Under the eaves of the house, a large lantern for night lighting has been lit, and on the stone steps stand two men guarding the door.

"Please report to your son-in-law, and say that the son-in-law of the Ling family is looking for him." Chunying also dressed up as a little girl and stepped forward to report.

After the two men looked at each other, one of them ran in.

A moment later, Ling Wanwan was taken to Zhao Huaiyi's study.

His academy is surrounded by corridors on three sides, and silk bamboo is planted in the courtyard, which is very chic.

"Come forward."

He seemed to be painting, and he didn't lift his head.

Ling Wanwan walked over slowly, and when she saw the portrait on the drawing paper, she blushed suddenly.

That's what she looked like on her side on the chaise long.

Ice muscles and jade bones, full of dark fragrance.

"Indecent."

She bit her lip and cursed under her breath.

Zhao Huaiyi put down his pen, and then raised his eyes to look at the person standing in front of him. She changed into a man's attire, like a jade-faced scholar carved in pink.

The eyebrows are clear and beautiful, the lips are red and the teeth are white.

"What's the matter with me?"

His dark eyes wandered over her cheeks.

"You use Ling Jinxiao... My eldest brother, he dealt with the four princes? She lifted her face, her eyes angry.

Zhao Huaiyi's expression was indifferent, "If this gentleman doesn't do this, you will already be the side blessing of the fourth prince." ”

"With your power, you can go to the fourth prince by yourself, why do you want my eldest brother to be a substitute for the dead ghost for no reason?"

Ling Wanwan's body trembled slightly, Ling Jinxiao thought that he had rescued his sister from the tiger's den, but he didn't know that he had fallen into the tiger's den.

Zhao Huaiyi narrowed his eyes, raised his thin lips and said, "No, how could you take the initiative to come to me?" ”

The dim candlelight reflected on his face, soaking in wisps of demagogic scum.

"Come here."

Suddenly, he roared.

Ling Wanwan's body trembled suddenly, and she obediently walked to his side.

"Don't think that you can get rid of Benjun when you leave the palace, there are still a lot of accounts to settle between you and me."

The dark purple sleeves covered her shoulders and neck, and the scent of pine ink from his body lingered around her.

"The five princes have ascended to the throne, and your cabinet has won." Her flushed little face was unconvinced.

Zhao Huaiyi smiled deeply, trapped the person in his arms, and whispered softly, "Benjun said it, you don't count." ”

He buried his head in the socket of her neck, his warm lips and teeth touching the cold skin. The bamboo shadow swayed on the screen window, and Ling Wanwan's back became wet.

It wasn't until the second half of the night that Chunying saw Ling Wanwan come out wrapped in Zhao Huaiyi's robe.

When the two little guys guarding the door saw the robe on his body, their eyes invariably showed some strangeness.

"What to see?!"

Chunying reprimanded them, and the two of them hurriedly looked away.

Chunying helped her to the carriage.

Ling Wanwan took off her outer robe and said coldly, "Throw it away." ”

"Miss, why are you doing this?"

As soon as the robe was taken off, Chun Ying knew what was happening.

"I can't tell you half a word about tonight's events."

Ling Wanwan knew that she couldn't say a word to her, so she could only keep it secret.

"The slave will."

Chunying silently wiped her medicine to reduce swelling and stasis without thinking much about it, but felt that the young lady was getting more and more ideas.

More than half a month later, just after the night watch, the lights suddenly turned on from top to bottom of the Ling family.

Zhang Nianqi ran back and knelt in front of Ling Tianchao, saying that Ling Jinxiao was arrested and imprisoned on suspicion of colluding with the newly appointed Jiedu envoy to sell illicit salt among the people, and the case would be handed over to the Criminal Department for acceptance in the near future.

If the case is finalized, Ling Jinxiao's head will fall to the ground, and he will be taken to Dali Temple for imprisonment.

As soon as Zhang heard this, he immediately fainted in fright.

Ling Wanwan helped the person up and asked Zhang Nianzhu to help her back to the backyard.

Ling Tianchao was only a five-grade waiter in the Ministry of Industry, and the second and third brothers who were partial to Ling Wanwan were sent by the new emperor to Chengde to build a summer garden, and they couldn't come back to Shengjing for two or three months.

The Ling family had no master of the six gods for a while.

"Who is presiding over the case?"

Ling Wanwan opened her mouth to ask Zhang Nianqi.

Zhang Nianqi frowned, and said with some embarrassment: "It is the fourth prince who is in charge of the trial." ”

Sure enough, it was him.

Ling Wanwan's heart fell into the ice cave in an instant.

"Cousin, you go back to the military department first to pay attention to the news, and come back to tell us if there is any progress."

Only Ling Wanwan was left in the hall and could calmly entrust him.

Zhang Nianqi nodded, and immediately left to return to the military department.

After everyone retreated, Ling Wanwan accompanied her sister-in-law Shen Yunzhi back to her Fuxi Courtyard.

"Juan'er, do you want me to go back to my parents' house and ask my grandfather for help?"

Shen Yunzhi sat weakly on the circle chair, very worried.

"Before the case progresses, don't alarm Lord Protector."

Shen Yunzhi's mother's family is the Protector Mansion, her father died early, and her brothers in her family are all light officials of the imperial court, and their official power is weak, so they can't help much, but Shen Zhenhong, the protector of the country, is still a little majestic.

"During this time, you will take good care of Yan'er in the yard, and I will tell you immediately when the eldest brother is fine."

Ling Wanwan comforted her, and only when she saw that her mood had stabilized did she go back to Jinghong Courtyard.

After being frightened all night, Ling Wanwan couldn't sleep when she lay down on the couch at this time, so she asked Chunying to go to Ling Jinxiao's study and bring all the books of the military department.

Chunying lit the candlelight, Ling Wanwan opened the booklet and checked it carefully, and after about half an hour, she finally found the record of this festival envoy.

She put the booklet away, and left after dawn to wait outside the punishment department.