Lin Jinwen held Gu Qinglin's hand with his backhand. He looked at Gu Qinglin, pondered for a while, and kept thinking in his heart how to speak.

At this moment, Gu Qinglin spoke again: "You seldom hesitate in front of me, is it because of me?"

Lin Jinwen knew that Gu Qinglin's mind was always transparent, and he had never managed many things in the inner house, and it was Gu Qinglin who handled these trivial matters.The things in the inner house are actually the most difficult to deal with, but Gu Qinglin never let him worry about these things.

Of course, Lin Jinwen never concealed anything from Gu Qinglin about the court affairs. The relationship between the two of them was so complicated when they were together. The reason why their hearts are so close now is inseparable from each other's efforts.

Because of Lin Jinwen's emotional changes, Gu Qinglin is the most sensitive, and there is also the reason why Lin Jinwen didn't want to hide him.

Facing Gu Qinglin's question at this time, Lin Jinwen first looked at his stomach, and then sighed softly: "Now the situation in the capital is becoming more and more tense, the situation in the palace is unknown, and there are enemies everywhere outside the palace. I can't protect you."

Gu Qinglin said: "Then what is your husband planning to do?"

Hearing the forbearance in his calm tone, Lin Jinwen still said what was in his heart, "I originally thought of finding an excuse to send you out of Beijing to hide, and when all the dust settles, you are coming back."

"Originally?" Gu Qinglin asked grasping the most important words.

Lin Jinwen nodded and said: "This was originally an idea in the palace. I have the emperor's blank guidebook on hand. It is easy for you to go out of Beijing and find a place to settle down. But now when I go home and want to tell you about it, I suddenly regretted it again."

"We've been together for so long, you should know that I'm a person who thinks a lot about things, and I like to think in the worst direction. When I spoke just now, I suddenly thought that the people in this capital are not trustworthy, but you are under your nose Under the house, I can see you often and know your safety. If I send you out of Beijing, if the person who escorts you has evil intentions, and if we can’t meet again in the future, I will probably regret it for the rest of my life. "

Gu Qinglin said flatly: "Even if you don't change your mind, I won't leave."

After saying this, he looked at his stomach with a little bit of reluctance and said: "I have thought about it, if the situation in the capital is not as good as we expected, then I will ask my grandmother to give him away. Grandma will definitely be able to protect the child born."

"I don't want to wait for the news of you in the capital every day in fear. Thinking about the life of wandering outside is scary. Besides, as you said, our goal of leaving is so big, even if we find a village to live, if What should I do if I meet someone with a vicious heart?"

Lin Jinwen's heart ached when he heard Gu Qinglin's calm words, as if densely packed needles were pricking his heart, he hugged her in his arms, felt the temperature of Gu Qinglin's body, and kissed Gu Qinglin again Qinglin's earlobe whispered, "So, I regret it."

Listening to his steady heartbeat, Gu Qinglin looked peaceful.

After a long time, Lin Jinwen pushed him away, personally helped him into the seat, and then said with a smile: "You see, things haven't reached that point yet, but the two of us have become sentimental here."

Lin Jinwen is good at this, and his mentality is quite stable.Even if he is discussing this kind of life-and-death matter now, even if he really loses his composure, he will recover in the shortest possible time.

Gu Qinglin raised her eyes and said: "Sentimentality is also the husband's first start."

Lin Jinwen glanced at him with a half-smile and said, "Are you serious? Even though I thought about it that way, I didn't think so far. Qinglin, you have thought about the future of our unborn child." .”

In terms of verbal skills, Lin Jinwen has never lost.

Gu Qinglin's face suddenly became hot, and he said uncomfortably: "I...Although I thought so, I couldn't bear it in my heart. When I think about this child who has no parents, and has lived in someone else's house since childhood, no one loves him... ..."

"Stop it." Gu Qinglin was so emotional that his eyes were red when he said that.Others would cry like a river in front of Lin Jinwen, but he wouldn't feel any disturbance in his heart.

Gu Qinglin's eyes were just red, and he couldn't stand it.

Lin Jinwen solemnly assured him: "Don't worry, it won't happen."

Gu Qinglin lowered his eyes and hummed. What he said just now was a little thoughtful at the beginning, trying to completely drive away the thoughts in Lin Jinwen's mind, and also because he really thought so in his heart.

