Linque

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month on the following day, Ling Qiran, king of Shenjun, and Shen Yingbai, son of Marquis Wenxin, entered the palace to have an audience.

When they arrived at Chongjimen, the servants around the emperor came to welcome them, and took the two of them directly to the study room of the inner hall.

——This is obviously explained by the emperor, but His Majesty himself is not here at the moment.

The servant invited the two of them to sit down, served tea, lowered their eyes and prepared to retreat.Shen Yingbo got up quickly, handed over a purse, and said, "Eunuch has worked hard, please treat him to tea."

Unexpectedly, the servant glanced at the two of them, but repeatedly declined and refused to accept, only humbly said: "The son is broken, this is the duty of a servant, I dare not say it is hard work."

After finishing speaking, he put away the tray and bowed, then backed away.

The door of the study room was ajar, Shen Yingbo looked towards the direction the servant left, and frowned slightly.

Because of His Majesty's strict orders, no one dared to accept rich gifts, but occasionally a few silver coins are fine.The courtiers were apprehensive, and for peace of mind, they would often inquire from the imperial guards or internal servants how His Majesty was feeling today, and put in some money for tea and dinner as a thank you.

But even if it is so insignificant, this gift is not taken lightly.The behavior of the servant just now is not a good omen. For the people in front of the imperial court, who can accept gifts and what not, depends entirely on His Majesty's mood and attitude towards people today.

This is the usual unwritten rule before the emperor, and it is also a disguised reminder to the holy courtiers facing the guards.

Of course Ling Qiran also knew that he had been beaten by the shadow guard yesterday, and he was worried on the way into the palace, but now seeing that the servant refused to accept the purse, he immediately panicked and looked at Shen Yingbo for help.

Shen Yingbo patted his hand, gave him a comforting look, motioned to sit down, and persuaded him in a low voice, maybe His Majesty was delayed by something else.

It's just that this time I waited a little longer, and the servant in the middle came over, and the two stood up together, thinking that the emperor had something to say.But unexpectedly, the servant changed the tea, bowed and retreated after saluting, humble and silent.

This time it was really uncomfortable.

The power of the sky is unpredictable, and no one knows what the emperor's plans are, but it is certain that the Sacred Heart will be unhappy.

The sound of water leaking in the corner ticks, and the time seems to go slower as the time goes by. The word "waiting" is the most annoying, and it is as unpleasant as cutting flesh with a blunt knife. If you just hang around like this, the longer the time, the more fear in your heart will grow.

Ling Qiran's complexion gradually turned pale. He recalled the scene on Xuanping Street yesterday over and over again, his toes curled up and trembling, his back was covered with sweat, and he turned his head frequently to look in the direction of the door.

They were entering the palace, it was already time, seeing that the tea had been changed, the servants from behind came in to salute, and left after changing the tea, also without leaving a word.

Rao was as calm as Shen Yingbai, but his heart was a little panicked.

After the fourth time a servant came in to exchange tea, Shen Yingbai frowned slightly, and patted Ling Qiran's arm: "Come on, don't sit still, besides asking for peace, aren't you here to apologize?"

He dragged Ling Qiran to the imperial case, raised his clothes and knelt down.

Unexpectedly, this kneeling lasted more than half an hour.

When Ling Ye came from the Imperial Study Room, it was already [-] o'clock. As soon as he entered the door, he saw two people kneeling on the ground. Shen Yingbai was fine and his back was still straight. Kneeling on the ground.

It's no wonder that the Xiaojun King has never suffered since he was a child. Although he lost his father at a young age, he is the son of the royal family after all. Standing in front of him, guarding like pearls like treasures.The few times when he suffered a loss, it was always due to the hard stubble of Yong'an Hou Shizi.

It is unavoidable for ordinary courtiers to face the sage with anxiety, not to mention that he has few experiences and simple thoughts, and he made a mistake in front of the emperor yesterday. .

At this moment, when he heard the voices of all the servants greeting him, his heart almost jumped out, and he knocked his head on the ground without daring to say a word.

Shen Yingbo had no choice but to pay respects to the emperor on his behalf, and then bowed his head in prostration.

Ling Ye sat down on the dragon chair behind the case, followed by Zhu Geng, who was serving him, quickly brought the tea, Ling Ye took a sip, his eyes swept over the two of them, and then focused on Ling Qiran One two——

This process was unhurried, but it was also silent waiting. Even though it only took half a cup of tea to face Emperor Tianwei, it was enough to overwhelm the long fear that lasted for more than an hour.

