Lin Jiuxi sat in the military tent and thought for a long time, but she still couldn't make up her mind and didn't know how to choose.
The emperor in the capital of Nanzhao was furious. All the memorials submitted recently were enough to make him angry to death. The eunuchs who served him dared not even breathe, fearing that they would displease the emperor.
Another young eunuch walked in from the outer hall and presented a secret memorial.
"Your Majesty, this is a secret report from Langzhou." After hearing this, the emperor said with a sullen face, "Present it."
After Jingjing looked at it, the emperor's face no longer showed anger, but instead he started to smile.
The secret report was sent from Li Mao.
The secret report said that according to the emperor's order, the army had already arrived in Langzhou and prepared an ambush. As long as the rebel Prince Duan led the rebels to Langzhou, they would be able to capture them all. Your Majesty was extremely relieved.
When the emperor saw the letter, he was immediately delighted and placed the secret letter on a burning candle and burned it to ashes.
A man sat on the dragon chair and murmured, "I finally earned the Blue Light Mirror and waited for this day."
The eunuch who served the emperor personally heard this. He thought to himself that the emperor's mind was unpredictable. He could be so cruel to his own brothers, so would he be the same to people like them in the future...
The father-in-law didn't dare to think further. His expression became tense and he served her even more attentively.
The next day after General Li's secret report arrived at the Nanzhao Palace, the Emperor met the Empress Dowager in the Imperial Garden and told her about the matter.
The Empress Dowager did not feel anything unusual about the Emperor's plan to kill Nangong Jing; instead, she was very supportive.
Nangong Jing had always been the favorite prince of the late emperor. At that time, the rumor that he could become the crown prince was everywhere. The late emperor neither admitted it nor stopped the rumor. Fortunately, they succeeded quickly and were able to sit firmly on the throne today.
"Since he has already started to rebel, it is only right for you, the emperor, to execute him."
Taihou's tone was like the cold tiles in the harem, devoid of any emotion.
The emperor was waiting for the empress dowager to say this. He had been feeling a little guilty, but now that he heard these words, it was like a shot of sedative, and he felt a lot more at ease.
The mother and son were chatting and laughing in the imperial garden, and both were in a good mood.
It seems that Nangong Jing is in their pocket.
Officials from all over the capital also had their own channels. Whether they bribed the palace maids and eunuchs or sent news back from people stationed in distant Langzhou, they all knew that a secret report had been sent to the palace from Langzhou recently.
Everyone was speculating on the reason, and some even guessed that it was Nangong Jing.
Only General Lin’s mansion was the quietest.
At this time, he was worried about the marriage of his daughter Lin Luwan. She was already 17 years old this year, but her marriage was still not settled.
This is all because of Lin Jiuxi's matter. The emperor has a lot of opinions about him and the Lin family, which has caused Lin Luwan's marriage to be full of twists and turns and has not been settled yet.
He is now in a headache. He has thought of so many ways and tried so many ways these days. But to no avail. These princes and nobles, as well as some officials with the same position as him, are not willing to marry into his family. It is because Lin Jiuxi is now the princess of a traitor. As much as they envied their family before, now there are many people who watch the fire from the other side and watch the fun.
Originally, a madman married a blind man, and now the blind man, who was ridiculed by everyone, rebelled. The Lin family was affected, and now the whole family hates Lin Jiuxi, including Lin Luwan, and the marriage has not been further planned.
In the Fanghua Hall in the backyard of the Lin family, Lin Luwan's mother is now the head lady of the Lin family. General Lin sat on the main seat beside her and said earnestly, "If it were up to me, I'd better introduce Wan'er to my relatives on my mother's side."
But he was rejected by General Lin outright. His daughter was the daughter of a general, so how could he marry her to a family like that? They had no official position, no academic qualifications, and if it got out to others, people would laugh to death.
Seeing the general's resolute tone, Rong's face turned a little ugly.
"My family is not good?"
The reason why Rong was able to remain in favor for many years was that she often acted like a spoiled child and cried, made a fuss, and even threatened to hang herself.
It was just some dirty tricks, but General Lin was very fond of it. When he saw Rong like this, he immediately pulled her into his arms and comforted her: "You said that you and I only have one daughter, Wan'er. Naturally, I have to care about her affairs. But your mother's family is not a good place. If you care about Wan'er, you shouldn't say this."
The Lin family could not afford to marry into the royal family, and officials were unwilling to marry into their family, so it would be better to let Lin Luwan enter the palace. However, General Lin did not tell anyone about this idea, including the Rong family. It was also a question he had been thinking about these days.
After being comforted by General Lin, Rong knew that the man in front of her had made up his mind. It was no use for her to speak for her family. She could only sigh in her heart and not mention it again. After all, she was her own daughter. She still felt sorry for her and she was definitely not as good as her family.
"Wan'er is 17 years old now. What should I do?"
Rong changed his attitude and asked with a sigh.
"I heard that this year there are beautiful girls entering the palace to give birth to children for the emperor and fill the harem. I think if our daughter can enter the palace, she will be very successful in the future and will pay attention to our Lin family. What do you think?"
As soon as General Lin finished speaking, Rong was shocked and said, "You want to send our daughter to the palace."
General Lin had no other choice. As the Jin Lin family was dragged down by Lin Jiuxi, they became a thorn in the emperor's side and were also ridiculed by other colleagues.
After much thought, he felt that this was the only way to revive the Lin family. Besides, Lin Luwan had a good appearance and personality.
She is proficient in poetry, songs, calligraphy, chess, and painting. If Wan'er can enter the palace and please His Majesty, the Lin family will be able to get out of its current predicament.
"You don't want to?" General Lin raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that Rong would be unwilling.
"General, that's not what I meant. It's just that the Empress is still in charge of the palace. If our daughter goes in, she will only be a concubine, or a concubine. General, how can you bear to let our daughter accept that?"