Chapter 97 097 A wonderful plan. So you are this kind of Uncle Lin! ...
Xianyu asked sincerely, so Lin Ruhai answered her patiently.
At this point, Lin Ruhai had already basically figured out Master Kang's intentions. That's why he was confident in giving such advice - after all, using his method, the situation would definitely not be any worse than it is now.
This so-called method of taking the initiative is actually very simple. Just don't play by the rules.
Since His Majesty wants Wang Jiashi's niece to participate in the beauty contest and has done so much to prevent her from participating, he is actually afraid that she will not participate and he has no choice but to do it. Now that she is in his territory, he will definitely be the one making the decision and can give Xianyu to whoever he wants.
At first glance, doesn’t it sound quite desperate?
But this actually means that His Majesty still attaches great importance to the ideas of his niece from the Wang family.
Because if he didn't take it seriously, he could just do nothing and just arrange the marriage. After all, the world is big and the emperor is the most important. If he really wanted to arrange the marriage, no one would dare to disobey his order.
But he didn't.
Not only did he not directly arrange a marriage, he even let these princes take turns to participate, which was obviously intended to let Wang Jiashi's niece choose for herself - of course, it would be best if she could choose the prince he liked. Unfortunately, Wang Jiashi's niece did not understand the emperor's thoughts and was still guessing how to disobey his order...
What a joke! If you dare to disobey the order, our Emperor will definitely not be so easy to deal with.
Although their Emperor looked amiable, he was actually quite difficult to talk to. At least when it came to the important matters that he cared about, he was very clear about them.
If you don't listen to him, you will see whether he still cares about you. He will definitely turn against you on the spot.
As for why Lin Ruhai knew so much about these things, the answer is that he had seen the live version in the South Study.
Family members, can you imagine this? The Emperor was talking happily, but the next moment, because the other party said something that did not suit His Majesty's wishes, His Majesty became angry... He was really angry, flipping the table and smashing the teacup, and even beating the person with a stick. If things went wrong, he would be pushed out of the Meridian Gate and the whole family would be executed...
It can be said that once you have seen the live version of the Emperor’s falling out, you will never want to disobey him again.
However, not disobeying him does not mean that you have to do what he wants.
If he was not mistaken, the Emperor should intend to marry the niece from the Wang family to the Fourth Prince.
There was actually nothing wrong with this Fourth Prince, but Lin Ruhai could see that Wang's niece had no interest in these princes.
It's no wonder. The child is only thirteen years old this year and is still a child. How can he understand anything about love?
It was all because of the strange rules of the imperial court, which began to arrange marriages for women at the age of thirteen. It turned out that the customs of the Manchus were really different from those of the Han people.
Among the Han people, they have to wait until the girl is 15 years old and has reached the age of marriage before they can get engaged. Usually, they have to wait another one or two years before getting married. This is because the parents are reluctant to let the girl go and want to keep her for two more years before marrying her off.
But now that things have come to this, resistance is useless. It is better to go with the flow and think about what to do for yourself.
Lin Ruhai originally thought that by giving this hint, Xianyu would definitely understand what he meant.
What he didn't expect was that this niece of the Wang family, who seemed smart and clever on weekdays, was so stupid when it came to such important matters in life.
Really, what else can he do as an uncle? He can only choose to help to the end.
Image and the like are not as important as my niece's happiness. It's better not to have this face.
So, Lin Ruhai directly gave Xianyu a suggestion, suggesting that she take part in the audition and choose the Fourth Prince.
Because Lin Ruhai also realized that the Fourth Prince was the only one among these princes who could hear Xianyu's inner thoughts, which means that he was still somewhat different in Xianyu's heart.
What's even more interesting is that the Fourth Prince doesn't seem to be indifferent to Xianyu. Well, this is actually quite interesting. Anyone with eyes can see that, right?
In this case, it would be a shame not to make good use of it.
"Niece, you can talk to the Fourth Prince. Maybe you can live the kind of life you want with a salty backyard... ahem, retirement life."
In order to take Xianyu's feelings into consideration, Lin Ruhai tried to speak more tactfully, but the central idea was still very clear, that is, to let Xianyu take the initiative to confront the Fourth Prince and enter into a contractual marriage.
It's called marriage, but in fact it's just living together. In the future, you can get married when you meet someone you like, or just live in peace. Anyway, you just have to deal with the Emperor first and that's it.
In a sense, Lin Ruhai's method is truly brilliant - it can be said to be "hitting the vital point" and "cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron". After all, Master Kang has already been thinking about Xianyu, and it is useless for you to struggle and resist, and it is also inferior and not high enough.
You do what he wants, but secretly follow your own thoughts. This is the real conspiracy.
Is it still possible to operate this way?
