Chapter 429: Who do you choose between the two?
Song Tingchen went to the palace.
Emperor Tong Qinglong said that he wanted to investigate the missing baby girls cases with Su Tan.
Looking at Song Tingchen kneeling respectfully on the ground, Emperor Qinglong was so angry that he almost laughed.
"I asked you to warn Su Tan not to meddle in other people's affairs, lest your life be ruined. In the end, not only did you not persuade her not to get involved in this mess."
"Even you yourself are getting involved in this without knowing whether you will live or die, Song Tingchen. I see that you are turning a deaf ear to my words."
"Could it be that in your eyes, the words of an emperor like me are no longer effective?"
"Or is it that I am already old and can no longer order you, the Great General of Zhenbei, around?"
Song Tingchen's expression suddenly changed. When he met Emperor Qinglong's gloomy eyes, he suddenly felt a cold sweat oozing out of his back for no apparent reason.
He shook his head and kowtowed heavily to Emperor Qinglong, who was sitting at the top of the table. Then he said, "I dare not."
Emperor Qinglong did not get angry but laughed instead.
"You don't dare?"
"I think you are really brave!"
"Otherwise, how come you can't do any of the things I gave you, and you're even pretending to obey me but secretly disobeying me?"
This is really too serious.
So much so that Song Tingchen's face suddenly turned pale.
When Emperor Qinglong saw him like this, he felt angry.
"It's fine if Su Tan is crazy, but what kind of magic potion has she put on you that you dare to meddle in other people's business here?"
"Song Tingchen, what on earth does the disappearance of those baby girls have to do with you? You don't have any girls in your family, yet you're still worrying about it."
"I appointed you General Zhenbei to defend my country and protect my borders, not to involve you in these inexplicable things."
"Don't get entangled with Su Tan for too long, or you'll forget who you are and what you do."
Emperor Qinglong had a blank expression on his face.
Song Tingchen's face turned pale at this moment.
He raised his head to look at Emperor Qinglong, then quickly lowered it.
"Your Majesty, I have witnessed many hardships of the people in the past, and seeing them suffer again today, I cannot bear it."
Emperor Qinglong said that he had no daughter in his family.
How could there not be?
Song Tingchen felt as if his heart was stabbed by something.
The pain tortured him to the point that he almost wanted to die.
But he didn't know who to tell.
If you say out of nowhere that you have a daughter who died three years ago, people will just think you are crazy.
He could only kowtow to Emperor Qinglong again and said, "I know Your Majesty is concerned about his people, but I really can't bear to see Your Majesty worrying about this matter all day long."
Emperor Qinglong never said that the disappearance of so many baby girls bothered him.
But Song Tingchen had already thought so on behalf of Emperor Qinglong.
Emperor Qinglong sneered twice.
This time, he didn't know whether to laugh at Song Tingchen's self-righteousness.
Or should we laugh at the other person for being too self-indulgent?
He simply said, "Looking at it this way, you really are worried about me. Do I have to thank you very much?"
Song Tingchen felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
He just lowered his head and said nothing.
Song Tingchen was afraid that he would refuse this, so he took the opportunity to kowtow and said, "Your Majesty, if you met those people, you would certainly understand my heart and why Su Tan was so determined to investigate this matter thoroughly."
Emperor Qinglong felt annoyed when he heard such words.
"Didn't I already ask Master Ye to start the investigation?"
"You've seen it yourself. Master Ye wasn't actually in the palace during this period."
Song Tingchen pursed his lips.
"I know."
However, he could also understand why Su Tan was determined to meddle in that matter now.
If Master Ye were to investigate alone, he would never be able to compare with their combined efforts.
Seeing his expression, Emperor Qinglong knew that he was really talking to a cow.
It's useless to say more.
"So, Song Tingchen, you must go into this mess with Su Tan right now?"
Emperor Qinglong's voice was neither gloomy nor sad.
For no apparent reason, Song Tingchen broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
He lowered his head.
