The daughter of the first wife is a black lotus, reborn and remarried to kill

Yun Shang did not show up today. She told Li Qingqian early in the morning that she was not feeling well and wanted to rest in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, so she would not come back to attend Li Zhen's wedding banquet.

Li Qingqian looked at her face and didn't see any real discomfort, so he understood what she was thinking and felt relieved. Since she was not really unwell, she could just stay in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and rest.

If you don't want to come, then don't come. This kind of thing will happen eventually.

So when Ling Ling came to find Li Qingqian, it was Yun Yi who reported it.

Li Qingqian, who had looked a little flustered just now, suddenly turned cold when he learned that she was coming.

"I have asked her to wait in the small garden. Madam, don't worry. Someone is watching her there. She won't be able to cause any trouble."

Li Qingqian nodded lightly and walked towards the small garden with the support of Yunyi.

As soon as he stepped through the Moon Gate, he heard Ling Ling's dissatisfied voice coming from inside: "I say, you are the precious left prime minister's residence after all, how come you can't even make a decent chestnut crisp? What the hell is this, it's neither sweet nor salty!"

The last time Jiang Lin came to the mansion and made a fuss about taking a concubine, his and Ling Ling's names spread throughout the Li Mansion.

At that time, Li Xi was in the mansion, silently observing everything from outside the door.

Even if Li Zhengkang was at home, they would still dare to spread the word bypassing him: as long as Jiang Lin and Ling Ling came to the house, there was no need to ask why, and they should be treated as uninvited thieves.

Therefore, the maid serving in the garden did not take the bossy person in front of her seriously at all. If it weren't for her job to guard the garden, and apart from Yun Yi's instructions just now, she would not bother to pay attention to this person.

So with a slightly mocking smile on his face, he said perfunctorily: "The Li Mansion is indeed precious, it's good for the young lady to know."

"You!" Ling Ling slammed the table angrily.

Li Qingqian walked over slowly, "Miss Ling, long time no see."

Seeing her, Ling Ling became even more annoyed. She stood up angrily and said, "Li Qingqian, you are here to meet me now. Don't you feel very rude?"

Li Qingqian covered her lips and smiled: "Miss Ling, what are you talking about? I came to the Li Mansion today to attend my brother's wedding banquet. I put aside our past grudges and invited you to have a drink at the wedding, but you are putting on airs and acting like a big shot in my Li Mansion."

She glanced at the plate of ruined salty chestnut crisps on the table and said to the serving maid, "Well, since Miss Ling can't taste this chestnut crisp, you can take it to the back of the garden and feed it to Dafu."

Ling Ling always felt that something was wrong, and couldn't help but ask: "Who is Dafu?"

Yun Yi said calmly, "This is a little fox that my young mistress raised when she was in her boudoir. It's very precious."

Ling Ling was so angry that her face turned the color of liver. "Li Qingqian, you are so bold that you dare to compare me with a dog! Do you know that I am your..."

She stopped talking here.

Li Qingqian noticed that a trace of panic flashed across her eyes, as if she was afraid that a secret would be exposed. Li Qingqian became even more suspicious of the secret in her heart.

"You are the one who is very brave." Li Qingqian said calmly and sat down slowly.

Ling Ling also wanted to sit down, but was stopped by Yun Yi.

"You still don't realize it. Didn't I clearly tell you last time in Yunzhou what kind of trouble you would get if you spoke to me like that?"

Ling Ling was not convinced and sneered, "All men are born equal. I would say the same thing even if I went to the Crown Prince. You are just a wife of a prince. Can you be more noble than the Crown Prince who is about to succeed to the throne?"

"No," Li Qingqian looked at her with a gentle yet cruel smile in his eyes, "You are a fugitive criminal, you are not qualified to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I was able to take you to the Li Mansion, it was my own ability, do you really think you can move freely in the capital now?"

"Your abilities? Hahahaha," Ling Ling said as if she had heard a huge joke. "What abilities do you, a woman in seclusion, have? You don't know yet, right? Who in the capital looks up to you now? Even your wedding to Shen Changyun was unknown to the public. Now it's being rumored in the capital that Prime Minister Li wants to send you to the palace to be a concubine."

"From being the Crown Prince's legal wife, you have fallen to being his concubine. Li Qingqian, I really despise you."

Ling Ling's eyes were filled with sarcasm, but she didn't know how ridiculous her remarks were at the moment.

Li Qingqian stretched out a finger and waved it in front of her. "That's not right. Miss Ling Ling thinks that the prince is not noble enough? Liang Yuan will be the Concubine in the future. She is a legitimate mistress. How can she not be as noble as the wife of the prince? Miss Ling Ling, please stop throwing dirty water on my husband and me."

Ling Ling wanted to refute, but Li Qingqian didn't intend to dwell on this topic with her.

"Okay, since you came to see me this time, I don't have the time to argue with you about something that has nothing to do with me. My wedding to Shen Changyun was the most lively and happy event in the capital that day. Everyone in the capital that day knew about it. But you, you are in a hurry, and you still have the mind to set a trap for me?"

Ling Ling stood there, waiting for her with a pair of resentful eyes, stubbornly refusing to speak and take the initiative.

In her eyes, these people should have taken the initiative to care about her and help her, but now she has to ask for help herself, from people she has never looked down upon.

She just didn't believe it. This matter was extremely urgent for her. Wasn't it something that Li Qingqian wanted to get rid of as soon as possible?

Li Qingqian was not in a hurry, "What a pity, Miss Ling Ling made a mistake. Getting rid of Jiang Lin is not urgent for me, but it is different for you."

Ling Ling still stood there like a wooden stake, clutching the hem of her skirt tightly with both hands, lowering her head, and refusing to speak.

She was right. Now she needed to get rid of Jiang Lin and take revenge, but Li Shuyue had to rely on Jiang Lin to live. Li Qingqian would naturally not be in a hurry about this.

Li Qingqian calmly took a sip of tea, took out a brocade bag from his sleeve pocket and handed it over, "Although Jiang Lin has no reward and no job now, he is still a third place winner. If he stays in the capital, it will be inconvenient to take action. But if he is in Xiliang..."

She deliberately dragged out the last syllable, but the madness in Ling Ling's eyes could not be concealed.

"It has been less than a year since the war between Dawei and Xiliang, and the relationship between the two countries is still tense. If the top scholar from the capital shows up in Xiliang without permission, Dawei will not care no matter how miserable his death is."

Li Qingqian nodded with satisfaction. At least Ling Ling's brain was able to react to such a small matter.

However, Ling Ling did not notice the mysterious smile in her eyes.

Even if Li Qingqian has great abilities, he has to follow Dawei's rules while in Dawei.

The trap designed for Jiang Lin this time was completely discussed with Crown Prince Jiang Huaijing.

Because of the matter of the Ninth Prince, the Crown Prince disliked Jiang Lin, but he had to make a promise to the Ninth Prince while not disappointing the people of Dawei.

No matter what, Jiang Lin is a well-known scholar who has won the imperial examination. Now there are many eyes on Jiang Huaijing in the court, so this matter must be done perfectly.

We must not allow those treacherous officials who want to support the Ninth Prince as a puppet emperor to catch his mistakes now.

Li Zhengkang had long intended to surrender to the prince, but Jiang Huaijing had never believed in his loyalty, so Li Qingqian's move killed three birds with one stone.

Therefore, Li Mansion let Ling Ling in today with Li Zhengkang's tacit consent.

Seeing Ling Ling's confident look, Li Qingqian couldn't help but chuckle. She was also confident of winning some things.