"Your Majesty, the most important thing right now is that Jiu Yuan, the leader of Mingtang Hall, has arrived in Luchang County. Why don't Your Majesty write a letter and send it to Luchang County overnight. As for Nangong Ling, if he sees the letter, there must be someone there. Everything we do needs to be accelerated, just in case." Qing Niao's expression was solemn, and she was no less worried than the prince. If Nangong Ling really knew about it, she might not let the prince off easily this time. .
Nangong Yu nodded thoughtfully, turned to Qingxiao and said: "Send someone to inform Jiu Yuan and ask him not to act rashly. I will write a letter later, and this time it must be sent to Xiao Tian." When Ye Han returns to Beijing tomorrow, let him put aside his tasks and thoroughly investigate the affairs of Yingdu first. As for Ming Cha, do not inform Ming Cha yet. He is investigating the matter of one hundred thousand dans of rice."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After Qingxiao accepted the order, he was about to go out when he saw Butler He running in in a panic. He panted and looked at Nangong Yu and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Ling who is beside the Emperor is here. It is in accordance with the emperor's oral order to invite the prince to come and receive the order."
Qing Niao stiffened, and suddenly looked at Nangong Yu with a shocked face, and said anxiously: "It seems that Nangong Ling has taken action."
Nangong Yu's face became more and more gloomy. He first looked at Butler He and said, "You go and drag him out first. The longer the better, I will be there later."[
After Butler He went out, Nangong Yu turned around and slowly sat on the chair. He slowly closed his eyes and a look of exhaustion flashed across his stern face. Too many things had happened recently, and he had been running around non-stop in the past few days. , coupled with the chaos caused by the fight with the man in black last night, he almost went crazy, which made his body a little overwhelmed.
Since returning to the capital, he has been staying in the palace, firstly to appease Nangong Ling and make Nangong Ling less wary of him, and secondly to recharge his batteries, but the past few years in the capital have made him His sharp edge has been almost worn away by half. Nangong Ling can't sit still for a day. She uses all kinds of scheming and means to deal with him and seize his handle, making it difficult for people to guard against. Thinking about it now, he is really tired of such days, and the old grudges are always there. It took root and grew in my heart. Every time I went to Qiyunxuan and saw the memorial tablet of my mother and concubine, all the scenes from that year came to mind. Fifteen years later, someone has to take responsibility for those things.
At that time, his thinking was too simple. He thought that no matter whether Nangong Ling died or the Queen Mother Chu died, as long as someone paid for his mother and concubine's life, he would not care about it anymore. But now that he thought about it, he was completely wrong. He had the ability to be tolerant. Others may not have the same heart. Even if he takes revenge, neither Nangong Ling nor the Queen Mother Chu will let him off easily.
When the late emperor was still alive, Nangong Ling worked very hard for the throne. Not only did he use tricks to alienate the father-son relationship between the late emperor and him, but he also made the late emperor deeply prejudiced against him. He was no longer the loving father who always praised him until his death. , the late emperor refused to see him again.
It has to be said that Nangong Ling and the Queen Mother of Chu were deeply scheming. After the late emperor stopped summoning Nangong Yu, Nangong Ling and the Queen Mother of Chu tried their best to please the late emperor. They even made the late emperor look at Nangong Ling with admiration, which led to the late emperor's death. After that, he successfully ascended the throne. Nangong Yu thought it was over, but unexpectedly, Nangong Ling and the Queen Mother Chu had the idea of eradicating him, and killed him again and again.
Years of battles have tempered his courage and thoughts. He is no longer the simple King Yu. He knows how to resist and fight back. However, the emperor is the emperor after all and has supreme rights, but he cannot. Go beyond the limit, otherwise you will be charged with treason.
He never despised the throne of the emperor, and his heart was in contention with Nangong Ling. Everything he did was only for his mother and concubine, and for the strong hatred in his heart. His mother and concubine died young, his father abandoned him, and he ended up in the mountains and escaped from the mouths of beasts many times. , traveled over mountains and ridges to avoid the killer, hung on by a thread several times, and almost died at the hands of Nangong Ling. All of this was given by him and the Queen Mother of Chu.
If it weren't for them, how could he be in this situation? If it weren't for them, how could his mother and concubine die tragically?
His thoughts were interrupted. When Nangong Yu opened his eyes again, his black eyes were filled with a cold chill. What was supposed to come would come sooner or later. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.
"Qingxiao, if I haven't left the palace at three quarters of noon, you know what to do." Nangong Yu said in a deep voice, got up and walked out the door.
Qingxiao looked at Nangong Yu's back, clenching her slender fingertips tightly, and a cold murderous aura flashed in her clear eyes, Nangong Ling, if you really dare to attack the prince, today next year will be your death anniversary.
By the way, Nangong Yu met Xiao Lingzi, and after receiving the order, he followed Xiao Lingzi into the palace in the palace carriage.
In the huge Chengfu Hall, Nangong Ling is sitting on the dragon chair in the center, and below is Nangong Yu. In front of the red sandalwood and gilded square table, there are all the best delicacies and fine wines in the palace, scattered everywhere. Fragrant, the graceful palace dancers danced to the sound of harp and harp in the open space below the stage.
While Nangong Yu was watching the dancer's dance, he looked at Nangong Ling without any trace of his eyelids. However, when he saw that his expression was normal, he seemed to be enjoying it intoxicatedly, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could it be that he was overthinking it? ?