Ling Qiran's whole heart was beating violently in his chest, and the gaze above him was so real that he couldn't breathe. It seemed that he had waited for a long time before he finally heard the sound of the teacup being placed on the desk. , and then there was an inaudible voice: "Get up."

The cold sweat that condensed on the back instantly flowed down.

Both of them knelt for a long time, both startled and frightened, their legs were already weak, and the emperor also saw this.

In fact, Ling Ye didn't mean to make them suffer on purpose. Although he wanted to let Ling Qiran off the hook, he also instructed his servant not to say much, but his original intention was to let this cousin have a good memory, and he would say a few more words later Teach, save being so stupid.

He was in Jingzhang Palace's Imperial Study Room to listen to the scholar's lecture on the Congregational Classics, and was about to drive over when Gu Han, Duke of Ying, and Su Que, Duke of Ying, and several other generals suddenly asked to see him. Among them, Duke Gu Han was Ling Ye's grandfather, of course Ling Ye didn't want to make him wait any longer, so he ordered him immediately.

After finishing talking about military affairs, it was time for the servant to get orders from him earlier, so of course he dared not tell the two of them. After a long time, the two of them inevitably panicked.

But Ling Ye didn't intend to explain, he just said calmly: "Give me a seat."

The servant brought new tea again, the two of them sat down after thanking them for their sins, their faces were a little pale, Shen Yingbai was in poor health, and felt uncomfortable after kneeling for a long time, Ling Qiran was completely frightened.At this moment, he was sitting closer to the emperor, with his head bowed deeply, his mind went blank, and he even forgot to say the words of apology for what happened yesterday.

Ling Ye glanced at him, and said to Zhu Geng, "Bring a cup of ginseng tea to Prince Wen Xinhou."

There was no mention of Prince Shen in the words.

Shen Yingbai touched Ling Qiran's arm with Xie En's movement, and the latter just reacted, looked up at the emperor, and said timidly: "Brother Emperor, yesterday..."

However, the emperor acted as if he didn't hear him, his eyes flicked past him, he cut off his words directly, and said to Shen Yingbo: "How is Taifu Shen recently?"

Now Shen Yingbo couldn't help the county king anymore, so he quickly replied: "On behalf of my grandfather, I thank Your Majesty for your concern, and everything is fine with my grandfather."

"En." Ling Ye nodded, and then talked casually with Shen Yingbai in a pleasant manner. During this period, Ling Qiran lowered his head and sat dumbly. Mr. Shen ate and walked together, but the emperor and Shen Yingbai had said so many words, and they would pause from time to time, it was already so obvious that he didn't know how to keep up.

Even the emperor deliberately glanced at him a few times.

At this time, Shen Yingbai had already realized that the emperor let Ling Qiran enter the palace, not to listen to his plea, but to make a point or two, but his attitude seemed a little cold, but it was not harmful to Prince Shen .

It's a pity that until now, Ling Qiran still doesn't understand his cousin's intentions, just lowered his head, waiting anxiously for the emperor to punish him for the incident on Xuanping Street yesterday, even thinking about how many more hours His Majesty will make him kneel and face the wall in thought However, it is better to be more ruthless, simply beat him directly, and then calculate how many blows he will take.

Both Ling Ye and Shen Yingbo had stopped talking. After a long time, Ling Qiran realized that there was a silence in the study. When he raised his head blankly, he saw the emperor looking at him expressionlessly.

He was startled immediately, thinking that the fight was about to start, his face turned pale, and he stumbled and said: "Your Majesty... Brother Emperor, yesterday..." He watched the emperor's face getting darker and darker, and he couldn't speak. Not daring to say the whole thing, in the end, he only held back his tears and bowed his head in resignation: "...my brother is guilty."

Ling Ye was about to be laughed at by him, so he decided to scold him directly.

At this time, there was an abrupt sound from inside, Shen Yingbo followed the sound, and found that the back door was opened, and immediately after, two people walked around the bead curtain one after the other.

This is the study room of the Hall of Jingcheng, where the emperor reviewed the memorials, an absolute important place.The back door to enter without passing through is for the emperor to take shortcuts, other than that, it is never opened easily, not to mention that he is meeting courtiers now.

Shen Yingbai quickly glanced upwards, the emperor did not show any anger, the expression on his face was still as deep as water, but at this moment it suddenly softened - even though he restrained himself quickly, Shen Yingbai still caught him. The corners of the mouth are completely depressed.

Shen Yingbo looked sideways at the person coming again, and the moment he saw the faces of the two people clearly, his eyes dimmed, and he frowned imperceptibly.

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