Sansheng

Chapter 15 Concentric Lock Concentric

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After a while, someone from the palace suddenly heard a message: "The second prince is here!" As soon as the words fell, Lin Cong stepped in.

"Yo! Third brother, are you working hard?" Lin Cong smiled and glanced at Chu Ao beside him, pretending to be surprised, "It turns out that Master Chu is also here."

After exchanging salutes, Lin Congdao understood the purpose of his visit, "Third brother, the imperial grandmother gave me a treasure yesterday, are you interested?"

"Oh? What treasure?" Lin Zhong was naturally curious when he heard it, and leaned forward.

Lin Cong glanced sideways at Chu Ao who was next to him. Chu Ao was very sensible, and immediately said: "The two princes are slow chatting, and the humble officials will leave first." Listen outside the door.

"Third brother, have you seen this thing before?" A palm-sized piece of transparent white biscuit was taken out of Lin Cong's arms, and it was covered warmly.Lin Zhong took it, looked at the word "Baian" on it, and exclaimed: "Could it be...".

"That's right, this is Bai'anbi."

Although I have never seen it with my own eyes, I have long thought about it day and night.This piece of jade was worn by Lin Zhong's grandfather, the king of the subjugated country, every day. When he was young, he often heard his mother and concubine whispering in his ears, and when he mentioned it, he would always cry.Lin Zhong also searched for that piece of jade in private, but there was no whereabouts, but today he saw the real body in Lin Cong's hands.

Looking at Lin Zhong's staring eyes, Lin Cong said, "What? The third brother likes it?"

Knowing what he was thinking, Lin Zhong hurriedly looked away.

"Hehe, if you like it, the second brother will give it to you." He generously gave the treasure to Lin Zhong.

"Second brother, are you serious?" Lin Zhong couldn't believe his ears, he was suddenly grateful to him, and Concubine Ning An's happy smile flashed in his mind.

"Of course it's true. When did I ever joke with you, but—" Lin Cong stopped, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip.

"But what, if the second brother wants anything, just ask." Lin Zhong held the bibi tightly in his hand, fearing that Lin Cong would regret it, and thought to himself, even if it is gold and silver, as long as he wants, he will try his best to satisfy it .

"Hehe, the third brother is really straightforward, so I won't go around in circles anymore. I will wait for Mr. Lang Chu. I want him to belong to my sect. Are you willing? If you agree, I will go to the emperor tomorrow to ask him to join him." The official Jinjue will never neglect him in the slightest."

Lin Zhong was startled when he heard this, almost dropped the rare object in his hand, and was speechless for a long time.Lin Cong was not in a hurry for him to answer, and just sipped his tea leisurely.

From the moment of silence, the people outside the corridor listened to the movement in the hall, their nervous hearts seemed to be tightly grasped, but time passed by, and there was still a dead silence.

Chu Ao closed his eyes in pain.

The heartbeat that had been beating wildly just now, after a while, gradually died down, as if it was about to stagnate.

After a long time, Lin Zhong finally replied, "Second brother, Chu Ao does not belong to you and me. I think I have to ask him first about whether he will stay or not."

"Oh? Then you mean, if he agrees, you have no objection?" Lin Cong asked with a sly smile.

Lin Zhong lowered his head, just because he was thinking, would Chu Ao really agree?

"Forget it, please ask my third brother to ask Master Chu for me. I will take this bi first, and when Master Chu comes to me, I will offer it with both hands." Lin Cong took the treasure from Lin Zhong's hand, Putting it back into his arms again, he snorted and walked away.

After he walked away, Chu Ao returned to the hall with his shoulders drooping, although his eyes looked at Lin Zhong, but there was no light.

"Chu Ao, the second brother just now..." Lin Zhong hurriedly said.

"I heard everything." He replied calmly.

"Then... what do you mean?" Lin Zhong looked over, and what was entangled in it were two completely contradictory emotions of expectation and fear.

I mean, does it matter?Guo'er, if I agree, will you be reluctant to leave me, and will you keep me?If I don't agree, will you blame me for letting you miss what you love?

