Ning Chen Ling Xiao

Zhu Yu nodded and smiled: "It's not as beautiful as the young master."

Zhu Yu acted as an envoy in the Battle of the North Land and had dealt with Ling Xiao several times. Ling Xiao once thought that if he came to vote, he would be under his command. Unfortunately, Zhu Yu disappeared after Kushaer Lake. He also committed a crime, but now he dares to stand in the imperial city blatantly.

Ling Xiao always thinks of the worst when things happen. At that time, Zhang Ji's rebel army was defeated. It must be said that it was all thanks to Chu Yifeng. Now Zhu Yu is here for revenge?

At that time, he was able to escape Chu Jun's search, and now he can live incognito to this day. This person is not a thing in the pool.

"It's such a joy to have friends coming from afar." Ling Xiao smiled, "I intend to go to Tianranju and set up a table of wine and food to entertain Mr. I wonder if Mr. will appreciate it or not?"

Zhu Yu smiled: "It's an honor."

Naturally, Juli Ling Xiao booked the entire private room on the second floor, and his confidant held hands a few doors, and when the food was ready, Ling Xiao ordered the people in the cup to go down, and poured Zhu Yu a glass of wine by himself, and did it first as a respect: " How have you always been?"

Zhu Yu smiled and drank the wine, and said in a warm voice: "Thanks to the young master, the climate in the imperial city is much better than that in the north, and I have had a good year."

Ling Xiao paused, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you have been in the imperial city all year... and you can hide it."

"Speaking of which, I entered the imperial city with the young master and his party. I still remember the emperor's grandson at that time... No, the demeanor of the king of England." Zhu Yu talked about the past without any hatred, as if he was really with him. Like an old friend reminiscing about the old days, he said, "Later, the king of England went out to build a palace. I also saw it outside. The carved beams and painted buildings are very grand."

"Zhu Yu." Ling Xiao's face turned cold. It's a lie, but he never likes people mentioning Chu Yifeng in front of him. No matter if they say good or bad things, they are not allowed to talk behind their backs.

Zhu Yu felt the change in Ling Xiao's mood, nodded and smiled: "I'm being rude, I know that King Ying is the man on the top of Lord Ling's heart, and no one is allowed to talk about it."

"Your news is really well-informed." Ling Xiao smiled lightly, "It's a pity that there are too many rumors in the imperial city. I have heard many more ridiculous than this. I didn't expect you to really believe it."

Zhu Yu didn't feel annoyed, he was calmer than Ling Xiao: "It's fine if the young master doesn't admit it, and today I'm not talking about the private affairs of the young master, this is my heart."

Zhu Yu took out a large sheet of paper that had been folded, and Ling Xiao opened it to see that there were densely written words on it, with the crown prince and Chu Yijin in the center, and countless branches and leaves scattered around it, writing about people who had contacts with these two people in the imperial city Circumstances ranged from the relationship between the crown prince and the prince to the favored degree of a concubine in Prince Hui's mansion and the situation of her natal family.

Even Ling Xiao's confidential team couldn't draw such a complete map of the relationship and power. Ling Xiao looked up at Zhu Yu and smiled: "Sir, you are very capable." It is absolutely extraordinary to be able to do this. When Ling Xiao was in the north I also investigated Zhu Yu. This year, he is not as young as the weak crown. He grew up on the northern border. When he was young, he traveled between Chu and the Huns. He has never been to the imperial city, how could he have an enmity with the royal family?And according to what he said, even Zhang Ji would have listened to him at the time. What kind of background can this person have?

Zhu Yu nodded without answering, Ling Xiao paused and said: "I understand, the enemy of an enemy is a friend, do you want to form an alliance with me? But I don't know if your enemy is the crown prince or King Hui?"

"Is the young master afraid that I will be unfavorable to the prince?" Zhu Yu asked with a smile, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes, the prince is your uncle and old man, so you can't do it?

Zhu Yu slowly said: "I know that the young master has been targeting Hui Wang, but it is not so much that he is making trouble with King Hui, it is better to say that he is actually making trouble with the prince. In the final analysis, they are all the same. Now King Hui and King Ying To put it bluntly, it is the result of the prince's eccentricity and mishandling over the years... But I am not sure who I am targeting. In short, I will not be disadvantageous to His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness is useful to me You can open your mouth wherever you want, and I will do my best, so don't worry, Young Master."

Zhu Yu was sincere, but it was a pity that Ling Xiao didn't believe a word, and said coldly: "Sir, you really have a lot of adults. At that time, we ruined your mutiny. If you don't hate me, I can't believe you."

