Chapter 79: The First Chess Game (3)
Qing Ling's every move in the dormitory naturally couldn't escape the eyes and ears of Emperor Hao.
After a while, one day, Emperor Hao suddenly summoned Qingling to Chengji Hall for questioning.
Qing Ling had already prepared, and knelt on the ground and saluted in a very low manner, "Father." β
Emperor Hao's deep and sharp gaze probed Qing Ling's face for a moment, and motioned for the palace maid to help her up, "Is your body okay?" β
Qing Ling replied, "It's been a long time ago. It's also thanks to those divine pills given by my father. β
Emperor Hao hummed lightly, "Since you know how to speak so well, why did you bother to say anything that day, and you wouldn't even admit your mistake and ask for mercy?" β
Qing Ling analyzed Emperor Hao's tone, and blamed himself: "Erchen had a few quarrels with his friends that day, and his emotions were out of control for a while, and he begged his father for forgiveness. β
Emperor Hao was noncommittal, and led Qing Ling to slowly walk out of the palace gate and spread out in the courtyard.
The garden is sunny and fragrant, and there is a pleasant and peaceful atmosphere in the air. Qing Ling walked beside the tall Emperor Hao, although she was a little uneasy in her heart, but strolling through the courtyard like this made her feel close to her father for the first time.
After a while, Emperor Hao, who had been groaning, suddenly asked, "Do you really like that kid from Chunyu's family?" A few words of arguing with him can make you lose control of your emotions? β
Qing Ling was almost choked by saliva, sweat in his palms, and said in a snort: "Back to my father, my son and Chun Yuyan are actually not familiar with each other. It's just that he took the initiative to invite him in Meiyuan, and his sons saw him...... Belch...... is personable, and from a famous family, thinking about multiple friends, so he never refused. Later, when I heard that he was misbehaving, I took Miss Baili away from Mu Han, and I saw his true nature clearly. That day, Erchen went to the Chunyu clan to find him, just to accuse him of his shortcomings and persuade him to reform himself. β
Emperor Hao's face was not shocked, and he only said "um" faintly, then stopped and looked at Qing Ling condescendingly, "In the future, when dealing with people and things, you must always remember that you are the emperor of Chaoyan, the daughter of me and your mother, don't do anything that violates your identity and dignity." punishing you this time is also to let you know that the royal family has its own rules and regulations, and you are not allowed to mess around. You are a wise child, and you should be able to understand your father's painstaking efforts. β
Qing Ling nodded yes, but thought in his heart that as an emperor, he was used to giving grace and power to courtiers, weighing and restraining them, and disciplining his own children, which was also a slap and a sweet date. At the moment, his expression was pale, and he taught himself as a father, as if the thing that ordered him to be beaten half to death that day had never happened......
Emperor Hao said again: "You have made so many tricks in the dormitory recently, what are you thinking?" β
"Back to my father," Qing Ling knew Emperor Hao's shrewdness, and didn't dare to prevaricate casually like fooling Ah Jing, "Erchen has been confined to the palace for several months, and he doesn't know what is happening outside, so he wants to take the opportunity to invite the young ladies of various families to come as guests to listen to the news and gain a long insight." β
Emperor Hao's bottomless black eyes forced him to look at Qing Ling, "Oh, then tell your father what knowledge you have?" β
Qing Ling said, "Hmm...... For example, we have a lot of talents in Chaoyan Country, and we all worship our father very much! Most of the people I associate with are young young ladies who are not married. Listening to them talk about the ideals and ambitions of their brothers in their families, they basically want to be favored and appreciated by their fathers, make meritorious contributions, and become the mainstay of the Chaoyan Dynasty! β
She summarized Luo Yao's remarks, excavated the psychology of the children of the family who were bent on "begging to be recruited", and took the opportunity to pat Emperor Hao's ass.
Emperor Hao naturally saw through Qing Ling's careful thinking at a glance, but in the face of his daughter's deliberate flattery, his expression was finally much kinder, "You are the emperor of Chaoyan, of course they will say this in front of you." It is taboo to draw conclusions based on superficial statements. If you want to control people's minds, you must first learn to hold on to your thoughts! β
He lifted his feet and continued to walk slowly.
