When Lin Xin arrived at Zhongwang's Mansion, the snow was already very heavy, and the goose-feather-like snow fell from the sky one after another, and there was a white snow curtain as far as the eye could see.

Just like the heavier and heavier snow in front of her, Lin Xin's heart is getting colder and colder, although she is dressed warm enough, her hands and feet are cold, and her face is full of sadness.

After persisting by Li Yuntian's side for eight years, Lin Xin still inevitably had to leave, which made it difficult for her to let go in her heart, and she didn't want to be separated from Li Yuntian like this.

Obviously, after getting married, Lin Xin will be transferred to other departments of the Wutang and become Lei Ting's assistant to help Lei Ting deal with the affairs at hand, so that it will be difficult for her to see Li Yuntian, and she is willing to do this but has no choice.

The current operation of the daily affairs of the martial arts hall is handled by Lei Ting, and Li Yuntian is only dealing with some urgent affairs and formulating future development plans.

In this regard, there have been rumors in the court, saying that Li Yuntian opened the lecture hall into a husband-and-wife shop, and firmly controlled the power of the lecture hall.

Li Yuntian also didn't want Lei Ting to show up in the lecture hall, Lei Ting handled more official business than him every day, and he was often busy, so he naturally felt sorry for his wife.

But except for Lei Ting, who founded the martial arts hall with Li Yuntian, who can suppress the nobles who have made great achievements in the martial arts hall? Who can deter those children of royalty and nobles in the martial arts hall? Who can convince the soldiers of the Xiaowu Army and the Sailor Division?

Based on this, no one can replace Lei Ting's position as Li Yuntian's seat in the martial arts hall, otherwise it will definitely cause a lot of unnecessary incidents.

In fact, Li Yuntian once approached the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family and wanted to use the children of the imperial family to be responsible for the daily affairs of the Jiangwutang from among the military attachés under the Jiangwutang, but was vetoed by the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family.

The Empress Dowager Zhang was clear about the current situation of the martial arts hall, and she was even more aware of the complex relationship within the martial arts hall, so she refused Li Yuntian without thinking about it, she knew that the martial arts hall had to be in charge of Lei Ting, otherwise once Li Yuntian went out to perform official duties, then the martial arts hall would not be chaotic?

Regarding the statement that Wutang was a husband-and-wife shop between Li Yuntian and Lei Ting, the Empress Dowager Zhang scoffed, knowing that it was a rumor spread by some ill-intentioned people.

The reason is very simple, under Li Yuntian's deliberate arrangement, the lecture hall has absorbed all the forces of the imperial court to participate in it, and the internal factions are complicated, which means that Li Yuntian has no intention of forming a party for personal gain, otherwise he would not have absorbed all the forces of the court into the lecture hall.

Moreover, the senior military attaches in the lecture hall were all the people sent by Emperor Xuande back then, and half of the middle-level military attachés were the children of the imperial family and the children of the nobles, which made any disturbance in the lecture hall quickly known by the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family and the orthodox emperor, and also made Li Yuntian's actions appear in front of the two of them at a glance.

What is particularly important is that Li Yuntian is not a person who loves power, he is even more loyal to the imperial power, he serves the country wholeheartedly, and has saved the Ming Dynasty many times.

Moreover, when it comes to the ability to deal with the affairs of the martial arts hall, no one can compare to Lei Ting, Lei Ting followed Li Yuntian to fight in the south and the north, and had a relationship with the middle and senior military attaches of the martial arts hall, except for Li Yuntian, he was the second person who could suppress those military attaches in the martial arts hall.

"Sister Lin, the snow is so big, and I thought you wouldn't be able to come!" When Zhou Yuting saw Lin Xin, she took her hand affectionately and sat on the chair next to her, and said with a smile, "The prince has already told you about it, right?" ”

"Princess, the prince has already told the lower officials, and Princess Lao has bothered." Lin Xin squeezed out a smile on her face and bowed down to thank Zhou Yuting.

"The prince is very concerned about his sister's marriage, and he mentioned more than once in front of the concubine that he delayed his sister's marriage."

Zhou Yuting keenly noticed the sadness in Lin Xin's eyes, a sly smile flashed at the corner of her mouth, and she said to Lin Xin with a smile, "Therefore, this concubine paid attention to it, searched for her sister in the capital, and finally found a family for her sister, and I don't know if my sister is willing or not." ”

"The prince and princess are like a mountain, and the officials should keep it in mind." Lin Xin smiled forcibly when she heard this, and her expression became extremely gloomy, "Xiaguan believes in the princess, as long as it is the person that the princess fancies, Xiaguan is willing to marry her." ”

"This can't be done, the prince told me that I must find a good family for my sister, and I must not wronged my sister."

Seeing this, Zhou Yuting's smile on her face was even bigger, and she opened her mouth to introduce Lin Xin's conditions to the man, "The other party is a Jinshi of Yongle for 19 years, and he is nearly forty years old this year, and he has several wives and concubines in the family, but if the sister marries, he will definitely not treat the sister badly, and will give the sister a name." ”

"Princess, it is already glorious for a subordinate to marry a Jinshi, and everything is decided by the princess." Lin Xin smiled when she heard this, there was a hint of desolation in her smile, her face became pale, and her eyes were a little red, since Zhou Yuting had already arranged family affairs for her, how could she resist? What's more, this is what Li Yuntian meant.

At this moment, Lin Xin is acting rashly, since Li Yuntian drove her away, then she was angry and married the man Zhou Yuting found for her.

