Chapter 339 Jingzhe the Matchmaker
Lin Lanting looked at Shi Yu and said, "My uncle left home at the Queen's instigation."
Shi Yu's expression paused.
He understood many things in an instant and confirmed his previous guess that the queen really didn't want him to return to Fengzhao, but when the news that he was still alive reached Fengzhao, she had to follow public opinion and let him come back.
But letting him come back doesn't necessarily mean that she is willing to let him inherit the throne.
He lowered his eyes and stroked the teacup in his hand. Is power really that important? So important that he doesn't even want his son.
Wei Qingyan naturally thought of this, but because she and the Queen had no mother-son relationship, she thought more about it, "Is your father's relationship with the Queen not harmonious?"
Lin Lanting's father is the father-in-law of the emperor. Empress Fengzhao has been in power for so many years. Logically, he, the father-in-law of the emperor, should be at the peak of his career. However, after they came to Fengzhao, they learned that Lin's father had resigned many years ago and never asked about the affairs of the court since then.
Now, Lin Lanting is the only one from the Lin family serving as an official in the court.
Previously, she and Shi Yu speculated that Lin's father stayed away from the court because he didn't want others to be wary of the Lin family's power and thus oppose the queen's rule.
Because the information they inquired about included this statement: Empress Lin did not use her relatives to avoid suspicion, which silenced those old ministers who did not support the Empress's rule.
Even the fact that the Queen might assassinate the Chief of the Imperial Clan was mentioned, and Lin Lanting was making it clear that he would stand on the side of the Crown Prince. There was nothing else he couldn't say.
A bitter smile tugged at his lips, "There's some estrangement, I guess. If I hadn't brought my uncle's ashes back this time, my father wouldn't have set foot in the palace for over a decade.
But my father loves his children very much. Every year on the Queen’s birthday, he would personally cook a bowl of longevity noodles for her. If the Queen was in trouble, my father would definitely help her.”
Wei Qingyan understood that this was probably a mixture of love and hate.
"Did your father use what he did back then to ensure Lin Jinzhi's safe burial in Feng Zhao?"
Lin Lanting nodded.
Wei Qingyan let out a breath.
No wonder.
Lin Jinzhi took Shi Yu away. The Queen no longer looked forward to Shi Yu's return, but she would hate the person who stole her child.
She originally thought that after Lin Lanting brought Lin Jinzhi back to Fengzhao, it would take quite a bit of trouble to bury him smoothly. Unexpectedly, Lin Lanting returned to Wei so soon.
At that time, she asked Lin Lanting if everything was going well. Lin Lanting replied that the Queen was very wise and righteous. Later, when she came into contact with the Queen, she could not connect the words Queen and very wise and righteous together.
Doubts began to arise in my mind again, and now I have the answer.
After seeing Lin Lanting off, Wei Qingyan took out two sets of night clothes from the box. Tonight, she and Shi Yu were going to visit the Lin family's ancestral home.
She never forgot the real purpose of her coming to Fengzhao, but she had no clue about the witchcraft curse at the moment, so she wanted to go to the Lin family's ancestral home to take a look.
According to the old man of the Shen family, in his dream, his grandson Shen Hongxing was trapped in Fengzhao, and Shen Changshan was also there. Shen Changshan was buried in the Lin family's ancestral tomb by General Lin.
Could it be that the souls of Shen Hongxing, Wang Zhi and others are trapped in the Lin family's ancestral home?
When Shi Yu saw her looking for a nightgown, combined with Lin Lanting's words just now, he guessed what Wei Qingyan wanted to do, but now everyone in the mansion was the queen's people, so they were inevitably under surveillance.
He asked Dong Zang to transfer two secret guards who had never appeared before to quietly enter the mansion. At night, they disguised themselves as him and Qingyan and stayed in the mansion.
After Lin Lanting left the study, he went to Wei Shijun's yard.
Since he failed to ask the Queen for the tranquilizing pills, he looked for the imperial physician who prepared the pills. The tranquilizing pills were specially supplied to the palace, so he paid a large sum of money to ask the imperial physician to prepare them separately.
This was considered a private job, requiring the preparation to be done privately when the imperial physician was not on duty, so it would take some time, and he wanted to explain this to Wei Shijun.
