Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 371 It is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines

As soon as Queen Cao left the Qinzheng Hall, she saw Li Ling walking towards her.

Li Ling stopped when he saw Queen Cao, raised his hands and saluted Queen Cao, but his face was frighteningly cold.

Empress Cao had ulterior motives. When she saw Li Ling, her expression changed slightly, and she pretended to be calm and said, "It's so late. General Li is here to see the saint. Is there something important?"

Li Ling did not answer Empress Cao's words, but asked coldly: "I heard that the empress seeks her concubine into the palace three times every year, either threatening or intimidating her. My concubine has always been cautious and has never offended the empress. I am about to be bold. I would like to ask my dearest lady, why are you so **** your wife for no reason?"

Empress Cao had indeed heard that Li Ling loved his wife, but she never thought that he would question her so rudely in front of her. Although Empress Cao felt guilty, she was not defeated in terms of momentum.

He raised his head and looked at Li Ling, with a look of displeasure on his face, and said calmly: "What are you talking about, General Li? I am just announcing that Mrs. Li has entered the palace for a chat. There is no threat to intimidate her. How dare General Li do this?" I asked you, is it possible that you are so proud of yourself for your contribution to pacifying the northwest, and dare not to take me, the mother of a country, seriously?"

Li Ling saw that this woman dared to do what she did, and he became more and more angry, and his tone of voice became more and more unkind: "You know exactly what your wife said to your wife, but I ask you not to tell her any more in the future. My wife has come into the palace. There are many rules in this palace, and I am worried about my wife being careless about people with intentions."

When Queen Cao heard what Li Ling said about Sang and Huai, she was so angry that her eyes stood up slightly and she said sternly: "How dare you Li Ling to be so rude!"

The two were confronting each other here. The young **** had already informed the general manager Li Dequan. Li Dequan ran out after hearing the news. When he saw the two people who were at war with each other, he quickly stepped forward to persuade them to make peace and said: "Oh, I'm talking about the queen, General Li." He is a junior, you sir have a lot of money, why bother to get angry with him."

As he said that, he looked at Li Ling again: "Your Majesty has been waiting for General Li in the palace for a long time. Please go in quickly. Don't keep your Majesty waiting."

After hearing this, Empress Cao subconsciously raised her eyes and glanced at the Qinzheng Hall. She was very afraid of the Zhenguo Palace and the eldest princess. She waved her sleeves towards Li Ling and turned to leave.

Seeing that Empress Cao finally gave up, Li Dequan lowered his voice and persuaded Li Ling: "Just now, the Empress was in the palace talking about the general and his wife. Why are you still arguing with her here? Your Majesty is in the palace, why don't you go and say something to His Highness?" clear."

Li Dequan was promoted by the eldest princess's mother. He was grateful for the late empress and respected and loved the eldest princess, so he naturally had a different kind of protection for Li Ling.

After hearing what Li Dequan said, Li Ling understood something in his heart and quickly followed Li Dequan towards the main hall.

Li Dequan bowed into the main hall and reported back to Emperor Ming who was busy at his desk: "Your Majesty, Li Ling, the eldest son of Zhenguo Palace, would like to see you."

When Emperor Ming heard that it was Li Ling who was asking for an audience, he was startled and murmured: "It's so late, what's Bo Yue doing here?"

Although Emperor Ming didn't want Li Ling to know about his plans with Empress Cao, he thought that since he had just discussed the matter with Empress Cao, Li Ling would not know about it, so Emperor Ming assumed that he came to see him for other reasons.

He glanced at Li Dequan and replied: "Let him come in."

Li Dequan agreed to go out, and in the blink of an eye, Li Ling entered the inner hall at full speed. After meeting Emperor Ming and saluting him, he went straight to the point and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen has repeatedly announced that Nei Zi has entered the palace to persuade her to surrender." Prince, my wife does not agree, and she threatens me in every possible way. I have no choice but to ask Your Majesty to make the decision for me."

 It turned out to be a complaint.

Although Emperor Ming was Li Ling's uncle, it was the first time that Li Ling relied on their uncle-nephew relationship to ask for something from him. After Emperor Ming heard what Li Ling said, he didn't understand it for a moment, let alone connect what Li Ling said about Empress Cao's threat to the Shen family with what Empress Cao said to him today. Emperor Ming thought it was Empress Cao who wanted to win over Li Ling, but Li Ling was unwilling.

Li Ling is unwilling to surrender to the crown prince, which means that Li Ling is of the same mind as his uncle and wants to support the king of Jin.

 This nephew's pain was indeed not in vain!

Emperor Ming was delighted. He stood up and personally helped Li Ling up. He smiled and said, "I know what you are thinking. I am very relieved that you can be of the same mind as me."

After Li Ling heard Emperor Ming's meaningless words, he realized that Emperor Ming had misunderstood him.

 He didn't want to take refuge in the prince, but he didn't want to support the Jin king either.

 Neither of these two people can make Li Ling willingly surrender, so Li Ling still wants to maintain a neutral attitude at the moment.

Seeing Emperor Ming's misunderstanding, he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, I just want to fulfill the duties of a military general to protect my family and the country, and I don't want to get involved in court affairs."

When Emperor Ming heard this, he was greatly disappointed. He patted Li Ling on the shoulder and said in a persuasive way: "The affairs of the court are also the affairs of the world. You are my minister, how can you just sit back and watch."

After saying that, Emperor Ming pulled Li Ling to sit on a chair beside him and continued to persuade him: "You and Jin'er pacified the northwest a while ago. You two cooperated tacitly and quelled the rebellion in one fell swoop. I saw that you two cousins ​​are so capable. I am very relieved.”

He glanced at Li Ling's still calm face and said kindly: "Your mother only disagreed with supporting Jin'er because of those old sesame seeds and rotten millet things. She had a woman's opinion, but these are all What happened in the previous life has nothing to do with you brothers. If you can unite with your uncle to support your cousin Prince Jin to ascend to the position of crown prince, in the future you brothers, monarchs and ministers will work together to achieve the future prosperity of Daqi. Boyue, this It’s a good thing that benefits both the country and the family.”

 Li Ling came to see the emperor because he wanted Emperor Ming to stop Empress Cao from destroying his family. He did not come to discuss the dispute with him about the throne.

Emperor Ming's words made his mouth dry, but when he saw that Li Ling kept a straight face and refused to express his opinion, Emperor Ming finally couldn't bear it anymore and said impatiently: "I have said so much with all my heart, have you listened to it? ?”

Li Ling finally looked at Emperor Ming and replied slowly: "I will consider what your majesty said, but your majesty must agree to one condition."

Emperor Ming wondered: "What do you want me to promise you?"

Li Ling replied with a cold face: "Your Majesty, please stop the queen from interfering in my family affairs, let alone make any decrees to point out other daughters to me."

After Emperor Ming heard what Li Ling said, he blurted out in surprise: "How did you know that the queen wanted to point someone else to you?"

Glancing at Li Ling's increasingly gloomy face, Emperor Ming realized that he had made a mistake. He hurriedly explained: "This is not what I meant. This matter was raised by the queen."

After hearing this, Li Ling said angrily: "Empress Cao is really deceiving others!"

 (End of this chapter)