The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 25
"Since I was a child, I will never let go of what I want"

Xu Wentao gritted his teeth, and after squeezing out this sentence, he realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly said: "Of course, you are the most special in my heart, and I never care what other people say."

A playful expression flashed across Lin Zisu's face, and said, "I heard that Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess doesn't like me, are you sure you can persuade Lingtang?"

"This is my business, no one can interfere"

Hearing this, Xu Wentao looked at Lin Zisu with eager eyes, and said, "Today, I just ask if you want to. If you treat me the same way, let's elope together!"

elopement?Lin Zisu couldn't help laughing, for a moment she couldn't tell if what Xu Wentao said was the truth, or if she was teasing herself again.

I really didn't expect that the cold-blooded overlord that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty said in the previous life, the dude who turned the eyes of the people, could be so childish.

"This is what you guys came up with? Xu Wentao, do you know what it means to elope?"

In her previous life, she was used to wind and rain, and knew the ruthlessness of etiquette in the world. For a man, elopement is tantamount to abandoning his family and ancestors, but for a woman, once she bears the reputation of elopement, her life will be ruined.

Lin Zisu said in a deep voice: "Elopement means that you will become a person without family and home in the future, which is not tolerated by this world. Everything you have now will no longer exist, and your parents and family members at home will be ridiculed by the world! "

"A man, if you can only rely on your family to get ahead, can you still be considered a man? Since I, Xu Wentao, am willing to give up my current status, I will definitely earn these things back for you in the future!"

Hearing Lin Zisu's words, Xu Wentao was a little excited, and continued: "As for other people's ridicule, so what? Through the ages, heroes like Wu Qi, Sun Bin, and Han Xin were all looked down upon before they became famous. laugh at?"

Xu Wentao's impassioned words not only failed to impress Lin Zisu, but made her feel a deep sense of powerlessness. Fortunately, she is a person who has lived a new life. If an ordinary girl of twelve or thirteen years old heard Xu Wentao's words Nonsense, maybe you will be scared into something.

Lin Zisu suppressed the impatience in her heart, shook her head and said, "Second Master Xu, it is very rare for you to have such ambition, but the person you are destined for is not me, you have a broader future, and I will definitely not do it because of you." A few empty words and abandoned the family."

"You guys are all the same. You have always been happy for yourself. You rely on the Princess's Mansion to act unscrupulously in Beijing, but you never thought of causing much trouble to others; you kept saying that you are happy with me, but you never thought about it." My thoughts, Xu Wentao, to be honest, I despise you guys."

Lin Zisu's words were merciless, Xu Wentao's face gradually turned pale, and then gradually turned livid, his hands clenched into fists.

He was born in the residence of Princess Yong'an, and his life has been smooth since he was a child. He has always been willing to follow the wind and rain, and because of his special status, no one among his playmates dared to offend him, so he developed a fierce and domineering personality. temper.

Unexpectedly, in this matter, he was repeatedly frustrated. His mother, who had always asked and given to him, no longer indulged him, and Lin Zisu also treated him honestly. For the first time in his life, he felt a deep sense of frustration.

He once sent someone to investigate Lin Zisu. Not only did he know about Lin Zisu's daily behavior, but Lin Zisu's performance at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and his fearlessness in the face of rogues made Xu Wentao deeply feel that Miss Lin was different.

He has always thought highly of himself, but he never expected that the joke at the beginning would become true. In order to show himself in front of Lin Zisu, in the past few months, he has changed his old dandy style and become more and more like a young hero style.

Xu Wentao thought that he had paid a lot for Lin Zisu.

However, he forgot the most important point, Lin Zisu was completely unaware of the changes he had made since meeting Lin Zisu.

Lin Zisu didn't care about what he did.

When Lin Zisu said that he looked down on him, Xu Wentao couldn't help but let out a low growl.

He stared at Lin Zisu for a long time, and suddenly, like a deflated ball, his shoulders collapsed, and he said harshly, "Miss Lin, I was the one who was abrupt."

Seeing Lin Zisu's figure come out of the room, Xu Wentao was still a little unwilling, he slapped his palm heavily on the wall beside him, and shouted: "Lin Zisu, is it because I'm a dude that you don't want to be a fool?" Look down on me?"

Lin Zisu paused, didn't look back, just replied "maybe" lightly, and walked outside.

Seeing Liang Wanyi's nervous face, Lin Zisu said nonchalantly, "Sister Yi, let's go."

Liang Wanyi pointed to the inside, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with Mr. Xu?" Lin Zisu smiled and said, "There is one thing he hasn't figured out yet, maybe it will be fine after a while."

The two of them didn't spend too long in the Zhuangyuan Building, and got into the Liang family's carriage after they got out.

