Chapter 153 The Lantern Festival

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, there was a bloodbath in the capital.Some ministers who had close contacts with the third prince in the past, as well as some important ministers who had followed the third prince, were all sent to prison.

Among them, those with the highest official positions were Prime Minister Lu's Mansion and Minister Wang's Mansion, and almost all the family members were sent to prison.People in the capital were panicked for a while.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Hussar General Yuan Yu returned to the court in victory.The emperor's dragon face is very happy.In order to sweep away the filth in the capital for the past few days, the emperor couldn't help but reward Yuan Yu and his subordinates.

Yuan Yu suddenly became the most prominent figure in the capital.

"Ma'am, this is a post from Mrs. Prince Zhuangjun." Zi Kou hurried into Qingya's room with a beautiful post.

"Oh!" Qingya raised her head in surprise, and took the post in Zikou's hand.

"Ma'am, what's the matter?" Seeing Qingya's suddenly serious expression, Yuhui who was standing aside couldn't help asking.

"It's nothing. It's just that He Qiuyi met me to enjoy the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!" After Qingya finished speaking, she casually threw the post aside.

Qingya doesn't know which song He Qiuyi is singing.Since the last time they had a hasty farewell at the eldest princess's flower banquet, they have not had any contact for more than half a year.

But now He Qiuyi suddenly sent her a message asking her to enjoy the lantern together.Could it be that the Prince Zhuang's Mansion finally felt proud in the capital?Therefore, He Qiu wanted to show off to her.But according to her understanding of He Qiuyi, He Qiuyi is definitely not that kind of superficial person.

The only thing she can think of now is that this post was not from He Qiuyi's original intention, but was posted on behalf of others.If this is the case, Qingya thinks it can be explained.

But the problem is that she thought she had thought of this, so she wondered whether she should go to the appointment or not!The problem is that she does have a question hidden in her heart now, and she needs to testify to Yuan Yu face to face.But if this is the case, should she tell Ling Yuntian again?

Ling Yuntian has been so busy these days that there is no one around.Although years ago, he had already handed over his charge of the guards.But now the emperor was assassinated on New Year's Eve.This made Ling Yuntian have to take over the guards of the palace again and thoroughly investigate the matter.

"Master! You're back!" Qing Ya looked at Ling Yuntian who was frowning and asked with concern.Perhaps it was because the recent case was too difficult and involved too many officials.Every time Qingya sees Ling Yuntian, she can't help feeling distressed.

"I'm fine!" Ling Yuntian raised his head and forced a smile at Qingya.Now he can only laugh in front of Qingya.

Qing Ya waved her hand, and the maids and women serving in the room all retreated one after another.

"What's wrong? Is something a little tricky?" Qing Ya looked at Ling Yuntian with a distressed expression and asked.Originally, Ling Yuntian had already handed over the rights of the guards in his hands.But the emperor insisted on Ling Yuntian to assist King Cheng to thoroughly investigate the matter together.What's more, most of the work of offending people has been pushed to Ling Yuntian.

Qingya understands that the emperor is consuming the prestige of Duke Huguo's mansion and Ling Yuntian's prestige in a disguised form.But even if she and Ling Yuntian understand it in their hearts.When faced with the imperial decree and orders of the emperor, they had no choice but to obey.

"It's okay, I can handle it." Ling Yuntian rubbed the corners of his brows with his hands and smiled.At this moment, he could sincerely feel Qing Ya's concern and distress for him.That's enough for him.No matter how many difficulties and grievances he has in his heart, he can overcome them step by step.

"If this continues, will we still be able to go to Yuncheng as scheduled?" Qingya looked at Ling Yuntian anxiously and said.Today's capital has become a place of right and wrong, and the current situation is also very unfavorable to Ling Yuntian.It is their best choice to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, I will let us leave as scheduled." Ling Yuntian looked at Qingya reassuringly and said.He knew that Qingya was worried about his current situation.It's just that Qingya doesn't know that sometimes escaping is not the best way to solve things.

Qingya nodded, but she still felt a little uneasy in her heart.