After listening to Lin Ruhai's suggestion, Wang Ziteng and Wang Yao's eyes widened. Xianyu was also shocked and couldn't help shouting in her heart: I didn't expect you to be such a person, Uncle Lin. Fortunately, I always thought you were a good person.
But if you think about it carefully, how could someone who can do the job of Censor so well be really a naive person?
Only those who are thoughtful and capable of planning can be qualified as Censors.
And how can he not be a good person?
To her, that wasn't a very good person.
After carefully considering Lin Ruhai's suggestions, Xianyu suddenly realized - Oh my god, I didn't expect Uncle Lin to be so trendy, he even knows about contract marriage?
And how did he know that her biggest dream in life was to be a salted fish?
Of course it would be nice to be able to stay in the Wang family forever. But now it is obvious that she has caught the eye of Master Kang for some reason, and he insists on marrying her into the royal family.
After much thought, it is better to marry the Fourth Uncle.
Not only is it highly unlikely that she will be the legitimate wife, but she will also continue to stay in the Fourth Master's harem in the future - even if he is somewhat interested in her now, don't forget that he is the famous hard-working Fourth Master who loves memorials to the emperor more than concubines, otherwise he would not have so few offspring after all this time, and almost no one to succeed to the throne. It is a sharp contrast with Master Kang, isn't it?
In short, after looking around, if I have to choose one among the princes, I can only choose the Fourth Prince.
Firstly, he is the final winner. If I follow him, there will be no danger and I will be able to survive to the end. Everyone knows that he holds grudges the most. Since even Uncle Lin can see that he likes me, it would be difficult to refuse.
Well, anyway, if I get married, I'll just move to a new place and continue to live a lazy life.
Moreover, maybe after seeing her true face, the fourth uncle will no longer like her. Wouldn't that be even more perfect?
Thinking of this, Xianyu became even happier, and couldn't help but thank Lin Ruhai sincerely a few more times, which made him feel embarrassed, so he stopped.
Then Lin Ruhai taught her how to talk to the Fourth Prince, which was more appropriate and more likely to succeed - how to say it? However, in such a short time of more than half an hour, Xianyu felt that her three views were shattered and reshaped several times.
Uncle Lin is really worthy of being Uncle Lin. Even when he does bad things, he is so exciting. I love you, hahaha. Don't worry, my clinic will take care of your family's health, especially the illnesses of little Daiyu and her brother.
It is not impossible to change your destiny.
Well, she herself should be an exception. After all, in history, Emperor Yongzheng did not have a high-ranking concubine with the surname Wang. So, this marriage either could not be successful, or it was successful and then broken up. In short, as long as there was no loss, it was over.
After being taught by Lin Ruhai how to negotiate with the Fourth Prince, Xianyu chose a day and prepared to have a face-to-face meeting with the Fourth Prince.
After all, it was already the end of March in the lunar calendar. This year's Imperial Household Department's selection had ended in February, and the Eight Banners selection was scheduled for mid-April, which was the season between spring and summer, and it made people feel a sense of spring.
Because the Wang family was promoted to a higher rank, Xianyu will participate in the Eight Banners selection. There are less than twenty days left, so if she has any plans, she must arrange them as soon as possible.
She has always been a person who does whatever she thinks of, and she has no real fear of imperial power - or maybe she does, but it was probably because of her contact with Master Kang and several princes during this period that she relaxed her vigilance and actually felt that these people could be reasoned with.
In short, she so charmingly made an appointment with the Fourth Prince to discuss their contract marriage - to be honest, her courage was very commendable. After all, this was the Emperor Yongzheng, known as the Fourth Master. Although he was only a young boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, his calm demeanor was enough to scare ordinary people away, let alone negotiate terms.
But Xianyu just talked directly, using her usual way of speaking - all the words that Lin Ruhai taught her were thrown out of her mind when the time came.
It really feels best to speak in your own way.
Xianyu finished telling the Fourth Prince about her thoughts, and saw that the young Fourth Prince frowned slightly.
Her heart trembled, and she was just wondering if she had just said it too directly and hurt someone, when she saw the Fourth Prince smile bitterly and asked her, "Can I ask Miss Wang Er, why don't you want to be a real husband and wife with me?"
Xianyu felt a little strange, but still answered her true thoughts truthfully: "Of course, this is because I don't want to get married for the time being, but the emperor insisted that I get married."
She said this, but couldn't help complaining in her heart.
[Of course it’s because I don’t want to get married in the first place. I must choose someone who can understand me and is willing to cooperate with me for a contractual marriage. Do you think I want to find you? If Uncle Lin hadn’t said that you are a good person with precious character, I wouldn’t bother looking for you—Oh, there is another reason. Marrying you will allow me to continue to lie low and live a salted fish, because in fact, you are the next emperor. Are you happy and excited to know this news? ]
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