diskusbooks Chapter 189 Ling Feng's Sorrow
Chapter 189 Ling Feng's Sorrow
"Surrender?" Shang Ruoyi looked at him and said, "Where do you get this from?"
"I have something very important to report to you."
"Sir, we are just criminals. You don't have to be so polite."
"No, no, no." He waved his hands hurriedly: "How can you be a criminal? You are the legal wife of the prince of Dingguo Palace, you are the prince's consort! How can someone from Dingguo Palace be a criminal? If Tianshun was not supported by Dingguo Palace, and if the prince and prince fought bravely on the battlefield, how could it be so peaceful? Now that the sea is peaceful and the rivers are clear, isn't it all due to Dingguo Palace?"
Shang Ruoyi heard this, without showing much joy on her face, and said calmly: "Now there is no Dingguo Palace anymore, so please be careful with your words."
She finally understood how the Ding Palace came to be in its current state. These ministers attributed the stability and peace of Tianshun to the Ding Palace all day long. Which emperor would feel comfortable hearing this?
If one's achievements are too great, he will be suspected by the emperor regardless of his loyalty.
How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?
Seeing that she looked indifferent, Li Si did not continue the topic.
"What on earth is the matter with you coming here today, sir?"
"There is one thing I feel I must tell you." He whispered, "Master Zhao Gang, tell me to find a way to get the blueprints of your mansion, especially the courtyard of your young lady, and mark it carefully. Master Zhao told me many times before I came here."
He Yunyi's room.
Shang Ruoyi's face darkened.
I thought Zhao Gang would be more restrained after what happened today, but I didn't expect that he was still so evil.
It seems he can't stay.
"Prince..." Seeing Shang Ruoyi's bad face, he quickly changed the topic: "Madam Shang, I wonder if you think of this as a gift for surrendering?"
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Our He family is only trying to make a living in this place of exile. We are not against the imperial court. It is not a matter of surrendering. I will just pretend that I have not heard anything that the lord said when he came here today."
Seeing that Shang Ruoyi didn't buy it, Li Si felt depressed.
He originally thought that based on the information he had obtained today, the He family would certainly welcome him very much. After all, he could get in touch with Lord Zhao, and with him by Lord Zhao's side to pass on information to them, they would be able to know the movements at any time.
For the He family, he is of great benefit and no harm, and can even be said to be a great help.
I never expected to be treated like this.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Shang Ruoyi say to Shaoyao outside the door: "Take ten taels of silver for you, sir. It's really not easy for you to come here in such cold and snowy weather. You must take this hard-earned money."
When Li Si heard that there was silver, his anger instantly disappeared.
After leaving the He family, he weighed the silver in his hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, so what if they didn't accept him? As long as I could get some silver, it would be fine. Didn't I come here just to exchange some silver?
After Li Si left, Shang Ruo ordered Shaoyao to bring paper and pen, and she drew a sketch.
"Miss, are you going to build a new house?" Shaoyao came closer and found it very familiar: "Isn't this the He Mansion?"
"That's right." She put down the wolf hair brush and looked at the drawing in front of her with satisfaction.
Just then, the sound of rutting wheels was heard.
She knew it was He Jingheng who came without even looking up.
"How is it?" Shang Ruoyi said with a little pride: "Look at my painting, is it like the real thing?"
He Jingheng took the blueprint and smiled: "I didn't expect that my wife has such a talent. This blueprint is so realistic that it can be mistaken for the real thing."
She put the drawings in an extremely hidden box in her study.
"Then why was Li Si sent out?"
"If I don't send him away, will I keep him for the New Year?" Shang Ruoyi curled her lips: "He will betray Zhao Gang today and me tomorrow. Why should I keep such a person around? If you raise a tiger, you will be troubled and it will eat you in the end."
He Jingheng nodded appreciatively, and he knew that she was not an ordinary woman.
If it were someone else, Li Si's first reaction after surrendering would be joy, thinking that he had an eye around Zhao Gang, but he didn't know that this was the biggest hidden danger.
"We can't keep Zhao Gang. How dare he set his sights on Yunyi." Shang Ruoyi's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "He doesn't even look at his own character. He has shifty eyes and looks like a bad guy. His daughter must be a few years older than Yunyi. He is really a toad wanting to eat swan meat. What a shameless dog."
Hearing her cursing so heartily, He Jingheng didn't find it vulgar at all. Instead, he found it very cute and straightforward.
Peony stood aside, the corners of her mouth twitching slightly.
Miss, you should at least act reserved in front of your brother-in-law. Why are you so bold?
After all, my son-in-law comes from a prominent family. What should I do if he doesn't like me?
Thinking of this, she turned her gaze to He Jingheng.
I found that he was looking at his young lady with a doting look on his face.
That’s right, it was doting, that look made her a little dazed.
She is redundant.
Yunqi also saw this scene at the door.
As expected of the master, he is different from others.
"Zhao Gang is a court official, although he is only a minor official, but if he is killed right after being sent here, it will definitely arouse suspicion." He Jingheng whispered: "Perhaps he needs to stay for a while."
"No, I wanted to go to the capital in the past few days. I thought he would be more restrained after what happened today, but I overestimated him." Shang Ruoyi's voice was filled with anger: "If I don't deal with him, I'm afraid I won't have a peaceful day when I go to the capital."
At this time, in a manor in the county town, Ling Feng was drinking alone.
Qian Jinnian stepped forward and whispered, "Young Master, it's getting late, it's time to rest."
"Haha, take a break?" Ling Feng smiled and said, "Did you forget what day today is?"
"I dare not forget." Old Qian laughed bitterly and said, "Today is the day when hundreds of people in the Ling family are slaughtered." He put down the wine glass, with cold tears in his eyes, and his back seemed to be bent by something and he couldn't straighten it up.
"From the elderly in their eighties to babies of a few months old, all were slaughtered without exception. The people of Tianshun were too brutal." Tears welled up in Qian Jinnian's eyes. His two-year-old granddaughter and only daughter also died in the massacre.
When they came back from outside, this was the scene they saw.
The entire Ling family was covered in blood, and the huge mansion was filled with the smell of blood.
Even now, this scene would appear in his dreams from time to time. Every time he dreamed of it, he would wake up in shock. After so many years, this was a nightmare that he could never get rid of.
Ling Feng took out a black token from his arms. There was a picture of a giant beast on it. On the back of the token, the words "Prince Ding's Palace" were clearly engraved. He picked it up in the corner of his father's room.