Gu Qinglin occasionally felt uncomfortable in the face of Lin Jinwen's kindness, but he could try his best to restrain his emotions, at most, his ears were hot, so as not to extend the heat to his cheeks.It's just that now, he has lost control of his whole body, he can't control any emotions, even his eyes.

Gu Qinglin stared blankly at Lin Jinwen pulling his finger out of his mouth. At that moment, he was so flustered that he even wanted to stand up and leave the room.

He didn't even know where to put his eyes, and he looked extremely nervous.He opened his mouth to say something to ease the weird atmosphere in front of him, but he didn't know what to say.They were all there in a daze, without a trace of the clarity and tranquility of the past.

Lin Jinwen looked at the overwhelmed person who was teased by his every action and word, and he only felt funny in his heart.He picked up the thin towel on the table, wiped his fingers and said cheerfully, "What's the matter, your face is so red? I mean this rose cake is very sweet, what is Qinglin thinking?"

The temperature on Gu Qinglin's face rose a little because of these words, looking at Lin Jinwen's smiling eyes, he pursed his lips.Trying to restrain the embarrassment in his heart, he pushed the rose cakes on the table to Lin Jinwen, and said in the same calm tone as before: "Since my husband likes to eat, there are many more here. It doesn't matter if you eat more. If it's not enough, I will ask Yuzhu to do it again."

Yuzhu said that his recent taste is too sweet, which is beyond the tolerance of ordinary people, so he doesn't believe that Lin Jinwen can eat it.

Lin Jinwen blinked his eyes, he actually doesn't like sweet food at all, especially this rose cake has too much sugar in it, he would feel tired when he smelled it so sweet.Gu Qinglin saw Lin Jinwen's hesitation, he got up and took a piece in front of Lin Jinwen with his own hands, softly comforting him: "Husband, eat it." After saying this, he raised the rose cake in his hand, implying that Lin Jinwen should eat it quickly.

Lin Jinwen raised his eyes to see that Gu Qinglin's rosy face hadn't faded away, then he suddenly held Gu Qinglin's wrist, sighed resignedly, and said, "I didn't like these sweet things originally, but since Qinglin If Lin wants to feed me, my husband can barely eat it, so I can't waste it, Qing Lin, isn't it your intention."

After all, Gu Qinglin was not as thick-skinned as Lin Jinwen, as soon as the word "husband" came out of Lin Jinwen's mouth, he knew that he had completely lost.Gu Qinglin waved his hand and didn't intend to force Lin Jinwen anymore, he said: "Since my husband doesn't like to eat, then forget it, I will let Yuzhu do something else."

After saying this, he waited for Lin Jinwen to let go so that he could put the rose puff pastry back on the plate, and he conceded defeat.

But at this time, Lin Jinwen got a lot of fun from it, Gu Qinglin was willing to back off and ensure that the two of them would live in peace, but he was not willing.Lin Jinwen tightly held Gu Qinglin's hand that was about to break free, and whispered softly: "This is not acceptable, Fulang, what you feed yourself, even if it is poison that pierces people's hearts, I have to eat it."

Then, under Gu Qinglin's astonished gaze, Lin Jinwen grabbed his hand and handed rose cakes to his mouth.This food was very soft and sweet, Lin Jinwen watched Gu Qinglin eat it slowly, the food was really unpalatable to him, but he still ate it bit by bit.

At the end, Lin Jinwen accidentally bit Gu Qinglin's finger.

The warm touch made Gu Qinglin's heart tremble, this time before he could react, Lin Jinwen had already let go of his hand.It was only then that Gu Qinglin realized that there was a trace of sweat on the place Lin Jinwen held tightly.

He quickly retracted his hands and put them in his sleeves, but the scalding heat on his skin didn't go away.

Lin Jinwen teased Gu Qinglin on purpose, but did not continue.This ancient man was already thin-skinned, Gu Qinglin was already considered pretty good, and he wasn't scared away by his actions.

Lin Jinwen looked at the rare Gu Qinglin who was in a daze and said, "Stop standing, sit down quickly. Are you still hungry, or you can eat more." Gu Qinglin looked at Rose Cake, he shook his head and refused, thinking Then I thought, I am afraid that I will never want to eat this thing again.

