Lin Songren spoke, and the others were even more speechless.

Lin Jinwen took the lead and helped Gu Qinglin to leave. Lin Songren looked at his back and didn't speak.Because of some things, Mei felt a little alienated from Lin Songren. In front of outsiders, she was still the mistress of the Lin family, and they were still husband and wife who respected each other like guests, but in their own yard, they often didn't say a word.

At first, Mei still thought that Lin Songren could speak to her softly like they did when they were young.But who knew that Lin Songren didn't have any at all, and the expectations in her heart slowly dried up.

During this period, Mei felt more and more that she had no place in Lin Songren's heart, and gradually she had no other thoughts in her heart.Fortunately, she still has a son, even if it is for Lin Wenjuan, she will cheer up.

At this time, after listening to Lin Songren's words, Mei left silently.

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Lin felt very uncomfortable, as if she had eaten a steamed bun and got stuck in her throat.She rolled her eyes at Mei's back and clicked her tongue, "What's wrong with this? Who are you showing your face to?"

Mrs. Lin didn't completely avoid Lin Wenjuan when she said this. Lin Wenjuan's eyes darkened, and he said in a low voice: "Grandmother, my sister is married, and she will come back less often in the future. I'm afraid my mother will feel a little uncomfortable. No other intention."

Compared with Lin Jinwen, a debt collector, Mrs. Lin still prefers Lin Wenjuan, her grandson.Knowing that Lin Wenjuan was trying to excuse the Mei family, Mrs. Lin still had a smile on her face, and she said: "You are right, grandma knows she is filial."

Lin Songren said from the side: "Mother, it's cold, you should go back to keep warm."

Mrs. Lin was also a little disappointed at this time, she said: "Don't say it, you are all busy on weekdays, and Wenxiu can always talk to me. Now that she is gone, my yard will become deserted."

Lin Songren said: "If mother feels bored, son will ask Jin Wen and Wen Juan to talk to you more after they come back."

"Come on." Mrs. Lin wrinkled her nose when she heard the words Jin Wen, and she said, "It's okay if you let Wen Juan come, but letting Jin Wen talk with me, that's embarrassing, I can listen I'm not used to his nonsense."

Lin Songren smiled, and he said: "Jin Wen is not forgiving in his mouth, but his heart is good. In a few days, my son will invite a play at home, and it will be lively and lively."

When Mrs. Lin heard this, her face brightened with joy.She is ignorant and doesn't know many words. Before Mrs. Lin became an official, she was busy in the fields, and she didn't have the time or energy to go to the theater.

After entering Beijing, the officials and wives of other families like to listen to it. They are knowledgeable, know the meaning of the poems in it, and can play.Madam Lin didn't understand poetry, but she could understand her opera singer standing on the stage and babbling about the story.She gradually fell in love with listening to this, and ordered something festive every time.

Seeing that Mrs. Lin was happy, Lin Songren and Lin Wenjuan personally sent her back to the yard.

When he came out of Mrs. Lin's courtyard, Lin Songren looked at Lin Wenjuan and said, "Although you didn't take the imperial examination last time, you still have to study hard. Don't focus on making friends."

Lin Wenjuan looked up at Lin Songren and said, "Then father means to let me contact Wen Liangshao recently?" He could understand Lin Songren's feelings when he said this. After all, the Wen family is in such a situation now, so we can contact less. The impact on the Lin family is also small, but he is still a little unhappy.

He and Wen Liang were originally competitors, but now they got to know each other better because of their in-law relationship. After getting along, they found that they had many similar views. After a period of time, the two became like confidants.

Now if something happened to the Wen family and he wanted to stay away from Wen Liang, then he really wasn't worthy of being Wen Liang's friend.After all, Wen Liang made friends with him, that's because of his admiration.

Lin Songren raised his head and frowned and said, "What are you talking about? It's your fate to be friends with Wen Liang. Even if something happens to the Wen family, we can't make it worse. I mean, I want you to read more and calm down. , lest you have to do it all over again if you want to take the exam.”

When Lin Wenjuan heard what he meant, he knew that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly said, "It's the child who made a mistake, father, don't be angry."

Lin Songren shook his head helplessly at him, then patted him on the shoulder before turning and leaving.

Lin Wenjuan stayed there for a while, then went back to his yard.

When Lin Jinwen brought Gu Qinglin back, he kept asking him if he was tired or not.

When this question was repeatedly asked, it seemed a bit long-winded, but Gu Qinglin didn't feel annoyed, with a slight smile on his face, he kept answering: "I'm not tired at all."

