Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

Lin Xiang was still wearing an official robe and was in a hurry. As soon as he entered the door, his eyes lit up, he bowed his hands to Ming Tan, bowed deeply, and said: "Your Majesty is late, and I have never greeted the ninth princess from afar. Please forgive me, Your Highness." crime!"

He has a first-rank official position, so he doesn't need to salute anyone other than the emperor.But this bow was done very solemnly, giving Ming Tan enough face inside and out, so that the latter was flattered intuitively, and hurried forward and said repeatedly: "Your Excellency, why do you have to do this!"

Prime Minister Lin shook his head, and said solemnly: "It's really a blessing for the Lin family that Your Highness is willing to be invited by my daughter, and I should treat each other with courtesy!"

Ming Tan was so frightened that he quickly coughed twice, feeling the pressure and said: "...you are too polite!"

I didn't expect the Prime Minister to be so observant of etiquette, simple and straightforward, but he was quite different from his daughter who oppressed him all day long... Ming Tan quickly glanced at Lin Shurong who was smiling beside him, and found that the other party really had no intention of breaking the siege. He looked like he was watching a play, and even had time to wink slightly to himself.

"..."

Forget it, this one must not be counted on.

Ming Tan looked away resignedly, and before Lin Xiang let the atmosphere become more dignified, he hurriedly said: "Ming Tan's visit is a guest, and I should not treat you with such courtesy, but I should greet you."

She quickly gestured to Mallow.The latter understood, and immediately took half a step forward, presenting a mahogany square box to Ming Tan's hand.

"I specially asked for this item from my father, and it is just a gift for your lord." Ming Tan handed the box to Prime Minister Lin with a smile, and raised his head as a gesture, "Why don't you open it?"

Lin Xiang hesitated for a moment, opened the wooden box as she said, and saw that there was a piece of Jingjian ink in it, and when the lid was lifted, it gave off a faint fragrance——

This ink is for appreciation, the workmanship is very exquisite and ingenious, the edges are slightly convex, painted with gold color, the top is decorated with golden auspicious cloud patterns, and the bottom is clearly visible in relief of flying birds. The word "Tiancheng" is engraved in the middle. It is absolutely extraordinary.

Lin Xiangsu has always loved ink, and he is a person who knows the goods. He recognized the origin of this piece of ink at a glance, and suddenly said in surprise: "This...is this Chunzhou Yumo?"

Chunzhou is where the summer resort is located, and it is the city with the best economic development besides the capital.This area produces a lot of tea, the people live in peace, and the handicraft industry is also very developed, especially the teahouse and ink making are the most famous.

And the piece right now is the precious fine ink that was produced in Chunzhou and presented to the emperor as a tribute to the emperor.

Ming Tan nodded, bent his eyes and said with a smile: "Father said, the smell of books is very strong, and I like to collect the four treasures of the study the most. It's definitely right to let me give this!"

Chunzhou ink is very famous, so it is very rare, not to mention that the emperor personally nodded, and the imperial ink was bestowed by the princess-this is something that can be regarded as a family heirloom!

Naturally, Lin Xiang quickly refused: "How can His Highness make such a precious thing..."

Seeing him doing this again, Ming Tan immediately took a step back, avoiding not answering, and shook his head like a rattle: "My lord is a minister of the shoulders, and he has worked hard and devoted himself to my inheritance. How can I not get a piece of ink? Hurry up and put it away!"

After finishing speaking, she turned to the side on her own, and gave Mrs. Lin a set of molds for making dim sum.This mold comes from the Imperial Dining Room. It has fashionable and exquisite patterns, and there are many different sizes and shapes. It is really loved by Mrs. Lin.

Seeing the comings and goings over there, enjoying themselves, Lin Shurong silently walked to his father, looked at him, and said in a low voice, "Now, does father believe what my daughter said is true?"

"...The Ninth Princess is really favored," Lin Xiang stared at the Yumo in his hand, pondered for a moment, handed it to Lin Shurong, and asked, "Do you understand?"

The flying bird painted on the ink is standing upright, ready to fly. The feathers are vivid and carved very realistically. It seems that it will take off from the surface of the ink block in the next second.

Lin Shurong held the box and stared at it for a moment, frowned slightly, and said as if realizing something: "This, could it be..."

"The bird's wings stand tall, standing upright and feathered, which is the word 'Yi'."

