Chapter 126 I already knew
"Xin'er, don't mention this in front of me again." Lu Lincheng said this to Lu Xiner impatiently. Not to mention that the king of Mo will not agree to this matter, even if the king of Mo agrees to let his daughter enter the royal palace, then Lu Lincheng will not choose this daughter to enter the royal palace. How can she do anything for her plan with her head?
"Dad, why?" Lu Xiner asked reluctantly, why did her father treat her like this?
"King Mo will never agree, don't you know?" Lu Lincheng explained like this, and then continued, as if to make Lu Xiner completely give up: "If he agrees, how can he wait until now? So, Xiner, you'd better stop thinking about it. In the last sentence, Lu Lincheng seemed to say something serious to his daughter.
"Dad, my daughter knows that maybe King Mo will not agree to this matter. However, if you go to say something to Mo Wang, maybe Mo Wang will agree, which is not certain! Besides, there is also the thing your daughter just told you!" Lu Xiner tried her best to make the last effort for herself.
"Xin'er, you'd better completely dispel the idea of entering the royal palace!" After saying this, Lu Lincheng closed his eyes and looked like he didn't want to talk to Lu Xiner anymore.
"Dad, why, I'm your daughter."
"Xin'er, Dad will say one last sentence. If you can make King Mo agree to this matter, Dad has nothing to say. However, if you want Dad to help you, you don't have to think about it. It's absolutely impossible. Lu Lincheng said to Lu Xiner seriously.
"Dad," Lu Xiner looked at Lu Lincheng like this and made it clear that she didn't want to go on, so she could only turn her head and leave in frustration. It seems that if this matter depends on her father, it is absolutely impossible, then she can only rely on herself.
"Miss, how's it going?" Joan, who was guarding outside the door, heard the sound of the door being opened and couldn't help asking. However, when Qiong'er looked up and saw Lu Xiner's expression, she didn't continue to ask. What does the young lady's expression mean? If she doesn't know it yet, she really has no eyesight.
"Joon, no." Lu Xiner looked very sad and shook her head, as if she even frowned.
"Miss, don't be discouraged! There will always be a solution to things." Joan couldn't bear to see her young lady so depressed, so she comforted her.
"Well, Qiong'er," suddenly, Lu Xin'er turned her head, clenched Qiong's hand, and said to her, "Qiang'er, this time, you must help me find a way and come up with a good way." Lu Xiner seemed to say to Joan with a serious expression.
"Miss, I will definitely help you, so don't worry too much, Miss." Qiong'er smiled, as if she wanted Lu Xiner to feel at ease.
"Ye-huh, Joan, I have to rely on you now."
The palace, the imperial study.
Nangong He sat on the chair and still looked like that. After Nangong Mo left, he looked like this. He leaned his head and looked at the book in front of him, as if he was absorbed. However, I don't know where my mind has gone. He looked at the scroll in front of him in a daze, and those dense words. For the first time, he couldn't help but feel irritable. He had no intention to read it, so he simply took away the scroll and put it aside.
Nangong He still didn't seem to believe it. Just now, Mo actually agreed to compete fairly with him. However, even if Mo had promised him, he still felt a little unreal. He didn't know where this feeling came from, but he felt it clearly.
It turned out that Mo had already known what he thought about Ning'er, but he didn't make it clear. However, why did Mo promise himself like this just now? This is something that Nangong He can't figure out. Perhaps, Nangong He thought that Mo didn't want him to feel unwilling!
On that day, he looked at the interaction between his brother and Ning'er in Jiang Zhiqin's bedroom. He felt that his heart seemed to be blocked by something. He couldn't describe that feeling in words, but he felt it clearly, boring. Perhaps, at that moment, he felt that the person in his heart should have fallen in love with his brother! That woman always looks like a faint woman, but he feels that he is a little different from his brother. Nangong He closed his eyes very upset.
The next day, above the court.
"Do you have anything else to do?" Nangong He asked in a low voice.
It was quiet below. Nangong He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Since you have nothing to play, let's retreat!" With that, Nangong He planned to get up and leave.
"Your Majesty," when Nangong He was about to get up and leave, Lu Lincheng suddenly stood up and said to Nangong He, "Your Majesty, I have something to do."
"Oh? What's the matter with Prime Minister Lu? Nangong He looked at Lu Lincheng in his spare time and asked coldly. What does this old guy want to do?
"Yes, your Majesty, I have something to do." Lu Lincheng nodded and looked respectful to Nangong He.
"Hmm." Nangong responded.
