141. Upper court
The night passed, and the sufficient sleep allowed Ling Wushuang to rest thoroughly and nourish his spirits.
In the morning, when she was sleeping in a daze, she felt a weight on her chest, and slowly opened her eyes, and saw Xiaobai, the size of a palm, lying on her chest. rubbed his eyes, then stretched out a hand to support Xiaobai, and then sat up with one hand support.
Xiao looked at the little guy who was looking at him intently with two dripping eyes in his palm, and his heart instantly softened into a puddle of water.
In a nasal voice, he said, "Xiaobai, are you here to wake me up?" ”
As he spoke, he stretched out a finger and poked the little white furry face. The tentacles are still the familiar and comfortable feel they had at the beginning.
Squinted his eyes and continued: "Xiaobai, have you always been so small..."
There was a hint of regret in his tone, but it was fleeting.
Hearing Ling Wushuang's words, Xiao Bai seemed to understand, opened his mouth, and made a humming sound to express his dissatisfaction.
I was amused by Xiaobai's cute appearance that seemed to refute what he just said, but because Xiaobai loved face very much, he couldn't help but laugh and pretended to be serious and said: "But it's very convenient for me to hold it when it's smaller, and I can take you anywhere." He smiled and bent his eyebrows.
"Miss, are you awake? I'm in..."
Hearing the sound coming from the room, Qingluo, who was standing outside the door, asked tentatively, then tentatively pushed open the door, walked in, and then immediately closed the door.
As he walked inside, he said, "Miss? ”
Hearing Qingluo's voice, Ling Wushuang, who was still talking to Xiaobai, opened his mouth and replied to Qingluo: "Wake up, I've already woken up." ”
said to Xiaobai in his hand: "Xiaobai, go down and stay for a while, I'll wash and wash, and take you to dinner later." ”
Gently put Xiaobai in his hand on the bed, then lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
Qingluo had already prepared the toiletries she needed, she walked straight to her, washed up, and then stood in front of the dresser. Qingluo consciously took the clothes, put them on for her one by one, and then made up.
After cleaning up, Xiaobai immediately grabbed the corner of her clothes, climbed along the clothes to its exclusive position, and sat down on her shoulders.
looked at Xiaobai on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's time to eat." ”
When he arrived in the hall, Ling Tian was already sitting at the table, waiting for her.
Seeing his sister coming, Ling Tian opened his mouth and greeted, "Hurry up and eat, I'm going to the palace today." ”
"Okay."
With that, I sat down and had breakfast.
After breakfast, Ling Wushuang and Ling Tian got into the carriage and went to the palace to participate in today's morning dynasty.
The carriage traveled smoothly, and when they reached the place, the brother and sister got out of the carriage. Walk side by side on hundreds of steps and enter the golden hall.
Entered the hall, stood in his place, and waited for the emperor above to appear.
"The emperor has arrived...."
The eunuch said in a shrill voice that the emperor was coming. They all knelt down and saluted, and under the main hall, only the two brothers and sisters stood in this hall, standing out from the crowd.
Duanmu Yu, who was sitting in a high position, saw the healthy brother and sister, and the joy on his face became deeper and deeper.
"Zhongqing is flat."
After receiving the emperor's order, everyone who knelt down wrote their blessings and stood up.
There was a father-in-law standing next to Duanmu Yu, it was the father-in-law of Yu that day, without waiting for the emperor's order, he said straightly: "There is a book, but there is no book to retreat." ”
Ling Wushuang and Ling Tian took a step forward diagonally, bent down slightly, and said, "Minister/son, fortunately, I did not disgrace my life, defeated the army of the Qili Kingdom, and brought back a reply letter from the monarch of the Qili Kingdom." ”
Hearing the words of the two brothers and sisters, Duanmu Yu hurriedly spoke: "Quick, submit the letter." ”
The little eunuch got the order, trotted down, took the letter in the hands of the two brothers and sisters, and then trotted back to the emperor, holding the letter above his head with both hands, and respectfully presented the letter to the emperor.
The Emperor took the letter from the little eunuch's hand and opened it to read it carefully.
Ling Tian, who was standing below, continued to speak: "The minister made his own decision and made a hundred-year agreement with the monarch of the Qili Kingdom. ”
As soon as he heard that Ling Tian had made a hundred-year agreement with Qi Liguo, the surrounding courtiers and officials began to discuss.
An official said to a person beside him: "What is the credibility of this Qi Li Kingdom's centennial agreement, this Ling Xiang is still too young and not very stable, so is Qi Li Guo trustworthy?" It's just nonsense. ”
The people around him listened to his words and agreed one after another: "That is, it is better to take advantage of the victory to pursue, take down a few cities, and expand the territory." ”
There was a lot of discussion among the people, most of them saying that the two siblings were not stable in their handling of things, and they did not take advantage of the victory to pursue and take down a few cities, and only a few of them remained neutral or simply did not care.
Duanmu Yu, who was sitting on a high seat, looked at the courtiers below, with their ugly faces, and was angry, it really didn't hurt to stand and talk. Just as he was about to open his mouth to reprimand, he saw Ling Wushuang below make a move, so he pressed his own action.
Ling Wushuang walked with idle steps, and slowly walked to the people who had spoken the most and were most indignant. The corners of his mouth were lightly raised, and he blurted out words with obvious mockery: "Yo, you seem to be quite good at fighting, speaking one by one, just like the princess who sells melons on the street, with a loud voice, but in fact, you are nothing." ”
looked straight at the people present, and then said: "Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back, something." I'm not like my brother, too mild-mannered. I'm not a gentleman, but a woman who is more cautious than a villain. ”
After a pause, he continued: "If you provoke me, I will return it tenfold and hundredfold!" ”
When he spoke, the whole person smiled, but the people who saw it didn't think that smile was beautiful, and his intuition gave birth to a bad chill in his bones, and he was so frightened that he closed his mouth.
In this group of people, only Li Shangshu was bolder, and he was not frightened by Ling Wushuang's intimidation, and said with a smile: "Little girl, it's really a beast tripe that is not afraid of tigers, everyone here, which one is not older than you, you are so ashamed, there is no half of etiquette at all, your father is used to you, we will not." ”
As soon as he heard Li Shangshu's words, Ling Tian immediately stood behind his sister, staring straight at Li Shangshu's face with his eyes, and said sharply: "Li Shangshu's mouth, please keep it clean, otherwise I don't mind helping you." ”
Li Shangshu's words not only scolded Ling Wushuang, but even Ling Ye, who died not long ago, also scolded him, the subtext was that Ling Ye had no way to teach his daughter, and it was no wonder that Ling Tian directly shouted at him in front of everyone.
That Li Shangshu was angry by Ling Tian's words, and strode a few steps, ready to say something in his mouth. Duanmu Yu, who was sitting above, couldn't stand it for a long time, and when he saw that Li Shangshu still wanted to bully the brothers and sisters in front of him, he said angrily: "Li Shangshu, who gave you the dog guts, dare to insult my peerless princess, do you still want to say that my goddaughter is not a good woman?" ”
The emperor's questioning tone was obviously angry, so frightened that Li Shangshu immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "The minister doesn't dare, the minister definitely didn't think about it like this." ”
Everyone present was so frightened by the emperor's anger that they didn't dare to bite it, and even a few officials who were usually friends with Li Shangshu didn't dare to excuse him, just stood silently by the side, watching, and trying to reduce their sense of existence.