Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

Even though he didn't know why Lin Shurong was angry, but in order to have a good life in the Lin Mansion tomorrow, Ming Tan chose to swallow his anger for the time being, waved Mallow away, and asked in front of someone, "You...what's the matter with you?"

Lin Shurong raised the corners of her eyes—beauties are indeed beauties.Ming Tan thought to himself, even if he showed such an expression, his bright eyes were still full of anger - he said lightly, "It's nothing."

Ming Tan's head was full of question marks, and he couldn't figure it out.

Why are you angry?

Could it be... because he came out to have fun, so he didn't have a good time staying in Kunning Palace to pick up Miss Lin?

Not so!Today is Hugh Mu!

This side was brainstorming and didn't bother to answer the conversation; over there Lin Shurong waited for a while, seeing that Mingtan seemed to be speechless, his face became more and more cold, and his eyes darkened: "It's already Near Xu, the palace gate is about to be keyed, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, so the servant girl said goodbye."

She saluted slightly, and was about to turn around, but Ming Tan made a quick move, grabbed her by the sleeve corner, and said with a frown, "No, stop for me."

"..." Lin Shurong glanced at the other party, stood still on his feet, but still didn't say a word.

Ming Tan is old fried.The medicine is packed, and at this time Lin Shurong was aroused, his head was full of confusion, he narrowed his eyes and said fiercely: "I just went to Jingguiren Palace for dinner, why are you angry at me?"

"Your Highness misunderstood, the courtiers never..."

"Stop sophistry," Ming Tan immediately interrupted, "You and I have been together for so long, I still don't understand you? Come on, speak clearly, what are you losing your temper?"

Seeing her being so tough, Lin Shurong's eyes were a little surprised, but his attitude was obviously much more relaxed than before. After a moment of silence, he said slowly: "I never thought His Highness would be so straightforward."

"You officials and honorables like to go round and round, but I don't like to talk to you like that." Ming Tan said, "Besides, I know you so well, what else can't I say straight? "

"..."

Perhaps this sentence touched the girl in front of her. Lin Shurong pursed her lips, her expression relaxed, and the coldness in her eyes also subconsciously dissipated.

She stared at Mingtan for a while, and after seeing the latter felt awkward, she couldn't help shaking, and then she said in a soft tone: "In this harem, there are mixed factions and undercurrents. Being seen by someone with a heart, does Your Highness know?"

Ming Tan frowned, feeling that there was something in her words, "Who cares?"

"Your Majesty maintains rules and respects his wife. The middle palace has held the Phoenix seal for a long time, and he has great power. The prime minister has no one in the sixth palace for many years." Lin Shurong said, "Now, His Royal Highness the former crown prince has passed away, and His Highness the Third Highness has lived in Baicao Valley for a long time, and none of them are in the palace. ; This wind vane of the power of Kunning Palace, apart from the empress herself, is naturally embedded in you."

The first prince Mingyan, the third prince Mingjing, and the ninth princess Mingtan, these three are the two sons and one daughter of the empress Gu Ying.

"...How dare you mention my two elder brothers so bluntly," Ming Tan narrowed his eyes slightly, and said without showing any emotion, "You are really bold."

Lin Shurong lowered his eyes, gave her a deep salute, and replied firmly: "Because Shurong knows that His Highness is a transparent person, and he will definitely not blame me for this."

Ming Tan didn't answer, but raised her head slightly, motioning for her to continue talking.

"Your Majesty has great ambitions and is not close to women, so the life of low-ranking concubines is always difficult, especially the two noblemen Ying and Jing."

Lin Shurong glanced at Rui Lanxuan's direction indiscriminately, and said in a low voice: "The family background is not obvious, and there is no prince around, so I have to let others bully me. Although I don't often stay in the palace, seeing the behavior of the fourth princess... want to come The one from Chongle Palace is also the one who can't see these concubines living a good life the most."

Seeing her confessing in such a way and analyzing the situation in the harem for herself, Mingtan's heart suddenly tightened, and he felt a strange feeling spontaneously.

Why did Lin Shurong tell herself these things?

Is it because he regards her as a bosom friend?Or was it because... there were other, deeper reasons that she wasn't aware of?

Lin Shurong didn't notice Mingtan's short-lived anomaly.

The latter continued to analyze: "... In the past, His Highness and the three princesses had a good relationship. It can be said that children are looking for playmates among themselves. There is no deeper reason; but this time, the fact that you stayed for dinner at Ruilanxuan If it falls into the eyes of others, it means that the empress intends to bring Mr. Jing...under the wings of Kunning Palace."

Hearing this carefully, Ming Tan was startled for a moment, his eyes widened suddenly, and he lost his voice as if enlightened: "No wonder Mrs. Jing insisted on inviting me to sit in Ruilanxuan on the grounds of thanking you. With such an abacus..."

"Thank you?" Lin Shurong frowned slightly, and asked, "What did Your Highness do for her?"

Ming Tan was a little embarrassed, coughed involuntarily, and said bravely: "When I was strolling in the imperial garden in the afternoon, I happened to meet Concubine Song who was arguing with Concubine Jing over a peony. I heard Concubine Song was full of peace. Concubine, I didn't pay attention to my mother at all, I couldn't get angry for a while, so..."

Seeing that she herself was too embarrassed to continue telling such a dog-like deed, Lin Shurong pursed her lips, looking helplessly at the ashamed little girl in front of her, she couldn't help but sighed deeply.