Lin Xiang smiled slightly, and said slowly: "There is a saying in "Three Kingdoms" that Prime Minister Zhuge 'received orphans, and Yi praised Ji Xing'... The word 'Yi' means assistant."

Lin Shurong looked back at the past, and looked at Ming Tan who was chatting with Mrs. Lin.The little girl had a flattering and warm smile on her face, and her eyes were filled with brilliance, as bright as stars, and she was full of extraordinary agility.

"Daughter understands." Lin Shurong smiled slightly, "I, Mrs. Lin, will definitely obey the holy order and assist His Royal Highness Ninth Princess wholeheartedly."

……

Ming Tan was ignorant of the conversation between the father and daughter.

After chatting with Mrs. Lin, she finally turned to Lin Xun, who looked restless, raised her eyebrows, and said slowly, "What's the matter, Young Master Lin?"

Lin Xun opened his mouth, coughed as if trying to cover up, and asked in a low voice, "That..."

"Which one?"

Ming Tan squinted at him, took another book from Mallow, waved it in front of Lin Xun, and said with a smile, "Is it this?"

Lin Xun took a closer look, his eyeballs widened twice, and he couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: ""The Art of War of the Hua Family"?!—Isn't it, it was ordered by General Dingyuan five years ago not to be republished? You How could there be this book!"

Ming Tan lazily put the book in his hand, and avoided answering: "Young Master Lin only cares about receiving presents, what are you doing so much?"

Dingyuan General Hua Qin is a master of military art who has actually been on the battlefield.He is brave and resourceful, and uses his troops like a god. Eight years ago, he was stationed at the border and ordered [-] soldiers to forcefully kill the invading grassland army from the Qiangmi Kingdom in the Northwest.

After this battle, the Qiang Mi State lost its vigor, and was finally defeated by the Tiancheng Army. It had to retreat to the depths of the grassland, and it still pays tribute to Tiancheng every year.

The "Hua Family Art of War" in Mingtan's hands was compiled by Hua Qin himself - but because General Dingyuan's reputation is too great, and the battle with Qiang Mi was too exciting, he published this book himself As a result, it has been in a state of short supply for a long time.

Five years ago, after the publication of this book was announced to be discontinued, it has become the dream collection of martial arts students all over the world, and it is still hard to find today.

It has to be said that Mingtan's gift was really delivered to Lin Xun's heart.

Seeing this kid holding the book so fondly and putting away his spikes, Ming Tan couldn't help curling his lips, and silently thanked her mother's close friend from the bottom of her heart—that is, the daughter of General Ding Yuan, Concubine Yi Empress Hua Rong.

When he came to ask for it, the latter was quite surprised, and almost taught Ming Tan to make a wooden dummy on the spot.

The three members of the Lin family seemed to be quite satisfied with the gift: Prime Minister Lin planned to put Yumo in the study for safekeeping, Lin Xun could not see anyone with the book of war, and Mrs. Lin was even more enthusiastic about making snacks herself.Only then did Ming Tan finally feel relieved, and leaned over to Lin Shurong, smiled at the latter and said, "Aren't you going to compliment me?"

"Why should I praise you?" Lin Shurong took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I haven't even received a souvenir from His Highness."

These words sounded sour, but Ming Tan was stunned when he said it.

However, after recalling it carefully for a while, it seemed that she had never officially sent anything to Lin Shurong, and she suddenly felt embarrassed, "Ah", and stumbled, "This...isn't there a good time..."

She stammered like this for a while, then suddenly thought of something, tapped the palm of her hand, and said confidently again: "The hairpin I gave you before the big exam can also be regarded as a gift!"

"..." Lin Shurong shook his hand, spilled a few drops of tea, and said in disbelief, "Your hairpin can also be compared with today's Chunzhou ink, military art books, and imperial dining molds?"

Stared at by the other party's shocked and condemning eyes, even though his skin is as thick as Ming Tan, he can't help feeling a little guilty.

But after thinking about it, she still felt deeply that the loser cannot lose, so she raised her head, looked down at Lin Shurong, and said with a clear conscience: "Why can't they be compared? It was given to you by my majestic Princess Yonghui The golden hairpin! Thanks to you, you are still in the "Li", so you only know how to compare, have you forgotten what it means to be "little on etiquette and more on affection"?"

After hearing the other party's sophistry, Lin Shurong put down the tea cup speechlessly, and sighed, "You can say that..."

