"Why are you dazed?" Cheng Muqing pulled his forearm, "The spring scenery is beautiful, there will be spring hunting in a while. Let's go, take a walk~"

"Yeah." Lin Heng followed her, his eyes falling on her hand holding his forearm. He dared to hold her hand instead.

Her hands were a little thin, and there were rough calluses on them, and they felt a little hard and a little rough to the touch.

"Do you... hurt?" Lin Heng pulled her hand to her chest and looked down at her hand.

Her hands were nothing like those of ordinary ladies. Not only were there calluses, but there were also large and small scars. Some places had even turned an unhealthy white color, as if a layer of skin had receded.

He had never paid such careful attention before.

Looking at it now, there was only distress in his eyes.

"How can you not get injured while practicing martial arts? How can you be injured without pain?" Cheng Muqing smiled, without taking his hand away, and said to him with a smile, "But even if I had to do it all over again, I would choose to practice martial arts with hardship. I like it, too.

I am willing to put in the effort to do it. You don’t know, when I was a kid, I was doing horse walking, and I was crying while doing it. Oh~ it was so painful..."

As she spoke, she smiled, as if she had thought of something interesting.

"Once, I was playing with a sword, and my hand slipped and I threw the sword out. I almost stabbed my mother, but my father was so angry that he beat me until I couldn't sleep for three days..."

"Your father was too cruel to you." Lin Heng frowned.

"But it does deserve punishment. After all...if you really don't control your strength well, you will accidentally injure others." Cheng Muqing's eyes were firm, "Learning kung fu well is to protect the people, to protect the country, and to protect this great river and mountains. I can't let slip because of my slippery hands.

, or the people lost their lives because of poor kung fu. My mother was protected by my father at the time, but if someone else was injured and no one was there to protect her, wouldn’t that life become a dead soul? I should be responsible for my actions."

Lin Heng's eyes dimmed slightly, and he held her hand. She was always so dazzling, with her own knowledge and thoughts. Lin Heng felt that he was as small as an ant in front of her, and he could not catch up with her.

Even though the disaster relief fund project is now over, he still can't express his feelings.

The sky was clear, with cotton-like white clouds floating in the blue sky from time to time.

"Prince! Princess!" was Jin Xi's voice.

Lin Heng was stunned for a moment when his hand was taken away, and then he felt empty in his heart.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Muqing turned around and saw Jin Xi running over in a hurry, looking very anxious. The two thin red ropes on her bun bumped along with her.

"princess!"

"Slow down, slow down. After all, you are from Prince Qi's Mansion, why are you so unstable?" Cheng Muqing said responsibly, "Stop!"

"Huh...huh..." Jinxi breathed heavily, "Someone from the palace...is coming from the palace...to...accept...the order..."

"Ah?" Jin Xi spoke intermittently, and Cheng Muqing was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was saying.

Someone from the palace came to deliver the imperial edict?

"Princess? Princess?" Seeing that Cheng Muqing was stunned, Jinxi hurriedly started to shake her, "Princess, please hurry up and receive the order!"

If you are too late, you should be charged with "ignoring the imperial edict".

"Ah..." Cheng Muqing came back to his senses, frowned slightly, and glanced at Lin Heng, "Yours?"

Lin Heng looked back at her with a blank expression.

It should be his, and he didn't do anything. During this period, it was widely spread in Beijing that Lin Heng had caught the mastermind of the disaster relief bank case.

But, what's the purpose of this?

With doubts in mind, Cheng Muqing and Lin Heng hurried to the front yard.

The servants of Prince Qi's Mansion stood on both sides, kneeling on the ground respectfully and saluting.

Among the people, a man in palace clothes stood. He was very young, but his back was a little hunched. Seeing the two people arriving, he smiled and said, "I have met His Highness the King of Qi and the Queen of Qi. You two, please accept the order."

Bar?"

Li Lanyi? Cheng Muqing didn't know why, but he had a bad feeling when he saw him.

Moreover, even though she had never met him before, she always felt that this person was very familiar. She hesitated for a moment and pulled Lin Heng to kneel down.

"The emperor was entrusted with the mission of heaven, and the edict said: King Lin Heng of Qi solved the case of disaster relief money. He is smart, intelligent, decisive and brave, and is actually the pillar of the country. Therefore, he is given five hundred taels of gold, ten batches of brocade, and a pair of blue and white porcelain..."

Just for solving a case, getting such a big reward? Cheng Muqing couldn't help biting his lips.

