Linque

The wind and snow passed by the window, quietly taking away the voice from Zhaoren Palace tonight, across half of the palace city, and reaching the Cihe Palace at the west end.

When the sky was about to brighten, a decree came out from the Empress Dowager's Palace.

At the first moment of the hour, Ling Ye woke up from his sleep. The night watchman outside heard the movement inside, and hurriedly opened the door lightly. Gao Bandit led Zhu Geng and other maids in to serve him.

No one made a sound, because the person on the bed was still sleeping soundly, the emperor specially brought him to Zhaoren Palace yesterday where the emperor got married, which already showed his position in the emperor's heart.

The ladies of the palace came forward to dress His Majesty in their clothes, Ling Ye put on a tunic and casually put on a robe, then waved them to retreat, glanced at the bandit who was hesitant to speak out of the corner of his eye, and walked outside.

Bandit Gao hurriedly led the people out, the bead curtain was lowered, and the door of the inner room was closed to ensure that the people sleeping on the dragon bed would not be disturbed by what he said. Ling Yefang asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

Bandit Gao was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, Lady Shangyi is waiting outside."

Ling Ye's stretched brows suddenly frowned, and he said in displeasure, "Who is so talkative in the imperial court?"

There is a rule in the palace, if the emperor is lucky enough to be there that night, no matter male or female, the people who go before the imperial court will be reported to the Shangyi bureau, and the female official of Shangyi will come with Tong Shi to write a record on the next day for the inner court to keep on file.If the person who is entrusting grace is a newcomer, he will also be taught various etiquette rules for the servants.

Bandit Gao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, she is not from the imperial court. Lady Shangyi is obliged to come here because of the order of the Empress Dowager."

Ling Ye's face turned cold, his eyebrows and eyes seemed to be shrouded in frost, and after a while, he said in a low voice: "Let Shangyi go back, don't forget, if the Queen Mother asks, just say it's my order."

Gao Bandit should be, hesitated for a moment, glanced inside, and still thought: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother knows about this, if it is publicized..."

"No," Ling Ye interrupted in a cold voice, and said indifferently, "It's not yet time, before the ability to respect the king matches the ambition of their mother and child, the Queen Mother is stricter than anyone else."

——If this matter is known to the outside clans and aristocratic families now, they will definitely unite and ask the emperor to open up the harem and marry the concubine. The queen mother will not be happy to see the aristocratic family and the emperor marry Only those who can really hold up the banner of rebellion will use this handle to become King Jing's weapon to attack the emperor in front of some vacillating clansmen and aristocratic families, and win over them to stand in line.

Before that, the more the emperor liked men, the less abundant his children would be, and the happier the queen mother would be.

In the Palace of Mercy, Empress Dowager Zhong was having her breakfast, and the news that Lady Shangyi had hit a snag in the Summer Palace quickly reached her ears just like what happened last night.

The maid named Fu Dong stood aside and said softly while serving her vegetables, "Master, just now Shangyi Bureau Tongshi went to Zhaoren Palace according to your order, but His Majesty did not ask the inner court to keep the file."

The queen mother wiped the corners of her mouth, and said slowly: "The emperor is lucky?"

Fu Dong nodded: "Our people said that the red candles in the Summer Palace of Zhaoren Palace were lit for half the night last night, and then hot water was passed on twice."

"Really?" The Empress Dowager threw down the handkerchief in her hand, and sneered with a sneer at the corner of her mouth, "That's really sweet."

She squinted her eyes slightly and recalled: "The Palace of the Summer Palace, that place was arranged in the fourth year of Xuanxi. According to the system of the ancestors of Dayin, the emperor reached the age of marriage after marriage. Every year since then, the curtains, gauze blankets, pillows and quilts, All the tables and chairs need to be replaced with new ones to ensure that the red color is pure. Except for the happy characters pasted on the eve of the big wedding, there are many things in it. The proper one is a wedding room. Except for the queen, even a noble concubine is not worthy of Tianjia. The emperor brought people there and didn't let the inner court keep files, it seems that he really likes it."

These words were clearly discussed, even suspected of guessing the king's heart, the queen mother could say it, but Fu Dong didn't dare to respond.

