Linglong

Chapter 103

Because she was stopped by soldiers two days ago, Mrs. Jiang was exhausted, so she didn't follow her today.

Chang Xu stayed in front of Guizhuang for a long time, got off his horse and went in to have a look, and he had already left.

"Father, I dare you to let someone hold me back two days ago, and you quietly moved!" Chang Xu wanted to understand what had happened, and he really wanted to cry without tears.

"Where has my father gone?" he asked the shaky, hunchbacked old servant.

The hunchbacked old servant smiled and pointed to his ears, indicating that his hearing was not very good and he did not understand what Chang Xu was talking about.

"Father doesn't want me to know his whereabouts?" Chang Xu was very puzzled.

Knowing that the old general was hiding from him on purpose to prevent him from knowing where Chang Ne had gone, he had no choice but to stand in the empty small courtyard and then come out.

After leaving Guizhuang and riding back to the capital, he was listless and quite depressed.

Back at the founding mansion, Mrs. Jiang greeted her anxiously, "You came back alone. Could it be that you were beaten back by your father again? Today, there are a lot of people with them, all of whom are elites in the army. Why is it still so useless?" ?" Seeing that Chang Xu didn't bring her precious son back, she was anxious and complained at the same time.

Chang Xu ignored her with a sullen face, and went into the inner room.

Jiang Shi followed closely behind him and also came in.

"It wasn't my father who called me back, but my father had already taken Ne'er away, and I don't know where to go." Chang Xu told her the matter.

Mrs. Jiang sat down on the chair, weeping and crying, and she couldn't bear to live, "Father, this is killing us! Let the child do hard work day and night, but we still know where the child is, and now we simply hide it. Let's go! Don't tell us where you are going!" After crying for a while, he pulled Chang Xubuyi, "Ner, this is a capital crime, and my grandfather tortured him like this!"

Chang Xu threw her away angrily, "Why are you yelling at me? It's not something I discussed with my father!"

Chang Xu exerted a lot of strength, and Jiang Shi was thrown back a few steps and fell to the ground.

She sat on the ground and wiped her tears, "You are heartless, I have worked hard for most of my life, and only Ne'er is my lifeline. If something happens to Ne'er, I will die!"

Chang Xu was annoyed by her crying, stood up abruptly, and wanted to go outside.

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly grabbed the hem of his robe, "My lord, think of a way to save your son! Go and beg the queen, if the queen opens her mouth, my father will not be so embarrassing anymore!" She held her tightly, unable to leave, and said with a frown: "The queen is not close to me when she urinates, it's not like you don't know. Even if I'm willing to ask the queen, will she agree?" Mrs. Jiang bowed her head when he said , silently.

She had begged the queen, but the queen refused to pretend at all.It's not much better if Chang Xu is changed.

She let go.

Chang Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and walked towards the door.

"The queen is really ruthless." Jiang said quietly: "For her, the Chang family worked together to help the acting king ascend to the throne; for her, which man in the Chang family did not kill the enemy bravely and fight bloody..."

There was a hint of resentment in her voice, which could be heard very clearly in this silent inner room.

Chang Xu was almost at the door. Hearing her words, he was terrified. He walked back to her side quickly, knelt down, covered her mouth, and shouted in a low voice: "Shut up! Don't say any more!"

Seeing that he looked extremely flustered, Mrs. Jiang turned pale with fright, and felt a little regretful, and really didn't dare to say any more.

Although Chang Xu stopped her from drinking, he still had lingering fears, and said in a low voice: "Ner'er was taken away by his father, so as not to follow us, and be taught by you to be lawless and arrogant, and maybe one day he will lose his life in a daze. .”

"I... I never taught Ne'er these things..." Jiang defended herself.

Chang Xu's complexion improved.

"The three princes are all descended from the empress, and there is only the empress in the harem, what are you doing so carefully." Jiang said dissatisfied in a low voice.

She also knows that she must be cautious when being a foreign relative. Of course, there are glorious and glorious descendants in the past, and there are also many who have their families ransacked and wiped out when disaster strikes. However, the emperor and empress are so loving, and the three princes were all born by the empress , so what are you afraid of?

