"Little Sister Xiao Lin, this matter is too ridiculous. Why are you begging me?”
"Niangniang, to be able to obtain grandmother's permission for me to come and meet Niangniang, it can be seen that my daughter's request is not completely without merits.”
"No, this matter is very important, and it is against ethics…"
"Empress! This is a place that ordinary people can't go to. Since my daughter has come with so many twists and turns, please dismiss the attendants and allow my daughter to make a complaint. At that time, if Your Majesty still thinks this is nonsense, my daughter will have nothing to say.”After saying that, he knocked his forehead on the ground, causing the golden bricks in the hall to make a clanging sound. When he looked at the ground again, it was already stained with some red.
Seeing this, the female official reprimanded," Your words and deeds are improper and disturb Xiangning. How can you be presumptuous in Fengzao Palace?!"”
"Ha, this is my only wish in my life. I don't care about my life, so why would I care about a gold brick?”After saying that, he pulled again, not caring about the pain of flesh and blood. In a moment, his hair was soaked in blood.
"Forget it, forget it. You have a good temper. Come with me first."
When they reached the inner room, Yuan Chun sat down and looked at his younger sister in front of him. After looking at her for a long time, he finally compromised and sighed.
"In my palace, no one would dare to kill you. Since you threaten me with your life, I can only listen. But what you want, sigh, I really can't help you.”
"Why isn't the Empress helping me? If this matter was done, the Empress would only be beneficial and harmless.”
"This matter must not succeed. Moreover, regardless of success or failure, if I help you, how will the emperor view me as a person? From the perspective of the country, you are the orphan of the backbone of the meritorious service, the descendant of a loyal minister who died for the country. It is normal for you to have such indignant thoughts. The emperor loves you and will understand. However, the anger of a weak woman, the people of my harem, should be gently encouraged, nurtured and comforted. This is what I should do. From a family point of view, you are my cousin. For my cousin to have such ridiculous thoughts, as the eldest sister, it is already a mistake to teach you. If I still come to help you, wouldn't I be a person who doesn't know what to do?”
"Your Highness's considerations are correct, these two concerns are also reasonable. The current situation is chaotic and words cannot be used to explain everything. I don't care about anything else. I only hope that the Empress will see that my daughter is harmless and is determined to do this matter. It is also beneficial to the Empress. Please don't really stop me. If I take my life, I will not hurt the Empress's virtue.”
"What should you do?"
"Just as the Empress said, there is no other way to break the rules at this time. Please forgive me first. I want to cut off my hair and kowtow to cause a ruckus in Fengzao Palace.”
"Why is this so? If the royal family is not stable and chaotic, how can the virtuous concubine have virtuous virtue?”
Yuan Chun knelt on the ground and cried," I have made a mistake. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me. Please understand my sister's loyalty and don't be punished."”
At this moment, Xiao Lin ran out from behind the curtain, wiped away her tears, and knelt down with her head held high.""The chaos was caused by my daughter, and it was not your fault. Your Majesty, please investigate. If you want to punish me, please punish only my daughter. My daughter's heart was filled with sorrow. If His Majesty was kind and tolerant, even if she could confide in him a little, my daughter would die without regrets.”
The emperor looked at the little girl in front of him. Her clothes had been removed, leaving only a light flowery plain dress. Her hair was broken and messy, blood flowed from her forehead, and her pearls and jade were gone. She was like a crazy woman. Only the gold and silver rings on his wrist made clear sounds when he knelt down. When the Emperor saw the golden and silver rings, he finally remembered that year when the monarch and his subjects were chasing after him together. His depressed mood turned into sorrow and hatred, making him feel even more heart-wrenching.
The state affairs were unstable, and it was already burning. Even after Zhongxun made a big fuss in the harem, such a joke happened, and the dignity was completely lost. Could it be that there was no living person in this world who was virtuous or virtuous enough to relieve the worries of the emperor?
The Emperor sighed sadly and turned to drink his tea. He no longer looked at the people below the steps and only said,""What grievances do you have? Just report it quickly. Zhen will naturally make the decision for you.”
Xiao Lin bowed when he heard this, then straightened his back and said generously,""Your Majesty has bestowed grace upon the four seas and has been worrying about everything. We have been protected by Your Majesty's grace and power, so there should be nothing for Your Majesty to worry about. However, since my father and brother died in battle, although I am lonely, Your Majesty has always cared for me. I have been deeply bathed in His Majesty's grace, wearing brocade clothes, eating fine food, and taking care of myself. Other than praying for His Majesty's Holy Body day and night, I can do nothing to repay His Majesty. Now the barbarians have invaded, the border people have died, the children have lost their blessings, the old have lost their orphans, the state affairs are unstable, and Your Majesty is also uneasy. Although I am in the deep residence and have not heard the cries of the mournful Hong, I have heard my uncle mention Your Majesty's efforts many times. Your Majesty worries about the world alone. How can the world not repay Your Majesty?”Xiao Lin stood up and looked straight at the emperor's face. His eyes were as bright as swords." Since praying day and night cannot resolve Your Majesty's worries, I am willing to carry on the family's will. Please put on your saddle and sword. I will die for Your Majesty's sword and pacify the four barbarians and the world!”
