morning thoughts

After Ling Chao was transferred away by the crown prince, only the harmless Ji Yu was left in Huajing, especially after contacting Ji Jingyang, the crown prince didn't take Ji Yu seriously.

Ji Yu delivered two letters to the prince, but the prince didn't respond and he already knew the name, but he wasn't annoyed, he was sitting cross-legged on the small table, knocking sunflower seeds to listen to the news from Ling Chao's people.

After knocking a handful of melon seeds, he threw the skins on the plate, clapped his hands and stood up.

Ji Yu stared at the eyes under the mask and asked, "Does Your Highness have any other instructions?"

The man replied: "His Royal Highness only asks his subordinates to bring the words to him, there is no other request."

Ji Yu nodded, the expression on his face was a bit subtle, Ling Chao tried so hard to get someone to pass on the message, but in the end he just told him to take care of himself, he pursed his lips and felt that Ling Chao would say this, this Then he took a deep breath and said to the man: "It's good to pass the same message to His Highness. Please rest assured that there is no change in Huajing."

As soon as the person who delivered the message to Ji Yu left, Yinsheng came out on the back.

"Are you back?" Ji Yu guessed that Yinsheng had already returned, but he just appeared at this time because he felt that it was inconvenient to show up. He smiled and didn't care: "Is Empress Defei okay?"

Yin Sheng shook his head, and only said: "Now it's rumored that the servant who served King Rong An has lost it!"

Ji Yu raised his eyebrows.

When King Rong An passed away, there must have been chaos in the mansion, and it would not be surprising if some slaves ran away secretly, but a servant who was serving close to him would not be able to escape as long as the Rong An Palace did not fall, let alone once the fugitive slave It turned out that the crime was not a small one.

Those who dare to take such a big risk to leave must not dare to stay.

Ji Yu frowned when he recalled the appearance of that man when he went to Ling Yu's mansion that day.

"You send someone to look for this person, and by the way, keep an eye on Ji Xiu. It will be scary so nothing can happen to him."

It didn't take a day or two for Concubine De to make a fuss in the palace. At first, the emperor understood her feelings and comforted her, but as time passed, he became bored.With the emperor's disposition, it is impossible for him not to investigate Ling Yu's death secretly, but he did not find out anything bright, and the only thing that made him suspicious was related to Ji Yu.

But Ji Yu is a proton, where does he come from such a great ability, even if he relies on Concubine Shu, but Concubine Shu has no relatives to rely on and no one in the court, even if he wants to do something, he shouldn't run to Ling Yu.

The more he thought about it, the more the emperor felt that Concubine De was so suspicious because of being stimulated that he was reluctant to see her, so he only sent an imperial physician to treat her.

But Concubine De is not suspicious. That day Ling Yu died in her arms, vomiting blood. How could she believe those prevarications?

The general was announced into the palace, his eyes turned red when he saw Concubine De's appearance, he frowned deeply and said, "I have seen Concubine De."

"Brother, you're here, it's good that you come, it's good that you come."

Concubine De's complexion was bleak, her lips were colorless, and she had been lingering on the sick bed for days, when she saw the general at this time, she rushed over like a drowning person.

"My mother's day is sad."

Concubine De froze when she heard the words, and when she looked at the general again, tears were streaming down her face.

He whimpered and said, "Everyone says that I'm going crazy because I can't bear the pain of losing a son, but elder brother thinks so?"

The general pursed his lips and said nothing, just helped Concubine De to sit down again.

Concubine De closed her eyes, grasped the general, widened her eyes and said, "That day Yu'er vomited blood and fell into Ben Gong's arms. Brother, you believe in Ben Gong, Yu'er must have been killed. For so many years, no matter how much he has gone too far, he has never been contaminated by those things, I am not acting on my own will, I have evidence, brother, please help me a little bit."

The general raised his head when he heard the words.

"Miss?"

Concubine De raised her hand to wipe her tears, and said: "After Ling Yu's funeral, I sent someone to his house to summon a servant who was close to him to serve him, but that person ran away, and I only found out after asking Mrs. Yan That person disappeared when Ling Yu just had an accident. At that time, he didn't care so much and didn't pay much attention to it. Now that he thinks about it, he must be inseparable from this person. If he can be found, he will definitely know who my son was killed by. .”

The general's hanging heart fell to the ground in an instant.

Seeing Concubine De's inability to let it go, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Your Majesty must find out about this matter? Are you not afraid of offending Your Majesty?"

Concubine De murmured: "Bengong's whole life's planning was put on Ling Yu, and he was harmed. He died for no reason. Even if I risked my life, I will have to pay for their lives! "

The general took a deep breath, knelt down at Concubine De's feet, and said solemnly: "Since it's what the empress wishes, I'm willing to share the worries for the empress."

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Just as he was dozing off, someone handed him a pillow. Ji Yu felt inexplicably familiar with this coincidence.

He just sent someone to look for the whereabouts of that slave, but he found it within a day...  

Since the death of King Rong An, not only Concubine De was overly mourning, but even the Emperor was severely injured. Now most of the state affairs are left to the Crown Prince to take care of, even if it can be avoided in the early court.

All the books were handed to the prince for review first, and then some important ones were selected and brought to the emperor.

