Chapter 762: Taking the Initiative (28)
However, outside the Golden Palace, Yang Ling was caught up by the prince, and the prince Lu Feiyi wanted to go with him, but he was faint and did not refuse, "Does His Royal Highness the prince have anything to say?" β
At the peak of the next dynasty, there were some ministers around him, and the prince didn't seem to want to speak in front of so many people, so he only said: "Since you entered Beijing, I haven't had a small gathering with you, how to say, it can be regarded as some friendship, I will be the east tonight, let's have a small gathering." β
Yang Ling smiled: "No, okay? Let those ministers in the court see it, and think that there is something wrong with me and you. β
"I don't remember you being someone who cares about what other people say."
Yang Ling looked at the front and walked slowly, "Pretended." Who doesn't care what other people think? Unless it's a heartless person. β
"Then you're pretty good at pretending." The prince gritted his back molars with hatred. Indeed, he is not a heartless person, but he is a ruthless person!
"In order to live, you have to learn some special skills. After all, I am not like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has been well protected since childhood. I'm the one who has traveled back to the Hades Palace. β
Because the two men were walking side by side, the officials who followed behind did not dare to cross in front of them, nor did they dare to get too close, and they all kept a proper distanceβnot too close, but they could hear the conversation between the two.
Yang Ling's words still touched the people behind him a lot. Half of the feeling that as the son of the abolished queen, it is not easy to survive, to know whose hand the death of the abolished queen and the fall of the Wang family is, everyone does not say it, but their hearts are like a mirror, and they have not stopped chasing and killing the son of the abolished queen over the years.
The other half felt that he was just a son of a deposed queen, so what qualifications did he have to talk to the prince here with this attitude? It's also a little too arrogant. These people are naturally the majority, and in their eyes, although they look down on the prince, they have not put this Prince Ling down.
The prince was originally a little angry, but when he heard Yang Ling's words, he was stunned.
Yang Ling's experience is something he can't compare, and Yang Ling's ability is also something he can't compare, but he only sees the shining places on his body, the strengths that he doesn't have, and he rarely thinks about how he has come over the years and how he has developed his skills.
It turned out that it was forced out by the harsh living environment.
The prince was speechless for a while, and walked out of the Qiankun Road in front of the Golden Palace, before taking a deep breath and saying, "I'm waiting for you in Guangyuan Tower, and you can come over at night." β
Yang Ling said: "In the evening, I want to accompany Changle and An An for dinner." β
The prince stiffened, and retreated: "You can bring the princess and the little prince." β
"Changle may not be willing to sit at the same table with strangers, I have to ask her, the prince should not have too much hope."
The prince didn't know what was going on, so he soured Qu Xiaobai's teeth: "The royal brother is really fraternal, but I don't know if in your heart, whether Princess Changle is heavier or Qu Xiaobai is more lovely." β
Yang Ling glanced at him coldly, ignored him, and walked straight away.
Coming out of the palace, he saw Rong Liang standing in front of his carriage at a glance, he stepped forward and hugged his fist perfunctorily: "Master Taifu is waiting here, do you have any advice?" β
"It's nothing, just talk about it. I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked you to dinner? Although Rong Liang is a little older, he has an extraordinary bearing, and in front of Yang Ling, he has a good posture of an elder.
"Master Taifu is really well-informed. Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invited me just now, saying that he would come to Guangyuan Tower in the evening. β
Rong Liang specially came to tell him about the prince, just to tell him that under his nose, he knew everything, and he didn't want to play any tricks. Yang Ling naturally understood what he meant.
Such a deterrent did not mean anything to Yang Ling. What he wants to do, even if there is a cliff in front of him, he will still do it. If Rong Liang wants to block, then take out the ability to fight for everyone, other than that, there is no second way.
It is delusional to want to make him regress with a few words. I believe that Rong Liang is not so naΓ―ve.
"Guangyuan Building? Good place, Guangyuan Building's Babao chicken is very good, you can try it. β
"I don't plan to go yet."
"Oh? Prince Ling doesn't plan to go to the appointment? β
"When I went out in the morning, I had already made an appointment with Changle to go to Anxing Street for a walk, Changle has never had a chance to go out for a walk since he came to Kyoto, and the last time he went out, he also met someone who made trouble."
"Guangyuan Building is not far from Anxing Street, and it's not bad to rest after shopping." After Rong Liang finished speaking, he made a courtier salute to Yang Ling, and said "farewell".
I deliberately waited here, just to recommend to him that the chicken in Guangyuan Building is delicious? Yang Ling sneered in his heart, accepted his salute, and without waiting for him to leave, he got into his carriage one step ahead of him, and ordered Ah Er to catch the car.
They don't look down on each other, and they have a hatred for each other, so there is no need to pretend to act, and Yang Ling doesn't have the habit of leaving people with faces.
He didn't even leave the emperor's face, let alone the emperor's courtiers?
Rong Liang watched Yang Ling's carriage leave, his eyes narrowed, revealing a hint of danger, and an official next to him came over to salute him, he restrained the anger in his eyes without a trace, and brought out the style of a benevolent boss.
