Yuezhaoyingan

The palace servants carried a lamp and led Ling Yu to the Jiaotai Hall where Emperor Cheng lived. The moonlight was as gentle as water, quietly elongating his shadow.

The mountains in the distance are undulating, and the full moon is bright and bright in the night sky.This world comes and goes, winter goes to spring, time flies by, never stays for anyone, the changes in the world always carry the meaning of vicissitudes, but only this round of moon, the moonlight remains the same, it has been like this for thousands of years Hanging high in the long night, watching silently with this ever-changing world in eternity.

The banquet had long since dispersed, and those who visited the garden did not dare to go to the bedroom where Emperor Cheng rested, and it was very quiet along the way.In the past, Emperor Cheng Xia used to come here for a short stay, so there was a side hall in the Jiaotai Palace for discussion, and the palace servants respectfully announced to the side hall: "Your Majesty, the third prince has arrived."

"Come in." Chengdi's voice came, without any emotion.

Ling Yu walked slowly into the hall, only to find that there was no one else in the hall except Emperor Cheng. He saluted and said, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Cheng sat alone on the large chair, but he didn't put down the book in his hands, and didn't even raise his eyes: "Have you been to your mother's residence?"

Ling Yu was not surprised, and admitted lightly: "Yes."

Emperor Cheng put down the book in his hand and looked at Ling Yu who was calm and composed in the hall. After a long while, he suddenly laughed, and then raised a hand to signal him to excuse him. He got up from behind the desk and walked out, saying: " You have improved a lot in the past few days, and you were too depressed a while ago, you are just a Qu He, there is no need to be like this."

With half-closed eyes, Ling Yu said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, too many things have happened during this time, my son calmed down, and gradually figured it out, it really doesn't have to be like this in many cases."

Hearing that Emperor Cheng's thin cheeks had a strange smile on his face: "It's good if you figure it out, but if you are indecisive, it's hard to make a big deal."

Ling Yu didn't explain what he was thinking about. Emperor Cheng's health was getting worse day by day, so there was no need for him to have a conflict with Emperor Cheng now: "Your Majesty is right, I will be educated."

Emperor Cheng looked at the person in front of him, does he love Empress Ye?Love without a doubt.But does he love him and Empress Ye's child?From Ling Yan's point of view, it's not necessarily true, but the one in front of her, the eyebrows and eyes, used to be the tenderness that Queen Ye could not fade away.That assassination in the main hall, the arrow he blocked for himself, was the first time in his eyes that he saw the always gentle Ling Yu showing his fangs wanting power, even though he knew it was Ling Yu's scheming, but he He didn't expose it, but he was very excited. As long as Ling Yu was willing to fight by any means, he would give it to him.

From Ling Yu's gentleness at the beginning, to Ling Yan's uprightness, to Ling Yong's expulsion, the news of Ling Yan's death, and the glass of poisoned wine that he begged for Qin Xiang, now he is facing each other without changing his face. In Empress Ye's former residence, Emperor Cheng liked to see him exhausting his tactics, which gave him a bit of satisfaction in his aging body and mind.

Chengdi's body is indeed not as good as before, which made him nostalgic for the past, the reunion atmosphere at the previous banquet still lingered in his mind, and the words he said even had a hint of sincerity: "You are just too tender and old-fashioned. Maybe a little willfulness will lead to a better life."

It's just that their relationship has been full of temptations from the very beginning, even if Emperor Cheng's occasional sincerity is no longer worthy of Ling Yu's trust, Ling Yu just smiles at these inducing words, but there is no smile in his eyes.

Emperor Cheng wanted to say something else, and then the palace servants outside the hall trotted into the hall and preached: "Your Majesty, the maid next to Concubine Qin said that she has something important to see her Majesty."

Emperor Cheng paused for a moment and asked, "Did you say something?"

The palace man replied: "She only said that it is a very important matter, so I dare not delay."

After all, Concubine Qin Gui has been by his side for so many years. Ever since the death of Prime Minister Qin, there has been no twists and turns. It must not be an urgent matter and she will not be so out of place. After thinking for a moment, she ordered: "Let someone come in."

Footsteps came from outside the door, from far to near, but it wasn't just one person.

When the man appeared in front of Emperor Cheng, Ling Yu was obviously stunned.

It is true that the person who came was the palace maid next to Concubine Qin, but behind her was a person, dressed in black, with clear and handsome eyes that seemed to be confused by the scene in front of her, not knowing what to do.

