Linglong

Chapter 93

He was happy, but the king of Zhou felt bored, and said with displeasure: "You are an old man, and you like to drink hot tea, but I can't. Dad, I want to drink ice water."

Seeing that he deliberately belittled himself as an "old man", the emperor was obviously irritable but did not lose his temper. He only thought that he was losing his temper as a child. He smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this?" A string of wind chimes, ringing crisply, the servants and maids outside the pavilion heard the ringing, knowing that it was the emperor's call, and walked back to the lake pavilion along the stone bridge in an orderly manner.

"Bring ice water," the emperor ordered.

The maid held the crystal cup, which was filled with ice water, and even the cup was cold.

King Zhou took the ice water and drank it down.

"Has this glass of water quenched your anger?" the emperor asked with a smile.

The emperor was amiable, but the king of Zhou felt embarrassed, "How can I? I haven't done my filial piety at the knees of my parents for the past two years, and I don't want to leave. Father, it's not good for me to be idle. Should I go to the Ministry of Punishments? You have handled a few major and important cases to show my ability."

"Very good." The emperor agreed without thinking.

There was a smile on King Zhou's face.

"Drinking ice water is not good for health. Drinking hot tea like dad is the way to maintain health." The emperor said gently.

"Father said so." King Zhou nodded amiably.

On one side of the table are various fruits and melons, most of which came as tribute from the south, such as Phnom Penh pineapple, mangosteen, honeydew, Xuyu, dragon fruit, lychee, etc., either yellow or red, bright and lovely in color.King Zhou took a piece of Dragon Ball fruit and put it in his mouth, casually praised, "This fruit is not bad."

He was eating the fruit, looking at the clear water, wondering what he was thinking.

The emperor was very considerate, "Send it to your little girl, okay?"

King Zhou's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again.

"I can't send it." He turned around unhappily.

The emperor laughed, "Why can't it be delivered? Although Jinling and Shuntian Mansion are far away, use more ice and send it over quickly, it will still be fresh."

King Zhou looked troubled, "I really can't send it. Father, it's not because of the long distance, but because... her father won't allow..."

The emperor was astonished, "Will there be people in this world who look down on my beloved son?"

He looked at King Zhou, who was dressed in white and had a handsome appearance, and the more he looked at him, the more unconvinced he became, "Don't mention your identity, just because of your talent, who in the world can match you?"

It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable that such a son would be looked down upon by someone.

"I."

"I."

Two young men walked over with a smile.

The young man walking in front was wearing a luxurious purple satin robe, his face was creamy, with sword-like eyebrows and star-eyed eyes. Hold the hairpin loosely, with a leisurely look on his face, and speak in a slow and unhurried manner.

"Big Brother, Second Brother." King Zhou got up and saluted.

The prince and King Qin also met the emperor.

"Father, am I not as handsome as my third brother?" The crown prince asked with a smile as he pulled King Zhou's shoulders.

The emperor took a closer look and commented with a smile, "If you are talking about bearing, you are the stronger one; if you are more handsome, your third brother is slightly better."

"It hurts self-esteem too much." The prince pushed Zhou Wang away in disappointment.

King Qin caught the third younger brother who was pushed over, and asked slowly: "Father, how do you compare with third younger brother?"

The emperor looked him up and down, and said in a down-to-earth manner: "You are calmer than Saburo, and Saburo is more elegant than you."

"The third brother is the most handsome co-author." Qin Wang also hurt his self-esteem, and pushed Zhou Wang away.

King Zhou said in a calm tone, "I don't need to be jealous, right? Eldest brother, second elder brother, I am not only handsome, but also filial." Shi Shiran walked to the side of the pavilion and picked a small green lotus pod, peeled off the green lotus seeds, and tasted it. It tasted good, and I gave it to the emperor, "Father, eat lotus seeds."

The emperor ate the lotus seeds and comforted the prince and King Qin, "Extraordinary bearing and unhurriedness, this is acquired cultivation, isn't it more rare and valuable than natural beauty?" The prince complained, "I have spent so much effort for this extraordinary bearing; This appearance is innate, so I don’t need to put in any effort.” Qin Wang agreed, “That’s right, I don’t need to put in a lot of effort, which saves me a lot of trouble.”

The emperor had three sons talking and laughing with him, and he was in a very happy mood. He smiled and said, "Sanlang will go to the Ministry of Punishment tomorrow. If you really handle a major case, I will celebrate for you." King Zhou respectfully agreed, "Yes, dad. "

The crown prince and King Qin couldn't help being surprised, "The third brother didn't make any noise to leave? It's strange. What did he go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to do? Could it be that he suddenly became interested in investigating the case?"

"Third brother, what case do you want to investigate." King Qin asked slowly.

"I will investigate whatever I encounter. No matter what case comes into my hands, I can easily handle it." King Zhou's tone was very conceited.

King Zhou's expression fell into the eyes of the emperor, the crown prince, and King Qin. The father and son, like King Zhou, suddenly became interested in the Ministry of Punishment.

King Zhou went to the Ministry of Punishments the next day.However, he didn't care about investigating any suspicious cases, instead he flipped through the old files leisurely.

On the one hand, the officials of the Ministry of Punishment were very grateful, "A prince came to sit in the battle, and everything in the Ministry of Punishment continued as usual. Although His Royal Highness King Zhou did not help, he did not make trouble. It is rare." Opened all of them, turned out all the old files, and looked at the rebellion cases during the reign of the late emperor. Is he the grandfather of Simu who has passed away?"

