Chapter 14 Jin Ling 14
In the busy and orderly Sizhen room, Jin Ling was making the chrysanthemum headdress that Concubine Hui would wear to celebrate the emperor's birthday.
According to her request, the main hairpin should match the shadow dance fluorescence. Therefore, she chose green chrysanthemum this time, because its freshness and elegance set off Hui Fei's ethereal and fairy-like appearance, and also echoed the fluorescence.
She was making green chrysanthemum petals with woolen yarn. Before she could pick out the right yarn, Sanhao came running over with an anxious look on his face.
"Why are you still making hairpins here? Concubine Zheng and His Majesty Prince Guang have been infected with the plague. Now Concubine Zheng's bedroom has been sealed off, and we don't know whether Prince Guang and his son are alive or dead!"
Jin Ling looked flustered, but she was actually as calm as an old dog.
She quickly handed the task to Smile beside her, stood up and was about to go out, but Sanhao grabbed her arm tightly.
"Sanhao, please let go. I want to go to His Highness..."
Sanhao quickly grasped her shoulders, signaling her to calm down. "Jinling, don't worry. The situation is unclear right now. If you rush over and something happens, His Royal Highness Prince Guang will be even more anxious. If he's already ill and worried, it will only make things worse!"
Xiao Xiao stood nearby, puzzled by their strange reaction. However, she had come to regard Jin Ling as her own sister since the loan incident, and her first reaction, hearing their unclear words, was to cover up for them.
Fortunately, there were only three of them in the room at that time.
Jin Ling pretended to be persuaded, and the next night she asked Eunuch Bu to get her a set of eunuch clothes that fit her, and once again sneaked into Concubine Zheng's palace.
The cold wind blew up the layers of curtains. Li Yi sat alone in front, holding the golden bell in his hand.
Wearing and playing with it every day, the gold paint on it has faded a lot. But it is still regarded as a treasure by its owner.
"Your Majesty would rather see the things that remind you of me than send me a message? How cruel!"
Li Yi looked up suddenly, and through the fluttering veil, a figure he had been thinking about day and night was vaguely visible. Tonight was another full moon, and he stood there, not daring to lift the curtain.
Jin Ling ignored his homesickness and walked straight through the curtain, appearing clearly in front of him.
"...I'm infected with the plague, and you're coming here like this. Aren't you afraid that I might infect you?"
"That's not bad either. If you really get sick, the Empress Dowager might allow me to take care of you." Jin Ling looked at him standing there, surrounded by a gloomy atmosphere, sighed softly, and took the initiative to walk over and hug him.
"Li Yi..."
This was the first time Jin Ling called his name, and just one call made Li Yi's heart tremble.
His large palms trembled as he held Jin Ling loosely, his heart beating wildly again.
"Li Yi, I'm willing to wait for you." Jin Ling leaned against his chest and could clearly hear his beating heartbeat.
"My love for you is one and will never change." Jin Ling tapped the bell in his hand, and everything was said without words.
Li Yi wanted to persuade her that there was no need to do so. He was just an incompetent coward. A good woman like her would naturally be sought after by a true hero. Why should she ruin her life for a villain who broke his contract?
But he couldn't say it.
He just carefully took out a red rope from his arms.
There is a heart knot on it, with only a red bean threaded through it.
From Jin Ling's perspective, this bracelet was truly crude. It was so crude that no one would even pick it up if it were thrown on the ground. But as the dignified King of Light, even if he was not favored, he would never give such a thing to a girl he liked, unless...
"This... was done by the prince himself?"
Li Yi felt a little embarrassed. He was already quite old, and although he was still a novice in relationships, he was still extremely ashamed of doing such a young boy's behavior.
Besides, this red string looked so simple. Would Jin Ling dislike such a cheap thing?
Li Yi wanted to withdraw her hand somewhat unconfidently, but Jin Ling snatched the red rope away from her.
It’s not easy. After all these years, I finally see a return gift.
Jin Ling's eyes were full of surprise. She immediately put on the rope and showed it to Li Yi:
"How is it? Does it look good?"
"...It looks good, it suits you very well."
