Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1259 Reward Badge
Jin Palace.

At dusk, just after dinner, the housekeeper came to report:
Concubine Liu is dead.

Chu Chengyao was stunned for a moment before he realized that Lady Liu was the concubine that the Liu family had stuffed into his backyard. She had once been pregnant with his child. When he heard that she was dead, he felt no sadness but only surprise:

"How could he die out of nowhere?"

Housekeeper: "Lady Liu suddenly started to vomit and have diarrhea a few days ago. She became weaker and weaker. She couldn't even get out of bed in a few days. Doctor Zhang went to see her and said that she had eaten something unclean.

I took the medicine prescribed, and it felt better right after I took it, but it got worse as soon as I ate. After the princess was confined, Concubine Liu no longer had any symptoms, but she vomited for too long and it damaged her health. She could no longer eat, and she died this morning. "

After hearing this, Chu Chengyao immediately understood what she meant. He was so disgusted that he didn't even want to mention Zhou Yuexue's name:
"Did that bitch do it?"

The butler stared at his toes:

"We found out by chance a few days ago that it was the princess who drugged Lady Liu's food."

Hearing that Lin Jinyun came to the mansion today to ask for an audience, Chu Chengyao sneered:

"I have put so much effort into this scheme, but I have fallen into the hands of this fickle and vicious woman."

According to the report from the people who were previously sent to investigate Zhou Mansion, after Liu Yunxiang delivered something to the Mansion, Zhou Huaili began to look for Liu Yunxiang. In the past two days, Lin Jinyun has also been looking for Liu Yunxiang's whereabouts everywhere.

Chu Chengyao was suspicious and secretly sent people to search for him, and ordered:
If the timing is right, we can take the opportunity to silence Liu Yunxiang and Lin Jinyun and put the blame on the Zhou family.

The emperor's eldest grandson is of great help to him. He will feel at ease only after the problem can be solved by people who know the situation.
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As the Lin family went to the palace to propose marriage, the news of Lin Jinan and Wang Huizhao's marriage spread, and those who knew the Lin family would greet and congratulate them. The emperor was relieved when he heard that the Lin and Wang families were getting married. After all, the Lin and Wang families had always been on good terms, and even if they didn't get married, they were in the same camp.

If Lin Jinan married another rich girl, it would definitely bring more help to the Lin family, and the help to the Lin family would naturally come from the Gu family.

Because of this reassurance, when the emperor met Lin Jinan, he asked a few questions out of concern. He learned that he wanted to wait for the triumphant return of the Dingbei Army so that all the Gu family members could have a drink at the wedding, so the wedding date was set for the beginning of next spring.

The emperor was delighted, as if he had foreseen the Dingbei army defeating Mobei. He happily rewarded Lin Jinan with several valuable items with auspicious meanings.

He was also given a badge that allowed him to enter the palace without asking for permission.

Although this badge only allows one person to enter the palace, it is a great honor. Not only the civil and military officials, but even the royal family members, few people can get this badge.

Now, Lin Jinan got this badge just by saying a few words to please the emperor. For a moment, he was not sure what the emperor meant and hesitated whether he should accept it.

Before he could figure it out, the emperor made the decision for him, and Lin Jinan could only thank him happily and leave.

Zheng Cheng watched Lin Jinan's back disappear outside the palace. He carefully glanced at the emperor's expression and pondered the profound meaning of the bestowal of the badge.

Before he could figure out what was going on, he happened to meet the emperor's gaze. Zheng Cheng's heart tightened, and he quickly lowered his eyes and bent his body more respectfully:

"The spies said that the owner of the teahouse that the Grand Tutor often visited seemed to have a rift with the Grand Tutor and several other senior officials recently because of his future, and they have become less connected.

He secretly got in touch with the Crown Prince and the Prince of Jin to get himself an official position, and gave away a lot of money. Several old gentlemen were quite disappointed by this."