In front of Xu Wentao's face, Lin Zisu felt a little relieved. This Xu Wentao is a high-spirited person, and he probably won't pester her again in the future.

However, Liang Wanyi, who was walking with her, had a dull expression on her face. Since the two met, Lin Zisu had never seen her have such an expression, so she asked tentatively, "Sister Yi, are you feeling unwell?"

Liang Wanyi forced a smile on her face, and said, "It's okay, it should be because I didn't sleep well last night, and I'm a little mentally weak right now."

Lin Zisu was a little worried, and after sending Liang Wanyi home, she took the Liang family's carriage back to Kang Ningbo's mansion.

Lin Zisu didn't take the rumors to heart, but Kang Ningbo's mansion was like the sky falling down.As soon as Lin Zisu returned to Kang Ningbo's mansion, she was called to the front yard.

As soon as he entered the flower hall, he saw Lin Yuanzhi sitting on the upper chair and sighing, and Bi Shi sitting on the lower chair, crying and wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

Seeing the expressions of her father and mother, Lin Zisu knew that it was because of her own affairs.

She patted Bi Shi's hand, and said in a flat voice: "Mother, you don't need to panic, it's just nonsense from boring people, my daughter doesn't care."

Mrs. Bi was afraid that the rumor would affect Lin Zisu's state of mind, so she wanted to hide it from her. Seeing her daughter mentioning the matter without any grievances, she felt relieved. Lin Yuanzhi sighed and said, "Eldest sister, this time it is Daddy." I'm tired of you!"

Lin Yuanzhi talked about the reason. Since he was promoted to be a doctor of the Department of Construction and Repairs, he has encountered the renovation of the imperial palace every three years. In the past, the Department of Internal Court Construction was responsible for the repair of the palace. Therefore, the errand was sent to the head of the Ministry of Industry.

Two days ago, Chen Lang, the principal of the construction department, and Wang Ziheng, the deputy of the department, were inspecting the construction period in the Changning Palace. Unexpectedly, the side hall of the Changning Palace suddenly caught fire, and the two were besieged in the hall.

Thanks to the vigilance of the accompanying eunuchs, Chen Lang was only a little frightened, but Wang Ziheng was burnt all over his body.

Chen Lang is the godson of Eunuch Cao, the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies. Lin Yuanzhi heard some rumors in the past two days that Eunuch Cao suspected that someone in the court was dissatisfied with the emperor and deliberately set fire in the Changning Palace, so he asked the cabinet for an explanation. Request the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to strictly investigate.

If the emperor pursued it, the Ministry of Industry would naturally bear the brunt, and Lin Yuanzhi, the newly appointed doctor of the Ministry of Industry's Repairs Department, could not escape responsibility.

The power of the supervisor of ceremonies is all over the court, and the name of Eunuch Cao, the supervisor of ceremonies, is known to everyone in the world. Before Lin Yuanzhi could finish speaking, Mrs. Bi asked in a trembling voice: "So, these rumors about our family are all Was it spread by the supervisor of ceremonies?"

Lin Yuanzhi smiled wryly and said, "If the Supervisor of Rituals took action, the house would be ransacked right now. How could we have room to deliberate? It seems that some snobbish person did it secretly in order to please the Supervisor of Rituals." .”

Lin Zisu thought for a while, and said seriously: "Father, you are worrying too much. Now you are on an idle job, and you have no background in the court. If you want to plot against you, you can use the fire in the inner palace to make use of it. There is no need to plot." on the daughter."

"My daughter thinks that those who spread the rumors don't seem to have too much malice"

Lin Zisu bit her lip, then smiled and said, "I just came back from the Zhuangyuan Building, and my story has already been compiled into a storybook."

Mrs. Bi looked at Lin Zisu's smiling face in horror. She wondered if her daughter had been stimulated and lost her mind. First, rumors were spread, and this was compiled into a storybook. Isn't that true? Everyone knows who is going to make trouble?

"If someone with malicious intentions wants to tarnish your daughter's reputation, there are no more than two things, either personal morality is bad, or conduct is bad."

Lin Zisu went on to say: "My daughter was still a little flustered, but after listening to the script, she calmed down. Whether it's in the rumors or in the script, my daughter's reputation is not very small, but she has become a person who punishes rape and eliminates evil." Heroine."

Hearing Lin Zisu's words, Lin Yuanzhi frowned. He originally thought that the rumors about Lin Zisu in Beijing came from the villain's revenge, and the ultimate goal was to ruin himself in the officialdom, but he didn't expect this Things are very different from what he imagined, and the countermeasures that he thought of before are useless.

