Chapter 113 The King's Dark War
As soon as Lin Donghe said, his heart felt inexplicably empty. He raised his eyes and ran into the happy and comfortable eyes of the moon. Lin Donghe only felt that his heart contracted violently in an instant, as if there were millions of silver needles as thin as cow hair piercing into his body at the same time, which made him awake instantly, but he was powerless to turn the world back.
Lin Nande slowly came to his senses and looked at Lin Donghe with an innocent smile, but his eyes were filled with hatred as shattered as ice.
"This time, thanks to the second brother's idea, Grandma Huang likes it. Second brother, you have a great contribution." Lin Nande smiled purely, but the smile obviously did not reach the bottom of his eyes.
Lin Donghe knew that she was fooled by the full moon. Under her silent stimulation, he unknowingly said! She deliberately used the method of excitement to stimulate herself. How could she know that this pot was designed by him? How did she know?!
Lin Donghe was not in the mood to agree with Lin Nande at this moment, his eyes were drooping, and mud in his eyes surging.
Next was Lin Nande performing a pot throw. Lin Nande threw three times before hitting the whistle. The crystal enamel crystal lake made a nice and pleasant whistle.
In the eyes of the empress dowager, Lin Nande was weak and sickly, and it was not easy to be able to attract the target. Seeing Lin Nande exercise a few times, fine and dense beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and nose, the empress dowager hurriedly asked him to sit down and rest. If it weren't for saving the emperor's life, Lin Nande would have been a healthy prince after he was born. He would not have been like now, and he would have been panting after moving for a few moments.
"Second brother, you are here, you must surpass me. I'm waiting to celebrate my second brother." Lin Nande said while smiling at Lin Donghe after returning to his seat.
But there were layers of ridicule in the eyes!
Although Lin Nande is young, he is more familiar with the way to survive in the harem than ordinary adults! To survive and live a decent life, he must infinitely magnify all the resources he can use! If it weren't for the decision made by his mother back then, even if he was born with strong body and physical strength, he might not have lived beyond his current age. The coldness of his father and the queen's plan, the queen's viciousness, wouldn't have a chance to survive!
Since he survived by luck, he could not continue to live a life of silence!
With his father and favor and the queen mother and the care of the queen mother, Lin Donghe is his dog! He can be used and ordered to the maximum extent! If Lin Donghe has any transcendence, he only needs to say a few words in the queen mother's ear, and Lin Donghe will not be able to take advantage of it!
Lin Nande knows the rules of this game well, so even if Lin Donghe performs abnormally today, Lin Nande will not turn against him. Lin Donghe wants to count on his turn back today? It’s simply a dream!
"Donghe, it's your turn." The Empress Dowager waved his hand to signal Lin Donghe to throw the pot, but the Empress Dowager's expression was not as concerned as before. Because the Empress Dowager did regard Lin Donghe as a foil for Lin Nande.
Lin Nande only threw the silver whistle in the middle of the pot three times. When it was Lin Donghe's turn, everyone was talking, and most people didn't know Lin Dongyao's archery skills.
Concubine Jin secretly grabbed the silk handkerchief in her hand and stared nervously at Lin Donghe in the center of the hall.
Linghu Pingxue was also a little nervous at this moment, as if she was inexplicably concerned about Lin Donghe. Among the prince and the princes, only Lin Donghe and Lin Ran were kind to her. But Lin Ran's demeanor was much worse than Lin Donghe. Moreover, the power of Lin Ran's mother's mother's family had long been deserted, and Lin Ran was even less likely to fall into the eyes of the queen mother and the emperor.
However, Lin Donghe, although he is now a foil, Jin Concubine Jin's family is in glory after all. The so-called thin camel is bigger than a horse. In addition, Lin Donghe has a good attitude towards Linghu Pingxue, so Linghu Pingxue naturally leans towards Lin Donghe at this moment.
Linghu Zilu was also anxious now. Looking at Lin Donghe's handsome side, Linghu Zilu was even more convinced that in the years to come, she would stand shoulder to shoulder with Lin Donghe!
Before Lin Donghe threw the pot, he couldn't help but look at Man Yue from the corner of his eyes, but saw that Man Yue only had Linghu Jinglie beside him in his eyes, and was whispering something to Linghu Jinglie, not taking him seriously at all!
Lin Donghe held the feather arrow in his hand tightly with his fingers, and suddenly threw it out with force. The feather arrow was straight in the middle of the pot, and a crisp whistle sounded.
Immediately afterwards, a lot of discussion broke out on the scene.
"The second prince really has the ability to wear Yang with hundreds of steps, and it's not bad at all!"
"Yes, why haven't I heard that the second prince is so powerful in throwing pots before? Don't it be said that the most powerful archery skills are the third prince and the fifth prince? You see, the second prince is right, who can get ahead?"
"How should the prince and the fifth prince perform next? It's definitely not a pot throw. If it throws the pot, can it surpass the second prince?"