Lin Jinwen got up and pressed Gu Qinglin, who was so distracted, on the chair, and then he sat back and said, "Do you have leg cramps during the day? Before I left, I asked Yu Zhu to make some bone soup for you. Have you drank it? Don't ask the imperial doctor to take a look?"

Gu Qinglin came back to his senses because of his words. He knew that Lin Jinwen had deliberately changed the subject, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "I didn't have cramps during the day, and I didn't have such a thing before. It came here suddenly last night. There's no need to invite the imperial doctor." , how could she be so coquettish."

Lin Jinwen said: "Now you are two people. If you eat something that doesn't suit your appetite, you will vomit. If you don't keep up with the nutrition, you will easily suffer from leg cramps. If the child is older, it will be even more uncomfortable. I heard people say that this bone soup is a Good stuff, drink some if you can, don’t say whether it works or not, the key is to have some comfort in your heart.”

When he was not a successful person, he lived in a shanty town, where all kinds of people lived, but the rent was the cheapest.Next to him lived a young couple, the husband was busy on the construction site, and the wife pulled the stall to avoid the city management to sell fruit.Lin Jinwen remembered that the wife became pregnant not long after, and the husband was very happy. He bought a lot of bones and asked his wife to make soup with a silly smile, saying that she had leg cramps at night, and that this stuff could replenish calcium and relieve leg cramps.

In fact, Lin Jinwen didn't really check whether the bone broth supplemented calcium, but he always remembered the couple smiling at each other because of the arrival of the child.At that time, Lin Jinwen was still young, his heart was not so hard, and there were still gaps to exploit.

At that time, he thought that some parents would be happy for their newborn child, while others would leave their newborn child in an orphanage and ignore it for many years. The child might not even know who his parents are when he is about to die. .And he belongs to the latter.

Now that he is talking about the bone soup to Gu Qinglin, maybe what he is thinking about is not the bone soup, but the smiles and friendship of the couple back then.

Seeing Lin Jinwen talking and talking, Gu Qinglin suddenly looked dazed, he frowned lightly and quickly calmed down again: "Yatzhu boiled a little, drinking it doesn't make you tired."

Lin Jinwen laughed when he heard this, and didn't care much about the past.He thought that people with calcium deficiency could eat calcium tablets in modern times, but in this ancient situation without calcium tablets, they could only try to ensure a balanced nutrition.Although the medicine was three-point poisonous, he still wanted to invite the imperial doctor to come and feel Gu Qinglin's pulse.

Gu Qinglin said again: "I went to sort out my mother's dowry today. The things are complete and exactly match my mother's dowry list. My father kept them very carefully." Some of them were broken, the boxes were covered with dust, and those dowries had been lying quietly in a corner of the warehouse, as if they had never been opened for many years.

Lin Jinwen understood what Gu Qinglin meant, and he said: "Don't worry about him, you can take what is given to you, anyway, you are in charge here." Some things, the truth will be revealed someday in the future, but it is definitely not what he is now. When not abundant.

Gu Qinglin hummed, but said nothing more.

In the next few days, Lin Jinwen was busy with the safety of the Empress Dowager.Zhou Rui is picky, and everything must be perfect.Xiao Rugui and Lin Jinwen didn't want to refute too much, lest they get the name of being disrespectful to the Queen Mother.During this period, Zhou Rui was probably reminded by Mrs. Wen, and he found Xiao Rugui and Lin Jinwen who were in charge of the protection work. He reluctantly said that when he and Zhou An, as princes, went to pay homage to the Queen Mother Only five hundred imperial forest troops are required to accompany them.

Now that Zhou Rui had spoken, Xiao Rugui and Lin Jinwen naturally didn't intend to do anything unnecessary, so they agreed and subtracted 800 from the [-] people on the spot.Zhou Rui looked rather ugly, but he forced a smile and left.It can be seen that Zhou Rui has a bad feeling towards him and Xiao Rugui because of this matter.

