The happy life of the devil and the devil

On the way back to the palace, Ling Yucheng sat in front of his horse with Xiao Shiyi in his arms, and explained to him the laws and customs related to farming cattle in detail.Talking all the way, walking all the way, when he stepped into the palace gate, he just finished explaining the difference between too prison and too little prison, and the result was that the government affairs ended half an hour earlier, and Yuan Shao, who was eagerly waiting for his son to hang around his neck and act like a baby, When a little prince came up to salute according to the rules, the little prince who opened his mouth was an apology.

"Apologize?" The little child, although his face was full of exhaustion, had the aura of an adult in his gestures, words and sentences.Yuan Shao glanced at Ling Yucheng, resisted the urge to laugh, and patted his son's head: "Why?"

"My son is ignorant. He played with fire bulls outside and killed three farm cattle..." The little guy quickly glanced at the master sitting beside him:

"Master said that according to the national law, those who are good at killing cattle will have to pay [-] boards and do hard work for a year..."

Fire Bull Formation...

As expected of my son!

Yuan Shao almost blurted out this sentence.But at this moment, facing his son who was full of guilt and Ling Yucheng who was sitting upright with a serious face, he could only try his best to maintain a dignified expression, and asked him calmly:

"You know what's wrong?"

"Um……"

"How did your master deal with it?"

"Master beat my son twenty rulers...then..." The voice was small, a little embarrassed, but not flustered.Yuan Shao frowned halfway through hearing this, and exchanged admiring glances with Ling Yucheng.After listening intently, he took a sip of tea unhurriedly, then nodded slightly under his son's nervous eyes:

"Since your master has already punished you, Emperor Father will not punish you." Seeing the child obviously relieved, he softened his expression and said, "Come on, show Emperor Father your hand."

The little guy stretched out his hand with a bitter face.Because it was daytime, there was no need to worry about rubbing the ointment on the quilt with my hands indiscriminately, and there was no bandaging after the medicine was reapplied at noon.Yuan Shao turned over the palm of the young son's hand and saw that it was really red and swollen, and there were several blisters of different sizes. Although the medicine had been applied, it was conceivable that he didn't feel very good at that time.

It must have been ground out by a shovel when digging in the morning!

A five-year-old child...

While thinking, he glanced at Ling Yucheng.Ling Yucheng was staring at Xiao Shiyi's side face intently, not making eye contact with him.His expression was gentle and concerned, but when the little guy looked over secretly, he became indifferent, as if he didn't want the child to see that the master was also distressed.

Don't want to compete for the child's attention in front of him?Or simply do not want to spoil the child?

In any case, Yuan Shao didn't want to delve into it at this moment.Carefully holding the child's little hand in the palm of his hand, after looking carefully, he showed a big smile and ruthlessly rubbed the child's hair:

"You did a great job last night! You don't have stage fright at all in front of so many people, and you know how to be kind and powerful. You are worthy of being my son!"

The child's face immediately lit up, and he happily threw himself into the arms of his father.Yuan Shao was happy for a moment, put his hands under his armpit, hugged the child and tossed it a few times, before hugging him on his lap amidst his crisp laughter:

"If you do something wrong, your master has already punished you; if you do well, your father will naturally reward you! Come, tell your father, what do you want?"

"..."

"how?"

"Father..." Yuen Long lowered his head and thought for a while, but after all he turned around like a twisted candy, and half fell into his arms.In this way, although he didn't deliberately lower his voice, he almost asked his ear carefully:

"I punished them like this yesterday...was the punishment right? Obviously some made big mistakes, while others made small mistakes...I'm afraid they won't be convinced and think my punishment is unfair..."

"Unconvinced?" Yuan Shao frowned. "You are the master, and they are the subordinates. Don't say that you even explained to them why you were punished, even if you didn't explain, the ruler rewarded by the master, they only have the reason to accept the punishment respectfully. How dare you pick and choose and think it's unfair?"

"But……"

"There really is such a person, you tell Father, just change it. You are my son, can't you even pick out a few companions?"

