Whoever hears it, Shen Hongxue's request can't be considered excessive.

But for the royal people, it is difficult to achieve it.

Compete for the throne, cling to the alliance, and constrain the balance.

Mo said that one day, Ling Jun is expected to become a great treasure, and Liu Qingxin, the queen from a businessman, will become a drag on him.

Even if she is only an idle prince, this backyard dispute may not be her alone, and she can take care of it properly.

Power is always accompanied by many temptations.

No matter how much firmness and favor there is, it will eventually be overwhelmed by a variety of conspiracies.

"In this world, there is no shortage of people who swear by gambling and swearing."

"If the heart is not there, what is the use of vows?"

Ling Jun didn't use chiseled words, and assured Shen Hongxue that he would live up to Liu's lightness.

The corners of his lips were slightly raised, he took a deep breath, and his gaze fell on her face.

"Be careful, I won't use a good oath to trick you and lie to you."

"The mountain alliance and the sea oath are unswerving, and there are always many people who promise them, and few people fulfill them."

"Power, status, wealth, these things that sometimes win and sometimes lose, I promise you, and you are afraid that you will not look down on them."

Ling Jun said as he slowly walked up to Liu Qingxin, raised his hands, and pressed them heavily on her shoulders, meeting her eyes.

"In this world, all the things that belong to me alone, only my life, now, I will hand it over to you for safekeeping, you say to keep, I will live, you say abandon, I will die."

"I don't ask for it, you make the fish that is in love with me."

"I only hope that on the day I die, you will still stand by my side, and after I die, you will turn around and leave, forgetting yourself in the rivers and lakes."

"How's that going to work?"

In the face of such a confession, it is impossible not to be moved.

Liu Qingxin's lips pursed lightly, and her eyes turned red instinctively.

"Tell a doctor and let her watch you die."

"Don't you think you're a little too self-righteous?"

There are always people who say that love is a thing that comes in a storm and goes silently.

Not really.

Before meeting Ling Jun, Liu Qingxin had never experienced love and never believed in love.

After meeting Ling Jun, she really understood what kind of irresistible force supported her mentor, and she lived half of her life alone.

If one day, Lingjun really leaves her, she should be like her teacher, smile and bless him, quietly hold the beauty in her memory, and keep the rest of her life in peace?

Just like her teacher said.

To love someone is to hope for his well.

When he laughs, you are happy.

When he cries, you are sad.

Whether he loves you or not, whether you love him or not, it has nothing to do with it, he wants to stay, it is because you deserve this, he wants to leave, why should you not fulfill it?

If you let him go, why not let yourself go......

The damp wind, mixed with the cold of the New Year and the dust after the fireworks burned out, made a small roll in the middle of the courtyard.

Shen Hongxue suddenly felt that at this time, his existence was a little redundant.

He couldn't let go of Liu's lightness.

But he had to let go, and he had to let go.

……

Yanjing, Depingbo.

Knowing that her granddaughter Jing'er coincidentally boarded the "big boat" of Maizi's father-in-law, Depingbo Li Ming's heart was like the sea in a storm, and the waves were turbulent.

Originally, he planned to marry Jing'er to the third prince Zhu Lingjun, and use the marriage to find a solid wall for Depingbo's mansion.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Lingjun didn't buy his account at all, unceremoniously rejected his overtures, and at the palace banquet, he made a drama of "dedicating himself to Jiangshan Sheji and being forced to marry a civilian woman", which made him lose face.

After the palace banquet, he didn't give up and found the second prince Zhu Lingling.

didn't want to, Zhu Lingling kicked the hydrangea to Emperor Longqing on the grounds that she was filial and had a degree of filial piety, and her marriage should follow "the orders of her parents and the words of the matchmaker".

Deping Bo Li Ming has always been shrewd.

If it is said that the third prince Zhu Lingjun is because of the evil deeds of the eldest prince Zhu Lingjun in the past, he hates Deping Bofu to the bone and refuses to accept the marriage, but it is okay.

Why did the two princes, Zhu Lingling, the person who followed Zhu Lingling all day long, refuse?

The answer is obvious.

Zhu Lingling's "rebellion" put Depingbofu in an embarrassing position.

After that, the nonsense of some juniors made this embarrassing situation even worse, and made Emperor Longqing have a mustard for Depingbo's mansion.

The second prince, Zhu Lingling, has always been a spineless wallgrass, and he doesn't want to "risk himself"!

"Come, tell my grandfather what the hell is going on."

Depingbo Li Ming sat on the couch, smiled and patted the position next to him, and motioned for her to come and sit beside him.

