Yingge lowered his head and replied carefully: "If you go back to the emperor, they did come to find you, and you must also hope that the ministers will remember the friendship between teachers and students in the past, and help them speak well in front of the emperor, so that they will not be city guards again." ”

Yin Zhen put down the things in his hand and said, "Since you know the way, why don't you see them?" ”

Ying Ge lowered his eyes and said: "The two of them were loved by the emperor and promoted to the cabinet attendants, and they should have done things carefully to repay the emperor's favor, but the two of them committed an accident soon after entering the cabinet, and the emperor belittled them to guard the city gate, which is already extraordinarily gracious, and the minister doesn't know how else to say good words." But the minister never imagined that they would run away at the very least. ”

Yin Zhen looked at Yingge thoughtfully and said, "You really think so?" ”

Hearing this, Yingge hurriedly knelt down and said: "The minister's family has been favored by the emperor for generations, how dare the minister deceive the emperor." ”

Yin Zhen looked at him carefully, and saw that what he said did not seem to be a lie, so he raised his hand and said, "Get up, I ask you, have they ever seen you other than that time?" ”

Inge lowered his eyes and said: "No, even the news of their escape, the minister learned from others afterwards. ”

Seeing that he couldn't ask anything, Yin Zhen said, "Okay, you can step down." ”

"Yes." After Yingge agreed, he did not retreat immediately, but said: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that the queen's mother was ill some time ago, and the minister and Ama who was sick were very worried, I don't know if I can go to visit?" ”

Hearing that it was this matter, Yin Zhen bowed his head and said: "Since it is a concern, although it is in the past, how is Lord Feiyangu, can it improve?" ”

Yingge said respectfully: "Thank you for the emperor's concern, but Ama is still the same as before, and there is no improvement after seeing many doctors." ”

Yinzhen nodded, and after signaling Yingge to go down, he once again focused on the two files on the case, these two were Jinshi in the same year, and then they were officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate together, but they didn't expect that now they were even missing. Before, he suspected that this matter was related to Inge, but the secret agent said that there was no change on Inge's side, and looking at Inge's expression just now, it didn't look like a fake, and it seemed that the matter still needs to be investigated.

Just thinking about it, there was a knock on the door outside the hall, and Sixi stepped forward to answer the door, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xi is asking to see you outside." ”

Yin Zhen perked up, stroked his forehead and said, "Let her in." ”

Ling Ruo wore an emerald flag suit today, with jade jade ornaments in his hair, revealing a hint of coolness in this hot summer.

Yin Zhen beckoned her to approach, and said warmly: "What are you doing here on such a hot day?" I'll see you when I'm done. ”

"The concubines were idle and had nothing to do, so they made sour plum soup for the emperor, which is the best way to quench the heat and quench thirst." With Ling Ruo's words, Shui Xiu took out a porcelain cup from the food box, Ling Ruo personally poured out the sour plum soup contained in it, put crushed ice and sugar, scooped it evenly, and handed it to Yinzhen, "The emperor has a taste." ”

Yinzhen scooped it into his mouth, the sweetness and sourness of the sour plum soup were just right, coupled with the coolness brought by the ice cubes, it made people feel very comfortable, and even felt that the fatigue accumulated for the day was gone.

After taking a few sips in a row, Yin Zhen nodded and praised: "Ruo'er's craftsmanship is getting better and better, which makes me a little scared." ”

"Scared?" Ling Ruo was surprised by these two words, pursed his lips and smiled: "The emperor should not be afraid that the concubine will poison the soup, if this is the case, the emperor will be disappointed, the concubine remembers to put everything, but he forgot to put the poison." ”

"If you really want my life, I will give it to you." This sentence, I can't tell if it's a joke or serious, and without waiting for Ling Ruo to think about it, Yin Zhen has already said again: "I'm afraid that I'm used to eating what you cooked, and I won't be used to eating things in the imperial dining room, so what can I do when the time comes." ”

Ling Ruo chuckled when he heard this: "If the emperor likes it, what does it matter if the concubines cook it for the emperor every day." ”

After Yinzhen had used the sour plum soup, Ling Ruo said: "The concubine has something she wants to ask the emperor, and I hope the emperor will agree." ”

Yin Zhen said with a smile: "I said how it was so good, I deliberately brought sour plum soup, it turned out that I had something to ask for." Although he said this, he did not mean to be angry, and said, "Tell me something." ”

Ling Ruo shook the palace fan and said, "Does the emperor still remember Ah Yi who followed his concubines when he was still in the palace?" ”

"Ah Yi ......" Yin Zhen thought for a moment and said: "I remember, she is the dog's sister, but then you sent her out of the house, I almost forgot about it, how did you mention her." "The dog is Zhang Cheng, and he was given the name of Zhang Cheng by Yinzhen since he was released as an official.

"Ah Yi got married soon after leaving the house, although the concubine and her have not seen her for a long time, but she often sends letters over, the concubine learned that she treats her very well, the only regret is that she has been married for many years but has not been pregnant with a child, but fortunately, God blessed, finally conceived last year, and now it is already September, and it will be born soon." Looking at Yinzhen's expression, Ling Ruo continued: "Ah Yi has always been very worried about her brother, but the dog was valued by the emperor and released as an official, first in Yunnan, and then went to Tianjin, the two brothers and sisters take less and leave more, it is rare to have a time to meet, now she is pregnant, she is even more worried, hoping to reunite with the dog for a while, she originally wanted to go to Tianjin, but she is about to give birth, it is not suitable to go far away, so the concubine thinks, can the emperor let the dog go back to the capital to see Ah Yi." "Anyone who serves as a magistrate, except for the triennial narrative evaluation, is not allowed to return to Beijing without the emperor's order, which is a rule set since the founding of the Qing Dynasty.

After she finished speaking, Yin Zhen said: "Is this what Ah Yi meant, or what do you mean?" ”

"It's the meaning of the concubine, Ah Yi has always been well-behaved, and she never asks for anything from the concubine, it is the concubine who sees the meaning of her thoughts in the letter, so she has the courage to open her mouth to the emperor, and hopes that the emperor will approve it."

Yin Zhen nodded slightly, and said: "Ruo'er, you can be a matter of the previous dynasty, you are the concubine, you shouldn't be chased." Although he is very fond of Ling Ruo, there are some things he is afraid of, he doesn't like Ling Ruo to take the initiative to touch it, it's not that he sticks to the old rules, but once he is known by the courtiers, it will inevitably cause another turmoil, which is not what he wants to see.

Ling Ruo didn't know what Yin Zhen was thinking, and bowed his head and said: "The concubine knows that if it weren't for the pity of Ah Yi, the concubine wouldn't have opened this mouth." ”

After Yin Zhen's gaze stayed on Ling Ruo's face for a moment, he sighed slightly and said, "That's it, just let Zhang Cheng go back to Beijing, I don't want to see you sad." ”

Yin Zhen's answer made Ling Ruo overjoyed, and he hurriedly bowed and said, "The concubine is grateful for the emperor's grace on behalf of Ah Yi!" ”

Yin Zhen helped her to get up, and chuckled: "Ah Yi should thank you, if you didn't speak, I wouldn't have answered." ”

"The emperor treats his concubines well, and the concubines will never forget them in their lives." As soon as Ling Ruo's words fell, Yin Zhen had already shook her hand and said with a smile: "You are wrong, it's not this life, it's eternal life and never forget, because I want to be a husband and wife with you for the rest of my life, but maybe I am not an emperor in the next life, but just an ordinary person, worrying about firewood, rice, oil and salt all day long, will you marry me?" ”