It wasn't until the harps stopped playing and the dancers slowly retreated that Nangong Ling looked at Nangong Yu, the sharpness in his eyes dimmed, revealing a soft "color", and said with a slight smile: "Brother Wang, there is no need to be formal at today's banquet. , treat it like a family banquet, you and I, brothers, don’t want to get angry, just take this opportunity to talk about the love of brothers, come, brother Wang, have a drink with my brother.”
Nangong Yu curled his lips, but said nothing. He just raised his wine glass in a toast, drank it all in one gulp, put down the glass cup, and the little eunuch beside him hurriedly stepped forward to fill it up.
When Nangong Ling saw this, he didn't care. He put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "I wonder if Princess Lu Yuan's injury is better? Brother Wang, I'm not telling you, she is also a princess after all, how can she live in Prince Yu's Mansion all day? What kind of behavior is this? It would be better if I sent someone to bring him close to the palace to rest for a while, without breaking the rules, what do you think?"
"No need," Nangong Yu looked at Nangong Ling indifferently and said in a deep voice, with a hint of coldness in his black eyes. If it were in front of hundreds of officials, he would naturally not be like this, but there were only Nangong Ling and him here, so there was no need. I'm pretending.
"The princess was injured because of me. No matter what, I should take good care of the princess with all my heart until the princess recovers. Otherwise, I will feel uneasy." As soon as Nangong Yu finished speaking, Nangong Ling suddenly chuckled.[
"Brother Wang, don't tell me, which princess is your favorite? If that's true, can Princess Yu agree?" However, Brother Wang, you have never been good at women. In my opinion, there will never be any more in this world. I can't find a woman as outstanding as Princess Yu. A princess is naturally noble, but she can't compare with your princess. You'd better not make trouble."
After Nangong Yu heard this, his hands under the table clenched tightly. Nangong Ling must have taken too much care. To separate him from Su Yan with just one sentence was really too much.
"The emperor is right, the princess is naturally outstanding, and no woman can compare with her stunning appearance. However, I never judge people by their appearance, I only care about the feelings in my heart. If I feel it, I will not let her be the nine-day fairy." One look at her shows that even if she is just a barbarian princess, if I fall in love with her, no one can stop me from marrying her."
After Nangong Yu finished speaking, he looked at Nangong Ling with his dark eyes, his eyes cold and determined, and he picked up the glass cup and started drinking.
Nangong Ling was startled for a moment, her eyes looking at Nangong Yu became sharper, then she raised her chin, snorted softly, the smile on her lips disappeared, and said coldly: "It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, but, Wang Brother, you have been married to the best woman in the world, why are you still so dissatisfied?"
Nangong Yu froze, put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at Nangong Ling, his eyes gradually became cold. He heard the underlying meaning of Nangong Ling's words. In this case, there was no need for him to pretend to Nangong Ling.
"The emperor is sitting on the Jinxi River, and all the countries pay tribute to beautiful women every year. There are so many women in the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard, but why does the emperor still have to draft a draft every year?" Nangong Yu also replied with the hidden meaning in Nangong Ling's words. , looked at him with fearless eyes.
"Pa", when Nangong Ling heard this, she immediately slapped her palm on the table, her face darkened, and she shouted loudly: "Bold, is this your attitude when talking to your brother? Or am I too indulgent to you? This makes you There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority in people’s eyes”?
Nangong Yu just said lightly: "The emperor said something serious. I just want to tell the emperor what I am thinking. Didn't the emperor say that today is a family banquet and there is no need to be formal? Why are you putting on airs and scolding me now?"
"You", Nangong Ling looked at the coldness and disdain on Nangong Yu's face, wishing that he would be pulled out and beheaded immediately, but he tried his best to endure it. Nangong Yu was right, he did say he was home just now It was he who told people not to be formal during the banquet, but now he lost his composure first, his mind was spinning a thousand times, and then he coughed twice, his voice softened a lot, but he still said in a scolding tone: "Even if it is a family banquet, There should be seniority. Are you blaming me just now? I am your brother and the son of the late emperor. In the past, I was busy with political affairs and indeed neglected you. But now that you look like this, I should do my best to my brother. I really don’t know what Concubine Yun has taught you over the years to learn to be so arrogant.”
It's okay that Nangong Ling didn't mention Concubine Yun. When he mentioned Concubine Yun, the chill all over Nangong Yu's body became a little more intense, and his black eyes suddenly became deep. What's the brother's responsibility? Huh, thanks to Nangong Ling saying such words, he was ashamed for him. panic.
"Aunt Yun is naturally good at educating me, but my life has been extremely difficult these years. I think that the emperor should know best how I have been through these years. Now, since the emperor said that he will fulfill his responsibilities as an elder brother, then I am always waiting for you. The emperor has come to fulfill his responsibilities." Nangong Yu curled his lips, with a hint of sarcasm on his stern face. He stretched out his hand and raised the glass cup in tribute to Nangong Ling, and said calmly: "My lord, here's a glass to the emperor. , do it first to show respect.”
Nangong Ling was startled when he heard this, and then a murderous intent suddenly flashed through his eyes, and he thought to himself, it seems that Nangong Yu knows everything. In this case, he can't worry about it anymore. Hum, I won't let you get what you want. You get it, and what you get, I can also find a way to take away from you. I just like to see you supporting your anger. Hehe, it was the same then, and it is the same now.