The next day, after the morning court, Lin entered the emperor's study room and knelt down as soon as he entered the door. "Your Majesty..." he choked.
The emperor was startled, "Lin Ji? What are you doing?! Get up!"
Lin Ji raised his face, and his whole body looked as if it had been beaten by frost. His eyes were red and swollen, there were bags under his eyes, his expression was in a trance, and he looked embarrassed and lonely.
There is no trace of the gentleness and elegance of the past and there is no reason to be happy.
The emperor was stunned for a moment and said warmly, "What's going on? Get up, sit down, and talk properly! What does it look like to be such an adult?"
Lin Ji refused to get up, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I am here to apologize to you!"
The emperor sighed, "Only you? What other terrible crime can you have?! Get up!! What's going on...you want me to pull you away?"
Lin Ji stood up like a frustrated little daughter-in-law. Seeing the emperor pointing at the chair, he sat down with his butt next to it. After a pause, he said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the land I bought back then?"
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The emperor frowned and said, "Of course I remember, why did you mention this?"
It was the most critical time when he first came to power. He had obtained a large piece of land, but was short of money. He didn't want to let the land go, so he gathered a few people and turned it into cash.
At that time, Lin Ji took out such a large sum of money, and the emperor was really shocked. He really didn't know that the Lin family could do this! It solved a lot of trouble for him!
He looked at Lin Ji, how many years had passed, how could he bring this up?
Lin Ji whispered, "I don't have such a large sum of money in my family! It just so happened that I was helping my second brother Lin Xu and his second sister to fight for property with the second brother and sister's natal family to get back a large sum of money and property. How about buying it?"
This is almost all the land's money... The minister's family has only spent less than 20%!"
In fact, the Lin family’s output was less than 10%!
The emperor said, "Oh... that's it. Haha, at that time, I was still thinking, Lin Qing's family is so rich! Haha, it was chaotic at that time, so I didn't think much about it." Later, there were so many things and I forgot about it.
Lin Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you have been to the Lin family too. Although life is not difficult, but you have to spend so much money at once... Hehe, you can't afford it even if you sell the house."
Even if my ancestors were wealthy and my grandfather was capable, he would not be able to do this.
The emperor nodded, "Haha, Lin Xu! Tsk! Such eyes! I vaguely remember that your second younger brother and sister were extremely beautiful... At that time, a few of us were very envious! Hahahaha!"
Lin Jiye had a wry smile on his face, "My second brother is indeed discerning. It's a pity...sigh~"
The emperor thought of the woman who confused his good son, "It seems that Lin Xu and his wife are just like Li Cheng and Lin Zhixiu! That girl made my stupid son dare to contradict me!
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The emperor snorted.
Lin Ji chirped, "Your Majesty, at the beginning, you knew something about the second younger brother of the Chen family. My mother thought that the second younger sister was squeamish and always wanted to set rules for her. This second younger sibling was indeed squeamish! The second younger brother felt sorry for her.
, took a foreign job without permission. This made my mother even more unhappy. He changed his ways and wanted the second brother and sister to return to the capital. The second brother Chen has always been decisive... Get the An family's property back, and you are in urgent need of it, so he will
Let the family use this money. What it means is that he and his wife are not with their parents, so they can use more money to show their filial piety! Haha... At that time, I was considerate of my second brother and filial to my mother. So, together with my father,
, let’s settle this matter. It’s a matter of killing two birds with one stone, and everyone will be happy!”
The emperor nodded, this statement is very reasonable.
The emperor had heard about the Lin family's affairs, so he didn't think much about it.
Lin Ji added, "What I didn't expect was that in the first four years, I settled down, gave birth to my two younger siblings, and recognized an heir back! Oh, it's the one who works as an errand in Prince Qing's Mansion."
The emperor nodded and smiled with satisfaction, "I know! He helps us with our shipping business!"
At this time, Lin Ji also smiled and looked more relaxed, "Your Majesty, that's him. Well, later, Chen's father knew the news and thought of the An family's property... so he invited An Ning over and took the initiative to mention this and wanted to negotiate.
, to settle it. As a result, An Ning is an open-minded person. There is no fight or resentment about this matter..."
The emperor nodded, "Well, the Lin family, father and son, and An Ning are both very sensible and know how to advance and retreat. When faced with such a large amount of property, they know how to be humble and not hypocritical. This is really rare! My love for you has not been in vain!"
Lin Ji's heart skipped a beat, and his ears turned red. "Long live the compliment, I'm so embarrassed!"
The emperor laughed heartily.
Lin Ji said, "It's just that An Ning put forward a condition... that... Zhixiu's marriage must be approved by him. But I didn't expect that His Highness Prince Cheng would actually fall in love with his third niece. And the Emperor was not interested in His Highness's marriage."
It had been arranged for a long time, but everything suddenly got messed up..."
The emperor grinned and said nothing.
