Chapter 88 Birthday
When Murong Jun entered, Lin Yingxue had just finished drinking medicine under the service of the palace maid. When he saw Murong Jun coming in, he unconsciously pulled his collar. However, Murong Jun had already noticed the scars on Lin Yingxue's neck the moment he entered the door. His eyes flashed, but he didn't ask any more questions.
"Are you better?" Although I have been recuperating for several days, the person in front of me still looks very bad. However, when I think of the danger that day, it is a blessing that Lin Yingxue can save her life. Now I can't hurry to recover from the injury, so I can only take a rest slowly.
"Your Highness Lao San is already much better." Lin Yingxue, who is weak, looks much weaker than usual, and even the sharp edge of her body has been weakened a lot.
Murong Jun looked at Lin Yingxue's appearance, and a hint of pity rose in his heart for no reason. He frowned slightly, then glanced at the scars on Lin Yingxue's neck quietly, and then said, "It's too dangerous outside. You are weak now and you are not suitable to run around. I'll tell me or Yue'er to help you with anything."
Since Murong Jun met her, he has helped her countless times. Lin Yingxue has now put some care about the people in front of her. She looked at the people in front of her for a while, and finally raised her thoughts that had been thinking for the afternoon: "Does the Third Prince have the idea of fighting for the throne?"
As soon as Lin Yingxue said these bold words, Murong Jun's first reaction was to check whether there were any palace servants in the house. Fortunately, Lin Yingxue was not a fool, and knew that there were no outsiders except them at this time, so he spoke.
Murong Jun felt relieved, but his eyes suddenly became sharp, "Miss Fifth is so brave. But if he knows that if he says such words in the palace, it will be a sin to behead him."
"My courage is naturally greater than the third prince imagined, but I don't know if the third prince is like me." Lin Yingxue's eyes were firmly staring at Murong Jun. The flames of ambition and hatred burned in her black eyes, gathering into a scorching and dazzling light.
——She had conflicts with Wangyu's way of acting and thinking, and she was destined to be unable to cooperate anymore, but with her own strength, she could not defeat Murong Xun and the Lin family to avenge her. So she had no choice but to seek another partner who could help her achieve her goal.
And the person in front of her is undoubtedly a suitable candidate for her.
Murong Jun felt the vigorous ambition conveyed from Lin Yingxue. He narrowed his eyes, and a dangerous light reflected in his deep dark eyes, "I have always admired the prince, and it will be natural for the East Palace to be promoted in the future. This time I just assumed that I had never heard of this. I hope the fifth lady will be cautious in her words and actions in the future so as not to cause trouble for herself."
Listening to what the person in front of her is the throne of no intention, but for her, the best partner is the person in front of her, and she doesn't want to give up so easily.
Lin Yingxue concealed her disappointment and added unwillingly: "But the prince is weak now and the fifth prince is in the limelight. It is still unknown who the crown prince will be in the future. Does the third prince really have no idea about that position?"
Lin Yingxue's questioning made Murong Jun hesitate for a moment before saying, "I will do my best to help the prince."
That is to say, if the prince unfortunately falls in the future, the person in front of him may stand up and fight for the position of crown prince? Lin Yingxue, who smelled such a slight ambition, couldn't help but a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is upright and gentle. If he can sit on the throne in the future, he will naturally be a wise king. However, if he wants to be an emperor, he is too gentle and indecisive, it is a disadvantage. If the third highness wants to assist the crown prince, he will have to pay more attention to the crown prince."
After all, the princes in today are quite capable. Take Murong Jun in front of him for example. He is not inferior to the prince at all, let alone a fifth prince and other princes who are eyeing the position of the Eastern Palace.
Of course, Murong Jun understood the meaning of Lin Yingxue's words, but the prince took good care of him since he was a child, and in his heart he has always been his beloved brother. How could he never be hostile to the prince!
"Miss Five doesn't have to worry about this matter, I have a sense of my heart." Perhaps when talking about sensitive topics, Murong Jun's attitude gradually became cold.
Lin Yingxue knew that she had roughly touched the bottom line of the person in front of her, so she stopped talking and stopped engaging in this topic.
The atmosphere in the room was originally quite harmonious because of the topic just now, but suddenly became heavier. Seeing that Murong Jun was about to get up and leave, Lin Yingxue suddenly remembered an important thing, "Three Your Highness, please stay!" She hurriedly called out to Murong Jun who was about to get up and leave.
When Murong Jun heard the sound, he couldn't help but stop and turned his head with a little confusion, "Miss Five?"
There was a little impatience in her tone, and it was obvious that what she said today really made the person in front of her unhappy.
If it were the case, she would definitely not speak again, but now she had to ask: "I hope the Third Highness can help me protect two people. The last time I took the Third Highness to see the young woman and the child, they are in the city now, but I don't know their specific whereabouts."
