Chapter 148 Let’s talk in detail
"In this case, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will naturally conclude that Fan Xian has already joined the Second Prince. In his panic, the Crown Prince will probably resort to some means, and then it will be inevitable that the Second Prince will catch him."
After listening to this, Emperor Qing closed his eyes and commented.
"My sons are not easy to deal with."
Eunuch Hou complimented.
"Your Highnesses are very thoughtful and are all excellent choices."
Emperor Qing opened his eyes and looked at Eunuch Hou.
"Who can deceive whom?"
Eunuch Hou had no way of answering this question.
"Well, I dare not make any rash judgment."
Emperor Qing thought for a moment and said.
"Don't tear down the stage until the show is over. Let them continue singing!"
Eunuch Hou bowed and took his leave.
Emperor Qing watched Eunuch Hou turn and leave, and suddenly called out to him.
"Eunuch Hou."
Eunuch Hou subconsciously replied "Yes" and quickly turned to face Emperor Qing.
"Your tongue has been a little long lately."
After saying this, Emperor Qing gave him a cold look.
Eunuch Hou opened his mouth wide and said "Ah?" in an almost inaudible voice. He rolled his eyes and roughly guessed what was going on. It was okay for him to relay the empress dowager's words and interpret them, but he should not add his own subjective ideas to speak for the empress dowager.
What about that sentence? It was the sentence "After all, it is a royal marriage, so we should be cautious."
This time, he would be in trouble if he spoke too much. Eunuch Hou was frightened and his eyes were wandering. He did not dare to look His Majesty in the eyes. He bowed respectfully again and retreated.
After walking out of the imperial study and reaching a deserted place, Eunuch Hou slapped himself lightly on the mouth and whispered.
"Let you talk more!"
……
Lin Xiangfu.
study.
"Dad, have you heard about what happened in Kyoto Prefecture today?"
Lin Gong looked at Lin Xiang with a serious face.
Lin Ruofu was playing chess with his adviser Yuan Hongdao. Hearing this, without even looking up, he picked up one of Yuan Hongdao's chess pieces on the board and threw it into his Go pot. Then he put his own chess piece in it and smiled with satisfaction.
Yuan Hongdao was already accustomed to Lin Ruofu's cheating behavior. Seeing this, he smiled and held the chess piece in his hand, thinking about what to do next.
Only then did Lin Ruofu take the time to look at his son.
"I heard, what's wrong?"
Lin Gong Road.
"Not only did Fan Xian beat up Guo Baokun, the prince's disciple, in the street, but he even openly challenged the prince in the hall. Dad, you must not let Wan'er marry such a reckless, aggressive, playful and ignorant waste. As long as you..."
Lin Ruofu stared at the chessboard and waved his hand to stop Lin Gong from speaking further.
"It is not convenient for me to come forward on this matter."
After saying this, he picked up a chess piece, thought for a moment, placed it on the chessboard, and continued.
"The ruling of the Jingdu Prefecture is that Fan Xian is not guilty. The Guo family has no evidence to prove that he was the one who beat him. You are more powerful than the Guo family. You are just talking nonsense. Even if it was really him, he injured someone and was able to escape unscathed. Is he reckless?
Also, Fan Xian provoked the prince in public. When did he do that? It was after His Majesty slapped the prince in the face in public. Was he ignorant?
You, you, sometimes I really don’t know whether you are thinking about your sister as a brother, or simply speaking up for the prince as a disciple of the prince.”
Lin Gong's face turned red with anger.
"Dad, what are you talking about? Of course I am thinking about Wan'er and our Lin family!"
Lin Ruofu raised his eyebrows, without looking at him, picked up his chess piece that had already fallen to the ground and moved it to another position.
"Oh? Really? Then let me ask you, have you ever personally asked your sister what she thinks about breaking off the engagement?"
"I…"
Lin Gong was speechless, because he really hadn't asked yet. He held it in for a long time, his face turning even redder before he managed to utter a word.
"I know without asking that Wan'er must want to cancel the engagement. There is no way she would be interested in that Fan Xian!"
Lin Ruofu said slowly after hearing this.
"You know it again. You are really capable. Low probability does not mean impossible. Everything in this world does not work according to your ideas. Let me ask you one question. If your sister happens to fall in love with Fan Xian, what are you going to do?"
After saying that, he pressed down a chess piece with a click.
Lin Gong frowned.
"Dad, it's pointless for you to ask me to consider this. Fan Xian has only been in Beijing for a few days, and he has caused so much trouble. His reputation is so bad that it can be heard from miles away. After hearing about it, Wan'er will only feel disgusted and ashamed. How could she possibly fall in love with him!"
Lin Ruofu remained calm and composed.
"Did you know that your sister and Fan Xian met at Prince Jing's Mansion? Did you know that Fan Xian and your sister took the same carriage back to the Royal Courtyard?"
"what!"
Lin Gong was shocked and stunned. He really didn't know about this. He went to the Royal Villa to see his sister in the afternoon of the poetry meeting and copied back Fan Xian's poems. During the period, he often belittled and complained about Fan Xian, but his sister didn't have any unusual reaction and never mentioned this matter to him from beginning to end.
Lin Gong was a little bit unbelievable and his face looked very ugly. He couldn't understand, with his sister's personality, how could she allow herself to ride in the same carriage with a strange man? Not to mention that Fan Xian's reputation was not very good. Even if his sister had not heard of him, their marriage was not decided yet. If the news got out, wouldn't they be afraid of ruining their reputation? His sister... no, his sister has always been polite. It must be that Fan Xian who was pestering him and forced his way into the carriage without caring about his sister's reputation. Damn it!
