Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 198 Li Ling takes the blame for his wife

As soon as Emperor Ming finished speaking, a young **** came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Li Ling, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, wants to see you."

As soon as Emperor Ming guessed that his nephew was here to intercede for Shen, he replied with two words: "No see."

Li Dequan hesitated and persuaded: "Your Majesty, I heard that this Shen family is very popular with the eldest princess. If the Holy Emperor sends her to death, how can she explain it if the eldest princess asks her for more questions?"

Li Dequan, the chief chamberlain, was single-handedly promoted by the eldest princess and Empress Wu, the biological mother of Emperor Ming. He had served Empress Wu and the late emperor, and after the death of the late emperor, he served by Emperor Ming's side. He was quite senior in the palace and knew how to repay kindness. He was loyal to Emperor Ming and loyal to the eldest princess.

When the eldest princess was mentioned, Emperor Ming was indeed a little shaken, but in his anger, he replied angrily: "Then Mrs. Shen harmed my princess and should be given death. When the eldest sister asked, I pointed out another eldest daughter for her son." It’s just the noble girl that I like. Besides, I still have a princess who has not yet surrendered. If the eldest sister blames me, the worst I can do is pay the eldest sister’s daughter to be her daughter-in-law.”

Qingluan on the side heard what Emperor Ming said, and she was so happy that she almost asked her father to marry her on the spot. Fortunately, the female official beside her was still awake and winked at her repeatedly, so Qingluan couldn't hold it back.

As soon as Emperor Ming finished speaking, Princess Fuxi slowly walked into the hall.

The eldest princess does not need to be informed when she enters the imperial study, let alone a concubine's bedroom.

When Emperor Ming saw the eldest sister, he ignored his anger and stood up quickly to respond.

The eldest princess asked him with a stern face: "My son is outside asking to see him, why don't you see him?"

Emperor Ming said sarcastically: "Has eldest sister heard about what happened to Lao Ba today?"

The eldest princess naturally came to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit after hearing about such a disaster. She knew very well that Qing Yuan was her brother's favorite. She sighed and asked, "How is Yuan'er doing now?"

Emperor Ming said solemnly: "What else can I do? I am completely blind in one eye."

Don't think Concubine Meng dared to act wild with Emperor Ming. She didn't dare to make any mistakes in front of the eldest princess. Now that she saw the eldest princess, she lost her temper and just cried secretly on the side.

Emperor Ming turned his head and said coldly: "I have found out that the falcon was raised by the Shen family. The Shen family used the bird to injure my beloved daughter like this. I will never tolerate her."

The eldest princess replied: "Who said that the falcon was raised by Mr. Shen? Mr. Shen has always been virtuous and kind, so why would he take the risk of letting the bird hurt the princess?"

Emperor Ming said: "At that time, Qingyuan and Jin Yan were arguing. In order to protect Jin Yan, Mrs. Shen used the bird to hurt people."

Seeing that her younger brother was sincerely attacking her daughter-in-law, the eldest princess argued with him: "As far as I know, it was Qingyuan who went to Zhenguo Gong's tent first to cause trouble. She argued with Jin Yan and even wanted to hold the hairpin to scratch Jin Yan. Yan's face, Shen stopped her. As for the falcon hurting someone, it is a beast after all, it should be an accident. "

After hearing what the eldest princess said, Emperor Ming snorted coldly: "The eldest sister said this, are you sincerely trying to protect the Shen family?"

Seeing that his younger brother was getting angry, Fu Xi slowly advised him: "Qing Yuan is injured like this, I know you feel sad, but you are the emperor, how can you blame innocent people for this without asking the truth?"

Emperor Ming replied angrily: "Can it be that my beloved daughter was injured like this, so let's just forget about it?"

Fu Xi retorted: "Then what do you want? Are you willing to relieve your anger only if my daughter and daughter-in-law pay for the life of your princess?"