The story of Zhao Yun was so popular that Murong Jun naturally heard about it. He thought about it and then responded, "I promised Miss Five to try my best to find their whereabouts in the city, but there is nothing absolute in the world. I cannot guarantee to Miss Five for the time being that I can find them and protect their safety, so Miss Five himself must make the worst plans."
After Murong Jun finished speaking, he saw a worried look on Lin Yingxue's face, and he couldn't help but say: "Since I'm going to deal with this matter, Miss Fifth should not think too much. In less than half a month, the birthday of Grandma will be on the birthday of Grandma. Miss Fifth will recover and help prepare the gift for Grandma's birthday."
Indeed, she was injured now and it was difficult to walk down the ground, let alone anything else. Lin Yingxue's expression slightly darkened, and she barely squeezed out a smile and said to Murong Jun: "Then I will thank the third prince here first."
More than ten days passed in a blink of an eye. Murong Jun had successfully found the whereabouts of A Qing and the child, but he failed when he tried to save the person. Wangyu also watched the person even more tightly. Murong Jun's people could not find a chance to attack, so they could only stare in secret instead.
Although he failed to rescue the person, as long as he knew that Ah Qing and the child were safe, Lin Yingxue finally felt relieved.
In such a strange calm, the eighty-year-old Empress Dowager's birthday finally arrived as scheduled.
On this day, not only were the entire palace decorated with lights, but even the people were excited and walked around the streets casually, and there was a bustling scene everywhere, which really corresponded to the four words - a peaceful and prosperous era.
As for the 80th birthday of the Empress Dowager, such a grand banquet, the palace naturally hosted many officials and families. The originally huge palace was swept away at a glance today, and there were crowds of people everywhere, with laughter and joy in my ears.
After these days of recuperation, Lin Yingxue's health has improved a lot. Although she is unable to run and jump, it is no longer a problem to walk normally.
Lin Yingxue lowered her head and quietly listened to Murong Yue acting coquettishly beside the Empress Dowager - she is from the Lin family. Logically speaking, the seats should be lined up with the Lin family. It was only after Murong Yue's strong request that she sat with Murong Yue. The only thing sitting around her was the prince and the concubines in the emperor's harem. It was really embarrassing that she, a daughter of a minister, sat in such a position.
Fortunately, the gift was soon reached, and no one noticed her for a while.
"Grandmother of the Emperor, today you have an 80th birthday, and there is nothing to give to you, so I only wrote a copy of my words to express my feelings. I hope my grandmother likes it." As the grandson of the Empress Dowager, the emperor was naturally the first to start offering a gift.
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a palace servant soon showed the emperor's calligraphy in front of everyone. He saw a few feet long silk with dragons and phoenixes dancing, with extraordinary momentum: Blessings are as blessed as the East Sea, and longevity is greater than the South Mountain.
When I reach the age of the Empress Dowager, I have never seen any rare treasures. Now I offer a birthday gift, and I compare my feelings. This gift from the emperor is considered to be considerate.
After the emperor started, the empress and the princes and daughters also presented their birthday gifts one after another. The birthday gifts include Ganoderma lucidum, thousand-year-old ginseng, folk remedies for curing diseases, etc. There are many types, countless, but they all tried their best to please the empress dowager.
After several princes and daughters gave the gifts, the queen found that there was no movement on Murong Jun's side, so she couldn't help but speak curiously: "Why didn't you see the fourth prince's gift?"
The current queen is the birth mother of the prince, and her character is the same as the prince - she is gentle and generous, and can be a model for a generation of virtuous queens.
He did not bring out a birthday gift for a long time, and everyone asked about it. Murong Jun stood up calmly, looked at the queen's smiling eyes, and replied: "Go back to my mother, please keep my son's gift from me first, and you will know about my mother and grandmother later."
Murong Jun's deliberate confinement made the queen's smile brighter, "This child is now learning Lao Liu and likes to play such a hidden trick!"
Although it was a joke, the atmosphere during the meal became more lively and harmonious because of the queen's words.
"Hey, have you seen it? The gift from the fifth prince to the Empress Dowager was a very big night pearl in the East China Sea. This is the first time I have seen such a good night pearl in the years in the palace! There is also the Tianshan snow lotus that the prince presented to the Empress Dowager. I heard that it has the effect of resurrection! I wonder if the Third Prince can come up with something more thoughtful and better than these two!"
Suddenly, a low voice came from his ears. Lin Yingxue turned his head and looked at her secretly. Not far from her, two unfamiliar concubines were gathering together and talking in a low voice.
"Then I can't say that. In the past, the third prince was very low-key. I don't know what tricks we were playing this year. Anyway, we are just watching the show, just watch the show well, and do so much care!" Another concubine replied casually while shaking the round fan in her hand.
When Lin Yingxue, who was sitting by the side, couldn't help but touch her nose when she heard this - was it because of her that Murong Jun changed his previous style of conduct and became so high-profile?
I just don’t know if it will have any impact on Murong Jun this time... Lin Yingxue’s original mood suddenly became much weaker because of the words of the two concubines just now.
Chapter completed!