Ten thousand people think gloom is reborn

I spoke out my heart at once, watching Lin Chongtan's face completely lose all color, like an ink painting that has been splashed with water, losing its color.

He wanted to shake my hand and slowly withdrew it, his eyelashes drooped to cover the emotions in his eyes.I sat opposite him in silence, and it took some time before he spoke.

When he spoke, his voice was slightly hoarse, "I'll come again after a while..."

In the middle of speaking, he stopped himself.

Today he was wearing a bamboo-patterned cloud-and-mist garment, and the midday sunlight in autumn fell on his wide hem through the rhombus window.I looked at him, in a trance, I couldn't remember his original appearance.

Thinking about it carefully, I have known Lin Chongtan for six years.I originally called him Second Brother, but later I called him Tan Sheng.

It turns out that I don't know people clearly, and I won't in the future.

I stood up, grabbed the thick stack of manuscripts he had been writing, and threw them on his face. He closed his eyes, and the manuscripts flew to the ground like snowflakes.

"If you don't want to say it, you don't need to say it. Since you are taking the imperial examination, you can leave here after picking up these dirty things." I said to Lin Chongtan.

Lin Chongtan's brow bone was scratched by the edge of the rice paper, and a drop of blood seeped out of the skin.He raised his finger to gently wipe away the vermilion blood, then bent down silently to pick up the manuscript on the ground.

He picked them up one by one, refolded them and placed them on the desk in front of me, with a very soft voice, "Ordinary families also have children who fight to the death for the family property, and the royal family is even worse. You don't want to participate in the affairs of the previous court. Don't touch it."

After saying this, Lin Zhongtan turned and left.

And I stayed where I was.

What does Lin Chongtan's words mean?

Does he also know that the second prince is going to force the palace?

If Lin Chongtan knew about it, then the prince should know about it too.

I couldn't help thinking about the performance of the second prince at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet yesterday. Although the prince was punished, it doesn't mean that all the princelings were punished.I can see that the second prince behaved differently, and I'm afraid other people can too.

I looked down at the purse at my waist, because I was afraid of being discovered, I stuffed Lin Chongtan's private seal into the purse and carried it close to my body.

If the crown prince also knew about the second prince, then I would not be able to use letters to frame Lin Chongtan.

Just why did Lin Chongtan tell me this?

Before I could think it through clearly, there was an announcement from outside, saying that the Fourth Prince had arrived.

Hearing that it was the fourth prince, I straightened my clothes and asked someone to invite the fourth prince in directly.

The fourth prince sent palace lanterns last night, and today he brought something for me.

What he gave me today were books, which he thought were good books when he was studying.

"I heard others say that you are studying with Shangguan Daru recently, so I thought maybe these books would be useful to you." The fourth prince said this, noticing the manuscript on the table, "This is..."

"It was written by a student next to Shangguan Daru." I didn't mention Lin Chongtan's name.

The fourth prince stared at the manuscript for a long time before looking away, "It looks really well written. I originally wanted to learn from Shangguan Daru, but at that time Shangguan Daru was not in good health."

Speaking of the latter sentence, his expression was a little lonely.

I realized that the reason may not be that Shangguan Daru is in poor health, but that the fourth prince is not favored.

The emperor has many princes under his knees. I am extremely lucky, and the prince is naturally lucky. Although the emperor treats him harshly, he actually values ​​this son.

Although the emperor didn't go to see the prince in person last night, he let me go, so it's not the meaning of cherishing the prince.

The most miserable ones should be the princes who are ignored by the emperor, especially the fourth prince.His mother was from the worst background and was neglected at palace banquets.The civil and military officials are also the generation who praise the high and depress the low, and there are very few people who go to toast the fourth prince.

I thought about it, and said to the fourth prince: "If you don't dislike it, I still have the manuscript of Shangguan Daru's class, and I can give it to you."

Hearing what I said, the fourth prince showed a very happy expression, but the next moment, he waved his hands again and again, "No, these manuscripts belong to you, I can't take them casually."

"It's okay, you gave me a palace lantern last night, but I didn't give you anything." I asked the palace man to bring in the box containing Lin Chongtan's manuscripts, and gave the contents inside to the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince obviously loved those manuscripts, and he could hardly put them down. He read them eagerly, and only found out that I was still there in the middle of the reading.

