Fifty-seven
"Before I got hurt, I hadn't seen Aunt Zhao for over three months. That morning, I went to her shop and found it locked. People passing by said she had moved away and her phone was unreachable. I thought something had happened, but everyone she knew said her son had picked her up. They kept in touch as usual, but they just wouldn't answer my calls. And then, you knew everything too."
The National Master said that after his investigation, Beitang Fenghe had found the formation because he discovered that the miracle doctor had persuaded Ping'an to leave, and he was afraid of losing his mother, so he asked someone to find it. At the time, he thought that he could only keep the person, but he didn't expect that Ping'an died of illness only three days after the task was accomplished.
Her health was not good to begin with, so she couldn't hold on. But what Beitang Fenghe didn't know was that the reason why the miracle doctor was so earnest in giving her advice was because Ping An had no intention of leaving at all.
Yun Qi felt depressed, so he told Ling Junyan about Ping An's past in the real world.
After that day, Ling Junyan told Yunqi that he could also conjure up a gun, and he realized that he and Yunqi were from the same world.
Originally, it was a taboo to let the person being guided know his or her identity in advance, because there would always be people who could not accept it, which would be counterproductive. However, Ling Junyan was different and was even happy to accept it.
This resulted in almost no negative effects, and even the backlash did not occur to him. For this unfair treatment, Yun Qi could only blame himself for his bad luck.
Yun Qi continued, "Ever since my parents divorced when I was a child, Aunt Zhao has always taken good care of me. At that time, she said she had a son who lived abroad with his father. I asked her why she didn't live with them, and she just smiled and said nothing. Only when I grew up did I understand that she was suffering. Later, they said her son was coming to pick her up. To be honest, I was quite happy, but then..."
Yun Qi looked at Ling Junyan, who was listening attentively, his brows furrowed unconsciously.
So Yun Qi quickly suppressed his desire to speak and lied, "Why? I'm just teasing a half-baked person like you. If you can't help it, I'll find someone else to talk to."
Ling Junyan stared at him deeply for a moment, then pulled his hand over and held it, saying, "You want to bully a dabbler? Unfortunately, a dabbler like me has my own intelligence and can tell the difference between true love and playful behavior."
Yun Qi's eyes flickered slightly.
"Your willingness to share your past with me is a reward I've been longing for."
"Ouch, stop it." Yun Qi pulled his hand back and stood up and turned away without thinking.
Ling Junyan immediately stood up quickly and gently pulled his arm. The moment Yun Qi turned around, he took a step forward and hugged him in his arms.
Yun Qi felt the other person's arms slowly tightening, and he was slightly stunned.
"you…"
Ling Junyan didn't explain, but continued what he hadn't finished saying: "Guishan, where Aunt Zhao is now buried, is a good place, a rare paradise in the Diyue territory. She must have her own reasons for not wanting to leave, or perhaps there are some things that are hard to let go. As you said, perhaps, she is happy here.
If you miss her in the future, I will take you back to see her. I have arranged for someone to clean the thatched cottage every day and send her buns. Although they may not be as delicious as the ones made in the store you mentioned, the child is smart and willing to put in the effort. I also asked him, and he said that he was grateful to Aunt Zhao and was willing to do this. He can also chat with her when he has nothing to do, so he won't be bored. "
Yunqi was speechless for a long time after hearing this.
He hadn't thought he would remember it so clearly. In fact, today was the first time he seriously mentioned Aunt Zhao to Ling Junyan. In the past, he had only mentioned her in passing, including the buns and breakfast shop, and he had never explicitly stated his relationship with Aunt Zhao.
Why can this person predict the future?
Yun Qi exhaled slowly, his throat a little dry, and he put his arms around Ling Junyan's waist.
"On your own initiative..."
Ling Junyan smiled and said, "I'm happy to do that."
…
The trip to Diyue finally came to an end. As soon as they returned to the palace, the eleventh brother came to complain.
"Royal brother, you are finally back! Don't you know that those old cunning people in the court are like foxes and loaches, always doing evil things behind my back and you can't find them? Fighting them has been so hard for me. I can't eat or sleep well. I am almost going crazy."
"Your Highness is good. He can even get along with them." Yun Qi said jokingly.
After all, those in the court who understand understand.
Old Eleven said bitterly, "Yun Qi, please stop laughing at me."
Ling Jun said: "Alright, I'll give you a few days off, take a good rest."
The Eleventh Elder immediately perked up after hearing this, "Are you serious? Thank you, my Royal Brother!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and ran away, not looking like he was going crazy at all.
"Very clever." Yun Qi said subconsciously as he looked at the direction where Old Eleven ran out. Then he looked at Ling Junyan, "If the prince trains him a little more, he will probably be as good as you in becoming the emperor."
