The night was getting darker. In the post house in the east of the city, Lin Jinmu sat in the banquet hall with a dark face, feeling depressed all afternoon.
After Concubine Yue heard about this, she rushed over from the palace with her maid. Seeing his gloomy look, she first sent the people away, then walked slowly to him with her lotus steps, and called him affectionately:
"Why is Saburo like this?"
Lin Jinmu drank the bottle of wine silently, pinched her charming little chin angrily, and said with a wry smile: "The emperor's sister-in-law still remembers that there is such a famous person as me?"
Concubine Yue put his hand away angrily and carefully looked around. Seeing no one around, she flicked her sleeves and scolded sternly: "Why did Sanlang want to harm that old lady of the Lin family?"
"What nonsense did the emperor's sister-in-law say? If the old woman had an epileptic seizure, what does it have to do with me?"
Lin Jinmu pulled her onto his lap and sat down, glaring at her with eyes as cold as frost: "I would like to ask the emperor's wife what she meant, why she suddenly wanted to adopt Prince Pingning's son?"
"Why, Saburo has a complaint against me because of this matter?"
Concubine Yue narrowed her eyes slightly and glanced at him: "You are really an idiot. After all, you have been dealing with your uncles and brothers in the capital for so many years. How can you still not see my intentions?"
After a pause, she continued: "The Empress Dowager and Your Majesty don't want that violent man from Qinghe Land to enter the capital, but the Empress Dowager and the Tang family only want King Qinghe to enter the capital. The old ministers in Jingling City are still thinking about it.
Bloodline of Emperor Chonghua, you are a powerless concubine prince, which one of them is willing to support you to the throne?"
Lin Jinmu raised his face, blinked thoughtfully, and finally shook his head helplessly: "I'm afraid not."
"That's why I want to adopt King Pingning's son."
Concubine Yue said with deep eyes: "Your Majesty's days are probably numbered. Although the empress dowager is highly regarded by the Empress Dowager and Princess She, she has not received the Empress Dowager's consent and dare not make any arbitrary suggestion to adopt the bloodline of the kings.
, but I see that the Empress Dowager is determined to support King Pingning. If we can bring his son back to the palace, we will not only gain the support of the Empress Dowager, but also make King Pingning wholeheartedly work for me.
Today's government affairs have to be decided by Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager. Waiting for Your Majesty to appoint King Pingning's son as his successor, what can the Queen Mother and the Tang family say? When I become the Queen Mother, I will let you take the title of King.
As the regent, I will wait until I have the government in my hands, and then let the little emperor take the throne with you, and great things will be done."
"The emperor's sister-in-law still has the foresight."
Lin Jinmu suddenly realized and finally understood her good intentions, and was very upset for a while.
I felt that I shouldn't have killed the old woman of the Lin family.
"You heartless idiot, since I have chosen to stand by you, how could I abandon you?"
Concubine Yue cursed and pinched his neck: "You also killed the old woman of the Lin family. Didn't you mean to make King Pingning afraid?"
"I know that the emperor's sister-in-law cares about me. It's really wronging you to ask you to serve the emperor's sick son. I will definitely live up to you when I sit on the throne."
Lin Jinmu nibbled on her ear and whispered: "Sister-in-law, there is no need to worry. After all, everyone thinks that the old lady of the Lin family died of an epilepsy. In a few days, we will find a reason to talk about adoption."
"To put it lightly."
Concubine Yue broke away from his arms and raised her eyebrows and said: "Do you really think that Prince Pingning and his wife are fools? They went to Haikang County for only three or two days, but the entire Funing County officialdom was shaken. All county officials were arrested.
After the abolition, even the prefect of Funing County was dismissed. In just a few months, Lin Jinxiao made all the powerful and evil gentry in Luyan Port surrender and compromise, willing to accept the land equalization order. Such a capable person will not be able to recognize you.
This little trick?"
At this point, a fierce light gradually appeared in her eyes: "I asked the imperial doctor that the poison that the old woman of the Lin family was poisoned is really rare. Where did you get this strange poison?"
