Time flies, and suddenly it is March. Spring has arrived late in the north. Although the spring cold in March is still harsh, the river has frozen unconsciously, and the cold air in the air has also become gentle unconsciously.
Like a lover's hand, blowing on the face sometimes warms it up.
One day, people suddenly discovered that the weeping willows on both sides of the Bianhe River seemed to have turned into a faint green smoke overnight, and they were surprised that spring had arrived. Once they realized this, the weather quickly turned warmer.
, the swallows return, the grass grows and the orioles fly, everything changes very quickly.
The Lin family lived a peaceful and peaceful life. After Lin Jue became the Third Secretary, nothing major happened to the court or his family for a long time. Spring came again, and all the wives and concubines were in a good mood. They gathered together every day for leisurely activities.
, it was lively and bustling, but there was no dispute. Moreover, the good news of the Lin family arrived again. Xie Yingying found out that she was pregnant at the end of February, and the Lin family was full of joy again.
The pain of Fang Huanqiu's mother and daughter also slowly subsided over time. Although the pain of losing a loved one cannot be completely eliminated, as time goes by, these will slowly turn into warm memories, and people will always leave.
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One day in early March, Lin Jue accompanied Mrs. Fang and Huan Qiu to visit Cuigu's grave in the west of the city. When they saw that a layer of green grass had grown on Fang Dunru's grave, he felt sad. The gentleman's voice and smile were still in front of him, but
But grass has already grown on his grave. The fragility of life and the impermanence of the world can be seen clearly.
On the way back to the city, Mrs. Fang took the initiative to talk about the marriage between Lin Jue and Huan Qiu. She asked Lin Jue when he planned to officially marry Huan Qiu. Lin Jue naturally had no questions, but Fang Huanqiu said something that made Lin Jue
The others were greatly surprised.
"After my father passed away, I often blamed myself. When my father was alive, I was selfish and willful, which often made him angry. My father was opposed to my marrying my senior brother at first, but later I had no choice but to agree to it. I think my father still thinks that I shouldn't
I want to marry my senior brother as my concubine. But in this life, if I don’t marry my senior brother, I can only go against my father’s will. But I must observe mourning for my father for three years as a sign of repentance to my father. I hope that my senior brother and my mother can agree to this.
It’s a matter of fact. Now that I’m getting married, I feel sorry for you, and I won’t be happy.”
These words were irrefutable. Mrs. Fang tried her best to persuade Fang Huanqiu not to do this, telling her that Fang Dunru had already acquiesced to this matter and would not blame her, but Fang Huanqiu still refused to believe it. Lin Jue knew, in fact, that the problem was
The root cause is that Fang Huanqiu's inner knot is that she can't get over her own hurdle. Her husband's death has hit her harder than others imagined, so she blames Fang Dunru's death on various reasons, including herself.
Including the fact that she once violated her father's wishes and insisted on being in love with herself. If this kind of guilt is not eliminated, it will be really difficult to get rid of it completely. All diseases are easy to cure, but the disease in the heart is the most difficult to cure.
Lin Jue was not in a hurry. Huanqiu was by his side. Waiting for three to five years was actually not a problem. But these were the three years when Huanqiu was most youthful. Three years of filial piety meant that he could not wear fancy clothes during these three years.
Lin Jue cannot accept these things. He needs Huanqiu to return to a normal life. Only a normal life can get rid of the shadow in his heart.
"Three years is too long, I don't agree. Huanqiu, I respect your filial piety, but there is no need to treat yourself like this. There is no need to set a three-year period for yourself. Mr. Izumi knows well, and he will not want you to live up to Shaohua's three-year filial piety.
.My wife is still here. If you are like this, what will happen to my wife? You are filial to your father. Isn’t it unfilial to my wife? Let my wife worry about you? In this way, you can keep your filial piety for one year and show your filial piety. One year later, I want to marry
You come in. That's settled."
Lin Jue ended this episode with a strong intervention. One year of filial piety is a duty, but three years is too much. Lin Jue is confident that he can get Fang Huanqiu out soon.
In the imperial court, things have been quiet recently. Lin Jue himself felt a little incredible. The silence of Lu Zhongtian, Wu Chunlai, Yang Jun and others made people feel a little uncomfortable. Lin Jue sometimes thought about it and felt that he was neurotic, and the silence of his opponents was more disturbing.
It became the reason for his uneasiness. Was this a bit of a masochistic tendency? But thinking about it carefully, Lin Jue understood that this was not because he was neurotic, but because he knew that Lu Zhongtian and others could not just accept the defeat.
The changes in the atmosphere in the court are becoming more and more unfavorable to them, and their prestige is losing day by day. How could they, who were originally so powerful and unable to tolerate dissidents, accept such a situation calmly? Furthermore, the fight for the throne is a matter of life and death.
, how could they give up this game? Wouldn’t that mean giving up everything?
