little wife

Chapter 128

The urgent report was sent by Li Chenglin who stayed in the northwest. When Jing Yun left, the peace talks had basically been settled, and there were still some chores to be dealt with. At that time, the civil war in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was raging, and Xie Junchun had already returned.Jing Yun was afraid that there would be some changes at the border, so he asked Li Chenglin to report every month, and he must not slack off.

However, it is very rare to add wax paint and seal "urgent" like tonight.

Jing Yun left the bedroom and came back after a while.

"What's the matter?" Ning Luo couldn't help asking worriedly seeing his frown.

Jing Yun suddenly came back to his senses, smiled and said: "Congratulations, Li Chenglin is going to marry a wife, guess who it is?"

"Who else could it be?" Ning Luo gave him an angry look, "Jiang Duo finally moved that stone?"

"What kind of stone, Li Chenglin is also a general now, more than enough to match Jiang Duo, but Jiang Duo is Princess Mirong, and she has to report to Honglu Temple to get married. Li Chenglin said that he wants to thank you as a great matchmaker."

Ning Luo said happily: "I think Jiang Duo's sister is capricious and cute, and Li Chenglin is the one who picked up the treasure. I have to choose a gift for the two of them. I wish them harmony and harmony, and grow old together."

"It's possible that the harmony of the qin and the cymbals is impossible, but it is possible to sing the sword and arrow together." Jing Yun said seriously.

Thinking of Jiang Duo's violent temper, Ning Luo was immediately happy: "Brother Jing, your mouth is really poisonous. If you beat him, you can kiss him, or you can love him. Li Chenglin must like it."

"Okay, let's not worry about them, let's rest quickly, your body is still weak, what's the matter, wait until you recover."

Jing Yun jumped onto the bed and was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep, but Ning Luo smiled and looked at him without blinking.

The expression was serious and the eyes were piercing. Obviously, you can't avoid it by making jokes. Jing Yun sighed softly and said: "It's nothing. Before the Marquis Xinyi left the northwest to return to Beijing, he temporarily placed your elder brother as the governor of Yingzhou." Hand it over to Sima for the time being, your eldest brother will return to the capital together with Marquis Xinyi, counting the time, you should arrive in the capital in a few days, but for some reason, there is no news from the court, and I don't know anything about it here .”

Ning Luo was taken aback. Frontier ministers are not allowed to leave their posts unless they are called to do so. Ning Heng is in charge of a state's military affairs, which is the most important thing. What is it that makes Xinyi Hou take Ning Heng back to Beijing secretly like this?
"Don't worry too much. I've already sent people to investigate along the way to Beijing. As soon as there is news about Xinyihou, I will rush to meet him. Ask the truth in advance. If there is anything, I can deal with it in advance, let alone Xinyi. Hou and your eldest brother have a mentoring relationship, so it is impossible to do anything to harm him." Jing Yun said in relief.

Ning Luo was relieved when she thought about it. Even her father Ning Zhenchuan was full of praise for the character of Marquis Xinyi, and he helped Jing Yun and Ning Heng a lot when they were in the northwest. , there can be no trouble.

However, this time Jing Yun was wrong.

The people he sent indeed guarded Hou Xinyi and his party, but Hou Xinyi and Ning Heng were not in the team, but went directly into the capital from another light vehicle.

Jing Yun got the news and went to Xinyihou's Mansion, but the gate of the Hou's Mansion was closed tightly, and no one could be seen, even though Jing Yun handed over a letter of invitation to state his identity, he was also politely rejected.

The next morning was the first morning when Xinyi Hou came back. For the first time, Jing Yun did not go to practice swords, but sat beside Ning Luo's bed, staring at her sleeping face.

The Eldest Princess never liked to ask Ning Luo to pay her respects early in the morning, so Ning Luo could sleep until Chen Shi every day before getting up slowly.

As if feeling his gaze, Ning Luo subconsciously rubbed against him, opened her sleepy eyes, and just met Jing Yun's eager and focused eyes.She blushed, and couldn't help pulling the thin quilt that had fallen on her lower abdomen, covering her bellyband, and said angrily, "Brother Jing, are you trying to eat me? It's scary. "

"Yeah, it would be great if I could swallow Luo'er into my stomach," Jing Yun said regretfully, "If I miss you, I will spit it out to see you, and if I am in danger, I will swallow it and hide it tightly."

Ning Luo laughed happily: "Fool."

"I think you're not in good spirits, why don't you stay in another hospital for a few days? The capital is too hot, and Taiqing Mountain is cooler, and you can go hunting in the mountains." Jing Yun asked tentatively.

Ning Luo also became interested when she heard that: "Okay, we haven't been to other courtyards for a long time, why don't we call Shang Zheng'er and Xi'er, how about we go together?"

"Zheng'er and Xi'er are both going to the academy, why don't you come over together after I return to the mansion, you and Shu'er go first in the morning, and take care of the other courtyard for us, how about it?" Jing Yun said calmly.

Ning Luo was right after thinking about it, so she agreed.Jing Yun looked at her for a while, leaned down and kissed her lips for a while, Ning Luo saw that he was lingering for a long time and did not move, so she shyly pushed his shoulder: "It's time to go, otherwise we will have to go to court early." late."

Jing Yun whispered in her ear: "When you get to the other courtyard, cook a bowl of mung bean soup for me. I want the kind with thick bean juice."

"Okay, I'll stew it for you myself." Ning Luo said enthusiastically.

Only then did Jing Yun stand up reluctantly, strode out of the bedroom, and carefully closed the door for her.

The smile on the corner of his mouth gradually narrowed, Jing Yun's eyes were serious, he beckoned to Jing Le, and whispered a few words to him, Jing Le's eyes were astonished, but he held back and solemnly nodded. nod.