Lin Jinmu was startled, looking at her menacing eyes, he could only answer truthfully: "The Princess Luotong gave it to me. Before leaving, she sent someone to give it to me, saying that I would take it to Luyan Port for use in the morning and evening.
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"The eldest princess?"
Concubine Yue frowned and then fell into deep thought.
Suddenly I had a bad feeling in my heart.
The hall was silent for a while, and suddenly someone hurried in and paid homage: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is a carriage leaving the city in Chongrenfang."
"What's the carriage doing out of town at this time?"
Lin Jinmu said in confusion.
Concubine Yue came back to her senses and waved to the boy: "I heard that Chongrenfang sent someone to Anlin Village to report the funeral in the afternoon. The villagers of Anlin Village did not let anyone enter the village. They must have gone to pick up the stepmother of King Pingning in person.
Already."
Lin Jinmu was slightly shocked: "Is there such a thing?"
"King Pingning really values filial piety, brotherhood, and benevolence. A while ago, it was said that in order to please his stepmother, when he was appointed magistrate of Luyanggang County, he actually prepared to divorce his married wife in front of the entire county.
, If it weren’t for Chang Yanjue, Nie Huaian’s dissuasion, and the Chu family’s marriage contract, he would have succeeded, and for this he would have gained a reputation as a foolish filial piety.”
Concubine Yue detailed the news she heard from her mother's family to Lin Jinmu one by one: "His stepmother's family is said to be very domineering and has been running rampant in the countryside for many years, but that girl from the Chu family is a person who can't tolerate sand in her eyes, and she has to deal with old man Nie."
He was very fond of her and couldn't deal with her mother-in-law, so King Pingning had no choice but to leave his stepmother and her family in Anlin Village."
Hearing this, Lin Jinmu couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "So, the King of Japan is indeed a bit reckless today."
"It's useless for you to blame yourself when things are like this."
Concubine Yue fiddled with her jade fingers sadly: "Let's take it one step at a time, maybe we can find a turning point."
"Okay, everything is up to the Queen's sister-in-law's arrangements."
Chu Nanzhi took the new maid to give the babies a bath, took care of them and put them to bed first, and then returned to the living room to prepare to rest after Lin Jinxiao and Liu Yun mother and daughter came back.
With nothing to do, she found some papers and called Sangkun and Sangqi in, and together they planned to build a mansion and shop in Jushengfang.
There are more and more things to be busy with now. If she didn't have so many capable helpers around her, she really wouldn't be able to cope with it.
She was imagining the overall layout of Jushengfang in her mind and thinking about building a racecourse. When she saw Sang Kun who was concentrating on painting, her eyes suddenly lit up and she asked happily: "Sang Kun, are you coming from Tataraka from the north?"
Are you from the tribe familiar with the channels for selling horses there?"
The two brothers and sisters looked at each other, and Sang Qi replied cautiously: "Yes, yes, it is possible to buy horses from the north, not to mention the long distance. Without the permission of the court, I am afraid it will not be possible to enter the Dahe Empire."
"That's okay."
Chu Nanzhi said with a smile: "Erlang of the Yin family is the son of a Taiwei, so he must be able to find ways to smooth over these connections."
Moreover, Sun Wuji has now obtained fifty official ships that go to sea and are supported by the government. He can completely let their caravan go north along the Songhai Sea to do this business for him.
Their caravan made a profit, which can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.
Although Sang Kun didn't know what the owner wanted to do when he bought the horse, she always had a deep intention in doing things and would never do it on a whim. After listening to the conversation between the two, she slowly raised her head and said solemnly: "Since there is such a thing as Mrs.
With the help of the Wei Mansion, it will not be difficult to sell horses from the north. I will write down a few reliable merchant lists tomorrow, and the master can ask Yin Langjun to find these people. There must be as many as needed."
Chu Nan Zhiliu's eyebrows were slightly curved and she nodded with a smile.
Being able to say this, it seems that these brothers and sisters are really not ordinary people, at least they still have connections in the north.
And she felt that Sang Kun didn't seem to be that deep into her city, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to her request.
She also saw through it without saying anything, and continued to discuss the planning of Jushengfang with her brother and sister.