Wen Xiangyanyu

into the night.

Coming out of the Marquis of Xian'an's mansion, Ling Qiyan drank a little too much, was helped by his servants to get into the car, held the spittoon and vomited cleanly.

Jiang Lin patted him on the back and persuaded him in a low voice: "Your Highness, we should drink less wine in the future..."

Ling Qiyan was thinking in a daze, in the past, there seemed to be a daring poor scholar who dared to reprimand him sarcastically after he was drunk and didn't save him any face, which always made him unhappy, but that poor scholar would give it to him. Rubbing his belly to make him comfortable, and coaxing him occasionally is much more interesting than those other flatterers.

Tsk, why did I think of this person again.

After drinking the hangover honey water handed over by Jiang Lin, Ling Qiyan regained his strength, leaning against the soft pillow behind him and closing his eyes to rest his mind.

He felt bored.

Those dandies who used to follow him to idle around and have fun, as they got older, were all restrained by the family and started to do serious things, so they couldn't be called out easily.Even Zhang Yuan was sent by his family to seek a military post, curbed his inconsequential temper, became serious, and now they are married.

After today's wedding banquet, the fellow will take his new wife south to take up his post, vowing to revive the lintel of the Marquis of Xian'an.

Wei Ling prayed for the banquet, he was still the idle king who had accomplished nothing, and now the Yuwang Mansion is becoming more and more deserted.

He thought to himself, staying in the capital all the time is really meaningless, why not go to the fief earlier and ask his grandmother to ask his father for a place with good scenery and good geomantic omen, where he can go outing in spring and go boating on the lake in summer , Climbing and hunting in the golden autumn, exploring the plum blossoms and admiring the snow in the severe winter, no one is restrained, and no one dislikes him anymore, wouldn’t it be nice?

Anyway, he has never had any big ambitions, and it seems that it is no big deal to be able to live a happy life like this, even if he is really the lone star of Tiansha.

So two days later, when he entered the palace to pay his respects, Ling Qiyan casually mentioned this matter to the Queen Mother, and even chose a place by himself, saying that if he wanted to go to the south, Jiangnan would be the best.

The queen mother was stunned for a while, her eyes gradually turned red, she really couldn't bear her grandson.

Three years ago, I planned to let Ling Qiyan go. At that time, what I thought was that when he got married, had a family, and had a companion by his side, even if he went outside, life would not be too sad, but Ling Qiyan Now that she is like this, how can she feel relieved to let him leave like this.

"...Have you really thought about it?"

Ling Qiyan nodded: "Anyway, I have to leave sooner or later, so it's better to go earlier and get used to it earlier."

"It's so far to the south, if you really go to the south, it will be difficult to come back..."

Seeing that the Queen Mother was about to wipe away tears, Ling Qiyan was taken aback, and quickly coaxed her: "Grandmother, don't be sad, I just said that casually, Grandmother doesn't want to part with me, so I will go back a few years later."

The Empress Dowager's health has been bad in the past two years, and her spirit has deteriorated a lot. She will be sick from time to time. No matter how heartless Ling Qiyan is, she dare not make her too sad.

The Queen Mother held the handkerchief and pressed the corners of her eyes, and she calmed down a little: "Grandmother is thinking about it. If you really want to go, that's fine. Grandmother is old. I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you for a few years. If grandma is gone, What about my banquet..."

Ling Qiyan felt quite uncomfortable hearing this, and lowered his voice: "Grandma will live a long life, and grandma must always protect Yan'er."

The queen mother touched his face and sighed: "As long as grandma lives for a day, she will protect you. You are my grandmother's heart. If grandma doesn't protect you, who else can she protect?"

"Well, I believe in grandma. If grandma thinks that living in this palace is boring in the future, just follow me to the fiefdom. I will serve grandma." Ling Qiyan said happily, and he didn't care what his father heard. Will you be angry.

"Okay, okay, I'll go with Yan'er." The queen mother finally had a smile on her face, and she hugged her good grandson into her arms.

Even if what Ling Qiyan said was stupid, as long as he had the heart, she would feel extremely relieved.

