In the main hall of the palace, Fu Lianchao, who had not been to court for many days, was dragging his sickly body to hold a reception banquet for Princess Yaohua's family.His face was sallow, his spirit was listless, and his body was so thin that he couldn't even support the dragon robe on his body.

Fu Lianchao's cloudy eyes watched His Highness's cups and cups intertwine. The princes were all radiant, and the sons and daughters of the court ministers were all in their prime. They tried their best, sweated their youth, and even squandered their lives recklessly.They are young and healthy, and have this capital, but he is already dying and crumbling.

Fu Lianchao felt desolate and angry, and suddenly thought of Fu Nanling who took care of him every day while dragging his sick body.Among these sons, only Fu Nanling treats each other sincerely, hoping that he can live a long life, while others wish him to die sooner.Especially Fu Nanping, who had a good chat with Princess Yaohua, his favorite heir to the throne.

Fu Lian turned to look at Pang Li.

Seeing this, Pang Li hurried over, bowed and said, "What is the emperor's order?"

"How is Ling'er?"

Pang Li replied: "Going back to the emperor, His Highness is not in good health, and he is recuperating in bed now. His Highness said, treat him better, and then go back to the palace to serve the Emperor."

Hearing this, Fu Lianchao's heart warmed, and he asked with concern: "Is the imperial doctor here?"

"His Royal Highness sent someone to invite Mr. Li to the Wanshan Villa, and he is currently recuperating for His Highness in the mansion."

Fu Lianchao nodded, and said: "This time, there seems to be iceberg snow lotus in the gift list of Linguo, and there are also many precious medicinal materials. You will personally send the things to the Lingwang Palace."

"Your Majesty, your health is not very good. Those herbs may be useful. Why don't you let the imperial doctor take a look at them first, and then the servant will send over the herbs that His Highness can use."

"Why, do you want to separate the father-son relationship between Zhen and Ling'er?"

Pang Li quickly knelt down on the ground and said: "I have absolutely no such intentions, please let the emperor learn from you!"

Due to a long illness, Fu Lianchao's temper has become cloudy and uncertain. In the past, Pang Li waited carefully, lest something should be done wrong, so he would cause trouble. Today, for some reason, he actually made a fool of himself. disturbed.

Fu Lianchao looked at Pang Li coldly, and said, "Although I'm sick, my mind is very clear. It's not up to you, a slave, to dictate my decision!"

Pang Li prostrated himself on the ground and said in panic, "I am a talkative slave, the emperor forgives me!"

Fu Lianchao raised his voice and said, "Come here."

The music in the hall stopped suddenly, and the dancers hurriedly retreated to the side, knelt down on the ground, looked at each other with their heads down, feeling panic in their hearts.

The ministers were a little confused, so they stopped talking and looked up at the dragon chair. The hall was silent for a while.

Heavy footsteps sounded, and four imperial guards walked in from outside the hall, came to the front of the hall and knelt down on the ground, saying: "Your subordinate is here."

Fu Lianchao said in a cold voice, "Drag the person out and beat him twenty times."

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

Pang Li was depressed, but gratefully said: "I thank the emperor for not killing you."

The guard stepped forward and dragged Pang Li out.Immediately there was a dull sound of sticks outside the hall, and Pang Li's uncontrollable screams.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what happened, and no one dared to ask, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.The young masters and ladies who were just thinking about how to attract attention, all lowered their heads and acted like quails.

Fu Nanping was the first to speak out when he saw this, and said, "Father, your health is not good and you are not easy to get angry. There is no need to get angry with these slaves."

Fu Lian looked over expressionlessly, and said meaningfully: "Prince Ping has a heart."

Fu Nanping was taken aback, the "Ping Wang" made him uneasy.

Seeing this, Princess Yaohua said with a smile: "Fu Huang and all the princes are kind and filial. They are really enviable. Unlike Yaohua, who only has one woman by her side, she is really lonely."

Fu Lianchao looked at the princes in the hall, and then thought about the withering of the heirs of the imperial family in Linguo. The anger in his heart eased, and he said: "Princess is joking, there are many grandchildren here, and there are also many children and grandchildren. You fight for it every day. Very annoying."

"Many sons bring blessings. Yaohua really wants this kind of blessing, but it's a pity that Yaohua's fortune is poor, unlike Fu Huang's good fortune."

Fu Lianchao was relieved by Princess Yaohua's few words, and said with a smile: "Don't talk about that. Princess Yaohua and General Ji came to Fu country from a long distance. .”

