Fengluo Pingyang

The Minister of the Household Department presented the official documents of the Ministry of Industry's water control to the imperial court. The emperor looked at it, his eyes gradually widened, and his hands trembled.

"Unexpectedly...unexpectedly..." the emperor said with a trembling voice.

The servant hurriedly brought the pills that the emperor usually took, dissolved them in water and brought them to the emperor.

The emperor knocked over the tea bowl with a wave of his hand, slapped the official document on the table, pointed with trembling fingers and said angrily: "It cost so much money!! Ling Ji, bastard, how dare he act like this! This is deceiving the emperor! Bully!"

"The emperor calm down!" Hubu Shangshu hurriedly bowed down.

"Are you guys eating dry food? Just watch him mess around like this?!" The emperor threw down the memorial and threw it on the trembling Hubu Shangshu.

The Minister of the Household Department hurriedly complained: "Your Majesty, it was the Marquis Shenwu who said that the Emperor appointed him to supervise the matter, and our Household Department just assisted from the side. It's not that I didn't persuade Marquis Shenwu, but he didn't listen to my minister!"

The emperor said angrily: "Bring Ling Ji to me, and I will ask him personally, what exactly does he want to do?!"

The servant came to the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, but Ling Ji was not there, and hurriedly turned to Shenwuhou's mansion, only to find Shenwuhou who was busy in the mansion.

Ling Ji was taken away by the hurried servants, Ling's father and mother were a little frightened, seeing that the servant's face was not looking good, they wondered what happened in the palace, whether Lingji would suffer a loss if he went.

"Mrs. Ling, don't worry." Old Madam Fang comforted, "Ling Ji has always been measured. If anything happens, he will make arrangements at the mansion first, so we won't let us panic here."

Mother Ling nodded nervously, and Zheng Mofang sat beside Mother Ling, comforting her softly.

Mrs. Fang sized up Zheng Mofang for a moment, then smiled and said, "Mofang has been in the capital for so long, but is she still used to it?"

Zheng Mofang hurriedly stood up and replied, "Thank you for your concern, old lady. I'm not used to it. It's just that it's been raining recently, making people panic."

Courteous yet innocent, Old Madam Fang nodded and looked at Mother Ling again.

"It's an eventful season now, and it's too late for Ling Ji to ask the emperor for an imperial order. After the tide incident is over, your status as an imperial order should be settled as soon as possible. Both Sheng'er and I are sinners, and we can't talk to each other. Even though Mofang has been here for so long, she still hasn’t been able to go out and make friends with Miss Jingzhong.”

Ling's mother hurriedly said: "Old lady, don't say that. Don't you know how much I have? You don't look like a prince in a dragon robe, and you don't have to go out to make people laugh. As for Mo Fang, do you know Jing Jing?" Miss Zhong, it doesn't matter." Mother Ling said, looking at Zheng Mofang kindly.

Mrs. Fang saw some clues. As Mrs. Fang said, Ling's mother probably wanted Zheng Mofang as a daughter-in-law on purpose.

"You can't say that. The political affairs of the previous dynasty were important, and the inner house can't be ignored. There are many things that are inconvenient for men to inquire about outside. It's better for women in the inner house to ask. This is also good for Lingji's future." Mrs. Fang said After a few words, he stopped.

After Mother Ling left, Mrs. Fang summoned Mrs. Fang and asked, "The atmosphere in the mansion is a bit strange now."

Mrs. Fang's heart tightened, and she twisted her fingers holding the handkerchief twice.

Old Madam Fang glanced at her, and sighed: "You're still hiding it from me? Can't I see such an obvious thing? Is there something wrong with Ling Ji and Sheng'er?"

"Mother—" Mrs. Fang was startled, but she didn't expect Mrs. Fang to see it long ago, "Mother, what should I do? My master and I are worrying. It's really too light or too heavy. What about these two children? It's so unnerving."

Old Madam Fang sighed: "It's not like I haven't seen such a thing in my life... Regardless of Sheng'er, Ling Ji's temperament, it is impossible to separate them. Ling Ji has always been filial , I hope you can take Madam Ling's thoughts into consideration and don't go too far on this road."

Mrs. Fang did not dare to have such hopes.

Although Ling Ji was brought up in their house, but now neither she nor Master Fang can see through Ling Ji.

Fang Yueqi hurried to Fang Yuesheng's room, saw that he was still lying on the couch, went up and lifted the quilt and shook, fanning Fang Yuesheng's body cold, and his hairs stood on end.

"What are you doing?" Fang Yuesheng reached out and tugged at his quilt.

"What am I doing? You still ask me, you still have time to lie here." Fang Yueqi sat on the edge of the bed angrily.

"Do you know that Zheng Mofang that Mrs. Ling is carrying is the daughter-in-law for Ling Ji?"

"Nonsense, Ling Ji never said he wanted to marry a wife." Fang Yuesheng glared at him.

Fang Yueqi sneered: "He clings to you every day, why would he say such things to you?"

"In the past, Mrs. Ling wanted to tell him Shuang He, but he didn't agree." Fang Yuesheng said.

"Why are Shuanghe and Zheng Mofang the same? Their identities are different, and their affinities are also different." Fang Yueqi said, "This lady is his cousin. Cousins ​​and cousins ​​are so close, what a great marriage. You are not young anymore, You know how to mess around with Ling Ji all day long, what kind of rules are there, you never planned?!"

Fang Yuesheng was so impatient after being told that he raised his foot and kicked Fang Yueqi.

"You are so annoying!"

