Marrying Gold and Jade

Being called to speak to the emperor happened once, and then again and again.

Lin Yu also went from being timid at the beginning to gradually becoming proficient. While waiting for people, she let her legs hang down from the chair and looked down at her embroidered shoes, which were shaking.

The emperor was different from what she thought, at least different from the queen.

In this imperial city with strict rules and hierarchy, the emperor sitting at the top does not care so much about rules.

Even though he appeared to be a decent person in front of others, Lin Yuxiao only needed to talk to others in private a few times to say with certainty that Emperor Xianzhen was a person like Xu Jinxuan in his heart.

The emperor didn't even sit on a chair to talk that day. He was dressed in casual clothes and waved his hand, motioning Lin Yu to sit with him on the steps in front of the palace.

All the palace maids serving in the hall were sent out, even Li Quan, the personal servant, was dismissed by the emperor. Lin Yu had almost no hesitation and lifted her skirt to sit down beside them.

"I have been thinking, aren't you feeling guilty when you are surrounded and quarreled with by others?"

Lin Yu resisted the urge to retort and said, "It's not like I asked them to fight."

"Okay, let me ask you, if I ask you to choose one right now, who would you choose?"

Lin Yu choked again.

"Your Majesty, I am here to talk with you, so I don't need to be a refugee girl..."

Emperor Xianzhen laughed out loud and told her: "About thirty years ago, when I was younger than you, I also encountered the problem of several people competing for a woman."

"So how was it resolved later?"

"That person...she has a lot of ideas and a strong opinion. When she came to me, she had already made up her mind."

Seeing the unhappy look on the little girl beside him, Emperor Xianzhen's eyes turned and he suddenly asked, "I heard that Master Shen gave you red coral for Shen Lian before?"

Lin Yu's breath stagnated again, and he even forgot to be humble, "What Shen Lian and I don't have..."

"I know," the emperor obviously didn't mean that. "I just want to say, do you know why Shen Qing was so anxious at that time?"

This incident caused an uproar at home at the time. Although Master Shen's behavior was a bit hasty, no one dared to pursue it. Later, everything was quickly clarified and Lin Yu did not think about it too much.

When the emperor suddenly brought this up today, she shook her head in confusion and waited for someone to explain.

"That's because the only thing that ever happened to him in his life was a woman."

At that time, the two of them were sitting shoulder to shoulder on the ground in front of the hall, without any difference between the monarch and his subject. When Emperor Xianzhen turned his head to look at her, Lin Yu did not hide. Her eyes opened wide and blinked twice, full of surprise.

"You can't tell." Emperor Xianzhen also laughed, "He has been my teacher since I was eight years old. Over the years, he has gone through ups and downs. He has made progress and retreated, but he has always been thorough and has never made a mistake."

"Once at a banquet, he drank too much. When asked if he had any regrets in his life, he said that he regretted that he was too cautious when he was young, and the person he loved left him."

Lin Yu suddenly remembered Shen Lian’s wedding banquet in Huating County. The Grand Tutor was quietly waiting for the couple to arrive. The expression on his face when he saw them could not be faked.

"So, the Grand Master is afraid that Shen Lian will follow in his footsteps."

Therefore, as soon as he heard the slightest sign of trouble, he sent the precious betrothal gift directly to the Lin family without thinking twice.

Emperor Xianzhen nodded and said, "You are very smart, or rather, you are sensible."

After listening to him revealing Master Shen's past, Lin Yu inevitably thought of the emperor himself.

"That……"

Hearing that she was hesitant to speak, the emperor said bluntly: "Just say whatever you want to say, and you will be forgiven."

With this reassurance, Lin Yu felt more at ease, and asked, "I heard that Your Majesty almost dismissed the six palaces for the Fifth Prince's birth mother. Is that true?"

Rumors are never completely true, so I want to hear what the originator of the rumor has to say.

Of course, Lin Yu did not forget his special identity. He observed his expression, and as soon as his expression became a little ferocious, he would immediately kneel in front of him and apologize.

But after waiting for a while, Emperor Xianzhen's expression did change, but it became very complicated.

He said, "I am sorry for her."

Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and listened to him continue talking.

"I ascended the throne at the age of seven, and really began to take power when I was about fifteen. I followed the rules and appointed one queen and two concubines, thinking that this would be the harem, with rain and dew being equally distributed and the wind and rain passing peacefully."

"Until I went to Jiangnan that year and met her."

The emperor simply skipped over how the two met and got to know each other, and how they came together.

He only said: "She lived a wanton and flamboyant life, just as I desired; therefore, even though I knew that bringing her into the palace would be a dead end, I still did it, and even thought with luck that I could be as wanton as she was..."

Lin Yu heard him sigh softly, with regret and helplessness after so many years.

"In my entire life, I have only done something out of line once."

"Later I realized that sitting in my position even once was a huge sin."

Logically speaking, Lin Yu should comfort him at this time.

She comforted him that he was in a high position and it was not wrong to put the overall situation first, but she was always thinking about Concubine Ling, Xu Jinxuan, Mingyuan's childhood, and even the Sixth Prince who died young.

Think about it, the more powerful a person is, the more likely a wrong decision will affect too many people.

Xu Jinxuan blames his father, and it seems that he is right.

The tall and wide hall suddenly became quiet, making the two people sitting on the floor look too small. Lin Yu was just coming back to his senses and thinking about what to say when Li Quan suddenly said at the door: "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince wants to see you."

Xu Jinxuan is here.

Lin Yu raised his long curved eyebrows slightly, and the grief on the emperor's face beside him disappeared, replaced by a look of relief.

"Thanks to you, otherwise he wouldn't even want to have dinner with me."

Lin Yu finally realized that the reason why he was repeatedly asked to accompany Xu Jinxuan was to use him as bait to hook Xu Jinxuan.

Emperor Xianzhen supported himself and stood up, saying, "I also want to compensate him, but he never gives me face. Please stay with me today and have lunch with me."

Lin Yu naturally had no reason to refuse, so she stood up, holding up her skirt and said "yes".

But this father really overestimated Xu Jinxuan's etiquette. Not only did he refuse to have a meal together, he also directly mentioned Lin Yu and left, muttering "Don't come to this kind of place" as he turned around.

Emperor Xianzhen was left standing there, his face as black as a coal pot.

After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Lin Yu was stuffed directly into a sedan chair.

There was no way to refuse, as Xu Jinxuan came closer and as soon as he sat down, he told people to leave.

"Don't come here again."

Lin Yu peeked out of the small window on the side and confirmed that this was the way back to Chonghua Palace, and suddenly felt a little powerless.

"I don't want to go to your place either."

He refused right away and Xu Jinxuan didn't look happy.

But fortunately, he was prepared.

His eyes swept across her face, and he tried to say naturally, "Xiao Lan is awake."

Lin Yu was stunned. It was indeed a long time since he had seen Xiao Lan. Last time he heard that it would shed its skin in winter and would be comatose for a while. It seemed that it had been hibernating for some time.

Thinking of it, Lin Yu's resistance was not that strong, and he just said, "Then I'll go back after I finish watching it."

"Ah."

Xu Jinxuan still felt a little awkward.

Using a snake to attract her, what's the difference between this and the women in the harem using children to protect their status?