"Has Big Brother been here recently?" Yang Ling drank a few cups of wine. His handsome face was slightly tipsy as he walked towards the bedroom.
"Yes, he has been here. I heard from the old housekeeper that he ran into Qianhu Yang before he entered the house. The two of them stood under the porch and chatted for a while. In the end, Qianhu Yang entered the house and said that he was visiting me. When he asked about my husband, Big Brother said that he didn't know."
Han Youniang finished her story and said softly, "Actually … the more it was like this, the more worried I was. I knew that they were hiding it from me. Something big must have happened to my husband in the south. At that moment, I really wanted to go find you, but if Young-niang really went to find you, she would definitely cause trouble for you. Usually, I have to pretend that nothing is wrong at home. If I panic, my family won't be able to stay calm. "
Hearing this, Yang Ling stopped in his tracks and held Young-niang's small hand. The red lantern under the porch swayed in the bleak autumn wind. The flickering light covered Young-niang's beautiful and pure face with a hazy halo.
Yang Ling gently embraced her soft body and breathed in the faint fragrance on her body. In a soft voice, he said, "My Young-niang has grown up."
With a beauty in his arms and her slender hand in his, their eyes met. Gazing into Young-niang's gentle eyes, Yang Ling wished for this kind of time and feeling to continue for an eternity. After a long time, he softly laughed and said, "It's just that … it's your heart that has grown up. Young-niang's body is still that of a budding girl. Hubby can't help but want to swallow you and your saliva the moment he sees you."
Han Youniang's heart seemed to melt under her husband's gaze. Her soul was floating in the air and she didn't know where she was. Hearing his teasing words, her face slightly reddened. She lowered her eyes and coquettishly said, "Then eat it. Young-niang can't wait to crawl into hubby's stomach and stay by his side at all times."
Yang Ling evilly smiled, "That's a bit difficult, but it's still possible to eat hubby into your stomach."
Hearing this, Han Youniang's face heated up. She covered her face and twisted her shoulders, saying, "Hubby is talking nonsense again."
Yang Ling chuckled and said, "Nonsense? My Young-niang seems to like listening to hubby's nonsense the most. "
A gust of autumn wind blew past, bringing with it a chill. Yang Ling saw that his mother was not wearing much, so he held her hand and said, "Come, let's go back to the room."
Yang Ling closed the door and walked into the inner room. Youniang lit the lamp and went behind the screen to take off her coat. Yang Ling looked at the slender figure reflected on the screen and suddenly thought of something. He said, "Wait for me, I'll go get something."
Yang Ling didn't wait for Young-niang's reply and hurried out of the room. After a while, he returned to the room and saw that the plain jacquard bed curtain had been put down, but it wasn't closed. Han Youniang was sitting on the edge of the bed, wearing only red silk trousers and a light blue bikini. She was looking at him curiously with her big black eyes.
Her beautiful hair had been let down, and her originally handsome face had a bit of softness. The two buttons of her light blue button-down jacket were undone, and the pink skin in the middle slightly formed a seductive cleavage, revealing the light pink undergarment on both sides. The little beauty was lively and fragrant, and it made people's hearts beat faster.
Seeing that her husband's hands were empty, she couldn't help but ask, "What did hubby go to get?"
Yang Ling laughed and hurriedly took off his outer robe. He walked to the side of the bed and said, "Move inside a little, hubby will put it on for you."
Han Youniang used her hands to move inside the bed and asked curiously, "Put what on?"
Yang Ling pulled her delicate foot. It was so ticklish that Young-niang couldn't help but shrink back a little. Then she obediently stretched out her foot. Because she was afraid of being ticklish, her toes were curled up cutely.
Yang Ling took out a pair of silver anklets from his bosom. This pair of thin chains made of pure silver was extremely exquisite. Each anklet was tied with three silver bells. When he took them out from his bosom, they gave off a sweet sound.
