monopolize my master

"Lord Ling, why are you here?"

The governor of Donghui Mansion looked at Ling Xiao who entered the door with a face of surprise, and couldn't believe it.

"A few days ago, you sent someone to deliver a letter to me. I have some business, so I was free today." Ling Xiao raised the envelope in his hand, and said with a smile, "Why, there have been some changes in the past few days, and my lord will not deny it because of this. Me."

"Master Ling, what are you talking about?" Fu Yin pulled Ling Xiao into the yamen with a smile, and said, "My lord, I have heard a little about what happened in the past two days, and this is still a headache. My lord, help me. What can I do?" What to do...Your arrival is my timely rain."

"You said in the letter that it was about Mr. Zhang's family, how about it? But what clues did they tell you?" Ling Xiao asked.

"...No." Fu Yin let out a long sigh, "I couldn't get in touch with the relatives arranged by the Holy Majesty at first, and I didn't ask much. Mr. Zhang's case is not easy to handle, but the corpse must be buried in peace, right? I was about to be buried, but I thought I should tell Mr. Zhang's family about it anyway. So I wrote a note and handed it to the Holy One."

"That's fine, then what?"

"The book was delivered to the Holy One, but it didn't take long for the Holy One to reply to me." Fu Yin frowned, "It is said... Mr. Zhang's mother couldn't stand the news and died suddenly."

"What?" The teacup in Ling Xiao's frightened hand almost fell to the ground, "... Where is Mr. Zhang's child?"

"Your Majesty... didn't say it clearly. I don't know either." Fu Yin sighed, "Master Zhang is also miserable... His wife has not been found yet, and his mother... His Majesty's heart is kind, and he has already buried Master Zhang's mother Yes. After thinking about it, I decided to bury his mother and son together. It can be regarded as a final matter."

"... Master Zhang's wife, there is still no news?" Ling Xiao frowned, "Has the notice of Master Zhang's burial been issued?"

"It's already been sent. No one has come to the Yamen for a long time." Fu Yin sighed, "Hey, how can there be such a cruel woman in this world. She doesn't want to miss the relationship between husband and wife with Master Zhang, and even the child I don’t even care about it, it’s too unreasonable.”

"..."

"Master Ling, why don't you speak?" Fu Yin stretched out his hand and waved in front of Ling Xiao, "Is it because the injury has not healed, and the spirit is not good..."

"...No. Your Excellency is bothering you." Ling Xiao hurriedly waved his hands, but his frowning eyebrows showed no intention of opening, "...Master Zhifu, do you feel that all this happened by coincidence?"

"What a coincidence?" Fu Yin frowned, "Yeah, I feel that after Master Zhang passed away... his family's situation is also very bleak... Now the old lady is also... well, I just feel sorry for Master Zhang's son."

"Master Zhang's son, are you sure he is with the Holy One?" Ling Xiao suddenly interrupted Fu Yin.

"There should be no mistake." Fu Yin said, "Could Master Ling want to raise him?"

"...Well, it's not bad for you to pay attention." After a while, Ling Xiao suddenly bent his lips and smiled, "That child is lonely and has no one to rely on, and I have a few encounters with me. When I return to the palace next time, I will Go to the Holy One to discuss this matter."

"I called Master Ling to come here today to inform you about this matter. It would be the best if you are willing to adopt this child." Fu Yin breathed a sigh of relief, "To tell you the truth, my lord, I will not be able to solve this problem for a long time. I am also very sorry about the case. Master Ling is kind-hearted, and he will surely get through this difficult time and flourish..."

After bidding farewell to Yin Donghui, Ling Xiao embarked on his way back to the palace alone.

It was hard to say it to Fu Yin just now, but on the way, Ling Xiao carefully connected all the things together, and felt more and more that there was a clue to this matter.

The assassination of an official ordered by the court, such a major case, was only handed over to the governor of Donghui Mansion for review, and there was no clue for so many days.The emperor just urged him twice in the letter, and did not take any actual action.Not even the people from Dali Temple were dispatched.

That's all.What concerned Ling Xiao the most was the matter of Mr. Zhang Wenju's relatives.