"At that time, His Royal Highness and the young master were just swords in their hands, and they had no other choice. The young master should have doubts, but I have a clear conscience." Zhu Yu thought for a while and said sincerely, "I will give the little prince You can hand over the secret report of the Marquis to your spies for verification."

"It's natural." Ling Xiao got up and took the picture and put it on his body before leaving, "I thank you in advance."

Zhu Yu smiled: "Young Master just go to Qianjin Hall to find me whenever you want, and I will definitely not refuse if I can help."

"The Qianjin Pavilion is your foundation?" Ling Xiao laughed, this is still a prisoner, how did you live so freely in the imperial city?Zhu Yu smiled and said nothing, watching Ling Xiao leave.

After leaving Tianranju, Qin Long followed up and said in a low voice: "Master, he is obviously...won't you take him down?"

So what if you take him down?Zhu Yu stayed in the imperial city for a year but did not do anything unfavorable to Chu Yifeng, which showed that his purpose was not with Chu Yifeng, and now that he took the initiative to show his favor, no matter what gesture Ling Xiao made on the surface, he was still very satisfied in his heart What's more, I wish Yu Neng a prosperous life in the imperial city without changing his name, and even opened a gambling house as big as the Qianjin Pavilion, which is a powerful help after all.

"Speaking of which, Zhu Yu and we don't have any great enmity, so there's no need to do this." Ling Xiao handed Qin Long the blueprint that Zhu Yu gave him just now, "Bring this to Shi Pei, and let the confidential team verify it carefully. After confirming that it is correct, hand it over to me."

"Yes."

As the weather got colder, the foxes that Chu Yifeng hunted for Ling Xiao finally found their use. After the leather was tanned, they were handed over to the skillful hands in the sewing room, and within a few days they made a fox fur.

Chu Yifeng was very happy looking at the finished product. The warm fur and the firm and fine brocade lined inside matched Ling Xiao no matter how you looked at it.

After seeing it, Ling Xiao also praised Chu Yifeng. He put it on on the day of Chuxue. With the gorgeous fox fur and Ling Xiao, Chu Yifeng couldn't turn his eyes away, and Ling Xiao sighed when he looked at his sample. Didn't everyone say that he is Chu Yifeng's favorite man? Dressing up like this all day doesn't look like a man's favorite.

But in order to make his lover happy, Ling Xiao would never say that. He had to wear this fox fur six out of ten days. Even if he went to the yamen, he had to put on the official uniform first and put on the fox fur outside. It was warm. Very soon, all the colleagues in the group were discussing inwardly, Young Lord Ling is the Sacred Heart, look at the good material of that body, look at the things used on that body, tsk tsk tsk tsk...

Ling Xiao has always been at home in the Yamen. Wei Lingxiang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Old Master Ling are old friends, and he also takes good care of Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao is not busy with his official duties, and he is busy with his own job every day. He is busy with work, and he doesn't like to make friends with his colleagues. It's not that he is snobbish. The officials of the Ministry of Industry really don't have any need to make friends with the party. Naturally, he won't make enemies with others. Ling Xiao is cold inside but polite on the surface It's never been bad, and besides, he comes first to be loose, and the gifts during the New Year and festivals are not short. With Ling Xiao's status and holy favor, others still respect Xiaohou Ling very much.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year, and this year the two of them finally didn't have to be separated by a palace gate, but the end of the year was busy, and Ling Xiao often had to stay in Shoukang's palace to socialize, Chu Yifeng still felt a little sad every time he thought about it.

Ling Xiao always thought of Chu Yifeng's thoughts one step earlier. When he thought of Chu Yifeng's loneliness in the King's Mansion, he felt distressed. Once it was mentioned in bed, Ling Xiao thought for a while and said: "Kiss me, I will find a way to talk to you Let's spend New Years together."

"Really?" When Chu Yifeng regained his energy, he straightened up, and the silk quilt slid down to reveal a section of fair skin, which should look very good on the red satin quilt. Ling Xiao's eyes darkened, He leaned forward and pulled up the quilt to cover Chu Yifeng. He turned his face slightly and waited for his little general's response. She leaned close to his shoulder and kissed his side face, pleading: "Really? Don't tease me."

"Of course I didn't tease you." Ling Xiao smiled triumphantly, pulled the quilt up with his arms around Chu Yifeng, lowered his head and kissed the top of his hair, and said softly, "Wait, I will definitely not leave you alone this year Come on, go to sleep..."

If Ling Xiao promised, it will definitely be done.

A few days later, Ling Xiao greeted the Crown Princess again. The Crown Princess inadvertently mentioned how many begonias in the Begonia Garden had died this year. Ling Xiao said, "I heard that there were no crabapple flowers in the Begonia Garden back then. After going in, my aunt specially ordered someone to transplant it. Now there is probably no one living in it, and there are fewer servants in the courtyard, so it’s normal if they can’t take care of it.”

