Ling Jingyue, an older bachelor, was somewhat mysophobic. After seeing that scene, he didn't want to set foot in the yard, let alone the bed, ever again!
Those two people are so bold!
What day is it today? Where is this place? The two of them are quite good at hiding away. If Ming Zhengyan hadn't been unable to hold it back any longer, they would have been making love here all day and no one would have noticed!
"Are you so eager to die?"
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For the sake of the palace's reputation and the old concubine's mood, Ling Jingyue had to swallow her anger and quietly sent the two to the palace's private prison.
Although Lin Chengxuan is a playboy, the fact that he has been able to live safely in Yulin City for so many years shows that he is a smart man.
In other words, he only bullies those who can't afford to offend him, but he has never done anything stupid that would actually cost his life, otherwise he wouldn't be alive today.
Ming Ruoxi is Prince Duan's fiancée, and the wedding date has been set, which is just two months away. How many times must she have been kicked in the head by a donkey to do such a ridiculous thing at this time?
Ling Jingyue is not a fool, so she naturally guessed that this might not be the original intention of those two people. Those two idiots must have been set up!
So he immediately called a doctor to examine them both, determined to find some clues.
He wanted to see who was so bold as to cause trouble for their Prince Yi's Mansion on such a big day!
The results of the examination made him extremely angry. The two men were really just drunk and no one had given them drugs.
As for how they got into his room, no one saw it.
There were so many guests coming to the palace that day, and all the servants and guards went to the front yard to make arrangements. There was almost no one in the backyard. Even the Ming family themselves did not think highly of their eldest daughter. How many eyes could the people in their palace have?
Ling Jingyue was so angry that she wanted to chop those two drunkards to pieces! If they were to die outside, why did they have to implicate their palace?
He thought at the beginning that they were harmed by someone. His first suspect was Prince Duan Ling Jingxuan, because he knew that Ling Jingxuan did not want to marry Ming Ruoxi, so he didn't have to marry her!
If he could find anything amiss with the two of them, he would make Prince Duan pay for it. To do this at the old empress dowager's birthday party would definitely make even a prince tired of living!
However, the result of the investigation was that he was judging others by his own standards. No one had harmed them, and it was even less likely that Prince Duan had brought them together.
Even when the doctor was examining them again, the two shameless drunks were still rolling around together, which made Ling Jingyue want to poke her own eyes out!
Lin Chengxuan is a playboy, and this kind of thing happens to him every day. He is familiar with the place and if he gets drunk and doesn't care, he might mistakenly think he is in a brothel.
But what's going on with Ming Ruoxi? Could this not be the first time?
He thought Prince Duan was hateful, but now it seems that Prince Duan is really a pitiful guy!
"Keep an eye on these two bastards. Don't make a sound. After the old concubine's birthday banquet is over, let Prime Minister Lin and Lord Ming give our Prince Yi's and Prince Duan's palaces a proper explanation!"
"Yes, I obey your command!"
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There were so many people at the birthday party, and she had to keep a cheerful smile throughout. Qin Qingyao's face was frozen. Dugu Yu felt sorry for his wife, so he took her to the pavilion on the rockery to find some peace and quiet.
The old empress dowager was really happy today. Besides the children and grandchildren of Prince Yi's Mansion, there were also the princes and princesses in the palace, and then that Lin Xiafeng.
She is no longer that little concubine's daughter, but the future concubine of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Naturally, her status has risen. Even the royal family members have to be nice to her for the Crown Prince's sake.
Not to mention, she also enjoys the mysterious love of the old concubine, so at this moment, she is actually surrounded by a royal bloodline. She looks gentle, generous, dignified and noble. From her temperament to her appearance, she is really not inferior to anyone at all!
Qin Qingyao knew very well that the entire Prince Yi's Mansion doted on Lin Xiafeng. She was in no mood to watch Lin Xiafeng's performance. She had been wondering, where was Ling Anli on such an important day today?
The old concubine is her own grandmother. It’s her grandmother’s 70th birthday, and she, as the granddaughter, doesn’t show up at all?
There was no one there when I gave him birthday gifts, nor when I ate with him. There was no one there either when we went to the theater or strolled around the garden in the afternoon.
Dugu Yu saw Qin Qingyao looking around and waved his hand in front of her. "Who are you looking for? Are you looking for your parents?"
"No, I'm just wondering why I didn't see Princess Anli today?"
Dugu Yu's face froze, "Why did you meet her?"
It would be better if I don’t see it!
"It's not that I want to see her, I'm just afraid she might suddenly show up from nowhere, and it makes me feel uneasy."
Dugu Yu pinched her face and smiled, "Don't worry, it's okay to run out, I will protect you."
Qin Qingyao narrowed her eyes and grinned, "Hehe, thank you, husband!"
When Dugu Yu was immersed in his wife's smile, a very depressing voice came to his ears, "Did I disturb you?"
Qin Qingyao rolled her eyes, knowing you were going to leave quickly!
Not only did Ling Jingxuan not withdraw, he even sat down next to Dugu Yu.
