Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 360 Changes

 Inside Jiaofang Hall.

Empress Cao was in a good mood today and was not angry because her son had left. She was chatting with her niece Cao Fengtong in the palace when she suddenly heard the chamberlain coming in to report that King Jin had returned to the palace.

 Empress Cao and the Crown Princess were greatly shocked when they heard the news. It was the first time that Empress Cao was so flustered. She did not care about her dignity and asked repeatedly: "Are you sure it's the King of Jin? Is it really the King of Jin?"

The attendant hurriedly replied: "I am definitely the King of Jin."

Upon hearing this, Empress Cao staggered back two steps. The Crown Princess quickly stepped forward to support Empress Cao, caressing her back and said, "Mother, please take care of yourself."

Empress Cao sat slumped on the phoenix couch, glanced at Cao Fengtong solemnly, and said sadly: "This is all because of my good brother. Your good father is not doing things well. The originally flawless plan is now going to lose everything." ”

As she spoke, she sobbed and murmured: "It's over, it's all over now!"

 Cao Fengtong also began to cry. She looked at Empress Cao helplessly and said, "Empress Cao, you must be strong. I can rely on you to support this situation now."

Empress Cao sighed deeply and said sadly: "Now that things have happened, I can't do anything about it."

The two aunts and nephews were weeping with sadness here. Prince Zhao Bi came over after hearing the news. When he saw his mother and wife like this, his heart was completely cold.

Empress Cao saw her son standing in front of her in despair, and her motherly instinct drove her to cheer up again. She raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, straightened her phoenix robe again, and said to her son: "The matter is over, Your Majesty has decided I have made up my mind to destroy our mother and son."

Without waiting for Empress Cao to finish speaking, Zhao Bi said impatiently: "In view of my son and ministers, it is better to make a decision immediately. We will rebel tonight before the news has spread as soon as the King of Jin comes back."

Empress Cao glanced at her impatient son and replied helplessly: "Do you think King Jin just came back alone? With his ability, he can escape the dragnet set by your uncle?"

 Hateful Empress Cao said: "If it weren't for Li Ling, even a hundred Zhao Jin would have died without a place to hide."

 When Li Ling was mentioned, Zhao Bi became even more indignant and said, "This Li Ling deserves to be killed!"

He looked at Empress Cao and said fiercely: "General Manager Da Neifu has surrendered to us. Counting the guards of the East Palace, we took advantage of their unpreparedness and captured the Queen of Jin, her son and the old man in one fell swoop."

“Queen Mother, if we don’t strike first, we will have to be mermaids tomorrow.”

Empress Cao waved her hand and said: "If King Jin can come back safely, Li Ling must also be back. I can guess it without leaving the Jiaofang Palace. Now the people of the City Patrol Department must have quietly gathered outside the Meridian Gate. .”

She looked at Zhao Bi and said helplessly: "If there is any trouble here, Li Ling's men will rush in."

The duty of the City Patrol Division is to protect the safety of the capital. Although Li Ling did not surrender to either the King of Jin or the Crown Prince, he was loyal to Emperor Ming. If the Crown Prince plotted rebellion, Li Ling would definitely not sit idly by and ignore it.

There are 30,000 forbidden troops in the imperial city, but only 5,000 can be mobilized within the scope of the deputy commander's authority. Counting the 3,000 guards in the East Palace, the total number is only 8,000. If Li Ling's city patrol department hadn't intervened, there would still be some chance of victory. Danling's city patrol department was responsible for guarding the capital with one hundred thousand troops. Under such a huge disparity in strength, Zhao Bi knew that he had no chance of winning if swords and guns were to meet.

Zhao Bi was so angry that he picked up the tea cup on the table and smashed it to pieces. He gritted his teeth and said, "Li Ling is a common man! I will get rid of him sooner or later!"

The sky breaks at dawn, and the sun rises as usual.

As expected by Empress Cao, Li Ling returned home last night, settled his wife, and waited outside the Meridian Gate with his troops and horses. He did not withdraw his troops until he received the order from Emperor Ming in the early morning.

When Li Ling returned to Qingfeng Garden, Jingshu had already ordered people to prepare the food. Seeing Li Ling return, she threw herself into his arms again.

In front of a room full of servants, Li Ling hugged his wife tightly and patiently comforted her: "It's okay, don't worry."

Only then did Jing Shu let him go, with the joy of regaining something in her eyes, and said, "It's almost time to eat. I've been working all night, so I must be starving." It was still early, and Jing Shu felt sorry for Li Ling who hadn't calmed down last night. That's why I ordered the kitchen to open meals early.

Li Ling glanced around the room and asked, "Are the children awake yet?"

Jingshu nodded and replied: "It's still early, they have to wait for a while."

Li Ling took off his cloak, cleaned his hands, and said to Jing Shu, "I'll go see them first and come back for dinner later."

With that said, Li Ling opened the door and strode towards the building where the children were sleeping.

 The late autumn sun had just entered the house, and Brother Xuan and Sister Bao were sleeping soundly.

Li Ling has not seen the children for more than half a year. He is sitting on the stool beside the bed, looking at his sleeping children with gentle eyes, and the corners of his mouth can't help but curve in a beautiful arc.

He stretched out his hand to tuck his son's quilt. Looking at his little daughter's rosy face, he couldn't help but lean down and kiss her gently. As soon as Li Ling's lips touched Sister Bao's face, the little guy was He reached out and hugged Li Ling's neck, squinting his sleepy eyes and saying vaguely: "It's daddy."

Li Ling never expected to wake up his daughter. He was hugged by her, and his heart felt as if it had fallen into a honey pot. He reached out and patted his daughter gently and said, "Daddy is back."

Sister Bao finally woke up completely. She opened her eyes, but did not let go of her little arm around her father. She said with a sweet voice, "It's true that daddy is back, hehehe. It's true that daddy is back!"

Li Ling wrapped his daughter in the quilt, hugged her tightly on his lap, kissed her chubby little face again and again, and asked with a smile: "Sister Bao, do you miss daddy?"

Sister Bao nodded heavily: "I miss daddy every day. I dream about daddy coming back every day. I also think about it when I eat and play."

Brother Xuan was awakened by the voices of father and daughter. He opened his eyes and saw his father sitting in front of him. The little guy jumped up and asked in surprise: "Is it true that father is back?"

Li Ling smiled and held his son in his arms, and replied: "Dad knows that Brother Xuan, Erbao, and Sister Bao have always missed their father, so they came back."

Jingshu followed into Baoxia and saw Li Ling hugging the children. She smiled and stepped forward and said, "The children have been talking about you all day long."

As she spoke, she urged the children: "Daddy hasn't eaten yet, so quickly put on your clothes and have breakfast with daddy."

After listening to his mother's words, Brother Xuan got off his father's body, took his own clothes and put them on.

Jingshu said to Sister Bao, "Sister Bao, please put on your own clothes."

Sister Bao was indeed clinging to Li Ling, pouting and coquettishly saying, "I want Daddy to wear it for me."

Jingshu said patiently: "Sister Bao has grown up and can wear her own clothes."

Sister Bao tilted her head and said, "I want dad to dress me. Dad used to dress me."

Li Ling, who always doted on his daughter, said happily when he heard this: "Okay, daddy will help Sister Bao get dressed."

 Speaking, he took Sister Bao's clothes and put them on for his daughter carefully.

 (End of this chapter)