[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Xiao Yu met Lin Jian's eyes, and his thoughts flashed, and he suddenly remembered the scene when he came back from Tongzhou at the end of last year without even returning to the mansion, and went directly to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion of Rongguo Mansion to meet Lin Jian.

It was the same at that time, Lin Jian made a fuss on his own initiative, after he found out, he worried about Lin Jian's safety, so he went directly to look for Lin Jian, and in the end, together with Lin Jian, he designed and participated in Prince Rui's conspiracy, and successfully Insiders of the incident.

Now, Lin Jian has another plan, but he is not allowed to participate in it.

What does this mean?

Either, it means that what Lin Jian is going to do next is very dangerous. If he participates in it, it may endanger his position as the crown prince. In order to clear the relationship, he is not allowed to participate at all; The things to be done will involve him, or be related to him. In order to avoid suspicion, he is not allowed to intervene.

Xiao Yu withdrew his gaze from Lin Jian. He lowered his eyebrows and stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the teacup at hand. The edge of the teacup was completely cool, and the remaining tea in the cup had no heat. After dipping in the tea in the cup, he wrote four words on the table with tea traces.

It was the four words Lin Jian wrote to him that night - 'Use your body as bait'.

After Xiao Yu finished writing, he raised his eyes and saw Lin Jian's gaze fell on the words he wrote, so he asked softly, "I don't want to ask. Yunxi, I'll just ask you, do you still want to do this this time?"

Lin Jian stared at the four words and smiled with unknown meaning, until the water stains were almost dry and the four words almost disappeared, Lin Jian smiled and said: "The plan for the day is not complete at all."

When Xiao Yu heard this, his eyes darkened deeply.

The plan of the day, the so-called use of body as bait, not only Lin Jian wanted to pretend to be poisoned by Feng Ziying, but also Xiao Yu himself had to make sacrifices, in order to make the eldest prince think that he had lost power Even Emperor Chengsheng, an insider, wanted to join forces with Lin Jian. He gave the eldest prince a chance, but the eldest prince and others never cherished it. After all, they embarked on the path of treason and crime.

In the past, there were so many people who participated in the plot, but this time, Lin Jian didn't want him to participate. Could it be that he wanted to take risks alone, using himself as a bait to lure out the people behind the scenes?

Xiao Yu thought about it, and suddenly his heartstrings twitched, and then he thought of a certain possibility.

And the possibility he thought of made him break out in a cold sweat while holding the hand stove in the warm room.

Xiao Yu didn't mention the possibility he thought of, but looked at Lin Jian with a bit of disbelief. Although he didn't say anything, Lin Jian seemed to understand his gaze, looked at him and smiled again Laughed, but didn't say anything more.

Xiao Yu saw that Lin Jian looked away and turned to look at the scenery outside the window. The raised corners of his lips indicated that Lin Jian seemed to be in a good mood right now.

Xiao Yu sat quietly for a while, but he still couldn't utter some words after all.

"Yunxi, you also said just now that the emperor is willing to answer you this time because he trusts you and values ​​you, so even though he has many concerns, he finally agreed to your request. But I have a few private words here, While no one is in front of you and me at this time, I still want to talk to you, and I hope you can always remember these words in your heart. The two of us grew up together, what kind of person are you? It's clearest, I really can't see you suffer."

Xiao Yu put aside the identity of the prince, and whispered to Lin Jian what was in his heart, "Whether it is in the court or in the harem, my father will never favor only one person. Speaking of the harem, my mother and concubine have been the most favored by my father these years, but The former queen passed away for many years, why did my mother and concubine not be made a queen for so long, and there is not even a royal concubine in the harem?"

Although Xiao Yu was asking a question, he didn't intend to ask Lin Jian to answer it, so he answered it himself first, "The reason is obvious. Everyone in the palace knows that the status of mother and concubine is not as good as that of the former queen, and she is not liked by the queen mother. He has the heart, but he can't go against the general trend of the government. Even if he has the heart to rectify, he has still made compromises and concessions in the past 30 years. He's likely to pause."

"Yunxi, I'm not saying this to say that the father is not good, nor that he is not trustworthy. I just want to say that there is only one person at the top, and the only person he will put in his eyes is him." If you use your body as a bait, if you want your father and emperor to accompany you, I am afraid that this risk will be too great."

Lin Jian smiled when he heard the words, then fixedly looked at Xiao Yu, and said slowly: "The Empress Dowager doesn't like the concubine, nor does she like Your Highness. However, the Holy Majesty values ​​the Imperial Concubine and His Highness very much, and the Holy Majesty wants to make His Highness the queen despite all difficulties. Prince, this shows His Majesty's determination."

"Since ancient times, it's not easy to play games with the power of generations of meritorious officials. I understand everything His Highness said. I also know everything His Highness can't say. It's just that the next thing to do is also must be done. Yes. I have already made a choice, and from the standpoint of His Highness, there is no need to make a choice, and the time has come for Your Majesty to make a choice."

