Linglong

Chapter 121

In the suburbs, the scenery is beautiful.

The official road here is extremely wide, and there are endless fruit trees of various colors planted on both sides of the road. At this time, some trees have already hung green fruits on them, which is very gratifying to look at.

Every ten miles along the official road, there are pavilions for passers-by to rest. At this time, there are dozens of people sitting or standing in the pavilions. Among them is a young man with a graceful appearance, and a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old who is innocent and beautifully dressed. Obviously different from everyone else.

Dust kicked up in the distance.

"The third brother is here!" The girl smiled and Mimi looked into the distance with a joyful expression.

She was the first to run out of the pavilion to greet him.

A group of cavalry came in front, and they came to the front like lightning.The leader reined in the horse's reins and smiled at the girl, "Aying, you've grown a lot taller!"

"Third brother, you have grown up a lot." The girl giggled.

King Zhou smiled slightly, jumped off his horse, walked up to the girl in a few steps, and looked at her with a smile.

He hasn't seen his little sister since he left Jinling. Princess Yongning was a little girl of eleven or twelve years old. Now that she has grown up, she is taller than before, her eyebrows are more stretched than before. .

"Third brother." The prince also came out of the gazebo with his attendants.

"Brother!" Zhou Wang was very happy to see the prince, and held his hands tightly.

Princess Yongning couldn't help laughing, "Third Brother, are you afraid that Big Brother will pat you on the shoulder? So it's better to act first?"

King Zhou also laughed, "He always pretends to be an adult, pats me on the shoulder every now and then, and says to me earnestly, 'Little Sanzi, what do you want', I'm really afraid of him."

The three brothers and sisters burst out laughing.

After joking a few words, King Zhou raised his eyes and looked around, "Where is Second Brother, why didn't you see him?"

The eldest brother and the younger sister are here, where is the second brother?

The crown prince cleared his throat, "Well, the second brother has official business and has left the city." Princess Yongning covered her mouth and smiled, she wanted to tell Zhou Wang something, her big eyes rolled, she thought about it for a while, and decided to wait for the time being. Don't talk about it, let's talk about it in detail later.

"That's right." King Zhou nodded.

He looked around again, still dissatisfied, "Where's uncle? Where's cousin? They won't come to pick me up?"

It seemed that he was very dissatisfied and dissatisfied that only the crown prince and Princess Yongning came to pick him up.

"My uncle and my cousins ​​have something to do." The prince said calmly.

Princess Yongning smiled happily, "None of them came. However, a close friend of mine came to pick you up on a special trip, and it's in the car." She pouted at a Zhulun canopy car by the side of the road, with a naughty look on her face.

The king of Zhou was displeased, "Ah Ying, don't make trouble, what is your close friend here to pick up your brother? The girl's family doesn't know how to avoid suspicion..." At this point, he thought of something, and suddenly stopped.

He looked at the car, his heart beating faster.

"Young lady doesn't know how to avoid suspicion, what you said is true, then I will let her go." Princess Yongning pretended to walk to the side of the car.

King Zhou raised his hand to block him.

He stared at the car, as if he wanted to see something from the carriage.

"Brother, look at the third brother." Princess Yongning was amused, and whispered to the prince.

The prince also laughed, "Aying, your third brother seems a little silly like this. Do you think we should avoid him? If we see his temper and stupid appearance, we will hold a grudge."

"No, we need to see!" Princess Yongning was itchy in her heart, and refused to leave.

The prince also left her.

The two siblings stood by the side of the road pretending to enjoy the scenery, but Princess Yongning's attention was all on her third brother and the woman in the car.

The maid put down her pedals, opened the curtain, and a young girl got out of the car.

Her dress is light blue as pleasant as the lake water, simple and elegant, with wide sleeves, and a white wide jade belt that tightens her slender waist, making her figure even more slim and light. Several lotus flowers are embroidered with silver silk thread on the long skirt, As cold as snow, but delicate and pleasant.

