"A master can only lead you to the door, but you must practice on your own." Bei Mingxuan said calmly, "The prince doesn't have that talent. I wonder if Minister Lin has any other students in mind."
"..." What does that mean? Lin Shangde was stunned, feeling surprised and horrified.
"For example, eldest brother, fourth brother, eighth brother, or tenth brother?"
Lin Shangde instantly understood what Bei Mingxuan meant.
He calmed down and pondered carefully, "The eldest prince is not a man of integrity. Such a person has weak willpower and is easily influenced by others. He is not qualified to be my student. If he becomes the ruler of the world in the future, he will be influenced by those scheming people in the court."
"Yeah." Bei Mingxuan's face was expressionless. "The previous dynasty, Prince Shun, was a lesson. The king was weak, and the eunuchs seized power."
"Although the Fourth Prince, Bei Ming Ye, is capable and a man of his own, he is also ruthless and will do anything to achieve his goals. I dare not accept such a student. Perhaps one day, I will die without a burial place."
"Yeah. Fourth brother does things in a unique way."
"The Eighth Prince has ordinary talent, but he refuses to be ordinary." Prime Minister Lin shook his head with a hint of regret. "He is destined to a life of hard work, depression and frustration. If I accept him as my student, I will be harming him. The Tenth Prince, although lively and intelligent, is not a generous person. These people are not people that this old minister respects."
"Minister Lin has very high standards." Bei Mingxuan said with a smile, "You've said that the prince of the royal family is useless."
Lin Shangde's eyes lit up as he looked at Bei Mingxuan. "I wonder if Prince Xuan would be willing to be my student?"
Bei Mingxuan didn't speak immediately. He looked directly at Lin Shangde, and slowly a smile appeared on the corner of his lips. "This is what I want."
Lin Xiang was stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily, "It's the honor of this old minister..."
"But my father doesn't agree." Bei Mingxuan's words were like a basin of ice water poured down on Lin Shangde's head.
Yes, Lin Shangde was so happy talking to Bei Mingxuan that he almost forgot that there was a big Buddha standing in front of him.
Only after Lin Shangde calmed down did he understand what Bei Mingxuan really meant.
He doesn't know how many fools there are in this world who are trying to hit other people's stones with the eggs in their own hands.
But he, Lin Shangde, is definitely not one of them, and he believes that Bei Mingxuan is not one of them either.
"Prince Xuan," Lin Shangde said with a smile, "I think we two have a tacit understanding at this point, right?"
"Of course." Bei Mingxuan nodded. "It's like when a man and a woman fall in love, the paper between them breaks."
"...Haha." Lin Xiang laughed, "Your Highness's metaphor is unique and appropriate."
Bei Mingxuan thought to himself that it would be better to talk to a smart person to save trouble.
Talking to someone as clueless as the Ghost Doctor is so tiring...it's simply indescribable.
"There's one thing I'd like to remind Minister Lin of," Bei Mingxuan said sternly. "Your poisoning, as well as the Emperor's poisoning, and your wife and daughter being threatened and restrained by the Emperor, were all told by your daughter herself."
“…Yanran…” Lin Xiang’s head buzzed, and he suddenly felt unbearable.
"So," Bei Mingxuan continued, "you must keep your wife and daughter a secret about what happened tonight, including the detoxification."
"Yes!" Lin Xiang nodded, "Of course, of course. I don't know about the prince's health..."
Bei Mingxuan understood Lin Shangde's intentions. He wanted to know how long he could live. "The poison I was born with was ultimately due to the scramble for favor in the harem. As for the poison in my body, it's impossible to completely eliminate it, but it won't endanger my life anymore. I'll just have to endure more suffering."
"It's a blessing in disguise." Lin Shangde sighed, "My Shuzhou Kingdom has a successor."
Bei Mingxuan raised an eyebrow. "At least, I can have more time to do things that I won't regret. Help more people."
"If the Crown Prince had half the mindset that the Prince has, I would be content." Lin Shangde pinched his brows. "Such an idea is nothing but wishful thinking."
"The Ghost Doctor is dead." Bei Mingxuan said, "Minister Lin's poison could not have been cured by the Ghost Doctor. Your poison could only have been caused by someone else or the person who poisoned you.
Furthermore, the day before yesterday, the princess secretly found Lin Xiang's beloved daughter and told her that we had done our best to cure the poison in your body."
"Tell Yanran?" Lin Shangde thought, "I have never heard Yanran mention this matter, let alone that the prince would be willing to cure the poison in this old minister."
"It was requested by Prime Minister Lin's beloved daughter." Bei Mingxuan smiled. "To be honest, Chang'an is interested in having Prime Minister Lin's beloved daughter marry into Prince Xuan's family."
"...Old minister," Lin Shangde started, but was treated negatively by Bei Mingxuan.
"This prince did not agree." Bei Mingxuan saw the relief in Lin Shangde's eyes clearly, "Of course, your daughter refused on the spot. I'm not afraid that Prime Minister Lin will dislike this. Chang'an tried so hard to let your beloved daughter enter Prince Xuan's palace, so that Prime Minister Lin would stand on this prince's side."
"This old minister is surprised." Lin Shangde was puzzled. "At the same time, I am puzzled. This old minister has hinted to His Majesty more than once, but His Majesty always responded calmly. As time goes by, this old minister no longer knows what His Majesty really means. Having said that, this old minister only has one daughter, so this old minister does not want Yanran to become anyone's concubine."
"I understand." Bei Mingxuan smiled. "I'm reluctant to say this to Minister Lin at this time. Minister Lin has heard such words from others. Do you understand, Minister Lin?"
"clear."
"Hmm." Bei Mingxuan glanced out the window. "Now that the future Crown Princess is pregnant, I wonder what Minister Lin is planning."
After a deep conversation with Bei Mingxuan tonight, Lin Shangde knew that many things had already been seen through by this Ninth Prince who was ignored by everyone.
Since he chose Bei Mingxuan, Lin Xiang was naturally sincere and wanted to make plans for him, “The emperor has looked for you, old minister.
He knew that the prince's confidante lived in the old minister's house and was about to give birth.
Before the Crown Princess announced her pregnancy, the Emperor ordered his ministers to keep the child, but the woman was not going to survive."
This is natural. Bei Mingxuan certainly knows that the emperor will definitely not keep this woman, especially since she is a prostitute.
"The Emperor also said that in a few days, the future Crown Princess will marry into the Crown Prince's mansion. However, the child in the future Crown Prince's belly will have a miscarriage. In order to give the future Crown Princess a place to rest her heart, the Crown Prince wanted to let the future Crown Princess adopt the child who was about to be born."
"Undoubtedly, Gu Shijia's fake pregnancy is a secret known to all the civil and military officials in the court." Bei Mingxuan sneered, "Father is so willing to disregard the royal family's reputation in order to protect the crown prince."
"No! It's not a false pregnancy, it's a real pregnancy." Lin Xiang denied.
"...Really?" Bei Mingxuan didn't know this.
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