Fang Yueqi was so kicked that his waist and eyes hurt, and he said angrily: "I don't know good people! I will tell you when I get the news, and I will offend you. Just cover the quilt and pretend to be a big head who doesn't know anything." Garlic, what should happen will still happen."

Fang Yuesheng was about to kick him again, Fang Yueqi hurriedly stood up to dodge: "A man's waist can also be kicked casually?! I'm afraid of you, I won't tell you anymore." After finishing speaking, he ran out, leaving behind Fang Yuesheng hugged the quilt alone and rubbed his eyes, dazed for a while, finally got up and dressed, and went out.

Zheng Mofang was placing the barrels in the yard, and the rain fell from the sky.Holding the corner of her skirt in one hand and the oil-paper umbrella in the other, Tingting's graceful figure looked extremely thin in the hazy rain.

Madam Ling called from the corridor: "Come up quickly, don't stand in the rain, be careful of catching cold."

"Don't worry, Auntie, I'm holding an umbrella." Zheng Mofang smiled, "We have a doctor there who takes this kind of rootless water for medicine. The rainwater is clean, so it will definitely sell for a good price.”

"You child, you are really looking for money." Mrs. Ling smiled dotingly, "In the future, when you marry into our family, will you be able to support the family? Ling Ji is now promising, and naturally he will hold it in his hands when he marries a daughter-in-law. inner."

Zheng Mofang blushed all of a sudden, walked down the corridor, put away her umbrella and leaned against the pillar, and walked to Mother Ling.

"Aunt made fun of me again." Zheng Mofang whispered, "What is my cousin's identity, how can I be worthy of it."

"Good boy, you don't underestimate Ling Ji by saying that, he is not that kind of person." Madam Ling stroked Zheng Mofang's hair, "Besides, thanks to your parents taking care of us when we go back, I made an agreement with your mother She agreed with me to bring you to Beijing. Although your mother is not our lord's biological sister, she is closer than anyone else. Just because of this kind of behavior, I am also married to this in-law. Now Lingji is busy with political affairs every day , I don’t want to distract him. When he finishes his errands, I will explain this matter to him, so that he can think about it and make preparations early.”

Fang Yuesheng leaned against the corner of the corridor and eavesdropped for a while, not even noticing that Mrs. Ling brought Zheng Mofang over.When they turned the corner and saw Fang Yuesheng standing there, Zheng Mofang was startled, and hurriedly squatted down to salute.

Madam Ling took Fang Yuesheng's hand and said anxiously: "Master, what's the matter? Why are your hands so cold and your face so pale? Did you catch a cold in the rain?!"

Seeing Madam Ling's concerned expression, Fang Yuesheng felt a sudden soreness in his heart. He threw off Madam Ling's hand in a rude manner, turned around and left in a hurry.

Ling Ji was scolded by the emperor for half an hour in the palace before he finally escaped. When he returned to the mansion, he saw Fang Yuesheng sitting alone in the small pavilion beside the lotus pond, staring blankly at the red carp in the pond. , I don't know what I'm thinking.

Ling Ji walked over, hugged him from behind, and said with a smile: "Why is Young Master blowing the wind here? Are you waiting for me?"

Fang Yuesheng raised his head and glanced at him, his eyes that were never worried were full of unconcealable melancholy, which made Ling Ji stunned for a moment.

"Master—" Ling Ji held his hand.

Fang Yuesheng turned his head away: "Don't call me young master. This is your Shenwuhou Mansion, what kind of young master am I?"

Ling Ji's face turned cold, and he squatted beside Fang Yuesheng. The purple court clothes were wet by the rain and turned dark purple.

"Did someone tell you something?"

"Do you need someone else to say it?" Fang Yuesheng said wearily, fingering the ornaments on his clothes.

Ling Ji held the fingers that had gradually recovered their whiteness and tenderness.

"No matter what others say, I did all this because of the young master." Ling Ji kissed his palm, "Actually, I don't like being an official, do you believe it, the young master?"

Fang Yuesheng looked into Ling Ji's black eyes, and nodded: "I believe."

A happy smile appeared on Ling Ji's face.

Fang Yuesheng stood up abruptly, turned around and said, "It's raining heavily again, I'm going back."

Ling Ji wanted to follow, but Fang Yuesheng said again: "Don't follow me, I want to be quiet." Ling Ji could only stop, watching Fang Yuesheng hurried away.

When Ling Ji returned to his yard, Mrs. Ling was waiting for him while she was sewing with Zheng Mofang under the eaves.Seeing Ling Ji coming back, Zheng Mofang got up to avoid it a little bit, Madam Ling rushed forward to meet her, and said with concern: "How is it? The emperor didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

"Mother, don't worry, it's fine." Ling Ji smiled.

Madam Ling let out a sigh of relief, turned around and ordered: "Mofang, go and pour a cup of tea for your cousin. They are not outsiders, so don't avoid them."

Zheng Mofang went into the room and poured a cup of tea, then lowered her head and offered it to Ling Ji: "Cousin, you've worked hard, let's have a cup of tea."

The slender girl trembled slightly nervously, her face turned red into a beautiful haze.

Ling Ji reached out and took it without touching her fingertips.

"Thank you. Let the maids do these things. Mother also arranged two personal maids for my younger sister." Ling Ji said, "Since you are my younger sister, I must not treat you badly." After finishing speaking, he walked into the room , put down the teacup behind the screen and changed into court clothes.

Ling's mother was very satisfied, and Zheng Mofang also showed some surprise and shyness on her face. A little maid who was sweeping the water in the yard had a twinkle in her eyes, dropped her broom and ran out.