The breeze blows, and the sleeves of the clothes flutter, like a new lotus standing gracefully in the blue waves of thousands of miles.

She wore a mask on her face, and the shape of the mask was ordinary. On it was a round Pingpoguo imitating a human face, smiling at King Zhou.

King Zhou involuntarily took a big step forward, staring at her intently.

She also looked at King Zhou quietly.

Because she was wearing a mask, it was unknown what the expression on her face was.

"Little Bell?" Zhou Wang stared at her and asked gently.

His voice was full of expectation, but also a little apprehensive.Perhaps, he really hoped that the girl in front of him was Little Bell, but he was afraid, right?

The girl's eyes seemed to soften a lot, but she didn't answer his question.

"Stupid, don't you know if you take off the mask?" Princess Yongning peeked around and whispered.

"Why are you so stupid, so stupid." The prince followed his sister's gaze and thought silently.

King Zhou's eyes were bewildered at this time, and he was indeed not shrewd at all.

He slowly raised his hand to pick off the mask on the girl's face, his slender fingers touched the mask, his hands trembled, and then stopped.

"Pick it, pick it up." Princess Yongning was worried for him.

He still took off the mask on the girl's face.

There is a beautiful face like a hibiscus emerging from clear water. The skin is as white and delicate as sweet white porcelain. Like crabapple petals, it is pink and fresh.

"Wang Xiaosan, you're dawdling." The girl pouted.

Her voice is beautiful, crisp and melodious, like a yellow warbler out of the valley.

Zhou Wang looked at her and smiled, "Little Bell, I hesitated because—" He paused, his tone was very gentle, soft, like a whisper, "I'm afraid it's not you."

Don't dare to take off the mask directly, is it because you are afraid of disappointment?Lest it's not you.

Princess Yongning saw that Linglong's mask was taken off, King Zhou and Linglong began to talk, her heart was itchy, and she tiptoed towards this side, wanting to eavesdrop.

She listened to King Zhou's words "I'm afraid it's not you".

"Third brother is so infatuated." Princess Yongning was so moved that she almost cried.

Zhou Wang realized that something was wrong behind him, he turned his head and saw his sister who was about to wipe away her tears.

"Brother, take Aying back first." He turned around and picked up Princess Yongning and sent her to the prince.

"Third brother crossed the river and demolished the bridge." Princess Yongning muttered dissatisfied.

The prince had no objection, he just asked with a smile, "Can I see you again today?" The king of Zhou blushed slightly, "Of course I can. Big brother, Aying, go back to the palace to pay my respects to my father, queen, and queen, and said that I will be happy today." back."

The prince gave him a blank look.

Nonsense, if you don't dare to come back, my father can search the entire capital to find you, you know.

The prince left first with the reluctant Princess Yongning.

Before leaving, he called Zhou Wang aside, and told him seriously, "One day without a marriage, one day without a marriage, she is still a girl from the Yu family. You have to respect her, you know?" King Zhou raised his eyebrows, "What do you think? Gone? Little Bell and I haven't seen each other for more than two years, so we have a lot to talk about. We're just talking, and we're going to visit Mr. Yu at Yu's house, nothing else."

The prince's mouth twitched.Well, third brother, you haven't seen the girl from the Yu family for more than two years, so what about your father, queen and queen?How long have you not seen?Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I look forward to you coming back. If you don't go back to the palace, go to see your father-in-law first... I really have no conscience, my father will be sad.

Sure enough, after the prince and Princess Yongning returned to the palace, the emperor looked up to the sky and sighed, "Why raise a son?"——This is a later story.

King Zhou and Linglong were sitting in the gazebo, looking at me and you, feeling a bit at a loss.

Of course, Linglong is quite different from before. She has grown from a young girl to a young girl. After more than two years in the military, King Zhou's temperament has also changed drastically. His brows have become more resolute and masculine.

