[Red House] But for the sake of the king

On this day, Lin Ruhai tossed and turned all night, got up at dawn, changed into the clothes he wanted after picking and choosing, and repeatedly ordered Lin Sheng to restrain the servants everywhere, and also told the door to invite anyone to come in immediately.Seeing that the appointed time was approaching, Lin Ruhai became more and more anxious, and wished he could go outside to watch it himself.

On the other side, Jun Qi was also very cautious, choosing the clothes he was going to wear today, the jade pendant, purse, and even the hair crown on his head one night earlier.Seeing that the time was almost up, Jun Qi took Dai Quan with him, sat in a sedan chair, followed by four guards, and came all the way to Lin Mansion.

Lin Ruhai waited for a while, and seeing that it was almost here, the servants outside reported all the way in, saying that a young gentleman had come to the door and had invited him to the side hall.Lin Ruhai was very surprised, why did another young master come out after he was doing well, and hurriedly went to see it, but it turned out to be the painting seller he met in Jinan that day.

Lin Ruhai felt that he hadn't revealed his identity at the beginning, and he didn't know how he found him, so he asked, "Young master, I don't know what your honor is doing here."

But the man didn't seem to recognize Lin Ruhai, still with a dull expression on his face, he just bowed and said, "Lin Xuanqing, Wansheng, has met Mrs. Lin. Wansheng was ordered by his family teacher to come to see him. This is a letter written by his teacher, please Lin. Take a look, my lord."

Lin Ruhai opened it suspiciously, and found that this person was actually the old man's closed disciple.The letter also mentioned that Lin Xuanqing was not good at words, and asked Lin Ruhai to take care of him, etc. Lin Ruhai secretly thought that he was really not good at words, but it must be something special to be able to get into the eyes of the old man.He didn't look carefully at those calligraphy and paintings last time, but he never saw the painting that Yu'er bought.It's just that there is still an important matter at the moment, Lin Ruhai can't concentrate on dealing with him, because he said, "It turns out that he is the disciple of the old man, since he is the old man's order, how dare he not follow. It's just that I have an important matter here today, step by step It's better to stay here for now, and talk about it when you are free tomorrow."

Lin Xuanqing remained calm, and replied in a daze, "Thank you, Mr. Lin, the younger generation is worse than obeying orders."

Lin Ruhai laughed secretly that he really seemed like an unworldly person, because he asked Lin Sheng to arrange a guest room for him, so he simply waited here for Jun Qi's arrival.Sure enough, it took only a cup of tea, Jun Qi's sedan chair settled outside the mansion, and he was welcomed in immediately.

Tang originally asked someone to take out the official uniform, thinking that something was wrong, he changed into the clothes of the usual customers, and sat upright in the upper seat.After thinking about it, it was wrong.Although Daiyu is not there, there are so many maids and women in the courtyard, it is inconvenient on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is inevitable that some bad words will spread some embarrassing words, so I sent someone to tell Lin Ruhai, go to the big man in the main courtyard living room.According to Jun Qi's status, he should have been there in the first place.

Lin Ruhai led the way to the main hall, and saw no one moving along the way.Jun Qi understood that it was probably a special order. He didn't think there was anything wrong, but he became scared when he entered the Lin mansion, and he was even more worried when he saw such a situation. This old lady Lin probably is really difficult to deal with.

Lin Ruhai had just led the people in, and before he could say anything, Tang said, "You go down first, remove all the people outside, and I have a few words with him."

Lin Ruhai had no choice but to obey his mother's words, and even Jun Qi didn't dare to take a second look, so he asked An to resign.Jun Qi's heart fluttered. He had never been so nervous before on the battlefield. He greeted Tang with a smile, "I was born in Anqing, and I met Lin Taijun." Don't talk about monarchs and ministers.Jun Qi also wanted to show great sincerity, so he didn't call himself the emperor, but still called himself An Qing.

