Tang Mingqi's deep eyes swept over his face, and the little guy hurriedly lowered his head in fright, as if he had been pointed, standing there stiffly, not daring to move.

A faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and then he replied, "In that case, forget it." ”

After that, he turned over his horse and walked to the east of the city with the servants of Dali Temple.

Inner Courtyard.

The porter returned the news of Tang Mingqi's departure, Su Luan listened to it, sighed and patted his chest, curtsy to his father, and said goodbye: "Daddy has been tired these days, and now that this person has been caught, you should also have a good rest, and your daughter will retire first." ”

Su Zhan nodded, saw her go out, and said to the housekeeper beside him: "Tell the kitchen, cook a bowl of soothing soup and send it over." ”

"Yes, sir."

This night, Su Luan slept exceptionally peacefully. It wasn't until dawn that she got up with her worried eyes and called the bell to come in and dress her up.

Bell walked in with a double bun, a cherry pink jacket, and a basin of steaming water.

"Miss, did you sleep well last night?"

Su Luan bowed a handful of water and slapped it on his face, and responded with a whining: "Well, it's good." ”

Bell pursed her lips and smiled, remembering General Fang Cai's concerned appearance, and said to her: "General Fang Cai still came to ask you if you came, and when he saw that you were sleeping well, he didn't make any noise about you and went directly to the palace." ”

Su Luan wiped his face and hands for a moment, frowned, and said, "You will enter the palace at this hour?" What about the eldest brother, who also went with his father? ”

Bell nodded: "Well, I heard that it was Pingjiang City who came to report the battle." ”

As she was talking, she heard a fluttering sound in the courtyard, and the bell was tight, and she pushed open the door vigilantly, only to see a red-billed pigeon on the handrail under the porch, looking at her with her head tilted.

"Miss, there's a pigeon in the yard."

Su Luan poked his head from behind the screen, saw the little red mouth, and was happy: "Hurry!" Remove the letter from its foot. ”

"Eh, okay." The bell answered, reached out and grabbed the red-billed pigeon, and neatly unmandid the letter on its feet.

Su Luan sat in front of the bronze mirror, combing her hair with a bell while unwrapping the paper roll in her hand......

"Sister Luan'er, by the time you received this handwritten letter, the concubine had already boarded the passenger ship leaving Pingjiang City. Thanks to the help of the protectors, Pingjiang City has now turned from danger to safety. The king of Huainan is dead, although he was not killed by the concubine himself, but the concubine's blood feud is over. ”

"Sister Luan'er, the concubine wanted to go back to Beijing to thank you in person, but she was pregnant...... also asked his sister to keep the secret for the concubine, the identity of the concubine and Lord Ling is like a cloud, if he learns at this time, it will definitely be another storm. The concubine was originally a rootless duckweed, and now she just wants to live an ordinary life. The concubine deceived Lord Ling, making him mistakenly think that the concubine had a miscarriage, and she was able to leave the country under the cover of the protector of the country, and hoped that her sister would not blame her sister. When he meets one day, he will punish himself. Hope for it, don't read it. ”

Su Luan held the letter in his hand, there is no right or wrong in everything in this world, not to mention feelings, it is even more difficult to distinguish between right and wrong......

She was silent for a long time, until the bell called her three times, and she suddenly came back to her senses: "What did you just say?" ”

The bell looked at her with some concern, and repeated again: "Miss, the breakfast is ready, and it will be cold if you don't use it again." ”

"Ah, okay, let's go." Su Luan lowered his eyes, rolled the paper in his hand into a ball, and threw it into the charcoal stove on the side......

Because the external troubles have been solved, the internal worries have been removed, the holy dragon heart is happy, amnesty to the world, and the taxes of farmers and merchants have been exempted for three consecutive years, and the whole country celebrates for a time.

And the Su family, Su Zhan was given the title of Duke of Anguo for his great victory over Nanyue, and became the only Duke of the Kingdom with two titles in this Dajin. Su Zhen returned to Beijing without permission, and his merits were offset by his merits, and there was no reward or punishment. Sands Chinese

And this time, in addition to the Su family, the biggest hero is Shaoqing Ling Shaotang of Dali Temple.

Because Ling Shaotang's right arm was too seriously injured, this holy reward was directly sent to the Yong'an Hou Mansion. first gave this Ling Shaotang the identity of the Hou of Yong'an, and then promoted to the secretary of the Criminal Department. But although he was in the limelight for a while, there was no joy on his face.

And these various reasons, others don't know, but they can't hide it from Tang Mingqi.

Dali Temple study.

Ling Shaotang leaned on the Taishi chair, his right arm hanging, and his left hand holding the teacup, took a sip, and asked, "The first emperor once said that this white jade tiger talisman will not be passed on to the emperor's heir. What does the Lord Protector mean by sending this thing now? ”

Tang Mingqi played with the white jade tiger talisman in his hand, and shook his head with a wry smile: "He wants Luan'er's first heir to inherit the mantle of the Protectorate Mansion." ”

Ling Shaotang was stunned for a moment, and the hand holding the teacup was unsteady, spilling a little tea.

"His idea is good, depending on what you mean, do you want to accept it?"

"If I don't, he will definitely find Luan'er......" Tang Mingqi said helplessly.

Ling Shaotang couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Mrs. Sister-in-law's status is becoming more and more unshakable. Behind her, there was already the General's Mansion, the Dingguo Marquis' Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion, and now there was going to be a Protector's Mansion. ”

Tang Mingqi glanced at him: "Even if there are more backers, it is just a fiction for her, and it is enough for her to have me." ”

Ling Shaotang looked at him with a straight face, his eyes suddenly dimmed, and he lowered his eyes with a wry smile.

Tang Mingqi had a very close relationship with him, so he naturally noticed his strange situation during these days, remembered how he was trapped by love at the beginning, and couldn't help frowning and asking, "When I returned this time, why didn't I see my girl with you?" ”

Ling Shaotang's back stiffened, the corners of his mouth fell, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke: "She...... Let's go. ”

"Gone?" Tang Mingqi was slightly stunned, and his mind suddenly flashed the words that the Protector said when he entered the palace this morning.

"Boy, treat the girl well, don't learn from the Ling family, duplicity is a disease, sooner or later you will have to suffer ......"

He groaned for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "What did you say to her?" It doesn't mean that you want to take her as a concubine, right? ”

In his opinion, the identity of the sister-in-law and Ling Shaotang is too far apart, compared to him and Luan'er before, the sister-in-law can enter the Hou Mansion and be a noble concubine at most. And Ling Shaotang really wants someone who can say this kind of thing.

Take her as a concubine? How so. He wanted to marry her, and he thought about asking for a fortune for her, but she didn't give him a chance.

He shook his head: "No, I want to marry her, how can I say such things to humiliate her." ”

"You tell you the truth?"

"Hmm." Ling Shaotang said with some difficulty, "But she doesn't care at all, she doesn't care about the identity of the Hou Mansion, and she doesn't care about me as a person." ”

yes, if she cares about him, how could she ......

His voice was as hoarse as swallowing sand: "She was pregnant, but in order to kill Tang Yuanhuai, she went to the battlefield regardless of it......"

"The kid?"

"It's gone."

Tang Mingqi was stunned for a moment, and then sighed heavily.