"Your Highness, you should think more about what you do in the future." She paused for a moment, and instead of making any accusations, she showed a gentle smile and pointedly reminded, "If you encounter difficult decisions, you might as well come first." Ask me, what do you think?"

Ming Tan shrank his neck, rolled his eyes, and seemed to suddenly think of something, and said impatiently with puffy face: "Then you were angry just now because I made my own decisions again?"

Never expecting the other party to find out the reason so quickly, Lin Shurong was silent for a while, then happily pursed her lips and nodded, "Yes."

"I was ordered by His Majesty to come here to assist His Majesty with all my heart," the girl lowered her eyes, and pronounced the word "assistant" a little more emphatically, with a light tone, but Ming Tan felt a little sour for no reason, "But If His Highness refuses to discuss things with me, and refuses to trust me, then I will be very sad..."

If Lin Shurong's attitude was still strong, even if Ming Tan was wronged, she would definitely hold on and refuse to give in; but now seeing that the other party was depressed and not as soft-hearted as usual, she felt guilty instead, and felt a little at a loss .

What's more, today's matter is indeed because I didn't think carefully, and I took the seemingly weak Jinggui lightly.

"...Okay, I don't distrust you," Mingtan wrinkled his face, twisted his fingers, and moaned twice, dryly, "You are the companion appointed by my father, so I don't trust you." Who else can you trust?"

She has never been good at comforting people, and she has worked very hard to hold back these two sentences, so she never noticed the flashing smile in Lin Shurong's eyes, instead she took the initiative to step forward, took the latter's hand, and urged in a slow voice : "Okay, okay, didn't you come here specially to deliver smoothies to me? Hurry up and go back... Oh yes, I'll ask the queen mother to give you a token later, so that you won't be afraid of the key from the palace."

It's rare for this little princess to be so careful.

Lin Shurong couldn't help laughing, and before Ming Tan had time to turn her head to stare at her, she bent her eyes and said softly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

……

The shortest way back to Kunning Palace also needs to cross the Imperial Garden.

Ming Tan seemed to be still awkward about what happened just now, he kept his head down all the way, and didn't say a word.

Lin Shurong was well aware of her temperament, so she didn't say any more, but quietly took Mingtan's hand, and quickened her pace a little, in case the little princess who was shutting herself up accidentally bumped into the tree trunk.

Mallow is a clever court lady, she has been following behind not too far, not talking too much, and turning a blind eye to the strange atmosphere between the two girls.

No matter how weird the affairs between master and master are, servants like them must know their duty and should never interfere.

After walking in silence for about half a stick of incense, Lin Shurong suddenly felt his fingertips clenched, turned around in doubt, and found that Ming Tan was staring intently at the flowers beside them, and suddenly stopped in his tracks for some reason.

"Your Highness...?"

"Do you know what flower this is?"

Ming Tan asked without thinking, and squatted down.He came forward and reached out his hand to lightly touch the snow-white flower at his feet.

Several of them are clustered together, surrounded by thick dark green leaves, the petals are slender like lines, and they bloom radially outwards, looking like stars from a distance, but when you look closely, you can find that the tops of the stamens are dyed light red, Wrapped in light makeup, she looks like a dignified and beautiful girl, pure and elegant.

Lin Shurong frowned, observed carefully for a while, his face changed, he hurriedly pulled Ming Tan's hand back, and said in a serious tone: "This is Manjusri, it is poisonous, Your Highness, don't move!"

... Manjusri?

Ming Tan was taken aback suddenly.

No one is more familiar with this name than himself.

Her throat was tight, and she unconsciously reached out her hand to cover her heart, her eyes were fixed on the pure white flowers on the ground, and her mind suddenly became dizzy for no reason.

——This kind of flower killed "Ming Tan".

When she came to this world, a truly young soul had just left her body.

"..."

Although Lin Shurong was a little dazed, he could also see that something was wrong with Ming Tan.She pursed her lips and thought for a moment, but she didn't speak easily, but her knuckles were gently bent, and she held the other's fingertips tightly in her palm.

The slightly warm temperature softened the stiff bones, Ming Tan subconsciously held Lin Shurong back, the dizziness hovering in his head finally subsided a little, and his beating heart relaxed a lot.

At the same time, at this very moment, she was suddenly blessed, and the thoughts in her mind were suddenly opened up, and the two faces that almost overlapped flashed across like lightning.

——A woman whose face is covered with blood and tears, with her chest pierced.Holding a sharp knife, Zhao Mingtan smiled cruelly and sadly.

——Behind the aggressive concubine on the South Bridge, a court lady bowed her head deeply, and her body froze at the moment she met Ming Tan's eyes.

"Even if you are a ghost, you still want to avenge your 'sister'...?"

Ming Tan whispered to himself, his eyes gradually darkened.

After hearing Lin Shurong tell the name of the flower, the mallow behind him couldn't hold back, and rushed forward a few steps, anxiously said: "Your Highness, the poison you were poisoned before—"

Ming Tan waved his hand, and the second half of the former's sentence came to an abrupt end.

"Mallow, do you still remember...the court lady who followed Concubine Song this afternoon?"

Mallow froze for a moment, frowned and thought about it for a while, then said hesitantly: "The maidservant remembers. But she kept her head down at that time, and the maidservant didn't seem to see her appearance..."

"I saw."

Ming Tan's face sank like water, he stared at Manjusri at his feet, and said coldly: "Her facial features are almost exactly the same as the imperial garden maid Xia Tao who poisoned me and committed suicide in the palace..."