Chapter 112: Weighing the Pros and Cons "——Mother, are you afraid of death?"...
Chapter 112
Concubine Lan was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Duke Lin's Mansion is indeed a popular place. Now that you're aboard its ship, do you still need a helmsman?"
Jing Yue suddenly raised her eyes.
He looked around to make sure that all the palace people had left the inner hall as ordered by his mother.
——Their conversation became more and more private, and no one else could hear a word.
"Don't worry, no one dares approach the inner palace," Concubine Lan said slowly. Otherwise, they would have been exposed over the past decade or so. She still had some tricks up her sleeve. She continued, "Although the Fifth Brother can't speak, he and Concubine Xian have survived this deep palace and lived to this age. They're no pushovers—just like us."
Jing Yue's eyes flashed.
Concubine Lan commented in a low voice, "Perhaps he's just pretending, pretending to be mute, pretending to be cowardly... People like him are suitable to be helpers." Her voice seemed to contain temptation. "You recruited Young Master Lin as your consort, which makes you almost the helmsman of the Lin Guogong Mansion. The next person to board this ship can only be the helmsman. Since you are the helmsman, of course you have to choose someone suitable and obedient..."
Jing Yue called out sternly, "Mother. Wake up."
Concubine Lan came back to her senses from her fantasy and looked at him with a half-smile: "What? Yue'er, have you really never thought about this? I thought you didn't want to be a 'princess' since you were a child..."
Jing Yue's feelings when Master Kong Nian said that he and Lin Zhiyi had destiny were completely different from what they felt now. He said calmly: "It was my mother who taught me to hide my edge and be the 'Princess' of Liyang."
Concubine Lan's smile remained unchanged. "That's right. Facts have proven that this trick of mine unexpectedly helped you a lot—it not only saved you from the hidden arrows of childhood, but also dodged the open attacks of youth, and also ensured that you would have such a strong support after your marriage. It can be said that it was all easy to get. Perhaps God really is blessing us mother and son. Yue'er, you should be bolder and think about that position you never thought of before."
Jing Yue stood up and slowly poured a glass of wine for Concubine Lan: "Mother is not afraid now."
Lan Fei smiled and took a sip of wine: "Because Yue'er is doing well."
Jing Yue held the wine glass, weighed the pros and cons for a moment, and asked, "If one day my identity is exposed and my father is furious and wants to kill us, what will mother do?"
Concubine Lan: "That day will never come. Mother promises it."
Jing Yue: "But if Mother asks me to fight... then my identity will inevitably be exposed. These two situations are contradictory, and I don't know how to split myself."
Concubine Lan looked at him jokingly, "I thought Yue'er was a smart person... Are you saying this to deliberately contradict Mother? Mother hasn't lost her temper in a long time. Are you missing the past?"
Jing Yue chuckled: "I do miss it a little bit..."
Lan Fei: "..." She poured another glass of wine, drank it, and then looked up at Jing Yue. "The two lines of light and darkness can run parallel. Before your identity is exposed, you should secretly build up your influence... and win over talented people... I thought this was an instinct that you could learn without any instruction."
Jing Yue: "I am indeed capable of learning without a teacher, and I have considered this possibility countless times. But we can't just think about the possibility of success, we also have to think about the possibility of failure. Mother, are you afraid of death?"
Concubine Lan smiled proudly: "Don't be afraid. If I can help you succeed, mother is willing to give everything. Including her life."
Jing Yue stared at her intently, then said calmly, "I understand."
Concubine Lan was surprised: "Yuer..."
Jing Yue: "Mother, don't be too happy yet... From now on... please don't worry too much about this matter. Leave everything to me and my husband."
"You actually told your husband about this?"
"...Not yet. But I won't hide it from her." Jing Yue told a white lie. After all, the person he hid the most from was his mother. Afraid that his mother would feel unbalanced, he said solemnly, "I will never hide anything about me from her."
"That's fine. Just keep it in mind. Mother will never be a burden to you, don't worry."
"Thank you, mother."
"So... Old Five's matter... do you want to add fuel to the fire?"
"I will discuss this with my husband. The Lin family may have their own plans. Mother, please do not act on your own."
"Okay. Mother promised you, and I will definitely keep my word!"
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At the same time, the Lin family was also discussing Lin Zhishu's marriage.
Lin Zhiqi and Lin Zhihua both have hot tempers. One of them is very powerful and wants to kill Cheng Lunian by herself; the other one has many tricks up her sleeve and wants her third sister to have a fake marriage with someone to avoid disaster...
Lin Zhiyi: "Your Majesty, do you insist that Third Sister choose between these two?"
She and Lin Zhihua had been away from Beijing for so long on business that they were not very clear about the situation and power changes in the capital.
In addition, the change in Emperor Longshun's temperament after his serious illness also served as a guide for the officials in Dayan to follow. Few dared to directly disobey his orders, as they would be demoted, punished... or even beheaded.
This era is ultimately an era where imperial power is supreme.
Even if there are enlightened policies, there are still pedantic systems.
"What I mean is that Cheng Lunian cannot be chosen." Lin Shuo said.
"Doesn't that mean marrying the fifth prince?" Lin Zhihua was worried. She glanced at Lin Zhishu who had been silent all the time, and felt anxious about her sister's indifference.
The third sister is really calmer than everyone else.
I don’t know if she was scared or had some new idea.
Lin Zhiyi: "Perhaps besides the Fifth Prince, we can also choose the Sixth Prince. Or... Ye Changning, Xie Junnuo... these gentlemen with good reputations..."
Lin Zhiqin shook her head: "How could this be so easy?"
Lin Zhishu said softly: "I can marry the fifth prince."
"Shu'er." Mu Hanyan called her with red eyes, her heart full of reluctance.
"I'm serious and not forcing myself at all. Dad, Mom, eldest sister, second sister, fourth sister, little brother... I don't think the fifth prince is some scary wolf, insect, tiger or leopard. Although he can't speak, he has attended the imperial academy like other princes, so his literary talent should not be too bad. I can communicate with him in writing. It's quiet and elegant, and it's a comfortable way for both him and me to be alone. He is not favored, which means he won't be involved in too big a storm. Besides, I still have my parents to take care of me, my sisters who care about me, and the princess and Xiuyuan to help me..." Lin Zhishu has her own standards in her heart. Since she said such words, it means that she has thought it over carefully.
Everyone else looked at her in shock, amazed at her slowness and orderliness.
Lin Zhishu smiled and reassured everyone: "Dad and Mom, I'm not completely useless. I will definitely live a good life."
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