Zhao Ling entered the palace, and at this time it was already the beginning of the lanterns, and the moon rose from the sea and sky.

After a day of chaos, the imperial city in the night finally returned to tranquility again, like a sleeping beast, put away its minions, and became docile and peaceful.

Zhao Ling's current status is obviously different from the past, as soon as he entered the palace, a palace attendant carried a palace lamp to greet him.

The eight-sided horse palace lamp is painted with a delicate and graceful lady, which seems to come to life under the light of the dim lights, and the soft dance posture is strange with the lights.

Zhao Linggang cleaned himself in the palace, and his body had already been washed clean, his handsome and compelling facial features made people can't help but be moved after looking at it, and his black eyes are more like whirlpools, as if they are hiding secrets, and they seem to be carrying ancient stories to attract people's peeps; The tall and straight figure is wrapped in exquisite and luxurious brocade clothes, and he shows that he has broad shoulders and narrow waist, and a slender and straight posture.

I have to admit that in terms of temperament and appearance, none of the nine sons of Emperor Showa can compare to Zhao Ling; It's a pity that he has always been indifferent and cold, so people don't dare to approach easily, so he is slightly inferior to the gentle and approachable eldest prince Zhao Xuan in name; However, if you really understand him, you will know that this person's personality charm can definitely surpass Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Ling came directly to Tai'an Palace, and watched the palace people meekly serving in front of the palace, without being informed by others, and stepped directly into the palace.

Chief Fu, who had been taking care of Emperor Showa's side, heard the footsteps and turned his head, and saw that it was His Royal Highness King Ling, who did not dare to slack off at all, hurriedly walked forward to salute, lowered his voice, and said: "The prince is here, the emperor woke up once in the evening and wanted to look for you, but he didn't say much when he knew that you had something important to do and left the palace; I just drank the medicine according to the advice of the imperial doctor, and used half a cup of nourishing soup, and just fell asleep. ”

Hearing that Emperor Showa had taken the lie down and food, Zhao Ling's heart was completely let go.

The imperial doctor has explained the physical condition of Emperor Showa to him in every detail, and now the estrangement between father and son has been reduced, and the wish for many years has been fulfilled, and now Zhao Ling just wants to be an ordinary son and do his filial piety under the knees of Emperor Showa; Therefore, he cared more about the physical condition of Emperor Showa than anyone else.

Even if the imperial doctor told him that Emperor Showa at this time was only about three or five years old, he was still full of hope, hoping that through his own efforts, Emperor Showa, who had suffered for half his life, could enjoy the blessings of his children and grandchildren in his old age.

If he could, he hoped to find the potion that would slowly stabilize Emperor Showa's body, and finally got his father's love, what he wanted was not only three or five years, he was very greedy and wanted more.

"Manager Fu, the reason why my father was able to save the day in time this time is all due to you, and this king will remember it."

Hearing Zhao Ling say this, where did Fusheng dare to take it, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The prince said these words, but he tortured the old slave, the old slave did all these things as they should, and I dare not ask the prince to remember." ”

"No, Mr. Fu, you have been taking care of your father for so many years, and it is thanks to you that he has been able to hold on until now; This grace, this king will remember well, when you want something one day, you can come directly to this king, as long as this king can do it, everything depends on you. ”

Hearing Zhao Ling say this, Fusheng could only swallow the words in his mouth.

He is also an old man in the palace, he has watched Zhao Ling grow up since he was a child, although he didn't have much intersection with His Royal Highness King Ling before, but he also knew that it was really not easy to get the dignified King Ling to say such things; Since King Ling wanted to record this matter as a favor, he didn't make much excuses, and after making another bow respectfully, he could be regarded as answering King Ling's words.

Zhao Ling watched Manager Fu's every move, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: He really deserves to be the old man who is taken care of by his father's side, and this method of advancing and retreating in a measured way is indeed impossible to find fault.

So, he was more relieved to hand over his father to him, and advised: "My father trusts you very much, and this king also trusts you, and in the future, my father's body will be handed over to you to take care of, and I hope that Mr. Fu will not live up to the king's entrustment." ”

"Yes, the old slave will take care of the emperor wholeheartedly, please rest assured."

At this time, Emperor Showa, who had been sleeping soundly on the dragon bed, suddenly made a movement, only to see him stretch out his hand from behind the bright yellow curtain that was darkened and waved lightly in the direction where Zhao Ling was.

Zhao Ling saw that Emperor Showa was awake, so he hurriedly stepped forward, lifted the curtain, looked at Emperor Showa who was lying on the dragon bed and his face seemed to have become slightly better, and took the initiative to hold Emperor Showa's outstretched hand, and his voice was gentle and caring.

"Father, but the son woke you up?"

Emperor Showa felt that it was a very good thing to be able to wake up and see his favorite son, so he also had a smile on his face, "No, it's because my father remembers you in my heart and doesn't sleep too deeply, because my father knows that with your filial piety, he will definitely come to the palace to see me after taking care of things, so he is waiting for you." ”

Hearing Emperor Showa say this, a smile appeared on Zhao Ling's face, "Father, the imperial doctor said that what you need most now is rest, if you see your son, your son will come every day, don't be in a hurry at this moment." ”

"Okay, Ling'er has to come to see his father often."

