Wu Yu

Palace dinner.

As soon as Xie Lingyu got off the carriage, he noticed that the atmosphere was different from the past. There was calm under the bustle, and under the calm there was a dark tide.

"Father..." Xie Lingyu said.

Before he finished speaking, Prime Minister Xie waved his hand and said, "Go."

Xie Lingyu understood, and walked away.

Qingqiu Jue followed behind him, Meng Yi looked around, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he poked him secretly, "Over there."

Xie Lingyu looked up and saw that it was the carriage of the Sun family and the Xing family, so he was about to meet up.

However, these few steps were extremely difficult. The ministers who did not communicate with each other on weekdays stopped him with a smile and exchanged pleasantries. Many sons of the family surrounded him, and there were many tentative words in their words.

Xie Lingyu responded humbly without any impatience.

Not far away, Lin Cheng's face was ashen, and he had a panoramic view of everything.

"Hey, isn't it just that you can do superficial skills, what's so good..."

Lin Jian looked disdainful and mocked in a low voice, but the rest of the words faded away in Lin Cheng's stern gaze, he shrank his neck, lowered his head and dared not say a word.

Lin Cheng glared at him fiercely, and looked away in boredom, not in the mood to greet these smiling tigers, and walked away, leaving a cold sentence.

"Useless things."

Lin Jian's face was pale, obviously he dared not speak out against Lin Cheng's words, his face was a little distorted, he looked at the place surrounded by the crowd with sinister eyes, gritted his teeth and cursed, and hurriedly followed his father aggrieved pace of.

Xie Lingyu took a break from his busy schedule, glanced there casually, and smiled faintly.

This is infighting?

The fun is not over yet.

The favor of the Lin family is not fading, but they just don't know if blood is thicker than water, can they defeat suspicion?

Xie Lingyu calmly dealt with it in the crowd, and it took some effort to get rid of the blood-sucking insects, and came to Sun Qian and his group, where Meng Yi was already waiting.

Xie Lingyu glanced over them, paused on Xing Yaxian, stared at her haggard face, and her slightly swollen abdomen, don't talk about others, even if he knew the inside story, he was shocked by this. .

Exquisite and picturesque is full of exhaustion between the eyebrows and eyes, even if there is makeup to cover up one or two, it can't stop the weak paleness.

"Yaxian..." Xie Lingyu opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Xing Yaxian smiled lightly, raised her hand to caress her lower abdomen, and said softly, "Brother Yunlou, don't worry, I'm fine."

This action relieved the worry in Xie Lingyu's eyes, and Xing Yaxian's little finger that was hidden in her sleeve was raised playfully, he shook his head helplessly in his heart, this little girl really pretended to be like that.

Sun Qian was standing beside her, and no one dared to come up to her and ridicule her, but the capital was mixed with good and bad people, so it was inevitable that she was a girl who hadn't left the court, and she didn't know how much wronged she had suffered behind her back.

The sleeves were shaken slightly, and the knuckles of the two briefly touched each other. Xie Lingyu looked sideways and saw Qingqiu Jue's smiling eyes. Qian and the others walked forward together.

It's just that the smile on the corner of his mouth never fell.

The palace banquet is different from the past.

Everyone smelled an unusual aura. His Majesty has been a little too quiet recently. He has no temper, but he is surprisingly easy to talk, which makes everyone wonder what he is thinking. , as the saying goes, the rain is about to come and the building is full of wind, and everyone always feels that this is the calm before the storm.

However, the fact that Lin Cheng was repeatedly rejected was causing a lot of uproar. Now the wind has changed slightly. I didn't expect that the most favored Lin family would be rejected. However, the Sun family has a solid foundation, and maybe they can use this opportunity to overwhelm the Lin family. .

It's just that tonight, maybe the weather will change.

Several dark eyes looked at Xie Lingyu, some of them were jealous and disdainful, I saw him pouring tea indifferently, chatting with a few friends with his head sideways, as if he didn't care about today's palace banquet at all.

It's just that when others didn't notice, he raised his eyes and looked towards Lin Cheng without a trace.

Lin Cheng's complexion was not good, and his usual arrogance was completely shattered. His Majesty's attitude recently made him feel uneasy, but he really couldn't figure out what went wrong.

He forced a sip of tea.

Impossible, His Majesty will never give up on the lineage of the Lin family!

The Lin family is connected with him by blood, not to mention that he still has a handle!

It is absolutely impossible for His Majesty to let others know about that matter...

Obscurity flashed in his eyes, Lin Cheng looked at the dragon chair not far away, and suddenly smiled.

Xie Lingyu took a panoramic view of all this calmly, lowered his eyes and sipped his tea, and also smiled meaningfully.

The beast has entered the cage without knowing it.

This time Qingqiu Jue could only stand behind him as a follower, he deliberately hid his aura, and most of the eyes of the crowd were focused on Xie Lingyu, so it was difficult to attract the attention of others

It's funny to say that he was guarded as a thief last time he went to a banquet, but now these eyeliners are not standing behind him blatantly watching his every move.

Everyone had their own thoughts, and the noisy crowd suddenly fell silent.

The little eunuch's high-pitched voice sounded, and the bright yellow robes flew away. In the silence, everyone got up and knelt down.

"Long live my emperor!"

It was the heavy slaughter, and he stepped steadily up the steps and sat on the dragon chair.

Then he said slowly: "All the gentlemen are in peace."