The emperor has been recuperating in the Qianqing Palace for the past few days and has not gone to court.The emperor did not appoint a prince, nor did he open his mouth to let other princes take over the court.He didn't go to court so much, the court could only be idle, every day those civil and military officials came to walk around, asked about the emperor's physical condition and left.Fortunately, the emperor was not so confused as to let the court affairs idle, so the emperor ordered Wen Xiang and other veterans to jointly handle the affairs of the court.Otherwise, when the emperor returned to the dragon chair, he might see a book that was taller than him.

That day the emperor ordered someone to summon Lin Jinwen. Lin Jinwen was discussing with Xiao Rugui how the Imperial Forest Army should be arranged in Guangling Palace.The person who came here was also familiar to Lin Jinwen, it was Yuanxiao.

Yuan Xiao passed on the emperor's oral order and got up.

When leaving Xiao Rugui's place, Lin Jinwen asked carelessly, "Eunuch Yuanxiao, what does the emperor want from me?"

Yuan Xiao smiled and said, "My lord Lin, the emperor only let the servants come to deliver the oral instructions, and the other servants have been waiting outside the palace, and they don't know what's going on inside."

Lin Jinwen nodded and said, "So that's the case."

Lin Jinwen and Yuan Xiao had to pass through the East Lane on their way to the Hall of Qianqing. To the south of this East Lane was the Harem, and to the north was the Chaotang.In addition to the guards patrolling, the inner eunuchs and guards in the harem are clearly separated in the east alley.

When they passed by, a eunuch happened to carry two people out from the harem. The two people were covered with white cloth, their hands were hanging outside the stretcher, and there were wounds and blood on their wrists.

The eunuchs knew Lin Jinwen and Yuan Xiao, so they hurriedly carried them sideways to let them pass.

Lin Jinwen walked over and whispered, "Eunuch Yuanxiao, what's going on?"

Yuan Xiao originally wanted to say that he didn't know, but when he looked at Lin Jinwen, he remembered Wang Jin'an's point in his heart. He looked around and whispered: "The two people who were carried out just now were waited on a few days ago. The emperor's disease, the emperor's illness, the concubine Liu Gui, who has been ill all year round in the harem, was alarmed. The chores in the harem were originally presided over by the concubine, but the concubine was weak and did not appear often, so the affairs of the six palaces were handled by the empress virtuous. For such things, Concubine Xian, Concubine Qi, Concubine Shu, and An Zhaoyi were all reprimanded by Concubine Gui, and are being dealt with by Concubine Xian today."

Lin Jinwen suddenly realized, and then said with a troubled expression: "So that's the case, but if the emperor suddenly remembers the two of them, what will the concubine Xian do? Will the emperor scold her?"

Yuan Xiao smiled, and pointedly said: "The emperor has been in a bad mood for the past few days, his thoughts are hard to guess, and the slaves don't know." Lin Jinwen said oh, he still had a stingy expression on his surface, but his heart was a little heavy.This wealth and life, one must have one's life to enjoy wealth.The emperor is ruthless and ungrateful, and the people in the harem are jealous, and the concubine Xian is angry with Concubine Liu Gui, so why don't she just use others to vent her anger.

Lin Jinwen had already inquired about the backgrounds of these princes in the palace these days. The empresses mentioned by Yuan Xiao just now, except Concubine Liu Gui, all had princes by their side in the harem.The mother and concubine of Zhou Rong, the four princes, were not in it. Zhou Rong's mother was originally a court lady, who was favored by the emperor and gave birth to Zhou Rong.

It is said that the emperor thought that Zhou Rong's biological mother was of low status and intended to raise Zhou Rong by the side of the frail and sick Concubine Liu Gui, but was rejected by Concubine Liu because she had a child who died early.The emperor finally made Zhou Rong's mother a beauty, and Zhou Rong was raised by her side.However, Zhou Rong's mother died of illness a few years ago, and was posthumously named Concubine Rou after her death, while the underage Fourth Prince Zhou Rong was temporarily raised in Concubine Liu's Palace.

It is said that the reason why the emperor did not establish a queen was because Concubine Liu Gui was in poor health, otherwise Concubine Liu Gui would have become Queen Liu now.