Chang Xu was told by his father, elder brother and others that as a foreign relative, he must be strict with himself, be modest and prudent, but after thinking about Jiang's words carefully, he felt that they made sense.That's right, the princes and princesses are all born to the queen, so what's the need for the Chang family to behave so cautiously with their tails between their legs?Besides, without the men of the Chang family who went to the front line and went through life and death, how could there be today's emperor and queen!The father is also true. The more things he has gone through, the less courageous he will be; the greater the credit, the more humble he will be.Just like Ne'er just molested a daughter of a scholar's family this time, wouldn't it be over after marrying her back, is it worth the endless torture?
"What's the family name?" Chang Xu asked suddenly.

Jiang Shi was wiping tears from her eyes, and she suddenly didn't expect what Chang Xu asked what this meant.It took him a while to realize that he was asking about the girl Chang Ne had molested, and hurriedly said, "That family's surname is Tang, from Jinling..." Chang Xu raised his hand to stop her, "You and the Tang family have a good discussion, Be gentle, don't make things big, and don't care about anything else."

"What are you going to do?" Jiang asked in a daze.

Chang Xu snorted, "What can I do? My only son is gone, so the father can always ask? I'm going to ask for someone with my elder brother. If my elder brother refuses to take care of me, I..." He gritted his teeth, With a cruel heart, he said: "I will ask the emperor to uphold justice!"

There was brilliance in Jiang's eyes, and he took Chang Xu's hand and asked eagerly: "Is it so? Is it so?"

Chang Xu's face changed a few times, "No matter what, the only son can't disappear, so let's just let it go!"

Tears welled up in Jiang's eyes, "Yes, yes, yes! We don't think about Ne'er, who would think about him? Go, find a way to go." At this moment, he didn't drag Chang Xu to let him go. , but pushed him out forcefully.

With a dark face, Chang Xu stood up and left in a hurry.

Sitting alone, Mrs. Jiang thought for a while that Chang Ne didn't know where he was now, and she felt very worried, and for a while, she thought that Chang Xu was finally willing to come forward to seek justice for her only son, and felt relieved.Sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes like fire, sometimes like ice and snow, and his face is also cloudy.

After finally getting dark, Chang Xu came back with a gray face.

"How?" Jiang asked anxiously, not caring about his expression.

In her mind, the only son, Chang Na, is really too important.

Chang Xu waved to her wearily, and sat down on the official chair.Mrs. Jiang wanted to please her, and she didn't pretend to be a maid. She poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to him, "My lord, drink a cup of tea to moisten your mouth first."

Chang Xu didn't reach out to pick up the tea, but said dejectedly: "Father took Ne'er to Shuntian Mansion."

"Ah?" Jiang's face turned pale with shock, the teacup in her hand fell to the ground with a clang and fell into pieces.

"Shuntian Mansion, Shuntian Mansion." She was about to cry anxiously, "Father took Ne'er to such a far away place, this——wouldn't it kill me——"

Seeing that she was about to cry again, Chang Xu waved to her impatiently, "Don't cry, come here, I have something to tell you..." Jiang Shi saw that he seemed to have something private to say, so she hurried over and listened. On his lips, Chang Xu told her in a very small voice, "After the news that my father took his grandson to Shuntian Mansion spread in the court, several nobles who originally opposed the relocation of the capital were silent... Think about it, What is his status as an old man, there are several noble relatives who are willing to fight against him..."

"He always thinks about the queen in this way." Jiang's tears rolled in his eyes, "but for the queen, he is willing to go through fire and water!"

He is over 70 years old. Wouldn't it be nice for An Ansheng to live in Jinling for the elderly, but the emperor and empress wanted to move the capital to the north, so he rushed there first, still under the banner of disciplining his grandson.

"Partial! Isn't grandson as important as daughter?" Jiang was indignant.