But the first time he said it to Lin Jinwen, his heart ached, it was really uncomfortable.

However, Gu Qinglin quickly adjusted his mood. He looked at Lin Jinwen and said, "So what happened to make you so anxious?"

Lin Jinwen must have something in his heart, and this matter is quite important, otherwise he would not be so urgent.

Lin Jinwen sat beside Gu Qinglin, and he said: "The emperor is getting old, and the princes under his knees all ended up like this. No matter how much doubts the emperor has in his heart, he will not do anything to the eldest prince for the time being. The eldest prince is really serious now. It's such an advantage."

Gu Qinglin didn't say a word, they already knew that Zhou Rui had an advantage, and he knew that what Lin Jinwen was talking about was not at all.

After Lin Jinwen said that, he was also silent. After a long time, he said with emotion: "Everyone is here for that position."

Gu Qinglin naturally understood this in her heart, as a prince, she was only one step away from that position.If it is possible to become a dragon among men, it is worth taking some risks.

For example, Concubine Shu, if there was no hope, she would probably feel a little envious and would not take any action.But when the hope grows bigger and bigger, the desire in the bottom of my heart swells up, and in the end it is used by others, which is regarded as losing my wife and losing my army.

What's more, it's not just the princes, even the officials in the court can't avoid these competitions, otherwise there would be no such thing as forming cliques, forming cliques for private interests, and doing meritorious deeds.

If you stand in the right position, you will reach the sky in one step. If you stand in the wrong position, if you are lucky, you may be missed by the new emperor, and you will not be an official for several generations.

And they never had a choice, Lin Jinwen never thought of choosing Zhou Rui from the beginning.

What Gu Qinglin thought of, Lin Jinwen naturally thought of it too, he joked: "If I had been softer back then, the current situation might not be so bad."

Gu Qinglin said: "But no matter how soft-tempered you were back then, there was nothing you could do about it. If you had stood beside the eldest prince back then, no one would be sure where you are today. Besides, even if you let your husband choose again, your husband probably I will not choose the First Prince either."

Gu Qinglin's words were powerful and calm.

Lin Jinwen's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and then he smiled, for Gu Qinglin's trust, and for Gu Qinglin's calmness.

Gu Qinglin's words are true. When the two got married, the emperor used the Liu family's crimes to test Lin Jinwen.

At that time, the fact that Lin Jinwen was the emperor's illegitimate son had not yet been reported, and in the eyes of outsiders, he had just won the emperor's favor.

At that time, the eldest prince was so superior that he only asked the Wen family to tell Lin Jinwen through Gu Qinglin to let Liu Yun go, but he didn't think about Lin Jinwen at all.

Lin Jinwen was actually unwilling to act in a high-profile way, but being caught between the emperor and the eldest prince was not pleasant.In addition, what the Liu family did was too much.

After all, Lin Jinwen couldn't understand this kind of attitude, and he chose to hug the emperor's thigh tightly after a change of mind, completely offending the eldest prince's side.

Fortunately, the emperor is the emperor after all, and the prince is just the prince.Although there is a difference of one word, the status is in the sky and on the earth.No matter how uncomfortable the eldest prince felt, Lin Jinwen, who had a face in front of the emperor, never suffered a disadvantage.

Of course, most of this is due to Lin Jinwen's own contribution, he forcibly made a way for himself in the cracks.

If there were no rumors that he was the emperor's illegitimate son, the eldest prince Zhou Rui would not have been so narrow-minded and full of calculations against him, and the emperor would not have thought of him as a knife, constantly tempering the eldest prince's temperament.Lin Jinwen didn't even want to be an official, so he just lived a normal life with Gu Qinglinping.

It's a pity that there is no such thing as "if" in this world.

Lin Jinwen thought about all this, and fixed his eyes on Gu Qinglin, he said: "Qinglin has become clear about the situation in the palace now, so what do you think I should do?"

Gu Qinglin looked back at Lin Jinwen, and said, "Hasn't my husband already had an idea in mind?"

Lin Jinwen said stubbornly: "Then tell me."

Regarding these, he never told Gu Qinglin what he planned in his heart, and Gu Qinglin never asked.Sometimes Lin Jinwen would wonder if Gu Qinglin believed him too much.

Today Lin Jinwen suddenly wanted to know Gu Qinglin's real thoughts.

