They all say I'm a tyrant

"Your Majesty," Gao Yong pushed open the door of the palace, holding two thin volumes in his hand, "Fanbang's congratulatory gifts for your birthday have all been delivered, and after being inspected by Honglu Temple, they will be sorted together with the congratulatory gifts presented by all officials. Registered and submitted now.”

Lin Ce raised his head from the desk, looked into Gao Yong's hand, thought of something, and finally reached out and took the gift book, opened the book of Fanbang and flipped through it: "The countries in the Western Regions have been very peaceful this year. Little, there is no further disturbance on this matter."

"The army of the Northwest is becoming more and more powerful, and it has given a lot of deterrence to the countries in the Western Regions. They are just some small countries, so how dare they offend Tianwei at will." Gao Yong said, "Not only the Northwest, but all the foreign countries' congratulatory gifts this year are very special. They probably want to take advantage of His Majesty's birthday to show favor to me in the Southern Wei Dynasty."

Lin Ce smiled, and flipped through another gift book. Every year on his birthday, congratulatory gifts not only from foreign countries, but also courtiers in the inner court have become a common practice. Even this year, he has decreed that everything should be kept simple and extravagant None of the courtiers was really negligent in this matter, but it was probably because the shadow of the Li Bu case was still there, and they were worried about causing unnecessary troubles. Something new and not expensive, almost everyone wants to show their heart rather than gold and silver.

Lin Ce flipped through the pages one by one, and circled some of them with a Chinese ink brush. Gao Yong glanced at them quietly, and recognized that they were all calligraphy and paintings, tea leaves, etc. that You Yanhui was interested in, and he knew it. Knowing that although His Majesty has not been in contact with General You for many days, there is still only that person in his heart.

Gao Yong has never been able to understand the current state of the two of them. It is said that after the dispute that day, the two have no contact with each other, and it is not considered reconciliation, but looking at Lin Ce's daily appearance, he is clearly thinking about You Yan.After the morning court that day, when he went to send the fox fur to You Yan for Lin Ce, You Yan clearly had expectations on his face, but when he learned that Gao Yong was only here to run errands and not pick him up to Changle Palace, his expectations turned into disappointment , but didn't say any more.

Lin Ce flipped through the booklet until the end before putting away his pen. He held the booklet in silence for a while, then raised his head and looked at Gao Yong. As for General You, there is no action for the time being." Gao Yong put away the gift book, looked at the silent Lin Ce and couldn't help but comfort him, "My servant feels that General You will naturally not ignore His Majesty. birthday, maybe you have to wait until that day to show it."

"It's okay," Lin Ce shook his head, and pointed to the gift book that Gao Yong had collected, "The few things I circled above will be sent to Changle Palace first, and the rest will be ordered by Honglu Temple to follow the usual practice." Let's deal with it."

"Your maid obeys the order," Gao Yong poured hot tea for Lin Ce again, then retreated winkingly, Lin Ce sat alone in front of the desk for a while, feeling very preoccupied.

In the past, he was often unable to see You Yan because of his busy state affairs, but he had never been so depressed like now.From that day on, You Yan would appear on the morning court every day, and the wind and snow would not miss it, so the two could see each other every day, but they never said a word, Lin Ce wanted to drag this person to Changle countless times Gong Lai, but in the end he just took a look from a distance after the court was gone.

He didn't know what kind of influence the words he said that day when he was extremely angry would have an impact on You Yan. Whether getting along will cause disputes again, so he has been afraid to call You Yan into the Changle Palace. What makes him disappointed is that You Yan has no intention of seeing him.Now that his birthday is approaching, and You Yan doesn't make any moves, Lin Ce thinks that You Yan must be extremely disappointed.

Before Lin Ce met You Yan, he rarely celebrated his birthday, because no one missed him in the first place.Until he got acquainted with You Yan, every time it was his birthday, that person would give him some surprises, trying every means to coax his joy, to be treated so attentively by his sweetheart, this feeling was far greater than the meaning of the birthday itself.Therefore, even after he ascended the throne, the officials and even foreign envoys would celebrate his birthday every year, what he looked forward to most was the time spent alone with that person after the banquet.

But this year, Lin Ce himself put himself in a difficult situation before his birthday. He was anxious, but he didn't know how to end it.

"Your Majesty," the palace door was knocked, and Gao Yong's voice came in, "Princess Lechang begs to see you."

Because Lin Ce has been busy with the case of Li Bu recently, the two brothers and sisters have not seen each other since the last time, but Lin Ce has always been concerned about Lin Xiu's movements, knowing that since that Wu Sheng was transferred to the army Afterwards, this younger sister of hers went deep and stayed in the harem all day, and no longer played with the daughters of some previous aristocratic families, as if she was determined to wait for Wu Sheng.Lin Ce knew his sister well, and since she was determined to do so, he had no intention of interfering.

He doesn't even know what will happen to him in the future. He has been with people for many years, but he still doesn't dare to confirm his sweetheart's mind, so what right does he have to ask others about things.