Zhou Rong and Zhou Xiang are not far apart in age, but Zhou Rong is very low-key on weekdays. He is honest, he is not willing to compete with others for things, and sometimes he does not leave his yard. He is not as arrogant and famous as Zhou Xiang.

Surviving in the harem is like walking on thin ice. Maybe one day's prosperity may be the same as tomorrow's death.This statement applies to the women in the harem, and it also applies to those who hang around the emperor and are favored in name.

Thinking that he had a destiny like those two people who were randomly beaten and killed just now, Lin Jinwen felt as if a stone had been crushed in his heart, and he was very heavy.

When Lin Jinwen went to see the emperor, the emperor was listening to the palace people singing. He was lying half-lying and half-closed his eyes in a relaxed posture, swaying his hands to the rhythm.When he saw Lin Jinwen, the emperor waved him to keep silent.

At the end of the song, the emperor sat up straight and let the palace people back down. The emperor's face improved a lot, and he waved to Lin Jinwen: "Jin Wen, come here. This song was just released in the palace, how about it?"

Lin Jinwen stepped forward and stood in front of the emperor, and reluctantly said: "It's good that the emperor likes it." He was not interested in this ancient song, and he didn't understand it, and felt that it was not as good as the refreshing and delicious pop songs now.

As soon as the emperor heard his words, he thought of Lin Jinwen's lack of ink in his stomach. He shook his head, but he couldn't say enough to tell Lin Jinwen to study more, so he changed the subject and said, "I haven't seen you much in the past two days. How does it feel to be in charge of the defense?"

Lin Jinwen said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, the matter of defense is cumbersome and meticulous. I can't sit still in my humble position. If it weren't for Commander Xiao in my humble position, I probably can't do anything well."

The emperor shook his head and said: "This is a job that tempers people. You do it well. If you do well, I will reward you a lot."

As soon as Lin Jinwen heard that there was a reward, his face lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for my humiliation."

The emperor smiled and asked again: "I heard that the eldest prince has been to the imperial forest a lot recently?"

Lin Jinwen nodded: "It's the first time that the eldest prince is doing things alone. He is afraid that he will be angry if he doesn't do well, so he often goes to Commander Xiao to ask how things are going."

After hearing this, the emperor snorted through his nose and said, "He's such a big man, he's still afraid of this and that."

Lin Jinwen saw that the emperor said this, but there was no dissatisfaction on his face, and he knew that the emperor was just talking.

He said: "Your Majesty, no matter how old the eldest prince is, he is your son. He is in awe in front of you, so he naturally wants to do the best."

The emperor was overjoyed, and he said: "Your mouth is not normal today, and you actually spoke for Zhou Rui."

Lin Jinwen smiled shyly: "The emperor misunderstood, I am not speaking for the eldest prince. I really think so, because I have the same mentality in front of my father, so I can quite understand the mood of the eldest prince."

When the emperor heard Lin Jinwen mentioning Lin Songren, his expression faded a little. He looked at the ignorant Lin Jinwen, and suddenly said, "Jinwen has a deep affection for Lin Qing and his son, and I'm envious from the bottom of my heart."

Lin Jinwen was stunned and said: "Your Majesty, the princes and princesses in the palace also admire you very much."

The emperor shook his head and said, "You don't understand, it's different."

Lin Jinwen lowered his face and thought in his heart what is the meaning of you playing this card all of a sudden, his mouth moved and he didn't say a word.At this moment, Wang Jin'an stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the time has come, and it's time for you to take your medicine."

The emperor snorted, his expression returned to normal, and he said: "My body has recovered, and I will stop taking this medicine after I tell Wang Zhong."

What else did Wang Jinan want to comfort, the emperor gave him a cold look, Wang Jinan didn't dare to say what he wanted to say, he looked at Lin Jinwen who was standing aside.

Lin Jinwen hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, this person often says that good medicine is bitter, and he has been drinking it for a few days, so he might as well take the opportunity to take good care of his body. If you are healthy, everything will be fine."

The emperor sighed: "It's hard for you to say the words "good medicine is bitter."

