The man who was kneeling motionless on the ground replied obediently: "Sin slave Lin Bujing pays homage to the princess."
Xiao Yuehuai lowered her eyes and looked at the little eunuch beside her, let go and pushed forward slightly, whispering softly: "I know that you have always been worried about Mu Yao's safety. That's why I call you to come to Haoyue Palace to meet him today. You don’t have to continue to abide by the etiquette, I won’t blame you.”
Lin Bujing was a little surprised. He looked up and saw Xiao Yuehuai staring at him intently.
Next to her was the thin little eunuch.
Lin Bujing resisted the impulse, suppressed the pain and helplessness in his heart, and said calmly with the corner of his mouth: "I don't know the meaning of the princess's words. This child is just a stranger to me, so why should I be worried?"
Xiao Yuehuai curled her lips and said lightly: "If it really has nothing to do with you, then I won't go to all the trouble to deal with Han Qi. Don't worry... He has done all kinds of evil and will eventually get his retribution. No one in the palace will bully your two brothers again. "
She emphasized the word "brother" and was always paying attention to the change in the man's expression.
Hearing this, Lin Bujing's eyes widened in surprise. He did not expect that the girl in front of him would reveal the secret that he had buried in his heart for many years. The murderous intention flashed in his eyes, and he carefully lowered his eyebrows and quietly clenched his hands into fists. He didn't understand, how could Xiao Yuehuai find out about such a secret thing?
Xiao Yuehuai glanced at his face with her peripheral vision, looked around in his eyes that were filled with murderous intent, and stepped away silently: "You don't have to worry, I have no ill intentions. Only you and I know this secret. I promise you that no one will know about it anymore, and I will help you continue to hide it. But I will not do anything meaningless. As long as you can promise me one thing, I will try my best to protect him. Let him not be bullied by others again. As long as I am in Haoyue Palace, he will grow up healthily."
Lin Bujing was silent for a moment, and the surprise in his eyes gradually dissipated. He asked tentatively: "The villain is just a humble slave in Jie Jingting. Today, I am lucky enough to come to Haoyue Palace. It is because of you, princess. I don't know. What is it about this lowly villain that attracts the princess’s attention?”
"No matter how humble you are, you were once a descendant of the Lin family, a famous family in Gusu. It is this status that I value." In Xiao Yuehuai's hand, she gently twisted a round fan with an embroidered green jade bird riding on snowy frost plums. The red gold tassel hung at the end of the fan handle, gently swaying in the breeze, swaying in front of the graceful figure of the girl, quiet and noble.
The girl's words made Lin Bujing's face grow darker. Thinking of his life experience, he couldn't help but sneered: "The Gusu Lin family... is no longer the prosperous family it was back then. The crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason has caused the villain's entire family to be destroyed. , isn’t it really sarcastic for the princess to mention the villain’s clan at this moment?”
The Gusu Lin family was once a family of generals that was at its peak. Six years ago, Dazhou and Dayu fought in Beishui. The two armies suffered heavy casualties, and each of them guarded the Canghe River and stood still. At this critical juncture, a traitor appeared among the Lielang Army under Lin's command, resulting in a disastrous defeat in the battle.
Originally, the court wanted to find out the traitors and convict them. But for some reason, there were rumors in the capital that the Lin family was collaborating with the enemy. Three people become tigers, and their accumulated strength is destroyed. As the news spread like this, the direction of the investigation gradually deviated. Later, someone presented evidence to prove it. Lin Song, the leader of the Lielang Army, was accused of colluding with Dayu, and his entire family was executed.
The adult men of the Lin family were all beheaded, their wives and daughters were thrown into the music department, and their underage sons and daughters were all punished as sin slaves in the Jingting Court. Lin Song's eldest son Lin Bujing was reduced from a high-ranking aristocratic son to a lowly sin slave that everyone can trample on. .
Now that Xiao Yuehuai brought up the old things again, Lin Bujing only found it ridiculous. The lintel of the Lin family in those days no longer existed, leaving only the dead souls and countless grievances.
Unexpectedly, the girl said: "Whether the Gusu Lin family has collaborated with the enemy and treason, is it possible that Lin Lang has no conclusion in his mind? Your father Lin Song has experienced hundreds of battles and fought for the great Zhou Dynasty. How could he have ended up like this if he had not been killed by traitors?" The situation?"
Xiao Yuehai's words gave Lin Bujing, who was already full of hatred, goosebumps all over his body.
There was a glimmer of hope in his gloomy eyes, but he was soon overwhelmed by those cruel memories and turned into anger: "Princess said this...don't you feel guilty? It's you who condemned the entire Lin family to death. Father! Even if the villain believes in the innocence of his father and the Fierce Wolf Army, what can he do? The aloof emperor only relied on a few words from others to deal with my father. Did he ever think about it! Before my father died, How wronged is it?”
His eyes were red and full of hatred.
Xiao Yuehuai was calm and composed, not frightened by his fierce eyes.
She held the fan handle tightly, stood upright in front of the man, and said categorically: "I know that our Xiao family will never be able to repay Lin's injustice in this lifetime. Six years ago, when I was still young, I faced the court. I can't comment on the matter in the hall, so I can't help Lin. Although it has been many years, I still feel guilty in my heart, so I came here to find you today because of this old matter."
Lin Bujing couldn't believe it: "Princess, does she know what she is talking about?"
In addition to shock, the man's eyes probably also showed a feeling of disgust after being insulted. He felt that she was mocking and sarcastic at him by saying this now, that she was hypocritical and would do whatever it took to reveal the heartache of others in order to achieve her goals.
Xiao Yuehuai looked at Lin Bujing's current appearance, recalling the memories of her previous life in her mind.
This man hated the descendants of the Xiao family and wanted to eat his flesh and blood, which shows how much pain he felt in his heart. And all of this was the injustice done by Lu Pingsheng. She knew clearly in her heart who Lin Bujing hated, but now she had no way to say it out loud, and she didn't even know if she could calm down the resentment in his heart first and negotiate with him peacefully.
After a long silence, Xiao Yuehuai gritted his teeth and made up his mind——
She closed her eyes, put the fan into her wide sleeves, then smoothed her arms, gradually clasped her hands in a ceremony, and knelt down solemnly in the direction of Lin Bujing.
"I know that even a thousand words can't erase the hatred in your heart. Therefore, I asked you to come here because I want to ask you to help me. I want to take over the power of this capital, occupy a place in the government and the public, and find out what happened in Beishui." The truth of the battle can be used to clear away the grievances of your father and even the entire Lin family, and rebuild the Lin family temple."
Her sudden kneeling made Lin Bujing stunned, and the words that followed made him even more confused for a moment. He only felt a buzzing in his ears, making him dizzy.
Xiao Yuehuai didn't know what she would get in exchange for being so honest with her, but she believed that even though Lin Bujing hated Xiao in his previous life, he still saved her from danger many times, which proved that he had a kind and gentle heart that could distinguish right from wrong.