Coming out of the palace, Ling Qiyan was really bored, so he was not in a hurry to go back to the house, so he asked someone to drive around aimlessly on the street.

Unknowingly turned to the vicinity of the Imperial College, and saw students wearing Imperial College uniforms shopping on the street, Ling Qiyan paused slightly and asked to stop the car.

The few students were choosing paper and pens in the store, and Ling Qiyan couldn't help but think of the time when the poor scholar was about to take the exam, and he accompanied him here to buy things.

Ling Qiyan thought about it, he had never seen a person like that kid who really didn't know how to praise him. He didn't have any good things in Yuwang's mansion, but that kid refused to use them and insisted on buying these mediocre ones.

Like a donkey, stubborn.

As long as the temper is not so stubborn, if you learn to be tactful, you will be able to see people's faces, and you will not end up getting rid of your reputation in the end.

...But that kid is really hard-working. After going outside the Great Wall for three years, he became a fifth-rank military general, and he doesn't know what he has become now.

Ling Qiyan was a little distracted for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't get it going. He smelled the faint sweet fragrance in the air, and looked outside again. There was a candied fruit shop across the street, and the business seemed to be doing well.

Noticing the look in his eyes, Jiang Lin asked with a smile: "Does Your Highness want to eat candied fruit? Is this servant going to buy it for you?"

The word "no" rolled around his lips, and he swallowed it back in a strange way. Ling Qiyan raised his chin slightly, Jiang Lin understood, and went down to buy it by himself without anyone else.

The candied fruit wrapped in oil paper was handed to Ling Qiyan, he twisted a piece and threw it into his mouth, chewed it twice, it was sweet and sour, it was quite delicious after not eating it for so long.

The poor scholar had bought this for him several times back then, Ling Qiyan thought, in fact, it was not that the kid really didn’t know how to please him, but he was too dull, with a bad temper, and he always flattered the horse’s legs, causing trouble. He is not happy.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little boring again, how long ago did it happen, and he still remembered what was interesting.

He was really influenced by that stinking girl Xihua, always thinking about what that poor scholar would do, it was boring.

So he lost interest in eating this candied fruit again, drank some water to moisten his throat, Ling Qiyan closed his eyes, raised his finger casually, and ordered: "Go home."

Princess Huaying's mansion.

The Eldest Princess listened to her confidant's report on what she found in Jizhou with a livid face, and she dropped the teacup in her hand with hatred: "She really said that? Where is that woman now?"

"I have already brought it back, and temporarily bet it on Zhuangzi. It is indeed recruited. She seems to be crazy. She will cry and laugh for a while, and ask her where her son is, saying that she wants to see him."

The eldest princess gritted her teeth: "Seeing my son?! She dares to think about it! Put her in jail, don't let her run away again, and when Prince Jing returns, bring her to confront His Majesty!"

Such an absurd thing is truly unheard of!

Half a month ago, the Eldest Princess received a private letter from her younger brother, King Jing. In the letter, King Jing told her something that surprised her.

The eldest son of their imperial brother, her eldest nephew, Yu Wangling Qiyan, is most likely a fake prince who is a civet cat in exchange for a prince!

In the letter, Prince Jing was very worried, and repeatedly told her to send someone she could trust to investigate the matter first, since the matter was serious, she dared not delay, and immediately sent her confidants to Guang County, Jizhou.

The eldest princess was worried for half a month, but the person sent out today finally came back and told her that Ling Qiyan was indeed a fake prince, the son of the Orion family who took in the queen back then, and it was the Orion who replaced the child. Wife, that woman is not an ordinary mountain village woman, but the daughter of the missing Zhenbei Hou Mansion, her imperial brother's former fiancée, Yun's daughter.

After the fall of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, all the female family members of the Hou Mansion were used as official slaves. Unwilling to be reduced to this point, the Yun family bribed the officials to get Lu Yin and escaped secretly, wanting to join the emperor who was still leading the army at the border at that time , but she is a weak woman, with no strength to restrain a chicken, how can she go far. As soon as she arrived in Jizhou, she was robbed of her wealth and sex. .

