Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Zhao'an slept well that night, and when he woke up in the morning and saw the person in front of him, he felt very happy. Since then, he has found a more secure place than sleeping in a closet.
During the day, Ling Yu was going to the yamen, and after consoling Zhao'an for a long time, Zhao'an reluctantly stayed by the side of the housekeeper who also seemed to have a good temper, but he still seemed very nervous, and looked at the people around him with cautious eyes.
As for Qu He, he couldn't get close at all, and he was so chubby with anger.
When Ling Yu returned to the house in the evening, Zhao'an relaxed, but kept tightly next to Ling Yu, holding on to the hem of his clothes, unwilling to let go at all.
Ling Yu had no choice but to coax him to sleep in the Nuan Pavilion first. He wanted to go back to his bedroom, but he was afraid that the incident of the previous night would repeat itself, so he stayed in the Nuan Pavilion for one night.
This was the case for several days in a row. During the day, under the care of the housekeeper, Zhao An gradually began to learn to speak, and at night he called Ling Yu His Highness in a small voice.Only then did Ling Yu feel relieved, and talked with him, gently encouraging him to talk more.
Qu He was not accompanied by Ji Qing, and he was idle during the day, and finally got another child to play with, but it was a pity that he was still stuttering to answer the housekeeper's words one moment, and the next moment he saw her eyes, he was wary It's terrible, she is really not reconciled to her who is loved by everyone and blooms when she is young.
So Qu He quietly launched the gourmet tactics. Where is the child, where does she stay? If you don't believe in farts, older children can't help but be greedy.
Again and again, and thus Qu He reaped the first word Zhao'an and she voluntarily said: "Bah."
This brought back Qu He's painful memories of that saliva. Qu He jumped up and chased him for most of the yard. Neither the housekeeper nor Xiang Bingla could stop him.
Seeing that Zhao'an was getting familiar with the environment in the mansion gradually, he was not so afraid of people, and even Qu He could talk to him, so Ling Yu moved out of Nuan Pavilion and returned to his bedroom.
But when Zhaoan showed up in front of Ling Yu's door dragging a pillow that night, Ling Yu really couldn't laugh or cry.
He climbed onto the bed carefully, placed his shoes neatly beside the bed, and even spread the quilt neatly, looking at Ling Yu with a flattering expression.
Ling Yu had no choice but to follow him.
Sometimes Ling Yu didn't rush to sleep while reading on the soft couch, and Zhao'an refused to sleep even though he had yawned countless times. He had to go to bed and make sure he was lying down before he fell into a deep sleep.
Gradually, Ling Yu realized that something was wrong in Zhao'an Yeli.
In fact, Zhao'an sleeps very fast at night, but often sleeps very restlessly. The six-year-old child can talk in a dream in a daze, vaguely but with real fear, and wakes up the next day. don't remember.When it was not serious, Ling Yu held him in his arms and comforted him gently until he fell asleep peacefully again.
Sometimes I would be awakened by his slight voice in the middle of the night, and Zhao'an next to me would cry with his eyes closed, shaking him awake and asking what was wrong with him, but he couldn't answer, but he was so sad that he couldn't help himself, Ling Yu got out of bed and gave him some After wiping his face with a veil, Zhao An grabbed his arm and asked him where he was going, with a confused and bewildered tone.
Ling Yu thought that he would rather shrink into the closet when sleeping alone, perhaps because the dark and cramped space brings extreme stability.
At this time, Ling Yu's heart is full of guilt and distress, mixed with clueless hatred.
It took Zhao'an a long time to gradually stop having nightmares and fears, and waking up in Ling Yu's arms every day was the most reassuring existence in his heart when he was young.
He became a habit himself, and Qu He teased him as a coward who dared not sleep alone, but he didn't care.Ling Yu pampered him very much, he just felt that the long-term insecurity made him have such a temperament, and he felt indebted, so he didn't care much about it.Even though the housekeeper arranged a small yard for him later, it was basically useless.