Qing Ling was stunned in place for a moment, and hurriedly chased after him.
"Father means ......"
She wanted to speak and stopped, and for a while it was a little hard to believe that Emperor Hao, who had always been guarded against by herself, would give such "guidance".
Emperor Hao slowed down, "You may have resentment against me, your father, in your heart, and feel that I disregarded the relationship between father and daughter and made you lose face." But it is precisely because you are my daughter that I cannot accept that you have any mistakes in your words and deeds. β
Qing Ling lowered his head, ready to listen to the brainwashing of the palace rules and etiquette again.
Who knew that Emperor Hao changed his words and said: "If you just want to be a well-behaved and supple daughter, stay in the palace honestly, don't mess around, and your father will take care of you for a lifetime." But if you are restless by nature and want the brilliance of all eyes, you should have more eyes and think twice about everything, so that you must not be led astray from the right path! β
He stopped under a weeping begonia, looked up at the cloud-like shade of flowers, as if he was a little caught in a memory, sighed, and then turned to Qingling, staring at her stunned face, "Don't think that your words and deeds can hide from me." Your father, the King, was also born and raised in the royal family and ascended to the throne step by step. Your little bit of caution......" tugged at the corners of the cold mouth, "All in all, no matter what you plan to do, just remember one thing, your surname is Chaoyan." For the rest of your life, you have to live and fight for Chaoyan. β
Qing Ling's mouth was half open, and it took a while to come back to his senses.
There were many thoughts in her mind, and after sorting out a few things for a long timeβ
First, Emperor Hao knew that he had other plans to build a small circle in the dormitory;
Second, Emperor Hao did not object;
Three, it seems to be very supportive!
Fourth, there are also prerequisites for support. That is, no matter how you calculate, you must be unconditionally loyal to Emperor Hao and use it for him......
Qing Ling lamented in her heart, despising her junior brother so many times for being unproductive, but as a result, she still couldn't escape the fate of "being recruited"?
However, compared with the previous lack of direction and sense of achievement, it can be regarded as a small improvement.
She knelt down in front of Emperor Hao very interestingly, "My daughter has been lonely all her life, and it is not easy to recognize her father, so that she is fortunate to receive the love of her relatives and live a life that she did not dare to hope for in the past." In the daughter's heart, she has long regarded her father as heaven and earth. But whatever the father's wishes, the daughter will never dare to refute the disobedience again! β
The next day, Emperor Hao issued a royal decree lifting Qingling's ban and granting her the privilege of entering and leaving the Vermilion Bird Palace at will.
As soon as the news came out, there was a lot of discussion inside and out. Those aristocratic ladies who befriended Qingling with their hearts secretly rejoiced that they had bet on the right treasure and befriended the emperor when they were in trouble, and they would inevitably treat her differently in the future!
Qing Ling ordered people to arrange the private residence of Lingxiao City that Emperor Hao rewarded him, and went to live for half a day every other day, during which he would not forget to invite all the close friends in the boudoir to get together, and the warblers and Yanyan would sing and laugh.
There was a poem in Beijing for a while:
Linlang gold case,
Qiongxiang jasper plate,
Yaotai Shengyu,
Drunk face fan.
It's about the scene of the banquet in the Emperor's Mansion.
Without the strict rules and regulations for entering and leaving the court, Qingling's range of friends soon expanded from the circle of courtiers and daughters again. But anyone who is recommended by a friend, regardless of blood origin, may become a guest of the emperor of the current dynasty.
Emperor Hao allocated additional guards and palace maids to the Qingling team, and whenever they left the palace, the crowd before and after the imperial chariot was huge, and the formation was very eye-catching.
Ah Jing was quite angry at the sudden turn of Qingling's situation, and ran to her father several times to be coquettish, and also wanted to get the right to enter and leave the palace freely, but Emperor Hao refused on the grounds that her cultivation was too low and she was afraid of danger.
Seeing that her father seemed to be determined to give Qing Ling special treatment, the queen mother never dared to disobey her father, so she had to confide in Mu Chen, asking him to admonish Qing Ling as the eldest brother and not to act too arbitrarily.