Chapter 32
Ling Weizhou never thought that Ling Yue would appear suddenly, the anger in his eyes couldn't be restrained, and directly hit his eyes.
In an instant, it was like encountering a basin of ice water, which instantly extinguished the fire, and even drenched his whole body. The icy cold pierced his heart, making him unable to resist at all.
Slightly lowering his head, he was extremely respectful: "I didn't know that the emperor's uncle was here, but my nephew is rude."
Ling Yue only glanced at him lightly, then indifferently withdrew his gaze, and snorted softly, "Xichun Garden entered If you don’t investigate, how would you know that I’m here?”
There was a lot of trouble in the Xichun Garden that day, the eldest princess was furious, and the prince was punished. It was the prince, and no one dared to mention it in front of him. Fortunately, a few months passed, and the matter was almost forgotten. Even Ling Weizhou himself pretended that there was no such thing. He didn't want to be mentioned today, but also to be ridiculed in front of him. He wanted to raise his eyes to see the expressions of the people around him, especially Shen Wei, but he didn't dare, as if he would see the sarcasm on their faces as soon as he raised his head. Ling Weizhou's palms under his narrow sleeves were tightly clenched into fists, and his veins were bulging. If he could, he would wish to tear the man in front of him to pieces. But the fact is that this man is King Su who holds a heavy army, not to mention him, he is an uncle who even his father and emperor dare not provoke. Not only did he have to grit his teeth and swallow it, but he also humbly said that the emperor's uncle reprimanded him well. Ling Weizhou took a deep breath, held back his trembling body, and remained respectful and humble: "Uncle Huang taught me that it was my nephew who didn't think carefully and spoke inappropriately." He lowered his head even lower when he didn't hear Ling Yue say anything . It wasn't until his back was bent that he heard a faint hum, and he dared to stand up straight, but his vest was already covered in cold sweat. Shen Wei's body has been stiff ever since the people around her appeared, her eyes were fixed on the bed curtain without blinking, and a thin layer of sweat even broke out from her palms. There is no other reason, but when this man inserted/entered between her and Ling Weizhou, his warm fingers just brushed against her wrist.
He said that he meant it, but he only rubbed lightly and didn't make any other movements. But if it was really unintentional, how could it be so coincidental, brushing her away when Ling Weizhou was about to hold her hand.
And the most important thing is, why did he suddenly come here? Is this for fear that others will not know that the two of them met privately?
As soon as Ling Yue appeared, the other people in the room were also stunned, especially when he came and gave Ling Weizhou a big blow, and they were forced to watch in cold sweat.
Even Shen Changzhou didn't dare to talk anymore, he let go of Shen Chengyan's hand and followed Su's to kneel down and salute.
He didn't want Ling Yue to be sharp and sharp towards Ling Weizhou, but he was very gentle towards others, he raised his hand slightly, and didn't even make them kneel down.
The only one who was quite calm among all the people was Shen Chengyan who was lying on the bed and could not move.
He groaned twice, raised his head with difficulty, and was not even half surprised to see Ling Yue, but instead said cheerfully: "Let the prince see a joke, what are you still doing, hurry up, please sit down quickly, father?
" Doesn't seem surprised by Ling Yue's appearance?
Shen Hua's mind, which had been blank for a long time, finally regained some consciousness, yes, she just talked with Ling Yue alone for so long, how could she forget the most important thing.
She quietly glanced sideways at the people around her, why did he suddenly come to Shen's house?
Before she could think about it, she heard Shen Chengyan rambling: "You don't know how dangerous I am today, but fortunately I ran into the prince." It turned out that Shen
Chengyan met refugees fleeing from the north on the way back to Beijing. It was the first one to escape after the snowstorm broke out, and went all the way south to find shelter.
But the city gates are closed everywhere they pass, and they are not allowed to enter. The old people, women and children are too hungry to walk, so they can only beg on the side of the road.
