Chapter 367 Sheng Rulan and Yu Yanran enter

"I am the legitimate daughter~!" Rulan stopped here, and the word "legitimate daughter" remained in her mouth after all!

Although Rulan didn't finish her words, Minglan knew what she meant. It was just her face that was playing tricks on her.

She has been suppressing me all these years, and now she is unwilling to be inferior to me. I feel that she has lost face!

However, Minglan didn't care about Rulan's words and said:
"I've said it before, if you really don't want to, I won't force you!"

"But after all, my father took the initiative to find my husband, and my mother has already agreed. Now she goes back on her word. How are you going to ask them to explain this to my husband?"

"If you can't explain, then don't explain. Could he dare to do anything to my father and mother?" Ru Lan said indifferently:

"Besides, the Prince of Yan is my brother-in-law. Can he force himself on me?"

Just as Minglan was about to say something, a bright idea suddenly occurred to her mind, and she interrupted Rulan and said:

"Yes, how about this! Let's go to our grandmother and ask her to help you and cancel this marriage?"

"Then I will go back and say a few good words to my husband. I think he will agree! This way, we won't hurt the relationship between the two families."

"Really?" Rulan asked in disbelief.

"Of course!" Minglan showed an ambiguous smile on her face.

Rulan was extremely happy, but for some reason, she felt a little regretful. However, when she thought that Minglan was really not here to force her, she felt happy again.

Then Rulan held Minglan's hand and said with emotion:

"That's great, Minglan, you really are my good sister!"

Minglan smiled and said, "Okay, you go to Grandma first, I'm going to look for Miss Lin!"

Rulan asked doubtfully:
"What are you going to do at Miss Lin's place?"

Minglan smiled and said in an unfathomable tone:

"Of course, let Molan be my husband's concubine for you~!"

"What?" Rulan almost jumped up in shock as if she heard something unbelievable!
Rulan touched Minglan's forehead and said incredulously:
"You didn't take the wrong medicine, did you? You made Molan a concubine~!"

"How can you let that shameless person be your concubine? No, no, absolutely not!"

However, Minglan said nonchalantly:
"It's settled. I'll go find Lin Xiaoniang and Molan right now!"

When Rulan thought about Molan becoming the concubine of Prince Yan, she would be outshined by her all her life. She felt a little regretful at this moment. If she had known earlier, she would have agreed to be the concubine of her brother-in-law!
"Wait!" Seeing that Minglan was still going outside, Rulan quickly pulled Minglan and said anxiously, "Let me think about it, let me think about it again!"

Rulan didn't know that Minglan had never thought of letting Molan be Lin Hao's concubine, but wanted Molan to be Lin Hao's concubine!

You have to know that she is the Princess of Yan, the main wife of the king. Once Molan becomes Lin Hao's concubine, Molan's fate will be in the hands of her, the main wife of the king.

By then, Molan will be at her mercy, and she can even control Lin Qinshuang through Molan!

If her grandmother taught her how to survive in adversity when she was in the Sheng family, then she learned from Nanny Kong the indulgence that "If God wants to destroy a person, he must first make him crazy."

Since marrying Lin Hao, she has learned another way of dealing with things around Lin Hao, that is "crushing by the general trend"!
When the general trend comes, any ant that stands in the way of it will be crushed into ashes!

Looking at the hesitant Rulan, Minglan said with a smile:

"Fifth sister, is there anything else?"

Rulan finally made up her mind, but she felt a little embarrassed when she thought about her refusal just now and now she regretted it, so she said hesitantly:
"I, I've made up my mind. As long as Molan is not allowed to be a concubine, I will feed the tiger with my own body!"

Minglan heard this and pretended to be dissatisfied and said:

"Fifth sister, I've said it before. If you don't want to, you really don't have to force yourself. Let Molan go to this hellhole!"

"No, no, no! I've thought it over!" Then Rulan deliberately said, "I want to be my brother-in-law's concubine!"

"Okay, let's do it!" Minglan thought about it and agreed.

Later, when Minglan returned to Fushoutang, she glanced at Lin Qige and looked at the fat Lin Qinshuang!
"Oh! There's a lot of time to come!"

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In the afternoon, Minglan, Xiaotao and Danju sat in the carriage together, preparing to return to the Duke of England's Mansion.

On the way, Minglan saw that Danju seemed to be hesitant to speak, so she asked:
"Danju, what's wrong with you?"

