The Pastoral Empress Merchant
Chapter 781
Chapter 781
At first, Mu Jinxi thought that her husband and friends were trying to hide something important from her, but after observing for a while, she found that the situation was even more serious than she imagined!Let her have to ask clearly!One of them is her husband, and the other is whom she regards as her eldest brother. No matter what their purpose is, she doesn't want them to plan something secretly without telling her, especially what they plan seems to be something extraordinary!
It was really because Jue Lin and Ling Muhua were a little careless, because Ling Muhua had already thought about everything and planned it, and even got the poison they were going to use, and they were discussing what the hell was going on. It would be better to start implementing it in time, and Mu Jinxi would have noticed it if she didn't pay attention.
That night Jue Lin waited for Mu Jinxi to fall asleep, then quietly got up and left Jinglan Garden, turned over the wall and went to Ling Muhua's place. It has been more than a month since he first proposed this idea. At first, he thought he had given up on this idea, but he did not expect that he was really determined to do this, so he didn't know what to say.
He was not worried about his own safety, but worried about Ling Muhua. Since Ling Muhua dared to do this, it meant that he had prepared for the worst. If things were revealed by then, he might be convicted.So he was very hesitant, whether he really wanted to do this, in fact, they still have time, didn't they?The emperor's brother is in his prime, and as far as he knows, the emperor's brother has no plans to establish a prince for the time being. The eldest prince will not rise for the time being, and they still have time to take their time!
When he arrived at Ling Muhua's place, he was already waiting in the study, and when he saw Jue Lin coming, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.He was really worried that Jue Lin would not agree to come. If he didn't come, there would be nothing to say. The two of them must cooperate well to succeed. If one of the two parties is hesitant, it will easily lead to failure. of.
"Have you really considered it? Are you really going to do this?" Jue Lin asked.
Ling Muhua raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Shouldn't you be more worried? Why did you ask me the other way around?"
Jue Lin frowned and said, "Don't make jokes. I know very well the risks of doing this. We are in the same boat. If the boat capsizes, no one will feel better about it."
Hearing the worry in Jue Lin's tone, Ling Muhua showed a sincere smile and said, "Okay, when did you become such a mother-in-law? I have already thought about it, there will be no problem, just pick a suitable time to start That's it."
Jue Lin glanced at him, pursed his lips and remained silent for a while before asking, "Have you already planned it?"
Ling Muhua nodded, took out a small bottle from his arms, curled his lips and said, "Here, I've already got the medicine, do you think I have planned it?"
Jue Lin's sharp eyes stared at the small bottle in his hand. The emerald green porcelain bottle was only one finger high and two finger big. What kind of poison really was in it?
As if seeing Jue Lin's suspicion, Ling Muhua lightly tossed the bottle in his hand and said, "Don't underestimate what's inside, it took my brother a month of painstaking efforts to finally prepare it. It’s just this one bottle, and he has already tested it, and the effect is quite good, so it can be said that it is foolproof.”
Brother?Jue Lin heard Ling Muhua mention this person for the first time, and he couldn't help asking: "Who is my brother? Why did he mix this poison for you?" The key is whether this person is trustworthy or not.
"Don't worry, I have known my brother for several years. Although I was not in the capital for a few years but in the pass, this does not hinder the friendship between the two of us. I am very clear about my brother's personality. I'm also very relieved, at his age there is no need to harm me, this year-end friend, if it wasn't for..." Ling Muhua thought of something, paused and didn't say it, "He learned the art of Qi Huang, if it wasn't for helping Me, he doesn't know how to mix poison by himself, he has only saved people in the past, but never poisoned anyone, let alone take the initiative to mix poison for others."
Speaking of which, he was quite guilty. This matter had nothing to do with the elder brother, but he still dragged the elder brother into it for his own selfishness, so that his hands, which he had only saved people, were stained with dirt.
Jue Lin noticed the pause in his words, but ignored it without paying much attention. After a long silence, he asked, "In this case, then make up your mind to do it, and save yourself from long nights and dreams."
"Well, I think so too, let's settle this matter tonight!"
The two sat in the study and talked in detail for two full hours before they finally settled on the matter, and then Jue Lin returned to Prince Mu's Mansion with a heavy face, but as soon as he stepped into his dormitory, he already noticed that it was separated by a screen. There was a person sitting in the small side hall, and his heart couldn't help beating a few times suddenly.
"Ahem, Jin'er? What are you doing here so late without sleeping?" Jue Lin asked pretending to be innocent.
"Well, it's a good question of yours. I also want to ask you, where did you go without sleep at this late hour? You have been gone for more than two hours. I think you should give me an explanation. After all, As a wife, I think I still have the right to know what my husband is doing when he stays up in the middle of the night." Mu Jinxi said while sitting on an armchair in her underwear, looking at Jue Lin expressionlessly.
Jue Lin touched his tall nose and blinked guiltyly, walked to the side, sat down and said, "I just couldn't sleep, so I just went out for a stroll, see what you said, what kind of sneaky, I am this Kind of human?"
Mu Jinxi sneered, "At first I thought you were not such a person, but who knows if you are? After all, this is not the first time. Don't think that I don't know that you have tried to go out in the middle of the night before. What are you doing?" Where did you go, what did you do, you'd better tell me honestly, don't let me check!"
Jue Lin was silent, and sneaked a glance at her, noticing that her face was very serious and ugly, he changed his mind, thinking that since he had already been discovered, it would not be a bad thing to take the opportunity to explain the matter clearly.
After thinking about it, Jue Lin looked away, and said, "Since you found out, I won't hide it from you. I went to Ling Muhua's place just now, so you should have noticed something and stared at me in the middle of the night, right? No What happened to me, your Brother Mu is in trouble."
Talking about it, Jue Lin told about Ling Muhua being threatened by the eldest prince, but of course he didn't tell about their latest plan, he still felt that this matter had to be kept a secret from Jin'er.
The more Mu Jinxi heard this, the more she frowned. She didn't know that something like this happened to Brother Mu. The eldest prince was so wicked that he dug up his mother's grave, and even left the bones of someone who had been dead for several years. Dig it out and burn it to ashes!How could a prince like him do such a shameful thing?
This ancient times is not the modern one that advocates cremation. The ancients paid attention to burrowing into the ground for safety. The more complete the corpses, the better. It was dug out, burned to ashes and used to threaten others. This is really, really amazing!
"You mean that the First Prince threatened him with the ashes of Brother Mu's mother, asking him to be his eyeliner, work carefully, and pass on the news of Prince Mu's Palace to him, so as to find a chance to get rid of you? And last time Brother Mu suddenly You came to Prince Mu's mansion just to find secrets in the study?" Mu Jinxi couldn't believe it.
"Well, he came to Prince Mu's mansion that day because he was instigated by the eldest prince, but he decided to tell me the whole thing halfway through..." Jue Lin shrugged slightly, "And then it became like this , we are still discussing, waiting for a good opportunity to bring down the eldest prince."
"Since Brother Mu's mother's ashes are with the First Prince, why didn't you get someone to steal them back?" She didn't believe that they couldn't do it. Absolutely. Didn't the emperor give him those hidden guards?The ability should be very high, and it should be easy to steal ashes. If so, why not steal it back, so that you don't have to be subject to the First Prince, right?
"In the beginning, I told Ling Muhua the same way, saying that I could help him, but he felt that since this is already the case, it would be better to go with the flow and follow the tricks, first to confuse and paralyze the eldest prince, and then find a chance to get rid of him, which is more effective. Take some."
For some reason, Mu Jinxi felt that Juelin had something else to say. If it was that simple, why did she keep it from her?
"Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Mu Jinxi asked seriously.
Jue Lin hesitated for a while and said in compromise: "We are now thinking of a way to see if we can get rid of the eldest prince as soon as possible, because we are also worried that if he jumps over the wall in a hurry one day, we don't know what he will do. And because of the New Year Brother Huang is relying more on me to deal with the snow disaster, and the eldest prince is probably even more resentful in his heart."
Mu Jinxi frowned, but agreed with Jue Lin's words.
In winter, there was a snowstorm in many places in Dachu. The emperor handed over the handling of the snowstorm to Jue Lin, but later the disaster expanded, and Jue Lin alone could not handle it. The emperor probably wanted to take the opportunity to test a few The ability of a prince, so except for the snow disaster in the capital which was handed over to Jue Lin, other places were handed over to a few princes and a few officials in the court.