Shen Chengyan saw that they were all old, weak, women and children, and thinking that today was his mother's birthday, he wanted to give them the little dry food left on his body, but he didn't expect these people to see that he still had money and looked like a literati, so they would treat him Let's start, he and the servant are not rivals at all.
The so-called accidentally falling off the horse was to put it nicely for the sake of
face . He was clearly dragged off by those refugees, and his arm would also be dislocated.
It was not enough for those refugees to rob him of his silver taels, even his clothes and horses, but fortunately King Su passed by and rescued him.
"Thanks to the prince, otherwise I don't know how my fragile bones will be tortured." "
I saw that the prince returned to Beijing today, and he must have not had a meal, so I invited him to the house as a guest. I didn't expect the prince to be so flattering. It is an honor to be a subordinate."
When Shen Chengyan was rescued and saw the cold face of Hades, he was very disturbed in his heart, and he didn't even dare to say that he hurt his hand, but after he declared his family, he tentatively invited him out of etiquette. one time.
Unexpectedly, Ling Yue only asked: "That Mr. Shen who wrote the blessing post very well?"
He was stunned for a while, thinking that his handwriting was so famous that even King Su had heard of it, so he was very humble. , and then Ling Yue asked him to get on the horse and agreed.
On the way back, he found that the army led by King Su was strictly disciplined. Although he himself was fierce and unsmiling, especially the mastiff with big eyes like copper bells was very perceptive.
But other than that, he was even easier to get along with than his previous colleagues!
There is no need to be hypocritical and courteous, and there is no need to think about whether you will offend others before speaking, because there is no chance to speak.
And he thought that the prince will definitely come to the birthday banquet, and you can avoid meeting the prince if you don't enter the palace on weekdays, and you can't avoid it at this time.
I heard that King Su is a strict man, especially with his nephews, so if he invited King Su home, wouldn't it mean that he invited a great Buddha to make the prince fearful and return to the palace early.
Things really happened as he expected, Ling Yue gave the crown prince a blow as soon as he came.
He is so smart.
Shen Chengyan couldn't help praising himself from the bottom of his heart, but when people are proud, they tend to get carried away. He forgot that his hand was still dislocated, and when he lifted it, he twisted it again, and there was a tragic ouch.
Shen Changzhou subconsciously wanted to hold him down, but before he could get up, a black shadow flashed in front of Shen Hua's eyes.
The bluish-blue figure had already brushed her eyelashes, striding forward to the bed, Ling Yue was not as cautious as Shen Changzhou.
He pressed Shen Chengyan's injured part with one hand, and grabbed his wrist with the other. Before everyone could react, he pulled it out neatly, and saw his wrist flipped and pushed in.
Shen Chengyan let out a sound, and it was still stuck in his throat, so he changed his hand again.
As soon as Tongxing's smooth and flowing movements came to an end, he let go of his hand and retreated to the original position. Shen Hua rushed to the front of the couch and looked at his father's hands left and right, but Shen Chengyan waved his arms dully.
"No, it doesn't hurt anymore?"
Xu Shi's reaction was too real, causing Ling Yue to chuckle again, but this laugh was completely different from the sneer at Ling Weizhou just now.
"It's not all right, I still need to rest for a few days."
Shen Chengyan tried to twist again, and it was indeed still aching, but it was much better than before when he couldn't move: "Thank you, my lord, I have nothing to thank you. Prepare a little beer and ask the prince not to be disgusted and stay for dinner."
They came back late, and the table has been withdrawn, it is impossible for the dignified King Su to use the leftovers coldly, and Ling Weizhou has not yet asked for it. The meaning of leaving is to leave this big Buddha behind.
I thought it would take a lot of talking, but I didn't expect Ling Yue to agree easily.
Shen Chengyan wanted to recuperate from his injuries, and there was no reason for the guests to stay with him here, so he had a flash of inspiration and said, "Yoyo, the lord can be considered your cousin, and it will be some time before dinner, you take the lord Let's go shopping around the house."