The Yun family was nearly insane, and wandered to Xiayao Village, where he was rescued by a hunter surnamed Wen.

Later, she married that warm hunter, and soon became pregnant. She originally wanted to spend the rest of her life in that small mountain village, until Shen Shi, who was escorted by her maid and fled for her life in a hurry, appeared.

In the past, when Yun and Shen were still in their boudoirs, they didn't deal with each other very much. Yun was extremely beautiful, while Shen was a bit inferior, but she was talented. They were both the best among the noble girls in the capital. Naturally, they would compete in everything. In the matter of choosing a concubine by the prince, Yun's victory over Shen's made the two of them get married, but Yun's fate was not good. Two months before the marriage, something happened at home, and her life was completely turned upside down. The identity of the concubine was also replaced by the Shen family, but she was reduced to a village woman in the mountains. Seeing that although the Shen family is in a mess, she is regal and precious, and she is still pregnant with the child of the man she once swore to, how can she not resent and hate? .

Just because she was not reconciled and hated Shen Shi, Yun Shi became malicious and secretly exchanged the two newborn children.

Orion's son soared to the top and became the eldest son of the emperor, but the emperor's own son was thrown into the mud, grew up poor and difficult, was framed and cut off his official career, and was forced to go to the battlefield, starting from the lowest soldier, if it weren't for that child With the protection of the blood of the real dragon, I am afraid that there are no bones left!

The eldest princess never expected that the delicate and weak daughter of the Yun family was so bold and dared to confuse the royal family's blood, and tricked them into helping others raise children for 20 years, while her royal brother's flesh and blood were left outside and tortured. Despite all the hardships, if Prince Jing hadn't accidentally discovered the truth this time, they might have been deceived for the rest of their lives!

There was a blunt sound outside the door, and the eldest princess snapped, "Who is it!"

The nanny beside her went to open the door, and standing outside was Xihua, covering her mouth with force, her eyes wide open, her eyes full of unbelievable astonishment.

The eldest princess asked someone to pull her in, and the person who came to report the matter bowed and retreated. After the door closed, Xi Hua asked tremblingly after a long while: "Is it true? The eldest cousin is really not His Majesty's son? "

"Yes." The eldest princess nodded with an ugly expression.

"...Then what should the eldest cousin do? If His Majesty and the Empress find out, is he sure to die?"

The eldest princess was speechless, and she couldn't answer this question. After all, she was watching the grown-up child, and Ling Qiyan was also in pain, but how to deal with it in the end was not up to her to decide.

But based on her understanding of the emperor, the one who cares about face the most, such a shame and humiliation happened to the royal family, and involved the woman he once loved, the emperor must be hard to let go, Ling Qiyan's child probably won't survive, Not to mention, there was also a queen who didn't want to see the child very much. If Shen knew the truth, she might be so angry that she would tear Ling Qiyan to pieces.

Xihua suddenly got up: "No, I have to tell my grandmother, only my grandmother can save my eldest cousin, she will definitely not let my eldest cousin die."

The eldest princess frowned and asked someone to sit her down: "Sit down for me! You are not allowed to interfere in this matter, let alone tell the Queen Mother!"

"Why?" Xihua's voice was already crying, "Why can't you tell grandma?"

"Your grandmother hasn't been in good health for the past two years, and has been ill intermittently. If she knew the truth, how sad would she be? I'm afraid she will be so shocked that she can't afford to fall ill!"

"But can you hide it if you don't tell it? Grandmother will know sooner or later..."

Before Xi Hua finished speaking, she was interrupted by the Eldest Princess: "Even if you want to tell her, His Majesty will tell her in person, it's not your turn to talk too much! You don't have many things!"

"Mother, how could you do this?! Don't you also love your eldest cousin? Just because he was not born to His Majesty? The 20-year friendship between aunt and nephew, is it gone?"