In the end, Juelin handled the snowstorm in the capital very well. Not only did it minimize the loss of civilians outside the city, but it also comforted and resettled the people affected by the snowstorm. No one took advantage of the snowstorm to make trouble.You must know that every time a natural disaster occurred in the past, some people would use this name to provoke troubles. If it was more serious, it would even shake the foundation of the country. Riots caused by improper handling have happened.
It happened once decades after the founding of the Great Chu, and it was also in the capital city. However, it was a rare flood at that time. Because of the improper handling by the governor of Jingzhao at that time, the disaster was not relieved for a long time. Later, a plague occurred The incident, the people outside the city couldn't bear it, rioted and flooded into the city. The incident was so loud that the emperor at that time was alarmed. The emperor was furious. The prime minister at that time dealt with it, and it took half a month to appease the rioting people.
So this time the capital was affected by the snowstorm, the emperor considered for a long time before deciding to hand over the matter to Juelin, firstly because he had confidence in Juelin, and secondly because he considered that if Juelin could handle this matter successfully, Naturally, there will be fewer objections from the court against him relying too much on Jue Lin, which is also a good thing for Jue Lin.
In fact, just as the emperor thought, Jue Lin handled the snow disaster in the capital almost perfectly. Sinong was transferred to a lieutenant and became the leader of the lieutenant. This seemed to be a resignation, but it was actually a promotion. The lieutenant was in charge of the guarding of the capital and even the palace. He was a close minister of the emperor!
Being the leader of the lieutenant is equivalent to controlling the guards of the capital city and the palace in Jue Lin's hands. In addition to the emperor's trust and favor for him, his limelight was unmatched in the court for a while.
Compared with Juelin's infinite scenery, other people who were also sent to deal with disasters all over the country were not so good, especially the First Prince. He was sent to deal with the disasters in the Jianghuai area. The affected people almost caused riots in the area. Later, the emperor checked and found that although he was in the Jianghuai area, all disaster relief work was handed over to the people below.
The people below didn't know if it was because of the eldest prince's attitude of turning a blind eye and closing their eyes that they became daring and embezzled almost half of the disaster relief money issued by the court. The actual money used for disaster relief was far from enough, so As a result, a big mistake was made when appeasing and resettling the victims, making those victims think that the imperial court was going to ignore their lives, so they pulled out this little silver. You must know that Dachu is now a powerful country with sufficient treasury!
The dissatisfaction in the victims' hearts piled up, and finally, when they heard that this was not the case in other places, it erupted immediately. Only then did the First Prince realize the seriousness of the problem, and he made up for it. Finally, there was no danger overcame this difficulty.But this was enough to make the emperor furious. Among the few princes, only the eldest prince was punished by the emperor.
Later, if it wasn't for the fact that the eldest concubine gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson, the eldest prince would probably have to be ashamed for a while!Jue Lin was so beautiful, but he was so suppressed that he couldn't move, and his face was greatly lost. It's no wonder he didn't hate Jue Lin in his heart!
It seems that what Jue Lin said makes sense.only……
"Then do you have a way to get rid of the First Prince?"
Jue Lin's eyes flickered and said: "Well, we think we should find a chance to poison him to death."
"..."
Mu Jinxi suspected that she had misheard. Just now Jue Lin said that she would directly poison the eldest prince to death?poison?Poisoned to death?
"You mean poisoned to death? Poisoned, poisoned to death?" Mu Jinxi asked uncertainly.
Jue Lin nodded calmly against her doubtful gaze: "Your Brother Mu came up with this idea, and he thinks that if it drags on, he might have no chance. If the eldest prince finishes using him, he will probably be the first to get rid of him." Yes, by then it will be too late. So he thinks that since this is the case, it is better for us to strike first."
"That's what you say, but...do you think this idea is reliable?"
The more you talk, the easier it is to reveal your truth, so Jue Lin decided to end this topic as soon as possible.
"Jin'er, of course we won't say to put the poison directly on the eldest prince and let him die. If we do something, we will come up with a perfect and feasible method, and we won't act rashly. You can concentrate on your imperial business's work." All right, this will at least distract the eldest prince's attention and free up time for us." Jue Lin said seriously.
"Then what is your so-called perfect and feasible solution?" Mu Jinxi couldn't let go of this question.
Jue Lin spread his hands, "Brother Mu, you said you haven't thought it through yet." He had to lie.
Mu Jinxi was speechless, she looked at him silently for a while and finally decided to let him go for now.
"Then if you really come up with something at that time, you must not hide it from me? Although I am a woman, I should be able to help you, especially if there is an adventure, if you dare to hide it If you let me act without permission, I will not forgive you!" Mu Jinxi put aside her harsh words first.
Jue Lin smiled a little guilty, stood up and walked to her side, reached out and rubbed the soft hair on the top of her head, and said: "I have a wife and a child now, and Hao'er is still so young, do you think I will risk it with myself?" Get rid of the eldest prince? How can he have the qualifications?"
Mu Jinxi snorted lightly, "It's best."
At this time, Mu Jinxi also felt the same in her heart, but later she realized that she was wrong, her thinking was too simple!
"Okay, it's getting late, let's go to bed quickly! I'm going to change clothes." Jue Lin pushed Mu Jinxi lightly, telling her to go back to bed quickly.
Asked what she wanted to know, although she still had some doubts in her heart, Mu Jinxi stood up obediently, walked around the screen and walked to the bed.For the rest of the doubts, she should find a chance to ask later, even if she asks now, she probably won't be able to ask anything.
But Jue Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling Muhua went to the eldest prince within a few days after getting the unique poison, and directly put the emerald green bottle containing the poison in front of the prince.
"What is this?" The eldest prince frowned, picked up the small bottle in front of him, and at a glance he could tell that although the emerald green bottle was small, it was made of high-quality celadon, and it was produced in an official kiln.
Ling Muhua curled his lips into a smile: "Unique poison!"
The eldest prince's body froze, his movements were faster than his brain, and when he saw Ling Muhua's mocking smile and reacted, he had already put the emerald green vial aside from a distance.
He growled in embarrassment and shame, "What do you mean? Do you want to poison the prince to death?"
Ling Muhua sneered and said, "Eldest Prince, do you think I'm a brainless person? Or have you ever seen someone who wants to poison someone to death and will give the poison to the other party first?"
"Then what do you mean?"
Ling Muhua raised his chin, pointed at the bottle of poison and said bluntly: "Don't you want Juelin to die? Well, this is a great opportunity, as long as you put this bottle of poison on Juelin, it will be as you wished." I wish."
The eldest prince's heart moved reflexively, but he immediately returned to normal. He sneered and said, "Are you joking? Poison Jue Lin to death? It's true that this prince wants him to die, but this prince never thought of paying for it." My own life. If this prince really poisons him, can I escape? Is he so easy to be poisoned to death?"
If something happened to Juelin, he would not be able to escape from his father alone, and his father would definitely investigate thoroughly at all costs!He wasn't sure that he could escape his father's thorough investigation.
Ling Muhua seemed to have expected that the eldest prince would say this a long time ago, so the expression on his face did not change at all, but he said: "If you have seen the power of this poison, you would not say that. Eldest prince If you are interested, you can find someone to try it out, and after you try it, the eldest prince will understand why I proposed such an idea to you."
The eldest prince memorized Ling Muhua's words in his heart, but there was a suspicious look on his face, he stared at Ling Muhua and asked, "Why did you give this prince such an idea? Is your relationship with Mu Jinxi not very good? Recently You have been very close for a while, and your relationship with Jue Lin seems to have gotten a lot closer, doesn't it?"
Ling Muhua was not at all surprised that the eldest prince would say such a thing, even though he had grasped his weakness, it didn't mean that he trusted him completely, and would definitely send someone to monitor him in private.It's just that he has his Zhang Liangji, he has his wall ladder, and it's because he knows that the eldest prince has been watching him, and it's because of this that he and Jue Lin have more and more honest exchanges, of course, except for the meeting at night.
As for whether he can avoid the eyes of the people the eldest prince sent to monitor him, that is Jue Lin's business... When the fake is real, the real is also fake, the real is fake, the real and the fake are mixed, so as to confuse people's hearts better isn't it?Look, even though the first prince said something that doubted him, he actually believed it in his heart, otherwise he would have used his mother's ashes to teach him a lesson.