Gu Qinglin saw that Lin Jinwen was serious, organized his words in his heart and said softly: "My husband is definitely not willing to let the eldest prince take the position. In the past, he could choose, but now there are only fifth princes left in the palace, and my husband probably does too. There is no choice. The emperor is old, and the fifth prince is still young. If he ascends the throne as the emperor, it will take a few years before he is able to govern alone. During these few years, the husband can find a way out and stop contacting the imperial court. This puddle of muddy water."

Speaking of this, Gu Qinglin paused for a moment, and said again: "Even if the new emperor will be afraid of your husband after taking office, I believe that with your husband's ability, he will be able to escape unscathed."

Gu Qinglin felt that supporting the Fifth Prince was the best and most low-key way at present.In the eyes of the emperor, Lin Jinwen is a simple-minded person, he speaks impulsively and does things impulsively, and his popularity is not good.

The emperor made full use of him, but seeing how stupid he was, he hadn't shown any intention of wanting him to die so far.But Lin Jinwen himself had Xiao Rugui, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and Old General Liu by his side.

Xiao Rugui's situation is the same as that of the Liu family. If Zhou Rui succeeds to the throne, they will not end well.

If he really supported the Fifth Prince Zhou Kang, he would be able to compete with the First Prince.

Xiao Rugui also said something similar last time, but the relationship between the two was not so close, and they were in the deep palace, so Xiao Rugui only mentioned it cryptically.

At that time Lin Jinwen stopped him and told him that the current situation was unclear and it was best to stay still.

Now Gu Qinglin's words are very straightforward, expressing all the thoughts in his heart.

In fact, Gu Qinglin didn't say anything when he said this. There are many loving couples in this world who would give each other some leeway when talking.As wives and husbands, they generally don't appear to be particularly intelligent, because many husbands don't like it, and they will set off their own uselessness, and hiding clumsiness has become a habit and means of many people in the inner house.

Even my own parents sometimes hide their clumsiness in front of my father.

What's more, these involve court affairs and political affairs.

Although Gu Qinglin knew Lin Jinwen's character very well, but the moment he spoke, he still couldn't help wondering whether Lin Jinwen would have something to do with him because of this.But after speaking, he had no idea.

He believed that Lin Jinwen would not become like that, if it changed, it would be because he had misjudged him.

In fact, when the two got married in the first place, he never thought that he would say these words to Lin Jinwen one day.In just a few months, the relationship between him and Lin Jinwen has become what it is today.

Time is really a wonderful thing, it can change people into another look.

Naturally, Lin Jinwen would not have any estrangement with Gu Qinglin because of this matter, he even liked that Gu Qinglin could tell what was in his heart.It's not just the daily life of the two of them getting along, but also things in this area.

Now listening to Gu Qinglin's analysis, Lin Jinwen was very happy in his heart. He looked at Gu Qinglin, and finally said nothing, but pressed their brows tightly together, feeling each other's warmth.

When Gu Qinglin heard Lin Jinwen sighed softly, he asked again: "Does An Zhaoyi also have the same thoughts?" When he heard Lin Jinwen talk about the affairs in the palace, he felt that An Zhaoyi was actually not simple. smart person.

When Concubine Xian was suspected by the emperor, she didn't flinch, and still kept in touch with Concubine Xian as before.Just relying on this mentality, he is different from ordinary people.

If it was said that An Zhaoyi didn't have any thoughts, Gu Qinglin wouldn't believe it either.This time the emperor was ill because of concubine Shu, An Zhaoyi immediately took the fifth prince to visit.

In addition to the purpose of inquiring about news, it must also want the emperor to remember the current situation of the fifth prince.The fifth prince is now the only safe prince in the palace besides the eldest prince.

An Zhaoyi used to be very low-key, but this time she took the initiative to greet Lin Jinwen and Xiao Rugui, and Zhou Kang did the same.If you don't have other thoughts, it is impossible.

She was able to spend so many years safely in the hands of Concubine Xian, not only because of her scheming to curry favor with Concubine Xian, but also her own forbearance.

Just like what Lin Jinwen said, there is no one who is not tempted in front of the throne.As long as there is a chance, they will climb up the pole, and they all want to climb to the highest point.

Lin Jinwen said: "Don't think too much, as long as you and the child are safe and sound, I can take care of these things."