After thinking about it, Lin Gong became furious and turned away. He was going to go to Fan's house and kill that bastard Fan Xian!
Lin Ruofu glanced at him and did not say anything to stop him. His eyes returned to the chess game. However, Yuan Hongdao followed Lin Gong's figure until he disappeared at the door of the study.
Yuan Hongdao retracted his gaze, glanced at Lin Ruofu, and said, "Prime Minister, the Second Young Master is so angry, isn't he going to cause trouble for Fan Xian?"
Lin Ruofu looked at him and said with a smile.
"may be."
Yuan Hongdao made a move.
"You won't stop me?"
Lin Ruofu asked back after making his move.
"What are you stopping him for?"
"this…"
Yuan Hongdao couldn't handle this sentence.
Lin Ruofu smiled.
"It's reasonable and natural for a brother to stand up for his sister because he feels that his sister has been wronged. Then, it's your turn to leave. Hurry up."
Yuan Hongdao was speechless and filled in the blank at random.
"What is your attitude towards Fan Xian?"
Lin Ruofu stared at the chessboard with sharp eyes and slammed a chess piece on the board at lightning speed.
"Haha, I win again and you lose again!"
Yuan Hongdao glanced at the chessboard and bowed.
"Your Excellency is still more skilled. I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as you."
Lin Ruofu stroked his beard with a smile, hummed, nodded proudly, and ordered his servants to clear the chessboard and serve tea. After taking a sip of tea, Lin Ruofu slowly began to answer Yuan Hongdao's previous question.
"Fan Xian...is a very talented poet, but he is currently in a very awkward situation, and he is at the center of controversy, as it involves the power of the inner treasury. Not only are the Crown Prince and the Second Prince fighting fiercely for control, but the crazy Princess will not let him go either. Your Majesty can only protect him temporarily, not forever. Whether he can survive depends on his own luck. What do I think of him? I have no opinion of him. If you want to marry my daughter, you must survive first."
Yuan Hongdao took a sip of tea and thought for a while.
"Sir, don't you plan to help him? After all, he is a talent."
Lin Ruofu laughed out loud when he heard this.
"Talent, what Qing Kingdom lacks the least is talent!"
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the other side.
Lin Gong came out of the study angrily, summoned his masters and was about to go to Fan Mansion to settle accounts with Fan Xian, but was stopped by a man who arrived later, whose name was Lin Jingyan.
Who is Lin Jingyan? Although he also has the surname Lin, this Lin is not that Lin. He is just a retainer. Because of his meticulous mind, he is considered as the think tank around Lin Gong, similar to a counselor and military strategist.
"What is the Second Young Master planning to do?"
Lin Gong said angrily without thinking.
"Let's go settle accounts with Fan Xian. That fellow took advantage of the Lin family because they had no one. He dared to... Don't try to stop me. I will kill him."
Lin Jingyan frowned.
"Does Second Young Master know what you are saying? Not to mention that Fan Xian is the man chosen by His Majesty for the young lady to marry, he is now well-known in Kyoto, and he has just fallen out with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you kill him now, you will not only bring disaster upon yourself, but will also push the Lin Family and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the forefront. The gain will not outweigh the loss. Second Young Master, calm down!"
Lin Gong was just so reckless because he was furious at the moment. Now that Lin Jingyan poured a basin of cold water on him, he gradually calmed down, but his anger was still there.
"Do you expect me to play dumb and remain deaf and dumb while Fan Xian, the villain, provokes me at will?"
Lin Jingyan asked.
"I don't ask why the Second Young Master wants to kill him. I only ask if the Second Young Master has thought it through and really wants to kill him!"
Lin Gong nodded heavily.
"Fan Xian has provoked the Crown Prince. I am the Crown Prince's disciple. If the master humiliates me, the minister will die. Therefore, Fan Xian must die!"
This was of course an excuse. Although Lin Gong had been a disciple of the crown prince for a long time, he was not that loyal to the crown prince. Everything he did was for the Lin family. His ambition since he was young was to make the Lin family rule the court forever. How could he do that? Then let the crown prince form an alliance with the Lin family, the Lin family would help the crown prince to secure his throne, and the crown prince would protect the Lin family and continue the good story of the monarch and his subjects.
He told Lin Ruofu about this idea, but Lin Ruofu's attitude was neither in favor nor against, and he was always ambiguous, which made him quite dissatisfied.
But it doesn’t matter, since there is no veto, it means he can do whatever he wants.
What he thought was that if he could get rid of Fan Xian, he would be able to resolve the prince's biggest worry and gain the prince's deeper trust, but at the same time he would bring some hidden dangers and troubles to the prince, allowing him to take the initiative to approach the Lin Mansion, thus killing two birds with one stone.
He did not communicate this idea with his father Lin Ruofu. He wanted to get things done directly. Once things were settled, his father would not be able to hesitate.
Lin Jingyan nodded upon hearing this.
"Okay, then does the Second Young Master want to kill him personally, or does he just want Fan Xian to die?"
Lin Gong frowned.
"Isn't this the same thing? What's the difference?"
Lin Jingyan smiled.
"It's a huge difference! If the demand doesn't change, the killing method will be different, and the subsequent problems it causes will also be different. No matter which one it is, killing openly is absolutely not allowed."
Lin Gong thought about it, waved his hand to signal everyone to leave, and looked at Lin Jingyan.
"Tell me in detail!"
……
(End of this chapter)
