Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 95

Chapter 95 Kinship And Hegemony
As the saying goes, good news never goes out, bad news spreads thousands of miles. In addition, in places like Jingdou, gossip about the royal family always attracted much attention. As a result, Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang’s “gossip” instantly spread to every corner of the Imperial City, and then spread to every small alley in Chang’an.

Qin Mubai imagined what kind of expression Qin Shubao and Wu Meiniang would have on their faces if they found out about this news.

“Princess Gaoyang, you little devil, you’ve really caused quite a lot of harm this time!”

That day, Qin Mubai did not return to the harem. Things were in the limelight, and Princess Gaoyang’s excitement had yet to calm down. It was better not to add fuel to the fire at this time.

After returning to the yamen, he thought carefully about how to clean up the mess. Actually, the crux of the matter was the disagreement between Princess Gaoyang and her father, Li Shimin. Everyone else, including Fang Xuanling and his father and son, were innocently dragged into the trap.

However, the affairs of the imperial family were sometimes a major matter under the heavens. Although she had been used by Princess Gaoyang unreasonably, she had indeed played a very dazzling role in it. One could imagine that after this incident, Qin Mubai’s famous general once again resounded throughout Chang’an City, becoming even more famous.

However, Qin Mubai didn’t want to make such a name at all, and he was still very angry in his heart. It was because from the beginning, he had never thought of provoking Princess Gaoyang, and this little girl was not his favorite dish. No one would feel at ease if they didn’t want to cheat and were forced to be embarrassed.

In the evening, the emperor sent a few hundred cavalry to issue a decree to continue the grounding of Princess Gao Yang. Qin Mubai sent Changsun Huan over.

Actually, the palace was relatively calm. It wasn’t that everyone wasn’t interested in the gossip about Princess Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang, but that everyone was sensible and wouldn’t gossip about such things to avoid getting into trouble.

However, wherever Qin Mubai went, he always felt a little uncomfortable. The way those people looked at him was a little strange.

Life is still business as usual.

The next day, Qin Mubai went to the harem to pick up the Emperor first. Li Shimin did not say anything and boarded the carriage as usual. After going to Penglai Hall, he still brought Li Zhi and Li Mingda to practice martial arts and read and write. Until evening, nothing special happened.

It’s time to go to the Immortal Palace.

There’s no escaping what’s supposed to come. Qin Mubai took a deep breath and strode towards the troubled place.

Changsun Huanzheng walked back and forth in boredom. Seeing Qin Mubai walk over from afar, he couldn’t help but be shocked, “This guy dared to come to the Immortal Palace after eating the bear heart leopard’s courage?”

Qin Mubai walked over, glanced at him, and walked into the hall without saying a word.

Changsun Huan took a deep breath and shook his head. Wasn’t this guy really afraid of death? He actually dared to come and see Princess Gaoyang in such a grand manner! He is my Shangguan, I have no right to ask him anything. But grounding Princess Gaoyang was His Majesty’s decree, and no one was allowed to see her. Moreover, it’s still Qin Mubai … I, should I report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor?

Just as Changsun Huan was thinking about it, Qin Mubai’s figure had already disappeared from the corner of the hall.

Gritting his teeth, Changsun Huan turned around and left. Before leaving, he tossed a sentence to the guards: “I was going to have a stomach trouble, you guys watch carefully.”

He walked to the Immortal Palace Hall’s bedroom. There were only a few eunuchs’ maidservants standing outside the door to serve him. When these people saw Qin Mubai, their expressions immediately changed. They could simply be described as frightened.

“Go in and report. Qin Mubai asks to see Imperial Concubine De.” Qin Mubai walked in front of a eunuch and said indifferently.

“Later, General, this lowly one will immediately go in and report.” The eunuch’s entire body trembled as he dodged in.

At this moment, Princess Gaoyang was making a fuss in her dormitory. Imperial Concubine Yin De tried to persuade her, but it was useless. She could only sit on the side and sigh in sorrow.

