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When Xiao Lingming opened his eyes, the goal he entered was the red tent above the emperor's bed in Hanyuan Hall.The color of this tent is vermilion and gloomy, with a dozen jealousy over the top, it looks like thick and bloody blood splashed on the face.

Emperor Wu was at the side grading papers, but when he heard him get up, he put down his pen.

Emperor Wu sat on the side of the bed and put his arm around him, "Li Fu."

Wiping the end of Emperor Wu's words, Li Fu of the Diao Temple in red robe handed a bowl of just right soup to Emperor Wu.

Regarding Xiao Lingming's affairs, as long as Emperor Wu was by his side, it was never the turn of the servants to intervene.

Emperor Wu held the decoction in one hand, held him in his arms with the other, and fed him carefully mouthful by mouth.

When Xiao Lingming sat up, there was still a sharp pain in his forehead, but now that he was soaked in the thick ambergris on Emperor Wu's body, it eased a little, "What time is it?"

"Your Majesty has been asleep for a whole day," Li Fu replied.

Xiao Lingming nodded, and was very used to drinking the bitter soup in small sips with the hand of the emperor, with no extra emotion on his face.

After a bowl of warm soup and medicine was consumed, his limbs were no longer so weak, so Xiao Lingming propped up the bed and sat up.

Emperor Wu put the bowl away, then stretched out his hand to rub Xiao Lingming's knee through the brocade quilt, as if asking casually, "Are you just letting her punish you like this?"

Xiao Lingming smoothed the hair sticking to his cheeks behind his ears, and replied indifferently: "Just make me suffer a little bit, and you can't kill me, so let her go."

Emperor Wu's hand resting on his knee paused for a moment, then raised his hand to caress Xiao Lingming's clean chin, which was enough to grasp with one hand, and lifted his bright and moving face inch by inch.

Emperor Wu carefully looked at the expression on his face, which was playful and gloomy.Xiao Lingming lowered his eyes very smoothly, without any emotion on his face, neither happy nor angry, he let the emperor scrutinize him.

Emperor Wu just stared at it for a while, then smiled playfully, lowered his head and pressed a kiss on the corner of Xiao Lingming's morbidly red lips, "My concubine didn't have such a bodhisattva temperament when she first entered the palace."

The emperor's warm and dry lips touched the cold and delicate corners of Concubine Chong's lips.Xiao Lingming felt hot for a moment, and subconsciously moved back a little.

When I first entered the palace...

Xiao Lingming was a little stunned, he couldn't remember much.

He stared blankly at the emperor, and opened his mouth for a while, as if he had finally recalled the old incident that the emperor said.

"That's not something that happened when I first entered the palace." He corrected, "It was something that happened when I first became a concubine."

At that time, his 16th birthday had just passed, and the word Xiao Lingming had completely disappeared from the world more than a month ago.

After so many years, Xiao Lingming could no longer remember the details.

I only remember that he who was still Concubine Xiao led someone to break into the bedroom of that woman who was still Concubine Hui in the middle of the night.

With just one sentence, the eunuchs around him dragged this proud woman from the bed in the bedroom.

When the woman saw him, she couldn't believe it at first. Xiao Lingming's move was indeed too arrogant and bold.But he is Emperor Wu's favorite, even Concubine Hui is more valuable than him because of her title, people in her palace only dare to cry at Xiao Lingming's feet, at most send a message quietly, and even a piece of his clothes are worthless. Don't dare to touch it.

At that time, Concubine Hui seemed to have the idea of ​​breaking the jar when she saw this, she began to curse viciously in front of her face, pouring out all the words against Xiao Lingyi and him behind her back.

Xiao Lingming vaguely remembered that she scolded her badly, but he didn't feel angry at that time.How can he compete with a dying man?

When the Empress and Emperor Wu arrived after hearing the news, half of the woman's neck had already been strangled by Bai Ling, and she barely fell on her shoulders.

The state of death was truly horrifying, even Emperor Wu's face showed astonishment.

Even so, he still covered it up for Xiao Lingming. Concubine Xiao was still Concubine Xiao, but Concubine Hui, who was still alive and talking around during the day, became the imperial concubine Yuan Hui who died of a sudden illness.

But the price he paid later is that Xiao Lingming still has chills down his spine just thinking about it.

Xiao Lingming smiled ugly, "I remember all the lessons His Majesty gave me, so naturally I don't dare to do it again."

Emperor Wu tilted his head and coughed heavily, he was also exposed to cold rain today, his cough was a bit heavier than usual, he coughed for a long time, and finally stopped under Xiao Lingming's gentle caress.

