Yuezhaoyingan

When the first snow fell in Xingnai, the whole Xingnai was shrouded in gloomy and thick snow clouds. It had been two months since Qu He's funeral, but the entire Third Prince's Mansion had not recovered from the grief of losing Qu He .

In the corridor, Ling Yu looked up at the snowflakes falling from the sky, and Zhao'an took the cloak and put it on him, touching his cold fingers: "Your Highness, pay attention to your body, don't catch a cold."

Ling Yu gathered his cloak and asked, "Is Ji Qing still staying in Huage all day?"

"Hmm..." Zhao'an sighed, thinking of Ji Qing's thinness during this time, he didn't know how to comfort him.

Ling Yu didn't force it: "Let him go, the pain always takes time to heal."

Zhao'an looked at Ling Yu's slightly haggard face distressedly, knowing that there was also a lot of pain in his heart, but right now he still had something to say: "There is a secret decree from the palace, asking His Highness to go to the palace, I don't know why What."

"Don't worry." The snow fell rustlingly, and the ground was white. Ling Yu looked at Zhao'an's worried eyes, stretched out his hand to trace Zhao'an's eyebrows, and said softly: "Qin Xiang has no way out this time, and some debts will come sooner or later. Pay it back."

Within a few days, the case against Prime Minister Qin was settled, and Ling Xu finally chose to exterminate relatives righteously. Various charges were prosecuted. The amount of misappropriation of military funds was not only huge, but also involved corruption and fraud.

The window of the sky prison is so small that there is only a sliver of light left, but to Qin Xiang, this sliver of light is already the whole world outside. Sitting cross-legged in the cold prison, he quietly faces out of the window, his gray hair Her hair was a little disheveled, but her face was solemn, and she never lost a bit of the manner that she had known for more than ten years.

"Clatter—" The sound of the iron lock colliding with the iron chain sounded, and the iron door slowly opened.

Ling Yu stood in front of him all in black.

Qin Xiang withdrew his gaze, glanced at him with a tired expression, and said coldly: "Your Highness is proud of this, did you condescend to visit my old man in this bitter cold prison?"

Ling Yu didn't answer, but just put the food box in his hand on the table, and took out a plate of small dishes from it. His movements were slow and calm, with his unique gentleness, but there was a trace of royal coldness.

Qin Xiang raised his eyebrows and said mockingly: "The third prince is really a good trick. If it wasn't for my encounter, I don't know how many backhands His Highness has left behind."

Ling Yu ignored the cynicism, took out the last thing from the food box, and placed it firmly on the dilapidated wooden table. The porcelain and the wood collided lightly and made a slight and crisp sound, interrupting Qin Xiang: "I'll come , to bring you a glass of wine."

Qin Xiang was stunned, his eyes widened involuntarily, as if he was trying to understand something, and then he laughed hoarsely: "Your Majesty...hahahaha..." He stopped laughing abruptly, raised his head Staring fiercely at Ling Yu, he said, "The matter of the third concubine has nothing to do with my Qin family, and it's not worth your dealing with me like this."

Ling Yu lowered his eyes: "I know, just like you also understand that it's not worth using Qu He to deal with you in my heart, and I won't do it either."

Qin Xiang's eyes were bloodshot, and he asked: "Then why, why do you let them all cling to me!"

Ling Yu said lightly, "Because it's true that I want you to die."

Qin Xiang was stunned, Ling Yu had always been as gentle and courteous as jade, and never thought to hear such a calm killing intent from his mouth.

Ling Yu picked up the jug and filled a glass quietly. The sound of the wine colliding was very clear in the narrow and quiet space. He said calmly, "I asked His Majesty for this glass of wine for you, not for Qu He, It's for the Jiang family."

The Jiang family... Qin Xiang's pupils shrank suddenly, he raised his hand and pointed at Ling Yu tremblingly, and asked, "What do you mean?"

Ling Yu gave him an understanding: "I know that Jiang's family was framed, and I also know that you led people to destroy Jiang's family. If you do something wrong, you will have to pay the price."

"So you want to put me to death like this?" Qin Xiang's eyes gradually became mad, and he sneered, "You seek justice for the Jiang family? Do you think Jiang Qi is an upright gentleman? Why is Jiang Qi able to be an extremely human minister at such a young age? , How many dirty things His Majesty has done have been handled by him, if Jiang Qi hadn't quit halfway, the Jiang family would be the current Qin family. Even if I don't do it, there will be the Li family and the Zhang family, and he will not be able to escape after all."

Ling Yu raised his eyes and was not aroused by his words. He just pushed the wine glass forward and said softly, "You know who the person who refuses to let you go is in your heart." Ask Ling Xu to interrogate Prime Minister Qin. , This is against human relations.

It may have been different, but in the end they ended up in the same situation, experiencing the same pain, all in the hands of others.Qin Xiang lowered his head dejectedly: "You know, you know all about it. You can hide it so well, you deserve to be the third prince." He got up, walked to the table and sat down, stroking the delicate wine glass with his fingers, and said with a wry smile: "The Qin family and the Jiang family are all involved in this game of chess. They are just pawns. I will pay the Jiang family's debts, but Ling Xu is innocent."

