When rivals dress as husband and wife

"What's the meaning of Dad's words?" Lin Li'an and Ye Chuan looked at each other and asked in unison after hearing Taifu Lin's words, "What should come will come eventually."

Taifu Lin sat on the chair in front of the table, pointed to the chair next to him to let Lin Li'an and Ye Chuan sit down, and then said, "It's a long story, it's all happened more than 20 years ago, it shouldn't be I will tell you, but in the current situation, I have to say it too."

Taifu Lin poured himself a cup of tea and said, "The eldest son of the emperor, who is now the crown prince, was born when the emperor was still a prince. King Qin was born only one year after the emperor ascended the throne."

"So what?" Ye Chuan asked puzzled.

Taifu Lin continued, "King Qin's biological mother is Concubine Ling who was conferred by the emperor when he first ascended the throne. The emperor has a deep affection for Concubine Ling. The reason why the emperor dotes on Song Ruxin now is because she has the shadow of Concubine Ling on her body."

"What happened later?" Lin Li'an had been away for a long time, and Ye Chuan had only arrived in the capital a few years ago, so he didn't know much about these court affairs, but Song Ruxin was the emperor's favorite concubine, so they still knew.

Taifu Lin said, "Concubine Ling was even more favored after she became pregnant, but she died of dystocia, and the child was stillborn."

Lin Li'an and Ye Chuan were shocked, "Then who is the current King Qin?"

Taifu Lin sighed, "You also know that the emperor of our Great Xia has only two sons in his life. Concubine Ling's son is dead, so the only child left in Great Xia is the crown prince. He must be the future monarch. Besides, this child is stillborn, if it gets out, it will have a great impact on the public opinion of the world and the reputation of the royal family. And the prince knows that he has no competitors, so he will definitely not seriously study the way of being an emperor. Then the whole Great Xia was very likely to be destroyed in his hands. Therefore, the first time the emperor heard the news, he killed all the maids and eunuchs and midwives in the concubine Ling's bedroom on the grounds that he did not take good care of Concubine Ling. And the eunuchs. The news of Concubine Ling's death due to dystocia is well known in the government and the public, but the fact that Concubine Ling gave birth to a stillborn baby was kept secret by the emperor in the first place."

"Then how did you know it?" The doubt on Ye Chuan's face became more serious.

Taifu Lin stroked the center of his eyebrows, and said with a sigh of relief, "You should know that Jiang Wan's grandfather, Gu Xuannai, was the director of the Imperial Hospital back then. When he felt Concubine Ling's pulse before, he found that the fetus in Concubine Ling's womb was already pregnant. Stillborn, I am close friends with Jiang Wan’s father, Gu Yunxiu, and your grandfather and Gu Xuan are also good friends. After your grandfather passed away, Gu Xuan took good care of me. He told me about this before Concubine Ling gave birth, Concubine Ling After his death, Gu Xuan resigned from the position of imperial physician unavoidably. The emperor granted his request considering his advanced age. What's more, he was not the imperial physician who was in charge of Concubine Ling's daily life before. The previous imperial physician checked, and the emperor did not make things difficult for him at that time."

Recalling the past, Taifu Lin also felt sad. Gu Xuan passed away due to illness within a year after returning home, and he was also very sad at that time.

"Why didn't Gu Xuan tell the emperor this news earlier, but told you?" After hearing this, Lin Li'an and Ye Chuan also knew the key point.

"The emperor killed Gu Xuan's own daughter, Gu Xuan naturally wished for the death of Concubine Ling's son, so why would he tell the emperor." A stern look flashed in Taifu Lin's eyes.

"How could it be? Gu Xuan's daughter, why was she killed by the emperor?" The situation became more and more confusing, and Lin Li'an felt that it was like a big net that shackled everyone in it.

"You may not know that the first emperor once fell in love with a folk woman at first sight. He insisted on taking her back to the harem and made her a concubine at one stroke. At that time, the woman said that she was the daughter of a merchant and her background was low. This decision. You also know that even though there are more and more people doing business, the death law of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce is unbreakable. That woman just wanted to use etiquette to persuade the late emperor. Unexpectedly, the late emperor was not only unmoved, but actually Dote on her even more. Once this lie comes out, there is no room for it to be taken back, after all, not everyone can bear the anger of the emperor caused by the crime of deceiving the emperor."

"So this woman is Gu Xuan's daughter and Gu Yunxiu's sister." At this moment, both of them understood what Taifu Lin meant.

"That's right, this woman's name is Gu Yunqing, and she is Gu Yunxiu's biological sister. She was conferred the title of Concubine Qing by the late emperor as soon as she entered the palace. The same as the deputy queen. Both civil and military people in the court knew that if the queen was not the daughter of the king of Beiwei, this concubine Qing must be the mother of the country. In fact, everything is moving in a good direction. No one thought that the prince born by the concubine Qing would be Concubine Qing was heartbroken when she died of illness before she was one year old, and she also passed away not long after."