He is rarely kind to the younger generations in his family, even the children who are born in the family.

"How did Grandpa Mai's brand get to you, Jing'er girl?"

At this time, Li Ming was more like a kind old man than the head of the family who frightened the younger generations of the family.

"Jing'er followed her sister and enjoyed the flowers in the garden."

"Maizi's father-in-law was in a hurry and accidentally bumped into his sister."

Jing'er's words were very tactful.

At least, to the ears of others, she has no intention of causing anyone to be bad.

"My sister was very angry and kicked her father-in-law."

Jing'er felt that he was pitiful, so she dissuaded her sister, who was magnanimous and didn't bother with him anymore, just alone, and went to find her mother to catch up."

Generous.

This is like a word of praise, and when it is used in different places, the effect is never the same.

If he was kicked the day before yesterday, it was just an ordinary little eunuch, Deping Bo Li Ming, he would definitely not investigate the connotation of this word.

But unfortunately, it was Mai Zi's father-in-law who was kicked.

Emperor Longqing's side is the person who can influence his mood the most.

"This brand is a thank you gift from Maizi's father-in-law?"

Depingbo Li Ming nodded with a smile, indicating that he had understood what was going on.

Reaching out, he picked up his teacup and handed it to Jing'er, motioning for her to drink some tea to moisten her throat.

About ten steps away from the soft couch, the arrogant and domineering girl before was trembling.

She is the third daughter born to Li Ming's second son, named Xue Yan, her mother is the sister of Cheng Qianqian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and her aunt is the nobleman of Emperor Longqing.

"My sister is afraid that Jing'er has never seen the market, and her words are wrong, which will make her mother unhappy."

"Liujing'er waits in the garden."

Depingbo Li Ming's actions made Jing'er a little flattered.

She carefully took the teacup, lowered her head, and took a small sip.

"Father-in-law Mai felt that it was freezing cold, so it was easy for Jing'er to pestle in the garden, which was easy to attract gossip."

"However, I was busy with affairs and had no time to find a place to settle Jing'er, so I had to borrow my own brand for Jing'er to use temporarily, so that Jing'er could go out of the palace and return home."

"This brand needs to be returned, grandpa."

"Maizi's father-in-law said that when Jing'er returns to the house, he only needs to give this brand to his brother and uncle who can walk in the palace, and they will help Jing'er return to Zhao."

Jing'er wasn't lying.

She knew that in the eyes of Deping Bo Li Ming, her little bit of not seeing a little bit of cleverness on the market was not enough to see at all.

This kind of thing is not delicious, and it can't be worn, so what's the use?

Jing'er's unadulterated words made Depingbo Li Ming stunned for a moment.

Father-in-law Maizi, who has been by the side of Emperor Longqing for decades, never grudges with others, and never helps others to establish authority.

But what he did today is ......

In terms of appearance, Jing'er, a girl, like Li Miaoer, has no brilliance.

Wait a minute.

Li Miaoer.

Depingbo Li Ming jumped off the soft couch, squinted his eyes, and slowly retreated.

His slightly burning gaze made him freeze on the soft couch, not knowing what to do, like sitting on pins and needles.

Resemble.

True.

This girl is simply one, a copy of Li Miaoer before leaving the cabinet!

Fortunately, Zhu Lingjun and Zhu Lingling both rejected him.

Otherwise, wouldn't he be going to waste, such a peerless good card!

"Jing'er girl, have you seen Your Majesty?"

Taking a deep breath, a smile reunited on Depingbo Li Ming's face.

He approached Jing'er, stretched out his hand, and gently patted her little head as a sign of intimacy.

Depingbo Li Ming's attitude made Jing'er's heart sink suddenly.

She's still young.

Her future should be tied with a prince or official son of a similar age, holding hands and growing old together, raising her eyebrows, not ...... Instead of marrying an old man who is over half a hundred years old, he is worried every day, and it is difficult to sleep and eat, for fear that one day, he will suddenly die, and he will lose his support!

However, she did not dare to say.

To be precise, there is no right to refuse.

"Your Majesty is a body entrusted by the mandate of heaven, how can someone of Jing'er's status see it."

Jing'er gently pursed her lower lip, trying to reject Li Ming's plan in a more subtle way.

"And ......"

"From today onwards, your nickname will be Miao'er."

"Your mother and your aunt have had a good relationship since childhood, and since her death, she has moved back to live in Depingbo's mansion and recited scriptures for her every day."

"On the day I gave birth to you, your mother dreamed of your aunt."