Shen Hua, who was suddenly named, showed a confused expression, isn't his brother also there? What's the matter with asking her to take Ling Yue for a stroll.
But Ling Yue didn't give her a chance to refuse at all, so he nodded lightly.
Seeing her surprised face, she raised her eyebrows slightly, "It seems that my niece is not willing."
Shen Wei called him uncle several times in private, but Ling Yue always agreed with a soft hum, never He said something about his niece, he didn't know if it was intentional, but he bit these three words very
lightly.
There was a different smell in her ears, what kind of uncle would always hug his niece!
She buried her head down, only showing the tips of her red ears, and said in a low voice that she knew.
"My lord...uncle, please come this way."
Unexpectedly, Ling Weizhou, who had been silent by the side, suddenly said: "I haven't visited Shen's house for a long time, so I'm not in a hurry to go back to the palace. Since the emperor's uncle has With such an elegant mood, Gu would also like to hang out with Uncle Huang with Hua'er."
Shen Hua: ...?
If he wanted to stay, there was naturally no reason to drive them away. Although Shen Wei felt that Ling Weizhou was weird, she had no other way. She strode ahead and led them out of the yard.
After everyone went out, Shen Changzhou looked at his father suspiciously, "You are young, I am afraid that you will say the wrong thing in front of the prince, why didn't your father entrust me with such things as hospitality?" Shen Chengyan slowly turned over and looked at him
. He waved his hand: "What do you know, kid? Your father and I have reason to do things, go and bring me a cup of ginseng tea."
Shen Changzhou rolled his eyes, "I don't understand, how can someone be respected by others? Pull it down right away."
"You little bastard, get the hell out of here! Copy the rules of discipleship to me ten times!" The
ancestors of the Shen family were once enshrined as protectors of the state. The mansion is naturally much grander and more spacious than that of ordinary officials and eunuchs, but it cannot stand up to the descendants behind. If you don't live up to it, you will almost lose your family fortune.
Now it is barely maintaining the former appearance, which is not enough for these two who are used to living in the East Palace and Su Wangfu.
Shen Wei didn't know what to do, the only thing she could see was that Shen Chengyan liked to dance and play with ink, and imitated the sages to build an ink pool.
Not only did she write and read by the ink pool, but she also invited friends to hold a poetry appreciation banquet. Considering she was well-known in Beijing, she really couldn't think of anything worth seeing in the Shen family, so she led the two of them there.
It just so happened that this way could pass through the garden or not, so Shen Hua became narrow-minded and deliberately led them through the middle of the garden.
"There is nothing unusual about this garden, but one thing is that my grandmother likes peonies the most. She has planted more than a dozen kinds of peonies that do not repeat in the yard. This will not yet reach the flowering period, and when it is in full bloom, you can see the flowers from a distance. Sea."
Shen Hua walked lightly, leading the way, and would show them with her fingers when she encountered something interesting.
Her voice was already sweet, with a bit of the cuteness of a little girl, like a peach full of juice, it was so sweet to the heart after one bite.
And when she talks about it with great interest, her eyes will shine brightly, like the brightest orbs in the world, making people reluctant to say a half-sentence just by looking into her eyes.
Ling Yue's uncle and nephew followed behind, Ling Weizhou would respond to everything she said, and would not let her stand in the cold, but Ling Yue really held the money of an elder, and kept silent, as if looking at her more was already treating her gift. Although Ling Yue never spoke and just paced casually, the oppressive force he exuded could not be ignored, so that Ling Weizhou kept paying attention to him. It is also very strange to say that Ling Weizhou knows that these two people are absolutely impossible no matter how you look at it.
The emperor's uncle has been fighting abroad for more than ten years, and it can be said that he has very little contact with Shen Wei. Leaving aside the age gap between the two of them, let's just say that his uncle's eyes are higher than the top, and his indifferent and fierce temperament, there is no room for any woman in his eyes.