Chang Xu was worried, "In Guizhuang, my father disciplined Ne'er very strictly. I don't know what will happen when I come to Shuntian Mansion!" Thinking that I only have such a son, who was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, and he suffered so much. The child can bear it. what?Can't help but sigh.

"Let's go too!" Mrs. Jiang likes Jinling, a prosperous place, but if Chang Na goes to Shuntian Mansion, she would like to follow without hesitation, "It's best to leave tomorrow!"

"How do we go?" Chang Xu asked dissatisfiedly: "I am the founder of the country, and I have official duties. I can't leave Beijing without authorization. It's not like you don't know!"

"Can't we be transferred?" Jiang was stunned and asked cautiously.

"Will the emperor let me be transferred?" Chang Xu asked angrily.

Jiang was dumbfounded.

That's right, the old general made it clear that he wanted to take care of Chang Na himself. At this time, letting the founder of the country be transferred to Shuntian Mansion is to argue with the old general. How could the emperor do such a thing?He has always respected his father-in-law very much.

Jiang shi collapsed on the chair limply.

The Yu family's garden is very large, and Linglong walks around the garden at least once a day.

She understands the truth that life lies in exercise, and she will not eat less, exercise less, and have a delicate body like many ladies nowadays.

I don't know who designed the Yujia Garden, but there are many sunflowers, that is, sunflowers.Looking at the bright yellow flowers, Linglong smiled happily when she thought that there would be fresh melon seeds to eat soon.

Two sisters, Tang Xiaoming and Tang Xiaohong, and two other young girls, Linger and Qiaoer, were by Linglong's side, and an old servant with weak legs and feet was not far away tending the flowers and trees, harmonious and peaceful.

"When will it be ready?" Linglong looked up at the sunflowers and asked curiously.

Ling'er is a very winky little girl, and she is very courteous, "Miss San, there is someone who tends flowers and trees over there, he must be a knowledgeable person, why don't I ask him?"

Linglong smiled and nodded.

Ling'er ran over with light steps, and asked crisply: "May I ask this old man, when will the sunflowers be ripe? When will the melon seeds be edible?"——She still knows Linglong very well, and she knows that Linglong is thinking about melon seeds .

The old servant's hearing is not very good, Ling'er asked twice before he turned his head in a daze, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Girl, what did you just say? Uncle Zhong is old, so he can't hear clearly."

Although his voice was hoarse, it was loud enough that Linglong could hear it.

Uncle Zhong?Alarm bells rang in Linglong's heart.Didn't Chen Junyan say that he would send someone named Uncle Zhong to protect me?The person in front of me...did he accidentally change his name, or...Chen Junyan, you can't let such an old man protect me, can you?Look at his appearance like a candle in the wind, it's not too bad for me to protect him.

Although there are many doubts, Linglong decides to match the code with "Uncle Loyalty" just to be on the safe side -- Linglong had agreed with Chen Junyan before leaving.

Linglong walked to the side of "Uncle Zhong".

Uncle Zhong is pruning peony branches. All the peonies planted here are called "Natural Wealth". The flowers are fiery red and gorgeous.

"Why are the flowers so red?" Linglong asked casually.

Uncle Zhong raised his withered face and smiled, "Miss, what did you say? Red? Yes, it's as red as fire."

The corner of Linglong's mouth twitched.

The code was actually correct.Chen Junyan, you didn't do it on purpose, did you?You don't seem to have sent someone to protect me, but rather to amuse and amuse me.

When we parted from Chen Junyan, everyone galloped and ran for their lives. Before they could speak carefully, Linglong casually proposed "Why are flowers so red" and "Yes, they are as red as fire" as the connection code, because this code, The clothes Linglong wears recently are all embroidered with a red flower, in case "Uncle Loyalty" comes to strike up a conversation.

"When is it ready?" Linglong was speechless for a while, then raised her finger to Sun Kui.

"When it's time to be ripe, it will be done naturally." Uncle Zhong said hoarsely.

——It’s like saying nothing.

Linglong really wanted to roll her eyes at him.

Although Uncle Zhong disappointed Linglong so much, he was specially sent by Chen Junyan, and Linglong was still willing to have a detailed talk with him.

