Ning Chen Ling Xiao

In the evening, Master Ling called Ling Xiao to go to the main courtyard. Ling Xiao was eating, and after listening to it, he ate a few mouthfuls and left.

On the corridor, a young boy was holding a new purse, and when he saw Ling Xiao, he smiled and said, "Second Master is here so fast." Then he winked inside and whispered, "Master is inside, you Let's go in later." Ling Ruxue doesn't like Ling Xiaohe's family knows that these servants are all around Lord Ling, they usually receive a lot of favor from Ling Xiao, and they take good care of this young master, and they will always remind him in secret .

Ling Xiao smiled, and waited for a while, and only went in when the call came from inside.

Turning around a hollowed-out gold-painted sandalwood screen, Master Ling was lying slowly on the red sandalwood reclining chair, holding two white jade walnuts in his hands, Ling Ruxue was standing aside and talking, when he saw Ling Xiao coming, he kept silent , Master Ling raised his eyes to look at it, and said with a smile: "Ling Xiao is here... come here, but did you come for dinner?"

Ling Xiao bowed to Ling Ruxue, and smiled at Lord Ling Hou: "I was eating, and I rushed over when I heard Grandpa call."

"Hi!" Lord Ling said, "Come here when you're not full, you're the one who is honest..." He asked his servants to serve two new plates of dim sum for Ling Xiao to eat, and then took another look at Ling Ruxue. Slowly said: "I said...you just need to have a plan in mind, don't worry about me being such an adult, go."

Ling Ruxue bowed and stepped back. Master Ling looked at his grandson eating sweet snacks, and smiled gratifiedly: "If you like them, ask them to put more in your room. I also love this hazelnut snack."

The grandpa and grandson have the same taste, and Ling Xiao even wondered before whether grandpa favored him because he also liked nuts, so he smiled: "Then thank you grandpa for the reward, you didn't just ask me to come to reward me with snacks, right? "

Master Ling nodded, stroking his gray beard slowly, and said slowly: "The affairs of the court...you know a little bit, right? During the court this morning, the Seventh Prince was reprimanded by the court and took away his prince. Title, hi..."

Ling Xiao put his mind down and nodded: "I've also heard a little bit, this... If you want me to say, you don't do our business no matter what, you have never favored any prince in recent years, and you have always called it sick in recent years. After all, he has never been involved in the battles among the princes. No matter how the sky changes outside, it has nothing to do with the Shoukanghou Mansion."

Master Ling sighed, his grandson is so young and can understand these things immediately, and his son who is not up to date will soon be forty and still a lump of elm, not up to the mark.

"Then..." Ling Xiao was still very gossip, and leaned over and whispered, "Grandpa, which prince do you think will be in charge?"

Master Ling raised his eyelids and patted Ling Xiao's head lightly.

The emperor has been in power for nearly 40 years, and it has been more than 20 years since he took the throne. The princes have grown up. If the eldest prince is not dead, he will be in his 40s. The princes are getting bigger and bigger, and they are not stable after all.

The battle for succession has been going on for many years. The First Prince, Fourth Prince, Seventh Prince, and Eighth Prince have fallen one after the other in this struggle. The most promising of the remaining princes are the Second Prince and The fifth prince.

Lord Ling smiled: "The remaining two... are evenly matched, I really don't know who it will be."

Ling Xiao smiled: "Don't you want to be the second prince, King Jing? Aunt Wei Hua, the concubine of King Jing, is related to our family." Lord Ling said: "After all these years... I'm not bragging, take a closer look Princes, who is not related to us? Brothers don't blink when they are cruel, what do you expect relatives to do?"

Ling Xiao secretly convinced the old Hou Ye's mind, kept a low profile, and was able to retreat from this battle in an important position, even if he had one less heart.

"Okay." Lord Ling smiled lovingly at Ling Xiao, "Take advantage of this to explain the truth to you, it's best if you understand, go."

Ling Xiao smiled, took another snack and fed it to Lord Ling before leaving with a smile.

Ling Ruxue was very quick in handling matters, and within half a month, the matter of donating Ling Xuan to an official was settled.Ling Xiao smiled when he found out: "It's a fat vacancy..."

This day, Ling Xuan changed his official uniform and was granted a great seal. When he returned home, he happened to meet Ling Xiao, who had just returned from school, at the corner gate of the main courtyard. Ling Xuan was very pleased with himself as he overwhelmed Ling Xiao for the first time since he was born. : "Ling Xiao just came back from the master? Work harder, father never mentioned that he would donate merit for you, it seems that the second brother is going to take the imperial examination all the way."