Princess Yaohua raised her wine glass, smiled brightly, and said, "Thank you His Majesty Fu Huang!"

Fu Lianchao glanced at the people in the hall, and said: "All dear friends, come with me to respect the princess and General Ji."

Seeing this, all the ministers quickly raised their wine glasses and said in unison: "To the princess, General Ji."

Everyone raised their heads and drank the wine in their glasses.

Princess Yaohua refilled her wine glass, stood up and said, "Yaohua thanked Emperor Fu for his hospitality, and only with the wine in the glass, I wish Emperor Fu a long life and a long life."

"Okay, I will drink this cup to the brim!" Princess Yaohua said to Fu Lianchao's heart, what he hopes most now is to live a little longer, a little longer.

Seeing this, all the ministers quickly echoed and shouted: "May the emperor live long and live long!"

Fu Lianchao was overjoyed, his eyes seemed to be refreshed, and he said: "Just now I got tired of watching the singing and dancing, which family's young master and young lady have talents that have never been performed, so that Princess Yaohua can taste them."

The people below looked at each other, their eyes were shining with excitement, a woman sitting on the left stood up first, blessed her body slightly, and said: "My daughter Sun Ting, I wish to sing a sword dance for the emperor. Add to the fun with Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Okay, Sun Aiqing's daughter is really grand, come here, prepare your sword."

Sun Pengju stood up quickly, and said: "The emperor's praise! The little girl is reckless, and she really follows the humble minister. She only knows how to wield swords and swords all day long. She doesn't look like a daughter."

"Sun Aiqing's children are all outstanding, and her daughter is even more enviable."

"The emperor doesn't know something, and they also know how to fight. It's almost impossible to get him to study, and the hair of the humble minister is gray all day long."

Fu Lianchao said with a smile: "If you can't write well, then you should learn martial arts. Defending the country needs such talents."

"My minister thanked the emperor for his appreciation on their behalf."

The tense atmosphere just now was gone, and the hall once again returned to harmony, and the young masters and young ladies of the family once again tried their best to wait for them to fly up to the branches and become phoenixes to reach a higher level.

The banquet ended at Haishi, and Fu Lianchao left the table first, followed by Princess Yaohua, Fu Nanping and Fu Nanzhang were in charge of sending them off.

Sensing the way Fu Nanzhang looked at Ji Pingting, Fu Nanping frowned slightly, and said, "Nanzhang, it's getting late, you can go back first, I will send Princess Yaohua off."

Fu Nanzhang withdrew his gaze and asked in a daze, "Second Brother, what did you say?"

Fu Nanping's eyes flickered, he repeated what he said just now, and then said: "The gate of the palace will be closed soon, so you can send it here."

Although Fu Nanzhang has also reached the age of weak crown, because Fu Lianchao has been ill for a long time, he has never been titled and has not established a mansion, so he still lives in the palace.

Fu Nanzhang looked at Ji Pingting reluctantly, and said, "Brother Huang, you can take me to Huitong hall tomorrow."

"I still have something to do tomorrow, so I won't go to the Huitong Hall until another day when I'm free."

Fu Nanzhang has an impulsive and domineering personality and is easy to control. He has always followed Fu Nanping's lead. It's just that this kind of person sometimes acts stupidly, which is very troublesome.

Fu Nanzhang was a little disappointed to see Ji Pingting who was keeping pace with them, shook the reins, came to Princess Yaohua's carriage, and said with a smile: "Princess Yaohua forgive me, the gate of the palace will be closed soon, this prince will only It can be delivered here."

Coincidentally opened the curtain of the car, Ji Mingqiu came out, cupped his hands and said, "The fifth prince will send you off, please."

Fu Nanzhang looked at Ji Pingting again, and said, "Princess, I don't know if you are free tomorrow, there are many interesting places in this capital, if the princess does not dislike it, this prince is willing to accompany the princess for a while. "

Ji Pingting turned her head to look at Fu Nanping, and refused with a smile: "Forgive me, Fifth Prince, it's not convenient for Pingting these two days."

No matter how stupid Fu Nanzhang was, he could see the problem from Ji Pingting's subconscious actions. The anticipation in his eyes disappeared, and he felt unspeakably uncomfortable. He smiled embarrassingly, and said, "It's my prince who has been abrupt, please leave .”

Fu Nanzhang turned his horse's head, turned around and left without even saying hello to Fu Nanping, which showed how uncomfortable he was.

Fu Nanping's face changed, and then he said with a smile: "Disciple of the Fifth Emperor is a bit reckless, the general forgive me."