The working conditions of the Ministry of Punishment are mediocre, so of course it can't be as cool as Neng Palace, King Zhou didn't dislike it, he came every day, and he didn't wait a day.Over time, the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice have become accustomed to having him as if without him, and gradually they don't care much.

The prince and King Qin discovered many clues.

"All he investigates is treason."

"He wants to find a man named Guan Yuanyi."

Who is Guan Yuanyi?As the eldest and second elder brothers of King Zhou, the prince and King Qin are very interested to know.

For this reason, the two brothers personally went to ask their emperor's father for advice, and the emperor frowned, "What is the name of the little girl Sanlang likes? Go and see, what is the relationship between this Guan Yuanyi and that little girl."

"That's it." The prince suddenly realized.

Once you have the direction, it is not difficult to check.The crown prince ordered someone to investigate Linglong's background, and soon found out that Guan Yuanyi was Linglong's great-grandfather, "No wonder, the third brother Ganqing suddenly became interested in the Ministry of Justice, but he wanted to please the beautiful woman."

The crown prince and the king of Qin admired their emperor father very much.

"Your Majesty is wise!" the prince flattered the emperor.

"How do you know it must have something to do with that little girl?" The usually meek King Qin was curious about this.

The emperor smiled, "It's too easy for you two to get married, so I don't know Saburo's difficulties."

The King of Qin disagreed, and muttered in a low voice: "Is it easy for me to get married? I have been waiting for two full years."

The prince was silent.

He heard the melancholy in the emperor's words.

Distress flashed across the emperor's face, and he put down the ink pen in his hand, "Get up, I'm going to see your mother."

"Farewell to Your Majesty." The prince fell on the ground.

"Farewell to Your Majesty." King Qin also knelt down.

The emperor waved his hand, and walked out of the palace gate with a graceful figure.

"What's the matter?" King Qin pouted in the direction he left.

The crown prince frowned, "Remember what happened back then? Second brother, it was not easy for father and mother to get married back then."

"So that's the case." Qin Wang looked towards the entrance of the hall, his eyes were full of sympathy.

The hall is tall and wide, and there are two large blue and white porcelain fish tanks in the west corner, in which there are water lilies and a few small fish swimming happily in the water.

A woman in a light yellow dress is standing leisurely by the fish tank feeding the fish. She has a slim figure and elegant manners, which are difficult to describe and difficult to draw.

The emperor gazed at her back tenderly for a moment, walked behind her, and put his arms around her waist.

She turned her head back with a smile, she didn't say a word, her breath was blue.

"Why did you come back at this time? Your Majesty, are you negligent in government affairs?" She asked reproachfully.

Although it was reproachful words, the tone was gentle and tactful, it didn't sound like blame, it sounded like coquetry.

The emperor chuckled, "I want to see what my queen is doing. If the queen feels bored, I will accompany the queen to relieve boredom."

The tone is lingering, and it is really soul-stirring in the ears.

A smile spread on the queen's bright face, she turned around and hugged his waist, and jokingly said: "Your Majesty also refuses to invite more talented and interesting beauties into the palace, of course I feel that I'm bored. Otherwise, right now I'm being surrounded by dozens of beauties who are courting me, and I'm very majestic."

The emperor smiled, "It's not that I'm stingy, I really haven't seen a beautiful woman who is worthy of serving the queen. Queen, please be patient for a few more years, how about it?"

The queen couldn't help laughing, naughty like a child, "In a few years, I won't be so rare. Your Majesty, in a few years, I will have grandchildren. Who cares about beauties?"

"Very good, I hugged my grandson and coaxed my granddaughter together with the empress." The emperor said happily.

The hall was deep, and the two hugged quietly for a while, feeling peaceful in their hearts.

"You have something on your mind, what's the matter?" the queen asked softly.

The emperor said softly: "Sister, our little third son is so pitiful. He fell in love with the little girl from the Yu family, but the little girl's great-grandfather was killed by the late emperor for treason, and the little girl's father didn't want to see him..."

"Someone doesn't want to see our third son." The queen was annoyed.

The emperor felt a sense of confidant, "That's right, the late emperor passed away for many years, and because of this, he didn't like our third son. have no idea……"

The emperor looked dejected and could not continue.

The queen's bright eyes also dimmed, "What a silly boy, all the rebellion cases were ordered by the late emperor when he was here, and it's not easy to overturn the case."

The two looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes.

The queen looked dazed, "If we weren't..." She sighed inaudibly, and said quietly: "If the throne is inherited by father and son, maybe we can give it a try, but we are... oh, poor mistress son."

Seeing her sad look, the emperor couldn't bear it, and said in a low voice: "The girl is still young now, I'll just make an order in two years. Sister, there is nothing to worry about."

The queen thought for a while, "That's right, the Yu family is not very happy if you make the order directly, and there is nothing wrong with it. From now on, the two children will love each other, and the parents see that their daughter is living a happy life. What's the problem? It's just our little three. The son-in-law is a little pitiful, maybe he will look at his father-in-law's eyes."

"It's so pitiful." The emperor was very sympathetic.

The queen's heart moved, and she asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, did you look at my father-in-law's eyes for a long time back then?" After Xiao Yuanrui, a father is more expensive than a son, and I am at least half a child in the eyes of his old man."

"Pfft—" the queen couldn't help showing a smile.

After discussing with the empress, the emperor and the empress agreed that Saburo was pitiful, and decided to be extra caring and considerate to him.

(End of this chapter)