[Red Mansion] Young Master Lin Yan

Yipin Tea House.

Lin Yan and Lin Ruhai were sitting in the second-floor wing next to the window, and when they set up the windowsill brackets, they could see the continuous flow of pedestrians on the street.Opposite the teahouse is a silk and satin shop, customers come and go, obviously the business is good.

Lin Ruhai stared blankly, not intending to speak.Lin Yan also tactfully didn't ask this time, and played with the wine glass with his chin propped up.He didn't know what kind of medicine his father sold in his gourd, but he was sure that it must have something to do with the silk farm, no, it should be said that it had something to do with the guests who came in and out of the silk farm.

After a while.There was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

Lin Ruhai's words fell.Lin Huai led a woman in her forties to open the door and enter.Lin Yan tilted his head and looked carefully. Although the woman was late, she still had a somewhat charming figure, and she thought she was a beautiful figure when she was young.

Lin Ruhai put down his wine glass, "Can you see clearly?"

The woman said: "See clearly. Although we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, she and I entered the flower house one after another. At that time, we were only five or six years old. We were brought up by our mother together, and we even slept together when we were young." Sleep with the quilt on your feet, and never admit your mistake again. It's Qiuniang, that's her."

Lin Yan had a flash of inspiration and instantly understood.Lin Ruhai found the person from the Qinhuai Flower House back then. Today, he probably negotiated with the Ye family's spies to deliberately lure the Ye family's wife to the silk and satin village, and then asked Lin Huai to place the woman in the next room. The window recognizes people.

Lin Ruhai signaled Lin Huai to take a look at the table, and said, "What happened back then?"

The woman seemed very reserved and worried, and she knew it when she thought about it. Suddenly someone came to find out the old things of 20 years ago, and she was someone she didn't know at all, but she was so high above her. Who wouldn't feel nervous?

Seeing this, Lin Huai handed over a bag of silver, "You take these first. Don't worry, my master won't make things difficult for you. As long as you tell what you know, you will benefit and protect you." Son is fine."

The woman hesitated, and Lin Huai said again: "You are living as a concubine, and life is not good at all. Now that the master is dead, and the first son in the family is taking the throne, he looks down on you and resents you for taking away his mother's favor." Chong, making his mother unhappy, will you help save your son?

What your son owes is 3000 taels, not 30 taels.Given the current situation of your family, he can take it out, is he willing to take it out? "

The woman's heart tightened.

"But the 3000 taels are nothing in the eyes of our master and grandpa." Lin Huai continued his efforts and slowly took back the money bag, "The opportunity is here, but it's only once. You have to think about it."

Seeing the silver bag look away, the woman panicked, "I... I don't know much about what happened back then, I was just afraid of disappointing the nobleman."

Lin Huai chuckled, "It's okay, just say as much as you know! Our master and uncle will not embarrass you."

The woman calmed down a bit, and then she said, "20 years ago, a nobleman came to the flower shop. He spent a lot of money, and said he wanted to find a clean lady, not to be dirty. My mother took it very seriously, and ordered me and Qiu I went to pick up the guests with my mother. Qiu Niang is better-looking than me, and she can play the pipa better than me, so she was favored by the nobleman and stayed.

Since then, Qiuniang will not accept outside guests, and her mother will place her in the spacious yard, waiting for the nobles to come over every now and then.Some people in the restaurant are envious and others are jealous.But only one month later, the nobleman never came again.At first, the nobleman left a lot of money, but my mother treated her kindly.

After a long time, there was no news of the nobleman, so my mother became impatient and wanted to arrange for Qiuniang to continue to pick up the guests.But it was at this time that Qiuniang was found pregnant.The mother wanted to abort the child, but Qiuniang refused.Mother was helpless, and did not dare to use force. "

Lin Yan frowned, "Why not?"

Isn't it normal for Mama Sang to deal with a pregnant girl?

"Because the guards who followed the nobleman all had fourth-rank tokens around their waists. Mom also saw this, and found out that he was from Beijing, so she paid special attention to him. Where are these people? Can you afford it?

Although the nobleman has returned to Beijing now, but according to his previous indifference to Qiuniang, he can't guarantee that he will come to look for it again someday.If at that time, the nobleman finds out that Qiuniang is in trouble, and his flesh and blood are disposed of, why don't you cut your mother alive? "

The fourth-rank guard with a knife...

Lin Yan suppressed his shock and said, "Go ahead."

"Mom has no choice. She doesn't want to support idlers, and she doesn't dare to do anything, so she pretended to be kind and let Qiuniang go out. She also said that she didn't want her redemption money. But in fact, my mother had already searched Qiuniang's house. The money Qiuniang saved in those years I took all the rewards from the nobles. Fortunately, Qiuniang is smart and has hidden a lot in secret.

It's just that Qiuniang was once very popular, and few people in Qinhuai area have never heard of her name.With our background, even if we redeem ourselves and become good, we will still be talked about for the rest of our lives.What's more, Qiuniang also brought a child with an unknown father.But she is still pretty.Where can there be less gossip? "

"Later, Qiuniang probably couldn't bear it anymore. She gave me all her savings and dragged me to help. I thought about my sisterhood for so many years, and found one of my customers at that time, and quietly went to the yamen to do a new one. household registration.

