Lin Jue comforted the little princess softly. He could guess the content of the nightmare the little princess had. He didn't want to ask about it. At this moment, all he could do was comfort.
Lu Wu was confused and asked blankly: "What are you talking about? Sister Princess, what happened?"
The little princess glanced at Lu Wu and hesitated. Lin Jue smiled and said: "Lv Wu, I originally wanted to tell you last night, but it was too late at night, so I didn't tell you. Something did happen, yes.
The little princess's father killed an official in Hangzhou, and the court is now investigating him. Well, it's not really a big deal, Wei'er is just too worried."
Lu Wu was stunned and speechless, and Lin Jue said again: "By the way, Lu Wu. How has your relationship with Concubine Rong been like in the past few months? Are you still often invited to the palace to talk to her?"
Lu Wu nodded and said: "Yes, I basically enter the palace once every few days. Sometimes I have no time and can only refuse. Concubine Rong is very good to me and rewards me with a lot of food and clothing. I feel very embarrassed."
.Sir, isn’t it bad to act like this? Isn’t it a little too strange?”
Lin Jue shook his head and said with a smile: "She treats you well. That's because you are in love. This is fate. Others can't ask for it. I have something I want you to do for me. Didn't you say that a new play at the Nancheng Grand Theater is going to be staged?
What? Can you go to the palace today and invite Concubine Rong to come out to watch the new play? Just think of it as our thanks to her. She has been in the palace for a long time, so it would be good for her to come out and relax."
Lu Wu said happily: "Okay, okay, Concubine Rong also said that she would come and see our theater if she had the chance. She heard that the theater in my theater was very good, and she wanted to see it. I'm afraid that the young master will blame me."
I made my own decision. After all, it will be troublesome for the Queen to leave the palace, so I declined and said that we will talk about it after you come back. Since the young master said so, the Queen will definitely agree."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Isn't that just right? But tell the empress that if the ostentation is too big, it will be bad. When the actors know that the empress is coming, they will be nervous and can't perform well. Ask the empress if they can leave the palace incognito.
, so that you can enjoy the original play. In terms of safety, as long as your identity is not exposed, there is nothing to worry about. The empress can also bring a few guards to follow her in disguise. You can watch a play for two or three hours at most, and you will be fine.
Yes. If your Majesty is willing, come and watch the show, and we will prepare the best box for your Majesty. If you are not willing, we will not force you."
Lu Wu nodded and said: "Okay, that's what I told her. I'm also afraid that the ostentation will be too big and it will cause a scene. Sister Yingying and Qianqian have been preparing this play for a long time, and I'm also afraid that they will mess up the first performance.
I'll invite the queen to play the show. The premiere will be tomorrow afternoon, right?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Yes, tomorrow afternoon. Can you enter the palace?"
Lu Wu smiled, reached out and took out a jade sign from her waist, and said with a smile: "The empress gave me a sign prohibiting entry and exit from the palace. I can enter the palace at any time."
Lin Jue laughed and said, "It's incredible. Even the first-rank officials of the imperial court may not receive this kind of treatment. It's amazing."
Lu Wu smiled brightly, turned around and walked out. Lin Jue shouted: "Lv Wu!"
Lu Wu turned around, smiled and asked, "What?"
Lin Jue opened his mouth, but stopped talking. After a while, he whispered softly: "Be careful when getting in and out of the car. Don't be in a hurry."
Lu Wu smiled and said, "When did you become a mother-in-law?"
After Lu Wu left, the little princess whispered: "Are you planning to tell her the truth?"
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Yeah, I think it's not good to keep her in the dark. Concubine Rong is her mother. I want her to ask her mother to come out of the palace, and this time I might have to force Concubine Rong
, I always feel sorry for Green Dance. After I did this, Green Dance must have been very sad when she found out the truth."
The little princess nodded and said, "Yes, we should tell her."
Lin Jue shook his head and said: "If you tell her now, she will be very surprised and nothing can be done. At this moment, no one except Lu Wu can ask Concubine Rong to leave the palace. I can't let your mother go into the palace to find Concubine Rong, like that
It's too traceable. Your mother and Concubine Rong are talking in the box of Nancheng Grand Theater. Everything can't be noticed by others. You can't let the emperor know that your mother is interceding through Concubine Rong, lest the emperor be disgusted. In short, anything that is not conducive to things
All elements of the solution must be discarded.”
The little princess nodded slightly. Lin Jue continued: "Actually, last night, your brother came to the pier to pick up the boat with great fanfare, which was no longer what I expected. I asked someone to inform the young prince to keep a low profile, and even chose to go into the city in the middle of the night.
I just hope that the news of your mother's coming to Beijing can be kept a little secret. I really plan to bring my mother-in-law to live here, and I don't even want her to settle in the palace. But there is no way, your brother brought so many people to pick up the ship,
Presumably many people must have known about my mother-in-law's visit to the capital. Therefore, this meeting with Concubine Rong must be secret and cannot be known to anyone."
The little princess suddenly stood up and bowed to Lin Jue. Lin Jue hurriedly helped him up and frowned: "What are you doing?"
The little county leader cried and said: "My husband is so worried about my family's affairs. You didn't care about how my father and brother treated you in the past. Weier is really... I'm really grateful. This time, it's all up to my husband's arrangements. My brother's side
, I will tell him. I hope your husband will not blame my brother for not obeying your arrangement. I think he is also very anxious."