Gu Qinglin responded softly.

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But when Lin Jinwen and Gu Qinglin were tender and affectionate, the atmosphere in the palace was very depressing.

First of all, here is the emperor, Zhou Rui came to ask for an audience.

When the emperor heard about Zhou Rui's arrival, he thought he wanted to intercede for the concubine Xian.Originally, because of Fangmei's affairs, he had been alienated and guarded against the Wen family, so he didn't plan to see Zhou Rui immediately.

But in the end the emperor let Zhou Rui hang out for a while, and still opened his mouth to see him.

I never thought that Zhou Rui would kneel on the ground and say sincerely: "Father, the matter of Fang Meiren must be obstructed by someone who wants to stir up the brotherhood between me and my third brother, and stir up the relationship between my concubine and concubine Shu." I still hope that the emperor will clearly observe the relationship between sisters."

The emperor smiled coldly when he heard this, then he stood up and walked up to Zhou Rui, kicking him hard.

This kick hit Zhou Rui's shoulder, and he grinned in pain, his face distorted.

There was grievance in Zhou Rui's eyes and he was even more unwilling. It was Mrs. Wen who asked him to come to plead guilty to the emperor today.According to his original intention, no one in the palace could oppose him now, and he didn't want to come at all.

But later, Mrs. Wen analyzed various situations for him, and no matter how great his chances of winning now are, he couldn't stand up to the emperor's words.Zhou Rui held back his excitement, thought about it carefully and felt that Mrs. Wen was right, so he came.

As a result, as soon as he spoke a word with the emperor, he was kicked severely.From the strength of this kick, Zhou Rui could feel that the emperor was really angry.

But things have come to this, Zhou Rui still wants to play the role of a son well in front of the emperor.He quickly got up and knelt down, and when he was about to say something, the emperor spoke.

The emperor gritted his teeth and said: "The princes under my knees, you have to get rid of them one by one before you give up. Do you still take me seriously?"

Zhou Rui looked shocked, he was still in awe of the emperor, tears came out when he heard this, he said: "Father, my son dare not." After saying this, he kowtowed hard to the emperor, This trick was also taught to him by Mrs. Wen.

Zhou Rui cried bitterly and said: "Father, after I know that Concubine Shu was imprisoned by Fang Mei, everyone inside and outside the court will think that this is what I did. But I am really wronged, and I swear that I did not do this." I did. I was afraid that my father might misunderstand me, so I personally entered the palace and begged my father to investigate the matter. Father, think about it, my son is your eldest son and is deeply loved by you. Why do you have any reason to do this? ?”

Zhou Rui's crying with snot and tears was extremely sincere.

The emperor's expression has been very cold, he is extremely disappointed.He said: "I know why you did this, you want to be the emperor."

"Father Emperor." Zhou Rui almost screamed out, he didn't expect the emperor to say that, what was surging in his heart was not joy, but fear.He knocked his head on the ground and dared not lift it up, tremblingly said: "I dare not."

The emperor said indifferently: "In Zhou Rong and Zhou Xiang's affairs, where is there no shadow of you, the eldest prince? You dare not, why are you afraid? Your mother and concubine are Xian concubines, and you will handle the affairs of the Six Palaces for me. With Wen Xiang behind you, powerful and powerful, and you are my eldest son, you do have the conditions to be emperor."

Zhou Rui, who was kneeling on the ground and weeping bitterly, couldn't tell what the emperor meant by being so calm when he heard this, so his crying stopped.After reacting, Zhou Rui was about to continue crying, but the emperor snorted coldly.

Zhou Rui raised his eyes to look at the emperor, the emperor looked at him and said: "All along, I intended to hand over this country to you after a hundred years."

Zhou Rui was shocked when he heard this, his eyes were full of distrust.

The emperor ignored him and continued: "You are my eldest son and the only adult prince. If I don't give you the country, who will I give it to?"

Zhou Rui sniffed, wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it.

The disappointment in the emperor's eyes grew stronger, and he said: "You want to ask me, since I think so, why didn't I make you the crown prince?"

Zhou Rui pursed his lips and remained silent.

The emperor said bitterly: "I really want to make you the crown prince openly, but look at what you have done all these years? How do you make me feel at ease to make you the crown prince?"

