Bai Ling looked into the eyes of the person in front of him and said softly, "What should I call you?" ”

The so-called Ming Gong is not a name set up for someone.

Once upon a time, it was an honorific title reserved for warlords, and low-ranking soldiers would call out "Ming Gong" when facing a general, to the effect of a virtuous lord. Later, this title slowly spread in the Great Zhou, and the original meaning was slowly forgotten by people, and was only used to express respect for superiors.

Bai Ling has never done things for the people in front of him, and he still has to sort out the title first.

What's more, this is the court.

A man who hangs out at the palace late at night has a somewhat suspicious identity in every sense of the word.

"You may or may not have heard of me." The man in white said softly, he said word by word, and the words were clear, "...... I live in Qinyuan. ”

Bai Ling was slightly stunned.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered the strange gaze she felt when she left the cattery in Qinyuan with Yuan Zhen not long ago.

Bai Ling looked at the young man in front of him again.

Baoyuan told her that Qinyuan was the first prince, the only royal brother of Emperor Jianxi, and the place where he lived all his life.

But that prince should have died in the thirty-fifth year of Jianxi, even if he is still alive in this world, he is still an old man who is older than Emperor Jianxi, and he will not have such a young appearance.

So who is the person in front of you......

"I don't have a name." The man in white said softly, "The people in Qinyuan will call me Heng Yuanjun,"

Bai Ling took a light breath.

Heng Yuan, she has heard these two words.

That was the name of a fief of the former prince on the outskirts of Beijing, in the Donglin Temple where the mountain forest was still to the east.

Today's Hengyuan is a forbidden forest, and no matter the commoners and nobles, they are not allowed to enter it without being called.

Bai Ling thought for a moment, "So, you are the ...... of the first prince"

"That's right," before Bai Ling could finish speaking, Heng Yuanjun nodded, "Counting, I should call Uncle Shengshang today, but I haven't seen him for a long time...... Is he okay? ”

Bai Ling laughed sarcastically, "Is Heng Yuanjun asking me?" ”

Heng Yuanjun spread his hands, "Who else is in front of me?" ”

"You've planted so many eyeliners all over Pingjing, what else do you don't know?"

Heng Yuanjun's eyes were kind, "There are still a lot of them, Bai Si Yao." ”

"What?"

"For example, on the night when Gonggong Qiu sent Aunt Shen's snuffbox into the Xuanxiu Palace, I was very curious about the emperor's reaction." He smiled and said, "I should have seen it with my own eyes." ”

"Nope." Bai Ling replied, "That night, the emperor did not show up, it was Huang Gonggong who asked me. ”

For a moment, Heng Yuanjun's expression became a little intriguing. I can't tell if it was because of disappointment or because I expected it, he lowered his eyes and smiled, as if he said to himself, "It turns out that he doesn't even have the guts to do this." ”

Bai Ling quietly reflected on the meaning of this sentence, and Heng Yuanjun spoke again, "I guess you are probably curious about why I came to you tonight. ”

Bai Ling didn't respond, just looked at Heng Yuanjun's gentle eyes.

"I'm for two things." He sighed lightly, "First of all, the last time Han Chong went to look for you, it was really rough...... But it's my fault. ”

“…… Is it your fault? ”

"Because one of the instructions I gave him at that time was 'I can bring you here by special means if necessary'......"

Heng Yuanjun explained in a low voice.

He never took his eyes off Bai Ling as he spoke, and as a result, every word that came out of his mouth was filled with an extra convincing sincerity.

“…… The special measures here were originally aimed at those Jinyi Guards, but I didn't expect Lord Han to be wrong, and finally made a move against Bai Siyao. ”

"It's nothing," Bai Ling interrupted his explanation, and she looked at Han Chong not far away, "Lord Han unloaded my right hand at that time, and now I have also asked for it from you Hengyuanjun, and I have already reported it back one by one." ”

The Lin family of Chuxiu Palace, the rouge of Chengqian Palace, these two Bai Ling have been eliminated in their own way.

"What's your second thing?" Bai Ling asked.

"The second thing, I want to talk to Bai Siyao about General Shen's illness." He said softly, "This person, Bai Si Yao should let go of his hand and don't treat it." ”

Bai Ling frowned seriously.

This time she didn't respond immediately, her eyes met, she tried to find something in Heng Yuanjun's eyes—but there was no hint of cunning, gloom, or paranoia, and when he said this, his face was barefoot and sincere.

“…… Heng Yuanjun, do you want to see the collapse of the northern border? ”

"Of course not." Heng Yuanjun slowly stood up, his four fingers gently curled under his nose, coughed sideways a few times, and then looked at Bai Ling again.

In an instant, Bai Ling felt that his face seemed to be a little weaker than before.

"Si Yao should understand that things in this world don't always allow people to choose the right one between the right and wrong paths," Heng Yuanjun half-lowered his eyes, "What people have to face is often to choose one of the two right paths or the two wrong paths."

"Da Zhou has rotted on the roots, and after a long time of comfort, people will be tired, and it is impossible to save them without a thorough blow and blood exchange.

"The collapse of the four northern states, and the destruction of the entire Zhou court, in Si Yao's opinion, who is lighter and who is heavier."

The night wind rose again, drowning Hengyuanjun's tail note in the wind.

His wide sleeves rolled up in the wind and slowly fell, only those eyes were as steady as ever.

Bai Ling lowered his head slightly.

"I don't know about the imperial court." She said softly.

"You're already doing it, and you're doing it—"

"Human life ......," Bai Ling muttered and raised his head, "I've wanted to ask for a long time...... What is human life in the eyes of Heng Yuanjun. A string of numbers, a few lines of names? Where is the place of man in your grand narrative? When it is useful, it is regarded as a guest, and when it is useless, it is discarded as if it is a discarded ...... Ha, anyway, even if the border is chaotic, I can't beat you Pingjing, anyway, you will always live in Qinyuan and play your scheming game! ”

"Bai Ling, don't just look at the little gains and losses in front of you, if-"

"Heng Yuanjun thinks highly of me, that's not something I can grasp."

There was a bit of anger in Bai Ling's eyes, she sneered and took a step back.

"Shen Jichuan is not a general in the north with me, and it is up to him whether his illness can be cured or not. I only know a little bit about psychotherapy, and I can't influence the current situation in your country...... Let's go, fourteen. ”

After a period of noisy footsteps, the palace road once again fell silent.

Heng Yuanjun turned around and looked at the distant backs of Bai Ling and Wei Shixi.

Han Chong pressed his sword and slowly returned to Heng Yuanjun's side, and he followed the lord's line of sight to look back.

"Ming Gong...... Is it really necessary to spend so much energy on her. ”

Heng Yuanjun didn't answer, he smiled faintly again.

It's really like ...... Even the reasons for being angry are pretty much the same.

"She's a natural hunter, just ...... Too green. ”

Heng Yuanjun smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, and for a moment he was a little unsteady on his feet, and held Han Chong's arm beside him.

"Look, there are some things, as long as you do it once, you will know it completely."