41. "Lin Xiner is my newly married princess. It would be heartless for me to be indifferent." Ximen Jingxuan rode his horse around for a few steps, then faced Lin Xiner in the tree and said, "I
The king agreed to exchange Xiaoyao Hou’s life for Lin Xiner’s safety.”
After all, eight years have passed since the rebellion, and with the narrow escape from death again today, Ximen Jingyu should be more honest. Letting Lin Xiner come back can also stop Lin Bo's troubles and stabilize the situation in Prince Xuan's Palace and Taishi's Palace.
This is for the sake of the overall situation.
Therefore, Ximen Jingxuan agreed to make this deal with Shuiyue Palace. Moreover, he has always valued the subordinates of the Lord Protector. If he had not been surrounded by several subordinates of similar age and worked together, he would not have been able to achieve this goal through nine deaths.
There was a chance of victory, so judging from the statement that the inconspicuous handyman committed suicide in exchange for his life, Ximen Jingxuan decided to fulfill his last wish.
"Okay, Prince Xuan is happy." Lin Xiner said loudly, "Waiting for the pardon from Xiaoyao Hou, Shuiyue Palace will send Princess Xuan back."
As soon as the sound fell, Lin Xiner jumped up and flew towards the distance.
Ximen Jingxuan watched the yellow figure disappear, turned around and rode towards the palace.
When Ximen Jingyu tied Bai Ling to the beam of the prison cell, stepped on the wooden stool prepared for him, and counted the time for the last half stick of incense, the emperor's imperial edict arrived.
When Ximen Jingyu heard the eunuch read out the imperial edict to exempt him from the death penalty, he seemed to have had a nightmare. He fell to the ground and could not recover for a long time.
At the same time that Ximen Jingxuan entered the palace, Lin Bo also left the Taishi Mansion, but he did so to avoid Ximen Hai who had been guarding the gate of the Taishi Mansion.
Lin Ke'er followed Lin Bo's footsteps and ran out of the Grand Master's Mansion, and saw that Lin Bo had just thrown away Ximen Hai's praying hand and galloped away, leaving Ximen Hai's helpless figure behind.
"Little Marquis." Lin Keer walked to Ximen Hai and pulled him up from the ground. "You go back and take care of your wife first. I will go find dad and help you as much as I can."
"Miss Lin, thank you." Ximen Hai's grateful eyes filled with tears. The man would not shed tears easily, but when he was helpless and rejected by others, he met a beautiful and kind-hearted woman like Lin Ke'er who helped him.
He was so moved that his heart surged. His knees, which he had planned to kneel down, straightened up with Lin Keer's extended hand. He didn't want to let down this woman's kindness.
Lin Keer smiled sweetly, got on the carriage, and drove in the direction Lin Bo left.
Lin Ke'er, who was sitting in the carriage, folded her hands in her sleeves and stared quietly ahead.
How dare she really pursue Lin Bo to plead for Ximen Hai? It's just a show. Even if Ximen Jingyu is really executed, she has "worked hard" for him in Ximen Hai's eyes. Look at Ximen Hai listening to her
The way she was moved by her words, even if nothing was accomplished, he would still remember her today.
It was noon, and Lin Keer, who was wandering aimlessly on the street, thought that Ximen Jingyu had been sentenced to death on time, when he heard a message from a well-informed person from the direction of the palace, saying that Xiaoyao Hou was not dead.
.It seems that at the last moment, the emperor issued a pardon edict.
Lin Ke'er secretly rejoiced and ordered the driver to drive the carriage back to the Grand Master's Mansion. On the way, she met Ximen Hai who finally left helplessly.
"Little Marquis!" Lin Keer jumped out of the carriage happily, "Great news, the Marquis has been pardoned from the death penalty!"
"Really!" Ximenhai's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it.
"Really, how could I lie to you? News has been sent back from the palace, and I'm afraid it will be reported to the Hou Mansion soon -" Lin Keer said, realizing that she had said the wrong thing, and quickly changed her words.
, "Inform Madam."
"Great! Thank you!" Ximen Hai was so excited that he didn't know why. He just wanted to hug Lin Ke'er, but soon realized something was wrong. He dropped his hands in the air, lowered his head shyly, and stared at Lin Ke'er with bright eyes.
, "Thank you. Without your efforts, Taishi Lin would not be able to contribute."
Of course, Ximen Hai regarded Xiaoyaohou's rescue as Lin Bo's contribution, and he also felt grateful to Lin Ke'er.
"Uh..." Lin Ke'er paused, smiled, stood on tiptoes, and whispered in Ximen Hai's ear, "To prevent trouble, dad doesn't want people to know that he helped."
"Oh, I understand." Ximen Hai felt a little confused and nodded, "Don't worry, tell Taishi Lin that I, Ximen Hai, will never forget your kindness. I can't thank you today, but I will do my best in the future!"
"Look what you said, you are the grandson of the late emperor, how can you serve our ministers?" Lin Ke'er said, hanging his head in embarrassment, "But, little Marquis, don't forget what Ke'er said before, Ke'er only
I want to see the prince."
"Don't worry, I will definitely help the young lady when things in the Hou Mansion are settled. Compared with the great kindness of the young lady, this is nothing at all." Ximenhai promised.
"Well," Lin Ke'er raised her head and smiled slightly at Ximen Hai, "Ke'er believes that the young Marquis is true to his word. Now go find Madam quickly. The affairs of the Marquis' Mansion have to be handled by you, the young Marquis."
"Okay, I'll go first and see you later." Ximen Hai said to Lin Ke'er.
After Ximen Hai walked a few steps, he heard Lin Ke'er getting on the carriage. He turned around and stared at the back of the carriage as it left. He stood silently for a moment before turning around and running towards the Hou Mansion.
Ximen Jinglie looked at Ximen Jingxuan standing in front of him and was extremely helpless. This little brother of his was really casual in doing things. He was the one who insisted on killing Ximen Jingyu, and ran into the palace at the last moment to ask for pardon.
It was he who had the decree.
We can't blame Ximen Jingxuan for doing whatever he wants in front of the emperor. If he hadn't been the youngest brother back then, the person sitting in this seat now would be either the second or third brother, and he might have already replaced the second and third brothers in death.
, how can it not be as majestic as it is today.
At that time, all the imperial power had obviously fallen into the hands of Ximen Jingxuan, but Ximen Jingxuan just wanted to be the king of Xuan, and he still let him, who was almost driven off the throne, sit on the throne.
So when Ximen Jinglie faced the ministers, he promised Ximen Jingxuan to support the world with him. Sometimes Ximen Jingxuan's words and decisions were more effective than him as the emperor. But Ximen Jingxuan gave him enough face.
Everything must be done with an imperial edict, and everything must be done based on the imperial edict, and the rules have never been violated. He adheres to the bottom line of being a minister.
"How do you plan to deal with Princess Xuan's matter?"
The two were silent for a moment, then Ximen Jinglie asked.
"I have to thank her. If she hadn't become a thorn in the eyes of some people, I wouldn't have known about the activities of the Hou Mansion back then, and I wouldn't have been sure that there were people from the Yuehua Kingdom hiding in the capital, waiting for opportunities."