When the Emperor heard this, he knew that she was doing this. As expected, the blood of merit can understand my painstaking efforts. The Emperor was moved and felt a little comforted. He looked at the woman below the steps again. Although she was not very tall, she was tall and upright. He could not help but sigh." Why don't the world have more of this ambition? Follow me in history to open up peace!" Who is your father to have such a good daughter?”
Xiao Lin knelt down again and said," My late father, Lin Zhidong, and my elder brother, Lin Shenliang. I was born in my late father's stable. When I fell into the grass, my late father said that I would caress my warhorse. Only a horse's leather and a corpse could not repay your kindness, so he named me Lin Guo 'er.”
" Lin Guo 'er." The Emperor went down the steps and helped the woman in front of him up. He said regretfully," Guo' er is so ambitious, so loyal, and brave. I cherish being a woman. If I were a man, I would be like my humerus.”
Xiao Lin stood up and quickly took half a step back and bowed again." Your Majesty, you want to cut off my ties." If I can't repay your father's kindness and fulfill my brother's will because of this woman's life, what good is it for me to live?”
"Zhen knows that you have the heart to repay your kindness, Zhen is very comforted. However, Guo 'er, women have their own ways. Battles on the battlefield and serving the country with blood have always been a matter for men since ancient times. I am not Jie Zhou, nor am I a ruler without any way. How can I let a weak woman go to that dangerous place and die for nothing? Wouldn't it be a bad name in history and cause future generations to curse?”
"Your Majesty!" Xiao Lin sobbed," My brother Shen Liang has always loved literature and science. He once said that if there's nothing to do, he will talk about his temperament. If there's trouble, he will die to repay the king. I will remember it in my heart. When the border war broke out in three years, to repay the king's kindness, my brother abandoned his pen and joined the army. He joined the battlefield and did not return! Back then, my brother was like this. Now that the war is raging, how can I live in a boudoir and enjoy wealth?! I was born with the reputation of being wrapped in a horse's leather. How can I cut off the family's righteousness because of a woman?”
"My family has taught me since I was a child that anyone who offends our country's prestige must be punished, no matter how far away they are," Xiao Lin said angrily. Although I am a woman, how can I not have a hot blood? Even if I'm useless and can't kill the enemy, I will shout loudly in front of the battlefield before I die, so that this skull and blood will arouse the morale of our soldiers! This is the death that our Lin family's children should have, the glory that they should have! If Your Majesty insists on not taking a concubine to serve the country because I am a woman, then I have no intention of being born. After I return home, I will pray for three incense sticks. One is for Your Majesty's holy body to live forever, one is for my father to see my ambition, and one is for the yellow sky and thick earth to grant me a man's body in the next life. I will pour out my heart and gall and only hope that I can help Your Majesty mount a horse and conquer the barbarians thirteen years later!”
"Good!" The Emperor clapped his hands in anger." Those who violate our country's prestige will be executed even if they are far away. What a good Lin Zhidong. He has nothing to do and talks about his temperament. If he is in trouble, he will die to avenge the king. What a good Lin Shenliang!"”
The Emperor wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes." The barbarians are restless and the country is in turmoil. However, the people in the country and the court are singing and singing incessantly. They are afraid of death and greedy for life. They can only see this rich and stable land. The strong general is old, and the green general cannot continue. After I have graciously raised so many meritorious deeds, so many great clans, I have issued three edicts, but you, Lin Guo 'er, are the only one who has come to serve the country. There are so many princes and young masters in the capital, so many elites and prodigies. How much do they understand my worries? Their ancestors are loyal and courageous, but they still inherit a little!……，Only you, Lin Guo 'er, can understand and continue.”
"It is a pity that my good soldiers have green shade on their graves, leaving loyal blood behind. Guo 'er, come forward."
Xiao Lin stepped forward and knelt down on one knee in front of the Emperor. It was as if he was already wearing armor as he gave a military salute. "Your Majesty, please allow this concubine to splash the blood of the three armies. Please grant this concubine this honor!”
"You, you really want to do this?"
"It has to be this way!"
"Daughter of a horse, this head will no longer be able to hold a flower. It will be stained with blood. Have you thought it through?”
"I can't live without this!"
"Children and heroines, success or failure, history will naturally be fair. I promised you! Lin Guo 'er was indeed worthy of her family's loyalty, loyal soul, and the daughter of Lin Zhiliang!”The emperor waved his sleeve and sat back down. The palace maids immediately gave him gold silk and red ink. The emperor twisted his brush into the ink. The brush fell like a knife and scattered like a hero. A moment later, the imperial edict was completed. The palace servants were dismissed from reading it out, and the emperor personally read it out and gave it to them.
