly: "Oh, have you been discovered? I'm sorry, I can't help it." His voice was low and tenacious, and entered Lin Qingyu's ears, "I miss you so much."

The corners of Lin Qingyu's reddened eyes twitched slightly: "Think?"

Gu Fuzhou rolled his Adam's apple, and asked back: "Qingyu, do you still only like girls?"

Lin Qingyu's eyes were full of confusion, as if he didn't even know the answer.

Gu Fuzhou sighed, got up and put Lin Qingyu down on the bed, and planned to ask his servants to make hangover soup.When he turned around, he felt his sleeve being pulled, and looked down, meeting Lin Qingyu's bright eyes.

Lin Qingyu's breath was full of burning wine: "...not necessarily."