Zinai looked a little timid. After all, she didn't expect that those who came up aggressively and wanted to attack would not be able to help but beat them.
Following Lin Ye, she subconsciously grabbed the corner of Lin Ye's clothes.
Lin Ye couldn't help but smile: "I've already apologized, so don't worry so much."
Zinai said: "I feel a little guilty, but actually it's not all their fault. They were just following orders."
Lin Ye: "When Your Majesty goes out, will you bring ignorant people with you?"
Zina was startled.
She asked: "Brother, what do you mean?"
Lin Ye said: "This matter will be settled as your Majesty handles it. You don't have to think too much. You only need to know that Concubine Wan Gui can accompany you because she is favored. Then if other nobles are not favored, why can they come?"
Zina thought for a while, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, did you do this on purpose?"
Lin Ye smiled: "Don't think too much, let's just go home."
He asked: "You walked around the palace, but did you find anything?"
Zinai: "Not sure."
She asked: "Can I go for another spin?"
Lin Ye laughed: "Go and smash a few big holes into the ground, and scare those nobles next to each other?"
Zinai: "Then...I didn't mean it."
Just as he was about to leave the palace, Gu Xiujin caught up with him from behind, with a smile on his face.
He carried a food box and handed it to Lin Ye and said: "The sage said that he might have frightened Miss Zina just now, so Concubine Wan Gui picked some snacks that Miss Zina might like to eat to calm Miss Zina's shock."
Lin Ye took it and thanked him, then touched Zinai's calf with his toes. Zinai reacted and quickly thanked him.
Looking at the two brothers and sisters, Gu Xiujin found it particularly interesting.
In the palace.
Concubine Wan Gui brought the newly brewed tea to the emperor. Then she squatted beside the emperor, took off his boots, and rubbed his feet.
Concubine Wan Gui said with a smile: "Miss Zinai, you are really likeable."
The emperor smiled and said: "If you say she is lovable, then you are really lovable. After all, you are so picky."
Concubine Wan Gui said: "She is such a small person. She is a little nervous and scared when leaving her brother, but she is so serious and meticulous when doing things, so I think she is good, and I am not just saying it randomly.
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The emperor hummed.
He said: "Send someone to deliver some things to Concubine Qin later, and then select a few servants to deliver them."
Concubine Wan Gui said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have sent someone over just now."
The Emperor gently patted Concubine Wan Gui on the forehead: "When it comes to being sensible, how can Zinai compare with you?"
Concubine Wan Gui said: "There is no comparison. I am a person who specializes in making His Majesty happy. If I were to be compared casually, wouldn't I be derelict in my duty? Isn't I not worthy of His Majesty's favor?"
Her technique was so good that after the emperor was pressed for a while, he couldn't help but lean back.
Concubine Wan Gui said: "Those brothers and sisters are worthy of Your Majesty's attention. This is Your Majesty's biggest gain from this trip."
The emperor curled his lips and said: "Are you getting any benefits from Zinai, or are you getting any benefits from Lin Ye? It's not like you to speak for them both like this."
Concubine Wan Gui said: "How could a smart person like Lin Ye not think that his visit to the palace would offend the imperial guards and the imperial army, but he still came."
She looked at the Emperor: "That's why I said that this is your Majesty's biggest gain. Your Majesty's courage is not only external, but also more than your subordinates. Even if I don't say it, Your Majesty is still happy in his heart."
The emperor laughed.
The emperor was indeed happy on this day and had laughed many times, much more than before.
At the same time, look outside the city.
There were two men riding forward, each riding double, and it seemed that they were going on a long journey.
These two people are the unreliable Chu family brothers.
Chu Danrong said: "The eldest brother asked us to rush here from Yunzhou, and the second master asked us to rush back to Yunzhou. The two of us did nothing else and ran away on the road."
Chu Dingcong: "Nonsense, the horse is obviously running, but you are not running."
Chu Danrong: "What you said makes no sense."
Chu Dingcong: "But if I don't argue, it will show that I think what you are saying is reasonable. Even if I think what you are saying is reasonable, it is impossible for me to recognize it."
Chu Danrong: "Sure enough, what our mother said is right. When you were born, our mother said that you had a traitor in the back of your head and that you would be a prodigal in the future."
Chu Dingcong said: "You came out a little later than me, you know what the heck."
Chu Danrong said: "As my father said, there was no time when you found all the private money he had hidden and spent it all."
Chu Dingcong: "When did you not follow Hua?"
Chu Danrong: "Wait for me for a while."
Chu Dingcong: "What are you waiting for?"
Chu Danrong raised her buttocks on the saddle, pondered for a while, and let out a big fart.
He said: "When you talk while riding a horse, you really get wind. If you get too much wind, you really get a big butt."
Chu Dingcong: "If you don't eat, your farts will be big, and they smell terrible. What on earth did you eat!"
Chu Danrong: "Even if you and I are brothers, you can't go too far. You're lucky to have smelled my farts, and you still want the formula."
