Chapter 136 The Frail and Sick Powerful Minister

Midday on the moon.

The biting cold wind blew through the room, and Jing Ji felt a little uneasy when he heard the low cough of the young man beside him.

He didn't understand why the mother and queen had to eat outside in the winter?

As if feeling the anxiety of the little emperor, the Empress Dowager Changfeng glanced at her son calmly, with a hint of warning in her eyes.

After Jing Ji pursed her lips and lowered her head, she retracted her gaze with satisfaction, turned her head to the young man who had been silent since she was seated, and said, "Lord Lin has worked hard. Your Majesty is still young, and this year is another eventful year, we orphans. Widow mother, please take care of you."

Lin Xiaodong said neither humble nor arrogant: "The empress dowager is serious, the minister just fulfilled his duty as a minister, and that's all."

The Empress Dowager Changfeng curled her lips into a smile, waved her hand, and ordered the maid to bring him a bowl of bird's nest. Lin Xiaodong thanked the Queen Mother in a low voice, holding a white porcelain bowl that could only be regarded as warm in both hands, with a very respectful attitude, but it was impossible to pick out the slightest mistake.

"By the way, Mr. Lin," Just as he picked up the spoon, the Queen Mother brought up another matter consciously or unintentionally, "I heard that you took His Majesty to the Heavenly Prison before?"

Lin Xiaodong had to put down the spoon and said sternly: "Exactly. The assassin calls himself An Wang's doorman, and the matter is a big one. Although the minister has a decision in his heart, it is not easy to handle it alone."

The Empress Dowager Changfeng frowned fiercely, and there was a bit of coldness in her words: "But Your Majesty is only thirteen years old this year! You don't know where the Heavenly Prison is, how can you let the Honorable Ninety Five go to that kind of place? A dirty and pickled place?"

"When the late emperor was here, he once told the minister that the prince is the future of the Jing Dynasty and must shoulder the livelihood of all the people in the world." Lin Xiaodong pulled the deceased emperor out and raised the banner without changing his face. There is nothing wrong with letting your Majesty know that severe punishments are harsh and that those who are monarchs must treat the people leniently in the place where the felons are located."

The Empress Dowager Changfeng choked, and finally she could only say angrily: "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred things. Lord Lin is really eloquent."

Lin Xiaodong smiled slightly: "The queen mother is very praised."

There was silence for a while.

Seeing that the woman on the opposite side stopped talking, Lin Xiaodong lowered his head to himself, and scooped a spoonful of bird's nest into his mouth.

Good ice.

He frowned slightly, because of the cold weather, just a while ago, the warm bird's nest had completely turned into a bowl of ice powder. Lin Xiaodong felt numb in his tongue and throat after just tasting a little bit. There was an itching from the depths.

The young man put down the spoon, clenched his fists to cover his lips, and coughed a few times in a low voice.

Seeing his weak appearance, the Queen Mother Changfeng, who had calmed down originally, said again, "Why don't Mr. Lin eat it? Is it unpalatable?"

Lin Xiaodong lowered his eyes and said, "No, it's just that the minister is a little full."

"But I don't think Lord Lin has eaten much," said the Empress Dowager Changfeng, receiving a slightly puzzled look from the young man. Immediately, her expression froze, and she began to change the subject quietly.

"However, since you mentioned Tianjing, Mr. Lin, do you have any clues about the origin of the assassin?"

Lin Xiaodong nodded.

"Oh?" Empress Dowager Changfeng's face became deeper and deeper, "Why don't you talk about it."

But when she met the young man's dark eyes that seemed to have seen through everything, she couldn't help but shudder.

No, it's impossible, she thought, Lin Dongqing couldn't have guessed it!

And even if he really doubts, no one will believe it, let alone find evidence!

"I think the queen mother should already understand who is the mastermind behind the scenes." Lin Xiaodong coughed twice, staring at the woman's forcedly calm expression and smiled.

"Lin Dongqing! What do you mean by that?!"

The Empress Dowager Changfeng widened her eyes and slapped the table hard.

The tableware and chopsticks on the table were shaken violently, and the maid and eunuch, who was shivering from the cold, held their breath and dared not let the air out.

Under the tablecloth, Jing Ji clenched his fists tightly, and lowered his head, wondering what he was thinking.

Lin Xiaodong noticed his appearance, the young man sighed softly, picked up the chopsticks that had fallen on the table and put them back where they were, taking back the words that had already reached his lips.

"It's my blunder," he said lightly, "The Empress Dowager atonement."

The little emperor looked up at him suddenly, his eyes a little red.

But the Empress Dowager Changfeng didn't notice the undercurrent between the two at all. Seeing Lin Xiaodong back down, she thought it was Lin Dongqing's guilty conscience. She sneered: "Sir Lin, you can eat rice indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. I am His Majesty's biological mother, Jing Chao is now the Queen Mother, are you going to expose such a serious accusation with just a few words? ?"

Jing Ji couldn't help but said, "Queen Mother!"

"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with you." But the Empress Dowager Changfeng did not save face for her son at all. In her opinion, what does a thirteen-year-old child know? Even the emperor is the same, she is destined to become the most honorable woman in the entire Jing Dynasty, even the emperor must respect her!