In the blink of an eye, it was more than three months, the scorching heat, the long summer days, it was late at night, Ling Yu was still dealing with official business at the desk, Zhaoan rubbed his eyes and leaned against Ling Yu after taking a bath, like a kitten Squeezed into the spacious chair, Ling Yu lowered his head and said, "It's late, go to sleep."
Maybe it was because Ji Qing had to accompany Ling Yu to the yamen during the day, and Qu He felt bored in the prince's mansion before, but since Zhao'an started talking to Qu He, Qu He talked to him like a chatterbox.After Qu He's constant harassment and teasing, Zhao'an was already speaking very sharply. He raised his head and asked, "Where is Your Highness, aren't you going to sleep?"
Ling Yu smiled and said: "I'll be here soon, you go to bed first, I heard from the butler that you don't have a lunch break today, and you have time to study, so you don't have to work so hard."
Zhao'an slightly arched his head, and said stubbornly: "No, I want to be with you..."
Ling Yu didn't force it either, the candle was lit, dripping into wax, and after an unknown amount of time, Zhao'an leaned against the chair and fell asleep.Seeing this, Ling Yu sighed softly, carried him to the inner bed and settled him down.At this time, a figure appeared beside the desk, with a slender figure and ordinary eyes, bowed and said: "Your Highness, Pavilion Master, please enjoy the Qing Pavilion tomorrow."
Ling Yu wasn't surprised at all, and didn't look back. He put down the gauze curtain on his own. When he turned around, there was no one around the desk, and the candlelight was still as quiet as the moon.
Ling Yu didn't use the yamen this day, he left after noon, and personally guarded Zhao'an when he fell asleep and got up after taking a nap.At night, the Shangqing Pavilion was brightly lit and played with silk and bamboo wind music. In this scorching afternoon, the only thing left was the chirping of cicadas on the trees, and most of the girls were still trying to catch up on sleep.
After bypassing the winding corridors, they came to a pavilion. A girl with two small buns was lying on the tree outside, catching cicadas intently, and Ling Yu didn't even notice when she approached.Ling Yu didn't say anything, and ordered Ji Qing to stay outside, and went straight in.
There was no one else in the entire hall, a woman was sleeping lightly on the soft couch, and she woke up as soon as Ling Yufu walked in.Wearing a water-blue uniform, he propped himself up and bundled his long hair like a waterfall with his hands, revealing his fair neck. With delicate makeup, he grinned slightly and said, "Your Highness is finally willing to come?"
Ling Yu said: "Is there anything the pavilion master wants from me?"
The woman picked up the kettle and poured a glass of water, took a sip and said: "I asked Qi Yuan to tell His Highness that you should wait in Shangqing Pavilion. I have been waiting for more than half a month for you to come here. If there is anything to worry about, it's okay... ..."
"Since there's nothing else to do, I'll go first." Ling Yu turned around after saying that.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment," Ming Yu saw him turn around unceremoniously, frowned slightly, and said calmly: "It's really something, just sit down and talk."
Ling Yu didn't speak, but still stopped in his tracks.
"Are you still angry?" Ming Yu got up from the slump, covered his emotions for a moment, walked in front of him and said with a smile: "It was agreed to just take a look, and I told you where he was." , In the end, I didn’t say anything when you took him back to the mansion, and I helped you clean up waves of flies, you must know that those people who are openly and secretly inquiring about news are really annoying.”
"Aren't you watching me too?" Ling Yu's face was calm.
Ming Yu suppressed his smile, and said seriously: "The people in Tianxin Pavilion are only guarding your safety, never monitoring."
Ling Yu smiled, but there was no trace of warmth in his eyes: "The Jiang family is overthrown, and the Ye family is in decline. How dare I, a small prince's mansion, bother the powerful Tianxin Pavilion so much?"
Ming Yu took a bite of the Hehuan Cake, but felt that the pastry he usually liked was bitterly sweet at the moment, so he put it down again, and said, "Doesn't Your Highness also believe that the Jiang family was framed? Otherwise, I wouldn't have tried my best to find that child." , and now the culprit is still enjoying power and wealth, but His Highness must separate you and me from Ming Yu?"
She said this emotionally, Ling Yu lowered his eyes and did not refute.
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