After confirming again, Lin Jinwen scratched the hair on his forehead, and he wanted to laugh a little. He said, "Am I going too far?"

If you ask this question over and over again, someone else will be angry.

Gu Qinglin shook his head and said, "It's not too much, I know you're doing it for my own good."

This sentence made Lin Jinwen smile, and he said, "That's good."

Lin Jinwen looked at his stomach. Recently, Gu Qinglin's appetite had completely decreased. He invited a doctor to take his pulse, and the doctor said it was normal.Because the child is too big, it is also a burden for Gu Qinglin.

According to Gu Qinglin's words, it means that the child has almost reached his stomach, so it's no wonder he can eat.However, he is afraid that if he eats less, his children will not be able to keep up with nutrition, so he will try to eat as much as possible every time.

The only thing that comforted Lin Jinwen was that, except for very unappetizing meals, Gu Qinglin would not vomit no matter what he ate now.

Lin Jinwen said: "In the past two days, the capital has been quite peaceful, almost like the calm before the storm."

In the past two days, he took the opportunity to walk around the street a few times. Naturally, there were rumors about the Wen family. After all, even relatives and friends might be like this on the surface and not in secret.

With so many people in the Wen family, there are always a few who have a different heart.Besides this kind of thing, the inner house will always become the talk of others.And everyone was vaguely saying that Zhou Rui was drunk and rude, but he didn't say gossip about climbing the bed to Wen Fang.

But what made him depressed was that the emperor didn't express anything to Zhou Rui. Could it be that he supported Zhou Rui in doing so?

However, Lin Jinwen always felt that the emperor would definitely not be ungrateful. If the emperor indulged Zhou Rui too irrationally, Mrs. Wen and Zhou Rui might not be very stable.

After all, the emperor didn't treat Zhou Rui like this before, so he couldn't just tolerate him in various ways just because he wanted to make him the crown prince.

After much deliberation, Lin Jinwen felt that the emperor might be brewing emotions.Or is the emperor waiting for him to enter the palace, waiting to hear about Zhou Rui from him, and then deal with Zhou Rui?In this way, the eyes of Zhou Rui and everyone in the Wen family can be focused on him, and by the way, Zhou Kang, the real goal in the emperor's heart, can be protected.

The emperor wanted him to raise the hatred of Zhou Rui and his group again.

Thinking of this possibility, Lin Jinwen felt very bad, and didn't want to enter the palace at all.

Gu Qinglin watched Lin Jinwen's expression change from side to side, he said: "Does the emperor not know how to deal with this?"

Lin Jinwen didn't want Gu Qinglin to worry too much, so he didn't say what was in his heart. He curled his lips and said, "Based on what I know about the emperor, he is holding back his big move and waiting for it to explode. Entering the palace tomorrow , we all have to be implicated by the First Prince."

Gu Qinglin felt that what he said was quite interesting, but he was still a little worried, so he said, "It's going to be okay."

Lin Jinwen rubbed his thumb and middle finger together, and he said, "I must be affected on the surface, but I have to listen to the emperor's anger, and someone besides the eldest prince must bear the emperor's anger. But don't worry, I will definitely be able to do it tonight." Come back from the palace intact. Besides, counting the days, Xiao Rugui will soon arrive in the capital, and then we two can bear this together."

Gu Qinglin pursed her lips and smiled.

Looking at his smiling face, Lin Jinwen was very happy.

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Lin Jinwen was right, the emperor was just waiting for him to enter the palace to deal with Zhou Rui.

The emperor wanted to make Zhou Kang the crown prince, but Zhou Kang was too young, and he had to find a cover for Zhou Kang when things were not completely sure.After looking around, Lin Jinwen is quite suitable.

Lin Jinwen had already made preparations in his heart, and what he had thought was no different, Xiao Rugui had indeed rushed to the capital today.

Xiao Rugui was not in a good mood either, he had heard about Zhou Rui's terrible deeds as soon as he returned to Beijing.He really couldn't figure out what Zhou Rui wanted to do.

Xiao Rugui felt a little nervous, thinking that he would have known that he would be back a few days late.

When Xiao Rugui went to report to the emperor about Wen Shiyi, he saw Lin Jinwen standing in front of the emperor with no expression on his face.He didn't know what to say.

When Xiao Ru came back to report the matter, the emperor naturally wanted to ask this question.

