Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

When Zhou Caiyao was in the opera troupe, she was often teased by young masters from aristocratic families. She never expected that there would be someone so bold in the palace. But seeing that this man called himself the king and looked young, he must be one of the emperor's sons.

He stepped back a few steps and bowed, "Your Highness."

She neither called herself a slave nor a servant. Ling Shijiang raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.

He has many wives and concubines in his house, and he often hangs out in places of entertainment. Although he has less meat in his crotch, it does not stop them from throwing themselves at him one after another.

He had seen many women like this, and they were just attracted to his power and money.

Ling Heng glanced at her calmly.

Zhou Caiyao was startled by this look and quickly lowered her head, pretending to be weak.

Zhu Anhe protected the person behind her and knelt down to salute: "Your Highness Prince Gong, your humble servant pays respect to you."

"It turned out to be the general's wife. I heard that the general's wife had returned to the capital a while ago. It seems that the war with Northern Qi is almost over."

Zhu Anhe smiled and said nothing.

"Madam, will you introduce this girl to me?"

Zhou Caiyao's heart skipped a beat. Such a young prince was actually the emperor's brother. Also, she saw that there seemed to be something wrong in the way he looked at Li Shuangwan, and she had some vague guesses in her mind.

"She is the youngest daughter of this minister, Caiyao."

Ling Shijiang frowned. It was said that the daughters of the Li family in this generation were named "Shuang" and the sons were named "Yuan". However, the name of this girl named Caiyao was different.

Seeing that she was dressed like a servant, he knew clearly in his heart that this kind of woman who clings to power is the easiest to control.

Ling Shijiang calmly circled her and Li Shuangwan's faces, wondering if he could trick Li Shuangwan into his trap by asking this girl named Cai Yao to come forward.

There was a hint of amusement in Ling Shijiang's eyes.

The palace banquet was no different from previous years. When Emperor Jingzhang, Queen Jiang and Crown Prince Lingji arrived, they simply watched various performances and ate and drank.

Emperor Jingzhang saw Zhu Anhe sitting at the bottom of the table and said, "Madam General, your family has led the Li family army to guard the northwest gate of our Northern Jin for decades. You have worked hard and made great contributions. I would like to offer you a toast."

Zhu Anhe didn't dare to let the emperor toast her, so she stood up and raised the cup above her head with both hands: "It is all because of the emperor's great grace and the concerted efforts of the people that the people of Northern Qi dare not invade. I, your wife, my husband and my son don't dare to take credit for it. The 200,000 Northwest Army are all the emperor's soldiers. It is the duty of every Northern Jin citizen to protect the country."

Emperor Jingzhang was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, it is the duty of every Beijin citizen to protect the country. This is well said."

Ling Heng stood up, raised his glass and said to Emperor Jingzhang: "Father, the Great General Zhenguo and General Li are brave and good at fighting. By the beginning of next spring, they will be able to completely drive the Northern Qi cavalry out of our Northern Jin territory and bring peace and prosperity to the people of the northwest. Father, your grace is great, and the Northern Jin Dynasty will be forever secure!"

Everyone stood up and raised their glasses to celebrate: "Father (Emperor)'s grace is great, and the Northern Jin Dynasty will be forever secure!"

Emperor Jingzhang laughed heartily, and he also stood up and raised his glass: "Cheers to the eternal stability of the Northern Jin Dynasty!"

"Dry!"

Today is New Year's Eve, and there is a family dinner. Only members of the Ling family and their wives are allowed to attend the dinner. Even Concubine Lin is not allowed to attend due to her low status. But the Emperor actually invited an outsider, Zhu, to attend. This shows the status of the General's Mansion in the Emperor's mind.

When he thought about the fact that the fourth son had married Li Shuangwan, the eldest daughter of the general guarding the country, it seemed that Ling Heng was not as indifferent to the throne as he appeared to be.

Thinking of this, the way he looked at King Heng became different.

Singing and dancing continued in the middle of the hall, and people continued to toast Emperor Jingzhang with wine.

Emperor Jingzhang was in a good mood and drank several cups in a row.

However, the dragon's sons and grandsons sitting below each had their own thoughts.

Ling Ji's left hand was disabled. In order to avoid being discovered by his good brothers, he kept his left hand on his knee. He only used his right hand to pick up food with chopsticks, and his eyes were fixed on the skimpy dancers in the middle.

Ling Yao picked up the wine glass and drank slowly, raising his eyebrows calmly. It seemed that he was not the only one who knew that his good brother the prince had become a useless person.

None of these brothers are easy to deal with.

Who doesn't have spies in the palace? What's more, their mother is still living in the harem. How long can the Queen Mother and the East Palace keep this secret?

The fifth prince Ling Yan followed his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose. Except for occasionally looking up at the singing and dancing performances in the middle, he just covered his head and ate his food.

The corners of Ling Shijiang's mouth curled up playfully, and his peach blossom eyes stared straight at Li Shuangwan opposite him.

Zhou Caiyao stood behind Zhu Anhe and watched Ling Shijiang's every move.

Another person who noticed this was Concubine Wan Shu.

Concubine Wan Shu's eyes moved between Ling Shijiang and Li Shuangwan for several times. As she lowered her head to sip the wine, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She still hasn't forgotten that Li Shuangwan dared to ruin her good fortune by coming to the palace to offer tea on the second day of her wedding.

Otherwise, how could the Sixth Prince Ling Xian and his good mother, the bitch Concubine Duan, still be sitting here in peace and quiet? She would have gone to hell eight hundred years ago.

And there is Ling Shijiang. He is the most disgusting person and I wish I could get rid of him as soon as possible.

Ling Xian had something on his mind, and as he was the youngest, he couldn't hide it, and his face looked very unnatural. He was most afraid of every banquet in the palace.

At that time, not only my father and my mother were there, but Prince Gong was also there.

He was afraid that the truth would be exposed one day, and he was even more afraid that his head and neck would be in danger one day.

Sometimes he looked at his mother, sometimes at his father who was sitting high on the dragon throne and chatting and laughing, and sometimes he would steal a glance at Ling Shijiang when he couldn't help it.

His features are actually very similar to Ling Shijiang's. If his father and his eighth uncle were not brothers from the same mother, his background would have been exposed long ago.

Concubine Duan knew that her son was timid and cowardly, and he would avoid such banquets if possible. But today was New Year's Eve, and she specifically wanted him to attend.

Every year at this kind of banquet, Ling Xian always made the excuse of being unwell and couldn't attend, but today, he could no longer postpone it.

So Concubine Duan had been watching him secretly. It didn't matter that she took a look, but she actually discovered that the child dared to peek at his eighth uncle. Her face became extremely ugly. She pinched her palms hard and immediately warned him with her eyes.

After receiving her mother's warning, Ling Xian dared not look up and poured wine into her mouth cup after cup. After several cups of wine went into her empty stomach, her mind became a little confused.

The eunuch who was serving beside him whispered, "Sixth Prince, please drink less. Drinking on an empty stomach is harmful to your health. You should eat something to fill your stomach first."

Ling Xian was feeling very annoyed, and waved his hand: "Get lost, who the hell do you think you are to control me?"

The young eunuch was hunching over, and when he was pushed like that, he staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground. It was Ling Hengxu, who was sitting next to Ling Xian, who helped him up.

The young eunuch hurriedly thanked him in a low voice: "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Heng."

Ling Heng just waved slightly.