In fact, Ling Xiao can't understand the practice of selling officials and nobles. The country has no money, so it relies on this to enrich the treasury. But if a person who spends a lot of money gets in power, can he get back his capital without taking bribes?Drinking poison to quench thirst will only make the treasury more empty in the long run.

In fact, Ling Xiao doesn't pay much attention to this little sixth-rank principal, because he hates the matter of donating officials, and Ling Xuan's face is really uncomfortable, Ling Xiao opened his delicate eyebrows and smiled: "Brother knows Why did Hedinghong get its name?"

Ling Xuan was taken aback for a moment, wondering why Ling Xiao suddenly mentioned this, Ling Xiao smiled lightly, and continued: "Many people think that this medicine is made from the red crown of a red-crowned crane, and some people even say, 'It is unbearable to be humiliated to eat a crane. Die', huh... nonsense! Cranes are not poisonous at all, but the essence of crane crest... is arsenic."

Ling Xiao's ten fingers were slender, and he stretched out a finger to point at the official hat on Ling Xuan's head, and continued: "The red crest of the crane, the red crest of the crane, is actually an official in an important position, and they will hide poison in their official caps. Most of them are red to prevent suicide, so they are called Hedinghong."

Ling Xiao approached Ling Xuan, looked at his face that was gradually turning pale, and said with a smile: "Brother's crown must not be there, but...Brother, have you ever eaten Hedinghong, is it arsenic?"

Cold sweat rolled down Ling Xuan's forehead, and he tremblingly said: "Second brother is joking, haha... Who, who is free to eat arsenic?"

"Yes." Ling Xiaopian then took a step back, and said calmly, "But I always feel that I ate it when I was two years old..." Shi Shiran left without waiting for Ling Xuan to answer.

Ling Xiao went into his yard and sneered. He had doubted since he was born again, how could the original Ling Xiao die?And when I was reborn, I felt burning pain in my stomach and intestines every day, and there were signs of bleeding, which was clearly a symptom of arsenic!Just because the dosage was very small, I couldn't speak at the time, and it took half a year for the toxins in my body to be discharged.

Ling Xiao sneered when he thought of Ling Xuan's appearance just now, and only found out after a trial today, it seems that the people in the West Courtyard are no strangers to this matter.

In the evening, Ling Ruxue held a big banquet to celebrate Ling Xuan's affairs. Lord Ling Hou was left by the emperor in the cabinet to discuss matters since yesterday and has not been released yet. Ling Xiao was very upset. What did the emperor ask his grandfather to do? , It's been two days and one night since I left, I didn't expect that Ling Ruxue still had the energy to celebrate the concubine at this time, Ling Xiao cursed a few words inwardly that Ling Ruxue didn't know what to say, and reluctantly went to the front.

Ling Xiao met his father and congratulated the eldest brother to sit down in order. He looked up and looked up. Ling Xuan was frightened by him in the afternoon, and his complexion was not very good at the moment, but Xia Shi was still calm and relaxed. The appearance is just that the irresistible arrogance in the morning is missing.

Ling Xiao thought it was funny, of course he wouldn't dig out the things that had happened more than ten years ago and disturb the rest of the house, it really was a guilty conscience.

Ling Yi probably didn't know about these things. After all, she was still young and a girl. Xia Shi probably didn't tell her daughter about the dirty things back then. Sitting beautifully next to Ling Zhi.

Ling Xiao looked at his younger sister, Ling Zhi, feeling warm in his heart, that's all, he didn't want to make trouble because of his younger sister, grandpa, and Mrs. Shi, the old people couldn't bear this when they were old, and Ling Yi was going to get married in a few years, couldn't Because of the broken affairs of her natal family, the marriage was affected.

Ling Yi was holding her breath because she couldn't ask Ling Xiao for jewelry. Today, taking advantage of Ling Ruxue's happiness, she said with a smile: "Father is happy today. If you rewarded elder brother with so many things, you should reward me too! I have also urged elder brother to study on weekdays." .”

Ling Yi always likes to please Ling Ruxue, and always wants to take advantage of this to overwhelm Ling Zhi, and Ling Ruxue also dotes on her. Hearing this, she smiles: "In this case... Well, let's take a few horses of good material and cut clothes for you."