Lin Guo 'er received the imperial edict and was extremely honored. Her eyes were already filled with tears that could not be stopped. She thanked the Emperor before respectfully sending him off.
Consort Xiande walked out from the inner hall and said with a smile," Sister Guo 'er is very capable.”
Xiao Lin also smiled." Thank you for your help, Your Highness."”
"Other things are fine, but such a major event has never been seen before. Although there is His Majesty's imperial edict protecting me, there are still many motions. Younger Sister should quickly change her clothes and dress up again.”
"Yes." Little Lin replied.
The female official in the hall went to call out to Qingwen. Qingwen hugged her bag. Although she was extremely curious about the Imperial Palace, she did not dare to raise her head and only stared at the female official's heels as she followed in. When they arrived at the palace, they first smelled a familiar fragrance. As they opened the package according to the female official's instructions, they thought to themselves," This place isn't the Immortal Palace. The incense used is actually the same as the one used at Baoyu's place."
As soon as she opened the parcel, she saw a few white and beautiful hands waving in front of her. Qingwen was stunned and saw that there was only the bundle left in front of her. She looked up in panic and saw that the servants were quick and agile. The robe and crown had been taken away. She only went to look for her master. Suddenly, she saw the shape of a small forest and was so frightened that she started to cry. Consort Xiande saw that she looked familiar and asked her why she was crying. She said that it was a good thing and did not want to cry at this time.
Qingwen vaguely recognized that the rich and noble person in front of her was the eldest daughter of the family. She stopped crying when she heard that. However, when she saw her master's appearance, surrounded by a group of palace servants who were serving him to wash and dress up, he was still smiling. She only felt that something hard in her heart had shattered, and something soft had hardened. It was stuck in her throat, like a lychee that had not been peeled off.
Xiao Lin had changed her clothes and was only wearing a lake blue dress. The makeup on her face had also been removed. Her short hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin, making her look like a man but not a woman. Fortunately, she was different from other boudoirs. She had never liked the fashionable willow-shaped eyebrows. At this moment, her two curved sword-like eyebrows had their own spirit.
Consort Xiande and Xiao Lin were talking with their arms crossed when a voice suddenly came from outside. The palace people came to report that it was Consort Tai who had summoned the daughter of the Lin family to see her.
The Imperial Consort was the Emperor's biological mother, and her status was on par with the former Emperor's Imperial Empress and the current Empress Dowager. Since there was an edict to be announced, Consort Xiande quickly instructed, but she couldn't care much at the moment. She only said some etiquette matters and said that she must be respectful and cautious.
Xiao Lin went to see the imperial concubine. Halfway there, he thought that the wound on his forehead was no longer bleeding, so he went to wrap the cloth.
A curtain hung in front of Consort Dowager and she lay on the couch. Xiao Lin bowed but did not wake up. She talked about the absurd imperial edict the Emperor had just issued and was very dissatisfied with Xiao Lin.
After a while, she said," The Emperor has always been a wise ruler. Today, there is such a decree. Ah, this widow wants to see what kind of person you are."”Ming pulled down the curtain, sized her up, and asked curiously,""She doesn't have the appearance to bewitch and harm the country, nor does she have the eloquence to maneuver between factions, nor does she have the stern expression of a soldier who risked his life. She doesn't even have the graceful bearing of a young lady from an aristocratic family.”If it wasn't for the few feet of flesh in front of her forehead, Xiao Lin was just that kind of woman.
Imperial Consort Tai knew that the previous dynasty had many and complicated matters. The Emperor was worried about the military matters and thought that the reason for this imperial edict was probably because he had lost his temper and lost control. She immediately raised her hand and ordered the palace servants to carry out a treasure box. At a glance, one could tell that it was not an ordinary item. The Imperial Concubine stroked the sword and said," Lin Guo 'er, since you have pledged your life to His Majesty, I will give you this Green Embellishment Sword. You can decide for yourself how to use it."”
Xiao Lin admitted that he didn't try to please the imperial concubine during this exchange of words and couldn't figure out why he was rewarded. He only took the sword case and thanked her before leaving.
Xiao Lin held the sword case and walked all the way out of the palace. He saw the guards stop and look at him several times, and even looked at him mockingly. Xiao Lin thought that the news of the Emperor's new female general must have spread quickly, but the appearance of the female general must be unknown to others. These many gazes must be because of the sword case. He was afraid that it was related to some secret story that was known in the palace but not heard outside the palace.
Hence, Qingwen wanted to take the sword box several times, but Xiao Lin did not allow her. The two of them walked out of the palace gate. The Jia family's carriage was already waiting there.
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