In the afternoon of the second day, Ling Zhao, dressed in a moonlight white shirt and shaking a golden peony sandalwood fan in his hand, dressed as a rich and idle son, swaggered to "visit the sick" again.

When Mingcui went out to make tea, he took out a folded letterhead from his sleeve and handed it to Ling Li with a smile, "I'm here to become your blue bird." ”

Ling Li's face was hot when he heard this, but he still pretended to take the letterhead calmly and unfolded it, and there was only a line of thin small characters written on the fragrant pear blossom note: My father has agreed, don't read it.

Seeing the words as faces, this beautiful handwriting made Ling Li fascinated: such a woman, how can she not think about it?

"Have you heard about Wang Yuming?"

Ling Zhao's question interrupted Ling Li's thoughts, and he couldn't help but sigh: "I heard about it, but I didn't expect that Wang Yuming was a sanctimonious hypocrite. The wife is more eyebrow-raising, but she still lingers in the brothel and sleeps in the willows. ”

"Hehe, sleeping flowers and willows have their own fun, and the third brother doesn't understand." Ling Zhao covered his lips with a fan and laughed softly.

Ling Li threw a roll of his eyes: "It is said that the second brother is the wind. A true gentleman who can't flow obscenely, he actually has fun sleeping in flowers and willows? ”

"That's it, I thought that with Miss Shen, you were enlightened in love affairs, but you still have such an elm head." Ling Zhao shook his head and smiled, "Just like that day in the spring of Xixi, the flowers bloomed all over the garden, thousands of purples and thousands of reds, and the flowers were dazzling, and you were the only one who stared at one of them." ”

Ling Li was silent. The father's harem is like the Xixi in the spring, and the beauty is like a flower, competing for beauty. But it is precisely because of this that there will be a mother's fall from grace and humiliation.

He still clearly remembers that at the palace banquet when he was 5 years old, Ling Chong pressed him to the ground in order to rob the run-in Luo given to him by his uncle, and his mother came forward to pull Ling Chong away, and Ling Chong cried loudly. Before the mother could explain the reason, she was reprimanded by her father as a rude woman who did not distinguish between dignity and inferiority, and was punished and grounded for three months. Since then, the "rough woman" from the military general's family has become an indelible mark on her mother. Even on the day of Xixi, Concubine Shu also insinuated to humiliate her mother.

People like to use flowers as metaphors for women and wood as metaphors for men. However, people often only see the splendid scenery when the branches are densely decorated with flowers, but ignore the sour fruits that cannot be seen by the sun under the cover of flowers and leaves. If a tree bears only one flower and only one fruit, it must be the sweetest fruit in the world.

Seeing that Ling Li just lowered his head and folded the letterhead in his hand and didn't answer, Ling Zhao said again: "This happened to Guozijian, it is estimated that Uncle Zhao Guo has not had time to come to you to inquire about An Yuan's trip recently." ”

"He came here last evening, but then he suddenly said that there was an urgent matter at home and left in a hurry."

"Hehe, I'm really in a hurry." Ling Zhao's slender jade-like fingers slowly outlined the golden thread peony on the surface of the fan along the fan bone, and said casually, "I heard that Wang Yuming's family has entrusted someone to deliver a message to the Guozi Priest Jiu Zhou Jin, if he doesn't save him, he will report the corruption of the Guozi Prison Examination." ”

"What about corruption in the imperial examinations?" Ling Li was a little confused.

Ling Zhao raised his head and said with a smile: "The third brother has been in the Bujun Division all these years, and he really doesn't know anything about the affairs in the court. In order to cultivate his own henchmen, Zhao Bangyue colluded with Zhou Jin and the two to cheat in the scientific examination. Every time before the scientific examination, the candidates who go to Zhou Jin's Mansion to submit papers and self-recommend are like carp crossing the river, and there is an endless stream. Do you really go to him to ask questions about these people? ”

Ling Li was stunned for a moment, and after suddenly realizing it, he was surprised: "Since the second brother has known this for a long time, why didn't he report it to his father?" How can they be allowed to engage in personal fraud and cause chaos in the court?! ”

"I, an idle person who likes wind and snow, ran to tell my father about the court, isn't it boring?" The smile on Ling Zhao's face was a little helpless.

