Fengluo Pingyang

Ling Ji led the errands out of the palace, but went straight back to the residence.On the way, I came across a shop selling cakes, went in and bought some cakes, held them in my hand, and led the horse with the other, slowly walking back.

"Master Ling." A voice suddenly called out to him from behind.

Ling Ji looked back, and saw that Fu Jinyu was tightly wrapped, and was standing not far away, looking at him with a smile.

"It really is you." Fu Jinyu came over, "Master Ling is going back home?"

Ling Ji nodded with a smile, and said again: "The weather is so cold, you are always afraid of the cold, why don't you stay in the mansion, what are you going out for?"

"It's hard for you to remember these things about me." Fu Jinyu smiled, took a breath of cold air into his mouth, felt a tickle in his throat, and couldn't help coughing lightly.

The servant hurriedly stepped forward to pat him, Fu Jinyu waved his hand to let him back down.

"It's just an old problem, it's not a big deal." Fu Jinyu said, "It's Lord Ling, who went out to fight for a year, and now he's even more attached to his family than before. It's been a long time since I've been back to Beijing and I haven't seen Lord Hou at other people's banquets. , I have no chance to catch up with Master Hou."

"Young Master Fu can enter the gate of Marquis Shenwu Mansion at any time." Ling Ji said with a smile, "Why do we need to meet each other at the banquet outside?"

Fu Jinyu gathered the cloak on her body: "If I come to the door today, Lord Hou will welcome you."

Ling Ji just stepped aside: "Please, Mr. Fu."

The two walked side by side, and walked towards Shenwuhou's mansion together.

As soon as Lingji came back, Fang Yuesheng who got the news immediately cheered, dropped his books and ran out of the study.

He and Ling Ji saw each other every day, and it was hard to tell whether the intimacy was due to Ling Ji or because he didn't have to study in the study.

"Lingji, you're back." Fang Yuesheng ran to the front yard to meet Lingji, and saw Lingji walking slowly with a tall and handsome young man.

Fang Yuesheng was also a little surprised: "Master Fu?"

Fu Jinyu nodded to him and smiled: "Young Master Fang, don't come here without any problems."

Fang Yuesheng put away his original excitement, and went back with a polite greeting.Ling Ji didn't care about these things, walked to Fang Yuesheng's side, picked up the snacks and leaned against his cheek.

"Knowing that you like Wuweizhai's dim sum, I bought some of your favorites, are you happy?"

Fang Yuesheng glanced at Fu Jinyu, who was on the side, and smiled with a reserved lips: "En... joy."

"That's good." Ling Ji smiled and touched the top of Fang Yuesheng's head.

Fu Jinyu just pretended not to see the emotional surge between the two of them, and turned around to look around.

"I heard that the Shenwuhou Mansion bestowed by the emperor is still under construction. This house is supposed to be a temporary residence for the Marquis, but it is also so bright and exquisite. The Marquis of Ling is indeed in the midst of prosperity. I am envious of others."

Ling Ji smiled and said: "Speaking of the holy family being prosperous, who dares to be complacent in front of Mr. Fu? Mr. Fu said so, I have no place to be ashamed."

Fang Yuesheng saw that the two of them were talking in an official language, talking about useless things, thinking about it, Ling Ji and the Fu family were considered close in the past, and they were also good friends with Fu Jinyu, why are they now so polite and distant?

Thinking about the person who still made friends with Ling Ji after returning to Beijing without causing any rift, there was probably only one Lin Xuanying.Lin Xuanying was the one who tried her best to help the Pingguo government when it was in trouble.As for his other friends, Muchen's uncle is the presiding officer in charge of the case involving the Duke of Pingguo's mansion. Put it behind.

And the Fu family, the head of Qingliu, was even more indifferent to this matter, and kept silent about it being irrelevant.

Everyone has their own position, and no one in the court will take justice or not as the criterion of action. Ling Ji understands their position and choice, but is too lazy to get closer.

On the other hand, Gu Feng, ever since he entered Dali Temple, he only cared about the evil, cared about injustice everywhere, and never asked the other party's official position, status, or position. Ling Ji is impressed by the stern style of harassment.

It's not that Fu Jinyu doesn't understand Ling Ji's thoughts, so he hasn't communicated with her in private for so long, and the previous friendship has gradually faded like this.

Only Fang Yuesheng didn't understand the reason for the strange atmosphere between the two. Seeing that Lingji was coping with it freely, he didn't want to make trouble, so he took the pastry from Lingji's hand, and went with Lingji to the flying rainbow to the courtyard.

The three of them sat down, and the servant served tea and retreated. Fu Jinyu looked at Fang Yuesheng who was sitting beside Ling Ji, and pondered for a moment.Seeing that he didn't intend to get up and leave at all, Ling Ji didn't open his mouth to drive him away, so Fu Jinyu could only pretend that he didn't see it, but he couldn't delay what should be said.

"I heard that the Holy Admiral assigned the case of King Jiajun to Lord Ling Hou?" Fu Jinyu asked.

"The person who investigates the case is Master Gu Fenggu, and this Marquis is only assisting from the side, so he can't be considered responsible." Ling Ji smiled, the meaning of prevarication in his words was undisguised, even the smile was faint, with a sense of alienation chill.

He didn't want to tell Fu Jinyu too much. If Fu Jinyu begged, obviously he would politely refuse.

