Lie down and eat melon in the protagonist group

Chapter 36 Thirty-six Gold and Jade 2
On the 30th night of the New Year's Eve, the whole family gathered around Fu'an and lit firecrackers in the yard. Ling Cen lit a stick of incense, took a piece of firecracker, and went to the nook and corner to light the firecrackers, causing one explosion after another.

Ling Dang was lying on the bench railing, looking at Ling Cen's shaking back in trance.

There was blue under her eyes, and she couldn't hide her mental fatigue. Without noticing, she closed her eyes and fell asleep again.

After returning, Kwai Ching hurriedly stepped onto the corridor, covered her with a cloak, and called her softly: "Girl, girl, go back to the house and sleep."

Ling Huai, who had just walked out of the doorway, hurried forward and first touched Ling Dang's forehead. He found that there was no fever. He breathed a sigh of relief, picked up Ling Dang and walked straight into the house.

Ling Huai asked as he walked: "How long has she been like this?"

Kwai Ching replied: "I haven't been energetic since winter. I sleep wherever I sit."

Ling Jing led Ji Zai to catch up, "Did you fall asleep outside again?"

Feeling the bump, Ling Dang opened his eyes in a daze, and saw the white and ridged chin in a daze. He blinked and saw clearly that it was Ling Huai. He was startled and immediately came back to his senses.

Taking a quick look, she saw a group of people following closely behind her. She struggled to get off the ground, "What, what's going on?! You, please let me down. I can walk by myself."

She wants to lose face after such a big battle!
Ling Huai lowered his face to look at her, frowned, and said, "It's my turn to ask you. Can you still walk? As soon as you turned around, you fell asleep on the railing. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere in your body, let Jisi check your pulse so that you can prescribe the right medicine."

Kui Qing opened the curtain, and Ling Huai entered the inner room and laid her on the bed.

Ji had already stepped forward, asked her to feel her pulse, said it was okay, and then asked her: "Did you have nightmares at night?"

Ling Dang sat up straight and smiled sheepishly. At this moment, she wished that Ji was already a quack doctor with poor medical skills. He could understand it as soon as he felt his pulse, as if she had no way to hide in front of him.

She said perfunctorily: "It's okay."

Pei Zhanqing said: "It was time to set off firecrackers all day long. I was so scared that I lost my soul. At night, when she fell asleep, I sat on her bedside and called her name to help her wake up."

"Uh, really, haha, there is another saying." Ling Qiong pushed Ji Ji's shoulder and winked. It was hard for her to refute. She didn't know where she heard such superstitious ideas.

The disease is no longer serious and he said: "It's not that serious. Just take some soothing medicinal food. But taking supplements is not as good as healing on its own. The fourth girl should relax and think less."

Ling Cen's head popped up and he said with great confusion: "What can the fourth sister be worried about? She is very worried. She hit me yesterday, but it hurt."

"I can't keep up with you." Ling Jing pointed at his forehead and pushed him out the door, "Let's play for a while."

It was a false alarm, and everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

Kui Qing followed Ji Gai and went out to get medicine. The whole family chatted with Ling Dang for a while and then dispersed one by one.

Du Linghuai seemed to be taking root in the room. As soon as the people left, he stood up and sat on the edge of the bed and asked straight to the point: "What kind of nightmare?"

Ling Dang rolled his eyes and said, "I dreamed about my mother. On the day I sent her to the mountain, the grave bags were piled high. When I turned around and went back to the house, my mother lay back in the mourning hall. It was just a dream that came and went, even though I knew it was It’s a dream, but I can’t wake up from it. It’s quite scary.”

Ling Huai stared at her for a long time, not sure whether he believed it or guessed that she was talking nonsense. If he didn't believe it, he didn't expose her. He just held her hand and said, "Do you miss your mother?"

"Yes." Ling Dang responded softly, twitching his hand but not twitching, and turned away to look away, "My mother left suddenly, but I always feel like she is still there."

Ling Huai said: "I remember my mother was going out to pay the deposit. She fell down on the way and was buried in the snow."