Lin Yuanzhi thought for a moment and asked, "So, it's just someone else playing with you?"

In front of her parents, Lin Zisu explained in detail the causes and consequences of her encounters with Dun Wang and Liang Mingtai, and also shared her and Liang Wanyi's thoughts with Lin Yuanzhi.

Lin Zisu was also afraid that her parents would worry unnecessarily, so she finally comforted her: "Father, mother, you don't have to worry about your daughter. The daughters are still young and are not in a hurry to get married. But father should be careful. My daughter heard that Mrs. Eunuch Cao, the Supervisor of Etiquette, has always been vengeful, and I am worried that he will hold on to this matter."

In the previous life, you were the empress and headed the harem. Lin Zisu was very familiar with Cao Shouli, the arrogant and domineering eunuch.

In the previous life, after Xie Yao succeeded to the throne, the imperial power fell. Cao Shouli used the Jingying and Jingwei in his hands to first eliminate dissidents and then arbitrarily rule the state affairs. Not to mention that the officials dared not conflict with him, even the emperor Xie Yao wanted to give him face.

In this life when Emperor Zhengxing was still alive, Cao Shouli would not dare to be too rampant, but with such a good opportunity, Cao Shouli would definitely take the opportunity to suppress the six ministries of the cabinet and expand his power.

Lin Yuanzhi followed Lin Zisu's words and said: "Since the founding of our dynasty, all the yamen in the inner court have been controlled by the ceremonial supervisor, and it has become common practice for the servants to use the name of procurement to commit corruption. Every time the inner palace is repaired, at least millions of dollars have been embezzled. [-]. The intention of the cabinet to intervene in the renovation of the inner palace this time was to use this to squeeze the power of the chief inspector, but it never occurred to me that Cao Shouli would follow his plan, and this fire made it difficult for the cabinet."

He smiled wryly and said: "It is said that Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong. How can I, a low-rank official, catch Cao Shouli's eyes?"

"Daddy means that this fire was intentionally set by the Supervisor of Ceremonies?"

"It took less than half an hour for Chen Lang to enter the palace, and the fire started. How could it be such a coincidence? In my opinion, even if the fire was not intentionally set by the chief inspector, it must have something to do with Chen Lang."

Lin Yuanzhi picked up the teacup next to his hand, took a sip of tea, and sighed: "National affairs are nothing more than party unity and fighting against dissidents, so that I can enrich my family. Being a father has no party or selfishness. If it really comes to me, I will take care of it."

"Since Daddy knows it well, why don't you make an apology?" Lin Zisu said softly, with the corners of her mouth curled up.

Lin Yuanzhi pondered for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "Apology?"

"Father is appointed by the emperor himself. Even if others want to move you, they still have to consider the emperor's holy name. They have to make you a decent crime. Instead of waiting for others to put the crime on you, it is better to find a Take the initiative to plead guilty for the appropriate crime, so that the emperor will not be embarrassed, and the mouths of others will be blocked."

Lin Yuanzhi was enlightened immediately, and felt relieved, he did not expect his daughter to have such unique insights on government affairs at such a young age, but when he thought about the possession, he was a little surprised and uncertain.

Mrs. Bi, however, was a little unhappy. Lin Zisu's reputation was clearly the top priority, and as she talked, it turned into a father and daughter discussing government affairs.

She didn't care about the affairs of the court, and she only heard one meaning from the words of the two of them - the Lin family had neither offended the chief of ceremonies nor the emperor, so it was nothing serious, and immediately turned the topic to Lin Zi Su said, "Master, our daughter gave you a good idea. You don't have to worry about it anymore, but how can you restore her reputation?"

The family of three chatted for more than an hour, but they couldn't figure out what was going on. Until the end of Shen Shi, when Lin Wenjing finished school from the government school, he went to eat.

Lin Wenjing had studied in Jingzhao Mansion for more than three years, and none of his classmates would have thought that a son from the uncle's mansion would condescend to enroll in the mansion school. Well, the usual small talk did not avoid him.

Rumors about Lin Zisu spread all over the city in the past two days, and Lin Wenjing heard a lot of them after class.

He looked at his parents and younger sister during the meal, and wanted to mention this matter, but he saw that the three of them seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they all ate their meals quietly.

He has an irresistible temperament, and the rumors he heard during the day made him feel stuck in his throat. After the servants packed up and retreated after the meal, he hesitated for a moment, and said: "Today, I heard a lot of rumors... ..."

Lin Wenjing was halfway through, and Lin Yuanzhi interrupted him: "Brother Jing, I let you go to the government to study books of sages, not to listen to gossip! Don't listen to indecent words, don't say indecent words , where have you learned it?!"

(End of this chapter)