"Don't worry! Everything is up to me!" Ling Yuntian gently embraced Qingya who was frowning tightly.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, both Qingya and Ling Yunxi were looking forward to the dark with their own concerns.

Ling Yunxi received Yuan Jin's post the day before yesterday, in which Yuan Jin expressed her deep miss for her.He also sincerely invited her to enjoy the lanterns with her.

Originally, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month was a rare day for unmarried men and women to go out and relax.Every year on this day, Ling Yunxi would go to enjoy the lanterns with her elder sister and second sister.But this year is different, the eldest sister got married, and they also became strangers because of a man.The second sister was ill, and her already weak body could not withstand the impact of the crowd in the market.She originally wanted to go to enjoy the lanterns with her sister-in-law, but her sister-in-law was pregnant, so it was impossible for her to go out.

At this time, Qingya is also wondering whether she should go to the appointment today.Not to mention anything else, just saying that her body is not suitable for going out.That's why she didn't tell Ling Yuntian for a long time.

From what she knew, Ling Yuntian would never allow her to go out, but there were too many doubts and puzzles in her heart that needed to be clarified.So, she has to go out.But the premise is that no one can know that she has gone out, otherwise, it will definitely cause an uproar.

"Sister-in-law! I...!" Ling Yunxi looked at Qingya hesitantly and said.She really wants to go out today!I really want to see the child who made her worry again.

"It's okay, you can go!" Qing Ya looked at Ling Yunxi with understanding and said.Speaking of which, Ling Yunxi is only a 15-year-old child.In the memory of her previous life, a child as old as Yunxi was the most playful time.What's more, for a girl who can't go out a few times a year, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the festival they most yearn for.

"But sister-in-law, don't you think you are too boring yourself?" Ling Yunxi knew that her eldest brother would stay in the palace to guard today.Ever since the emperor was assassinated on New Year's Eve, the elder brother and King Chengjun would take turns as substitutes every day.

"Don't worry! I'm not a person who likes to be lively. Besides, my body doesn't allow me to go out!" Qing Ya looked at Ling Yunxi with a faint smile and said.

"Then why don't I stay and accompany you together!" Ling Yunxi couldn't help but said when she thought that her sister-in-law would stay alone in the mansion.

"Go! Go! I already understand your intentions. Remember to be careful!" Qingya looked at Ling Yunxi, who was looking at Ai Ai, and couldn't help but say.She knew that Ling Yunxi was a little embarrassed because she was left alone in the mansion.But she thinks it's really nothing.Everyone should have their own way of life.

"Then sister-in-law, I'll go first!" Ling Yunxi said in the end, still unable to bear the longing for Yuan Jin.

"Okay!" Qingya nodded, and she looked at Ling Yunxi's jumpy figure with a thoughtful face.She knew very well who Ling Yunxi was in such a hurry to see.She has nothing to worry about that little boy Yuan Jin.She was worried about someone else.

"Sister! Sister! I'm here! I'm here!" Yuan Jin, who was held in the arms of the nanny, waved her hands excitedly and shouted loudly as she watched Ling Yunxi getting closer and closer.

Ling Yunxi, who walked over quickly, also looked at Yuan Jin with a happy face.

Yuan Jin looked at Ling Yunxi who was slowly approaching. "Chi slip!" She slipped out of the embrace of the grandma.With his short legs, he quickly threw himself into Ling Yunxi's arms.His momentum almost knocked Ling Yunxi down.

"You are so naughty!" Ling Yunxi scratched Yuan Jin's little nose fondly and said.

The nanny who was standing aside curled her lips in displeasure when she saw Ling Yunxi's action.In the past, Xiao Shizi still relied on her very much.But since the third lady of the Protector's Mansion saved Xiao Shizi last time, Xiao Shizi has become more and more estranged from her.Therefore, when she saw Xiao Shizi getting so close to the third lady, she felt more and more uncomfortable.

"Are these the only people around you?" Ling Yunxi looked at the two guards around Yuan Jin and the nanny standing not far away with a look of surprise.

