Marrying Gold and Jade

At the end of the three days of solitude, Ming Yuan still hadn't given a clear answer.

Lin Yu was summoned to the Qianqing Palace early that day. He heard that the emperor wanted to summon two people outside. He was in the inner room separated from others by a wall, and his heart was pounding.

Li Quan led two people in, and Lin Yu heard someone greeting him.

Then Emperor Xianzhen said, "That girl Lin Yu has made her feelings clear. I will give you a piece of paper and a pen. As for whether she should return to Songjiang or stay in the imperial city, it is up to you two to decide."

Lin Yu frowned when he heard this. Emperor Xianzhen had clearly promised him that he would let him go home no matter what the outcome was.

Moreover, he lied to the two of them. He had never even asked about their feelings about the so-called "arranged marriage".

Then she thought that this might be a process he had considered, so she sat back, straightened the folds on her skirt, and continued to listen attentively with bated breath.

Emperor Xianzhen said, "You two write down on a piece of paper whether she should stay or go. As long as one of you writes 'stay', I will make the decision and keep her in the palace."

The only one who reacted obviously after hearing this was Xu Jinxuan. He raised his eyebrows slightly, and when he turned his face to look at people, a broken eyebrow and a mole at the lower corner of his eye were particularly eye-catching.

He thought it through and decided not to spend his days in this palace, but he didn't know how Lin Yu would persuade the other person.

Mingyuan kept his eyes down the whole time, and only when he noticed the gaze from Xu Jinxuan beside him did he slightly side-glance in response.

For him, the situation is much more complicated.

He also didn't know how Lin Yu explained to Xu Jin. If he was unwilling to give up the position of crown prince, he would definitely write "stay" on the paper.

Then even if he wrote "go", Lin Yu would still stay and only resent Xu Jinxuan.

But if Xu Jinxuan was persuaded...

Before coming here, no one knew what would happen, and the two of them were not so harmonious and frankly discussed what Lin Yu had said in the past three days.

So for now, I just write down my own thoughts.

Xu Jinxuan acted quickly. The eunuch came forward and brought him pen and ink. He wrote down his decision without much hesitation.

Then, he turned his attention to Ming Yuan.

He didn't move yet, just stared quietly at the tribute paper in front of him.

The eunuch naturally did not rush him. He bent and raised his arms with steady movements.

After reading Xu Jinxuan's calligraphy, Emperor Xianzhen turned his attention to his youngest and most neglected son.

Lin Yu in the inner room hadn't heard anyone's voice for a long time, and he was so nervous that his eardrums were beating.

She thought Xu Jinxuan was a "go" character, but Mingyuan...

Mingyuan was not in a daze. He was thinking carefully about Emperor Xianzhen's intention.

The position of crown prince must be chosen between the two of them.

In the future, one will leave and one will stay, one will go to the fiefdom and the other will inherit the throne.

If Lin Yu were allowed to leave, one person would definitely chase her and the other would put her down.

The young man's drooped face suddenly raised a little and glanced sideways at Xu Jinxuan.

There was inquiry in his brother's eyes, but more of it was urging, urging him to come to a conclusion quickly.

Mingyuan had a guess that since Lin Yu advised him to let her go, then the words he used to coax Xu Jinxuan must be to chase after her.

So what Xu Jinxuan wrote was, go.

If I wrote "Stay", it means I haven't let go and I am not worthy of the throne.

The emperor seemed to have given a choice, but there was only one solution to this deadlock.

Without further hesitation, the young man picked up the pen, struggled for a while, and slowly wrote down his decision on the paper.

The two tribute notes were finally placed in front of Emperor Xianzhen at the same time. He looked at the two "go"s that were only distinguished by the handwriting and actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, okay."

When Lin Yu heard his voice in the inner room, he knew that both of them had decided to hand in their agreement, and he felt his palms sweating.

"You go back first, I will find you later."

His action inevitably seemed to be very secretive, but no one asked any questions. Both of them kept their mouths shut, and they would know the answer once they left the palace.

After the two were sent out by Li Quan, Emperor Xianzhen said loudly, "Girl, come out."

Lin Yu stood up, straightened his wrinkled collar, then took a deep breath and walked out.

"His Majesty."

The tribute paper with the result written on it was placed on the desk. Emperor Xianzhen said with a smile, "They both wrote 'go'. Did you really persuade them to let you go as I said?"

Lin Yu pursed her lips, raised her head, and shook her head honestly.

"I haven't known them for long, but I think I know their personalities well."

"The Seventh Prince respects me, but the Fifth Prince is stubborn. I may be able to persuade the Seventh Prince, but it will be difficult for the Fifth Prince."

"I'm thinking about your majesty. Seeing your two sons fighting, it's naturally difficult for you to make a decision. You like the Fifth Prince's biological mother, so you naturally favor the Fifth Prince. In fact, you know in your heart that someone as obsessed as him is not suitable to sit on the throne of the crown prince."

"So I advise His Majesty the Seventh Prince to let me go, and His Majesty the Fifth Prince to let go of the throne."

Each of them has problems, and these problems are interconnected. If they are solved together, they will all be solved together. If they are worried together, they will all be worried together. Only if Lin Yu solves Emperor Xianzhen's problem can his own problem be solved.

Emperor Xianzhen nodded. "When I first saw you, I thought you looked timid. Although you are beautiful, you are a bit weak in character. Now it seems that I underestimated you."

Lin Yu had thought about what he was going to say before he came. He was frightened by what happened just now. At this moment, he suddenly recalled it and knelt down.

"I beg your majesty to reward me!"

Emperor Xianzhen was not annoyed when he asked for a reward. "You solved a difficult problem for me, so I have to reward you. Tell me."

Lin Yu said, "Not only that, I heard that the war in the northwest is about to end, our dynasty has regained most of the lost territory, and the army is about to return victorious."

She was around the two princes every day, so she knew all this. Emperor Xianzhen was not surprised and nodded, motioning her to continue.

Lin Yu fell to the ground, resting his smooth forehead on the back of his hand.

"Most of the military pay for this war came from my family's wealth. I came to the capital to offer my wealth, which was a sacrifice for the greater good and a contribution to my great cause. But now... I have almost spent all my wealth."

She was not, and Emperor Xianzhen was also very clear that this huge fortune was not offered by the Lin family on their own initiative, but was a way for Xu Jinxuan to gain fame for himself when he returned to the court.

But since she was right in front of him, and the military pay was indeed paid by his Lin family, Emperor Xianzhen had no reason to correct it.

"go on."

Lin Yu added: "Now that the war has been won, my Lin family can also be considered as meritorious officials. Should Your Majesty reward us?"

Emperor Xianzhen did not beat around the bush and simply asked, "Do you want to ask for a title of nobility for your father, or do you want to seek an official position for your brother?"

"No!" Lin Yu crouched low, but his voice was loud.

"I would like to ask you to adopt me as your adopted daughter."

Emperor Xianzhen raised his brows.