Kui Qing brought the medicinal meal, Ling Dang subconsciously rubbed it into the bed, wrinkled his nose and knotted his eyebrows.

Ling Huai took the spoon to feed her, but Ling Dang quickly said no and reached out to grab it, but Ling Huai wouldn't let her touch it and put a full spoonful of medicinal food straight to her mouth.

"You are used to hiding medicine," Ling Huai laughed at her, "I can't trust you, so I'll feed you to be honest."

"Where did this fallacy come from? I rarely take medicine. This is the first time. There is no chance to hide medicine. That is something Acen often does." Ling Dang opened his mouth.

Ling Dang swallowed bitterly and continued: "I went to see it at that time. There was not that deep snow there. At least it couldn't bury anyone. If you fall, you can get up."

Ling Huai paused, "Then when you went, was there anyone else?"

Ling Dang held the spoon, quickly poured out the medicinal ingredients inside, fed it to his mouth with his hands, and muttered incoherently: "It was discovered by the villagers. When they heard that people were freezing to death, they all went to join in the fun." .”

This year, Pei Zhanqing is sitting in the high hall in the family. She is the elder, and even Ling Qiong has received the evil money.

When I was young, I lit firecrackers at the door of Ling's house, one after another, as if I wanted to set off the firecrackers that were not set off last year together tonight.

Fireworks were set off in the night sky of Kyoto, the royal banquet was over, the doors of people's homes were closed, and the lights were turned off one after another.

There was a new candle in Ling Jing's room. Ling Huai half-lifted the curtain and went in. He turned his face slightly, with the light on his face half-lit. , there is something fishy about mother’s death.”

The sporadic sound of gunfire came faintly, and Ling Jing suddenly lost her breath.

Ling Huai said: "Perhaps the handwritten letter sent to Mrs. Ning Er was not because my mother chose to trust her on a whim. The letter stated that my eldest sister's background was at stake, and her life was at stake. My mother is a noble daughter of a noble family, and her talent and intelligence are superior to those of others. , but she has suffered for most of her life just to protect her eldest sister's life, and she is not a mediocre person. She is afraid that she knows something she shouldn't know, and this matter is life-threatening. She can only save her life by confessing her eldest sister's life experience. "

His eyebrows swayed at the flickering phantom in the room, dark and cold, "Tell me, what could it be?"

Ling Jing held the corner of the desk, her eyes full of ferocity, and said through gnashing of teeth: "This is true for our own flesh and blood, let alone others. Where did you get your facial features?"

Ling Huai said: "Today I heard A Dang accidentally mention that 'the snow is not deep enough to bury a person,' and I felt something was wrong, and the incident of Li Guanqi was the trigger. After thinking about it carefully, I found that there are many doubts."

"The Ning family..." Ling Jing fell into her chair, the anger in her heart could not be extinguished, but she had to endure it, "I can't touch her now. Once you enter the capital, you will make mistakes for life. Neither you nor I can make mistakes. rise."

Ling Huai stroked the fan bag at his waist and said, "Don't worry, there is always a chance to cut off the Qingyun Road."

"I don't want her to die too lightly." Ling Jing looked at Ling Huai, "I want to take away everything she wants and make her life worse than death."

Ling Huai said: "What, you want to marry Young Emperor Lin Yiheng and become the queen again?"

As soon as these words came out, Ling Jing immediately spat, "Either you will never marry in this life, or you will marry a beggar or someone named Lin!"

"That would be difficult." Ling Huai teased her, "I still thought that you would be the queen mother and support the young emperor to ascend the throne, and then listen to the politics behind the curtain and become the female monarch."

Ling Jing sneered lightly, "I don't have the ability to accept that porcelain job."

The winter nights are long, sleep on one pillow.

Suddenly, a slight ringing sound rang in the inner room where the breathing was slow, and a person sat up in the bed curtain.

He lifted up the curtain with his long fingers, but saw that Ji was already naked, his black hair falling like a waterfall, covering the scratches on his shoulders and back. He took out a Buddhist bell from the bottom of the pillow.