However, he is still the same beauty as before, especially when he smiles, the water in his peach blossom eyes is full of romance, which makes people's hearts flutter.

"Wang Xiaosan, you have changed." Linglong said softly.

"Little Lingdang, you have changed too." King Zhou said softly, "You used to be a little girl, but now you are..."

His eyes fell on Linglong's chest inadvertently, he felt flustered, turned his head, not daring to look again.

"What is it now?" Linglong was curious.

"Now it's... the eldest girl." King Zhou spoke incoherently, but still didn't dare to turn his head.

Linglong leaned over attentively, "Wang Xiaosan, you don't look right, you seem to be thinking a lot. What are you thinking?"

King Zhou smelled a pleasant fragrance in his nose, it was both sweet and intoxicating, and he was at a loss for a while.

"What are you thinking?" Linglong asked.

King Zhou turned his head suddenly, "I'm thinking, I'm thinking—Little Bell, there's one thing I've been thinking about for years but I still haven't figured it out. What is being thrown down and what is being eaten?"

"Ah?" Linglong opened her mouth wide.

Wang Xiaosan, I was in a hurry to go home and fooled you, you...do you remember?
Linglong is a smart girl, but now she opened her mouth wide and looked confused, looking silly.

Silly look, but there is a special cuteness.

"Eat it, eat it." Zhou Wang kept thinking about these two words in his mind, he lowered his head unconsciously, and kissed Linglong's lips.

Linglong's mouth was open, and he drove straight in without any effort, his tongue curled up to Linglong's and became entangled.

A feeling of numbness and numbness that I have never experienced before spread throughout my limbs.

"So this is eating?" King Zhou was intoxicated.

This official road has been under martial law for a long time.

There are officers and soldiers guarding the front and back. If a pedestrian passes by, he will point him to the path next to him, "There is an important military ahead, so make a detour."

For two full hours, the place was under martial law.

Of course, Zhou Wang didn't "eat it" all the time, most of the time he was whispering with Linglong Xuxu, telling the trivial things after the separation.

"My father doesn't like you until now." Linglong wrinkled her small face and looked at King Zhou pitifully, "Wang Xiaosan, what do you think should be done?"

"Don't worry." Zhou Wang's voice was as gentle as spring water, "I will accompany you back to meet his old man. Little Lingdang, I will definitely convince him."

"Old man?" Linglong thought of Uncle Yu's usual elegant and uncommon appearance, and for some reason wanted to laugh.

Dad, you are not yet forty, you are already an old man.

"Wang Xiaosan, I have to go back." Linglong looked at the sky and said, "I want to accompany my father for lunch, otherwise, he won't eat well. Wang Xiaosan, you don't know, my father has been a little delicate since he was injured. .”

"This is what it should be." King Zhou nodded seriously, "Anyone who undergoes a change will have a big change in temperament."

For some reason, Linglong wanted to laugh again.

Linglong got into the car, Zhou Wang rode a horse and followed beside the car unhurriedly, and the group went to Yu's house.

This official road has also returned to normal, and pedestrians no longer have to detour.

Linglong didn't know anything about this, and didn't know that because of her, this road was under traffic control for half a day.

When they arrived at Yu's house, Linglong forbade King Zhou to see Uncle Yu immediately, "Wang Xiaosan, let my second uncle stay with you first, okay?"

Erye Yu was more than happy to accompany King Zhou.

Ever since Uncle Yu's case happened, he always felt that he was sorry for the whole family, especially his elder brother.It was General Chang who escorted Uncle Yu to the county government office, and it was King Qin who personally tried the robbery case as a prince. Although Uncle Yu once thought about committing suicide, there is no doubt that General Chang and King Qin care for the Yu family. , Erye Yu met Zhou Wang, and unconsciously, he was completely different from before.