"Congxi, thank you, I will return these manuscripts to you after I finish copying them." He smiled shyly at me.

After sending off the fourth prince, I stared at the desk in a daze, and suddenly saw Lin Chongtan's brush, and at the same time, a thought flashed in my mind.

If the prince knew that the second prince would force the palace, then this matter would definitely fail.The prince is keeping secret now, maybe he is waiting for the second prince to force the palace, and then he will take down the second prince and his party in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, I have an idea in my heart.

I can anonymously remind the second prince, if the second prince knows that the prince knows his plan, he will definitely become vigilant.When the prince finds out that the second prince has not forced the palace, he will definitely suspect his subordinates.

That afternoon, I called Song Nan over.At the same time, I am also trying to find a way to put Lin Chongtan's private seal in the second prince's study.

In the next few days, I did not see Lin Chongtan again, and the confinement order of the crown prince was lifted. A few days after the lifting, it happened that the theater troupe from southern Henan was invited into the palace.

The place where the opera is sung is in the lake heart hall. If you want to listen to the opera, you must take a boat to swim across Daihu Lake.

Ever since I fell into the water and died, I have always been afraid of water, but today's theater troupe is a little different. It is said that it was the theater troupe that the Empress Dowager liked to listen to the most during her lifetime.

When the Empress Dowager was here, she often listened to operas in the Huxin Palace, so the emperor called opera troupes into the palace every year.

Concubine Zhuang paid extra attention to tonight's banquet and started dressing up early in the morning.However, her attire is different from her usual gorgeousness. Today, she is full of simplicity and elegance, and her usual glamorous face is deliberately covered with makeup.

Seeing this, I could only try my best to restrain the fear in my heart, and took a boat to the Lake Heart Hall together.When I went, I took the same boat with Concubine Zhuang.Concubine Zhuang seemed to see my fear, and held my hand, "What's wrong?"

I shook my head at her, "It's fine."

I forced myself not to think that I was on the water at this time, but the shaking of the boat and the sound of the water as the oars moved still made me turn pale.

Concubine Zhuang's eyes showed concern, "Is it uncomfortable? If not, we won't go to the theater."

She was about to let the eunuch who was rowing the boat go back, and I quickly stopped her, "It's okay, concubine mother, I'm just a little dizzy, just wait for the boat to dock. Today is special, we have to go."

Concubine Zhuang Gui was still worried about me, she stretched out her hand to lightly touch my forehead and the back of my neck, "It's still a bit cold... If you really feel uncomfortable later, you must tell my concubine, you know?"

"Hmm." I nodded.

The lake center hall is built along the water, and the replica red lacquer corridor leads into the hall.The front hall is dominated by water, and a dragon spitting water is made. Looking at it from a distance, it is very majestic and majestic. In the hall, there is a huge stage, red platform and sorghum.

When we arrived, the emperor and empress were already there, and I went to salute with Concubine Zhuang.

I don't see the empress often, she is a few years older than the emperor, but for some reason, she looks more than ten years older than the emperor, and the hair at the temples is a little gray.

"Excuse me, noble concubine, you sit beside me." The emperor said.

Concubine Zhuang said yes, her beautiful eyes turned around me before she sat down.I signaled with my eyes that I was fine, and went to find a place to sit down by myself.

Today all the concubines are here, besides the concubines, there are also princes and princesses.

Since the prince was punished for my affairs last time, the twelve princesses have not come to see me. She is sitting with the eighth princess.She should have seen me, glanced at me, and turned away quickly angrily.

I searched around but didn't see the Fourth Prince, thinking that maybe he hadn't come yet, so I randomly picked an empty seat and sat down.At this time, the opera started. The opera troupe in southern Henan has a strong singing voice and solid opera skills. Neither literary opera nor martial arts can be faulted. right next to the ear.

After half an hour, the nurse serving Concubine Zhuang came to me and said, "Ninth Prince, Your Majesty has already informed His Majesty that you are not feeling well, and asked you to go back and rest first."

I heard the words and looked towards Concubine Zhuang and the emperor, and indeed Concubine Zhuang was looking at me worriedly.

I don't want her to feel uneasy watching the show, and I'm really not feeling well, so I don't hold on anymore and I'm going back to Huayang Palace first.

But just when I stepped into the boat with trepidation, someone behind me jumped ahead of Niuxi and followed me into the boat.