Tang's heart was not very calm either, she was just a woman in the backyard, no matter how powerful she was, she would not dare to do anything to the emperor, and now she was able to be so calm for the sake of her son, and tried her best.Now seeing how humble Jun Qi is on the road like this, he first gained a little favor.Pretending to be relaxed, he said, "You're welcome, please sit down. The other day my son said that he had made a close friend, and I was very curious. He was young and energetic at that time, and he was rarely seen by others, so he offended many people. There are few people, but I admire you so much. His father and I were quite surprised. We said we would meet several times, but we never had the chance. If we think about it again, we will actually meet, but this scene is very different from what we imagined at that time."

Jun Qi didn't have a clear meaning when he heard this, because he didn't dare to make random conversations, so he just sat there quietly and didn't make a sound.Sure enough, Tang immediately continued, "That year after he was in high school, he never mentioned that brother An Qing again. I thought he didn't have any contact with him anymore. It was a pity. He later got married and started a business according to his father's wishes. My father passed away and went to Dingyou in Gusu, but I didn’t notice anything. I don’t know all these things. You should understand that I really wronged myself when I think about him. It wasn’t until after Yu’er was born that I saw that he was a little The smiling face, the whole person is different, I thought it was the blessing brought by Yu'er, but later I realized that it was probably because I reunited with his brother An Qing." Having said this, Tang suddenly stopped again, remembering In the past, she was both distressed and sad.

Jun Qi suddenly said, "I don't know something, my junior, can I ask the old lady to tell you when you knew about it?" Since Mrs. Lin was able to say this in detail, she must have been prepared, and she didn't intend to stop.Now it seems that the old lady is just worried that Ruhai will be with him, after all, the identity of the two is an unavoidable hurdle.Therefore, he can only slowly probe the old lady's bottom to see how to deal with it next.

Tang glanced at him, and said, "Ruhai has never been friends with many people, and he doesn't like to socialize, so he needs to go out every now and then, and then he doesn't come back at night. I thought it was because he didn't learn well, and raised him outside. It's just that he has always kept himself clean, and Jia Shi is not a jealous person. How to make it like this, just let someone who likes it come in. After watching slowly, I found some signs. Besides, if someone intentionally You want me to know that you can do whatever you want, you don’t wear much in summer, and it’s hard to cover up your neck, it’s really like my old woman is blind.”

Jun Qi never expected that she would even guess this, so he couldn't help admiring the old lady.A few times later, he did put the hickey on Ruhai's neck on purpose, but as for why, even he himself couldn't figure it out.But there was also the thought that when the Lin family or others discovered the hickey, they would naturally make a fuss. At that time, could they spread the word that Lin Ruhai belonged to him?The ridiculous thought just passed by in a flash, but the reddish marks were branded on that person, not once.It's just that Mrs. Lin just said about the outer room, Jun Qi was a little dumbfounded, thinking about it, the situation of the two of them at that time was really similar.

Tang suddenly asked, "You came today, what do you want to say to me?"

Jun Qi was startled, this time the initiative returned to him, and he had prepared a lot of things to say before coming, but at this time, what can he say?An Qing can abandon everything for Ru Hai, and promise her whole life; but Jun Qi has too many burdens on him, and he can't even say a simple promise easily.

"To tell you the truth, Madam, although I have kept Ru Hai in my heart for 20 years, I really can't do anything for him now." Subconsciously, Jun Qi didn't want to mention the five-year agreement, "Jun Qi has Jun Qi's Responsibility, but Anqing will always be Anqing like the sea."

This is probably the biggest promise Jun Qi can make now, but obviously Tang is not satisfied with the answer, so he straightened his face, "

That being the case, if you think about it, you can also be considerate of Ru Hai, who is also the head of the Lin family and a minister of the imperial court, so there must be nothing to be offended by.The old woman is getting old and has no energy. It is always unattractive to have no mistress in this house, and there is no reason for the lady to show her face. It is better to have a wife for entertainment. "

Jun Qi was frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "It's absolutely impossible."

Tang sneered, "Hmph, I don't know what's wrong."

Jun Qi was asked now, what can he say?