Lin Jue wiped away the tears of the little princess gently and said with a smile: "Why do you say these stupid things? No matter how bad your father and brother are to me, why don't they still marry you to me? That is the most precious treasure of your family. Besides,
This matter is not only your family's business, but also our business. We are all in the same boat. How can I not care about it? Your situation is worrying me. You must cheer up, be strong, and be strong.
Believe me. Also, you don’t have to do this to Lu Wu. No matter what your status is, you are all good sisters. You are my, Lin Jue’s, women. Is it possible that we will have to divide our families in the future? Even if it’s Lu Wu.
If you know your identity as a princess, there won't be anything unusual. On the contrary, you have inner demons, so there's no need for that."
The little princess nodded heavily and said softly: "Thank you for your teaching, sir. Wei'er will remember it."
…
At half past midnight, Lin Jue rode to the Yamen. When passing by the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion, Lin Jue wanted to see Zhu Zhirong first. But when he thought that it was the time to go to court, Zhu Zhirong must not be in the Yamen, so he went directly to Kaifeng Mansion.
He was taken to the prison office and left.
In front of the gate of the Courtyard of the Criminal Division, two old government officials guarding the gate were chatting among themselves. When they saw Lin Jue coming on horseback, they were shocked and quickly stepped forward to salute. One of them was about to go in to report, but was stopped by Lin Jue.
Lin Jue dismounted his horse, handed the reins to a yamen servant, and took him away. He straightened his clothes and walked into the courtyard. The courtyard was quiet. It had only been more than two months since he left, and the originally deserted and messy courtyard had changed drastically.
The yard has obviously been leveled by manpower, and the walkway has been replaced by a smooth road made of green bricks. The ground that was originally overgrown with weeds on both sides has now been leveled with several flower beds, and many flowers and plants have been planted along the paths.
The flowers blooming at this moment are colorful and even lively.
In the corners on both sides of the yard, grape trellises were erected, and many flowers, plants and trees were planted. The whole yard has become vibrant and brand new. Lin Jue smiled and nodded, presumably this was Yang Xiu's handiwork. Before leaving, he said that he wanted to
After taking a rest and tidying up the yard, I really put in the effort.
When Lin Jue entered the main room of the public house, several petty officials and two masters who were working inside all screamed in surprise. The governor Yu Deshui got up hurriedly, taking Lao Qin and Lao Liang with him, the two masters and all the minors.
The officials saluted Lin Jue.
"I'm waiting for you to pay homage to Mr. Lin. When did you return to the capital? Why didn't you hear me? Just now we were saying that Mr. Lin has been away for so long and it's time to come back. No, your Excellency will be here soon."
Lin Jue smiled and returned the courtesy: "I returned to Beijing last night, so I didn't inform you all at midnight. Thank you for your hard work. I'm not here during this period. How is everything?"
"Okay. Okay. With Mr. Yang's arrangements, what else can go wrong? Everything is fine. It's just that Mr. Yang is not here, and everyone is missing some backbone. Mr. Yang doesn't dare to make the decision on many things. It will be fine when he comes back.
That's great." Yu Deshui said with a smile. He looked sincerely happy and secretly let out a long sigh of relief.
Lin Jue looked around and asked, "Where is Mr. Yang?"
Yu Deshui said to the West Shou Gongfang, "I'm busy working in there. I've been busy working on a case these days. It was another all-nighter last night. I asked him to rest, but he refused. I'm going to lower the official's rank.
Go and call him, I'm afraid he doesn't know that the Lord is back yet."
Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "No, I'll just go see him. You guys are busy, so don't worry about me. I'll call you in to talk later."
Yu Deshui smiled quickly and said, "Okay, if you have any orders, please call me."
Lin Jue nodded in agreement and walked to the west wing. He opened the bamboo curtain and went in, only to hear the clatter of paper inside. There were stacks of files and official documents everywhere on the ground. On a desk,
The files and official documents were piled as high as a hill, and the man sitting behind the desk could no longer be seen. All he could see was a messy bun and the sound of paper turning.
"Brother Yang!" Lin Jue shouted.
"..."
"Brother Yang!" Lin Jue shouted again.
"What?" Behind the desk, a head with messy buns and a tired face poked out. In just a moment, a smile appeared on the tired face, and the confused eyes also changed.
It turned into a surprise.
"Ouch!" Yang Xiu shouted and stood up. Suddenly, his body shook and he fell backwards.
Lin Jue was startled and rushed to support him, knocking over a pile of files on the table and clattering to the floor.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Lin Jue shouted.
Yang Xiu stood still and said hurriedly: "It's okay, I'm just a little dizzy. I didn't sleep all night last night. Oh, Brother Lin, you're back. It's great, but you're back."
Lin Jue felt relieved, it was just excessive fatigue and maybe some anemia.
"It'll be fine if it's okay. There's no need to work so hard. Look at you like this, how can you still look like a human being?" Lin Jue complained.
"It's okay, it's okay, sit down quickly, sit down quickly. I'll order someone to make tea for you." Yang Xiu raised his feet and left.
Lin Jue smiled and said, "No need, people are making tea outside. Let's sit down and talk."