To prevent her from waiting in vain, and also to prevent her from misunderstanding his words if she waited too long.
But when he arrived at Wei Shijun's yard, he didn't find anyone, so he went to Jingzhe to ask.
Jingzhe said, "Oh, the third lady went out to meet a friend. She said it was a friend she met in the martial arts world. She happened to be in Fengzhao, so she arranged to meet him."
"Friends?" Lin Lanting frowned. "What friends?"
Male or female?
Since Jingzhe became enlightened, he has been able to understand the subtle feelings between men and women.
He felt that Lin Lanting now was just like him back then, subconsciously caring about Yan Lan, but he didn't realize that this subconsciousness actually meant that he had fallen in love with her.
Tiger's eyes rolled around, and he decided to play the role of a matchmaker. "I don't know, but I heard he's a chivalrous knight, very handsome and extraordinary.
Madam Wei has been urging the third young lady to get married. Perhaps the third young lady has come to her senses and is taking this opportunity to get in touch with him. If they are suitable for marriage, it would fulfill Madam Wei's wish."
Isn’t this just a look at each other?
Lin Lanting felt unhappy. He had already said that he would marry her as long as she married him. Could it be that he was not as good as a wandering man?
But his expression remained unchanged. He pinched the jade pendant hanging around his waist and said, "Now that the Crown Princess is in trouble, I think she will come back soon after she finds out."
"That's hard to say." Jingzhe said, "She can't help the Crown Princess with this matter. If she can find a good husband, the Crown Princess will be truly happy."
Lin Lanting suddenly didn't want to talk to Jingzhe anymore and walked away with a gloomy face.
Jingzhe felt like he had figured out the secret, and he quickly told Wei Qingyan everything that had happened, "Crown Princess, General Lin has his eyes on the third young lady.
If I stimulate him like this, maybe General Lin will realize his feelings. Hehe, if he takes the initiative then, our third lady's marriage will be settled."
Shi Yu saw that he looked like a matchmaker, and that he had no time to bother about other people when his own affairs were still unresolved. "I'll put a mole on your chin and you can become a matchmaker instead."
Jingzhe shrank his neck and said, "This subordinate is also kind-hearted. General Lin is a rare talent and your uncle. It would be a good match for him to accompany the third lady."
Shi Yu glanced at him.
Lin Lanting is good, but it’s not Jingzhe’s turn to match them up for something that even Madam Wei and Wei Qingyan don’t care about.
It is still unknown what the situation of the Lin family is, and whether the Queen will interfere in Lin Lanting's marriage. Marrying someone is not just about looking at the other person, but also about the other person's family style, situation and other aspects.
Although Jingzhe was well-intentioned, it was hasty.
What's more, Wei Lao San went to do something for Qing Yan. If Jing Zhe's nonsense made Lin Lanting think of looking for Wei Lao San, it would attract the attention of outsiders and ruin Qing Yan's business, which would be troublesome.
Wei Qingyan knew that both the master and the servant had good intentions, so he said, "Well, let's see how they develop on their own. Jingzhe, go and ask about the loyal and brave Marquis's son."
The loyal and brave Marquis Prince she mentioned was the one for whom Liang Fuzhu was rumored to have committed suicide.
The Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong and the Mansion of the Marquis of Zhenbei are both old and established families in Fengzhao. The two mansions have a good relationship. Liang Fuzhu and the son of the Marquis of Zhongyong have known each other since childhood.
According to Liang Fuzhu, she always treated the Prince of Loyalty and Bravery as her own brother, so she had more contact with him.
Therefore, after her death, when the Marquis of Zhenbei said that his daughter committed suicide for the love of the Marquis of Zhongyong, no one doubted it. After all, it was possible for a thirteen-year-old girl to be in love.
I heard that the son of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was also a handsome man, and the two had a good relationship. Coincidentally, the son of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery died a few days before Liang Fuzhu.
Did the murderer use the death of the loyal and brave Marquis to cover up the death of Liang Fuzhu, or was the death of the loyal and brave Marquis also a conspiracy?
Out of habit of resolving grudges, Wei Qingyan always has to think more when encountering something.
Jingzhe got the job and didn't dare to delay, so he hurried out.
After a while, Dong Zang knocked on the study door again, "Crown Prince, Crown Princess, the Supreme Court Minister is here."
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