Li Yi glanced at Jin Ling, who kept admiring the bracelet. Touched by her sincerity, she considered it carefully and then gave a gentle warning, "Since you've left the palace under the pretext of the plague, I'm afraid we'll never see each other again. Jin Ling, if..."
"No ifs." Jin Ling interrupted him, her eyes filled with determination. "I only have one heart, and I've already given it to someone. Even if he doesn't want it, I won't give it to anyone else."
After saying that, he smiled brightly at Li Yi and kissed Hongdou.
"Li Yi, take care."
The breeze blew across his palm. Li Yi stared blankly at the bell in his hand. He felt that everything that had just happened was like a dream.
Hmm...it's a beautiful dream that I don't want to wake up from.
They eventually left, being sent to Tianshan by the Empress Dowager. The original plan to test the medicine on the two was replaced by Jinling and Sanhao, and in the end, they could only secretly regret their good luck.
[Speaking of which, this Wu Zong is quite something.] Jin Ling sat in the library, reading a travelogue with great interest, and even gossiping with the system.
With Prince Guang gone, Jin Ling's days were even more free. While everyone else was trying their best to shine at Emperor Wu's birthday celebration, Jin Ling spent every day in the library, enjoying the cakes and pastries Ru Bing had prepared for her, and the loving care and attention of the Three Good Men and their smiling faces. She felt incredibly happy.
"Why on earth could this Wuzong have such a prophetic dream? Could he really be a real dragon?"
In the plot, not long after Prince Guang and his mother left the palace, Emperor Wuzong of Tang was poisoned by taking elixir. Later, he began to have nightmares every day, dreaming that Li Yi killed him with her own hands. He even guessed from the dream that Li Yi and his mother were hiding in a Buddhist temple.
If it weren't for his stubbornness and self-righteousness, which led to him burning down Buddhist temples and humiliating Ma Yuanying, Prince Guang might not have been able to ascend to the throne.
System N1: [It's just what the plot requires. Li Yi is the only one in this world who possesses both dragon veins and destiny. Even if he didn't have this, he would still have ascended the throne for various reasons.]
[Okay, turns out Li Yi is the one who cheats.]
"Jinling, you come to my place to hide again!" Eunuch Bu suddenly spoke up, interrupting the conversation between the two people.
"Aren't you afraid that Ruan Sizhen will punish you?"
Jin Ling ate a mouthful of chestnut cake with a smug look on her face, her head held high like a proud cat. "Your goddaughter is so beautiful that she can make fish sink to the bottom of their waters, geese fall to the ground, and the moon and flowers blush to shame. Everyone in the Shanggong Bureau doesn't like her. Ruan Sizhen won't punish me~"
"I see, you're the most shameless." Eunuch Bu slapped her greasy hand away and said, "I have precious and rare books here, don't touch them with your hands that have eaten."
Jin Ling didn't argue with him and let him wipe her greasy hands with a handkerchief.
"You're already a grown-up girl, but your temper is still so capricious. How can I trust you?"
Uncle Bu treated her like his own daughter over the years, and they even became godparents. Therefore, he was really worried that her rare childlike nature would hurt her, and he would find opportunities to talk about her every day.
"Oh, godfather, just rest assured and live a good life with Zhong Sizhi. My daughter is smart and won't let herself suffer any loss."
"Hey! Didn't I tell you not to call me godfather? You're a highly valued lady, and you recognize a eunuch like me as your godfather. If people tell others about it, it will be bad for your reputation."
Eunuch Bu felt truly guilty. He had been coaxed into accepting this adopted daughter reluctantly, even though he was still relatively well-off. Now, he was guarding the library, while Jin Ling saw her becoming more and more important day by day. If she was delayed because of him, he would be ashamed to face this child.
"Oh, Godfather, you know I don't care about this."
"No, you don't care, but I do. Anyway, don't reveal our relationship outside. Otherwise, I will no longer recognize you as my daughter!"
Before Jin Ling could persuade him again, Bu Jixiang had already pushed her out of the library door.
"Young people should be ambitious and stop being lazy all day. Go back!"
"Hey, hey, please give me back the basket of chestnut cakes!" Jin Ling looked at herself with empty hands and deeply suspected that the stinky old man wanted to cheat her of the chestnut cakes!
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