The Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Gu Qingyan looked at Gu Qingchen on the side, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Why should he stay at home to take care of the child, and then be tragically threatened?
The man happily took his mother out to play, and now he has an hour of alone time with his mother every day.
Is this fair?
That's not fair.
Yingzhi carefully brewed a pot of chrysanthemum tea for Gu Qingyan. Gu Qingyan glanced at Yingzhi and said, "If I remember correctly, this is not the season for drinking chrysanthemum tea."
"This servant deserves to die." Yingzhi immediately knelt down. "This servant was thinking of helping His Majesty calm his anger. His Majesty has sighed many times this morning."
"Get up, I have not punished you."
Gu Qingyan spoke irritably, his mind racing. He had to find something for his father to do, so he wouldn't be so idle as to cling to his mother all day.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingyan slowly asked, "What has Ling Ku been doing lately?"
"Your Majesty, General Lingku has been staying at home recently. Marquis Dingyuan and General Changqing have both visited him several times." Yingzhi was somewhat puzzled as to why Gu Qingyan mentioned Lingku. "I suppose it's because Princess Fuyun was upset on the day of Prince Chen's full moon banquet."
What's the use of just being sad?
Gu Qingyan said in a serious tone, "Go and call him here. Tell him I have something to say to him."
An hour later, Ling Ku arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, completely bewildered.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
"Ling Ku, tell me, what should I say to you?" Gu Qingyan said, feigning disappointment. "You were able to take that step at the full moon banquet, so why did you give up after the banquet?"
"Your Majesty, it's not that I'm weak." Ling Ku, a tall and robust man, had tears welling in his eyes. "The Crown Prince Qin sent someone to warn me that he wouldn't marry Princess Fuyun to me. I had no choice but to request an audience with Princess Fuyun to reiterate my feelings, but..."
But Qin Ke'er refused to see him.
Seeing that Ling Ku's sadness seemed genuine, Gu Qingyan suppressed his disappointment and decided not to discourage him further.
"Ling Ku, I ask you, do you truly wish to marry Princess Fu Yun?"
Ling Ku nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, “Your Majesty, lately I have lost my appetite and can’t eat or drink. Whenever I think about the possibility that Princess Fuyun might marry someone else, I… I just want to kill myself.”
"absurd!"
Gu Qingyan pointed at Ling Ku's face, almost so angry that his nose twisted.
No, how did he, a perfectly good general, become a fool who wanted to commit suicide for love?
"I can show you a clear path."
Upon hearing Gu Qingyan's words, Ling Ku immediately perked up. "Your Majesty, if you could grant Princess Fuyun another chance to see me, I... I would gladly die for you."
"Alright." Gu Qingyan waved his hand. "From today onwards, you will kneel outside Zhaoning Palace until the Empress Dowager softens her heart."
"Kneel before the Empress Dowager?"
Ling Ku was clearly still a bit confused, and Gu Qingyan, no longer wanting to explain to this idiot, simply kicked him out.
"Eunuch Yingzhi, I really didn't understand what the Emperor meant just now." Ling Ku scratched his head. He did want to ask for Princess Fuyun's hand in marriage, but that didn't mean he wanted to force her to marry him. Even if he went to the Empress Dowager and she issued a decree to grant the marriage, he still wouldn't agree if it wasn't Princess Fuyun's wish...
"General Ling, His Majesty means that you should just go and beg the Empress Dowager." Yingzhi said with a smile, "Perhaps the Empress Dowager will soften her heart and give you a chance to see Princess Fuyun."
"By then, Prince Qin will no longer be able to threaten you."
Upon hearing this, Ling Ku slapped his forehead. So that's how it is.
"Thank you for your guidance, Father-in-law. I...I'll go right away!"
Watching Ling Ku stride away, Ying Zhi felt a pang of sympathy for him for three seconds. Silly general, you may win the heart of a beauty this way, but you'll also be making an enemy of the Emperor Emeritus!
......
A few days later.
Gu Lin's face was as black as charcoal. He walked into the courtyard and looked at Ling Ku, who was kneeling motionless in the sun. He was so angry that he laughed out loud.
"Ling Ku, you're not planning to leave?"
"Your Majesty, I admire Princess Fuyun and wish to ask Your Majesty the Empress Dowager to grant my request." Ling Ku's face was flushed red from the sun, and large drops of sweat were dripping down his face.
"You're really hopelessly infatuated."
Seeing that Ling Ku was unmoved by either soft or hard approaches, Gu Lin had no choice but to go inside. "Ayu, it's not quite right for a grown man like Ling Ku to always be kneeling in the courtyard of Zhaoning Palace."
"Also, Ah Chen is taken out by his wet nurse every day now. With Ling Ku's big and burly appearance, it will definitely scare Ah Chen."
After rambling on and on, all he wanted was for Jiang Yu to get rid of that troublesome guy, Ling Ku.
Jiang Yu looked at Gu Lin with amusement. "He wants to marry Ke'er, but he can't see her, so he can only beg me. He's been kneeling here for four days now, which is about enough."
If he kneels again, even Kerr would probably feel sorry for him.
Meanwhile, in Qin Ke'er's courtyard.
Pei Zhi and Sun Shu were trying to calm the anxious Qin Ke'er, who seemed quite helpless. "What should we do? He's been kneeling for four days already. Even someone with an iron body can't take it."
"Also, there's no guarantee his legs won't suffer some lasting damage; he'll be riding horses into battle someday..."
“Ke’er, not only General Ling is kneeling in Zhaoning Palace, but also the Emperor Emeritus and the Empress Dowager. They know what’s going on.”
"But I... I'm just worried..." Qin Ke'er sniffed. "Sister Shu, Azhi, I really want to marry Ling Ku. Now I understand his feelings. I... I don't want to wait any longer."
In this world, it is such a rare thing for the person she admires to also admire her.
Moreover, Ling Ku promised that she would be his only love in this life.
Just then, Granny Ling's voice rang out.
“Princess Fuyun, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager has decreed that you should go to Zhaoning Palace at this time tomorrow.”
Qin Ke'er stood up immediately upon hearing this, "Really?"
Ling Mama smiled but remained silent, and Qin Ke'er became excited. "Please thank Her Majesty for me, Mama. I will definitely go to Zhaoning Palace to pay my respects on time tomorrow."
After Granny Ling left, Qin Ke'er immediately began to choose clothes to wear the next day, and even pulled Sun Shu and Pei Zhi to help her choose.
Sun Shu and Pei Zhi burst into laughter upon seeing this.
"Now I finally understand what it means to say that a daughter is not meant to stay at home forever!" Pei Zhi joked with a smile. "Then we can congratulate you in advance."
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