monopolize my master

"The servant hasn't been out of the mansion for the past two days, so I don't know if he's still there." Zisu thought for a while, "The last time the servant saw him was at the side entrance of the mansion's other garden."

"That's it." Ling Xiao pondered, "Well...the side door of Bieyuan...where is it?"

"My lord, you probably want to sneak out." Only then did Zisu realize her slip of the tongue, and hurriedly said, "My lord, let's get rid of this idea as soon as possible. Lord Ling Yun has specially instructed that if the slaves are not well cared for, it will be fine." I'm going to lose my head..."

"Okay, okay, I'll just say that casually. I won't walk around." Ling Xiao hurriedly comforted, "I know that Ling Yun has always acted fiercely. Even if it's for the girl, I won't run around. .Do not worry."

"...But you can move? What threats did you say to my maid again?"

Before Ling Xiao finished speaking, Ling Yun's cold voice at the door came into the room.Ling Xiao hurriedly made a silent gesture to Zisu, and then greeted Ling Yun with a smile.

"Brother, why did you come back so early today?"

"Ling Xiao, what nonsense were you talking about just now?"

Ling Yun asked with a cold face.

"No...it's nothing." Ling Xiao smiled, "I saw that Zisu was dressed in plain clothes and doing such hard work all day long, so I wanted to ask him if it's because the eldest brother treats him too harshly and pays too little salary. reason……"

Ling Yun frowned displeased when he heard the words, "Zisu, have I ever treated you badly?"

"I don't dare." Zi Su was so frightened that she knelt down and pleaded guilty, "How dare the slave speak of your lord behind his back, the lord has always been generous to his slaves..."

"Brother, why are you so fierce, and the girl did nothing wrong." Ling Xiao hurriedly advised, "Okay, okay, Zisu, you go out first, and I will explain it to my brother."

After Zi Su backed away timidly, Ling Yun's expression eased a little.He walked to the bedside, examined Ling Xiao's wound carefully, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

"He's recovering pretty well," Ling Yun said with a still cold face, "...I've been busy recently, so I don't have much time to see you....If there's anything wrong with Zisu, remember to tell me."

"Brother, you're bothering me. Miss Zisu has done her best to take care of me, and it's too late for me to thank you." Ling Xiao smiled, "Brother came back so early today, but everything has been dealt with?"

"Speaking of which you were victimized, it is also necessary to understand." Ling Yun sighed, "A few days ago, the prefect of Jinping did something to you. I really can't trust them anymore. In the past few days, the interrogators have all been I led my subordinates to execute it. The result..."

Ling Xiao held his breath nervously.

"Unsatisfactory." Ling Yun said slowly, "After the siege of the prison, there were only ten dead soldiers who survived. Six people were seriously injured, and their consciousness was chaotic. According to Fu, the remaining four people are conscious, but they want to die and refuse to confess. We have no choice but to put them under house arrest and interrogate them later."

"This is really tricky." Ling Xiao frowned, "Have you released the news of their capture?"

"It was released. We asked someone to draw a portrait of the prisoner and paste it in Jinping City. We did it with kindness and power. This move did attract their accomplices. However, those people had been prepared for a long time. They took poison and died immediately after the mission failed. There was no one alive. Although he is an opponent, his determination to die is really admirable."

"That's not necessarily the case." Ling Xiao sneered, "When I escaped from the prison a few days ago, I accidentally learned that many of them were not convinced by the organization. Being controlled by others, it is really helpless."

"Sly and vicious." Ling Yun snorted softly, "In short, I didn't find any useful clues."

"By the way, the prefect of Jinping...has the prince set off to return to Beijing?" Ling Xiao hesitated, and finally asked Ling Yun tentatively.

"You still miss the position of Grand Tutor?" Ling Yun's expression changed instantly when he heard the words, "Why do you think I came back from Saibei all the way to stop your martial arts competition? Why can't you understand my thoughts?"

"Brother misunderstood me." Ling Xiao sighed and looked at his brother's cold face and said, "...Ling Xiao is not a person who is greedy for power and wealth."

"It's fine if you don't." Ling Yun said coldly, "Don't blame elder brother for being merciless in front of everyone that day. I have already warned you that if you insist on staying in the palace, there will be no good end."

"Brother said so, isn't he working for the emperor?" Ling Xiao curled his lips and muttered dissatisfied.

"What did you say?"

"...It's nothing. Brother heard it wrong." Ling Xiao turned his face away, and said with a displeased face, "...but this time, brother brought the eldest prince to the martial arts competition ring, is there something hidden that needs to be discussed with me? explain?"

"..." Ling Yun frowned upon hearing this, and the chill in his eyes frightened Ling Xiao a bit.

"It was my father's intention to bring you back from the court. Su Huan was just a cover." After a long silence, Ling Yun finally said slowly, "I didn't mean to target the prince of the court, let alone have any reason to do so. If If you don't believe my one-sided words, you can ask your father face to face to see if I'm lying to you."

Ling Yun's expression was firm, and Ling Xiao couldn't help being startled.

