The atmosphere at the banquet began to become weird, and everyone's eyes always fell on Leng Changxi unconsciously, but Leng Changxi was as steady as an iceberg, neither moving nor speaking, his right hand was naturally on the desk, his left hand was on his lap, and he looked at Queen Chen, as if everything was only subject to Queen Chen's arrangement.

Empress Chen's phoenix eyes narrowed into a narrow arc, as if she had been thinking for a long time, before she ordered, "Since he is unwilling, bring it up, this palace wants to hear it, he wants to say something to this palace." "It doesn't matter what you say, it depends on how Leng Changxi will react, as a young general who has just emerged, whether he can successfully pull Leng Changxi to his side will be known later.

Qin Yunuan rubbed the wine glass while secretly looking at the expressions of Empress Chen and the others. The place of execution is far away from the plum garden, even if the soldier has divine power, it is difficult to break free from the strong man who was executed, and run to such a far place, this matter is really strange.

"What is my sister thinking?" Qin Yunxiang on the side rarely took the initiative to talk to Qin Yunuan, she had been observing Qin Yunuan for a long time, Qin Yunuan's contemplative appearance from time to time always made her feel a little uncomfortable, she was obviously still smiling so unintentionally, but it made people feel that there was something intriguing behind this smile.

"My sister just doesn't understand something," Qin Yunuan said with a wink, "I've only heard of the Meng family army before, when did this Leng family army come out?" ”

Listening to Qin Yunuan's unsighted question, Qin Yunxiang turned his head with some disgust, and explained in general, "It's just a small group of rabble that emerged after the battle of Eastern Qin, and there is nothing to mention." ”

As he spoke, the man who was crying outside the plum garden was brought up, his hair was scattered, he looked haggard and boneless, and his wide prison clothes were worn on his body like an empty shelf, as if he would fall down in a blow.

"The last general...... The last general, Ding Yue, visited the queen mother and the third prince, "He raised his dirty face and made two big salutes, and when he saw Leng Changxi, his eyes suddenly froze, and he trembled and attached to the ground, "Leng ...... General Cold. "He was as humble as a speck of dust, and where could he still roar outside the garden.

Leng Changxi was motionless, like an ice sculpture, his eyes were disdainful except for indifference, and he refused to give even a look to Ding Yue who was kneeling on the ground.

Empress Chen picked out the armor cover and motioned for the prisoner who called himself Ding Yue to raise his head, "It's really so thin that you can't figure it out, you have been shouting to see the palace and General Leng, what's the matter?" ”

Qin Yunuan saw Ding Yue's throat choked, and seemed to be quite dodgy to Leng Changxi on the side, but suddenly attached to the ground, "The queen mother wants to be the master of the last general, the last general has been in the army for fifteen years, and she is loyal and strictly abides by military orders, but this time on the way back, the old wound on the back of the last general recurred, and the pain was unbearable, and she asked the military cook to change the medicine for the last general, and I came and went, and she and I had feelings for each other, one day...... One day, when the last general failed to hold on, the love came, and the time of the fish and water was discovered, but he was found by General Leng, but he insisted that the last general would force the people's daughters to give ...... Eighty military sticks were sentenced. ”

Eighty military sticks are not tickling, if they are really beaten down, most of their lives will be gone.

Empress Chen sighed, "Since it is your love and my wish, now that you are dead, you have really become an outlaw mandarin duck." ”

Ding Yue hurriedly leaned over and shouted, "Queen Mother Mingjian." ”

Empress Chen didn't say much, first turned around and asked Sima Ruidao, "Rui'er, what do you think?" ”

Sima Rui made a formal salute, and then stood up with his hands down, "General Ding has been in the army for fifteen years, and he can be regarded as a veteran, for the Great Qi, he has also thrown away his blood and devoted his loyalty, but now he is still alone, it is inevitable that he will be a little lonely, since ancient times, the hero has been sad to pass the beauty pass, besides, General Ding has worked hard and made great achievements, and he has been beaten down with eighty military sticks, which is inevitably ......," Sima Rui finished speaking, and then he said tentatively to Leng Changxi, "General Leng, what do you see?" ”

The mother and son sang very well, one tone after another, just to tell him that this Ding Yue was the person they wanted to protect, and it depended on his attitude.

Leng Changxi couldn't be clearer in his heart, his face was still indifferent and indifferent, he only raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Ding Yue who was kneeling on the ground, and slowly spoke, "I, I'll give you another chance." ”

Ding Yue just glanced at Queen Chen's eyes slightly, it's just that the honor and disgrace of life and death are at this moment, if General Leng is willing to let go, his crimes are cleared away, and he can still get the favor of the queen, if he is defeated, he will be just a person who wants to die sooner or later, he slammed his head to the ground, and said on his bloodstained forehead, "If there is half a lie in the end, it will be thunder and thunder, and it will not be a good death." ”

"Huh, huh?" Leng Changxi sneered, "First, there has never been a woman in the Leng family's army, where did the position of the cook you mentioned come from?" Second, on the second day of your so-called mutual affection, the woman hanged herself, and if it was really love, why didn't you just go with the woman? Speaking of this, Leng Changxi paused slightly, and continued, "Third, I sentenced you not to eighty military sticks, but two hundred military sticks. ”

Two hundred military sticks! If the eighty military sticks can barely leave a trace of breath, the two hundred military sticks are going to beat people to death, three sentences, every sentence hits the key to Ding Yue's confession, making people breathless.