"Your Majesty, I got a piece of news recently. I don't know if you have heard of it?" Lu Lincheng took a look at Nangong He, but saw that his eyes seemed to be very focused on a certain point. Lu Lincheng turned his head doubtfully. With Nan Gonghe's sight, he didn't know where Nan Gonghe's vision fell.
"Oh? What news did Prime Minister Lu get? Nangong He seemed to be smiling and asked in a cold voice.
"Your Majesty, General Shen is a woman. I don't know if you and the adults have heard of it?" As Lu Lincheng said, he turned his eyes to Nangong He, and then turned his eyes away and looked at Shen Qingling.
Hearing Lu Lincheng's words, all the adults in the court couldn't help looking at Shen Qingning one after another. This general Shen, who has always been indifferent, turned out to be a woman? They couldn't help revealing a little surprise in their faces and eyes.
"Oh? Is that what Prime Minister Lu wants to say? Nangong He glanced at Lu Lincheng with no surprised expression.
"Your Majesty, isn't this important? General Shen disguised himself as a man, but the ministers did not know about this matter, and the emperor should not have known about it before, right? In this way, General Shen's behavior is a crime of bullying the king? Lu Lincheng stared at Nangong He and couldn't help wondering why the emperor's reaction when he heard his words just now was so plain?
"Oh? Why did Prime Minister Lu expect that I knew nothing about this matter? If I had told Prime Minister Lu that I had known about this matter for a long time, then General Shen's crime of bullying the king would not be established, right? Nangong He's faint voice.
"Your Majesty, have you known about this for a long time?" When Lu Lincheng heard Nan Gonghe's words, he couldn't help but be surprised. No wonder the emperor was not surprised at what he had just said, but it turned out that he had already known about it. So what should I do? Lu Lincheng frowned and thought about what to do. It seemed that things could succeed, but the emperor suddenly said such a sentence. Does the emperor already know about this?
"Well, I have known about this for a long time." Nangong He responded coldly. Don't think he doesn't know what the old guy is thinking. Lu Lincheng, this old guy, he has already seen through it, hehe! Nangong He couldn't help sneering in his heart.
"Your Majesty, although you have known about this matter for a long time, I don't know anything about General Shen's identity as a woman. And I just learned the news recently. Therefore, I think that General Shen should be punished anyway if he conceals his female identity like this. Lu Lincheng should look like this. After he finished speaking, he looked at the ministers around him. The meaning in his eyes was very clear. He wanted them to agree with his words. Although the emperor just said that he had known about this matter, seeing that this matter was about to be successful, how could he be willing to lose so much? Therefore, Lu Lincheng thought about it in his heart, and then came up with such a reason. If Shen Qingning can be removed from this matter, he will naturally be very happy. However, Lu Lincheng also knew that his idea was absolutely impossible to realize. In this case, let her suffer a little first.
"Oh? According to Prime Minister Lu's intention, how should we punish General Shen for the crime of deception? Nangong He still maintained his original appearance. Looking at Lu Lincheng, he deliberately aggravated the "crime of deception" in his words. Oh, this old guy.
"Your Majesty..." Now, Lu Lincheng is a little embarrassed. How should he be punished? He really didn't think about what kind of punishment he would let Shen Qingning accept just now? Moreover, he would not have thought that Nangong He would directly follow his words and ask. My Majesty, I haven't thought of this yet.
"Oh, then Prime Minister Lu, just think about it." The corners of Nangong He's mouth evoked a indifferent smile. What he said to Lu Lincheng, but his eyes did not fall on Lu Lincheng. He looked at Shen Qingning, who was still indifferent. This woman seemed to be like this at all times. Oh, no, except in front of his brother, she always seems to have a faint smile on the corners of her lips. Nangong He thought, this is probably the difference between her and Mo!
Lu Lincheng looked at Nangong He and seemed to be planning to leave, so he seized the opportunity and said, "Your Majesty, I have the courage to ask you to tell me what you think." With that, Lu Lincheng turned his eyes to several adults who were relatively close to him on weekdays. His meaning is very clear, and all those adults know it. However, although they usually have a good relationship with Lu Lincheng, if they do what they can, they are still willing to help. After all, Lu Lincheng is the prime minister anyway! However, from the dialogue between the emperor and Lu Lincheng, they naturally saw that the emperor obviously wanted to defend General Shen. Those people's hearts are like a mirror. Since the emperor has such an attitude, how can they go against the emperor's meaning?