He put on his underwear and stretched out his legs, sat on the edge of the bed with his back, and fell into meditation while looking at the Buddhist bell that tinkled slightly in his hand.

After a while, there was a woman's cry from the inside of the bed, and Ling Qiong slowly woke up in a thin shirt. The shirt was peeled off from her snowy shoulders, and her scarlet bellyband was tied around her neck with a thin belt. There was a slip knot tied at the back of her neck, which came loose as she stood up. She hooked Ji Ji's neck through her bellyband, Ji Ji leaned back slightly, and then stabilized her body, letting her press against him from behind.

Ling Qiong stretched out her finger, picked up the red string of the Buddha bell, and muttered: "What's going on? Your Buddha bell doesn't ring. Why is the third child disturbing people in the middle of the night recently?"

Ji had turned around and had a clear view of the spring scenery. He picked up a square of rhombus cloth, put it on for her and said, "I am confused too."

Ling Qiong's eyes turned to her fingertips. During the day, Ling Jing dyed her nails and her nails were broken off. She raised her eyes to look at the dead body, stretched out her slender fingers, and smiled charmingly. She said coquettishly: "It's your fault for not being able to practice." So why are you thick-skinned and thick-skinned? You should pay for it."

Ji had already thrown off the quilt and went to bed, and said in a gentle voice: "Wait patiently for a few days, and the new hair will grow." He paused, and then said, "I will repair it, and I will dye it."

Ling Qiong succeeded, her features were all cunning.

Lying down hugging each other, Ling Qiong played with the Buddha bell. She really couldn't see anything strange about it, stuffed it back under the pillow, rested her arms on it, closed her eyes and went to sleep.

After a while of silence, she touched his lips with her fingertips and kissed him to feel relieved. She murmured with a smile, "Monk, good night."

He kissed her forehead back, "Good night."

The young emperor did not immediately change his reign name after he ascended the throne, but it was changed to the first year of Changji on the first day of the first lunar month of the following year.

In early February, the state was victorious, and King Lin Yilong of Wuxuan returned in triumph and led the Dingyuan Army back to Beijing to resume his duties.

King Wu Xuan won the battle, but also injured his leg. The young emperor's rewards were sent to the palace like flowing water, and he was also given a marriage to Zhu Luoying, the eldest daughter of the Zhu family in Liu'an County. Zhu Luoying was twenty-eight years old, two years older than Lin Yilong. They were to get married as soon as the three-year mourning period was over.

The world is divided into three parts: Southern Zhou Dynasty, Northern Territory, and Western Frontier.

In the Northern Territory, foreign relatives interfered in the government. In the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the noble families were suppressed and the poor families were appointed to be in charge of secrets. In the Western Territory, the gods were respected and good at divination. Therefore, the son of the god succeeded to the throne as the country's leader but had no real power. The twelve elders divided their powers to assist the government.

Among the current auxiliary ministers of the Zhou Dynasty, Xia Yun is the one most valued by the emperor. He was born in the Xia family of Ruyi. When the young emperor succeeded to the throne, he was granted the title of Situ in charge of civil affairs, a regular servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and a member of the Zhongshushe family. He was given the rank of leader of the Chinese army and held real power. He was specifically designed to contain Emperor Wu of Zhou. To the five ministers who take care of the young emperor's life.

"Lin Yiheng's re-appointment of Xia Yun is to promote the Xia family, which is tantamount to digging his own grave." Ling Huai said, "Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty set up the imperial examination against all opinions, promoted the poor families to take real power, and issued an order to give priority to the children of the aristocratic family to marry the royal family. Not only to improve the status of the royal family and gain a foothold in the family, but also to prevent clan marriages from joining forces to threaten the royal family."

Ling Jing smiled and said: "You can't say that. After all, the Xia family has gained power and suppressed the Si and Xie families. It is a matter of balancing the pros and cons. After all, the current queen is the daughter of the Si family of Puyu County, and Zhongshu Ling Xie Lu is still Dan Mi Xing. Although the Xie family in the county is a side branch, we have to guard against it. The young emperor can only take this strategy to stabilize the court."