Then he sighed softly and said indifferently: "Last year when the King of England first met Princess Ying, it was the time when the begonias were in full bloom. The King of England once told me that he would definitely take away the begonias in this yard when he left the palace after the wedding. Trees, looking at the begonias to thank the princess’s kind mother... Later, the princess died, and the king was so sad that he said it’s better not to transplant them. Instead of hurting the roots and moving the leaves, it’s better to keep these trees. He watched them outside the palace. It would be better for Haitang to miss my aunt and leave them to accompany her..."

The crown prince's eyes turned red when she heard the words, Ling Xiao casually said: "Later, the King of England also planted a few begonias in his mansion, and he missed his mother day and night. The seedlings, which were only two feet in the beginning, are now taller than a man."

As soon as Ling Xiao said this, not only the crown princess rolled down tears, but even the nuns behind her couldn't help wiping away their tears.

Ling Xiao nodded and drank tea. The reason why Gui Youguang moved thousands of hearts with the sentence "There is a loquat tree in the garden, which was planted by my wife when she died, and it is already as graceful as a roof", is because of the plainness that pokes people's hearts, saying The more indifferent the listener, the more heartbroken the listener.

The princess wiped her tears with a handkerchief. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that her second son was lonely outside the palace. Although the eldest son was also out of the palace, he had a wife and children. Wife filial piety can't go around, and I look at a few crabapple trees in the palace of the King of England alone...

According to the rules of the Chu Dynasty, the adult princes and grandsons must be granted the title of king and leave the palace. When the crown prince is established, the princes will leave the imperial city and go to the fiefdom. They will not return to the imperial city until the crown prince succeeds. One of the Ming police training that was set up was to reduce disputes among the princes and grandchildren. It was indeed reasonable, but it only hurt Yiying's loving mother's heart.

Ling Xiao stepped forward to comfort the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess tried her best to calm herself down, and said slowly: "Although Feng'er has already been crowned king and married, he is alone in this new year... that's all, I will call your uncle into the palace tomorrow Let Feng'er go to the Yasukuni Mansion to celebrate the New Year this year, it's his mother's house anyway, even if someone doubts me, my poor Feng'er..."

"Auntie is really a loving mother." Ling Xiao said softly, "But I heard that cousin Qinglan is going to be young, and King Ying is still in filial piety, I'm afraid..."

The princess was taken aback, and Ling Xiao immediately said: "It's better to go to our mansion. I have a good relationship with the King of England. Besides, the mansion of the King of England is very close to my mansion. It is more convenient for the King of England to worship ancestors."

"Good boy, don't you shy away?" The concubine held Ling Xiao's hand. If there was anything, the concubine would rather trouble her brother. After all, it was her decent natal family. My own uncle, and Mrs. Xianling Wei Zhuang's friendship, but after all, it is a level away.

Ling Xiao smiled: "I don't shy away from this, besides, grandpa likes King Ying very much, and there is... Uncle holds a heavy army, so it may not be good for King Ying to be too close to uncle."

Such a statement touched the heart of the Crown Princess. Although the Crown Prince did not tell her these things, the Crown Princess knew a little bit about it. She knew the taboos of her husband. Over the years, the Crown Princess had no objection to treating her natal Crown Prince favorably, but that was Based on the premise that the crown princess does not favor any of the emperor's grandchildren, the crown prince also hopes to get the support of the Yue family's Jingguo government, but he does not want this support to be given to his son, not even Chu Yijin.The prince has always been very clear about rights, he can tolerate and even support his son's pursuit of rights, but what he seeks cannot be his share.

The concubine nodded: "Xiao'er thought carefully, so I'll write a letter to my uncle and aunt. And... order the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if it's too cold today, it's not easy to break the ground, and when the spring of next year, the Haitang Courtyard All the begonias in the garden were transplanted to Prince Ying's mansion without any damage."

The female officer was ordered to go to the House of Internal Affairs to convey the order of the Crown Princess, Ling Xiao nodded: "That's very good."

Ling Xiao went to the palace to invite Ann, which not only helped Chu Yifeng win the sympathy of the princess, but more importantly, he was able to spend the New Year with Chu Yifeng in a legitimate way.As for whether others will be suspicious, whether they will discuss the princess's intentions in private, whether they will use this to speculate on the divine will of heaven, Ling Xiao doesn't bother to care.In the past, he was always afraid of getting involved in the battle for the reserve position, but now that he has to fight, what does Ling Xiao care about?How comfortable it is, as for the man in Prince Hui's Mansion who knows how uncomfortable Xin'er will be, he can't care about it. It's good that the most angry year is not going well.