The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 369 Relegation of Wife to Concubine
With Empress Cao's scheming, it is easy to grasp a little girl like Qingluan.

Empress Cao looked at Qingluan, and said lightly: "You have also seen it, it's not that the queen mother refuses to help you, but that this lady of the Li family simply cannot tolerate you."

"I told her about you and General Li last time. Let her go back and think about it. She never thought about asking her again today. She just pushed it on General Li and said that General Li had concerns."

Qingluan knew that Jingshu couldn't tolerate her, and when she heard that she looked at Empress Cao, she said bitterly: "Mrs. Shen has always been jealous. My cousin has been married for so many years, and even a concubine in the room dare not keep her. How can a woman be worthy of being the mistress of the Duke's Mansion?"

Empress Cao smiled lightly: "Whether she is worthy of being the mistress of the Duke's Mansion is up to the Li family. General Li blindly praises him, so who can do anything about it."

When Qingluan heard Empress Cao's words, she immediately lost her mind. She stepped forward and begged in a crying voice: "Why can't I help it? You are the mother of the world. As long as you make a wish, you can help my daughter achieve her wish."

Glancing at Empress Cao's hesitation, Qingluan immediately added: "Please rest assured, Queen Mother, if you can allow me to marry my cousin as I wish, I will definitely have a way to help Queen Mother and help the prince and brother to become a great treasure."

Empress Cao picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said calmly, "It's not that Empress Mother doesn't believe you, it's just that you are too innocent, how can you handle someone like Li Ling."

Qingluan quickly replied: "Just don't worry about this empress, the Duke's family belongs to my mother's family, the old lady loves me the most, even if I really can't persuade my cousin to help my mother, I will definitely be able to persuade my grandmother."

As she said that, she gritted her silver teeth and said bitterly: "Don't you know that my mother's aunt and concubine were all killed by Concubine Meng Gui, but after all these years, Duke Zhen The people in the mansion only care about their own future, except for the old lady, they have completely forgotten about the death of my aunt and concubine mother."

Emperor Ming shook his head and said with a sneer: "This child is always in a state of mind, I don't know how she thinks."

When Emperor Ming heard this, his face immediately became gloomy. He rolled his eyes at Empress Cao, and said displeasedly, "This matter has a lot to do with it. Empress must be careful about what she says."

When Emperor Ming heard this, he flicked his sleeves angrily, and said coldly to Empress Cao: "Nonsense! Boyue is already married, doesn't the empress not know?"

Emperor Ming was afraid of the power of the Cao family. Although he didn't want to see Empress Cao, he had to give her face.

Emperor Ming thought that Empress Cao came to cry with her again, but unexpectedly, Empress Cao said: "Your Majesty, the Ninth Princess Qingluan has been kept under my knees. She has passed Double Ten and has already reached the age of marriage. At first, I was waiting for the marriage of the eighth princess, but now the eighth princess's illness has not improved, and the ninth princess really can't wait any longer."

Emperor Ming was exhausted from fighting for the throne, so he didn't care about the marriage of an unpopular princess. When he heard Empress Cao mentioning this, he sighed slightly, and said casually: "Didn't Miss Huang mention it a while ago?" You want to send her down to the Jiangdong Murong family. The Murong family is her mother's grandmother's natal family, and her family background is also prominent. This is a good marriage, but Qingluan disagrees with her life and death. She is so picky, what can I do? "

When Emperor Ming heard that it was Empress Cao asking for an audience, his face was full of displeasure. He sighed helplessly, and replied flatly, "Let her in."

Empress Cao smiled indifferently, and slowly replied: "Why not? Your Majesty, your nephew, Li Ling, the eldest son of Duke Zheng's Mansion, is not the most suitable candidate?"

Empress Cao smiled and explained to Emperor Ming: "Your Majesty, don't be annoyed. Qingluan has been raised under my knees. Although this child is a little sensitive, she is the most polite. She has grown up so big. When have you ever seen her act?" She missed it, so she definitely can't do something that doesn't follow the palace rules."

Nominally, Qingluan was raised under Empress Cao's lap. If she cared about a foreigner, then Empress Cao would not be able to escape the guilt. She had already thought of a countermeasure.

The moon and stars were sparse, and in the Hall of Qinzheng, Emperor Ming was reviewing the memorial for this day.

Even if Emperor Ming didn't like Qingluan's daughter any more, he would never allow his daughter who has not yet surrendered to be attached to a foreigner.

This is what Empress Cao wanted to hear. She patted Qingluan on the shoulder, with a loving smile on her face, and said, "Good boy, the queen mother knows that you are a filial and temperamental child. Don't worry, the queen mother is here to help you." , will surely make your wish come true.”

Empress Cao took two steps towards Emperor Ming, and replied with a smile: "That's because Qingluan has someone else in his heart."

Emperor Ming, who was busy at his desk, saw Empress Cao come in, he raised his eyes to look at her, and asked indifferently, "I'm busy, what's the queen's request to see?"

"If I marry into the duke's mansion, I must always remind my grandmother of the deep blood feud. I don't believe that they refuse to surrender to the prince and brother. Do they want to support the son of the enemy?"

Empress Cao's words have reached this point, Emperor Ming frowned driven by curiosity, and muttered to himself: "In Qingluan's mother clan, there is no suitable candidate."

Seeing that Emperor Ming's expression softened, Empress Cao continued: "The girl is old, and she has some thoughts about the relationship between men and women, and it is normal. It was only then that I tried my best to ask her what was in my heart. It turned out that the child had always wanted to descend to the mother clan. Since the concubine knew the child's thoughts, she naturally wanted to come to discuss with His Majesty. All of this had to be done. It is up to His Majesty to decide."

After hearing Emperor Ming's words, Empress Cao smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, do you know why Qingluan rejected this marriage?"

Li Dequan bowed in and reported to Emperor Ming that Empress Cao asked to see him.

Empress Cao got the will and paid for it.

Empress Cao smiled and replied: "This concubine naturally knows, but how can Li Ling's wife, Shen Shi, compare with your majesty's daughter?

Although Emperor Ming was not a wise king, he was not an inhuman person either. Hearing this, he said with a serious face: "Bo Yue has always loved Shen Shi very much, and there is nothing wrong with him. How can I force him to divorce his wife without reason for the sake of my daughter?" .”

Empress Cao persuaded: "Li Ling is a rare general in the Great Qi, and he has an incomparable talent. Doesn't Your Majesty want to win him over firmly, and let him be willing to serve the Zhao family?"

Seeing Emperor Ming's face softening, Cao Zai continued to persuade: "As the saying goes, 'a son-in-law is half the size', this nephew is not as reliable as a son-in-law. If you look at Daqi's Jiangshan Sheji, if you can bring Qing Luan descended to Li Ling, this is really a very good marriage."

(End of this chapter)