Ji Mingqiu waved his hand and said: "No problem. If His Royal Highness Prince Ping has something to do, you can leave first, and we can go back on our own."

"My king is fine, I'd better send the princess back to feel at ease."

"Then there is King Laupin."

Ji Mingqiu returned to the carriage, and the group continued to move forward.

Fu Nanping looked at Ji Pingting, and asked softly: "The princess just said that something happened in the past two days, can I tell the king?"

Ji Pingting blushed slightly, and said, "Didn't Your Highness also say something is wrong, can I tell Pingting?"

Fu Nanping was startled, then smiled and said: "My business is to accompany Tinger, what about Tinger?"

Ji Pingting's face turned even redder, she looked away shyly, and said, "Your Highness is used to making people happy."

"Tinger's words are wrong. How I treat people depends on who they are. A woman like Tinger deserves my special treatment."

Fu Nanping looked at Ji Pingting with such tender eyes that her pretty face flushed.

"There are so many noble daughters of Fu Guo, and all of them are outstanding, how can Pingting compare with them."

"No matter how outstanding they are, they are not as good as Ting'er in my eyes. Ting'er, I fell in love with you at first sight, and I fell in love with you when I saw you again. I don't want other women in this life except you." Fu Nanping's love words came out of his mouth, And every sentence is swearing.

Ji Pingting said with some disappointment: "I heard that there are many beauties in His Highness's residence, and they even have daughters."

Fu Nanping took Ji Pingting's hand and explained: "These are all given to me by the emperor, and I dare not refuse. Don't worry Tinger, if you are willing to be my princess, I will find a way to get rid of those girls." Let's go, I swear that I will only love you in this life."

Ji Pingting withdrew her hand shyly, and said, "Marriage is always the order of the parents, and Pingting can't decide."

"Ting'er, don't worry, as long as you love me, I will find a way to get the approval of the princess and the general, and marry you as my princess."

"Then... let's talk about it."

While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the gate of the Huitong Hall. Fu Nanping didn't bother anymore, and after bidding farewell to Princess Yaohua, he returned to the palace with his attendants.

In the hall, Princess Yaohua returned to the courtyard, entered the main room together, closed the door by coincidence, and guarded the door.

Ji Pingting wrinkled her nose, and said coquettishly, "Mother, how long will I have to act with King Rao Shiziping? He just grabbed my hand. If I didn't want to spoil my mother's plan, I wish I could let it go." Xiao Bai bit him to death."

Xiaobai is a little white snake raised by Ji Pingting. Although it looks very cute, it is extremely poisonous. Once bitten, it will kill you almost immediately.

"Hurry up, Ting'er, please bear with me."

Ji Pingting's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly: "Then mother has confirmed the identity of brother?"

"Not yet, but mother thinks he is your brother."

"People in the world often say 'mother and child are connected'. If mother thinks so, she must be right. Hehe, Ting'er finally has an older brother." Ji Pingting couldn't help laughing happily.

Seeing this, Princess Yaohua also raised the corners of her mouth, and said: "Aren't you afraid that if you have a brother, we will be partial?"

"Don't be afraid. My brother has been wandering outside for so many years. It is right for my father and mother to love him more. I will also love my brother for my parents."

Princess Yaohua patted the back of Ji Pingting's hand in relief, and said: "Ting'er has grown up, mother is very happy."

Ji Pingting snuggled up beside Princess Yaohua and said, "As long as the family is neat and safe, Ting'er is willing to do anything."

"Tomorrow, we will go to the Lingwang Mansion to look for A Lan." Speaking of this, Princess Yaohua's eyes lit up.

Ji Mingqiu pulled Ji Pingting up and said, "It's getting late, you should go back to sleep quickly, your mother and I should also rest."

Ji Pingting curled her lips and said dissatisfiedly: "Father, mother is not yours alone, why do you have to snatch me every time I want to hug mother?"

"You have reached the age when you should get married, and you are not ashamed to let your mother hug you."

Ji Pingting muttered unconvinced: "Why don't you say that you and your mother have been married for nearly 20 years?"

Watching the bickering between the father and daughter, Princess Yaohua couldn't help laughing, and said: "I see you two together are three years old, no more."

The two stared at each other in disbelief.

Princess Yaohua couldn't laugh or cry when she saw this, she said: "Okay, it's getting late, Ting'er should go back and rest."

"Mother, Ting'er also wants to go to the Mausoleum Mansion tomorrow."

"Didn't Ting'er make an appointment with King Heping to travel together?"

