The happy life of the devil and the devil

"Let you check?"

Yuan Shao sat up a little straighter, lightly tapped his fingertips on the armrest of the throne, and looked at his son kneeling in front of him seriously. The young man in his early 20s has lost the youthfulness of a teenager, with broad shoulders and a thick back, with thin stubble on his chin, which is similar to his appearance and figure at this age.It should be that the injury he suffered before has not healed, his face is a little pale, his lips are tightly pressed, and his face is full of anger and stubbornness.

"You get up first." He raised his chin to signal the prince to get up and return to his seat. Yuan Shao was silent for a moment, and he answered slowly after sorting out his thoughts:

"The matter of your assassination was investigated by Zongzheng before. Now you want to take over personally, is there any reason?"

"Father didn't come back before, so it's not suitable for me to personally ask about this matter." Knowing that there must be a plausible reason for seizing the investigation power from Zongzheng, the crown prince had thought about it many times before. "Now that the emperor has returned, how can the eldest elders of the labor clan go out in person for the sake of my son?"

It's barely passable in terms of etiquette.Yuan Shao snorted noncommittally: "What else?"

"Also, Zongzheng found out a lot of things before, but he didn't inform Erchen for a while... Erchen feels uneasy!"

"Do you think he deliberately kept it from you? - I have also heard that the evidence is not enough to testify against any minister, let alone the queen. But..."

Forget it, after all, he is still young, let him try it now.Anyway, with myself, the father, watching from above, even if I suffer a little and stumble a few times, nothing major will happen.

"If you want to investigate, then go and investigate. Be careful, no matter what you find, you are not allowed to do anything without reporting to me!"

"My son understands—thank you, father, Huang Long!"

"That's right." When his son mentioned it, Yuan Shao suddenly remembered something that Ling Yucheng half-reported to him as a joke: "That family -- the tenant who was kicked out by Xuanjiawei's Zhuangzi, can be executed Seeing profit, forgetting righteousness, daring to betray the master, and having the face to frame the old master, such a person is not worthy of living!"

Father, are you blatantly trying to silence Ling Yucheng... The crown prince was so depressed that he didn't dare to say anything, so he lowered his head and saluted politely:

"My son obeys the order!"

Yuan Shao has been busy meeting people since he returned to the palace that day, and sure enough he saw him all the way to dinner.After the crown prince, he summoned Zongzheng, praised the old man for his hard work during his disappearance, and gave him an even richer reward—of course, a walking stick inlaid with gold and jade was indispensable.Mr. Zongzheng also felt very good, and he submitted the memorial the next day, saying that he was old after all, and that the old minister had worked very hard during your absence, His Majesty, so please go home and rest for a while.The investigation of the case was naturally handed over to the prince.

Further down, Zuozhu Kingdom, Zuo Pingzhang, Zuo Shumi envoys, generals of the guards, six ministers, and even kings, etc., all those who are qualified to meet the king in the Zhaoxin Hall that day, Yuan Shao will meet individually one by one. Rewards and condolences vary.This afternoon, the various rewards that were carried out like flowing water in the Zhaoxin Hall made the eunuchs serving in the hall run thinner.

Just because it's dinner time doesn't mean you can rest.On the first day back to Beijing, Yuan Shao specially summoned the crown prince, King Kang, Princess Qinghe, and other princes' younger brothers to have a lively family banquet.Of course, Xiao Shiyi has not been forgotten, but it is a pity that he, as the youngest and youngest child, cannot receive preferential treatment on such occasions, so he can only sit in the seat farthest from Yuan Shao and look up eagerly. Father Huang.

Father Huang was busy talking to people, and brother Kang Wang sat far away.Sister Qinghe who was next to him frowned tightly, the brother-in-law who always smiled gently was not there, the master was nowhere to be seen, and the adults couldn't understand a single word they said...

The little guy filled half a bowl of soup for himself sullenly.He doesn't want to be here, he wants to go back to accompany Master... Master is so lonely eating alone...

Since it was a family banquet, there would naturally be wine and music, and the palace staff from Jiaofangsi would play music and dance, and it took more than three times longer than usual dinner.After everyone who was with the banquet resigned one by one, Yuan Shao took another look and found out that it was almost time to go to bed.At this time, it was too late to go to the Martial Arts Hall to exercise his fists and feet. After thinking about it, he simply walked through the bedroom and went directly to the bathing pool behind.

It was July, and the sun was still hot during the day, but it was getting cooler at night.The bead curtains in the bathing hall were all replaced with light gauze, and the sandals prepared in the small room at the entrance of the hall were replaced with fine cloth sandals.As soon as Yuan Shao threw off his outer robe, he saw Ling Yucheng's court clothes worn during the day were stacked on the couch on his right. Going further inside, he walked around a screen. On the left and right sides of the shelf, two sets of clean inner shirts were hung up. Neatly.

