Chapter 171 Asking for help is more useful than asking the Queen Mother
"Okay!" Emperor Ming made the final decision.
Lin Ruhui's expression suddenly changed. He lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, no!"
"Lin Youcheng, why not?"
"Everyone knows that Princess Ning's medical skills are even better than those of Dean Zhang, but now You Cheng Lin is making excuses. In the face of national crisis, You Cheng Lin wouldn't want to do his part for Beiliang, right?"
"Lin Youcheng, the emperor is willing to give her a chance to atone for her sins, why don't you thank him?"
Lin Ruhui looked at the bright yellow light above him, feeling a little depressed.
So this was the emperor's idea.
But as a father, how could he watch his daughter become a pawn?
He kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, please think twice!"
Seeing Lin Ruhui kneeling there for a long time, Beigong Yu frowned.
He really couldn't understand what this old man was thinking.
In recent years, the emperor has become more and more fond of Lin Ruhui, because Lin Ruhui's work and writing are always in line with the emperor's wishes, and he is called the worm in the emperor's stomach.
Now that his father had given the nod, he jumped out to object. This was really unlike his flattering character.
Because of his mother's relationship over the years, he has been very close to the Lin family and knows a lot about their affairs. Lin Ruhui is devoted to studying officialdom and doesn't care about his children at home at all. He even hates Lin Miaoyin to the extreme, but he acts like a kind father at this time, which is ridiculous.
Just because Beigong Yu can’t see through Lin Ruhui doesn’t mean that Emperor Ming can’t see through him either.
Although Lin Ruhui didn't pay much attention to his children, he loved them very much in his heart.
When the Queen arranged the marriage between Prince Ning and Lin Miaoyin, he had come to him and tried to refuse the marriage in every possible way.
It stands to reason that for an official like him with a weak family background, if he wants to keep this glory, it would be beneficial to marry into the royal family. However, he clearly stated that he did not want his daughter to marry into the royal family, which shows that this fatherly love cannot be faked.
This time he was willing to disobey him and ask for mercy, but it was just out of a kind father's heart.
He wanted to make it up to Lin Miaoyin.
But the arrow has been drawn and he has no choice.
Emperor Ming ignored Lin Ruhui and was about to issue an edict when the door of the Qinzheng Hall was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Everyone turned around subconsciously and saw Lin Miaoyin, dressed in red, slowly walking into the hall with the help of her maid. The faces of all the court officials in the hall changed.
Since ancient times, the harem has not been allowed to interfere in politics, and women have not been allowed to discuss politics.
This Qinzheng Hall is where civil and military officials hold court. How could a woman like her barge in?
Lin Miaoyin walked steadily and was neither panicked nor flustered.
After arriving at the center of the hall, she raised her hands to her chest and saluted politely, "Your Highness, I greet you. Long live your Highness!"
"Asshole, why are you here?" Lin Ruhui scolded in a low voice.
Lin Miaoyin glanced at him, then quickly looked towards the dragon throne. As if she had made up her mind, she said word by word, "Your Majesty, I am willing to prevent and treat smallpox."
Originally, she planned to go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and plead for Beigong You.
But on the way to the palace, she changed her mind.
Ever since yesterday's incident, she had been regarded as a witch and a scourge by the people. She had been hit by countless rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs along the way, and the carriage she was riding in was almost smashed to pieces.
At that moment, she suddenly realized that her reputation had been ruined.
Even if Beigong You removed her from this matter, what would it matter? From now on, whenever she went out, she would be like a rat crossing the street, and everyone would shout and beat her. She would not be able to gain a foothold in Shengjing, let alone open a clinic.
She immediately decided to go to the palace to meet the emperor.
Since her reputation was ruined, she went to earn a good reputation for herself!
The only way to prevent and treat smallpox.
As for pleading for Beigong You, as long as she could control the smallpox and save the people, the charges against him would no longer exist.
This is more useful than asking the Queen Mother for help.