"Eldest Prince, I got close to Jue Lin because of Xiaoxi's relationship, but I have already said that no matter how good Xiaoxi and I are, I can't disregard my mother's ashes for her, right? I am alone , is not a saint, who can watch my mother's ashes being destroyed without moving. Since I have chosen to betray the relationship between me and Xiaoxi, why hesitate? It has already begun, and I can't tolerate it. I stop, don't I?"
He paused and then said: "Besides, if Jue Lin finds out about my relationship with you, the eldest prince, he will not let me go. Do I have a second choice?"
The eldest prince understood the meaning of Ling Muhua's words very well, and because he understood, he never thought that there would be a second possibility for the relationship between Ling Muhua and Jue Lin.If it was just Jue Lin himself, he might forgive Ling Muhua for his betrayal because of his unavoidable difficulties, but when it comes to Mu Jinxi, Jue Lin will never forgive him.Everyone in the capital knew how much the young prince Juelin valued and loved his concubine!
The eldest prince scoffed at Jue Lin's useless behavior, but even a woman is worthy of him. There are many good women in the world, and they don't want anything, but he is so devoted to a woman who has already got it. Mu Jinxi is holding it up to the sky!
He didn't understand why a father like Jue Lin still valued him so much, liked him, and praised him. Is this what a man should do?Why do a man have no wife? As a man, he should aim everywhere and make a big career out of it, instead of focusing on his children's personal affairs.But not only did the emperor not dislike Jue Lin because of this, on the contrary, he became more interested in him!
Hmph, if the situation were changed and he was like Jue Lin, the father would have been very disappointed in him long ago, right?But now the father is also very disappointed with him, it's not bad at all!
The eldest prince looked at the so-called poison in front of him and became silent. He didn't say a word for a long time, and he didn't know if he was moved.
Ling Muhua was not in a hurry, and said: "Eldest Prince, think about it for yourself. To be honest, it seems impossible for you to use any upright means to bring him down. It's not that I underestimated you, Eldest Prince. In other respects, if you want to compete against Jue Lin, Eldest Prince... Hehehe, I am afraid that it will be impossible for you, Eldest Prince, to achieve it in the lifetime of the Emperor."
Ling Muhua's naked words made the Eldest Prince's complexion turn black all of a sudden. He looked at him with a cannibalistic gaze, gritted his teeth fiercely, and forced out a sentence from between his teeth: "You don't need to worry about this! You can get out of here Already!"
Ling Muhua stood up in a good manner, looked at the eldest prince with a smile, and said in a low voice seductively: "Eldest prince, think about what I said, this is a unique poison, there is only this bottle in the world, if you miss it, you may have another bottle It takes decades to turn over after being trampled by Jue Lin. Are you sure you want to continue to endure it? It’s true that Jue Lin is from the Yan family by blood, but he has already adopted into the Mu Palace, so he is a member of the Mu Palace. Come to compete with you, are you really willing to continue to endure?"
"You must know that the emperor protects Jue Lin so much. Judging from the current physical health of the emperor, the emperor still has a lifespan of several decades, right? We Dachu people have always had a long lifespan, don't you know? Many things can happen in ten years, and it is enough to make Juelin so strong that no one can shake his position. Even if you inherit the great rule in the future, the eldest prince, are you sure you can suppress Juelin?"
The eldest prince's face was gloomy, his expression was tense, he stared at Ling Muhua coldly, and only after a while did he utter a word: "Get lost!"
Ling Muhua shrugged, without further hesitation, turned around and left quickly.
The eldest prince sat motionless in the front hall for a long time, and finally turned his head to look at the emerald green vial on the table, his eyes were dimly lit with a cold light.
When Ling Muhua returned to his residence, his expression turned serious. What he said just now was to provoke the First Prince on purpose, but this does not guarantee that the First Prince will be fooled. If he is not fooled, if he wants to persuade him to do it, he must Continue to spend time.Jue Lin said that a banquet will be held in the Heavenly Palace in three months, and it is said that it is to welcome the visit of an envoy from a small country.
This banquet is the best time to start!Only at this time can you find the opportunity to strike, and it is also the least suspicious. Once you can't strike at the banquet, you have to wait for a suitable opportunity, but who knows when the next suitable opportunity will appear again?It would be easier to be discovered if the poison was poisoned in private.Now let's see if the First Prince will be tempted. Although he has some confidence, who knows if the First Prince will resist the temptation and reject his proposal?
Naturally, the eldest prince would not make up his own mind about such a big matter as poisoning Jue Lin to death. He habitually entered the palace and told his mother about it.
"What? You want to poison Juelin? No, absolutely not!" The queen retorted excitedly when she heard this, her sharp voice was as piercing as a grain of sand passing across a clean and smooth porcelain surface, and the eldest prince couldn't help it frowned.
"Queen! Keep your voice down! Although this is Yongle Palace, you should pay attention!"
The queen looked nervously, secretly thankful that she had already pushed back the people who waited on her left and right.
"Emperor, what are you thinking? Poisoning? How did you come up with such a bad idea? Who do you think Jue Lin is, poisoning him to death? You can figure it out! Where is your brain going? Already?" the queen said in a hurry, she was almost dizzy by his innocence.
The eldest prince originally came here to inquire, and he didn't say that he would definitely do it, but after being told by the queen, he immediately became rebellious, and felt that this idea couldn't be better.
"Mother! This is not a bad idea! I think this idea could not be better! Only in this way can Jue Lin disappear before my eyes as quickly as possible, isn't it? How long will I have to wait if I defeat him openly with power?" The eldest prince was annoyed Said.
Then he told the Queen what Ling Muhua had said to him, leaving the Queen speechless, knowing that this was a bad idea and a bad idea, but she couldn't find anything to refute, because of the circumstances of what he said They all know it's true!
After holding back for a while, the queen forced out a sentence through her teeth: "Even so, poisoning is not a good way! How can you poison Jue Lin without anyone noticing it? You Is there any way to put aside the relationship when your father is investigating?"
The First Prince sneered and said, "Don't we have a good scapegoat now?"
The queen was startled, blinked before thinking of something, "You mean Ling Muhua?"
The eldest prince said with a smile: "There is no other more suitable person except him."
The queen frowned, "This is inappropriate, let's not say whether Ling Muhua is willing or not, even if he is willing, how can you guarantee that he will not confess you if something happens? If he bites back, you just jump in The Yellow River can't be washed clean."
The eldest prince did not take seriously the empress's concern, "Empress mother, anyone who knows his life experience understands the relationship between him and the Luo family, if anyone says that he belongs to me and works for me, even if I instruct him to do things for me Jue Lin poisoned, who would believe it? People who don’t know will not believe it, everyone knows that Ling Muhua is Mu Jinxi’s friend, they all know that they have a good relationship, and everyone knows that Ling Muhua and I have never had any contact in the past How could it be possible for Ling Muhua to poison Juelin for me in such a situation?"
"But you used the ashes of Ling Muhua's mother to threaten him, didn't you?" The queen still felt it was inappropriate.
"Mother, who can prove that I threatened him with his mother's ashes? When I dug his mother's grave, within a few days, someone found a body similar to his mother's and buried it back. Ling Muhua also I don't know what his mother's tomb looks like now, when he says that I threatened him, as long as someone goes to his mother's tomb to take a look, won't everything be clear?" The eldest prince said with some pride .
The queen was a little stunned and surprised. She didn't expect him to do such a thing, which was beyond her expectation... But even so, she didn't approve of poisoning Juelin, it was too risky!
If it was someone else, she wouldn't hesitate so much, but that person is Jue Lin, the younger brother whom the emperor has always cared about!Although she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that if the emperor had to choose between Jue Lin and Huang'er, the emperor would probably choose Jue Lin without hesitation.In the eyes of the emperor, there is only one younger brother, but there can be countless sons, there is no comparison at all!
If the emperor found out about Juelin's poisoning, she couldn't imagine how furious the emperor would be.The emperor was furious and buried millions of corpses, even if they were people close to the emperor, they might not be able to avoid them at that time, maybe they would be buried with Juelin at that time!
But the eldest prince is not as cautious as the empress. If he wants to get the power he wants, he has to take a little risk, especially when the power gap between him and Jue Lin is so obvious.He only has the status of the eldest son of the emperor, but this status did not bring him any special treatment, let alone make him like a fish in water in the court... As the eldest son, he is not as good as a person who bears the title of prince of the opposite sex. for what?