Now there is no queen in the palace, the queen mother is the head of the inner court in name.If you keep the file, even if you still serve in the foreign court in the future, Chu Heng will still be under the control of the inner court to some extent. Not to mention, it is indispensable to greet the Palace of Mercy and Harmony on the [-]th day of the Lunar New Year. The Queen Mother can teach him the rules. The study was grinded to death.

Although the female officials of the Six Lords belong to the emperor, the Empress Dowager, as the successor of the first emperor, has been in charge of the Central Palace for many years, and the 24 divisions under the Six Lords still have a lot of connections with her, except for the emperor's Jingzhang Palace. Even if it is what happened in Zhaoren Palace, it is not too difficult for her to know.When what happened last night reached the Queen Mother's ears, she even knew Chu Heng's surname and name clearly.

The queen mother thought for a while, with a deep smile on her lips, and said slowly: "It's not time to spread this matter to the outside world, but it's okay to make some troubles for the emperor in the palace, the Ai family would like to Let's see how important that imperial servant Mo is in his heart."

Zhaoren Palace has gone, it will only be serious and not light.

It's nothing to spoil a man in the royal family, but it would be too difficult if he didn't get married because of this man, and throughout the ages, most of such people would not end well.

If you want to stand beside the emperor alone, it is far from enough to rely on the emperor's love and favor.To be able to stand upright in the target of public criticism, one must have a power that is below [-] people, or one must be strong enough to shut up all those who oppose it, even if one is standing in the target of the target, No one dared to shoot an arrow at him.

But it is obvious that a concubine from Zhongpinghou's mansion doesn't have such confidence, the Zhongli Chu family can't give it to him, even if his teacher is Lishan.

Somehow, perhaps because the word "Lishan" came to mind, the Empress Dowager suddenly remembered Lishan Dongjun, whom she had met once at the Winter Festival, and he was Chu Heng's elder brother.If it was this person last night, it would be about the same, the queen mother thought maliciously.

But no matter how malicious the Palace of Compassionate Harmony was, at this moment, Chu Heng on the bed in the Palace of Summer Palace still didn't wake up.

After the "tailored clothes" last night, Ling Ye asked for it again under the name of the other, and then it was hard to separate when taking a bath, and the two of them tossed and tossed until midnight before falling asleep.

When Chu Heng woke up, it was the end of the hour, the wind and snow outside had stopped, and the sun peeked out from the thick clouds.The emperor was sitting next to him with his clothes on and reading the booklet. Seeing him wake up, he immediately ordered the palace servants to pour a bowl of ginseng tea, and handed it to Chu Heng.

Chu Heng was indeed thirsty, so he finished the soup with his hands.Last night, he went too far. He couldn't control himself when his love was strong. In the end, he was exhausted. No matter how much he begged for mercy, no matter how much he cried, Ling Ye never let him go. He didn't give him any clothes afterwards, saying that the pajamas were cut off. Broken, no.

How could it be possible that the majestic emperor of the empire couldn't come up with a pajamas to cover his body?

Chu Heng blushed with anger.

But after washing and bathing, he really didn't get to put on his clothes. Ling Ye wrapped him in a big blanket, put him on the bed again, stuffed him into his arms, and fell into a deep sleep with his arms around him.

It’s just that I don’t have any clothes on. I can bear it when I’m asleep, and I don’t think it’s a serious problem, but it’s a bit embarrassing when I wake up. Fortunately, the palace maid was waved away by the emperor after serving tea, and the door of the inner room was closed. Closed intimately, only the two of them were left here.

Chu Heng couldn't bear it anymore, turned over and threw himself on Ling Ye, and began to tear his clothes, muttering something.Ling Ye let him vent his anger, and pulled the quilt up with a smile, covering most of Chu Heng's exposed shoulders.

It's just that it's inevitable that there will be bumps and collisions during the play, and if the fight continues, I'm afraid there will be another fire.The first time last night, he was a little indulgent. Ling Ye was afraid that Chu Heng would not be able to bear it, and he was reluctant to ask for it again in the morning, so he stretched out his hand and squeezed Chu Heng's waist twice.