Ling Yu turned his back, no longer willing to look at him, even if he was once involuntary, and now he is in a state of desperation, but it is unforgivable to use other people's flesh and blood to climb to power and satisfy one's own desires.

There was the slight sound of swallowing with his head raised from behind, and the wine glass was gently placed on the table again, and Qin Xiang's suddenly old voice came from behind, full of malice: "Ling Xu can't compete with you, maybe you Luckier than us, His Majesty cares about you, but just looking at the Ye family, I don’t know if this caring about the third prince can bear it, hahaha..."

Ling Yu still didn't look back, and the maniacal laughter behind him gradually weakened until it turned into a painful dick, struggling on the verge of death.Ling Yu lowered his eyes and said indifferently: "You are wrong, he doesn't care about any of us." He couldn't be more sober about this fact.

When the news that Qin Xiang was secretly doomed to death in the prison reached the palace of Concubine Qin Guifei, she kept her posture for a long time without moving.Although she has always understood that the Tian family is ruthless, but when it really falls on her head, she still can't help but ask for that little friendship, and when the last hope is cut off, the heart that I thought would not move will still be painful. .

After a long time, the originally beautiful woman opened her haggard eyes, dismissed everyone, walked slowly into the yard, looked up at the thick ink-like sky above the high walls in all directions, tears fell silently, that It was uncontrollable sadness and pain, which finally turned into depressive and desperate cries in the ice and snow.

Since then, the order of the Yuanhe court has changed. The officials thought that the third prince would be entrusted with important tasks, but Emperor Cheng appointed Wen Heyuan as prime minister, and his daughter was the concubine of the fifth prince.

Emperor Cheng also said that the fifth prince, Ling Yong, was resolute and capable, with a clear distinction between public and private, and could be reused, so he gave most of Qin Xiang's power to him.

The fifth prince not only escaped from the two incidents of Qu He's death and Qin Xiang's execution, but also had the faint intention of reusing him.

When he was going down to court, Ling Xu waited for Ling Yu with a smile that was not a smile. When he passed by, he held Ling Yu's shoulder with one hand, and there was a faint sternness between his brows, and he said in a deep voice: "Third brother is like this!" The Qin family was harmed by means of tricks, and even the concubine who was as beautiful as a flower was able to let go, but I never thought that I would be able to turn around. Since the third brother is like this, from now on, I will definitely accompany you to the end. "

Ling Yu didn't change his face, didn't speak, just glanced at him, and then left without squinting.

Ling Xu's face was livid, because in that deep look, he saw a lot of complicated emotions, as well as a flash of pity.It was Ling Yu's gentle and compassionate expression that made him, who was born as a prince, always feel that Ling Yu was so far away. He silently clenched his fists, thinking only of pulling Ling Yu down from the clouds and driving him into madness and in pain.

Since then, the conflict between Yuan and Chaotang has been completely intensified. Ling Xu's alliance with Wen Xiang almost targeted Ling Yu all over the place, which caused many ministers to shake their heads. The more he swelled, the more he was convinced that what happened to Prime Minister Qin before was a test given to him by Emperor Cheng, and he passed it. How could his meek and fake compassionate third brother compare to him? He could bear the big responsibility that would come from heaven.

In just half a year, the fifth prince's ruthlessness and relentlessness have become famous in the court. If Wen Xiang hadn't reconciled with it, all the officials might talk about the fifth prince's discoloration, and Chengdi's treatment of him Tolerance is also to make the officials look sideways.Ling Yu has been quiet in the past six months, and Emperor Cheng has not been indifferent. He can't help but worry that if the throne is really passed on to the fifth prince, how many people will be in danger.

The worries of the ministers were not unreasonable, because the time for Emperor Cheng to go to court was getting shorter and shorter.

A person's complexion can be covered up with supplements, but spiritual energy cannot. Although Emperor Cheng is still sitting on the high throne, he is getting thinner and thinner day by day, and there is often a trace of confusion in his half-closed eyes, which can't be heard much. It takes a lot of effort to say a few words, and sometimes they say a few words without pain when they are tired of arguing, most of them follow Ling Xu's opinion and indirectly fuel Ling Xu's arrogance.

"Why, they all think I'm old and foolish?" In the sleeping hall, Emperor Cheng took the tea soup presented by the palace man and rinsed his mouth, only to feel that the strong taste of bitter medicine remaining in his mouth was a little lighter.

Qingming stood with his hands down by his side, just smiled and said: "Your Majesty is always wise and powerful."

"Huh..." Xu was suffering from the medicine, but Emperor Cheng's complexion was better than before: "It's a nice way to say it." He took the silk cloth and wiped his mouth, looking at Yanyan in the distance through the window. Scorching Sun, with tired eyes, hummed softly: "It's all disappointing."