Everyone below was talking, Lin Donghe looked at everyone expressionlessly. Seeing Linghu Pingxue giving him a gentle smile, Lin Donghe nodded at her, but his mind flashed through his mind that Linghu Pingxue showed a pleasing intention to Lin Jian at the gate of the palace. Lin Donghe suddenly felt disgusted. The smile that had reached the mouth suddenly condensed, and a cold moment was as cold as frost. His eyes directly glanced past Linghu Zilu and looked at the Moon.
The Empress Dowager didn't expect Lin Donghe to have such a trick. Her pupils flashed and she refused to comment, but she praised her very much.
"Old Eighth, you are really following the right person. Your second brother has always been calm and introverted. With your second brother by your side, I believe you will definitely achieve great achievements in the future." The Empress Dowager said, and there was no problem with her on the face, but it was clear to the audience of people who understood the inside story.
Lin Nande also pretended to be fist-clamping at this moment to congratulate Lin Donghe.
"When my second brother practiced throwing pots with me all day long, I never had the magical hand today, which really opened my eyes. My second brother would teach me more in the future, why can I usually win? Once I got to perform in front of Grandma Huang, I was in a lot of situations, but my second brother was the opposite of me."
Lin Nande's seemingly innocent and innocent words attracted the Queen Mother's teasing and joking.
"You child, you are not sure to vote for yourself and still rely on the Ai family. Let's see if the Ai family will not punish you later." The Empress Dowager always loved Lin Nande very much. After hearing Lin Nande's words, she didn't think it was something in the words. Instead, she liked Lin Nande's unconventional temperament.
Because I have never doubted it, and Lin Nande himself does not threaten, no matter what Lin Nande says, the Queen Mother will treat it as a naughty word for a child.
In many cases, people are often deceived by the person they trust the most, because trust gives them the greatest possibility of deception.
"Donghe, when did you practice such skills? The Ai family is really eye-opening. Concubine Jin, the emperor is really right. Donghe's child is indeed able to bear the heavy responsibility of taking care of Nande." When the Empress Dowager mentioned Lin Donghe, every word and sentence cannot be separated from Lin Nande. Although he really praised Lin Donghe, Concubine Jin was still harsh when she heard it.
Lin Donghe always stood there with expressionless face, his pupils hanging down and silent.
Lin Nande, who was sitting next to him, looked at Lin Donghe with joy. Only he knew what he was thinking.
Lin Donghe performed a pot throwing performance, which shocked everyone.
After sitting down, the Queen Mother looked at Lin Jian and Lin Dongyao and said in a deep voice,
"Crown Prince, Lao Wu, where are you two? Today, it's a banquet for selecting concubines. You are both unlicensed concubines. Today, all the ladies of the fourth rank and above court officials in the court are all proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is not only your choice of concubines, but also everyone's scrutiny of you, right?" The Queen Mother changed the topic and quickly focused everyone's attention on Lin Jian and Lin Dongyao.
Before Lin Donghe could even sit firmly, the attention that had been focused on him quickly disappeared. This is the palace, and only what the most authoritative person said was the final vane for everyone.
It is obvious that the Empress Dowager put the prince and Lin Dongyao at the end, and the Empress Dowager's intentions are clear at a glance.
Lin Jian, wearing a dark golden brocade robe, had a warm smile on his face, curled his thin lips and made a clear voice.
"Grandma Huang, today is a good day, it's really hard to play with swords. Since there is a throwing pot here, how about the grandson also performing throwing pots?" As soon as Lin Jian said this, the queen mother did not react much. Anyway, the prince was always casual and lazy. Despite this, he was very sensible in his work and speaking.
The queen showed displeasure and flashed by.
Even if Lin Jian throws the pot later, he will hit a hit, so what can he do? Isn’t it just a draw with Lin Donghe! What the queen wants is an absolute chance of winning!
"Grandma, grandson, and grandson also chose to throw a pot." Lin Dongyao, who had been silent, spoke coldly, his pupils were as cold as water.
As soon as Lin Dongyao said this, a large sniffling sounded again at the scene.
Originally, the Empress Dowager asked the prince and Lin Dongyao and other princes to perform separately, but now it has become a competition! Originally, the competition was a group of daughters of aristocratic families, but the competition for daughters of aristocratic families has not yet begun, and the secret battle between the prince and the prince has begun.
Even the fifth prince, who had always been low-key and mysterious, had to take action. Everyone was frightened, but excited.
After all, the second prince Lin Donghe has already taken the lead in throwing the pot. How can the prince and the fifth prince perform to surpass it? I am afraid that it is impossible to surpass it.
Lin Jian walked out first. Tongren glanced at the crystal pot on the ground, waved his hand and called the personal guard to whisper a few words. After a while, the guard brought a black facial scarf.
Lin Jian smiled and covered his face towel on his eyes. As soon as this move was made, everyone was uproared.
Lin Donghe, who was originally holding on to the sure-win situation, saw Lin Jian use this trick, and his pupils darkened, and his eyes were involuntarily looking at Man Yue. Seeing Man Yue raise his head and look at Lin Jian thoughtfully, it was not the sarcastic look he had just cast to him. Lin Donghe's hand on his legs couldn't help but clench his fists, and the back of his hand was pale and blue veins burst out.
Chapter completed!