"Thank you, father!" Ling Yi smiled, stroked the burning blue bud on her head, and glanced at Ling Zhi proudly.

Ling Zhi still doesn't know that she is pure-hearted and never envious of Ling Yi being favored. Ling Xiao feels at ease seeing that she is not distracted. At about the same age, his sister will be much more innocent and cute, so she enjoys more happiness.

Ling Zhi looked back and saw her brother on the table looking at her, and smiled sweetly: "What are you looking at, brother?"

Ling Xiao shook his head and smiled at her, bowed his head to pick up the vegetables, and suddenly heard a commotion outside, a big butler girl ran in from the second gate, and said happily: "People from the palace are here, bringing a lot of things, saying that our grandpa got it again reward."

"Speak clearly!" Everyone at the table stood up, and Ling Ruxue said happily, "Hurry up and wait for the tea! I'll come over right away!

Ling Xuan Ling Xiao, follow me..."

Ling Xiao's heart moved, and he knew a general idea in his heart, and immediately followed Ling Ruxue to the main hall. The eunuch of the deacon had already arrived, and he bowed: "Congratulations to the master and the young masters."

He asked the little eunuchs to lift up the boxes, and said with a smile: "Old Master Ling has also granted the title of a first-rank university scholar, and he is still left in the palace by Long Live. Let us give this award first." Sent back to the house."

Ling Ruxue hurriedly asked the housekeeper to take a big purse and handed it to the deacon and eunuch, he smirked: "Thank you, father-in-law."

Ling Xiao secretly scolded Ling Ruxue for being an idiot. He didn't know the point of asking. With a smile on his face, Ling Xiao handed the silver purse he was wearing to the eunuch, and said with a smile: "My father-in-law came from the palace, so I naturally know a little bit. The reason is that my grandfather didn't ask about court affairs for a long time, and suddenly he was rewarded by the sage, and my Ling family was terrified, so I asked my father-in-law to give me some advice... But the big thing has already been decided?"

The eunuch's eyes flashed, and when he touched the purse Ling Xiao gave him, he knew that it was not light, and hurriedly bowed: "What can this old servant know, I only know... there are many officials who have been rewarded today, and... the one in front of the emperor Eunuch Feng is going to the Second Prince Jingwang's residence."

Ling Xiao and the eunuch knew it right after they met their eyes, and Ling Xiao smiled: "Thank you, father-in-law, for your guidance."

The eunuch smiled: "I have heard for a long time that the young master of Lord Ling's family is extremely intelligent, and he really deserves his reputation..."

Ling Xiao immediately said modestly: "Not as smart as my father-in-law..."

The eunuch quickly bowed: "I killed the servant..."

Ling Xiao waved his hands again and again: "Elder-in-law is too modest..."

Ling Ruxue and Ling Xuan, who Ling Xiao and the old eunuch praised each other, almost vomited. The old eunuch won a lot of silver rewards, and was praised by the young master of the Ling family, and wriggled away happily.

Ling Ruxue and Ling Xuan still don't know what Ling Xiao said to the old eunuch just now, Ling Xiao thought for a while, since Eunuch Feng has already gone to King Jing's Mansion to deliver the decree, it is estimated that the decree has arrived, so it's okay to talk about it, honestly: "The eunuch said just now that the emperor has finally decided to establish a heir, and the one who will be established is the second prince, Prince Jing. Our family is closely related to Concubine Jing...Grandpa probably also contributed to his support, so I rewarded grandpa as a first-rank bachelor and these things. .”

Ling Ruxue and Ling Xuan looked at each other with big eyes. I didn't expect Ling Xiao to know so much from the conversation with the eunuch just now. It took me a while to realize it. Ling Ruxue was overjoyed. Princess Jing Wei Hua is his aunt's. eldest daughter!His own cousin!Because Mrs. Xian is also a sister-in-law!

Mrs. Shi was overjoyed when she found out, her niece is now the princess, and she will be the queen from now on!

Ling Zhi was also overjoyed. In fact, she hadn't figured it out yet, she was also happy seeing Mrs. Shi's happy face.

Only the Xia family, after hearing the news in the backyard, looked disheartened, because the good mood of his son having an official position was swept away.

Lingxuan and Lingyi laughed insincerely. Who knows what happened back then. The Xia family pried into the corner of the princess's own sister and gave birth to two children. Now that the princess is in power, can he treat them well?