"If, as His Majesty said, the Holy Majesty can't give up, then I will bear the consequences of the risk. If the Holy Majesty can give up, Your Highness will probably see the prototype of the Da Zhou that His Highness expects in his heart. I don't want His Highness to intervene." , His Highness does not need to interfere in these matters now, after all, this is the business of the Holy Majesty, and His Highness only needs to do a good job of the Prince's duties."

Lin Jian actually talked too much.

But since it was a private conversation, he was willing to have a heart-to-heart talk with Xiao Yu.

In the end, he looked at Xiao Yu meaningfully and said, "Actually, Your Highness doesn't have to worry too much. The Holy Majesty is wise and powerful, so how could he really be able to hide anything from him? How can the Holy Majesty see things that we people can see clearly?" out?"

Lin Jian paused, his expression suddenly became unpredictable, "Even though the Holy Majesty may really not know about some things, but one day / he will know. At that time, everything will become clear."

Xiao Yu could still understand the words before, but Xiao Yu frowned at the words after.

But Lin Jian didn't continue to talk about this topic at all. He sat back facing Xiao Yu again with a smile: "Your Highness, let's not talk about this."

"Next month will be my father's birthday. I want to hold a birthday banquet for my father at the General's Mansion, and my father has already agreed. The invitation will be sent to His Highness's mansion at that time, and His Highness will be honored."

Xiao Yu was very surprised when he heard the words: "Didn't Old General Lin never hold a birthday banquet since he returned to the capital? Even when the birthday came, he passed it quietly."

What Xiao Yu said was true.

After Lin Hong returned to the capital from his leg injury, he lived in seclusion in the West Garden, as if he was not the radiant general in the past. Lin Hong refused all the hard work he had put in for Da Zhou, and wanted to hold a birthday banquet for him.

Xiao Yu heard Lin Jian mention it more than once. In the past few years, apart from Emperor Chengsheng, Lin Yuan, Lin's eldest son, also mentioned to Lin Hong that he wanted to hold a birthday banquet for Lin Hong at home, without inviting outsiders. The family members got together to have fun together, but Lin Hong never agreed.

Speaking of it this time, it's no wonder Xiao Yu was so surprised.

Lin Yuan didn't try to persuade him, why did Lin Jian persuade him this time?

"Yunxi, I remember that you used to hold a birthday banquet for him without telling General Lin, but he found out and was scolded. Why did the old general agree this time?"

Lin Jian laughed: "My father has changed his sex. He's used to being deserted. This time, he wants to have fun."

"I told him that he will be fifty-four next month. Although the number six/nine is not an integer, it is also auspicious, so I proposed to hold a birthday banquet for him. I also said that since I want to do it, I will do it." I want to make a big one. I have been to Mengkong Mountain every New Year’s Eve. My father probably hasn’t seen many of them in the past ten years. I just took this opportunity to invite them over to catch up. My father thought about it After two days, I agreed to it later. It is also very good to say that you can meet old people without going out."

"He used to be in the army, and later retired to the West Garden, and he didn't celebrate his birthday. This time he said, since I want to host it, he will give me full power to host the birthday banquet, and he and my mother will not care about it. Just leave everything to me. However, my father has drawn up a guest list, and many people are invited."

Lin Jian smiled and said, "I'm thinking, since His Highness has been invited, the Holy Majesty can't ignore it. The invitation will be delivered by then, and His Highness, please say a few words for my father in front of the Holy Majesty. If the Holy Majesty can come to my father's birthday The banquet will be full of splendor, and my father will be happy."

Xiao Yu nodded and agreed: "Don't worry, not only I will go, but the emperor will also go. In fact, the old general's post has arrived, but I will not say anything. With the affection of the emperor for the old general, the emperor Will definitely go."

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he remembered what happened during Lin Jian's coronation ceremony, and reminded him, "Yunxi, the old general is going to hold a birthday banquet. This is a big event, and it will definitely cause waves in the capital. It probably has other thoughts. Someone sabotaged you during your coronation ceremony, and Prince Rui lost power. Those people will be dealt with, but there are still undercurrents surging in this, and there are many people who make trouble secretly. You have to be careful, you can't There is such a thing as a crown ceremony."

"The old general is so happy, you can't dampen his interest."

Lin Jian smiled casually, "Don't worry, Your Highness."

"His Royal Highness knows about the crown ceremony. It was intentional. The elder brother and the second elder brother failed to return in time. My parents were trapped in the Chonglian Temple in Mengkong Mountain and could not come back. They deliberately left a gap to play tricks on them. It was all designed. But this time is different. Since I promised my father, I naturally want to let him celebrate this birthday happily. There will be no accidents at this birthday party. My elder brother and second brother will also go well Returning to the capital to participate in the birthday banquet. This birthday banquet is not a game to invite you into the urn, not to mention Your Highness, even I will not allow them to be presumptuous."