Therefore, the answer Lin Jue gave in his mind was that this group of people must be holding back some bad ideas and having some evil ideas. But he didn't know what they were going to do. This was what made Lin Jue feel uncomfortable. When it was a conspiracy
When it is shown in front of you, it is not scary. What is scary is that you have no idea what kind of conspiracy it is. It is like you are standing under the light of the night, surrounded by powerful enemies in the darkness. You know that they are going to
Taking action, but not knowing where the opponent is attacking from, whether using hidden arrows or hidden weapons to kill you, is what makes people scared.
Lin Jue did not dare to take it lightly. The order to protect everyone in the family when traveling has never been revoked. Lin Jue was afraid that his opponents would target his family. Lin Jue also took the risk and Bai Bing sneaked into Wu Chunlai's mansion again to spy, but
After all, nothing was found. The vigilance in Wu Chunlai's mansion increased a lot, and he almost missed and was captured recently. Lin Jue finally decided to give up this kind of adventure. If he was really captured, it would be a real disaster.
On the ninth day of March, the first flowers in the palace bloomed. On a bright spring afternoon, Guo Chong, who had basically recovered from his condition nourished by the decoction, was sitting in the afternoon spring light, taking a nap. His nose was full of the fragrance of flowers and plants, and the spring sun shone down on his body.
The warmth made Guo Chong feel so comfortable all over that he almost fell asleep.
At this moment, the sound of gentle footsteps awoke Guo Chong from his sweet dream. When Guo Chong opened his eyes, he saw Qian Delu's fat body staggering from the side of the rockery, his face seemed full of anxiety.
"You deserve to die, I disturbed the emperor. You deserve to die, this servant." Qian Delu was out of breath. It was only thirty steps from the entrance to here, but Qian Delu walked in a hurry, and his fat and old body was a little overwhelmed, so he was out of breath.
"Didn't I tell you not to disturb me? Why did you come here again?" Guo Chong muttered dissatisfied.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's Prime Minister Lu, Privy Yang, and Deputy Prime Minister Wu who are here, asking to see the Emperor. My servant said that the Emperor is resting, but they insist on seeing the Emperor, saying that they have something important to report. This servant has to come to report."
Qian Delu said hurriedly.
"Oh?" Guo Chong sat up straight and frowned: "They came together? What's the big deal?"
"How dare this slave ask? Several adults are waiting in the corridor. Please tell me if you want to see them," Qian Delu said.
"I'll see you, of course I'll see you. Ask them to come." Guo Chong straightened his clothes and stood up.
Qian Delu hurriedly turned around and left, and soon after, Lu Zhongtian, Yang Jun, Wu Chunlai and others came quickly.
"I pray to you, Your Majesty, long live long live!" When Lu Zhongtian and others saw Guo Chong standing beside a sea of flowers with his hands behind his back, they hurriedly shouted "Long Live Long Live" and knelt down to salute.
Guo Chong waved his hand and said with a smile: "I am flat, so there is no need to be polite. The Prime Minister and the Privy Council came together to see me. Is there something big going on?"
Lu Zhongtian and others thanked them and stood up, but they looked a little embarrassed and stopped talking.
"What's wrong with you? Don't you have something important to report? Why are you not talking anymore?" Guo Chong was a little surprised.
Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun looked at each other, nodded, stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, this matter... is a big deal, but it is a big deal. If it is not a big deal, then... it is not a big deal.
.I don’t know whether I should report this to the Emperor. Can you first ask the Emperor to forgive me for the crime of disrespect?"
Guo Chong was even more puzzled and frowned: "What on earth is going on? Just tell me. What is the crime of disrespect? You have something to say, why are you hesitating?"
Lu Zhongtian murmured for a moment, and finally sighed and said: "Master Wu, please pass the paper over. Now that the matter has come to this, we can only report it to the emperor and let him know."
Wu Chunlai hummed, bowed forward, and handed a memorial to him with both hands. Guo Chong frowned at him, reached out and snatched the memorial away, unfolded it, and started reading.
The three of them secretly looked at Guo Chong's face, and saw that Guo Chong's face changed from peaceful and quiet at the beginning to a frown, then turned red the next moment, and turned pale again the next moment.
"Nonsense, all nonsense? Impossible? This is impossible? Where did you get this hearsay? Do you believe it? It's nonsense, I don't believe it. It's simply abominable. You came just to show me this?
That's nonsense!" Guo Chong suddenly shouted and cursed, stretched out his hand and threw it, and the memorial flew out with a clatter, spread out in the air, and fell like a white ribbon on a blooming rose flower.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!" Lu Zhongtian, Yang Jun and Wu Chunlai hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying repeatedly.
"You guys, as important ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how can you believe such nonsense? What do you want to do? Tell me! How dare you come to report such lies to me? Are you all losing your mind? Cough cough cough cough
." Guo Chong pointed at the three of them excitedly and cursed. In his excitement, Guo Chong, who had not coughed for a long time, coughed violently, bending his waist like a shrimp.
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. Your Majesty, please calm down your anger." Lu Zhongtian shouted.
Qian Delu came quickly and supported Guo Chong's body and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please sit down quickly. I will make tea for you. Please take care of yourself. Don't be angry. Don't be angry."