Just like what Ling Muhua said, he couldn't beat Jue Lin by playing tricks, not because he was stupid than him, but because he was protected by his father!His father wholeheartedly protected him, even if he really accused Jue Lin of some crime and put it in front of his eyes, his father might not believe it.On the contrary, the emperor might think that he was deliberately framing Juelin!
This kind of thing is not unheard of.I remember that Jue Lin deliberately teased him when he was a child, but every time he went to complain to his father, his father always chose to believe Jue Lin, never trusted him...
How would he defeat Jue Lin in such a situation, and how long would it take?Could it be that I really have to wait decades until my father dies?But who can guarantee that the Juelin at that time will still be the same as now?Who knows if the emperor will directly pass the throne to Jue Lin before his father dies?Or simply make him a regent or something, judging from the father's current favor for Jue Lin, this is a very possible thing!
The eldest prince thought full of sarcasm.
I have to say that Ling Muhua's words that day had a considerable impact on the First Prince, severely stimulating the First Prince's sensitive nerves, and made his already restless heart even more frightened and suspicious. Every word of Ling Muhua's words pierced him. In his flesh and blood, he had to admit that what he said was correct, and what he analyzed was correct.
Even if he didn't want to admit that he was inferior to Jue Lin, he knew in his heart that his father was a factor on the one hand, and on the other hand he had his own reasons. Jue Lin was indeed better than him...but so what?He is the prince, the eldest and only son of the current emperor!His birth already decided everything, didn't it?Even if Jue Lin hadn't been adopted into Prince Mu's Mansion, he is only his uncle now!
He is not qualified to take the position of Xiao Xiang at all, not to mention that he has been adopted out now and is not a member of the Yan family. If it is not for his own ulterior purpose in his heart, he should recognize his identity and stay away from the court. , instead of staying by Father's side and taking away everything that belongs to him!
If it wasn't for him, how could he become what he is now?How could he live such a useless life, obviously wishing him to die, but he had to pretend that nothing happened and try his best to restrain his resentment towards him in front of outsiders, which prince lived so depressed like him?
He has endured it for more than ten years, and he has endured Juelin since he was sensible. Is he really going to continue to endure it for decades?Could it be that his whole life will be ruined by Jue Lin?No!He absolutely does not want to!
The more he thought about it, the more determined the idea in the eldest prince's heart became. He didn't even listen to what his mother said in his ear, and was absorbed in his own thoughts.
"Emperor, emperor? Are you listening to the queen mother?" The queen realized that her son was not listening to her at all while she was speaking. Looking at him with suspicion in his eyes.
Huang'er will not listen to her and insist on poisoning Juelin, right?The queen thought worriedly.She knew that Huang'er's heart knot with Jue Lin had become so deep that it could not be adjusted, and she wished that Jue Lin would die, and she also hoped that Da Chu would not have Jue Lin.But even so, you can't act impulsively!The risk of doing so is too great, and the chance of exposure is too great!
Huang'er shouldn't risk himself in order to eradicate Jue Lin, it's not worth it!She has only one son like him, and her honor and disgrace are tied to him. If something happens to him, what will she do for the rest of her life?She is still waiting to be the queen mother!
The eldest prince is a little impatient. For the first time, he feels that although the queen mother is a queen, she is a woman after all, and women's unique indecision is always indispensable. If everything is like the queen mother who looks forward and backward, afraid of this and that, when will it be possible? event?If you want to get the supremacy, how can you do it without taking some risks?If there is no Jue Lin, then they don't have to worry about anything at all, just follow the steps.
But now the situation doesn't allow them to go step by step like this, right?What is the attitude of the father towards Jue Lin, she, the queen, should be more aware than him, the prince, right?After all, she and her father have been husband and wife for decades, and she more or less knows his father's character!
"Mother! I know what you're worried about, but if we endure it all the time, will this situation change? Our situation will only get worse and worse, and I will only be ruthlessly suppressed by Juelin! As long as Father is still alive The day I live! I can't do anything to my father, but I can always do something to Jue Lin, right? Do I have to be passively restrained like this all the time?" The eldest prince growled irritably.
The queen moved her lips, and said nah, "But, but you can't poison Juelin, it's too risky!"
She felt that this method was really not even a bad idea!
The eldest prince took a deep breath, explained the pros and cons carefully, and tried his best to convince his mother. In fact, it is okay for him to do this in private without telling his mother, but he considered At that time, something really happened to Juelin. If the emperor suspected him, the queen mother might be able to speak for him. If the queen mother was tested by the emperor without knowing what happened, it would be troublesome.
And this matter should be smoother with the help of the queen mother!
In the end, the queen was persuaded. Although she was still a little uncertain and worried, she couldn't stand the eldest prince's instigation, and her own suspicion and fear of Jue Lin had reached a certain level. It's really disturbing!
After convincing his mother, the First Prince felt more at ease. He had already planned everything in his mind, and was just waiting for the right time to do it.
He had already found someone to try that poison, and the effect really made him very satisfied. People who were poisoned didn't even know that they were poisoned, and it was too late when they realized something was wrong. If it didn’t come out, it was poisoned, and even the doctor didn’t see it. Later, he asked the people under him to contaminate some things with this poison and let the doctor with the best medical skills in the capital look at it. The doctor was very surprised and surprised. He said that he had never seen or heard of this kind of poison, and asked people to deal with it quickly, so that they must not touch it, otherwise, there might not even be an antidote.
Originally, he wanted the imperial physician in the palace to come and see him, but he was afraid that something might be revealed, so he could only give up in the end, he felt that this was enough!He had already thought of all the ways to escape, and the doctor didn't know that the person who asked him was from the First Prince's Mansion, and he also silenced him when he came back, leaving only Ling Muhua who knew the secret, and Ling Muhua happened to be his scapegoat!
Since Mu Jinxi found out about Ling Muhua and the eldest prince from Jue Lin, she felt relieved for the time being. Because of Jue Lin's presence, she believed that nothing would happen for the time being. She focused her energy back on her own affairs. The batch of cosmetics really failed. The cosmetics she wanted to make this time were actually the modern makeup part, while the previous production was the skin care part.
In ancient times, there was no mature makeup technology and perfect makeup products. Although there were various makeup products in ancient times, such as foundation, powder, rouge, lipstick, etc., the production process of these cosmetic products was complicated. Some of the raw materials are quite unhealthy.
For example, foundation, called makeup powder here, is usually made of rice flour, or corn, or even white lead, and various spices are added later.The so-called eyebrow pencil Dai is actually a kind of mineral. Before painting, Dai should be ground into powder, then mixed with water and then painted on the eyebrows.The rouge is to add a red flower to the foundation of the makeup powder and then apply it on the face as a blush.Lipstick is even more simple, a piece of lipstick paper, gently sip...
Not to mention other things, even these cosmetics are extremely troublesome when applying makeup, and the durability is not good, let alone health problems.If she can make it according to modern makeup products, she believes it will be a revolutionary change!
After the failure, she summed up the problems, some were due to the proportion of various ingredients, some were due to temperature control, some were due to the replacement of softeners and colorants, so they could not be successfully produced, and some were due to The way and method of production are wrong... In short, some problems can always be found every time the experiment is performed. As the number of experiments increases, the problems become less and less. In the end, she no longer knows how many times she has tried and failed. How many times did I barely make the finished product.
When the finished products were made, everyone in the workshop cheered, but she felt dissatisfied, because these finished products were far from her standards!Others persuaded her that this is actually very good, because no one has successfully made these things, and before no one has made these things, hers is the best!By the time other people have learned to make it, she has had enough time to perfect her own things.
But she thinks it is not possible, since it has already been produced, it should be the best, so that such products can be sold to consumers, instead of indulging herself because there are no competitors, so she thinks that since there is still time, then I should continue to improve and strive to make better products!
Mu Jinxi was so focused on these matters that it was inevitable to ignore the affairs in the mansion. The old concubine saw it, and although she wanted to say something, she could only sigh secretly in the end and took care of it again for the time being. When it came to the affairs in the mansion, I just saw Hao'er grow up day by day, but rarely saw his mother, and sometimes I couldn't help blaming Mu Jinxi for neglecting her son's growth.
It wasn't until one day that Jue Lin fainted in the hall during the court, and Mu Jinxi panicked for the first time when someone told the news.
