"What?" Lingfei screamed in shock: "General Ge is dead, how did he die?"
"How did you die? Ask someone else." The man glanced at Lingfei disdainfully and was too lazy to say anything.
"Brother, there are not many people here in the middle of the night. You are so bored standing there. Why don't you chat with me?" Lingfei tried to get close to him: "You don't recognize me, but I recognize you. When I saw you off, I knew you."
, you saved the princess. If it weren’t for you, eldest brother, the princess would have had her faults, and we would all have lost our heads today..."
Lingfei recognized that the soldier standing guard was the one who was guarding her carriage that day.
After trying everything but flattering him, the man actually showed a smile, patted Ling Fei on the shoulder and said: "Little brother, I'm not targeting you, I'm disdainful of how General Ge died. You didn't listen in the city."
Did you get any rumors? He went to Baihualou, got into a fight with someone over a prostitute, and was beaten to death. If he told the story, it would bring shame on all the people of Lingguo."
Lingfei blinked his eyes and was speechless. Ge Zhikan visited a brothel and was beaten to death in a fight over a woman. This kind of person would be a black shadow? Could it be that she guessed wrong...
"Little brother? What's wrong?" Seeing Lingfei in a daze, the man poked her arm and asked.
"Oh, it's nothing. I didn't expect this. Where is General Zhao?"
The man pointed to a tent in the distance: "There, you go."
Lingfei didn't go to find General Zhao. She returned to the soldier she knocked unconscious, took off her clothes and threw them on him, then untied his hands and feet before setting off back to the palace.
The man in black yawned. At the rate she was going, it would already be dawn when she returned to the palace. He had better go back and sleep for a while. He didn't know what she wanted to do to find Ge Zhikan. He didn't know what she would do when she found out that Ge Zhikan was dead...
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Lingfei did nothing strange. Ge Zhikan was already dead. If he was really a shadow, it would save her the trouble. If he was not a shadow, she had no other clue, so Lingfei decided to put aside his worries for the time being and be her peace of mind.
princess
Lingfei's life in the palace was quite easy. Ever since the greeting tea that day, no one in the palace dared to provoke her. Although Su Qingxiao was resentful, she did not dare to make a mistake. Situ Chen also did not try to touch her.
, Lingfei felt that life was so beautiful for the first time
On this day, she was walking in the courtyard and suddenly caught a glimpse of the lakeside in the distance, which was bustling with people. It was rare for the palace to be so lively. She couldn't help but curiously walked over to take a look.
There were many people by the lake. Situ Chen, Bai Xin and Murong Yan were all there, directing a group of craftsmen to set up the stage.
Lingfei walked forward with a smile. Situ Chen's face seemed paler than usual, but she still blessed her body and said: "Your Majesty looks good, what happy event do you want to celebrate like this?"
Situ Chen glanced at her indifferently and said: "There is no happy event, it's just that the house has been deserted for too long and it needs to be lively."
Lingfei raised his eyebrows, pointed to the curtain on the stage and said: "The color of this red silk is a bit old. Since the prince wants to be lively, he should change it to a more festive color. I have a lot of red silk there, all of the highest quality.
Red, given to the prince as a decoration.”
Situ Chen turned around and said calmly: "I know that the princess's dowry is rich, but it is the princess's dowry. I dare not rob someone of her beauty." After saying that, he left without looking back.
Lingfei was stunned. He didn't know how he had offended Situ Chen. Could it be that he was unhappy because she was too rich? If he was really so strong-willed, he wouldn't have been bullied like that.
Murong Yan walked up to Lingfei, tugged on her sleeves and said, "Princess, stop talking. Tomorrow is the death anniversary of the prince and mother-in-law. How can I use Zhenghong?"
Lingfei was shocked: "Death anniversary? How about setting up a stage to sing?"
Murong Yan sighed and said helplessly: "The emperor has decreed that a stage must be set up to perform. This is the case every year. The princess must not irritate the prince again."
Lingfei raised his head and glanced at her. The last time she was at Herborist Courtyard, Murong Yan gave her the impression that she was a timid woman who didn't even dare to speak. But now he dared to call her talkative in front of her. Isn't that right?
Women will become brave for love...
She suddenly understood why Situ Chen looked at Murong Yan differently. At this time, the only one who dared to be by his side and was willing to be by his side was this girl.
She sympathizes with Situ Chen very much. What kind of hatred does the emperor have with his mother? They are still so grudges even after they are dead.
In the evening of the next day, Xiao Qiao came to deliver a message, saying that the prince invited the princess to listen to the play in the front hall.
Lingfei picked a plain dress and put on pearls, which looked noble but not out of place. She took a look in the mirror and checked that there was nothing flashy, then she walked out slowly.
Situ Chen was a little surprised when he saw Ling Fei's outfit, but he quickly turned his eyes away and said calmly: "Start"
There was a lot of excitement on the stage. Lingfei was not interested in these operas at all. She didn't understand and had no interest in listening to them. She almost fell asleep after singing for two hours.
After the boring song ended, Situ Chen politely dismissed everyone and walked towards Nuansi Pavilion.
Lingfei quickly ran up and grabbed his arm: "Your Majesty, follow me."
"What are you doing?" Situ Chen said unhappily. He was obviously in a bad mood today.
"Come on, I won't sell you out." Lingfei pulled Situ Chen and dragged him to the Herborist Courtyard without any explanation. He took out a dozen white paper lanterns from the house and placed them on the floor of the courtyard.
"Is this... a Kongming lantern?" Situ Chen said uncertainly, why is there a hole in it?
"Yes." Lingfei smiled and took out the fire certificate: "It's just my improved Kongming Lantern."
"What's the difference?"
"You'll know if you look at it"
As Lingfei spoke, he lit up all thirteen lanterns. The paper lanterns were filled with hot air and slowly floated off the ground. However, they all stopped at a height of one person and stopped rising.
Only then did Situ Chen really show his surprised expression. He looked at the lamp, then at Ling Fei, and was speechless for a long time.
Lingfei looked at the lanterns and said quietly: "I heard people say that if you make a wish on a Kongming lantern, it will be very effective. When I am in a bad mood, I will put a Kongming lantern to pray for myself, but I don't want others to see it.
So I poked some holes in the lamp. As long as the holes are the right size, it won't fly high, so you don't have to worry about being seen. If you have any wishes, just tell them, I'm going into the house."
Lingfei turned around and was about to leave, wanting to free up the place for Situ Chen, but as soon as he turned around, he grabbed his arm.
Situ Chen looked at her with a confused look, which gave his pale face an air of danger.
Lingfei felt nervous for no reason. She silently withdrew her arm, glanced at Situ Chen warily, and said softly: "Your Majesty made a wish to go and see Murong Yan. I saw her just now and she seemed very worried about you. If you don't go
"She must not be able to sleep with these lights. After half an hour, the candles will burn out and they will fall down. Prince, don't worry."
After saying that, she turned around and left without even looking at Situ Chen's hand that was frozen in mid-air.
Situ Chen's eyes became unpredictable in the night sky. Song Lingfei was indeed avoiding him...