“Ling’er, I’ve said so much, why don’t you understand?” Imperial Concubine Yin De sighed, “Our mother and daughter are treading on thin ice in this harem.” It’s rare for His Majesty the Emperor to like you. How can you rely on your favor to be proud? It’s always about marriage. Parents make the decisions. As a woman of the royal family, she had to absolutely obey the royal order. Being able to make a little sacrifice for the royal family and the country was an honor in itself. You have to be considerate of your father. He actually did this for your own good. Even though Fang Yiai wasn’t a big shot, he wasn’t a person of great evil, so it was reasonable for him to be talented in appearance. More importantly, Fang Xuanling is your father’s confidant and also the founding hero of the Great Tang. As a princess, being able to marry into such a family was already quite good. Don’t forget, you’re just a concubine’s daughter. You have sixteen sisters above you. Apart from those who died young, there are not many who have married better than you. You should be satisfied now! ”

“I don’t want it! I don’t want it! I just don’t want it!” Princess Gaoyang stamped her feet and picked up a vase and smashed it onto the ground angrily. With a loud explosion, fragments scattered all over the ground.

Imperial Concubine Yin De cried out in horror, and her face immediately turned pale, “Ling’er, don’t be too presumptuous!”

‘”Why, even you want to teach me a lesson? You want to beat me up? Don’t you want me? Alright, alright! You don’t want me, you hate me! You all want to marry me off early, and not dangle around in front of your eyes to annoy you, right?” The more Princess Gaoyang said, the more excited she became. Finally, she cried loudly, “I won’t marry that Fang Yiai even if I die! Father Emperor doesn’t want me, you don’t want me anymore! Let me be a wild child without a father or mother. I don’t care about this princess, living in this cold and inhumane smelly imperial palace!”

“Ling’er, you … you want to be angry to death!” Imperial Concubine Yin De was so angry that her entire body trembled and she bit her lips tightly, almost biting blood.

The few eunuchs and palace maids only dared to watch from afar, their heads lowered in fear, and no one dared to go over to persuade them.

“You guys are still standing there, why don’t you clean up? I’ll scratch the princess’ foot later, and I’ll stick you to death!” Imperial Concubine Yin De couldn’t vent her anger and shouted at the palace servants.

At this moment, a little eunuch stepped in and stood a few steps away from Concubine Yin De, whispering, “Your Highness, someone wants to see you.”

“What are you seeing at such a time? Block it back!”

“Yes …”

“Wait!” Princess Gaoyang’s red eyes rolled and stopped the eunuch. “Who is it?”

“Qin Mubai …”

“What?!” The mother and daughter were both shocked at the same time and immediately looked at each other.

“Why is he here?”

“He actually dares to come?!”

…

After a while, Imperial Concubine Yin De sat down and recovered her usual dignified manner. She gently opened her lips and said, “Ling’er, Qin Mubai is a smart person. If it weren’t for some important matter or special reason, he wouldn’t have come here at such a time. He’s asking to see Mother. You should leave behind the screen and wait for Mother to see her.”

“Alright, alright.” Princess Gaoyang and her dependent mother were still very close and respectful to her, so she obediently dodged behind the screen.

“Go invite General Qin in. All of you, leave first!”

After waiting for a long time, Qin Mubai finally stepped into Imperial Concubine Yin De’s bedroom and saw the noble woman who had once astonished him. But now, he wasn’t in the mood to admire any beauty. After seeing the gift, Concubine Yin De showed him a seat. The two of them sat side by side. Qin Mu looked at her nose and heart with her white eyes and remained silent for a long time.

“Since the general has come, why didn’t he say anything?” Imperial Concubine Yin De’s voice was as gentle as water as ever, with a smile on her face, “There are no more idle people here. However, if there is anything that comes out of the Sovereign’s mouth, it is fine for me to say it.”

