"I'll eat whatever you do." Ling Jiyun said without thinking, completely unaware that this was Luo Xun's answer just now.
There was a moment of surprise, then he smiled and said: "Okay."
Luo Xun secretly looked at the person he admired from the bottom of his heart. He had never called him "dad", but there was an indescribable tacit understanding between them. Maybe they were father and son.
Luo Xi suddenly started running, dragging the people behind her to keep up with her speed, "Hurry up, I'm hungry."
"Luoxi, please slow down——" Luo Xun said.
"Xier, be careful if you fall——" Gardenia said.
"Xi'er, be careful——" Ling Jiyun said.
The maids and eunuchs around the corridor were all shocked and sighed. Since the emperor came to the throne, he would not even say a word except for serious business, let alone joking. Since the princess and the prince entered the palace, the emperor has smiled more.
I talked a lot, and sometimes when I saluted him, I heard a response. Although it was just "Well, stand up, get up", it was still a clear answer. It was better than the previous ones where it was neither a move nor a move.
It's a good idea to come.
But everything goes as expected. When the two figures standing behind the columns in the corridor saw the scene in front of them, weren't their teeth itching with hatred, their eyebrows furrowed, and they were burning with anger?
She was obviously the one who shamelessly intervened between her and Ling Jiyun, so why did she become an outsider at this time?
"Empress, let's go back to the palace." Xuexiang suggested softly.
Lian Ruoyi turned around, and in her originally clear eyes, besides hatred, there was also a hint of desperate despair.
The next day, because she had promised that Gardenia would cook breakfast herself, Ling Jiyun did not go to the Imperial Study Room as usual after leaving the court, but went directly back to Yaxu Palace.
Luo Xi stood guard at the door, watching from a distance the bright yellow man walking in his direction, and ran over with a smile.
"Daddy, daddy——."
Ling Jiyun bent down, picked her up and said, "Xi'er is so good. She knows how to come to pick up daddy. Where is mommy?"
"Mother is waiting for my brother and dad to have breakfast, so Xi'er came to the door to wait for dad." Luo Xi pointed at the door of Yaxu Palace and said.
Next to him, Luo Xun was still unsmiling. Luo Xi slid up from Ling Jiyun's body, suddenly took Luo Xun's hand and ran, saying as he ran: "Brother, run quickly, we can get to mother before father."
"Luoxi, slow down, don't pull me." Luo Xun spoke to himself, but did not resist.
Looking at this pair of children, Luoxi is lively and cute, making people fall in love with him at first sight. Although Luo Xun is reticent by nature and has never even called him daddy, he can still feel his silent affection, and Ling Jiyun is heartbroken.
Happy.
"Back!" Gardenia stood at the door with a faint smile, as graceful as a clear lotus blooming in June.
When Eunuch Zhang came in, the emperor was drinking millet porridge. He timidly whispered: "Your Majesty, the eunuch in charge of Linghua Palace came over just now."
The emperor frowned, looked at Eunuch Zhang's evasive expression, and guessed something was going on. He glanced sideways at Gardenia, who was wiping Luo Xi's mouth carefully.
"Gardenia, I have something to deal with, so I have to leave first."
Gardenia put down the scarf in her hand and said, "Okay."
Watching his shadow disappear around the corner at the door, Gardenia's smiling expression turned gloomy, Linghua Palace? Isn't it the palace of Concubine Jing? Did something happen?
On the way, after listening to Eunuch Zhang's narration, the emperor walked toward Linghua Palace without saying a word, his face gloomy.
At this time, Linghua Palace was extremely quiet. When Ling Jiyun stepped into the palace, he shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live the emperor."
Shaking off the dragon robe that he had not yet changed into, he walked to the inner hall and saw Concubine Ling and the leader of the Royal Forest Army, Chen Guangming, leaning on the ground.
Sitting on the chair intimidatingly, Ling Li raised his eyes and asked, "What's going on?"
Chen Guangming crawled up to Ling Jiyun and said in horror: "Reporting to the emperor, it is none of Concubine Jing's business. It is the minister who fell in love with the beauty of the empress and forced her to do so. Please ask the emperor to put her to death."
"Concubine Jing, is what he said true?" He raised his eyes slightly and stared at the trembling Concubine Jing and asked.
Concubine Jing has been shaking with fear since she got up this morning. Now when she heard the emperor's question, she was even more shocked and couldn't make a sound. She just kept crying.
"Your Majesty, everything is the fault of the guilty minister. I beg the Emperor to spare the life of the empress in view of the guilty minister's past merits and deeds." Chen Guangming continued to beg the emperor, although he knew that the result would be disappointing.
Ling Jiyun turned his head and asked, "Who discovered it?"
"Back to the emperor, it's your concubine Ruyi." The eunuch in charge of Linghua Palace stepped forward and said.
"How did you find out?" the emperor continued to ask. He knew that this matter was definitely not simple. A commander of the Royal Forest Army, even if he was greedy for Concubine Jing's beauty, he would not dare to make a mistake even if he was given a thousand courages.
The eunuch in charge called Ruyi, who knelt on the ground and said, "This morning, I saw that your Majesty had not gotten up, and my maid, Sister Yuxin, was not here, so I wanted to wait for you when I got up. Unexpectedly, when I entered the bedroom, I
Just saw—just saw—Commander Chen and his wife were lying on the couch in disheveled clothes. The servant was frightened and told the father-in-law about this."
The eunuch in charge said: "I wanted to report to the emperor as soon as possible, but the emperor kept going to the palace early, and then went to Yaxu Palace after the morning session. So I went to Yaxu Palace and told Eunuch Zhang."
No matter how bad Chen Guangming is, he is still a commander of the Royal Forest Army. With all his skills, how can he sleep with Concubine Ling until dawn and someone wakes him up? "Did you spread the word?"
The father-in-law said: "I don't dare."
Ling Jiyun said: "Keep spreading the message. If anyone dares to spread the word at this time, he will be severely punished."
"According to the decree——."
Then he looked at Chen Guangming, who was leaning over, and said, "Commander Chen, please get up."
What does the emperor want to do? Chen Guangming is still frightened, and he is very uncertain and says: "The guilty minister dare not."
"I want you to get up." Ling Jiyun increased his voice, making Chen Guangming feel even more uneasy.
When he stood up, Ling Jiyun asked: "Does Commander Chen have a wife?"
Chen Guangming shook his head and said: "Back to the emperor, I am single."
Ling Jiyun added: "Since you love Concubine Jing's beauty, I will give her to you, how about it?"
Not only Chen Guangming was shocked, everyone present was stunned. Chen Guangming secretly looked back at Concubine Jing, "Your Majesty, this..."
Ling Jiyun asked: "Concubine Jing, are you willing?"
When she heard that the emperor was going to marry her to Chen Guangming, she knew that her life had been saved, and her uneasy heart was relieved. When she heard the emperor's question, she remembered what happened last night and blushed.
"Commander Chen, Concubine Jing agrees."
Chen Guangming immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "The Emperor's grace will never be repaid by the death of a humble minister."
"Get up, come with me, I have something to ask you." Ling Jiyun stood up and walked past him and said.
Chen Guangming stood up, quickly packed his clothes, and followed him out.
"Tell me, what happened last night?" Ling Jiyun turned aside all the guards and servants and asked softly while standing in the yard.