...Is he still in there?

With a glance, at the other end of the bath, near the jade dragons spouting spring water, there is indeed a person lying quietly in the shallow water.Yuan Shao became nervous for a while, and walked over with light steps, trying to surprise Ling Yucheng by surprise.The shoes with thousand layers of cloth bottom fell to the ground without a sound, and when they walked closer, the people lying there did not respond. Under the candlelight, they lowered their heads and looked carefully. Ling Yucheng closed his eyes quietly, breathing lightly, but he was soaking in the hot spring. fell asleep.

The pearls and jades in the spring pool are surging, and some new spices have been replaced in the treasured tripod in the corner of the hall. The faint sweet fragrance floats faintly, intertwined with the dense water vapor.Yuan Shao leaned down and reached out his hand to shake Ling Yucheng awake, but just as his fingertips touched the water above his shoulder, he quietly retracted it.

Ling Yucheng didn't know when he came in, half of a cloth towel next to him was draped on the shore, and the other half was floating in the water, probably after washing and wanted to take a bath to relieve fatigue, but he fell asleep soundly as soon as he relaxed.However, there is always a faint trace of fatigue between the brows that cannot be wiped away, and the person who usually wakes up when he gets close to him is not even aware that he is so close at this moment.

...I'm tired.

For so many days, he was burdened with worries about his own life and death, and held the fear that the road ahead would be cut off at any time. He was afraid that he would not be able to get a good night's sleep for half a month.

Thinking of this, he couldn't bear to disturb him, so he sat cross-legged by the pool, and followed his face carefully with his eyes.The person lying quietly on his back in the shallow water had a bright complexion, and the blush on his cheeks that was steamed by the hot water added a bit of radiance to his jade-like fat skin.

Looking down, the person lying in the water rested one hand in front of him, and spread the other hand out. His hair had grown half-length in the past two years. With the water flowing slightly, the hair was draped over his shoulders and chest. The skin is faintly visible in the swaying water.The whole person stretched without any defense, and Yuan Shao turned his head hastily as soon as his eyes slipped.

This spring pool was built by the decree of an emperor who loved elegance and fun in the previous dynasty. Although it is a side hall, its size is not inferior to the main hall that entered first.Except for a few small rooms for changing clothes at the side, the whole hall is full of clear water, more than six feet long and no less than three feet wide, and even the four walls and the bottom of the pool are made of jade.On the four sides of the pool wall, four swimming dragons intersect head to tail, which happens to surround the entire pool in a solid way. The scales on the dragon's body are only slightly carved, so that it will not slip when grasped by human hands, but it will not make people feel in the way.

It is said that at that time, just for these jade carvers, no less than a thousand jade craftsmen were recruited back and forth, and they worked hard for a full year.Not to mention the continuous thousand-leaf lotus at the bottom of the pool, and the three jade dragons at the edge of the pool, which are used as water outlets, are also scaled and armored.

The edge of the spring pool has been carefully designed. Most of the walls of the pool are straight up and down, allowing bathers to swim freely in it, but the bottom of the pool at one end is gradually raised. When standing under three jade dragons, the water surface is from shoulder height to as high as one foot. The submersion ranges from calf to just enough for a comfortable shower.A large gentle slope is carved along the shape of the human body nearby, so that people can lie in the water and rest effortlessly.As for what else these gentle slopes can be used for, it is a matter of opinion, and it is tacit understanding.

Because the palace is grand, even though the candles with the thickness of arms around the wall are brightly lit, and a small colored candle is burning every three feet by the pool, the scene below the water is still vague, only the flickering Only when the candlelight was refracted occasionally did a blurred ripple appear on the skin.Even so, Yuan Shao felt his mouth was dry and his back was sweating profusely. He silently said "see no evil" and moved a few steps away, jumping down, a large splash of water splashed.

A large splash of water splashed on his face, and Ling Yucheng, who was soundly asleep, woke up suddenly, pushed his elbows behind his back, and sat up reflexively.Unexpectedly, the length of the gentle slope he was leaning on was only up to his knees, and there was deep water underneath. After sitting up like this, the whole person moved forward, and immediately slipped down the open space outside the gentle slope.At this time, it was too late to grab something, and when the person sank, he choked on a big mouthful of water and struggled to get up while slapping the water indiscriminately.

Now Yuan Shao was taken aback, quickly moved two steps, and stretched out his hand to pull him.In fact, the water underneath is not deep at all, as long as you keep your mind up a bit, you can stand firm. Ling Yucheng was sleepy and choked on the water again. When he closed his eyes and dragged randomly, he felt a hand coming up, and his backhand was a Take a grid.The two of you came and I went through a few tricks, Ling Yucheng was dragged out of the water with a bang, his eyes still could not be opened, he slammed into Yuan Shao's arms with the force of the pull.

The author has something to say: I'm so sleepy...go to bed first, good night everyone...