Chapter 374: The Little Scholar in Male Disguise and the Amazing Emperor 31

The Queen Mother did not favor outsiders over her own son.

But she knew that love cannot be forced, otherwise both people will get hurt in the end.

But Yelu Zongzhen was born stubborn. Once he set his mind on something, he would risk everything for it; once he set his mind on someone, he would rather die than give up.

The Queen Mother had to worry about this.

What’s more, the top scholar was too miserable.

I am obviously a handsome man, but I have to... Alas, now I am forced to eat things I don’t like.

Your Majesty, how can you treat people so harshly?

The Queen Mother looked at Cha Jiu with pity in her eyes.

Cha Jiu quickly lowered his head to drink his porridge, trying hard to suppress the smile on his lips.

Seeing that she was happy and willing to eat, Yelu Zongzheng was too lazy to explain to the empress dowager.

Xiao Shunzi quickly added more chairs and dishes.

The Queen Mother just sat down without touching the dishes, her expression serious: "The matter of the Hehuan Gu cannot be kept secret. I have already found a palace maid to replace the person who detoxified last night."

Doing so can preserve the reputation of Yelu Zongzheng and Cha Jiu.

Both of them understood and naturally had no objections.

The Queen Mother continued, "However, the news that Miss Lin took Zi Gu and claimed to be the detoxifier has also spread. Now there are some gossips saying that the palace maid was just a cover-up and Miss Lin was the one who detoxified."

Yelu Zongzheng said calmly: "Stop the rumors, don't pay attention to them."

The Queen Mother sighed, "Although the rumor is false, it does damage my daughter's reputation. Now Miss Lin is crying in her tent, threatening to cut her hair and become a nun. Grand Tutor Lin has no choice but to come to me."

Cha Jiu listened quietly at the side and smiled knowingly.

She knew what tricks the Lin father and daughter were playing.

Master Lin used Concubine Li's love dragon to push Lin Qinglan to the top.

If successful, she will be able to sit firmly on the throne of queen.

If that fails, they will spread rumors, destroy their own reputations, and use the royal family's guilt and public opinion to gain a position as a concubine.

After all, no emperor would be willing to be accused by the world of being heartless and sending his savior to a nunnery.

How could Yelu Zongzheng not understand what Cha Jiu could understand?

There was a gleam of contempt in his eyes, and his expression was grim.

Only when he put food into Cha Jiu's bowl did his expression soften a little.

The Queen Mother looked at his actions and sighed again: "I know you don't want to establish a queen, but if you really let Lin Qinglan go to the nunnery, I'm afraid it will ruin your reputation of being lenient to others. It would be better to give her a concubine position to appease the Grand Tutor and calm the rumors."

"Although she has some shortcomings, she is clear-headed when it comes to important matters. She has the loyalty and righteousness to save people by subduing the snakes, and she also has a heart that loves the grassland."

Master Lin’s arrangement was indeed far-sighted.

Although Lin Qinglan's grassland dance was average, in the eyes of the empress dowager, it was a sincere act of getting close to the grassland.

Cha Jiu raised his eyes and looked at Yelu Zongzheng, very curious about what he would do.

Yelu Zongzheng refused outright: "No, such a hypocritical and cunning person would be a dirty place if thrown into the harem."

The Queen Mother wanted to persuade him again.

Yelu Zongzheng, however, clapped his hands and ordered the secret guards to show up.

The secret guard knelt down and reported: "Grandmaster Lin obtained the antidote for Zi Gu two months ago, but he did not give it out directly last night. Instead, he deliberately let Lin Qinglan take it first, and then recommended himself to the emperor as an antidote, as a favor."

These secret guards have all received years of careful training. As soon as Yelu Zongzhen got into trouble last night, they immediately began to investigate and quickly found out the truth.

Cha Jiu was impressed by their efficiency and thought to himself, "If I had ten or eight such efficient systems, I would have been promoted to the position of Lord God by now."

The system is dissatisfied with the operator and its lips are pouted.

Here, the Queen Mother understood immediately after hearing this.

She sneered: "What a great pair of Lin family father and daughter, they actually played me in the palm of their hands!"

Pretending to go to the nunnery

I guess it's just a self-torture trick!

Close to the grassland

I'm afraid that in my heart, no one thinks the grassland people are fools!

She was angry in her heart, but did not show it on her face. She immediately left Yelu Zongzhen's tent and went straight to Lin Qinglan.

At the same time, Lin Qinglan also received news that the Queen Mother was coming.

She lay back on the couch, covering her face with a handkerchief, looking sad and tired. When her eyes glanced at the corner of the empress dowager's robe, she choked up and said:

"My daughter is not a good person. Now my reputation is damaged. If I stay at home, I will be criticized and my father will be embarrassed for no reason. It is better for me to go to the nunnery and stay with the ancient Buddha. I can also pray for your Majesty and the Queen Mother day and night."

