"Father, Father, you must do justice for your son!"
"What?"
When Ying Zheng saw Man Yin, who was crying with tears streaming down her face, his good mood from reviewing memorials vanished instantly.
Moreover, Man Yin surprisingly used the term "son" today.
That's a very polite way to address someone.
However, she has never followed rigid etiquette and doesn't care about manners at all, so it's surprising that she's suddenly using such etiquette-related terms.
This left him somewhat bewildered.
"Father, my husband is an insatiable womanizer. It's one thing for him to seduce a few wild foxes outside, but he's even had an affair with the courtesan that my brother Hai keeps. It's utterly shameful!"
"Oh? Is that so?"
The First Emperor was somewhat skeptical. Although he knew in his heart that Li Lin was a pervert, he thought he was at least a pervert with some integrity.
Are they going to try every flavor these days?
I think I just saw those beauties that Hu Hai kept a few days ago. They were all ugly and deformed. Moreover, Hai'er doesn't like beautiful women and spends his days studying.
Where would you find the time to work on a woman's belly?
"Yes, Hu Hai's concubine is named Linglong. She has a foxy appearance and speaks in a sweet, coquettish voice. My husband... he... he actually made a secret engagement with her at Hu Hai's brother's residence, and he even spoke ill of me, saying I was a tigress..."
When Man Yin started speaking, she cried so hard that her tears flowed like a river.
This immediately ruined the First Emperor's mood while he was reviewing the memorials. He hurriedly stood up, helped Manyin to the side, and then took a handkerchief from the servant beside him to wipe away her tears.
And her makeup was soaked with tears.
"Manyin, if what you say about Li Lin is true, then I will immediately issue an edict to detain Li Lin and then make him divorce you. Great Qin cannot do without him at the moment, so I will have to trouble you for now!"
The First Emperor's brows were furrowed, and wrinkles appeared in deep lines.
At that moment, he couldn't think of any good solutions.
After all, the reforms and innovations of the Qin Dynasty are currently all controlled by Li Lin. Although Li Lin has not returned to the court, he still has a lot of admirers there.
Especially Fusu.
They have been implementing his new policies and have even indirectly accepted the more radical parts of them.
Perhaps it was the thrill of pushing for radical change for the first time that made them so enthusiastic about it!
However, if we rashly take action against Li Lin at this critical juncture because of a mere woman, it would severely damage the current favorable situation.
Moreover, the construction company has already loaded gunpowder into the equipment in large quantities, intending to build some kind of monstrous thing like hand grenades.
These achievements also depend on Li Lin's supervision.
After all, he was the one who invented this thing in the first place.
The First Emperor was not at all at ease entrusting the task to Mo Zhiyuan.
"Is it just a divorce? Father, I've suffered so much, why can Li Lin treat me like this? I've been so good to him, and he still..."
"This... silly child, you must consider the bigger picture. Do you think I genuinely like Li Lin? No, no, no, I only admire his talent. Once Qin is completely stable, I will execute him like Shang Yang did to avenge you. What do you say?"
Although the First Emperor did not understand the current situation of Manyin and Li Lin.
But he knew that Manyin still liked Li Lin, so he deliberately said those words to provoke her.
As expected.
Man Yin's expression immediately changed. "Father, what are you doing? I don't want him to die!"
"Hahaha, you get all worked up the moment I say he should die. You really are a fool. Tell me, what kind of punishment do you want him to receive?"
"Father, I intend to ensure that no woman other than myself will be allowed to marry into the household unless I give her permission."
"Hahaha, very well, I'll grant your request. I'll draft the edict right away!"
"Thank you, Father!"
Seeing how helpful her father was, she took advantage of the moment when the First Emperor was writing the edict to massage his shoulders from behind.
"Father, how come your body has become so robust? I can feel that the bones in your shoulders seem to have gotten thicker!"
"Is there?"
"Of course, Father, I always feel that you are getting younger and younger."
"Hmph, you, all you do is make fun of me. By the way, I've been taking the elixir invented by that little brat Li Lin these past few days. Maybe it's related to that."
"Oh? A magic pill?"
Manyin was stunned for a moment. She suddenly remembered the lotus pods that Li Lin had been tinkering with in the yard these past few days.
Wow!
Those lotus seeds must be some kind of magic pill!
What a husband! He actually used lotus seeds as a magic pill to fool Father Emperor.
But lotus seeds only have the benefit of clearing heat and detoxifying; they don't have any effect on prolonging life.
But Father's health is getting better and better.
What's going on here?
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't figure out the key to it.
In fact, as early as when Li Lin first arrived in this world, he was already thinking about how to prolong the life of the First Emperor.
After all, the First Emperor was the pillar of the Qin Empire.
It can be said that the Qin Dynasty existed because of the First Emperor; once he died, the Qin Dynasty ceased to exist.
At first, he believed that the First Emperor died of illness.
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