?Chapter 44
"There is a big difference between me and you. Don't you understand this?" Shangguan Wan'er raised her pretty eyebrows and blinked her beautiful eyes twice, her ridiculous intentions without any concealment, and she was beyond words.
Zhang Lin understood that the Inspector mentioned here was specifically referring to the head of the harem, and knew that Shangguan Wan'er was mocking his identity. His face changed slightly and he lowered his eyelashes in embarrassment. He had no intention of blaming Shangguan Wan'er at all, because he even looked down on his identity.
"Sorry... I didn't mean to offend you." Shangguan Wan'er apologized immediately. Zhang Lin's attempt to escape from the palace this time slightly changed his impression in Shangguan Wan'er's mind, and seemed to have considered and taken into account the latter's feelings.
"Nothing..." Zhang Lin sighed. Some things are unchangeable, he understood.
"As far as I know, everyone else is very passionate about this identity, and you don't seem to like it very much?" Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help asking. Because Zhang Lin's behavior puzzled her, she would feel very uncomfortable if she didn't ask this question.
"Everyone has their own ambitions, hey..." When talking about the sadness, Zhang Lin felt very depressed and lowered his head to move forward, not saying anything more.
So sentimental, it’s really a sissy, it’s not the style of a man. Shangguan Wan'er blinked her beautiful eyes and secretly mocked and despised her in her heart.
Although he still had a strong contempt for Zhang Lin's identity, his personal affection for Zhang Lin had unknowingly climbed into Shangguan Wan'er's heart.
She glanced at Zhang Lin bowing his head and said nothing, and asked with interest: "What does it mean to push your lungs? Is it a swearing word? When did the old genius become a swearing word that made Mr. Zhang, who had been well-educated, get angry in public?"
"It's a sign of exaggeration to express dissatisfaction, not a swear word. As for the old genius, I just said it casually. I didn't expect that the old guy was so angry, maybe it was because he was old and useless." Zhang Lin said listlessly.
Yan'er smiled.
"You said that Zhang Ge is old and useless. He is a talented prime minister of the current dynasty!" Shangguan Wan'er giggled.
"Then I don't know. Maybe he has a mental problem." Zhang Lin said lightly.
"hehe..."
"If he had no problems in his heart, how could he get so angry? How could he treat me like this? I didn't provoke him? Even if I walked the wrong south gate, he would be like this." Zhang Lin said indignantly. Looking back on what happened just now, he couldn't help but get angry. If Zhang Jianzhi hadn't interfered, he might have arrived outside the palace and gained freedom...
"You're just glad. If you hit Di Renjie's hands, your result will be a hundred times worse today!" Shangguan Wan'er blinked her beautiful eyes and teased her heart with a playful smile.
"No way, isn't Di Renjie a good official? Why do I feel a hundred times more miserable when I meet him?" Zhang Lin didn't believe it.
"Don't you believe it?" Shangguan Wan'er looked at Zhang Lin with pitiful eyes and told an outrageous story with interest...
There have been several conflicts between the inner ministers and court officials in the past. At the beginning, the inner ministers rely on the emperor's favor and insult the court officials, making the court officials feel ashamed and even think that being an official is meaningless.
Later, a hard-bodied prime minister named Su Liangsi came out of the court. He slapped Xue Huaiyi, the leader of the inner minister, in public at the southern gate of the palace. The latter ran to the emperor to complain. The emperor was angry and removed the prime minister from office. This aroused the indignation of the ministers. They all went to Shangyang Palace to kneel down and ask for the resumption of Su Liangsi's position as prime minister and punished Xue Huaiyi. The emperor did not obey the orders of the ministers, neither restored the prime minister nor punished Xue Huaiyi, but in the end he reached an agreement with the court officials: From then on, the inner ministers entered and left the palace without going through the southern gate.
This made me quiet for a few days, and the ministers inside and outside were at peace.
Later, Xue Aocao, another favorite minister of the emperor, was favored and charmed. Once, he pretended to be an eunuch and left the palace privately. He happened to run into the hand of the selfless Di Renjie at the south gate. He was detained by the latter to Fengge for being beaten by a stick. He was found to have a crane seal on his body, and was ruthlessly castrated by the latter and became a real eunuch! If this had not happened, Xue Aocao's status in the palace would probably not be lower than that of Wulang.
The emperor was furious and wanted to kill Di Renjie, but in the end he was helpless and just drove the latter out of Shendu and demoted him to the county magistrate. Because Di Renjie argued that he caught a eunuch and released him was also a eunuch, and he did nothing wrong!
This story scared Zhang Lin to the point of being frightened, his heart was trembling, his whole body was trembling, and he was sweating profusely. He secretly thanked that he did not successfully escape from the palace when he pretended to be a eunuch. Otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable, because he also had a crane seal on his body, and he would not be able to erase wherever he went.
"Ah, there is something like this!" Zhang Lin took a breath of air and shouted in dismay.
He deeply realized that his identity would become the target of scolding and attack by loyal and upright people. If he was accidentally insulted or even cruelly killed! This made him beat his chest and stamp his feet, snatch the sky and the earth, want to cry but not cry, and feel pain!
"Also, Your Majesty already has the intention to appoint Di Renjie, but the order has not been issued yet. It will be a matter of time before Di Renjie returns to the court." Shangguan Wan'er glanced at Zhang Lin and reminded him with a meaningful meaning.
Zhang Lin was speechless. He originally thought that after stealing out of the palace, he would have to find an opportunity to see Di Renjie, who was like a god, because the latter was one of the people he admired the most. He did not expect that things would change so quickly, and the person he admired the most would become his deadliest nemesis. He would have to retreat in the future, and it would be best if he would never see him.
"So, for you, the harem is the place of safety!" Shangguan Wan'er advised softly.
"Oh~" Zhang Lin sighed weakly. He originally planned to let Shangguan Wan'er lead him out of another palace gate. After hearing what she said, the strong desire to go out was gone. As long as he had a crane seal on his body, it would be a lot of danger outside the palace.
"If you want to go back, as soon as possible, before Your Majesty wakes up, if the emperor finds out that you have stole the imperial order, you will be finished!" Shangguan Wan'er reminded earnestly.
Zhang Lin was startled and quickly reached out to cover Shangguan Wan'er's lips. An extremely fragrant and warm breath refreshed his heart through his palms.
Yan'er widened his eyes and muttered in his heart, this handsome man was actually frivolous Shangguan Wan'er, he was a little too brave, could he feel that there is no hope in life and want to end his life in this way?
Yan'er thought this because she knew that in the past, anyone who was flirting with Shangguan Wan'er would either become disabled or no longer be in this world. As long as Shangguan Wan'er told the emperor, those who were flirting with her would be severely punished, either chopping her hands and feet, or beheading her head and feeding the wolf.
Shangguan Wan'er blinked her eyes, whimpered in her mouth, and used her hands to spread Zhang Lin's palms open, and said angrily: "Why are you so rude?"
"What a rude thing, I'll beat you!" Zhang Lin scolded, "Why are you talking nonsense? Do you want to kill me?"
"There are no one here, what are you worried about? Besides, if I want to harm you, will I wait until now?" Shangguan Wan'er pouted, looking aggrieved.
Yan'er's eyes flashed, and she was patrolling back and forth between Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Lin. She said in her heart, "It's wrong, Sister Wan'er's reaction is wrong. Shouldn't it be thunder and angry after being flirted with others? Why didn't she even have a slanting wind and drizzle?"
Chapter completed!