Linque

In the afternoon of that day, Chu Heng went back to Zhong Pinghou's mansion.

As soon as he entered the door, he ran into Zhong Pinghou Chuhong who was walking out.Chu Heng stopped in his tracks, lowered his eyes and saluted: "Father."

Chu Hong glanced at him, said "hmm" lightly, and said seriously, "Are you in front of the emperor now?"

Chu Heng said yes.

Chu Hong nodded: "It's not a bad thing in itself that you can go to the Imperial Palace. But why did I hear that you had offended His Majesty by your words in the Hall of Martial Heroes, and you were suddenly called to the Imperial Palace because of this?"

Chu Heng didn't know where to start, he hesitated slightly, and said, "I'm in the Hall of Sincerity..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Zhong Pinghou's expression had turned cold, and he interrupted him directly and said in a solemn voice: "You are the person sent to the Wuying Hall by the Zhongli Chu family, and you represent the face of the Chu family more or less outside, so you don't have to be famous. Now, the most important thing is not to cause trouble and add trouble to the family."

Chu Heng lowered his eyes, and suddenly realized that when Uncle Qi asked him last night if he was on duty in the imperial court, it was going well, and the few words he answered did not need to be said again in front of Zhong Pinghou.

Compared with the eye-catching Yuqian, Zhong Pinghou may prefer him to stay in the Hall of Martial Arts in peace - he doesn't need to be famous, and probably it is impossible to be famous.

So he bowed his head and said according to his words: "I will remember my father's teachings, and I will definitely not bring disaster to the Marquis Mansion because of myself."

Chu Hong said again with a sullen face: "Also, I heard that you had a conflict with Xu Shao from Jiayong Hou's family in the Mingzheng Martial Arts Hall today, and in the end it was Yi Chong's son and Su Lang from Yingguo's mansion who solved the siege? Same with Xiao It is a good thing for the Su family to form a good relationship, but Jiazhao Xu family still needs to give some face because he is the mother of the prince. Recently, the family intends to let your third younger brother Yinfeng enter the court, and is paving the way for him. It should not be a beam Don’t make a knot. Over at Jiayonghou’s Mansion, if necessary, you and Xu Shao can make amends some other day.”

All the emotions in Chu Heng's eyes were suppressed, his face was still respectful, he was silent for a moment, and said "yes".

Zhong Pinghou nodded and went straight out.

The wind in Dongyue of the imperial capital is neither fast nor slow, but it is always wrapped in a biting cold, swallowing up the little warmth left in the capital layer by layer.

Chu Heng stood in place and watched his father’s back disappear from sight, his eyes seemed to be filled with a pool of quiet water, always silent, always obedient—that’s how Zhong Pinghou thought of him, and that’s what he demanded of him of.

Chu Heng suddenly thought, if Su Lang and Xiao Gaomin hadn't been so timely, and the companion spirit jade "lend" to him by Lishan Junji Wuyue for self-defense was really used against Xu Shao, then Zhong Pinghou would not Do you hesitate to say the word "repentance"?

Su Lang's move today is already cheap for Xu Shao.

Want to make amends?Chu Heng lowered his eyes and twirled his fingertips.

But what he is worst at is admitting mistakes with others.

Didn't Xu Shao say that if you want to step on other people's heads, you have to enter Mahayana.If you want him to bow his head and make amends, wait until Xu Shao has the ability.

Chu Heng turned around expressionlessly, and walked towards the bamboo branch building.

Going around the corridor and walking all the way to the southeast corner of the Hou's Mansion, the pavilion behind the bamboo forest is quiet and quiet, only a few servants are sweeping and chatting in the courtyard, one of them, Chu Heng, has the impression that he helped him on the first day when he first arrived in the Hou's Mansion. The one who carried the luggage and led the way was called Le Qing.

Le Qing saw him at a glance, put down the broom and greeted him happily: "Second Young Master is back, let's take a break with tea."