But this is different from what the master said... The little guy pursed his lips and decided to ask the master in private.Yuan Shao only thought that he was young and lacked self-confidence, thinking that even if he is a prince, the aura of employing people cannot be cultivated in a day or two, so he stopped talking and just coaxed him to gossip.

Tired all morning, after the excitement, the little guy's upper and lower eyelids began to fight non-stop.Yuan Shao put him to sleep, watched him fall asleep, and then dragged Ling Yucheng to drink with him.Since it was not meal time, there was no food and wine set down, and the two of them poured down two pots one at a time. Yuan Shao leaned back on his chair, making fun of Ling Yucheng and said, "Have you taught him to be sympathetic to the people so early? Pass Qingzhou to him?"

"How is it possible?" Ling Yucheng raised his eyebrows, resting one elbow on the edge of the table, lazily turning the wine glass in his other hand. "Qingzhou belongs to His Majesty, of course it must be returned to His Majesty."

"Then how are you going to arrange him?"

"There is more than one Great Liang in the world, so why bother to dig up the land in His Majesty's hands." Ling Yucheng turned his face towards Yuan Shao's direction, but his gaze was far away, as if he had passed him and landed on a distant border, "Wait for him When he grows up, with the soldiers in his hands, can't he still be able to build a piece of land for him?"

Such a confident to casual tone!Yuan Shao couldn't help laughing, thinking about it carefully, it was really something Ling Yucheng could do.With Ling Yucheng's temperament, and the relationship with the prince who hates each other, it is common sense for a child who does not want to raise himself to make a living under the hands of the prince.As long as the two brothers are so far away that they can't reach them, Lang'er will be able to stand on his own, and it's not like they can't live in peace——

"So you are in a hurry to teach him? In another ten or eight years, when he grows up, send him away from far away?"

The kumiss in the cup is clear in color, strong and mellow.As soon as you take it in, it feels like a thread of fire is burning from your throat to your stomach, and your whole body becomes hot.

Ling Yucheng actually didn't like this wine.One is that he was born in Yuyang and grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, and he prefers soft-tasting rice wine to such a strong wine; the other is... once he tasted the unique slightly fishy smell of kumiss, he woke up in the dark after a night of martial arts competition to recruit relatives, The memory of his hands and feet being shackled will immediately revive in his mind.

However, since Yuan Shao asked him to drink together, he could only sit across the table and sip one mouthful at a time, trying not to disappoint Yuan Shao.

Having wine and no food is particularly easy to get addicted to, even if he pays attention to controlling himself not to drink too much, he doesn't feel tipsy after a while.The body is a little light, but the mind is extraordinarily excited. When Yuan Shao asked about how to arrange Xiaoshi, the thought that had been buried in the bottom of his heart was answered casually--

Fortunately, this is not a taboo topic. Ever since Yuan Shao blurted out last time, "Do you want me to change the prince?", he wanted to find a chance to clarify the matter.Sure enough, Yuan Shao didn't express any displeasure when he talked about enclosing a territory for his children. Ling Yucheng was overjoyed, and his shoulders, which had been tense since he spoke, relaxed slightly.

Sure enough, for the people of Beiliang, expanding outward is always a good thing, and they won't be suspected of alienating father and son, implying that the prince is unkind--

So when Yuan Shao talked about "sending people out after ten or eight years", Ling Yucheng's answer became more relaxed and casual:

"How can it be done in ten or eight years? Even if the territory is conquered, where can he find soldiers to protect it?"

"Isn't there still your Xuanjia Guard?"

"I have to wait until I die, so my people will go with him at ease!"

With a bang, the porcelain cup in Yuan Shao's hand fell on the blue brick floor.

Looking across the table, Ling Yucheng tilted his head back slightly, his eyes were slightly closed, his cheeks were covered with a thin blush from the smell of alcohol, his demeanor was calm and his expression was at ease.The word just now seemed to be spoken casually, without any special meaning.

However, when he heard it, his heart felt as if a knife had been slashed out.