Qiuniang left with her new household registration, and I never saw her again after that.until today.I saw that she was well dressed, and she should be doing well.I just don't know how the child is doing now. "

Lin Yan tapped his fingers on the table, "Who is that noble man, do you know?"

The woman shook her head, "The nobleman is accompanied by guards when he comes and goes. It is very mysterious. There are even many people in the restaurant who have only heard of it, but have never seen it. I was lucky enough to see it. I am in my 20s and less than [-] years old. He is extremely handsome and has an unusual demeanor. If he looks at you with anger, you will not dare to vent your anger. Later I heard Qiuniang mention that he said his surname was Gu, and he didn’t say anything else.”

"Any more?"

"That's all I know."

With a wave of Lin Ruhai's hand, Lin Huai took the woman down with him.

Lin Yan said: "Father, this woman has little knowledge, she just thinks she is a nobleman in the capital, but how can ordinary noblemen get the personal protection of fourth-rank guards? Only the royal family! Surname Gu, is it a pseudonym?"

Lin Ruhai looked up at him, with a smile in his eyes, "20 years ago, the late emperor went to Jiangnan for the last time, ordered the princes to accompany him, and stayed in Qinhuai for exactly one month."

Are the princes accompanying?So which one? More than 20 to 30 years old, surnamed Gu?

Lin Yan almost jumped up, "Gu Guogong's mansion?"

That was Prince Yizhong's natal family, and it was also a well-known Duke's residence. Unfortunately, Prince Yizhong's treasonous plot was revealed, and the Gu family was the mastermind, bearing the brunt of the disaster. No one was spared from the disaster.

Lin Ruhai sighed: "Although the Gu family was on the late emperor's tour to the south, there is no one who can match up to his age among those who went there, but Prince Yizhong happens to be at this age."

"Even if the age is right, the Duke's mansion can't be guarded by fourth-rank guards with swords!" Lin Yan rolled his eyes and stood up instead, "So Ye He is the queen of Prince Yizhong? This... this... ...Do you want to tell the emperor?"

If this is the case, then things are out of their Lin family's control.

Lin Ruhai summoned Lin Huai again, "Go to Prince Kang's mansion yourself, and tell the prince what happened in detail. Tell the prince, all the materials and witnesses that were searched are here."

This is for Situ Ling to face the saint directly with evidence.

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Xuanzheng Hall.

Situ Kun's face was gloomy, and the corners of his mouth and nose were trembling.

"You mean not only that, but Ye He also worked as an aide for Lao Wu back then, even when he was in the paddock, he was under Lao Wu's account?"

"Yes! It is precisely because of the incident with the fifth younger brother that he was able to retire unscathed, and even shined in the imperial examination. The servants became more and more suspicious that this person was unusual. After repeated investigations, who would have expected to find out such a big secret. The ministers dare not be good at it, so they can only report to the emperor and ask the emperor to make a decision."

Situ Kun glared, "Why didn't you say such a big thing at the beginning?"

"The emperor's father was assassinated, and the ninth and fifth younger brothers were implicated one after another. At that time, the son-in-law just thought it was strange, and didn't expect the matter to be so serious. He wanted to wait for the son-in-law to find out and report it."

At that time, he was indeed very angry, and the third and ninth sons had just cleared up their grievances, and they were afraid that another incident would upset him.Situ Kun's expression softened slightly, "Get up! Are you sure?"

"The woman just said these things, and I guessed it from what she said. The emperor wants to ask in person? The woman is in the mansion of the son right now."

This is unnecessary.He was also there during the southern tour, so he knew that Prince Yizhong often went out to find women.Situ Kun turned his head and asked Situ Yue, "You mean, you saw Ye He and Zhaoyang together?"

"Huh? Oh, yes!"

Situ Kun looked at his nonchalant appearance and was furious, "You don't want to tell me about such a thing!"

Situ Yue said aggrievedly: "At that time, I didn't know Ye He's background, so I thought... I thought he was so powerful that he could win the throne with the princess of the royal family. There are too many people in this world who are struggling No. Zhaoyang is not Erchen's serious sister, what is Erchen doing with his heart!"

Situ Kun rolled up the book on the case and threw it over. Situ Ling hurriedly said: "Father, you know that the Ninth Brother has such a nature. Don't say he didn't expect it, it is Erchen. If he hadn't found that woman and learned that he was born 20 years ago. I'm afraid I can't guess."

Situ Kun glared at the two of them.

Situ Ling said again: "What is the father planning to do now? If Ye He is really... the future, judging from his current step-by-step actions, it may not be easy behind it."

"Boss, fifth brother! Good! What a great ability to play around with my two sons! Such a character, one by one, is rushing to be the guest of honor! Stupid!"

The first prince, the fifth prince, Situ Kun could say something stupid, but Situ Ling couldn't.

"Father, you want Ye He..."

"No!" Situ Kun waved his hand, "Is the prince and princess of Beirong coming?"

"It's just a few days away."