Just by looking at the quality of the pure silver, it was obvious that it wasn't as expensive as the jewelry given to Yutang Chun and Sheridan. However, Han Youniang was the first wife of the Yang Family. She could take whatever jewelry she wanted, so she naturally wouldn't suspect that her husband didn't dote on her. However, she was only sixteen years old, and the jewelry wasn't personally given to her by her husband, so she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
At this time, seeing this pair of beautiful anklets, she couldn't help but feel happy. She pursed her lips and smiled. She obediently straightened her thighs and let Yang Ling gently tie the anklets on her delicate ankle.
Gently lifting her foot and shaking it, a sweet sound of bells rang out. Han Youniang couldn't help but smile happily. Yang Ling chuckled and said, "How is it? Do you like it?"
Han Youniang hurriedly nodded her head. Yang Ling smiled and said, "Some girls will become more beautiful if they are matched with exquisite jewelry. However, there is a kind of girl who is like a pearl or a piece of jade. Without any embellishment, she will become even more beautiful. Husband also spent a lot of effort to find this pair of plain anklets. They are barely worthy of my Young-niang."
Yang Ling's words of praise made Young-niang happy. She knew that her appearance was not as beautiful as Yutang Chun and Sheridan. However, she didn't know that beauty and charm were two different things. Her charming appearance was what people liked from the bottom of their hearts. Hearing Yang Ling's words, she was overjoyed. She was so satisfied that she was willing to die a hundred times for her husband without any regrets.
Seeing her watery eyes, Yang Ling deliberately sighed and said, "It's a pity that this pair of jewelry is not as valuable as Yu 'er and the others'."
Han Youniang smiled sweetly and shook her head, saying in a sweet voice, "Young-niang likes it. It's a gift from Husband. Young-niang likes it. Everything that Husband personally gave me, Young-niang treasures it. "
Yang Ling knew that the small pearl that he gave her at Chicken Cry Inn was now an unpresentable piece of jewelry. However, Young-niang had always treasured it like a treasure.
He was so touched that he hugged Young-niang and kissed her sweet little mouth. Then, he lay down and let out a long sigh of relief, saying, "It's good that you like it. It's been a tiring journey and I'm really tired. En … go to sleep."
"What?" Han Youniang widened her lovely eyes and looked at Yang Ling with surprise. After a while, she said, "Husband … you're … going to sleep?"
Yang Ling closed his eyes and said vaguely, "I just drank some wine. I'm sleepy. Go to sleep."
"… Oh …!" Han Youniang didn't know how to hide the disappointment on her face as she timidly agreed. A woman couldn't step over a man's body. Since Yang Ling had already laid down, she climbed to the corner of the bed and wanted to go around to blow out the candlelight.
Yang Ling held back his laughter and looked at her pink trousers. He climbed to the side of the bed and suddenly sat up. He chuckled and grabbed her slender waist, pulling her into his embrace.
Han Youniang jumped in fright. When she felt the change in Yang Ling's lower body, she realized that her husband was teasing her. She said bashfully, "Husband, you're teasing me again."
Yang Ling sucked on her round earlobe and laughed vaguely. His large hand had already reached into her trousers and was caressing her smooth and round buttocks. Han Youniang let out a moan and didn't dare to push her husband's hand away. She could only cover her face with her hands and shyly said with a trembling voice, "Husband, let me … let me extinguish the lights, okay?"
Yang Ling took off her bikini, revealing a crimson dudou that propped up the two beautiful buds in front of her chest. The thin dudou could not hide her perky breasts that were faintly discernible.
Under Yang Ling's actions, her breasts were exposed. Young-niang was so embarrassed that she hurriedly covered her breasts with her hands. However, Yang Ling immediately grabbed her waist and took off her trousers. Then, he slapped her bare buttocks and said with a low laugh, "Good wife, go blow the candlelight."
"Ah?!" Han Youniang's naked body was both shy and afraid. She begged, "Husband, please spare me."
