Fenglin Tianxia – Queen with a Thousand Pets

Before dawn, Ling Qingyu put on all the attire of a first-class lady. When Ling Qingyu left the small courtyard in a small sedan, the waterside pavilion was still noisy with laughter. He Li Gao Liu, who was in full armor, and Ram who was wearing a messenger costume followed the sedan. They left the inner courtyard together and waited for Ling Qingyu to get on the carriage before they left separately.

In addition to the eunuchs, they were greeted at the palace gate by a female official of high rank. Ling Qingyu patted the hands of Ying Thirteen and Ying Jiu comfortingly and followed the female official into the palace gate.

This time she came not too early. The long corridor in the palace was filled with ladies coming to see her. When they saw the female officer leading the way and Ling Qingyu's clothes, they all moved slightly to the sides.

Huiniang? Lin Huiniang?! An old woman next to her called softly at first, but when Ling Qingyu ignored her, she called out loudly.

After hearing the man call him several times, Ling Qingyu finally realized, isn't this name the name of the original owner? Unconsciously he stopped, looked at the old woman, and asked: Did you call me, madam?

Surely it's you? The old woman looked surprised, her fingers trembling as she pointed at her, and said, Aren't you already dead? How could you still be alive?

The female officer shouted with an angry look on her face: Madam, be careful what you say!

The old woman was startled and hurriedly took two steps back and put down her hand. The middle-aged woman beside her hurriedly supported her and said, Auntie, please forgive me. This is the first time for my aunt to enter the palace and she doesn't know the rules of the palace yet.

Looking at the two people, Ling Qingyu felt funny. Who is Wu Feiren's mother and a member of the Wu family in Bianjing? She thought for a long time before recalling the memories from many years ago. At that time, the Lin family was still a wealthy family. Although the Wu family was a scholarly and official family, they were a side branch and a widowed orphan, so they were not valued by the family at all. How well can our family live? If it weren't for the financial support from the Lin family, where would the money come from to study and pass the exam? As a result, as soon as something happened to the Lin family, they immediately broke off the engagement and went to Bianjing with a cent of the money. Without the acquiescence of the Wu family, how could Lin Jiacheng be so bold?

Mrs. Wu?

The sky was still dark, and the light from the lanterns in the corridor was dim. Ling Qingyu stood in the road and looked at the old woman. Her eyes were as cold as ice. The light and cold voice made the old woman startled, and she said what she had in mind. When he didn't come out, a chill came over his back.

Back then, the Lin family's financial support to the Wu family was probably no less than 100,000 yuan. After my father and brother died, my mother and I didn't receive any news, so we received your family's divorce letter first. The voice was not loud, but it was just enough. In order for everyone around to hear, Ling Qingyu slowly turned around and said, What, Mrs. Wu wants to renew her old relationship now? He nodded to the female officer and followed her forward.

The old woman's face suddenly turned pale, and she felt that the eyes of the people around her were wrong. Just when she was about to open her mouth, Mrs. Wu grabbed her and whispered: Auntie, what are you doing? This is Mrs. Dingguo! Madam Yang, who dares to do it to the queen, concubine and princess, what do you want to do? It turned out that I knew that this side branch suddenly became rich and the money was not genuine, so it turned out to be like this!

The old woman muttered but stopped talking. She just lowered her head and followed the people forward. The original Lin Huiniang has now become the princess of the country? ! Why did my son never say anything? Didn't the Lin family send a letter saying that she died after going to sea? Why are you still alive? She actually became the Duke’s wife? Would that be detrimental to my son?

Seeing Ling Qingyu coming in with the female officer, Princess Hua Ying went up to her, took her hand and led her aside, saying: Mrs. Yang, please sit here. It's too cold today. I heard that the lady is not in good health, so it's warm here.

Seeing Hua Ying's affectionate smile, Ling Qingyu also smiled kindly. He thanked the female officer first, and when he held her hand, he put a purse in her hand, then turned around and sat down with Princess Hua Ying. Beside them, they started chatting in low voices.

That day, Princess Huaying was very happy when she heard the good news that the fourth prince had returned. With the support of the people from Heishui Pass, the fourth prince's chances of winning would be much greater, and her future future would be guaranteed. Moreover, she had always believed that The marriage she agreed to at the expense of herself was rejected by the fourth prince, which made her even more happy. After all, she was also a fifteen-year-old flower girl, and she was asked to marry a man who was ten years older than her with the dignity of a princess. Years old, and he is still a rude man who kills without blinking an eye, and he is unwilling to do anything.

