The Forest of Red Mansions

Faced with such a tragic situation for the first time, the three members of the Lin family obviously couldn't accept it, their faces were all pale, the small bodies of Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinjun were shaking and almost fainted, Lin Jinyao was also violently churning in her stomach, I just want to lie aside and vomit well.

The thick smell of blood is all in the breath, disgusting and frightening.

"Are you okay?" Yinzhen looked at her pale face and couldn't stop worrying in his heart.

Lin Jinyao shook her head weakly, "I'm fine."

Just at this moment, a gangster broke through the encirclement of the soldiers next to him, raised his sword and went straight to Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinjun behind him. Lin Jinyao subconsciously swung the whip away, forcing the man to dodge hastily. His sword had pierced his chest.

Warm blood splashed onto Lin Jinyao's hands. Looking at the figure who fell silently in front of her eyes, her legs went limp and her hands trembled even more.

However, at this moment, she couldn't help being weak. As the fierce battle lasted longer, more and more people fell around her, gaps were opened one after another in the well-protected circle of soldiers, and gangsters came in one after another.

The sword in Fourth Master's hand kept waving, and Lin Jinyao mustered up the courage to swing the whip.

Although her kung fu is not very good, but she still looks decent when playing with this whip, she dare not kill people, even cripples are okay.

Fortunately, most of them threatened Lin Ruhai for the sake of catching alive, so those villains were always a little restrained when facing the three brothers and sisters of the Lin family, which also bought them some opportunities.

But compared to fourth master's side, it was much more dangerous. Those people didn't care about his identity at all, and they were ruthless and vicious in their attacks, and their moves went straight to the vital point, as if they wanted his life deliberately.

Seeing this situation, Lin Jinyao couldn't help wondering, how could the Zhen family be so bold?Aren't they afraid that if the prince dies here, the emperor Longyan will be furious and directly destroy them?

Before he could think deeply, he heard a scream, "Sister!"

Lin Jinyao turned her head to look, but what she saw in front of her eyes made her eyes red and angry.

Jia Zheng actually pushed her younger sister out to block the sword!

"Damn it!" shouted angrily, and Lin Jinyao flicked her whip, wrapping around Lin Daiyu's waist and pulling her over.

"Ah! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" The shoulder was pierced, and the severe pain distorted Jia Zheng's face in an instant. The unprecedented fear overwhelmed all his reason and pride, and he was covered with tears and snot. face, "Don't kill me! I am the second master of the Rong Mansion! My daughter is the imperial concubine! You can't kill me!"

"Rong Mansion? Imperial Concubine?" The man sneered, and under Jia Zheng's extremely frightened gaze, he cut his throat with a sword.

The blood sprayed out a beautiful and coquettish arc, Jia Zheng's eyes widened, and he fell down softly, his eyes were full of horror, bewilderment, resentment, and unwillingness.

Lin Jinyao was stunned, Jia Zheng died just like that?

"careful!"

Accompanied by this exclamation, Lin Jinyao suddenly fell into a warm embrace, and with a "poof", a flickering sword pierced through his shoulder.

"Fourth Master!" Lin Jinyao turned pale with shock.

"Don't be dazed, be careful." The man behind him was killed by a soldier, and the sword was pulled out from his flesh and blood, which made fourth master groan in pain.

"Your injury..."

"No problem." After saying that, he turned around and faced the enemy.

Lin Jinyao didn't dare to waste any more words at this time, so she could only grit her teeth and deal with the enemy with all her heart and caution.

This time the enemy's martial arts are quite high, and it is not easy to deal with them. However, the imperial court sent out elite soldiers this time, and there are a large number of them. After all, they still gained the upper hand. Chief Fang gritted his teeth and had no choice but to shout "withdraw" with hatred.

The few remaining people immediately broke out in a frenzy, jumped out of the window one after another, and rushed into the water.

Almost at the same time, the fighting outside also stopped.

Immediately afterwards, a series of footsteps came, "Si elder brother, how is the situation here? Are you injured? Hurry up, hurry up and pass on the imperial doctor!" Prince Yu kicked a soldier beside him, frowning tightly anxious.

"Second Emperor Uncle, don't worry, it's just a minor injury." Yinzhen smiled lightly and said, "This place is too messy, so I'll go back to my room first, and ask the imperial doctor to go directly to my room."

"Alright, you go back and have a rest. I'm outside, so you don't have to worry."

"Then there will be a lot of trouble for Uncle Lao Erhuang."

There were three imperial physicians on board, and one of them was the emperor's confidant physician with excellent medical skills. It was originally prepared for Lin Ruhai, but fourth master used it first.

Just now, in order to protect Lin Jinyao's three siblings, Fourth Master suffered a lot of injuries, but fortunately, he never hit a vital point. The most serious one was the one he blocked for Lin Jinyao, a sword pierced through his left shoulder.

Lin Jinyao couldn't help being scratched a few times, but none of them were too deep. After taking the medicine, she went back to her room and asked the girl to give her the medicine. Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinjun were the best protected, with a little wound on her body. Not at all, just looking at the anxious expression, it was obvious that he was greatly frightened.