"Well, then, Aiqing, do you have any suggestions?" Nangong He looked at the other officials standing on the court, with a cold smile on the corners of his lips. All of a time, he turned his head and looked at his brother. Nangong Mo didn't seem to be surprised that Lu Lincheng would make a fuss about this matter. Therefore, the expression on his face was still like this, and there was no change. If Nangong He didn't know Nangong Mo very well with the tacit understanding between the two for many years, I'm afraid he would have thought that Nangong Mo was an attitude of 'it has nothing to do with himself'! However, Nangong He is very clear that according to how much Nangong Mo cares about Ning'er, he will naturally not let anything happen to Ning'er. And his attitude is just that he is sure that Linger will be fine, so he looks so expressionless.
Hearing Nangong He's tone asking them, the officials present couldn't help looking at each other. Does the emperor want them to give their opinions? Although they thought that it should not go against the emperor's will, on the other hand, it was Lu Lincheng. Therefore, everyone kept their mouths shut with tacit understanding. If they don't make a sound, it should be done!
"Why, is there no one to say?" Nangong He looked at the silent crowd below.
"Your Majesty," someone stood up and said respectfully to Nangong He, "Your Majesty, I think that there was a precedent for women to enter the court as officials at the beginning of the founding of the country. Therefore, I think that although General Shen is a daughter, these days, I believe that all adults have also seen the talent of General Shen, so, I begged the emperor to exempt General Shen from punishment. An adult stood up and said this to Nangong He sincerely. Indeed, in his heart, Shen Qingning is indeed very talented, and such a woman has the courage of a man, which makes people can't help admiring. Therefore, he admires Shen Qingning very much.
Lu Lincheng looked angrily at the official who had just spoken. Humph, it was another person who always wanted to be right with him. Lu Lincheng looked at the official position with angry eyes. One day, I will let you know the consequences, he said in his heart.
"Well," when he heard this, the corners of Nan Gonghe's lips couldn't help smiling. He also knew the loyalty of this person, and he also listened to this sentence!" Who else does Aiqing want to express his opinion? Nangong He looked at other officials.
"Your Majesty, I think that General Shen really should not be punished." Now that someone has started, they can naturally agree with him.
"Your Majesty, I also agree." Some people nodded, which seemed to be a heavy nod after careful consideration.
"Well, what does Prime Minister Lu mean?" Nangong He said and took another look at Lu Lincheng. Oh, this old man, I'm afraid it's really going to be miscalculated this time.
"Your Majesty," Lu Lincheng shouted, and he alone was in favor of punishing Shen Qingning's crime of concealment. It seems that this matter is really unlikely to be as he wishes. Since all the adults agreed that they should not punish General Shen, the minister has no objection. Lu Lincheng's voice was full of unwillingness. However, no matter how unwilling you are, there is nothing you can do. If so many people object to his words, he won't say that he will punish Shen Qingning alone! I don't think that will have any effect! Thinking of this, Lu Lincheng had some regret in his heart. Why did he ask other officials to make some comments just now? If he directly tells what he thinks to Nangong He, then there will be no such thing next, right?
However, although Lu Lincheng was angry, he still did not show such thoughts on his face. He knew that in any case, he had to calm down. It's okay. Since you can't let Shen Qingning suffer a little this time, there will be another time. Thinking of this, Lu Lincheng couldn't help showing a cold smile.
"Well, since Prime Minister Lu also agreed, let's forget about this matter!" Nangong He nodded and seemed to be very satisfied, but the smile in his eyes still did not reach the bottom of his eyes.
"I'm at your command." Everyone spoke with one voice and then looked at the figure of Nan Gong He leaving.
Lufu.
Lu Lincheng returned to Lufu with a pale face. He was really angry! There is only such a small step left. If there is really such a small step, then his plan can be realized, which is a step closer to his success.
"Master, you're back." When the housekeeper saw Lu Lincheng's figure, he hurriedly greeted him and said respectfully to Lu Lincheng.
"Well," Lu Lincheng snorted, and then walked to his study without stopping.
Looking at Lu Lincheng like this, the housekeeper knew that his master should be very angry. However, he was still a little curious. Who made Lu Lincheng so angry?
With a "touch", there was a sound of the door of the study being closed heavily, which was also so frightened that the housekeeper who stood still in place and had not left came out of his thoughts. How can the master be so angry today? Usually, although Lu Lincheng is angry, he only shows it on his face at most. This time, he closes the door so heavily that anyone can see it!
As soon as Lu Lincheng entered the study, he fell heavily on the door to vent his anger. Shen Qingning, this time, it's your good luck. I hope you can still have such good luck next time!
Mowang Mansion.
As soon as the early morning ended, Nangong Mo pulled Shen Qingning out of the palace without saying a word. Today, Lu Lincheng, an old man, will make a fuss about the fact that Ning'er is a woman's identity. What excuse will he make next time?