Ling Li hurriedly said: "Idle people? The second brother is deeply favored by his father, and he should share some ...... for him."

"Don't you know these things when you're a father?" Ling Zhao "snapped" and accepted the sandalwood fan, and said with a deep face, "Throwing a mouse bogey, he always has to take care of the face of the imperial grandmother." ”

Hearing Ling Zhao mention the emperor's grandmother, the look in Ling Li's eyes couldn't help but darken. If Gu Zhun is really Zhao Bangyue's illegitimate son, if he can't guarantee that the emperor's grandmother will come forward to intercede, then he really can't touch him......

"Third brother, do you want to reply to Miss Shen?" Seeing Ming Cui walk in with a tea tray, Ling Zhao changed the subject.

"Reply?" Ling Li was stunned for a moment, he was thinking about it in his heart, but he didn't know how to express it. He is not the best at those things that are used in poetry and dance. Besides, now that he had promised her, everything else was more or less nonsense. After a moment's thought, he shook his head and said, "No need. ”

"Is there something you want to bring her?" Ling Zhao took the teacup and asked.

Ling Li shook his head, "No." ”

"Really, don't you bring it?"

Ling Li looked around the room and said abruptly, "I really don't have anything to bring." When she crossed the door, everything in the house was hers. ”

"Poof—"

Ling Zhao took a sip of tea and sprayed Ming Cui and himself.

Ming Cui was stunned for a moment, then leaned over and knelt down in front of his knees to plead guilty, "The slave and maid are not waiting well, please forgive your second highness." ”

Hearing this, Ling Zhao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "How can it be thoughtful?" ”

"In this hot summer, the slave maid should use well water to cool the tea before sending it in......"

"Look, she's such a smart and caring girl." Ling Zhao slowly lifted Ming Cui's jaw with the handle of the fan, and a pair of narrow Danfeng eyes looked at her with a smile rather than a smile.

"If the second brother likes it, I'll give it to you." Ling Li said casually.

Ling Zhao still stared at Ming Cui and said, "Isn't this okay? ”

This jade-like handsome face has appeared in Mingcui's dreams I don't know how many times, but it has never been so close. At this moment, smelling the luscious scent of ambergris on his body, she only felt that her cheeks were hot and her heart was beating like a drum.

The corners of Ling Zhao's lips hooked slightly, and then let go of her and said, "Get up, take me to change my robe." ”

Ming Cui hurriedly nodded yes, then turned to look at Ling Li with an inquiring expression.

Ling Li said with a smile: "Let's go, a few days ago, the Aya Jin Yuan just sent a few robes, I remember that there is a moon-white shirt, which is just right for the Second Highness." ”

"Second Highness, please come with the slave maid." Ming Cui led the way.

Ling Zhao stood up and said to Ling Li: "I will leave after changing my robe, the third brother will be raised, I will come to see you in a few days." ”

"If there is news in the palace, please let the second brother know."

"This is natural", Ling Zhao nodded and walked out with Ming Cui.

Half an hour later, Ming Cui walked in with the equipment of warm moxibustion and the imperial doctor who came to the palace for follow-up.

"Your Highness, it's time for warm moxibustion."

Hearing this, Ling Li put down the military book in his hand, raised his eyebrows and asked, "You didn't go with His Royal Highness?" ”

Ming Cui immediately blushed, "Second Highness changed his robe and left." ”

He ...... Didn't say anything? ”

"He asked the slave maid to serve the Third Highness with all his heart." Ming Cui's head couldn't be lowered.

Ling Li was a little puzzled, in recent days, Ling Zhao had frequently come to "visit the sick", with Ling Zhao's previous temperament, he would definitely not be idle and bored to be a messenger for him and Shen Chan. I thought it was because of Ming Cui, but it didn't seem to be the case. Ling Zhao has always pursued the principle of "good flowers can be broken straight and must be broken", if he really fell in love with Ming Cui, how could he not start?