Jiang Tangzhou was uncomfortable all over, uncomfortable lying down, even more uncomfortable standing up, he tossed and turned on this terribly crappy bed all night, and when it was almost dawn and they were about to return to the palace, they couldn't fall asleep.
Ting Yu came in yawning and saw two huge dark circles hanging on his face: "Master, you didn't sleep last night, did you?"
Jiang Tangzhou sighed.
"I heard you baking pancakes on the bed in the first half of the night, and I didn't fall asleep. I fell asleep in the second half of the night, but I didn't hear you." Ting Yu said while tidying up things quickly, "Come on You haven't slept all night."
Jiang Tangzhou said "hmm": "Is it time to start?"
"Yeah." Ting Yu nodded and asked, "Last night... didn't the prince come back?"
After all, everything should be kept simple outside, so the prince and him rested in the same tent, but they didn't return all night last night.
Ting Yu's eyes widened: "Master, you must have waited for the prince all night, right?"
"—what did you wait all night?"
Yin Wenzheng, who had changed into a brand-new robe, came in from the outside, holding a plate of dim sum in his hand: "This is from Yu Front this morning. I heard that the best cook in the world was invited. Try it." .” He handed a piece to Jiang Tangzhou before bringing the subject back, “What did you say you waited for me all night?”
Just as Ting Yu was about to explain, he was interrupted by Jiang Tangzhou: "It's nothing, just talking about idle stories."
Yin Wenzheng nodded thoughtfully, and explained: "Last night, I was afraid of hurting your wound with you, so I found another tent to stay temporarily."
Jiang Tangzhou coughed twice: "...Well, I didn't say anything."
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little weird.
Ting Yu looked at this, then at that, took a bite of his snack, and then silently took a step back, in order to reduce his sense of existence. I don't know why, the two of them walked through the tiger's mouth together, and after they came back, something seemed to have changed, but Ting Yu couldn't explain what changed.
The two remained silent for a few moments before Yin Wenzheng said, "Is it packed? We can set off after packing."
Yin Wenzheng did not know where to find a big and spacious carriage, and he could even lie on it with his limbs spread out. As soon as Jiang Tangzhou got on it, he felt a lot of discomfort from his body.
Yin Wenzheng opened the folded case, and put the snacks and tea brought by Ruojian on it, and the carriage looked extraordinarily luxurious.
After waiting for a while, the convoy set off vigorously for the palace.
Although the carriage was very comfortable, it still made Jiang Tangzhou feel pain from the wounds on his body when he jolted it up. After a while, his face turned pale and he broke out in a cold sweat.
The location of his wound is not good, on the side of the waist, it will be very uncomfortable to lie down directly or lie on the side to sleep. In addition, the carriage keeps bouncing, which is even more painful. Jiang Tangzhou originally wanted to catch up on sleep. It was so noisy that I couldn't sleep at all.
Jiang Tangzhou sighed, leaning on the small case, almost about to sit up.
"Don't sleep anymore?" Yin Wenzheng held his arm.
"Don't sleep anymore." Jiang Tangzhou didn't give a reason.
Yin Wenzheng glanced at him, seeing that he had been supporting his wound, and there was nothing he could not understand. He put the tea cup down and said, "Come here."
"Huh?" Jiang Tangzhou didn't understand what he meant.
"I'll lend you my lonely leg for a while." After Yin Wenzheng finished speaking, without asking Jiang Tangzhou's opinion, he directly pressed his head on his own legs, and then adjusted his lying position so that His wound can be close to his soft abdomen, which not only avoids collision, but also allows the wound to be slightly close to a softer place.
But Jiang Tangzhou was very uncomfortable: "Don't bother the prince..." He was about to get up as he spoke.
Yin Wenzheng pressed his shoulder directly, and said: "I like to sleep with people hugged, let me sleep for a while."
Jiang Tangzhou: "..."
Although the lie was really clumsy, Jiang Tangzhou still didn't move—maybe it was because, after lying like this, the pain in the wound did ease a lot and made him feel a lot more comfortable.
So in the end, Jiang Tangzhou said "Yes" and said, "Thank you."
Yin Wenzheng squeezed his wrist: "Take a break."
After waking up, it was already evening, and the morning light smudged the sky into countless pieces of orange, which were reflected in the distance on the red walls and green tiles of the imperial city, like the mouth of a giant beast opening, slamming the Horses and carriages were devoured one after another. Jiang Tangzhou felt unspeakably uncomfortable, probably because he was going back to this place he didn't like.
After Yin Wenzheng led Jiang Tangzhou to return to his command, he retreated back to the Prince's Mansion.
After a day of exhaustion, Jiang Tangzhou's wound oozes blood again. Ting Yu changed him into a new gauze, and seeing the huge open wound still feels unstoppable distress.
Yin Wenzheng came in after changing the medicine, with thin sweat on the tip of his nose, he should have just finished his work.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Tangzhou put on his outer shirt, raised his head and asked.
"A loyal bodyguard died at the Fifth Prince's side," Yin Wenzheng sat down and drank tea before saying, "Leaving a letter in his own hand, saying that... the assassination was done by one person against his will." Because of this, I will commit suicide and apologize."