Wang Jin'an smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what guard Lin said is what the servant wants to say, but the servant is stupid and doesn't know how to speak."

The emperor hummed and said: "Forget it, let Wang Zhong adjust the prescription, I am tired of drinking this medicine."

Wang Jin'an hurriedly responded, and he blinked at Lin Jinwen with a grateful smile on his face.

The emperor ignored Wang Jin'an's petty gestures. He looked at Lin Jinwen and said, "Isn't your husband pregnant? I just want to give some teaching nuns to your sister so that she can learn some rules. How many nuns are there in this palace?" Mama doesn't have a master anymore, and she acts quite steadily and has enough experience, do you want to bring one back for your husband to use?"

Lin Jinwen looked surprised: "There are servants in this family, what do you need the mother in the palace for?"

The emperor looked at him with a look of disappointment and said: "Why are you so confused, it is not easy for this little brother to have a baby, you have to prepare early no matter what, so you won't panic when the time comes."

Lin Jinwen said in a low voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will go back to my humble post and ask Gu Qinglin."

The emperor looked displeased, and he said: "Why, you still have to ask Gu Qinglin's opinion on the person I bestowed on you? You only have such a little status in the family? You care so much about people?"

Lin Jinwen said: "Your Majesty, this is not what it means. Gu Qinglin has vomited and vomited since she was pregnant. She eats and drinks less all day long, and has a big temper. Isn't this because she is afraid that the child will not be able to bear it and doesn't want to make him angry. Your majesty, you didn't say you would give a nanny just now, didn't you want to go back and talk to him, if the emperor bestows a nanny, you will take her home in a while."

The emperor looked at Lin Jinwen with a puzzled expression. It's not that he has never seen someone who is afraid of the people in the house, and there are all civil and military officials.But usually, those people were hiding their secrets, and they still pretended to be saying what they said, and Lin Jinwen was the only one who said this frankly and without concealment.

The emperor thought of Lin Jinwen's grandfather, who had a wicked heart but no guts back then, and was so frightened by Mrs. Lin's knife that he didn't even dare to accept a concubine. Point. I didn’t see you value Gu Qinglin much before getting married, but I’m afraid after getting married. Forget it, I don’t bother to tell you these things anymore, you can go down.”

Lin Jinwen hurriedly left.

After he left, the emperor looked at Wang Jin'an and said, "Look at what he looks like. He doesn't have any manliness at all. I really don't know who his character is like."

Wang Jin'an said: "Shiwei Lin has a pure heart. The little brother of the Gu family lost his parents since he was a child and grew up in Wen Xiang's house. He has seen too many things, so he has to resort to more methods. In addition, the two of them just had a child, and the guard Lin also He is someone who values ​​his heirs, so he will inevitably be caught for a while."

The emperor said: "He is not pure and kind, and I can see it. He is just stupid and easy to fool. He has a single mind, and he only looks at the surface of everything. I heard that Zhou Rui often made things difficult for him recently, so I thought that today He will sue. In the end, he was fine, and he said good things to people, even though the good things were not very good."

Wang Jin'an laughed dryly, not daring to accept what the emperor said, which was half complaining and half talking to himself.

When Lin Jinwen returned home, he told Gu Qinglin what the emperor wanted to bestow, and of course he also told how he politely refused.

After hearing what he said, Gu Qinglin said with a half smile but not a smile: "Aren't you afraid that others will say that you are afraid of guilt?"

Lin Jinwen looked up at him and said quietly: "It depends on who I'm afraid of. If what I'm afraid of is Qinglin you, it doesn't matter if everyone in Dazhou knows about it."

Gu Qinglin smiled without saying a word, Lin Jinwen said: "Who knows what kind of character the nanny in the palace is, besides, I don't want to put the emperor's eyeliner by my side. But the emperor has a saying that is right, this man who gives birth to children It's always been like going through the gate of hell, we still have to prepare earlier. You know the situation at home, and it's better to rely on yourself than anyone else."

Gu Qinglin nodded in agreement, but he also had his own thoughts in his heart, and said: "Grandfather is going to Beijing soon, you said that the emperor suddenly wants to give someone a gift, is it related to grandfather?"

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