Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 549: Please

 In the Qinzheng Hall, several important ministers were admonishing.

The Imperial Examiner inspected the imperial censor, Mr. Li, and said: "Shen Xing is only twenty years old. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for Your Majesty to choose him as the number one scholar in this imperial examination."

Li Ling replied: "The depth of knowledge has nothing to do with age."

The cabinet minister Xu Ge advised: "Shen Xing is indeed talented, but he is the younger brother of the Queen. His Majesty's selection of him as the number one scholar may arouse the suspicion of the courtiers, and even chill the hearts of the scholars in the world, thinking that your Majesty intends to show favoritism. "

 Li Ling said in a deep voice: "I only look at knowledge, not family background. It is true that Shen Xing is the Queen's brother, but it is also true that he has profound knowledge."

Chen Ge Lao said bluntly: "I would like to advise your Majesty to think twice. If Shen Xingdian is chosen as the number one scholar, people in the world will definitely think that Your Majesty is partial to the Shen family, which will damage His Majesty's reputation."

 “I will reconsider.”

 “I also reconsider.”

Li Ling glanced at the ministers, "I just want to favor the Shen family, so what can I do?" After saying that, Li Ling's face turned cold and he said decisively: "I have given up my intention, so don't say any more words."

 “Get back.”

 Several old ministers had no choice but to exit the imperial study angrily.

As they walked to the door of Qinzheng Hall, several people couldn't help but started talking angrily. Li Dequan, who was guarding the door, saw this and stepped forward and whispered: "We advise the adults not to advise on this matter anymore."

Mr. Li rolled his eyes at Li Dequan and said with a sullen face: "We are important ministers of the court, how can we watch His Majesty make mistakes and not speak out."

 Li Dequan smiled and said nothing.

 Chen Ge was the oldest and had the highest official position. He sighed slightly, lowered his voice and asked Li Dequan: "May I ask Mr. Li, how is your phoenix body now?"

Li Dequan shook his head slightly and sighed: "Your Majesty has invited all the famous doctors in the world, but your mother's health is not good."

Mr. Chen Ge was silent for a long time and murmured: "As your mother's illness gets worse, your Majesty's temper becomes more and more irritable day by day. Hey! What should we do?"

Li Dequan glanced at Mr. Chen Ge and said in a low voice: "So, we advise you not to bother Your Majesty with the palace examination anymore. In order to please the empress, Your Majesty is deliberately promoting the Shen family. Don't you see how this can be done?" come out?"

Mr. Chen Ge smoothed his gray beard and remained silent, but Mr. Li said angrily with a wooden face: "Your Majesty is a wise king. How can we watch your Majesty being criticized by the world?"

Li Dequan made a 'ho' sound and said: "Oh, yo, it's just a number one pick, it's not that it won't be the best. Mr. Li's words are serious."

Mr. Li is an upright man. When he heard this, he put on the posture of a loyal minister who wanted to remonstrate with him as a condemned criminal in the imperial study.

Li Dequan hurriedly grabbed him and said seriously: "My lord's loyalty can be learned from the world, but you have to be clear-headed."

 “Can’t you understand the importance of the Queen in His Majesty’s heart?”

Mr. Li wanted to argue again, but Li Dequan waved his hand and said: "Sir, if you want to serve Mingjun, then you should pray day and night for the Queen to get better soon, otherwise, hahaha."

Li Dequan did not say any more. He waved his hands to several ministers and said, "Your Majesty will go to see the empress in a while. Sir, please leave quickly."

 Mr. Xu Ge took Master Li's sleeves, and several old ministers sighed and left helplessly.

When Li Ling came to the palace, Jingshu was leaning on the bed talking to several children.

Today is a day off from school. Early in the morning, Brother Xuan took his younger siblings to the palace to visit his mother.

When the children saw Li Ling, they bowed respectfully. Li Ling smiled and said, "Don't disturb mother's rest all the time." This meant he wanted to drive them away. At this time, his father always liked to be alone with his mother.

The children were also sensible. After hearing this, they said goodbye to their mother and left the inner hall.

After the children went out, Jingshu looked at Li Ling and asked, "You decided to be the number one scholar, right?"

Li Ling sat down next to his wife and praised Shen Xing profusely, "Xing'er has been ambitious since he was a child. He has studied hard in these years and his knowledge is beyond my expectation. In the palace examination, he has a lot of chest." Hey, we talked eloquently, not to mention me, even the old scholars from the cabinet and the Imperial College were full of praise for Xing'er."

“It’s not my intention to show favoritism, but it’s Xing’er who is the top scholar.”

Jing Shu knew about her younger brother's knowledge. It was true that Shen Xing was talented and learned, but he was not as talented as Li Ling praised him.

 Being selected as the number one scholar was purely due to Li Ling's selfish intentions.

Jingshu looked at Li Ling and said, "I know you are doing this to make me happy, but if this is the case, it will affect your reputation, and I will feel really uneasy."

After Li Ling listened to his wife's words, he leaned over and kissed her gently on the forehead, and said in a low voice: "I have been thinking about it recently. You and I have worked tirelessly for me for so many years, and now you are seriously ill from exhaustion. But I, Li Ling, have never done anything for you, Shu'er, Xing'er's matter is settled, don't try to persuade me again."

Jingshu was surprised by what Li Ling said, and she replied: "Why do you say that? Your care and love for me over the years is enough to make any woman in the world envious."

She took her husband's hand and said, "You have really done a lot for me. I am really content and happy to be your wife in this life."

Li Ling smiled, kissed his wife again, and said softly: "I just feel that I haven't done enough or good enough for you."

Jingshu laughed, and Li Ling asked her why. Jingshu replied: "You are really getting better and better at sweet-talking now. Do you remember the time when we just got married? It's harder than reaching heaven to ask you to say a nice word. And You have a cold face every day, which makes people scared."

Li Ling subconsciously touched his face and asked doubtfully: "I was really like you said at that time?"

Jingshu nodded and said, "That's right. It would have been very difficult for me to communicate with you at that time."

Li Ling heard this and asked hurriedly: "Then did you really regret marrying me at that time, and you were annoyed by me, right?"

Recalling the time when they just got married, Jingshu laughed and replied: "It's not that I'm annoying you, I just love you far less than I do now. At that time, I even thought about making peace with you."

When Li Ling heard this, his face immediately darkened and he said angrily to his wife: "I didn't know that you had such thoughts."

Jingshu retorted: "Who told you to be cold and cold at that time, making it impossible for people to get close to you?"

 Li Ling tried hard to recall what he was like in the past. To be honest, he couldn't remember some of it, but he could still remember every detail of his relationship with his wife.

 Li Ling smiled and said: "I remember when we first got married, you looked down upon me all day long, but then you suddenly changed."

 “If you have a bad temper, you will always make me look bad.”

“One time he even scratched me with a hairpin and drove me to the study and wouldn’t let me come back.”

Jing Shu laughed: "When did this happen? I don't even remember."

　　She rolled her eyes at Li Ling: "You are such a person, can't you remember others' things?"

 (End of this chapter)