Hua Xu kept talking to herself, "I had a quarrel with her the night before my mother left. She said that everything she did was for me, but she asked me, this is what I want." Is it? The position of the prince of the Duke's Mansion is not mine, and it is not my thing. I don't want it, and I dare not want it. I told her that it was for my own good, not for her own. She hit me A slap, this is the first time I have talked back to her in so many years, and it is also the first time I have been slapped by her."
"It's ridiculous to say it," Hua Xu sneered, rubbing the wine glass lightly with his fingertips, "She wanted me to be her pride, but I just became a playboy, wandering the streets all day long, eating, drinking and having fun, and doing nothing."
"Second Brother," Hua Ling suddenly interrupted him, his eyes fixed on the cup in Hua Xu's hand, and said softly, "You have always been fine, Big Brother hopes you will always be like this."
After bidding farewell to Hua Xu, Yan Shi was afraid that Hua Ling would be unhappy, so he said some words of comfort to him, and took him around again, and returned to the palace when the sky darkened.
A few days passed like this, and Yan Shi stayed in the mansion all day long, and did not go out again.
"Brother, the purse is finished." Hua Ling put the purse in her palm, and showed it to Yan Shi expectantly.
Yan Shi put the book in his hand on the stone table, and took the purse from Hua Ling's hand. Embroidered on it is a picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water. This embroidery is really exquisite and unparalleled in the world. There is also a plum blossom net tied to the purse, presumably it was also made by Hua Ling herself.
"Ming Ting is so dexterous, this mandarin duck seems real." Yan Shi looked at it lovingly, his joy was beyond words. As if at the right time, two mandarin ducks raised in the lake happened to swim over from afar.
"Big brother, as long as you don't think you're ugly." Hua Ling sat on the stone bench next to her with some embarrassment, with a hint of shyness on her face, "I embroidered after Xiaohong and Xiaohui."
"Xiao Hong and Xiao Hui?" Yan Shi didn't know why.
"That's right." Hua Ling looked at the two mandarin ducks that had already swam over, "The one with the reddish mouth is called Xiaohong, and the one with the grayish mouth is called Xiaohui."
Yan Shi couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Ming Ting is really cute." Those two mandarin ducks originally existed in this mansion, and he lived in this mansion for more than half a year, only occasionally looking at it to relieve boredom. To be honest, he didn't take a closer look at what the two mandarin ducks looked like, but Hua Ling even gave them names in just a few days after they came.
Hua Ling asked nervously, "Does brother think this name is not good?"
"Ming Ting thinks too much," he used to think that the little concubine was cute and silly, but now he finds it even more cute, and he couldn't help touching the top of Hualing's head, "I was just a little surprised, Ming Ting observed them They are so meticulous that they all have their names.”
"It's nothing." Hearing what Yan Shi said, Hua Ling's nervousness just now was swept away. He put his hands on his cheeks and tilted his neck to look at Yan Shi. A member of the family should have a name, even the dog at the warehouse door, and the mouse-catching cats in the mansion, I also gave them names."
Hualing's big watery eyes blinked and blinked, and the innocent expression on his face made Yan Shi feel warm in his heart. The seed in his heart suddenly grew tender leaves at this moment, and I believe it won't take long. It will grow into a towering tree, and it will be full of people named Hua Ling.
"Brother, don't move!" Looking at Yan Shi, Hua Ling suddenly became very serious.
Yan Shi was startled, but really didn't dare to move.
Hua Ling slowly stood up from the stone bench, and walked towards Yan Shi lightly. When he got close to him, he put his index finger on his mouth and gave a soft "shh". Just by doing it like this, Yan Shi even slowed down his breathing a lot.
At this time, Hua Ling had quietly walked to Yan Shi's side, and suddenly stretched out his hand to grab Yan Shi's arm, "Haha, I got it! I got it!"
Hua Ling showed Yan Shi the dragonfly he just caught as a treasure, "Brother, look quickly, I caught it!"
It was a dragonfly with a red tail, it was not too big, it was held by Hua Ling, and its legs were kicking in the air.
"Ming Ting is really powerful." Yan Shi has never caught a dragonfly since he was a child.
I never had the kind of childhood where I played and played with children of the same age. Seeing Hua Ling's happy face holding the dragonfly in his hand, his heart moved and he became playful, "Ming Ting, can I hold it?"
"Of course you can," Hua Ling carefully delivered the dragonfly to Yan Shi's hand, "Brother, you have to be careful, the wings of this dragonfly are a bit fragile, please be lighter, so as not to hurt you."
When Yan Shi's hands also pinched the dragonfly's wings, Hua Ling let out a long sigh of relief, and took his hands off the dragonfly's wings.
Yan Shi didn't dare to push too hard for fear of hurting his wings, and he didn't dare to use his strength for fear of letting him go.
Hua Ling seemed to notice it, "Brother, don't be nervous, just use the strength you used to hold the book just now."
