The Empress Dowager even issued an order to expel the guests.
"I am tired. Please go back and see her. Tell her that I don't need to greet you."
"Yes, mother. Please have a good rest. I will take my leave."
The Queen Mother respectfully left the Grand Empress Dowager's bedroom. Even after she left, there was no trace of fear on her face.
Haha, do you really think that if you scare her, she will be scared?
The Grand Empress Dowager really knows how to behave. She deliberately brought up the matter of Princess Ming. Wasn't it obvious that she would observe secretly first, and then get involved if she could really be used?
Princess Ming, who was waiting outside the Empress Dowager's palace, saw the Empress Dowager come out and immediately stepped forward to greet her.
"Alright," the Queen Mother said impatiently, "The Grand Empress Dowager told you not to pay your respects to her. Come to my palace and talk."
Ling Xinqin had no intention of paying her respects to the Grand Empress Dowager; she came here only to see the Empress Dowager.
After arriving at the Queen Mother's palace and sending away all the attendants, the Queen Mother raised her eyelids and asked, "Why are you entering the palace at this time?"
Ling Xinqin pursed her lips and suddenly knelt down, "Mother, please save me!"
At this moment, the Queen Mother understood the Grand Empress Dowager's extreme disdain for Ling Xinqin.
If Ling Xinqin wasn't the only person related to the General's Mansion who could be used, why would she associate with such a fool?
"Are you referring to the trouble you caused when you held the flower viewing party a few days ago?" She said calmly, "I already knew about this."
Ling Xinqin's eyes were red, and she shook her head desperately, "Mother, because of the flower viewing banquet, Prince Ming has been beating me up these days, and I really can't stand it. Mother, mother, please save me..."
The Queen Mother’s patience was almost exhausted. “The King of Ming likes to do things, but he knows how to control severity. He will not take your life.
If you want to be a superior person, you have to endure the most hardships. If you can't even bear this, how can you expect the future? How many women have not been beaten by their husbands? You can just endure it."
"Mother?" Ling Xinqin looked at her in disbelief.
The Queen Mother directly broached the subject, "I did ask you to get closer to Ling Jing and test her bottom line first, but why can't you be a little smarter? Are you just playing house when you use those methods to deal with her?"
Without waiting for Ling Xinqin to answer, he continued, "Forget it, put Ling Jing aside for now. You should focus your energy on your father, General Ling."
Seeing that Ling Xinqin didn't say anything, the Queen Mother raised her eyebrows slightly, "Why, do you have any complaints against me?"
Ling Xinqin lowered her eyes, "I dare not."
The Queen Mother didn't care whether what she said was true or false. "It's good that you don't dare. Remember, you only have this one chance. General Ling has now completely retired and his health is not very good. It's time for him to retire.
But he still has a trump card in his hand. He always has more than one trump card in his hand. Given his current physical condition, he is likely to hand over the trump card in his hand. "
Ling Xinqin's eyes flickered, "With Ling Jing and Ling Xue'er here, even if there are any good things, it will never be my turn. In the past, King Ming also wanted me to get something from my father, but my father never considered me..."
The Queen Mother said meaningfully, "But you are also General Ling's legitimate daughter. If you get that thing, even if you become the King of Ming, he will still respect you a little bit."
Ling Xinqin gritted her teeth, "But mother, Prince Ming has no ambition at all, or he dares not to have ambition at all. He trembles when he mentions the regent, Changsun Wuji, and he is scared to death. Can such a person really be supported?"
Perhaps seeing Ling Xinqin's disappointment and hesitation, the Queen Mother decided to give her a sweet treat to reassure her.
She laughed inexplicably, "Princess Ming, there is a saying in this world: repairing the plank road in the open while marching through Chencang in secret. The person I favor has never been the Ming King."
Ling Xinqin's heart skipped a beat, "Could it be that the person you want to support, Mother, is Prince Gong..."
After all, Prince Gong is much more capable than Prince Ming in every aspect.
"If it is Prince Gong, for me, it will not be much different from supporting Prince Ming." Anyway, he is not her biological son. Prince Gong is capable, but he is not as easy to control as Prince Ming.
"Then..." Ling Xinqin felt uneasy.
"You are also very familiar with this person. He is from your general's mansion."
Ling Xinqin had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, and she didn't know whether it was because of excitement or fear. "Mother, you mean..."
"Yes. Ling Duannian is the most suitable candidate in every aspect."
"But mother, he and Ling Jing have always been close. And now that he has rebelled against Dajing and is the king of Lan Kingdom, how could he return to Dajing and interfere in Dajing's affairs..."
"Nothing is impossible in this world. You are right. Ling Duannian and Ling Jing are very close, unusually close."
The Queen Mother said meaningfully, "He is now alone in Yulan Country, and he sincerely hopes that Ling Jing will be well. Ling Jing does look pretty good now, with a husband and son, and tremendous power."
The Queen Mother gave a low, unfathomable laugh, "But what if the Regent is gone?"
The Regent is gone?
What do you mean the regent is gone?
Ling Xinqin knew that the Queen Mother would not say this without any reason or confidence. So Ling Xinqin's heart began to beat wildly.
I feel difficulty swallowing.
"No, no, what will happen?"
"Princess Ming, not everyone in this world fights for themselves. Some people are willing to fight for others, even if it means bearing eternal infamy."
Seeing that Ling Xinqin didn't understand at all, the Queen Mother sneered with some disdain in her eyes, "If the Regent is gone in ten years, no, even in five years, by then, even without him, it will be difficult to change Dajing.
The young emperor today is no ordinary child. If you give him five years, he will be able to completely control Dajing.
But it is not enough now, because his foundation is too shallow, and in the minds of the people he is still just a child emperor who came to the throne by relying on his father's influence.
So, if the regent is gone now, hehe..."
By then, Dajing will surely be in civil strife.
Ling Jing has a strong background, but neither Xiyue, Fengluan, nor the Western Region Holy Church can directly break into Dajing to help her.
If they did so, it would give those people in Dajing an excuse to start civil unrest, and the situation of Ling Jing and her son would only become more difficult!
Of course, they, mother and son, are extremely capable and may be able to make it through successfully, but what if something unexpected happens?
For those who truly care about them, they are just afraid of that one possible event!
At that time, will Ling Duannian come back and try to provide a support for Ling Jing?
The Queen Mother believes it will happen!
But Ling Duannian also cannot use the reason of helping Ling Jing and her son, otherwise it will become an excuse for those forces to start civil unrest.
If Ling Duannian wants to come back to help her, he can only take down Dajing himself and sit in that position to protect them!
Although his last name is Ling, he has the blood of the Changsun royal family flowing in his body, so his name is also legitimate!
In order to prove that legitimacy, it is necessary for her, the queen mother, to exist.
The Queen Mother's face lit up when she thought of this. "Compared to Prince Ming and Prince Gong, I am actually closer to Prince Ning, Ling Duannian."
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