Yin Wenzheng sneered at this point: "Although I expected it a long time ago, when it really happened, I still found it a little funny."
Jiang Tangzhou paused, and then said: "Assassination of the current crown prince, there are still many strange things about this matter, surely the case will not be closed just because of a guard's one-sided words?"
"If it wasn't for closing this case, why would a guard die suddenly?" Yin Wenzheng clenched the teacup in his hand tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, as if deliberately restraining his emotions.
"Do you really think that this matter was done by the fifth prince?" Jiang Tangzhou glanced over the back of his hand calmly.
"Yeah." Yin Wenzheng lowered his eyes and said calmly, "He must have made a move, but he was also tricked. This matter was done by him, but he was not alone."
Jiang Tangzhou frowned: "You mean..."
"Anyway, the old man's thoughts are already very clear. He wants to protect Ling and Jin." Yin Wenzheng loosened his hand, rubbing the edge of the tea with his thumb lightly, and said, "My life is naturally not as good as that of the whole university. Heng's military power is important. As long as Ling Yingchong is here, the Zhou family will not be able to fall."
late at night. Royal study.
Concubine Zhou Gui, who had been kneeling outside the main hall for half a day, was finally helped up by the eunuch. Lu Yanfeng, who stood in front of her, looked at her with an inexplicable look: "My lady, please."
Concubine Zhou Guifei let out a foul breath, lowered her voice and asked: "Lord Lu, Your Majesty... did you say anything?" She calmly handed out a bank note from her sleeve.
"Just now, Your Majesty received a secret letter from the border," Lu Yanfeng said in a deep voice, "Is it the imperial concubine who went to report the letter?"
Concubine Zhou nodded.
Lu Yanfeng gave a "hmm" before saying: "Your Majesty, put your heart in your stomach."
Only then did Concubine Zhou breathe a sigh of relief, she tidied up her appearance slightly, straightened her back a little, and the ring made a sound when she walked, and she walked in with lotuses every step of the way.
The scroll in Emperor Ling Yu's hand was thrown out by him, and it just hit the forehead of Concubine Zhou, causing a small blood pit.
Concubine Zhou Guifei's face turned pale, and she quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, forgive me..."
"Forgive me? The good son you taught!" Emperor Ling Yu slammed his palm on the table and looked at her with a vicious expression—
If there were other people around, I'm afraid they would be extremely shocked. Emperor Ling Yu and Concubine Zhou have a deep love between husband and wife, how can you see it at this moment
"Murting brothers and feet, bullying the king! This is really not taking me seriously!" Emperor Ling Yu walked around, seeming to be extremely irritable, "The fourth child also wrote a secret letter, in which the words, I can't help but suspect that your Zhou family wants to start an uprising and kill me so that I can be replaced?!"
After hearing this, Concubine Zhou's face paled instantly, and she knelt on the ground unable to stop kowtowing: "My concubine is wronged! My concubine is wronged! My concubine's sincerity towards the emperor can be learned from the sun and the moon, how could I do such a big treason?" What happened! Chong'er has always been a filial piety, how could...how could..."
"If your Zhou family were more honest, it would be impossible for today's incident to happen!" Emperor Ling Yu snorted coldly, and after pacing back and forth like this for about a stick of incense, he said, "However, it's still a shame. This child has a bit of benevolence and filial piety, he knows that my birthday is approaching, and he said that he will leave for Beijing after a while. Whatever, whatever..."
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Zhou looked at him earnestly.
Emperor Lingyu snorted softly, "Jin'er doesn't know people well, and he didn't know he was framed by others, so he was fined for a year and prayed for the people of the world. As for the guard who lied to the Lord, let him be imprisoned by the nine clans, as an example to others .”
"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Concubine Zhou knew that they had avoided this matter—but they didn't know what price her Chong'er had paid.
Concubine Zhou came out of the imperial study, and the candle shadows in the room jumped a little faster.
Emperor Ling Yu seemed powerless and slumped on the soft couch, and he spoke after a long while: "Yanfeng, you said that I would do this... right?"
Lu Yanfeng handed him a cup of tea: "Why not?"
"Yes." Emperor Ling Yu closed his eyes, enjoying Lu Yanfeng rubbing his temples with peace of mind, "Chong'er's letter said that he wanted to return to the palace to celebrate my birthday, but once he returned to the palace, the border would be closed." I need someone else to take charge of the overall situation, so I can place my people at the border... He is trading military power for the life of the fourth child."
Emperor Ling Yu opened his eyes and let out a sneer: "Choose an auspicious day along the wind, and you can set off on that day."
Lu Yanfeng remained unfazed, half squatted down, and said calmly: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Ling Yu stretched out his hand to hold his, and squeezed his palm lightly: "Yanfeng, the only one I can trust is you..."
The candle light "popped" and exploded. It was a long night in the deep palace, and it was unknown when the dawn would come.
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Sisters, I want to have a good time on May Day, so I may be more tolerant every other day! Happy May Day!