Chapter 32 The Queen Mother's Promise
No matter how depressed he was, Ling Rui still had to respectfully send the two palace maids out.
But when he turned around, his eyes were as cold as a poisonous snake, staring at Ling Chan intently.
"Are you satisfied?" Ling Chan could even hear the grinding of his teeth.
Ling Chan sneered disdainfully, "General Ling is blaming a weak woman like me for what happened in the court..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, what if those two palace servants heard this?"
"I'm afraid the Emperor is eager to strip you of your official uniform."
After saying that, Ling Chan turned around and left without even looking at him.
Ling Rui stared at her back, then suddenly took a few steps after her, "Ling Chan, I'm your father!"
Ling Chan stopped and turned to look at the furious Ling Rui.
"A daughter is a father, Ling Rui. Your daughter Ling Chan died in the woodshed of the Ling Mansion a month ago. Without your daughter, who are you really the father of?"
These words were spoken on behalf of the deceased Ling Chan.
Ling Rui just thought she was blaming him and didn't think about it too much, "Even if you die, I'm still your father."
Ling Chan sighed...
It cannot be said that Ling Rui’s demotion this time has nothing to do with her.
Ling Chan suspected there were two main reasons. One was definitely related to her. The people of the capital were saying that the Ling family had mistreated her, and that the court had ignored her for years. The court was bound to take a stand, and Ling Rui would naturally...
The second reason was what Hongdou and the others heard when they went out to buy groceries. It turned out that Ling Rui had fought with the Dahe Kingdom nearly ten times in the past ten years, and had never won a single time.
Ling Rui walked towards his yard angrily.
After leaving the front yard, I soon saw Ruan Yiyu, Ling Xueyao and Ling Xuehui who came to inquire about the news.
"What are you doing here?" Ling Rui asked unhappily.
Ling Xueyao was about to say something but was stopped by Ruan Yiyu.
She could already tell Ling Rui looked gloomy. "The sun is shining brightly, let's go out for a walk."
He gave Ling Xueyao and Ling Xuehui a look, and they nodded in agreement.
"It's so cold, let's stay indoors." Ling Rui said.
Ling Xueyao and Ling Xuehui left immediately.
Ruan Yiyu then asked, "General, what happened?"
Generally speaking, unless an official committed a serious mistake, the emperor would not issue an edict to demote him, but would only issue an imperial decree in the court.
"At the morning court this morning, the Emperor demoted me to the rank of Fourth Rank General of the Wuwei Army."
"What?" Ruan Yiyu chased after Ling Rui, "Why?"
"Is it because of King Rui's matter?"
"Isn't it normal to get injured on the battlefield? Even though he's a prince, he can't avoid it."
Ling Rui just kept walking forward, very impatient, "It's a fact that Prince Rui was injured."
He himself did not expect that as soon as he went to court today, the Chief Censor would start impeaching him.
The main reason was that Ling Rui failed to manage his family properly and allowed his wife to abuse the orphan of the Marquis of Zhenbei, causing the court to be questioned by the people.
If this was the only reason, Ling Rui would not have been demoted.
But as soon as the Chief Censor opened his mouth, others immediately followed suit.
The first one was Rong An. He brought up the old topic again and asked the emperor to take away Ling Rui's military power on the grounds that Ling Rui had not had any victory reports in many years.
Then several officials stood up and brought up the matter of Prince Rui Xiao Jin's injury, feeling that Ling Rui had failed to protect him well.
These three things are all facts, and Ling Rui has no way to defend himself.
Fortunately, the emperor did not listen to Rong An and take away his military power, but demoted him two levels as a punishment.
"It's because of Ling Chan again!" After listening to what Ling Rui said, Ruan Yiyu actually ignored the other two reasons.
Ling Rui rolled his eyes at her and said, "Ling Chan's matter is secondary."
"It's mainly about Uncle Rong and Prince Rui."
If he just fails to manage the household properly, at most he will be ordered to come back and manage the backyard.
"Is there no one speaking up for you?" Following Ling Rui into his study, Ruan Yiyu lit a charcoal fire for him and warmed up some tea.
Speaking of this, Ling Rui's face became even worse.
More than ten years ago, he served under General Liu and was just a deputy general of the fifth rank.
Later, because of Gong Lele, he was directly promoted from the fifth-rank deputy general to the third-rank general Pingbei, which aroused the disdain of other generals.
Also, because he was often away on military campaigns, he had no close relationships with the civil servants in the court.
But before... he didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Da He's soldiers were brave and good at fighting. He was defeated by Da He in battles every year, and the emperor didn't blame him too much.
Why this year...
"King Huai didn't speak up for you?" Ruan Yiyu took another thin blanket and covered Ling Rui's legs.
Ling Rui pressed down the thin blanket, sighed and shook his head, "No."
Ruan Yiyu frowned upon hearing this, "What the hell is this Prince Huai up to?"
"He used to be so attentive to Yao'er, but he hasn't looked for her in over a month..."
"General, will there be any changes?"
Prince Huai Xiao Yi and the current emperor are brothers from the same mother and are both sons of the Queen Mother.
It is said that when the late emperor gave the newborn Ling Chan to Xiao Yi in marriage, the empress dowager disagreed and disliked Ling Chan's birth.
At that time, Gong Lele was already the Marquis of Zhenbei, but her mother's family was in the underworld, and the empress dowager looked down on them.
The Ling family has no foundation at all.
But once the late emperor issued an edict, no one could change it.
Even the current emperor cannot change it. If he changes it, he will be disobeying the will of the late emperor and be charged with filial piety.
Thinking of this, Ruan Yiyu blamed Ling Chan again.
If she died, all these troubles would cease to exist.
But... the Queen Mother had once told her not to let Ling Chan die for the time being...
Thinking of what the Queen Mother had promised her, Ruan Yiyu's panicked heart calmed down.
With the Queen Mother's promise, there will be no variables.
She glanced at Ling Rui. There were some things...she had kept from him for more than ten years and would continue to keep them hidden in the future.
"Remember to tell Yao'er, Hui'er, Yu'er and the others about my demotion."
"Keep a low profile when you go out, and don't get into any conflicts with other people."
Ling Rui earnestly warned Ruan Yiyu, "You must talk to them properly, especially Yao'er and Yu'er."
"Yao'er, don't have such close contact with Prince Huai for the time being."
"Yu'er... after being idle at home for so long, it's time for him to go to the Imperial College. As his mother, you should teach him well. He should study well in the Imperial College and avoid conflicts with his classmates."
After a moment of silence, Ling Rui sighed and said, "If you can stay at home, then don't go out."
"I don't know how many people are watching the Ling Mansion..."
"They just want to find our faults."
Ruan Yiyu gently stroked his back and said, "General, don't think too much."
"General Liu's old injuries are serious now, and he can no longer go to the battlefield."
"None of the other generals have ever fought against Da He."
"Here on Dahe, the emperor can only rely on you."
"Besides, the military supplies for so many years...if it weren't for you, General, paying for it yourself..."
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