"Changing orders early and late is not a long-term solution." Ling Huai stood up and walked out, "It's time for my second brother to get home."

Ling Feng rode up to the gate of Ling's house in the eastern suburbs. Ling Qiong had been waiting with his family for a long time.

"Sister!" Ling Feng got off his horse and knelt down on one knee, followed closely by his two subordinates.

Ling Qiong hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said, "Okay, why are you so polite to me? Everyone has gold at their knees, so don't kneel down! Why is he black again? Yes, he has grown taller and stronger."

She slapped him twice on the arm, making a popping sound.

Ling Cen jumped out, looked up and said, "Second brother has a beard, he is so handsome!"

Ling Feng knelt down and Ling Cen reached out to touch it. His face was full of envy and praise, and he couldn't put it down.

Ling Cen asked: "Why is there a scar?"

Hearing this, Ling Feng burst out laughing twice. He laughed heartily. He gently picked up Ling Cen and sat him on his neck like a horse. As he stepped towards the threshold, he said, "I'm not used to using a knife at first. It didn’t go smoothly, and after scraping I found that there were cuts all over.”

Ling Jing glanced sideways and said in a nonchalant tone: "Can a small incision leave a scar?"

Ling Feng hesitated and straightened his spine, not daring to look at her. He deliberately lowered his voice and said, "I couldn't control the strength, and the wound was a bit deep."

Ling Jing smiled calmly and turned away, not wanting to expose him.

Ling Cen held his head, rubbed his chin back and forth with his fingers, and asked him, "Does it hurt?"

Ling Feng said proudly, "A man is not afraid of pain. This little injury or scar is nothing."

Ling Cen lowered his head and whispered into Ling Feng's ear, "I have a scar removal plaster over there. It can cure any kind of scar. It's always easy to use."

"Really?" Ling Feng paused slightly, unable to hide his joy, and asked quickly, "Are there many?"

Ling Cen's eyes rolled happily and he said: "It's not much, but as long as there are medicinal materials, I will give you as much as you want. If you want it, second brother, I won't make any money from you. I will give you ten taels of silver per jar."

"Do you still need more money?"

"Of course, my brother will settle the score. This is my exclusive secret recipe and will not be passed on to others. I only give you a favor because you are my second brother. I don't care about showing it to others. "

Ling Dang was speechless when she saw that Ling Cen had coaxed her silly second brother into a daze with a few words. She turned away and sighed quietly.

It's hopeless, it's all about money.

"Oh, it's okay, kid." Ling Qiong turned around and reached out to grab Ling Cen's ears. "The abacus beads fell on the heads of my family."

Linghuai folding fan was put back in the palm of his hand, and Youyou said: "It is indeed a good deal."

Ji nodded and said, "Benefit the country, benefit the people, and benefit yourself."

Ling Jing said: "We will discuss this in detail later. Let the second brother go back to the house and have a good rest."

The house had been decorated a long time ago. Ling Feng took his subordinates back to the house to rest while the family was busy with meals.

The sun was setting in the west, and the mother-in-law knocked on the door and called for food. Ling Dang quickly put away the newly tied clothes, stood up, and prepared to go back to the house.

Turning out the door, a brand new Ling Feng stood under the eaves.

The spring breeze blew slightly, refreshing my face.

Ling Feng called her "little sister" softly, but for some reason the soles of his feet were frozen, preventing him from stepping forward.

"Second brother." Ling Dang took the initiative to walk towards him, "Do you have a problem with me?"

"I, I..." Ling Feng stuttered, as if there was something unspeakable that made it difficult for him to say it. After a while, he finally said the complete words, "I saw my father."

"Oh? Why didn't I come back with you?" When Ling Dang asked this, he already had a premonition in his heart.

Ling Feng unclenched and closed his fists, and said, "We're back together."

(End of this chapter)