I remembered what the fourth prince said, that those warriors were very loyal and respected Madam Yang. Now that the two palaces have offended Madam Yang, as long as they show kindness, they will definitely make Madam Yang say good things. Of course, Hua Ying ignored what the fourth prince and his mother-in-law said later. At that time, Concubine Li and Concubine Hui told the fourth prince that they must find a way to keep Ling Qingyu in Bianjing. If the people in Heishui Pass were loyal, then She is the best hostage.

With the goodwill of Princess Huaying and the Gao family, and the fact that the queen didn't even glance at her, the interview ended safely.

The atmosphere of the audience in the harem was peaceful, but the previous court meeting was a bit turbulent. Emperor Xiwen directly announced two things at the meeting. One was to promote He Li to the general of Zhenguo and take charge of the commander of Hedong Road and Shaanxi Road. The purpose was to propose a marriage between Zhao Yinfeng and Princess Hua Ying, and then the envoy from Zhu Luo Kingdom coaxed him into being so happy that he gave the envoy an extremely generous reward and also gave the envoy a fourth-grade false post.

As soon as he signed a peace agreement with the Liao Kingdom, he was immediately promoted to General of the Border and was given the marriage proposal to the General of the Border. You can figure out what happened next. If he proposed the marriage to Princess Huaying, she would naturally win over the Zhao family on behalf of the fourth prince. , He Li's promotion has been mentioned by the Second Prince in the Ministry of War. Today Emperor Xiwen announced that it was just to support the Second Prince. Thinking of this, the people on the First Prince's side began to become anxious.

Then came half a month's vacation. After the New Year, it was the most lively time for each family to entertain guests. The women in the backyard chatted and became the target of the younger generation. The men in front were planning all kinds of conspiracies. Bianjing was a good place. lively.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Ling Qingyu arrived at Zhao Yinfeng's small courtyard again. This time Zhao Yinfeng prepared more abundant things. After a lot of trouble, Ling Qingyu didn't even have the strength to move his fingers.

Holding her tightly in his arms, Zhao Yinfeng wrapped his fingers around her forehead and said lazily: I'm afraid they won't let you leave the capital.

Um?

His body was still in the afterglow of happiness, Zhao Yinfeng's voice was full of lust, and he whispered: He Li's promotion is too high, and he doesn't have any family members. The only thing he can hold on to is you. This paragraph He has been living in your house all day long, and everyone outside knows that you two have a close relationship, so catching you will at least make him a little taboo.

Ling Qingyu didn't say anything. When she was chatting with Hua Ying in the palace, she had a feeling that this would be the result.

The emperor wants to use Hua Ying to tie the Zhao family and the fourth prince together, Zhao Yinfeng said with a trace of ridicule on her lips, lightly scratching her face with his fingertips, Look, there is no one Yue, the old man and Zhao Mingliang can make this matter obsolete.

Ling Qingyu unconsciously raised his head and glanced at him. When he came back that day, Cheng Jia said that this matter would definitely not happen. Zhao Mingliang was already jealous of Zhao Yinfeng, so how could he let him have the status of consort and take over his world in the future? Over the years, Zhao Yinfeng, who has a good appearance, a good background and a high official position, has never gotten married. They can think about what happened next. Zhao Mingliang and the old man were worried about finding someone from a high-class family, and it was really unseemly to find someone from a low-class family. It would be easier to wait until he dies in battle or gets older to find a low-level person. Speaking of which, this man is indeed an unlucky child.

If this commotion continues, Bianjing will definitely be in chaos, Zhao Yinfeng looked down at Ling Qingyu, the worry in his eyes clearly visible, and said, Have you figured out how to escape? Seeing the look of surprise in Ling Qingyu's eyes, Zhao Yinfeng smiled bitterly. After a while, he said: Now the several princes are at loggerheads with each other. Zhao Mingliang and the others have also begun to take action. Once it breaks out, it will not be a trivial quarrel in the court. There are 12 battalions of guards inside and outside Bianjing, and now the commander inside There are frequent transfers, and the princes are arranging their own people. Don't make any plans with the fourth prince. Those clean people can't accomplish anything. No matter how loud the noise is in the court, it's useless. Once the palace gate is closed, the winner will be The king defeats the bandits, and with a knife, no matter how noble he is, he will write history according to the winner's wishes. Now the forces in Bianjing are very mixed with each other. The people of the second prince and the eldest prince have infiltrated each other. The Dong family It is a century-old family with complicated in-law relationships. There are several major families behind it to support them. No matter how powerful the Wang family is, they have only been in power for so long. Although on the surface, the Wang family has relatively large power, but who are they throwing their support behind, and those who are forbidden to do so? I’m not sure who the guards commanders will support in the end and who will win in the end.”