Today, Empress Zhang is "unwell" and unable to attend the banquet, but anyone who knows the inside story knows that this glamorous empress is just a vain name, and what His Majesty needs is only the power behind her.

Everyone sat down flat, looked around, and found Xie Lingyu's position. He frowned displeasedly, then smiled, and waved his hand, "Come on, give Mr. Xie a seat, it's right next to me sideways."

The hall fell silent, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Xie Lingyu's eyes flashed with hesitation. He got up slowly and declined, "Your Majesty loves me very much. I am a junior. How can I be with you elders?"

Lin Cheng's face was livid. He was seated under Chong Lu's side, and the seat given to Xie Lingyu by Chong Lu happened to be right in front of him. Is this a coincidence or...

Your Majesty stomping on him to gain the favor of the Xie family? !

If Xie Lingyu really sat on top of him today, he would be riding on his head. The wind at the palace banquet was easy to overturn.

He can't just watch the Lin family decline. The Lin family, which was revitalized with great difficulty, cannot be destroyed by his hands!

"Your Majesty, this..." Lin Chengqiang said with a smile.

But in the next second, he was choked by Chong Lu's icy gaze, and slowly swallowed back the words in his mouth, feeling a bit cold in his heart.

Your Majesty's attitude is wrong.

Lin Cheng's back was drenched in cold sweat, and he suddenly realized that the recent abnormalities were not due to his overthinking, but how could it be?

impossible.

The Lin family is clearly the least likely to give up!

The sound of heavy slaughter sounded unexpectedly soft, Lin Cheng raised his eyes numbly, and saw the man who was still cold to him just now with a smile on his face, and said to the young master in the corner.

"It doesn't matter, if Mr. Xie is unwilling, then sit next to the prime minister. You have made great contributions this time. Xie Aiqing is really good at raising children. Sure enough, the tiger father has no dogs!"

Everyone was amazed, even Prime Minister Xie paused, looked at Xing Shang calmly, and quickly lowered his head in tacit understanding. Prime Minister Xie smiled lightly and did not reply.

Xie Lingyu disassembled these words and felt the taste, and he found the bottom line after a turn of his mind. Today's re-killing is determined to win over Xie's family, and the main event should be yet to come.

It's just that the Lin family doesn't know if they can survive. After all, they are connected by blood, and they helped him "take down" half of the country back then.

This one is very important.

After thinking so much, he only hesitated for a moment on his face, and then thanked him, "Your Majesty loves you."

Xie Lingyu got up, and walked to Prime Minister Xie under everyone's gaze. Lin Cheng stared blankly at him as he sat down, the blankness in his eyes gradually turned into an unbearable evil spirit.

However, Xie Lingyu looked at them with a faint smile, and nodded kindly, Lin Jian pulled the corner of his mouth stiffly, and from the corner of his eye, he saw the cup in Lin Cheng's hand cracked and made a lot of noise.

Sun Qian and the others looked at each other carefully, Xie Lingyu showed a puzzled expression, looking very innocent, and lowered his head to drink tea.

Lin Cheng turned his head and clenched his fists.

Chong Lu didn't say anything, but gave him a warning look, his eyes seemed a little cold and heartless.

The palace banquet started as usual, but everyone no longer wanted to appreciate it. They looked at Xie Lingyu frequently and had a vague premonition that today would not be a peaceful day.

In a remote corner.

Xing Yaxian got up calmly, greeted Meng Yi beside her, then carefully put her hands on her lower abdomen, got up and left the hall.

Next to the rockery in the back garden.

A shrill and terrified scream suddenly sounded, Xing Yaxian settled her mind, walked quickly, bypassed the rockery, and saw a blood-stained sword. There was a person lying on the ground where the blood was winding, and he couldn't see his face clearly. The person was not far away. There stood a woman with a frightened expression.

——It was Queen Zhang.

When the queen saw her, panic flashed in her eyes, "No, it's not..."

No, we can't make things worse. She was not favored when she first came to the post. Even if her innocence is proved, she will be stained, and it will be even more difficult to please His Majesty.

There was a stern look in Zhang's eyes, and she glanced at the people on the ground. Suddenly, a human voice came from her ear. She raised her hand and pointed at Xing Yaxian in disbelief, intending to bite back.

It's a pity that Xing Yaxian suddenly pressed down Zhang's hand, pretended to have a sprained foot, and fell to the ground. In an instant, she cried out in pain. Empress Zhang's eyes widened, and she lowered her head a little bit, seeing that the bottom of her skirt was gradually turning red.

Only then did the queen come to her senses, pointing at her angrily, "You!"

As the voices got closer, Xing Yaxian called for help loudly, "Help, someone—"

Mrs. Zhang subconsciously rushed over to cover her mouth, but she froze as soon as she covered her mouth, wishing she could chop off her own hand, knowing that something was wrong.

The next moment, someone asked.

"Who is over there, stop!"

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The palace banquet was fairly harmonious.

Zhonglu toasted, and was about to share a drink with everyone, when suddenly the voice of the leader of the Imperial Guard came from outside, "Your Majesty!"

He put down the wine cup displeased, and the wine in the glass made circles and ripples, "What's the matter?"

The Imperial Army did not dare to break into the palace banquet, there must be something important.

"Deputy General Zhang's body was found behind the rockery. The Empress and Ms. Xing were both present. Ms. Xing...had a miscarriage."

"His Majesty……"

The leader of the forbidden army said bravely.