Chapter 452: It was the Crown Princess who asked him to go after her, not his own will
"If she doesn't believe it, what other way can she have?" Tu Susu let out a helpless sigh.
"Where can a concubine go?"
She secretly clenched her fists and decided that if she ever got married, she would never be a concubine.
Lu Li nodded and continued, "Ling Ruicong still had some feelings for Hongling at that time. He knelt down and swore to make Hongling believe him. So Hongling stayed."
"However, his words were heard by his wife, Mrs. Lan. She was furious, but she didn't want to upset her husband, so she secretly targeted Hongling."
"Lan sent her maids Fu'er and Man'er to be Ling Ruicong's concubines. They both charmed Ling Ruicong and prevented Hongling from getting close to him."
"Lan Clan tortured Hong Ling for half a year without Ling Ruicong's knowledge. Hong Ling finally found an opportunity and went to Ling Ruicong for help."
"Ling Ruicong had a beautiful woman in his arms. When he saw Hongling, who was tortured and exhausted, he had no sympathy for her. In addition, Fu'er and Man'er instigated her, and Hongling was driven away."
"This Ling Ruicong is a piece of shit!" Tu Susu couldn't help but spit.
Lu Li patted her shoulder, signaling her not to be too angry, and continued talking.
"Hongling had given up on Ling Ruicong and stopped going after him. Instead, she focused on taking care of her body. At that time, Fu'er was pregnant, but Lan had not given birth to a child yet. So she plotted to make Fu'er lose the child."
"Hongling told Fu'er about this, causing a rift between the master and servant. Man'er was afraid that she would also be framed by the Madam, so she teamed up with Fu'er to fight against the Madam. Ling Ruicong's backyard was in chaos, and several people were fighting fiercely."
"After Hong Ling recovered her health and regained her beauty, she won Ling Ruicong's favor again. Then she came up with that plan and killed Ling Ruicong."
"After Ling Ruicong died, she was not found, but she was in the emperor's bedchamber that day. Madam Ling was angry with her and wanted her to be buried with him. It happened that she was pregnant, and the old lady could not stand her, so she kept her."
"After all, the baby in her belly is Ling Ruicong's only blood."
"Hongling is not stupid. Even if she gave birth to the baby in her belly, it would be taken away by the mistress Lan. So she decided to get rid of Lan tonight and clear her own obstacles."
Lu Li finally finished telling the whole story.
"No wonder my sister asked Qin Xiao to ask the government to arrest her. If Hongling was still in the Ling family, I'm afraid the Lan family's lives would be in danger." Lu Can murmured to himself.
"More than that." Lu Li shook her head.
"She wanted to kill everyone in the Ling family. She didn't even intend to let Madam Ling and her two concubines go."
Hearing this, everyone took a breath of fresh air.
"Are the women in the harem so terrible when they fight? Then I don't want a concubine in the future." Qu Songnian shook his head quickly.
He will be just like his father, he only needs to marry one wife.
"Brother Aotian, what about you? Are you going to marry a concubine?" Tu Susu turned her head and looked at Long Aotian standing beside her.
Long Aotian was a little hesitant.
He didn't think about concubines.
After all, he had always wanted to enter the Crown Princess' harem.
In fact, if he could not enter the harem, he would be a concubine.
But now, he plans to sacrifice himself and keep this rabbit spirit, and he will definitely not let her enter the harem.
So should I take a concubine?
He saw that his mother controlled all the concubines very well.
A concubine isn’t that scary, right?
Seeing that Long Aotian didn't say anything and seemed to be hesitating, Tu Susu suddenly became angry.
"Humph, if you want to take a concubine, I won't marry you."
"No!" Long Aotian blurted out.
"Why not?" Tu Susu glared at him angrily.
Long Aotian was almost tricked by her. He reacted angrily, "If you don't want to marry me, I haven't even said I want to marry you. Aren't you meddling too much?"
Being treated harshly by Long Aotian in front of so many people, Tu Susu's tears immediately welled up.
She was so angry that she stamped her feet and turned away.
"What are you standing there for? Go and follow him." Lu Li reminded.
"Oh!" Long Aotian responded hurriedly, still a little worried about Tu Susu in his heart, and hurriedly chased after him.
He consoled himself in his heart: It was the Crown Princess who asked him to pursue her, not that he did so voluntarily.
Lu Li felt that this scene seemed familiar.
Wasn't that how Long Wudi let the fox spirit run away, and only after she reminded him did he go after his wife?
Long Aotian is exactly like his father.
[No, my father asked me to take in concubines, so I have to think about it carefully.]
Lu Li muttered to herself.
The incident with Hongling sounded a wake-up call for her.
She had previously thought her father's proposal was very good.
She could recruit more male concubines into her harem and let them share government affairs with her.
But now that I think about it, there is no need for this.
Wouldn't being an official also help relieve her of her worries?
If she were taken into the harem, what would she do if she killed each other in order to fight for favor, just like the wives and concubines in Ling Ruicong's harem?
She doesn't have the energy to balance those things.
[If you only marry one person, you have to be very selective in choosing your husband. ]
Hearing Lu Li's inner voice, Feng Qi clenched his fists nervously.
【First, you must be good-looking. 】
[The Emperor's appearance is my glory. 】
[She definitely can’t be ugly, or the child will blame me for not being smart enough to find her an ugly father.]
Thinking of what would happen if an ordinary husband gave birth to an ugly child, Lu Li quickly shook her head and put the terrible scene out of her mind.
【Second, you must have the ability. 】
[It is best to be good at both civil and military affairs. The civil ones can help me handle government affairs, and the military ones can help me beat those disobedient ministers. ]
【Third, you must be absolutely loyal to me.】
[If I say go east, he definitely won’t go west.]
[If I want him to die, he can kill himself without hesitation.]
[A man who doesn't listen is definitely not worth having. ]
After screening the people who met these three criteria in her mind one by one, Lu Li was surprised to find that Feng Qi was the only one who fully met the requirements.
She looked over subconsciously.
After hearing her inner thoughts, Feng Qi almost couldn't help but blurt out his loyalty.
He looked at Lu Li with burning eyes, as if he wanted to convey all his love to her through his eyes.
Ah Li was thinking about recruiting an imperial husband, and then looked at her, which meant that he was the candidate she had in mind!
Unable to withstand his burning gaze, Lu Li turned her head away and muttered in her heart.
[No, Fengqi can't do that either. ]
[He always treats me as his ex-fiancée. He is loyal to his ex-fiancée, not me.]
Feng Qi, who was originally very happy, felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured on his head when he heard this.
Only then did he realize how stupid it was to bring up his fiancée that day.
Ah Li unexpectedly misunderstood that he had someone else in his heart.
"Miss Nine, you are the only one I love from the beginning to the end."
He couldn't help blurting out an excuse for himself.
Lu Li let out an "ah" and looked up at him in confusion.
Why did Fengqi suddenly say all this out of the blue?
Fengqi realized that his words were inappropriate and hurried to correct them.
"What I mean is, if you marry me, I will never take a concubine. You will be my only wife in this life. I will never hesitate to take a concubine like Long Aotian did, and I will not give people like Hong Ling the opportunity to hurt you. My body and mind will always be loyal to you alone."
It sounds like these words were inspired by what just happened.