Daughter of the royal palace

Chapter 172 A sensation in the capital (2)
"You must also know that your mother is from the Jianghu. Before I entered the court, I was also from the Jianghu." He came to the outer hall and sat down casually.Ling Xihan sat next to him.

"I know a little bit about this. You took the imperial examination through the recommendation of Marquis Ding Guo."

"En." King Zhongyi nodded, "At that time, I was young and frivolous, relying on martial arts to fight swords in the world. In my year, I met your mother."

When he said this, he glanced at Ling Xihan.

"At that time your mother was only thirteen or fourteen years old, with the innocence of a young girl and the heroism of a son and daughter of the world." He seemed to think of something interesting, and chuckled lightly.

"Well... Let me think about it. That year, there seemed to be a godly thief in the rivers and lakes, and he specialized in stealing women's boudoir. Your mother was also young and frivolous at that time, and coupled with her jealous temper, she was determined to get rid of the godly thief. So she used herself as a bait to lure that person into the game, and then captured him in one fell swoop, but the thief is an old Jianghu, how can she, a little girl who has no experience in the world, fight against him? She fell into the trick of that person and was captured I was robbed into a cave. And I happened to be ordered by my father to wipe out the evils in the Jianghu, and I followed the thief for a whole month, and finally found his trace."

Ling Xihan smiled knowingly, "Oh, I see, you must have saved my mother, and then my mother fell in love with you because of it, and I will never forget it from now on?"

King Zhongyi looked away unnaturally, avoiding Ling Xihan's playful gaze.

"You girl, you're a big kid." Although there were words of reproach in his mouth, there was kindness in his eyes.

Ling Xihan smiled and said, "Okay, I won't talk anymore, I'll listen to the story."

King Zhongyi shook his head with a smile, "Actually, I had arrived at that cave a long time ago, but I didn't rescue him immediately, because I wanted to find out the details of the thief before I could capture him in one fell swoop. Later your mother found out, Just say that I don’t want to be saved, and call me a despicable person. At that time, I was also young and arrogant, and I was uncomfortable when I was pointed at my nose by a teenage girl. I saved her, she Still uttering such vicious words. At that time, I thought, what a tricky and aggressive woman. But my imposing seven-foot man naturally couldn't care about a little woman like her, so I ignored her and walked away. I didn't expect her to be so No matter where I go, she can always find me, and then do everything possible to trouble me. I really couldn't bear it, and I wanted to teach her a lesson. But when there was news that my father was seriously ill, I hurried Go home. When I got home, my father was very ill and dying. He told me when he was dying that I had an aunt who was separated when I was young. My father has been looking for her for so many years. After more than ten years, I finally found out The news about her. It turns out that she was adopted many years ago, and then discovered by the former emperor who visited in secret, and entered the palace and made her a concubine. Since then, she has been loved by three thousand people." He lamented here, "It's a pity My aunt's beauty was unlucky, and she died in a harem battle within a few years."

When Ling Xihan thought about it, many things became clear.

"My father told me that my aunt is pregnant with a son, who is now the Holy Majesty." He paused, and continued: "My father said that my aunt died unjustly, so let me help my cousin find out the cause of aunt's death no matter what. Revenge." A cold light flashed across his eyes.

"So I abandoned the free life in the rivers and lakes and stepped into the court step by step."

This Ling Xihan knew something from Xiao Tingxuan, so he said with a smile: "I heard that father, you won the first prize in civil and martial arts in one fell swoop. In just a few years, you were promoted to the right minister, ranking above all officials." She suddenly remembered one thing, the queen's father was the prime minister at the time.So for those in power, if these two families marry, it will definitely be a big threat to the imperial power.

So she remained silent. Given the situation back then, even if the empress and father were happy with each other, the first emperor would not allow them to be together.So when the father met the queen, it was destined to be a tragedy in his life.

Seeing her contemplating, King Zhongyi seemed to have thought of something, and slightly darkened his eyes, which were full of bitterness.

The atmosphere was too dull, Ling Xihan deliberately changed the topic.

"What about my mother? Have you never seen her since you became an official?"

King Zhongyi said: "I saw it once later, but it was five or six years later. At that time I..." He suddenly fell silent, because at that time he had already met that windy woman.From then on, he only had that woman in his heart, and he couldn't tolerate anything else.

Ling Xihan seemed to understand something, and stopped dwelling on this issue, and planned to say something else.King Zhongyi spoke again.

"One year later, I saw your mother again... on the day of my cousin's wedding." A flash of deep pain flashed in his eyes, he lowered his head slightly, and his voice was deep and hoarse. "It was also at that time that I found out that your mother is from the Liuli Palace... You should know that the founder of the Liuli Palace is the queen's master. After all, your mother has to call the queen 'uncle'. And she is the younger sister of the owner of the No. [-] Manor in the World, and your uncle and the Empress are also brothers and sisters. That time, she represented the Liuli Palace and the No. [-] Manor in the World to attend the Queen’s wedding." He took the hibiscus white jade cup and took a sip Tea.

The corner of Ling Xihan's mouth twitched. The relationship between her mother and the queen is really messy. They are both nephew and sister, and finally sister-in-law.This staggered relationship is really a headache.

"Later, I heard that the emperor ordered mother to marry you."

"Yes." King Zhongyi nodded, "It should be said that it is the queen...the queen wants me to marry your mother." There was bitterness in the corner of his eyes.That woman was an unattainable dream in his life, but he hoped to fulfill all her wishes.So, as long as it is what she wants, he will do it, as long as she is happy.

Ling Xihan was silent for a long time, and then fixedly looked at King Zhongyi.

"Father, you were at Baohua Temple that day... Actually, you know everything, right?" Her eyes were complicated, and she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart.If she used to be conceited and clever and thought that her father could be fooled by those little tricks, then today, she is sure that her father must have known that she was the one who was in the middle of Ling Xiyun and Ling Xiwan being raped in Baohua Temple that day. Add fuel to the flames.

Just, why didn't he take any action?

Hearing this, King Zhongyi paused the hand holding the teacup, and took a deep look at Ling Xihan.Then put down the teacup and nodded slightly.

"Yes, I already knew."

"then you……"

King Zhongyi smiled slightly, but suddenly his smile was cold.

"Back then, the empress was plotted against by others, trying to destroy her innocence. The empress was soft-hearted for a moment, and she didn't care too much, but she almost caused a catastrophe."

Ling Xihan understood, "Father is talking about Qin Yuxin, the daughter of the former Taifu?"

(End of this chapter)