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At first, Mu Jinxi thought that her husband and friends were trying to hide something important from her, but after observing for a while, she found that the situation was even more serious than she imagined!Let her have to ask clearly!One of them is her husband, and the other is whom she regards as her eldest brother. No matter what their purpose is, she doesn't want them to plan something secretly without telling her, especially what they plan seems to be something extraordinary!
It was really because Jue Lin and Ling Muhua were a little careless, because Ling Muhua had already thought about everything and planned it, and even got the poison they were going to use, and they were discussing what the hell was going on. It would be better to start implementing it in time, and Mu Jinxi would have noticed it if she didn't pay attention.
That night Jue Lin waited for Mu Jinxi to fall asleep, then quietly got up and left Jinglan Garden, turned over the wall and went to Ling Muhua's place. It has been more than a month since he first proposed this idea. At first, he thought he had given up on this idea, but he did not expect that he was really determined to do this, so he didn't know what to say.
He was not worried about his own safety, but worried about Ling Muhua. Since Ling Muhua dared to do this, it meant that he had prepared for the worst. If things were revealed by then, he might be convicted.So he was very hesitant, whether he really wanted to do this, in fact, they still have time, didn't they?The emperor's brother is in his prime, and as far as he knows, the emperor's brother has no plans to establish a prince for the time being. The eldest prince will not rise for the time being, and they still have time to take their time!
When he arrived at Ling Muhua's place, he was already waiting in the study, and when he saw Jue Lin coming, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.He was really worried that Jue Lin would not agree to come. If he didn't come, there would be nothing to say. The two of them must cooperate well to succeed. If one of the two parties is hesitant, it will easily lead to failure. of.
"Have you really considered it? Are you really going to do this?" Jue Lin asked.
Ling Muhua raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Shouldn't you be more worried? Why did you ask me the other way around?"
Jue Lin frowned and said, "Don't make jokes. I know very well the risks of doing this. We are in the same boat. If the boat capsizes, no one will feel better about it."
Hearing the worry in Jue Lin's tone, Ling Muhua showed a sincere smile and said, "Okay, when did you become such a mother-in-law? I have already thought about it, there will be no problem, just pick a suitable time to start That's it."
Jue Lin glanced at him, pursed his lips and remained silent for a while before asking, "Have you already planned it?"
Ling Muhua nodded, took out a small bottle from his arms, curled his lips and said, "Here, I've already got the medicine, do you think I have planned it?"
Jue Lin's sharp eyes stared at the small bottle in his hand. The emerald green porcelain bottle was only one finger high and two finger big. What kind of poison really was in it?
As if seeing Jue Lin's suspicion, Ling Muhua lightly tossed the bottle in his hand and said, "Don't underestimate what's inside, it took my brother a month of painstaking efforts to finally prepare it. It’s just this one bottle, and he has already tested it, and the effect is quite good, so it can be said that it is foolproof.”
Brother?Jue Lin heard Ling Muhua mention this person for the first time, and he couldn't help asking: "Who is my brother? Why did he mix this poison for you?" The key is whether this person is trustworthy or not.
"Don't worry, I have known my brother for several years. Although I was not in the capital for a few years but in the pass, this does not hinder the friendship between the two of us. I am very clear about my brother's personality. I'm also very relieved, at his age there is no need to harm me, this year-end friend, if it wasn't for..." Ling Muhua thought of something, paused and didn't say it, "He learned the art of Qi Huang, if it wasn't for helping Me, he doesn't know how to mix poison by himself, he has only saved people in the past, but never poisoned anyone, let alone take the initiative to mix poison for others."
Speaking of which, he was quite guilty. This matter had nothing to do with the elder brother, but he still dragged the elder brother into it for his own selfishness, so that his hands, which he had only saved people, were stained with dirt.
Jue Lin noticed the pause in his words, but ignored it without paying much attention. After a long silence, he asked, "In this case, then make up your mind to do it, and save yourself from long nights and dreams."
"Well, I think so too, let's settle this matter tonight!"
The two sat in the study and talked in detail for two full hours before they finally settled on the matter, and then Jue Lin returned to Prince Mu's Mansion with a heavy face, but as soon as he stepped into his dormitory, he already noticed that it was separated by a screen. There was a person sitting in the small side hall, and his heart couldn't help beating a few times suddenly.
"Ahem, Jin'er? What are you doing here so late without sleeping?" Jue Lin asked pretending to be innocent.
"Well, it's a good question of yours. I also want to ask you, where did you go without sleep at this late hour? You have been gone for more than two hours. I think you should give me an explanation. After all, As a wife, I think I still have the right to know what my husband is doing when he stays up in the middle of the night." Mu Jinxi said while sitting on an armchair in her underwear, looking at Jue Lin expressionlessly.
Jue Lin touched his tall nose and blinked guiltyly, walked to the side, sat down and said, "I just couldn't sleep, so I just went out for a stroll, see what you said, what kind of sneaky, I am this Kind of human?"
Mu Jinxi sneered, "At first I thought you were not such a person, but who knows if you are? After all, this is not the first time. Don't think that I don't know that you have tried to go out in the middle of the night before. What are you doing?" Where did you go, what did you do, you'd better tell me honestly, don't let me check!"
Jue Lin was silent, and sneaked a glance at her, noticing that her face was very serious and ugly, he changed his mind, thinking that since he had already been discovered, it would not be a bad thing to take the opportunity to explain the matter clearly.
After thinking about it, Jue Lin looked away, and said, "Since you found out, I won't hide it from you. I went to Ling Muhua's place just now, so you should have noticed something and stared at me in the middle of the night, right? No What happened to me, your Brother Mu is in trouble."
Talking about it, Jue Lin told about Ling Muhua being threatened by the eldest prince, but of course he didn't tell about their latest plan, he still felt that this matter had to be kept a secret from Jin'er.
The more Mu Jinxi heard this, the more she frowned. She didn't know that something like this happened to Brother Mu. The eldest prince was so wicked that he dug up his mother's grave, and even left the bones of someone who had been dead for several years. Dig it out and burn it to ashes!How could a prince like him do such a shameful thing?
This ancient times is not the modern one that advocates cremation. The ancients paid attention to burrowing into the ground for safety. The more complete the corpses, the better. It was dug out, burned to ashes and used to threaten others. This is really, really amazing!
"You mean that the First Prince threatened him with the ashes of Brother Mu's mother, asking him to be his eyeliner, work carefully, and pass on the news of Prince Mu's Palace to him, so as to find a chance to get rid of you? And last time Brother Mu suddenly You came to Prince Mu's mansion just to find secrets in the study?" Mu Jinxi couldn't believe it.
"Well, he came to Prince Mu's mansion that day because he was instigated by the eldest prince, but he decided to tell me the whole thing halfway through..." Jue Lin shrugged slightly, "And then it became like this , we are still discussing, waiting for a good opportunity to bring down the eldest prince."
"Since Brother Mu's mother's ashes are with the First Prince, why didn't you get someone to steal them back?" She didn't believe that they couldn't do it. Absolutely. Didn't the emperor give him those hidden guards?The ability should be very high, and it should be easy to steal ashes. If so, why not steal it back, so that you don't have to be subject to the First Prince, right?
"In the beginning, I told Ling Muhua the same way, saying that I could help him, but he felt that since this is already the case, it would be better to go with the flow and follow the tricks, first to confuse and paralyze the eldest prince, and then find a chance to get rid of him, which is more effective. Take some."
For some reason, Mu Jinxi felt that Juelin had something else to say. If it was that simple, why did she keep it from her?
"Is there anything else you want to tell me?" Mu Jinxi asked seriously.
Jue Lin hesitated for a while and said in compromise: "We are now thinking of a way to see if we can get rid of the eldest prince as soon as possible, because we are also worried that if he jumps over the wall in a hurry one day, we don't know what he will do. And because of the New Year Brother Huang is relying more on me to deal with the snow disaster, and the eldest prince is probably even more resentful in his heart."
Mu Jinxi frowned, but agreed with Jue Lin's words.
In winter, there was a snowstorm in many places in Dachu. The emperor handed over the handling of the snowstorm to Jue Lin, but later the disaster expanded, and Jue Lin alone could not handle it. The emperor probably wanted to take the opportunity to test a few The ability of a prince, so except for the snow disaster in the capital which was handed over to Jue Lin, other places were handed over to a few princes and a few officials in the court.