"When I woke up, I gave birth to you."

Li Ming never gives people a chance to refuse what he decides.

He didn't seem to hear Jing'er's refusal, smiled, and made up a new life story for her.

"You are as stubborn as your aunt, no matter how much you slap your mother-in-law, you won't cry."

"Your mother had a whim and called you 'Miao'er,' and you suddenly started crying."

"Your father is pedantic and refuses to let you collide with your aunt's name, so he named you Duanmu Jing, a small character Miaoer."

Emperor Longqing is a person who misses the old.

Li Miaoer is a weakness that he can never abandon, and there is no one.

Depingbo Li Ming planned to find an opportunity for Jing'er to meet Emperor Longqing by chance.

Of course, before the coincidence, she must learn everything that Li Miaoer is good at, and how to play Li Miaoer appropriately.

"Miao'er strictly follows her grandfather's arrangement."

In De Pingbo, there are only two ends for disobedient people.

Die.

Life is better than death.

Jing'er didn't want either of these two endings, so she chose to be obedient.

Although she is extremely reluctant to become a bargaining chip for Depingbo Li Ming, she is more afraid of death than becoming a bargaining chip.

"Good boy."

Seeing that Jing'er chose to accept her fate, Depingbo Li Ming nodded with satisfaction.

"Later, I'll have someone arrange for you to teach."

"You don't need to learn the rules of the palace."

"But the piano and chess must be studied thoroughly."

After explaining to Jing'er, Depingbo Li Ming slowly raised his head and looked at the snow goose who was standing not far away, already frightened.

"You, go back and clean up the softness."

"Tomorrow, I will send you out of Beijing."

The women in the house are all regarded as bargaining chips by Li Ming.

This snow goose offended Maizi's father-in-law, and it is obviously inappropriate to stay in Yanjing again.

But not staying in Yanjing does not mean that it is worthless.

A few years ago, he promised the head of Jiangnan Daying to marry a granddaughter and make his younger brother his wife.

Originally, he planned to use Jing'er to realize this marriage transaction.

But now, Jing'er has more value......

With a granddaughter in exchange for a granddaughter, this kind of transaction that can obviously further the relationship with the Deping Bo Mansion, as long as the head of the Jiangnan camp is not a fool, he will not refuse!

……

"Urgent!"

"Master, urgent news from the south!"

Before Li Ming could call someone to enter the door, the housekeeper of Depingbo's Mansion trotted all the way and rushed into his study.

In his hand, he held a letter with a blackened cover of ink and a tightly sealed wax seal.

In the De Ping Bo Mansion, this kind of letter is equivalent to an urgent military report of 800 miles, and no one can stop it.

The appearance of the black letter made Li Ming frown unhappily.

Lately, he had been annoyed with the black-covered letters.

Whether it's from the Northeast camp or from the Jiangnan camp, there is no good news!

"You two, go down first!"

Li Ming never reads such confidential letters when his female dependents are around.

He has always regarded women as tools, winning over people's hearts, stealing news, and sowing discord, naturally, he will not give others a chance, and use these means on himself.

"Who sent it?"

After the two girls left and their footsteps were getting farther away, Li Ming slowly raised his head and looked at the housekeeper standing in front of him.

"Twenty-seven."

The steward is a faithful man who does not talk much.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to stay in this position for more than ten years and still live so uneventful.

"Twenty-seven?"

In Depingbo's impression of Li Ming, Li Su, a concubine who rarely received his attention, was not an existence that would cause trouble.

Previously, he was transferred from the Northeast camp to the Jiangnan camp because he was very suitable to become an eyeliner.

With Li Su's temperament...... If it weren't for the seriousness of the matter, it would be impossible for me to let my personal follower send me such a letter......

"It's twenty-seven, sir."

The housekeeper didn't look up.

The master does not command the things to be seen, and do not look at them.

The master asked about the matter, and replied with the most concise and clear answer.

"Let him come to the study."

As Li Ming spoke, he picked up a dagger from the bookcase, cut open the cover, and pulled out the letter from it.

Hopefully, don't be bad news.

Even if it is bad news, it must be the bad news that can be dragged to death before Jing'er gets the favor of Emperor Longqing.

He didn't want to lose.

He didn't want the wall of power that he had worked hard to build for years to collapse because of an accidental fall.

Mud, after all, is mud, and trying to support it on the wall will only harm others and yourself.

Thinking of this, Li Ming snorted vigorously, and spit a mouthful of spit onto the portrait of Ling Ling who was laid on the ground by him to make a mud cloth.