1174 Secret Investigation, Things Turned Into Conspiracy
Wang Jinling's two answers made the emperor very satisfied, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Wang Jinling softened a little.
This time, Wang Jinling clearly told the emperor that the marriage between the Cui and Wang families was not initiated by him, and he did not want the marriage between the Cui and Wang families at all.
However, the marriage is a fact, and the Wang family will not break it up. Marriage is marriage, and family is family. The Wang family will not make a decision that goes against the Wang family's ancestral precepts because of a woman.
As for the last question.
Wang Jinling did not give a direct answer, but only said that he was saddened to hear the news that Feng Qingchen and the Ninth Prince had gotten into trouble. If the emperor was willing, please allow him to adjust for a period of time before considering the issue of entering officialdom.
Although it was a bit shameless to use the tactic of procrastination, the current situation was not suitable for taking up an official position, and he was indeed not in the mood.
Feng Qingchen and the Ninth Prince were truly missing, and their lives or deaths were unknown. Even though Wang Jinling believed in his heart that Feng Qingchen and the Ninth Prince would not die so easily, he still could not rest assured until he received confirmed news.
Not crying does not mean that he is not sad, but that the thing has already happened and no amount of sadness will help. Instead of wallowing in grief, he might as well do what he can to help.
Wang Jinling did not refuse outright, but showed his concern for Feng Qingchen at the right time. He originally only believed the emperor 30%, but now he believed him 70%.
The answer he wanted had already been given, and the emperor did not mention it any more. The topic turned to Wang Jinling's trip to Nanling. Although Wang Jinling had been exhausted from the journey, he did not look tired. He picked out a few things that made the emperor happy and talked about them. The emperor was very happy and gave Wang Jinling a large reward.
Unlike ordinary people who would be overjoyed upon hearing the emperor's reward, Wang Jinling accepted it calmly and retreated peacefully.
After Wang Jinling left, the palace fell silent. After a long while, the emperor spoke: "In your opinion, can Wang Jinling's words be trusted?"
Behind the screen, Fu Lin, dressed in official uniform, walked out. Just as he was about to salute, he was interrupted by the emperor, so Fu Lin stood up.
"In reply to the emperor, there is no need for Wang Jinling to lie. Wang Jinling is not stupid. He knows very well that there is no benefit in cooperating with the Cui family."
The Wang family is not the Cui family. After the change of dynasties, the Wang family is still a big family and is still below the Cui family. It is no different from the current situation. Unless Wang Jinling is absolutely crazy, he will not take the risk.
It’s not worth it.
The emperor nodded in agreement: "You have a point. As long as the Wang family is not stupid, they will not take that risk. They are already extremely wealthy, and it is impossible for them to go any further."
After hearing Wang Jinling's explanation, the emperor already believed it in his heart, but he just needed someone to confirm it again. As an emperor, there is also a side that cannot be seen.
"Wealth and honor are achieved through risk. The Wang family is already extremely wealthy. The Cui family's promise is just empty words, and it will not be better than it is now. I really don't understand why those people in the Wang family would agree to the Cui family's marriage proposal." The emperor did not believe that the Wang family would not be unaware of the Cui family's ambitions.
Fu Lin said sarcastically, "If my guess is correct, the Wang family just wants an extra layer of security and doesn't want to offend the Cui family. After all, it's just one daughter. Sacrificing a daughter can give the Wang family another way out, so why not do it?"
In other words, those people in the Wang family are just fence-sitters, and they don't care whether the Cui family wins or loses.
If the Cui family wins, they will have the marriage relationship, and the Wang family will not suffer any loss. On the contrary, if the Cui family loses, they will only lose a woman, and their foundation will not be damaged.
Only one woman needs to be sacrificed to secure the throne. This deal is quite cost-effective.
"Old fox." The emperor cursed inwardly, feeling very disgusted with the Wang family's speculative behavior.