"There's no such thing as an appointment, it's all his wishful thinking. This King Ping said that he was deeply affectionate, but there was no affection in his eyes. Is it true that I am a three-year-old child who can't see it?" Ji Pingting did not hide her dislike for Fu Nanping at all. , the voice changed, and then said: "Besides, nothing is important to my elder brother Alan, you say yes, mother."

"That's true. Let's go together as a family tomorrow."

"That's great, thank you mother, then Ting'er will go back to the room first, don't disturb mother's rest, or else father will say that Ting'er has no eyesight." After Ji Pingting finished speaking, she still didn't forget to turn to Ji Mingqiu stuck out his tongue, and then quickly ran out of the room.

"Damn girl." Ji Mingqiu couldn't hide a smile in his eyes.

"People in the world often say that 'the daughter is the father's little padded jacket', and it should be the closest thing. How are you, bickering like children all day long. If others know that the famous General Ji of the Three Kingdoms actually looks like this, it will definitely be true. You'll be dumbfounded, your jaw will drop."

Ji Mingqiu stepped forward and hugged Princess Yaohua, saying: "Yao'er drank wine today, let's rest early."

Princess Yaohua put her arms around Ji Mingqiu's neck, and said helplessly: "Then you must wash first."

"Just serve Yao'er for your husband."

Princess Yaohua's face became hot, and she scolded with a smile: "They are quite old, so don't be ashamed!"

"My husband is in his prime."

"..."

At noon on the second day, Ji Linglan was playing chess with Fu Nanling when Li Sheng hurried in from the door, bowed and said: "Your servant sees the lord."

Fu Nanling frowned slightly, and said, "Why are you so panicked?"

"Go back to your lord, Princess Yaohua and General Ji from Linguo came to visit, and they are waiting in the main hall now."

Ji Linglan paused, turned to look at Li Sheng, and said, "Princess Yaohua is visiting?"

"Yes, Princess Yaohua said that she heard that the prince is ill, so she came here to visit him."

Ji Linglan suddenly remembered that note, because of Fu Nanling's sudden illness that day, he completely forgot about it, but he didn't expect them to visit the palace directly.

Sensing Ji Linglan's distraction, Fu Nanling was a little strange and asked, "Alan, what's wrong with you?"

Ji Linglan regained her senses, shook her head and said, "It's okay. Since Princess Yaohua is here, Ah Ling should go to the front yard to receive guests."

Fu Nanling frowned slightly, he always felt that Ji Linglan seemed to be hiding something from him, this kind of knowledge made Fu Nanling feel uncomfortable, and he spoke with a bit of grievance unconsciously, saying: "Alan, I am so sick that I can't even Get out of bed, how do you treat guests?"

"Then let the steward explain it. She is the princess of Linguo, and if she pays no attention to her now, it will be bad."

Fu Nanling looked at Li Sheng and said, "Can you hear what the young master said?"

Li Sheng responded quickly, saying: "Yes, I will do so."

Li Sheng bowed out of the door and hurried to the front yard.

Ji Linglan looked at Fu Nanling, and asked bluntly: "A Ling, Princess Yaohua throws an olive branch, and you just refuse the door like this, aren't you afraid that she will turn to King Ping?"

"Turn it around." Fu Nanling held Ji Linglan's hand tentatively, and said, "I only have A Lan in my heart, and I can't tolerate other people. Even if it's just an occasional play, I can't do it."

Looking at the hands being held, Ji Linglan unconsciously thought of the side concubine Liu in her dream. She felt sour, and then she broke away from Fu Nanling's hand and said, "Let's continue playing chess."

Fu Nanling could see Ji Linglan's emotional changes clearly, and he was inevitably a little disappointed, but he pretended nothing had happened, and said, "Ah Lan, who should do it?"

"It's my turn." Ji Linglan took out a black chess piece from the chess box, and dropped it without thinking.

Looking at Ji Linglan's chess, Fu Nanling smiled wryly in his heart, and said, "Alan, are you sure you want to play here?"

Ji Linglan looked at the chessboard, only to realize that she had made a dead move. She couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, and said, "Well, I was careless. You won this game."

"Then shall we go down?"

Ji Linglan put the chess pieces in his hand into the chess box, and said, "No more, I'll read medical books for a while, and you can rest for a while."

"Lan, just watch here, I'll sleep for a while, I won't disturb you."

Ji Linglan hesitated for a moment, and said: "Okay, then go to sleep, and I will call you again if something happens."