Emperor Wu waved his hand, took the cold tea from Li Fu and drank it down in one gulp.He calmed down and then turned back to look at Xiao Lingming, with a smile that didn't penetrate his eyes, "This time is not a lesson."

Xiao Lingming nodded, his thick and soft hair fell half behind his ears following his movements, covering half of his face, "I know."

Emperor Wu rubbed the top of his head, and said casually: "Do you know why I came here and told you to kneel?"

Xiao Lingming remained silent.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Emperor Wu sneered, pinched his chin and forced him to look up, "Say it."

Xiao Lingming remained silent.

Emperor Wu glanced at him coldly, pinched the hand on the tip of his chin and slapped him backhand.

The strength of his blow was not heavy, but it was enough to knock Xiao Lingming over the head. After the blow, he asked slowly: "Dare to do it but dare not say it? Where did you sleep in the last palace?"

Emperor Wu still spoke in a casual but apprehensive tone, "I'm getting older, and I don't want to be too strict with you. But isn't Ming'er a bit too bold now?

When Xiao Lingming raised his eyes again, the eyes that looked very similar to Xiao Lingyi were filled with water, the side of his cheek that was hit was a little red, and the full lips parted slightly, and the tears suddenly slipped After that, "You poured that medicine yourself. It has been happening for so many years, and it has never been divided into time and place."

"You kill every time, and you never allow me to keep anyone by my side, but the incident happened suddenly last night, and there was only one by my side at that time... She is the only person I saved back then!"

Xiao Lingming raised his head slightly, his thick eyelashes were wet with tears, those eyeballs kept in the water became more and more black and white, at this moment he was looking straight up at the Son of Heaven, as if he had something so big that he couldn't help it , he asked: "Could it be possible for me to tell Sui'er to die?"

Emperor Wu stared at him for a while, and his expression softened. He reached out his hand and roughly wiped the tears on Xiao Lingming's face, "Okay, I'm used to dropping golden beans. I'm just asking, where did he come from being so generous, and he knew beforehand that the drug's effect was onset." I can't get over my body, and I still kneel at the Queen Mother's place. If I come here, I will punish him." He couldn't help but said, "Lingyi is not like this, who are you like?"

Xiao Lingming carefully wiped away the tears from his eyes with his fingertips.Hearing what Emperor Wu said, he asked back, "Didn't you teach me that?"

Emperor Wu was amused by him, and pinched his smooth and firm cheek, "Go and comb your hair, and come here to read the scriptures for me after combing."

Xiao Lingming heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, the trouble was over, he responded in a low voice, and retreated to the inner room.

But when he had a cup of tea, he packed it up. Because at night, Sui'er just took a gold hairpin with a red treasure on it and simply pulled it up. Still due to swelling and pain.

Xiao Lingming came back from the case and took the papers that Emperor Wu hadn't finished approving. He knelt down and put them on the low table beside the couch.

— This is something he has been used to since he was a child.

"...It is not I who invited you..." Emperor Wu paused at this point, and asked: "Which number is this Sun Ping's?"

Xiao Lingming thought for a while, and replied: "If you only talk about the concubine's approval, it is the second list."

Emperor Wu waved his hand, "That's the third watch, sure."

Xiao Lingming nodded, and wrote a note on the hanging wrist paper and put it in the memorial. Emperor Wu sat up a little when he saw it, and reprimanded him: "Confused! Sun Ping is an old minister, so there is no reason for not answering and sending it directly to Zhongshu. "

Xiao Lingming pouted and handed the pen to Emperor Wu.

"You can answer whatever you want to make it sound good." Emperor Wu gently patted his hand away, and then reprimanded him affectionately, "It doesn't matter if I can't be punished, but now I can't even say it?"

Xiao Lingming originally said yes, so he changed the ink batch, contemplated for a while and was about to write, when he heard Emperor Wu's words, he kept moving and said unforgivingly, "It's not my business at all, Your Majesty thinks I did it." If you don’t do well, you can do it yourself. It’s such a wronged thing to be scolded even if you don’t do your best.”

Emperor Wu looked at the back of Xiao Lingming who was really the same as the concubine, and smiled silently.

A pair of siblings have completely reversed their tempers. How could it be that the younger brother has such a spoiled temperament that is knowledgeable and funny.

Emperor Wu slowly got up, walked behind him, and watched him write word by word.

The writing is fluent, the rhetoric is rigorous, and the words are written insolently, beautifully and neatly.

——Exactly the same as the emperor's personal approval.

"Ming'er's handwriting is getting better and better." Emperor Wu praised casually.

The person who was praised was still writing with his head down. The red treasure hanging from the hairpin of neither pride nor joy reflected a blush on Xiao Lingming's brows. Listen."