Lin Xiaodong said calmly, "How are you doing, Empress?"

"Kneel down." Empress Dowager Changfeng said.

Jing Ji suddenly stood up from his seat: "Mother! Mr. has already apologized, so don't--"

Halfway through his words, he suddenly widened his eyes and watched in disbelief as Lin Xiaodong stood up and walked to the open space, kneeling on his knees indifferently.

The young man shook his long sleeves and bowed deeply.

He was silent the whole time.

"First, sir, you..."

Jing Jijie stammered, his mind turned into a mess.

Lin Dongqing actually knelt down! ?

Even the Empress Dowager Changfeng opened her red lips slightly in surprise. She only wanted to embarrass Lin Dongqing, but she didn't expect the young man to be so obedient.

"Ding, good person card +1."

A crisp voice rang in Lin Xiaodong's ears, which was an autonomous reminder program left by the system. At the same time, Empress Dowager Changfeng's slightly softened voice also sounded: "Since you know it's wrong, then Lord Lin should be flat."

This Lin Dongqing is indeed a young talent who can bend and stretch, she thought regretfully, it is a pity that the people who cannot be used by my son can only be the stumbling blocks that their mother and son must remove on the way forward.

But the young man did not move.

He still maintained this posture, kneeling motionless on the icy-biting stone brick. The snow in the New Year's Eve night fell on his shoulders and thin back, making the young man's figure look like a sculpture.

"Master Lin, I have already said that I am flat, why can't you afford it?"

The Empress Dowager Changfeng finally realized that something was wrong, her eyes flickered, and she raised her voice unconsciously.

"Because of this kneeling, I'm not at you." Lin Xiaodong got up slightly, did not look at her, just looked at a stone brick in front of him and said lightly, "I am kneeling for Your Majesty."

Jing Ji said in surprise, "Why did you kneel on me, sir?"

The Empress Dowager Changfeng sneered: "It's a mystery! I..."

Before she could finish speaking, her expression suddenly changed.

Intensive rain-like footsteps came from outside the wall, mixed with the clash of weapons.

Amidst the screams and cries of the court ladies and eunuchs, a group of janissaries in fine iron armor surrounded them.

The Empress Dowager Changfeng suddenly stood up and pointed at Lin Xiaodong, who was still kneeling on the ground.

Lin Xiaodong slowly got up from the ground, there was nothing he could do, the ground was too cold, and after kneeling for such a short time, his knees lost consciousness. He ignored the cry of the Empress Dowager Changfeng, but turned to look at the little emperor who was looking at him. The two looked at each other, and then the young man took the initiative to withdraw his gaze.

"Someone," he said, "the queen mother is suffering from madness. The intention of dispatching assassins is not good for Her Majesty, and she will be sent to Fengning Palace to recuperate. Without my permission, the idle people can't wait for half a step."

"Yes!"

Seeing that she was about to be forcibly dragged away by the soldiers, the Empress Dowager Changfeng struggled desperately, and before being dragged away, she shouted in the direction of the youth with her hair disheveled: "You will not end well! Lin Dongqing, I am waiting for you to go to hell! "

Jing Ji stood there dumbfounded. He looked at the appearance of his mother being pulled away and imprisoned. He was about to plead with the young man in front of him, but when he saw Lin Dongqing's cold eyes like a knife, his face instantly turned pale.

The tender scene on the palace road made him almost forget that the young man in front of him was a powerful minister under one person and above ten thousand people.

And in his eyes, does he really have his own emperor?

Jing Ji clenched his back molars and said nothing.

Lin Xiaodong just glanced at him and knew that this kid was on the cusp of bullshit again, but he didn't have the mind to explain. .

Jing Ji stared at his ruthlessly away back.

The night sky outside the imperial city burst into blooming fireworks. It was the New Year's Eve for family reunion, but he was forced to separate from his mother... Although Lin Dongqing didn't kill him tonight, what about the future? Could he only be a puppet sitting on a dragon chair, manipulated and manipulated by the opponent for a lifetime?

The nails were deeply embedded in the palm of his hand. The little emperor took a deep breath and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. He turned his head without looking back under the careful questioning of the surrounding eunuchs, and strode away with his back to the youth, leaving himself alone. locked in an empty palace.

outside the palace walls.

Lin Xiaodong, who strode out, stopped abruptly.

The commander of the Guards behind him looked at him puzzledly: "Lord Lin, what are you-Lin Lord!?"

He watched in panic as the young man in front arched his body, covered his lips and coughed piercingly, and even vomited blood!

"Sir Lin, what's wrong with you? I'll call the imperial doctor for you!"

"No, go back... go back to the Lin Mansion," Lin Xiaodong grabbed his arm, "it was poisoned... but don't let His Majesty know."

fortunately.

Before losing consciousness completely, Lin Xiaodong thought with emotion, fortunately the bowl of bird's nest was cold and tasteless, so he ate a spoonful.

--If this is a bowl of Mala Tang, then he can go to earth for peace of mind now.

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The author has something to say:

Ordinary villain: Let the bird's nest cool down, so that the taste of poison will not be eaten.

High IQ villain: add numbness, spicy and coriander! I can't believe anyone can taste it!

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