Chu Heng responded with a slight smile, and Le Qing poured him hot tea, and ran to the table by the wall to bring a package: "Two days ago, my wife took the girls from the house to the Yi'an Temple outside the city to fast and pray for blessings. I stayed here for a few days, and the second girl also went. Before leaving, I sent this package, saying that it is winter, and I made you a cloak. Just take it."

Chu Heng was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and stretched out his hand to lightly touch the cloak in the bundle. The thick velvet felt warm to the touch.

Ah Xin is not in the Hou residence today.

He raised his eyes and glanced at the sky outside, the sky was still clear in the morning, but it became gloomy at noon, and now the new wind was rising, and the clouds were densely covered, as if snow was about to fall.

Chu Heng put down the teacup and stood up, and said to Le Qing: "Since no one is here, I will not go to the main courtyard to pay my respects. The weather outside is not good, and it may snow at night. I will be on duty tomorrow morning, so I will go back first." I have gone to the palace. When Ah Xin comes back to pray for blessings, tell her for me that I will go back to the Marquis Mansion when I have time on the [-]th."

Le Qing responded repeatedly, and said: "It looks like the sky is going to snow, and the road may be slippery tomorrow morning, so it's better for Second Young Master to go back to the palace now."

Chu Heng nodded, and without staying for a moment, walked along the way he came to the side door of Zhongpinghou's mansion.When he stepped out of the bamboo branch building, he thought about it, and put on the cloak made by Chu Xin. In the soft satin cotton, the cold wind like a knife was completely blocked out, and it was really warm.

From the Hou's mansion to the imperial palace, the cold wind blew all the way, and the red and blue tiles on both sides of the inner city lost their former splendor under the gloomy sky.

Only in this season, the inner and outer cities of the imperial capital will not be as distinct as in the past. The long streets, short alleys, buildings and walls are outlined in dark silhouettes under the cloudy sky.

But such an integrated bleakness came to an abrupt end in front of the majestic nine-fold palace, and the imperial city shrouded in dark clouds was still gorgeous and magnificent.Whether it is cold or hot, sunny, frosty, rainy or snowy, it cannot be shaken by its majesty and magnificence. It is always solemn and awe-inspiring, perhaps just like the owner of this imperial city.

Ling Ye was sitting in the main hall of the Hall of Respect and Sincerity reading the papers, his expression was calm, as if he was no different from before.But the atmosphere in the hall today was rarely tense and oppressive. The palace guards on duty inside and outside the hall all lowered their eyes and lowered their heads, holding their breath and not daring to make a sound.

Until a shadow guard of the Son of Heaven came in to report something in a low voice, Ling Ye let out a "hmm", put down the folder in his hand, and asked the palm hall standing beside him, "How long has it been?"

The trembling palace guards in the palace immediately breathed a sigh of relief, Gao Bandit respectfully said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been nearly two hours."

Ling Ye nodded lightly, stood up and walked out of the hall.

There was a man kneeling on the blue brick floor under the platform outside the hall. It was the middle of winter when the snow was about to fall, and the cold wind was howling outside, but the man's forehead was covered in cold sweat. trembling.

Ling Ye stepped out of the palace door with a face as heavy as water, his eyes fell on him quietly, but he still didn't cry out.The heart that Zhang Dian had just put down suddenly lifted up again.

The kneeling person is dressed in a black robe trimmed with silver thread and moiré, and is the emperor's guard serving in the Hall of Martial Heroes.If Chu Heng was here, he would definitely be able to recognize him at a glance. This person's appearance was somewhat similar to Xu Shao's, and he was Xu Kan, the second son of Jiayonghou.Today in the Mingzheng Martial Arts Hall, Xu Shao attacked Chu Heng for no reason, and it was because of this person.

Xu Kan has obviously been kneeling for a long time, his face is pale, there is no blood on his lips, and he is lying on the ground dripping with sweat.

This afternoon, the emperor's shadow guard suddenly announced him to face the saint in Jingcheng Hall. He thought it was His Majesty's orders, maybe he was transferred to the imperial court. Being appointed as a servant of ink, and his family background and abilities are not lacking in everything, and he is even related to His Majesty, it is even more unreasonable that his pearl will always be dusted.

