Li Lin's rhetorical question was regarded as acknowledging his identity.
King Sui secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the other party didn't admit it, he couldn't say a lot of things clearly and could only test them vaguely. If the other party pretended that he didn't understand, there was nothing he could do.
King Sui had inquired about many things before and came up with this guess. However, he had not received any recognition from the other party, so he felt a little uneasy.
After all, the Li family's head in Li City has a lot to do with it. If he makes a mistake and pays too much and still doesn't get what he asks for, then he will not only have to work hard, but also have to pay a lot!
King Sui said: "Princess Wenxiao's family is the home of a powerful and duke of Eastern Zhao, and her maternal ancestor's family is the Duke of Zhenguo's palace, and the Duke of Jinning is just that. After all, she has no military power, but the Duke of Zhenguo's palace is different. , Head of the Li family should understand the relationship between the Zhenguo Duke’s government and the royal family.”
The Zhao royal family and the Zhenguo government are interdependent and wary of each other. If the Zhenguo government has a relationship with Li Cheng, the Zhao royal family may worry about when the Zhenguo government will become disobedient. Ascending himself to be the emperor.
Li Lin slid his fingers over the edge of the tea cup and said calmly: "Your Majesty, are you threatening me?"
King Sui said: "No, I just want to give the head of the Li family a warning. Even though my father has agreed, but before we get married, something will happen, right? After all, even if we are engaged, we can withdraw." .”
"Besides, in the future, the Li family's head will be far away from Li City, and the Jinning Duke's mansion is in the imperial city. If my father or the new monarch wants to use this to blackmail the Li family's head, I'm afraid the Li family's head will have to compromise."
"In this case, the head of the Li family may be controlled by others."
"But it would be different if it were me. I am willing to make this deal with the Li family. If the Li family helps me achieve my goal, I will protect the Jinning Ning Palace and the Zhenguo Palace. What does the Li family think?!"
Li Lin's expression remained unchanged, and he held a small teapot to add tea. After each added a cup, he picked up the cup in front of him, took a sip, and then said: "Your Majesty, please have some tea."
King Sui thought to himself that such a major matter must be thought over, and he needed to be given some time to think about it, so he was not in a hurry for his answer, and actually raised the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
When Li Lin saw him drinking it, he said, "My lord, don't you think this tea is quite different from the previous one?"
inappropriate?
What's wrong? !
Could it be that he poisoned the tea? !
King Sui's expression changed, and the guard behind him immediately drew his sword and wanted to take action. Fortunately, King Sui raised his hand and stopped him. He put the tea cup back on the tea table and said with a smile: "Master Li is joking. .”
Li Lindao: "Of course it's different. The second round of water was used for this tea, so the taste is a bit lighter, but light has the advantage of being light. When you taste it carefully, it has an elegant and light fragrance, which leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth, which is memorable. "
After saying this, he raised his eyes to look at King Sui and answered King Sui: "What the prince said does make some sense, but the prince must not forget that the Li family is the Li family from the city..."
The implication is that the emperor today does not dare to threaten the Li family, and neither will the new emperor in the future.
If he was to marry Su Wan, he would have to worry about the Duke of Jinning and the Duke of Zhenguo being under the control of the Dong Zhao royal family, but similarly, the Dong Zhao royal family would not dare to neglect these two families, for fear of Something happened to offend him and bring trouble to Dong Zhao.
This forms a delicate balance, which may also provide an additional layer of protection for the Jinning Palace and the Zhenguo Palace.
Li Lin looked at King Sui's somewhat ugly expression and said, "My lord, please come back. Jingyuan is just an outsider, so I'm afraid he can't help the prince. If the prince has such thoughts, why not do more for the people?" First, wouldn’t it be better to win the support of the people?”
King Sui couldn't get the answer he wanted, but he wanted to lose face and didn't want to lower his profile any further, so he had to leave angrily. When he returned to the palace, he lost his temper.
"Who does he think he is?! He dares to teach me a lesson! Want me to do more for the people?! I still need him to tell me how to do things!"
King Sui was really furious. In Dong Zhao, he was a high-ranking prince, and his mother was the most noble concubine in the palace. He had only bowed his head in front of the emperor in his life. He finally bent down to speak to him, but was ignored by him. The young boy said this, how could he swallow his breath?
"I'm so angry with you! Li Jingyuan! What a good Li Jingyuan!"
A confidant said: "Your Majesty, if not..." The man made a gesture of wiping his neck.
King Sui glared at him directly: "You think the Li family is dead. If something happens to Li Jingyuan here and someone finds out about it, I won't get any good results!"
Maybe his father would just push him out to make amends to others for the sake of Dong Zhao.
Although what Li Lin said made him very angry, there was still some truth to it. The Li family was from Li City, and he could not afford to offend her now.
At this time, another person suddenly said: "Then, what if this matter was done by King Ming?"
King Sui suddenly turned his head, and immediately understood the meaning: "You mean..."
"My lord, I think this is a good idea. If Prince Ming makes such a big mistake, he will definitely die. This time the Jinzhou Qin family comes to the imperial city. If the daughter of the Qin family really enters Prince Ming's palace and becomes the princess, it will be very detrimental to the prince. !”
"This is exactly why the Qin family has a mountain of wealth, and there are minerals available. If the Ming Dynasty gets the Qin family, there will be no shortage of money, armor and weapons."
"This is a big disadvantage!"
King Sui's expression changed again and again, and after a while he said: "If I think about it again, if he continues to be so unkind, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"This plan is feasible..."
Li Lin couldn't wait for Song Zhan for a long time, and it was a long time before he saw the person sent by the other party to send a message, saying that something happened to him and he couldn't spare time today, so he would invite him to tea another day to apologize.
Li Lin asked a few questions casually and found out that what happened to him was not a big deal, so he stopped asking. He got off the Fengxue Tower, got into the carriage and headed back home.
As soon as he returned to the entrance of the small courtyard, he saw Ju Song going out and looking for him, saying that Su Wan had just entered the courtyard.
"Why is she here?"
"The princess said she came to see the young master if she had something to do."
"Yeah?"
He was a little happy and a little surprised. It had been ten days since he sent her the letter. He had never seen her. He just wanted her to think about it and calm down.
Now that she is here, has she already made a decision? !
So what exactly was her decision?
Are you willing to go on with him, or not? !
Thinking of this, he was a little hesitant when he stepped into the threshold. He took a breath and then strode inside.