The emperor was sick, so Ji Yu was supposed to visit the palace. It was more convenient for him to enter the palace without any official position.

On the way to meet the emperor, I happened to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince whom I hadn't seen for a long time. After the two exchanged glances, Ji Yu bowed his head in salute.

When the prince met Ji Yu, his face was gentle, which made Ji Yu surprised to think that he had never been rejected by the prince.

"The son enters the palace to meet the emperor?"

Ji Yu smiled and said: "If you go back to the prince, that's right."

Ji Yu didn't mention the delivery of the letter on a good day, but the crown prince mentioned it first: "The son sent the letter to Gu on that day, and Gu received it, but these days are too busy to delay, I don't know what is the matter for the son to see? May we discuss it in detail today?"

Ji Yu looked at the prince, and replied seriously: "I don't have any important matters. Since His Royal Highness is busy, I don't want to disturb you. I just entered the palace today to ask Sheng Gong, and I really dare not delay."

Ji Yu said it frankly, but took advantage of the prince's suspicion, the prince gave Ji Yu a cold look, lowered his eyes and said: "Since this is the case, I will not leave a son, son, please do it."

Ji Yu lazily talked about it with the prince, and the initial letter was just to test the prince's attitude. After so many days, Ji Yu only felt tired after trying to maintain the superficial effort.

Neither of the father and son was easy to deal with. They dealt with the crown prince first, and then they were careful when they saw His Majesty's words. After several trials, the emperor finally had to give up.

Ji Yu knew in his heart that the emperor was not able to accept Ling Yu's death as calmly as it appeared on the surface, but there were some things that had to be honored.

After coming out of the emperor's palace, I realized that there was a thin layer of sweat on my back, and the underwear felt a little uncomfortable on my body.

Seeing Ji Yu's expression, the father-in-law who led the way asked worriedly, "Why is your son uncomfortable?"

Ji Yu shook his head, looked at the roads around, and asked in a low voice, "Where is this father-in-law? I didn't take this road when I came here."

"Young Master has a keen eye, turning left on this road is the road leading to the harem. Logically speaking, it is not a good way to go, but the slave just saw that the son's face was not very good when he came out, so I chose this road. It is faster and cheaper than the road. The way here is cooler."

Ji Yu looked to the left, his thoughts froze.

He said indifferently: "Eunuch, is the palace of Concubine Defei here?"

The little eunuch didn't know about Ji Yu's relationship with Ling Yu, so when he saw his question, he said bluntly: "Yes, the son is going to see the concubine De, but the concubine De is not in good health, and she hasn't seen anyone for a long time."

"Eunuch Lao is leading the way."

Leading Eunuch Lu to the gate of Concubine De's palace, he knocked lightly twice, stepped aside and bowed to Ji Yu, "I have other things to do, Mr. Lao is waiting here for a while."

Ji Yu nodded and asked him to leave first.

When Concubine De heard the palace people report that it was Ji Yu who was seeking to see outside the palace gate, she felt a little confused.

Concubine De didn't know about the private affairs between Ling Yu and Ji Yu, but Ji Yu helped Ling Yu to rescue Ling Yu when he was almost framed by the prince. With this relationship, Concubine De felt grateful to Ji Yu.

After the person came in, Concubine De stared at Ji Yu in a daze, and couldn't help but think of Ling Yu again. After being reminded by the people around her, she came to her senses, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said lightly: "Let the prince laugh at you!" gone."

Ji Yu looked around the hall without any trace, and it was full of things related to Ling Yu, and the emotion on his face gradually subsided. No matter how he and Ling Yu resolved the grievances, he could understand something in front of Concubine De at this moment. .

"Come uninvited and disturb your mother's recuperation, please don't blame me, my mother."

Concubine De sighed after hearing this: "People's hearts are cold, and now the only one who is willing to come to this palace for a walk is probably only the eldest son." Her eyes were dull and her voice was bitter: "It's just that this palace is disabled due to illness. I can't entertain the prince well, I hope the prince understands."

Concubine De was not in the mood to talk to people, and she was able to see Ji Yu because of the favor she had in the past, but the two of them said nothing important, and Concubine De was too tired to deal with it, and she didn't hide it show up.

"I heard that the empress is looking for the old man in Rong'an Palace?" Ji Yu looked at Concubine De calmly, but what he said shocked Concubine De.

"how do you know?"

Concubine De subconsciously opened her mouth to ask, and after she felt that something was wrong, she said tactfully: "At least I have been with King Rong An for so long, I am also worried..."

"De Concubine Empress!" Ji Yu interrupted De Concubine, staring at her and asked forcefully: "Empress, is this really the reason?"

Concubine De was stunned for a moment, unable to understand what Ji Yu was up to, and subconsciously wanted to prevaricate him, but she couldn't come out with the words.

"Your Majesty has relied on the General for many years, but there are always some things that your Majesty has gone the wrong way first, hasn't she?"

Ji Yu was not surprised when he saw the change in Concubine De's face, and said lightly: "I'm not interested in your mother's family affairs, but it's just too pitiful to see your mother lose her son. Many of these things are only small feelings of your mother, so let's take a look at them." They can all feel it.”

Ji Yu looked at Concubine De, and said calmly, "I'm here to give you some advice for your empress."