This was the first time Ling Yucheng talked about his death in front of him after he arrived in Beiliang.

Before this, even if the pain was extremely depressed, even if he said softly in his dream "Mother, take me away", even if the news of his distress was cut off, Ling Yucheng secretly made up his mind to go underground...

He has never heard the word "death" from Ling Yucheng's mouth.

"Nonsense!" Before he had time to think about it, Yuan Shao blurted out, even his voice was more than one tone higher than when he was chatting just now, and it was so sharp that even his vocal cords were torn:

"It's okay to say that you can't die!"

Being slapped in the face, Ling Yucheng, who was lazily leaning on the back of the chair, was shocked and jumped up.Before he could organize his thoughts, he already tensed his body, and bowed his head respectfully to Yuan Shao:

"The minister made a slip of the tongue."

It's a vassal again!Another plea!Yuan Shao was suddenly a little discouraged, and the anger that was almost burning through his bones just now was answered like this, as if a punch had been punched on the cotton, which made him unable to have an attack even if he wanted to.He closed his eyes and let out a long breath before he felt the pain from his fingertips to his heart calm down. He raised his hand and pressed down, forcing himself to slow down:

"Okay. For no reason, why did you say such unlucky words?"

"Your Majesty forgive me, it's because I was careless for a moment and said something I shouldn't have said."

From the look to the tone of voice, they are respectful and serious to the point of being impeccable.In just one sentence, the relaxed atmosphere of drinking and talking together just now has disappeared, and it has returned to the pattern of the monarch and his ministers playing right.

Yuan Shao couldn't find anything to say for a while.Ling Yucheng used to be unrestrained and unrestrained in front of him, or, this person has a bit of arrogance, even if he is a courtier, he would not bow his head easily.Since when did he become more respectful and restrained in front of him, adhering to the etiquette of his courtiers and not daring to go one step further, bowing his head and pleading guilty immediately when he said something wrong?

Obviously I didn't treat him differently, and when I left Beijing, I still entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of supervising the country, and I even told him that I like you——

Even if he doesn't get closer to himself, why is Ling Yucheng afraid and alienated day by day?

"Longevity." After thinking about all kinds of getting along after returning to Beijing, and looking at Ling Yucheng sitting opposite him with a straight back, as if he would jump up at any time and stand respectfully, Yuan Shao tentatively said: "You Do you think I didn't make decisions for Lang'er?" After thinking about it, this is the only thing that may make him feel unhappy.

"Chen—" Ling Yucheng looked up at him very quickly.The eyes of the two met, before Yuan Shao had time to see his mood, Ling Yucheng lowered his head reflexively:

"……No."

At that moment, Yuan Shao clearly felt that what Ling Yucheng really wanted to say was actually "I dare not."

It's not that there is no, but that I dare not.Don't dare to think, dare not complain, dare not get angry.Even if, indeed, I feel unfair for the little apprentice I raised with my own hands——

But as a subject, what else can Ling Yucheng say besides "no"?

"Changsheng." He sighed softly, softening his tone. "It's not that I don't love Lang'er. It's just—"

"I understand." Before he could continue to explain, Ling Yucheng had already picked it up. "Lang'er is His Majesty's son. He is my disciple, so I will naturally plan for him, but I also understand that he is His Majesty's son first, and His Majesty decides everything. What I can do for him is just icing on the cake. "

Cisei's expression was serene and frank, without disappointment or resentment.Yuan Shao just wanted to say, "It's good that you understand this truth", but when he changed his mind, he suddenly shivered, and the cold sweat had already soaked the clothes in his vest.

No disappointment, no resentment, in fact, just because you no longer expect it.

The author has something to say: good women don’t wear wedding clothes, and good men don’t plow their parents’ fields

What kind of hero is waiting to inherit the father's family property?

(Xiao Ling, why do you think that it is natural for children to inherit your land property when you think about it like this?)

Xiao Ling:

Since you don't protect him, then I will protect him, and I will plan the future for him in my own way