Lin Ji said, "I knew you were thinking about your third niece, so I didn't tell An Ning... Then, I didn't tell An Ning about the Qi family's marriage proposal. As a result... everyone knew about it, and there was chaos...
…Your Majesty, An Ning said…”
Lin Ji's tears flowed down again.
"He said that the Lin family deceived him on this matter, so the things he signed before will not count. He, he wants to ask for those properties from the minister, the emperor... He said that he wants to take the principal with interest from scratch.
After checking it, he immediately sent someone to take over. He didn't have enough manpower, so he asked Qing Wang Qiansui to borrow someone, and there were dozens of people coming at once, woo hoo..."
Lin Ji burst into tears, "Your Majesty, I have no future! On weekdays, I can spend money but not make money. How can I plug this hole? Long live... I'm going to have a hard time... Wuwuwuwu
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The emperor's face darkened, "What's the matter, An Ning is not satisfied with my marriage?!"
Lin really wanted to nod, but after discussing with his father before, this matter still couldn't be done...
So he quickly said, "He didn't say that. He just said that since I have such a close relationship with you, I should have known about this matter a long time ago. I should have told him about it earlier. I should also tell him about the Qi family."
He said that I deliberately hid it from him...but I am the only one who knows about His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness King Cheng!"
The emperor agreed very much, "That's right! I just know it too!"
Lin Ji said, "But An Ning didn't listen. He thought that Zhixiu grew up in the south and didn't learn any rules. He had no parents, his position was low, and he had no one to support him. When he entered Prince Cheng's palace, his wife was the eldest princess.
His granddaughter is still a princess... I'm afraid that Zhixiu's niece will have to live a life of suffering in the future. An Ning is heartbroken... So, he wants to separate the family with the Lin family, and then add more dowry to his niece, so that she can live in Prince Cheng's Mansion
So tough inside!"
The emperor said, "The donkey's lips are not the same as the horse's mouth! Lin Zhixiu, learn without rules! She is a side concubine, so naturally she must obey the constraints of the main concubine! This is the law. If you have more dowry, you can be on an equal footing with the main concubine."
It’s all such a mess!”
The emperor went off topic.
Lin Ji quickly said, "That's right!"
The emperor actually said again, "Besides, Lao Qi has a lot of money! She got so much dowry..."
There are more than my private rooms, right?! I feel so sad...
Lin Ji said, "Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet! The mother found out about the quarrel between An Ning and Chen and Chen's father. Her mother was furious and thought that Lin Zhixiu had made the house a mess, so she wanted to punish her.
As a result, An Ning invited His Highness Prince Cheng to support them... His Highness Prince Cheng, maybe... I felt that I didn't earn the position of princess for my niece, so I feel sorry for her, right? Yesterday,
He also lost his temper... It looks like he wants to make the decision for An Ning and his third niece! I can control my niece and argue with An Ning, but how can I dare to provoke His Highness King Cheng!"
Lin Ji's tears came down again, "Your Majesty, my family cannot survive this life! Your Majesty..."
The emperor was angry and helpless, his head throbbed and hurt.
He silently looked at Lin Ji, who was sobbing.
To be honest, he was pretty good to Lin Zhi.
But Lin was also kind to him from the bottom of his heart.
Lin Ji bought those lands at a good deal. But at that time, the money also solved a big problem for himself.
And for so many years, during the New Year and birthdays, Lin Ji’s handiwork was quite interesting. The things he gave were good, expensive and very popular. Whenever he got something new, he happily took it to me as soon as possible.
Come... do shipping and earn so much for nothing!
Why do you love him so much? It's also because he really does this.
It can be said that the Lin family swindled the An family's money, and they themselves were also the beneficiaries.
Another key issue is that Lin Ji really has no big future. On weekdays, he only earns food and drinks. He may make some small fortunes, but he really can't make big ones.
It has been so many years, and if the Lin family really wants a refund... then the Lin family really has to sell their house and take advantage of the northwest wind!
Alas, this has been done...
If I had known earlier, I would have given Lin Zhixiu a concubine, how could there have been so many messy things!
Looking at this beloved minister, his eyes were red and swollen from crying, his voice was hoarse, and he looked like the sky was about to fall.
Sigh... "Ahem", the emperor coughed twice, "One for your family and one for mine. It's really troublesome!"
Lin Ji looked at the emperor aggrievedly, "Your Majesty, you see, I am now the Marquis of Zhongyi, and I have good relations with everyone. But I am not willing to use my power to oppress others and do evil things!"
The emperor nodded, "I know you are a good person." I don't know how he saw it.
He shook his head again and said, "Come on, we, the monarchs and ministers, owe them! Alas... I will give you a solution..."
Lin Ji still had tears on his face, but he smiled happily with his peach blossom eyes.
I wrote this chapter with the intention of updating it tomorrow. Some readers commented, saying that after waiting for a long time, there are still so few updates. I feel a little ashamed, so I just posted it together... Please praise!