Chapter 9
Chapter 9
The seeds were sent by Eunuch Lu, who was in charge of the flowers and plants in the East Palace. When he received the order from above, Eunuch Lu felt like going back to the past for a moment.
Without delay, he picked some vigorous seeds, wrapped them carefully, and delivered them to the Crown Princess himself.
"I almost thought that I would never wait for His Highness's orders."
"How to say?" Although she wanted to plant herself more, Jiang Ling was not so resistant to these seeds.
"My lord doesn't know something. His Highness used to like to take care of flowers and plants by himself, but later he was busy with official duties and didn't have time to do these things..." Now everyone in the palace knows that the prince treats the princess differently, so Eunuch Lu didn't hide it.
Jiang Ling imagined how the crown prince tended the flowers and plants carefully, and always felt a little out of harmony.
When Xiao Shengyun came back, Jiang Ling was lying on the stone table in the courtyard, fiddled with the seeds sent by the palace servants according to his orders.
These seeds are full of vitality, as long as they are planted, even a novice can grow something.
"Tell me, why did the prince send me these seeds?" Jiang Ling asked the maid who was serving beside him.
"My servant thinks that the crown prince cares about you, and that's why he sent someone to send the seeds." Qing Yao replied with a smile.
Qing Yao is an old man in the East Palace, and was assigned to the Crown Princess because of her outstanding abilities. At first, she was a little worried because of the rumors from the outside world, but now she has completely accepted Jiang Ling as the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess has a gentle temperament and is easy to talk to. There will be a very relaxed feeling. It can be said that there is no one in the East Palace who doesn't like him. .
"Caring about me?" Jiang Ling stretched out her finger and poked a chubby seed, which rolled on the table.
"That's right, the servants and servants are all aware of it, the prince treats you differently from others."
"What are you doing?" Xiao Shengyun's voice came before he arrived.
Qing Yao hurriedly shut up, and stepped aside after paying her respects, no matter how much courage she gave in front of the crown prince, they would not dare to do anything wrong.
Jiang Ling pulled the seeds, her tone a little dissatisfied: "Why did you send me so many seeds?"
"Don't like it?" Xiao Shengyun looked at the boy, the boy's brows were slightly raised, his expression looked a bit distressed, but he didn't have any dislike for seeds.
"It's not that I don't like it." Thinking of Eunuch Lu's words, Jiang Ling's eyes lit up, "It's just that it would take too much time for me to be alone with so many people, why don't Your Highness come with me?"
He was really curious about what the awe-inspiring Xiao Shengyun looked like when he was picking up flowers and plants.
Xiao Shengyun was in a good mood, after a little thought, he agreed.
Fan De found tools for the two of them, Jiang Ling rolled up his sleeves, and together with Xiao Shengyun planted the seeds one by one.
During this period, Jiang Ling secretly glanced at Xiao Shengyun more than once.
The man had a handsome profile, focused on the movements of his hands, and looked serious. They all said that men who worked hard were the most handsome. At this moment, Jiang Ling had to admit that Xiao Shengyun was very attractive to him.
"What are you doing looking at Gu?" Once again feeling the gaze of the young man sweeping over, Xiao Shengyun's mouth twitched.
Jiang Ling said truthfully, "Your Highness looks good."
"Cough," Xiao Shengyun choked for a moment, he didn't expect Jiang Ling to be so sincere, "Gu thinks that the Crown Princess looks better."
Xiao Shengyun didn't lie, Jiang Ling is indeed beautiful, with delicate and bright features, a pair of almond eyes seem to be able to speak, when you are stared at by those eyes, you can't help but want to sink.This is a beauty beyond gender, without any aggression, like a flower blooming on the edge of a cliff, people can't move their eyes.
"I also think I'm pretty." Jiang Ling touched his face, and the corners of Jiang Ling's mouth turned up. This body was exactly the same as his original body. If it wasn't for sure that this body had no spiritual power, he would have doubted that it was his own body. .
The boy had mud on his hands, and when he touched his face, he didn't pay attention to the mud on his face, but he showed a look of admiration from you, like a proud little cat.
Xiao Shengyun was amused, and waved: "Come here."
Jiang Ling was very happy to be praised just now, and leaned over happily: "Why, do you want to appreciate my beauty up close?"
"Yes, look at how beautiful our princess is." Xiao Shengyun raised his hand and wiped off the mud spots on the young man's face with the cloth of his underwear, "Even if he becomes a little cat, he is still very beautiful."
Hearing the joke in the man's tone, Jiang Ling directly grabbed the man's sleeve and wiped the mud on his sleeve: "Don't laugh at me!"
"I didn't laugh at you," Xiao Shengyun wasn't annoyed when his clothes were stained, "Gu's telling the truth."
Jiang Ling looked at him suspiciously, obviously not believing it.
"Okay," Xiao Shengyun wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and wiped Jiang Ling's hand as well, before changing the subject, "It's all over, let's go wash up first."
Jiang Ling is a small ginseng that loves cleanliness, and it is really uncomfortable to be dirty, so she obediently followed Xiao Shengyun to wash up.
The emperor issued an order to thoroughly investigate the matter of Chen Yushi, and the matter of military power was temporarily put on hold. Xiao Shengyun had a rare leisure time, and took Jiang Ling to Jingming Palace to see the queen.
Because of using Xianghejin soup for a period of time, the queen's body was a little damaged, but fortunately it was not serious. After a few days of recuperation, she recovered.
Seeing the two people coming, the queen was very happy, and pulled Jiang Ling to talk for a long time.
If it wasn't for Jiang Ling, they wouldn't have discovered the issue of spices and golden soup in time, and the consequences of not discovering it in time were not something the queen and prince could bear.
