Chapter 38: Departure
Li Suo Luo looked at Ji Ling suspiciously, although she didn't know why her father was here, but it didn't seem to have anything to do with her, she didn't even take a second look, and followed Du Gonggong out.
Only Qiao An leaned into his ear and said, "Boss Ji, tell me the story of that Houyi when you come back." ”
Ji Ling is embarrassed, Qiao An has recently learned archery, but she is inexplicably interested in the story of Hou Yi.
He heard Joan's words, but ignored him, perhaps, he wouldn't go back at all.
He watched the back of the little princess leaving in silence, but he didn't like words, what could he say?
In fact, he had already roughly guessed the purpose of King Yan calling him, and today, it happened to be the three-year period agreed between Uncle Wang and him.
Seeing that Gonggong Du left with a few people, and his back completely disappeared around the corner, King Yan came over and held Ji Ling with one hand.
"Let's go." King Yan looked at the young man with pity.
Letting him disappear silently like this is actually the most unfair thing for him, but his special identity must not be exposed.
This is not only for the promise of his uncle, but also for the stability of the Yan Kingdom, so he can only leave without saying goodbye.
"Can I say goodbye to the little princess?" Ji Ling struggled for a long time, but he couldn't help but ask.
He waited nervously for King Yan's reply, obviously knowing the answer, but still trying to pray, maybe this was the first time in his life.
King Yan was silent for a long time, with an obscure expression on his face, then shook his head and said, "No, little boy, Yeqing should have told you a long time ago." ”
Ji Ling lowered his head in disappointment, Uncle Wang did tell him that if he wanted to listen to King Yan's words, he could also understand King Yan's purpose in doing this, just to simply love his daughter.
"Let's go, Aoi is waiting for you." This time, King Yan didn't give him room not to leave, and used his strength to pull him through another door that was opposite to Gonggong Du's departure.
Ji Ling's face slowly calmed down, since he was a child, he was very good at hiding his emotions, so even if he was so reluctant, he could still behave plainly.
While walking, Ji Ling asked, "When did Uncle Wang come?" ”
"Yesterday." King Yan replied casually.
The two walked through the corridor, turned a few corners, and came to a courtyard, where the guards at the door immediately came forward to greet them.
Inside was a stone table, all three stools were empty, and only one stool sat a man.
It was a middle-aged man, about forty years old, dressed in a neat but not flashy dress, but he looked gentle and polite, with his own demeanor.
In front of the man, there was a pot of good dragon well, and he was sipping tea at the moment, looking like he was enjoying himself.
When the man saw King Yan, he smiled and waved his hand to say hello, like an old friend reunited, relaxed and comfortable, and at the same time took a cup from the tea cup, poured a cup of tea, and placed it on the opposite stool.
Ji Ling calmly followed King Yan inside.
Once, he thought of countless scenes where Uncle Wang came to pick him up, and also thought of countless reasons to leave, and even looked forward to getting rid of this kind of life under the fence countless times, but when this day really came, he couldn't get excited at all.
Perhaps, in fact, I am used to life here.
Why did they leave themselves so easily, and take him without asking any reason?
He is no longer the ignorant child he was at the beginning.
Ji Ling slowly followed King Yan, not getting close to anyone, neither laughing nor crying.
Ye Qing was not annoyed at all when he saw him like this, after all, three years ago, this child just didn't like words, and he didn't show his anger and anger, which was very similar to his mother.
When King Yan saw that Yeqing had made tea for herself, he laughed, walked to the opposite side and sat down by himself.
"Brother Night is so excited today." Yan Wang happened to have a dry mouth, so he took a sip of tea.
Yeqing is two years older than him, and both of them met when they were young, and as the idle prince of Guiguo, Yeqing is indeed idle enough.
Yeqing smiled: "Isn't this still what I learned from you back then, there are some things, since you can't fight, it's better not to fight." ”
It's just that I didn't expect that he was the only one who really didn't fight.
When King Yan heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and they dissipated in an instant.
I remembered that back then, the three of them were all suave children, traveled to various countries, lived freely, and were also freshly dressed and angry young men, but I didn't expect that one of the people who said indisputable at the beginning became Emperor Jing and the other became King Yan.
On the contrary, Yeqing, who shouted ambition every day, finally became this idle prince.
Yan Wang took another sip of tea and deliberately spoke, wanting to change the topic.
"Three years ago, I didn't have time to ask you, what is the identity of this Ji Ling?"
When Yeqing heard this, she glanced at Ji Ling deeply, and it didn't hurt to let him know, after all, now he was no longer the child he was at the beginning.
Ji Ling still stood quietly, not in the slightest moved by the two of them talking about him.
Yeqing put down the teacup in her hand and said, "He's my sister's son." ”
"Yexi'er?" King Yan was surprised.
Ji Ling listened quietly, is this the name of his mother? His mother never told him.
King Yan looked at Ye Qing with a knowing expression.
Ye Xi'er was the only princess of Gui at that time, Princess Night, and Yeqing was born to the same mother, but because the power of the mother concubine was not strong enough, like Yeqing, she didn't have much sense of existence.
"Princess Night later married and went to Zhaoguo, so Ji Ling's biological father is actually Emperor Zhao, right?" King Yan sighed.
A prince of Zhaoguo has lived under his nose for three years, three years ago, Yeqing just told him that Jiling had a special identity, he thought it was just a branch of the royal family of Zhaoguo, but he didn't expect that it was the concubine of Emperor Zhao.
Ji Ling's eyelids twitched, these things, his mother would never mention them to him, it turned out that this was what his mother was hiding from him?
Yeqing nodded slightly, acquiescing.
But King Yan still had doubts.
"But Emperor Zhao has never announced to the public that there is a prince named Ji Ling, as far as I know, Emperor Zhao has not had a prince who has grown up healthily."
Ye Qing's eyes were dim, and he looked into the distance abruptly, and said, "Emperor Zhao didn't know about the existence of Ji Ling. ”
When King Yan saw him like this, he also knew that there must be an unknown secret behind him, so he didn't continue to ask.
Yeqing came back to his senses, looked at Ji Ling, and saw his stable and peaceful appearance, but smiled with relief, this child is not like himself and his mother, in terms of calmness, he inherited his incompetent biological father.
But that's good, at least, he won't end up like himself and his mother, and end up being a lamb to be slaughtered.