Chapter 158 The Appearance of an Old Friend
"The princess came to see me, the prince came to see me, and now you are coming to see me too. It seems that I really did something wrong."
"I am terrified." Lin Zhiyu prostrated himself on the ground and whispered, "The princess has a better fate, and I am not worthy of her. I hope Your Majesty will revoke your order."
"Revive your order?"
The emperor waved his sleeves and sneered, "Do you know there is a saying that goes, 'A king never jokes!'"
Lin Zhiyu pursed his thin lips and dared not say anything more. He didn't understand why the emperor insisted on this marriage, which was obviously not good for anyone. Could it be that it was really because of the saying, 'A king never jokes! '
At this time, the chief eunuch outside shouted, "Your Majesty, the princess wants to see you."
"What is she doing here again?!" the emperor shouted angrily. After a while, he rubbed his brows and waved his sleeves, "Let her in."
The footsteps moved slowly, and soon, a man came to Lin Zhiyu's side and knelt down.
"Uncle."
Song Qingqing never looked at Lin Zhiyu from beginning to end. After kneeling down, she stared at the emperor and said firmly, "Qing'er doesn't want to get married."
The emperor didn't say anything, just stared at her expressionlessly.
She was frightened by being stared at, but Song Qingqing still didn't lower her head. She said softly, "Qing'er knows that the uncle has always loved Qing'er the most, and the son-in-law he chose is also one of the best in the court. But there is really no friendship between Qing'er and Lord Lin. He treats him like a brother, pure and innocent."
"Qing'er is happy. "
"It's the second son of the Lin family, Lin Mobai."
She said the name so calmly without hesitation.
Lin Zhiyu was shocked.
How is this different from what they agreed?
It was originally planned that he would come to the emperor to explain the marriage contract between the Lin family and the Chu family, and then ask His Majesty to withdraw the order. It had nothing to do with the princess.
But now that Song Qingqing said this, she directly dragged Lin Mobai into it, and put herself in the vortex of the emperor's anger.
Sure enough, when the emperor heard this, he was immediately furious and swept everything on the table.
"What did you say?!" He roared, "You are a princess! You actually like such a young boy!"
Although Lin Zhiyu disagreed with the emperor's evaluation of Lin Mobai, he had no way to speak.
After all, Lin Mobai did not have any achievements except the identity of the second son of the Lin family.
Since he wants to join the army, he can only fight his way out of the bloody sea and pave the way with military merits. Unfortunately, he is still young and has no chance to go to the army.
"Uncle, he is very good, not a brat." Song Qingqing couldn't help but defend Lin Mobai.
Damn it! Lin Zhiyu raised his eyes suddenly and saw that the emperor was even more angry because of this sentence. "Okay, then I want to see if he has the ability to make my princess so crazy!" The emperor sneered, "Someone! Go to the Lin Mansion and bring Lin Mobai to me!" Song Qingqing was anxious at this time. She knelt down and took two steps forward, and said anxiously, "Uncle! This matter has nothing to do with him! Qing'er is willing..." "Shut up!" The emperor shouted angrily, glared at her and blasted everyone out. "Get out! Get out!" After being driven out of Yu's study, Song Qingqing's eyes were red and she was anxious. "Lord Lin, I'm sorry, I dragged the second young master Lin into this, I..." Lin Zhiyu shook his head at her soothingly, his brows calm, "It's okay, he will always encounter this." He sighed, looking in the direction of the palace, his brows heavy, "If he can't even get through this test, then there will be no blessing in the future." They didn't leave, but waited for Lin Mobai's arrival outside the door of Yu's study. In less than a quarter of an hour, Lin Mobai was brought in by the chief eunuch. He was still wearing casual clothes and was in a hurry. It was obvious that he was urgently summoned from home. When passing by the two of them, Lin Mobai glanced at them hurriedly and whispered. "Brother, princess." Lin Zhiyu nodded, without saying anything, but patted his shoulder steadily. Song Qingqing bit her lip and couldn't say anything. Since he went in, the waiting time became unbearable. During this time, Song Qingqing became visibly anxious and impatient, pacing back and forth. Lin Zhiyu, however, remained motionless, as if thinking about something. "Your Majesty hasn't come out yet? You have been staying in Yu's study for a whole day, and it's time to hurt your body." "Hold this ginseng soup steady, otherwise you will be in danger of your life!" "This palace..." The man paused, stared at the two people standing at the door of Yu's study in surprise, and narrowed his eyes. "Empress Li." The eunuch at the door saluted. Lin Zhiyu and Song Qingqing, who realized it later, also bowed to the seductive-looking woman, "Empress Li." The person called Empress Li nodded and smiled softly, "Hasn't His Majesty always loved the princess the most? Why is he making the princess wait outside now?" Song Qingqing calmed down from her previous anxious state and said lightly, "The emperor's uncle is busy at the moment, I'm afraid Empress Li's trip here is in vain." "Really?" Empress Li curled her lips and motioned the two eunuchs to go in and report, "Just tell His Majesty that I'm here." The eunuch nodded, pushed open the door and went in. Lin Zhiyu didn't say anything after that sentence. He frowned and stared at Empress Li with scrutiny. After a while, the eunuch came out and said respectfully, " Your Majesty, please invite Concubine Li to come in." Song Qingqing heard this and asked anxiously, "Where is the Second Young Master Lin?" The eunuch said, "My Lady, the Second Young Master Lin is still inside." Concubine Li rolled up her hair in front of her chest and smiled, "In that case, I will go in first. My Lady and Master Lin, please do as you please." Lin Zhiyu looked even more strange. Song Qingqing ignored her.
When the door was closed, Lin Zhiyu asked Song Qingqing directly, "Princess, have you ever met this Concubine Li before?"
Song Qingqing was puzzled and pondered, "I have met her twice, and each time I saw her in the study of the emperor's uncle."
She frowned again, "I don't know what the emperor's uncle likes about this woman. In front of outsiders, this woman can do whatever she wants without any scruples, and doesn't care about the face of the royal family at all."
Unfortunately, the emperor still bought into this, and Song Qingqing had no right to mess with her own uncle's harem, so she could only complain in her heart.
After hearing this, Lin Zhiyu asked again, "Princess, do you still remember the former Prime Minister Shen Qiantang?"
Song Qingqing nodded thoughtfully.
"Why did Lord Lin suddenly ask this?" She was puzzled.
Lin Zhiyu's eyes darkened. "Shen Qiantang has two daughters, the legitimate daughter Shen Ruyu and the illegitimate daughter Shen Ruyan. The former entered the Third Prince's Mansion when the Prime Minister's Mansion was destroyed, and later hanged herself."
"The latter followed all the female relatives of the Prime Minister's Mansion and fell into the ranks of prostitutes and exiled." "
The Concubine Li just now is 70% similar to Shen Ruyu."
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