Ling Yu's heart tightened, he walked up to him, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"

Zhao'an's mouth moved, and he didn't know how to explain it. The maid came to Ling Yu's residence and said in a panic that Ling Yu wanted to find Zhao'an. The situation was urgent, so she told him to come here quickly. He was afraid that Ling Yu and Emperor Cheng had some conflict. , followed without saying a word, and the current situation made him unclear.

Emperor Cheng frowned slightly, and asked, "What's going on?" He had the impression that this person was Ling Yu's guard, but why did Ling Yu's guard walk with Qin Guifei's eldest maid.

The maid of honor trembled a little, she was only taking the man into the palace at the order of Concubine Qin, she didn't know the rest, Zhao'an knew something was wrong when he saw the situation in front of him, his face turned pale instantly, this man tricked him here, It must be uneasy and kind.

Just as he was about to apologise and retreat, there was a commotion outside the hall, and the palace servant's voice came urgently: "Your Majesty, please stay, Rong Chen will pass the message first."

The voice of the woman scolded came: "Go away, even the palace dares to stop, do you want to die?"

The palace servants couldn't stop them, so they could only plead in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Hearing the sound, the palace maid breathed a sigh of relief, and all the people in the hall looked out together, only to see a woman in Chinese clothes appearing in their line of sight, with a cloud-like black hair tied into a bun, elegant makeup.The palace servants followed behind her, looking at Emperor Cheng in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, this..."

Emperor Cheng looked as usual, waved his hand to signal that he understood, and asked him to step down.

Looking at Ling Yu and Zhao'an in front of her, Concubine Qin's slender eyebrows were full of joy in her eyes, and before Emperor Cheng could speak, she pointed at Zhao'an in the palace with one hand, and said in a soft and charming voice: "It was the concubine who asked him to come."

Emperor Cheng raised his eyes slightly, and then glanced at Zhao'an again, not understanding what Qin Yu was up to tonight.

Immediately afterwards, Concubine Qin sternly said to Emperor Cheng: "Your Majesty, the third prince has a different heart, so you can't be fooled by him."

Zhao'an's heart sank, and his intuition told him that this woman was not kind.Ling Yu's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously kept Zhao'an behind him.

Emperor Cheng noticed Ling Yu's movement, and even the dry lines on his face stiffened, but he still frowned at Qin Yu and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"The concubine is not talking nonsense." Concubine Qin glanced at the silent Ling Yu out of the corner of her eye, with a hint of viciousness and cheerfulness in her tone, and hurriedly told everything she had learned: "This third prince's The guard is not someone else, he is Jiang Qi's son, a remnant of the Jiang family! The third prince has raised this remnant by his side since he was a child, and he believes that the Jiang family is innocent."

Although Prime Minister Qin presided over the case of the Jiang family's collusion with the enemy and treason, in the end it was the imperial decree issued by Emperor Cheng himself, saying that the Jiang family was innocent, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face of Emperor Cheng.

The hall suddenly fell silent, except for Ling Yu, everyone seemed to be digesting what Qin Guifei said just now.

Zhao An's body stiffened beside Ling Yu, his head was buzzing, what is the remnant of the Jiang family?Is that Concubine Qin talking about herself?He looked at Ling Yu blankly, and subconsciously clenched Ling Yu's loose sleeves with his fingers, trying to find answers from him.But Ling Yu didn't look at him, his downcast side face was gentle, and there was a faint chill.

Jiang Qi——

After many years, this name appeared in Emperor Cheng's ears again, and the elegant and elegant figure could not be clearly remembered, but when this name appeared again, the man's unparalleled elegance swept from the dusty memory in an instant, bright and beautiful. Ru Baiyu's face gradually became clear with a smile.

Because of my favor and support to him back then, the Jiang family in Longnan, which was originally in decline, has become a hot family. I want him to show his great ambitions and become my right-hand man.But one day he entered the palace alone and stood in front of him to resign, willing to give up all the glory of the Jiang family, just to marry the adopted daughter of the Ye family.

At that time, I was critiquing papers, and I was silent for a long time. The displeasure accumulated in my heart did not show. I just asked him to go back and rest for a while, then turned around and wrote the Ye family's request to marry Jiang family Jiang Qi for his granddaughter Ye Zhixin, and it was fulfilled. The two of them.

But Jiang Qi, who is well known to the world, colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country for his own self-interest, killing Ye Lang, the Jiang family was overthrown, and the Ye family was in decline.

Now that there is still a fish that slipped through the net in the Jiang family, and it is still by Ling Yu's side, Emperor Cheng's eyes suddenly darkened: "What evidence do you have?"

Concubine Qin said calmly, "Of course there are, please allow your Majesty to bring witnesses."