The king of Zhou didn't understand, so Second Master Yu really regarded him as his own at this time, and reminded him in a low voice, "Your Highness, Xiao Linglong may be afraid that my elder brother will affect his appetite when he sees you. You don't know, my elder brother has been ill since he was sick. , has been eating very little, and Xiao Linglong often tries her best to make him eat two more mouthfuls of rice and half a bowl of soup."

King Zhou didn't speak for a long time.

After a long time, he asked sullenly, "Am I so disgusting?"

This time it was Erye Yu's turn to be dumbfounded.

Linglong has already gone back to see Uncle Yu.

Uncle Yu could already sit up. On the bed was a small bed table that Linglong specially ordered someone to rush to make. On the bed table was a small bowl of Biyingying rice, four dishes, and chicken skin and sour bamboo shoot soup and tofu ham soup. The aroma is tangy.

Joe served a bowl of soup for him, and he shook his head, "I don't have any appetite."

"I don't have any appetite." Linglong came in from the outside, she giggled and sniffed at the bed table, "It's so fragrant, so intoxicating..."

She closed her eyes and looked extremely intoxicated, "I want to eat but I can't eat it, Dad, if you don't eat it, I will eat it."

"I also want to grab a bowl of soup." Uncle Yu smiled slightly, and reached out to pick up the small bowl, "If I don't give it to you, I won't give it to you."

He happily finished a bowl of soup.

"It's useful to compete with you for food." Qiao was not convinced, "Then, I will compete with you for food in the future."

"More." He put down the bowl and smiled.

Accompanied by his wife and daughter, he had a pleasant lunch.

Zhou Wang originally wanted to meet Uncle Yu after lunch, but Linglong saw that her father was very happy today, and thought that he would be stimulated if he saw Wang Xiaosan, so she hesitated.

"Wang Xiaosan, you can see my father again some other day, okay?" She bit the bullet and begged softly.

"Of course we can meet again another day, but little Lingdang, I will see him one day." King Zhou said softly.

Linglong was right when she thought about it.Yes, Wang Xiaosan will see him sooner or later, it cannot be avoided.

Second Master Yu is now in a state of being very sorry for his family and wanting to do something for his family. Knowing Linglong's concerns, he quietly went to see Old Master Yu, "Father, what do you think?" Old Master Yu frowned and thought for a long time , "Seventeen Lang, I'm going to see your elder brother."

Second Master Yu nodded hurriedly.

Old Master Yu went to see Uncle Yu, "Eleventh Lang, I really don't know what you're awkward about, and I can't guess it. Now that Linglong has entered the palace to meet His Majesty and Queen, if you weren't sick in bed, Your Majesty would have already passed away." A marriage is about to be decreed. Son, what is on your mind, tell dad now, and you can no longer keep it a secret."

Uncle Yu was silent for a long time, and closed his eyes wearily.

Old Master Yu patted him emotionally, "Eleventh Lang, you obviously love Xiao Linglong, do you know how embarrassing she is now? Zhou Wang sat on the bench at our house for a long time, just to want to see you, to show you Heart trace, Xiao Linglong has been stopping him in consideration of your body. Eleven Lang, if things go on like this, are you not afraid that King Zhou and Linglong will have a rift? Are you a man? You know that it is good when you are with your wife. Alright, hehe."

Uncle Yu suddenly opened his eyes.

If it is inevitable for my daughter to marry King Zhou, then...

"Father, please ask someone to invite King Zhou in." He said calmly.

Old Master Yu showed a look of relief, "That's right. Son, we can't argue with the royal family. Back then, your grandfather refused to be an official, but he still responded humbly when he met the late emperor, right?"

Uncle Yu nodded in agreement.

After Mrs. Yu left, Mr. Yu called Mrs. Qiao and asked his wife to wash his face and change into his clothes for meeting guests.

"He won't think you ugly." Qiao Shi pursed her lips and smiled.

