Chapter 20: A Stone Monkey at the Foot of Five Finger Mountain
In the next room, General Ling looked at the tofu in front of him, then at the Third Prince, Wen Ziduan, who was lying against the wall, eavesdropping. "Ziduan, how about you try this dish? I heard that He Zhaojun got the recipe and asked the chef at the tavern to make it."
Wen Ziduan hadn't heard anything and was feeling annoyed. "What are you eating? Zisheng, you have good hearing. What are they talking about over there? Is there any sound?"
General Ling put down his teacup: "An Chengjun said that she regretted that it was not her who helped Young Master Lou grow up." He heard many sentences, but Ling Buyi only picked this one to tell the Third Prince. Sure enough, he started to jump up and down.
"Bah, this sweet-talking girl, is this how she became close friends with the youngest son of the Lou family? Listen to me, what is this talk?!"
Someone continued to add fuel to the fire: "It's normal for an unmarried couple to exchange sweet words. Why are you so angry? Third Prince, could it be that... you like An Chengjun?"
Wen Ziduan was like a balloon that had been popped. She immediately sat back down across from him and said, "What nonsense! I just wanted to ask her what happened to the stone monkey after he was trapped in the Buddha Kingdom in his palm."
General Ling glanced at Wen Ziduan. He had never heard of this story and was a little confused: "Is this stone monkey you are talking about you yourself?"
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Early the next morning, He Zhaojun got up early, ignoring the wounds on her body, and went to the martial arts field to watch her brother and father practice martial arts. She also followed their movements, which surprised everyone.
"My dear child, what are you doing?" He Yong asked He Zhaojun tentatively.
"Father, brother, I am also from a military family. Brother gets up early to practice sword skills, so why can't I practice too?" He Zhaojun was sweating all over in pain, but she refused to stop.
He Yong was getting anxious: "I told you to practice well a long time ago, but you refused. Now you're still injured, and you're trying to do it again! You're really heartbroken..."
He Zhaojun glanced at her father and brother and said, "Tell me, what did Ling Buyi do again?"
According to the development of the plot, Ling Buyi should have killed Prince Yong in the past two days, which angered His Majesty. Compared with the crime of deceiving the emperor, he was more worried that someone would use this to impeach Ling Buyi. At that time, the court would be in turmoil again, and the stable situation would be overturned in an instant.
"General Ling tortured Prince Yong severely last night and then killed him. This morning, people from the Censorate joined forces with several ministers to submit an impeachment petition." He Jiang explained to He Zhaojun in a low voice.
He Zhaojun said "oh", but it was because he had been kneeling upright in the hall and refused to admit his mistake. Emperor Wen was so angry that he could only demote him by half his position, fine him his fief for half a year, and let him go lightly.
Speak of Cao Cao, and he will appear. A servant ran in to report that Ling Buyi had already arrived at Zhongyi Hall to visit He Zhaojun. He Zhaojun wiped her sweat, straightened her clothes as she walked, and tried to make herself look normal.
"What are you doing here? You always go to He's house. If Shao Shang finds out, won't it just increase suspicion?" She started questioning Ling Buyi in the yard before she even entered the house.
Ling Buyi wasn't angry either. He simply bowed to He Yong, who had arrived shortly after, and said, "General Xiaoqi, I apologize for bothering you today. I hope I didn't disturb your breakfast."
He Yong didn't know when his daughter and Ling Buyi had been in contact. They seemed very familiar with each other. "No problem, no problem. Sit down and have breakfast together."
The breakfast at the general's house is rich in variety, generous in portion, and fragrant.
He Zhaojun ate the entire pancake and felt her stomach was full. Then she looked up at Ling Buyi and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. It's really annoying that you're holding it in. I'm not Cheng Shaoshang. I can't guess what you're thinking."
Ling Buyi hesitated for a moment: "I want to ask you, what will happen next between Shao Shang and me?"
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