Time flies so fast, half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period of time, Li Chun was inevitably a little uneasy at first, fearing that Xiao Jue would not keep his word, or that the Shen family would come knocking on his door at the next moment.
But slowly, as the days passed, there was no movement from Xiao Jue and the Shen family.
What happened that day was like a dream, as if Li Chun was the only one who remembered it, and no one else mentioned it again.
As a result, Li Chun finally let go of this worry and happily looked forward to the reply from the Lin family.
Unexpectedly, before the reply was received, what was waiting was a message from Cining Palace, ordering Mrs. Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to enter the palace immediately.
Naturally, the Queen Mother's decree could not be ignored, so Li Chun, confused, could only urge his old wife and his eldest daughter-in-law to enter the palace immediately.
Unexpectedly, Madam Li, her mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law packed up and entered the palace, but they were stopped outside Cining Palace.
Lin Dehai, the eunuch in charge of the Cining Palace, held a white whisk in his hand and did not look at the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. He just said condescendingly: "The Queen Mother is tired, just wait." He sneered and turned back to the palace. .
Only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family were left looking at his back, their faces turning green and white.
No one in the palace knew that Lin Dehai had been serving the Queen Mother since he entered the palace. Now, decades later, he has become the confidant of Queen Mother Lin.
It can be said that Lin Dehai's attitude represents the attitude of Queen Mother Lin in a certain aspect.
Therefore, even if the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family were unwilling to do so, they did not dare to show it on their faces. They could only kneel down on the hot bluestone with low eyebrows.
Poor old Mrs. Li, who was very old, entered the palace in full make-up, but did not even enter the gate of Cining Palace. She knelt outside the palace gate where people were coming and going for two whole hours.
If it hadn't been getting late and the palace gate was about to close, I'm afraid it would have been even longer.
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Later, the Li family learned that on the day the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered the palace, the queen was also "invited" to Cining Palace.
As a queen, she entered the palace gate smoothly, but when the Li family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were kneeling outside the door, the confused queen was scolded by the queen mother in front of the concubines in the Cining Palace.
Then, when she returned to Kunning Palace exhausted both physically and mentally, and before she had time to ask what was going on, Emperor Chongming, who had come all the way, scolded her in front of his servants.
When she finally figured out what was going on from Emperor Chongming's words, Empress Li felt extremely angry.
Mrs. Li had said before when she entered the palace that her father, Li Chun, wanted to marry the third prince to the Lin family as his concubine.
Although the queen was not very willing at the time, she also knew that Queen Mother Lin was from the Lin family in Jiangnan.
If your prince can also marry a daughter of the Lin family, it will definitely increase the prince's weight in the Queen Mother's heart, and it will definitely be of great benefit to the future.
So Empress Li nodded and agreed to the matter, and expressed very generously that she was willing to treat her as a princess.
You must know that your prince is the legitimate son of the middle palace. Except for the eldest prince who died long ago, he is the most noble prince. This is not comparable to the two sons of Shen Qingyao's lowly life.
Being able to marry her prince as a concubine would not be considered as a disgrace to the Lin family's reputation.
Empress Li was very confident about this, but who knew that later, her father sent a message saying that it would not work out.
If it doesn't work...it won't work.
She was not very satisfied with this marriage, so at that time, she only scolded the Lin family for being disrespectful and gave up.
But I don’t know what my father thought. Later, he wanted to marry Lin’s daughter for his fourth nephew.
The queen had always been fond of her talented nephew, and had once thought of marrying her fourth princess, Xiao Mingxuan, to him.
In this way, if your daughter marries back to her natal family and can become the head matron of the Li family in the future, she must not be able to bear any grievance.
Besides, having the young couple under her own care can also bind the Li family and her third emperor's son more closely together.
Originally, her mother agreed with her intention, but she didn't expect that something went wrong with her father...
No matter what, her father was the left prime minister after all, and everything he did was for the future of the Li family.
Although she was a queen, she had no favor or power in the palace. For many years, she could only rely on her natal family.
Only when the Li family is better can she and Huanger be better off.
So, Queen Li hesitated for a long time and then agreed.
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But that would be fine if it worked out. Unexpectedly, not only did it not work out, but now it would also implicate her.
Today, she stood in Cining Palace and was scolded by the Queen Mother in front of that bitch Shen Qingyao.
At that time, her mother and sister-in-law were kneeling outside the palace gate of Cining Palace, being discussed by the palace people.
What happened on this day must have been known to everyone as everyone came and went in the palace.
Thinking of this, Empress Li couldn't help but tremble with hatred.
From now on, how will she and the Li family gain a foothold in this former harem?
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Zuo Xiangfu.
The old wife and eldest daughter-in-law went to the palace, but came back almost lying down.
After asking about the reason, Li Chun couldn't help but feel so hateful that his teeth itched.
Li Chun was a commoner in his early years. He studied hard for many years before he got the merit and became an official in the court.
In the ups and downs of the officialdom, he tried his best to climb up, and worked hard for decades before he achieved the current prosperous situation of the Li family.
After holding a high position for many years, Li Chun has long been accustomed to the flattery of others, and has almost forgotten the hardships of his childhood and his poor background.
But now the Lin family's slap in the face immediately reminded him of the misfortune of his early years.
The ridicule of his colleagues, the contempt of his superiors, and the shady privacy methods... were all clearly displayed in front of Li Chun's eyes at this time.
How could he accept this?
Inferiority, panic, anger, jealousy... countless other emotions ignited a raging fire in his heart.
finally……
"puff……"
Bright red blood spurted out, and after that, Li Chun's thin face quickly turned gray...
Li Chun, the head of the family, fell down, and chaos immediately broke out in Zuo Xiang's Mansion.
This is not over yet. Political affairs are busy at this time. As the left prime minister of the government, Li Chun has countless things that need to be handled personally every day.
Therefore, even if he had just vomited blood and passed out the day before, he still had to struggle to get up early the next day and go to court to discuss matters.
But the trembling steps were simply unbearable to look at.
Li Chun is the left prime minister. Although he is not young, he still looks a bit like a scholar on weekdays.
But at this moment, the figure with a pale face, a stooped back, and an unsteady stance that makes people worry whether he will fall down in the next second, is he really the leftist prime minister with long sleeves, good at dancing, and deep political power in the past?