Lin Ce has been deeply involved in these thoughts for the past few days, and he can't sort them out for a while, and every time he thinks about them, he just feels uneasy.Now that Lin Xiuhou was outside the door, he couldn't be negligent, he could only shake his head vigorously, forcing himself to temporarily forget all of these, and said towards the door of the palace: "Princess, please come in."

"Yes."

The door of the hall opened slowly, and Gao Yong led Lin Xiu, who entered with money, into the inner hall. With a smile on her face, Lin Xiu saluted Lin Ce who was in front of the desk: "My sister, please see Brother Huang."

A faint smile appeared on Lin Ce's lips, and he nodded towards Lin Xiu: "Sister Xiu, you don't need to be too polite." After saying that, he motioned to Gao Yong, "Give me a seat and serve you tea."

Although Lin Xiu hadn't been to Changle Palace for a long time, the two brothers and sisters had always had a deep relationship before, but they didn't see each other from Lin Ce. They sat down generously, drank tea, and then slowly said: "Chenmei knows that the emperor's brother was a little while ago. I have been busy with government affairs all day, so I didn’t dare to disturb you until tomorrow is the birthday of the emperor, so I dared to come over to give the emperor a gift.” After speaking, she looked at her personal maid, who immediately handed over a brocade box to Gao mediocre hands.

Gao Yong presented the brocade box to Lin Ce, and Lin Ce accepted it with a smile: "Every year on my birthday, sister Xiu comes here to give congratulatory gifts in person, so I'm so troublesome."

Lin Xiu shook her head: "Compared to the troubles that the emperor has put in for the minister's sister, the courtier's sister is nothing." She drank another sip of tea while talking, "It's not something eye-catching, it's just that someone gave it to me earlier. I bought a piece of jade, but my sister is useless, so I found someone to carve this pair of jade pendants and gave them to the emperor and General You, which can be regarded as a little kindness from my sister."

Lin Ce opened the brocade box, and sure enough, he saw two jade pendants.Although to Lin Ce, a piece of jade pendant is not a rare item, but it is always in the heart.Lin Ce took the jade pendant in his hand and looked at it repeatedly. His eyes were downcast, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. After a long time, he raised his head and smiled at Lin Xiu: "It is indeed a good thing, thank you, sister Xiu. .”

Lin Xiu frowned, belatedly realizing that Lin Ce's condition is not very good today, she turned her head slightly, and carefully looked at Lin Ce's face: "Brother, have you been too busy these days? This complexion looks a bit haggard, the younger sister knows that the emperor is worried about the state affairs, but the dragon body should be the most important thing."

Lin Ce put the jade pendant back into the brocade box, raised his head and smiled at Lin Xiu: "I really didn't have time to rest some time ago, and the people from the Imperial Medical Office have already asked for a pulse, and there is nothing serious." He looked at Lin Xiu, "Xiumei seems to be in a good mood. Seeing that Wu Sheng is doing well in the army, she should be doing well."

Speaking of her sweetheart, Lin Xiu rarely showed a little girly look, and her face flushed slightly: "There is no other place in the army, even my younger sister should not make an exception, so until now he has only sent a letter to my younger sister, but Looks like it should be doing pretty well."

Lin Ce looked at her with a smile: "Don't you blame me for wanting to separate you?"

"Brother Huang has given us a chance, and the current situation is a choice between the two of us," Lin Xiu said slowly, "Besides, my sister grew up in the palace since she was a child. When the elder brother succeeds to the throne, he always indulges the younger sister. No matter what the younger sister wants, it will be sent to the palace immediately. It has been going smoothly for more than ten years now. This is the first time that I am full of expectations for one thing, but it is another kind Experience."

Lin Ce didn't expect Lin Xiu to say such a thing now, and after being surprised, he was a little relieved: "If you can think like this, I can feel at ease. In this matter, I keep my word. If you can do something in the army, I will marry you to him, and I will never break my promise."

Lin Xiu smiled, and turned to Lin Cefu: "Then sister Chen thanked the emperor in advance."

Lin Ce laughed, "You do have confidence in him."

The brother and sister hadn't seen each other for a long time, and it was rare to have a chat for a while. When Lin Xiu was sent away, Lin Ce's mood improved a lot. She took out a piece of jade pendant and played with it in her palm: "Xiumei really put in a lot of thought this time, she knows that I don't like these things very much, but Ziqing likes them very much, especially these two pieces of jade pendant are considered top-grade in terms of color and carving. , if he sees it, he must be very happy."

Gao Yong thought about it: "Then the slave girl will ask the Chi guards to send this jade pendant to You Mansion?"

"No need," Lin Ce shook his head lightly, "If he still doesn't want to enter the palace to see me after tomorrow, then I'll go to Youfu." He stroked the jade pendant lightly, he still wanted to celebrate his birthday with that person , wanting to hand over this jade pendant to him personally.Although he is still full of worries and still doesn't know what to do, but after all, You Yan hasn't really left him, and he can't waste the time they should spend together.