Yuezhaoyingan

"You did a good job this time. If you weren't so tough and patient, you might not have been able to investigate Yan Yu. This is really the deepest thorn." Emperor Cheng in the study was not as lofty as he was in the court just now, There was a hint of relief in his tone, just like a normal father.

However, Ling Yu would not relax his words and deeds because of this. He replied: "To solve the father's worries and problems, and to contribute to the court and the society, these are the things that a son-in-law should do." However, in the end, it was found out that Yan Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was on the head of the important case entrusted to Ling Yu's supervision.

Yan Yu was single-handedly supported by Emperor Cheng when he was still the prince, and some outrageous behaviors on weekdays are harmless, so he just turns a blind eye and closes his eyes.When Ling Yu thought that Yan Yu was involved in corruption, Emperor Cheng didn't believe it, but he was deeply suspicious and finally chose to let Ling Yu continue to investigate.Using the authority of the Ministry of Industry to embezzle millions of taels in just a few years, Ling Yu finally presented the evidence of his crimes in front of Emperor Cheng, which made him determined to dig out this thorn deeply buried in his bone.

Emperor Cheng looked at Ling Yu, who had warm eyebrows in front of him. When Ye Lang died in battle and the foundation of the Ye family was unstable, Emperor Cheng gave the Ye family supreme glory for Ling Yu.

But since then, Ling Yu and him have not been as close as they were when they were young. Apart from going to court and routine audiences, they seldom enter the palace again, and they also follow the rules after participating in court affairs.Every time I meet Emperor Cheng, I want to see something from his meek face, but he is as gentle and decent as ever, which makes Emperor Cheng feel that he is supercilious.

Now that he took the initiative to invite Ying to participate in the government affairs, he really looked sideways at him. Thinking that he was assassinated twice for this matter, but he was not at all embarrassed. There is a vacancy for the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, do you have any suitable person to recommend?"

Leaving this question to Ling Yu is no less than directly handing over the Ministry of Industry to Ling Yu, but Ling Yu replied: "The selection of officials is not the opinion of the whole family. I dare not make rash judgments. I believe that the emperor will make a clear decision." He said well Sincerely, it's like he really hasn't considered this question.

Ling Yu's face is delicate and soft, with a faint look between his brows and eyes, giving people a gentle feeling.And it was such gentle and similar eyebrows that reminded Emperor Cheng of his queen. No one understood her gentleness and innocence better than him, and no one understood the stubbornness and determination in those faint eyebrows better than him.Emperor Cheng said earnestly: "You have always been like this. You are restrained and polite, and you are also very measured in doing things. I am very relieved. It is also your job to choose talents. If you have a suitable candidate in the past few days, please hand me a note. I understand. ?"

The words were very clear, and Ling Yu didn't evade any more: "My son knows, thank you father."

Emperor Cheng turned his head to look at his son who was already taller than himself, and suddenly said: "Your birthday will be at the end of the month." Emperor Cheng didn't have many princes and princesses under his knees, but it's not uncommon for children to forget their birthdays However, he always remembered Ling Yu's birthday, because it was the time when plum blossoms were in full bloom in Donglai.

Ever since Empress Ye passed away, Ling Yu sometimes fell in love with the scene, and didn't celebrate his own birthday very much. Suddenly, he was a little dazed when he heard Emperor Cheng mention it, and then he quickly calmed down and said: "Yes, it will be soon. Sometimes the son misses his mother, so he lives in a hurry.”

He looked like his mother with lowered eyebrows, and his address was changed from Erchen to Son, as if he was gossiping about family affairs. Seeing his sincerity, Emperor Cheng also said with some emotion: "You really have a heart, but the birthday is after all. It should be more lively, and don't always stick to yourself, the days to come will be long."

Ling Yu agreed, and said, "Father Lao is worried."

Emperor Cheng looked at the newly inserted red plums in the vase, and said: "The red plums in Jinyuan are in full bloom, you can go and see them with me, your mother also likes the red plums the most."