Grand Master Lin was also wiping away tears, trembling at the side: "Life in the nunnery is hard, how could your body bear it? Your mother died of illness at an early age and entrusted you to me, but now it has become like this, I am afraid I will not be able to face her in the afterlife."

Both father and daughter were filled with sorrow and grief.

The Queen Mother watched them perform quietly outside the door for a while before she walked in.

The two of them quickly stood up and saluted. Although they were forcing smiles, the sadness on their faces was still obvious.

The Queen Mother said softly, "Qing Lan was wronged in this matter."

The father and daughter hurriedly said that the Queen Mother's words were too serious.

"I have discussed this with your majesty. Your reputation has been damaged because of your majesty. How can you be so wronged that you have to spend the rest of your life in poverty in a nunnery?"

"I admire your loyalty. You deserve a better future."

A better future would be to become a queen in the palace.

Lin Qinglan was delighted and was about to open his mouth to express his gratitude, but was completely stunned by the Queen Mother's next words.

"Since you want to become a nun and practice Buddhism, then go to the Taihua Temple built by the royal family outside the palace. The environment there is much better than that of ordinary temples, and the other nuns will also take care of you."

"When you have ten years of experience, I will ask His Majesty to promote you to be the host of Taihua Palace, responsible for the royal blessing. Your status will be no less than that of the female officials in the palace."

"This way, I won't be letting you down. How about that?"

Lin Qinglan and Master Lin were stunned.

how

Of course not!

If she went to an ordinary nunnery to meditate, after a year or so, Grand Master Lin could still ask Lin Qinglan to come back under the pretext of attending to his illness.

But if you go to Taihua Temple, you will become a real nun and have to stay there for the rest of your life.

Otherwise, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor, and you will lose your head!

"Your Majesty, I, your servant..."

Lin Qinglan panicked and tried to defend himself.

However, the Queen Mother did not give her a chance and directly ordered people to prepare her luggage and set off immediately.

Master Lin also wanted to open his mouth to beg, but when he saw the cold light in the empress dowager's smiling eyes, he suddenly felt a chill.

"Master, smart people have their own place to go, what do you think?"

After the Empress Dowager left, Master Lin's legs went limp and he fell back into his chair.

After he had thought through every expression and every word of the Queen Mother, he realized that his back was already wet with cold sweat and the chill was rising from the soles of his feet.

The Queen Mother knows everything.

Their smug hypocritical acting and their self-righteous tricks were actually seen by the Queen Mother and His Majesty!

"Father, what should I do? I don't want to go to Taihua Temple. I don't want to be a real nun!"

This time Lin Qinglan really broke down, and fell to her knees on Master Lin's knees, crying loudly.

Master Lin placed his hand on her trembling shoulders and remained speechless.

It was him...who killed my daughter!

…

When Cha Jiu found out that Lin Qinglan was sent to Taihua Palace, she felt no wavering.

There must be something hateful about a pitiful person.

This sentence is not just about Lin Qinglan.

He was even talking about...Yelü Zongzheng!

Cha Jiu moved his aching body and gritted his teeth.

Ever since this fellow started having sex, he had become addicted to it and would send someone to invite her to his tent to spend the night every day.

If she refused to go, the man would come over to her, nuzzle her shoulders and bite her collarbone like a big dog, begging and coaxing her to stay on her couch overnight.

He doesn't look like an emperor at all.

Cha Jiu had no choice but to follow him obediently.

After all, she was spotted coming out of Yelu Zongzhen's tent in the early morning, and there were many reasons to explain it.

But if someone saw Your Majesty sneaking into the tent of a minister in the middle of the night and not coming out until the next day.

Cha Jiu must be spit upon by all the civil and military officials in the court.

Yelu Zongzheng heard this and said with a smile: "If you are spitted on by an official, I will wipe it off for you bit by bit."

Cha Jiu raised her eyebrows: "What if the world doesn't allow you to wipe it?"

Yelu Zongzheng smiled seriously, "Then I will stay with you. I won't leave you alone."

Cha Jiu was slightly moved.

The autumn hunt is almost over.

Although there were some disturbances during this time on the grassland, it was much more relaxed and happier than the court where tensions were always high.

Yelu Zongzhen has already begun to deal with the Prime Minister's faction. The other side's power is deep and complex, and there will be a bloody storm in the court soon.

Thinking of this, Cha Jiu felt that life on the grassland was even more precious.

Yelu Zongzheng seemed to sense her uneasiness, and he held her fingers tightly, leaned his forehead against hers, and whispered to her in a soothing voice:

"Don't be afraid, I'll take care of everything."