Fu Lin quickly comforted him, "Your Majesty, calm down. The marriage between the Wang family and the Cui family will not affect the overall situation. As long as the eldest son has a correct attitude, this marriage is just a marriage between two families and will not affect the overall situation."
Having said that, the emperor is still unhappy, and if the emperor is unhappy, those who made him unhappy will have no chance of having an easy life.
“Go check if there are any suitable women in the Wang family. Princess Zichun is unable to bear children, so let the Wang family send a girl to Prince Chun’s mansion to be a concubine.” It just so happens that the woman in the Wang family is of noble birth and can suppress Princess Yaohua.
"This..." Fu Lin didn't dare to respond.
Letting a girl from the Wang family be a concubine is like slapping the Wang family in the face.
The Wang family has never had a woman as a concubine, and they will never refuse to send a woman to the palace even if she is not around.
"What? I, a descendant of the Dongling royal family, am not worthy of a woman from the Wang family?" The emperor snorted in dissatisfaction.
How could Fu Lin dare to say no? He nodded quickly, thinking to himself: Don't mention it, I really don't deserve her. The Wang family would definitely not be happy to let the girl marry into the royal family, not to mention that she was a concubine.
The title of concubine is just a nice one, in the final analysis she is still a concubine, a plaything that cannot be shown in public.
It's amazing that the Emperor would think of treating the women of the Wang family as playthings.
However... it would definitely not be possible under normal circumstances. The marriage between the Wang family and the Cui family made the emperor unhappy. The emperor wanted a woman from the Wang family to enter Prince Chun's mansion as a concubine. No matter how unhappy the Wang family was, they could not refuse, and they had to provide someone of a high status.
With Wang Jinling's guarantee and being able to slap the Wang family in the face, the emperor temporarily put the Wang family's affairs aside and asked Fu Lin about the Ninth Uncle.
"What can you find out if you go and check it out yourself?" The emperor openly sent people to investigate the Ninth Prince's affairs, but secretly asked Fu Lin to go there in person.
This matter is too important, and the emperor is worried about handing it over to others.
"In reply to the emperor, I have walked the entire mountain and even the bottom of the cliff, but I have not found anything suspicious. On the surface, this is indeed a murder of the Ninth Prince." Then she married Wa to the emperor and forced Dong Ling to give up using the Thunder Bomb.
Fu Lin did not say the latter sentence, but the emperor understood it.
There was some reservation in Fu Lin's words, and the emperor heard it, and asked, "So, what did you find out? Tell me, I won't blame you."
The emperor leaned back in the dragon throne in a relaxed posture. From this detail, it can be seen that the emperor trusted Fu Lin very much.
"Yes." The emperor had said this, so Fu Lin would not hesitate any longer and said, "Your Majesty, I found that the people who ambushed and killed the Ninth Prince were probably the same people who blew up the imperial mausoleum."
"Oh?" The emperor was startled and leaned forward with a slight smile, obviously taking this statement very seriously.
"I have checked the strength and depth of the explosion, as well as the fragments of the thunder bomb left at the scene, and can conclude that this was done by the same group of people." As he spoke, Fu Lin took out a memorial and presented it to him.
"Your Majesty, I have written down all the doubts in detail."
The emperor took the memorial and began to read it carefully. Fu Lin stood there quietly without making a sound. Except for the occasional sound of flipping pages, the whole hall was silent...
The more the emperor looked at it, the more solemn his expression became. He originally thought that the bombing of the imperial mausoleum was instigated by his third brother, and since the third prince was dead, he did not ask any more questions. However, judging from Fu Lin's memorial, this was actually a huge conspiracy.
There is an invisible hand in the dark, plotting against this continent.
"The former Lan family." The emperor bit these four words lightly, and each word weighed like a thousand pounds, hitting his heart...
The Lan Clan and Fengli Clan of the previous dynasty were a curse to the emperors of the four kingdoms, constantly reminding them how their kingdoms came to be...
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