The summer dawn was extremely early, just after Maozheng, a round of red sun poked out from the sky, and sprinkled a layer of gold in front of the Zhengqing Hall.The courtiers waited in groups of three or four in the side hall, occasionally whispering a few words to each other.

Jing Yun stood in the crowd, with a tall and straight figure and a cold expression. The surrounding ministers seemed to be intimidated by his aura, and they all unconsciously moved away from him. Only Zou Zelin came from behind him with a smile, He patted him on the shoulder: "Yuanxi, the Marquis of Xinyi is back, why don't you tell me, why don't you come to Guiyunju to set up a seat tonight, let's get together."

Jing Yun looked forward and saw that Xinyi Hou Zhao Zhuo was greeting several old officials. Among the three princes, the only ones left were Taifu Zou Muyi, Zong Zhengjing Wang Yang Lu, Imperial Academy scholar Xu Bing'an, and Rui Wang Yang Yan was listening. , smiling and standing beside them.

Zhao Zhuo is upright and loyal, and Jing Yun has always treated him like a disciple, and the two get along very happily. The abnormality of these two days made him instinctively smell a bit of danger.

He looked at Marquis Xinyi and smiled thoughtfully: "Zelin, after you confirm that you are going to court, will we still be able to make an appointment with Marquis Xinyi?"

Zou Zelin was a little puzzled, and before he could ask any more questions, there was a chants in front of him, and the courtiers immediately stood silently in silence. Several veteran officials led the way and filed in. The civil and military officials lined up on both sides, each standing in line in the main hall. location.

With a few light coughs, Emperor Shenghe walked out slowly, sat on the dragon chair, and all the officials bowed and saluted, shouting long live three times.

The various ministries took turns to step forward, and began to report to the six ministries. In the past six months, except for the repeated heavy rains in the south and the need to strictly prevent floods and natural disasters, all parts of Dachen are still relatively peaceful. How much money do you need, where does it need to be reduced; and the half-year performance appraisal of the Ministry of Officials is approaching, the Ministry of Officials has drawn up a list of inspectors sent abroad, respectfully invite the Holy Judge...

Emperor Shenghe seemed to be in a good mood today. He listened to his courtiers playing, occasionally asked a few questions, and occasionally said a few jokes, which made the atmosphere in the court much more relaxed. They went back and forth to discuss for a long time, some said that they should punish the young people with severe punishment, some said that they should treat the young people with kindness and gentleness... there were so many things, and there was no conclusion in the end.

Seeing the sun was rising, Emperor Shenghe saw that this matter could not be decided for the time being, so he asked Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Officials to recommend a few candidates to go to the south to govern, and then discuss it at that time.

The hall suddenly fell silent, and Emperor Shenghe's eyes flicked from the courtiers one by one, and finally stopped on Jing Yun, with a smile on his lips and a soft look in his eyes: "My dear friends, today I have something It's important to make it public..."

Before Emperor Shenghe could finish his words, Yang Lu, King Zongzhengjing of Zongzheng Temple, suddenly came out and interrupted him: "Wait a minute, Your Majesty, there are some accidents in this matter, and we need to think about it in the long run."

It happened suddenly, blocking the emperor's words like this is really a crime of disrespect. Yang Lu is the emperor's uncle of Emperor Shenghe. He is strict and gentle. He has always respected Emperor Shenghe. It was only at the invitation of Emperor Shenghe that he went to court.Emperor Sheng He's eyes tightened, and he looked at him in astonishment: "Why did the emperor say that?"

"Your Majesty, I also have a very urgent matter to announce." Hou Xinyi came out with a solemn expression, "This matter is about the life and death of Da Chen, please give me your majesty's order!"

Emperor Shenghe's face darkened: "Didn't Aiqing submit the memorial for the peace talks in the Northern Zhou Dynasty? Everything went well in the memorial, and the two countries have already exchanged their credentials. Could there be any accidents?"

Xinyi Hou Liao Pao knelt down on the ground: "There is indeed an accident, but it is not the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but ourselves. This matter is related to Guozuo. If you don't pay attention, you will ruin the century-old foundation of Chen Chen. After learning about this, I dare not be careless. Xingye Then rush back to the capital."

Upon hearing Hou Xinyi's words, the courtiers all looked at each other in blank dismay, whispering endlessly.You must know that Marquis Xinyi is a serious and honest man, not a vain person. He made great military exploits in his early years, and he assisted Emperor Shenghe wholeheartedly at the beginning of his succession, and never intervened in the disputes between the crown prince and factions. the first.

Emperor Shenghe's enthusiasm for wanting Jing Yun to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors cooled down temporarily, and his expression became solemn: "In that case, please tell me, Aiqing."

Marquis Xinyi stood up, turned around and looked straight at Jing Yun, with a serious expression on his face: "Yuanxi, the prince Wei Jianhuai of Northern Zhou Dynasty, do you know him?"

Jing Yun took a deep breath, and as expected, Wei Si's matter was going to be brought up to make a big fuss.He fixedly met the gaze of Marquis Xinyi, with a calm expression on his face: "I met him once, but my wife used to be inseparable with him, and we are called siblings."

Marquis Xinyi's complexion suddenly changed, and his finger trembling when pointing at him, his eyes were full of shock and disappointment: "I still have a glimmer of hope in my heart, hoping that you were deceived without knowing it, but I didn't expect... Yuan Xi, Wei Jian Huai was ambitious, and hid in my old school for several years, colluded with important officials, and scouted military aircraft. As the commander of the Northwest, you not only failed to capture him, but returned to the mountain, and even kept in touch with each other during the war between the two countries. You... too Let me down!"

(End of this chapter)