Emperor Showa also twitched the corners of his mouth slightly with the smile on Zhao Ling's face, and smiled, "You suddenly left the palace, but what was a big deal outside the palace?" ”

Zhao Ling knew that Emperor Showa had been trapped by him and his mother all his life, and in the face of Emperor Showa at this time, his feelings were naturally strong and filial; Therefore, in the face of this biological father who is not good at expressing his father's love in words, Zhao Ling is unwilling to deal with him in a few words, so he will tell the truth.

"It's not a big deal, it's Yue'er who is back, and this king goes out of the palace to see her." appropriately concealed the things that should be concealed, and also told the Showa Emperor Chu Xingyue about the return, Zhao Ling's answer was exquisite.

Hearing Zhao Ling mention his princess, Emperor Showa had a smile in his eyes, "Back then, I pointed out that child to you as a princess, and I was worried that you would be unwilling; So I asked someone to carefully draw the child's appearance to show you, don't say it, Chu Yi is a military general, but I didn't expect the daughter born to be a national beauty. When you were very young, I thought about giving you the best in the world, the country and the country, and the stunning beauty, so in the face of this daughter-in-law, I am very satisfied with her appearance; But I am afraid that the two of you will have incompatible personalities and have wronged you, and now I am relieved to see that your husband and wife are so affectionate. ”

It was the first time Zhao Ling heard Emperor Showa say such a hidden truth, his eyes smiled, and the smile on his face became deeper.

"I didn't expect my father to have such a big heart for his son, father, don't worry, your choice is not wrong at all, my son is very satisfied with the princess; Not only is she good-looking, but she also likes her personality and personality very much. ”

Hearing Zhao Ling say this, Emperor Showa couldn't help but laugh out loud, "It seems that I want to give Qingzhou a reward, thank you to my Jingbei Marquis for giving birth to such a daughter who satisfies my son." ”

Zhao Ling heard that Emperor Showa's words were a little ridiculous, and he couldn't help laughing aloud, "Father, don't tease your son, if your decree is issued, then everyone in the world will know that his son has been planted in the palm of his Chu Yi's daughter; In the future, I am afraid that the name of this wife's strict discipline will not be able to escape. ”

Emperor Showa laughed out loud, and even the chief Fu who was waiting on the side couldn't help laughing when he heard it.

A smile of Princess Ling came to mind, she was really a peerless and gorgeous character, no wonder she could be so favored and cherished by King Ling, it seems that the Marquis Mansion of Jingbei in Qingzhou is going to take the identity of Princess Ling to a higher level.

After a few simple jokes with Zhao Ling, Emperor Showa spoke, "You can see your eldest brother?" ”

Zhao Ling said truthfully, "Father, the eldest brother is now recuperating from his injuries in King Xuan's mansion, and his sons are busy going in and out today, and they haven't seen him yet." ”

Emperor Showa nodded, maybe he was really old, and recently he always had in his mind the appearance of these children when they were children, at that time, even if they stood up straight, they could only reach the height of his legs; Every time I saw him, I would call him 'Father' in a sweet and glutinous voice.

Among the many sons, in terms of education, he is the most concerned about his eldest son Zhao Xuan; After all, it is his first child, even if he is a concubine, it is extremely precious.

It's a pity that this child has been extremely ambitious since he was a child, and finally became a puppet pawn in the hands of Queen Jiang, and he had no way to explain some things to that child, so he could only watch him go farther and farther on the road arranged by Jiang.

In the final analysis, he is also a little ashamed of this eldest son, because in a certain way, he regarded Zhao Xuan as Zhao Ling's shield, and he chose to sacrifice this child in disguise.

He could imagine what kind of blow the failure of the Jiang family's plan would be to Zhao Xuan, he knew that he couldn't do anything to this child now, and the only thing he could do was probably save his life.

Emperor Showa grabbed Zhao Ling's hand tightly and looked at him expectantly, "Ling'er, my father knows that Xuan'er has stumbled on you in private over the years, and he also knows that you are opponents in a certain way; But as a father, there are only nine of you, and I don't want to lose any of them, so if I can, how about showing mercy to his men? ”

Zhao Ling could guess why Emperor Showa would say such a thing, after all, tiger poison does not eat children, if Zhao Xuan is allowed to die, I am afraid that the saddest thing in the end is Emperor Showa.

Zhao Ling's eyes hesitated for a moment, and asked, "What does the father want his son to do?" ”

Emperor Showa sighed and said, "As long as you can save his life, whether it is solitary imprisonment or exile, you can consider it." ”

Zhao Ling knew that what Emperor Showa said now should have been thought of a long time ago, even if Zhao Xuan did so many wrong things, in the end, his father still couldn't kill him.

He is not afraid of Zhao Xuan, after all, now that the Jiang family has fallen, the court is also controlled by him, even if Zhao Xuan is unwilling at the moment, he will not be able to make a comeback.

Zhao Ling didn't want Emperor Showa to worry about such a thing, so after making some calculations, he agreed to Emperor Showa.

"Father, the son listens to you, and magnify the king's brother for a way to live."