"I like this place very much, I want to sit here for a while." Linglong ordered: "Xiao Ming, you are strong, go and bring a small wooden table; Ask the two little girls to bring some tea, I want drunk crabapple for tea, and I want shortbread with raspberry jam for dessert."

It's very quiet here, and what Linglong told her is really something other girls can't do, only Tang Xiaoming and Tang Xiaohong can do it.The two of them didn't have any doubts at all, agreed and went back to get the table and chairs.

After the two of them left, Linglong suddenly wanted to eat flower cakes, so she asked Linger and Qiaoer to go to a flower garden not far away to pick roses, "Pick more and pick them up." How could the two little girls not know Linglong's love? What about the playful nature?Happily picking flowers.

A few butterflies were flying among the flowers, watching the old and loyal uncle suddenly stretch out his hand, like lightning, he caught all the butterflies in his hand!
"Wow—" Linglong opened her eyes wide in surprise.

Uncle Zhong looked at Linglong with a smile, and let go of his palm.

The colorful butterflies hurriedly flew away from his palm, unharmed.

At this time, Uncle Zhong's eyes were clear, and there was no trace of old age.

"Chen Junyan is not kidding me!" Linglong smiled happily.

"Miss, I pretended to be like this on purpose." Uncle Zhong's voice was low, but Linglong could hear it clearly, "I don't have time to elaborate on the reason. I'll give you what the young master left behind first."

He took out a small silver box from his pocket, "Here is a small silver spoon, if the food is poisonous, the spoon will change color."

Linglong took it and opened it to take a look. Inside was a very small spoon with a folded handle, without any decoration, but it looked very delicate and beautiful.

"No one will poison me." Linglong muttered softly, and put the small silver spoon into her purse. The box was useless, so she returned it to Uncle Zhong.

"Be careful when sailing for ten thousand years." Seeing Linglong like this, Uncle Zhong showed disapproval, "Your status is noble, so you should be more respectful."

Linglong laughed.

What is my status?Both my grandfather and father were hermits and did not serve as officials. One of my mother's older brothers and older sisters was a civil servant of the third grade, and the other married into a duke's mansion. But in the end, they have nothing to do with me, saying that I have a noble status... It's weird.Could it be that Chen Junyan lied to Uncle Zhong too?Said that I have a marriage contract with him, and I will marry him in the future?If that's the case, Uncle Zhong's saying of "noble status" is very natural, and the woman his young master is going to marry is naturally extremely noble to him.

Uncle Zhong wanted to say something more, but his face suddenly changed, "It seems that someone is coming this way." He listened intently, "I heard the footsteps of two people, a stone's throw away from here, the footsteps are very light, it should be woman."

Linglong giggled, "Uncle Zhong, you have really good ears! Alright, put it back on quickly, make it look like it."

Sure enough, Uncle Zhong bent over again, looking old and frail.

When Jingxi came over with her maid, Linglong was enjoying watching Uncle Zhong pruning the flowers and branches.

"Third sister is getting more and more interested." Jingxi said with a smile when she saw Linglong, her eyes flickered.

She was a little thinner than before, and even though she was wearing makeup, she was a little haggard.

Her complexion was faintly yellow, which shouldn't be the skin tone that a cardamom girl should have.

"This looks good." Linglong smiled briskly, pointing to the flying knife and scissors in Uncle Zhong's hand, "If there are any branches and branches, they should be repaired as soon as possible, so as not to grow crooked in the future, second sister, don't you think so?"

"You—" Jingxi raised her eyebrows, with a look of anger on her face.

What Linglong said seems to have something to say.

"What's wrong with me?" Linglong smiled and looked at her innocently.

Jingxi endured the anger in her heart, and her voice softened, "The third younger sister is always so childish, the older sister can't do anything about you."

She looked at Linglong affectionately, with a look of "you, you, let me do what I want with you".

Linglong didn't feel any warmth in her heart, instead she became vigilant: Yu Jingxi, you and I are not so good. Seeing you like this, do you need my help?
(End of this chapter)