You all know? Ling Qingyu's look of surprise became even more serious. Cheng Jia and He Li repeatedly said that this person was definitely not simple, but they knew so well in their hearts that they did nothing?

I am just a soldier. It is my duty to guard the pass and prevent foreign invasion. Zhao Yinfeng pressed her head on his chest and whispered: Actually, no matter who is the emperor in this world, these things in the court are not the same. Whatever the matter is, which prince ends up sitting in that position is none of my business. Even if the Zhao family wants to do something and they don't tell me, I can only pretend that I don't know.

Are you an ostrich? Ling Qingyu took his hand away, propped it on his chest, and stared at him.

What ostrich?

It's just a bird that can't fly and can only run. When it encounters danger, it buries its head in the sand. It can't see itself and pretends nothing has happened.

Really? Zhao Yinfeng traced his finger across her lips, looked at the face looking down at him, and chuckled: Then what can I do? The royal family doesn't care whether they interfere in their own affairs or not. It’s not a good outcome. As for the Zhao family, you also know that they don’t regard me as one of their own, so why should I interfere?”

When will they take action? Ling Qingyu asked.

It depends on when the emperor will appoint the fourth prince as the crown prince. Zhao Yinfeng said calmly, looked at Ling Qingyu, sighed and said: Although He Li is close to the second prince on the surface, but this promotion has It’s the fourth prince’s effort, Qingyu, many people have seen through your tricks, the second prince won’t trust you, the fourth prince is useless, you have to make plans early.”

Taking her into his arms again, Zhao Yinfeng took a waist badge from under the pillow and placed it in her palm, saying: The guard of the east gate is one of my brothers. He was assigned to the imperial guard camp by Zhao Mingliang the year before last. , now it is clear that he has taken refuge with the second prince. If something happens to Bianjing, you can leave the city from here. I have 500 people in my official residence by the east gate. You can take this token and let them escort you out of the city. .”

Ling Qingyu looked at the waist card in his hand. In the middle was not the word Zhao but the word Feng. Zhao Yinfeng was not stupid. He had already made his own arrangements, right?

I'm usually not in Bianjing, so I don't have much power here, Zhao Yinfeng said, looking up at the gray sky outside, You can't move now. You don't know what you're going to do. Feel that Bianjing is very good and safe, so that they will feel at ease with you, but you must also be careful. No matter which one of them takes action, they will send people to control you to prevent Gao Liu from Heishui Pass, especially Tianjing Pass. Something has changed.”

I know. Ling Qingyu got up and was about to get dressed and leave. He looked at the waist tag in the palm of his hand, but he also knew that Zhao Yinfeng's gift was indeed not light. If a guard really opened the door for her, , then he will be in danger, and he himself will not be able to escape from it, not to mention the soldiers he left behind in Bianjing.

He untied Nuanyu from his neck and placed it on Zhao Yinfeng's chest. Ling Qingyu said, This, consider me returning your favor.

The jade brought a little warmth when it was placed on his chest. Zhao Yinfeng was startled. Is this a warm jade, a warm jade that is hard to find? Looking at Ling Qingyu who was getting dressed, there was a faint joy in her heart, and then it filled her chest. When Ling Qingyu was about to go out, she said loudly: I will ask people to keep an eye on the movements of the guard camp here. If anything happens, I will Let me tell you, remember, the person coming will have a belt card like the one you have. If there is no other way out, you can lead people to rush out from the east gate, and I will definitely lead my troops to respond.

Ling Qingyu turned around in shock and said, Coming from Youzhou? Then he smiled, shook his head, opened the door curtain and walked out.

Turning over the piece of warm jade with his fingers, the smile at the corner of Zhao Yinfeng's mouth grew bigger and bigger. My people are not limited to the fifth camp in Youzhou? I have been taken to the battlefield by my father since I was a child. I started from the lowest level as a pawn at the age of ten. Ling Qingyu, the Zhao family army has 20 battalions of 400,000 people, and most of them are mine. It is best for Zhao Mingliang and the old man not to think too hard. Everyone and Kind and thoughtful, I can't just surrender and let others slaughter me.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, all the border generals returned to their base camp. Although they were reluctant to leave, Meng Su Guanxiao and He Li Gaoliu went to Heishui Pass with a thousand personal guards. Along with them were carriages loaded with rewards. Inside were Ten million taels of silver and one million taels of gold. On the tenth day of the lunar month, the envoy returned. After Lam's tricks were ineffective, he took the twenty girls sent by Ling Qingyu and headed south to the south of the Yangtze River. After the fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival, Han Ju began to deal with the remaining goods and sold the targeted shops one by one to jealous people who came to extort money.