After a while, Taifu Lin continued, "At that time, Gu Xuan was already an imperial physician, but in a place like the harem where every step was wrong, Gu Xuan did not dare to have too much contact with Concubine Qing, but he kept asking the responsible person. Concubine Qing’s diet and the condition of Concubine Qing, the imperial physician, knew that Concubine Qing and the little prince had always been in good health, so when the little prince had an accident, he never believed that it was a long-term illness. The imperial physician was finally imprisoned by the emperor. Before he died, he told Gu Xuan The little prince must have been murdered. Therefore, Gu Xuan has been hiding in the palace to find the real murderer, but it has been fruitless. He didn't know this from the emperor's sleep until the new emperor ascended the throne. At that time, the emperor had a fever and fell into a coma. Wake up, when Gu Xuan was diagnosing him, he heard him tell the truth of the matter. Not only the little prince, but even the death of the eldest prince, who died young, was also inseparably related to him."

"So after the death of Concubine Ling and her child, Gu Xuan thought that his revenge would be avenged, so he left the palace."

"Yes," Taifu Lin looked at Ye Chuan and said, "Now you should understand that King Qin is not the emperor's own son, he was just a tool that the emperor carried from a side branch to stabilize the court and supervise the prince. Now the emperor's You have also seen the body, so he is naturally clearer in his heart."

"If you don't need a chess piece, just throw it away." Ye Chuan replied, "So, the emperor wants to use my hand to deal with King Qin?"

Taifu Lin shook his head slightly, "It's not just that, think about it, Dali Temple Minister has returned to court, why does the emperor want you to be in charge of this case alone, instead of asking you to assist Dali Temple Secretary in handling the case?"

"So, the emperor actually has three preparations." This time it was Lin Li'an who answered the conversation, "First, Ye Chuan found out that the matter was done by the emperor, so Ye Chuan and even our entire Lin family couldn't stay. At that time, he would have dealt with Ye Chuan by accusing him of committing a crime, and by that time he might even accuse him of punishing the Nine Clans. Even if it wasn't so serious, our Lin family's power would be cut off by him. Second Ye Chuan only believed that Marquis Anqing committed suicide, and the emperor would tell all civil and military officials that the matter was of great importance, and ask the Minister of Dali Temple or the Criminal Department to investigate again. As long as he signaled others to go in the direction of King Qin, the last one who came out The result must be different from Ye Chuan's previous investigations. The emperor can punish Ye Chuan for a crime of lax handling of the case, and even prepare him for a crime of dereliction of duty. .”

"So, I have only one choice left, which is to pull out King Qin and put the charge of assassinating Marquis An Qing on King Qin." Ye Chuan let out a long breath. , the power of the emperor.

Taifu Lin seemed to have seen Ye Chuan's thoughts, and lightly patted Ye Chuan on the shoulder and said, "In a person's life, how can everything go smoothly, especially in the court, most of the time it depends on the emperor's decision." Meaning. What we want to do must be done without harming the interests of the emperor. Please remember that challenging the imperial power is a taboo for ministers. When I knew that the emperor was the one who killed the imperial concubine, I was also full of blood. But as long as I am in the court, in the capital, and in the Great Xia, I can't say such a thing. If the emperor is a foolish monarch, then his emperor's position will definitely not be kept, but since the emperor ascended the throne, You can also see what he has done, he can be regarded as the master of success, and his emperor is better than the previous emperor."

Seeing that the tea in Taifu Lin's cup was exhausted, Ye Chuan refilled it for him. Taifu Lin picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said, "The emperor is not the emperor of one person, it belongs to the people of the world. Benefits, then he is a good emperor. It doesn’t matter if you call me cowardly or fearful. In short, I dare not say anything about this matter, and I can’t say it. If I say it, it may cause chaos in the world. I tell you today, just to let You guard the Lin family well, and I want you to know that the officialdom is like a battlefield, and one carelessness will result in a decapitated body. I am already old, and I should have quit the temple long ago. You are the freshest blood in this court and the world. But you have to remember that this court is always the emperor's court, and this world is always the emperor's world. No matter what relationship the emperor has with you, don't challenge the authority of the emperor. The glory and even life of my Lin family are all It's still in your hands."

"My son understands." Lin Li'an nodded, and Ye Chuan followed him, "My daughter-in-law, thank you for your guidance."

Taifu Lin sighed and nodded, "Go down first, Xiao Chuan, what should you tell the emperor tomorrow, you should have already made up your mind."

Ye Chuan turned his head and nodded, "My daughter-in-law knows."

Taifu Lin waved his hand to signal them to go out. The secret that had been buried in his heart for many years finally came out.

The author has something to say: Well, there is a label at the bottom of this article that is "civilian life", which was replaced by the editor for ranking. There are quite a lot of court plots involved in this article.

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