Yang Ling returned to the mansion, and sure enough, he told Qu Xiaobai about the prince's invitation to the small banquet, and he had an indispensable attitude, all depending on Qu Xiaobai's opinion.
The summer heat was hard to get rid of, Qu Xiaobai was lazy, and when he saw that it was just past noon, he said casually: "Let's talk about it in the evening." β
Who knew that less than half an hour later, the prince's invitation was delivered to the house. This is an iron determination to invite Yang Ling to the banquet, Qu Xiaobai felt strange and asked, "Did something happen?" Why does he suddenly want to invite you to a little feast? β
"Why else? Since the Nanping border is to be opened, the additional post of governor has become a position that everyone wants to compete for. Yang Ling snorted lightly.
Qu Xiaobai also sneered, "Thinking too much, right? You're doing everything, and you're going to send a resident officer in the end, and you want to pick up ready-made ones one by one? β
Yang Ling said: "The prince is not worried, but Rong Liang, what he means today is that he also wants his people to replace Mu Cien." β
"Old fox." Qu Xiaobai cursed, "Whether he's or Mu Cien, do you think that there are no other capable people in this world besides them?" That position, how can it be left to them? Sneer......"
Yang Ling smiled and touched the top of Qu Xiaobai's head, "You." β
"I'm telling the truth. Although I don't understand the twists and turns in your political circles, I also know that how can the fruits of my labor be easily taken away by others? By the way, did Mu Nanyun say anything? β
"He? I guess I'm very self-aware. β
Speaking of Mu Nanyun, Yang Ling was a little disdainful.
A capable person, but allows his talent to be buried and does not do things, is a person who is despised.
"But if you put someone in the past, wouldn't General Mu have no place?"
"Isn't Rong Zhen fighting with Qiang Rong?"
Yang Ling said lightly.
Qu Xiaobai understood what he meant, "I...... Go! Yang Ling is Yang Ling in the end, this means! You're trying to force Mu Nanyun to find a good place to stand. β
Yang Ling touched the top of her head dotingly again, "Why are you so smart." β
Qu Xiaobai suddenly pulled the corner of his clothes and pulled him to the back room, Yang Ling raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?" β
Qu Xiaobai lowered his voice: "Do you want to take Mu Nanyun for your own use?" β
"It doesn't have to be for his own use, it depends on his own intentions."
"Duplicity. That's exactly what you want. β
Yang Ling pondered for a moment, and replied to Qu Xiaobai: "I don't like to use a person with uncertain factors, it's not so much that I want to use it for myself, but that I want to make the best use of my talents." During the time he hadn't left, doing something he could do was not in vain. β
"Actually, I still did something." Qu Xiaobai said a fair word for Mu Nanyun, and seeing that Yang Ling looked like she was about to sip vinegar again, she helplessly pinched his arm, "I'm telling the truth." If Nanping hadn't had him, he would have been wiped out a long time ago, wouldn't he? β
Yang Ling remembered that in those years when he was sick, he couldn't do anything at all, Mu Nanyun made contributions in Nanping, he didn't even have a part to participate, so don't say anything that Nanping would be fine without him, "I didn't say anything." β
I didn't say it, but it doesn't mean I didn't think about it. Qu Xiaobai saw through his expression, "I'll tell you something serious." I've been hesitating for a long time these days, thinking that it would be fine in a few days, but I didn't expect that after all these days, there is still no sign of improvement. Not only is it not getting better, it seems to be getting worse. β
Yang Ling frowned: "What are you talking about?" β
Qu Xiaobai sighed, and rolled up the light gauze sleeves on his hands and neck, revealing a bracelet that had faded in color and had become scrap iron, "That's it." There was a day, at first there was just no way to watch the video anymore, and then I couldn't even contact the stupidity, and now, it's not even as good as scrap metal. β
Yang Ling was also a little surprised.
I touched the bracelet with my hand, it was cold, there was no temperature at all, I pinched it hard, but I still couldn't pinch it, I looked at it carefully, except that the color became dull, nothing else has changed, "Has anything weird happened recently?" β
"You know what happened to me, and it's not weird." Qu Xiaobai thought about the events of these days carefully, some remembered it, some couldn't remember it, it wasn't very weird, but what happened was not too normal.
After all, this is a place with turbulent undercurrents.
Yang Ling asked, "Do you remember when it started to break?" β
"It was the day when the emperor sent four grandmothers to the palace. That is, the day we went to wander the streets of Kyoto and met someone who caused chaos. I actually recalled the situation that day very carefully, a lot of things happened that day, first when Mama came, Lu Xiaoxiao and her master Si Daofeng also came, and then a Mama was sick, I sent Lu Xiaoxiao Si Daofeng, and Dong Lang operated on Mama, and then, I went to the Kyoto Night Market with you, and met someone on the street to make trouble. You sent me back to Yanlai Pavilion and went out alone. That's when I noticed something was wrong with the bracelet. β