Helpless, Lin Jinyao had no choice but to ask the girl to boil two bowls of Anshen soup and pour it down for them. There was some sleeping ingredients in it. After the soup was poured for a while, Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinjun fell asleep.

Lin Jinyao wanted to go and see Fourth Master, but it was getting late, and it was really difficult for her to go in and out of a man's bedroom as a girl, so she tossed and turned on the bed anxiously, replaying the scene of him blocking the sword for her over and over again in her mind.

Since her last life, she has never believed in the so-called love from the bottom of her heart. In her opinion, both family and friendship are much more reliable than love. Therefore, she has lived for more than 20 years in her last life, but she has never been in love once. After graduation, all the classmates and friends around her got married and even gave birth to children one after another, but she was still alone. Even though she never lacked excellent suitors, her distrust of love seemed to be deeply rooted in her bones.

After meeting Fourth Master in this life, and knowing about the past that she had forgotten, she finally understood the origin of her deep-rooted distrust. Even though she was uncontrollably moved by him and wanted to give it a go, But when she asked herself, she still had reservations.

She has always been very clear that the sincerity and sincerity she used is far less than fourth master's dedication, but today his almost instinctive reaction without hesitation still deeply shocked her.

She couldn't imagine or understand what kind of deep affection it was to be so desperate to come here, but she knew very well that compared with this affection, what she gave him was too small and insignificant.

This realization made her feel sore and swollen.

A person as keen and shrewd as he must be very clear about her stinginess, right?But he never complained at all, he still treated her well as before, getting better and better day by day, so good that even she herself began to feel worthless for him.

What about him?Did he feel lonely and sad because of this?

Perhaps, she should try to be nicer to him.

……

That night, Lin Jinyao didn't sleep well, and almost had a nightmare all night. The dream was full of red blood and Jia Zheng's death.

When they got up early the next day, the three siblings were not looking very well. They were pale and bloodless. I don't know if it was an illusion, but I always felt that the strong smell of blood was still rushing into the nose, and the eyes were full of blood. It is obvious that the stomach is empty, but at this moment, facing the delicious meal, he loses his appetite.

The three siblings suppressed the discomfort in their stomachs, took a few mouthfuls of porridge and put down their chopsticks.

"It's good for you to rest in the room. I'll go see fourth master." Lin Jinyao said, "Tell girls and women to stay in the room and accompany them. The door is open and there are soldiers outside. Don't be afraid. I'll be back soon." .”

Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinjun nodded obediently, "Sister, be careful."

The fourth master happened to have just finished his breakfast and was half lying on the bed with his eyes closed to rest his mind. When he heard Lin Jinyao coming, he opened his eyes happily.

"Yaoyao, why did you get out of bed? How is your injury?"

"It's just a few small cuts. It's much better after taking the medicine last night. How about you? Are you better?"

"It's just a minor injury, it's nothing serious." Yinzhen smiled lightly, with a trace of helplessness in his eyes, "The imperial doctor insisted that I stay in bed and recuperate, which made me very boring."

But Lin Jinyao said: "What the imperial doctor said is true. A shoulder is pierced and it is called a minor injury? After bleeding so much, this time it is a serious injury. It is time to stay in bed and recuperate. When we arrive in Yangzhou, we must make up for it." .”

Sensing her deep concern, Yin Zhen couldn't help showing warmth in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Lin Jinyao never thought that she would make him so happy with just a word of concern, but she felt more and more unhappy all of a sudden.

Unable to help holding his big hand, Yinzhen was taken aback for a moment, then his palm moved slightly, and his fingers clasped tightly for a moment, so that they fit firmly.

The four eyes met each other, full of affection, as if there was an invisible thread of love entwining the two of them tightly, the thick warmth and sweetness permeated the surroundings, and the breath seemed to be filled with that savory sweetness.

"I really want to marry you in as soon as possible." Yinzhen sighed softly, in front of the beautiful woman, he could only hold a small hand secretly, he was really greedy.

However, Lin Jinyao looked at him with a half-smile, "I heard that the imperial concubine and the concubine De concubine gave the fourth master a 'servant' person. Doesn't the fourth master prefer the current life? Surrounded by beauties, How comfortable it would be without that nasty jealous woman staring at you in the backyard."

Yinzhen smiled, his eyes were full of joy and indulgence, "I have to go and see if the vinegar jar in the kitchen has been knocked over, the smell is really sour, it seems that in the future I will have to ask someone to remove it The vinegar jars in the mansion should be carefully hidden, lest the house be flooded with old vinegar every day."

Lin Jinyao stared, and said angrily: "Okay, Fourth Master has shown his true colors. Look at the one who dislikes me, that's all. The annoying jealous woman will leave now, so as not to be disliked here." After saying that, he stood up and gestured want to go.

Yinzhen held onto her hand tightly, and took the opportunity to put it to his mouth to steal a scent, and said with a smile: "I haven't finished talking yet, so I'm in a hurry? It seems that my little jealous woman is not only jealous, This temperament is also great, but... Who told me to be different from ordinary people, but I just love you to death, you little jealous woman."

