In the face of power, Li Jing doesn't talk about any principles, he is bent on gaining power, as for his daughter's happiness has never been his consideration, even if he can get power, even if he lets his daughter die, he is willing.

Now that Zhao Yuanrong is married, the condition in exchange for Li Jing's official position is that Li Jing is very happy in his heart, and his previous jealousy of Ji Ning seems to have disappeared. Zhao Yuanrong reminded again: "Li Shilang, there are some things that must be made clear to you, even if I promise to promote you, but I can't make this matter public, your daughter's marriage with Ji Ning, then you should preside over it." I don't want people to know that Ji Ning has assisted me, and if you can't do it, then this matter will be stopped. ”

Li Jing hurriedly said: "The old minister must be able to handle this matter very properly, and please rest assured Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Yuanrong nodded with satisfaction and said: "I also believe that Li Shilang is capable of doing things, and you should be able to handle this matter well, but I have to remind you that if you leak this matter, I will still punish you to a certain extent." Although it will not remove you from office, you will be promoted less in the future...... I still believe that you will be a minister who satisfies me, so that I can have one more minister in the future. With Ji Ning here, I can protect the future status of your Li family. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Jing knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Yuanrong.

Zhao Yuanrong raised his hand slightly and said: "You don't have to use such a big number of courtesies, I won't regret what I said, I hope you can do something well, I still have a lot of expectations for you." Now that I have made arrangements, you can leave the palace, and as for your daughter, I will stay in the palace for a few days, and on the day of her wedding, I will personally send someone to send her back to the palace. ”

Perhaps Zhao Yuanrong was afraid that Li Jing would regret it, so she directly proposed to leave Li Xiu'er in the palace and send Li Xiu'er back on the day of Li Xiu'er's marriage.

Li Jing didn't know Zhao Yuanrong's purpose, he just wanted to pursue the result, and he didn't care much about whether his daughter would return home. Li Jing kowtowed again and said: "The old minister entrusted the little girl to Your Majesty, and asked Your Majesty to cultivate the little girl carefully......"

"Go back, and I'll deliver the letter of appointment to you." After Zhao Yuanrong finished speaking, he waved his hand and motioned for Li Jing to leave.

Li Jing got up and went out respectfully.

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Zhao Yuanrong arrived in the side hall of the Wanshou Palace, and in front of her, it was Li Xiu'er, who had been restlessly waiting for the situation.

When Li Xiu'er saw Zhao Yuanrong coming in, she immediately stood up and saluted, Zhao Yuanrong raised his hand and said, "You don't have to be polite, many things can be done according to the usual etiquette." ”

Li Xiu'er gathered a group and bowed, but there were no words in her mouth.

Zhao Yuanrong said: "I have already discussed with your father before, and I am ready to marry you to Ji Ning. Your father agreed to it, too. ”

"Huh?" Li Xiu'er's expression was full of disbelief, she didn't believe that her father would be so reasonable, and would actually agree to let her marry Ji Ning, but after thinking about it, she also understood that Zhao Yuanrong was the new emperor, and her father just wanted to get power and status, Zhao Yuanrong could give the Li family too many things, and in exchange, Li Jing would definitely agree.

Zhao Yuanrong said again: "Before you get married, I will keep you in the palace, you can live here with peace of mind, I will send someone to take care of your daily life, you can rest assured, your wedding date will be set in a few days, and on the day of your wedding, I will marry you to Ji Ning, and Ji Ning will definitely treat you well at that time...... Ji Ning is a very loyal person, with my understanding of him, his concern for the people around him more than himself, he is a good husband. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Yuanrong couldn't help but feel a little sad in her expression, she didn't want to mention more about Ji Ning, she was still a little jealous of Li Xiu'er in her heart, but she also knew that the status gap between herself and Ji Ning, or that the two were very different in terms of life goals, and now Li Xiu'er was about to marry Ji Ning, Zhao Yuanrong was unwilling in her heart, she even wanted to give up the world and go with Ji Ning in exchange for Ji Ning's pity, but she knew that the person Ji Ning loved most in her heart was always Li Xiu'er, not her.

Zhao Yuanrong thought to himself: "Why should I be so unwilling? I'm just a confidante of Ji Ning, and Li Xiu'er is the right person to go in and out of Ji Ning, Ji Ning and Miss Li can live together in the future, and what about me...... Maybe it's to face the palace in front of the folds and the deserted palace......"

Zhao Yuanrong said: "I also respect your meaning, Miss Li, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Li Xiu'er looked very restrained in front of Zhao Yuanrong, but she finally mustered up the courage to say: "Your Majesty, everything is up to you, thank you for everything you have done for the women...... The folk girl is here to thank you. ”

After speaking, Li Xiuer really knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Yuanrong.

Zhao Yuanrong looked at Li Xiu'er, and suddenly felt unwilling, she thought for a long time before shaking her head and said: "Miss Li, you are really good, I hope you can take care of Ji Ning in the future, and I will have no regrets......"

Speaking of which, maybe Zhao Yuanrong didn't know what she was talking about, she herself left with a panicked mind, Li Xiuer also felt that Zhao Yuanrong's emotions were wrong, but she didn't dare to say anything, after all, Zhao Yuanrong was already a son of heaven at the moment, and it was not a small folk girl like her who could talk nonsense.

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Ji Ning was in his family's study, he was writing the big seal, and at this time he wanted to ask about Li Xiu'er, but he also knew that it was futile to ask about everything now.

If Zhao Yuanrong is willing to help him, he will let this matter be implemented, but if Zhao Yuanrong wants to get in the way, he will not have any chance to turn the tide.

He can calculate Zhao Yuanrong, but he doesn't want to, because he single-handedly cultivated Zhao Yuanrong, if Zhao Yuanrong is ousted from power, this is not in line with his value, but if he ignores the affairs of the palace, he will also be a little uneasy, because he knows that Zhao Yuanrong will still face a lot of things in the court in the future, and he can help, and it is not a good choice to part ways.

"Why do I seem a little timid about this? Even if she becomes the empress, in the end, she is just a woman next to me, and there are many things I can do to help her, and I can even continue to maintain an unclear relationship with her, but it is not fair to the women around me to do so. If she's just an ordinary woman, that's fine, but the point is that she's an empress, and even if I can keep my normal heart, she still has a unique advantage. ”

Ji Ning was very conflicted in his heart, and he didn't know how to face Zhao Yuanrong at this time.

(End of chapter)