In the end, Juelin handled the snowstorm in the capital very well. Not only did it minimize the loss of civilians outside the city, but it also comforted and resettled the people affected by the snowstorm. No one took advantage of the snowstorm to make trouble.You must know that every time a natural disaster occurred in the past, some people would use this name to provoke troubles. If it was more serious, it would even shake the foundation of the country. Riots caused by improper handling have happened.
It happened once decades after the founding of the Great Chu, and it was also in the capital city. However, it was a rare flood at that time. Because of the improper handling by the governor of Jingzhao at that time, the disaster was not relieved for a long time. Later, a plague occurred The incident, the people outside the city couldn't bear it, rioted and flooded into the city. The incident was so loud that the emperor at that time was alarmed. The emperor was furious. The prime minister at that time dealt with it, and it took half a month to appease the rioting people.
So this time the capital was affected by the snowstorm, the emperor considered for a long time before deciding to hand over the matter to Juelin, firstly because he had confidence in Juelin, and secondly because he considered that if Juelin could handle this matter successfully, Naturally, there will be fewer objections from the court against him relying too much on Jue Lin, which is also a good thing for Jue Lin.
In fact, just as the emperor thought, Jue Lin handled the snow disaster in the capital almost perfectly. Sinong was transferred to a lieutenant and became the leader of the lieutenant. This seemed to be a resignation, but it was actually a promotion. The lieutenant was in charge of the guarding of the capital and even the palace. He was a close minister of the emperor!
Being the leader of the lieutenant is equivalent to controlling the guards of the capital city and the palace in Jue Lin's hands. In addition to the emperor's trust and favor for him, his limelight was unmatched in the court for a while.
Compared with Juelin's infinite scenery, other people who were also sent to deal with disasters all over the country were not so good, especially the First Prince. He was sent to deal with the disasters in the Jianghuai area. The affected people almost caused riots in the area. Later, the emperor checked and found that although he was in the Jianghuai area, all disaster relief work was handed over to the people below.
The people below didn't know if it was because of the eldest prince's attitude of turning a blind eye and closing their eyes that they became daring and embezzled almost half of the disaster relief money issued by the court. The actual money used for disaster relief was far from enough, so As a result, a big mistake was made when appeasing and resettling the victims, making those victims think that the imperial court was going to ignore their lives, so they pulled out this little silver. You must know that Dachu is now a powerful country with sufficient treasury!
The dissatisfaction in the victims' hearts piled up, and finally, when they heard that this was not the case in other places, it erupted immediately. Only then did the First Prince realize the seriousness of the problem, and he made up for it. Finally, there was no danger overcame this difficulty.But this was enough to make the emperor furious. Among the few princes, only the eldest prince was punished by the emperor.
Later, if it wasn't for the fact that the eldest concubine gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson, the eldest prince would probably have to be ashamed for a while!Jue Lin was so beautiful, but he was so suppressed that he couldn't move, and his face was greatly lost. It's no wonder he didn't hate Jue Lin in his heart!
It seems that what Jue Lin said makes sense.only……
"Then do you have a way to get rid of the First Prince?"
Jue Lin's eyes flickered and said: "Well, we think we should find a chance to poison him to death."
"..."
Mu Jinxi suspected that she had misheard. Just now Jue Lin said that she would directly poison the eldest prince to death?poison?Poisoned to death?
"You mean poisoned to death? Poisoned, poisoned to death?" Mu Jinxi asked uncertainly.
Jue Lin nodded calmly against her doubtful gaze: "Your Brother Mu came up with this idea, and he thinks that if it drags on, he might have no chance. If the eldest prince finishes using him, he will probably be the first to get rid of him." Yes, by then it will be too late. So he thinks that since this is the case, it is better for us to strike first."
"That's what you say, but...do you think this idea is reliable?"
The more you talk, the easier it is to reveal your truth, so Jue Lin decided to end this topic as soon as possible.
"Jin'er, of course we won't say to put the poison directly on the eldest prince and let him die. If we do something, we will come up with a perfect and feasible method, and we won't act rashly. You can concentrate on your imperial business's work." All right, this will at least distract the eldest prince's attention and free up time for us." Jue Lin said seriously.
"Then what is your so-called perfect and feasible solution?" Mu Jinxi couldn't let go of this question.
Jue Lin spread his hands, "Brother Mu, you said you haven't thought it through yet." He had to lie.
Mu Jinxi was speechless, she looked at him silently for a while and finally decided to let him go for now.
"Then if you really come up with something at that time, you must not hide it from me? Although I am a woman, I should be able to help you, especially if there is an adventure, if you dare to hide it If you let me act without permission, I will not forgive you!" Mu Jinxi put aside her harsh words first.
Jue Lin smiled a little guilty, stood up and walked to her side, reached out and rubbed the soft hair on the top of her head, and said: "I have a wife and a child now, and Hao'er is still so young, do you think I will risk it with myself?" Get rid of the eldest prince? How can he have the qualifications?"
Mu Jinxi snorted lightly, "It's best."
At this time, Mu Jinxi also felt the same in her heart, but later she realized that she was wrong, her thinking was too simple!
"Okay, it's getting late, let's go to bed quickly! I'm going to change clothes." Jue Lin pushed Mu Jinxi lightly, telling her to go back to bed quickly.
Asked what she wanted to know, although she still had some doubts in her heart, Mu Jinxi stood up obediently, walked around the screen and walked to the bed.For the rest of the doubts, she should find a chance to ask later, even if she asks now, she probably won't be able to ask anything.
But Jue Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling Muhua went to the eldest prince within a few days after getting the unique poison, and directly put the emerald green bottle containing the poison in front of the prince.
"What is this?" The eldest prince frowned, picked up the small bottle in front of him, and at a glance he could tell that although the emerald green bottle was small, it was made of high-quality celadon, and it was produced in an official kiln.
Ling Muhua curled his lips into a smile: "Unique poison!"
The eldest prince's body froze, his movements were faster than his brain, and when he saw Ling Muhua's mocking smile and reacted, he had already put the emerald green vial aside from a distance.
He growled in embarrassment and shame, "What do you mean? Do you want to poison the prince to death?"
Ling Muhua sneered and said, "Eldest Prince, do you think I'm a brainless person? Or have you ever seen someone who wants to poison someone to death and will give the poison to the other party first?"
"Then what do you mean?"
Ling Muhua raised his chin, pointed at the bottle of poison and said bluntly: "Don't you want Juelin to die? Well, this is a great opportunity, as long as you put this bottle of poison on Juelin, it will be as you wished." I wish."
The eldest prince's heart moved reflexively, but he immediately returned to normal. He sneered and said, "Are you joking? Poison Jue Lin to death? It's true that this prince wants him to die, but this prince never thought of paying for it." My own life. If this prince really poisons him, can I escape? Is he so easy to be poisoned to death?"
If something happened to Juelin, he would not be able to escape from his father alone, and his father would definitely investigate thoroughly at all costs!He wasn't sure that he could escape his father's thorough investigation.
Ling Muhua seemed to have expected that the eldest prince would say this a long time ago, so the expression on his face did not change at all, but he said: "If you have seen the power of this poison, you would not say that. Eldest prince If you are interested, you can find someone to try it out, and after you try it, the eldest prince will understand why I proposed such an idea to you."
The eldest prince memorized Ling Muhua's words in his heart, but there was a suspicious look on his face, he stared at Ling Muhua and asked, "Why did you give this prince such an idea? Is your relationship with Mu Jinxi not very good? Recently You have been very close for a while, and your relationship with Jue Lin seems to have gotten a lot closer, doesn't it?"
Ling Muhua was not at all surprised that the eldest prince would say such a thing, even though he had grasped his weakness, it didn't mean that he trusted him completely, and would definitely send someone to monitor him in private.It's just that he has his Zhang Liangji, he has his wall ladder, and it's because he knows that the eldest prince has been watching him, and it's because of this that he and Jue Lin have more and more honest exchanges, of course, except for the meeting at night.
As for whether he can avoid the eyes of the people the eldest prince sent to monitor him, that is Jue Lin's business... When the fake is real, the real is also fake, the real is fake, the real and the fake are mixed, so as to confuse people's hearts better isn't it?Look, even though the first prince said something that doubted him, he actually believed it in his heart, otherwise he would have used his mother's ashes to teach him a lesson.