Yan Shi relaxed slightly. He had seen many dragonflies that grew so big, but this was the first time he held them. This feeling was amazing. The dragonfly in his hand, coupled with Hua Ling's childish face, made him seem to have found the feeling he had when he was a child.
"We call this red dragonfly Little Pepper," Hua Ling proudly explained to Yan Shi, "Compared with other dragonflies, this kind of dragonfly is more cunning and not easy to catch."
Hua Ling's face was full of praise, and Yan Shi chuckled, "Ming Ting is the best."
Hua Ling was also shy, "Brother is too much."
Yan Shi put the dragonfly in his hand and looked at it carefully for a while, before returning it to Hua Ling. Hua Ling refused, "Brother, let it go."
Yan Shi asked, "Why?"
"It was just for playing with it," Hua Ling explained with a smile, "Why hurt its life again, it may have a wife and son, waiting for it to come home."
Yan Shi slightly loosened his fingers, and the dragonfly flew away from his fingers. Hua Ling's gaze has been following the dragonfly away, but Yan Shi's gaze has been following Hua Ling.
Today's mood is very good, it seems that every moment with Hua Ling, this mood is so beautiful.
"Brother, are you going to court in one day?" Hua Ling looked at Yan Shi, his eyes full of reluctance, "You have been with me in the mansion for the past few days. Not used to it."
Yan Shi naturally knew what Hua Ling was thinking, "Ten days of rest and bathing are fleeting. If Ming Ting is bored in this mansion, Qingyue can accompany you outside for a walk."
"Then he's not my elder brother." Hua Ling lay on the stone table, a little listless.
Yan Shi thought for a while and said, "I heard that Mr. Qu has a lot of interesting things, you might as well go and have a look."
"He has big bugs, I'm afraid." Having said that, Hua Ling shook her body.
"If you go, send someone to tell him in advance and ask him to put away the bugs." Yan Shi said, "He is now making medicines in the medicine house all day long. He told me yesterday that some medicines are about to be ready. If I I can't get away, Ming Ting can go and have a look on my behalf?"
Only then did Hua Ling raise his head, "Then I will listen to my brother."
"So cute." Yan Shi couldn't hold back and rubbed his hair again.
"Brother, can I play with other things?" Hua Ling sat up and asked.
Yan Shi nodded, "As Ming Ting likes it." These days of getting married, I really haven't seen Hua Ling playing anything, judging by his appearance just now, he is probably just a child's plaything.
"You are the master of this palace." Yan Shi added.
"My lord, Young Master Sang is back." Qing Ji walked over from a distance, saluted Yan Shi and said.
After finding out that Wu Huaishuo, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was related to the disappearance of the imperial city, Yan Shi asked Sang Yu to keep an eye on him. Sang Yu didn't come back for a few days, but now that he's back, he thinks he found something.
"Let's go," Yan Shi stood up from the stone bench, and ordered Qingji, "Call Qingyue here too."
Qing Ji took the order and left first, Yan Shi looked at Hua Ling, "Can Ming Ting go together?"
"Yes, yes." Hua Ling nodded repeatedly, and hurriedly followed Yan Shi, as if afraid that Yan Shi would not take him with him.
When they arrived at the main hall, Sang Yu and Jiang Qingyue were already there.
"My lord."
Yan Yi nodded, "Let's sit down and talk."
After sitting down, Sang Yu narrated the discoveries of the past few days.
In the past few days, there was nothing suspicious about Wu Huaishuo, he went to court every day and handled official duties as usual. But the more this is the case, the more suspicious it is. Later, after Sang Yu's patient squatting, he found that the housekeeper in the mansion was a little suspicious. He would go out almost every night, and he would go to a place called Nightclub.
By the way, Zhao Wenju interrogated the Tai Hospital for two days but found nothing. There is no need for other places in the imperial hospital, almost every day there are imperial doctors visiting the palace for consultation. Zhao Wenju couldn't block the Tai Hospital anymore. In order to close the case, Zhao Wenju arrested the dead drug boy who had been guarding Yinsuisha and had a good relationship with him. In the past few days, there have been no more disappearance cases. If there is another disappearance case in the future, he has another excuse.
"Brother, what's the nightclub?" Hua Ling blinked her big innocent eyes, and asked Yan Shi with a pure face.
Yan Shi's face flushed slightly, he coughed lightly, but remained silent.
Hua Ling looked at Jiang Qingyue again, "Young Master Qingyue, what is the Night Pavilion?"
"Let me tell you." Although Sang Yu's face was slightly flushed, he still took up the conversation, "The Night House is the biggest brothel in the imperial city."
Hua Ling nodded in a sudden realization, but had new doubts, "Isn't it normal for him to go to this kind of place by himself?"
Sang Yu said, "It's really normal to go to this kind of place, but he never found a girl when he got there."
Hua Ling had a clear expression, "That's looking for a young son."
Sang Yu coughed lightly, "I didn't look for the young master either. After he entered the nightclub, he was received by the bustard in person. Then the two of them would find a secluded place and mutter something to each other. The time is not too long, at most a cup of tea."
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