After sitting for a long time, a palace official came in to report that Miss Wang asked to see her.
The queen immediately turned cold: "What is she here for?"
The queen has always been very gentle in front of Jiang Ling. This was the first time he saw the queen showing such obvious dislike for someone. He pulled Xiao Chengyun's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Who is this beauty Wang?"
"It's one of my father's concubines."
"The queen mother doesn't seem to like her very much."
"She is the only one in the harem who is pregnant with dragon heirs. When she first entered the palace, she was very disrespectful to the other concubines in the harem because of her father's favor. After she became pregnant, she became even more unscrupulous. She bullied the unfavored concubines and caused trouble to the queen mother." Several times, father favored her again, and let her go lightly every time."
Jiang Ling understood, it turned out to be the beauty who fascinated the old emperor so much that he couldn't find her.
The queen didn't want the prince and Jiang Ling to be involved in the bad things in the harem, and she couldn't send Beauty Wang away, so she let them leave first.
When leaving, Jiang Ling saw the pregnant Wang Meiren.She is indeed a very beautiful woman, different from the Zhang Yang that Jiang Ling imagined, the woman in light-colored palace attire is very charming, she belongs to the category that can arouse men's desire to protect.
It was just a simple meeting, Jiang Ling didn't take it to heart at first, but unexpectedly, the next day, he heard about this beauty Wang again.
In the afternoon, Imperial Physician Zhang came to see Xiao Shengyun, and at the same time brought a piece of news: the beauty Wang in the palace was in a bad condition.
"At this hour, Yixiang Palace passed on the imperial physician." The person living in Yixiang Palace is the only concubine in the harem who is pregnant with a dragon heir, Beauty Wang.
"How's it going?"
"It was discovered too late, this child..." Doctor Zhang paused, and continued, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep."
"Does the emperor know?"
"Yixiang Palace concealed the news, and His Majesty has not received the news yet."
"Let the queen mother prepare early, this matter cannot be hidden."
The palace is going to be chaotic.
As Xiao Shengyun expected, the emperor got the news in less than a day, became furious and punished several concubines one after another.
Even the queen ate and died.
Jiang Ling was a little worried: "Is the queen mother going to be okay?"
"No." Xiao Shengyun put down the business he was handling, rubbed Jiang Ling's head, "don't worry."
After all, the child was not kept. This child was the emperor's longing for it with great difficulty. If he said no, he would be gone. How could he accept it?But at this time, the people did not know where to spread the rumor, saying that the emperor could not keep the child because of his negligence of duty and lax control, and the emperor was so angry that he smashed all the things that could be smashed in the imperial study.
The case of Chen Yushi was under the spotlight, and the emperor handed it over to the crown prince: "I know your ability, this matter must be strictly investigated! Severely punished!"
Xiao Shengyun had already uncovered many old cases that had been suppressed by Chen Yushi. After he took over, the case progressed rapidly. Apart from the Wu family, more victims received belated justice.
Committed several serious crimes, Chen Yushi was deprived of his official position, and was executed after Qiuhou asked. As for the people behind him, they were not implicated because they were too clean.
It's over, while the seventh prince, Li Wang, was relieved, but at the same time he was very upset. This time he suffered a heavy loss, and the prince reversed his reputation among the people. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't swallow this breath.
"Can we just watch the prince gain both fame and fortune?"
The middle-aged man with a goatee lit the candles in the study: "If the prince is really unwilling, there is room for manipulation in Yixiang Palace."
"Mr. Wu, please tell me."
Mr. Wu spoke in a low voice.
Gradually, the expression on Li Wang's face changed, and when Mr. Wu finished speaking, he grabbed his hand: "Mr.
Wang Meiren refused to accept the fact that the child was gone, and kept crying that someone wanted to harm her. The emperor loved her for not having a child, and sent someone to check Yixiang Palace carefully. Something happened.
Follow this line to check, the more you check, the more frightened you become. There are too many people involved. Overnight, blood flowed into Yixiang Palace. The emperor ordered this matter to be investigated to the end. For a while, everyone in the palace was in danger .
Donggong was also affected.
The rumors outside became more and more outrageous. At the beginning, there were all kinds of rumors. Later, it gradually turned out that the prince couldn't tolerate the younger brother, so he attacked Wang Meiren. Some palace officials even produced evidence and pointed at the prince.
Regarding these rumors, Donggong did not express anything.
This made some people feel that they knew the truth, and they uttered nonsense: "Could it be a guilty conscience?"
"The prince's behavior is brutal. Didn't you hear that when we fought with Beimang, all the captives in Beimang were ordered to be slaughtered?"
"It's just an unborn child, isn't it?"
"That's the royal family. It's related to the throne. It's hard to say."
The rumors intensified.
Jiang Ling heard the palace people discussing this matter in private more than once. After taking a bath, he stopped the prince who was about to go out: "Your Highness, are you really alright?"
"Are you worried about Gu?" Looking at the young man standing in front of him, Xiao Shengyun lowered his eyes, "Do you think Gu did this?"
Xiao Shengyun knows better than anyone else how his reputation is outside. He will not deny some things he has done, and he is too lazy to explain what he has not done. But at this moment, he suddenly wants to know what is going on in the boy's heart Thought.
Would he believe those rumors?
Before Xiao Shengyun could think about it, the boy had already given the answer.
"Of course not, someone must be trying to frame you!" Jiang Ling has also read a lot of novels in modern times, and knows certain routines, "Just think about it, is there anyone who dislikes you, maybe he did it .”
Looking at the young man who was only thinking of himself, Xiao Shengyun suddenly smiled: "Okay."
That being the case, he closed the net earlier so that his princess would be less worried.
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