“Imperial Concubine De, regarding Princess Gaoyang’s matter, I have indeed done many things wrong and played many negative roles in it.” Qin Mubai paused for a moment, and the corner of his mouth curved slightly. He said with a hint on his face, “Your Highness is exceptionally intelligent. Of course, you can imagine why this lowly official would come here uninvited at such a time.”

Imperial Concubine Yin De slightly knitted her brows. Her fingers that were as thin as white jade also trembled slightly. She was shocked and asked in her heart, Could it be that the Emperor had specifically asked him to come? … Strange, why did the Emperor ask him to come?

“Then what are you doing here?” Imperial Concubine Yin De asked.

“You still need to tie the bell to the person who untied the bell. This lowly official specially came to advise Her Highness Princess Gaoyang to obey the Emperor and willingly marry Fang Yiai.” Qin Mubai finished his speech like a routine speech report.

Although she tried her best to suppress her emotions and try to calm down, Concubine Yin De’s expression changed drastically. “What did you say?”

“This lowly official said that I still need to tie the bell to the person who untied it. Since this matter has arisen because of me, I will personally resolve it.” Qin Mubai repeated almost word by word, “Thus, this lowly official specially came to advise Her Highness Princess Gaoyang to obey the Emperor and willingly marry Fang Yiai.”

Imperial Concubine Yin De’s expression immediately froze. She stared blankly at Qin Mubai as if she was looking at a monster. Why did the Emperor let Qin Mubai be a lobbyist? … What was he implying?

Danger!

Imperial Concubine Yin De, who had experienced countless storms and survived the rest of her life, immediately thought of something like this-dangerous!

The Emperor’s actions had hidden killing intent!

Imperial Concubine Yin De thought that the Emperor’s implication was that this matter had already been ignored by me. I only asked about the results, not the process. The result that I want is that Gaoyang obediently marries Fang Yiai. Qin Mubai, you and Princess Gaoyang are the core figures of the whole incident. You must mediate for yourselves. It’s not too late to mend the situation after losing the sheep. Otherwise, it will really get out of hand. In order to take into account the authority of the emperor and the face of the country, I will also take action against my own beloved daughter and confidant general!

This is your last chance! Unless you compromise together, you will die, and there is no room for negotiation!

The reason why Concubine Yin De thought this way was purely for a reason-in the past, the Emperor loved and even doted on Princess Gaoyang. No matter how much nonsense she made, he would always laugh and pay for it. Only then did there come some rumors that even if Princess Gaoyang set the palace on fire, the Emperor would only laugh. Although it was a little exaggerated, it also showed the Emperor’s affection for Gaoyang.

However, when Princess Gaoyang stood in opposition to the emperor’s authority and reputation, the emperor, Mo Shen’s beloved daughter’s father, would instantly become a cold-blooded emperor. Between kinship and domination, he would choose the latter without hesitation-the blood of the Black Warrior Sect was the witness!

Therefore, this time Princess Gaoyang’s refusal to marry had caused a ruckus, and the Emperor had never personally tried to persuade Princess Gaoyang. It wasn’t that he didn’t like Gaoyang, nor was he impatient. Rather, when there was a conflict between kinship and hegemony, in his opinion, it was irreconcilable, and kinship had to make way for hegemony.

Even his beloved daughter had no room for negotiation!

So he sent Qin Mubai to be a lobbyist, which was equivalent to directly showing his cards to Imperial Concubine Yin De and her daughter-either obediently obey or die with this man.

This was like a battle between the two armies. Li Shimin had the absolute advantage to surround the other party and even grabbed the other party’s family members. Then, he sent one of his family members over to persuade the other party to surrender. Either you surrender together, or I will kill your family first, and then attack your army!

Now, Qin Mubai and Imperial Concubine Yin De’s mother and daughter were on the same boat. Without a doubt, this was the relationship between them.

“He’s really … too ruthless!” Imperial Concubine Yin De muttered these words in her heart.