Although Fu Nanling got his wish, he didn't feel well in his heart. He clearly felt the change in Ji Linglan's attitude.He knew in his heart that if he did not confess, there would always be an insurmountable gap between them, and their relationship would only become more and more distant.It's just that once they confess, maybe even the estranged relationship between them will no longer exist...

The two fell into their own thoughts, and the room suddenly fell silent.It was not until another sound of footsteps sounded that they interrupted their thoughts.

Seeing Li Sheng turn around, Fu Nanling frowned and said, "Princess Yaohua is gone?"

Li Sheng glanced at Ji Linglan and said, "Go back to the lord, Princess Yaohua said she wants to see the young master."

Ji Linglan was startled when she heard the words, and then asked, "Did the princess say why she wanted to see me?"

Li Sheng said truthfully: "Princess Yaohua said that she drank too much yesterday and still felt unwell after getting up for a long time. She wants you to check her pulse."

"I'm not feeling well, go to the imperial doctor, or you can ask Master Biao to see her. Alan wants to accompany me, and I don't have time to see others."

Fu Nanling presumptuously made a decision for Ji Linglan, which made Ji Linglan feel uncomfortable. He suddenly changed his mind and said, "Please tell Steward Li to tell the princess, I will come later."

Li Sheng looked up at Fu Nanling and then at Ji Linglan, feeling troubled in his heart.

Ji Linglan stood up and said, "If it's not convenient for Steward Li to communicate, I can go there now."

Fu Nanling's expression became ugly, and he said, "Didn't you hear what Ah Lan said?"

Li Sheng responded hastily, and said, "Forgive me, my lord, this slave will go and spread the message."

"Don't bother Butler Li, I'll go there now."

Seeing Ji Linglan get up and leave the room, Fu Nanling looked at Li Sheng coldly and said, "Do you still remember what I told you?"

Li Sheng knelt down on the ground with a 'plop', and said in fear: "My servant remembers, the words of the young master are the orders of the prince, you can't violate them, you only need to obey them."

Fu Nanling said indifferently: "Go to the execution room to receive the punishment."

"Yes, the slave obeys."

"If there is another time, get out of the Mausoleum Palace."

"Yes, I dare not, but I must remember!"

"roll!"

Li Sheng hurriedly got up, bowed and exited the door.

The little Lizi beside him hurriedly persuaded: "Master, calm down and be careful, when the young master comes back later, he will be angry again."

Fu Nanling looked at Xiao Lizi, and asked: "I was not in the palace for more than a month ago, are they like today, pushing back and forth against Alan's words?"

"This..." Xiao Lizi has been following Fu Nanling, and he is not very clear about what happened in the palace, but judging from Ji Linglan's performance just now, it seems that this is not the first time he has faced such a situation.

"Alan is very sensitive. If they behave like this, they must feel uncomfortable. No wonder they feel that Alan is different when they come back this time. He must be tired of life in the palace." The more Fu Nanling thought about it, the more panicked he felt. He was about to get out of bed when he lifted the quilt, and said, "No, I have to go to Ah Lan."

"Master, your body needs to rest in bed. If you let the young master see you running around, you will definitely be even more angry. At that time, if the young master really doesn't care about you, what should you do?"

Fu Nanling paused, and said angrily: "You will use chicken feathers as arrows, so tell me, what should I do?"

"Master, you can take care of your illness. The young master is soft-hearted, and he cares most about your body. Even if he finds it difficult, he will never abandon the master."

"Soft-hearted?" Fu Nanling smiled wryly, and said, "The more such a person is, the more heartless he is once he hardens his heart. I... can't afford to bet on it."

"Master, you have done enough for the young master, I believe that the young master can understand your intentions."

"Have I done enough for him? Tell me, what have I done for him other than trapping him in this palace?"

"You gave the young master a life without worrying about food and clothing, and you gave him..."

Seeing that Xiao Lizi stopped talking, Fu Nanling said with a smile: "Why, can't you continue? Xiao Lizi, what you said, if he wants to, will he not be able to do it with his ability?"

Whether it was solving the murder case of Concubine Lin Gui, saving the little princess of Prince Ping's mansion, or even curing Princess Danyang's old illness, no matter which one is a big contribution, if Ji Linglan thought about it, he probably already entered officialdom.

"Master, doesn't this mean that Young Master cares about you?"

"Well, he cares about me, it's just..."

It's just that Fu Nanling doesn't know whether this concern is worth the mistakes he made in his previous life.

Fu Nanling sighed, and said, "Forget it, you go and call Lu Jiu."

"Yes, the slave will go here."

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