Chu Heng's back was so sore, and when he touched the sore spot, he immediately lost his breath and lay down on Ling Ye's body, and he didn't have the energy to move anymore.With a casual glance, he saw the booklet that the emperor was looking at just now, it was presented by the Minister of Dali Temple, and it was about...

Chu Heng dodged his eyes slightly, turned his gaze away from Ling Ye, and lay back on the bed again.Ling Ye glanced at him, smiled and didn't ask any questions, just pinched the booklet, and sighed seemingly unintentionally: "Xiao Gaomin and Ye Shuli are really two talents, and it's also good for Dali Siqing to spread the two of them." Quite a headache."

Chu Heng rolled up the quilt, did not respond, and listened to the emperor's next words with his ears open.

But Ling Ye only said this sentence, and Chu Heng waited and saw that he had nothing to say, and suddenly felt even more guilty.He moved in the quilt, hesitated, and said to Ling Ye: "Your Majesty, I beat Xu Shao."

Ling Ye was not surprised at all, turned his gaze to him, and said, "Thirty rods."

"...What?" Chu Heng was stunned.

"According to the law of the Great Yin, for those who pick quarrels, cause trouble, fight and injure others, the principal offender will be fined [-] sticks, the follower will be fined, and repeated offenders will be given an additional stick. As we all know, you still have a 'if there is any next time deal with it', then this time?" Ling Ye is smiling but not smiling.

Chu Heng's scalp was numb, and he immediately shrank back into the bed, burying himself in the bed.

Ling Ye put down the booklet, dug him out with a smile, and asked, "Who did you fight with?"

Chu Heng lowered his head and said honestly, "Ye Shuli, Yun Fei, Su Lang, and Han Chengmiao."

Ling Ye was not surprised by the first three people, but Han Chengmiao... Even the well-informed emperor never thought that the princes of South Korea would do such a thing. It is not difficult to guess why they beat Xu Shao. It was Yunfei who was scolded by Xie Chu and almost fined his salary because Xu Shao provoked trouble in the martial arts hall; the other was Xu Shao and Chu Heng’s Liang Zi. Ling Ye felt relieved when he thought of the relationship between Chu Heng and Chu Xin. Of course.

He asked again, "No Xiao Gaomin?"

"No," Chu Heng said, "He went to Zhen Guogong's mansion for a banquet that night, but Han Chengmiao greeted him, and asked him to cover us in case something went wrong."

"Those who have never done anything bad do it differently, and they are quite thoughtful." Ling Ye smiled lowly, "It's not wrong to count Xiao Gaomin, anyway, he counts himself in it, and it just so happens that he is untouchable." Now, you will also follow suit. Who of you took the lead in beating Xu Shao?"

Chu Heng replied: "...Yunfei."

Ling Ye nodded: "Then he will suffer, you guys will talk about it separately."

Chu Heng choked for a moment, frowned and asked, "...do you really want to fight?"

"Although you beat Xu Shao for a reason, the law doesn't care about these reasons, and Xiao Gaomin and Ye Shuli are not on the same front at first glance, I'm afraid they can't cause trouble for each other. As soon as I made a slip of the tongue, I'll expose you guys too, maybe Yushitai will intervene in the end. But no matter what the Zhongpinghou's mansion says, you will definitely not be beaten, you have my protection, It's only you who play other people's role. But Yunfei...it depends on what his family thinks."

"You should know," Ling Ye paused, looked at Chu Heng and said calmly, "Yun Fei is the son of Prime Minister Yan."

Facts have proved that without the need for Xiao Gaomin and Ye Shuli to fight each other, they would have been pulled out——

In the afternoon of that day, Yun Fei went to Dali Temple and surrendered himself. Although he said that he was the only one who beat Xu Shao, countless imperial guards at Duanmen saw that Chu Heng got into the same carriage as him.

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A small foreshadowing: Tanchuan Yan's

See Chapter 2 the dialogue between Yun Fei and Commander Xie Chu, Chapter 9 the origin of Yan Xiang, and Chapter 53 the dialogue between Yun Fei and Chu Heng.