What are you thinking today? As an idle prince, Lin Heng will surely arouse suspicion from the outside world if he gives so many rewards?

"His Royal Highness King Qi, will you accept the edict?" Li Lan smiled and handed the imperial edict to Lin Heng.

Cheng Muqing looked at this scene, holding his breath, his expression became increasingly gloomy.

…

The bustling market and streets are full of shouts and discussions.

"Have you heard? King Qi has made a meritorious service."

"Prince Qi? That demented prince?"

"Hush! What a stupid prince, that is His Royal Highness the King of Qi, who is wise, powerful and capable in solving cases!"

In the Manxiang Building, a certain kind of diners were talking about it. The smoke from the kitchen was coming out of the window and drifting towards the market place.

Pedestrians on the road smelled the aroma, came all the way, and stepped into the restaurant.

"I just passed by Prince Qi's Mansion and saw the father-in-law coming from the palace." The boy put the rice noodles he bought on the ground and joined in the chat.

"Eunuch from the palace?" Upon hearing this, the passers-by became interested and looked over one after another.

"Yes." The young man nodded, "I also saw those father-in-laws delivering things to Prince Qi's Mansion."

"It must be a reward, right? Because His Highness King Qi solved the disaster relief money case?" Passerby A said, and then said, "Everyone says His Highness King Qi is stupid, but how can a stupid person solve the case? It seems that they are all rumors...

…”

"Oh, that's not the case. I said before that the emperor and the queen didn't want to see him. They wanted him to die in Qiguo at first, so that they could attack Qiguo. But a while ago, in order to vent the anger of King Qi, the queen didn't return the favor.

The young boy who committed the crime below was punished in public? He was also rewarded with a lot of good medicine and good things."

"You think... do you and the Queen feel guilty about His Highness King Qi? That's why they are so kind to King Qi? And no matter what, His Highness King Qi is also the youngest son. Back then, in order to win the trust of Qi Guo, he even sent him to Qi State on his back.

As a proton, anyone would feel sorry for their little son, do you want to make amends?"

"yes……"

Several people were chatting heatedly. In the past few years, rumors about Lin Heng have been exposed again and again.

"Ahem..." The young man said while he was pouring tea, "Do you think the East Palace will change hands?"

As soon as these words came out, several people suddenly froze.

"Little brother, you can't say this nonsense." One of them spoke, lowering his voice and frowning, "If you are overheard, your life will be in danger."

"Young man, I was just chatting casually with a few of them. You didn't hear me." The boy's expression changed and he immediately stepped away.

But this sentence was like a seed, rooted in the hearts of several people.

"You said, this East Palace is really..."

"Didn't His Highness Prince Qi and the Crown Prince become enemies?"

"Huh? When you say that, I am reminded of the rumor in the market... that Zhao Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs is actually a princeling."

"Ah? This..."

The boy looked at the group of people making random guesses and said nothing.

Sometimes, just throwing a stone into the lake water will cause infinitely wide ripples.

…

Imperial City.

The splendid palace is engraved with complex patterns of flying dragons playing with pearls.

Covered in layers of light yellow gauze, the glazed incense balls under the horizontal railings hang quietly, and the incense floats out from the balls and floats upward leisurely.

In the hall, a man in yellow clothes is sitting cross-legged. Under his body are black lines. These black lines intersect with each other and converge into a yin-yang compass.

"Dong dong——"

There was a knock on the palace door, and then the door opened, and a slightly rickety figure appeared.

The wind came from outside and blew up the tassels under the glass ball.

The bells in the house jingled and the gauze curtains drifted.

"Your Majesty." Li Lan closed the door and slowly came to the front of the palace, "I just went to Prince Qi's Mansion, and His Highness Prince Qi's bones are still a little weak."

"Then I will reward you with more good Ganoderma lucidum and antler." Emperor Jin Ming said casually without opening his eyes, "You can arrange it."

"Yes, I have sent you some good medicinal food." Li Lan lowered his eyebrows and said, "His Royal Highness King Qi has solved the disaster relief bank case this time, and the public's impression of His Highness King Qi has been greatly changed."

"Oh?" Emperor Jin Ming sounded a little surprised, but he remained motionless and remained seated.

"I thought your majesty would definitely reward him, so I made my own decision and gave him something else."

"The reward is up to you." Emperor Jin Ming said calmly.

"Yes." Li Lan bowed his body and looked up at Emperor Jin Ming.

I saw him sitting in the hall, like a Buddha statue with his back to all living beings.
To be continued...