Chengdi nodded solemnly.

Concubine Qin gave her a look, and the grand maid hurriedly ran out of the hall and ordered, "Bring it in."

After a while, the guards escorted a man who knelt in front of Emperor Cheng tremblingly. Perhaps he had never seen such a big battle. When he was caught, he was trembling with panic.

"Look up!" Concubine Qin said condescendingly to the man kneeling on the ground, "Look carefully, is the person who took that child away from your sales home back then present today?"

The man raised his head tremblingly, looked around for a week, and finally his eyes fell on Ling Yu, who just looked at him like this, without any dodge in his eyes, only a touch of indifference.

But the man couldn't care less, he pointed at Ling Yu and stammered, "Yes...it's him...I...I still remember that I wanted him to do the paperwork...but he gave it to me A lot of...money...said that he didn't want to go through the relevant paperwork...that child according to his age...should...should...should...be as old as the person behind him." After speaking, he buried his head and kept kowtow, Tisi Hengliu said: "The villain has said everything he knows, don't kill me...don't kill me..."

Concubine Qin Gui listened to this man's testimony with satisfaction, and only waited for Emperor Cheng's reaction.

Ling Yu said suddenly: "Just find someone who is full of nonsense and want to testify against me. Is Qin Guifei too impatient?"

Concubine Qin sneered, it didn't matter if Ling Yu didn't admit it, she came prepared this time, her red lips raised an arc, she clapped her hands and said, "Bring it up."

The guards brought another person into the hall, and then brought down the steward of the Salesian Home.

The visitor was dressed in plain white, her hair was pulled lightly in a bun, she hadn't put on any makeup, and she didn't even wear a hairpin in her hair. Her usual delicate and gorgeous appearance was far from her, but she still didn't hide her beautiful face.

Ling Yu lowered his eyes, although he had already guessed that the appearance of the steward would not be a coincidence, but when Ming Yu really stood next to Concubine Qin, he still felt a little ridiculous, and there was a trace of wariness in his eyes besides being ridiculous.

The reason why Concubine Qin was able to know Zhao An's life experience was also thanks to the woman in front of her. She also felt that this was her father's secret guidance. If she hadn't gone to pay homage to Prime Minister Qin, she would never have met Ming Yu, let alone Knowing this big secret from Ling Yu's former confidant is enough for Ling Yu to repay the deep hatred of the Qin family. This time, she must not let Ling Yu go.

Concubine Qin sneered, "Does the Third Prince recognize this person?" Seeing that Ling Yu didn't answer, she snorted coldly again, and explained to Emperor Cheng, "This person's name is Ming Yu, who used to be Ling Yu's subordinate, and Ling Yu asked her to take this The remnant evil has been found, and he has been raised by his side for more than ten years, so it seems that the respect and obedience of the third prince are all fake, he has kept the imperial court privately and violated the law, and he has been disobeying His Majesty all these years."

Emperor Cheng glanced at Ling Yu inadvertently, and then asked in a low voice: "Since you belong to the third prince, why are you by your side again?"

Concubine Qin said: "The Jiang family killed the Ye family back then. She was an old servant of the Ye family and was loyal to the Lord, but she didn't want Ling Yu to cover up the remnants of the culprit and imprison her for this remnant. Naturally, she couldn't bear it." Yes. Finally escaped, just to seek justice."

Emperor Cheng stared at Ming Yu for a while, then asked in a deep voice: "Is that so?"

Ming Yu raised his head and said coldly: "Of course, Ye Lang is my benefactor. He is upright and has always been loyal to Yuan He. The Ye family came to disaster, and the family was ruined. How can I let go of the culprit?"

There was nothing wrong with her words, but her eyes were not as frightened or evasive as ordinary rebel slaves, but too sharp and clear-headed, making Emperor Cheng frowned slightly, and couldn't help but take half a step back.

And only in this short moment, Ming Yu's eyes flashed fiercely, the determination in her eyes turned into an undisguised killing intent, and then with a flash of white light, she unexpectedly pulled out a slender soft sword from her waist, and He stabbed straight at Emperor Cheng.

Ling Yu, who noticed it instantly, couldn't help blurting out: "Be careful."

"Ah..." Qin Guifei screamed at the same time.

All this happened too quickly, Emperor Cheng was standing not far from Ming Yu, and Ling Yu, who had reminded him, flickered lightly out of the corner of his eye. With a sharp sword approaching him, there was a piercing chill in his eyes in the face of danger.

But Ming Yu's sword tip stopped an inch in front of his chest.