If the emperor didn't care about this matter at all, why did he personally send someone to pick up Mr. Zhang's family?After being picked up, they were completely isolated from the world. The name was to prevent thieves from harming Mr. Zhang's family, but after careful consideration, it didn't make sense at all.

Not to mention that Mr. Zhang's relatives are only his old mother and immature son who he doesn't even know well. He doesn't provide any evidence and doesn't contact anyone. Isn't this... the meaning of house arrest?

What is even more suspicious is that Master Zhang's mother died suddenly.

Why?Just a coincidence?

Fu Yin said that he was stimulated and died of heart palpitations.So when Master Zhang was killed, how did she survive?

Ling Xiao felt that something was about to move.It's just that he still can't explain the truth of it.

Everything can only be decided after meeting the emperor.If Lord Zhang's child is still alive...if the emperor can allow that child to be raised by him...

Ling Xiao felt a little depressed.

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The voice of a small vendor peddling came.Ling Xiao couldn't help but stop.

Probably a few days ago, there was also such a small vendor.Su Huang's expression of panic and tugging at herself is still vivid in my memory.

Ling Xiao couldn't help sighing.

The current self is hard to protect, the target of everyone's criticism, and I don't know how the emperor will punish me. Is it really sure that the emperor will see me?

……

"Your Majesty's dragon body is ill, Master Ling should come back another day."

Under the lanterns of the Eastern Palace, Ling Xiao was bored picking up the lanterns.Today's father-in-law's words are still echoing in his mind.

"In the end, nothing was done." Ling Xiao sighed, and asked the maid next to him, "Where is your Highness, when will you be back?"

"My lord, Your Highness is going to visit the empress today, maybe he won't be back until later. Maybe it's not uncommon to stay with the empress." The maid returned respectfully.

"So that's the case." Ling Xiao looked out the window, and suddenly a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips.

"You guys go down first, I have something to deal with."

After all the maids left, Ling Xiao opened a window close to him.In the dark night, a black shadow flashed by.And on the potted plant that he usually took care of outside the window of the East Palace, there was a dart sticking out impressively.

Ling Xiao picked up the dart, and after looking around, he took it off gently and held it in his hand.

"The emperor may have murderous intentions for you. Please reply as soon as you see the letter. Also, about the whereabouts of Zhang Wenju's widow."

The familiar letter paper, with some scrawled but very strong handwriting, Ling Xiao recognized at a glance that it was Master Luo Wei's handwriting in Taohuashan.

"Master even dispatched himself?" Ling Xiao looked at the letter and sneered, "It seems that this matter is really more complicated than I imagined."

Does the emperor have the intention of killing himself?Why did you say that suddenly?

After Ling Xiao burned the letter paper on the candle, he quietly thought about what the messenger had said to him.

It is possible that the emperor wanted to strip himself of his position, after all, he made such a decision on the spur of the moment under the pressure of everyone.But the matter is far from being silenced, why did Master remind himself like this?

But Master's intuition has always been accurate.Ling Xiao has always believed in this.

Just leave so suddenly.How should Su Huang explain?

"Don't give up easily."

Ling Xiao got very drunk at Weiming Lake yesterday, but he can still remember everything that happened.Su Huang sent his drunken self back to the palace to take good care of him, it's not like he didn't forget.

From tit-for-tat at the beginning, to talking about everything later.I didn't expect time to pass so fast.

I thought he was such a naughty child, but he was so persistent in his heart.

Su Huang must still be worrying about her own affairs.Thinking of the previous two days, when Ling Xiao, who was still groggy at the time, woke up several times from his dream, he could always see the bright candlelight on the desk beside him, and Su Huang carefully studied the contents of the scroll.Xiumei frowned, even her sleepy eyelids couldn't be opened.

Ling Xiao felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Sure enough, is it too embarrassing for him?

Ling Xiao took out a set of night clothes from a small box, picked it up, and put it down again.After going back and forth several times, he still chose to put on his night clothes.Then he blew out the candle, pulled the quilt and lay on the bed waiting for the night to come.

Sorry.Ling Xiao murmured softly.

He was never a rusher.He might like it better and back out.