Xiao Rugui told the emperor what he had found. He went all the way from the capital to Jingzhou, checked various post stations, and at Xiangjin, hundreds of miles away from Jingzhou, finally found the information that Wen Shiyi had sent the first package to Beijing, and then Along the way to Jingzhou, there are records of Wen Shiyi's excerpts.

After checking and checking, the book should have been lost in Xiangjin.

He looked up the information about everyone staying at the inn when he arrived in Xiangjin. Except for Mr. Zhou Yunzhou, Minister of Guanglu Temple, no one else stayed in the post a few days before and after.

And this Guanglu Temple Minister Zhou Yun is the younger brother of Concubine Shu.

When the emperor heard the news, his face was very ugly.The matter of Fangmei went round and round, and it was transferred to Concubine Shu, which really made people feel unhappy.

The emperor remembered how Zhou Xiang was crying and begging him these days, and also how Concubine Shu didn't know anything, he asked, "Did you encounter anything else on the way to Jingzhou?"

Xiao Rugui hesitated and said: "Back to the emperor, I have been attacked by several waves of people after I left the capital, and I don't seem to want me to investigate this matter. But their skills are average, and I have fought with me before." After that, except for the dead, everyone else ran away, not like a dead soldier."

Xiao Rugui's words almost directly named him, those who wanted to assassinate him seemed to be directing and acting on their own.Who is good for someone to assassinate Xiao Rugui?Of course it's the Wen family.

Xiao Rugui obviously wanted to investigate the matter of Wen's family, but someone wanted to stop it, which meant that the person who stopped him had something in his heart, and Wen's family was innocent.But Xiao Rugui was so cryptic, he naturally said that there was something wrong with the assassin.

Maybe the Wen family still has problems.

After hearing these words, the emperor glanced at Xiao Rugui, his gaze a little dark.

At this time, Lin Jinwen said from the side: "Your Majesty, I heard Commander Xiao say that, fortunately, I didn't go to the humble position. I don't have the skills of Commander Xiao. If I go, I won't be able to come back."

The emperor laughed when he heard Lin Jinwen's words. He squinted at Lin Jinwen and said, "How many people in this capital can compare to Xiao Rugui, otherwise how could he become the commander of the Imperial Forest Army?"

Lin Jinwen curled his lips to express his disdain, but he couldn't refute it because it was a fact.

Xiao Rugui took the opportunity and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise, I dare not be a humble minister."

The emperor said: "There is nothing to be afraid of, what I said is the truth."

The emperor thought to himself, in this way, Xiao Rugui said that those people were not likely to be dead soldiers, maybe he really meant nothing else, but simply lamented that their skills were not good enough.

The emperor looked at Xiao Rugui with a calm face, and asked him to stand up. Xiao Rugui stood up and stood aside.The emperor was silent for a while, and wrote the imperial decree, putting Concubine Shu into the cold palace, and let Zhou Xiang think about his mistakes behind closed doors.

This offending decree was passed on by Yuan Xiao, and Wang Jin'an was still serving the emperor by the side.

The emperor looked up at Lin Jinwen and said, "Jinwen, have you heard anything in the past two days?"

Lin Jinwen thought that it really came, but his face was full of doubts: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"

The emperor smiled stiffly: "It's about the eldest prince."

"Oh." Lin Jinwen suddenly realized: "Is the emperor saying that the eldest prince bullied others in the Wen family? People in the capital have heard about it, and I have heard about it. Why did you say that Qinglin would not come back to Wen's house in the past two days? Hearing that, I understand everything."

Knowing Lin Songren's attitude from Lin Jinwen, although the emperor knew it was natural, he was very unhappy.This matter involved Zhou Rui. In the eyes of the emperor, no matter how ineffective his son was, he could beat and scold him, but he would not be happy if others said it.

Lin Jinwen knew the emperor very well. According to the words of modern people, what he did was a large-scale double-standard scene.

This can be regarded as giving Lin Songren eye drops in front of the emperor.

The emperor was in a bad mood, but he didn't bother Lin Songren immediately. He asked Wang Jin'an to pass on Zhou Rui first.

After dealing with Zhou Rui's matter, he will trouble Lin Songren again.

Zhou Rui was outside the palace, not too far from the palace. He could ride a horse in Miyagi, but he could only walk after entering the palace, which was also time-consuming.It took nearly half an hour from when Wang Jin'an passed him on to when Zhou Rui and Wang Jin'an returned to the palace.