"Eldest Prince, I got close to Jue Lin because of Xiaoxi's relationship, but I have already said that no matter how good Xiaoxi and I are, I can't disregard my mother's ashes for her, right? I am alone , is not a saint, who can watch my mother's ashes being destroyed without moving. Since I have chosen to betray the relationship between me and Xiaoxi, why hesitate? It has already begun, and I can't tolerate it. I stop, don't I?"
He paused and then said: "Besides, if Jue Lin finds out about my relationship with you, the eldest prince, he will not let me go. Do I have a second choice?"
The eldest prince understood the meaning of Ling Muhua's words very well, and because he understood, he never thought that there would be a second possibility for the relationship between Ling Muhua and Jue Lin.If it was just Jue Lin himself, he might forgive Ling Muhua for his betrayal because of his unavoidable difficulties, but when it comes to Mu Jinxi, Jue Lin will never forgive him.Everyone in the capital knew how much the young prince Juelin valued and loved his concubine!
The eldest prince scoffed at Jue Lin's useless behavior, but even a woman is worthy of him. There are many good women in the world, and they don't want anything, but he is so devoted to a woman who has already got it. Mu Jinxi is holding it up to the sky!
He didn't understand why a father like Jue Lin still valued him so much, liked him, and praised him. Is this what a man should do?Why do a man have no wife? As a man, he should aim everywhere and make a big career out of it, instead of focusing on his children's personal affairs.But not only did the emperor not dislike Jue Lin because of this, on the contrary, he became more interested in him!
Hmph, if the situation were changed and he was like Jue Lin, the father would have been very disappointed in him long ago, right?But now the father is also very disappointed with him, it's not bad at all!
The eldest prince looked at the so-called poison in front of him and became silent. He didn't say a word for a long time, and he didn't know if he was moved.
Ling Muhua was not in a hurry, and said: "Eldest Prince, think about it for yourself. To be honest, it seems impossible for you to use any upright means to bring him down. It's not that I underestimated you, Eldest Prince. In other respects, if you want to compete against Jue Lin, Eldest Prince... Hehehe, I am afraid that it will be impossible for you, Eldest Prince, to achieve it in the lifetime of the Emperor."
Ling Muhua's naked words made the Eldest Prince's complexion turn black all of a sudden. He looked at him with a cannibalistic gaze, gritted his teeth fiercely, and forced out a sentence from between his teeth: "You don't need to worry about this! You can get out of here Already!"
Ling Muhua stood up in a good manner, looked at the eldest prince with a smile, and said in a low voice seductively: "Eldest prince, think about what I said, this is a unique poison, there is only this bottle in the world, if you miss it, you may have another bottle It takes decades to turn over after being trampled by Jue Lin. Are you sure you want to continue to endure it? It’s true that Jue Lin is from the Yan family by blood, but he has already adopted into the Mu Palace, so he is a member of the Mu Palace. Come to compete with you, are you really willing to continue to endure?"
"You must know that the emperor protects Jue Lin so much. Judging from the current physical health of the emperor, the emperor still has a lifespan of several decades, right? We Dachu people have always had a long lifespan, don't you know? Many things can happen in ten years, and it is enough to make Juelin so strong that no one can shake his position. Even if you inherit the great rule in the future, the eldest prince, are you sure you can suppress Juelin?"
The eldest prince's face was gloomy, his expression was tense, he stared at Ling Muhua coldly, and only after a while did he utter a word: "Get lost!"
Ling Muhua shrugged, without further hesitation, turned around and left quickly.
The eldest prince sat motionless in the front hall for a long time, and finally turned his head to look at the emerald green vial on the table, his eyes were dimly lit with a cold light.
When Ling Muhua returned to his residence, his expression turned serious. What he said just now was to provoke the First Prince on purpose, but this does not guarantee that the First Prince will be fooled. If he is not fooled, if he wants to persuade him to do it, he must Continue to spend time.Jue Lin said that a banquet will be held in the Heavenly Palace in three months, and it is said that it is to welcome the visit of an envoy from a small country.
This banquet is the best time to start!Only at this time can you find the opportunity to strike, and it is also the least suspicious. Once you can't strike at the banquet, you have to wait for a suitable opportunity, but who knows when the next suitable opportunity will appear again?It would be easier to be discovered if the poison was poisoned in private.Now let's see if the First Prince will be tempted. Although he has some confidence, who knows if the First Prince will resist the temptation and reject his proposal?
Naturally, the eldest prince would not make up his own mind about such a big matter as poisoning Jue Lin to death. He habitually entered the palace and told his mother about it.
"What? You want to poison Juelin? No, absolutely not!" The queen retorted excitedly when she heard this, her sharp voice was as piercing as a grain of sand passing across a clean and smooth porcelain surface, and the eldest prince couldn't help it frowned.
"Queen! Keep your voice down! Although this is Yongle Palace, you should pay attention!"
The queen looked nervously, secretly thankful that she had already pushed back the people who waited on her left and right.
"Emperor, what are you thinking? Poisoning? How did you come up with such a bad idea? Who do you think Jue Lin is, poisoning him to death? You can figure it out! Where is your brain going? Already?" the queen said in a hurry, she was almost dizzy by his innocence.
The eldest prince originally came here to inquire, and he didn't say that he would definitely do it, but after being told by the queen, he immediately became rebellious, and felt that this idea couldn't be better.
"Mother! This is not a bad idea! I think this idea could not be better! Only in this way can Jue Lin disappear before my eyes as quickly as possible, isn't it? How long will I have to wait if I defeat him openly with power?" The eldest prince was annoyed Said.
Then he told the Queen what Ling Muhua had said to him, leaving the Queen speechless, knowing that this was a bad idea and a bad idea, but she couldn't find anything to refute, because of the circumstances of what he said They all know it's true!
After holding back for a while, the queen forced out a sentence through her teeth: "Even so, poisoning is not a good way! How can you poison Jue Lin without anyone noticing it? You Is there any way to put aside the relationship when your father is investigating?"
The First Prince sneered and said, "Don't we have a good scapegoat now?"
The queen was startled, blinked before thinking of something, "You mean Ling Muhua?"
The eldest prince said with a smile: "There is no other more suitable person except him."
The queen frowned, "This is inappropriate, let's not say whether Ling Muhua is willing or not, even if he is willing, how can you guarantee that he will not confess you if something happens? If he bites back, you just jump in The Yellow River can't be washed clean."
The eldest prince did not take seriously the empress's concern, "Empress mother, anyone who knows his life experience understands the relationship between him and the Luo family, if anyone says that he belongs to me and works for me, even if I instruct him to do things for me Jue Lin poisoned, who would believe it? People who don’t know will not believe it, everyone knows that Ling Muhua is Mu Jinxi’s friend, they all know that they have a good relationship, and everyone knows that Ling Muhua and I have never had any contact in the past How could it be possible for Ling Muhua to poison Juelin for me in such a situation?"
"But you used the ashes of Ling Muhua's mother to threaten him, didn't you?" The queen still felt it was inappropriate.
"Mother, who can prove that I threatened him with his mother's ashes? When I dug his mother's grave, within a few days, someone found a body similar to his mother's and buried it back. Ling Muhua also I don't know what his mother's tomb looks like now, when he says that I threatened him, as long as someone goes to his mother's tomb to take a look, won't everything be clear?" The eldest prince said with some pride .
The queen was a little stunned and surprised. She didn't expect him to do such a thing, which was beyond her expectation... But even so, she didn't approve of poisoning Juelin, it was too risky!
If it was someone else, she wouldn't hesitate so much, but that person is Jue Lin, the younger brother whom the emperor has always cared about!Although she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that if the emperor had to choose between Jue Lin and Huang'er, the emperor would probably choose Jue Lin without hesitation.In the eyes of the emperor, there is only one younger brother, but there can be countless sons, there is no comparison at all!
If the emperor found out about Juelin's poisoning, she couldn't imagine how furious the emperor would be.The emperor was furious and buried millions of corpses, even if they were people close to the emperor, they might not be able to avoid them at that time, maybe they would be buried with Juelin at that time!
But the eldest prince is not as cautious as the empress. If he wants to get the power he wants, he has to take a little risk, especially when the power gap between him and Jue Lin is so obvious.He only has the status of the eldest son of the emperor, but this status did not bring him any special treatment, let alone make him like a fish in water in the court... As the eldest son, he is not as good as a person who bears the title of prince of the opposite sex. for what?