Yuan Jin nodded vigorously and said: "Sister, don't be afraid! My two guards are very powerful, and I am also very powerful. I will protect you well." Yuan Jin waved Ling Yunxi at him Said the thin arm.

"Pfft!" Ling Yunxi couldn't help laughing at the serious Yuan Jin, but she was also moved when she was happy.For so many years, except for Auntie, no one has treated her as unreservedly as Yuan Jin.

"Sister, why are you crying? Did someone bully you? Tell me, I'll settle the score with him!" Yuan Jin looked at Ling Yunxi with tears in her eyes and said with righteous indignation.

Ling Yunxi squatted down, gently held Yuan Jin in her arms and said with a moved face: "Thank you! No one bullied me, it's just that I have some feelings!"

King Chengjun in the distance has been watching the interaction between Yuan Jin and Ling Yunxi from afar.At this moment, his deep black eyes were filled with boundless darkness and gloom.

"Sister, let's go to see the lantern!" Yuan Jin said happily, looking at Ling Yunxi who was holding hands with her.

"Okay! My sister will help you win the lantern, okay!" Ling Yunxi also looked at Yuan Jin with a smile on her face and said.At this time, when she lost the shell of the third lady of the Duke of the Protector's Mansion, she completely transformed into a 15-year-old girl.

"Look! Isn't that the third sister?" Ling Yunru, who was following Cheng Feng, spotted Ling Yunxi hovering in front of a lantern with sharp eyes.

Standing aside, Cheng Feng also looked at Ling Yunxi who was joking with a child with deep frown.At this time, Ling Yunxi's face was full of smiles.It was the first time for him to see the sincere and brilliant smile on Ling Yunxi's face.

"What? Aren't you going to say hello to your old lover?" Ling Yunru said, looking at Cheng Feng with dazed eyes with a sarcasm on his face.

Cheng Feng pursed his lips, looked at Ling Yunru with a tense face and said, "Madam, please be careful!"

"Be careful! What should I say carefully? Since you dare to do it, why don't I dare to say it!" Ling Yunru shouted at Cheng Feng with a sharp voice.

Cheng Feng couldn't help but clenched his fists by his side. At this moment, he really wanted to turn around and leave.But he finally endured it.He couldn't live up to his grandmother's painstaking efforts.

Today's Xingbohou Mansion is at a critical moment.Back then, my father had attached himself to the third prince because of his power.Now these have become the reminders of the Xingbo Hou Mansion.

Grandma once said that the Xingbohou Mansion cannot be protected by mother alone.Only by firmly attaching to Ling Yuntian can the Xingbo Hou Mansion avoid this disaster.And what he has to do is to appease his wife Ling Yunru.

Ling Yunxi who heard Ling Yunru's voice froze immediately.With a flustered look, she pulled Yuan Jin's arm and was about to leave.

"Hey! Sister, what's wrong with you?" Yuan Jin looked at Ling Yunxi who suddenly became flustered with some pain.

"Miss San, what are you doing? Look at you, you've hurt Xiao Shizi." The nanny who had been standing aside and watching coldly finally got her chance.She looked at Yuan Jin with a distressed face, and looked at Ling Yunxi with reproachful eyes from time to time.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Yuan Jin, are you okay!" When Ling Yunxi heard Yuan Jin's pain, she couldn't help but quickly put down Yuan Jin's arm, and asked Yuan Jin with a face of self-blame.

"It's okay! Sister!" Yuan Jin raised his small face and smiled at Ling Yunxi, then he looked at the nanny standing in front of him with a sullen face.

Under Yuan Jin's cold and hot eyes, the nanny's back could not help but break out in cold sweat.At the same time, she tactfully stepped aside.

"Then sister, let's go!" Yuan Jin pulled Ling Yunxi's hands and said caringly.He found that his sister's eyes were full of panic and anxiety.

"Okay!" Ling Yunxi nodded, and gently pulled Yuan Jin's little hand to leave.

"Stop!" Ling Yunru roared angrily at Ling Yunxi who regarded her as nothing.

(End of this chapter)

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