Tang continued, "Who are you, and why do you say such things? Even if you are the emperor, you can't manage the family affairs of the ministers, let alone what can you say about the words of your parents and matchmakers since ancient times? He said that day If you can agree once because of filial piety, now you can agree to the second time. You yourself have three palaces and six courtyards, and you have countless beauties; If you really want to be good for him, you shouldn't stop him. Is it possible that he will die alone like this? Don't say that you will take care of him. I have looked all over the world and I can't find any house where two gentlemen lived together. Yes. I put my words here, since you didn't use your status as emperor to coerce him, I don't care what you want, and I can't control it. Only one thing, I can't just watch my son spend the rest of his life alone like this. "

Without waiting for Jun Qi's reaction, Tang went out without looking at Lin Ruhai, and walked towards her yard holding Xia Lu's hand.As soon as he got back to the room, he dismissed the maids and wept alone on the bed.She originally wanted to tell Jun Qi well, after all, that man is the emperor, and from Ru Hai's appearance, it was clear that she was willing.But when she saw people and thought of all these things, Tang couldn't help but feel sad, why should her son who had worked so hard to raise her suffer this crime.So hastily put down the words and left, no matter how much trouble they made outside, the Lin family still needs a mistress to look good.

Lin Ruhai didn't know why, all he knew was that his mother looked very displeased, and thought it was Jun Qi who said something.It's just that Jun Qi just looked at him blindly, that kind of eyes had never appeared on him before.

"Ruhai, can the five-year agreement be counted?"

"nature."

Jun Qi suddenly burst into a smile, let it go, if the sea can bear this for him, why should he be so persistent.Yin said, "Just tell me that I agree. I'll go back first, so go and see your mother."

I promised, what did I promise?Lin Ruhai's clenched fists were loosened again, and finally he still didn't send Jun Qi out in person, and hurried to ask his mother for proof.

Tang also didn't show up, and only listened to Lin Ruhai's reply through the screen.After listening to Jun Qi's answer, he was silent for a long time before he asked, "Does he have anything else to say?"

"Not anymore." Lin Ruhai replied respectfully, and asked again, "What did mother say?"

Tang didn't want to say more, and just said perfunctorily, "It's not something important, I'm tired, you go out first. If you have any questions, I'll talk about it when I feel better."

Lin Ruhai could only put the matter aside temporarily, thinking that it would be the same to ask Jun Qi the next day.It's just that before the next day's morning court, the bell in the palace rang, and the queen, who had been ill for nearly a year due to a lingering illness, was about to die.The emperor and the empress are young couples, and they have experienced these many years together, so they naturally have deep feelings.And the empress was born in a famous family, dignified and virtuous, serving the emperor and empress dowager with sincerity and filial piety;Therefore, today it is ordered to suspend the court for three days, and it is also ordered to the world: no banquet and music are allowed within a year for all noble families, and common people are not allowed to marry in September.

In this way, Jiamu's birthday will not be able to be celebrated, because all decrees and orders must enter the court according to the rank system, and the Tang family, as well as Jiamu, Xing's, Wang's, Qin's, Fengjie, etc. must enter the court every day. Follow the sacrifice.Fortunately, the Qin family and Sister Feng have reported the childbirth and handled the matter at home, so there will be no one in the two governments.Daiyu was also taken back home in a hurry to take care of the affairs of the house temporarily.

This matter came too urgently, I usually only heard that the Queen's health has been up and down this year, but I didn't want to just go like this.The empress dowager was even more sad, so she had an old disease.As the emperor, Jun Qi had to go to the empress dowager's sickness every day, and also went to the empress's funeral to mourn, so he was too busy to care about other matters at the moment.Seeing him like this, Lin Ruhai could only share more state affairs, and couldn't bear to bother him with the previous matter, so he delayed like this.

And Jun Qi didn't realize until the third day when he saw Concubine Shu leading the harem people to mourn for the queen, the harem had unknowingly become the dominant family of Concubine Wu Shu.Originally, there was a queen sitting in the harem, and Concubine Zhen Gui and Concubine Wu Shu were opposing each other underground, and there were no outstanding figures in the rest.After the queen fell ill, the matter of being in charge of the harem was assigned to Concubine Zhen Gui and Concubine Wu Shu.During the Southern Tour, Concubine Zhen and the Third Prince were sent back to the capital ahead of schedule due to the Zhen family's affairs, and were placed under house arrest in her bedroom. Jun Qi took back her imperial concubine treasure book as soon as she came back.In this way, the power of the harem fell into the hands of Concubine Wu Shu. Now that the empress was gone, Concubine Wu Shu thought that it was only a matter of time before she became empress, and she became a little proud of the flattery of the concubines with her status.