"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to issue an order allowing me to follow Su Tan and thoroughly investigate this matter."
Emperor Qinglong chuckled twice.
"Looking at it this way, my General Zhenbei is truly a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty, but I didn't realize it before."
"After all, time reveals a person's true character."
Song Tingchen's face turned slightly pale.
He listened to Emperor Qinglong's ridicule and knew that he was actually mocking his own past indifference.
But at that time - Song Tingchen closed his eyes and thought of himself as a fool.
It seems that in this way, one cannot understand the hidden meaning of Emperor Qinglong's words.
Emperor Qinglong had no expression on his face, he just placed his hand on the imperial seal.
This imperial seal symbolizes power and status.
Only the ruler of the world is qualified to hold this imperial seal in his hands.
Now he took the imperial seal and stamped the memorial.
He glanced at Song Tingchen.
"Song Qing, I have something I want to ask you."
I didn't expect Emperor Qinglong to say this so suddenly.
Song Tingchen was stunned for a moment before he knelt on the ground and asked, "What does Your Majesty want to ask?"
"I will certainly tell you everything I know."
Emperor Qinglong just smiled in a gloomy way.
"To say that you know everything is a bit too much."
"I just want to ask, even today, does Mr. Song still remember who he is loyal to?"
Song Tingchen's expression changed drastically.
This is really too serious a question.
Generally, the emperor would only ask this question when dealing with rebels.
So Song Tingchen knelt on the ground, and cold sweat almost soaked his clothes.
"Your Majesty, in this life, I will naturally be loyal to only Your Majesty."
Since he was young, he had decided that he must sacrifice his life for the country of Dong Chu.
Emperor Qinglong asked him whether he still remembered who he was loyal to. For him, this was no different from a great humiliation.
He couldn't accept such questioning.
Because his loyalty to Emperor Qinglong is truly evident to all.
But Emperor Qinglong suddenly asked such a question to humiliate him.
Song Tingchen closed his eyes.
"If Your Majesty doubts my loyalty, I will die to prove my loyalty."
Song Tingchen almost used death to show his loyalty.
When Emperor Qinglong heard this, he actually smiled strangely.
"Why did Song Qing say these things?"
"I was just joking with you, how could you take it seriously? I know that you are the only one who is most loyal to me in the entire court."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have trusted you the most for so many years."
That's really nice to hear.
If any minister heard the emperor say that he was the most trusted person in the entire court, he would probably be filled with tears.
But Song Tingchen didn't know what was going on, and he actually felt his scalp tingling for a moment.
He raised his head to look at Emperor Qinglong, and saw that the emperor sitting above him suddenly raised the corners of his lips slightly.
Then she slowly turned her gaze to him.
"Song Qing, since you yourself said that you are loyal to me, if one day someone wants to slander my reputation, what will you do?"
Song Tingchen frowned.
He has always been a loyal and patriotic person.
After hearing what Emperor Qinglong said, he naturally said without hesitation: "I am loyal to Your Majesty and will naturally devote myself to Your Majesty. Even if it means sacrificing my life for Your Majesty, I will not hesitate."
After hearing this, Emperor Qinglong not only did not show a look of relief, but the smile on his face became even more strange.
"Song Qing is so loyal to me. I must have misunderstood Song Qing all along."
"I thought you cared more about your ex-wife, Su Tan, than me, the emperor. If one day I and your ex-wife, Su Tan, were in danger together, I thought you would definitely stand by her side without hesitation. Now it seems that I misunderstood you."
Emperor Qinglong was at ease, with a smile on his lips, looking at Song Tingchen thoughtfully.
"But I'm in a good mood right now, and I really want to get an answer from Song Qing."
Emperor Qinglong just raised his brows slightly.
Looking at Song Tingchen lazily.
"What would you do if one day the person who ruined my reputation turned out to be your ex-wife Su Tan?"
When Song Tingchen heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
He pursed his lips and said subconsciously: "She won't do that."
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