"Wherever Your Majesty is, I will be there."
"Even if the world changes and all things change in an instant, I will still support Your Majesty and never leave you, even in life and death."
Xiao Lin was slightly taken aback.
Looking down at the serious-looking little man, my heart ached with a bittersweet feeling.
"General, you must keep your word this time." He stretched out his fingers, took the little figure back into his palm, and deliberately said to Yu Tang, "If you abandon me again this time, I'll have my mother scare you so you won't be able to sleep well every night!"
Seeing Xiao Lin's unusually childish demeanor, and how he deliberately stretched out his other hand to make a ghost claw shape to scare him, Yu Tang couldn't stop laughing.
He quickly replied, "Then I would never dare to abandon Your Majesty again!"
With hands clasped together, he bowed towards the memorial tablet, saying, "Please, Your Highness, do not look for me in the middle of the night!"
Xiao Lin's smile deepened. He tapped Yu Tang's head with his finger, then tucked him into his arms and walked out.
"It's getting late, my mother needs to go to sleep too."
"Let's go, General, let's go back and rest."
Yu Tang poked her little head out of his pocket and waved her little hand at him with a charming smile: "Okay... Husband."
Xiao Lin paused slightly, his desire to bleed himself intensified by eight degrees.
The thought that Yu Tang didn't like him hurting her made her feel a little calmer.
He said with a wry smile, "General, do you know what this is called?"
"What?"
"They only let me flirt, but not let me eat. They're treating me like Liu Xiahui, who could remain unmoved even with a woman in his lap. That's extremely unfair."
Yu Tang was taken aback for a moment, then quickly slipped into his pocket, secretly laughing uncontrollably.
When the two returned to their palace, it was already completely dark.
A bodyguard reported that Zhao Lin and Qiao Yu were in the Imperial Study, requesting a meeting with him.
"Qiao Yu..." Xiao Lin murmured the name, took Yu Tang out of his pocket, and put it into his chest, deliberately letting Yu Tang's skin touch his skin, in an unusually intimate manner.
Only then did he step into the Imperial Study.
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!"
Zhao Lin and Qiao Yu immediately bowed, and only stood up after Xiao Lin dismissed their formalities.
"General Zhao..." Xiao Lin sat down in a chair and asked, "Has the matter at Mingzheng Hall been resolved?"
“Yes…” Zhao Lin reported the situation truthfully: “As His Majesty instructed, the Mingzheng Hall has been cleaned.”
Both Prince Li and Prince Ye are being treated as traitors; their families and relatives have been demoted to commoners and barred from taking the imperial examinations for generations. Tomorrow, Lord Liu will lead men to seal off their residences.
While he was speaking, Qiao Yu's gaze remained fixed on Xiao Lin, secretly observing him.
Although he concealed it well, Xiao Lin was always sensitive and extremely good at reading people's expressions.
Therefore, Qiao Yu's every move was observed by him.
He smiled, and after Zhao Lin finished his report, he asked Qiao Yu, "General Qiao, is there something you wish to say to me?"
Qiao Yu, having been exposed, raised his hand in a salute and said, "Your Majesty, I do indeed have something I wish to ask you."
"What is it?"
Qiao Yu glanced at Zhao Lin, pursed his lips, and said to Xiao Lin with a suppressed longing in his voice, "I heard from General Zhao that General Yu has returned to your side as Yu Ling."
"Therefore, I would like to request Your Majesty's permission to meet with the General."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tang tried to wriggle out of Xiao Lin's arms.
Unexpectedly, before he could even show himself, Xiao Lin pressed him down.
"General Zhao..." Xiao Lin's voice was deep, revealing neither joy nor anger: "When did you become so loose-lipped?"
"Didn't I say that the matter of the general transforming into Yu Ling should be kept secret? How could you tell this General Qiao so quickly?"
Chapter 14
The villain was resurrected for the fourth time (14)
Everyone was taken aback by these words.
"Is Xiao Lin jealous?" Xiao Jin, in Yu Tang's mind, hit the nail on the head.
Yu Tang was still a little confused: Who was he jealous of?
"With Qiao Yu."
Xiao Jin said: "The fragments are all very sensitive, each one of them is a jealous old flame."
Moreover, it will transform into a super radar to uncover all potential rivals.
I thought you'd seen so much of the world and understood his thought process, how come you couldn't even notice this?
Yu Tang asked in confusion: But I haven't said what my relationship with Qiao Yu is yet!