"If the sister says so, then the concubine will be at ease." Seeing Lin Xin's eyes red and biting her lip there, Zhou Yuting knew that she was holding back her tears from showing her tears, so she smiled and ordered the maids on the side, "Let them come in." ”

"The slave obeys." When the maid heard this, she blessed Zhou Yuting, got up and walked out quickly, and after a while, she led a few maids and the old mother in.

"I've seen the princess." The girls and the old mother bowed down to Zhou Yuting.

"This will be your master from now on, and you must serve him carefully." Zhou Yuting bowed slightly, and commanded in a coquettish voice.

"The slave has seen the master." When the girls and the old mother heard this, they saluted Lin Xin in unison, and they spoke and behaved decently, and they looked well-trained.

"Princess, this ......" Seeing this, Lin Xin couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuting curiously, could it be that these people were given to her by Zhou Yuting as a dowry, and they would serve her at her mother-in-law's house after she got married?

"You will be our loyal to the palace in the future, so you naturally need someone to serve you." Zhou Yuting smiled, "These people are assigned to you in the house, and the chores in your courtyard are handed over to them to do." ”

"Princess, the lower officials don't understand what you're talking about?" Lin Xin was stunned when she heard this, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a while, and was confused by Zhou Yuting's words.

"Sister, how can your concubine not know your affection for the prince, the reason why the prince wants to find you a mother-in-law is because he doesn't want to wronged you, and you should find a better man with your family background."

Zhou Yuting patted the back of Lin Xin's hand lightly, and said with a smile, "If you don't dislike marrying into the palace as a concubine, then this concubine will be in charge and let you become the prince's concubine!" ”

Lin Xin looked at Zhou Yuting stupidly, a little hard to believe Zhou Yuting's words, she never imagined that the man Zhou Yuting said was Li Yuntian, and this happiness came too quickly, making her feel like she was in a dream.

Now that I think about it carefully, I am close to forty years old, and Yongle is a nineteen-year-old Jinshi, so I am afraid that there is no one else except Li Yuntian who meets these two conditions, but Lin Xin was upset at the time and did not realize this.

"Sister, this concubine has already chosen an auspicious day, and she will handle your marriage with the prince a year ago." Seeing Lin Xin there in a daze, Zhou Yuting said with a smile, "It's just that the uncle and aunt are far away in Jiangnan, I'm afraid they won't be able to drink your wedding wine." ”

"It's all up to the princess." Lin Xin finally came back to her senses, bowed to Zhou Yuting with a red cheek and said, she was extremely excited, it was like a dream to her.

"My sister and the prince have been born and died all these years, and the concubine will not treat her sister badly, and as soon as the snow stops, she will enter the palace and ask the queen mother for marriage." Zhou Yuting laughed when she heard this, Lin Xin has been taking care of Li Yuntian by her side all these years, and Lin Xin is the county lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom, so she should enjoy the glory of the Queen Mother's marriage, which also established Lin Xin's status in the palace in the future.

"Thank you, Princess." Lin Xin didn't expect Zhou Yuting to let Empress Dowager Sun give her marriage, and she was suddenly surprised and happy in her heart, this is a supreme honor, and she quickly stood up and bowed to Zhou Yuting to thank her.

"They are all their own sisters, why be so polite." Zhou Yuting smiled and took Lin Xin's hand and asked her to sit down again, and then introduced the wedding to Lin Xin, and Lin Xin couldn't stop nodding her head when she heard it.

Lin Xin didn't know the process of Daming's wedding, her mind was blank at this time, she didn't know what Zhou Yuting said at all, she just nodded there mechanically, anyway, Zhou Yuting would definitely make this wedding lively.

Since Lin Xin is not Li Yuntian's wife, the wedding naturally cannot be as grand as when Li Yuntian and Zhou Yuting got married, all the ceremonies must be reduced, and there is no link to worship heaven and earth, which is the privilege of the wife.

Li Yuntian didn't know that Zhou Yuting wanted Lin Xin to enter the Zhongwang Mansion, Zhou Yuting just told him that he had found a suitable in-law for Lin Xin, as for who the in-laws were, he didn't specify who his in-laws were, and Li Yuntian also planned to send a generous dowry to the past to thank Lin Xin for her diligence over the years and her meticulous care for him.

To be honest, Li Yuntian also thought about accepting Lin Xin as a concubine, it can be thought that he gave up when he was more than ten years older than Lin Xin, in his opinion, Lin Xin should find a better man.

Although the situation in the capital is becoming more and more complicated, Li Yuntian's attention is focused on the Korean state, Li Yao and Li Jue have been exhausted after more than two years of war, and next year is the time for the Ming Dynasty to make a move, when the Korean state will be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and become a province of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, Li Yuntian is still paying close attention to the situation in the Wa Kingdom, the contradiction between Yamana Chitoyo and Hosokawa Katsumoto has become more and more intense, and the daimyo attached to the two are even more frictional, judging from the current situation, the contradiction between the two sides is likely to be intensified next year, and then a large-scale conflict will break out.

For Li Yuntian, the affairs of the Korean State and the Japanese State are the most important, as for the power game between the various forces in the capital, since he can't stop it, then he can only go with the flow, after all, the officialdom also pursues the principle of "survival of the fittest", and those powerful people who are not strong can only be replaced and become victims of the pitiful power struggle.

Li Yuntian had already made up his mind not to get involved in the wrestling of various factions in the capital, but if any blind guy wanted to provoke, then he didn't mind letting the other party taste remorse.