Jun Qi thought, now is not the time when he first ascended the throne, and he has to rely on these people to win over the loose forces in the court. These women are no longer useful to him.He was worried about how to get rid of these people, but he didn't expect such an opportunity in front of him.A woman like Concubine Wu Shu, although a little clever, is sharp and can see through at a glance.If it were not for Jun Qi's secret actions before, she would have been bullied by Concubine Zhen Guifei long ago without even bones left.But now Jun Qi wants to thank her for being "no brains" from time to time, which just allows him to easily find an excuse.

The Empress's funeral was handled by the Ministry of Etiquette, but there had to be someone in the harem to take care of it, naturally it was Concubine Wu Shu.Therefore, it was her who led the concubine's mourning from Kunyi Hall, which organized the empress.Jun Qi arbitrarily accused her of dereliction of duty, missing a few of the queen's belongings, and misplaced the buried items. At such a time, it was naturally disrespectful to the queen.Jun Qi also pretended to be merciful, saying that it was for the sake of the empress, and she was given a lighter punishment, and she was only demoted to the rank of concubine, and she was no longer in charge of the sixth palace.

Lin Ruhai didn't know how the situation in the harem changed, but he guessed that the matter this time was not that simple, and it was probably Jun Qi's idea, but he didn't quite understand the reason.On the contrary, Tang had heard about it, and knew that the intrigue among the women in the harem was the most complicated, and thought that the emperor wanted to balance the power in the harem.At the same time, it kills two birds with one stone, and it can be regarded as expressing what was said last time with practical actions.Although Tang believed that his motives were impure, he still had to seriously consider the conditions he had raised before.Not to mention Ru Haihui's tough attitude, with His Majesty's character, if Ru Hai continues to marry, I'm afraid there will be big troubles.

On the 27th day of the coffin, the emperor personally carried the coffin and sent it outside the city. He even issued a decree of grace, saying that it was the queen's benevolence. Marriage is really unrighteous.Due to the order, in the future, female officials and court ladies who have reached the age of [-] can register in the bureaus of the Shangdi Bureau, go home for reunion, and marry on their own.

As soon as this order came out, the world was overjoyed, and everyone praised my emperor as a benevolent, pure and filial person.But there are also those who are sad, Jiamu and Wang are two of them.It turned out that Yuanchun was transferred to the emperor's bedroom shortly after entering the palace, and he still had contact with his family at that time.Later, after offending the emperor and being transferred to the old concubine's place, it was as if she was in a cold palace. It was like a female official became a palace maid. She would never see the sky again, and it was very difficult to even send news home.Mother Jia originally had hope for Yuan Chun, she only hoped that when she would fall into the emperor's eyes.It's a pity that after so many years, a lot of money has been filled in for nothing, but there is no news from Yuan Chun.Now that such a decree of grace has come again, it will be the [-]st year of Yuanchun, so it should be released from the palace.Other court ladies would be overjoyed, but now that Jia Yuanchun wants to marry, it's a matter of being too high or too low. Even the families that Mrs. Wang despised in the past now look down on her very much.

Naturally, Jun Qi didn't care about these things, and asked Lin Ruhai to talk about it as if asking for credit, and then asked Wan Wan to tell Tang, asking her what she meant, to see if such sincerity was enough.Only then did Lin Ruhai know the cause and effect, and she told the story when she got home, and reiterated that she would never marry a wife again, and she would not be the king, but she didn't want to delay others.Tang didn't expect this to happen, so he simply put aside the matter between the two of them and ignored it. He just paid more attention to Lin Heng in the future, and didn't even dare to match him with a handsome servant, for fear that he would follow his father's old path. .