Yang Ling was also aroused by her youthful and tender body. He really didn't want to waste any more time. He laughed and let go of Han Youniang. He jumped off the bed and took off all his clothes. Han Youniang blushed when she saw this and couldn't help but shyly turn her head away.
Yang Ling blew out the candlelight and jumped onto the bed. In the night, Han Youniang shyly snuggled into his arms. However, Yang Ling's large hand squeezed her breasts. Then, his shoulder sank and he pressed her down. He said with a low laugh, "Since you don't want to blow that candle, then blow this one."
"En … wu wu …" For a moment, the night was hazy, but in the haze, there was a boundless spring …
After an unknown amount of time, a melodious silver bell rang. Two soft halos on the embroidered bed reflected a pair of slender feet that were swaying in the air and a handsome face that was slightly sweating between two pink thighs.
Han Youniang's surprised voice sounded, "Ah … Husband … Husband, this chain … will … shine …"
"Hehe, the six silver bells are all priceless luminous pearls. Baby, do you think it's bright?"
"Ah! Be careful not to break them. Husband … let me take them. "
"Alright … Alright … We'll talk about it after you eat my husband …"
After a long time, a pair of people snuggled up to each other on the bed. There was a soft satin quilt on their bodies. Yang Ling's feet searched for Young-niang's feet. The touch of his toes made her avoid him. The light bell continued to ring.
Finally, his feet forcefully twisted Young-niang's little feet. A halo of light reflected their tightly entangled feet in the night. Yang Ling smiled happily.
Young-niang lay in Yang Ling's arms and said softly in a lazy voice, "Husband, did you see Sister Lian when you went to Jinling?"
"… En … I saw her."
"How is she?"
"En, she's fine. She's living with her uncle now."
"Alas! Sister Lian still needs two years before she can enter our Yang Family. She's living alone with someone. Although they're relatives, her life must be difficult. "
"Alas, this is etiquette. Who can do anything about it? I also thought about this. So before I left, I gave her uncle three thousand taels of silver and asked him to take good care of her. Oh right, she specially … personally … made rice cakes for you. I don't know which box it is in now. Tomorrow, I'll ask Wen Xin to find it and steam it for you. "
"Yes, Husband … can you tell me about your trip to the south? I've only heard a little about it, and my family heard it from the outside."
She giggled and said, "The people say that you are the disciple of Master Zhang of Mount Longhu and that you summoned a huge wave to drown tens of thousands of Wokou pirates. They also say that you fell into an evil person's trap and were burned by a huge fire but you were not injured at all. Is my husband really that brave?"
Yang Ling laughed and said, "What? You don't believe that husband is so powerful? "
"That … I'll only know after I've heard it. Husband, tell me about it."
Yang Ling laughed evilly and said, "How will I know after I've heard it? You'll only know after you've done it. Tonight, we won't sleep. Husband, I'll let you know whether husband is brave or not … "He held her head and kissed her sweetly. His body slowly covered Young-niang's soft and delicate body.
"Ah … I'm begging for mercy … My husband is so brave … So … so brave … Forgive me …" "Ah … I'm begging for mercy … My husband is so brave … So brave … Forgive me, please …"
* * *
Half a month later, the turmoil in the court gradually subsided.
It was said that Dongchang Fan Ting and a few other important officials were killed in the battle on the night of the attack.
Wang Yue and the four chiefs of the Department of Rites were sent to Nanjing's Xiaoling Mausoleum to grow vegetables. On the way, they encountered "bandits". Except for Dai Yi and Old Wang Yue, the other three were all killed by the bandits.
When Yang Ling heard the news from Gu Daeyong, he couldn't help but sigh. He naturally knew that this would happen, but Zhang Shou and the others had cultivated many trusted followers all over the country. If he let them stay in Nanjing, who knew what kind of conspiracy they would come up with. So he hardened his heart and agreed to Liu Jin's plan.
But Wang Yue was an old man in his seventies and usually didn't have any schemes. Yang Ling knew that he had no ability to fight back and couldn't bear to let him die. So he had expressed his intentions to Liu Jin. Now it seemed that he still listened to him.