But he just felt an inexplicable hostility, which came from a man's natural intuition.
That's why he was in the house just now, so he blurted out that he would also follow.
After such a journey, he didn't see anything wrong with the two of them, and he thought it was because he was overthinking.
Ling Weizhou was distracted, and he didn't even pay attention to where he went. It wasn't until Shen Wei said to pay attention to the steps under his feet that he looked around and was surprised that this place looked familiar.
Wasn't that pavilion the place where he and Zhao Wenyao had a deep affection just now, even though they were the only two present at that time, they still felt a little guilty when they came here.
Especially when he was still with Shen Wei, he looked at the girl's waist in front of him, and thought of the docile and pleasant Zhao Wenyao, his guilty conscience was replaced by another stimulation. It would be a wonderful experience
if it could Just as he was thinking about it, a cold and stern voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Which one to choose?" Ling Weizhou almost blurted out, and it was only on the edge of his mouth that he suddenly realized who was speaking. Fortunately, Shen Hua had gone far away, and was squatting down to look at the leaves of a peony flower. He pondered for a while and asked, "What's the meaning of Uncle Huang?" Ling Yue was already half a head taller than him, plus A person who marches and fights has a particularly tall and straight back. When he stands casually, he is like an unattainable mountain. This made Ling Weizhou have to look up, his heart was pounding, he didn't understand what Ling Yue meant. Ling Yue frowned, and turned his eyes away unwilling to look more. It's extremely ironic that such a person has become Dayong's prince. He was the most impatient to deal with this kind of people, so he simply said straight to the point: "Why, you still want to enjoy the blessing of being equal to everyone?"
One sentence made Ling Weizhou's hair stand on end, as if there were two eyes staring at him all the time. When was he discovered? Was it only he who knew, or did others also know?
He and Zhao Wenyao met three times in private, once in the palace, once in Xichun Garden, and today, when exactly...
Ling Weizhou suddenly remembered that when he was back in the palace, he did hear something. , but looked around but found nothing, could it be that time.
"If you want people not to know, you have to do it yourself." The
merciless sarcasm made Ling Weizhou feel as if his whole body had been ripped off, and he rolled his eyes guiltily, "My heart is for Hua'er."
Ling Yue looked at Shen Wei who was picking something not far away, and the maid beside her didn't know what to say, she covered her mouth and smiled happily, her eyes were slightly curved like a bright crescent moon.
She came from a famous family but was not restrained by the dullness and shackles of the back house. She maintained her innocence without being stupid. It was a waste for such a woman to match him.
"Then what are you afraid of?"
Ling Weizhou was taken aback by the question, was he afraid? In the marriage with Shen Wei, he should be in the dominant position. He is the prince, and she is just the daughter of a civil servant.
Which man in this world does not have a wife and concubine, even if he is really in love with her cousin, it is for her to marry and have a companion in the future, if he is a virtuous and generous man, he should take the initiative to share his worries, why should he be guilty?
But the fact is that Shen Wei has not treated him as enthusiastically as before recently, and he has no confidence to speak out about taking a concubine.
Over there, Shen Hua had already picked up a flower bone that fell on the ground, and walked towards them with a smiling face.
Ling Yue didn't wait for his reply, he raised his foot to greet him, and only said coldly: "In this point, you are worse than your useless father." Ling Weizhou hesitated for a while,
then He realized that Ling Yue was scolding his royal father...
In this world, perhaps he was the only one who dared to insult the king of a country like this, and he had no doubt that Ling Yue even dared to scold like that in front of his royal father.
For some reason, even though he was also scolded, he felt less unhappy.
He was about to follow up and wanted to explain something, when the little eunuch over there came looking for him, he still had a lot of government affairs to deal with, he really had no time for him, even though he was unwilling, he had to say goodbye to Ling Yue hastily.
After getting on the carriage back to the palace, he suddenly came to his senses, is his uncle too busy? When did you care about other people's marriages?
