Chapter 12 Talk ()

Imperial city, side hall.

After Emperor Qiyuan finished his training, Du Ning picked up the teacup and took a sip. He finally breathed evenly. Du Ning heard him say again: "Your Majesty, I still have a reply to my feelings."

"speak."

"When I met a sixteenth prince on the street, I was not alone, there was another child around me."

"Oh? What is his identity? Have you investigated it in detail?"

"I haven't checked it in detail, but if the Weichen expected it is not bad, I'm afraid it has something to do with Jingbei Bolinwen."

"Hmm?" Emperor Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows and repeated: "Is there anything to do with Jingbei Bolinwen? Are you talking about... this assassination..."

Seeing that the emperor was thinking too much, Du Ning quickly cut off the conversation: "The emperor misunderstood. After talking, I learned that the child and the sixteenth prince were just encountering each other by chance. Speaking of which, if it weren't for him, I would be unlikely to see the sixteenth prince. And according to what I saw, the relationship between the two seemed to be very harmonious, so..."

"Oh..." Emperor Qiyuan felt relieved after hearing this. You must know that Jingbei Bo Linwen made great contributions to the Northern Expedition. Emperor Qiyuan rewarded him according to his merits and appointed him as Jingbei Bo. If Jingbei Bo was involved in this interception, not only would the Lin family be destroyed, but even the Emperor Qiyuan who had always appreciated him would be vague. There must be ministers who would tactfully criticize the emperor for not knowing how to recognize people with eyes...

Hearing that Lin Wen had nothing to do with this matter, Emperor Qi Yuan felt relieved and asked again: "What does that child have to do with Lin Wen?"

Du Ning said: "The emperor should still remember that the Lin family has four sons and one daughter, the eldest daughter..." Du Ning paused and continued: "The eldest daughter is Concubine Lin, the eldest son is Lin Wen, and the second son is Lin Wu, and he is now the prefect of Changning Prefecture."

"Oh... how can I not remember this?" Emperor Qi Yuan seemed to remember something, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "To be honest, I heard that there was a joke about their brothers. At that time, Mr. Lin's family gave birth to his first child. My father-in-law originally wanted his son to learn literature, so he named Lin Wen. Later, he gave birth to a second son, so he named Lin Wu. It was a pleasure to be both civil and military. Unexpectedly, Lin Wen only liked to dance guns and sticks after he became older, which disappointed him. On the contrary, Lin Wu was not interested in guns and sticks, but he took the exam and took the civil service."

"Yes." Du Ning also remembered this. "Later, everyone laughed at the fact that Minister Lin was an official Qingming, but he didn't see his son accurately. Haha! However, although everyone was frustrated, the two brothers Jingbeibo finally did not disappoint Minister Lin's expectations. They became talented in literature and martial arts. They would be relieved to think that Minister Lin would be under the 9th spring."

Emperor Qiyuan nodded after hearing this and sighed slightly for a while: "Speaking of it, Qing'er hasn't been out of the palace for a long time..." Du Ning did not dare to answer the conversation. Emperor Qiyuan, one of the four concubines, the "Qing'er" mentioned by the time was one of Lin Wen's sister Concubine Lin. Concubine Lin has a beautiful appearance and a gentle character, which is very popular with Emperor Qiyuan. Such family affairs are just the emperor's momentary sigh. How dare Du Ning talk? After a while, Emperor Qiyuan came to his senses and said, "Well, where are we talking about?"

Du Ning hurriedly said, "Go back to the emperor, I'm talking about Lin Wu."

"Well, yes, what's wrong with Lin Wu? You continue."

"Lin Wu's wife Chen has a son named Nan, which is a happy event, but who knew that less than a year after she was born, she was taken away by the evil servants in her family and disappeared from now on."

"Oh!" Emperor Qiyuan suddenly realized. "I remember this! Alas, I guess it's been five years. Qing'er cried so hard that he was seriously ill..." Emperor Qiyuan said again: "By the way, I remember when the child was born, he seemed to have many birthmarks? I remember the rumors in the market that this child was a banished immortal, haha!"

Du Ning only laughed awkwardly and did not dare to speak. Some things the emperor said were OK, but others could never say. He could say it behind his back, but who dared to say it in front of the emperor! The emperor called the emperor and the son of the Emperor of Heaven, wouldn’t he be an immortal? In front of the emperor, he said that another person was also an immortal, so why not seek death? Although the emperor is generous now, he still has to avoid some taboos. Didn’t he see the word “exiled” when the emperor said it just now?

"Huh? Du Ning, you mean... the child who is with Mingde is this child?"

"I dare not be very sure of it, but if I talk about the birthmark on my body, it is exactly the same as what I saw at the beginning!"

"Have you seen him in the first place?"

"Yes, Lin Wu's family once returned to Beijing to visit relatives. At that time, the minister was still a guard of the inner court and had seen the child at Jingbeibo's house."

Emperor Qiyuan recalled it and it seemed that this was true. After thinking for a while, Emperor Qiyuan couldn't help but laugh: "This... is a coincidence." Emperor Qiyuan smiled and looked at Du Ning and said, "I have not read it wrong. You are indeed blessed. Haha, this time, I not only made contributions, but also found my son. Even the child who had been missing in the Lin family for almost five years was caught by you. He is really a blessing general!"

"The weak minister is afraid."

"You're so scared!" Emperor Qi Yuan kicked Du Ning angrily and sweared. But Du Ning was not surprised, but instead smiled and stood up. Both of them smiled, as if they had regained their old time.

"Emperor, although his physical appearance is average, I think there may be people with the same physical appearance in the world. If the child is not from the Lin family's blood, I will backfire and be misunderstood, so I did not bring him this time. I want to inform the prefect Lin first, and quietly do the blood verification and then make arrangements. Do you think?"

"Haha, you're careful. But although the world is big and there are many coincidences, I don't believe such coincidences. I heard that the birthmark of the child is very special." Emperor Qi Yuan smiled and said, "You don't have to be so careful. Prefect Lin has to notify him. He must make him prepare. Bloodline affairs are indeed careless, so just do what you said. If the child is the blood of the Lin family, everyone will be happy. If it is really a coincidence, the child is not the blood of the Lin family, and that is not a major event. It's better to keep him and be a companion for Mingde."

"The emperor is kind. If this is true, not only will the child appreciate the emperor's grace, but the people in the world will also remember the emperor's grace."

"Okay, I know you can say it, so I'll be spared now." Emperor Qi Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Since this matter has something to do with Lin Wen, then you can go to his mansion. It's also idle, so let him go with you. Anyway, he just came back from the north and was familiar with border feelings. In addition, today the Ministry of Personnel has issued a transfer order, and the newly transferred officials will set off for the north to take office on the day of the day."

"By the way, what's the little official you mentioned called Tian?"

"Tian Gan."

"Oh, Tian Gan, is he really as capable as you said?"

Du Ning smiled: "Your Majesty, I have been in Qingzhou for several days. I have heard a lot from the people in the city. After contacting me, I found that this person is indeed capable, but I don't know what exactly is."

Emperor Qiyuan glared at Du Ning: "I see you want to change your clothes again! Forget it, transfer him to the south first and experience it. If you are really talented, you will be promoted every day. Okay, let's go here today. If you are tired for several days, don't worry, go back and take a break, and go to Lin Wen's place tomorrow."

Du Ning quickly thanked for his grace, then pushed out of the side hall, straightening his body as if he was relieved.
Chapter completed!