Chu Dingcong: "Get out..."
Chu Danrong said: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up, get to Yunzhou as soon as possible, and tell the elder brother what the second master said."
Chu Dingcong: "No wonder you farted so loudly just now. You wanted to use the power of the wind to surpass me!"
He flicked his riding crop: "No matter how much I borrow my strength, you are no match."
The two of them kept whipping up their riding whips, and the horse galloped along the official road, getting faster and faster.
About four or five miles behind them, there were also a few people galloping on horseback. These people looked serious, and they were not as talkative as the two guys in front. No one was talking to each other.
These people were the ones who had just been expelled from the harem by the emperor. They were probably all holding their breath in their hearts, so they didn't even want to say anything.
Inside Yangzi City.
The drizzle was really annoying. It had stopped for less than an hour when the drizzle started falling again.
The young man carrying the basket came back from outside, and the old woman with cloudy eyes was still sitting in the doorway.
The young man came in carrying a basket. The old woman looked sideways at him: "Is it an emergency?"
The young man just nodded and hurried in. The old woman immediately took the crutches over and seemed to want to get up to listen. However, she was really too old. She stood up twice and failed to get up, so she let out a long sigh.
The young man entered the back room and quickly went down to the darkroom.
"grown ups."
The young man said: "Not long ago, Lin Ye went to the palace and asked the girl named Zina to inspect the palace carefully and smashed several floors in the palace."
The man in black robe raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and turned to look at the young man: "But what news was leaked?"
The young man shook his head: "Probably not. It's probably because Lin Ye felt that the palace was not stable, so he went to see the emperor."
The man in black robe fell silent.
He sat there thinking, feeling that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
Lin Ye felt that there was something wrong with the palace. This was not a problem, but why did Lin Ye let a little girl go to the palace to check?
That little girl has strange powers, and they have already known this information.
Could it be that Lin Ye suspected a secret passage?
The man in black robe thought about it, but finally couldn't hold it any longer.
He stood up and said: "I want to go out to see the situation. Before I come back, you should not go out again."
Zen Master Fuwu, who was sitting cross-legged on the earthen bed, nodded without even raising his eyelids.
The young man said: "It's not safe for adults to go out. It's better for me to go out."
The man in black robe shook his head: "The secret passage is the key. If it is really discovered, it will become even more uncertain if it becomes a big deal."
He straightened his clothes, pondered for a moment, then sat down again and simply changed his appearance.
Before going out, he told the young man: "If I don't come back in three hours, you go to Qinglong Qisu and ask them to give the order to take action."
The young man nodded: "Yes."
The man in black robe looked back at the unenlightened monk: "If I hadn't come back, you would have taken action."
The ignorant monk hummed, then opened his eyes and pointed at the young man: "Where is he?"
The man in black robe said: "You don't need to worry about it."
After saying that, he hurried out of the darkroom.
He did not go out through the main entrance of the dilapidated courtyard. After exiting the door, he first looked at the old woman, who was also looking at him.
After the two people looked at each other for a moment, they nodded at the same time, and then the man in black robe jumped out of the wall from behind.
The old woman shouted towards the house: "Ning Xiu, come here."
The young man immediately ran to the old woman. The old woman took his hand and said, "From now on, you are not allowed to go out or leave my sight."
The boy named Ning Xiu responded, and then added another sentence: "But I want to do more things."
The old woman said: "It's good if you want to do more, but it's best if nothing happens to you. Do you understand?"
Ning Xiu responded again.
Two people were sitting in the doorway. It was raining on the left and rain was pouring on the right.
"Mother-in-law."
Ning Xiu asked: "If this thing is done, will my mother-in-law still be by my side?"
The old woman smiled, and her face, which was originally a bit ferocious due to her skinny skin and dim eyes, appeared somewhat kind.
She said: "As long as I am alive, I will stay with you, but Ning Xiu, you are already thirteen years old. You should understand that life, old age, illness and death cannot stop a person."
Ning Xiu nodded: "I know."
The old woman said: "You should also know that at this time in Yangzi City, there are countless people preparing to fight for their lives, and everything they do is for your future."
She raised her hand. The hand was too skinny. Although it sounded ugly, it did look like a chicken paw.
This ugly hand was so gentle when it gently touched Ning Xiu's face.
Ning Xiu seemed to like this kind of tenderness, and pressed his face against the old woman's hand a little harder.
He didn't care, the hands were a little rough.
The old woman's eyes could no longer see anything. She could only know what the child looked like by touching him like this.
She said: "You have been following me, and whether it is personality or behavior, you are actually too similar to me. This is not good. Men should be more domineering and bold. They must change in the future."
She said: "Being like your father, his behavior is awe-inspiring, so you should never forget that your surname is Tuoba."
Ning Xiu nodded heavily.
He clenched his fists: "Although my father has not been with me for a day, I know that everything he did was for me."
The old woman laughed and said softly: "It's almost here, it's almost here."