Chapter 1712: Really Asking for Tea Leaves!....
Translator: Lonelytree
In the royal study, Yuwen Longyan was sitting at the table, reading through the memorials. At this moment, Eunuch Zhang came in excitedly and happily to report,” Your Majesty, the princess of Guguo and the general are here.”
When the Emperor heard this, he was also very happy. He asked,” Where are
Eunuch Zhang said, “They are waiting outside the royal study!’
“Quickly invite them in!” The Emperor said happily.
As soon as Jiang Zhennan and Lin Yuelan entered, they bowed to the Emperor.
Then, the emperor said, “The two of you are hiding in Taoyuan Village. You’re so happy that you don’t think about your hometown, right? If it wasn’t for the wedding, would you still be unwilling to come back?”
Lin Yuelan pursed her lips and said,” Beijing is not as fun as Taoyuan Village!’
The Emperor immediately scolded her with a smile,” You little girl, others can’t wait to come here, but you are the complete opposite. Do you really think the capital is a monster?”
Lin Yuelan pursed her lips again and said,” That’s right. It’s even more terrifying than a dragon’s pool or a tiger’s den!”
The Emperor was speechless. Wasn’t this description too scary?
How could the capital be as terrifying as she said?
The capital was the centre of power, the bustling city, the place where everyone yearned for glory and wealth. Some people spent their entire lives trying to enter the capital.
But why was this girl so resistant to coming to the capital?
The Emperor knew immediately.
Without waiting for the Emperor to think too much, Lin Yuelan asked directly,” Your Majesty, what’s going on with these rumours in the capital? Could it be that there are so many people in the entire capital who have the same dream, dreaming that I’m getting married in the empress’s wedding dress?” At this point, she sneered and said,” Hehe, that’s ridiculous!” Whether it was because she was going to get married in the empress’s wedding dress or because many people in the capital dreamed of such a thing, no one knew.
Speaking of this, the Emperor’s expression was also very bad.
He said,” Girl, I’ve already sent someone to investigate this matter. I’ll definitely give you an explanation after some time!”
Lin Yuelan was very satisfied with the Emperor’s words. She nodded and asked directly,” Old Emperor, why didn’t you believe the rumours?”
When the Emperor heard this, he was stunned at first, then he laughed loudly and said,” Haha, you little girl, how do you know that I don’t believe the rumours?”
Lin Yuelan said calmly,” If you believed it, you wouldn’t have told me that you sent people to investigate! Instead, you would have allowed such rumours to spread further! ”
The Emperor nodded and said,” Girl, you really understand me.”
Back then, when he heard such rumours, his first reaction was to clarify everything.
If it wasn’t for his previous agreement with Lin Yuelan and Jiang Zhennan, he might have believed such rumours.
It was just that so many people in the capital had the same dream. Not to mention Lin Yuelan, even he, as the emperor, obviously did not quite believe it.
However, rumours were fiercer than tigers.
If it spread too much, it would become a reality.
This way, it would naturally arouse his suspicion.
Fortunately, after he heard such rumours, he was still rational.
Obviously, the sudden appearance of such a rumour must be targeted at their marriage.
However, Lin Yuelan did not announce their marriage at her own request. She only informed the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor to calculate the date.
Such a big matter, even if it were not made public, it would at least leak.
It was obvious that someone had ulterior motives. They suddenly created such a rumour. Firstly, they wanted to ruin Jiang Zhennan and Lin Yuelan’s marriage. Secondly, they wanted to make him suspicious.
Suspicion, as a person in power, was the worst thing to do.
In the past, how many emperors, because of their suspicions, had committed many unjust cases, and how many innocent and loyal officials and pillars of the court had been wronged and died?
Of course, he also knew that suspicion was the biggest mistake that every emperor would make, and he was no exception.
He was not suspicious of Lin Yuelan and Jiang Zhennan because he had been to Taoyuan Village before.
Three years ago, Taoyuan Village was already unforgettable. Three years later,
Taoyuan Village should be more like a paradise on earth.
He even wanted to step down from his position as emperor and live in seclusion in Taoyuan Village.
However, he knew very well that if he had such thoughts, it was very likely that it would cause a brutal bloodbath within the imperial court. Brothers would kill each other, and father and son would kill each other. It was even more likely that it would cause turmoil in the Yuwen family.. If that was really the case, how would he explain it to the ancestors of the Yuwen family in the future?