The eldest princess hardened her heart, and said coldly: "Think about your real big cousin, you know him too, the Wen Ying you met before, he is your cousin, such a good boy with both civil and military skills, It was supposed to be Tianhuang's life, how did he live these years? Wronging himself to join Yuwang's mansion as a guest, and finally being kicked out and even losing his fame, he could only go to the battlefield to fight for his future with blood and life, but then Prince Yu's mansion should belong to him! The things he stole should be returned!"

Without waiting for Xihua to say anything else, the eldest princess waved her hand wearily: "Go back to the Duke's mansion, don't go out and run around for a while, just pretend you don't know, don't tell anyone, and don't ask again."

Northwest, Border Town, Prince Jing's Mansion.

Since he was assassinated in Prince Jing's mansion that day, Wen Ying has been staying here. Prince Jing only said that he was unhappy and insisted that he stay to recuperate from his injuries, but Wen Ying vaguely felt that Prince Jing's attitude towards him was a bit weird.

Not only did he assign many eunuchs, servants, and maidservants to serve him in his daily life, but all the food and clothing are excellent, which is really presumptuous in terms of his status, no matter how much he refuses, Prince Jing only said to let him keep it. ,You are Welcome.

The prince also dragged him every day to ask him about the trivial things in his family when he was a child, and asked him about all kinds of things after studying and joining the army in these years. He asked him in great detail, and he often sighed and looked at him with compassion. and regret.

Wen Ying had some vague guesses, but there were still many things he couldn't figure out.

In the study, Prince Jing put down the letter from the eldest princess and sat in a chair, speechless for a while.

Even though he was almost sure before, but he still felt restless for a long time when he got the exact answer.

Wen Ying was ushered in and was about to greet him, but was interrupted by King Jing.

"My lord, do you have something to tell the general?"

Seeing that Prince Jing hesitated to speak, with an embarrassed expression on his face, Wen Ying took the initiative to ask him about it.

Prince Jing stood up and looked at the child carefully for the umpteenth time in so many days.

He is already 20 years old, taller than his uncle, with a steady personality yet aggressive and ruthless, and a true all-rounder in civil and military affairs. His brother should be very satisfied with such a child, right?

If he could grow up beside them well, he would have established a prince long ago, and the disputes among his nephews might be much less.

Everything is wrong.

I had no choice but to take pity on God, the child came back after all.

Fortunately, although he lived a hard life, he also met many noble people, the old gentleman who sponsored him to study, the retired general who taught him martial arts skills, the Si Ye who gave him a lot of care in the Imperial College, and the one who has been helping him since he joined the army. Brother Yi, the son of King Jing who supported and appreciated him, because of these people, he is what he is today.

"You said earlier that Mr. Zhao, who sponsored you, has no descendants. Don't forget to repay him in the future. You must settle him down so that he can enjoy his old age in peace."

"Your martial arts master, General Zhou, used to be my comrade. I have written to him. He praised you very much. If you have a chance to meet again, remember to thank him face to face."

"Si Ye of the Imperial College and other academic officials have given you a lot of care in the past. You have to learn to repay the money that Lin Siye lent you that day. Remember to double the money that Lin Siye lent you when you go back. But this kindness must be kept in your heart .”

"Although Zheng Mu is a rough man, I heard that his skills are not bad, and he can be taken by your side as a trustworthy person, which can be considered as a righteous brotherhood between you and him."

"General Lin is the son of Lord Jingguo. Duke Jing's mansion has deep roots in the court. If you can make friends with him, it will be beneficial in the future. He appreciates you very much. After you return to the court, don't be separated from him. Don't move around too much, so as not to make His Majesty and the Crown Prince suspicious, you have to handle it yourself."

Prince Jing sounded like an elder giving a little advice to a younger generation, earnestly teaching. Wen Ying listened carefully, but felt it was weird, so he suppressed his doubts and respectfully complied: "What the lord says will always be remembered in his heart."

Prince Jing let out a long sigh: "Son, don't call yourself the last general in the future, and don't call me prince anymore. You can call me fifth uncle."

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Don't ask why the queen didn't recognize her love rival back then, the next chapter will explain