novelden Chapter 535 ⊙▽⊙, Le'an... (1)
Chapter 535 ⊙▽⊙, Le'an... (1)
On the other side, little Yining looked at the gate of the underground palace getting farther and farther away, and then she realized that she had forgotten to wave goodbye to her uncle before leaving.
She didn't care whether the emperor could hear her or not. She waved her hand towards the gate and shouted, "Goodbye, Uncle. I'll come to see you again during my ten-day holiday."
Lin Yuzan raised his eyes and glanced at her lightly, his already depressed mood becoming even heavier.
He pursed his lips, pulled his daughter into his arms and sat her down, and said sarcastically, "Sister Qing is so enthusiastic that she doesn't even feel dizzy on the boat."
Little Yining immediately used his trump card, stretched out two fingers, and skillfully made a heart shape: "Dad, Qingjie loves you too."
Lin Yuzan pressed down his daughter's finger, not being fooled by her sweet words at all. He snorted coldly, "Hmph! You say you love daddy, but your body is honest and you ask daddy for the money in his pocket."
Xiao Yining: ..., old man, you don’t understand my romance!
The little girl raised her head and looked at her father carefully. Although he did not look unhappy, his face looked a little dull and his eyes were staring at the dark front with only a glimmer of light. No one knew what he was thinking.
The dark river shimmered, and in the dim candlelight, it reflected the shadows of the father and daughter snuggling together.
Xiao Yining felt that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, so he spoke to comfort him, "Dad, it has always been difficult to be an emperor. Although my uncle didn't agree to your request, he will definitely keep your kindness in his heart."
Hearing this, Lin Yuzan smiled and shook his head. He changed his daughter's position so that she could lie more comfortably, and said softly, "Dad, don't worry about your uncle. I just hope that Qingjie can stay in the royal family's protection for a while longer, and don't let Dad and Mom worry."
Little Yining was silent. As the old saying goes, "Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run", and now her parents are also doing their best to pave the way for her future.
The little kid felt very warm and his throat tightened, not knowing how to express his feelings at the moment.
She is nothing but...a lonely ghost occupying someone else's nest!
"Dad..." Little Yining sniffed and called out with admiration.
Lin Yuzan took off his coat, gently covered his daughter with it, and said softly, "It's getting late, Qingjie, go to sleep. Daddy is fine."
However, the little kid in his arms was still simmering with emotions that had not yet been fully vented.
Little Yining's eyes were red as she continued, "Dad, Qingjie will never marry or take a man in the future. I will take care of you and mom until the end of your life, and then I will be buried between you. I will still be your daughter in my next life."
Lin Yuzan: ...
The harmonious scene between father and daughter ended abruptly because of this sentence.
The pent-up anger in Linglong Courtyard burst out again in Lin Yuzan's heart, and intensified countless times.
He lowered his eyes to look at the self-touched kid, and without caring that he was on a small boat at the moment, he angrily reached out and flipped the kid over, with such a big movement that the boat shook a few times.
Little Yining was stunned by her father's sudden action. She turned her head to look at her father in surprise, and saw her father with an angry look on his face and his hands raised high.
He angrily scolded, "Qing Jie'er, where did you learn that you should be buried in the same grave with your parents? How can you say such nonsense?"
Xiao Yining:..., she is really sincere!
When the kid saw the hand about to fall, he quickly looked towards his "savior" - 66.
It was a pity that 66 was standing at the stern and didn't even give the noisy father and daughter any sidelong glance.
Little Yining hurriedly protected her poor buttocks. An idea suddenly flashed in her mind, and when the palm was about to touch her, she hurriedly said, "Dad, Qingjie knows who built this underground palace. It was our fourth generation ancestor - Linbu."
Lin Yuzan's movements suddenly stopped, his face full of disbelief: "What did you say?"
After saying this, Lin Yuzan raised his eyes and observed the underground passage, and did not even stop his daughter from escaping from his arms.
He had long appreciated the exquisiteness of this place. Although it was located in a natural area, every corner was fully utilized. Sometimes when he woke up in his dreams at midnight, he could not help but admire the ancestors who built this place.
Now, his daughter actually told him that it was the masterpiece of the fourth generation ancestor. How could he not be surprised?
He recalled that when the emperor knew that he was the descendant of Linbu, murderous intent and fear suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he said that the ancestral precepts of the Mingsheng family included the extermination of the descendants of Linbu.