Zhou Rui had a guilty conscience after all, he was uncomfortable seeing the emperor's gloomy face and saluting.Zhou Rui's face was originally handsome, and he didn't know whether he hadn't slept well in the past two days or was too anxious, or both. In short, his complexion was very ugly at this time.

Coupled with his evasive eyes, that handsome Zhou Zheng's face looked a bit wretched.

Seeing his shrunken head, the emperor felt angry. He threw a teacup at Zhou Rui, which made Zhou Rui tremble and hide away.

Seeing Zhou Rui dodge, the emperor was annoyed, he said: "Do you still dare to dodge?"

Zhou Rui paused and said, "I dare not."

The emperor snorted coldly, too lazy to talk to him, and said bluntly, "What happened to that concubine of the Wen family?"

There was a trace of embarrassment on Zhou Rui's face, he didn't dare to look at the emperor, and whispered: "Your father knows?"

The emperor snorted: "Why shouldn't I know?"

Zhou Ruidao: "Father, my son doesn't mean that."

"If I hadn't heard it with my own ears, I wouldn't know that everyone in the capital would know about the stupid things you, the eldest prince, have done." The emperor said without mercy: "Do you still want to hide it from me? Don't say you don't have the intention , It’s been two days since this happened, have you ever thought about going to the palace to tell me?”

Xiao Rugui listened to the emperor's words, and looked at Lin Jinwen calmly.The emperor's words seemed to be spreading hatred to Lin Jinwen. Even if Zhou Rui didn't respond now, think carefully about what the emperor said afterwards.

Hearing the four words with my own ears, I am afraid that I will point to Lin Jinwen blatantly.

As for Lin Jinwen, his expression was very indifferent, as if he didn't hear what the emperor said at all.However, it is reasonable to scold MMP in my heart.

Zhou Rui knew that the emperor was angry, his face was flustered, and he said anxiously: "Father, son... this son wants to go to the palace to report to father, but... it's just that son really doesn't know what to do. How to speak."

"I really don't know how to speak, so why did you do such a thing?" The emperor gritted his teeth and said, "You are not ashamed."

Zhou Rui shrank his head and didn't dare to refute, he really didn't think there was anything shameful about it.

The emperor said: "What are you going to do about this matter?"

Zhou Rui hesitated for a moment, but still said according to his own thoughts: "Father, I want to accept Wen Fang as my side concubine."

"What?" The emperor laughed angrily again: "You have been thinking about it for so long at home, but you finally want to accept her as a side concubine? Do you still want Wen to have a good face towards you? Things fell apart? What do you make your concubine think? Does she have the heart to make Wen Fang your side concubine?"

"You are really stupid to say you are stupid, I think you have something wrong with your brain." The emperor continued with a look of resentment: "When you meet such a concubine girl who crawls on the bed, shouldn't you kick her to death? "

Zhou Rui is in the Wen family, other than this kind of thing, it can only be the Wen family's fault.

If you die, it's over, and Mrs. Wen and Wen Shijing won't have other thoughts because of this matter.

Wen Jingxian would not have any estrangement with the second wife of the Wen family, it would be harmless to Zhou Rui.As a result, everyone is now saying that Zhou Rui bullied him, but he is fine, and even thought of bringing him into the mansion.

As for Wen Fang's innocence, the emperor didn't think about it at all.The emperor and Mrs. Wen had the same opinion. How could it be such a coincidence that Zhou Rui bullied someone.

Zhou Rui is the prince, and he has never seen any kind of beauty. He also knows the concubine daughter of the Wen family, so she looks just like that.

Zhou Rui knew this was the reason, but he also had his own considerations. Wen Jingxian was arguing with him yesterday, and the implication was to let Wen Fang die.

But he was thinking, Wen Jingxian and Wen Fang are direct relatives, but if they enter the mansion or even enter the palace, they will be competitors.At that time, the Wen family will definitely support different people, the power of the Wen family will be divided, and the power will not be so great.

In addition, if Wen Fang could give birth to him a son, this idea was very strong, so Zhou Rui kowtowed to the emperor and said, "This matter is the fault of my son, and what's more, if Wen Fang has a son... my son doesn't want to Miss Wen's family was forced to die because of this, and I hope that the emperor will mediate."

Hearing about his son, the emperor was also silent for a while. He was already dissatisfied with the fact that Zhou Rui only had two daughters. If Zhou Rui could really have a son, even if he was a bastard, he would be satisfied in his heart.

Thinking of this, the emperor became more and more disturbed, he waved his hand weakly at Zhou Rui and said, "Go down."