The speaker didn't mean it, and the listener didn't take it seriously, but the bystanders were frightened.
Of course, there was no one else here, still those two, the national teacher and the drunkard.
They didn't dare to speak, but lowered their heads and drank tea quietly, glancing at each other from time to time.
Although they both knew Ling Junyan's identity, his previous use of swords and knives, as well as threats and inducements, still caused indelible trauma to their young hearts.
They were afraid that this person would suddenly forget who he was and cause them all secondary harm. That would be really terrible.
But Ling Junyan seemed to completely ignore them and said to Yun Qi as if he was just chatting with family, "He has been smart since he was a child. You know that."
Yun Qi smiled: "That's right."
When they were children, several princes had conflicts, and in the end, it was he who found a way to help them break the situation. After the death of the former queen, his mother also raised Ling Junyan as her own son. However, in this palace, even if you don't fight or compete, troubles will still come to you, and your kindness will eventually be used as a handle by others.
Therefore, Ling Junyan has always attached great importance to this younger brother and will tolerate him almost as long as it is not a problem of principle.
Ling Junyan said, "Let him play for a couple of days. I have something I need to assign to him to oversee later, so I'm afraid he'll have to spend some time and energy on it."
Something else? How miserable… Yun Qi shook his head and thought to himself.
After a while, his hand, which was about to reach for the teacup, suddenly froze.
wrong!
etc! !
Could it be!!!
Yunqi hadn't thought of asking at first, but suddenly he had a vague feeling in his heart. It was this feeling that made Yunqi unable to ignore this topic anymore.
He withdrew his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then asked cautiously, "What's the matter?"
Ling Junyan rested his arm on the table and said, "Wengzhou has been experiencing intermittent droughts. Instead of distributing disaster relief grain every now and then, it would be better to directly build a canal. This would solve the problem once and for all, and the people around here wouldn't have to worry about natural disasters every day. I will tell the ministers at tomorrow's morning court that no matter how many people object, this matter must be carried out. As for the rest, I'll leave it to Eleven. It's the slack season for farming, so it's better to put it on the agenda as soon as possible."
Yun Qi said, "Oh..." and echoed, "It's a matter of great importance to people's livelihood, so we really can't be careless."
It was a great thing, but Yun Qi couldn't help feeling a little lonely. It turned out that he would think about all sorts of things all day long. He should have known what was more important.
So he calmed down calmly, put his thoughts on the right track, and discussed with Ling Junyan the points that needed attention in this matter. After all, in this era of this world, it is not easy to start a major project.
At the court session the next morning, Ling Junyan and other ministers proposed building a canal directly to Wengzhou. As expected, some people cited the waste of manpower and money and the emptying of the national treasury as an excuse.
In fact, Ling Jun knew that the project would involve a lot of things. Some people were really worried that it would be detrimental to the country, but some people just didn't want to harm their own interests.
But there is no shortage of supporters, including He Yuan.
After the death of the previous emperor, Ling Junyan succeeded to the throne, and his position as Minister of Revenue has continued to this day.
Although Ling Junyan knew that he had had unfaithful thoughts, he still let him go. At least his love for the people of Wengzhou might be real. He took advantage of this and, led by the Ministry of Revenue, promoted the disclosure of accounts to reassure the people.
During the process, corruption was strictly investigated, work was used as a substitute for relief, and the concerns of the ministers were gradually dispelled, and the matter was finally settled.
There's just one more thing.
Just then, the chief steward in front of the emperor shouted, "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please dismiss the court."
Ling Junyan coughed lightly, and a minister stepped aside and said, "I have something else to report."
"speak."
"Your Majesty has been appointed by Heaven to rule the world, but the position of Empress has been vacant for too long, contrary to the ancient custom of 'the Emperor appoints a Queen to inherit the ancestral temple and to be the mother of the world.' I implore Your Majesty to quickly select a virtuous and established Empress, to rectify the rituals and laws, to maintain order in the inner court, and to reassure the hearts of the people."
Other ministers: "..."
They have mentioned this matter many times. If it were useful, His Majesty would probably have a baby by now.
The result was, “Good!”
Other ministers: “…?”
"Just as you say."
All the ministers were sighing that the emperor had finally come to his senses. The left prime minister, who had remained silent all this time, slowly raised his eyes.
He had mentioned letting his daughter enter the palace as a concubine, thinking that he could find a way to ascend to the throne later, but he didn't expect...
At this time, the right prime minister glanced at him with a faint smile on his lips. Although he didn't know who Ling Junyan had in mind, it was better than this guy's daughter.
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