Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 370 Li Ling seeks out Emperor Ming’s theory

Jingshu came out of the inner palace and went straight back to the house. When she returned to Qingfeng Garden, Li Ling had already returned from duty and was waiting for Jingshu outside.

Before Jing Shu could say anything, Li Ling came up to her and asked, "I heard that Queen Cao announced your entry into the palace later this afternoon. What did you do?"

Jingshu took off her cloak, sat down on the chair, poured herself a cup of tea, took a few sips to calm down, and said to Li Ling: "She announced that I can do any good things, and she asked me to persuade you to surrender to the crown prince." .”

After hearing this, Li Ling's face darkened and he replied: "Why did she tell you?"

Jingshu looked at Li Ling and told Li Ling exactly what Empress Cao said to her. At the end, she glanced at Li Ling's face that turned cold and sighed: "I didn't promise her, but it seems that Empress Cao will not give up so easily, hey! Maybe one day she will issue a decree, and I will become the second concubine, and I am afraid I will have to make way for Qingluan."

After Li Ling heard Jing Shu's words, he was so angry that he smacked the table and said coldly: "This is really unreasonable!"

Because Li Ling was angry, his voice was full of energy. Jing Shu beside him was frightened. Li Ling hurriedly comforted his wife and said: "I'm not talking about you, I am saying that this Empress Cao is simply too much."

It was not just this time that Empress Cao coerced and lured Jing Shu. It turned out that Li Ling was not at home during his expedition to the northwest, and no one could support Jing Shu. Now that Li Ling has returned, facing Empress Cao's persecution, Jing Shu is no longer as frightened as before.

She said with a grimace, pretending to be worried: "I am just from a small family. If Empress Cao wants to have trouble with me, she can get rid of me without any effort."

Seeing his wife like this, Li Ling immediately stood up and walked to her, pulled her into his arms and comforted her: "Don't worry, no one can touch you as long as I am here."

Jingshu raised her head from his arms, her face was slumped, her eyes were wet, and she whispered back: "Then Qingluan has been thinking about you, as her grandmother and mother chose for her a while ago. She has been rejected by her at all times, which shows that she is determined not to marry you unless you are the one. Even if you try your best to ensure that I can stay in the palace, the royal family will suppress me as her princess. I am afraid that I Even if she stays in the house, she will be demoted to a concubine."

As she said that, Jing Shu's eyes were full of mist. She sniffed and said, "Our children have become concubines and concubines, and they will inevitably be bullied by others. Aren't we, mother and son, living a life of being afraid of others' faces?" day."

Before Jing Shu finished speaking, Li Ling couldn't bear it anymore.

Let his beloved wife lie down to others, and let his beloved children be inferior to others. This was simply more uncomfortable for him than killing Li Ling.

Li Ling hugged his wife's arm tightly: "Nonsense! You are my wife forever. I want to see who dares to take your ideas."

Jingshu lowered her eyes and muttered, "I'm afraid it's the emperor's order that cannot be violated."

Li Ling was silent for a while, then let go of his wife and said, "I'm going to meet the saint right now!"

As he spoke, he pulled up his cloak, put it on himself, turned around and was about to go out.

Jingshu stepped forward and pulled him and said, "It's getting dark, so why don't we talk about it some other time." Li Ling replied: "The Holy One is in the Qinzheng Hall at this time. It's convenient for me to go and see the Holy One. I have to wait for anything." Maybe Empress Cao will force you again tomorrow, so I will put an end to her thoughts today."

With that said, Li Ling strode out of the house, mounted the good horse prepared by Ling Xiao, and headed straight for the imperial city.

Jingshu knew that as long as she mentioned this matter to Li Ling, Li Ling would protect her desperately.

In her last life, she kept everything to herself, and Li Ling had a straightforward temper, which caused many misunderstandings between the two. She will never be so stupid in this life, and she will speak out if she has something to say. She is different from those noble ladies who have their natal family to support them. She naturally has to rely on her husband for things that she cannot handle on her own.

 Fortunately, Li Ling treats her wholeheartedly and can give her full support.

But it was said that Queen Cao was thinking of surrendering the Ninth Princess to Li Ling, and was working tirelessly to persuade Emperor Ming in the Qinzheng Hall.

Emperor Ming was an inattentive person. When he first heard Empress Cao mention this matter, he still disagreed with it. However, after Empress Cao revealed the benefits, Emperor Ming couldn't help but also changed his mind.

Emperor Ming had his own small thoughts. Although he wanted to pass the throne to King Jin, he also knew that King Jin was far inferior to his nephew Li Ling in terms of ability and talent. Although Li Ling was outstanding in talent, he was upright and upright. If Li Ling becomes his son-in-law and marries the royal family, even if Long Yu passes away in the future, with Li Ling's responsible temperament, he will definitely assist his son loyally.

When Li Ling was not married, Emperor Ming also had this idea. However, at that time, Li Ling's wings were not as full as they are now. He was just emerging, and his abilities and talents were naturally incomparable with him. Therefore, Emperor Ming mentioned this idea to the eldest princess. Seeing that the eldest princess disagreed, he gave up.

 But things were different now. His health was much worse than before, and Emperor Ming had to consider his son's future.

Emperor Ming was very moved after listening to Empress Cao's persuasion. He twirled his fingers and murmured: "The empress's idea is not bad, but Bo Yue has always loved the Shen family, and the Shen family is favored by the emperor's sister. I'm afraid that this will happen." I divorced her without any reason, and my eldest sister and uncle disagreed."

Empress Cao originally wanted to control Li Ling by twisting Jingshu, but she couldn't control Jingshu after a lot of effort, so she turned to Qingluan. Although this Qingluan has an eccentric temperament, he is brainless, but he is easier to handle than the Shen family. Empress Cao had many plans to lower Qingluan to Li Ling, so she spared no effort to facilitate this matter.

After listening to Emperor Ming's words, Empress Cao smiled and replied: "Your Majesty is the king of a country. Why do you need to discuss such a matter with the emperor and General Li in advance? It is just a decree. Even if the emperor and General Li disagree, they will not agree." What can be done?”

Seeing that Emperor Ming was still hesitant, Empress Cao continued: "Besides, this Qingluan is the direct niece of the Duke and the niece of the emperor. I don't believe that the emperor's love for the little Shen family will exceed hers." , His Majesty’s decree, even if the imperial sister is unhappy, she can only complain a few words, how can she not care about her niece? As for General Li, if he really can’t let go of the Shen family, then let him still let the Shen family go. If she stays by her side and is demoted to a concubine, then Shen, in terms of her background, has already reached a high level in the Zhenguo Duke's palace, so she is not suitable to be Li Ling's first wife."

After listening to Empress Cao's advice, Emperor Ming finally made up his mind and nodded in agreement: "Without further delay, let's trouble the empress to draft Dao Yi's edict, and let Boyue demote Shen to a side chamber first and wait for a while. , and then give Qingluan to him as his wife."

Empress Cao quickly bowed and agreed: "I obey, I will go back and draw up the decree right now."

 (End of this chapter)