Fu Jinyu frowned in embarrassment, her slender eyelashes trembled, and her pale face was hidden between the black fur collar on the neck of the cloak, showing a bit of surprise and handsomeness.

Fang Yuesheng looked at his embarrassed look, and thought about his demeanor when Mr. Fu was on his birthday, and compared the two, he couldn't help feeling sympathetic.What's more, at that time, Fu Jinyu was one of the few people who were very friendly to him. He reciprocated, and he couldn't let him suffer here.

Fang Yuesheng poked Ling Ji with his hand, and Ling Ji looked back at him, and he stared.

"Why bully him like this." Fang Yuesheng pulled Ling Ji over and said in a low voice.

Ling Ji raised his eyebrows and didn't answer.

Fu Jinyu didn't know if he didn't see the small actions of the two of them, or if he saw it and pretended to be ignorant, he still said: "Master Ling, what advice does the emperor have for this case?"

Ling Ji narrowed his eyes: "Young Master Fu has violated the rules, the Holy Majesty's will, how can we, as courtiers, make irresponsible remarks."

Fu Jinyu showed a bit of anxiety on his face, hesitated for a moment, and no longer concealed and beat around the bush, he simply said: "Master Hou, I came here today to ask for something, and I hope Master Hou will not hesitate to help. "

Before Ling Ji could say anything, Fu Jinyu continued: "Master Hou must know that King Jiajun is the emperor's uncle and has always been close to the emperor. Although King Jiajun is of high seniority, he is about the same age as the emperor. This childhood friendship is even more unusual. When the emperor came to the throne, the Jiajun palace also contributed to the establishment. Now the Jiajun prince's corruption of ink, after so many years, the emperor may not have been aware of it, but since the emperor doesn't care, then the matter must still be It is within the emperor's tolerance. Now that Gu Feng insists on publicizing this matter and convicting King Jiajun, how can the emperor be happy?"

Ling Ji listened quietly, nodded and said: "Your concerns may not be unreasonable. It's just that Gu Feng has already made a big fuss, and everyone in the court knows that if Mr. Fu wants to forcefully press down, it's Impossible."

"But if you punish King Jiajun severely, even if the emperor doesn't say it on the surface, why won't there be suspicion in your heart?" Fu Jinyu said with a pale face, "I don't need to hide it from you. I have been in front of the emperor for many years. I know that although the emperor is a wise king, he is most protective of his weaknesses. Now he still has friendship with King Jiajun. If you dare to touch him, the emperor will be furious. Lord Hou, you have made a marquis with your military merits, and your meritorious service is so high. The emperor can't touch you at will But Gu Feng is completely dependent on the holy family, and he has always been a man who knows nothing about the sky and the earth. He has offended many people after being the young minister of Dali Temple for a few months, and the ones he offended are all dignitaries—"The following words He didn't have to say it anymore, even Fang Yuesheng knew it clearly.

Gu Feng's family background is not obvious, if he loses the backing of the emperor, he will have to bear the consequences of making enemies everywhere in order to investigate the case. It's okay to lose his official position if it is light, but if it is serious, his life may be in danger.

It's just - Fang Yuesheng sipped his tea and looked up at the sky.Why does Fu Jinyu care so much about Gu Feng?At that time, I didn't see any great friendship between him and Gu Feng in Fu's residence.

Ling Ji looked at Fu Jinyu, his worried and sad face was not concealed, his complexion was bad, but now his face was flushed with excitement.

After all, Fu Jinyu used to be his close friend, and often used his status to help him inquire about news, even if he didn't help the Pingguo government, it wasn't his fault.After all, he is not just alone, behind him represents the entire Fu family, and anyone in his position probably has no other choice.

Ling Ji's heart softened, and he sighed: "Don't worry, I know all of this. Even if you don't tell me, I won't put Gu Feng in such a disadvantageous situation arbitrarily."

Fu Jinyu was a little surprised, and turned to look at Fang Yuesheng.He remembered Gu Feng's abrupt approach to Fang Yuesheng, so he was afraid that Ling Ji would be unhappy, but Gu Feng had no good fruit to eat, and he didn't expect Ling Ji to care about Gu Feng's situation.

Fu Jinyu sat down for a while, took his leave and went back.He knew the reason why Lingji had turned cold towards him before. At that time, he didn't help the Duke of Pingguo, but now he asked Lingji for help when he came up to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. He also felt ashamed to say anything more.

Fang Yuesheng enthusiastically dragged Fu Jinyu to the outside of the main gate, watched him get into the carriage of Fu's mansion parked outside, and then walked back with Ling Ji.

Lingji was thoughtful along the way, wondering if he was thinking about what happened just now, Fang Yuesheng secretly looked at him for a long time, finally mustered up the courage, pulled Lingji and asked: "Lingji, I have a question, don't you angry."

"En?" Ling Ji turned to look at him, with a gentle smile on his face, "What does Sheng'er want to ask?"

"The case of the Marquis of Guang'an has been solved, where is Xu Ruxin now?"

The only ones that the emperor severely punished were those who were escorted back by Fengliu City. As for the original Guang'an Marquis Mansion, it was also sealed up like the Pingguo Duke's Mansion, but it is not known where Xu Ruxin and Mrs. Xu have gone now.

When Ling Ji heard this, his dark eyes narrowed instantly.

"Sheng'er—you're thinking about Xu Ruxin?"