At that time, he stared at those puzzling and strange drawings from hundreds of years ago, and he only thought that when the fourth-generation ancestor helped the first emperor to take over the country, he left behind something that the Sheng family still fears. They were afraid that he would pass it on to future generations, or teach them how to use these drawings, disrupt the people, and overthrow the Sheng family's rule.
Looking back now, the Sheng family was obviously afraid that such a talented person would be born again in the continuation of the bloodline of the fourth generation ancestor, so they resolutely cut off this hidden danger.
When Lin Yuzan thought about this, his brows slightly frowned and his eyes drooped. He was about to ask his daughter again where she knew this, but he saw her smiling foolishly at 66, stretching out her little hands to hug the man's calves tightly, and sitting steadily beside him.
Lin Yuzan: ...
At this moment, for some reason, the scene of Princess Anping being paraded through the streets in his previous life suddenly emerged in his mind, with the lover holding her calves with a fawning look on his face and lying at her feet, leaning on her intimately.
Lin Yuzan's face was slightly stiff. He coughed lightly, forcefully expelling the image from his mind. He stretched out his hand to his daughter, revealing an unprecedented loving smile, "Qing Jie, be good. Don't make trouble for Master 66. Dad won't beat you."
When Xiao Yining saw this, he couldn't help but get goose bumps all over his body.
She rolled her eyes and cursed this scary old man for being so moody.
The little kid hugged 66's calf tighter and shook his head to refuse, "Dad, Qingjie will not feel dizzy if she leans on Uncle 66."
66: ...
Lin Yuzan suddenly became angry and forgot what he was going to ask. He forgot where he was again and rolled up his sleeves, ready to forcibly pull back the little kid who had bothered him.
The already unstable boat began to sway violently due to the man's actions.
Xiao Yining was horrified and just as he was about to speak to stop him, his body flew into the air.
66 actually carried her and left the boat lightly.
In an instant, Lin Yuzan missed his target and rushed straight under the boat. With a "splash", he fell into the underground river.
Xiao Yining: Σ(っ°Д°；)っ, this is not her fault.
The next moment after Lin Yuzan fell into the underground river, 66 also landed steadily on the stern of the boat with the child.
Little Yining hurriedly leaned over to the side of the boat and shouted, "Dad, come up quickly. Sister San said that the Shadow Guards are buried in the dark river. This is corpse water."
Lin Yuzan: ...
The shadow guards who were watching secretly:...
Lin Yuzan's angry roar suddenly rang out in the dark river: "Lin Yining, I will not forgive you when my father comes up."
The father and daughter made a lot of noise along the way, adding a bit of noise and vitality to the usually silent underground river.
While they were struggling in the underground river, there was a completely different scene in Linglong Courtyard, the stronghold located above the underground river.
Zhao Ya stared at the sky, only to see it gradually turn pale. Dawn was about to arrive. She paced back and forth anxiously, her lips trembling slightly. She kept muttering something and stopped from time to time to bow in the direction of the imperial palace.
The little maid Qiu Yi was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed again and again, her forehead was already red.
Wang Cheng, who was already here, saw this scene and said in a helpless tone, "Madam Zhao, Qiuyi, Sister Qing has always been blessed. The emperor will definitely not blame her. It's late at night now, and maybe the emperor will let her stay overnight in the palace."
As soon as the voice fell, Zhao Ya replied: "Uncle, the emperor has always been very careful in his work and he also values rules. He will definitely not keep the young lady in the palace."
Wang Cheng naturally understood. If he had not been blindfolded every time he went to the underground palace, he would have been unable to hold back and went to find out what was going on instead of waiting here in vain.
He sighed softly, "It seems that the emperor was discussing something with Shunan and forgot the time. However, the emperor will definitely release him before dawn."
Zhao Ya nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement. At this time, people were fast asleep. The emperor and the master probably didn't want the young lady to stay up late, so they might be on their way back now.
Thinking of this, she said to Wang Cheng, "Uncle, why don't you go back and rest first, so as not to be tired during the day and miss your studies."
Wang Cheng shook his head. "It's okay for me to wait a little longer."
Zhao Ya glanced in the direction of Hanqiu Courtyard and did not try to persuade her anymore, but just let out a long sigh.
However, in the dead of night, a scream suddenly came from Hanqiu Courtyard: "Kong Xingzhi, Kong Xingzhi is back again!"