"Chu Ao?" Lin Zhong felt uneasy and was eager to know the answer.

"I disagree." Chu Ao spat out lightly.With the word "no", Lin Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, although his movements were small, they were keenly captured by Chu Ao's staring eyes.

A flash of comfort flashed in his heart, Chu Ao gently took Lin Zhong's hand, making him meet his eyes, "Guo'er, look into my eyes and tell me, if I only ask you, would you like me to leave?" ?"

Lin Zhong was so stared at that his face burned, and he wanted to lower his head to avoid the scorching gaze, but the man stubbornly raised his chin, "Tell me, Guo'er."

"No...willing..." finally murmured out from his mouth, it was so soft that he could only hear it.

"Guo'er! My good Guoer!" Chu Ao hugged him tightly into his arms excitedly, tears of joy rolled in his eyes.

"Aren't we good brothers who have formed a marriage alliance? Look, we still have concentric knots on our wrists." Lin Zhong moved his body, trying to show him his hands, but he couldn't move at all, because the man hug too tight.

"Don't move, let me hug you for a while, just for a while." Chu Ao didn't relax his hands at all, for fear that Lin Zhong would pull him away and see his tears that were streaming down.

It was already night, and the dew was getting darker. The palace people had already leaned against the colonnade and started to take a nap, but Lin Zhong was still immersed in his studies. Chu Ao was still by his side, putting on a thin shirt for him, and helping him from time to time. Light up the wick, bring hot tea, let him stop when he is sleepy, and test him with one or two questions. His answers always make him smile and nod his head.

"Guo'er..." Chu Ao said softly.

"What's wrong?" Lin Zhong raised his head from the book and looked at him suspiciously.

"It's okay." He narrowed his eyes and grinned silly.

"It's okay, what did you call me to do?" Lin Zhong gave him a blank look, and leaned over the sea of ​​books again.

After a moment.

"Guoer..." Chu Ao said again.

"What's the matter?" Lin Zhong was a little impatient when his train of thought was interrupted.

"It's okay." The narrow eyes smiled and looked at him a little fascinated.

"Are you using me to grind your teeth, right?" Lin Zhong threw a book over, and Chu Ao was quick-witted.

"No hit! No hit!" Chu Ao swayed from side to side triumphantly.

"It's getting late, you should go to bed quickly." Lin Zhong wanted to send him away quickly so that he could read quietly.

"Guo'er...Guo'er...Guo'er..." Chu Ao kept calling, each sound getting tighter.

"Are you stunned?" Lin Zhong glanced over.

Chu Ao chuckled, then became quiet, leaning his arms on his head and tilting his head, Lin Zhong's facial features were more beautiful under the candlelight, making him look fascinated.

His heart is also full of happiness that is about to overflow. With his beloved by his side, if he shouts, someone will answer. For him, this kind of happiness is considered a great happiness.

If you want to be happy like this forever, you must.Thinking of this, Chu Ao's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he shouted Guo'er, don't be lazy, but he shamelessly fell asleep first.

Lin Zhong just read the book, and I don't know how long it had passed, but he felt back pain. When he looked up, he saw his sleeping face, the thick long eyelashes covering his tightly closed eyes under the light and shadow, and the rosy upturned lips, which made him see He was also stunned, the pages under his fingers hadn't been turned for a long time.

Concubine Ning An and a group of palace servants hurried to Lin Zhong's bedroom with night lights. He heard that he always stayed up late to read books recently. She was afraid that her beloved Guo'er would not be able to hold on, so she specially sent someone to prepare some fruit for supper. In the middle of the night, I sent it over under the moonlight.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw the two teenagers lying on the table, both fast asleep. Concubine Ning An couldn't help but shook her head with a smile. These two silly children, they should go to bed and rest when they are sleepy. They can't read any books tomorrow morning.

Wanting to clean up Lin Zhong's messy desk, he reached out and closed the books on the desk.

Suddenly, the beautiful face was filled with astonishment.

Under the lifted half of the book, the two people's hands were intertwined, and on the snow-white wrists, there were two strings of concentric knots.