Red plums are planted all over the Jin Garden, which was Queen Ye’s favorite. Emperor Cheng loved the house and crows, and he often accompanied Queen Ye to enjoy plums here. After Queen Ye passed away, Emperor Cheng replanted all the other plants and trees in Jin Garden. No one is allowed to come and go in Jinyuan and its surrounding areas without the Hongmei. The world only thinks that Emperor Cheng is infatuated.

When the red plum blossoms in Jinyuan are in full bloom, the red plums are white and the snow is as bright as the clouds. During this time of year, Emperor Cheng will take Ling Yu to go around with him, sit in the pavilion, play chess, ask about homework, and gossip about homework , usually have to stay for half a day, every year.Across the Jin Garden is the Leng Palace, which no one in the palace wants to set foot in. It is locked all the year round and looks very desolate. It is said that it is haunted at night, and it is also deserted.

Ling Yu has long been used to it. After admiring the plum blossoms with Emperor Cheng, he left the Jin Garden. Emperor Cheng went back to his study directly, and there were ministers waiting for him to discuss matters. He asked Qi Fu, the eunuch who followed him, to send Ling Yu out of the palace. Its important.

Ling Yu took two steps but found that his jade pendant seemed to have fallen in the brocade garden in a trance, so he could only look back.However, except for the permission of Emperor Cheng, Jinyuan never let people enter easily. The guards showed embarrassment, so Ling Yu proposed to ask Eunuch Qi Fu to look for it together. Finally, the guards let go, but they could only let Ling Yu and Eunuch Qi go. The two go together.

Ling Yu didn't necessarily want to find the jade pendant, but the little red plum touched his past thoughts, and wanted to stay alone in the garden for a while, so he sent Qi Fu to look for it on the other side, leaning against the red wall, step by step. Counting the plum trees that his mother planted by himself.

The sky was light and snow was still, Ling Yu was still in a daze, when suddenly a child's cry interrupted his remembrance: "Mother..."

Ling Yu was startled, thinking he was hallucinating, and before he could react, another childish cry came: "Mother... where are you..."

It wasn't an auditory hallucination. The voice seemed to come from the cold palace behind the red wall. When he listened carefully, there was no sound.Ling Yu was puzzled, how could there be a child's voice in this cold palace, he hurried forward to the main entrance of the cold palace, a lock lay in the middle,

Ling Yu suddenly had a strong desire to open the lock, he hesitated and stretched out his hand, but was suddenly stopped by another hand.

The man was dressed in black, with a serious and alienated expression. Ling Yu knew that it was Qingming, a close confidant of Emperor Cheng, and he could be said to be the closest person to Emperor Cheng.He presented a jade pendant and said respectfully: "Your Highness, the jade pendant has been found for you."

Ling Yu seemed to wake up, suppressed the doubts in his heart, took it over with a smile and said: "It was originally a small thing, but after carrying it for a long time, I still felt a little bit reluctant to fold it for nothing, and I was a little dizzy looking for it. Fortunately, Master Qing found it." gone."

Qingming smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness values ​​love, and it's cold in the garden. Please take care of your health and leave the garden quickly."

At this moment, Qi Fu ran over panting, saw Qingming beside Ling Yu, and said doubtfully, "Lord Qing..." But happened to see the jade pendant in Ling Yu's hand, and hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Your Highness, have you found this?"

Ling Yu put away the jade pendant and said, "Well, please trouble Eunuch Qi."

"It's good to find it, it's good to find it, Your Highness, let's go..." Qi Fu is also a very winking person, and when he recovers, he knows what to ask and what not to ask, what to say and what not to say.

"Well, let's go..." After finishing speaking, he turned around and left Jinyuan with Qi Fu. Ling Yu walked to the gate of the yard, turned around and saw that there were only a few cold plums in the garden, and there was no trace of Qingming. When he left, he was calm. As always, it was as if he really just came to find a jade pendant.