Dai Yi couldn't stay in the capital now. Yang Ling had agreed to let him go for a period of time. When things calmed down, he would be appointed as a guard eunuch. Although this position wasn't as high as before, it was far more beneficial than before. Naturally, Dai Yi was happy to obey.
Gu Daeyong saw that Yang Ling only nodded his head and didn't say anything else. He continued, "Eunuch Liu listened to daren's intentions and recommended to the Emperor. During the morning court session today, the Emperor appointed Jiao Fang as the Grand Scholar of the Imperial Library and entered the Cabinet to manage politics.
The other Grand Scholar candidate hasn't been decided yet. Li Dongyang recommended the Grand Scholar of Jameson Province, Yang Tinghe. The Emperor also has a good impression of him and originally had the intention to agree. But this Grand Scholar isn't one of our people. Eunuch Liu is afraid that he will oppose us in the future and is currently delaying it. I don't know if daren has another more suitable candidate? "
"Yang Tinghe?" Yang Ling remembered the conversation between the two of them in the fu. They were very agreeable. This person was a practical person who never boasted. However, at the moment, he really didn't know whether he opposed or supported his plan. Now that he claimed to be seriously injured and stayed at home, everything was handled by the Eight Tigers. It wasn't convenient to probe him. It wasn't a big deal for this position to be vacant for a few more months.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "Eunuch Liu is right to be so cautious. Let him delay it first. Let's wait and see. Don't let an enemy take the position. That would be asking for trouble."
Gu Daeyong beamed with joy and said, "Daren is right. I also think so."
Yang Ling asked again, "Qian Ning hasn't gone to Jinling yet, right?"
Gu Daeyong said, "No. Zhang Xiu was dismissed and returned to his hometown. After Official Mou was promoted to commander-in-chief, he has been busy cleaning up the Imperial Bodyguard. Qian Ning is temporarily in charge of the Northern Town Provost. For the time being, he didn't have time to take over from Shao Jiewu."
Yang Ling smiled slightly. Although Qian Ning was greedy and cruel, he had always been friendly to him. Having him as the Southern Town Provost would be of great help to him. The Southern Town Provost controlled the deployment of the military's craftsmen. If the court agreed to lift the ban on trade, with him there, he wouldn't have to worry too much about shipbuilding.
Seeing the smile on Wei Xiaobao's face, Gu Dayong remembered something even happier; he could not help saying, "That's right, Nanjing's Science Education Department Minister Dai Xian, Sichuan's Supervising Imperial Censor Bao Yanhui and the others did not know what was good for them, unexpectedly they still jointly wrote a memorial to ask His Majesty to retain Liu and Xie, two people. What's worse is that in the petition they scolded us as treacherous officials. It's really preposterous. As servants, it's our duty to accompany the Emperor to travel and have fun. When have we ever done anything bad? "
Yang Ling was startled. He was moved. "The court officials and local high-ranking officials have begun to support Liu and Xie? How many people did they mobilize? "
Gu Daeyong contemptuously said, "What high-ranking officials? Most of them are Imperial Censors and non-ranking officials. Oh … let me think. Lu Chong, Liu Chi, Nanjing's Minister of War Lin Han, Dai Xian, and the Right Imperial Censor Yang Yiqing, Imperial Censor Bo Yanhui, who just returned to the capital! "
Speaking to this point, Gu Daeyong's face gradually turned green. He hatefully said, "The most annoying ones are Dai Xian and Jiang Qin. They actually said that we are as rotten and useless as cattle and horses. We can only be slaves and can't be in charge of politics. These two … these two deserve to be killed!"
Yang Ling saw his palm pressing on the table, the blue veins on the back of his hand bulging. His eyes were filled with shame and anger. He also felt that these two imperial censors were a bit too harsh. Whether a person's character was good or bad, how talented or not, what did it have to do with whether he was a eunuch or not?