"...No need. Brother has always been able to distinguish right from wrong than me. And... Brother will definitely not put the Ling family in dire straits. I still know this." Ling Xiao said softly, " ...I have no status in the court. To put it bluntly, I am just a teacher of the prince in the East Palace...The prince is still young and simple-minded, and will not have anything to do with party disputes. I didn't explain clearly, which caused my eldest brother to misunderstand. "Ling Xiao paused and said, "Although I'm a dude... I don't want to make progress, but I won't do anything to hurt the Ling family for anyone."

"...When you say that, I feel relieved." Ling Yun sighed lightly, and put his hands on Ling Xiao's shoulders, "Actually, I also understand. You are young and vigorous, and the emperor can make an exception to admit you as a third-rank university student." It is a good thing to have such a status in the court. But I have to obey my father's words."

"...Brother, you have always been like this, I know." Ling Xiao said in silence for a long time, "Father, it seems that he doesn't want to see me make a difference. It has always been like this."

"Ling Xiao...have your parents mentioned my life experience to you?"

Ling Yun lowered her eyes, her slender eyelashes drooping down.His usual indifference and indifference faded away, and now he looked very calm, even a little sad.

"Birth experience? What kind of life experience?"

"Now that you've grown up, it's okay to talk to you." Ling Yun raised the corners of his lips mockingly, and Ling Xiao could see that his eyelashes were trembling.

"...Brother, if you are in trouble, you don't have to say it." Ling Xiao comforted gently.

"...I am actually a child picked up by my father."

"Father went to sea to do business that year, and there was a severe drought in Wuling City that year, and the crops failed. My real parents died tragically in the famine, and left me with the little rations left."

"I was five years old that year. After I ate up the little grain left by myself, I started looking for food everywhere. I asked every household, but how could there be any extra grain during the famine? The government's granary was late. It has been reluctant to open for a long time, and people eat to fill their stomachs, and even start to exchange children...the bones are everywhere."

"Unfortunately, I was captured by a group of people, who were going to disembowel me and eat me... Finally, they fought over how to control my body."

Ling Yun's voice trembled a little, his head drooped listlessly, Ling Xiao couldn't see the expression on his face, so he could only gently reach out and pat his elder brother's thin shoulder, trying to comfort him a little.

"...I was shocked and frightened at the time. I hadn't eaten for several days, and it was difficult to even stand up. Seeing them wrestling and loosening their guard on me, I got the strength to stand up without knowing where, and I ran away desperately... Later, I met my father..."

"My father rescued me back and raised me carefully. Since he has no children, he loves me very much. I swear to myself that I will never do anything wrong to him in this life."

Ling Xiao opened his mouth in surprise when he heard the words, "So..."

"As you think." Ling Yun turned around, staring at Ling Xiao with slightly sad eyes, "After you were born, my father put all his thoughts on you, and gradually lost his attention to me. But he I am busy all day, so I put all the responsibility of teaching you on me." Ling Yun smiled bitterly, "In order to live up to my father's expectations, I force myself to take care of you with [-]% of my energy every day. I found the most strict teacher for you. My master came to teach you... I can't bear to see you crying sad, but do you understand? I don't want my father to disappoint me... Even if he wants me to die one day, I will definitely not hesitate in the slightest."

"Brother... I understand." Ling Xiao sighed softly, "I'm sorry. I didn't know this before."

"Actually, there's one more thing I'm worried about." Ling Yun said in a low voice with a serious expression, "...Ling Xiao, my father's whereabouts have been strange in recent years, and the time to go home has become less and less. I was in his study a few days ago. See……"

"Master Ling, the prefect of Jinping is looking for you to discuss matters." The announcement came from outside the door, and Ling Yun hurriedly stopped what he was going to say.

"Understood, let's go." Ling Yun got up and tucked Ling Xiao's quilt, "I'll come back when I go. Don't walk around casually, understand?"

"I see." Ling Xiao replied in a low voice, then he reached out his hand hesitantly and grabbed Ling Yun's clothes.

"What are you doing? I still have to discuss matters." Ling Yun was confused.

"Brother..." Ling Xiao said softly, "Did you send the letter that imitated my master's handwriting in the East Palace that night?"

"Yes." Ling Yun nodded, "Is there anything else I want to ask?"

"I should think it belongs to elder brother." Ling Xiao smiled, "After all, elder brother has seen Master Luo Wei's handwriting, and knows the deterrent power of Peach Blossom Mountain to me... But what elder brother said in the letter, the emperor has The intention to kill me, is it to scare me, or is it true?"

"What I said is true. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought you out of the palace in such a hurry." Ling Yun said, and took out a letter from his arms, "This is when you were in a coma two days ago. It was sent by a master. He said that there are things you care about, so let me hand it over to you." After a pause, Ling Yun continued, "I didn't fake it this time."

"I know. Thank you, brother." Hearing this, Ling Xiao smiled and let go of the hand that was holding Ling Yun's clothes, "Leave me alone, brother, go discuss matters."

After Ling Yun left, Ling Xiao opened the letterhead.

The letter was written by Luo Wei.

"...For Mr. Zhang's case, it's better for you to withdraw as soon as possible. As for Mr. Zhang Wenju's relatives, the teacher is incompetent and failed to bring them back. I know that you like to get to the bottom of everything, but this matter is of great importance, and you are by no means alone. can bear.

Also, leave Jinping as soon as possible.Don't go back to Donghui. "