Danju hesitated for a moment, then reminded carefully:

"Other wives try their best to prevent their husbands from taking concubines. Why are you taking the initiative to help the prince take a concubine?"

Seeing that Minglan did not blame him for being too talkative, he continued:
"And the other party is the Fifth Miss. You know that the Fifth Miss is the daughter of the Sheng family after all, and she is somewhat arrogant!"

"Besides, she is your elder sister. If the prince and the fifth lady succeed in their affair, there is no guarantee that the fifth lady will be willing to be inferior to you in the future!"

"It's okay, Fifth Sister doesn't have to worry so much!" Minglan said nonchalantly.

In fact, she never wanted to take a concubine for her man!
But there was nothing she could do, because her husband was too strong! She, Wei Yun'er, and Sister Xiaodie all fought together, but they were completely unable to resist her husband!
Moreover, Lin Hao had previously stated that he would only let his women marry into the family and give them a legitimate status after his eldest son was born.

Since she can't stop it, instead of letting those women outside take advantage of her, it is better to find someone she knows, like Rulan and Pinlan, who don't have any bad intentions!
In fact, in Minglan's heart, the best candidates for Lin Hao to take a concubine are Danju and Xiaotao who are by her side.

In this era, for young ladies like them who came from official families, the maids they brought with them as dowries were basically used to win over their husbands, so as to prevent their husbands from fooling around outside with some messy women.

However, Lin Hao's status is there after all. Let alone Danju and Xiaotao, even Lin Hao's favorite Wei Yuner, Lin Hao has not yet promised her the position of concubine!

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Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, the Duke of Ying's mansion was decorated with lights and was extremely lively, because today was the big day for Prince Yan to take a concubine.

In the Song Dynasty, whether it was the royal family or the common people, there were strict rules for taking concubines!
For example, if you take a concubine, you can hold a wedding, but you cannot worship the heaven, earth and parents!

Wedding dresses cannot be bright red, only pink ones can be worn. Logically speaking, Lin Hao's concubines can only wear pink when entering the house.

However, both Ruolan and Yu Yanran were legitimate daughters of officials, and Lin Hao did not want to treat them unfairly, so he let them wear bright red wedding dresses!

Although it was a little bit against the rules, no one bothered Lin Hao for such a small matter!
When Ruolan and Yu Yanran entered the house, the bridal sedan entered from the side door and could not enter from the main door. The main door was only for the wife of the main wife!
Because this involves the authority of the first wife, Lin Hao did not try to be unconventional on this point!

Finally, Rulan and Yu Yanran offered tea to Minglan, the principal wife, and only after getting Minglan's approval did they officially become Lin Hao's concubines!

Although Lin Hao married a concubine from the side, many civil and military officials in the court rushed to give gifts!

Even the King of Shu, the King of Qin, and the King of Wu were no exception. Of course, they came to congratulate Lin Hao with a purpose!
"Congratulations, King Yan! Congratulations, King Yan!"

"Congratulations, congratulations, everyone enjoy your meal and drink..." After entertaining the civil and military ministers, Lin HaoLin Hao, the King of Shu, the King of Qin, and the King of Wu sat together and chatted.

Although he found out the purpose of the three kings' visit, Lin Hao still pretended not to know and treated them normally.

"Congratulations, King Yan. The three of us came here today because we want to ask you something!" The King of Shu first congratulated Lin Hao, and then stated his purpose.

"Haha!" Lin Hao took a big gulp of wine and said proudly, "If you have anything to ask, just ask me. I will tell you everything I know!"

The three kings looked at each other, and finally King Wu said cautiously:

"This is actually what happened. When the late emperor named you the King of Yan, he actually intended for you to conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!"

Lin Hao drank another glass of wine, then looked at the three people with a smile and said:

"Oh, is that true? Why didn't I know about it?"

"Besides, the late emperor never mentioned it to me at that time. Where did you hear the news now?"

The King of Shu, the King of Qin, and the King of Wu were a little embarrassed when they heard this. They didn't expect Lin Hao to be so disrespectful and directly expose their lies!

Finally, the King of Qin could no longer bear it and simply laid the matter out in the open:

"Let me be frank! If the King of Yan is willing to lead his troops to conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, then the land of Yanyun can be used as the King of Yan's fiefdom in the future, and he will be granted a fiefdom!"

Lin Hao looked at the three people. Although the conditions were very tempting, Lin Hao did not agree directly. Instead, he smiled and said:

"Hahaha! This must be the idea that the King of Shu came up with!!"