Just like what Ling Muhua said, he couldn't beat Jue Lin by playing tricks, not because he was stupid than him, but because he was protected by his father!His father wholeheartedly protected him, even if he really accused Jue Lin of some crime and put it in front of his eyes, his father might not believe it.On the contrary, the emperor might think that he was deliberately framing Juelin!
This kind of thing is not unheard of.I remember that Jue Lin deliberately teased him when he was a child, but every time he went to complain to his father, his father always chose to believe Jue Lin, never trusted him...
How would he defeat Jue Lin in such a situation, and how long would it take?Could it be that I really have to wait decades until my father dies?But who can guarantee that the Juelin at that time will still be the same as now?Who knows if the emperor will directly pass the throne to Jue Lin before his father dies?Or simply make him a regent or something, judging from the father's current favor for Jue Lin, this is a very possible thing!
The eldest prince thought full of sarcasm.
I have to say that Ling Muhua's words that day had a considerable impact on the First Prince, severely stimulating the First Prince's sensitive nerves, and made his already restless heart even more frightened and suspicious. Every word of Ling Muhua's words pierced him. In his flesh and blood, he had to admit that what he said was correct, and what he analyzed was correct.
Even if he didn't want to admit that he was inferior to Jue Lin, he knew in his heart that his father was a factor on the one hand, and on the other hand he had his own reasons. Jue Lin was indeed better than him...but so what?He is the prince, the eldest and only son of the current emperor!His birth already decided everything, didn't it?Even if Jue Lin hadn't been adopted into Prince Mu's Mansion, he is only his uncle now!
He is not qualified to take the position of Xiao Xiang at all, not to mention that he has been adopted out now and is not a member of the Yan family. If it is not for his own ulterior purpose in his heart, he should recognize his identity and stay away from the court. , instead of staying by Father's side and taking away everything that belongs to him!
If it wasn't for him, how could he become what he is now?How could he live such a useless life, obviously wishing him to die, but he had to pretend that nothing happened and try his best to restrain his resentment towards him in front of outsiders, which prince lived so depressed like him?
He has endured it for more than ten years, and he has endured Juelin since he was sensible. Is he really going to continue to endure it for decades?Could it be that his whole life will be ruined by Jue Lin?No!He absolutely does not want to!
The more he thought about it, the more determined the idea in the eldest prince's heart became. He didn't even listen to what his mother said in his ear, and was absorbed in his own thoughts.
"Emperor, emperor? Are you listening to the queen mother?" The queen realized that her son was not listening to her at all while she was speaking. Looking at him with suspicion in his eyes.
Huang'er will not listen to her and insist on poisoning Juelin, right?The queen thought worriedly.She knew that Huang'er's heart knot with Jue Lin had become so deep that it could not be adjusted, and she wished that Jue Lin would die, and she also hoped that Da Chu would not have Jue Lin.But even so, you can't act impulsively!The risk of doing so is too great, and the chance of exposure is too great!
Huang'er shouldn't risk himself in order to eradicate Jue Lin, it's not worth it!She has only one son like him, and her honor and disgrace are tied to him. If something happens to him, what will she do for the rest of her life?She is still waiting to be the queen mother!
The eldest prince is a little impatient. For the first time, he feels that although the queen mother is a queen, she is a woman after all, and women's unique indecision is always indispensable. If everything is like the queen mother who looks forward and backward, afraid of this and that, when will it be possible? event?If you want to get the supremacy, how can you do it without taking some risks?If there is no Jue Lin, then they don't have to worry about anything at all, just follow the steps.
But now the situation doesn't allow them to go step by step like this, right?What is the attitude of the father towards Jue Lin, she, the queen, should be more aware than him, the prince, right?After all, she and her father have been husband and wife for decades, and she more or less knows his father's character!
"Mother! I know what you're worried about, but if we endure it all the time, will this situation change? Our situation will only get worse and worse, and I will only be ruthlessly suppressed by Juelin! As long as Father is still alive The day I live! I can't do anything to my father, but I can always do something to Jue Lin, right? Do I have to be passively restrained like this all the time?" The eldest prince growled irritably.
The queen moved her lips, and said nah, "But, but you can't poison Juelin, it's too risky!"
She felt that this method was really not even a bad idea!
The eldest prince took a deep breath, explained the pros and cons carefully, and tried his best to convince his mother. In fact, it is okay for him to do this in private without telling his mother, but he considered At that time, something really happened to Juelin. If the emperor suspected him, the queen mother might be able to speak for him. If the queen mother was tested by the emperor without knowing what happened, it would be troublesome.
And this matter should be smoother with the help of the queen mother!
In the end, the queen was persuaded. Although she was still a little uncertain and worried, she couldn't stand the eldest prince's instigation, and her own suspicion and fear of Jue Lin had reached a certain level. It's really disturbing!
After convincing his mother, the First Prince felt more at ease. He had already planned everything in his mind, and was just waiting for the right time to do it.
He had already found someone to try that poison, and the effect really made him very satisfied. People who were poisoned didn't even know that they were poisoned, and it was too late when they realized something was wrong. If it didn’t come out, it was poisoned, and even the doctor didn’t see it. Later, he asked the people under him to contaminate some things with this poison and let the doctor with the best medical skills in the capital look at it. The doctor was very surprised and surprised. He said that he had never seen or heard of this kind of poison, and asked people to deal with it quickly, so that they must not touch it, otherwise, there might not even be an antidote.
Originally, he wanted the imperial physician in the palace to come and see him, but he was afraid that something might be revealed, so he could only give up in the end, he felt that this was enough!He had already thought of all the ways to escape, and the doctor didn't know that the person who asked him was from the First Prince's Mansion, and he also silenced him when he came back, leaving only Ling Muhua who knew the secret, and Ling Muhua happened to be his scapegoat!
Since Mu Jinxi found out about Ling Muhua and the eldest prince from Jue Lin, she felt relieved for the time being. Because of Jue Lin's presence, she believed that nothing would happen for the time being. She focused her energy back on her own affairs. The batch of cosmetics really failed. The cosmetics she wanted to make this time were actually the modern makeup part, while the previous production was the skin care part.
In ancient times, there was no mature makeup technology and perfect makeup products. Although there were various makeup products in ancient times, such as foundation, powder, rouge, lipstick, etc., the production process of these cosmetic products was complicated. Some of the raw materials are quite unhealthy.
For example, foundation, called makeup powder here, is usually made of rice flour, or corn, or even white lead, and various spices are added later.The so-called eyebrow pencil Dai is actually a kind of mineral. Before painting, Dai should be ground into powder, then mixed with water and then painted on the eyebrows.The rouge is to add a red flower to the foundation of the makeup powder and then apply it on the face as a blush.Lipstick is even more simple, a piece of lipstick paper, gently sip...
Not to mention other things, even these cosmetics are extremely troublesome when applying makeup, and the durability is not good, let alone health problems.If she can make it according to modern makeup products, she believes it will be a revolutionary change!
After the failure, she summed up the problems, some were due to the proportion of various ingredients, some were due to temperature control, some were due to the replacement of softeners and colorants, so they could not be successfully produced, and some were due to The way and method of production are wrong... In short, some problems can always be found every time the experiment is performed. As the number of experiments increases, the problems become less and less. In the end, she no longer knows how many times she has tried and failed. How many times did I barely make the finished product.
When the finished products were made, everyone in the workshop cheered, but she felt dissatisfied, because these finished products were far from her standards!Others persuaded her that this is actually very good, because no one has successfully made these things, and before no one has made these things, hers is the best!By the time other people have learned to make it, she has had enough time to perfect her own things.
But she thinks it is not possible, since it has already been produced, it should be the best, so that such products can be sold to consumers, instead of indulging herself because there are no competitors, so she thinks that since there is still time, then I should continue to improve and strive to make better products!
Mu Jinxi was so focused on these matters that it was inevitable to ignore the affairs in the mansion. The old concubine saw it, and although she wanted to say something, she could only sigh secretly in the end and took care of it again for the time being. When it came to the affairs in the mansion, I just saw Hao'er grow up day by day, but rarely saw his mother, and sometimes I couldn't help blaming Mu Jinxi for neglecting her son's growth.
It wasn't until one day that Jue Lin fainted in the hall during the court, and Mu Jinxi panicked for the first time when someone told the news.
(End of this chapter)
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