"You are small-minded, and you are arrogant. Ever since you married the daughter of the Wen family, you have listened to old man Wen everywhere, and you have no opinions of your own. With you like this, how can I rest assured that I will give you the throne? When you succeed, Old man Wen might just put you aside one day." The emperor said that Zhou Rui was merciless, he said: "Old man Wen has been very mediocre in being an official these years, and he hardly participates in political affairs. He has students everywhere, and I don't Fortunately, we shot him without any evidence."

"I thought you were cold, you can see the truth of the matter yourself, and you won't be manipulated by others. But you are lucky, a prince, who is manipulated by his courtiers, dare not even take concubines. Until now, there are only two daughters under your knees." What I said in front of you is worse than the farts of old man Wen, how can I have such a shameful son as you? How can I pass the throne to you with confidence?" The emperor said here, fully showing his dissatisfaction with Zhou Rui and disappointment.

Zhou Rui flinched, his face a little ashamed.

The emperor wanted to speak out what was in his heart this time, and regardless of Zhou Rui's face, he continued to sneer so coldly: "You don't have the ability of a courtier, if you can be more ruthless, it's fine, but you don't even have this Can’t do it, or dare not do it.”

"I have mentioned before that your Wen family is too powerful, but you are good enough to tell old man Wen immediately. Then old man Wen resigned in the court the next day, which made me very ashamed."

"That's all, I still haven't given up on you. It happened that something happened to Jin Wen, so I suddenly wanted Jin Wen to temper my temper. It turned out that you were fine, and I was even more disappointed. Zhou Rong had an accident when he was in charge of the country, and now it's Zhou Xiang."

Having said that, the emperor opened his heart, but Zhou Rui didn't believe it. He looked at the emperor and couldn't help but say what he said in his heart: "If father really thinks so, why do you suspect everything is my son? Did it, but you don't doubt that it was Lin Jinwen?"

Now that the matter has come to an end, Zhou Rui straightened up and said quickly: "Everyone is rumoring that Lin Jinwen is the illegitimate son of the emperor, so he doesn't feel at all after hearing these rumors? My son doesn't believe in people without ambition, otherwise Lin Jinwen Nor will he become the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army, he clearly has ulterior motives."

The emperor was amused by Zhou Rui's words, he said: "You mean Lin Jinwen wants to take advantage of his status as the deputy commander of the Imperial Forest Army to force the palace to rebel, right?"

Zhou Rui stiffened his neck and did not speak.

The emperor said: "Based on your stupid words, it is most correct for me not to make you the crown prince. Even if Lin Jinwen is the deputy commander, he will not be in power, and I still have Xiao Rugui. Even without Xiao Rugui, would others Don't you want to stare at him? There are five princes under my knees on top of Yudie, how come Lin Jinwen came to him?"

Zhou Rui's focus is always different, he said: "Father didn't deny Lin Jinwen's identity, does that mean he admitted it?"

These words were tantamount to forcing the emperor to admit that he was immoral. The emperor was suddenly very tired. He had also taught Zhou Rui with his heart. Although people are not smart, they are easy to learn. How could it be like this now.

He originally thought that Zhou Rui would feel guilty and grateful if he opened his heart and said what was in his heart, and then the father and son would love each other deeply.The topics to be discussed with each other can be continued in a logical manner. As a result, Zhou Rui's performance made him even more disappointed.

Thinking of this, the emperor wrote the word tired all over his body, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, since you didn't make a mistake, go back."

It was rare for Zhou Rui's chaotic mind to feel a sense of crisis. He knelt down on the ground, his face was both embarrassed and pitiful because of the crying and runny nose that started, and the extremely innocent and helpless eyes.

Zhou Rui called out to his father.

The emperor looked at him and said, "You really think Concubine Shu is innocent."

Zhou Rui hesitated for a while and nodded, "I really think so, and the same is true for Concubine Mu and An Zhaoyi. They must have been framed."

The emperor closed his eyes and hummed, "I will investigate this matter, you should step back first."

Zhou Rui saw that the emperor really didn't want to say anything, so he stood up, and before leaving, he looked at the emperor and said cautiously: "Father, can I go visit my mother and concubine?"

The emperor took a deep breath and said, "I haven't abolished Concubine Xian, so naturally you can go."

Zhou Rui didn't expect that the emperor would really agree to his pleading, and he was a little stunned for a while.

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