Chapter 483 Father and Son Talk
Everyone understood that Ling Yi was going to take all the blame!
Jiang Fuyan Yu was about to take the risk and plead for mercy, but Shen Qing spoke first: "Your Majesty"
Ling Xuan interrupted: "Today there are no emperors, princes or nobles, only fathers, sons and relatives."
Everyone was stunned.
Ling Yi, who had knocked his head against the cold floor tiles, stood there in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Ling Xuan glanced over and said coldly, "You think it's not cold enough outside Blackwater City? You want to continue freezing on the ground?"
Jiang Fu was the first to react. He ran forward with a smile to help Ling Yi up, winking at him and saying, "Hey, Wang, I'll help you up. It's not easy for father and son to meet, so it's a good time to chat for a while."
The sky in the capital is about to change!
I thought it was unfortunate that they bumped into each other here, but now I realize, this is not unfortunate at all? This is too much of a coincidence!
Who could have imagined this? It was simply God's will.
Ling Yi was supported by Jiang Fu and walked forward. He was still a little confused and called out stiffly, "...Dad?"
Ling Xuan's heartstrings moved, and some long-lost and unfamiliar emotions arose in his heart, which was blood ties.
He slowly, slowly, and nodded from the bottom of his heart.
Ling Yi's handsome face immediately broke into a bright smile, and he asked curiously, "Dad, why are you out today?"
And you’re here with your aunt!
Ling Xuan didn't answer, but asked, "Why? Only you are allowed to sneak out, and no one else is allowed to come out to breathe?"
Ling Yi scratched the back of his head sheepishly, feeling the embarrassment of being caught.
Shen Qing saw that although the father and son did not talk very happily, the matter of Ling Yi's secret return to Beijing was lightly put aside. After no longer worrying about his life, she said with relief: "Master Ling, you two can chat for a while. I'll go make tea.
By the way, I will prepare dinner and eat it early so that you won’t be late for returning to the city.”
Ling Xuan originally wanted to say no, but after seeing the expectation in Ling Yi's eyes was suppressed, he finally said: "Okay."
Ling Yi seemed to come back to life!
"Dad, I'll make you some tea! Auntie has some wild tea that's good for your stomach." Ling Yi ran to the kitchen happily. The decisive and ruthless general was as happy as a child at this moment.
The rest of the people quietly withdrew, and now only Ling Xuan was left in the spacious hall.
There is no floor heating, only a stove, but it can't warm the whole body, and there is cold air everywhere.
Ling Yi, who came with tea, hurriedly said, "Dad, you are warming your hands with it, it's warm!"
Ling Xuan took it, glanced at Ling Yi, whose clothes were not very thick, and said casually: "The weather is getting colder, you should also go and pour a cup to warm your hands."
"No, Blackwater City is much colder than here. There is a heater in this room, so it's not cold at all. I don't need it." Ling Yi said loudly.
Ling Xuan asked calmly, "You don't have a heater in your house?"
"I have to go to the military camp often, and no one else does. I got used to it over time." Ling Yi replied casually.
"It's hard for you to be stationed in the border town."
"It's not hard, not at all. I'm a general, and everything is already good! Those low-level soldiers are the ones who have it hard." Ling Yi shook his head like a rattle.
Ling Xuan raised his eyes to look at Ling Yi, and for the first time he looked at his son seriously...
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The main dish Shen Qing prepared for dinner was stew.
In a large iron pot is sauerkraut stewed with large pork ribs. The sourness of the sauerkraut stimulates the taste buds, and the mere smell of it makes your mouth water.
The other is chicken stewed with mushrooms. The aroma of dried mushrooms is more intense than that of fresh mushrooms, and paired with free-range chicken, it is tender and chewy.
The two main dishes were first stir-fried over high heat, then simmered over low heat, and finally simmered over charcoal fire, which made them extremely flavorful.
There are also a few refreshing stir-fried dishes.
They are all made with the most common ingredients, and Shen Qing fried them himself, so they taste great.
There are two staple foods, rice and corn pancakes.
As soon as the pancake was served, Ling Yi reached out and grabbed a bright yellow pancake, broke it in half, and placed the browned side into the bowl of Ling Xuan, the host. He said, "Dad, try it! This pancake is delicious with the chicken and mushroom broth!"
Ling Xuan was slightly stunned.
Jiang Fu was a little at a loss.
My Lord, don't you know the food in the palace? Your father's rice is different. Every grain is carefully selected by the palace maids and eunuchs. There must be no wormholes or damage. It must be intact and new rice!
Only because the rice here at Shen Qing is so smooth and white, I don’t pay much attention to it, but how can this coarse grain be fed to the emperor?
Shen Qing had no idea of Jiang Fu's inner monologue and explained with a smile: "The burnt half is especially delicious. It's a child's filial piety. Would you like to try it?"
Ling Xuan just picked up the corn cake, took a bite and chewed it carefully under everyone's gaze.
Then he took another big bite.
The arc of Ling Yi's mouth widened, and he stood up and said, "Dad, I'll scoop you some more soup, you can soak it in it!"
Jiang Fu was no longer in a state of surprise and hurriedly said, "Let me serve you, old slave."
Ling Xuan raised his eyes and said calmly, "You've worked hard, too. Let him do the waiting."
Jiang Fu sighed and stood quietly by the side, watching the scene of loving father and filial son, thinking that the world might also change...
Ling Xuan tried various ways of eating according to Ling Yi's way of eating, and then he remembered what Ling Yi said when he first came.
He said that the food was better than the ones in the palace and that he would not exchange them for any of the palace's finest delicacies. Now it seemed that he was neither exaggerating nor lying.
He asked tentatively, "The New Year is coming in two days. Would you like to go back to the palace together to welcome the New Year?"
This also sends a signal to the outside world, letting ministers and royal relatives know that his status has been improved.
Ling Yi looked up, his eyes filled with disbelief and resistance.
He likes this warm atmosphere with his father, so why does his father want him to enter the palace to attend a complicated palace banquet?
Ling Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked softly, "Don't you want to?"
Ling Yi carefully considered his words and explained, "Dad, do you like palace banquets? A large group of people are sitting in an empty place, so far away that they can't talk to each other. Even the chopsticks and dishes can't make a sound of colliding. If there is even a slight movement, everyone will look over!
And then you have to listen to everyone saying auspicious greetings, one after another, without repeating yourself, it’s tense and boring;
The food was either stewed or cold pastries. I was afraid of inconvenience in going to the bathroom, so I didn’t dare eat or drink too much.”
As he spoke, his voice became softer. He looked up at his father who was sitting on the main seat and silently closed his mouth.
He is really getting too far!
This is dad, but also the emperor. The relationship between them is not just father and son, but also monarch and subject.
"I, I overstepped my bounds."
Ling Xuan waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "It's okay. I asked the question, so you answer it truthfully."
He is not a petty person who cannot tolerate the truth.
Besides, if he hadn't come to Shen Qing today, and heard that Ling Yi had returned to the capital without permission, he might not have believed that he had no other ulterior motives;
If he had not eaten these two meals, he would not have believed what his son said.
But today he came and ate, and understood completely and thoroughly!
Ling Yi looked cautiously at the person in the main seat and asked expectantly, "Dad, will you come tomorrow?"
Ling Xuan smiled and said, "Do you want me to come?"
"Yes!" Ling Yi answered without hesitation, as happy as a child.
For three consecutive days, Ling Xuan came every day, and the father and son stayed in the small manor, playing chess, drinking tea, and talking about the customs and people of the border...
On the fourth day, the New Year was officially celebrated, followed by various sacrifices and prayers, and Ling Xuan had no time to spare.
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