If a healthy man was said to be useless, the worst that could happen would be a big fight. Using the scars in other people's hearts to make a big fuss, ridiculing other people's physical defects, was this the behavior of a scholar?
This kind of thing Yang Ling didn't know how to persuade him. He could only vaguely say, "These people are reading the books of sages. Other than scholars, who have they read? What's more, there are many scholars who are impetuous and arrogant. They think that this is the true style of a scholar. Gu Gonggong, you don't have to be so calculative. How did the Emperor investigate these people? "
Gu Daeyong took a long breath. He grabbed a cup and drank a fierce mouthful of tea. He said, "These bookworms, I can't be bothered to argue with them. But they insulted me like this. How can I let it go? Liu Gonggong requested an imperial edict to punish them for the crime of slandering the Emperor. If the scolding is heavy, they will be arrested and punished. If the scolding is light, they will be dismissed and demoted.
That Lu Chong, the Prefectural Magistrate, used to be friends with Liu Gonggong, so Liu Gonggong let him go. But he unexpectedly took another step and directly reported to Liu Gonggong. Now he is locked up in prison. We didn't beat him. Let him be locked up like this. We'll talk again when this stubborn old man gives in. "
Yang Ling saw his ashen face, as if the feeling of humiliation had not disappeared yet. He could not help but having a thought: eunuchs have physical defects, they feel that they are a head shorter than other people. Therefore, whenever they have the opportunity, they will try to fish for money and power. Ordinary people do it for enjoyment, but eighty percent of their psychological problems are to gain other people's respect.
If this feeling of inferiority is used well, perhaps they can encourage them to do something big. The temptation to leave their names in history is even greater than those scholars who are obsessed with fame. Moreover, they have a good relationship with them …
Yang Ling hesitated without saying anything. Gu Daeyong awoke from his shame and anger. Seeing him knitting his brows in contemplation, he thought that Yang Ling was worried that the hundreds of officials would be stirred up again. Thereupon he consoled him, "Daren, don't worry. Other than these twenty-one people, even if the other officials are dissatisfied, they have to restrain themselves and do not show it. I don't know what the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers are planning, but I don't see anyone in our family who wants to stand up."
Yang Ling smiled deeply and repeated, "Twenty-one people … Twenty-one people …" He suddenly thought of the bet he had made with Cheng Qiyun, and for a moment he was filled with emotion.
Sighing lightly, he raised his head and said to Gu Daeyong, "Eunuchs have just taken up important positions and have too many things to deal with. We have been in a hurry these past few days and have not had a good chat. How about this, Eunuch Mingri Gu, invite these old friends to my door on my behalf. With me as the host, how about we drink and get together?"
When they were just normal servants, Yang Ling was able to treat them as equals. His words and actions never showed any disrespect, and his demeanor did not show any contempt. It could be said that putting aside the interests of the officialdom, these eight people felt very close to Yang Ling.
Right now, Yang Ling was closely related to their interests. At least for the moment, they could be said to be a piece of iron board. One's loss was all loss, one's glory was all glory. The Eight Tigers did not have enough talent and knowledge, and they only had this one ally in the Outer Court, so they all faintly followed his lead.
Hearing Yang Ling's words, Gu Daeyong happily said, "Good. These days, we have just taken over Dongchang, incorporated the troops, and cleaned up Fan Ting's trusted aides. We have been very busy, and now we have some free time.
A few days ago, court affairs stopped for a few days, and now we have accumulated a lot of memorials. It all depends on Grand Secretary Li to hold it together. Even His Majesty has not been able to rest these days. The few of us do not need to constantly serve by your side. Tomorrow we will come together to meet at your mansion. "
With a smile on his face, Yang Ling said, "No, no, no, tonight. Come tomorrow night. Other than the eight of you, invite Grand Scholar Jiao, Admiral Mou, and Town Magistrate Qian. We will drink and be merry. At the same time … I have an important matter to discuss with all of you!"
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