Uncle Yu chuckled, "As the saying goes, like a father, like a daughter, I'm afraid he will misunderstand my daughter when he sees my ugly appearance."

Seeing that he was even joking, Mrs. Qiao felt relieved, washed his face with her own hands, and changed into a blue gown.

When King Zhou came in, Uncle Yu was already sitting upright on the bed.If you ignore the fact that he is sitting on the bed to meet guests, it can be said that he is the same as usual, he is still so gentle and elegant, and he is not a crowd.

He didn't allow Mrs. Qiao to be present, nor did he allow Linglong to come in. There were only him and King Zhou in the room.

"Your Highness, please forgive Yu Tai for being inconvenient and unable to salute you." Uncle Yu spoke very politely.

King Zhou was quite surprised, "Where, you are an elder."

He thought of his purpose here, and bowed respectfully, "Mr. Yu, you can still call me Sanlang as before, is that okay? I...my father, queen mother, and my grandfather and uncle all call me Sanlang."

Although this was not a direct marriage proposal, he was clearly expressing his heart. He didn't know how Uncle Yu would respond to him, and he felt uneasy.

Uncle Yu was silent for a long time.

King Zhou was even more worried.

My royal father can directly grant a marriage, but without his permission, little Lingdang will not be happy...

"His Royal Highness, if I have prejudiced against you because of the past events of the late emperor, do you feel wronged?" Uncle Yu asked slowly, word by word.

King Zhou noticed his prudence and concern.

Uncle Yu is very concerned about this matter, unimaginably concerned.

"Very wronged." King Zhou said honestly, "I have never even seen the late emperor's face. If you blame me for killing the courtiers of the late emperor, and even don't want to marry me to Xiaoling, I really feel that I am extremely wronged."

Snow in June.

"Don't give to others what you don't want yourself to do to yourself." Uncle Yu said, "Then you won't blame my daughter for what her parents, grandparents, and grandparents have done, will you?"

Uncle Yu leaned his upper body slightly, looking straight at King Zhou with earnest eyes.

He seemed to be exhausting all his strength, waiting for King Zhou's reply.

Little Lingdang, the things your father cares about are very strange... This thought vaguely flashed in King Zhou's mind.

"Of course not." King Zhou replied sincerely.

How could I vent my anger on Little Bell because you snubbed me and looked down on me?That's impossible—in King Zhou's view, among Xiao Lingdang's parents, grandparents, and maternal grandfather and grandmother, the only person he doesn't like is Uncle Yu. Except for Uncle Yu, no one targets him or bullies him. .

"Very good." Uncle Yu smiled, "Your Highness King Zhou, I hope you will remember what you said today, and never forget it for the rest of your life."

"Never dare to forget." King Zhou promised.

Uncle Yu closed his eyes, "Forgive me for being ill and cannot stay with you for a long time, Your Highness, please do as you please. The young girl is blunt, if you don't give up, please send a matchmaker."

The process of marrying a daughter-in-law in the emperor's family is the same as that of ordinary people, but it will be much more cumbersome.

King Zhou was overjoyed when he heard the words, he couldn't believe it was true, and asked in a trembling voice, "You...what did you say?"

Uncle Yu closed his eyes and rested for a while, then opened his eyes again. Seeing King Zhou overjoyed, he couldn't help but smile, "I said, if you don't give up, please send a matchmaker, but..."

His "but", the King of Zhou was shocked, "But what?"

Uncle Yu's heart was sour, "He looks very similar to me back then. If he also likes my Long'er like I like Atao, maybe... maybe it won't be as bad as I thought."

His expression was much gentler, "But I'm sick, and my second brother will do the ceremony for me, is that okay?"

"Yes, yes." King Zhou turned surprise into joy, and even said yes.

In the middle of the month, the emperor first decreed to appoint Yu Tai as the commander of the Jinwu Guard, and then decreed that the eldest daughter of Yu Tai, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, was appointed as the princess of Zhou.

(End of this chapter)