After the year, the Dingguo Palace was still closed and people were cautious about coming and going. They only occasionally started to hold small banquets to entertain some good female relatives. Some news that Mrs. Yang is very happy, peaceful and satisfied with the current situation is constantly reaching the ears of those who want to know.

Sure enough, it was a female prostitute. The second prince waved away the servants, looked at the counselor, and said with a smile: Look, I think you are worrying too much. The Ling family was only from a small family, and she married Yang by chance. Zhao, now that she has the title of first-class Duke's wife and lives in such a large Dingguo Palace, how can she be dissatisfied? Now I am afraid that she will not leave Bian Jingdu.

The counselor stroked his beard and smiled and said: What your Highness said is that in two months, it will be a year before Yang Zhao's death. I think that although He Li and others appear to be affectionate and righteous on the surface, they are actually greedy for their own interests. As long as the second prince offers a huge profit, they will definitely not take action, as they are afraid that the fourth prince will be in vain.

Haha, what I'm saying is that my father is also old and confused. The fourth brother doesn't know anything about governing the country besides reciting poems and painting. If the country is given to him, he will be completely defeated in less than two years.

Your Highness, now that the imperial concubine has been released from confinement, shall we also send a few women in so that the empress can watch and present them to the emperor? If the emperor can enter the empress's palace, the empress can speak more easily in the harem.

This is not urgent. My father likes those two prostitutes very much now. However, Mr. Zhao refused the marriage because Zhao Yinfeng and Hua Ying are incompatible. My father is afraid that he will not be happy with the Zhao family. At this time, it is still Let the mother-in-law live in peace, it will be safer if she is confined in the palace.

Your Highness is wise.

In early March, He Li, who took the post of commander of the Shaanxi Road, used thunderbolt high-pressure methods to seize the power of Wudang Gong. He assigned the position of commander of the state regiment to Wei Lang. Mengsu and Wei, who had already captured Lanzhou and other places, Lang and Du Ming's troops from Yanchi formed an encirclement of Xingzhou.

In mid-March, which was originally a time of drought, due to the new law enacted by the Political Affairs Hall, more refugees began to cause trouble, and requests for help from various states came to the Political Affairs Hall like snowflakes.

April is the most beautiful season in Bianjing. Han Hao has disposed of most of the shops in Bianjing, leaving only some inconspicuous small daily shops. Most of the eye-catching shopkeepers have also evacuated, so Ling Qingyu asked him to take the remaining ones with him. The goods were sent to Heishui Pass and began to inspect the farms below.

In mid-April, it was the anniversary of Yang Zhao's death. Ling Qingyu, who could not leave Beijing, could only burn paper in his backyard to worship Yang Zhao. At the end of April, the national policy that Cheng Jia had worked so hard to write was completed.

After writing the last stroke and placing the pen on the pen holder, Cheng Jia covered his mouth and coughed lightly.

Master! Shu An called out heartbrokenly. Since the New Year, Cheng Jia's health has become worse and worse. Others only saw him playing chess, calligraphy and painting with Ling Qingyu, enjoying flowers and visiting the lake, but they didn't know that as long as he was not with Ling Qingyu, On the night of , Cheng Jiadu stayed up all night writing the national policy. Now that he has finished writing the national policy, he has lost weight several times.

Cheng Jia smiled softly, sorted out the thick stack of national policies, and then asked, Has Madam's guest left?

Gone. Shuan replied.

Cheng Jia nodded, picked up the manuscript, and walked to the nearby Guanguan Courtyard. Since the Autumn Hunting, those families have started to interact with the Dingguo Palace. After the New Year, they brought other families to visit. Every time they came, Cheng Jia could only hide in Qi'ao Courtyard, but let him What makes him happy is that he is not the only one avoiding him, but also Yan Qi, who has been hidden by Ling Qing Yuxue.

All the maids in Jiangnan have been sent back, leaving only Bai Wei and four maids who insist on not leaving. The courtyard where Ling Qingyu entertains guests is placed in Taoyao Courtyard, which is some distance away from Guanguan Courtyard. It is taken from Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing. I only need to hire some women to ensure that when guests come, they will serve tea and water correctly. According to Ling Qingyu, she has been positioned as a nouveau riche from a small family anyway. She is worse in these aspects, but it is reassuring.

Fortunately, Ling Qingyu is still in his filial piety period, and those people have to restrain themselves a little, and the frequency of visits is not too many. Otherwise, Ling Qingyu himself would jump up before Cheng Jia and the others complained.

Before he reached the door of the main house, he heard Ling Qingyu moaning about how tired he was in the house. Cheng Jia walked into the bedroom with a smile on his lips.