Ming Tan's original intention was just to fight for breath, but now seeing Lin Shurong's face full of helplessness, as if he really disliked the gift he gave her, his heart suddenly became angry for no reason, he slapped the small table in front of him, his face sullen Said: "Since you don't like it so much, then give it back to me! Don't let that broken hairpin dirty your Miss Lin's boundary!"

Lin Shurong paused, opened his eyes wide, startled by her sudden anger, subconsciously frowned and said, "Your Highness is losing his temper again..."

"I just love to lose my temper!" Ming Tan cut her off, biting her lower lip, feeling a little aggrieved for no reason.

"You think I have a bad temper and act impulsively all day long, so what are you doing with me? If it's against the emperor's will, then just say it, and I will beg him to take back his life and keep it from you. Half trouble!"

"..."

Lin Shurong really never thought that he would light this little bomb just by chance with a casual joke.The gunpowder of the medicine bag made the opponent firmly fight back.

But right now, facing this Her Majesty the princess who looks aggressive on the surface, but actually looks like she is about to cry—Lin Shurong can only sigh secretly in his heart, but there is really nothing he can do about her.

I can only coax.

"Your Highness."

Lin Shurong stood up and said softly, "Follow me."

After saying that, without waiting for Mingtan's reaction, she turned around and walked out the door on her own.

Ming Tan bumped into the cotton with a stomach full of anger, hesitated for a moment, clenched his fingertips, and finally followed the opponent's footsteps.

The two walked through the corridor, turned a few turns, and came outside a room.Lin Shurong glanced back at Ming Tan, smiled slightly, opened the door and said to the latter, "Your Highness, please come in."

Ming Tan took a deep breath, walked in with a puffy face, and found that the interior was elegantly furnished and hung with plain curtains, it seemed to be a woman's bedroom.

"you……"

Ming Tan was about to ask Lin Shurong why he brought her here, but saw Lin Shurong close the door, walk to the dressing table in the inner room, open the drawer familiarly, and carefully took out an exceptionally delicate carved dowry from inside.

She waved to the little girl by the door, "Come here."

Ming Tan frowned, and walked to her side as he said.

Seeing her face full of unwillingness but still being so cooperative, Lin Shurong couldn't help but smile, reached out and gently stroked the sycamore pattern on the dowry, and said slowly to Ming Tan: "This is my grandmother, who was born when I was born. , personally find the best craftsman in the capital, and ask him to make a dressing mirror case for me."

"..."

Ming Tan looked at it carefully, and felt that the dowry was made with great care, with black lacquer and gold, painted phoenix trees, and a bronze mirror that was wiped clean. It can be seen that it is very cherished by its owner.

"Why Wutong?" She asked after being silent for a while.

Lin Shurong paused, thought for a moment, and said honestly: "I didn't tell Your Highness before... I was not in good health when I was five or six years old. I was always sick, so my grandmother took me to live in Ci'an Temple in the southern suburbs for a period of time. Pay homage to the Buddha every day."

"Two months later, I recovered from a long illness. When I was about to leave, the master abbot of Ci'an Temple found my grandmother and told her that I had a predestined relationship with Buddhism and that I should worship in the temple and become a lay disciple so that I could be safe and healthy in the future."

"Grandmother was unwilling at first, but after being enlightened by the abbot, she finally agreed to this matter... So, after that, I have a postal name, called 'Ganluqing'."

"Manna" in Buddhist language is used as a metaphor for "Dharma" and "Nirvana".

Seeing Mingtan blinking his eyes, Lin Shurong smiled slightly and continued, "Have you ever heard the ancient poem, 'Dawn twigs drop nectar, and the taste falls into the cold spring'?"

"I've heard it," Ming Tan nodded, ""The Fourteen Rhymes of Heyong Shu Tonghua"."

"So..." Lin Shurong pushed the dowry in front of Ming Tan, raised her chin, and signaled her to open it for a look, "It's the phoenix tree."

Ming Tan hesitated for a while, then stretched out his hand and slowly opened the delicate dowry——

A dusty golden hairpin was quietly placed in it. The style was simple and the workmanship was simple. No matter how you looked at it, it was incompatible with this low-key and luxurious dowry.

"..."

Ming Tan suddenly fell silent.

"It's my grandmother's relic, it's my most important thing."

Lin Shurong looked at the golden hairpin and smiled softly.

"And the hairpin that His Highness gave me... just like it, is my most important thing."