"Master Yuan, congratulations on returning to the palace." Eunuch Li helped Zhao Yuan up from the ground and greeted him with a smile.
"Thank you, Eunuch Li, for making such a trip. Thank you very much." Zhao Yuan is a transparent person. Even though he has not lived in the palace since he was a child, he still knows the way to survive in the palace, so he immediately
He took out an ingot of gold from his waist and put it into Eunuch Li's hand.
Leng Changxi saw this and narrowed her eyes. No wonder the practice of bribery and bribery among government officials became more and more popular. They all had ancestors and were descended from authentic eunuchs.
Eunuch Li weighed the gold, then put it in his arms. The smile on his lips became even brighter, and he immediately continued: "Actually, the emperor has something else to give to Young Master Yuan."
"Father, please speak." Zhao Yuan said politely.
"The fifth day of next month is the big day for Lin'an to settle the capital. The emperor asked you to return to the palace before then." Eunuch Li said with a smile, and his tone was very amiable.
"My father-in-law didn't know anything, and Zhao Yuan planned accordingly and decided to leave in a few days."
"The emperor did not mean for you to go alone." Eunuch Li smiled meaningfully and glanced at Leng Changxi.
Suddenly, Zhao Yuan's heart "thumped".
Looking into Eunuch Li's eyes, Zhao Yuan felt a little worried in his heart, but his face remained calm and he smiled like a spring breeze and said: "I don't know what my father means, but please make it clear to me."
Ants can still break through the dike. This palace person is just like an ant. The way for people in the same palace to get along is to pretend not to understand, so that the other party can feel a little lonely in the inferiority complex of losing his little brother. In this way, the other party will be happy.
Then there will be no problem of biting the hind legs.
"The emperor said that he misses Miss Leng very much after not seeing her for so many years. He remembers that he once hugged Miss Leng when she was one year old. I don't know how she looks now, so I want the young master to take Miss Leng with him when he returns to the palace.
Let’s go to the palace and have fun together.” As Eunuch Li said that, he looked at Leng Changxi who was standing quietly and motionless from the corner of his eyes.
In his eyes, Leng Changxi's appearance was just like that of other ladies. There was nothing special about her, but her appearance was several times better than those of other ladies. Therefore, he could not figure out what Gaozong meant for the moment.
"I would like to ask my father-in-law to reassure my father. I will definitely take Xiao Bao'er to Lin'an before the capital is established, and then I will personally pay my respects to him." Zhao Yuan made a thoughtful gift and stuffed a certain amount of gold ingots to Eunuch Li.
Eunuch Li got two ingots of gold. He smiled so much that he couldn't close his mouth. After putting the gold ingot into his arms, he hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Young Master Yuan is serious. This is the old slave's responsibility. I will definitely bring him to you! Imperial edict."
I have already read it out, I won’t interrupt you, I will leave now!”
"Why is Eunuch Li in such a hurry? If you don't mind, why don't you stay at our Leng family for a few more days, so that Leng can fulfill his duties as a landlord, and then you can take your father-in-law to visit the scenery of Jiazhou. How about that?" Leng
When the master heard that Eunuch Li was leaving, although in his heart he wanted to get rid of this money-devouring plague god as soon as possible, he still had to be polite on his face.
"We would like to thank Mr. Leng for your kindness. The Emperor is still waiting for our reply! We can't delay. If we have another chance in the future, we will definitely visit Jiazhou City carefully!" Eunuch Li waved his hand and walked out the door.
"In that case, Leng will not embarrass Eunuch-in-law much. Eunuch-in-law Li, go away slowly!"
Looking at the figure leaving grandly, Leng Changxi sneered: It turns out that what is inconvenient about Henggu, apart from Yue Yue, is his style of taking money as part of his job.
After Eunuch Li was politely sent out of the Leng family's door, the Leng family finally breathed a sigh of relief. Master Leng waved his hand and said, "Come in, everyone. Let's talk after you come in."
Leng Zhanchen waved his hand to ward off all the servants, leaving Lingshan and Lingfeng to guard the door. All the doors and windows were closed for fear of anyone prying.
In the main hall, Mr. Leng was sitting upright, and Mrs. Leng was standing beside him. The atmosphere was a bit solemn. Although she knew that it was inconvenient for a woman to speak at this time, but it was about her own child, Mrs. Leng couldn't help but ask.
: "Sir, tell me, what does your Majesty mean by this?"
"Zhao Yuan, tell me, he has ignored you for so many years, but at this juncture he has summoned you back to the palace. Did he find something?" Leng Zhanchen looked at the expressionless Zhao Yuan solemnly.
Zhao Yuan's expression was cold and cold, making it difficult to figure out what he was thinking. After a long time, he slowly said: "You probably haven't noticed. Our actions have always been secret, unless someone leaks the secret."
"Then what..." Leng Zhanchen's handsome face was covered with a layer of frost and he glanced at Leng Changxi.