Emperor Ming narrowed his deep eyes, "Just now, King Jing also recommended you to prevent and treat smallpox, but... the people regard you as a witch and disaster, and I am afraid they will oppose you practicing medicine, you have to think carefully."
Lin Miaoyin volunteered, which was better than him giving the order directly!
"Your Majesty, I have made up my mind."
Lin Miaoyin was naturally aware of the difficulties in epidemic prevention.
But she had nowhere to go.
When Lin Ruhui heard this, he secretly thought that something was wrong.
Emperor Ming intended to let Miaoyin prevent and treat smallpox, but he went through so much trouble. It was clearly a trap.
Why is this girl so eager to be a chess piece?
There will be no benefit if this matter is handled well, but if it is not handled well, one will be accused of harming Beiliang.
To put it bluntly, Emperor Ming's move was insidious.
"Okay!" Emperor Ming responded loudly.
Just waiting for her to say this.
He has confidence in Lin Miaoyin's medical skills.
Otherwise, we wouldn't dare to put such a serious matter as smallpox in her hands.
Once the imperial decree was issued, there was no room for maneuver. Even if Lin Ruhui was unwilling, he had no other choice.
Watching Lin Miaoyin walk into the fire pit, he could only sigh. Just like when she insisted on marrying Prince Ning, he couldn't stop her and had to let go.
…
As soon as Emperor Ming came back from court, he ordered the palace servants to prepare meals.
After returning to the imperial study, he stretched his hunched back and looked much taller.
Sun Changhai stepped forward to massage him, and he felt relieved. "With Princess Ning here, Your Majesty can rest assured."
Emperor Ming did not answer, but closed his eyes, looking as if he was enjoying it.
Soon, palace servants came in one after another carrying meals.
Although it was a simple breakfast, there were thirty-eight dishes, ten meat dishes, ten vegetarian dishes, and eight kinds of appetizers.
There were also four different kinds of porridge for Emperor Ming to choose from, including millet porridge and salty bone porridge.
Compared with the previous few days when he couldn't eat, Emperor Ming had a good appetite today. He not only drank a bowl of porridge, but also ate a few dishes.
After breakfast, Emperor Ming had a ruddy complexion and looked refreshed.
"Go, call King Jing over."
"Yes." Sun Changhai immediately took the order and left.
Prince Jing has been very restless these days. He has incited the people in the city and burned Prince Ning's wife, causing a lot of trouble.
Previously, the emperor was worried about smallpox and didn't pay attention to him, so he turned a blind eye to what he did. Now that he has some free time, it's time to settle the accounts.
There has been no movement from Emperor Ming's side in the past two days, so Beigong Yu relaxed his vigilance.
He thought that Emperor Ming had asked him to come over to supervise Lin Miaoyin's prevention and treatment of smallpox, so as soon as he entered the palace, he took the initiative to volunteer and said, "Father, I am willing to do my part to prevent and treat smallpox."
"Kneel down for me!"
When the wrath of thunder struck down, Beigong Yu was stunned.
He was unable to react for a moment and even forgot to kneel down, "Father..."
“Kneel down!”
Beigong Yu's face turned pale with fright.
Could it be that his father called him here today not to supervise Lin Miaoyin, but to... settle the score later!
"Do you know you are wrong?"
Beigong Yu was originally very nervous, but after hearing Emperor Ming's words "I admit my mistake", his heart, which had fallen to the bottom, felt a little relieved.
When my father reprimanded Beigong You that day, the word he used was "acknowledgement of guilt"!
The emperor doted on him. Even if he knew that he had burned Lin Miaoyin and incited the people, it didn't matter. He would just give him a light punishment and a severe warning as usual.
Thinking of this, he immediately admitted his mistake obediently, "I know I am wrong, please punish me, father."
"Do you know where you went wrong?"
"I shouldn't have offended my fourth sister-in-law directly on Tianrun Street and disregarded the reputation of the royal family." Beigong Yu avoided the main point.
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