"I haven't even touched those two people with a single finger. After accepting them, I changed hands and sent them to the sewing room. I don't even see each other on weekdays. If you don't mention it today, I will forget about it." , compared to those women who don't know the so-called, I hope to marry my little jealous wife home as soon as possible and take care of me."

Having said that, fourth master couldn't help but sigh again.

She will participate in the draft next year, but after the draft, it will take a year and a half to wait. After all, everything will be complicated after the prince's wedding.

Lin Jinyao pursed her lips in joy, and teased for a moment: "I am very sad to think that I will leave my family so early. Otherwise, I will excuse my illness in next year's general election and wait until the next election."

"You can try." Fourth master sneered.

"Ahem, joking, joking." Lin Jinyao was helpless, rolled her eyes, and changed the subject decisively, not daring to tease him again.

"Fourth Master, were those people sent by the Zhen family yesterday? How capable is the Zhen family?"

Unexpectedly, Fourth Master threw a thunderbolt that made her dizzy.

"Do you still remember Qin Shi, the wife of Jia Rong in the Ning Mansion? Logically speaking, I should still call her cousin."

"What, what?" Lin Jinyao was stunned, "Cousin sister?! Could it be that she is the daughter of some prince living abroad?"

The corner of Si Ye's mouth curled up into a slight sarcasm, "The late emperor's 'first son' is the daughter of the fourth son of the emperor born to Concubine Dong E."

This time Lin Jinyao was stunned, "But, didn't the prince die just a few months after he was born?"

"Indeed, everyone thinks so, but..." Fourth Master laughed even more ironically, "When Concubine Dong E entered the palace, she attracted the resentment and concern of the entire harem. There was a lot of trouble, and the mother and son wanted to break up at one point, how could Empress Xiaozhuang Wen not hate it?"

"At that time, including Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, almost all the women in the harem joined forces. The reason why Concubine Dong E was so weak was because she suffered a lot of plots. Later, she came out with a 'first son', which made it even worse. It was unbearable, all kinds of open guns and dark arrows emerged one after another, all those women tried their best to prevent the first emperor for a while, not to mention that Empress Xiaozhuang Wen was in control of the entire palace at that time The late emperor also had a heart but was powerless."

"Until the life of the fourth son of the emperor was hanging by a thread, the first emperor gritted his teeth and simply took the opportunity to call him 'died', but secretly used all his power to hand the fourth son of the emperor to the nanny to take him out of the palace, just thinking about keeping the child safe When he grows up, wait for him to defeat Empress Xiaozhuang Wen and completely control the front court and harem before finding a way to bring him back."

"However, God's will will trick people. Concubine Dong E passed away before the first emperor had time to act, and the first emperor followed her soon after in grief. Perhaps it was because the fourth son of the emperor was too young to fight against Empress Xiaozhuang Wen. Helpless, compared with the glory and wealth, the late emperor hoped that the fourth son of the emperor could live in safety, so until his death, the first emperor never revealed any news about the fourth son of the emperor, he only brought this secret into the coffin."

"But the first emperor probably never thought that he hoped that the child born to him by the woman he loves the most will live a good life, even if it is ordinary, but the fourth son of the emperor is not reconciled. He regards that seat as his own. He hates Huang Ama, Empress Xiaozhuang Wen, the first emperor, and all the Aixinjueluo royal family. Then the Qin family was the child born to him by a famous Qinhuai courtesan, but the fourth son of the emperor But he only had his grand plans and great careers in mind, and he was ruthless to his woman and child, and after the woman died, he asked people to abandon the child."

"It wasn't until Qin Shi married into the Ning Mansion that he accidentally found out about her identity. Seeing how beautiful this daughter he abandoned was, he moved his mind to take Qin Shi into his hands as a treasure. Who would have thought that not long after meeting Qin Shi, Jia Yuanchun accidentally learned the secret from Concubine Zhen, and then she found an opportunity to secretly tell Huang Ama about it, and then Qin Shi If you die, Jia Yuanchun will be your concubine."

"Jia Yuanchun's denunciation killed Qin Keqing and exposed the fourth son of the emperor. That's why that person didn't hesitate to kill him when he heard the second uncle talk about the Rongfu and the imperial concubine yesterday?" Lin Jinyao felt His mind was not normally dizzy, "What about the Zhen family, what is the relationship between the Zhen family and the fourth son of the emperor?"

"The old Fengjun of the Zhen family is the nanny of the fourth son of the emperor. She was entrusted by the late emperor to quietly take the fourth son out of the palace. These years, the fourth son of the emperor has been unwilling to move, and the Zhen family is his. The number one follower has been scrounging money from the imperial court to put it in the pocket of the fourth son of the emperor, adding bricks and tiles to his grand plan and hegemony."

"This time your father found out about the rebellious behavior of the Zhen family, which made the Zhen family and the fourth son jump over the wall just now. The rebels yesterday should undoubtedly be the fourth son's subordinates."