"Your Majesty, I am your Majesty's minister. How dare you dine with Your Majesty?"
Emperor Qianxi seemed to see Ling Yun's discomfort, and realized that it was not that he was unwilling to eat with him, but that he did not dare. Suddenly he was no longer angry, but found it interesting. It seemed that this boy was really not an ordinary cautious person. .
He just looked at him with a smile, half-smile but not a smile, and said, "Are you serious that you don't want to eat with me?"
"I am so frightened that I dare not dine with Your Majesty."
Emperor Qianxi said with a smile, "Don't you regret it?"
"Weichen will never regret it!"
"Okay! If that's the case, I won't force you. Just take a look and see if there are any meals you like on here. Just pick some and eat them on the side."
Ling Yun stood on the spot, hesitant to move. This scene could not shake Emperor Qianxi. He thought to himself that this boy had just praised him.
This person was as timid as a mouse. He was allowed to eat with him, but he didn't dare to let it go. He didn't even dare to eat the royal meal as a reward. He was really a cautious little thing.
Emperor Qianxi secretly relied on it and wondered how he would feel when he understood that dining with the emperor was a privilege.
This didn't work, and that didn't work either. As a last resort, Emperor Qianxi couldn't defeat him and sent him home.
I just warned him before leaving that he must think carefully about the countermeasures when he returns home, and it is best to come up with a seamless countermeasure.
Hearing that he could go home, Ling Yun repeatedly agreed. He could not think about countermeasures at this time. The most important thing now is to escape from this place of right and wrong.
As for the countermeasures, we will talk about it later. He was off duty today and would not be on duty for several days in a row, so he had plenty of time.
Ling Yun raised his head and looked at the sky. He estimated that at this hour, the Li family's lunch time had passed, and he would have to start the stove again when he returned.
He left the imperial garden and followed the young eunuch out of the palace. Just as he was about to leave the palace, the young eunuch handed him a small basket and asked him why. It was actually a reward from Emperor Qianxi.
Ling Yun got on the carriage, opened it, and found that it was a pastry from the palace. He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, and found that not only did it look good, it also tasted great.
When I returned to Li's house, I was surprised to find that the Li family were sitting in the front hall, seemingly waiting for his return.
"Yun'er, I've met the master and the master's wife."
Ling Yun saluted one by one, but before he could say hello to Li Shuyu, the girl jumped out, took his arm, and muttered, "Brother Ling, and me, and me."
Ling Yun chuckled and said, "Brother knows, sister Shuyu is good."
At this point, Li Shuyu was satisfied.
Just as he was about to sit down, Li Chengyou asked at this moment, "Why are you back at this hour? Have you had lunch?"
Ling Yun did not say Emperor Qianxi's question, but instead told him about inviting him to have dinner with him.
Li Chengyou stared at him in astonishment, showing contempt in his eyes, and said uncertainly, "You mean, His Majesty invites you to have a meal with him."
Perhaps seeing that Li Chengyou didn't believe it, Ling Yun's eyes flickered and he started to show off. He deliberately slowed down his speech, and only heard him say word by word, "Master, it's not a simple invitation, it's three invitations in a row, just because the disciple thinks of Master's Chun Chun." Teach me to be careful in my words and deeds in the palace, so I refuse your majesty’s invitation.”
"cut!"
Li Chengyou sneered, thinking that Ling Yun came back late and made an excuse because he was worried about not having enough food to eat. He rolled his eyes at him and said, "You kid, take a look at yourself. You came back late and you made an unfair excuse. You are really being ridiculous!" "
Li Chengyou made a roar, his face suddenly pulled down, and it tensed up like a layer of paste. At the same time, his face was very serious, as stiff as pig iron, and he said seriously, "I tell you, you must not do it because of being in front of the emperor."
It’s not worth it, just make fun of things in the palace. If someone with a heart listens to it and takes a copy of it in front of the emperor, you won’t even know how you died.”
Ling Yun obviously felt that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, and looking at Li Chengyou's stern face, he knew that he was not joking, so he immediately stopped his playful smile and said seriously, "Master, I am not kidding, Your Majesty has really invited me to have dinner with you again and again.
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Li Chengyou didn't believe it at all, thinking that he was arrogant and ignorant, so he shouted, "Shut up! You are not allowed to say this again, not at home, and not even when you go out, otherwise you will get burned."
When Mrs. Li saw her husband yelling at Ling Yun, she couldn't bear it. She just wanted to defend herself, but when she thought that Ling Yun was working in the palace, she should be cautious. If Ling Yun had an accident in the palace because of her temporary softness, then what would happen to Ling Yun in the palace?
It means doing bad things with good intentions.
Although he didn't know many of the rules in the palace, he also knew that the rules in the palace were harsh. If he was not careful, he would be doomed, so he refrained from speaking up to make the decision for Ling Yun.
"Forehead…"
Ling Yun's round eyes widened, and he turned pale with shock. He secretly wondered what was going on. Could it be that being invited by Emperor Qianxi to have a meal was so serious? At the same time, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat because of his decisive refusal just now.
He was full of emotions. Fortunately, he was quick-witted and did not eat with Emperor Qianxi because of the palace's delicacies.
Although he understood that Li Chengyou was doing it for his own good, Ling Yun was still a little unhappy after being scolded like this, so he only replied, "Disciple, I understand."
"snort!"
Li Chengyou waved his sleeves, groaned, and sat back down angrily.
Ling Yun asked for trouble, bowed his hands to the two of them, and then retreated angrily.
As soon as he left, Yang Ergou walked in on tiptoe excitedly, carrying a small basket.
Entering the living room, Yang Ergou looked left and right, but did not find his young master. However, he saw that Li Chengyou and his family were there, so he immediately saluted and said, "Young man, I have seen Master Li, Mrs. Li, and Miss Li."
However, Li Chengyou only glanced at him lightly and didn't say anything. Yang Ergou's heart skipped a beat. He felt that the atmosphere in the living room was a bit strange. In addition, he found that his young master was not there, so he thought something must have happened, so he said hello and thought
leave.
But before he had time to leave, Li Shuyu found that he was holding a small basket in his hand, his eyes were shining, and he asked thoughtfully, "Xiao Yang, what are you carrying in your hand? Could it be the pastries that Brother Ling brought for me."
When Yang Ergou heard this, he told Ling Yun everything he knew about the boy, "Miss Li, this is indeed the pastry brought back by the young master. I heard the young master said it was a reward from the palace."
Li Shuyu didn't care where this thing came from. Since Ling Yun brought it back, in her heart it was Ling Yun who brought it to her. So she came to Yang Ergou with joy and kept chanting, "Wow! I knew Ling Yun had brought it."
Brother loves me the most, give it to me quickly."
Compared to Li Shuyu's cheers, Li Chengyou and his wife discovered something different. Together with the gold-rimmed writing brush last time and the pastries this time, this was the second reward that Ling Yun received in the palace.
Mrs. Li suddenly thought about it and suddenly said, "Sir, what Yun'er just said is true?"