He walked over with a red face and beaming, and stood outside the Hall of Respect and Cheng with joy, waiting for the transmission.Not long after standing at the bottom of the stone steps, His Majesty actually came out from the hall. He was overjoyed and quickly knelt down to salute.

But it never occurred to me that after kowtowing his head, His Majesty never cried out again.He bowed his head and knelt on the cold brick floor, and soon his knees were sore and unbearable.

The surrounding palace guards stood silently, not even daring to breathe loudly, and the huge Jingcheng Hall was terribly quiet.The heartbeat in his chest was amplified infinitely at this moment, and a sound rang in his ears, almost like a thunderous drum, shaking his eyes dizzily.

He felt His Majesty's stern eyes fixed on him, and the majesty of the emperor was as heavy as a mountain, which made him breathless.A bucket of cold water was poured down the head, and the joy of coming was gone, replaced by boundless panic and fear.

From leaving the hall to returning to the hall, during the time of a cup of tea, His Majesty never said a word, did not ask questions, and did not give him a chance to defend himself.

He didn't know why, and he didn't understand what mistake he had made, but the more he knew, the more terrifying he was. From time to time, I will wait for the phrase "flat body".

This kneeling lasted for nearly two hours, the sky was extremely overcast, the cold wind became more and more biting, the body was cut like a knife, and the teeth were trembling with cold.His legs had long since lost feeling, his eyes turned black for a while, and he collapsed on the ground through his sweaty clothes. His whole body and mind were engulfed in fear, but he still couldn't figure out why.

Finally waiting for the figure of Ming Huanglongpao again, the emperor's gaze fell on him just like before, and his whole body shivered uncontrollably.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but after a long time, His Majesty spoke to him in a gentle tone: "It's been a while since you've been in the Hall of Martial Arts, it's my negligence that I haven't called you here to see you. You are allowed to rest for half a day. Mu, bring your elder brother Xu Shao to see me tomorrow. Just tell him that we haven't seen each other for a while, and we should walk around among relatives."

His mind was blank, cold sweat protruded from his back, and before he could recover, the guards in front of the palace had already stepped forward to help him up under His Majesty's order.Reminded by the guards, he thanked him in a bewildering manner, and was helped to walk towards the palace gate.

Ling Ye stood in front of the palace gate, watching Xu Kan's back disappearing outside the side gate of Jingzhang Palace with a blank face.He withdrew his gaze, glanced in the direction of the Hall of Martial Arts with some surprise, and told the shadow guard who had just entered the hall to report: "Go and call him over."

As soon as Chu Heng entered the palace gate, he returned to the Martial Ying Hall. Even if he came back early on the sixth day of the lunar new year, it was still time for him to take a rest, so he would not go to the Jingcheng Hall.

In less than half an hour, it will be You hour. Yesterday at You hour, His Majesty was chatting and laughing with Su Lang and his ministers. Today, at You hour, Yuqian is not short of people who can enjoy harmony with His Majesty.

Xu Shiren returned to the imperial city again, and it has been like this since he stepped into the palace gate. Although he restrained himself from looking in the direction of Jingcheng Hall, for some reason, his mind and thoughts would still be uncontrollably thinking about the Nine Layers Palace the master.

Chu Heng was irritable and depressed, he untiedly took off his cloak, folded it and put it away, and was about to find something to do casually, when there was a knock on the door, it was the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven——

"His Majesty calls."

As soon as the words came to his ears, Chu Heng's mind moved, and his originally downcast eyebrows and eyes unconsciously became vivid.He subconsciously raised his foot and was about to walk out, but suddenly remembered something, quickly calmed down, and let out a muffled "oh".

What is he going to do? Today, he shouldn't be grinding ink and looking for someone else.There are so many people in front of the imperial court, who is missing him?

He stood there dawdlingly, the shadow guard looked at him with some doubts, Chu Heng hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but followed to the Hall of Jingcheng.

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