When Shen Hua came back after picking the flowers, there was one person missing. Although the one missing happened to be the one she didn't want to see, she still showed a little surprised expression.
"My lord, what about others?"
"Curse away."
Shen Wei pinched the flower bone in her hand and blinked her dark eyes. If someone else said this, she would definitely think that person was bragging. Who would dare to scold the prince? If you want to scold, you should scold behind her back like her. But if this person is Ling Yue, then it must be true, she leaned over curiously and whispered: "What did the lord
scold?"
What he said seemed to be a secret, and what he said was always open and open, and he had never been so secretive.
But the strange thing is that he didn't find it annoying, on the contrary,
it was a bit interesting, she was a little short, and he condescendingly bowed down.
Shen Hua only found out that she had committed her old mistakes again after she got together, and she often heard a lot of secrets in the back house, and walnuts were the most able to collect these things in her yard.
Her favorite thing is to eat hot sweet potatoes while roasting on the fire. Listening to them talk about these interesting things, in order to prevent rumors, she often bites her ears like this.
But this person is not Walnut, he is Ling Yue!
Shen Hua suddenly realized how imaginative the two's poses were, and she was about to step back when Ling Yue's lips brushed against the tips of her ears.
The man's lips were rougher than she had imagined, and her ears were particularly soft and sensitive. Just brushing them lightly like this, she felt a tingling sensation spread all over her body.
It made her froze all over, held her breath, and even stopped breathing.
She held the flower bone tightly with her fingers, and stared blankly into the distance until he pressed against her cochlea, and said lightly, "I said he's better than a wimp."
Shen Wei: ...
In an instant, all The charming and ambiguous atmosphere was taken away by this wimp.
It was the first time for Ling Yue to come to Shen's house, so Shen Wei picked out some interesting places to show him, from the ink pool to the Qushui Liushang Pavilion, and then to the little deer garden in the backyard. Although he didn't talk much, she was more distracted than when Ling Weizhou was around, and she was much more at ease.
"There are a few deer here."
"There are five in total, and I named them all. My lord, look at the little deer next to it. It's called Zao'er. It was born under my own eyes. They are round and big like jujubes."
Ling Yue couldn't help laughing, she named the maids for food, but how could she name Xiaolu like this, she was really full of food.
"Do you like deer that much?"
"My mother said that the night before she gave birth to me, she dreamed of a small deer, which lingered by her side and refused to leave. When I was born, I had round deer eyes. We formed a fate at that time."
Ling Yue used to disbelieve in the theory of dream ghosts, but she said it so childlikely and earnestly that he couldn't think of laughing.
The two wandered out of the deer park again, walking all the way back, and seeing that they were about to return to the front yard, Shen Wei finally plucked up the courage to ask after holding back the words for a day: "My lord, will you go hunting in the spring in a few days?" Is it?"
She knew that Ling Yue didn't like such crowded occasions, and he seldom participated in palace banquets, but she wanted him to be there on hunting days.
Ling Yue saw early in the morning that this little girl had something on her mind today, everyone has secrets, he doesn't like to pry into other people's privacy, let alone she doesn't seem like someone who can hide things.
Sure enough, she recruited before she got through this half day, but what Ling Yue didn't expect was that her concern had something to do with him.
He raised his eyebrows, thinking that Fang Yuheng had mentioned the matter of hunting a few days ago, but he flatly rejected him.
He rubbed his finger lightly, but said: "Whether you go or not, does it matter?"
Shen Hua nodded heavily without hesitation, "It's very important to me."
Her gaze was unbiased Looking at him leaningly, clear and bright, he saw his appearance reflected in her black and white pupils.
It was the first time he was stared at by a young girl, especially when she said firmly, it was very important.
Is he so important to her?
Ling Yue's Adam's apple trembled slightly, and his eyes softened a lot: "Do you want me to go?" He
said without hesitation: "Yes, will you go?"
"I will go."