The Blessed

In the face of his son's suspicious eyes, Ling Jingxuan couldn’t help but feel kind of guilty. Before they could say more, he patted on Ling Wen’s little butt and urged, “All right. Take Ling Wu to practice calligraphy. I got something to talk to your Uncle Chu and others.”

"Oh."

Although discontent, Ling Wen still obediently slipped down his lap, turned to pull Ling Wu who was still sitting on Yan Shengrui’s lap who wouldn’t leave and went out. After quite some struggling in the heart, the two brothers finally left with turning their heads back every three steps. The two pageboys who were waiting outside hurriedly came forward and went to the pavilion with them. Tiewa didn’t come today. It should be that his parents knew that they’d get up late today, so they didn’t let the kid come to disturb them.

"OK, you two talk. Yunhan, Yan’er, come with me, I have something for you."

Throwing Yan Shengrui an eye, Ling Jingxuan got up and said to Chu Yunhan and his son. But before giving things to them, he needed to confirm something with them.

“Hmm.”

Obviously they also had words to say to him. They stood up at the same time. Then three of them left the room together. Zeng Shaoqing who was leaning on that wood recliner peeped at Yan Shengrui faintly and curved up his lips, “You’ve really married a capable wife. But I’m afraid those old things wouldn’t accept his identity as a farmer.”

Let alone the imperial family, even those official families and noble families valued family background very much. However capable Ling Jingxuan was, they would never approve of his background. Besides, he occupied the position of the first wife. If those people knew, they’d all object, especially that old woman in the palace.

"What does it have anything to do with me whether they accept it or not?"

Raising his eyebrows, Yan Shengrui leaned forward to take up that cup of hot tea, apparently didn’t take them into his eyes at all. Relatives of the imperial family, so what? If anyone stood out to question his crown princess, he didn’t mind going against him.

"Hehe...You are still so overbearing like before. Well, I don’t want to nose into your business. Ling Jingxuan is good enough for you. As smart as he is, I guess he wouldn’t be bullied after going back to the capital. Don’t you plan to take them back this time?”

Last night, Chu Yunhan had explained to him in details about Ling Jingxuan’s thing, so that last little worry in his heart was gone. On the contrary, he was kind of expecting to take him to the capital, since days were too boring recently. And those patricians should have lived a cozy life for too long. It was time to add some ‘seasoning’ to their lives.

Well, he would never admit that he was too scheming. He’d like to see how Ling Jingxuan left them no peace, while he enjoyed this show aside, and sometimes fanned the fire.

"No, as soon as my shadow guards arrive, you shall escort them back. Remember, this time he is going back to fight for the title, and you shall help her in due course."

Raising his eyes to look at him, Yan Shengrui was almost using an ordering tone. Given his affection to his imperial sister-in-law, he was really kind of worried that he’d take him and run away. Such a thing would quite possibly happen on Lord Six(Lord Liu) who always wouldn’t follow the common rules. So he got to give him a warning in advance.

“Why go back? Anyhow, no one knows. And my cousin doesn’t like them that much. I suggest they don’t go back.”

Reflexively frowning, Zeng Shaoqing said those words he had meant to say last night. But others were there, he could only hold it in. But now there was only the two of them, so he wouldn’t care so much.

"Even if he doesn't go back, he’d never marry you. Six (Liu), don’t forget. He is the empress. Even if he has been abolished, he is still my imperial elder brother’s only empress. Why do you think my imperial elder brother didn’t let him move out of Fuqing Palace even after he has abolished him for five years? My imperial elder brother is the emperor, so the harem is also like the court to him. Balancing the harem is to steady the court. If my imperial sister-in-law and Seven just disappear like that, even if Noble Consort Xiao can’t be conferred as the new empress, he will lead the whole harem. You know, Xiao family has accumulated more and more power. Now without the abolished empress and the legitimate son in the palace, they would be more unscrupulous. You should know how to play hard-to-get game. If you want to own him, you got to learn to let go of him first. Actually, you don’t have to worry too much. My imperial elder brother has been in poor health. Even if my imperial sister-in-law goes back, he would never sleep with him again. And after he demises, Seven will take the throne and he will be the empress dowager. By then, if you still have feelings for him and so does he, you two can let Seven make an announcement saying you and the empress dowager also demise, and then you two could stay together forever.”

As his good buddy, how could he not know what he was thinking? It was just the present situation didn’t allow him to be too willful. Seven (Qi) had to go back to the palace, and, his dad also had to go back to assist him. If they could seize the position as the empress, as the legitimate son, Seven would have a greater chance to succeed to the throne. Whatsoever, he would never let other princes take it, otherwise, he might be able to keep himself safe, but others…As the numen of the whole Qing Kingdom, he couldn’t see the whole imperial capital shed blood like water. He had the responsibility and obligation to secure the safety of the whole capital.