At this time, a young man came over and said, "we are too abrupt. How can she believe it? I don't think she is completely brainless."
"We don't have much time. Do you think there is any other way?" The woman said, "besides, I have observed the second miss of the Lin family for some time. Although she is not a person who has no brain to make use of, she is ambitious. As long as a prey has ambition, she has the opportunity to control it. Although Miss Lin refuses to meet me today, she remembers me and will think of today when necessary."
"I hope so." The man said.
The woman looked at him and said, "you have to have a suitable identity in Kyoto to make friends with these dignitaries in the capital. The so-called know yourself and know the enemy. When we get close to them, we can inquire about the news in the inner court of the imperial palace."
The man thought for a moment and said, "how about doing business?"
"Business?" The woman pondered for a moment and said, "those officials need money. When we open the door to do business, we have to pay taxes to the government. Once we come and go, we can attract those greedy people, and our plan can be carried out step by step. It is feasible to do business."
"Yes, I'll make some useful people first." The man bowed slightly and said.
"Do you have any eye-catching people?" Asked the woman.
"There is a man named Qi Yan who just came to Kyoto from Qizhou. He also wants to gain a foothold in Kyoto. His family is rich and is a second ancestor“ The man said.
"Qizhou? So far? Since you have a rich family, why do you go to Kyoto to start over? There must be a reason for this. If you find out, you may be able to make use of it. We don't have any advantages in Kyoto, but one thing is that we must try our best to master the affairs of everyone we contact and make use of the critical moment. The same is true of Qi Yan“ Said the woman.
"Yes, you can rest assured that I will inquire clearly." The man said.
The woman looked in the direction of Jiuhua temple, folded her hands, bowed and said, "may everything be smooth and you and I be safe."
*
Back to Lin's house.
Lin Zhiran ate some dinner at will. She was a little silent. After telling her grandmother and others about peace, she went back to her room. Mrs. Lin thought she was tired after going to Jiuhua temple, so she ordered the kitchen to cook some health porridge and send it to her.
Lin Zhiran sat at the table. The porridge in the bowl never moved. Qiu Feng spoke to her, but she didn't hear it. She also disliked Qiu Feng's noise and sent her away.
Lin Zhiran thought about being rejected by Abbot Jiufang today. He was still upset, but he thought of the strange woman.
"Who is that man? Why do you say that to me as if you know my thoughts and purpose? " Lin Zhiran said to herself, "she said she could help me. She must have come prepared. Could it be that the Queen's people deliberately came to test, or that her father's sworn enemy in officialdom wanted to deliberately frame me, my father and our Lin family."
The more Lin Zhiran thought about it, the more he felt that the man had a different purpose.
"In any case, this person can't get close. If you see him next time, you should stay away."
*
A month later, the Empress Dowager's birthday arrived.
Although the Empress Dowager is not the emperor's mother, the mother and son have always been harmonious and have deep feelings. This is the first birthday of the Empress Dowager after the emperor ascended the throne. Therefore, the emperor ordered the house of interior a month ago to make good arrangements for this birthday banquet.
Royal relatives and officials above grade III are eligible to attend the birthday banquet only.
However, Princess Hengqin couldn't go to the palace to celebrate her birthday, because her back was a little sore these days. The Empress Dowager learned about it and said nothing to let her come and asked her to have a good life in the house
On the Lin family's side, since Lin Zhiran knew that she had the opportunity to enter the palace half a month ago, she practiced her piano skills and dance skills hard, and invited famous technicians from Kyoto to give advice.
Because, according to the usual practice in previous years, there will be opportunities to perform at the birthday banquet of the empress dowager, the queen, or the emperor. Lin Zhiran vowed to seize the opportunity and make a blockbuster.
The emperor refused her two or three years ago. Now goodbye. If you see her reborn, you will look at her with new eyes. Maybe, thinking so, she will practice harder.
At the same time, she also went to Jingxi ready-made clothes shop to order a set of clothes early. On the day she entered the palace, Qiufeng looked straight and said, "the second young lady is so beautiful. When she wore the clothes on the second young lady, she brought her own fairy spirit and made people look straight."
Lin Zhiran made a circle in front of the bronze mirror. The water blue skirt floated, "how about later?"
Qiu Feng scratched his head and said, "I've never seen the empress, but I've heard others say that the emperor loves the empress's face most, ah..."
Qiufeng knew he had said something wrong and hurriedly knelt down. "Second miss, maidservant, maidservant said something wrong. Second miss is the most beautiful."
However, unexpectedly, Lin Zhiran was not angry, but showed a smile on her face, "haven't you heard of it? Men in this world are fond of the new and tired of the old. Even if the emperor loves the Queen's face most, I want the queen to understand that the emperor is not alone“
The autumn wind was surprised, "second lady, what are you going to do? The master told me to take you and the third young master into the palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. Remember to keep your duty and don't mess around. "
After hearing this, Lin Zhiran looked unhappy and said, "Qiufeng, are you my servant or not? Why do you always stand from my father's point of view every word?"
"Second young lady, no, no, the maidservant is naturally loyal to second young lady, but..."
"That's it. Since you are loyal to me, you must obey my orders. The rest is not your choice. I will consider it myself." Lin Zhiran said.
"Yes, I see." The autumn wind lowered his head.
"The second young lady, the master and the third young master are ready to go. The master asks you to go there immediately." At this time, Lord Lin sent someone.
"I see. I'll be right there." Lin Zhiran, led by the autumn wind, went outside and got on the sedan chair with his father and brother.
The sedan chair was walking on the road. Lin Zhiran reached into her sleeve and gently touched the smooth bottle. It was the treasure she spent half a month looking for. This time, she relied on it. She pushed the bottle into her sleeve and showed a faint smile on her face.
"Queen, I will never let you enjoy the emperor's favor alone." She said word by word.
"Ah!" Just then, her sedan chair suddenly bumped twice. She was so frightened that she cried out softly, and then said in a tight voice, "what happened?"
"Second lady, someone accidentally bumped into the sedan chair." The autumn wind said outside.
"Bump?" Lin Zhiran whispered, "what bad luck!"