Zhou Rui made a salute, and silently withdrew.

Facing his back, the emperor shook his head in his heart again.If Zhou Rui could be more decisive this time, no matter whether he killed the man at the time or admitted that it was his fault and said that he was willing to take him back to the mansion, he still felt that Zhou Rui could still be saved.

In the former, Zhou Rui can be said to be capable and courageous, while in the latter, he can use this to control the Wen family.

He doesn't force people to death, but just put them in the backyard and let Wen Jingxian torment them. Wen Shijing will always accept his affection.Mrs. Wen and Wen Jingxian will not be separated from the second room because of this.

But Zhou Rui didn't do anything, but kept silent, and he didn't dare to enter the palace to plead guilty. He didn't say what he thought until he asked.

It is really useless.

The emperor let Zhou Rui go, and he didn't want to see Lin Jinwen, Xiao Rugui and even Wang Jin'an, so he let them go.

The three of them stood in the Qianqing Hall, their eyes facing each other, Lin Jinwen was the most arrogant, he said: "Since the emperor doesn't want to see us, then I'll go back to the Imperial Forest first."

After saying this, he left.

Xiao Rugui and Wang Jinan had nothing to say, so after Lin Jinwen left, he also left on the grounds that he wanted to inquire.Wang Jin'an had nowhere to go, so he could only stand silently at the gate of the hall, waiting for the emperor to summon him.

Not long after Lin Jinwen and Xiao Rugui left, the emperor asked Wang Jun'an to pass on Old Master Wen and Wen Shijing.

Xiao Rugui had just finished his job report, so he could go back and rest.But the emperor and his elders were unhappy, and no one wanted to get into trouble, so they could only ignore this matter and continue to perform the duties and duties that a courtier should do.

Xiao Rugui quickly caught up with Lin Jinwen, and Lin Jinwen said in a low voice, "Don't speak for the fifth prince in front of the emperor in the future."

What Xiao Rugui said at the time was a suggestive complaint, and the lawsuit was against the Wen family and also against Zhou Rui.

He wanted the emperor to feel more bored with Zhou Rui through this matter.

Fortunately, Xiao Rugui had a sense of proportion and didn't say it so directly, otherwise he couldn't make it right.

Xiao Rugui regretted seeing the emperor's face at that time, he really didn't expect that the emperor hadn't completely given up on Zhou Rui at this time.

Lin Jinwen looked at him and said: "The eldest prince is the emperor's first prince, and he will be the only prince in the palace for more than ten years. You should be able to imagine the feeling. With such a golden bump, can the emperor not pamper him? Later, when there were more princes, the emperor felt more relaxed, but can those underage be compared with those who have been spoiled for more than ten years?"

Xiao Rugui said: "I can think of these things, but I thought that since the emperor is going to give up the eldest prince, this matter is really weird, so I said that, to add fuel to the flames. Who knows, I almost provoked Show off."

Lin Jinwen said: "Our emperor is small-minded. Ever since you had an accident in the palace, he has always remembered it in his heart. If you hadn't been indispensable in the palace and were careful when you came back, you would have been put down by him long ago. gone."

Xiao Rugui sighed and said, "The eldest prince..."

"Our warm water can't boil the eldest prince, but the emperor's own warm water must be boiling water, which can scald his skin." Lin Jinwen said indifferently: "Isn't the emperor adding fire? Let's just watch."

Xiao Rugui nodded and said, "You are right."

Lin Jinwen remained silent.

The two returned to the imperial forest, Xiao Rugui smiled at Lin Jinwen, Lin Jinwen snorted and went back to his residence.

Others are not surprised by this situation.

For some reason in the afternoon, Lin Jinwen was a little restless and absent-minded.

When the time came, Lin Jinwen left the palace immediately.

At the gate of the palace, he caught sight of Sanqi at a glance, Sanqi almost cried when he saw him, he couldn't care less about etiquette, and said: "Young master, it's not good, the young master has had an attack early, you should go back quickly."

"When did it happen?" Lin Jinwen didn't expect to hear this news, he panicked from the bottom of his heart, and his face darkened.

Sanqi was frightened, he hurriedly said: "It's been almost an hour, Wang Po is taking care of the young master, and the mansion also invited a doctor."

Seeing the flustered Sanqi, Lin Jinwen tried his best to calm down and said, "You go back immediately, I will go back to the palace to find the emperor for an imperial doctor."

After saying this, Lin Jinwen turned around and ran towards the palace.

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