"It's not appropriate to cause turmoil at this time, so that Beirong can take advantage of it. Just pretend you don't know about it, and it's business as usual." After speaking, he pointed to Situ Yue and repeatedly urged, "Especially you, did you hear that!"

Situ Yue: "Yes!"

Situ Ling was a little worried, "Father, this man has extraordinary means, I'm afraid..."

"When did I say I wanted to keep it?" Situ Kun sneered, "He is just a prostitute, with no power or power, how could he suddenly rise in the past three years? Someone must have helped him during this time! Coincidentally, I also want to Look, who were the survivors of the second elder brother back then, they were really loyal, and they still never forget after so many years!"

Situ Ling froze, and instantly understood that he wanted to play a long game, catch big fish, and wipe out the remnants of Prince Yizhong's party.The goal that exalting Zhaoyang failed to achieve must be achieved by Ye He.

*******

Jinhe Teahouse.

"You mean, the emperor summoned the fifth prince? And let Princess Zhaoyang live in the palace?"

"Yes."

Ye He frowned, "The emperor bestowed Zhaoyang mansion on his own. In the past, Zhaoyang lived by himself. Why did he suddenly let him live in the palace?"

"Princess Zhaoyang is not too young. If it hadn't been for such a scandal, I'm afraid she has already discussed with Jia's family to get married. Now that Jia Rong is marrying another, the princess will not marry. She has no father and no mother. The emperor took pity on him and ordered the queen to act as his mother, because he wanted to teach her well and choose a good son-in-law for her."

The royal family doesn't value Zhaoyang very much, and they don't lack any rewards, but they just don't mind raising such an idler.But in terms of hard work, since Zhaoyang was recognized in the past three years, there is no such thing.Why did she suddenly let her live in the palace, and ordered Yi Guo to raise her personally?

If it's a show, why don't you show it sooner or later, why do you show it at this time?

Ye He's heart tightened, "What about the Fifth Prince? He has been imprisoned for so long, and Duanyang hasn't come out yet. Now this stall is neither a festival nor a festival, nor is it the anniversary of Concubine Zhen's death. Why does the Emperor think of him?"

"It is said that the three and nine princes were gossiping with His Majesty. When they talked about the princes going to the study together when they were young, His Majesty thought of the Fifth Prince."

The two explanations seem to make sense, but they all came together by such a coincidence.Ye He always felt uneasy.

"Uncle Huang said, someone went to Huxiang to inquire about my mother's household registration last year?"

"Yes!"

Ye He's palm suddenly oozes fine and dense sweat.

Things in this world, as long as they are done, no matter how careful they are, there will always be mistakes.He thinks he is very intelligent, but others are not fools.

Ye He took a deep breath, turned around and wrote a letter to shopkeeper Liao, "Give it to Uncle Huang without delay."

According to his strategy, the current court is as strong as gold, and only by dividing from the inside, slowly placing chess pieces, and destroying the current rule can achieve the goal.But if it is as he guessed, then it may be too late.

Fortunately, he had already considered the eventuality and prepared a second plan.

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Zhongshun Wangfu.

The guard held the letter with an anxious expression on his face.King Zhongshun turned his back to tease the birds, relaxed and leisurely.After a long while, he said: "I agree with him and let him act with full authority."

The personal guard was shocked, "Your Majesty! You said that the throne of God is stable today, and he is not a fool. Otherwise, why should we have been silent for so many years? Now if the emperor notices it, the subordinates are afraid that Mr. Ye has already been exposed. The subordinates know that Wang Ye Gu Nian has a brotherhood with the late Prince Yizhong, but he has to plan for himself."

"Do you think this king will pick me up for a Ye He?"

The guard was taken aback for a moment, based on King Zhongshun's attitude towards Ye He these days, isn't it?

"Brother Erhuang is Brother Erhuang, and Ye He is Ye He. A prostitute who has not been recorded in the record, if he is really allowed to take the position, it will be a joke for the world to see my Situ family! If it is not the Second Emperor Some people under Brother's banner are too foolish and loyal, they only recognize this bloodline and are not willing to be used by this king, why did this king go to such lengths to find Ye He back?"

The guard was shocked, "My lord..."

King Zhongshun chuckled, "Ye He came forward for everything, and the people who did it were all the survivors of the second emperor's brother. How did this king get involved?"

"This……"

The guard thought about it for a long time, but it seemed that there was really no direct evidence.Even those survivors didn't know what was going on.There is only one Yehe.

"Ye He is talented and resourceful. I can probably guess what he is thinking. He is a person who likes to take the initiative, especially if Brother Huang really sees something, he will never bet on this in case he doesn't know. He can't afford to gamble, and he won't sit still. Bei Rong will enter Beijing soon, so it's a good opportunity."

"With his talent, it's unknown if it really comes to fruition. At that time, the king will be able to expose his conspiracy and occupy the throne in the name of orthodoxy. So what if the king agrees?"

The guard frowned, "What if he fails?"

"If the matter fails, this king will naturally have a way to prevent him from confessing to me!"

The personal guard was in awe, "Yes! This subordinate understands!"

The author has something to say: King Zhongshun and Ye He are not simple!The big conspiracy is about to start.