"Prince Wu Ling and his wife are really good at finding a quiet place. Would you mind sharing it with me? Oh, the noise in the garden is making my ears hurt."
Qin Qingyao scratched his ears and said with a look of disgust, "My ears hurt now too!"
Ling Jingxuan pretended not to know that Qin Qingyao was annoyed by his noise, and asked with concern, "Really? Is it serious? Do you want to ask a doctor to check it out?"
"Haha, thank you!"
Dugu Yu's face darkened. "Your Highness Prince Duan is very free?"
"Not really, not really. I'm just too busy, so I'm just taking a break from my busy schedule. Please don't chase me away, both of you!"
Qin Qingyao, "Where are your followers?"
Ling Jingxuan looked amused and asked, "When did I have a group of followers?"
There were some in the past! Could it be that after being kicked out by Lin Xiafeng, you just scattered like monkeys when the tree fell, and even lost your followers? Not really.
Or is it that he has been impeached by officials and scolded by the emperor recently, so the fathers of those young masters have warned them to stay away from Prince Duan and protect themselves?
Qin Qingyao was just wondering when she saw a group of people in the distance. Among them, the ones following behind the prince were Song Xunyi and Lu Qifeng.
Lu Qifeng was originally the prince's man, so it wasn't surprising. How could the Song family also cling to the prince's thigh? So quickly?
Why do I feel like I can’t keep up with the development of the times even though I stay in the palace every day?
When Prince Duan saw Qin Qingyao's sympathetic eyes, he felt as if he was a poor little person who was abandoned by everyone in her eyes, and he suddenly felt very embarrassed.
"Princess, you misunderstood. I've been having some troubles lately, so I don't want to burden everyone. Besides, sometimes it's more efficient to do things on my own."
After he said that, Qin Qingyao felt even more that he was in a terrible situation. Was the situation so serious that if she got too close to him, she might get implicated?
These words clearly mean that he is afraid of bringing trouble to the noble families who support him, and secondly, he is afraid of having two-faced people around him. At the critical moment, he dare not trust others casually, and dare not let others interfere too much in his affairs.
Is it because he was hurt by Lin Xiafeng that he no longer trusts anyone around him?
"Your Highness, Prince Duan, I don't know about the others, but that young general named Lu Hui doesn't seem to be someone who's afraid of trouble. Secondly, he's highly skilled in martial arts and is quite efficient. What do you think?"
Although Lu Hui was the villain who killed her third brother in the original novel, things are different now. If she wants to cooperate with Prince Duan, she can no longer have any prejudice against Prince Duan's right-hand men.
Besides, the reason they fought to the death was because the Crown Prince and Prince Duan were fighting each other and they stood on different camps.
Therefore, the most urgent task now is to quickly get the Qin family to stand by Prince Duan. As long as they have the same goal, why would they continue to attack each other!
Lin Xiafeng wanted her dead, but who knew if she would let the Qin family go? Didn’t she say that not only was she betrayed by Ling Jingxuan, but her entire family was also killed?
What's more, Ming Ruoxi seemed like a different person after returning from the trip. She suddenly had a good relationship with Lin Xiafeng, and suddenly targeted Qin Qingsang everywhere, even the baby in the cradle was not spared. Qin Qingyao always felt that Lin Xiafeng was behind this.
Could it be that since he couldn't deal with the three sons of the Qin family, he started with his daughter?
The more Qin Qingyao thought about it, the more worried she became. She had already told her father that she wanted her second brother to leave the prince's side, but there was still no movement. It was really worrying!
Ling Jingxuan was such a smart person that he could naturally hear that Qin Qingyao was saying that Lu Hui was someone he could absolutely trust and someone he absolutely did not need to avoid.
This coincided with his own thoughts, but after Qin Qingyao's words, he felt even more relieved and satisfied with Lu Hui.
"Thank you for your suggestion, Princess. I will consider it!"
Dugu Yu felt angry when he saw those two people talking back and forth, especially the way Prince Duan looked at his wife, which always made his hands itchy and he wanted to dig his eyeballs out!
After Prince Duan was finally glared away by Dugu Yu, Qin Qingyao grabbed Dugu Yu's hand and said,
"Hubby, can we go find my dad? I want to ask him when my second brother will leave the East Palace?"
Dugu Yu, "I'm afraid he won't leave."
"Why?"
"Why would you leave? The Crown Prince is at the peak of his career, praised by the Emperor and admired by all the officials. There are so many people trying to get close to him. Didn't you see it just now?"
"The Qin family has been loyal to the Crown Prince from the beginning. Your second brother has been in the Eastern Palace for over ten years. How could he leave now to make room for someone else?"
Qin Qingyao slammed the table and said, "No! He must leave. The Qin family cannot help the prince. This is simply jumping into a fire pit!"
Dugu Yu was really infuriated and amused, "Do you have any idea what you're going to do?"
"Didn't you try your best to help the Crown Prince at the beginning? You also kept me from getting too close to Prince Duan and asked me to follow the Qin family to help the Crown Prince?"
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