As Xiao Tianyao said, although the Eldest Prince immediately brought up the matter of Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu in front of the Emperor, the Emperor did not summon them immediately and only asked them to wait……
The Eldest Prince was not favored by the Emperor. He took a big risk by bringing up the matter of Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu as soon as the ban was lifted. One bad move would make the Emperor even more dissatisfied with him and let him go home to reflect on things again.
Therefore, even if the Eldest Prince wants to bring up the old matter again and remind the Emperor, he must find a suitable opportunity, otherwise, it will be counterproductive.
However, who knows whether God doesn’t give him face or someone was deliberately obstructing him? The Eldest Prince failed to find a suitable opportunity for seven or eight days in a row.
The Eldest Prince had no choice but to worry about Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu being anxious, so he went to the inn to talk to Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu in person.
“I don’t know what my imperial father is thinking, but he has been refusing to summon you. I thought it was man-made at first, but after checking, there was no trace at all. I also inquired carefully and found that no one put on your shoes in front of my imperial father. My imperial father has other plans in mind.”
The Hua Family has been sending things to Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu from time to time in the past few days, and the Hua Family’s young master comes to report every day. Each of these things makes the Eldest Prince very uneasy. He always feels that the Hua Family is brewing a big conspiracy, but he doesn’t dare to talk nonsense for fear of thinking too much.
However, the Hua Family’s high-profile statement about Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu’s importance was not without its benefits. The Zhang Family had enmity with Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu because of the Eastern Bank incident. Now that they are in the capital, the Zhang family doesn’t want to let them go. They wanted to kill these two people, but as soon as the Hua Family took action, the Zhang Family in the empire did not dare to do anything.
“This matter is not urgent, and you, your Highness, don’t have to ask for trouble in front of the Emperor.” Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu didn’t need to inquire. Just listening to the Eldest Prince’s words, they knew that the Eldest Prince did not have much face in front of the Emperor. If he continued doing this and made the Emperor dissatisfied, they were afraid that the status of the Eldest Prince would be even lower.
This was not good for them. They still need to rely on the power of the Eldest Prince in the Central Empire.
“But I always feel uneasy if you don’t leave. I heard that the Lin Family has been sending you gifts from time to time recently. What’s going on?” It’s not just the Hua Family who was eyeing Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu, but also a low-ranking family like the Lin Family.
Although the Lin Family was not well-respected in the aristocratic family, for ordinary people, their disciples’ status was high enough. Even the Eldest Prince has to be polite when he sees the headmaster of the Lin family.
There was no way. The aristocratic family has been in the Central Empire for thousands of years and holds the best resources in the Central Empire. There were thousands of disciples of the aristocratic family. They have received the best education since they were young. They were descendants of the aristocratic family from all walks of life. Even the Emperor dare not easily go against his opponents.
“I have something to do with the Lin Family.” Originally, he wanted to deceive herself and others, but now that the Lin family came to visit, Lin Chujiu couldn’t escape.
At first, she felt strange why a smart man like Prime Minister Lin was so cruel to her biological daughter. It turned out……
She was not his daughter.
“You? Is your father related to the Lin Family?” The Eldest Prince thought of Lin Chujiu’s surname and immediately guessed it, but then denied it: “That’s not right. How could the Lin Family let their descendant go to the East and be their official? And why would you use someone from the Central Empire as your prime minister?”
The Central Empire aristocratic family’s business was spread across the four countries. They will not allow their children to serve as officials in any country, and similarly, each country will not allow people who enter the Central Empire to become officials.
Of course, these were unspoken rules and were not explicitly stipulated. Those who were not of their race must have different thoughts. Although the four countries were dependent on the Central Empire, they did not want to be ignored by the Central Empire and let the power fall into the hands of the Central Empire.
“My father is from the Imperial Lin family, he is not Prime Minister Lin.” Lin Chujiu couldn’t help but sigh after hearing the story of love and hatred.
Her mother also had a hard life. She didn’t care about her family background or her partner’s family background. She just finally fell in love with someone, but she didn’t expect that person to be from the Lin Family of the Central Empire.
Her biological father did not fail her mother, but he was forced to death by the Lin Family. If her mother hadn’t left quickly, both of them, mother and daughter, would have died as well.
Of course, this version was not told to her by the Lin family. What the Lin Family said was that they did not agree with their marriage before, and then the family was forced by her father to do so, so the Lin family had no choice but to nod in agreement.
The Lin Family was preparing to hold a wedding for her father and mother, but before the wedding, her father died of a serious illness, and her mother left sadly. They didn’t know that her mother was pregnant at the time.
There was no flaw in what the Lin family said. She couldn’t find anything if she wanted to investigate. Fortunately, there was Xiao Tianyao beside her. Xiao Tianyao had already investigated her life experience. Although she couldn’t find out anything about the Central Empire, from the Meng Family, they can also find out a thing or two.
They learned from the Meng Family that her mother was not recognized by the Lin Family in the Central Empire. Her mother followed her father back to the Central Empire. They didn’t know what happened in the Central Empire. They only knew that her mother returned to the Lin Family half a year later. She was devastated and said her father died, and she wanted to find someone to marry again.
With thousands of options to choose from, her mother found Prime Minister Lin. At that time, Prime Minister Lin was just a junior scholar candidate who had just passed the exam. He would like to climb the ladder of success after marrying the daughter of the Duke of the country. However, her mother insisted on getting married, and the Meng family had no choice.
As for what happened next, her mother died in childbirth, and then Prime Minister Lin married her aunt…….
Combining the information found by Xiao Tianyao, as well as the words and actions of the Lin Family, Lin Chujiu guessed that the Lin Family must have some motive for recognizing her at this time, but she didn’t know what the motive was.
Seeing that the Eldest Prince looked interested, Lin Chujiu picked out what she could say and told him. Of course, she also wanted to get some news from him.
“What? Your father is Lin Weitu?” The Eldest Prince exclaimed when he heard Lin Chujiu’s father’s name.
“What? Is there a problem?” Lin Chujiu’s face changed slightly and asked.
“The problem is big.” The Eldest Prince did not hide anything from Lin Chujiu and said clearly: “Lin Weitu is the youngest son of the Lin Family. It is said that he is very favored, but when he was 18 years old, he ran away secretly. Later I heard they said he was captured, but less than 3 months after he was captured, the Lin Family said he died and then burned his body directly.”
“Captured? Escaped?” It’s not a big deal for a young master from a big family to run away, but how could he suddenly die after being caught? And his corpse was also burned, which was not in line with the customs of the Central Empire. The custom of the Central Empire was to bury them in coffins.
“I don’t know the specifics. The Lin Family is very tight-lipped, and it’s normal for a family like this to have one or two children die, and no one will ask. If you want to know, I can have someone check it out for you.” The Eldest Prince wanted to talk to Lin Chujiu more, but he didn’t know much.
“Thank you, Your Highness. If you can, please help me check it out. I always feel that something is not right about this matter.” It was not easy to find out what happened nearly twenty years ago, but if they don’t check it out, Lin Chujiu can’t rest assured.
The attitude of the Lin Family was strange, and the actions of the Hua Family also made her and Xiao Tianyao very uneasy. Maybe the Eldest Prince’s worrying was unfounded, but these days, they also inquired about the behavior of the great aristocratic family and found that they were really like what the Eldest Prince said. Wearing the mask of a gentleman but acting like a villain, they had to guard against them……
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