Concubine Ning An frowned, a thought flashed in her mind, and as soon as the thought came out, she broke out in a cold sweat.

Gathering her mind, Concubine Ning An turned her head and went back to the palace. Tomorrow, she has to meet the emperor in person, so hurry, definitely hurry.

At the same time, a hurried person walked into Lin Lin Palace in the dark, and before he had time to salute, he was waved by the anxious Lin Lin: "Excuse me, excuse me! Tell me quickly, do you find anything?" ?”

The man hastily leaned forward and whispered a few words.

"Okay! Great! God helped me!" After hearing this, Lin Lin clapped his hands happily, paced back and forth in the hall, and muttered as if making up his mind: "Zhengguo, don't blame me for being cruel , you could still be a good prince, but who told you to compete with me for the crown prince, you asked for it yourself!"

The next day, just after Lin Yihuan got off the court, she saw Concubine Ning An who was kneeling outside the hall early.

"My concubine! Why are you kneeling here! Cough cough...get up!" Lin Yihuan was anxious when he saw it, coughing again and again, and stepped forward to help her up, but Concubine Ning An pushed his hand away vigorously , crying pear blossoms with rain, so pitiful.

"Your Majesty, my concubine has followed His Majesty for eighteen years. She has always kept aloof from the world, kept her own place, and never asked you for one thing. But today, you must promise two things to my concubine before I can get up. "

"My concubine, get up, as long as it's you, even if it's two pieces, even if it's twenty pieces, I will agree!" Just wanting his beloved to get up quickly, he hurriedly responded indiscriminately. , I don’t know how long I have been kneeling, how can such a weak body bear it.

"This is the first thing, please the emperor break the heart of Guoer's competition for the reserve!"

"This...why is this? My concubine, in my heart, Guo'er is the best candidate for the position of prince!" Lin Yihuan's expression turned pale when he heard this, and he secretly regretted the sloppy words just now.

"Don't your majesty understand that with Guo'er's background, even if you overcome all difficulties and go your own way and let him become the prince in the future, will the queen mother agree? Will the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty agree? Will the people of Beili agree? Among them, How many people have worked for the destruction of my father's empire? How many people still have the blood of my father and his soldiers on their hands? How terrified they will be when Guo'er becomes emperor, have you ever thought about it? Do you know how many terrible things people will do when they are in fear and uneasiness? If one of these things is not preserved, it will lead me to a place where I will never recover..." Weeping so hard that Lin Yihuan felt distressed into his arms.

"My dear concubine, don't worry, I won't let Guo'er get into trouble. Guo'er is your treasure and mine too. If he is the crown prince, I will definitely keep him safe." A polite refusal.

"No! Your Majesty, you must promise me!" Although the eyes were filled with weak tears, they shot extremely firm gazes.

"My concubine, let me think about it..." Lin Yihuan was about to evade his words when Concubine Ning An threw her head into her arms, sobbing so hard that his heart was broken, so he could only hold on Scalp promised again: "But don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

With these words, Concubine Ning An's crying gradually became softer.

"The second thing should be an easy task for the emperor."

"Oh? Let's hear it." Lin Yihuan gently wiped her tears with his hands.

"Guo'er has turned seventeen this year, and he will be eighteen at the beginning of spring. He is an adult. The two elder brothers are already married. Shouldn't the emperor find a good marriage for him?"

"Hehe, what's so difficult about it, I promise you!" Lin Yihuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, thinking that Guo'er had reached the age to talk about marriage anyway, so it was time to make arrangements for him.

After hearing this, Concubine Ning An finally stopped crying.

"Aifei, it's time to get up now. If you don't mind anymore, I'll kneel with you in the cold wind. Anyway, I'm suffering from a cough. It's not a serious illness. Let me...cough cough... After that, she feigned coughing several times, provoking Concubine Ning An to plead guilty again and again, she wanted to get up immediately, but her legs were numb from her knees, Lin Yihuan helped her up, but she also swayed twice due to her weakness, the two staggered They took two steps, and after standing still for a while, they helped each other into the hall.