When Emperor Ming saw that his sister had spoken unkindly, his momentum weakened, but he still refused to let go: "I may not pursue Jin Yan, but this Shen family must die." As soon as she entered, her temper rose. Her phoenix eyes were slightly angry, she slapped her jade hands on the table, and said sternly: "How dare you!"

Seeing that the two siblings were at odds, Li Dequan on the side quickly persuaded him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Eldest Princess, please calm down. I dare to say a word. The eldest son of the Li family asked for an audience outside the palace. This matter happened in the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion." , why not call the eldest son of the Li family in, and even if you want to convict him, you have to ask him clearly in front of the Li family."

Emperor Ming was angry, turned his head and said nothing.

Fu Xi said to Li Dequan: "Call Bo Yue in."

Li Dequan agreed and left the inner hall. After a while, Li Ling entered. When he saw Emperor Ming, he knelt down and apologized: "The falcon raised by me injured the eighth princess, and I came here to plead guilty to death."

Li Ling was well aware of the rights and wrongs of the matter. His mother must have already made it clear to Emperor Ming. By pleading guilty like this, he was just giving Emperor Ming a step down.

Although Emperor Ming was not a wise king, he was not a tyrant either. She could not even bear to punish the niece who directly caused this disaster, let alone the nephew who could charge into battle for him.

 He also expected Li Ling to help him defend the country, so how could he be given the death penalty?

 But since his beloved daughter was injured like this, he couldn't just let it go.

Emperor Ming glanced at Li Ling and said coldly: "That falcon is clearly raised by the Shen family. Don't take responsibility here."

Li Ling respectfully replied: "How come my wife, a daughter-in-law, is raising a falcon? The falcon was given to me by an old friend when I went to Nanjun on official business at the beginning of the year. I went hunting with the saint in the winter, so I took this beast with me." I never expected that it would hurt Her Royal Highness the Princess, everything is my fault, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Before Emperor Ming could speak, Qingluan beside him lost his composure and said, "Cousin, my father has found out that it was clearly Shen who harmed the Eighth Sister. Why do you take the blame on yourself?"

Li Ling raised his head and shot Qingluan with a look that could kill someone.

Qingluan was about to continue talking, but when he saw Li Ling's fierce look, he swallowed his words about falsely accusing Jingshu.

Emperor Ming said: "Boyue, I know that Mrs. Shen is very popular with you, but she behaves arrogantly. I heard that she is still infertile. How can such a woman be worthy of you?"

Li Ling said firmly: "My wife has always been a virtuous person and is not an arrogant person. Besides, this falcon is raised by me. I really did not do my wife's business by accidentally injuring the eighth princess. If the Holy Spirit punishes me, I am willing to accept the crime."

When Fu Xi heard that her younger brother, who was a king, was still concerned about such trivial matters as whether a housewife could get pregnant, she looked at her unfulfilled younger brother with an angry look and said with a sneer, "You know what?" Quite a lot. But you have a lot of women in your harem, how many of them can give birth to children for you?"

 The tragic death of the newly pregnant Concubine Wei during the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet was not an isolated case. Empress Cao and Concubine Meng fought against each other and fought openly and secretly. There were not a few pregnant concubines in Emperor Ming's harem who died tragically for no reason. It was just a fluke. It was lucky that a baby girl was born, but all the boys died in infancy. Therefore, although Emperor Ming had many concubines, he only had three sons: the prince, the king of Jin, and the king of Qi who was disabled due to illness in his childhood.

The eldest princess is heartbroken that the descendants of the Zhao family have been harmed by a bitch, and she can’t stand the fact that her younger brother is so cowardly that he can’t even protect his own flesh and blood. For this reason, she often talked about this matter with him.

When Emperor Ming heard that his eldest sister mentioned this again, he argued impatiently: "The matter of heirs depends on destiny, how can it be done by human power?"

Fu Xi sneered and said, "Since you know this is destiny, why are you forcing my daughter-in-law's infertility on my son?"

 (End of this chapter)