"It's very possible that we have suspicions, but there is no definite evidence. If we really find out, I'm afraid I won't be allowed to take little Bao'er back to the palace." Zhao Yuan said and glanced at Leng Changxi.
"Is it possible that we are all overthinking it? The truth is as the imperial edict said. The emperor wanted Yuan'er to be his wife, and he asked Xiao Bao'er just to get married. After all, the two children are engaged. If Yuan'er takes it seriously,
After returning to the palace, won't Little Baoer have to follow him into the palace when he marries him?" Mrs. Leng was frightened as she listened to their conversation, fearing that her child would suffer some loss. After all, she was a womanly family and she still wanted things to be as simple as possible.
"It would be great if we really take this seriously, I'm just afraid..." Mr. Leng frowned and said in a deep voice, and anyone could hear the meaning behind the unfinished words.
The atmosphere in the hall was strangely solemn and depressing. Everyone's face was covered with frost and a little nervous. They exchanged speculations and words, completely ignoring Leng Changxi who had never spoken.
Leng Changxi watched with cold eyes. Every time anyone spoke, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart. Listening to their conversation, it seemed that except for her as an outsider, everyone was an insider, so she was so nervous. She didn't know what Zhao Yuan was.
What to do, but she knew that what he was going to do must be extremely dangerous, and this matter even implicated her, an outsider.
Leng Changxi suddenly felt ridiculous. Her current identity was that of an outsider in the game. Thinking of this, her heart froze. She immediately stood up from the chair, turned around and walked out of the hall without saying a word.
"Girl, where are you going?" Seeing her walking out, Master Leng hurriedly called her.
"Go where I should go." Leng Changxi stopped and replied coldly without looking back.
"It's already this time, why are you still so willful?" When Master Leng heard what she said, he thought she was going to cause something else, and a trace of anger arose in his already anxious heart.
"Dad, tell me, when is it? How come I don't know?" Leng Changxi turned around, her eyes full of sarcasm, and the smile on her lips was cold. She glanced at everyone one by one with a strange and unfamiliar look: "Since
If you have always made me an outsider, don't drag me into this game. I, Leng Changxi, have never been a pawn in your hands!"
Suddenly, there was a silence in the main hall, and even the sound of breathing was barely audible. They had never seen Leng Changxi like this before, and their unique momentum made them dare not underestimate her.
After a long time, Master Leng let out a long sigh and then slowly spoke: "Girl, this matter is indeed a bit complicated. I don't want you to know that I am not treating you as a pawn. I am mainly considering you as a girl. These things are not
If you need to be contaminated, just live a peaceful life. Since you have spoken out today, it’s okay for dad to tell you. This..."
"Okay!" Leng Changxi shouted coldly, interrupting Master Leng: "I don't need to know. Since you never want me to know, then don't tell me when you need to use me!"
Leng Changxi glanced at Zhao Yuan indifferently, feeling angry and hurt in her heart, but more importantly, she was afraid. In fact, she was afraid of hearing something that would make her even more frightened.
"Little Bao'er..." Leng Zhanchen couldn't help but frown. He never thought that such words would come out of Leng Changxi's mouth.
"Are you really rebelling? You can say such treacherous words!" Master Leng immediately got angry when he heard this. He slapped the table, stood up, and walked to Leng Changxi in a few steps, his eyes widened.
Like a copper bell.
"I'm right!" At this moment, Leng Changxi no longer had the word calm in her mind: "Isn't it right? All of you are hiding things from me, and you are looking for excuses to say it's for my own good, but my mother is also a woman.
, why don’t you think about it for her own good? If it weren’t for Eunuch Li’s words today that drove you into desperation and pulled me into your plan, I’m afraid you still don’t know how long you want to hide me. Since you have always wanted to
If you didn't tell me just for the sake of me, what are you going to say now? What you didn't tell me before, why are you saying it now..."
"Pah!" A crisp sound interrupted her words, and a slap mark suddenly appeared on Leng Changxi's cheek. There was a sudden silence in the hall. Mr. Leng's right hand trembled slightly, and he slowly clenched it into a fist.
Behind the scenes, this child has been in pain for him since he was a child, and he has never been willing to give a slap. Now that he really did it, Master Leng immediately regretted it. But he is an elder after all, and he can't bear to regret this.
I can only bear it in my heart.
"father!"
"Uncle Leng!"
"master!"
It took a while for the others to suddenly realize what had happened. They took a few steps forward and gathered around Leng Changxi.
"Dad, you are right, it was me who was wrong." Leng Changxi saw the regret on Mr. Leng's face. She covered her face and said lightly, then turned and left.
Although Lingfeng and Lingshan were guarding the door, they still heard clearly what was going on in the room. When he saw her face coming out with half of her face red and swollen, Lingfeng felt nervous and quickly followed her.
Back in the house, Lingshan didn't ask anything. He just wetted a handkerchief and gently applied it to Leng Changxi's face.
Lingfeng leaned against the door with cold eyes, looking at half of her swollen face. Immediately, an unknown fire arose in his heart, causing an unspeakable restlessness in his heart. There was anger, but also some...