After the divorce, the princess was forced to raise a sickly villain

No one can tolerate such treason.

Even if the emperor loved Concubine Duan and trusted the Ling family, he would never let Ling Jing go and allow the Ling family to humiliate the eldest princess.

The emperor would even doubt the loyalty of the Ling family and suspect that Ling Jing was self-reliant in supporting the army, and even Concubine Duan would be implicated.

If the emperor was angry and punished Concubine Duan and the Ling family just like Concubine Feng, they would not even have a reason to excuse themselves.

Ling Ancheng no longer cared about Chu Qinghuang's ridiculous behavior. At this time, he only hoped to calm her anger.

"Your Highness." Mrs. Ling raised her head and looked at Chu Qinghuang, "We didn't hear what Ling Jing said just now. Maybe Your Highness heard it wrong..."

"Do you mean that I am deaf?" Chu Qinghuang looked at her calmly, "Or do you mean that I deliberately wronged him?"

"I...I don't mean this. Please tell me, Your Highness." Mrs. Ling bowed her head and apologized. "Ling Jing is unconscious and has no way to apologize to Your Highness personally for the time being. The general and my wife have no way to teach my nephew. I am willing to accept it on my behalf. Please also forgive me." Your Highness, please calm down."

Chu Qinghuang said nothing.

"The Ling family has always had a rigorous family tradition. They have extremely strict requirements for Ling Yan and Ling Jing. They have never doted on Ling Yan and Ling Jing, and will never tolerate them speaking evil words. They have no superiority." Mrs. Ling lowered her posture and spoke in a low voice. , no longer had the anger and momentum just now, "No matter what the reason is this time, Ling Jing was at fault first. No matter how His Highness handles it, the Ling family has nothing to say and only asks His Highness to calm down."

Ling Ancheng knelt down and clasped his fists: "Your Highness, please calm down! I am willing to bear the punishment of fifty military sticks for my sin of not telling anyone. I beg Your Highness to do it."

Chu Qinghuang looked at them expressionlessly.

The aloofness and arrogance displayed by the Ling family when they were outside the gate just now was completely gone, leaving only their humble requests.

Of course she understood the reason.

It stands to reason that a general with military power would not be really afraid of a princess. Military power is a person's greatest confidence. Moreover, Ling Ancheng is Duan Fei's brother and Chu Qinghuang's uncle.

Even relying on this level of elder relationship, he could not bow down in front of Chu Qinghuang.

But the bad thing is what Ling Jing said just now - unless the Ling family plans to rebel, these words will definitely destroy Concubine Duan's 20 years of favor and the Ling family's wealth that has been accumulated for more than 20 years. .

They would end up even more miserable than Concubine Feng and the Third Prince.

But starting a rebellion?

They definitely don't have the ability.

The current emperor is in his prime. Even if the princes use all kinds of means to fight for the throne, the emperor is still very early to abdicate. The Ling family dare not rebel even if they have the courage to do so.

So he could only lower his body and beg Chu Qinghuang to let them go.

"Your Highness." Chu Lingchuan spoke slowly, his voice as clean as a clear spring, with a hint of coldness, "General Ling holds the power of troops and horses. He needs to maintain the majesty of the general and cannot be overly humiliated. Besides, one person is responsible for the work. Mr. Ling should be responsible for the verbal trouble he caused."

"I don't agree." Qi Ling said calmly, "Although it was said by Ling Jing, this sentence also represents the attitude of the Ling family. The Ling family relies on its military power and does not take Her Royal Highness in the eyes at all. , If General Ling respects Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, who would dare to offend her?"

"Qi Ling is right." Wen Zhan nodded slowly, "That day at the Qushui River Poetry Party in the suburbs, Ling Xue, the legitimate daughter of the Ling family, made rude remarks to His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. If His Highness had not been forgiving, she would have been dealt with on the spot. Not an exaggeration.”

Ling Xue, who was kneeling at the back, almost fainted when her name was called. So many days had passed, and she didn't expect that old things would be brought up again, and at this juncture.

She wished she could find a crack in the ground and burrow down, so that Chu Qinghuang wouldn't see her.

"I insist on one person doing the work and one person taking responsibility." Chu Lingchuan said in a calm tone, "The eldest son of the Ling family was the closest to what Mr. Ling said just now, so he heard it clearly. Her Royal Highness the eldest princess did not accuse him unjustly. Since he If he wants His Highness to be his slave, in my opinion, let Ling Jing be his slave... Oh no, being a slave to His Highness is an advantage for him. In my opinion, I just give it to him. Let us serve as slaves."

As soon as these words came out, the air suddenly became quiet again.

Qi Ling and Wen Zhan, who had different opinions just now, looked at each other and secretly thought that Chu Lingchuan was ruthless enough and worthy of being someone who could travel in the business circles of various countries for his father at such a young age.

Looking at Chu Lingchuan who is gentle and elegant, when no one messes with him, he is a standard handsome young man, elegant, kind-hearted, and graceful. Once someone touches his reverse scale, he will make the other person's life worse than death.

The legitimate son of the second wife of the Ling family was given as a slave to the five servants of the eldest princess's palace?

In addition to the absolute revenge he would suffer during his time as a slave, this incident would make him unable to hold his head high for the rest of his life and become the biggest humiliation in his life.

"If you want to resolve this matter perfectly, there are only two options." Chu Lingchuan's eyes fell on An Cheng's face, "First, Her Royal Highness the Princess enters the palace immediately and tells what happened today intact and without missing a word. The report will be reported to the emperor, and the emperor will make a decision. Second, Ling Jing will be a slave in the eldest princess's house. From now on, he will be at the mercy of me and Master Qi. The term of the slave will be determined by us. The Ling family is not allowed to interfere and cannot go there for any reason. An important person from the eldest princess’s mansion.”