The King of Shu felt nervous when he heard this. When he saw Lin Hao looking at him, he immediately calmed down, then laughed dryly twice before saying:

"Haha! Prince Yan misunderstood. This was actually a suggestion made by Prince Wu to the Queen Mother!"

Lin Hao sneered in his heart. How could he not know the King of Shu's little thoughts? And no one stipulated that only one person should come up with ideas and make suggestions.

The King of Wu gritted his teeth and explained:
"The Queen Mother has already agreed. As long as the King of Yan agrees, we can use the troops currently in your Zhang family to conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!"

At this time, King Wu had envy in his eyes, and then said with emotion:

"This is the only vassal king who has ever been granted a title in the history of the Song Dynasty!"

However, Lin Hao was not fooled by their beautiful fantasies, because Lin Hao knew their purpose.

Before this, Lin Hao could have clearly usurped the throne, but he did not act. Although he was a bit arrogant on weekdays, he did not make any move to usurp the throne.

And they were deceived by Lin Hao, so they wanted to send away the man who held a large number of troops and posed the greatest threat to them, before they dared to take action against the throne!

Of course Lin Hao would not expose their plan.

Originally, Lin Hao wanted to wait until the imperial examination was completed and then send the latest batch of Jinshi to various prefectures.

Then wait another one or two years, until they have seized the local military and political power, it will be almost time for a change of dynasty.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother invited the King of Shu, the King of Qin, and the King of Wu to come to the capital, but what the Queen Mother did not expect was that the three kings set their sights on the throne.

If Lin Hao had just come to this world, he would really be able to accept this condition, because it would allow him to complete the task faster and easier.

However, it has come to this point, with only the final step left. How could Lin Hao easily give up the benefits that are about to be obtained?

However, Lin Hao was happy to see them fighting each other. After they were both defeated, he would come back to clean up the mess. This seemed to have a better effect!

So Lin Hao pretended to be very interested in the actual enfeoffment of the vassal kings, but also suspicious of them, and asked:
"Oh, is there such a good thing? You guys are not trying to frame me!"

"Don't tell me you're going to trick me into going to war with Liao, and then when I lose, you'll find an excuse to punish me!"

Seeing Lin Hao's interested expression and the meaning behind his words, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, with unconcealable joy in their eyes.

At this time, the King of Qin narrowed his eyes and said with an inexplicable look:

"King Yan is worrying too much. I will tell you the truth!"

"The reason why we want you to be a vassal in Yandi is because you are too powerful in Bianjing City. Everyone is a little afraid of you. It is better to let you be a vassal in Yandi as a buffer between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty!"

Lin Hao seemed to have just reacted and said:
"Oh! So you want me to be a chess piece!"

The three of them said quickly: "Don't dare, don't dare!"

Lin Hao waved his hand and said:
"Haha, it's a real seal and a vassal state!"

"To be honest, I have set a precedent in the Song Dynasty! If that is true, then I don't mind being a pawn!"

When the three heard Lin Hao say this, they were immediately delighted. They didn't expect that Lin Hao would agree so easily. This made them feel it was unreal!

At this time, Lin Hao continued to say:

"However, I still need a few months to prepare, and then I can take over the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in one fell swoop!"

"Hahaha! It doesn't matter, we can wait!" Then the three of them raised their glasses and said to Lin Hao:

"Then we will congratulate His Royal Highness Prince Yan in advance for getting what he wished for!"

"Join us! Rejoice together!"

"Congratulations to King Yan! Cheers!"

"Dry!"

Then the three princes stood up and said:
"In that case, I won't disturb Prince Yan's wedding!"

"Also, if King Yan is ready, please tell us. Maybe we can still help!"

Lin Hao also said proudly: "Okay, that's settled!"

"Then I won't see you off. I really need to go take care of this prince's concubine! Hahaha!"

After watching the three kings leave, Lin Hao's expression did not change, but he became more wary of them in his heart.

Don’t be fooled by their nice words, but Lin Hao dares to guarantee that if he really does what they say, after they decide the winner, the first person they will deal with will be Lin Hao himself!
The reason why Lin Hao agreed to them was not only to give them the opportunity to fight each other, but also to gather them together so that it would be easier for him to catch them all in one fell swoop in the future.

That way they won’t cause trouble for me in the local area!

Now, as long as I delay for another two or three months, until the imperial examination is completed and the new scholars are assigned, it will not be too late to deal with them slowly at that time!
But now is not the time to think about these things. Today’s wedding night is the most important thing!
(End of this chapter)