[You don't need to tell me that; you see, Zhao Lin will say it soon.]
Sure enough, after Xiao Jingang finished speaking, Zhao Lin said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Yu was taken in by General Yu and grew up in the General's mansion. He and General Yu are like brothers, and I have always treated him as a younger brother. Now that the General is able to return, I thought I would tell him this good news. After all, Li Wen and the others already know, right?"
Covering my face: Zhao Lin is truly my good brother...
"Your Majesty..." Qiao Yu stopped Zhao Lin, who was about to continue arguing, and knelt down directly, saying, "Your Majesty, it was I who forced General Zhao to tell me about this."
"It was not General Zhao who leaked the secret, so I humbly request Your Majesty to punish me!"
Despite saying this, Qiao Yu showed no panic. Upon closer inspection, his eyes were filled with joy, and his fingers were trembling slightly.
Only one thought remained in his mind: General Yu is still alive.
General Yu is really still alive!
Very good!
This is really...wonderful...
Xiao Lin noticed his reddened eyes and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had already sensed Qiao Yu's emotions.
This man was genuinely happy for Yu Tang's return.
Moreover, he did not shift the blame to Zhao Lin, nor did he defend himself.
As a subject, he placed himself in the right position.
No wonder he was the one who could become a sharp weapon in his hands in his past life.
However... his feelings for the general are indeed a problem.
Thinking this, he loosened his grip on Yu Tang's fingers, eager to know how his general would react in this situation.
"Your Majesty, Xiaoyu just wanted to know about General Yu; he did nothing wrong..."
"Zhao Lin!"
Zhao Lin was interrupted by a voice before he could finish speaking.
Because Xiao Lin let him off the hook, Yu Tang was able to crawl out of his arms and jump onto the table. He first bowed to Xiao Lin, and then said to Zhao Lin, "Zhao Lin, there is a difference between ruler and subject. You must be careful with your words and actions in the future."
If others were to overhear you speaking to His Majesty like that, it would easily give others cause for gossip and provide ammunition against you. In severe cases, it could even harm both yourself and His Majesty.”
Zhao Lin grew up in the northern border and was unfamiliar with the officialdom rules of the capital. Moreover, he only saw Xiao Lin's approachable side in the nine northern cities.
So he thought that once he returned to the capital, he could speak to the other person in that familiar tone.
Little did they know that when Xiao Lin changed his self-reference to "朕" (the imperial "I"), he had already naturally distanced himself from them.
This also serves to protect Zhao Lin and others.
Zhao Lin was reprimanded by Yu Tang and immediately realized his rudeness.
He quickly knelt on the ground and begged Xiao Lin for forgiveness: "Your Majesty, I have overstepped my bounds! I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!"
A smile crept across Xiao Lin's lips as he waved his hand, "General Zhao, please rise. I don't blame you."
Hearing this, Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief, then knelt before Xiao Lin and said, "Your Majesty, General Zhao is telling the truth."
"Qiao Yu did indeed grow up in the General's Mansion, and I have always regarded him only as a younger brother."
Since he proposed to go to Beijiucheng to defend the city six years ago, we have only met a handful of times, the last time being two years ago.
But I can assure you, he will be completely devoted to Your Majesty. Even if he learns the secret of my resurrection, he will never spread it around and disrupt the court!
When speaking, Yu Tang deliberately emphasized the words "just treat him as a younger brother," hoping that Xiao Lin, this big jealous pot, wouldn't throw another tantrum.
The room was very quiet.
Although there were four people, all that could be heard were shallow breathing sounds and the faint sound of Xiao Lin's fingers tapping the table.
Xiao Lin's gaze fell on Qiao Yu.
After the man came out of Yutang, he froze there, tears welling up in his reddened eyes.
Even knowing that doing so was extremely rude, I still couldn't take my eyes off the little figure on the table.
It seemed to take a great deal of effort for him to suppress the urge to get up and touch Yu Tang.
They looked humble and pitiful.
Looking away, Xiao Lin spread his hands, perfectly blocking the small Yu Tang, and said.
"I understand."
"Both generals, please rise."
"As for General Yu's return as Yu Ling, I have my own plans."
Therefore, we hope that General Zhao and General Qiao will not publicize this matter further, so as to avoid causing trouble.
"yes!"
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiao Yu stood up and looked at Yu Tang, who was hidden by Xiao Lin, from afar. Her lips were pressed tightly together, and she raised her hand to wipe away her tears. Her heart was pounding wildly, and she found it hard to calm down.