"General Leng, didn't you just say that it was eighty military sticks? How to ...... all at once Isn't this a reversal? Sima Rui looked upset about Ding Yue. The Ding family is a nail buried by the queen in the army, and it is also her right-hand man who will become a big thing in the future, although Ding Yue is just a distant relative of the Ding family, but it is always no harm to sell the favor of the Ding family.

"Why should the third prince be excited," Leng Changxi slowly rubbed the white jade cup, and the grape brew in the cup slowly smoked out an intoxicating fragrance because of the temperature of Leng Changxi's fingertips, which was charming and sultry, "Didn't the prisoner already say it, if he had a lie, it would be a thunderstorm and a good death, and the providence of Weichen would not dare to figure it out, but if it was not a good death, Weichen could still help a gang, and change the eighty military sticks to two hundred, didn't it happen to fulfill his wish?" ”

Qin Yunuan sighed secretly in her heart, it seems that Leng Changxi's methods are really not simple, under the guise of giving others another chance, but he secretly confirmed the charges afterwards, and even Queen Chen didn't have anything to say when it was dealt with like this.

Looking at Ding Yue, who was kneeling on the ground, repeatedly handing over his eyes to Queen Chen, Qin Yunuan only felt that the relationship between the front and the back yard was really inextricably linked, and Queen Chen's hand seemed to have reached the outer court, but Qin Yunuan knew that this time, Queen Chen, who was hiding a needle in the cotton, was probably encountering an impeccable hard stone this time.

Empress Chen closed her eyes slightly, and only after a while did she speak leisurely, "But even so, today is a good day for the palace to hold a banquet for the Flower Dynasty Festival, and if it is stained with blood, I am afraid it will be unlucky." What's more, she promised the Ding family to protect Ding Yue's life.

Now the eldest prince Sima Ruo has the support of his uncle Menghua, Menghua is the descendant of the Mengjia army, and has a lot of prestige in the army.

"This is simple," Leng Changxi's eyelashes were slightly raised, and he replied undeniably, "Weichen can take Ding Yue back to the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing to enforce military law, and he will never dirty the banquet of the queen mother." The words were respectful, but the attitude was clear.

Sima Rui's eyes were a little dim, but they suddenly became sharp, he secretly looked at Leng Changxi, who was about the same age as himself, this person's words were correct but not leaking, and he used it for his own use, I am afraid it is impossible.

While thinking about it, Sima Rui looked at Empress Chen with mist-like eyes, and it seemed that the two of them were thinking the same.

"That's good." Empress Chen nodded, and refused to give a hint of charity to Ding Yue, who had repeatedly shown favor, this time she was just using him to test Leng Changxi's attitude, and she didn't think about trying her best to save him, if she could save it, it would naturally be good, if she couldn't save it, the Ding family would just give another idle official there, and she would seal the mouth of the power, but ......

This Leng Changxi is really a ruthless character, he is young, but his methods are so sophisticated and decisive, just like when the emperor gave death to the palace people of the entire Weiyang Palace.

When Ding Yue heard that the crime was not only not exempted, but had been aggravated to two hundred military sticks, he immediately shouted like crazy, "Queen Mother, Queen Mother, you can't be like this, you are...... Not...... Not. Before the words were finished, the dragged palace people gagged with silk cloth, Ding Yue's eyes widened, staring at Queen Chen, this woman, when she took the list of generals in the army provided by the Ding family, she promised to save her life with a smile.

"It's too noisy." In the face of Ding Yue's noise, Empress Chen just covered her veil and sighed, just ordered the banquet to continue, but Concubine Yun on the side couldn't help but laugh twice, her voice was a little harsh, and it sounded like goosebumps.

"What is my sister laughing at?" Empress Chen asked without raising her head while concentrating on the butterfly crisp in the white porcelain blue and white plate.

Concubine Yun smiled tactfully, "My sister just thinks that this play is really good-looking, I don't know this, I thought it was specially arranged by my sister to relieve everyone's boredom." ”

"My sister is really good at joking," Empress Chen chuckled, "This palace can't arrange such a wonderful drama." ”

The banquet continued, it was nothing more than singing and dancing, Qin Yunuan quietly paid attention to Leng Changxi through the ribbon waved by the dancer, and there was always a little uneasiness in his heart, such an unpredictable person, did he know if she changed the flower sac's small action? Will there be a hint at the banquet?

This worry lasted until after a stick of incense, after a song and dance, Leng Changxi suddenly stood up and arched his hand to Queen Chen, "Although today's banquet is good, it's a pity that the minister still has important things to do, so it's inconvenient to stay for a long time, so take the first step." ”

Empress Chen smiled and nodded, she naturally didn't want to stay longer with such a person. And Qin Yunuan was also suddenly relieved.

Leng Changxi turned around, his eyes swept over the noble girl at the banquet very quickly, and when he saw Qin Yunuan, his pupils narrowed slightly, and a flash of scrutiny flowed in his eyes, Qin Yunuan wanted to turn a blind eye, but he thought that if this was the case, he was afraid of even more gossip, so he simply held his head high and boldly met Leng Changxi's attention, the two looked at each other, just for a moment, and then they skimmed their eyes, and they were not happy.

As soon as Leng Changxi came out of the banquet, Qin Yunxiang on the side immediately said to Qin Yunuan, "I just saw General Leng staring at his sister several times, looking, don't look favored, isn't it ......." The words were not spoken, but the meaning was already clear.

"Where is my sister," Qin Yunuan pointed to the little rouge that he had just deliberately dotted on his neckline, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid that my sister's raunchy appearance made General Leng laugh." ”

Qin Yun's makeup returned in vain, but he just said in a sneering manner, "Anyway, it's the turn of the lottery later, but my sister is ready?" ”